Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

Zhao Jinshan immediately said, "What mission? Boss, just tell me. I will definitely do it."

Ye Yunfei said: "We went to destroy a group called the Flame Hall. You should know this Flame Hall."

Zhao Jinshan said: "I know, it's a small gang in Zhabei District. I will take people to destroy it now."

"Well, let's go."

After Ye Yunfei finished speaking, Zhao Jinshan took his men away.

Ye Yunfei looked back at Xiao Ya in the restaurant. Anyone who dared to touch his woman would have to pay the price.

……

After Xiao Ya's problem was resolved, Ye Yunfei returned to Lido.

As soon as I got back, Ding Li came to the office.

"Brother Fei, I heard that you had a conflict with someone in Zhabei. How is it going? Are you okay?"

Ye Yunfei said: "It's okay, just a few hooligans, we have dealt with them."

Ding Li said: "Brother Fei, you are a person of status now. I think it is too dangerous for you to go out alone. How about this, I will accompany you with some bodyguards. When you go out in the future, let the bodyguards follow you. In this way, even if you encounter any problems, they can protect your safety."

Ye Yunfei glanced at Ding Li and said, "You want to assign me a bodyguard? Are you kidding me? Do I need a bodyguard? Who do you think can kill me in Shanghai?"

Ding Li said: "Brother Fei, I know you are very powerful, but it is easy to dodge an open attack, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. I am afraid that someone will attack you in secret."

"Besides, there are many people in Shanghai who are watching you right now. You are the backbone of all of us Longmen disciples. What will we do if something happens to you?"

"So I think it would be better to give you a few bodyguards."

Ye Yunfei lit a cigarette and said, "You don't have to worry about my safety. I think you should protect yourself and assign you a few more bodyguards."

"You killed so many people. You are their main target. I will be fine."

After hearing what Ye Yunfei said, Ding Li had no choice but to nod helplessly.

After chatting for a few minutes, Ding Li said, "By the way, Brother Fei, I have something else to report to you. It's not a good thing."

Ye Yunfei took a puff of cigarette and said, "Tell me, what's wrong."

Ding Li touched his head and said, "We don't have enough money. The money in the gang is not enough to cover Longmen's daily expenses."

"It feels like in a week at most, the brothers will be unable to make ends meet."

Ye Yunfei frowned when he heard this and said, "Is the money not enough? I thought I could hold out for a month or two."

Ye Yunfei had actually thought about it a long time ago that Longmen might not have enough funds now.

But after all, he had just annexed the Axe Gang and got some money from them.

I feel like this money should be enough to last me a month or two.

Unexpectedly, now it is not enough.

Ding Li said: "Originally, we could hold out for a while, but now there are too many people in the gang. I counted and the total number of people in Longmen is close to 12,000."

"These 12,000 people require a lot of money every day. Not only do we have to provide them with food, drink and shelter, but we also have to pay them a salary every month. Some core personnel also need special training."

"We used to make money from those places and from collecting protection fees, but the little money we make now is not enough to cover our expenses."

"Even if we get the money from the Axe Gang, it will only last less than half a month."

"The daily expenses are far greater than the income. I feel like I can't even support more than 10,000 people."

Ding Li said this, feeling helpless. He had previously believed that the more people in a gang, the better.

The more people there are, the stronger the gang is.

But when there were really more people, he felt the terror. The cost of more than 10,000 people was an astronomical figure every day.

The protection fees and the income from the casino and karaoke bar are not enough.

Now he doesn't know what to do.

After listening to what Ding Li said, Ye Yunfei said, "You said that the money now is only enough for less than a week, right?"

Ding Li said: "Yes, Brother Fei, I never thought that a big gang would cost so much money."

"I don't know how the top gangs like the Qing Gang and Hengshe use their money. It's simply not enough."

Ye Yunfei said: "They have been in Shanghai for so many years, and their business is no longer just collecting protection fees and making money from the place."

"People like this have great influence in both the black and white worlds. It's definitely not enough to just make money in the black world. They also have many profitable businesses in the white world."

Ding Li nodded and said, "Then what should we do?"

Ye Yunfei said: "What should we do? It's very simple. We also need to expand the ways of making money. We can't just rely on protection fees and those few places to make money. We have to find more channels to make money."

Ding Li said: "But, I don't know what channels there are to make money."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yunfei narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although Shanghai during the Republic of China period was very prosperous, it had not yet fully developed.

It is not difficult to make money.

Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said, "Do you know which business is the most profitable?"

Ding Li shook his head and said, "I don't know what business it is."

Ye Yunfei said: "Of course, the business that everyone needs is the most profitable. Remember the water company we jointly opened with Feng's Company?"

Ding Li said: "Of course I remember. The water company is doing a booming business right now. Countless people pay money every day. A large part of Longmen's funds comes from the water company."

"This is the result after we split the money 50-50 between us and Feng's Chamber of Commerce. If we were to run it alone, we would probably make more money."

Ye Yunfei took a puff of cigarette and said, "That's right, water can make money because it is needed by everyone."

"In addition to water, there is also electricity, which is also the most profitable industry."

"We will open an electric power company and let Longmen run it ourselves. Then we will control all the electricity in Shanghai. The income will be enough to support ten Longmen, not to mention one."

Ding Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said, "Yes, electricity. Now in Shanghai, only a few people can use electricity. Ordinary people rarely use electricity. It's not that they don't want to use it, but they have nowhere to use it."

"If we can really get electricity, there will definitely be a lot of people willing to pay for it."

Ye Yunfei had already calculated that most people in Shanghai still use kerosene lamps. If a power station was built to supply electricity to the entire Shanghai.

Well, considering the consumption power and daily income of so many people in Shanghai, it is definitely a huge number.

When he built the water plant before, he wanted to build a power station.

However, at that time I was busy developing Longmen's power and didn't have time.

And now, Longmen needs to take a break and improve its strength.

This is a good opportunity to make more money.

To develop and expand Longmen, we need a steady supply of money. In the Republic of China, if you have money, you can have everything.

Money is the root of everything.

So, make money now.

"However, there is another question, which is very important."

At this time, Ye Yunfei spoke again.

"what's up."

Ding Li asked curiously.