Chapter 675: No Choice

The Greater Shanghai Plan is a plan formulated by the Nanjing National Government to build a new Shanghai city and break the monopoly of the Shanghai Public Concession and the Shanghai French Concession in the city center.

In this Greater Shanghai plan, a new city government building was built as a matter of course. It is at the center of the Greater Shanghai Plan, at the intersection of the four main roads of "Three People", "Five Powers", "World" and "Datong", that the building is located.

After the Battle of Songhu, the Chinese army retreated and the Japanese occupied this place and it became the office of the puppet government. Now that Wang Zhaoming's group has agreed to establish a puppet national government, this municipal building will naturally be handed over to the Wang puppet government.

As the Secretary for Economic Affairs, Ming Lou’s office is located here. Today, the Economic Affairs Department invited business people from Shanghai to discuss the future of Shanghai's economy. The meeting was held in a venue not far from the Municipal Building.

For this kind of thing, basically all the businessmen in Shanghai come. It’s impossible not to come. Because they want to do business, they still do business in the Japanese-occupied areas. In the past, it was under the jurisdiction of loose local pseudo-governments, and later it was under the unified jurisdiction of the pseudo-National Government. Therefore, they must obey the orders of the pseudo-National Government, abide by their rules, and pay the required fees. tax.

However, the puppet government was busy in vain. The money obtained from all walks of life and from plundering China's poor people basically fell into the hands of the Japanese chaebols and the government.

But if you think about it from another perspective, as senior executives Wang Zhaoming, Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fuhai and others, their lives are not bad at all. They deserve to be rich. As for those at the middle and lower levels who work for the puppet government, life is not bad either. After all, the money passed through their hands first, and then was handed over. From top to bottom, my mouth is full of oil.

But then again, why don't Wang Zhaoming and others want to be financially independent? They can get money to run a good power and develop and expand to benefit the world. Before looking for Japanese people, they must have thought so. However, as the conversation deepened, they discovered that the truth was far from what the Japanese had said before. But at this time, they had no way out.

Zhou Fuhai could sit on the fence and defect to the Kuomintang, but Wang Zhaoming and Chen Gongbo could not. Especially Wang Zhaoming, he is bound to die. His situation is different from that of Puyi. After all, Wang Zhaoming was once the second-in-command of the Kuomintang and had been given a chance before. And with the raging public opinion caused by the treason incident, there is absolutely no chance of a good ending...

There were hundreds of people sitting in the venue, all of them smart people. There was no need for others to greet them, and there was no need to get a sign with their seat on it. They could just compare themselves and know where to sit.

Wang Yan, with his legs crossed and a gentle smile on his face, sat in the center of the first row. This was the status that came with being the richest man in Shanghai and other status bonuses. Of course, the bonuses from other identities are the main thing. After all, there are no rights, only interests. They are lambs to be slaughtered. Even if he is not the richest man, he still plays a central role here. Because everyone here is a businessman, it doesn't matter who is behind them. Here, there is no way they will be more prestigious than the gangster leader like him. Besides, the people behind these businessmen are really not as powerful as Wang.

Sitting on the rostrum in front were Zhou Fuhai, Minglou and other officials from the Economic Department. Zhou Fuhai came to the Minglou platform. He made an opening speech, ranging from international to domestic, and then to the Wang Puppet Government and economic affairs, calling on everyone to work together to maintain the economic prosperity of the areas ruled by the Wang Puppet Government.

Of course, no one believed it. Because when these people here came over, they had already seen the No. 76 operation personnel led by Li Shiqun personally outside. They were all loaded with weapons and fierce.

But when it comes to hypocrisy, it must be hypocritical. Zhou Fuhai’s speech received heartfelt warm applause from hundreds of businessmen.

After Zhou Fuhai had spoken, he excused himself as he was busy and left. He was indeed busy and had a lot of messy things going on. After Zhou Fuhai left, Minglou, who had a slicked back hair and silver-rimmed glasses, cleared his throat and started talking about serious things.

