With the progress of the Northern Expedition, the southward migration of northern intellectuals has become a general trend.

As the governor of Zhejiang Province, the Xia Dynasty, declared independence, the Northern Expeditionary Army entered Zhejiang and engaged in fierce battles with Sun Chuanfang's army.

In order to escape the war, Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman came to Shanghai from Haining and lived in a three-story house at No. 11 Garden Villa on Huanlong Road in the French Concession.

The life of the two in Haining was not satisfactory, and the environment of the Xu family did not improve, but went wrong.

Because of the difference in living habits and personalities, Xu's father couldn't get used to Lu Xiaoman's usual style, so he went to Beiping with Xu Zhimo's mother and lived with Xu Zhimo's ex-wife Zhang Youyi.

This was the first blow Lu Xiaoman and Xu Zhimo received in the Xu family after their marriage.

It's no wonder that Lu Xiaoman's playful temperament is incompatible with the Xu family.

When he came to Shanghai, Xu Zhimo was ready to teach in the school, write articles in his spare time, and have no problem supporting his family with his talent.

Like Xu Zhimo, during this period of time, many people have gone to Shanghai from Beiping or Shandong, most of them with their families, wanting to make a living in Shanghai and live a stable life.

For them, the Shanghai Concession is the safest place in China.

Among them were scholars from the Crescent Moon Society and the Modern Critics, who naturally came to Shanghai to defect to Xu Zhimo and Lin Zixuan.

Xu Zhimo had just settled down, he was too busy to take care of himself, and he didn't have the ability to receive so many people, so he had to ask Lin Zixuan for help.

The identities and occupations of these scholars are relatively mixed, ranging from old-school literati to new-style faces who have returned from abroad, and although their literary views are different, it is certain that they are all quite talented figures in Beiping.

Lin Zixuan used his influence in Shanghai to arrange accommodation and work for them as much as possible.

Living in Shanghai, especially in the concession, is not easy. Housing prices and prices are high, few people can afford to buy a house, renting is a common phenomenon, and pavilions are their first choice.

He is only responsible for asking people to help them find a house, and when they encounter real difficulties, they will be helped.

The focus is still on helping these people find jobs so that they can support themselves.

Lin Zixuan has connections in Shanghai's publishing industry and education circles. Whether they want to teach at school or work as editors in newspapers and bookstores, they can find a way out.

Vientiane Bookstore is about to expand its scale, and as long as they want to, they can go straight to work.

In any era, talent is the most important, and with this group of new forces, the strength of the bookstore will reach a higher level.

The only thing that worries him is once the situation in the north stabilizes. How many of these people will be able to stay in Shanghai.

Of course, this is something to consider in a few years.

He arranged many people into the Vientiane Bookstore, and this was done for one purpose, that is, to weaken Ping Banya's control over the bookstore.

As the scale of Vientiane Bookstore became larger and larger, Lin Zixuan had no time to manage, and Ping Banya became the actual person in charge of the bookstore, and he had great power, and he could decide the appointment and dismissal of the editor of the bookstore.

Lin Zixuan has heard many people complain. Some people say that the ban on the Asia-Pacific region is too domineering, and some people say that he is greedy for money. Others say he was cronyistic.

He understands that people will change, and Ping Banya is no longer the third-rate writer of the Mandarin Duck and Butterfly faction at the beginning, but has become the person in charge of a large bookstore, and his mentality and style of acting are naturally different.

He still chooses to trust Ping Banya.

After all, in the development process of Vientiane Bookstore, Ping Ban Ya has contributed a lot, and he has no plans to cook rabbits and dead dogs, just to create a little pressure on Ping Ban Ya.

He hopes that the addition of the Crescent Moon Department will bring some different changes to Vientiane Bookstore.

However. Lin Zixuan's approach has had unexpected gains.

Because he is enthusiastic about receiving people from all walks of life in the cultural circles and arranging jobs for others, some people compare him with the ancient Meng Weijun and think that Lin Zixuan has everyone's demeanor and is the contemporary Meng Yanjun.

Thereupon. He has the nickname "Lin Mengwei", which is to praise him for being anxious for justice and righteousness, and being kind and charitable.

Lin Zixuan doesn't care about this nickname, as long as it's not "timely rain".

It's just that after this nickname came out, once the literati who came to Shanghai from all over the country encountered difficulties, the first thing that came to mind was Lin Zixuan, which made Lin Zixuan a little overwhelmed.

Fortunately, his family is rich and can still cope with it, so he has recruited a lot of talents.

Over time, those literati who received Lin Zixuan's assistance formed a huge network of relationships.

Usually there is nothing, once there is something, you can see Lin Zixuan's appeal, Lin Mengwei's name is not in vain.

At the end of January 1927, 12 British warships, 16,000 British and Indian troops, ironclad convoys, tank artillery teams, and aviation units came to Shanghai to prevent war.

The U.S. government ordered the Minister to China, Mr. Ma Murui, to propose to the military authorities in the north and south of China that the Shanghai Public Concession be designated as a non-war zone.

The Chinese community in Shanghai has always been under martial law to prevent forces from taking advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos.

In fact, the plan for an armed insurrection in Shanghai has not stopped, but has been prepared at all times.

Lin Zixuan unknowingly contributed to the riot.

The continuous screening of "The First Sino-Japanese Storm", the exposure of the Lushun Massacre, and the confrontation with the Japanese in the newspapers, the patriotic fervor of the affected audience and readers burst out.

Both students and workers were paying attention to this incident, which invisibly set off a patriotic upsurge in Shanghai.

This undoubtedly became the fuse of the riot.

Still in the apartment, the man with a Hunan accent had left Shanghai, and the people in the room were discussing the situation in Shanghai.

They decided to take the opportunity to launch a second armed uprising.

Beginning in February, the workers of Shanghai organized a general strike, and by February 21, the number of workers on strike had reached 360,000, and by this time, the Northern Expeditionary Army had captured Hangzhou and was heading towards Shanghai.

On the evening of the 21st, Shanghai workers, students, and citizens rose up to fight back and began to engage in local battles with the military and police.

By 6 p.m. on the 22nd, the strike of the General Alliance had developed into a second armed uprising, with the ships "Jianwei" and "Jiankang" shelling the Gaochangmiao Arsenal and street fighting breaking out in Zhabei and Nanshi, in the Chinese border of Shanghai.

The armed insurrection failed again due to the leakage of the plans for the armed insurrection, the loss of unified command of the workers' pickets in the districts, and the halt of the advance of the Northern Expeditionary Army on the outskirts of Shanghai.

During this period, 6,700 workers, students, and citizens were killed and arrested.

Although this time failed, Lin Zixuan knew that the Northern Expeditionary Army was not far from capturing Shanghai.

During this period, he received a letter from the International PEN Commission, which agreed to Lin Zixuan's application to establish a PEN China Center, but required Lin Zixuan to go to London, England to attend the International PEN Congress.

As long as the conference votes and passes, the China PEN Center will be officially established. (To be continued.) )