H.E. Arnold, the son of the elder Arnold, a German Jew, the owner of the former Rui Kee & Co.

Rui Kee & Co. had a branch in the former German concession in Hankow, and when World War I broke out, China declared war on Germany, but the concession was transferred to Japan. The assets of St. Regis are held in escrow by HSBC. After the end of World War I, the elder Arnold brothers died one after another. Arnold's next generation, H.E. Anold, C.H. Arnold, was a British citizen and demanded that HSBC return the assets of Swiss & Co., and in 1919, Amway & Co. was re-registered in Hong Kong.

Zhang Chun occupied Wuhan and recovered the concession, and all countries were very dissatisfied with Zhang Chun. But the little Arnold brothers saw it as an opportunity.

Zhang Chun's fame grew, and the legend that the German pastor Julien once taught Zhang Chun for two years when he was a child was widely spread. H.E. Arnold even went back to Germany to visit Pastor Julian, but Pastor Julian had passed away, but Pastor Julian's room had portraits of him, Zhang Chun, and Lizhen. The painting was painted by Yuan Fang and has the signatures of Yuan Fang and Julian on it.

H.E. Arnold bought the painting and brought it back to China, where he came to give it to Zhang Chun, and at the same time negotiated the reopening of the Rui Kee Foreign Company in Hankow.

Although H.E. Arnold was a British citizen, he was actually a last resort for the sake of property, and he was not backed by British businessmen, but by a group of Germans.

Although many of Lin Changmin's propaganda in Europe is from a negative angle, it also reveals that Hubei is the most advanced and developed place in China and is China's hope. After the First World War, Germany, which could not tolerate Europe and could not get along with Soviet Russia, was anxious to find potential allies. For the shame of a bloody defeat. To repay the huge debts, the Germans can be regarded as bearing the burden of humiliation. For example, the little Arnold brothers did not hesitate to give up their German citizenship, but in fact they still did things for Germany.

Zhang Chun looked at the photo of Julian Sr. With a long sigh, he said in German, "Thank you for sending back old Julian." How Germany is now. ”

"The situation is not good, the war reparations take 20 years for the people to be repaid, and overseas assets are taken over and frozen. Germany became a slave to Europe. ”

"I heard that there was a Dawes plan where the Entente could give Germany a loan to develop the economy."

"Yes, we are going back to the Ruhr Economic Zone, but the Americans are not at ease. It was only to turn the attention of Britain and France back to Europe. The Germans had no friends in Europe. So I hope to be able to get help from my friends in the East. ”

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "We have issued a statement that we are willing to engage in equal and mutually beneficial exchanges with businessmen from various countries. Naturally, this also includes economic exchanges. I don't think there's a problem with that. We did not give privileges to Britain and the United States, we did not give privileges to Japan. Soviet Russia was not given privileges, and naturally Germany would not be privileged. But I can guarantee that Germans will be treated the same as their own people, and that there will be no discrimination or inequality. The Hubei Autonomous Government has promulgated a series of laws that you can study. See if you are willing to set up a branch in Wuhan. ”

H.E. Arnold stooped down and saluted, "We only want to be sure of one thing. That's how long your rule over Hubei can last, and along the way, we think we can get a satisfactory answer. There is no doubt about that. Here, on behalf of Germany, I would like to pay tribute to you. ”

Amway & Co. and a group of German businessmen were stationed in Hankou, and Wuhan's canned food, daily chemicals, oils, clothing, furniture, etc. were selling well. Even if these things are shipped back to Germany, they can have a good price and profit with their novel styles and unique textile processes.

There are some items that are duplicated with Germany, such as Seiko watches. building materials, as well as some advanced machinery and small hardware. Machinery and building materials Hubei is not ready for export. But imports don't seem to have much of an advantage in price. But watches and hardware should be very good in some surrounding countries and places. And Hubei is now importing some minerals, rubber, and other products is still relatively large. For example, phosphorus and potash ore, the only defect is that Hubei only needs raw ore. Of course, except for metal ores such as steel, aluminum, tungsten, etc.

In 1925, the Fourth National Congress of the Communist Party of China was held in Shanghai, and it was decided that Li Dazhao would lead it to Beijing to participate in the National Assembly.

Sun Yat-sen's backyard, which had just gone north, caught fire again, and Chen Jiongmin claimed to be the acting generalissimo. Chiang Kai-shek led an army to the east to defeat Chen Jiongming. Chen Jiong's militia was defeated and fled to Huizhou.

Duan Qirui held an aftermath meeting in advance. In fact, it was on behalf of the bureaucrats and warlords to divide the spoils after the war, and although Sun Yat-sen attended the conference, he continued to prepare for the convening of the National Assembly.

On 1 March, the National Assembly was convened.

