Shanghai: The First Warlord of the Republic of China

"I thought you were alone in Shanghai, but I didn't expect you were accompanied by a beautiful woman."

Ding Li touched his head embarrassedly and said, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. This time I'm back in Shanghai and I have time, so I'll accompany her."

Ye Yunfei said: "Okay, I don't care about your business. You just said that Zhao Hui's father wanted to see me. What do you mean?"

Ding Li said: "It was Zhao Hui who told me that her father wanted to meet with you to discuss something and asked if you were free."

Ye Yunfei pondered and said, "If I remember correctly, Zhao Hui's father should be an official in the Republic of China government. It seems that he is a high-ranking official."

He remembered that Zhao Hui's father was a high-ranking official.

Because of this, when Zhao Hui was with Ding Li, he doubted her purpose.

Ding Li said: "Yes, his father was the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China. He was a very powerful person."

Ye Yunfei nodded and said, "What did his father want to see me for? Is there anything?"

Ding Li said: "I don't know what the specific matter is, he just said that his father wants to meet you and talk to you."

"Brother Fei, do you want to see me? If you don't want to see me, I will just refuse."

"It's up to you. If you want to see him, then you can. If you don't want to see him, then you don't have to. Don't worry about me."

Ye Yunfei smiled and said, "Her father must have a reason to see me. Besides, he is the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China. If he takes the initiative to see me, wouldn't it be too rude if I don't see him?"

"Tell him to meet at Xianghe Building tonight. I want to see what Minister Zhao wants to do."

Ding Li said: "Okay, then I'll contact him."

"Ah."

Ye Yunfei nodded, and then Ding Li went to make the contact.

Ye Yunfei was wondering why Zhao Tiansheng wanted to see him.

Zhao Tiansheng was the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China. Ye Yunfei guessed that Zhao Tiansheng's contact with him at this time might be related to the Republic of China government.

Although the entire Republic of China is now divided into pieces and there are many warlords.

However, the Nationalist government still exists.

However, the current Nationalist government only manages a small area in the Central Plains. It has no control over other places because of warlord separatism.

To put it bluntly, although the Nationalist government nominally managed the entire country, in reality few people listened to it.

The power is very limited.

However, although its power was very limited, the strength of the Nationalist government was not comparable to that of ordinary warlords.

It can even be said that no warlord in the Republic of China was as powerful or had as many troops as the government of the Republic of China.

So, you can regard the Nationalist Government as a government, or you can regard it as a big warlord.

The biggest warlord in the Republic of China.

It depends on how you look at it.

The Minister of Finance of the Republic of China is a very important position in the government of the Republic of China.

Almost all of the Republic of China's finances were in his hands.

The finance minister has considerable power.

Let's see tonight what he's going to do.

……

At seven o'clock in the evening, Ye Yunfei met Zhao Tiansheng, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of China, at Xianghe Building in Shanghai.

In fact, he and Zhao Tiansheng had met before. When Ding Li and Zhao Hui were together, the two of them met once as parents of both parties.

But that was more than two years ago.

Now that so much time has passed, when the two sides meet again, everything is different.

At that time, Longmen's management area was limited to Shanghai, and it did not even completely occupy Shanghai.

And now, Longmen has occupied the eight southeastern provinces, shaking the Republic of China.

There is still a big difference.

"Master Ye, we meet again. It has been two years since our last hasty farewell. Mr. Ye is still as charming as ever."

Zhao Tiansheng, wearing a white suit, walked in and said with a smile on his face.

Ye Yunfei said: "Yes, it has been two years. The last time we met was because of Ding Li and Zhao Hui's wedding. I didn't expect that two years have passed and they are still not married."

“It’s really a bit sad.”

Zhao Tiansheng said: "It's normal for young people to fall in love, break up and get back together. It's all understandable."

"No matter what the process is, as long as the final result is good, that's all that matters, don't you think, Master Ye?"

Ye Yunfei said: "That's right, as long as the result is good."

Zhao Tiansheng said: "Let Ding Li and Zhao Hui talk about their affairs on their own. We don't need to get involved."

"I am really surprised that Master Ye was invited here today. It is really extraordinary that Mr. Ye can see me at this time."

Ye Yunfei said: "Why can't we meet? Just based on the relationship between Ding Li and Zhao Hui, since you took the initiative to ask me out, I will naturally come."

"It's just that I'm a little curious. Mr. Zhao, was it your idea to ask me to come here, or was it the idea of ​​the Nationalist government?"

Ye Yunfei asked directly, without any beating around the bush.

After Zhao Tiansheng heard this, his eyes flickered slightly, and then he said, "Master Ye, although we have met before, we are not that close. I certainly won't ask Master Ye to meet me as a personal person."

Ye Yunfei said: "So, you are here to meet me on behalf of the Republic of China government."

Zhao Tiansheng nodded and said, "Yes, I am here on behalf of the Republic of China government."

Ye Yunfei nodded. He had already guessed this, so he was not very surprised.

He lit a cigarette and said, "Then please tell me what you want from me."

"I don't seem to be particularly familiar with your Republic of China government. You came to me specifically to ask for something."

Zhao Tiansheng said, "I don't dare to take your orders, Sect Master Ye. Your Longmen is now extremely powerful, occupying the entire southeast. Almost half of the Republic of China is in the hands of your Longmen."

"Your power is no weaker than any warlord in the Republic of China."

"It's just that the Republic of China was in chaos for such a long time, with wars and disputes everywhere in the world. I don't know how many people died tragically in the wars."

"It is precisely because of this chaos that the Republic of China has never been able to develop and ranks last among countless countries in the world."

"We are even bullied by the great powers from time to time. Therefore, our Republic of China government has always wanted to unify the Republic of China and create a new, peaceful, stable, prosperous and developing country."

“It just didn’t work out for a variety of reasons.”

"And now, your Longmen force is so huge, and has occupied eight provinces in the southeast. If you are willing to cooperate with the Republic of China government, then the unification of the Republic of China will be just around the corner."

"Master Ye should understand what I mean."

After Zhao Tiansheng finished speaking, he looked at Ye Yunfei.

Ye Yunfei took a puff of cigarette and said, "I think I understand. You want me to join the government..."