1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 85 Changes in the New General Chamber of Commerce
"President Fu, long time no see. How are you lately?" Ye Luo took the initiative to say hello to Fu Xiao'an, and then followed Zhang Dingyao and others to sit down.

Fu Xiao'an smiled awkwardly, sat down next to Yu Qiaqing, glanced around uncertainly, and then said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay."

He just got some gossip a few days ago. Although he had already prepared for the Second Northern Expedition, bribed Bai Chongxi's army officers in advance, and was praised by Bai Chongxi as a "business leader, admired by everyone", he had supported Sun Chuanfang in his early years to deal with The principal has an old grudge with the current leader of the Jinling National Government, so Jinling may take action against him.

Fu Xiao'an didn't want to leave Shanghai, where he had countless assets and women. He finally took over the position of president of the General Chamber of Commerce from Yu Qiaqing. How could he run away if he didn't enjoy this sense of power enough?

When Zhang Dingyao saw that everyone was seated, he waved his hand to indicate that the meeting had officially started.

"Bosses, I, Zhang Dingyao, am temporarily the mayor of Shanghai Special City. You are all aware of the war in the north. Shanghai is adjacent to the capital of Jinling and is the largest city in the Far East. It is also the economic center and international capital of the south. The principal was appointed last year I have been to Shanghai, but at that time the victory with the Beiyang Puppet Army had not yet been decided, so I could not distract myself from the situation and economic development of Shanghai."

Zhang Dingyao ordered people to spread out a pile of documents and distribute them to everyone present.

When Fu Xiao'an saw the big red letters "Shanghai New General Chamber of Commerce", his heart suddenly sank. He looked up and looked around, and found that Yu Qiaqing's face was full of joy, and he knew that he was probably the only one who had been hiding this matter.

"Some time ago, Xiongqi and I went to Jinling. The Nationalist Government instructed us to thoroughly investigate the corruption problem in Shanghai's business community, especially the General Chamber of Commerce controlled by you, President Fu. We have been receiving reports recently that the General Chamber of Commerce is using its power to suppress people. , using power and warlords as back-end, often bullying members of other chambers of commerce."

Zhang Dingyao looked at Fu Xiao'an and sneered a few times.

"President Fu, don't rush to argue! A month ago, the Ye's Charitable Foundation was established. You were hired as the honorary vice president, but you obstructed President Ye Luo's disaster relief efforts in every possible way. There are several cases in the documents. , are you happy eating these bloody human blood steamed buns?"

Fu Xiao'an broke into a cold sweat and shook his head quickly and said: "Mayor Zhang, I will not take the blame. President Ye's Charitable Foundation is fully controlled by Chairman Ye, and financial statements are released on time every month. I have no place to intervene if I want to. "

"I said, President Fu, don't rush to argue, just look at the documents." Zhang Dingyao patted the table, and everyone began to read curiously.

Fu Xiao'an immediately opened the file to check, and then his face gradually became ugly.

He didn't do anything inside the charity foundation. There was a lot of metal there, and Ye Luo deliberately controlled the funds strictly to prevent them from making money.But he can do some tricks in entry and exit, cargo transportation and fleet operation!
Fu Xiao'an originally thought that these things were done secretly enough and had little impact, so that Ye Luo wouldn't have to break up with him over such a trivial matter.

Unexpectedly, these trivial matters, as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, have become a talisman to the Nationalist government!

"Secondly, after detailed investigations by the patrol bureau, the garrison headquarters and the Songhu Police Department, we suspect that the president of the General Chamber of Commerce, Fu Xiao'an, and the director Zhang Honglu, were illegally elected, proposed by the Shanghai Political Branch of the National Government, and by the Jinling National The government has decided to completely reorganize the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce today, changing the chairman system to an executive committee system, and establishing a new General Chamber of Commerce committee to lead all chambers of commerce in Shanghai, but will not ban other chambers of commerce and retain their continued existence."

Zhang Dingyao's voice was loud and powerful, and he looked at Fu Xiao'an like a death sentence.

"The existing Shanghai County Chamber of Commerce, Zhabei Chamber of Commerce, and Wusong Chamber of Commerce; the Road Business Association organized by 64 small and medium-sized businessmen in the public concession, and the Shanghai Road Business Federation, the French Concession Business Federation, and the French Concession General Federation composed of them The Chamber of Commerce, the French Concession Western District Business Federation, the Shanghai Business Association, the Merchants Association and the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce are all supervised by the new General Chamber of Commerce Committee.”

