A century-old wealthy family that rose from Shanghai

Chapter 220 Trouble
In late May, the "Ningyue confrontation" incident occurred in the Republic of China regime, and Chen Mingshu, the chief executive of Guangdong Province, was expelled from Guangdong Province by the "warlord" Chen Jitang.

For a moment, Chen Guangliang was a little worried about the matter of the "Guangdong Sugar Factory".

However, it is unlikely that this investment will go to waste. It is not because Chen Guangliang believes in Chen Jitang, but because Chen Guangliang is sure that Guangdong Province will not dare to swallow up half of the shares of the "Jiangsu-Zhejiang Consortium". The reason is simple - the sugar from Guangdong Province will be sold in Shanghai.

Without the support of Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles, it would be difficult for Guangdong's sugar to compete with Yangtang in Shanghai, or even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

In addition to this most important reason, Chen Guangliang can be regarded as the founder of "China's Modern Sugar Industry" and has some influence on public opinion; in addition, Guangdong Province has invested in six factories, and the Jiangsu-Zhejiang consortium only holds 50% of the shares of the first one, so the cake is not that big.

For various reasons, Chen Guangliang was not panicked, but waited and saw what was happening.

this day.

Chen Guangliang invited Yu Qiaqing, Yu Zuoting, Qin Runqing, Zhang Gongquan, Xu Xinliu, Hu Mengjia, and Yan Zhiduo to the executive conference room of the Shangri-La Hotel. "Old minister" Guo Deming also attended the meeting.

"Thank you all for your kindness in attending this meeting. I have been considering the idea of ​​establishing a bank for a whole year, and it was not until today that I made up my mind. I specially invited you to give me some guidance."

Yu Zuoting, President of the Ningbo Chamber of Commerce and General Manager of Hengxun Money House, immediately laughed and said, "Ten years ago, 'Gold King' Wang Boyuan took over the Kenye Bank. Ten years later, 'Gold King' Chen Guangliang opened his own bank. It seems that anyone who has made a fortune in gold wants to open a bank."

Yu Zuoting was the general manager of the Reclamation Bank at that time, and later Wang Boyuan took over the management.

Everyone laughed. It was no longer a secret that Chen Guangliang made a lot of money in this wave of gold speculation, and everyone knew that he had earned millions of dollars.

Yu Qiaqing also said: "We are all very curious. What is the name of the bank? How much is the capital?"

Chen Guangliang was naturally not afraid that he would snatch the registration again, so he said, "It's called Ping An Bank, with a capital of 100 million. It's a small bank. If you are interested in investing, I welcome you."

Yu Qiaqing said: "With this amount of capital, we can't take over the main position. I will simply subscribe for 5000 taels."

Everyone also understood that Chen Guangliang regarded Ping An Bank as a "private bank" and was not very interested in buying shares. As a result, they only subscribed for 5000 taels; Yan Zhiduo, as Chen Guangliang's father-in-law, subscribed for 3 taels; Guo Deming had received a lot of dividends in recent years and also subscribed for 5000 taels.

In the final equity structure, Chen Guangliang held 93.5% of the shares, Yan Zhiduo held 3%, and the remaining seven shareholders held 3.5% of the shares.

The next step is naturally to prepare the working group. Yu Zuoting and Qin Runqing will draft the charter for Ping An Bank, and then recruit people.

The so-called recruitment is not just about "recruiting in newspapers", but there are three channels:
The first channel: A group of directors recommended Xia Gaoxiang from the Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank to Chen Guangliang as manager; they also recommended Ye Ximing from the National Bank as assistant manager. These were two important positions, equivalent to general manager and deputy general manager, and both were not only senior executives at established banks, but also financial professionals with international experience.

The second channel: Naturally, Chen Guangliang will continue to visit friends in the business community and ask them to recommend some talents to join.

The third channel: Chen Guangliang plans to go to schools such as China Vocational School and Shanghai Middle School to recruit graduates from high schools (senior high schools) to cultivate his own talents.

After some discussion, Chen Guangliang invited everyone to have dinner in a private room to express his gratitude for everyone's help.

