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"Some feelings can't be proved in words. Wang is happy today. After much deliberation, he can only treat each other with sincerity. I hope that both of you should not be overwhelmed. Brother Liu's property, Wang invested 200 million oceans. The equity Wang only takes Half, the remaining brother Liu holds [-]% of the dry shares, and brother Du holds [-]% of the dry shares. As for the management rights, Mr. Wang will decide on behalf of Brother Du and hand it over to Brother Liu. When he wants to pay dividends at the end of the year, Brother Liu will not let me Waiting for disappointment. Isn't it, Brother Liu?"

As soon as Wang Zhenyu's bold words came out, the room was suddenly silent. Du Yuesheng and Liu Hongsheng were all bowing their heads and thinking hard, while Ye Zuwen looked at Wang Zhenyu with a look of surprise. Only Ma Xi was still sitting on the sofa with an expressionless face, turning a blind eye to what happened around him , hear but not hear.

"Is this true?" After a while, Liu Hongsheng regained his strength and said, "How can there be such a good thing in this world? Don't coax me to wait."

Du Yuesheng hurriedly said: "Mr. Wang, it's unreasonable for you to do this. There is a reason to give away money for nothing. Du dare not take this share."

Hehe, you just don’t dare to take it, right? If you don’t say no to take it, it means you’re tempted.It seems that money is really a good thing. If the 200 million is spent, maybe I can really open up a situation in Shanghai.

"Brothers, at this moment, don't you two understand what Wang is thinking? Wang is a rough man, and this money is nothing to Wang. I am sincerely making friends with you. Brother Liu, if Brother Du If you refuse, then you are looking down on me, Wang is also a person with self-respect, if you really look down on me, you can just leave."

Du Yuesheng hurriedly said: "Then there is something, brother Wang's arrogance is right for Yuesheng's temper. Hongsheng, don't you think so?"

As he said that, Du Yuesheng glanced at Liu Hongsheng. At this moment, Liu Hongsheng was already a little excited, and anyone who encountered such a good thing that fell in the sky would not be able to control it.

"Yes, yes, I, Liu Hongsheng, have been living here in Shanghai for a few years. I originally thought that Brother Yuesheng was the only one in this world who was eager for justice and righteousness. I never thought that Brother Yuesheng had such a hero as Brother Zhenyu."

"Brother Wang is very kind, Du Mou can't be ambiguous as a brother. Today Du Mou climbed up once, and sworn brothers with Wang Brothers as life and death brothers. In the future, wherever Du Mou is useful, if you frown for my brother, I will give you three swords." Six holes, a terrible death!"

"That's very good. I also think Brother Wang is a good person. The three of us are also similar in age. Why don't we follow the example of Taoyuan's three sworn brothers and become brothers with different surnames? I am too old, so naturally I rank first, followed by Yue Sheng." "Liu Hongsheng was also inspired by the atmosphere, and proposed the three of them to be sworn brothers. He is also a good-natured person. It is rare for everyone to hit it off so well. As for Wang Zhenyu's military status and Du Yuesheng's hooligan status, he naturally ignored them.

Wang Zhenyu was stunned for a moment, but Liu Hongsheng said that it was very interesting that he would marry Du Yuesheng, a rogue tycoon.Originally planned to recruit two people to do things for him, but he never thought that he would perform a play, Sangu Maolu did not finish singing, and went back to Taoyuan three knots.

"Second brother Du said so, what else can Wang say, the two elder brothers are superior, and I will be worshiped by the younger brother." Wang Zhenyu immediately bowed to the two. Brother, my real identity is a soldier, the brigade commander of the Ninth Brigade of the Hunan Army, from now on everyone will be brothers, regardless of status, status, rich or poor, brothers for a day, brothers for the rest of their lives.”

"Well said, well said, bring the wine." Du Yuesheng shouted.

Liu Hongsheng's housekeeper tactfully brought up the wine, and the three of them drank their blood in the wine and drank together to become sworn brothers.

Facing this scene, Ye Zuwen was dumbfounded and could only admire Wang Zhenyu's arrogance and communication skills.

After sworn vows, the next thing is easy to talk about. Liu Hongsheng accepted Wang Zhenyu's 200 million ocean shares and founded Hongsheng Company, but he is only willing to take [-]% of the shares, and Du Yuesheng is naturally only willing to take [-]% of the shares. Wang Zhenyu.Wang Zhenyu still decided to give [-]% to each other. This feat made the two elder brothers even more fond of each other.

As for the arms, Du Yuesheng offered to be responsible for the transfer of the arms.He was so arrogant that he didn't even ask about the quantity, but only said that the third brother could leave as much as he had, and left everything to the second brother.Wang Zhenyu paid him [-]% commission, which was already very low.According to Du Yuesheng's temper, he didn't even want this percentage.It's Wang Zhenyu's way of talking, saying that we two brothers are easy to talk about, and the brothers who are on errands will always have to spend, so he reluctantly accepts it.

In fact, at this time, the three people became sworn brothers only because of their interests, and it took time to truly form a brotherhood. Fortunately, later history proved that there is true love in the world.

