Under One Person: One Person Goes

Chapter 318 Leaving Hometown
The company's East China region construction site in the International Concession in Shanghai, just as I had said before to those high-ranking government officials, local dignitaries, and wealthy representatives who had joined the company, the company currently has six regions. The North China region is located in Jincheng, and with Boss Zhao, a representative who has the support of a local emperor, it was completed early.

As for the East China region, Wang Yi set up it in the concession in Shanghai. As for why the progress was so slow, it was simply because he wanted to build it bigger to accommodate more people and make it easier to transfer.

Wang Yi knew very well that as soon as the war broke out, the capital would fall quickly. As the headquarters, the company was definitely a place that the Japanese wanted to occupy. Even if he had three heads and six arms, he would not be able to stop them. It would be better to make plans in advance.

As for why it was placed in Shanghai, it was because there were many foreigners living here and there were troops from many countries stationed here. Although the Japanese later conquered this place, they did not interfere with the concession in the early days. It was not until the Pacific War was launched that they could no longer bear it and began to tear their relations apart.

So we have to manage this place well now, so that we can seduce the Japanese anytime and anywhere and kill those bastards.

However, when Wang Yi was not only supervising the work, he was also humming a tune that only he could understand. When he was patrolling and saw a worker passing by, he would take out a wrapped red envelope from his pocket and hand it to him.

There wasn't much money in it, just a few cents, which was just enough for them to buy some nice cooked food or offal for their family on their way home from work.

The workers finally understood why this foreign hotel was the only one in the entire concession that offered fair wages, provided three meals a day, and offered extra pay for overtime work. It turned out that there was a Chinese supervisor there.

Although they didn't know why Wang Yi was happy, they still congratulated him after getting it, even though they didn't know what Wang Yi was happy about.

Wang Yi was of course happy. When he learned from Liu Wei that the other party and Ma Feng were missing, he immediately rushed to the place where the other party might have been martyred. After searching for a while, he only found the family letter that had been hidden and not sent to the teacher.

I asked Zhang Zhiwei to deliver the thick stack of family letters to Mr. Lu, leaving him with a thought. Then I asked Liu Wei to secretly look for their whereabouts.

After searching for three whole years, they finally found Ma Feng and Mr. Jiaoyang in the shantytown where poor people in Shanghai lived.

When we found it, the situation was very bad.

In order to rescue the person, Ma Feng went to jail alone and stepped directly into the trap set by the other party.

The hail of bullets was easy to deal with, as he was not a stubborn person and he also brought explosives with him to break into the prison. But the good guys who were waiting for him in ambush were not so easy to deal with. In order to save people, he also tried his best, and lost 90% of his cultivation, and it took another whole year.

Although Wang Yi has been mobilizing resources for treatment in the past two years and has also privately invited a doctor who specializes in treating injuries of aliens to come to his home, the conclusions he reached are the same.

The path of cultivation has been cut off, and the most he can do is to preserve his foundation during cultivation so that he will not become a useless person. For a cultivator, this blow is too great. Even if Wang Yi takes action himself and connects the broken meridians through reverse birth, the result will be the same. If he wants to reconnect the path of cultivation, there is only one way left, one of the Eight Wonders, the Double Hand.

This time, when I came here to send Lao Meng here, I also wanted to give Ma Feng some reassurance.

Tell him that the path of cultivation is not necessarily hopeless. This is a reassurance that must be given to him.

Not everyone can withstand the blow of having no hope of practicing, but when given this reassurance, people will have the hope and the motivation to persevere.

Wang Yi has always believed in one thing: don't test human nature, including his own, under extreme conditions.

Tell Ma Feng a specific time, and he will be able to practice again within ten years, which can prevent a result that no one wants to see from happening. Why not do it?
As for Xiansheng, her situation was much better than Ma Feng's, but in order to avoid being hunted down and protect herself and her Xiansheng's three children, she chose to disfigure herself. Only in this way, a disabled and ugly girl could survive with her three children in the shantytown that would collapse with the wind and rain without attracting attention.

Because in the shanty towns of Shanghai, families like this are everywhere.

The injury is easy to heal, and as for appearance, I can also help. Do you really think that the bone-needling and painted skin combined with my triple rebirth is a joke?
He couldn't guarantee that he would not be missing arms or legs, or blind or deaf, but his medical cosmetic surgery and bone-shaping and skin-painting skills could be compared with the Eight Wonders of the Double Hands.

