After six months in Beijing, Wang Zhenyu was finally able to leave, and the hard-working Cai Ye continued to be left in Beijing by Lao Yuan after he was promoted to the Senate of the Political Affairs Hall. After all, in Lao Yuan's eyes, Cai Yi's shili is far greater than Wang Zhenyu, of course, if Lao Yuan knew that Wang Zhenyu's men were already moving towards a small 100,000, it is estimated that he would immediately send someone to hunt down Wang Zhenyu.

It's a pity that Lao Yuan, who lives in Beijing, doesn't know this, so Wang Zhenyu can now swagger and take the Beijing-Pudong Railway south to Nanjing to meet his sworn brothers Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng, and then take the passenger ferry of Yuanjiang Shipping back to Anjiang leisurely.

Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng disguised themselves at Nanjing Xiaguan Wharf, after all, they are different now and in the past, with the support of Wang Zhenyu, these two are now one of the biggest names on the beach. Among them, Liu Hongsheng monopolized Shanghai's coal and electricity business, and also controlled part of the banking industry. Not long ago, he became the youngest director of the Shanghai Ministry of Industry Bureau, and Du Yuesheng is not bad, although he is still Huang Jinrong's protégé, but relying on the opium and arms business, he has already become the most powerful hooligan tycoon in Shanghai, and almost two-thirds of the gangsters who eat in Shanghai are eating at Boss Du's place.

Liu Hongsheng and Du Yuesheng both belong to the kind of people who drink water and don't forget to dig wells, so they naturally asked Wang Zhenyu to meet without delay and come immediately.

And Wang Zhenyu hasn't seen these two big brothers for almost two years, and he is a little excited in his heart, and meeting is a bear hug.

Liu Hongsheng quipped: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, in just two years of hard work, the third brother actually became the patrol envoy of our Republic of China, amazing, amazing." ”

Du Yuesheng also quipped: "People say that I Du Yuesheng is a character, I see, the character in this world is our third brother, and all the others are worthy of the image." ”

Wang Zhenyu hurriedly smiled and said: "The two eldest brothers are going to kill the younger brother, the little brother who made the oath two years ago clearly remembers that no matter whether we are rich or poor in the future, we are brothers who live and die." ”

As soon as Wang Zhenyu said this, Du Yuesheng and Liu Hongsheng's rough and restless hearts finally relaxed, they were worried that the third brother was not the same as in the past, and there was no brotherhood for them anymore. But at this time, both of them were secretly glad that they had made a good brother who was righteous and affectionate.

After greeting for a while and talking about brotherhood, everyone's topic turned to business.

Du Yuesheng was the first to report, only to see him said with joy on his face: "Third brother, second brother, I owe it to you, this business is becoming more and more prosperous year by year, Yungui's tobacco is now in our hands, after you won Li County last year, even half of Sichuan's tobacco is our way." This year, because President Yuan Da ordered last year not to allow the cultivation of opium in Zhili, not only caused the price of tobacco to rise, but also allowed our tobacco to enter the northern market through Lushun. It's only May now, guess how much my second brother has earned? It's 50 million, and if it goes on like this, it will have to break 100 million this year. After deducting the cost of the goods themselves, the dividends handed over to you at the end of this year will definitely not be less than 50 million. ”

Looking at Du Yuesheng's happy appearance, Wang Zhenyu was also happy, but he still told Du Yuesheng in righteous words: "Second brother, we can't help it, if we want to develop the place, it won't work without original funds." But the central government is also poor now, and I can't afford half a dime, so I have to make this decision, third brother. Even if we don't get involved, the opium in Yunguichuan will still be sold, so it is better for us to do this business. But second brother, this tobacco is a harmful thing after all, so no matter what, you just have to supply, don't go to open a tobacco shop, this is also a little less evil. ”

Du Yuesheng also felt justified when he heard this, he rubbed his hands and said: "Gossip, I have been staring at the people below, and they have been quite obedient recently." By the way, third brother, the arms business has not been doing well recently, and I heard from foreigners that the situation in Europe is tight, and large quantities of weapons are prohibited from being shipped. Now all you can get your hands on are some of the old weapons of the British and French in the colonies. ”

Wang Zhenyu's cooperation with Du Yuesheng is mainly tobacco and munitions, and the other Wang Zhenyu is very clear and does not mix. This is also what moved Du Yuesheng the most, his third brother really has nothing to say in terms of money.

Wang Zhenyu is also well-aware of the shortage of arms, and if he counts his fingers, in two months, there will be a Shijie war in Europe because of the assassination of the Austro-Hungarian crown prince. Since July last year, An Jiang has already sent personnel to study in Europe, sending a group of more than 300 people every six months, and among these people are special agents of the Military Intelligence Department, who on the one hand go to Europe to learn the most advanced communications jishu, and on the other hand, they are responsible for carrying out intelligence collection work on European countries. Although he is currently in Nanjing and has not yet received relevant returns, he can guess what kind of extent the arms race in Europe has reached.

