Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Sun Hengfu spoke directly: "Chairman Wang, Minister Ye, Mr. Jingjiang. It's not that our Siming Bank is going to have trouble with the Nationalist Government, but that this matter is too involved. We have no way to follow the original plan of the financial preparation team. Decided to handle the matter. Everyone knows that in Shanghai, there are three major banks, China, Siming, and Communications. The Bank of China is regarded as the central bank, so we will not mention him. Communications and Siming have the right to issue banknotes Yes. Among them, the traffic tickets issued by traffic and the tickets issued by our Siming, the total market value is less than [-] million. If the Chinese yuan is used as the currency in the nine southern provinces, it means that the tickets we issued will have to be returned. Exchange, this, this, it is easy to cause a run. The risk is too great, we can’t bear it, so I ask the Chairman and other government leaders to be more considerate! In addition, Shanghai is different from other places. There are many currencies, and foreign exchange is almost all There are dozens of them, wouldn’t it be even more chaotic when Huayuan came in, so we Siming Bank and many other commercial banks have thought about it, but we still can’t use Huayuan as the settlement currency for business transactions. This, this”

"Please forgive me, isn't that right, General Manager Sun?" Wang Zhenyu said directly, and he said it with a smile.

This is not in accordance with the rules, but now that everyone has lowered his face to meet everyone, Wang Zhenyu doesn't care about rules or face anymore.He said straightforwardly: "What General Manager Sun said just now is good. I've heard it over and over again. I just heard one thing. Huayuan can't enter Shanghai, right?"

Sun Hengfu sneered: "Chairman Wang is able to understand our difficulties, that's what he meant. And I would like to remind Chairman Wang that this matter is not what we mean by our Shanghai banking industry. The Bureau of the Ministry of Industry, the Consulate, and HSBC This is what the banks mean. Everyone thinks that your Huayuan is suspected of being overissued. So far, 360 billion yuan has been issued to the market, but the total amount of Huayuan on the market in the nine provinces is not more than 20 billion. There is a problem."

When Wang Zhenyu heard this, he was very angry and funny, but he was not angry, but leaned back and stopped talking to this ignorant Sun Hengfu.He looked at Yu Qiaqing with a smile and said: "Mr. Yu, you are an old senior in Shanghai. There are no committee chairmen here today, so I will ask as a junior. The currency in circulation is circulating in the market? How can Huayuan enter Shanghai and become a currency for trade settlement?"

As soon as these words came out, Wang Zhenyu didn't answer the words, he just looked at Sun Hengfu with a smile. As the chairman of the military committee of the national government, he still needs a basic official authority. The next negotiation is Ye Zuwen's business, but As a result, the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. . .

Chapter 297 Shanghai Trip ([-])

At this moment, in the restaurant across the river from the negotiation site, Du Yuesheng was having dinner with Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin.

"Yuesheng, let me tell you, what's the matter with your third brother? Why does he keep stretching his hands into the concession? He still thinks his territory is not big enough?" Zhang Xiaolin asked after eating a hairy crab. road.

"What are you talking about, Xiao Lin? That's the chairman of the national government. Even foreigners have to be polite when they see him. I didn't see that he returned the customs this time." Huang Jinrong hurriedly silenced Zhang Xiaolin, who was outspoken.Then he said softly: "Yuesheng, what is the situation in Shanghai in the future? Why do you ask brothers not to intervene in this banking negotiation? I'm afraid there must be an explanation for this matter. After all, where is Boss Yu? We are related, and I won’t hide it from you, brother, Boss Yu also came to us yesterday and asked us for help, it’s not good to owe favors!”

Du Yuesheng nodded and said: "Brother (Jin Jinrong withdrew the invitation and became sworn brothers with Du Yuesheng), I also did this for the benefit of my brothers. This national government is no better than Beiyang. If they really go against them, they might give a letter to the concession. Well, those foreign devils may really throw us out to take the blame. So I mean, everyone, leave a way for yourself in the future, this day, maybe it will change!"

Huang Jinrong thought for a moment and said: "We are hooligans, so there is no need to make trouble for a group of bank businessmen and people with long guns. But Yue Sheng, for us people, what kind of rules does your third brother have? "

Du Yuesheng sighed and said: "Brother Huang, Brother Zhang, although we claim to be tycoons in Shanghai, we are still hooligans in the final analysis. If we don't want to find a way to clean up our crimes, what will happen to us people? After all, this society will become more and more serious. stable, the law will become more and more standardized.”

This last sentence was learned by Du Yuesheng from Wang Zhenyu when he went to see Wang Zhenyu last night. Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin were stunned when they heard it.

