The Iron and Steel Frenzy of the Republic of China

() The next day, when the main force of the South China Sea Fleet successfully passed through the Strait of Malacca for the first time and appeared in the Andaman Sea, the whole world knew that the British were overwhelmed by the Chinese in the maritime battle.This is the first time, but it has great representative significance!

Taking advantage of his victory, Zhu Bin left Singapore and returned to Shanghai by special plane, uncharacteristically high-profile.Celebrities and dignitaries from all walks of life who got the news early rushed to greet him. When he stepped out of the cabin door and stood on the high gangway looking down, he saw hundreds of well-dressed sages, young and old, smiling all over their faces and giving him a big smile. Warm applause!

Hundreds of media from home and abroad were also crowded in the crowd. Without losing the opportunity, they stretched their necks, raised their microphones and cameras and shouted chaotically.According to the practice of these years, Zhu Bin naturally couldn't just walk away. He walked to the flat ground, faced the crowd, clasped his fists in a circle, pressed his hands down to stop the noise, and then said loudly with an unusually emotional expression : "Everyone greets you with such kindness, how can Zhu Bin act resolutely!"

As the leader of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium and also the director of the Zhongyang Trade Committee, Chen Guangfu, who represented both backgrounds, stood in front of the crowd, took the initiative to take a step forward, and said with a smile on his face: "President Zhu's expedition to Nanyang this time is overwhelming the British, and he is helping us overseas." The Chinese people's ambitions are soaring, and it also makes hundreds of millions of compatriots in the country feel honored! I wait to welcome you, just to express my heart, and Mr. Zhu must not be humble!" . .

"Yes! Yes! Mr. Zhu let us Chinese show their face this time! The British have been bullying us for a hundred years, and they have lost today!"

"Hey! You are the first to be able to force the British to bow their heads! From now on, we don't have to look at the faces of foreign devils anymore, and we can straighten our backs and be human!"

... There was a lot of echoing voices, all of which were praises, and hot eyes flocked from all directions, wishing to burn Zhu Bin into red meat on the spot.

Zhu Bin saw all their expressions.He knew in his heart that if he hadn't pressured the British to bow their heads and admit defeat, a series of actions that attracted the attention of the whole world, and completely overturned the conspiracy planned by the British, surely these people would have a different face?

Who is Chen Guangfu?Like Yu Qiaqing, he is the leader of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium, and directly promoted the faction of the Northern Expedition Army headed by Lao Jiang to the central government.Now he himself is the Minister of Financial Affairs of the central government, second only to Song Ziwen and Kong Xiangxi and other four major family powers. Although he dare not say that he has a high position and weight, he can be said to be extremely influential.

Originally, because of the disbandment of the WorldCom Group, the two sides had already stood in opposing camps and began to fight with all their might. Only a few days later, he turned his hands into clouds and rain.Turning the plate over at once, the plan of a thousand tons of gold promised by the British to support the Chinese fiat currency is no longer possible. The situation is not good, hurry up to smooth things over and ease the relationship!

Zhu Bin sneered secretly in his heart, as expected, they were all unreliable comprador businessmen, no matter whether they were patriotic or not.In terms of actions, it is illegal first of all, contacting foreigners to attack their own compatriots.It's useless to justify.Since ancient times, China has paid attention to making money with restraint and being a person with principles. These people, however, care about money and status, regardless of principles.Now, there is no need for thrift!

Yu Qiaqing was embarrassed to come to see Zhu Bin. She lost all the face she had earned all her life due to her age.Thinking about it, I feel ashamed of Zhu Bin, so it's not a surprise that Chen Guangfu, who is equally important, came forward.

Zhu Bin turned his head and thought about everything clearly, without the slightest change on his face, he still smiled modestly, waved his hands and said: "Everyone is too praised! As a soldier of China, Zhu Bin is doing his duty to win glory for the country. What’s more, because of the concerted efforts of the top and bottom, and the support of hundreds of millions of compatriots, we dare not claim the merits alone! We don’t have to be so polite!”

People these days only recognize this vain trick. The more modest he is, the more respected he is by everyone. Under repeated begging, he had to imitate Sun Dapao and Lao Jiang in those days. A statement of feelings.

