Chapter Ninety-Nine: The Thief of the State
And just when everyone in Shanghai watched the second part of "The Great Wall Will Never Fall" and cheered for Huo Yuanjia's stinky beating of the Japanese, Yu Sheng also began to write the four-character title of "Wind and Snow Shock", and began to rewrite "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" with the memory of later generations. And Chen Gongshu and Chen Mo of the military commander are also planning a big operation!
Several of the disciples of the Green Gang have clearly noticed that the Japanese have recently turned their attention to them. Whether it's a person who does his usual work on a daily basis, or a person who is sent out to carry out an operation. I feel that there will be a few pairs of eyes behind me, watching my every move. It takes a lot of effort to get rid of it.
And Chen Gongshu and Chen Mo learned the valuable experience of assassinating Zhang Xiaolin last time, and are ready to use the same method to assassinate a big traitor who is not a big gang boss! And the chosen target is Fu Xiao'an!
Fu Xiao'an is a person from Zhenhai County, Zhejiang. Born in 1872, he is now 68 years old. And this person is another representative of the Chinese in this era, self-made, without a bottom line, but not accustomed to using violence. It is not the same as the blood on the road to the golden fortune!
Because of his ordinary family background, Fu Xiao'an was sent to the British Shipyard in Shanghai as an apprentice at the age of fifteen. However, this man's talent is extremely bright! After being sent to the shipyard for a short time, I not only learned how to operate the machine, but also learned how to change people's minds, and even learned daily English conversation!
With this little capital, Fu Xiao'an often communicated with the British. At this time, anyone in China who could speak English could be regarded as an elite talent. Ordinary workers are illiterate and have low literacy. Therefore, Fu Xiao'an's intelligence is like a cone out of the bag, which is extremely conspicuous.
And at this time, the British would not learn the language of this ancient China, which had just been opened by them by force! Therefore, Fu Xiao'an, who can communicate directly with the British, is very popular with the British. British bosses are also willing to promote.
In just three years, Fu Xiao'an was promoted from a small worker to a foreman supervisor! Moreover, it is the supervisor who is in charge of the wages of the workers and holds the financial power! At this time, Fu Xiao'an was only eighteen years old!
However, the foundation of whether a person can be productive or not lies in his character. In addition to his brilliant talent, Fu Xiao'an also has a ruthless heart. When he felt that the speed at which he was earning money was far less than the expansion of his needs, he began to deduct workers' wages in various ways.
At this time, the British trusted him, and the Chinese workers were mostly illiterate. In between, there are many places where you can do your hands and feet. After that, in just one or two years, Fu Xiao'an saved enough capital to start a business.
And Fu Xiao'an's eyes are extremely vicious. I took a fancy to the real estate industry in Shanghai. Invested in the purchase of several properties in Pudong. Then, it rents out for profit. And with great effort, he got acquainted with Yan Zijun, a wealthy businessman who mainly invests in real estate in Pudong, Shanghai. And impress Yan Zijun with his brilliant mind, so that Yan Zijun agrees that he will act as an agent for the real estate management under the name of the Yan family!
At this point, Fu Xiao'an barely made it to the upper class of Shanghai Tang. With the capital to gain a foothold in Shanghai! At this time, Fu Xiao'an was only in his early twenties. can be regarded as a young hero, with a bright future.
For some huge families, Fu Xiao'an, a young and self-made person, is the best target to recruit. Such young people may not have much power and financial resources, and they are not mature enough. However, as long as you are young, you will have time and hope. And this is the key to whether a family can continue its glory! And Fu Xiao'an also felt that it was good to enjoy the shade with his back against the big tree.
Therefore, he threw himself into the door of the late Qing Dynasty dignitaries Sheng Xuanhuai.
Sheng Xuanhuai followed Li Hongzhang and ran the Westernization Movement. became Li Hongzhang's cronies and arms. He has successively served as the General Office of the General Telegraph Administration, the Secretary of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, and the Supervision of China Merchants Bureau, and a large number of departments closely related to China's modernization. In 1897, the China International Commercial Bank was established by the Qing court. This is the first commercial bank in China!
At this time, in China, there is basically zero talent in the banking industry. Most people still retain the thinking and habits of traditional money banks. There are many loopholes in the regulations of the Commercial Bank. For Sheng Xuanhuai, the founder, it is simply a broad road to Qianshan Yinhai!
Sheng Xuanhuai used the capital of the Commerce Bank to operate real estate in Shanghai, and used the funds to invest in modern enterprises that were not many in China at that time. When the Westernization Movement failed, Li Hongzhang was beaten into the dust. However, Sheng Xuanhuai has mastered the China Merchants Steamship Company, the Jinghan, Yuehan, Shanghai-Nanjing, Shanghai-Hangzhou-Ningbo and other railways, the Hanyeping Coal and Iron Ore Company, the China Commerce Bank, and several benign assets that have made a lot of profits!
And the Sheng family became the largest chaebol in China at this time! Almost monopolized all the modern industries founded in the Westernization Movement! At the same time, Sheng Xuanhuai has also become Fu Xiao'an's biggest idol and learning object. This method of harming the public and private interests and using other people's money to make his own wealth makes Fu Xiao'an yearn for it!
Such a person can not be said to be not smart, it cannot be said that he is not strong, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a hero in troubled times. However, such a person can corrupt China, and just like the Qing court, it will collapse in the illusion of the heavenly empire!
After Fu Xiao'an entered Sheng Xuanhuai's door, he knew that his identity was low, and he was just an ordinary doorman. Therefore, he did not dare to come forward, and everything he did was done carefully. Even for the Sheng family's porter, housekeeper, and account room, they are polite and careful. The most outrageous thing is that with the help of the Sheng family's private collection of books and the Sheng family's private school, I have learned a lot of knowledge. Because Fu Xiao'an had experience in investing in Shanghai real estate, he was sent by the Sheng family to take care of the leasing of the Shanghai Pudong real estate under the Sheng family's name.
After a few months of being so cautious, Fu Xiao'an's connections in the Sheng family finally paid off. On this day, Fu Xiao'an learned from everyone's words that Sheng Xuanhuai's third concubine was going to celebrate her birthday! Moreover, this concubine is one of Sheng Xuanhuai's great favorites!
In the shipyard, Sheng Xuanhuai, who photographed the British sycophants and tasted the benefits, quickly realized that this was a good opportunity to soar! So, from the Sheng family, he found out Sheng Xuanhuai's preference for the third concubine. I used all my money and thought to prepare a gift for this third concubine!
On the day of the third concubine's birthday, a small, delicate, rattan chair-shaped, richly decorated carriage with a white horse appeared at the birthday banquet. The shape of this carriage is borrowed from Western fairy tales. The white horse's hair is sparse and beautiful, and it is almost like coming out of a story. All the fantasies of a woman are in line with them!
Sheng Xuanhuai's concubine was very happy, the pillow wind blew out, and Fu Xiao'an became Sheng Xuanhuai's godson! Promoted to the assistant of the general ledger of the Sheng family!
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