Zhang Xiaolin said: "Then what should we do? It's easy for us people to walk the right path, but what about the brothers below? We can't smash the jobs of the big guys all at once, right?"

Du Yuesheng shook his head and said: "In the current situation, of course, we can't act foolishly. We can only take one step at a time. According to my third brother, the business of tobacco, soil and arms will not be able to stop for a while. We still have to do the business. So we can start with the first step, de-guildization, and corporatization of our business. I mean first set up a Sanxin company, which specializes in our smoke and arms business in Shanghai .”

Huang Jinrong nodded: "The company is good, the company is good, it sounds like a serious person."

Zhang Xiaolin nodded and said, "Although it sounds a little suspicious of taking off his pants and farting, it seems to be quite the case."

Huang Jinrong smiled, and suddenly thought of another thing: "Where is Boss Yu, how should we reply?"

It turned out that before Yu Qiaqing and the others decided to negotiate with the national government, they certainly didn't feel that they would be confident when facing Wang Zhenyu, so after much deliberation, they decided to follow the old rules and follow the path of foreigners and hooligans.

For a long time, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols have been able to make money in Shanghai because of the support of three types of people: foreigners, hooligans in the concession, and warlords.Well now, only Wang Zhenyu's family is left in the warlord. The foreigners are busy with the European war and can't hold Wang Zhenyu down, so naturally they want to ask people like Huang Jinrong for help.As for Du Yuesheng, everyone now knows that he and Wang Zhenyu are brothers. Finding him is not the same as seeking skin from a tiger?So Du Yuesheng was naturally ignored.

In fact, hooligans help nothing more than three things. The first is to follow the path of foreigners, the second is to buy murderers to kill people, and the third is to create troubles and guide public opinion.

For this reason, Yu Qiaqing also specially donated [-] oceans to Huang Jinrong and Zhang Xiaolin, and promised to get [-]% of the shares of Siming Bank after the matter is completed.

This is also the reason why Sun Hengfu dared to be so frightened in front of Wang Zhenyu today, his vision determines his behavior.Both Yu Qiaqing and Sun Hengfu made a fatal mistake. They regarded Wang Zhenyu as a Beiyang army leader.So after a slight hint from Hu Hanmin, he dared to challenge Wang Zhenyu.

In their view, the so-called currency reform is nothing more than Wang Zhenyu's trick to let his own private bank in, and then make money from the Shanghai market.Well, as long as people like himself act a little more resolutely and make this kid feel that things are tricky and troublesome, then he will naturally retreat in spite of the difficulties.

The idea is right, but the idea is wrong from the beginning.Wang Zhenyu made a big decision this time. In his head, the whole southern China will use plum blossoms (the pattern of Huayuan is plum blossoms as the main body, so it is called plum blossom coins).Even the currency issued by foreigners has to be withdrawn. Under such circumstances, how can these financial capitalists in Shanghai be allowed to bargain in front of themselves?

"Mr. Yu, General Manager Sun, let me put it this way. Currency unification is imperative. It is a trivial matter for you to issue banknotes now, but the banks of the big powers are also issuing banknotes. They are actually plundering us Chinese in disguise. Wealth. So the government intends to unify all currencies in the jurisdiction into Chinese yuan, and then set up a foreign exchange administration to conduct unified foreign exchange management of foreigners' currencies. As for the problem of excessive issuance of Chinese yuan that you are worried about, we can follow the example of the United States. Set up a reserve administration. This reserve system includes: the National Reserve System Council, the National Open Market Committee, and the National Reserve Bank. This is the information, you can take it back and read it. In a word, this institution will replace the current National Bank and become a new The central bank of the national government. The interests of the major banks in the area controlled by the national government will also be guaranteed by such an institution. However, unlike the United States, the power to issue currency will also be transferred to the national government. We will choose five to Ten banks will inject capital to make them exist as state-owned banks of the national government to maintain the stability and prosperity of the financial market. Here I can even guarantee that as long as we finally establish a completed financial system belonging to the national government, then In the next ten years, the economy under the national government will develop rapidly, and our country and our nation will also become stronger and prosperous..."

But no matter what Ye Zuwen said, Yu Qiaqing would not let go, and Sun Hengfu would sneer and sneer from time to time: "Oh, they are from Hunan after all, they are different from those of us in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. We think about the country in everything. It's selfish, ouch, I'm really embarrassed."

Looking at these short-sighted Shanghai financial capitalists, Wang Zhenyu really wanted to yell: "You are fucking pigs. If the currency is not unified, the country can only continue to be chaotic. You grandchildren are satisfied with your own money. Then help foreigners mess up China, right?"

