Dreaming back to 1949, the great powers were there to deceive us

Hu Zhenhua placed small flags on the map according to the time when Xie Zhiyu jumped into the river.

Two hours had passed, and judging by the speed of the water flow, they had left the Huangpu River and entered the main stream of the Yangtze River.

It is late at night, and even if a fishing boat is sent out, rescue will be very difficult due to the lack of visibility.

The width of the estuary is more than ten kilometers, so a large number of ships must be dispatched.

Fortunately, most of the civilian ships in the surrounding areas are in the hands of Tongan Group.

Hu Zhenhua and Carter were staring at the map in a daze when they suddenly received news that Morris and Descartes had arrived.

Hu Zhenhua looked at Carter and smiled.

"My friend, do you remember when I asked you to help me sell coal? Right now, there's an opportunity: let's play the good cop and the bad cop. I'll use the bank's heavy losses as an excuse to go bankrupt. With your tireless efforts, I'll persuade the major commercial banks to accept coal as collateral for their debts. This way, the banks won't be under pressure to run, and they can continue operating."

Carter immediately understood Lao Hu's intention. He was doing him a big favor. It was better for Western capital to obtain coal than to get nothing.

Carter has made such a great contribution that he may even receive an award from above.

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting!

Carter agreed to Hu Zhenhua's proposal without any hesitation.

When Morris appeared in the office, everyone was shocked. Not only was his face bruised and swollen, but one of his arms was broken and covered in thick plaster.

Carter jumped up and shouted,

"Who did this!"

Morris couldn't help but shed a few tears, his body trembling with sadness.

"Carter, Hu, I'm finally glad to see you again. This day has been like living in hell!"

Hu Zhenhua personally brought him a glass of water and comforted him,

"Morris, no matter what difficulties we encounter, as long as we are still alive, it doesn't matter!"

Carter handed him his handkerchief and said comfortingly,

"We are at the dawn, and there will always be a period of darkness before the dawn. Be optimistic."

Morris wiped away his tears and then told his story.

Before evacuating, the authorities released all the criminals in the prison and gave them weapons. The only requirement was that they go out and smash, loot and rob!

Those who are called criminals by the authorities are definitely those who have committed heinous crimes. Without restraint, they immediately become lawless, robbing, smashing, killing, raping, and doing all kinds of evil.

In addition to them, the authorities also left behind a large number of secret agents. According to historical records, there were eight organizations with a total of about 3.6 people.

In addition, there are about 2 stragglers, thugs and bad elements in society, and nearly 10 people are causing trouble in Shanghai.

From the time the authorities issued the evacuation order on May 5 to the liberation of Shanghai on May 23, Shanghai was in a state of anarchy and disorder for five days.

Those bandits had guns in their hands and no one was watching them, so they naturally became bold and reckless. Since they wanted to rob, they naturally wanted to rob the fattest sheep!

Some people set their sights on the bank. After dark today, Huaqi Foreign Company was suddenly attacked by bandits. The staff left behind were beaten to death or injured. Morris broke his arm when he jumped from the building to escape.

Fortunately, the underground vault of Huaqi Foreign Bank was strong enough and the robbers could not blow it open. They looted the bank building and then fled. In order to vent their anger, they even set fire to it.

After hearing this, Hu Zhenhua felt quite regretful. If he had known this, he would have sent people to join in. After all, the vault of Huaqi Foreign Company contained tens of millions of Mi Yuan in cash. This was a huge fortune!

It's too late to say anything now.

Carter flew into a rage and stood up,

"I immediately protested to the Reds. How do they manage public order?"

Hu Zhenhua immediately poured a basin of cold water on him.

"Carter, haven't you figured it out yet? The authorities are robbing my bank here to destroy the industrial zone, and they're robbing Morris's bank in the Magic City to drive a wedge between the US and the Red Army. If you protest, you're playing into their hands. On the other hand, the Red Army just occupied the Magic City, so they don't have time to clean up the civil affairs. You have to give them some time. It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Isn't the Navy conducting inspections offshore? They should arrest those who need them!"

