1928: The rise of giant merchants

June 4, the 17th year of the Republic of China (1928), 10 a.m.

A piece of heavy news was transmitted directly to the Shanghai Municipal Government Office through special channels.

Zhang Dingyao, who had been looking bad recently, suddenly changed his expression after receiving the telegram. He immediately called Zhang Qun, Bai Xiongqi, Wang Hu and other key military and political officials from Jinling to the general office.

At 12 noon, a group of Shanghai tycoons with good hands and eyes also learned the news through various connections.

Ye Yuqiao and others at the Consulate General were belatedly aware of the news. It was not until around 1 p.m. that they received the news, which was not yet true or false, from the Consul John George who hurried back to the Consulate General.

Ye Luo, who was busy with the car rental business, was at the headquarters of Ye's Motor Company, giving instructions to a group of employees, encouraging them to raise their salaries and let them continue to compete with Galt's Ford Motor Company to the death.

A large number of refugees and wealthy people from the north blocked the Shanghai train station. Ye's security company received orders from the city government and the security headquarters to assist the police in maintaining order. This was a step that Ye Luo had planned long ago.

Through this small matter, his subordinate Ye's Security Company successfully established a relationship with the Songhu Police Department.

The current director Wang Hu relied on the Ye family to assassinate the former director Xu Guoliang. He is naturally a die-hard supporter of the Ye family. Even though the Feng family was losing ground, Wang Hu did not make trouble for the Ye family.

It's a pity that he is also helpless about the situation of the Ye family, and he has to fight openly and covertly with Commander Xiong Shihui of the Security Headquarters.

At this moment, Ma Yongzhen quickly ran to Ye Luo and whispered in his ear.

His expression was extremely serious. Zhou Xiangsheng, who was observing from a distance, knew that something big had happened. Unfortunately, he didn't know what kind of thing could make the second young master become cautious.

Marshal Zhang is still dead.

He had experienced countless assassinations in his life, but every time he was able to turn danger into good fortune and reappear as if nothing had happened.

More than ten years ago, the Japanese invaders bombed him with grenades and fled all over the alley, but in the end they didn't even touch a hair.

Two years ago, the Mao Xiong Man buried a mine into his official residence, but it was discovered and dismantled in advance. The Mao Xiong agent involved in the assassination was designated as a white bandit to avoid exposing the real culprit behind the scenes.

In fact, if we can speculate from a higher perspective, it is not difficult to see that the Japanese invaders hate Marshal Zhang deeply and want to get rid of him quickly.

In April 1927, after the Japanese invaders Tanaka Yiichi came to power, they demanded railway rights from Marshal Zhang and forced him to solve the so-called "Manchu and Mongolian unresolved cases", thus arousing anti-Japanese anger in the three eastern provinces.

On September 4, 20,000 people demonstrated and shouted, "Down with the Tanaka Cabinet."

Under the impact of the nationwide anti-imperialist wave and Zhang Dashuai's own national consciousness, the Fengtian government failed to meet all the Japanese invaders' demands for road construction, mining, factory building, land leasing, and immigration in "Manchuria and Mongolia" and resisted. , this was intolerable to the Japanese cabinet. The Japanese Kwantung Army concluded that the anti-Japanese demonstrations in the three eastern provinces were caused by Marshal Zhang's instigation, and hated him deeply.

After the start of the Second Northern Expedition, the Japanese invaders still repeatedly threatened Marshal Zhang to deal with the Manchu and Mongolian issues, and threatened that the Fengtian Clan would not be able to defeat the Northern Expeditionary Army without their own assistance.

After many attempts of coercion and inducement failed to succeed, it was reasonable for the Japanese invaders to decide to use this method to solve the problem.

It's just that the authorities were obsessed. Too many people's eyes were attracted by the Northern Expedition, and they subconsciously ignored the possibility of this matter.

so.

boom--

There was a loud bang.

An explosion in Huanggutun turned the historical situation into an uncontrollable direction.

The news came that Marshal Zhang was seriously injured and fell unconscious. He had been rushed to a nearby hospital by the escort team for treatment.

But in fact, on the morning of June 4, before the news came, he had already died.

Marshal Zhang kept his mourning secret and quickly mobilized troops to evacuate from the Beijing and Tianjin areas. However, the official news was that Zang Shiyi, chief of staff of the Fengtian Supervisory Office and senior official Mo Dehui of Fengtian and others claimed that Marshal Zhang was still under treatment and deceived the Japanese invaders. , and then appointed a young marshal in the name of the marshal to supervise Fengtian to complete the transfer of power in the three eastern provinces.

Ye Luo didn't get much information, and it wasn't necessarily accurate or reliable, but to him, that didn't matter.

He just wants a result.

And this result is obviously beyond everyone's expectations, but it can make him a great businessman.

"Manager Zhou, continue to urge the drivers to fight for the market. No matter how much money is spent, I will beat Yunfei Company until it can't fight back!" The money Ye Luo brought from the Ye family has almost been burned out. In the past few days, , he burned almost 500,000 yuan, and after selling all 2,000 Chevrolets, not counting exchange rate changes, he only made 960,000 yuan.

Ye Luo's actions have already been announced to the whole of Shanghai. He is targeting the car business. Anyone who dares to compete with him must be prepared to go bankrupt together!

Tailai Company and other members of the Automobile Trade Association, who were originally a little eager to make a profit, saw Ye Luo's desperate attitude and quickly stopped their actions and refused to talk to Ye and Yun. Fly to compete for the market.

As a result, only Chevrolet 490 and Ford can be seen in the car rental market.

Without other relatively cheap competitors, the superiority of the Chevrolet 490 was gradually revealed.

Ford cars are high-end and beautiful, and Galt is half the price. Naturally, many people are happy to use them. After using them, they find that the consumption of various bindings is very high. Foreigners still look down on me, the Chinese, and the slogan of 40 million compatriots encourages them in their hearts. patriotic feelings, within a few days, Ford Motor's business began to plummet.

As long as he persists, anyone with a discerning eye will know that Ye Luo will win.

But can Ye Luo really hold on?

Just when everyone thought that the three Yongxing tycoons were going to take action and Yu Likui and other forces opposing the Ye family were going to end, nothing happened.

Ye Luo rushed to the municipal government office hall with Ma Yongzhen in a Ford V8.

Zhang Dingyao actually invited him directly to the office for an interview.

As soon as they entered the hall, the firearms on Ye Luo and Ma Yongzhen were taken away.

Feeling the tight security here, Ma Yongzhen looked fierce and guarded Ye Luo's side to prevent fraud.

Ye Luo faced it calmly and walked into Zhang Dingyao's office with a smile.

There are anywhere from 100 to 80 people in Shanghai who want to kill Ye Luo, but they definitely do not include Zhang Dingyao, who wants to improve his qualifications and performance in Shanghai, and then return to Jinling to get promoted and make a fortune.

"I've been waiting for you, Boss Ye." Zhang Dingyao was sitting next to Zhang Qun, Bai Xiongqi and Wang Hu. Seeing Bai Xiongqi there, Ye Luo was slightly startled.

It turns out that he took advantage of the situation by relying on his connections here.

However, Bai Xiongqi's original position was Minister of Military and Political Affairs, but Zhang Dingyao's condition worsened in the second half of the year and he had to return to Jinling for treatment. Zhang Qun was promoted to a higher level, and Bai Xiongqi also took the position of deputy mayor.

"Mayor Zhang, what are you doing?" Ye Luo smiled and sat down without any stage fright.