Jagged Warlord

On this day, Yu Qiaqing was in a good mood. Standing in front of the desk, he filled up the ink with a top-quality wolf howl, and wrote four large characters on the rice paper, "Industry saves the country".After finishing writing, Yu Qiaqing put the brush on the pen stand. He stared at the four big characters with both hands for a long time before murmuring: "It's easier said than done!"

Saving the country by industry is really the result of the situation.Although saving the country through industry is justified in reputation, but in practice, there are difficulties in it.Yu Qiaqing had long wanted to express her ambition, but she was too weak to act rashly.This is not because there is not much money and reputation, but because there is no legal force in hand to protect their own industry.The so-called legal protection force refers to the armed groups.When Yu Qiaqing thought of this, he was inspired by foreigners in the concession.Because there is an international business group in the public concession area, more than [-] people, everyone is armed with live ammunition, and it is under the management of the Ministry of Industry. It is an armed group that specializes in protecting the interests of foreign businessmen.

The foreign businessmen have this organization, so they have no fear, and they use the means of extortion and exploitation when trading with Chinese businessmen.Once the Chinese merchants found out that they had been cheated and suffered a loss, they went to argue with the foreign merchants.Therefore, Yu Qiaqing worked hard and finally founded a Chinese armed group in 1907.

In 1905, Yu Qiaqing and others led the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce to initiate the establishment of the Huashang Gymnastics Club, and took the lead in practicing. In March 1907, the Huashang Gymnastics Association officially joined the International Business Group in the Shanghai International Settlement, and it was called the "Chinese Team of the International Business Group".Whenever the political situation is turbulent, the "Chinese Team" goes out with the "Wan Guo Business Group" to maintain order.At that time, when the five ministers returned home from inspection, Zaize, Duanfang and others passed through Shanghai. Yu Qiaqing led the Chinese team to accept their inspection and was commended by them.Later, the Shanghai Chinese community followed suit and organized the "Shanghai Business Group". During the Revolution of 3, they participated in the attack on the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau and became an armed force for the recovery of Shanghai.With such an organization standing there, whether it is used or not, it is enough to demonstrate to foreign businessmen, and the interests are naturally guaranteed.

"Hey~~ The country is poor and weak~~" Yu Qiaqing picked up a pack of cigarettes from the table, took one out and put it in his mouth.

The old housekeeper, Uncle Qin, appeared at the door of the study, "Master, there is a guest from Shandong who wants to see you." After saying that, Uncle Qin handed a letter of greeting to Yu Qiaqing with both hands.

"Eh? Miao Deqing? What kind of wind brought him here." Yu Qiaqing smiled and said, "Please."

Yu Qiaqing straightened her clothes and walked around the study room, where Miao Shihou had already been led in by Qin Bo.

"Oh, brother Deqing, after a few years of absence, you will be safe again?" Yu Qiaqing smiled and confessed to Miao Shihou

Miao Shihou also bowed to return the salute, and said with a smile: "Brother Hede is still as handsome as before."

Yu Qiaqing smiled and said, "I'm getting old~"

The two laughed

Yu Qiaqing led Miao Shihou into the study, and as soon as Miao Shihou saw Yu Qiaqing's calligraphy, Miao Shihou murmured: "Save the country by industry? What a beautiful ideal. When I just returned from studying abroad, I also With such beautiful ideals in mind.”

Yu Qiaqing smiled, and asked: "Your Miao family is the largest grain merchant in Jinan, and you can count among them in Shandong. Is there anything you are not satisfied with, brother Deqing?"

Miao Shihou shook the front of his gown, sat down on a chair, and said: "As the saying goes, if you are poor, you will be alone, and if you are rich, you will benefit the world. I, Miao, feel that I should do something for the country. I am rich. But the country is not rich yet. Foreigners don’t dare to look down on me, Miao, but the [-] million compatriots are still persecuted. Every time I think of this, I can’t sleep at night!”

Yu Qiaqing raised her eyebrows slightly, smiled, and asked, "Brother Deqing, I heard that you came here with a lot of things to do."

Miao Shihou also laughed, and said: "I have always worried about the country and the people, it's not like you don't know, why make such a fuss?"