Wang Zhenyu thought about some self-proclaimed social elites in later generations, isn't that the case?Pretending to be a grandson in front of foreigners, being arrogant in front of his compatriots, he still feels very good about himself, and he always mentions the glorious deeds of his grandfather, completely unaware of how small and ridiculous he is.Looking at Sun Hengfu's ugly face, Wang Zhenyu felt something like this. Now he really wanted to be impulsive and pour the teacup in front of him directly on this kid's face.But he thought about it and didn't do it. After taking a breath, Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "It seems that we can't talk about anything today, so let's go back and have a rest, think about it carefully, and figure it out." , we'll talk about it tomorrow."

As soon as Wang Zhenyu got up, he said to Ye Zuwen: "Father, if you come to talk tomorrow, I won't come."

After finishing speaking, he was about to leave, but was stopped by someone: "Hello, Chairman Wang, I am Shi Liangcai from Shanghai Shenbao, can I talk to you? Mr. Shao Piaoping and I are friends?"

Wang Zhenyu, who was already very upset in his heart, stopped when he heard Shi Liangcai's name, and said with a smile: "There is no need to report Brother Shao's name, your Boss Shi's name is also very useful here, in your writing Am I not a great warlord of feudalism? Why are you interested in talking to me?"

Wang Zhenyu's humor made Shi Liangcai's perception of him very different: "I really thought so before today, but now I am more interested in chatting with you, this is Shanghai, I invite you to have afternoon tea Bar!"

Wang Zhenyu smiled: "You Shanghainese really feel good about yourself, so it's better to be respectful than obedient, but my identity is a bit troublesome, so don't mind if the security is too cumbersome later."

Over there, Wang Zhenyu was pulled for an exclusive interview, and here, Yu Qiaqing and Sun Hengfu also left the meeting place.

"I said Boss Yu, that shitty chairman of the committee is just a young man in his 20s. He thinks it's great to have soldiers in his hands. He thinks that we have to give him face if he shows up in person. Isn't it because I was blocked by a few words." Sun Hengfu yelled proudly as soon as he walked out of the venue, completely oblivious to the stern expressions of the nearby cigarette dealers.

"Boss Sun, I said just now that you acted a bit too much. After all, they didn't come up with a specific plan, so you rushed to oppose it. This is very easy to offend people to death! "Yu Qiaqing and Sun Hengfu walked out of the venue, feeling strange in their hearts, he was not as proud as Sun Hengfu.The experience of working in Shanghai for so many years told him that Wang Zhenyu was a real tiger even when he was young, and a tiger's butt is strictly speaking untouchable.

Sun Hengfu thought for a while, yes, it seems that Wang Zhenyu only talked about one thing from the beginning to the end, and he didn't mention the specific method. It seems that he is still in a hurry.However, Sun Hengfu still forced himself to be calm and said: "What are you afraid of? Shanghai Bund shouldn't be the place where these little red guys should come. Don't be afraid..."

Sun Hengfu got into his car and left, Yu Qiaqing shook his head and returned home.

Chapter 298 Shanghai Trip ([-])

Perhaps the most indispensable thing in Shanghai in the Republic of China era was a tycoon. Shi Liangcai was one of the tycoons, and a very important one, a newspaper tycoon.

The word tycoon appeared in Shanghai in the late Qing Dynasty. It is a Shanghai dialect that specifically refers to a gang leader or a wealthy official who dominates one side.However, the term "tycoon" is not a "local product" in China. In the middle of the 19th century, the British John Hanson (Johna Hanson, 1803--1882) invented a two-wheeled carriage that drove behind the car, and named the carriage "Hangson" after himself. It has been improved to become a luxury private carriage.With the opening of Shanghai, the luxury private carriages of Hengsheng entered Shanghai after 1880, and they were called "Hensun's beautiful carriages".According to the statistics in 1900, there were less than 10 people in Shanghai owning "Hensmey carriages" at that time, and all of them were directors of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau or foreign businessmen.The first person among the Chinese to own "Hensmey" was Shi Liangcai, the owner of "Shenzhen", and he bought it from a German at a high price of several 10 taels.So the Shanghainese called the person who owns this kind of carriage a tycoon.Later, it was extended and the person who ruled the roost was called a tycoon, and it has been used until today.

