An Yi was very busy. Before leaving Nanjing for his wedding vacation, he was still extremely concerned about many matters. Among them, the most worrying thing was the ever-changing provincial and Hong Kong affairs. As a last resort, An Yi quietly issued an order and dispatched his confidants.
Go to Hong Kong and launch a systematic secret investigation.
In the warehouse area of Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong, there are many bungalows. Within a few miles of the pier, there are brick-and-wood structure houses with concrete on the ground and a wooden dome on the roof plus small green tiles to protect them from wind and rain.
As the time entered the 1930s, as Shanghai's role as an international trade port became more and more obvious, Hong Kong's shipping industry gradually fell into decline. However, as the most important entrepot trade port in southern China, Hong Kong's cargo throughput still occupied China's
It accounts for more than 16% of the total cargo throughput, so the busy docks and warehouse areas with a constant flow of people are still a unique landscape in Hong Kong.
In a row of tall warehouses near the British Army's Whitfield Road Barracks, three well-dressed young men in suits walked into a warehouse, accompanied by more than a dozen strong men in black.
"Brother Kaiming, this is the last batch of goods we inspected. I wonder why the boss sent you south to Hong Kong this time?" The big man at the head couldn't help but asked out of curiosity.
The man known as Brother Kaiming wore a pair of black myopic glasses. He was Lu Kaiming, a doctor of finance who had returned from studying in Europe. After the September 18th Incident, An Yi left the UK in a hurry, but Lu Kaiming followed the original agreement.
In London, I met Zhang Xi, whom I had admired for a long time, and Lin Xu, the boss of Huaqing Society.
After meeting in the East, under the arrangement of Zhang Xi, who loved talents, he entered Cambridge University and taught for three months. During his teaching, he proposed the economic theory of "direct selling" for the first time, which triggered a great discussion in the British, European and American economic circles.
Under Zhang Xi's money offensive, he easily obtained British citizenship.
King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom was very interested in Lu Kaiming's "direct selling theory" and personally met with Lu Kaiming at Buckingham Palace. When Lu Kaiming explained that "direct selling" may have a huge risk of evolving into "pyramid selling", it must be carried out under a sound system.
When it was implemented, King Edward, who was suffering from financial difficulties, was elated when he heard it, thinking that he had found a good way to make a fortune.
When Lu Kaiming returned to China, the Anti-Japanese War broke out in Shanghai on January 28th. He returned to his hometown of Zunyi, Guizhou, and stayed dormant for a month. While getting along with his family to relieve the pain of missing him, he paid close attention through newspapers and the radio he bought after returning to China.
With the changes in the domestic and international situation, An Yi finally understood
The words he talked to in Paris were not lies. In the troubled China, everything he learned had no use except An Yi and his group, so he felt that he had rested enough.
He rushed to Nanjing without hesitation and, under the arrangement of Chen Yu, met An Yi who was returning to Beijing for a meeting.
An Yi was overjoyed at the erudite man Lu Kai-ming's service, and made an immediate decision without thinking, sending Lu Kai-ming south to Hong Kong to formally establish the long-planned Nanhua Company.
Now An Yi's "Jiangnan Group" and the "Eastern Group" under Sharapova's name have attracted the attention of many interested people. Although the Sichuan South Group is in the ascendant, it still attracts many complicated eyes. In this case, he
I very much hope to set up another company that seems to have nothing to do with me and be responsible for the operations of the entire Guangdong, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Nanyang regions.
It was under this circumstance that Lu Kaiming was reused as soon as he joined. He came to Hong Kong with the two assistants sent by An Yi and a check worth nearly ten million from HSBC Bank, and met with the "Hongxing Society" who had already become a local snake.
The boss Chen Biao meets up.
Chen Biao is the Guangzhou gangster A Biao who is familiar to An Yi. Before An Yi led his troops to the Northern Expedition in 2026, with the destruction of the "Sihai Gang" that dominated Guangzhou, A Biao rapidly expanded his power, supported by a large amount of arms purchased from Lulin Bank.