Ping An Bank is about to come on the scene, and Ping An Insurance will naturally follow.

The Nanjing National Government was determined to revitalize the national shipping industry and established five shipping bureaus across the country to be in charge of inland and coastal routes.

This is the shipping opportunity!

Chen Guangliang came to the vicinity of the South Wharf of China Wharf (Dongjiadu), where there is a machinery factory of Global Shipping, which is responsible for the maintenance and repair of Global Shipping's ships.

Similarly, the Global Maritime Academy has been established near the South Wharf of China Wharf, and the more than 50 people recruited in the initial stage are already learning theoretical knowledge.

"Boss, Chen Shuntong is interested in purchasing our Jinshan ship. He offered 30 yuan." Zhao Tieyi revealed a piece of news when Chen Guangliang was inspecting.

At present, the Jinshan is still operating on the route from Shanghai to Dalian and Yingkou, and is mainly used to transport bulk commodities.

Chen Guangliang said, "Then can he accept delivery at the end of July?"

Because he had already bought six ten-year-old, better-quality cargo ships of 4000 to 5000 tons, Chen Guangliang announced that the Jinshan was for sale.

Besides, there are already many ships sailing around the world!
Zhao Tieyi said, "Yes, he's very much eyeing the Jinshan. He's willing to wait until August or September. His current ship has been operating between Shanghai and Weihai, and it's doing quite well."

The Jinshan has been in service in global shipping for nearly half a year, making great contributions and earning nearly 7 yuan.

Vitasoy’s soybean operation alone has already made three trips, and of course the freight has been paid.

So this shipping is actually very profitable when it is put into operation. The key is business.

"Then agree to his request, but the ship's name must be ours."

"It's natural"

The Jinshan not only made money for Global Shipping, but also accumulated experience for Global Shipping. If it weren't for the fact that he had six more large ships at once, Chen Guangliang would really be reluctant to sell it!
Of course, they sold it at a high price. They bought it for 26 and now sell it for 30, making a profit of yuan!

Afterwards, Chen Guangliang inspected the 'Maritime Academy' and the 'Global Shipping Repair Factory', pointed out some problems, and then left with satisfaction.

The "trainee seafarers" recruited by the Maritime Academy are only provided with food and accommodation, and no salary is paid in the first year; after the one-year internship, they will sign a five-year contract.

Learning does not always take place on shore. Once the boat arrives, you will continue learning on the boat; after arriving on shore, you will continue learning again.

In short, the reason for hiring teachers to teach is naturally to truly train "mid-level and senior seafarers".

Back to the office.

Chen Guangliang held another meeting with the management to discuss the route issues after the new ship arrived.

The first route: Shanghai to Qingdao and Tianjin.

The second route: Shanghai to Xiamen, Shantou, Guangzhou and Hong Kong.

Even China Merchants Group didn't have regular flights on these two routes, so Global Shipping was perfectly positioned to capitalize on the Nanjing government's decision to develop shipping. Furthermore, Global Shipping planned to deploy four ships on these two routes.

However, these two routes are operated by Jardine Matheson and Swire, so the competition is very fierce.

The third route is from Hong Kong to Guangzhou Bay (Zhanjiang) to southwestern provinces.

The fourth route is from Hong Kong to Southeast Asia.

Chen Guangliang planned to register these two routes in Guangzhou Bay, Zhanjiang (French Concession), and fly the flag of Warren & Co. Furthermore, these two routes were not fixed routes.

The reason why Chen Guangliang chose to register two ships in Guangzhou Bay and fly the flag of Warren & Co. was simply to keep a "trump card" for himself.

"Warren & Co. have coordinated the delivery of the two ships registered in Guangzhou Bay. I've been to Guangzhou Bay and it's a very good port."

Zhao Tieyi nodded and said, "We've already discussed it. Warren Cement has told us that it's expected to be delivered to us by mid-July. This is perfect for us to refurbish and maintain it at the relevant port."

Currently, the management of Global Shipping and Global Trade are basically talents introduced with high salaries, and many offices are far away in other cities, so Chen Guangliang is still a little worried that problems will arise within the company.

