New Year's Day in 1937 is fast approaching.

The Xi'an incident has been satisfactorily resolved, and the whole country rejoices about it.

People are happy not only to have dissolved a civil war, but to see the hope of a united front for the whole people.

There was an undercurrent within the Kuomintang, but politically it was basically the same, that is, to exterminate the Red Army in the northwest. Lao Chiang did the same, not only frequently mobilizing his descendants, but also ordering the Northeast Army and the Northwest Army to attack the Red Army base areas.

However, the drunkard's intention is not to drink, and Chang Kaishen's real goal is to take the opportunity to annex the warlord forces. The Northwest Army was slightly better, but the Northeast Army fell into a state of chaos: some officers thought that they should fight Lao Jiang to the end and make every effort to rescue the young marshal; Another part of the officers believed that they should follow the orders of the central government to attack the Red Army, otherwise Lao Chiang would be unfavorable to the young marshal.

Since then, the Northeast Army has been divided, and "Feng" will soon become a historical term.

The ideology of the Communist Party was also in turmoil, and many comrades could not accept the "joint Chiang" line, and this state of affairs would continue for many months.

As a matter of fact, the top leaders of both the Kuomintang and the Communist Party attach great importance to that gentleman's agreement. Lao Chiang had already concealed many of his subordinates and began to contact the Communists to discuss the reorganization of the Red Army and the base areas, and in two months, he would personally go to Hangzhou to negotiate with Zhou Gong.

Although the mainstream voice within the Kuomintang is "uniting Japan to destroy the Communist Party," Chang Kaishen knows very well that the Xi'an incident has disrupted all his deployments, and it is simply impossible to continue to go all out to "suppress bandits." As Japan's aggression was approaching, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party united to resist Japan was the general trend, he needed to show a certain degree of goodwill to the Red Army.

On New Year's Day, Zhou Hexuan received a manuscript from Jiang Baili, and "On National Defense" was about to be published, and he wanted to ask Zhou Hexuan to help write a preface.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan finished writing the preface to "On National Defense", Zhang Mouzhi took his two sons to Chongqing.

"Brother-in-law!"

"Brother-in-law!"

The two brothers, Zhang Yuanbei and Zhang Yuanmo, shouted in unison.

Zhang Mouyi has a total of six sons, Zhang Yuandong is building the Yangtze River Bridge in Wuhan, Zhang Yuanxi has been promoted to the Central Ministry of Construction, and Zhang Yuannan has settled in the United States to take care of the set business. Hearing that Zhou Hexuan was going to build a large construction and factory in Sichuan, Zhang Mouzhi not only rushed back by himself, but also called his sons Zhang Yuanbei and Zhang Yuanmo as helpers.

Zhang Yuanbei, 28 years old, has been a branch manager in the United States for three years, and is still very good at company management and business operations. Zhang Yuanmo is much more immature, he has just finished his master's degree in law and has no work experience, so he must start as an intern when he returns to China this time.

In addition, there is a younger brother Zhang Yuanfan, who is still studying abroad at this time. Zhang Mouzhi's 11 children, the lowest of whom also graduated from a bachelor's degree, is extremely rare in the Republic of China, where the education popularization rate is ultra-low and patriarchal is favored.

Zhou Hexuan greeted warmly: "Far North and Yuanmo, sit down quickly, don't see anything outside your own home." ”

After all, Zhang Yuanbei has been in the mall for several years, and he seems mature and capable, so he chatted with his brother-in-law while talking and laughing. Zhang Yuanmo was a little nerdy, facing the internationally famous brother-in-law sitting in a precarious position, he didn't dare to breathe, and listened to their chat without saying a word.

Zhou Hexuan saw that his fifth brother-in-law was uncomfortable, and took the initiative to guide the topic and said: "Yuanmo is studying law? ”

Zhang Yuanmo hurriedly replied: "Princeton has a master's degree in law, and also studies economics and sociology. ”

Zhang Yuanbei smiled and praised: "The fifth brother is a top student in our family, with three bachelor's titles and one master's title. ”

Zhang Yuanmo's face showed a slight smugness, but he still didn't speak, only smiled and waited for his brother-in-law's praise.

"Well, that's good, keep up the good work." Zhou Hexuan really praised it, but added in his heart: It's just that reading is a bit dull, I hope I can experience it.

Zhang Yuanmo was like a child who had been praised, and answered: "I originally wanted to continue my doctoral studies, but my father insisted that I return to China to help, saying that my brother-in-law needs manpower very much. ”

Zhang Yuanbei resisted the urge to roll his eyes, and wanted to slap his younger brother on the back of the head.

Is there anyone who speaks like that?

A master's student who doesn't know anything about fart asks you to return to China to run the industry, as if your future is ruined.

Zhou Hexuan was not angry, he only regarded his fifth brother-in-law as a fresh graduate with insufficient experience, and admonished: "The situation in China is different from that of the United States, you have to listen and watch more when you come back, especially to handle interpersonal relationships." ”

"Well, I will." Zhang Yuanmo nodded again and again.

After Zhang Mouzhi finished talking to his daughter, he also walked in and asked, "Son-in-law, you have such a big stall in Sichuan, have you thought about what to do?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "I think we should focus on real estate and civilian commodity manufacturing. In terms of real estate, it is divided into three grades: high, medium and low, and the high-end is a garden house, which is sold to dignitaries; The mid-range are ordinary apartments, sold or rented to the middle class and intellectuals; Low-grade low-rent housing, rented to people at the bottom of the society and refugees......"