The man was cured, and the three children, the youngest one did not die young, and the two who were already grown up, did not grow up abnormally. Because of the three years of refuge and displacement, they became precocious and understood why their father was not with them. Their mother never blamed their father.

Because they are all doing a great cause, the father was unable to help him and his brother when they were bullied because he wanted to help more people who were worse off than they were and were still being bullied.

So the mother understood and supported the father, even though she loved and missed him so deeply.

These answers are enough for Wang Yi himself.

He was very clear that the general trend of history could not be changed, because without the previous hardships and difficulties, perhaps New China would not have been born.

All he can do is to use his advantage as a prophet to obtain as many resources, funds and talents as possible in the process.

To ensure that in the process of the birth of New China, there will be fewer sacrifices, fewer regrets, and less frustration; and after its birth, there will be fewer detours. This is my historical mission in returning to this era.

The gentleman had a very hard life. His parents passed away when he was young, his wife and brother died in his middle age, and his son died in his old age.

In the end, even the comrades who had fought side by side with him either left him forever or stood on the opposite side, leaving him alone to launch the final charge.

This time, he only hoped that everything he did could help the gentleman a little more, even just a little bit, would be enough.

With his hands behind his back, Wang Yi looked at the company's East China regional building which was undergoing topping out, and a sentence echoed in his mind.

"I didn't even bother to bury explosives at the headquarters in Beijing, let alone those martyrs. How many years would it take to rebuild every building here after it was blown up? New home was poor everywhere, where could we get so much money to rebuild after the war?

But I want the building, and I want to protect the people even more. If it really comes to the end, the worst that can happen is to tear it down and start over. It's just money and design drawings. I came back just to do this!"

Muttering softly, Wang Yi turned around and took one last look back at the architectural layout here, as if he wanted to memorize it firmly in his mind, before leaving in a leisurely manner.

After returning to the capital, Lao Meng was settled. As for Ma Feng, he also gave advice. The current situation was chaotic. Although he had the company's protection, it was not a good time to leave and meet his husband.

And if possible, Wang Yi hopes to discuss going overseas, especially to the United States, with her husband after meeting him.

If for no other reason, Lu Guangda was still in the United States, waiting for a letter from Wang Yi to report on the situation in China and when he could return home.

In addition to Lu Guangda, in recent years, those great scientists who became famous in later generations and forged swords for the country have been going abroad one after another to learn various scientific knowledge, all in order to return to the country to build it one day.

When he left the United States, he made an appointment with Lu Guangda. He studied in the United States with peace of mind, and at the same time, through the dividends from his previous investment in Continental Group, he tried his best to connect every scientist compatriot with a heart to serve the country, forming a small group, and in their spare time, they discussed each other's research topics and discussed the future of the country.

Don't underestimate this money. As the saying goes, a penny can make a hero fall.

Especially for studying abroad in the United States, in this era, Chinese people are at the bottom of the contempt chain. Every Chinese who can enter a higher education institution is a rare talent in any era. No matter how stupid the government is, it knows to provide enough funding for studying abroad in this regard.

But it is only limited to the funds for studying abroad. It will be given, but it will definitely be passed on once. The tuition fee will be paid to you, and the living expenses will be up to you and your family to figure out. Especially now that the United States is experiencing a great depression, even if the family is well-off, not many people can withstand such a consumption.

Everyone has self-esteem, let alone these top students who are able to study in the United States.

If they knew that their families were selling everything they had to support them to study abroad, and that those in power were living a life of debauchery and were unwilling to care about their lives, over time, people's minds would change and their passion to serve the country would cool.

But with Old Lu's money, it's different. It doesn't need to go through the Lu family. It's all dividends that Old Lu got from his investment in the Continental Group and it's money he can control at his own discretion.

During the Great Depression, he was able to rent a private club for a long period of time and hold a welcoming banquet for every compatriot who came to the United States to study.

Through a welcoming banquet, we can find out who has real talent and knowledge and who is unlearned and just trying to gild themselves so that they can get a good job in the government when they return.

Don't miss this person who has real talent and is passionate about serving the country.

Get to know each other well and act like a generous and righteous Mengchangjun. If you have any difficulties, just tell me and I will find a way to solve them for you.

Don't feel embarrassed or hurt your self-esteem. We all gather here to study for the country, so we are all like-minded people. Since we share the same ideals, how can we let your enthusiasm cool down because of these few ounces of silver?

