In the Republic of China, Shanghai Tang may not lack the most tycoon, Shi Liangcai is one of the tycoons, and it is a very important tycoon, a newspaper tycoon.

The term tycoon appeared in Shanghai at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and was used in the Shanghai dialect to refer to a gang leader or a wealthy official. However, the term "tycoon" is not a "local product" of China. In the middle of the 19th century, the Englishman John Henson (1803-1882) invented a two-wheeled carriage that drove behind the car, and named this carriage "Henson" after himself. With the opening of Shanghai, Hengsheng's luxury private carriage entered Shanghai after 1880 and became known as the "Hensmei Carriage". According to the statistics of 1900, there were less than 10 people in Shanghai who owned "Hensmei carriages", and all of them were directors of the Ministry of Industry or foreign businessmen. The first person among the Chinese to own "Hensmei" was Shi Liangcai, the owner of the "Declaration", who bought it from a German at a high price of hundreds of thousands of taels. So the Shanghainese called the people who owned such carriages as tycoons. Later, by extension, the dominant party was called a tycoon, and it has been used to this day.

Shi Liangcai, a famous family repair, ancestral home of Jiangning, Qing Tongzhi three years (1864), his father moved to Sijing Town, Lou County, Songjiang Prefecture, opened Taihetang Chinese medicine store, and then entered Lou County. Yingwu at an early age, and showed talent in the twenty-fifth year of Guangxu (1899). After the Wuxu Reform, under the influence of the Restoration, he gave up the imperial examination and was admitted to the Hangzhou Sericulture Museum in the 27th year of Guangxu (1901). After returning from annual leave, he raised funds with local people to establish Yangzheng Primary School in Sijing. After graduating from the Sericulture Museum, she founded a women's sericulture school in Shanghai in the 30th year of Guangxu [1904] (the school was later moved to Hushuguan, Suzhou). At the same time, she successively taught in Nanyang Middle School, Yucai School, Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau Ordnance School, Wuben Girls' School, and initiated the organization of Jiangsu Student Affairs Association with Huang Yanpei and others. In order to oppose the Qing court's borrowing from foreign powers to build roads, he participated in the movement to reclaim the right of way, and was promoted as a director of the Jiangsu Railway Company. In the 34th year of Guangxu (1908), he served as the chief writer of the Times. After the outbreak of the Xinhai Revolution, he participated in the Jiangsu independence movement, responded to the revolution, cleaned up the finances of Jianghaiguan, and was later elected as a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Assembly. In the first year of the Republic of China (1912), he took over the "Declaration" and served as the general manager. From the 5th year of the Republic of China (1916), Zhang Jian and others paid off the shares in the "Declaration", so that the "Declaration" got rid of the influence of Zhang Jian and others.

Generally speaking, interviews such work would not be done in person, but Wang Zhenyu was reluctant to accept the "Declaration" because of the continuous publication of articles criticizing the relationship between the Nationalist Government and the "Declaration". As a last resort, in order to take down Wang Zhenyu, Shi Liang personally went out.

Otherwise, the appearance of the person is very important, Shi Liangcai's face is broad, eared, thick and big, and he belongs to a blessed person, but the layout of his facial features is very cramped, which belongs to the lack of blessings. Wang Zhenyu has also seen one of these faces in later generations, and one of his father's comrades-in-arms is a man of good character and a smooth life. But then it didn't work, forty-one years later, his wife died first, and then he also got cancer, which made people feel stamped. As soon as Wang Zhenyu saw Shi Liangcai, he thought of his father's comrades-in-arms, and then thought about the ending of Shi Liangcai in history, and he didn't feel strange, sure enough, it was his appearance that determined his fate!

Shi Liangcai: "Chairman Wang, it's an honor to be able to interview you!" ”

Wang Zhenyu: "It's me who should be honored, as far as I know, Boss Shi usually doesn't come out to do any interviews, at most he writes an article in the newspaper or something." ”

Shi Liangcai: "Hehe, no way, my reporter has asked to see you many times, but he has never been licensed, and a public figure like you is something that everyone cares about." For the sake of the interests and needs of the people, Shi can only be cheeky to ask to see you, and I hope that it will be convenient in the future. ”

Wang Zhenyu smiled and said: "It's not that I don't give convenience, your declaration is now a small scold in three days, a big scold in five days, and the entire national government is about to be scolded as a grandson." How dare you make it convenient for me to do this? Did you run up to me and point at my nose and say that I was a national thief? ”

Wang Zhenyu's straightforwardness surprised Shi Liangcai: "It's not that we like to scold people, but we received a message through a friend in the concession that our country is preparing to participate in the European war, and then use national interests as collateral to obtain a full loan and then train an army to participate in the war, is this thing true?" ”

"Is that the beginning of the question?" Wang Zhenyu asked with a smile.