Before Zhou Hexuan could finish speaking, Zhang Mouzhi interrupted: "You build so many houses, can you sell them?" I found that a lot of land has gone to the wilderness, and even the road has not been built, so will someone rent and buy such a house? ”

"Not now, but soon," Zhou Hexuan explained, "there will be a war at the end of the year at the latest, and the east, north, and south will not be able to hold on, and Sichuan will inevitably belong to the rear, and it is likely that the central government will have to move over at that time." ”

"Really?"

Zhang Mouzhi and his two sons exclaimed in unison.

Zhang Yuanbei and Zhang Yuanmo's surprise lies in the war between China and Japan, the danger of the country, and the fact that young people always have too many feelings for their family and country.

Zhang Mouzhi's focus is different, he thinks more from a business point of view, and Zhou Hexuan's words let him see unlimited business opportunities. As for the country's danger and salvation, he has his own officials, and Zhang Mouzhi will donate some money at most when the time comes.

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, "It shouldn't be wrong, the Japanese will do it quickly." ”

The Zhang brothers wanted to ask again, but Zhang Mouzhi had already rushed to speak, and he rubbed his hands and said: "If it is really as the virtuous son-in-law said, then it can be done in a big way." Shopping malls are like battlefields, let's talk ugly in front, my Zhang family will definitely fully cooperate, but the shares must be clearly divided in advance to avoid unpleasant trouble in the future. ”

"I think so too," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "And I want to remind you that the real estate business can make money from rich businessmen and high-ranking officials, but the rest must serve the people's livelihood." The rent of an ordinary apartment can't be too expensive, just make some money, after all, it's not easy to leave your family and business. As for low-rent housing, it is completely at a loss, and it is only available to war refugees who are living in extreme hardship. ”

"How can there be such a business? We're not doing charity! Zhang Mouzhi immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

Zhang Yuanbei did not express an opinion, from the perspective of a businessman, he thought that his father was right, but from the perspective of Chinese, he thought that his brother-in-law was right.

Zhang Yuanmo didn't care so much, looked at his brother-in-law with adoring eyes, clapped his hands and said: "My brother-in-law's realm is high, and he is worthy of being an international university." Brother-in-law, you can leave the qualification setting and review standards of low-rent housing to me. We can draw a poverty line, based on the percentage of local prices and personal income, this standard is floating, and we can also add parameters such as pregnant women, the elderly, young children, disabilities, etc. In addition, every year after the expiration of the year, the qualifications need to be re-examined, and if they are found to be fraudulent, they will be reprimanded in the newspaper and refused to lease all the properties of the company. ”

"Very good, this task will be handed over to the fifth brother." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Nerds aren't really stupid, and they don't have to have low emotional intelligence. How can a high-achieving student like Zhang Yuanmo, who has three bachelor's degrees and one master's degree, be a fool?

Ordinary people think that high-achieving students are stupid because the two sides look at the problem from different angles. For example, when we usher in the send-off and act on the spot, high-achieving students are not ignorant, but disdain and rejection, so they are generally considered to have low emotional intelligence, as if they can't deal with people.

But when they really encounter the things they care about, high-achieving students will definitely be able to make achievements, and they can often crush ordinary people.

Of course, due to the lack of social experience, Zhou Hexuan must also equip Zhang Yuanmo with an assistant, otherwise the fifth brother-in-law will probably be deceived by loopholes.

Seeing that his son and son-in-law were discussing vigorously, Zhang Mouzhi could only smile bitterly, he wanted to scold Zhou Hexuan for being a fool, but he unconsciously felt admiration and respect in his heart.

In the face of a stupid son-in-law who can throw out more than 10 million oceans for disaster relief, what else can Zhang Mouzhi say?

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Mouzhi decided to change the topic and asked, "What about the factory?" ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "We already have an enamel factory in Sichuan, and a few months ago I took a stake in an ink and paint factory. I think we should open a quilt factory, a shoe and hat factory, a paper factory, a printing factory, a match factory, a cigarette factory, and a soap factory...... There are all kinds of goods, anyway, it is a civilian commodity, and when the time comes, there will be no worries about sales at all, and it can also alleviate the shortage of materials in the rear during the war. ”

"Is there really going to be a war?" Zhang Mouzhi once again confirmed that Zhou Hexuan's planned investment was too large, and it was difficult for him to make up his mind for a while.

Zhou Hexuan nodded and said, "I really want to fight." ”

Thinking of his son-in-law's always like a god, Zhang Mouzhi hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "I did it!" ”

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "We have so many civilian factories, and there will definitely be fierce competition at that time, and we can pull a few powerful people into the gang, such as Song Meiling or something." Of course, this is not time for the time being, and we have to open up the situation first. ”

"I understand," Zhang Mouzhi nodded and said, "It's just that there are not enough people, and the stall is too busy to be busy." ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "At the Hope Primary School I run in North China, the older graduates are already seventeen or eighteen years old. Many of them dropped out of school and worked in various factories, and I could contact the principals to recruit people, and these people belonged to the basic backbone employees, and the pure laborers were recruited locally in Sichuan. As for the more advanced talents, you can go to the university to poach people and send invitations in my name. But for business management talents, you must be in charge of your father-in-law. ”

Zhang Mouzhi said: "Leave this to me." Let's first determine what factory we want to open, then recruit technical personnel, and then go to the United States to purchase machinery and equipment. Let's talk about investing in shares......"