This sense of identity is most needed in a foreign country.

Even if the day comes when he really has to return to China, there may still be people who are reluctant to leave because of the prosperity of the United States, but there will also be a group who will follow Lu Guangda back to China.

And those who are uneducated and just come overseas to gild their resumes should not be let off.

No matter how uneducated they are, it is good for them to build good relationships. At least it is a network of contacts. Who knows, one day this guy might just happen to hold a high position in the government?
When the time comes, please invite us out for some tea, and talk about the past. After a few drinks, and some cooperation with the dollar offensive, you will know what you need to know.

Expecting them to keep their mouth shut? That would be giving them too much credit.

These were the tones that Wang Yi set with Lu Guangda before leaving the United States. They would first build a solid foundation in North America based on the Continental Group and Continental Hotels in the United States. Later, if the business of the group and the hotel could be extended to Europe, he would notify the other party as soon as possible and let them start contacting their compatriots studying in Europe.

At that time, Lao Lu also made a request to Wang Yi, that he could be the leader, but he must be involved in what Wang Yi was doing now.

Simply put, he wants to improve.

I didn't know how to just give Wang a straight answer at that time. I haven't even entered yet, and you want to get ahead of me? You can't beat me in terms of means, so you want to surpass me in terms of awareness, right?
Despite his complaints, Wang Yi also understood Lao Lu's concerns.

Having no leader is never a good thing. Lu Guangda can be a generous and righteous Mengchangjun, but if he wants these people to work with him on great things, he must let them know that in this era, only whoever they follow can save China.

He needs someone who is well versed in this area to help him.

Wang Yi was unable to get away, and because of some minor changes he made, Ma Feng and the gentleman saved by Ma Feng might be the person Lu Guangda wanted.

On the surface, Ma Feng and Jiaoyang have already sacrificed themselves. Secretly, the only people who know that they are still alive are myself, Liu Wei, Zhang Zhiwei and Mr., and possibly some Kuomintang spies who are still searching for them in secret.

In this case, why not arrange for Ma Feng and others to go to the United States directly to help Lu Guangda?

Bring these patriotic scientists on board in advance, and when their new home is established, they will be organized and return to China in batches as soon as possible to avoid persecution by the Americans before they become aware of it.

Wang Yi told Ma Feng and Jiao Yang all these ideas in detail, and emphasized that no matter how urgent it was, it was not now. They should wait until their husband was settled and they could make a decision after meeting him.

Lao Meng's successful advancement as a biologist and the settlement of Ma Feng and Jiaoyang are the best news for Wang Yi in the past year.

During the rest of the time, Wang Yi turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and focused all his energy on running the company. He started the company to develop a nationwide monopoly in the logistics business, just like the later Naduotong.

Moreover, in the current Republic of China, only Wang Yi, whose company is affiliated with the Nationalist warlord inside and the American tiger skin outside, can do this.

Whether it is official or civilian, large or small goods, within the same city or across provinces, family letters or tens of thousands of taels of gold, we accept them all.

Taking advantage of these goods, under the pretext of delivering goods, relying on the begonia leaf picture that Liu Wei had previously spent a lot of manpower and material resources to draw, he outlined the indescribable veins on it bit by bit.

Under this arrangement, the 23rd year of the Republic of China passed and the 24th year of the Republic of China arrived, with two years left before the outbreak of the full-scale war of resistance.

Wang Yi and his team get together every day, talk about festive New Year events with each other, and start planning the company's arrangements for next year.

Lu Guangda, who was far away in the United States, was also in the club he booked, eating hotpot, making dumplings, singing folk songs from his hometown, wishing each other a Happy New Year, and writing down wishes for the country's prosperity and the people's well-being with his compatriots from all over the country, even from South Asia.

Lu Guangda stood in front of the window, looking at the tall buildings outside that were not seen in the Republic of China, and holding a telegram from Wang Yi in his hand.

There were four big words written on the telegram: Everything is ready!
"Everything is ready? You've been back for so long, and you're just now sending me a message saying everything is ready? I just don't know when the east wind that has blown us away from home will be able to blow back. Wait, East Wind? East Wind! Haha, what a good name, what a good name!"

I don't know what he was thinking of, but Lu Guangda laughed out loud, put the telegram in his hand into his arms without leaving a trace, then turned around and walked towards his compatriots and those who shared the same ideals as him.

(End of this chapter)