He first introduced himself, and then talked about some future regulations and so on. The main thing is to tell the businessmen present the new rules of the Wang Puppet Government. I don’t know what happened to others, but Wang Yan already knew it all. Just a few days ago, Zhou Fuhai had invited him to dinner. Also at the table were Wang Zhaoming, Chen Gongbo and other senior officials of Wang's puppet government. Zhou Fohai told him these things at that time, and he came here today just for a formality.

After all, he is not only the richest man in Shanghai, but also does business with the two parties, foreigners, and Japanese, and his influence is too great. These things can be done without his support, but they are difficult to do. Because there will always be people who disagree with him and will gather around Wang Yan to resist their rule. At that time, his life will have to be taken.

Of course, Wang Yan couldn't disagree. The Japanese wouldn't let him go. How could he stay if he didn't cooperate with the work? Therefore, it can only be said that Wang Furui is still alive and doing business because of her efforts to recruit Ming Jing, but Ming Jing refuses her again and again. No matter how reluctant the explanation was, Ming Lou still had some face and Wang Furui still wanted some reputation, so he did not deliberately target the Ming family. Otherwise, even if Ming Jing had a hundred lives, it would not be enough for the Japanese to kill him.

However, Wang Yan agreed, but he must have implemented double standards. Otherwise, if he really loses money, the consulate in Shanghai, the army, and the navy will all make less money, and they will also be unhappy. Support is support, but you cannot let him pay. His money is complex and involves too many aspects, and Wang Zhaoming and Zhou Fuhai dare not take it.

However, on the personal side, he still gave protection money to Wang Zhaoming, Chen Gongbo, Zhou Fuhai and others. This is the rule, you should give what you should, to maintain the relationship...

His situation is definitely not an exception, but it's just that Zhou Fuhai didn't take action personally. The most enthusiastic person about this kind of thing is Wang Furui, who is sitting next to him. This old boy is the president of the Chamber of Commerce and still serves in the maintenance committee. At the same time, he is also seeking a higher official position in the Wang Puppet Government. He is jumping up and down very hard. .

There is no doubt that the new policies and regulations formulated by Minglou, an economic expert who studied abroad, under the organization of the Wang Puppet Government, are not really for the so-called economic prosperity of Shanghai, but to exploit these exploiting capitalists. This thing brings a lot of money, and the money comes quickly.

"...the above are some of the policies that our Economic Department plans to implement. Of course, the purpose of our government is to make everyone's business better, to make the economy of the new National Government more prosperous, and to allow everyone here to earn more. How much money. I wonder what you think of the new economic policies that the new government will implement?”

After spitting a lot of saliva, Minglou got down to business. His eyes stayed on Wang Yan's face for a moment, and then he glanced at Wang Furui and the many wealthy people on the beach behind him.

A bad mouth is one of the most common diseases of human beings. Being lucky is also one of the most common diseases of human beings. So when Minglou finished speaking, there began to be small conversations in the venue. One person whispers, two people whisper, the whispers of more than a hundred people are buzzing.

After three to five minutes, the venue finally became quiet again. Another minute of silence passed, and no one spoke. Everyone's eyes suddenly fell on the back of Wang Yan, who was sitting in the center of the front row, with his legs crossed, his body tilted, and his head tilted to pick out his ears.

But it was a pity that although Wang Yan had felt the eyes from behind, he did not speak. Minglou on the stage didn't care either. He idly closed the cap of his pen and twirled it on his fingertips while looking through the documents in his hand.

The businessmen were buzzing quietly again. They were a little panicked because they didn't know any more news. They watched the people in the first two rows sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, and even people they knew well chatted quietly.

Some of them were impatient and wanted to stand up several times to express their opinions, but they were pulled back to sit down by the people next to them.

Wang Yan heard it clearly from the front.

"Are you stupid? Didn't you see the spies outside? Stand up now. You won't be able to go back today."