On March 12, Sun Yat-sen died of illness in Beijing. Chen Jiongmin wrote a couplet: Only heroes can kill people alive, merit and crime are right and wrong, and they have their own history; He has fought again and again with his old friends, and his public enmity and personal friendship are all known by an inch of innocence. Chen Qingtong, who was in Guangzhou, went to Huizhou and said: "What Mr. Jingcun did is similar to Zhang Weimin, but the autonomy of the United Province is different. Now there are enemies on all sides. It's better to go to Hubei. ”

Chen Jiongmin only said: "The homeland is hard to leave." ”

Xinmin Bao published two articles, one commenting on Sun Yat-sen's merits and demerits, and fully affirmed Sun Yat-sen's contributions to the revolution throughout his life. However, he also listed the reasons why Sun Yat-sen could not succeed, one of which was that he could not integrate the people of the country and was suspected of dictatorship. The other is a comment on Chen Jiongming, believing that Chen Jiongming has the ability to govern the people and the ambition to open up a new style. It is merit to protect the territory and benefit the people, and it is unwise to be autonomous in the provinces, and it is wrong to rebel for the sake of the selfishness of a province.

Hubei Province mourned Sun Yat-sen's flag at half-mast in accordance with international practice.

Sun Yat-sen died, although the Duan Qirui government was dissatisfied with Sun Yat-sen, but still gave considerable affirmation and assisted in the funeral. Duan Qirui once wanted to bury Sun Yat-sen in Beijing, after all, Sun Yat-sen was the provisional president who led the revolution that overthrew the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and also wanted to carry on Sun Yat-sen's political legacy. However, this is something that the Kuomintang cannot agree.

In the National Convention, the CCP was also very powerful. After returning to Guangzhou, although Li Dazhao and Chen Qingtong had objections, a general strike was set off across the country. Luo Zhanglong had prepared to hold a peaceful march in Hubei Province in solidarity with the workers' movement in the provinces. But there were few responders, and Lin Yunan did not support it, so he had to give up.

Interestingly, Deng Zhongxia actually disagreed. He hit the nail on the head and said: Now the CCP is on strike, saying that it is to help workers seek welfare, but it is impossible for the other party to meet the demands. They say they want a complete revolution, but they want to force them to cooperate with the authorities.

What is the purpose of the parade in Hubei? It is nothing more than an indication of the attitude of a political party. It's not really for the sake of the workers.

Deng Zhongxia is young and dares to say. Luo Zhanglong's face turned pale for a while.

Li Hanjun and Liu Renjing just didn't speak. After a long time, Li Hanjuncai said: "The interests of the political party are better the interests of Soviet Russia. It's just that Mr. Sun died, and it is still unknown whether the cooperation between the KMT and the CCP can continue. ”

The wave of strikes has thrown a mess of cities along the sea, most notably Qingdao, Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Guangzhou. Wuhan, by contrast, was calm.

Wuhan also held a clothing design conference, which was used by Liang Sishun, Cai William, and Lin Huiyin to coax the Germans. William Cai even became the design director of the Wuhan Garment Factory, where she painted too many figures and knew the clothing requirements and habits of various groups of people. The designed clothing is practical and beautiful at the same time.

Coupled with the performance of the beautiful girl and handsome guy of Liang Sishun's propaganda team, the citizens of Wuhan and the Germans went crazy. In the large square at the gate of Wuda, tens of thousands of people were gathered at once, which frightened the police station.

This modern, chinoiserie-style, Westerner-based clothing made the Germans a lot of money. The French, who are the most sensitive to clothing and fashion trends, couldn't help it and ran over as well. Honestly lived in a fourteen-storey building built for merchants in Wuhan.

This is Liang Sicheng's design, and it is also a rehearsal for the construction of the bridge foundation. The construction time was short, because the bridge bureau of thousands of people always had something to do. However, there is nothing to say about the quality of the project, and various types of equipment designed by the Bridge Bureau are in turn. Zhan Tianyou and Wu Yongen were very worried for a while, even more worried than Liang Sicheng.

Fourteen floors is considered a high-rise building in Wuhan. It was named Trade Building by Zhang Chun. The people who live in it are businessmen from all over the world, and most of them are Shanghainese and foreigners.

For Chinese merchants, stamp duty is to rob them of their interests. Internationally, however, it is a normal tax. It's just that Wuhan is not a free trade port, many things are restricted from importing, there are very strict commodity inspection gates, and the customs are completely controlled by the government. It has its own new currency, and the production process is very complicated. I don't recognize the dollar at all. They determine the price of goods by their own internal goods-to-goods exchange standards.

In May, the Hubei government announced a 30 percent income tax on individuals and businesses with monthly incomes of more than 50,000 yuan. Despite this, some large merchants are still flowing in, after all, they are talking about net income, not apportionment of miscellaneous taxes.

The completion of the Trade Building has greatly increased the confidence of the Bridge Bureau, and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge has finally started. (To be continued......)