Li Yu rented a room not far from "Li Mansion" as a temporary residence. It had all the facilities. At night, Li Wan served He Qi on the bed and was talking privately.
Brother and Qian Xuan came to visit.
I haven’t seen my brother for more than three months. I don’t think it’s long or short. I have a lot to say. Li Wan went out knowingly. Qian Xuan sat down on the bedside. Brother Xun opened a window by the window.
He stood on the edge and smoked slowly.
Qian Xuan briefly talked about what happened in Peiping. Now all the newspapers in Peiping are talking about "restoring Confucius". Master Kang was particularly active. He also united with a group of old gentlemen to establish the "Confucian Sect". The vernacular was forced to end as soon as it started.
, anyone who uses vernacular language will be punished and asked to drink tea.
Brother Xun said nothing and sucked one pipe after another. Qian Xuan kept chattering and cursed Master Kang's ancestors for a long time. He suddenly said: "Cheng Zhongpu and the others are stubborn and continue to implement the plan. I saw the latest issue of
In "New Youth", they are still criticizing Confucianism, especially criticizing Kang Lao's stuff, which is really a relief. Do you think we can submit to "New Youth" instead?"
He Qi thought carefully: "No, our roots are in Peking, so we should not act rashly for the time being."
Qian Xuan refused to give up and asked again: "What about the pseudonym?"
Brother Xun persuaded me nicely: "As soon as your article came out, I knew it was written by you. I could see it, and others could naturally see it too. Deqian, you are not like me and Yubai. Your wife and children are all in your family."
In Peiping, it is said to be a control, but in reality it is a prison. At this juncture, you must not be reckless."
Qian Xuandao: "If this is the case, I will immediately go back to Peking and move my wife and children to Shanghai to relieve my worries."
Brother Xun was afraid that Qian Xuan would take advantage of him, so he went back to Peiping. He frowned and said: "We have been watched for a long time in Peiping. We can come to Shanghai as an excuse to get married. Now you go back to pick up your family."
What excuse do you want to use to come to Shanghai? The war in the southwest is tense now, and Peking is under more and more strict control. Don't even think about it when you go back."
Qian Xuan's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Are we just going to watch and do nothing?"
Brother Xun was speechless, blowing smoke into the night.
History books record that Lao Yuan was the emperor for more than 80 days. He Qi counted with his fingers and found that Lao Yuan would be alive in just a few months and said: "Why are you so anxious? The wind in Peking will soon blow over. We will go back then."
Isn’t it done?”
Qian Xuan's eyes turned cold: "Who knows how long the wind will blow in Peiping? I think you would rather lie down in the gentle countryside than miss Shu."
He Qi knew that Qian Xuan was angry, so he didn't care: "In the war in the southwest, the Northern Army will be defeated."
Qian Xuan became even more disdainful: "I'm afraid you don't know that during the Second Revolution, the Southern Army was defeated by the Northern Army during the Northern Expedition. Although the Northern Army is temporarily defeated, in the long run, the Northern Army is more likely to win."
big."
He Qi analyzed it sternly: "I don't think so. During the second revolution, Lao Yuan's three generals all made great efforts, but now Lao Duan plays chess at home all day long and doesn't know anything. Lao Feng is here
Jiangsu Province is immobile, and Wang Shizhen is restricted to the staff headquarters and is not allowed to visit the front line. What kind of soldiers and crabs are the people leading the Northern Army now? Look at the library in Peiping. At this moment, I am afraid that if a mouse gets in, I will shed tears.
, many public officials have not received their salaries for almost a year. People’s compensation has been paid for four years, and loans from various countries have not been repaid when they are due. Even if Liang Shiyi has great abilities, he will not be able to use them. Not to mention these,
Just say that Shaanxi-Gansu, Shanxi, Northern Hebei, and Zhili were all hit by drought last year. This spring, there is not enough food in stock. The Northern Army's food is transported from the south and the northeast. Now that the war has begun, the south's food output has dropped sharply.
