Chapter 14 Bidding (Part 1)
Li Pingshu was sitting in the carriage, wondering why Yuchen had to invite him to the Governor's Office at night. In the past ten days, in addition to being the chief of finance, he also also served as diplomatic affairs of the military government. These things were his best. He quickly raised three million yuan in military pay for the military government and fully comforted the concession. Kent has revealed that the missions of various countries will recognize the Revolutionary Army as a legal battle group in the near future. The revolutionary cause is indeed smooth. But the boy firmly grasped the two things, soldiers and money, and could write some comments and post them in the newspaper to attract the hearts of the people. He sat in the position of the governor firmly.
However, these days, all forces were mixed, Hu Hanmin rushed over from Hong Kong, and the Hubei military government also sent representatives to contact him. Jiangsu and Zhejiang were all mobilizing Shanghai to send troops to Nanjing immediately. However, this governor was always unpredictable and did not know what to do. If he delayed it, it would be detrimental to him.
The carriage stopped, and several Yuchen's guards welcomed him to his official residence. They saw Yuchen wearing a white British cardigan with a high-neck and breeches and leather boots, smiling at the door: "Brother Pingshu, I really feel wronged to pull you over so late."
Li Pingshu held up his glasses and smiled and said, "It's not a matter of hard work or not. When the governor saw the summons, can we soldiers below not be ordered to be cautious?"
Yuchen laughed and welcomed Li Pingshu into the room. Li Pingshu saw a huge map of Nanjing hanging in front of his desk, full of red and blue pencils. He felt that the young governor was about to attack Nanjing? How could the situation in Shanghai be maintained? Could it be that he was summoned to come to this matter?
Yuchen looked at him and smiled and said, "This is brought by Zhang Guanglin, a second-class staff clerk of the Military Advisory Office. Brothers have been studying the staff members these days. Nanjing is a must-have, otherwise it will be too hindered from the restoration of the situation south of the Yangtze River."
Li Pingshu stopped his heartbeat: "Which team is the governor going to send to fight? There are not many teams that can be transferred out in Shanghai." He thought to himself, who would dare to pull the team under your hands? You have been chopped off the heads of the previous few, and you are the only three groups in Shanghai. It depends on what tricks you can play.
Yuchen stood up and walked a few steps in front of the map. The lights in the room made his face look half-light and dark. He said in a deep voice: "There are the 40th Battalion of the Jiang Defense Army in Nanjing, plus the Second Route and Sixth Route Patrol Team in Jiangsu. There are almost 20,000 troops. There are no troops in Shanghai? Isn't it just a few thousand people that my subordinates can still be transferred out? This time, only my brothers will go in person. We must join forces with the Zhejiang Army of the Town Army and organize the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Alliance to be sure to recover Nanjing. The situation in Shanghai is still something that I have to ask Brother Pingshu to maintain."
Li Pingshu accompanied him to look at the map, and heard his words for a long time without saying a word. Finally, he said lightly: "Where do we have the strength to maintain the situation in Shanghai when the governor is here? Brother Chen Yingshi is very powerful. It is better to choose him to bear this difficulty. I will help you from the side, so I can guarantee the safety of Shanghai as the governor's rear and military station."
Yuchen looked at him and smiled.
"Why is Brother Pingshu's words the same as Brother Yingshi's words? Brothers are determined to hand over the position of governor to two seniors, but both of them are very kind and respectful and give in to each other. In fact, there is no prejudice in the hearts of brothers. This Shanghai governor is a chore. Brothers have known this for more than ten days. Millions of people must take care of food, drink, defecation, and support all parties. Although the reputation is a good one, it is really tiring. It is better to lead troops to the front line and fight with Zhang Xun to the death."
Li Pingshu listened silently and quickly thought about how true or false his words were. He also explained to Chen Yingshi that what was his intention to marry a daughter and two?
Yuchen raised two fingers, and his tone of speech was a bit solemn: "Brothers have decided to send troops! Although the soldiers are far from being trained, the revolutionary cause is as anxious as sparks, and I can't wait! The two seniors have to accept the difficulties of the Shanghai retreat, all depends on the face of the revolutionary cause. Brothers have only two requirements for this. One is to provide a three million yuan in advance for the start-up fee and all the combat fees. The second is to leave the manufacturing bureau of Gaochang Temple for the Suzhou-Shanghai Revolutionary Army. I will leave a group of people here to ensure that the arms can be replenished in a steady stream. Brothers say something disrespectful here. If anyone can do these two things, brothers, the Shanghai Governor, will immediately serve them with both hands!"
He tore off all the hypocritical and politeness, and nakedly spread the essence of the transaction in front of Li Pingshu. This Shanghai governor has millions of dollars in cash every year, and after the revolution is successful, it is likely that he will be the identity of a senior official. How could they not want it?