Shi Liangcai: "Yes, you can start asking questions, I hope you can tell the truth." ”

Wang Zhenyu nodded and said: "Yes, this is indeed the case, and the Beiyang government has already declared war on Germany, so it is just a logical thing to send troops to participate in the war next." ”

Shi Liangcai shook his head and said: "But as far as I know, you bigwigs are not going to fight in Europe, but to use this to expand their armaments, and then start the pace of military unification, aren't they?" ”

Wang Zhenyu smiled: "Mr. Shi really hit the nail on the head when he saw the problem, it was true, at least Duan Qirui in the north and the army they tossed to fight me in the south." ”

Shi Liangcai didn't seem to be satisfied with this answer, and he continued to ask reluctantly: "Then Chairman Wang, what about you?" It is said that you are cooperating with the French to organize a large army to participate in the war, and the purpose of your training of this army is also to unify by force? ”

Wang Zhenyu asked with interest: "Mr. Shi, isn't it good to unify by force?" Does our country have to be divided? ”

"Splitting is not good, but as soon as the war starts, you commanders fight back and forth, the people are displaced, and the people are still suffering." Shi Liangcai replied compassionately.

Wang Zhenyu: "I agree with Mr. Shi's point of view, so I can make a guarantee here that if the Nationalist Government trains an army to participate in the war, then this army will not be used in the civil war, but will really be sent to Europe to participate in the European war." ”

Shi Liangcai was shocked when he heard this: "Are you telling the truth? Chairman Wang! Then you won't be afraid of the north beating you! ”

Wang Zhenyu shook his head and said: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and if he wants to go south to engage in military reunification, what can I do, it is nothing more than a war." ”

"Chairman Wang is really the style of a general," Shi Liangcai nodded and praised it. But he always felt that something was wrong, to go to war in Europe?

Shi Liangcai shouted in surprise: "You just said that you want to send the army of the Nationalist Government to fight in Europe? ”

Wang Zhenyu said with a smile: "To be able to surprise a well-informed person like Mr. Shi so much, I think I should be proud." ”

Shi Liangcai didn't care about any demeanor: "Don't talk to me about this, I heard it right, you want to send our army to Europe to participate in the war of their powers?" Is this a big deal? Do you know how strong the armies of the great powers are? Do you know how many people are dying in the European war now? That battle was not a small battle like ours, and it was normal for a million people to die in a battle. As far as our old Chinese army is concerned, how many of them are not enough to die? And this combat power ......"

Wang Zhenyu hurriedly stopped, not to destroy his prestige like this: "Mr. Shi, there are some things that we know we can't do, if we don't contribute to this European war, how can we gain the respect of the great powers, and how can we talk about the rise of China." Some blood must be shed, and some price must be paid! ”

Shi Liangcai blushed and said with a rough neck: "I object, you are using other people's lives to add luster to your own political life, you are simply trampling on life." ”

Wang Zhenyu shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "That's Mr. Shi, your power, my jihua will continue, this is not a matter of personal honor and disgrace, this is a matter of life and death for the country and the nation, okay, that's all for today's conversation, I'll go to meet a few friends later." ”

Shi Liangcai got up and said, "I will disclose this matter in the declaration, and I will call on the people to resist your wrong decision." After saying that, he left in a huff.

Wang Zhenyu glanced at Shi Liangcai's back and said, What a rude stubborn person, you are older than me.

After Wang Zhenyu left, he got into a Ford car, which was modified, all of which were added with bulletproof steel plates, and even the glass was replaced with steel plates. This is also something that can't be helped, Shanghai is not as good as Anjiang and Wuhan, in case an outlaw comes out and fights with himself, it will be troublesome. In addition to this Ford, there are four vehicles that are on guard. Halfway down, Wang Yaqiao got into the car.

"The chairman has worked hard" Wang Yaqiao has been a man of the year in Shanghai recently, but he is still polite when he meets Wang Zhenyu.

Wang Zhenyu nodded, "With the help of you brothers, it's not hard, I called you here because the bankers in Shanghai have not been very obedient recently, and they are probably not afraid of normal channels, so I have to think of a way for me to solve this problem." ”

Wang Yaqiao nodded and said: "I understand, the student will do it (Wang Yaqiao now has a student status at the Wuhan Youth Army Army University, and he can call himself a student)!" ”

Wang Zhenyu did not stop the car, but continued to ask: "How are you doing at Jiangnan Station for Japan's intelligence work recently?" ”

Wang Yaqiao: "It's more difficult, not to mention the lack of manpower, and the funds are also very tight. ”

Wang Zhenyu: "Don't always keep an eye on yourself, as far as I know, there seem to be a lot of North Koreans who came into exile after the death of the country in Shanghai, as for the funds, the income of the Sanxin company will be passed from you in the future." ”

Wang Yaqiao's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his whole train of thought was opened: "Students understand, students will do it." ”

Wang Yaqiao got out of the car, and Chen Bui, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned his head and asked, "Chairman, where are we going now?" ”

Wang Zhenyu leaned his head back and said, "Go and meet the British and the French, didn't the French Minister Kant secretly go south?" Let's go to the concession to meet him, this matter of organizing and training the army to participate in the war should be accelerated, these foreign devils, so far they have not sent instructors, how can I send the army to Europe next year with this efficiency. In addition, you have to talk to people about tariff autonomy, these foreigners are not credible at all, if you don't make it clear to him, he will pretend to be confused more than you. ”

Chen Bui understands the rules, he didn't speak, nodded and motioned for the driver to drive to the French Concession.