When the morning mist, separated by the sun, and the breeze blowing gently, the ship finally arrived in Shanghai, and the ship was late, three or four hours later than expected, itself should have arrived in the early hours of the morning, and arrived at ten o'clock in the morning.

That's good, the boat in the early morning, there are so many inconveniences, this is not the future, taxis everywhere, the main means of transportation in Shanghai is rickshaws, and trams, in the early morning, the ghosts and shadows are each, it is very inconvenient to get off the boat, unless you come to pick up in advance.

Shanghai, this Chinese history, especially in modern times, is a very complex place, fell into the eyes of Yang Yuanzhao, from the beginning of the opening of Shanghai, Shanghai embarked on a completely different development path from other cities, the first industry, the first tram, the first private factory, in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China melee period, Shanghai actually became the base camp of China's national economy, although it is only in the haze of development, but compared to other places complex environment, strict taxes, Shanghai concession, because relatively fair, It is a miracle that it has become a private business settlement.

It is a pity that Shanghai, as an industrial city, has no other advantages except shipping, no resources, all of them need to be purchased, the port was opened earlier, it is relatively prosperous, it is relatively narrow, and the cost of manual use of land is relatively high, these are the problems that restrict Shanghai, which have not been solved throughout the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

It is irrefutable that Shanghai is currently one of the most developed cities in China, not only is it extremely developed in commerce, but also its industry is also a rare bright spot in old China.

There are many people, this is Yang Yuanzhao's first impression after coming to Shanghai, there are people everywhere, Chinese, foreigners, bankrupt farmers and small craftsmen, but also rich businessmen, officials, and readers from all over the world, they are mixed together, forming a unique style of modern Shanghai, this style, after the opening of Shanghai, has integrated into the atmosphere of foreign countries, which can be regarded as a kind of regional symbol.

Shanghai is not the first to open the port, the history of foreigners, but also than Guangzhou and Quanzhou such a port city, I don't know how much, Shanghai with a unique geographical location and innate charm, the fusion of Eastern and Western cultures, spontaneously formed the largest financial center and market in the Far East, to the Republic of China, he is even the financial center of the Far East.

A Shanghai, along the Yangtze River, radiates the entire hinterland of China, I don't know when it began, the importance of Shanghai, has surpassed Guangzhou, has become one of the most important cities of the great powers, and as a humiliation scar, the concession has also changed more and more from the original deviation, and the culture of the concession, I don't know when it began, has been integrated into the bones of Shanghai.

Feeling the past and present of Shanghai, the ship slowly leaned towards the wharf, the wharf is a different look, next to a large group of ragged workers, there are some strong men in black clothes, Shanghai in old China, a poor and busy scene.

On the one hand, there are busy ports and shipping, from the Huangpu River, every wharf, is the focus of the gangster forces, on the wharf, there are interests, there are foreign ships, on the other hand, is the slums near Zhabei, more and more heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes, so that a large number of homesteaders bankrupt, the rich two river basins can not let them have enough to eat, they left their hometowns one by one, came to Shanghai, which is known as full of gold, but life is like a joke with them, Shanghai did not give them a rich life, Rather, it is a greater affliction.

One by one, one by one, one by one, a numb face, this is the true portrayal of old China, for a moment, Yang Yuanzhao suddenly felt that it seemed that he came to this world, not only to save China's tragic fate, but also to save the people's thoughts at the same time, otherwise, empty to a rich country, not only is not happiness, but a disaster.

The concession, after 1840 in China, has become a special historical business card, engraved in the disastrous history of old China, a country within a country, with legislation, law enforcement, trials and military stationing, this is a completely strange country, but it is ironic that in old China, even in the golden decade of the Republic of China, the whole of China, the best protection of national industry and commerce, the best development, is still the concession, other places, perhaps because of a momentary chance, will develop some industry, However, with the excesses of taxes and warlords, it has long been dissipated in the entire vast stream, and there is no longer a zài.

