Chapter 79: Hongmen
Fang Buwei knew that Yu Erjun had always been grateful to Fang Buwei for saving his life, but he did too much for himself.
Regardless of the 200,000 pounds he gave him in the early stage and helped him hold shares in the pharmaceutical factory secretly, Yu Erjun also used the channels of the Nanyang Chamber of Commerce to whitewash the 130,000 taels of gold from the Japanese, and even went on his own, using his own relationship and influence to set up the Sin Chew Foreign Company...
I can only take the opportunity to repay the favor in the future.
Fang Buwei glanced at the deed again. The house was a small building similar to a small office room, covering an area of 3,500 square feet. In terms of conversion, it was 3,400 square meters, half an acre!
The three floors add up to more than 10,000 feet in area. According to the current average housing price in New York, one foot and five dollars, the housing price in Manhattan doubles again. This building costs at least 100,000 US dollars, nearly 300,000 oceans.
This was just going through the Great Depression. Compared to 29 years, New York's housing prices were less than half, otherwise it would not be possible to buy such a house if you spend a million dollars.
But it is even worse than Shanghai.
The highest housing prices in Shanghai are in the French Concession. One acre is nearly 600,000 oceans, which is equivalent to more than 300 US dollars per square meter and nearly 30 US dollars per foot, which is three times the housing prices in Manhattan, New York.
After 38 years, it was even more exaggerated, more than doubled, ranking first in the world.
Thinking of this, Fang Buwei felt another move.
Although housing prices in Shanghai are expensive, you can buy it as long as you pay it in place, but it is different in New York.
Even in China, the status of Chinese people is as low as possible, let alone New York, the United States where whites are supreme?
Without a strong relationship, no matter how much money is, it is impossible to buy such a large building in the highest-end wealthy area in the United States, otherwise Song Ziwen's clan brother and Chen Zuyan's classmates would have done it long ago.
Who is Yu Erjun looking for?
As soon as Fang Buwei looked up, he saw Yu Erjun take out another card and handed it over with both hands.
Um?
Judging from Yu Erjun's appearance, such a piece of paper seemed to be more important than the deed of the house.
"How many years have you been using this thing?" Yu Erjun put the card in Fang Buwei's hand.
Fang Buwei subconsciously took it over and found that it was made of a piece of black and red cardboard, folded together in the middle, which was a bit like an invitation from later generations.
He reached out and touched it and knew that the hard paper was framed layer by layer with red paper, which was quite crisp and seemed to have been left for many years.
Because the years have passed, the bright red has turned into black red.
Fang Buwei opened it and saw that there was only one big character written inside, as if there were many words kneading together. Fang Buwei didn't recognize it at all.
What?
Judging from Yu Erjun's expression, this post is obviously not simple.
A flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and Fang Buwei thought that he had seen something similar when he was in Shanghai.
A post from the Qing Gang?
wrong.
The Qing Gang only operates in the Jiangnan area and has never been to Nanyang.
Hongmen!
Yes, in Hong Kong, who is a little rich Han person, who has nothing to do with the Hongmen?
The founding father also entered the Hongmen and made the Double Flower Red Stick!
Fang Buwei thought of the code words and incisions of Hongmen, and the most obvious ones were to disassemble words and add numbers.
He looked at the big character, and from top to bottom, they were the four words "Mu Li Dou Shi".
These four words represent eighteen, sixty-one, twelve, twenty-three, and four numbers, implying the origin and development of the Hongmen.
Below is another word "Qing" written inversely.
"Qing" is on the left, "风" is on the right, and there is also a word "Ming" under "Qing".
It means anti-Qing and restoring Ming Dynasty.
This is the early sign of the Hongmen period. It is no longer needed now. And there are only a few people who know their full meaning, including the Shanmen Dragon Head. The ordinary gang members don’t know what other words “Qing” and “Ming” are the words “Ming” that are written inversely.
Fang Buwei also learned about it when he assisted Guangdong guards in his previous life when he solved a drug trafficking case in the Triad Association. Most of them were learned from the "Hongmen Zhi" written by Mr. Situ Meitang after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Fang Buwei looked at it carefully again. There was a fingerprint on the character "Dou" in "Mu Li Dou Shi".
The word "Dou" means twelve, and can also be called twelve. These three characters are combined to mean "Yu Er".
This is Yu Erjun’s incense book?
It is equivalent to his ID card in the Hongmen.
How high is Yu Erjun's identity in Hongmen who can use the monogram "Dou" to hide his identity?
Fang Buwei raised his head and glanced at Yu Erjun again.
With his current identity, he can also deserve the title of Brother Hongmen.
The Hongmen is now a real patriotic organization. Since the Tongmenghui, it has been fully supporting the revolution. During the War of Resistance Against Japan, it has also sent its children back to China to participate in the war, with a huge influence.
It is no less than the contribution made by the Nanyang Patriotic Merchant Alliance.
It is also coincidental that during the fourteen years of the War of Resistance Against Japan, the military expenditure raised by the Hongmen of America was more than 14 million US dollars, or more than 40 million silver dollars, through the "National Relief Bureau" built by the father of the country.
If it is converted into RMB in later generations, it will be more than 4 billion...
From the previous father of the founding father joining the Hongmen and seeking support for the revolution, and after the founding of the country, Taizu personally invited Mr. Situ to return to China to participate in the founding ceremony and asked him to serve as a member of the CPPCC to see how profound the Hongmen had in China.
Patriots in Hongmen formed the Zhigong Party, but the shrimp soldiers and crab generals who fled from the mainland to Hong Kong and Taiwan took up the Hongmen sign and did evil for bandits, making Hongmen’s reputation awesome...
The founder of Hongmen in Hong Kong was Ge Zhaohuang, who was also the founder of the 14k. Before fleeing from the mainland, he was the captain of the Military Control Commission's Xijiang Operation Team stationed in Guangzhou.
So when later generations mention Hongmen, they will think of gangs.
Fang Buwei shook his head and looked at Yu Erjun again.
He gave himself a famous post, probably to visit a Hongmen boss after he went to the United States, and there would be a helper in the future...
Fang Buwei's mind suddenly lit up.
Just now, Yu Erjun mentioned that the house was purchased by "My Cousin"...
"Zhidiao Party?" Fang Buwei asked subconsciously.
It was Yu Erjun's turn to be surprised.
It was just a book of incense, why did Fang Buwei think of the Zhigong Party?
Fang Buwei was not sure that Yu Erjun was the Zhigong Party. He just thought of Situ Meitang and subconsciously said it.
"The second master mentioned 'Beautiful Cousin', I just guess it!" Fang Buwei replied.
"I am not the Zhigong Party, nor is my cousin Mei!" Yu Erjun replied and sighed again.
Fang Buwei thought for a moment before he thought about it.
Yu Erjun and what he mentioned about the Zhigong Party are not the same as the ones he said.
What Yu Erjun is talking about the "China Zhigong Party" established in 1925, and Fang Buwei is talking about the "China Hongmen Zhigong Party" established by Situ Meitang in 1945.
Although these two families have their own roots, they are not exactly the same thing.
Spy Hunting Shadow
Chapter completed!