Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"I heard that there is a military school in the mainland called Huangfu Military School."

"Everyone trained by this military academy is a rare and talented general. We can model our military academy after the Huangfu Military Academy and run a military academy of our own."

"For our Longmen, it has also trained a lot of talented generals."

Huangfu Military Academy suddenly appeared in Ye Yunfei’s mind.

The Huangfu Military Academy is the cradle of modern generals in the Republic of China. During the Republic of China period, almost all generals with a little fame and outstandingness came from the Huangfu Military Academy.

Therefore, Longmen can also set up a military academy of its own to select talents for Longmen.

Whether it is a gang or a warlord, once it grows big, it must consider the selection of new and outstanding talents, otherwise, it will not be able to support a large army.

Without excellent generals, an army will have no soul and no combat effectiveness.

Now that Longmen has so many people, it is necessary to train a large number of outstanding generals for Longmen, so as to continuously improve Longmen’s combat capabilities.

After hearing Ye Yunfei's words, Xu Wenqiang nodded and said, "Brother Fei, I have also heard of this Huangfu Military Academy. It is a very powerful military academy in the mainland."

"Brother Fei means that we should run a school modeled after the Huangfu Military Academy, and then select generals from within the academy."

Ye Yunfei said: "Yes, this matter is handed over to you. You can invite some top figures from all over the country to come and teach in our military academy, give them generous treatment, and let them train us the best military talents in Shanghai and even the whole country."

Xu Wenqiang nodded and said, "I understand, Brother Fei. I will get started on this matter right away."

"But Brother Fei, what is the name of this military academy? Please give it a name."

Ye Yunfei thought for a moment and said, "Since it is Longmen's military school, let's call it Longmen Military School."

"It is our own military academy. All the talents cultivated in the academy will be our own talents."

Xu Wenqiang said: "Okay, let's call it Longmen Military Academy."

The matter of Longmen Military Academy is settled.

This military academy will continuously cultivate talents for Longmen.

Moreover, not only Longmen, but also talents can be recruited from outside to enter Longmen Military Academy for training.

Those who are truly capable and talented can also study at Longmen Military Academy, join Longmen, and serve Longmen.

In short, it is necessary to set up this military academy.

Now everything has been planned, just let Xu Wenqiang do it.

He is still very confident in Xu Wenqiang's ability to get things done.

"So, what about making money?"

The military academy matters have been taken care of, and all that remains is to make money.

Money is the basis of everything, and how to make money is also a very important thing.

Without money, the more than 200,000 people in Longmen would probably find it difficult to survive.

Ding Li looked at Ye Yunfei and said, "Brother Fei, how can we make money and make more money?"

"Without money, it's hard to move forward in the Republic of China."

Ye Yunfei said: "As for making money, I have two main ideas. The first is to collect taxes. Now we have controlled the entire Shanghai."

"We can collect taxes from everyone in Shanghai, and then we can get some income."

Collecting taxes is the main source of income for every warlord.

Not to mention military law, even any dynasty before the Dragon Kingdom relied on taxation for development.

However, what was different about the Republic of China was that it was divided up by countless warlords.

Each warlord has his own territory, and there may even be more than one warlord in each territory.

Therefore, the taxes that ordinary people need to pay will be very large.

This also led to a generally heavy burden on the people of the Republic of China, as they would spend a huge amount of money just paying taxes.

Ye Yunfei said: "We in Longmen should collect taxes according to the current national average. It can't be too much, so as not to cause discussion and increase pressure on the people."

Xu Wenqiang nodded and said, "I know this. I have already sent people to manage the tax collection. The tax we set in Longmen is still relatively low compared to other warlords in the Republic of China."

"It will basically not affect the normal lives of ordinary people, nor will it cause any discussion."

Ye Yunfei said: "That's good."

"In addition to collecting taxes, there is a second way, which is to continue doing business."

"Shanghai is such a small place, and the tax we collect is limited after all, so we still have to consider some other ways to make money."

"What I mean is that, under the current circumstances, all profitable businesses should be brought under Longmen, and Longmen will be in charge of unified operations."

"This way, Longmen's income can be greatly increased."

Xu Wenqiang looked at Ye Yunfei curiously and said, “Brother Fei, the profitable business you are talking about refers to.”

Ye Yunfei said: "There are roughly three reasons. First, if you open a bank, everyone has to save money. If you open a bank, you will definitely make money."

"Second, develop transportation. All train stations, bus stations, and shipping ports in Shanghai will be taken over by Longmen."

"As long as you are a person, you have to travel. Shanghai is a city by the sea. If you want to go abroad, you have to take a ship from here. So, whether you take a train, a ship, or a car, all operations are taken over by Longmen."

"This is also a considerable income."

Hearing Ye Yunfei's two ways to make money, Ding Li's eyes suddenly lit up and said, "Yes, banks and transportation are both very profitable, especially taking the train. There are so many people going from Shanghai to the outside world and from the outside world to Shanghai now."

“If we could directly control the railway stations, it would definitely be a huge sum of money.”

"It's the same with banks. Everyone deposits their money in our bank, so how can we not make money?"

"Brother Fei, you are so smart. You are a genius in business."

Both projects proposed by Ye Yunfei can make a lot of money, and there is almost no risk.

Ding Li didn't expect that Ye Yunfei was not only capable of commanding operations, but was also so smart in doing business.

Xu Wenqiang also said: "Yes, Brother Fei's two projects can indeed make money."

"Besides, it should be possible to make a lot of money."

Ye Yunfei smiled and said, "You two don't need to flatter me. Many warlords in the Republic of China used these ways to make money. However, most of them were liars who cheated the people out of their money."

"What we need to do is to make money, but after making money, we also need to provide corresponding services to the people, whether it is banking or transportation. As long as they pay, we will provide them with good services."

"This is the only way to make money over a long period of time, rather than just a one-off deal."