Relying on one northeastern province to support many northern provinces will not last long."
"In a war, with the same equipment, the battle is not about the number of people, but the economy. Since the war started, the price of grain has been rising. The four rice markets in the south of the Yangtze River and the Shashi have been affected by the war. The grain prices in Jing and Hunan have stopped.
Merchants had to move to Jiujiang, Jiuzi, and Wuxi in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. These three are all in the south and all rely on the Yangtze River for transportation. I heard that some bold people are ready to join forces to collect hard currency and grain as a way to make money.
High food prices make it difficult for the country to make money. As a result, inflation is exacerbated and people have less money to buy. In normal years, when we suffer man-made and natural disasters, the first people to be scolded will be the north."
The more Brother Xun listened, the more credible he became. He put out his cigarette and asked, "How long will it take to estimate it?"
He Qi thought about it: "I can't say how prepared it is, but according to the current trend, it will take less than three months."
Qian Xuan cursed and said: "Fuck, we have to wait three months, why not die as soon as possible."
Qian Xuan was really right to scold him. Old Yuan Guo really couldn't live for long, but He Qi couldn't say it clearly. He leaned on the bed and looked at Brother Xun. They were both relieved, and finally convinced Qian Xuan, this extreme person.
A hot-blooded young man who is easy to get excited about.
Qian Xuan continued: "You just said that there are people in Shanghai who want to raise food prices and make it difficult for the country to make money. Who wants to do this 'immoral thing'?"
He Qi didn't answer, but asked mysteriously: "Deqian, do you really know what happened to the Wanwan family?"
Qian Xuan frowned: "Of course it's clear. I know all about Lao Li."
Brother Xun lit another cigarette and frowned even more.
Qian Xuan didn't intend to hide it anymore, and told Li Yu's family history. He Qi had been mentally prepared for it. Brother Xun was shocked when he heard it at first. He really didn't expect that Li Yu looked kind and peaceful on the outside.
, he was also a ruthless character who dared to kill people with a knife.
Qian Xuan realized something, stared at He Qi and said: "Let me tell you, Lao Li is Lao Li, but Wanwan never gets involved in these things. Otherwise, she, a girl, would not run to Peking alone.
Come to study. The reason why I introduced you to you is that I think you are a perfect match for Wanwan Langlang, a talented woman. From now on, you will live in Peking and have no contact with Shanghai. That is to say, one thousand, ten thousand, Lao Li also said at that time
There's no way, if he hadn't been a little bit intolerant, all the bones and residue would have been eaten in the Shanghai market long ago. Don't even think about it!"
Brother Xun couldn't help but look at He Qi.
He Qi wondered: "I asked Wanwan, and Wanwan said you didn't know! So you know?"
"What should I say to a girl about her father? She naturally thinks that I don't know." Qian Xuan said with a glance: "Wanwan is a good girl, with both talent and beauty. The key is
You are an avant-garde thinker, which is what I like. He Yubai, if you marry Wanwan, just enjoy yourself secretly. If you don’t endure hardship, you won’t know hardship. If you marry someone who never steps out of the door, you will be in trouble.
Women in Riwo's family, he won't understand what you say, just like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, they will never meet. Then you will know that an inappropriate marriage is the most boring thing in the world."
Brother Xun was shocked, and the smoke in his mouth suddenly lost its smell.
Seeing that He Qi's reaction was mediocre and he didn't know that he had a treasure mountain in vain, Qian Xuan immediately became envious and jealous, saying: "He Yubai, you are really lucky. You said before that I am a bottle of water that does not dangle, but a half bottle of water dangles.
I said that you are only half-assed, know nothing about Chinese studies, and you have to dig out the words to read a slightly difficult article. In this way, you can still chat and laugh with us people every day, so I wonder, how did you get in? "
He Qi said shamelessly: "I got in here openly and honestly."
