Republic of China 1927

() In the early morning of January 16, 1, the weather around Qingdao was exceptionally good. A huge red sun rose from the east, and morning mist floated on the sea of ​​Jiaozhou Bay.In the clear blue sky, there are only a few thin clouds here and there, some of which look like freshly picked cotton, and some are reddish like the drunken color of a beautiful woman's face.A gust of cold wind blows away the fog nets on the sea, revealing a few leaf-like fishing boats on the white water.

With the sound of two long whistles, the small fishing boats moored inside and outside the big port stepped aside one after another, and the "Hettich" which had weathered the wind and rain and also carried the domineering features unique to foreign ships gave way to the channel.

"It's so beautiful!" Du Yan is in a good mood today, and the uneasy feelings of the past few days have been swept away. He came to the deck early and greedily admired this city with a strong German flavor - the Republic of China Qingdao in the early years.

"This is really China! Beautiful, very beautiful!" Standing behind Du Yan, James exclaimed in amazement. Before coming to China, he only heard from his friends about Shanghai, which is known as the "Paris of the Orient", and he never thought about the little-known Shanghai. Qingdao Port also has a special flavor.

In fact, in terms of urban construction alone, Shanghai at this time may not be comparable to the Jiaoao commercial port in front of us. After 17 years of German rule, it was originally a small fishing village in Jiaozhou Bay, but now it has surpassed Weihai, which was opened more than [-] years ago. Become the first port city in Shandong and the top five in China.

What is even more valuable is that, unlike other imperialist countries that simply plunder the colony’s economy and raw materials, Germany has made Qingdao a permanent colony for long-term investment and construction. For 17 years, the German government has allocated financial funds to build the city.

In 1914, the Qingdao commercial port had the most advanced facilities in the world, high-standard and high-quality public works, such as an enviable power system, modern sewerage system, modern schools, and quite high hygiene standards. After ten years of urban afforestation, the barren hills and ridges in the past have been transformed into a garden-like city; Qingdao has become the cleanest city in Asia.

However, the eight years of colonial rule by the Japanese and the management of the Jiao'ao commercial port by the Beiyang government in the past four years have made the originally orderly Qingdao area a little more complicated. Of course, the influx of a large number of Japanese expatriates and capital has made Qingdao a The center of light industry in the north.

"James, why don't you disembark with us?" Jiang Wei patted James on the shoulder and said, "Guanghua and I will accompany you to play in Qingdao for two days!"

"Forget it." James hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said regretfully, "Come again next time!" The "Hettich" only stopped at Qingdao Port for a few hours, and then sailed directly to its terminal Shanghai.

"Anyway, you don't have any serious business in China, so it doesn't matter if you play for a few days." Du Yan also persuaded: "There are many beautiful girls here!"

"That's right!" James said with bright eyes, "That's such a pity, it would be great if there was no such telegram!"

"Citibank?" Du Yan took the telegram in James' hands and quickly glanced at it: "Recommend you to work in Citibank?"

"Well, I thought this trip to China would be a pleasant trip." James shrugged helplessly and said, "I didn't expect that the old man would still not let me go, I can only continue traveling after earning enough travel expenses in China. "

In the U.S. headquarters, Citibank is controlled by the Stillman and Rockefeller families and has little to do with the Mellon family. However, Citigroup China, as the agent of the U.S. national interests in China, cannot be controlled by a single consortium. Consortiums are infiltrated.

"Then there will be a period later!" Du Yan didn't insist on staying. After all, he himself didn't plan to stay in Qingdao. He should go home and meet the old man first. He hasn't seen each other for three or four years.

"Goodbye, Jerry!" James nodded and gave Du Yan a bear hug.

"D--, D--!" At this moment, accompanied by two long sirens, the long voyage was about to end, and the "Hettich" slowly sailed into the pier of Dagang.The people who picked up the boat on the shore, the newspaper sellers, and the businessmen rushed to the pier one after another, and retreated a little with the scolding of the police and the whipping of the whip.The three of Du Yan and the others crowded on the deck with their luggage and waited to disembark.

"Guanghua, be careful when getting off the boat!" Li Yunshan was next to Du Yan, scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

Following the turbulent flow of people, Du Yan and his party got off the cruise ship and walked towards the outside of the pier. All kinds of people on the pier approached them one after another, but seeing that they were all well-dressed, they didn't dare to overdo it. Approaching, and at this time the pier patrol quickly approaching to disperse the crowd.After leaving the pier, another group of people gathered around:

"Sir, do you want to take a car?"

"As long as a small ocean, you can go to the station!"

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Several rickshaw drivers wearing old felt hats enthusiastically surrounded them and greeted the three of them to get on the car.

"Extra, extra! The British ship "Asia" sank the merchant ship "Shendian" near Hankou, drowning more than [-] passengers. "

"Chen Yi's Department of the Southern Army was defeated and Duan Chengze of the Sun Army was in Xiaoshan, and the Southern Army approached Hangzhou!"

"Wu Peifu sent a telegram to dismiss Jin Yun'e from the position of deputy commander of the bandit army and the former commander-in-chief of the enemy, and ordered Kou Yingjie, Tian Weiqin, and Wei Yi to take charge of everything!"

……

The ragged and shivering newsboys yelled hard, but not many people bought more.

"Give me a copy!" Du Yan just called out, and several newsboys surrounded him, and he bought a copy from each of them as soon as his heart softened.Fortunately, these newspapers are different, "Qingdao Times", "Jiaao Daily", "Qingdao New News"... each has a copy.

The drivers of "Didi Di" foreign car dealers (taxi shops) also honk their horns to welcome customers.

These familiar and unfamiliar silhouettes swayed in front of Du Yan's eyes, making him hesitate. Is this China in 1927?Modernity and tradition, old-fashioned and change, East and West... are intertwined repeatedly.

"Guanghua, what are you still doing in a daze, first go to the station to see what train time is there." Jiang Wei said to Du Yan, who was dazed for a while.

"Oh!" Du Yan nodded and walked towards a taxi. The driver obviously saw them and got out of the car and opened the door.

"Master Yan, Master Yan!" At this moment, a light-colored Dodge sedan stopped beside the three of them, and a slightly rich middle-aged man in a long gown walked down quickly and shouted loudly ": I'm so sorry, it's late!"

"Master Yan! I'm Dong'an!" Seeing Du Yan looking at him blankly, the visitor hurriedly said.

"Uncle An, Uncle An, why are you here?" Du Yan suddenly remembered that the person who came was Lu Dongan, the second housekeeper of the Du family. He never thought that his father would send someone to Qingdao to pick him up.

"I have been in Qingdao for more than a year, and the master bought some properties here for me to take care of!" Uncle An said excitedly, holding Du Yan's hand tightly: "The master sent a telegram to tell me the young master that you are here for a few days. When I arrive in Qingdao, I come to the pier every day these days."

"Master must be tired! How about we go back first!" Uncle An looked at the tired Zhang Yi and said with concern, "I just bought a house here in Qingdao. Master, you can rest for two days before returning to your hometown in Linqu!"

"Uncle Lao An is here, but I still want to see my father as soon as possible." Du Yan shook his head and said, "I want to take today's train, the sooner the better!"

"Okay." Uncle An nodded after thinking for a while and said, "Master must be waiting at home too!"

That afternoon, Du Yan, Jiang Wei, and Li Yunshan got on the train from Qingdao to Jinan, and hurriedly left the beautiful city of Qingdao.