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows and looked at the information in his hand. The new General Chamber of Commerce seemed to be just a reorganization of the old General Chamber of Commerce, but in fact it had become a mountain of suppression for all businessmen.

However, other businessmen present did not care about the restructuring of the old General Chamber of Commerce. It only diluted the power of the president and directors, but it was a great good thing for them.

But now that Zhang Dingyao said that other chambers of commerce should only follow the lead of the New General Chamber of Commerce Committee, it is different!

Whether you can be selected into the committee's list means whether you can occupy a place in the business community in Shanghai at this time!
"Fu Xiao'an, do you have anything else to say?" Zhang Dingyao looked up at him with a smile on her lips.

There were several important military and political figures sitting beside him, and the Nationalist Army was stationed outside the General Chamber of Commerce building. How dare Fu Xiaoan have any objections.

The restructuring of the General Chamber of Commerce should have been done through a show of hands by all members. However, under the current situation, no one dared to raise objections and all bowed their heads in silence.In this way, Zhang Dingyao acquiesced that the restructuring was completed and called the secretary to distribute the roster of new committee members.

Ye Luo had read this red letter roster once before. When he looked at it again, he found that some personnel had been slightly adjusted.

Feng Jingyao and Tan Si, who were originally excluded, returned to the list, while Ye Chen and Yu Likui, who were once on the list, were removed.

Ye Luo glanced at Yu Likui and Ye Chen who were not far away. Both of them had very bad expressions. It was obvious that they had obtained the details of the list from Huo Tianhong before. Being removed from the list at this time meant that they might be targeted. He would not break out in a cold sweat.

The committee selected three chairmen, namely Feng Shaoshan, Lin Kanghou and Zhao Jinqing. Yu Qiaqing was not among them!

There are sixteen ordinary members under the chairman committee, and Ye Luozhi is ranked tenth, ahead of Feng Jingyao and Tan Si!

At this time, Yu Qiaqing's face was equally ugly. He thought that because of his cleverness, he hitched a ride on the principal at the critical moment and could easily take over Fu Xiao'an's position as president. However, among the three elected chairman members, There is no him.

Ye Luo was not surprised by this result. The reason why Jinling did this was not because they really disgusted Yu Qiaqing, but because they had already agreed to completely dissolve the General Chamber of Commerce in May 29, punish Feng Shaoshan, and establish a new Shanghai Special City. Businessmen groups organize committees to thoroughly clean up Shanghai's business community.

It's just that this plan is very secret and no one knows about it.

He even suspected that Zhang Dingyao didn't know the plan.

Speaking of these three chairman committee members, Ye Luo has quite a few memories.

Feng Shaoshan was a truly patriotic businessman. After being arrested and punished, he fled Shanghai. Later, the Japanese invaders occupied Shanghai and made Fu Xiao'an the mayor of the puppet government. After Fu Xiao'an was assassinated, they asked Feng Shaoshan to step in as his successor. Feng Shaoshan decisively refused!

Zhao Jinqing supported the WUSA movement and the black class struggle of patriotic students at St. John's University in 1925.

He advocated self-support and self-reliance and was enthusiastic about charity. He initiated and raised funds to establish orphanages, homes for poor children, schools for blind children, Renji Hall, etc. many times.

In 1934, he donated land to build Huaiben Hall.

During the Anti-Japanese War, he continued to care about the education of the poor and engaged in refugee relief work. He was a true philanthropist.

The smooth operation of the Yip Charitable Foundation, which avoids Fu Xiaoan's personal connections, is also due to his contribution.

Lin Kanghou has a background in the military and political circles. He is mainly active in the banking industry. He has served as the director of the issuing office of Peking Xinhua Savings Bank, the general manager of the Shanghai branch, and the secretary-general of the Shanghai Banking Association. He is a banking tycoon. Later, he also served as He holds the important position of Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and is Song Ziwen's right-hand man.

However, this man was not just a bird. In December 1941, he was arrested by the Japanese invaders in Hong Kong. After being escorted back to Shanghai, he became the secretary-general of the puppet "National Commercial Control Federation".

In September 1945, he was arrested by the Kuomintang government for being a traitor and sentenced to six years in prison.

However, at this time, he was still very popular and could be regarded as a representative figure who had suddenly emerged.

The ones who were in the most complicated mood at this time were Fu Xiaoan and the old-school businessmen. They looked sad. They never expected that Ye Luo would be favored, but none of them, the old-school tycoons, were chosen!

(End of this chapter)