Chapter 556 The Banquet Is Open!
No matter what Ye Luo thought or planned, the principal still distributed a large number of Central Army military coupons to Ye Investment.
The so-called military bonds are bonds issued during wars. They are usually mortgaged with local tax revenue and forcibly distributed to ordinary people and businessmen.
After getting military coupons, people usually sell them at low prices, while some speculators take the opportunity to buy and hoard them.
If the force that issues military bonds fails, the bonds will depreciate in value at best, or turn into a pile of waste paper at worst. But if the issuer wins, the bond will rise and appreciate rapidly, creating both risk and profit.
To put it bluntly, it’s like buying a World Cup win or loss, but this time it’s a war game!
But at this stage, military coupons are just a cover used by warlords to forcefully deduct military expenses from businessmen. Even if they win, the appreciation of many military coupons will not be obvious, and warlords who issue large amounts of military coupons are just empty shells without money. I just ask you for money, but you still want to exchange it?
When there was a conflict before, the principal promised not to allow Ye Luo to invest too much in military expenses. This time, of course, Ye Luo was exempted from a large number of military coupons. But now in order to ease the relationship and repay the kindness, he simply gave Ye Luo 10 million yuan to invest in military expenses for free. Vouchers.
Anyway, the Central Army would have won. Ye Luo didn't have military coupons, so he had to buy some from other businessmen. The principal distributed 10 million, and he was happy to take it.
After getting the 10 million, Ye Luo specifically asked the secretaries of a group of big bosses such as Deng Wenyi, Tang Fulu, Xiao Tongzi, etc., and found that the Kuomintang was generally not optimistic about the principal's battle, and many people were willing to sell military supplies at low prices. The merchant groups headed by Yu Qiaqing and others also urgently need to cash in the military coupons.
Through some operations, Ye Luo quickly collected 50 million in military coupons with 5 million in cash. Adding these 10 million, once the war ends and the value rises, the principal will owe him 100 million.
But in addition to the Central Army, other warlords, such as Yan Xishan's Jin Army and Feng Yuxiang's Northwest Army, all distributed large amounts of military coupons to local companies and businessmen. Ye's investment also had branches and affiliated companies in those places. It was inevitable that he was forced to Hundreds and tens of millions of military coupons were obtained, but these military coupons are too embarrassing to be used to wipe the butt.
The most important thing is that the three new products have gained circulation and publicity, and Ye Luo's newspaper has also successfully controlled the public opinion power in the south. This has made Ye Luo's status in the southern business community even higher, and he has a tendency to become a southern business emperor.
Something terrible happened this month.
Zhao Tieqiao, the director of the Shanghai Bund Investment Promotion Bureau, was beaten into a sieve by the killer with a gun.
Zhao Tieqiao was an early member of the Tongmenghui and a veteran figure. Now he was helping the principal raise military supplies, and he was shot dead in the street!
The person who killed Zhao Tieqiao actually came from Ye's Security Company.
The person who issued this order was Ye Yuqiao.
Since the two brothers Ye Luo and Ye Hao came to power, the affairs of the Ye family and Ye's investment have been basically decided by them, while Ye Yuqiao has retreated behind the scenes.
But when Ye Luo left the United States, the Ye family felt a huge crisis. Then under the advice of Ye Luo and Ye Hao, Ye Yuqiao returned to the world and started his old business.
He summoned many brothers from the Labor Federation and the Knife Gang to form an assassination group to do things that Ye Luo could not do blatantly.
Zhao Tieqiao had reported to the principal and sabotaged Ye Yuqiao's affairs, causing heavy losses to the Labor Federation. They formed a rift at that time. Later, because he served as the director of the Investment Promotion Bureau and received Kong Xiangxi's support, he always made things difficult for Ye in business. Investments, especially for Yip's Security and Yip's Sports.
This guy also colluded with Dai Li, which made Ye Yuqiao resentful.
So this month, when the principal went north to supervise the war and Zhao Tieqiao was left alone, Ye Yuqiao directly sent someone to kill him.
This is also an invisible warning to Shanghai's officialdom.
Ye Luo of the Ye family is not involved in politics or the dark world, but Ye Hao and Ye Yuqiao are different.