Before the First World War, before the Spanish flu spread around the world, not many people in China or abroad paid attention to hygiene, and the streets were full of garbage, and even in some places, dirty water flowed sideways, and only on a few main roads, because of the cleaning of hired cleaners, there was a little less garbage.

Jenny stopped at the Shanghai dock, when the ship's side landed on the shore, a large group of ragged dock workers, swarming, and the previous Hankou is very different, it seems to be more chaotic, a few strong men in black clothes, also shouted loudly, I don't know what they mean, in short, the dock that looks spacious suddenly became complicated and crowded.

When Uncle Guang saw this situation, he immediately made a decision, and immediately ordered Da Niu to find a few rickshaws, and they quickly left the Shanghai wharf.

Shanghai's lanes, at this time, have begun to gradually take shape, garden houses and Huangpu River shops, can be said to represent Shanghai's wealth and commerce, the lanes represent the chaos, Shanghai has a large population, in this era has been fully revealed, not a large Shanghai, poured into a large number of bankrupt farmers in northern Jiangsu, southern Jiangsu, as well as Zhejiang, Anhui and other places, they followed a dream, entered Shanghai, want to pursue their own paradise, but they never thought that Shanghai is not as good as they imagined, Among them, except for a few lucky ones, they entered the factory, relying on heavy labor, barely maintaining the food and clothing of the family, the rest, mostly joined the gang.

The chaos of the late Qing Dynasty, coupled with the help of the great powers, the Bund in Shanghai, which is brightly lit at night, may be the most prosperous and luxurious place in China, and in the corners where the light does not shine, crimes occur everywhere.

The speed of the rickshaw is speeding up, and it is a big road, but in the various lanes, everywhere, you can see the figure of holding an axe and a knife, and even slashing wildly, this is the Shanghai of old China, Shanghai under chaos and gangsters.

The rickshaw began to accelerate, the bustling street, and the dark lane, as if they were two completely different worlds, the sun was shining outside, and the dark vendetta was inside, Yang Yuanzhao sighed, even if he was a traverser, without the support of a strong force, he could not move these land snakes in the slightest, since the opening of Shanghai, the formation of the concession, **, the three major systems of officials, a certain process, formed a deformed balance.

The rickshaw slowly stopped, the Yang family was in Shanghai, there were only two shops, and the business was only some local products from Shanxi, fortunately, there were two entrances before and after, the front was a shop, and the back was a small courtyard and guest room, starting from Wuhan, they had already sent a telegram to Shanghai, they did not go to the dock to greet them, but settled down for a while, but compared to the comfort of Hankou, it seemed a little simple.

In this regard, Yang Yuanzhao did not force it, along the way, he has been thinking about a problem, how to plan, how to develop, the initial stage, the focus must be light industry, light industry to make money This is recognized, China's huge territory and population, but also let the light industry have enough soil, not to mention, 300 million cotton cloth per year, this is a huge number that makes people tremble, from the end of the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, cotton cloth and cotton yarn, has become Britain and Japan, plundering China's wealth of weapons, even more than **.

Cotton textile is not a small handicraft workshop, the investment is huge, he understands that cotton textile in this era is not difficult, Shanghai currently has several government-run and private cotton textile factories including Dasheng, most of the current mechanism is steam engine traction, the steam engine is characterized by slow speed, slow speed, small power, he has a gasoline engine on hand, although it may not be tried, but it is transformed up, so that he is more suitable for cotton spinning, improving efficiency is no problem, light industry, efficiency improvement will bring a series of benefits, such as cost advantages, quality advantage and a series of others, with cotton textile as the leader, relying on the cotton planting of Mengken, a large amount of accumulated capital in the early stage, which is very important, especially skilled workers, China is a backward society, except for a small number of skilled workers in the textile industry, other mechanical workers, very lacking, take the introduction of textile machinery at the end of the Qing Dynasty, any place has a problem, need to send workers.