On October 25, 1912, the 18th day of the ninth lunar month, there was a three-story building in the eastern section of Tibetan Province Road in the Shanghai Public Concession. On the iron gate of the entangled guava flower pole, two sea tigers shook the door, and at the door were two majestic stone lions. The warm autumn sun shines on the shade of green grass in the yard, and the backyard is a small garden in the style of Jiangnan, and the water pavilion is beautiful.

In the concession where every inch of land is valuable, being able to own a western-style house covering an area of more than ten acres is definitely a powerful figure, and this is Yu Qiaqing's mansion. In a huge conference room on the second floor, Yu Qiaqing was presiding over the meeting with a huge cigar in his mouth. There were more than a dozen people sitting at the oval conference table, some in robes and horse jackets, some in suits and leather shoes, but they were all business figures in terms of bearing, and they were all leaders in a certain field. There is also a row of chairs against the wall, and the people sitting on it are all angry, and they don't need to ask to understand that they are some reckless people from the rivers and lakes.

"You are all loud people in the business circles of Shanghai, the drum does not need a heavy hammer, I will not go around the bend, this is a foregone conclusion with the economic severance of diplomatic relations and cannot be changed! If you have any difficulties, face me and say, if the yang is against the yin????? Hmph"

Yu Qiaqing didn't speak loudly, but with an indisputable domineering, especially when he snorted coldly, he scared more than a dozen leading figures in the Shanghai business community who came to the meeting.

A middle-aged man with a chubby face and a melon skin hat said with a smile: "Brother Ade said a word, that is a sentence!" Your old man has spoken, how dare we not listen? Then he looked at the others and said, "You say, don't you?" ”

Some of the others were elated, and some were depressed, but they all nodded like chickens eating rice: "Yes, yes, we naturally listen to Brother Ade!" ”

A man in a gray suit with triangular eyes and broom eyebrows hesitated for a long time and stood up tremblingly, and said: "Brother Ade, you, your old man knows me, the biggest thing in my trade is the grey cloth business with me, if this is broken, I will jump into the Huangpu River!" I have a long-term contract with my client! ”

Jumping up from the chair against the wall was a fat black man with a pockmarked face, who looked like Huang Jinrong, the inspector of the French Concession without asking, and he sneered: "He Mouse, you don't even listen to Brother Ade's words?" I think your business is done! ”

The man known as He Mouse trembled with fright, and stood there speechless for a long time, his face turned white with fright.

The old man smiled and said, "Brother Jinyong, you don't have to be angry, I called everyone to come to me for a meeting today to solve the problem!" ”

Mazi smiled and said: "Brother Ade, I can't stand the words you call me, you are an elder, just call me Xiaohuang, even if you call me jute skin, I am very happy!" Your old man just needs to give orders, what kind of meeting do you need? Then he changed his face and looked around and said, "I see who eats a leopard and dares not to give you face!" ”

The horizontal flesh on Mazi's face trembled, and the businessmen at the meeting didn't dare to look at him, and they all buried their heads deeply, for fear of angering this plague god.

The old man waved his hand, motioned for Mazi to sit down, and then motioned for He Mouse to sit down as well.

He Mouse was frightened out of a cold sweat, and hurriedly said: "Brother Ade, I listen to your old man's words, I will go back and inform my trading house that I will never be allowed to enter my goods again, if I dare to say a lie, you will throw me into the Huangpu River to plant lotus!" ”

Adego laughed and said, "Xiao He, I am friends with your father, and I watched you grow up!" You have a problem, I know, I can't really force your family to jump into the Huangpu River! ”

The man wearing the melon skin hat stood up and slapped his chest on the mountain, and said sternly: "Lao He, it's right to listen to Brother Ade, we can't be Han Jian and let people poke our backbones, right?" Don't you want grey fabric? I've got it all, I will weave as much yarn as you say I want, and I'll give you as many yarns as you want! I'll ask the workers below to work overtime to get it out for you! ”

He Mouse nodded with a bitter face, and his broom eyebrows drooped even more.

The old man smiled meaningfully and said, "Gao Lao Fat, don't be clever!" Break off relations with yourself, and your grey fabric will be easy to sell! Your factory is running at less than 60 percent right now, right? The source of grey cloth in China's various dyeing factories is mainly this and Shanghai, your five-star textile is made of German machines, and the quality of the grey cloth woven is better than that of me, but the competition is not the original grey cloth, because I have the subsidy of the political axe for export, and the purpose of dumping is to make foreign exchange! Your cloth currently only has a profit of two dollars per piece??? If your operating rate reaches 100 percent, then you can save three yuan per piece of cloth, and you can sell an additional 8,000 pieces of cloth every month, which can earn 40,000 yuan! You can earn 70,000 yuan more a month than before, am I right? ”

Gao Lao Pang was told through his thoughts, his face turned red, and he couldn't speak with a smile. He had to admire Yu Qiaqing for being unhappy with his business in a moment. Yu Qiaqing's ability to go from a young man in a shop to become the underground emperor of Shanghai today is definitely not a fluke.