However, once the 'financial hub' of the Yangtze River Bank is established, financial teams can be sent to supervise and inspect various companies.

Of course, Chen Guangliang will also visit various offices to inspect their work. He will even have to go to Guangzhou Bay at the end of June because a shipping company is to be established.

Guangdong Province.

Since Chen Jitang expelled Chen Mingshu, he has been in control of the military and political power of Guangdong Province. At the same time, he also appointed Feng Rui as the director of the Agriculture and Forestry Bureau of the Construction Department and concurrently as the person in charge of sugar production.

Feng Rui, the new official, immediately took office and said to Chen Jitang, "General, I have a plan that will allow Guangdong Province to build the remaining five sugar factories without any capital investment." Chen Jitang smiled and said, "As long as this first factory starts operation, the money will soon come in continuously!"

He is very satisfied with the current progress of the sugar industry.

Now, the first factory has reached an agreement with Czech Skoda Machinery Company. A complete set of equipment for crushing 70 tons of sugarcane per day can be purchased for US$1000, with a down payment of 20% and the rest to be paid after the installation.

The conditions are extremely favorable, a treatment that China has never had before.

Chen Guangliang's original plan of "provoking a war against the sugar machinery company" was very effective, especially during the Great Depression.

Feng Rui said, "The first factory won't have all its machinery installed until November. If the sugarcane is imported from Southeast Asia, production won't actually begin until December. Also, although this factory can crush 11 tons of sugarcane daily, half of the profits have to go to the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium."

Chen Jitang nodded and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Guangdong Province's sugar industry was developed by someone else, who also sent people to assist. They should make a profit."

At this point, he didn't think about swallowing up other people's shares, after all, the contribution was there.

Feng Rui quickly said: "But we can produce sugar in September."

Chen Jitang was stunned. How could they produce sugar if the machine wasn't even installed?
But his eyes soon lit up and he said, "You mean smuggling white sugar from Hong Kong and packaging it as our own white sugar?"

How could he not want to get rich so that he could support his army and develop Guangdong Province!

Feng Rui said enthusiastically, "That's right. Since the new tariffs were implemented this year, sugar from Hong Kong only costs 140 yuan per ton, while sugar from our mainland costs 280 yuan per ton (wholesale). This is a huge profit. Therefore, we can sell sugar without waiting for the factory to start production and claim it's produced by the factory. Once the factory officially starts production, we can sell even more sugar to Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. But the problem now is that the Jiangsu and Zhejiang consortium has sent many people to various positions in the factory, which can easily leak out, and the impact is not good!"

In the face of interests, Chen Jitang decisively said: "Then send them all back to Shanghai. I am not happy about this Jiangsu-Zhejiang consortium and the bureaucratic capitalist Kong Xiangxi."

Why aren't they worried about the technology used in sugar production?

It turns out that the Czechoslovak factory not only installs the machines, but also sends people to guide the sugar-making process, which can be said to be guaranteed to teach you everything.

In this way, the remaining factory equipment can continue to be negotiated.

Feng Rui immediately said, "I think so too. Send all the people in Shanghai back. But the Jiangsu and Zhejiang financial groups will definitely not give up. They think we are taking advantage of their interests. Then our Guangdong Province's sugar will be difficult to sell in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, which are the largest markets."

Chen Jitang said, "Don't worry. When the time comes, tell them that they will definitely get a share of the dividends. We're just not letting them get involved, not withholding them from the dividends. If there's anything, have Chen Guangliang come talk to me!"

Feng Rui replied, "Okay. And once we build our subsequent factories and open up the markets in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai, our first factory won't be that important anymore. It won't matter whether we share profits or not."

Feng Rui tried every possible means to consider Chen Jitang. He simply wanted to become someone Chen Jitang trusted and then get his hands on the position of Director of the Construction Department.

Chen Jitang thought about it and said, "That makes sense. Just let them earn back their capital. It's not okay if they earn too much. So let it go!"

On the weekend, Chen Guangliang brought Yan Renmei to visit their "new home" on Weihai Road.