Of course, he would not say such foolish words as "I don't have a penny, what I bring is only the spirit of revolution", who wouldn't make a high-profile statement, but it would be too much to treat the whole country as fools.Without money, he can't do anything these days!

Waving his hands to ask everyone to stop the noise, Zhu Bin was tall and upright, and made an impassioned speech: "...in today's world, the situation is changing, and the Western powers are brewing an unprecedented division of the structure, which is very likely to trigger an unprecedented war, and thus lay the foundation for the next century. The overall situation of the world! This is our last opportunity for China. If we miss it, we will fall behind every step of the way and have to be subject to the final winner of the West and it is difficult to turn over! Therefore, Hanchen did not hesitate to take risks and take the initiative to attack. Opportunity to open a way of life, vowing to fight for a piece of hope for the rise of China, even if you are smashed to pieces, you will not hesitate!"

"Good! Well said!"

Cheers, thunderous applause!Hundreds of people clapped their hands enthusiastically, clattering like a rainstorm.

That's a great start!Standing at a strategic height, looking far ahead, directly pointing out the world-level macro thinking, compared to some people in China who always stare at the one-acre three-point land and toss back and forth, I don’t know how many orders of magnitude higher!Great shot, great!

Zhu Bin waved his hand implicitly: "We should also see that today's temporary victory is certainly the result of the collective efforts of hundreds of millions of Chinese compatriots. The bowing of the heroes and barbarians is not due to the general trend, and it is not the result of our efforts alone. Therefore, We must not be complacent, this is just one step in the journey of thousands of miles, how to ensure that we will firmly move towards the final victory step by step, we must rely on you sages, work hand in hand with hundreds of millions of compatriots, and work hard, so as not to let Zhu Mou and his tens of thousands of robes win today The hard work of the day has turned into running water!"

He speaks earnestly, his attitude is sincere, and his posture is just, which is quite touching. No matter what thoughts are in the hearts of those present, just looking at this performance, he has to express his sincere admiration!So, the praise and applause thundered again!

It is a new thing for Zhu Bin to make generous statements in front of the public. In the past, he was relatively low-key, and most of the credit was due to other people's publicity. Today, it is a privilege for everyone to be able to act in a high-profile manner. Novel experience.

However, after listening to the boastful words of those warlord leaders and political party bosses in China, comparing Zhu Bin's speech is obviously superior to the verdict!This is called having something to say, and this is the combination of sound and emotion.Moreover, most of those people were bragging beforehand, and they were a mess afterwards and had no merit.Then he pulled out all kinds of reasons to justify himself.Unlike Zhu Bin, at the beginning, who knew he would act?Now that you are successful and famous, you are still so humble, and if you have credit, you will pull everyone to shine together. This is called being a good person!

Chen Guangfu applauded from time to time at the front.On the one hand, he secretly groaned in his heart.He was pushed out to ease the relationship with Zhu Bin, which should have been a score.But I never expected that Zhu Bin would behave like this. He was in the limelight and overwhelmed Lao Jiang. exploded!

As we all know, Britain is the first culprit in breaking the fig leaf of the old Chinese empire.The two Opium Wars, the British and French partners bullied people, and the Eight-Power Allied Forces marched into Beijing. They were the ones who took the lead.

but.This colossal monster is one that no power in the country dares to offend or touch.Don't look at how they dare to yell a few times against Japan, but against Britain.But few people dared to call out, it is really under the power of a hundred years, no one can resist!

Zhu Bin did it!Although it can be regarded as bloodless, although it is a bit of a danger, but no matter what, he can force the fleet into the most important base in the British Far East.Personally in danger, but the British are helpless, which shows that his strength is something that the British would shy away from.Such a comparison overwhelms everyone!It was Sun Dapao back then.It was also captured by the British.

Chen Guangfu's headache is that before, Zhu Bin was still fighting against the court, but now, his limelight is stronger than that of Lao Jiang, and disputes are inevitable. They are a group of businessmen caught in the middle, so it's not easy to behave!