One day later, Liu Guojun, who arrived in Shanghai, served as Wang Zhenyu's agent and stayed in Shanghai temporarily to participate in the operation of Liu Hongsheng's Hongsheng Company.Wang Zhenyu is also very clear about what he said, learn more and read more. In addition, he understands all walks of life in Shanghai, which will always be useful in the future.Liu Guojun is also a person who knows good and bad. Wang Zhenyu not only promised to invest in helping him start a company in the future, but also received 200 yuan a month during his studies at Hongsheng Company.You must know that the monthly salary of civil servants in Shanghai Customs was only 40 yuan at this time. Wang Zhenyu really regarded himself as a talent.

As for Wang Zhenyu, Du Yuesheng, and Liu Guojun's act of sworn worship was not included in the official history, but it was widely spread among the people, and once became an important material for the Shanghai Bund series of film and television works in later generations, and was reproduced countless times.

The surging Huangpu River rushes to the Yellow Sea.What flows is not the muddy river, but the blood of heroes that has lasted for a hundred years.

Everyone who comes to Shanghai Laoshi has dreams and hopes, and getting ahead is the biggest motivation for their struggle.But it goes round and round, and the tide ebbs and flows. Some people are prosperous and rich, some are poor and humble, and some people end up with nothing and end up in a mediocre way. Some even fail and become the stepping stones of others. A pile of white bones ended up in the belly of the fish.

This is Shanghai Beach, Oriental Paris, a paradise for adventurers, bearing the glory, dreams, pain, failures and so on of countless people.

The wharf is the starting point for countless foreign earners to fly their dreams in Shanghai.

From Shiliupu to Yangjiadu, there are a total of [-] piers in the French Concession, large and small, concentrated in this area.There are Japanese, British, and American wharves here, but one of the larger wharves, Jin Yongtai Wharf, belongs to China Merchants Shipping.

The China Merchants Steamship Company mentioned has a long history, and it has been brought up to Li Hongzhang's Westernization Movement.

Du Yuesheng brought Wang Zhenyu and his party to this historic wharf today, but they didn't come to admire history.Not far from Jin Yongtai Wharf is a three-story teahouse. I don’t know the exact year. In short, Du Yuesheng and Wang Zhenyu chose a tea seat by the window, which is enough to overlook the entire wharf. down.The entourage also took their seats one after another, but they were all cautious, their positions happened to share Du Yuesheng and Wang Zhenyu.

Although he agreed to do this arms sale for Wang Zhenyu, there is one difficulty that exists objectively. Du Yuesheng in 1912 was still not the tycoon who would tremble three times when he stomped his feet on the beach. Strictly speaking, his power had not yet developed in this period, at least not to the point where everything was just gossip.Du Yuesheng's current status in the arena is completely supported by the banner of Huang Jinrong.

In the entire process of buying and selling arms, the most critical thing is to have a dock, a dock that is completely controlled by oneself.But before meeting Wang Zhenyu, the great God of Wealth, Du Yuesheng's influence was pitifully small, limited to the casino that Huang Jinrong handed over to him.

For the sake of his own development, and to prove his ability to his third brother who just became sworn brothers, seizing a pier has become Du Yuesheng's first choice.

Chapter 048 Shanghai Beach (V)

It is true that Jin Yongtai Wharf belongs to China Merchants Shipping, but the coolies who carry the big bags on the wharf have their own origins.

The gang is neither mysterious nor pompous.Its essence is nothing more than an organization formed by the working people at the bottom of society for self-protection.Father and son are passed down as gangs, and brothers are passed down as clubs.

Although most gangs in Shanghai are under the name of the Qing Gang, they still use the 24-character seniority of the Qing Gang.But in practice, it is not like a family.Just like the Hong Kong triads of later generations, although they all originated from Hongmen, there are independent organizations such as Xin Ngee Ann and the United British Press, and even within the same organization, there are also different offices. Internally, bloody wind is also indispensable.

Jin Yongtai Wharf has existed for nearly half a century, and it can be said to be the master of the millennium field.In this half century, the gang forces at the pier have changed several times.

Good people don't do docks, and to do docks requires a good master. This is the truest portrayal of Chinese society.

Regardless of the fact that the wharf has a lot of work and less money, that bowl of rice is not something that anyone can eat if they want.For example, if you are from Shandong and you want to go to the pier controlled by people from northern Jiangsu to ask for an errand, sorry, it is absolutely impossible.This is like picking up rags in the cities of later generations, drawing boundaries and setting up territories for stealing things. Any outsider who just seeks food here will be taught a lesson without exception.So when some people in later generations ridicule the poor, they always say, don't you know how to pick up junk?Picking up junk can also make a lot of money; in fact, the buddy who said this is on the same level as Emperor Hui of Jin who asked "why not eat meat porridge", ignorant of world affairs, ignorant of human feelings, ridiculous, ridiculous.