The car slowly drove to the door, and a bodyguard immediately opened the iron gate. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the security post, which is where the male bodyguards are on duty.

The male bodyguards will not rest in the villa because they implement a rotation system, and the security post is large enough to accommodate 8 to 10 bodyguards.

The car stopped in the yard. The female bodyguard stepped forward and opened the door. Chen Guangliang slowly walked down holding Yan Renmei's hand.

The new home covers an area of ​​three acres, which is equivalent to 2000 square meters. It is very large, so the front yard is also very spacious.

"Master, hello, Madam."

Yan Renmei looked at the servants standing in two rows and suddenly felt a sense of belonging. She would soon be the mistress of this place!

Chen Guangliang introduced with a smile: "These four and these four are bodyguards. These four are maids, and these two are cooks."

Yan Renmei looked at the four burly women in surprise and said, "Female bodyguards?"

Chen Guangliang said proudly, "Don't underestimate them because they are girls. They have all undergone more than a year of rigorous training. They are good at close protection, have high vigilance, and have good shooting skills. They are all very powerful girls."

Yan Renmei nodded. She could tell that the four girls were different. They held their heads high and had sharp eyes. It was obvious that they were not to be messed with.

The entire villa is tentatively staffed with 4 male bodyguards, 4 female bodyguards, and 6 maids. The female bodyguards are all unmarried, so they also live at home. One of them will usually follow Yan Renmei and Yang Hui as a personal bodyguard.

When I stepped into the villa, I found that everything had been prepared, including the furniture. It was only missing some decorations, but it would definitely be done before July 7.

"Like it?"

"like"

In the master bedroom on the third floor, Chen Guangliang asked this question, and Yan Renmei replied shyly.

Seeing that there was no one around, Chen Guangliang put his left hand around Yan Renmei's waist and looked at his fiancée.

With a height of about 1 meters, she is considered tall among girls of this era.

Today she is still wearing a blue and white porcelain style cheongsam. The close-fitting design shows off her good figure.

Yan Renmei's figure wasn't the exaggerated one seen in later generations. Instead, she had the well-proportioned figure of a Jiangnan beauty, with a perfect waist-to-hip ratio. Of course, she also had a certain charm. She walked with a lightness of wind, her every move revealing elegance, her steps steady, and a sense of calm and composure.

Her face is as white as jade, delicate and smooth, as if you could squeeze out water, revealing a delicate and tenderness that can be blown away. Her facial features are exquisite, as if she came out of a painting, but of course, you still have to look at her charm, which is gentle and soft, shy and affectionate.

In his previous life, Chen Guangliang knew that there were beautiful women in Northeast China, Sichuan, and Jiangnan. Sichuan girls were hot, Northeast girls were fierce, and only Jiangnan girls were soft, sweet, and charming.

"Brother Liang, my father recently told me that I'm getting married and we should see each other less often!" Yan Renmei's eyes were vague and she was a little at a loss, as if she knew what Chen Guangliang was thinking.

Upon hearing this, Chen Guangliang decisively lowered his head and kissed Yan Renmei's lips.

He regained the feeling of first love, the feeling of first love.

After a while, Yan Renmei pushed Chen Guangliang away and said stubbornly, "You're getting too aggressive! If you keep doing this, we won't be seeing each other for the next month and a half!"

Chen Guangliang recalled the taste and said with a smile, "Holding hands and kissing are what you should do when you're in love. You're not so forward-thinking!"

Hearing this, Yan Renmei also said coquettishly: "Where is this twisted logic?"

“I learned this from foreigners.”

"Not learning well"

Chen Guangliang leaned forward again, put his arm around Yan Renmei's waist, and said, "This is good. After marriage, it's no longer called love, so you should cherish this period of time."

Yan Renmei finally compromised and said, "Don't go too far. We're only getting married in 45 days, so don't go too far!"

Good guy, he’s acting like a spoiled child.

I can't help it!

After a while of flirting, he let Yan Renmei go.

Chen Guangliang finally held back and saved the best for his wedding night.

(End of this chapter)