That cold tone was chilling.

Carter insisted on his point of view and shouted,

"I'm still going to protest! It doesn't matter if there's any result or not, I have to make my stance clear!"

"whatever!"

Hu Zhenhua turned to Morris. Two people who shared the same suffering always had more common topics.

"Morris, I'm a man who never complains unless I'm in action. I'll help you vent your anger about the robbery of the Huaqi Foreign Trade Company! The robbers were just pawns, and I'm going to kill the ones who captured them. Tomorrow, I plan to publicly try the corrupt officials we've captured and hang them. We must make our voices heard: rice capital is sacred and inviolable!"

Morris was deeply moved.

Protesting is useless. Hu Zhenhua’s method is more effective!

"Hu, I will go to watch the ceremony in person tomorrow!"

Carter got anxious when he heard this and tried to dissuade him.

"Morris, you are American. It is really inappropriate for you to publicly participate in such political events!"

Morris glared at me and retorted,

"This is a court case. As a victim, why can't I participate?"

"This is not the court's business at all. The trial has no legal basis. A bunch of ordinary people just shouted a few words and then hanged someone!"

Hu Zhenhua didn't like what he heard and immediately retorted,

"What is law? The law represents public opinion. If all the people think someone deserves to die, then he deserves to die! Doesn't the United States have a jury system? Our jury is made up of ordinary people, and it's even larger, with hundreds or even thousands of people!"

Morris followed suit,

"We can't get the money we were robbed back, can't we even vent a little?"

Carter was overwhelmed and shouted,

"You coming forward means you're taking sides! Do you understand?"

Morris jumped up, ignoring the pain in his arm.

"Just because I went to watch an execution, does that mean I'm taking sides? Hu Zhenhua is also carrying out land reform, why don't you talk about him?"

Carter: &%...￥

Because Hu Zhenhua has an oriental face, there is no comparison between the two.

Hu Zhenhua smiled with a look of triumph and said,

"Carter, this is my territory. Everything is under control. Just be at ease!"

As Carter said, Morris's appearance at the public trial did mean he was taking sides.

Lao Hu’s purpose is to imply to the authorities: Americans have abandoned you and turned to the embrace of the red side!

Using this method, we can severely undermine the confidence of the reactionaries and undermine the will to resist of the remaining troops in various places.

Hu Zhenhua didn't want to dwell on this issue any further, so he decisively changed the subject.

"Morris, it's great that you're here. Let's discuss the Chongming Development Bank situation. So far, we've only recovered a little over 2400 million yuan, which is a drop in the bucket. Should we liquidate or continue operating? We need to come up with a plan today!"

collapse?

Descartes, who had been silent all this time, suddenly exclaimed,

“Can’t go bankrupt!”

The three of them immediately looked at him, with Morris reacting most strongly, saying unhappily,

"Descartes, strictly speaking, we are holding a shareholders' meeting. You are not qualified to attend."

Huaqi Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. is the second largest shareholder of Chongming Development Bank. If it does not go bankrupt, it means that Huaqi Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. will also bear joint and several liability for the money paid to depositors.

From a business perspective, bankruptcy is the best option.

Descartes swallowed his saliva and retorted,

"I'm a depositor representative, so of course I'm eligible to participate! If the bank unilaterally declares bankruptcy and harms the interests of depositors, I will definitely file a lawsuit!"

In fact, Morris was also involved in the plot against Chongming Development Bank, but the situation was different at that time and no one could have imagined that the bank would be robbed.

Morris once suspected that Hu Zhenhua was crying "stop thief" because the huge sum of 3 million yuan was enough to make him take risks.

But he later rejected the idea.

Most of the money robbed from the bank was deposited by Future Aviation and Cruise Line, two companies that were Hu Zhenhua’s own businesses.

It's your money, so what difference does it make whether you rob it or not?

If the bank goes bankrupt, the biggest loser will not be TA Group, because they are the bank's largest shareholder.

How to fill the huge hole of 2.8 million yuan!