Zhu Bin didn't talk much, and after 5 minutes, the brakes stopped automatically, and after answering a dozen questions from the reporters, he boarded the waiting car and drove to the headquarters of the Bund gd group.

Naturally, newspapers and radio stations rushed to publish the news at the first time, but Chen Guangfu and others had to travel with them in a car, but they were politely told by Zhu Bin's subordinates: "Mr. Haihan one or two!"

How dare Chen Guangfu say no?Now is the time to ask for help, don't force it.I had no choice but to return with regret, and went to Yu Qiaqing's villa, only to find that not only the heads of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortiums were there, but Song Ziwen was also present on behalf of the Guofu and Lao Jiang. Bin's speech was recorded, and everyone was frowning.

Seeing him coming in with a worried face, a group of people cheered and stood up, Yu Qiaqing couldn't help asking: "Why did you come back here? Could it be that Zhu Hanchen refused to forgive?"

Chen Guangfu shook his head, gave the top hat and windbreaker to his servant, touched the sticky sweat on his forehead, and said with a wry smile: "That's not true, I just declined to see you politely. If you want to discuss in detail, please come early tomorrow!"

Yu Qiaqing breathed a sigh of relief, and sighed: "It's okay, it's okay! I didn't say anything to death! Oh, speaking of it, we did a little too much this time, and it's inevitable that people will be angry!"

too much?More than that!Song Ziwen sneered in his heart, this group of people will really avoid the important and ignore the minor.What they did was quite indecent!If it wasn't for Zhu Bin's tough tactics to win back the game, just because they suddenly acted to help the great powers tear down the stage, it would be enough to destroy its foundation at once!

On the bright side, everyone knows that the WorldCom Group is Zhu Bin's foundation. Through this world's largest economy, he can build relationships and communicate with major consortium forces in various countries around the world, and then use his proprietary GD Group as a link , the integration of the country's extremely large industry and commerce has long been the economic foundation of its huge military and political power.

The British took aim at this point and contacted other countries to conspire to dismantle the situation, cutting off Zhu Bin's economic foundation in one fell swoop. At the critical moment, if domestic forces such as the four major families and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium were on Zhu Bin's side, plus the Germans' share, It can compete with countries such as Britain, France and the United States. Even if it collapses in the end, at least there will be a huge buffer.You know, they teamed up to control the world's largest emerging market and consumer groups, and even the export of low-priced raw materials.

But they were lucky. Not only did they not help, but they also helped the British to dismantle the situation, so that Zhu Bin had no chance of backhanding to save him, and even tried to completely overwhelm Zhu Bin with the support of the British!

Indeed, if Zhu Bin can be killed and his assets can be swallowed up, everyone's wealth will at least increase several times. Coupled with the stable position of Zhong Yang, there will be no shortage of wealth for decades.But don't forget.This is all on the premise of relying on the breath of the foreigners and the great powers, and handing over the entire country's economy to others!They are used to doing this as compradors. What about the interests of the country and the nation?Don't care about it? !

Song Ziwen was in the four major families, but he didn't like this kind of practice very much. However, Kong Xiangxi couldn't suppress him, and Lao Jiang pretended to be unfair.Everyone else is eager to do so, and his own opposition will only be marginalized.

Now, the British are being silenced by Zhu Bin. This group of people don't see things well. They are afraid that Zhu Bin will slow down and take them out to vent his anger. !

Song Ziwen was upset, so he refused to talk more.Watch these old fritters perform with a cold eye.

Qian Xinzhi, the chairman and general manager of the Bank of Communications, one of the giants of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium known as the "Boy of Good Wealth", poured Chen Guangfu a cup of hot coffee, and then asked with concern: "Just now we listened to Zhu Hanchen's speech, I found that his attitude is quite low-key. Brother Guangfu came to the scene in person, in your opinion, does he have any intention of acting internally?"

People are most concerned about this.If it were them, if they defeated the world's number one power in one fell swoop, they would wipe out their competitors with their remaining prestige at that time.That was a matter of course.

Chen Guangfu shook his head: "I can't see it. He has repeatedly emphasized that this time is only a temporary victory. There is still a long way to go in the dispute with the big powers. I think the British will definitely not fight back when they are dumb. Use all your strength to prepare for the coming revenge!"

