Chapter 4 Rumors (2)

For such a well-prepared reception, under normal circumstances, the house would be packed with guests an hour before it started. The German Business Alliance sent out more than a thousand invitations, covering major figures in the political and business circles.

The reception started at 7:30 in the evening, and now it is 7:20, but not a single guest has arrived. The hotel entrance is deserted, without the usual busy scene.

Victor and several representatives of German businessmen have been standing at the gate for an hour. The cold wind is coming, and the whole group of people are shivering from time to time. The poor reception ladies are even more miserable, wearing cheongsam.

Standing still and resisting the cold wind, although you can take a break and go indoors to rest for a while, you can't stand up for a while, so you have to reach out to wipe your nose from time to time, which is really hard to earn.

"Victor, it seems that there will be no guests tonight." A German business representative whispered in a very sad voice. Victor raised his head and glanced in the direction of the Marshal's Mansion, and sneered: "Don't worry, there will be guests.

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At this time, there were not many cars and pedestrians on the road. After all, this was the Republic of China, not the city that never sleeps a hundred years later. The Republican Party was in power for one term, and urban construction was pretty good, but the entertainment life was not concentrated in this section, but in the Bada Hutong.

The Bada Hutongs are the name of the old Beijing Flower Street and Liuxiang, located west of the Dashilan Guanyin Temple outside Qianmen. "Bada" is a fictitious reference. There are at least fifteen alleys in the area belonging to the "***" of old Beijing. The recognized Bada Hutongs are:

Shun Hutong, Yanzhi Hutong, Hanjiatan (now known as Hanjia Hutong), Shaanxi Lane, Shitou Hutong, Wangguangfu Xiejie (now known as Palms Xiejie), Zhujia Hutong,

Li Shamao Hutong (now known as Dali Hutong, Xiaoli Hutong) has two concepts in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. In a narrow sense, the so-called Eight Hutongs are not the name of a certain alley, but are composed of eight alleys. In fact,

The word "eight" here is an imaginary number, it just means there are many. These eight alleys are located near Dashilan outside Qianmen. Due to the dense concentration of restaurants, they have become a large gold-selling cave.

Since the Republican Party came to power, smoking has been banned, but prostitution has been banned. It has only implemented some targeted management. It requires business licenses, regular physical examinations for personnel, the environment must meet health standards, and employees are not allowed to be abused. Dozens of relevant management regulations have been issued.

Just carry out standardized management.

In fact, this industry has existed for more than two thousand years, and its vitality has been tenacious. It is said that it was truly put under government management and it is said that it started with Guan Zhong.

This night, the urban area west of Dashilan Guanyin Temple was as bright and bustling as ever, and the fragrance of powder was fragrant.

There has been a habit since the Republic of China. Politicians are used to discussing official business in the Senate. Some members of Congress are even more proud of being romantic, and they go here whenever they have something to do. According to the standards of the Republic of China, each member of Congress has a monthly salary

The salary is five hundred yuan. Although prices have increased a bit, the salary of five hundred yuan is still very top-notch today. Not to mention that the MPs also have some special expenses, as well as the local Xiao Jing, and all the miscellaneous things are added together, and you can get a monthly salary of five hundred yuan.

It looks like a thousand dollars.

One thousand yuan a month is enough for these congressmen to live a comfortable life. You must know that the courtyard house within Chongwenmen only costs less than one thousand yuan. For an ordinary kiln girl, the total expenses for one night can be as much as

It’s only ten yuan. The more famous ones are thirty-fifty a night, not to mention the top Hong Jie’er. For example, Juxian, a young shopkeeper in Baishun Hutong, costs twenty yuan just to listen to a song.

, chatting is charged at ten yuan per hour.

This night, there was a topic being discussed in many courtyards, and that was the cocktail party organized by German businessmen.

"I heard that Hanyang has made a request to let the Germans withdraw from all shares in the artillery factory. Now that the Germans are defeated, how many people are thinking about this fat piece of meat."

"It's been two years since the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway opened to traffic. That German guy Lowinsky has made a lot of money. It's time to make them vomit blood."

"The shipyard run by the Sun family in Anqing forced the Germans to come up with thousands of diesel engines, but they didn't even give them a cent."

On every occasion, there are several members of parliament present. These members have all received invitations from the Germans. The members of Anhui Province who spent a thousand yuan to book the Xiaojuxian venue tonight are surrounding a man in his thirties. Speak flattering words.

"Brother Dan Ning, if this was in the past, you would be considered the uncle of the country. This time, the Sun family has taken the lead. What are the rules of the Dou family?" The speaker was a man in his forties, speaking with an Anqing accent.

The man called Brother Danning is Dou Yuansheng, one of Dou Qingmei's brothers. This man set up a shipyard in Anqing, building river boats of two to three hundred tons. The business has been booming in the past few years, and he has made some money. .Backed by the Dou family, getting diesel engines from Wuhu is not like other factories that often fail to get the goods. He doesn't have to wait and can pick up the goods when he goes there.