Yu Qiaqing brought a cup of tea to Miao Shihou's hand, and asked, "Brother Deqing, you and I are friends. If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Miao Shihou took a sip of tea lightly, and praised: "Biluochun before tomorrow~~" After a few tuts, Miao Shihou said: "To be honest, I came to Shanghai this time because of a Entrusted by the national hero, I came to ask Ade for your help."

Yu Qiaqing's mind turned quickly. It is said that there have been many running dogs and bastards in the past few years. National heroes?Which one? "Are you talking about Li Mohan who organized volunteers to go north to Shandong to recover Jinan from the Japanese?" Yu Qiaqing asked.From Yu Qiaqing's point of view, what Li Mohan did was indeed a hero, but to say he is a national hero seems to be a bit of an exaggeration.

Seeing Yu Qiaqing's expression, Miao Shihou glared and asked, "What? Do you think I'm exaggerating too much? It's also fighting the Japanese, and Qi Jiguang is a national hero. Why isn't this Li Mohan and Li Dujun? Yuan Shikai didn't How could he not be called a national hero if he dared to provoke the Japanese and fought against the Japanese invaders by himself?"

Yu Qiaqing smiled and said, "Brother Deqing misunderstood, I didn't mean it that way. Then the Lord Overseer is looking for me, what can I, Ade, do to help?"

Miao Shihou turned his anger into a smile, and said, "The warlord wants to deal with the Japanese."

Yu Qiaqing's eyelids twitched, and she hurriedly asked, "Want to fight the Japanese?"

"No. It is to squeeze the Japanese severely in business." Miao Shihou said

Yu Qiaqing was overjoyed, and said, "I'm not good at fighting, but I, Ade, can still sell my old qualifications in business. The Japanese are very arrogant, and it's time to rectify them. What aspect does the warlord plan to start?"

Miao Shihou said, "Dye."

"Dye?" Yu Qiaqing thought for a while and said, "The Japanese have to do what they want to do. The Japanese are hurting their muscles and bones. I will bring my senior brother Bei Runsheng together on this matter."

Bei Runsheng, whose name is Renyuan and whose name is Runsheng, is a patriotic businessman from Suzhou, Jiangsu. He came to Shanghai at the age of 16 and was an apprentice in Ruikang Pigment Shop. At the age of 28, he served as the manager of Ruikang Pigment Co., Ltd., and he and Yu Qiaqing are brothers.In the first year of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty (1909), he was elected as a director of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. At the age of 42, he won the Shuangyue Taoist priest with aid.In the third year of the Republic of China, Xuantong served as the assistant director of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, in June of the first year of the Republic of China (1912), he served as the assistant director of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, and in the fourth year of the Republic of China, he served as the vice chairman of the All-China Chamber of Commerce.

At that time, due to the First World War, Germany's sea routes were completely blocked, so the German dyes sold in the Chinese market became less and less.Japanese dyes took the opportunity to expand their market share in China.However, the quality of Japanese dyes is not as good as that of German ones, but the price is still very high.As a well-known figure in the dye industry, Bei Runsheng has long been displeased with this situation. This time, his younger brother Yu Qiaqing invited him, which was exactly what Bei Runsheng wanted, so he recruited Zhou Zongliang, a big seller in the dye industry, to join him.

Zhou Zongliang, also known as Zhou Liang, was born in Ningbo, Zhejiang in 1875.His father is a pastor, and mainly runs a large-scale paint shop in the local area, with a small fortune.Zhou Zongliang studied at Feidi Middle School of Ningbo Jesus Church when he was young. After leaving school, he worked in Ningbo Customs.He is diligent and studious, and he learned English from the wife of the foreign tax department in his spare time, but he is quite fluent in spoken English after a few years.Afterwards, he left the customs and transferred to the Meiyi Pigment Store of the German merchant Erisi & Co., Ltd. in Ningbo.At this time, the head of the German Kenshin Co., Ltd., Zaramen, went to Ningbo to investigate the sales situation. Most of the managers of the local paint shop did not understand foreign languages, so Zhou Zongliang was hired as an interpreter.Ya Luomen stayed in Ningbo for a few days and appreciated Zhou Zongliang's hospitality and agility.