Dealing with foreigners, brother Yu Qiaqing was the oldest, and immediately agreed: "Well! Westerners must maintain their superiority over the East. They must ensure their superiority on the surface! Economy is one aspect, and war is naturally inevitable! I Look, probably because of this, Zhu Hanchen will not rush to kill us!"

"Then what do you mean, do you want to continue to maintain the current status? Or firmly unite with the British?" Song Ziwen asked abruptly from the side.

The leaders of the consortium fell silent for a moment.This thing is really hard to say.If Zhu Bin wants to play tricks.Naturally, they wouldn't sit still, but if they didn't act, they didn't dare to take the initiative to attack out of emotion and reason, and they didn't have a reason to do so.

At the same time, they all thought that Song Ziwen came on behalf of Lao Jiang, and the meaning in his words was also a threat.In fact, the old fritters all want it, and Lao Jiang is eager for them to completely sever ties with Zhu Bin, and lose both sides in the fight, and then the four big families can calmly swallow all their power, and then truly control the entire country's economy and finance, why not?

If they want to ease the relationship and take the initiative to surrender, it is the last thing Lao Jiang wants to see!This is even worse than the previous strong alliance to divide the north and the south!It means that Zhu Bin has dominated the world, and his old Jiang's financial power has been completely seized by his opponents. How can the country still sit firmly?Song Ziwen is probably here to supervise the battle!

Everyone was a little worried, and they didn't actually think about what to do.Unlike Zhu Bin, their businesses were all started as compradors, and their ties with foreigners are too close to be separated at all. They are not as good as Zhu Bin's kind of internal and external transportation that integrates and complements each other. With the bank as the center, they control the settlement of foreign trade. Once the foreign devils become unreliable, they will suddenly become rootless duckweed, and their strength will be lost!

After all, Yu Qiaqing was scheming, frowned and thought for a while, then patted the table lightly and said: "I'm afraid this matter needs to be discussed in the long run, and we will talk about it when we meet Zhu Hanchen tomorrow to find out what it means. But in my opinion, it's better for us to wait and see what happens, the British don't You will suffer from being dumb."

"Hmm! What Brother Adrian said makes sense!"

The echoing voices were messy and not very neat, and the voices of many people sounded hollow, and Song Ziwen couldn't help scratching his head. If he was Zhu Bin, what should he do with these people?

Regardless of their fearful speculations, Zhu Bin returned to the GD Group building in high spirits. A group of key personnel greeted him early, and there was a burst of warm cheers. Afterwards, he celebrated with champagne and red wine in his big office. Siegel beamed and said: "Boss! Your unprecedented victory will definitely cause violent turmoil in the world's financial markets! I believe this time, we will be able to give them a heavy blow!"

The stock market and currency value of the great powers are supported by the national credit brought about by their strong external influence. It seems that the British suffered a dumb loss this time, which is reflected in the market, which is extremely bad news. A series of troubles, the British will inevitably suffer!

However, Zhu Bin rejected his proposal and reminded: "Our goal of action is still to attack the prestige of the UK, raise the credit of the British pound, suppress and destabilize the exchange rate of the US dollar, and only in this way can we contain the entire external force! We We should be more vigilant about their counterattack! After all, the strength of the United Kingdom and the United States is much greater than ours, and they will not just watch us act at will."

Steven quickly expressed that he understood. Seeing that Zhu Bin was not happy about winning at all, he couldn't help but asked suspiciously: "Boss, what are you worried about? It's purely financial means, we have enough confidence to fight!"

There was a faint cold light in Zhu Bin's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Don't forget that the British have always liked to use force to help open the way for business! If they can't win economically, they have to get it back from the military. !"

"You mean, they want to go to war against us?! No, when the Germans may go to war at any time, how can they have enough strength to fight on two fronts?"

"They don't necessarily have to do it themselves!" Zhu Bin sneered, "We must forget that the Ri himself on the opposite side of us has not completely surrendered yet! The British are best at balancing the war with their strength!" ( To be continued.)