If you want to grasp the rise of China, this European war is an opportunity for you. In fact, even at this time, China can only be said to be weak, not poor. Wang Zhenyu clearly remembers that according to the statistics of later generations, in 1820, China's total economy accounted for one-third of Shijie; Before the Xinhai Revolution, after many rapes by foreign powers, this total economic output still accounted for about 10% of Shijie; At the time of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the figure was 4.5 percent, and then by the end of the Cultural Revolution it was only 1 percent. And what about the weishenme powers that dared to bully rich China? Wang Zhenyu has his own conclusion about this, when he is rich, the system is backward, corruption is rampant, the armament is lax, he does not pay attention to Jishu talents, everything looks at the official position, and the people are centrifuged, and this kind of wealth is still weak in nature. If you still want to show off your wealth, it is equivalent to a fat pig showing others how fat its meat is, which is tantamount to telling others that you can kill it. Therefore, I must not let China go down the old road of history, we must end the civil strife as soon as possible, complete reunification, and use various means to rely on the economic aggregate that accounts for 10% of Shijie to let the whole of China rise in the east of Shijie, so that the tragedy of future generations will not happen again, Chinese is not an inferior person, why do we emasculate ourselves, why do we sell our goods cheaply in exchange for a bunch of useless foreign debts, why should our descendants eat poisonous food, why should our sky be full of haze, no, It will never be allowed, Wang Zhenyu secretly made up his mind.

After venting his inner dissatisfaction, Wang Zhenyu suddenly thought of a question, Luxembourg's national relocation has reached that point, and he really ignored this matter when he was in Beijing. To know the equipment needed to develop heavy industry at this stage, Jishu, talents can all count on this European steel power......

Liu Hongsheng's business is much more than Du Yuesheng's: "Wenzheng, now not only Shanghai, but also the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang coal is from me, and the agent in my hand is no longer Kaiping coal, and the coal from Pingxiang is also going to me." The annual profit is almost eight or nine million, although it is not as much as the tobacco of Yuesheng, but it is better than the long stream. You don't know, because the income from tobacco is too rich, it has made many people very jealous of the second brother's business. Yuesheng, it's not that the eldest brother said you, there have been too many fires and bloodsheds on the beach recently, and the Ministry of Industry is very dissatisfied, you have to find a way to clean up the situation, and you must also pay attention to your own safety. ”

Wang Zhenyu knew what was going on as soon as he heard it, he looked at Du Yuesheng and said: "Second brother, you listen to me about this matter, after going back to Shanghai, invite these bosses who want to get involved in the tobacco business to come over, have a meal, and then tell them that we can do this business together." Anyway, the supply is in your hands, you give them a profit of 10 million or 20 million every year, and the obedient ones will be there next year, and the disobedient ones will be gone next year. If there is a benefit, they will not worry about you here, but about each other. What do you think? ”

Du Yuesheng stroked his palm daxiao and said: "Amazing, amazing, in the words of the old three, that's it, that's it, I'll go back and do this fate, don't say it, I got rid of a few opponents at once these days, but I have some hair in my heart, this bastard can not kill people without killing, otherwise one day it will be himself who will die." ”

Seeing that Du Yuesheng understood the key points, Wang Zhenyu looked at Liu Hongsheng again: "Big brother, how are things going in the industrial and banking industries?" How's it going? ”

"Relying on the relationship of the Germans, Hongsheng Power under my name has basically monopolized the power supply market in the entire concession, and the annual profit of this piece alone is three or four million. But industry and banks did not go so well, and those people of the Ningbo Gang controlled these two pieces very tightly. Especially in the banking industry, Yuesheng and I were allowed to open such a corporate bank after visiting Mr. Yu several times before we were allowed to open such a corporate bank, and we do not have the right to issue currency. ”

"Ningbo Gang?" Wang Zhenyu unconsciously interrupted Liu Hongsheng's words: "Big brother, you're talking about the Jiangsu-Zhejiang chaebol, right?" ”

Liu Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, looked at Du Yuesheng, and saw that Du Yuesheng was also shaking his head, so he said: "The old man Guan Yu here in Shanghai and these people in the group are called the Ningbo Gang, not all of them are from Ningbo, like Qian Xinzhi is not from Ningbo, but it is true that they include Lin Kanghou and Li Fusun are all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang. ”

Wang Zhenyu's face suddenly turned red, and then he remembered that the so-called Jiangsu-Zhejiang chaebol was an academic term made up by later generations to emphasize the darkness of this era, just like the four major families. Ningbo Gang, Ningbo Gang, it seems that when I go to Shanghai in the future, I should pay attention to the relationship with them, and the strength of these big capitalists should not be underestimated. If you want to lead China to rise again, you must unite Liliang who can be united, and suppress or even eliminate everything that is counterproductive.

It's a pity that I have to rush back to Anjiang as soon as possible this time, otherwise I have to visit these Ningbo Gangs......