"But what kind of bullshit policy is that? If they don't speak out, it's obvious that they have colluded and are targeting us."

"What can you do? Keep in mind that if you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. It's better to make less money and make life more difficult than losing your life."

"..."

They were all having such conversations, which showed that they were all aware of current affairs.

After another three or five minutes of buzzing, the venue fell silent once again. This time, Wang Yan spoke.

"Wang thinks that the new government's new policies are pretty good, and he supports them. President Wang, what do you think?"

Wang Furui nodded repeatedly and stood up with a smile: "I think the new government's policies are beneficial to all of us. Since Mr. Wang has agreed, as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, Wang will also take a stand. Mr. Wang fully supports the new policies of the new government. I know that everyone has concerns, but everyone must believe in Mr. Wang. Mr. Wang has the future of China and the peace of East Asia in mind and will not treat you badly in these small matters. "

As his words fell, other people in the first two rows also expressed their support one after another. These people already represent half of the strength of the merchants in Shanghai. With spies on the outside and traitors working together inside, the remaining businessmen, even if they feel unwilling to do so, can only smile and nod in agreement...

The reason why Wang Yan didn't speak before was to give Minglou a chance to kill and establish his authority. Of course, this was not his original intention, but had already passed the Qi before. This is plunder by force, and it won't happen without bloodshed. It depends on who is the one who can't keep his composure.

Minglou only had to taunt him lightly just now. Based on the situation just now, someone above him must have stood up and cursed him as a traitor. Within thirty seconds, Li Shiqun from outside would rush in with his men, beat them half to death, and take them away.

Maybe Minglou didn't want to kill more innocent people, so he didn't speak. If Wang Yan had gone up, he wouldn't have spoken. Of course, this mainly depends on Zhou Fuhai's intention. There is a lot of pressure there, and if you want to hand in the certificate of investment, someone will die.

In today's China, many innocent people die on the ground and rot in the mud every day. Maybe they will have consciousness when they die and blame the Japanese and their own people...

Minglou nodded with satisfaction and stood up, looking majestic and heroic: "Okay, in that case, let's stop here today. Someone will contact you later, and I hope you will cooperate and don't make trouble. If it’s a joke, that’s not good.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people stood up biting their cheeks and walked out in a hurry. Under Li Liqun's pityful eyes, he left.

Minglou didn't pay attention to those people. He walked a few steps quickly and came to Wang Yan, who had stood up, turned his neck and yawned because of sitting for a long time, stretched his arms and stretched his muscles.

"Mr. Wang, thank you very much for your support today."

"Hey, we have already promised Mr. Zhou Fuhai a long time ago. There is no support. Don't tell such lies." Wang Yan shook hands with Minglou. It was considered acquaintance. He turned to look at Those figures who were anxious to leave: "What do you think is the difference between me and them? We are all under the roof, so we have to lower our heads and can't help ourselves..."

"Mr. Wang, be careful what you say. It's better to be more careful." Minglou couldn't help but widen his eyes. Can he say this casually? Especially the two of them were not alone. Standing next to them was Wang Furui, as well as other businessmen.

Wang Furui also interjected: "Yes, you can't say this nonsense."

Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "I have my own sense of what can and cannot be said. I told Mr. Wang three days ago, and I also told Mr. Eiichi Iwai. Everyone is smart. People sometimes have to pretend to be confused and stupid. Sometimes it is normal to have some complaints. Whether it is Mr. Wang or Mr. Eiichi Iwai, they all understand."

"That's because Minglou is talking too much. I wonder if you have time? If it's convenient, Minglou would like to treat you to lunch. There are some things that I need to tell you more about. I'm afraid that the people below won't convey them properly and cause trouble. What a misunderstanding, that’s not beautiful.”

Minglou changed the topic very naturally, made his intentions clear, and did not dwell on the topic of 'involuntarily'.

"Wang lacks everything except time. Let's go. It's indeed lunch time. It's up to you."