Yu Qiaqing pointed to a few people seated: "And you, Boss Wang, after breaking off diplomatic relations with Yueben, your foreign fire factory can earn more than 20,000 yuan a month????? You, Boss Song, your ash factory can also earn more than 30,000 yuan! Now the severance of diplomatic relations with the economy is bittersweet and uneven, some are happy and some are worried, if they are ignored, this boycott of goods will become a dead letter! ”

Those who have dealt with him a lot have pricked up their ears, and those who resist saying that the goods are cheap to take advantage of also know that the small abacus has been seen through, and they are all staring and waiting for the final verdict.

Yu Qiaqing said with a smile: "Since I am looked down upon by my peers and I am recommended to be the chairman of the boycott committee, then I am not welcome!" Let's do it, Gao Lao Fat, your cloth is five yuan more expensive than my own cloth, if Xiao He buys cloth from you and supplies it to the dyeing factory according to the long-term contract, the capital is not enough, it is to accompany him as pants???? You earn an extra 70,000 yuan a month, and take out half of the subsidy to Xiao He, and in the future, you will be cheaper than him by four yuan per piece of cloth, how about it? ”

Although Gao Lao Fat's flesh hurts, he can only nod his head when he sees the wolf-like gang characters around him, and the old man smiled: "Everyone else also follows this method???? How much has taken advantage of the blood subsidy for the people who have suffered! You can't finish the meat and not even give anyone a bowl of soup??? All in all, this boycott is an action of 25 commercial ports in the country plus 17 overseas Nanyang and American commercial ports, our Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, Nanyang General Chamber of Commerce, and the American Chinese General Chamber of Commerce are integrated actions. ”

A glimmer of fire flashed in Yu Qiaqing's eyes, and the shocked audience couldn't help but shudder, and they all nodded and said, "We listen to the arrangement of your old man, Brother Ade, and we will never dare to make a ghost behind our backs!" ”

Seeing that no one dared to object, Huang Jinrong laughed and said: "Brother Ade, your old man stomped his feet, not only on the beach, but also half of China will tremble!" ”

The room was full of people laughing. Yu Qiaqing waited for everyone to laugh enough and said: "Okay, these are all false, and it is true to deal with the current crisis!" I did not dare to find trouble with the Russians, but I bullied us Chinese, the advance army of the conquest and Mongolia was in danger, the governor of Chai Du urgently mobilized, the people in the Jianghuai area had money to contribute, and we merchants in Shanghai could not sit idly by. People say that businessmen only know the benefits of chasing eleven, and there is nothing else in their eyes except copper plates, let alone any country or nation! I said it was! Businessmen should be the most patriotic, without the protection of the state, what business can businessmen do? If your life is gone, what money will you make? Look at the businessmen of Britain and the United States who can eat all over the world, that is, there is a strong state support behind them, so they did not dare to bully them! ”

"Well said!" Gao Lao Fat slapped one by one, and the others applauded, Gao Lao Pang pouted and said, "Those who say that I don't have a good brain!" Now we are boycotting the goods, they have no business to do, and they are still marching in the streets? Walking around Shanghai is to wear out the soles of your shoes, and you have to spend an extra pair of shoes, which is not worth it! Hehe, boycott him for three years and five years, these radish heads are going to beg for food! ”

Gao Lao Pang said, while stretching out his fat hand and pretending to be holding a beggar holding a begging bowl, causing the room to laugh, even the old man laughed back and forth, after a long time he said to the messenger outside: "Go and arrange the kitchen to prepare some meals, don't go back today, just have a light meal here with me." ”

He Mouse also joked: "Let's eat and drink spicy, hehe, let Xiao Yue go to beg for food!" ”

There was a lot of laughter again, Yu Qiaqing acted fairly, and he also thought clearly about the consequences of boycotting the goods, and the worries of these businessmen were lifted, and they relaxed. As for offending Yue himself, they are really not afraid, this is the concession, Xiao Yue is brave enough to be brave, and he does not dare to send troops to attack. The British Empire and the United States, was that something that Xiao Yue instinctively provoked?

Yu Qiaqing smiled and arranged for everyone to eat, but he picked up a cigar in his mouth, and the housekeeper used a foreign fire to light it for him.

"Master, you seem to be in a bad mood, is there anything to worry about?" Lao Fang has followed Yu Qiaqing for decades and knows him very well.

Yu Qiaqing frowned: "Chai Dongliang recruited troops in Jiangxi and Anhui, and the advance army did not give an inch in Manchuria, and we launched a national boycott again, this move is too ruthless, I am afraid that I will jump off the wall in a hurry!" ”

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(To be continued)