Then, it unified the underworld in Guangzhou and quickly spread throughout Guangdong, and then extended its tentacles deep into Hong Kong.
In 2027, the situation changed drastically, and the King's flag changed from time to time in the city of Guangzhou. Taking advantage of the end of the provincial and Hong Kong general strikes and the restoration of prosperity in Hong Kong, A Biao led his brothers to enter Hong Kong. After An Yi was defeated, he retreated to old Nanchang to recuperate, and vigorously developed the economy, people's livelihood and arms.
Industry, A Biao, who has always been in contact with An Yi, also benefited from the training of several special instructors sent by An Yi.
Together with the steady stream of arms provided by the old Nanchang Arsenal, A Biao attacked from all directions, surpassing the Triads and Qinghong Gang organizations that had been entrenched in Hong Kong for many years, and became a heavyweight in the underground underworld of Hong Kong and Kowloon.
With the secret support of An Yi's military power and a large amount of money, he gradually became a veritable controller of underground order.
The global economic crisis broke out in 2009, and Hong Kong's economy was also affected. It seemed that A Biao's life would not be easy, but the reality was completely opposite. With the establishment of sales channels for arms, opium and white powder, A Biao's business was getting better and better.
It began to take root in various parts of Southeast Asia, marched towards Taiwan and Japan, and began to influence and radiate European and American countries through cooperation with international gangs, mainly sailors from various countries, unscrupulous businessmen and failed European and American adventurers.
In 1930, after Zhang Xi and Ou Yaoting successfully acquired several bankrupt shipping companies on the West Coast of the United States, one of the shipping companies with a cargo capacity of 100,000 tons was sent to Hong Kong for temporary use by Ah Biao. Taking advantage of this great opportunity, Ah Biao
Biao grew rapidly. While smuggling arms and selling drugs, he resorted to all possible means and officially launched operations in various parts of Southeast Asia.
Set up branches and halls, attract overseas Chinese to join the association, establish a security company armed to the teeth, purchase land and rubber plantations, and immigrate from areas prone to disasters in the country to plant. After the September 18th Incident, Zhou Chongan, Ou Yaoting and Zhang
With the cooperation of Xi, immigration became more intensive, and the influence of Hongxing Society also expanded rapidly.
"A Biao, don't worry. I didn't come to Hong Kong to seize the interests that originally belonged to Hongxing Society. The commander also cherishes the large-scale business you created with one blow and one shot. He told me many times that the relationship between him and you is not
Brothers are better than brothers, although now the various levels of organizations in Hongxing Society
The organization was established with the help of the commander, but the hard work and sweat you put in for this have greatly impressed the commander and the brothers at home. Everyone hopes that you can reach a higher level!" Lu Kaiming saw A Biao nervously
With an expectant look on his face, he smiled slightly and spoke comforting words.
A Biao felt relieved, but with a smile on his face: "Brother Kai Ming, why did you say this? Everything I have is given by my boss. If it hadn't been for his help and kind words, I might have been killed by the Huangpu Military Academy and the Guangzhou Police Department.
They were suppressed as counter-revolutionaries, not to mention that they got to where they are today under the guidance of the commander. To be honest, Hongxing Society
Although I am the leader in name, who doesn’t know that the brothers respect the boss as their big brother? Now Hongxing Society has more than 100 churches spread across Guangdong, Guangxi and Southeast Asia, and the leading brothers in each church are basically from the training camp.
That’s why we have such good combat effectiveness and cohesion, and we can work smoothly and steadily.”
When Lu Kaiming came to Guangzhou, he listened to An Yi's detailed introduction to the development of Hongxing Society. Naturally, he understood that the training camp A Biao mentioned was composed of An Yi's special forces as instructors and veteran soldiers who had retired and did not want to live an ordinary life.
Training of supervisors and ideological instructors
In the training place, the general members of the gang received ordinary training, including fighting, shooting, thinking, teamwork and other projects, and the brothers who were promoted also had to return to receive higher-level training, so Hongxing Club was firmly regarded as
His soul is in the hands of An Jiajun.