After that, Wang Yan nodded to Wang Furui and other big businessmen, turned around and left without any unnecessary words. Minglou also greeted everyone from behind and trotted two steps to follow Wang Yan. After giving the address, he got into the car driven by Mingcheng and led the way, while Wang Yan and Qi Si followed behind.

Minglou respects Wang Yan very much, because even the director of the Economic Department can be ranked high in Wang's puppet government according to his rank. He even works part-time as the deputy director of the Secret Service Committee, which is at the same level as Li Shiqun. To intervene in No. 76, his status in the Wang Puppet Group is still sufficient. Of course, although this position configuration is not very reasonable, the plot is there, and there is no problem for economic people to interfere in the affairs of the spy organization.

But his status is not enough for Wang Yan. There is nothing he can do about it. In fact, Wang Yan's identity is too complicated. The superposition of many identities has too much power and involves too many areas. He can't disrespect Wang Yan even if he wants to. .

As the car arrived at a nearby Huaiyang restaurant, without Wang Yan saying anything, Minglou explained that he would only serve the signature dishes and fill the table.

Then we went to a quiet place in the corner to talk. What we said was very important, but to Wang Yan it was just that. Generally speaking, he has reached an agreement with Zhou Fuhai, but now Minglou needs to clarify the privileges of his property item by item. There must be rules to frame them, and everyone must work within the rules.

These things are boring, but Qi Si and Mingcheng, who are sitting at the other table eating together, are interesting.

"Hey, I heard that you have been in the Ming family since you were a child?" Qi Si spoke first, like a rude boy.

Mingcheng played with the steaming tea cup in his hand and looked at the boy in front of him with a smile: "I heard that you turned out to be a little beggar. You were taken along by Mr. Wang because he discovered that the Japanese installed eavesdropping equipment in Mr. Wang's house. , and also assigned you the status of police officer?"

"What's wrong with the little beggar?"

"What happened to being adopted by the Ming family since childhood?"

After a simple two-sentence conversation, it was obvious that Qi Si was not Mingcheng's opponent. He turned to say, "I don't mean anything else. I just heard about you and wanted to ask out of curiosity. You still have someone to adopt you, so I If he hadn't been lucky, he would have died in the ditch."

"It's not easy." Mingcheng sighed, and instead of going on about the tragic past, he asked unintentionally: "I heard that you know martial arts?"

"As you said, whoever eats this food has already had his hands killed eight hundred times? On the way to escape, I met a kind-hearted person who took him in for a while and passed on my inner family. Unfortunately, I can't find anyone now. He's probably dead. I think you're in good spirits, aren't you also a martial artist?"

"I don't have the opportunity you have. I only learned a few Sanshou moves when I was your age. Over the years, I learned some Western boxing while abroad with Mr. Ming. Now with your height and strength, you may not be my opponent. But if your body develops in another two years, I won’t be able to beat you.”

Mingcheng followed the words and asked naturally: "Mr. Wang has a high position and holds a huge amount of money. He takes you everywhere. Isn't he afraid of danger?"

"You all know about me, but you still know about Brother Yan? Brother Yan went to the streets to kill people and seize territory when he was twelve or thirteen years old. He has been practicing hard for so many years, and his skills are boundless. But Brother Yan said No matter how many people there are, what's the point? They all use guns now, no one uses knives. If someone really wants to kill him, ten or eight gunmen will rush in with submachine guns. How many people will die, and he can't go out. He's going around with a company of men, right? So he asked me to be his driver."

"Oh, Mr. Wang can see and think clearly about this. Mr. Ming also said the same thing. Of course, Mr. Ming and Mr. Wang are incomparable, but they have the same ideas and they are all from the same place. I think the two of them must be having a good chat, just like the two of us. I think that although you are not very old, you have a good temperament with me and are naturally friendly. Maybe we were unlucky when we were young... …”

Going back again... Qi Si took a deep breath and asked, "I heard that you and Mr. Ming were in England before. What was it like there? Is there Shanghai?"

"The UK is not so good either. It rains all the time..."

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