Qian Xuan was angry and continued to scold: "Huh huh. Are you right? Well, let's continue talking about it. You have been wandering abroad for half your life and have achieved nothing. As soon as you returned home, you opened Quanbeiping.
most famous
chess hall. Others say that this chess hall is all due to you, He Yubai. In fact, Yucai and I are the ones behind it. Sometimes I get scolded so bloody by you that I don’t even dare to fart. You fool.
more than twenty years
Not married yet, Wanwan is being chased by a lot of people, including young masters from rich and powerful families. How can she be inferior to you who are poor and white? It turns out that you two are like bastards - they have caught eye and are about to get married in the blink of an eye.
, is this really unreasonable? I feel aggrieved for those young masters from wealthy families. However, you still look so reluctant, making it seem like Wanwan has wronged you. Who are you doing this to?
Where’s your face?”
Qian Xuan's short words explained all the things He Qi had encountered since he came to this era. However, this guy said that if anything bad happened to He Qi, Qian Xuan didn't talk about it. He Qi didn't talk about it.
He punched him and rolled his eyes: "I'm just lucky. I don't have bad luck. When I first returned to China, I was robbed in Pingjin and almost sold in Peking. I'm afraid you've forgotten all this.
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On a side note, Li Wan is really the daughter of Boss Hei. He Qi has already hugged Li Wan and laid down on the same bed. If he regrets the marriage now, he may end up in the Huangpu River in the evening if he proposes regretting the marriage in the morning.
However, these words were just He Qi's imagination, and he said to Qian Xuandao: "I have nothing nice to say in your mouth. The more I say it, the more outrageous it becomes. If I don't like it, how can I still lie here and listen to you? What if I
Instead of thinking about friendship, you still want to find ways to lure you to the Shanghai stock market to avoid the limelight?"
"You were writing articles in Peiping, writing vigorously, and enjoying scolding people. But in the end, all the blame fell on me. Zhang Houde, Lin Qinnan, and that man named Kang grabbed me and scolded me. Why didn't you say anything?"
"Don't you know why I can't move my neck? Anyway, it was me, He Qi, who almost burped in the farts while lying in the hospital, not you, Qian Xuan?"
When it came to trolling, Qian Xuan was clearly no match. In just a short moment, He Qi's mouth was like a machine gun. He kept spraying Qian Xuan and doubted his life.
Brother Xun was smoking a cigarette and watching the show happily without saying a word. He was scolding Qian Xuan for his lack of eyesight. He Qi was not good at writing articles, but he was really good at criticizing people in person.
Qian Xuan was so angry that he was autistic, and He Qi couldn't deal with it. He continued what he said before: "The old man went out in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet. He said that the Song and Kong families invited him to discuss something.
I won’t tell you what’s next, but you’ve probably guessed it.”
Brother Xun asked suspiciously: "They want to jointly raise food prices and secretly help the Southern Army?"
He Qi chuckled: "It's a joke, their only purpose is to make money. Let me do the math for you. There are more than one million people in Shanghai, and all food depends on external transfers. If one person has four taels of rations per day, that's at least 100,000 kilograms per day.
Grain is nearly four million kilograms a month. Now the price of grain has increased by two-thirds. If we continue on the basis of
If the price is doubled and lasted for three months, the money earned will be an astronomical amount. People can do without money, but they cannot live without food. In this wave, all the savings of families with a little wealth in Shanghai will be harvested.
Once the war stops, the autumn grain harvest comes, and inflation shrinks, this will be another frightening benefit."
"Tell me now, are they helping the Southern Army fight the Northern Army, or are they doing it for their own interests?"
Qian Xuan's back felt cold and he couldn't believe it: "How dare they?"
"Of course they dare. Foreign banks lend money at high interest rates, and they use the money to buy and store grain locally in Jiuzi, upstream. Several major gangs in Shanghai have wiped out all the grain stores in the world, and then are responsible for selling high-priced grain.
If there is dissatisfaction, people from the daytime group will suppress it during the day, and gangsters will suppress it at night. This is a top-down chain of interests, and all parties will benefit. Who dares to jump out and oppose it?"
"At this time, whoever dares to speak out will be punished?"