The advantages of this are self-evident, but the disadvantage is that some people with inflated selfishness cannot be satisfied and vented, are not active at work, and even occasionally complain. However, in the "Tenture Hall" composed of elites from the training camp,
Under supervision, nothing happened.
The assistant standing on the right side of Lu Kaiming, Zheng Jun, who studied at the old Nanchang Military Academy and later entered the Economics Department of Jiangnan University of Technology, was impatient. Zheng Jun also came from Lincun, Guangzhou. He frowned slightly and said to A Biao:
"Brother Biao, why are you being so modest? We are really here to do something good. Before we come, Ninth Brother asked me to tell you that everyone is working under the command of the commander, as long as they are worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth, and worthy of their own
As a nation, there is no need to worry about your position being insecure. Look at the machinery and equipment in this warehouse, can you imagine what we came to Hong Kong to do?"
Chen Biao's heart moved: "The machinery and equipment in these warehouses were all transported to Hong Kong for temporary storage because after the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War on January 28, the fleet from the United States could not pass the Yangtze River Estuary. There was no other way. I
I heard that this batch of goods is going to southern Sichuan. Now that there is an armistice between China and Japan, does it need to be shipped again?"
Lu Kaiming smiled: "You guessed it wrong. The commander had this idea before, but now he has changed. The commander decided to use these machinery and equipment to open a factory in Hong Kong and formally establish a group company, based in Hong Kong and radiating to Southeast Asia.
, develop and grow.”
Chen Biao was surprised: "So, Brother Kaiming is going to start a business when he comes back?"
Lu Kaiming nodded and pointed at the machinery in the room: "I have checked over the past few days. This batch of machinery is diverse, including a watch factory, a chemical factory, a cigarette factory, a mold factory and a clothing store.
The production equipment of the factory, if it runs well after we open the factory, it will still be
We can continue to introduce relevant factories and develop our group. By the way, the commander has already sent a message to the United States. The shipping company will be owned by Nanhua Group in the future. Hongxingshe will hold half of the shares in the shipping company. At the same time, the United States will
I will continue to allocate a fleet of 50,000 tons to Hong Kong."
Chen Biao was very happy: "This puts me at ease. In the past, the ownership of the shipping company's property rights was unclear. We were always cautious and did not dare to let go of the operation. Even the docks and cargo yards did not dare to be renovated and expanded, for fear that they would become someone else's after the work was completed.
Oh, haha! Now that the property rights of the shipping company have been determined, we can invest in building the port, which will be a hugely profitable business."
Lu Kaiming nodded: "We not only want to build port terminals and warehouse areas, but also build our own houses to speculate on real estate, making Nanhua Company the leading company in Hong Kong."
Chen Biao was a little embarrassed: "But large-scale projects have to go through the Hong Kong government. Those white people are all superior and have always looked down on us Chinese. They have also set the Peak District where white people live as a no-access area. Can we get the land approval?"
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Lu Kaiming laughed: "Don't worry about this. I have obtained British citizenship and received an exception from King Edward. The British government still attaches great importance to the revitalization of Hong Kong's industry and commerce. I believe there will be major policy changes soon."
Decades of rigid policies have severely
It has seriously hindered the development of Hong Kong and will not be of any benefit to the British government. The Chinese in Hong Kong will gradually gain more power and social status, otherwise the king will not receive me. The British have obviously realized this and are making positive changes.
, I think Sir Belu will give me face."
Chen Biao's eyes widened: "So, your status and reputation are enough?"
Lu Kaiming laughed: "For hundreds of years, the British have always thought that I am the best in the world. In the past two years, they have painfully discovered that after World War I, the Americans caught up, and after the economic crisis, the British found that they had been outdone by the United States and European powers.
Even the Japanese don't respect them as much as they used to. How can they not be anxious? If they don't change, they will fall behind."
After hearing this, everyone smiled knowingly and suddenly became looking forward to their work.