After thinking about it, Li Pingshu felt that Yuchen might be grateful to him for preparing three million yuan of military pay for him in the early stage. He was now the Finance Minister of Shanghai, and raising money was a matter of close proximity to him. He had no intention of chatting with Yuchen and hurriedly left. He was thinking about how to raise the three million yuan. The Finance Minister could run into the public treasury, and every little income was taken away by the headquarters of the Suzhou-Shanghai Revolutionary Army. Now even if it was a new tax, it was too late.
As a gentry director of the Shanghai Business Group, he can raise about one million from a Chinese businessman, and he can also take out 200,000 yuan and borrow hundreds of thousands from foreigners. Even if he borrows usury, he will have to make up for the three million!
In Chen Qimei's house in Nanshi, Chen Qimei and his confidants, and on the other hand, the middle-aged man with Da Er were also having a distressed conversation. In this regard, Da Er was Hu Hanmin who rushed from Hong Kong. He was originally the host of Tongmenghui in Hong Kong. At this time, Shanghai was revived, but there was no general of Tongmenghui ranked important positions in the military government. Only Chen Qimei became a deputy military and political chief. Although the military governor claimed to be a figure in Tongmenghui, he had never heard of it. He arrived in Shanghai almost the next day of his revival, but Yuchen was lukewarm to him. He called him the seniors intimate, but he didn't give him any actual name. He made him a narrow-minded and self-respecting person, just like Chen Qimei, depressed so much now.
Chen Qimei smoked a cigarette bubble hard, and the blue-gray smoke slowly exhaled. Hu Hanmin looked at him: "Yingshi, it's better to avoid touching this thing in the future. People who want to do big things should not have too deep hobbies."
In Shanghai, Hu Hanmin can only say this to him. Chen Qimei threw the cigarette gun down and turned over and sat up from the couch. Jiang Zhiqing hurriedly sent his shoes over.
Chen Qimei said boredly: "I'm having a headache! Brother Hanmin! You can hear the plates that the red man has opened today. How can this be like a revolutionary party? Three million, what else can I do if I have three million?" He was also anxious and talked nonsense. Hu Hanmin smiled faintly, not caring about it.
Chen Qimei calculated with her fingers: "The brothers here can raise 300,000 yuan, and the brothers in Guangzhaogong Institute can borrow 800,000 yuan, but nothing else is left! The red guy in Li Pingshu must have opened a plate, but he can get it, but the brothers really can't do it."
He looked at Hu Hanmin with some hope: "Can Hong Kong solve it?"
Hu Hanmin just shook his head: "The public funds in Hong Kong are not easy to come by, and the amount is not large. They are almost spent as soon as they are collected. I came to Shanghai and I want to solve some money. Don't count on Yingshi."
Chen Qimei hugged her head: "I worked in Shanghai with my head held up for half a year, but I ended up being in vain! Brother Hanmin, now my brother is disheartened and ready to lie down and stop doing it."
Hu Hanmin was also silent for a while, not knowing what to say to persuade him. Finally, he just said reluctantly: "I'll mobilize comrades. There are quite a few people with families and businesses. They can probably raise some money. I dare not say that there are too many. There are always 200,000 to 300,000. Yingshi, think of a way, you should work hard for three million. We are bound to win this Shanghai governor. Otherwise, we will lose our own territory."
Chen Yingshi said coldly: "Even if he raises three million, what can he do? He can raise Li Pingshu. We can't compete with him."
The two people next to him spoke at the same time, but the content was completely different. "Then let's kill Li Pingshu first!" "Then we raise more money!" Yang Hu said that he wanted to kill Li Pingshu, but Jiang Zhiqing said that he raised more money.
Chen Qimei thought for a long time and shook her head at Yang Hu first: "Li Pingshu has dozens of guards from Yuchen Sect around him, and he has the power himself. Besides, he is a friend and cannot do this. If it is spread, I, Chen Qimei, don't want to hang out in Shanghai."
He looked at Jiang Zhiqing again: "You think there is any way to raise more money?"
Jiang Zhiqing's thin face was already confident. He looked at Hu Hanmin and Chen Qimei and said, "Brothers have been thinking about it for a long time. The only way to make money is to ask for it from our Qing Gang brothers! Now opium sales are controlled in the hands of the concession. We can promise that when the Shanghai Governor gets it, we will also sell opium at the Shanghai Huajie Wharf! Such a large wharf and such a big business. Several Qing Gang bosses and interested merchants are gathered together, and three million are within their reach."
Everyone was silent. This was indeed a good way. Money came the fastest. As long as it was guaranteed that opium could be sold for one year, those merchants could make tens of millions of profits and use three million to pave the way. They were very willing. However, this Shanghai governor would inevitably be called opium governor in the future.
Chapter completed!