Morris roared,

"Descartes, what kind of depositor representative are you? Who nominated you?"

Carter waved his hand to interrupt the two people who were about to fight.

"Banks are different from other industries. Whether they close down or not, they must consider the interests of depositors. Hu, say something!"

Hu Zhenhua said indifferently with his head down,

"If the bank goes bankrupt, all recovered funds will be returned to depositors in proportion. Isn't this taking the interests of depositors into account? If it continues to operate, can you guarantee that depositors will not run on the bank? In that case, the losses will be even greater."

He had to be on the same page as Morris.

Descartes grabbed the water cup at hand, smashed it to pieces, and shouted hysterically,

"Your assistant Zhuge Lin promised that the bank wouldn't fail! Hu Zhenhua, are you trying to defraud us?"

Hu Zhenhua looked at him coldly.

"We were chasing the criminals at the time, but we didn't expect to recover so little money!"

"A promise is a promise. I didn't expect that to be your business!"

Hu Zhenhua also jumped up and shouted,

"Descartes, you are being unreasonable. I'm going to go bankrupt. What can you do about it?"

"I'm unreasonable? Bullshit! I put my money in the bank because I trust you, but you guys want to go bankrupt when something goes wrong. I tell you, it's impossible! No one can bully U.S. Steel. No one!"

Descartes ripped open his collar and threatened,

"If I can't get my deposit back in full, he and Huaqi will become the mortal enemies of all depositors!"

Morris was a little scared when he heard this, but Hu Zhenhua didn't care and shouted,

"No one can threaten me. You want to start a war, right? TA Group has accepted it! Get lost! I want to see what the US Steel Company can do!"

That cannibalistic look really made Descartes tremble in his heart.

Seeing that the situation was almost heated, Carter stepped in to mediate.

"Calm down, both of you! Actually, there might be a way to have both. Let's talk it over. Harmony brings wealth!"

He personally pushed Hu Zhenhua onto the sofa and also pushed Descartes back.

Morris snorted coldly.

"This money is definitely going to be lost. No matter how you try to have it both ways, it's useless!"

Carter was furious and wanted to slap this troublemaker to death!

He suppressed his anger and said calmly,

"A crisis is a crisis, but it also presents opportunities! A bank being robbed will certainly result in losses, but if you can persevere, you will surely gain tremendous reputation. For a bank, reputation is profit."

Carter paused for a moment, and seeing that Descartes' expression had eased a little, he continued,

"This way, both sides can compromise, depositors can delay withdrawing their money, and the bank can continue to operate and not go bankrupt!"

Descartes could barely accept this plan, but Morris was unwilling.

"Mr. Consul, even if we postpone it for three years, where will our 2.8 million yuan come from?"

"As long as we are alive, there is hope. If we go bankrupt, everything will be in vain!"

Morris still shook his head.

If Chongming Development Bank goes bankrupt, Huaqi Foreign Company will certainly suffer heavy losses, but if you change your thinking, this may not be a bad thing.

In a while, Huaqi Foreign Company will enter the industrial zone.

If Chongming Development Bank goes bankrupt, Huaqi will become the only bank in the industrial zone.

What kind of business is best to do?

monopoly!

Carter turned his eyes to Hu Zhenhua. At this time, only he could make the final decision.

Old Hu lit a cigarette and started puffing away. He smoked two cigarettes in a row before he spoke.

"Mr. Descartes, if you can convince the depositors not to run the bank, we can continue to operate!"

Morris immediately objected.

"Hu, you can't act arbitrarily. I haven't agreed to that yet!"

Hu Zhenhua looked at him with a half-smile and said lazily,

"If you are dissatisfied with my decision, you can ask the board of directors to veto it!"

Morris suddenly felt a toothache.

veto?

You are the controlling shareholder, so I have no right to reject any proposal.

What was even more annoying was Descartes. He was clearly a depositor, but he had to persuade others to accept the bank's unequal treaties. What kind of thing was that?

But I can't refuse to accept it!