The topic goes back to gangs. If the people in northern Jiangsu want to maintain the long-term monopoly of the local ethnic groups on the docks, then they must form a gang to unify the outside world.Driven by these interests, the power of the gang has grown further.Gangs may be evil and not in line with morality, but their existence is reasonable. It is precisely because of the survival needs of the people at the bottom. According to legend, unless human beings really have such a day, all classes will be wiped out. . .

The biggest basis for the formation of gangs is the fellow countrymen's association, which is also the lowest-cost combination of many interests.In the early days of the wharf, different gangs often fought for territory, resulting in countless casualties.In this regard, foreigners who are dedicated to maintaining harmony and stability have no good solution. In order to effectively maintain stability, foreigners who cannot eliminate class differences have to rely heavily on Inspector Hua in the patrol room. Bitter haha ​​guys.

Huang Jinrong in the French Concession is in such a high position. Although he is only a detective, Huang Jinrong has used various methods to divide the territory and set fees, and he has tidied up the various gang forces in the entire French Concession. Those who do heavy work, or those who transport dung on the street, are all under the control of Boss Huang.In the French Concession, even foreigners had to give Boss Huang a three-pointer.Of course, some ignorant Frenchmen tried to suppress Boss Huang, so I'm sorry, no one has cleaned up the excrement in the concession, and the goods at the wharf have piled up like a mountain and no one has been loaded and unloaded.Over time, Huang Jinrong changed from a small policeman to the emperor of the French Concession in Shanghai, a well-known person.

Strictly speaking, what Du Yuesheng is going to do today is risky, because all the docks have already divided their forces, and they have paid the fees to Boss Huang according to the rules.Now intervening in the wharf, and without Boss Huang's knowledge, if one is not handled properly, the consequences will be unpredictable.

But wealth and wealth come from danger, although Du Yuesheng has been timid since he was a child, but a tycoon is a tycoon, and he is not lacking in courage when doing things.And this fight won't work. After all, Du Yuesheng is from the rivers and lakes, not a soldier. Therefore, when it comes to the dock issue, he is also polite before soldiers.The boss of Jinyongtai Wharf, Fatty Rong, has an average status in the Green Gang. He has neither high nor low seniority, and he has no friendship with Boss Huang.

But this is only a theory, and the actual operation is not the same thing.

Our Mr. Du approached Fat Lao Rong with enthusiasm, hoping that the other party would give him the place. Of course, it was not for nothing, and naturally there was a benefit fee waiting.

It's a pity that although Fei Laorong has no status in the world, he can be arrogant. He really doesn't have much interest in Huang Jinrong's disciple.So I didn't save any face, and told Du Yuesheng directly that there was no way.

Du Yuesheng didn't care about it, and still smiled and said, everyone is from the same family, brother is indeed busy, how about borrowing the pier for a few months, return it to you when it's used up, and give you the benefit fee as usual.

Fat guy Rong was furious immediately, you thought I hadn’t seen the Three Kingdoms, you want to borrow Jingzhou like Liu Bei, right?

After losing face, it is natural to get it back. Mr. Du's hooligan nature was soon revealed.

"Third brother, I'll let you watch a show later." Du Yuesheng took a sip of tea and said with a smile.

Wang Zhenyu took a look at the sworn brother: "Don't fight and kill, my brother can't see blood!"

Du Yuesheng was amused when he heard this: "I'm making fun of your second brother again, if you don't want to see blood, then don't we have to eat fast and chant Buddha. Hehe..."

At this time, one of Du Yuesheng's attendants ran up from downstairs, leaned over and whispered something in Du Yuesheng's ear.

Du Yuesheng nodded and said to Wang Zhenyu, "Here we are."

Wang Zhenyu followed Du Yuesheng's eyes and looked out of the window. Sure enough, it was very spectacular.

A large group of strong men with yellow silk scarves on their heads rushed towards Jin Yongtai Pier aggressively, all of them holding poles as tall as a person in their hands.

These strong men are all from Shandong, and the leader is nicknamed Scar. These men are all from Shandong who came to Shanghai to beg for a living.But because there is no backer, I have not gained a firm foothold, and I can only get some leftovers, so my life is very tight.But a few days ago, Du Yuesheng found them.

As mentioned earlier, the Jin Yongtai Wharf belongs to the China Merchants Shipping Co., Ltd., and people from the Taizhou Gang in Zhejiang have always been watching and eating here.The boss of the Taizhou gang, nicknamed Fatty Rong, is a big fat man covered in flesh. He is cruel and has many brothers under him. He has been rampant in Jinyongtai Wharf for five or six years.

Du Yuesheng chose to move this pier because of various considerations.First of all, this wharf is owned by Chinese businessmen, so it will not attract the attention of the high-level concessions; secondly, the relationship between Boss Huang and this fat guy Rong is not good, and even a little unhappy. , but there is still Lin Guisheng's support there, and Du Yuesheng thinks that the consequences will not be too serious; third, the Taizhou gang has always relied on more people to eat alone, and almost no other Zhejiang gangs will help.

But no matter how good the idea is, there is still an important prerequisite for achieving the goal, that is, the group of Shandong men I hired can win the pier.