Shi Liangcai, a well-known repairman, was born in Jiangning. In the third year of Tongzhi in the Qing Dynasty (1864), his father moved to Sijing Town, Lou County, Songjiang Prefecture, and opened a Taihetang traditional Chinese medicine store, so he was registered in Lou County.In his early years, Yingwu was a scholar in the 25th year of Guangxu (1899).After the Reform Movement of 27, influenced by the Reform Thought, he gave up the imperial examination, and was admitted to Hangzhou Silkworm Academy in the 1901th year of Guangxu (30).Returning home on annual leave, raised funds with local people to establish Yangzheng Primary School in Sijing.After graduating from Sericulture Academy, he established a women's sericulture school in Shanghai in the 1904th year of Guangxu (34) (later the school moved to Hushuguan, Suzhou).At the same time, he successively taught in Nanyang Middle School, Yucai School, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau Ordnance School, Wuben Girls' School, and initiated the Jiangsu Academic Affairs Federation with Huang Yanpei and others.In order to oppose the Qing government borrowing money from foreign powers to build roads, he participated in the movement to take back road rights. He was elected as a director of Jiangsu Railway Company and once went to the site of Shihudang Bridge to draw pictures.In the 1908th year of Guangxu (1912), he served as the chief writer of "Times".After the outbreak of the Revolution of 5, he participated in the Jiangsu Independence Movement and responded to the revolution. He cleaned up the finances of the Jiangguan Customs and was elected as a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Assembly.In the first year of the Republic of China (1916), he took over the "Declaration" and served as the general manager.From the [-]th year of the Republic of China ([-]), the shares of Zhang Jian and others in "Shenbao" were paid off, so that "Shenbao" got rid of the influence of Zhang Jian and others.

Generally speaking, it is not necessary to do such a job in the interview. However, because the "Shenzhen" has published articles criticizing the relationship with the Nationalist government, Wang Zhenyu has been reluctant to accept the "Shenzhen" interview.As a last resort, in order to win Wang Zhenyu, Shi Liang went out in person.

Or how to say that a person's appearance is very important. Shi Liangcai's face has a broad forehead, thick ears, thick nose, and a lucky person, but the layout of the facial features is very cramped, which belongs to the lack of blessings.Wang Zhenyu has seen such a face in later generations, one of his father's comrades-in-arms is a man with good character and a smooth life.But then it didn't work. After 41, my wife died first, and then I also got cancer, which makes people feel sad.As soon as Wang Zhenyu saw Shi Liangcai, he thought of his father's comrades-in-arms, and then he thought about the ending of Shi Liangcai in history, and he didn't think it was strange. It really is the appearance that determines the fate!

Shi Liangcai: "Chairman Wang, it is an honor to have an exclusive interview with you!"

Wang Zhenyu: "I should say that I am honored. As far as I know, Boss Shi usually does not come out to do interviews, at most he writes an article in a newspaper or something."

Shi Liangcai: "Hehe, there is no way. My reporter has asked to see you many times, but I have never obtained permission, and you are a public figure that everyone cares about. For the benefit and needs of the public, Shi can only be cheeky. I have come to see you, and I hope it will be convenient for you in the future."

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "It's not that I don't give convenience. You declare now that you have a small scolding every three days, and a big scolding every five days. The entire national government is about to be scolded as a grandson. How dare you make it easy for me like this? Did you come up to me and point your nose at me and call me a national traitor?"

Shi Liangcai was very surprised by Wang Zhenyu's frankness: "It's not that we like to curse people, but we received a message through friends in the concession that our country is preparing to participate in the European War, and then we will use national interests as collateral to get enough money." Is it true that you can borrow a large amount of money and then organize and train the participating troops?"

"Is this the start of asking questions?" Wang Zhenyu asked with a smile.

Shi Liangcai: "Yes, it can be regarded as starting to ask questions. I hope you can tell the truth."

Wang Zhenyu nodded and said, "Yes, this is indeed the case, and the Beiyang government has declared war on Germany, so sending troops to join the war is just a matter of course."

Shi Liangcai shook his head and said, "But as far as I know, you big guys are not planning to go to Europe to fight in Europe, but you want to expand your own armaments and then start the pace of unification by force, don't you?"

Wang Zhenyu smiled: "Mr. Shi really hit the nail on the head when he saw the problem. It is indeed the case. At least Duan Qirui and the others in the north are fighting for the purpose of going south to beat me."

Shi Liangcai seemed dissatisfied with this answer, and he continued to ask persistently: "Then Chairman Wang, how about you? It is said that you are cooperating with the French to organize a huge army to join the war. Isn't the purpose of the participating army also to unify by force?"

Wang Zhenyu asked with great interest: "Mr. Shi, isn't it good to unify by force? Does it mean that our country must be divided?"

"Separation is certainly not good, but once the war started, you generals fought back and forth, and the common people were displaced, and the people all over the world suffered." Shi Liangcai replied compassionately.

Wang Zhenyu: "I agree with Mr. Shi's point of view, so I can make a guarantee here that if the national government organizes and trains the participating army, then this army will not be used for the civil war, but will be sent to the real Go to Europe, join the European war."