"Desheng is a factory wholly owned by the Germans. I don't want more, just get 50% of the shares." Dou Yuansheng said this and looked around proudly. The word "Gu Panzixiong" is very suitable for Anqing's geographical location. Well, in recent years, with the convenience of the Yangtze River waterway, the economy has developed rapidly. Although Anhui Province is more advantageous than Jiangsu and Zhejiang because it is close to the sea, the important towns along the river such as Wuhu, Tongling, and Anqing have taken the first step. Then the large industry with Wuhu as the core developed a number of ambitious private economies in the fields of resources and water transportation.

Dou Yuansheng is undoubtedly a representative figure in this field. Leaving aside the shipyard, he makes a lot of money just by sending various peripheral parts to Wuhu every year. Even in Wuhu, the Dou family has seven or eight factories that produce Leather goods, gun stocks, screws, shoes and hats, etc., Europe is no longer at war, and business has become lighter. Some local forces who were afraid of foreigners in the early years suddenly discovered that the Germans were a big piece of fat, and quickly colluded. Conspiracy to plot German factories.

Representatives of these forces in Anhui include the old family Dou and Sun. Let’s put it this way, collusion between government and business has always been the main theme of the rapid expansion of the private economy. The difference is whether capital controls the political world, or politics controls capital. Throughout the ages, it has always been the same. .

"Hahaha, Congressman Dong and the others have already greeted everyone in the Congress. They have greeted everyone who should be greeted. Let's show those Germans tonight who is the master of this country."

A wild laughter was wandering in the night sky, very arrogant!

Fang Jianxiong, who was in the study room of the Marshal's Mansion, suddenly came out, glanced at the guard at the door and said, "Let Qi Erzhu prepare the car." After saying that, he strode to Qiu Ju's yard. After entering, Qiu Ju came up to him and said, "Why are you here tonight? Isn't it time to go to Qingmei?" Fang Jianxiong did not answer, but said calmly: "Change clothes, marshal uniform."

Qiu Ju didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she quickly went to get it herself. Only Qiu Ju could touch Marshal Fang's marshal uniform, and no one else could even think about it.

After finishing dressing up, Fang Jianxiong went to the door of the courtyard without any explanation. Alice, wearing a long skirt and evening dress, was already waiting at the door. When she saw Qiu Ju, she bowed slightly and said, "Hello, sister."

In fact, Alice and Fang Jianxiong did not have a substantive relationship. There was a hint of cunning about women. Fang Jianxiong did not correct him, and told Alice to attend the reception in the afternoon without making any announcement, and he had already decided on some things.

Qiu Ju didn't have much resistance, she would occasionally get a little sour. She nodded slightly in return, maintaining the dignity of the boss in the backyard. After watching Fang Jianxiong and Alice get into the car one after another, she waved: "Master, come back early in the evening."

Fang Jianxiong rolled down the window cooperatively and said: "I know." Qiu Ju was very satisfied. Ever since she moved into this courtyard, Fang Jianxiong would maintain her unique authority in this backyard at any time. The shrewd Qiu Ju would always act at the appropriate moment.

Sometimes, he uses the title "Young Master" to prove his status in the backyard.

Leading the way was a Hanyang-made Eurasian-Mercedes wheeled armored vehicle, followed by a two-and-a-half-ton Mercedes truck. In the middle was Fang Dashuai's Mercedes sedan, followed by two

Trucks. If you pay a little attention, you will find that the entire fleet of trucks tonight are the products of German investment in China.

It was seven twenty-eight, and the second hand was still ticking in a circle mercilessly. In front of a window on the top floor, Sassoon shook his head and said: "That's about it tonight. For a defeated country, its citizens will naturally have nothing to lose."

There is no dignity at all. Tell the Shanghai side... to wait a moment."

There was a sudden turn in his voice. When he saw clearly that the head of the turning convoy was a wheeled armored vehicle, Sassoon cursed quickly and rushed out of the office door.

In this country, there is only one person who can let wheeled armored vehicles clear the way and is qualified to take a company of guards out, and that is Fang Jianxiong. Even if President Sun Baoqi goes out, there will be no such pomp. President Sun goes out

They are all small car convoys with civilian clothes.

"Here we come!" The German businessmen, who were almost freezing, suddenly became excited. They took off their cotton coats one after another, handed them to the waiters behind them, and lined up in a row behind Victor.

The Mercedes car parked securely, and a well-dressed woman got out of the car. She wore a long white dress and an evening dress, with a pure black mink scarf draped over her shoulders. After getting off the car, she turned sideways towards the car door.

Stand, and the next person down is Marshal Fang, who is wearing a marshal uniform.

Fang Jianxiong raised his hand to look at his watch, and said with a smile: "Victor, I'm not late, am I?"

Victor trotted forward, bowed deeply and respectfully: "Boss, you have always been punctual and have always been my role model."

Fang Jianxiong laughed heartily: "You're still so bad at flattering me." After saying that, he came forward, put his arm around Victor's shoulders for the first time and said, "Introduce me to the hosts tonight."

After just two steps, without waiting for Victor's introduction, Fang Jianxiong suddenly stopped and turned around and said: "Alice, tell Qi Erzhu that guests who are more than five minutes late should not be let in. I hate it when others are not punctual."

At this time, Sassoon had already run from the sixth floor to the first floor. As he ran panting, he shouted: "Dear Marshal Fang, your presence has made our hotel shine. All expenses for tonight's reception are free of charge."
Chapter completed!