At first, the Independent Group plowed the ground and brought down many gangs. After Tan Si and the others left, there were not many gangs left in Shanghai. In fact, most of the gray industries were eventually taken over by Ye Hao and became the owners of Ye's Security and Ye's Sports. part.
Ye Luo is both the commercial emperor on the surface and the underground emperor of Shanghai on the beach.
This is the message Ye Yuqiao wants to convey.
Taking into account the subsequent historical situation, Ye Luo did not forcefully stop his father's actions. He did not want his father to die like in his previous life, and the entire Ye family was sacrificed by Dai Li, but he was not willing to treat his father as a victim. The patriotic sentiments of middle-aged people were killed.
The title of King of Killers cannot be lost just because he becomes his father.
Of course, forget about assassinating the principal. It will not succeed, and it will easily provoke Dai Li and other crazy dogs.
Time flies.
While the war situation was changing rapidly, a private dance held by the principal at Jinling Qilu also started.
It's a pity that the principal himself went north to supervise the army and was unable to attend, so his wife took full charge of the ceremony. However, it was also a good thing for the principal. He didn't know how to dance and hated dancing. If he really wanted to accompany the guests to dance ballroom, he would be disgusted to death.
A luxurious new Rolls-Royce Phantom slowly drove into the parking lot. There were soldiers waiting outside, and they greeted it enthusiastically when they saw the license plate.
Before coming to Qilu, Ye Luo also specially took Bai Xiuzhu to the headquarters of the Tax Police Corps in the suburbs of Jiaxing. Wen Yingxing lived up to his expectations and trained this regiment to be very good. There are more than 30,000 people equipped with the most luxurious weapons. Equipment, the combat power at this time is absolutely terrifying.
Unfortunately, during the Songhu Battle, the principal refused to allow the tax police corps to participate in the battle too much, causing delays in the battle.
"Honey, where are we going to settle down in the future?" After seeing the tax police headquarters and seeing some of Ye Luo's current layout and actions, the ice-snow and smart Bai Xiuzhu had already guessed something.
The driver was Ma Yongzhen, and the passenger was Shi Jianqiao. They were Ye Luo's most valued subordinates and confidants, and Bai Xiuzhu did not shy away from these words.
"Ahem, cough, cough, which country do you want to go to?" Ye Luo asked with a smile.
She understood this sentence.
It’s time to leave the country.
"I went to Japan to study, and this time I want to go to Germany." Bai Xiuzhu answered truthfully.
If Ye Luo hadn't appeared, her relationship with Jin Yanxi would have been broken. Later, she would have gone to Germany to study abroad, and then married her childhood sweetheart.
"Germany is not very good." Ye Luo shook his head. This thing later became a defeated country and would be easily affected.
"Ah, okay." Bai Xiuzhu pouted.
Ma Yongzhen, who was in the front row, laughed loudly: "Madam, I heard that all German soldiers are fighting wars. It's not interesting."
"You know it again." Shi Jianqiao scolded him.
Ma Yongzhen smiled and said: "I heard from Wen Qiang that he was studying in a German military school."
"Ah, why didn't you tell me?" Shi Jianqiao puffed up his mouth and became angry.
"Ah." Ma Yongzhen couldn't answer.
Only then did Ye Luo realize that his subordinates had begun to form small groups. This was a normal phenomenon, but it sounded and felt strange at the moment.
It turned out that without even realizing it, I had influenced so many people and changed their lives.
If history had been true, both Xu Wenqiang and Ma Yongzhen would have died on the beach in Shanghai, and there would be no joy in drinking and talking.
It is actually very simple for their small group not to bring Shi Jianqiao.
They thought that although Shi Jianqiao had not admitted it, she would eventually become the second young master's woman. How dare they get too close to their elder sister-in-law.
So this small group consists of the five top combat forces, Ma Yongzhen, Ding Li, Xu Wenqiang, Chen Zhen and Huo Tingen.
Shi Jianqiao was still dissatisfied about this, but someone knocked on the car window.
Standing outside to receive the guests was Kong Lingjun in a suit! (End of chapter)