Soon after, Zhou left Meiyi and found another way out in Shanghai during the 31 years of Guangxu, working as a running building at Qianxin Yangxing.At that time, there were more than a dozen foreign companies engaged in the dye business in China, including Chanchen, Yuanheng, Tianfu, Qianxin, Yuxing, and Ailisi, and the competition was fierce.With his English and social advantages, Zhou Zongliang was appreciated by the boss of Kenshin Matheson Co., Ltd., and soon replaced the bank's original comprador Jiang Bingsheng and took the top spot of the comprador.At that time, the Chinese compradors had to use the deed as a guarantee. At that time, Zhou’s foothold was not yet stable, and he did not buy real estate. His partner, who later became a giant pigment merchant from Suzhou, and the manager of Ruikang Pigment Co., Ltd., borrowed to make his debut deed.

When the First World War broke out in 1914, Germans doing business in China packed their bags and returned home.At that time, Kenshin Co., Ltd. was already the largest German foreign firm in China. It not only owned a large amount of real estate in Shanghai, but also stored a huge amount of dyes.The owner of the bank, Ya Luomen, feared that Qianxin would suffer losses during the war, so he secretly negotiated with Zhou Zongliang and changed the account names of all Qianxin's real estate in Shanghai to Zhou Zongliang, entrusting him to keep it hidden; and all the dyes of Qianxin, All discounted and sold to Zhou at a very low price, Zhou accepted the plan.Soon, during the war, the transportation between Asia and Europe was cut off, and the imported dyes suddenly became a commodity in short supply due to the cut off of supply, and Zhou Zongliang mastered all of Kenshin’s warehouses, so he became a giant in the pigment industry and became a Shanghai merchant. Countless millionaires.

When Yu Qiaqing, Bei Runsheng and Zhou Zongliang are all present, the Big Three of Shanghai's dye industry will arrive.Miao Shihou told the three of Li Mohan's plan, and Yu Qiaqing, Bei Runsheng and Zhou Zongliang all agreed.

"Okay, if that's the case, then I hope everyone will work together to do something good for the country and the people." Miao Shihou raised his tea bowl and said, "I, Miao, thank you all here."

"Contributing to the country and benefiting the compatriots is right." Yu Qiaqing, Bei Runsheng and Zhou Zongliang toasted together.

……Dividing line……

Almost at the same time, Li Mohan was following the wind of the Shandong Products Expo, organizing business people who came to participate in the expo, and giving them a lesson in political economy.

Li Mohan first told them that whether it is a province or a country, the choice of leading industry is very important.In short, if you want to buy or sell, you must first determine whether you are selling cloth or oil. If you don't even figure out this, then you can't do anything.The modern economic growth of all countries in the world, as far as the manufacturing industry is concerned, the textile and food industries are generally the first to develop.In other words, the entrance of the modern growth of the manufacturing industry is often limited to certain industries that are closely related to meeting the basic needs of human life.

Li Mohan then cited the example of Japan's early industrialization.

Like Britain, Japan's industrialization also started with the development of light industries closely related to agriculture, such as food and textiles.From 1877 to 1900, the food and textile industries contributed 40% and 35% to the growth of the manufacturing industry respectively, and the total of the two was 75%. The development of light industry.Among them, the textile industry (including silk making industry, cotton spinning industry, and cotton cloth industry), which is the leading industry, has gradually grown into a modern industry through the introduction of advanced Western technology.

In the 20th century, heavy industry and chemical industry gradually developed, especially after the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-] and the Russo-Japanese War, due to the need to expand armaments, military-related industries such as steel, shipbuilding, shipping, railways and other industries expanded rapidly. At the same time, As emerging industries, industries such as electric power, electrical machinery, communications, machine tools, vehicles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals have also grown. It can be said that the main departments of modern industry have been established, and China has become a country with a developed textile industry in the world.

Li Mohan said: "Stones from other mountains can be used to make jade. Our textile printing and dyeing industry in Shandong has a good foundation, so I decided that our leading industry in Shandong should be textile printing and dyeing."