Chapter 081 Datong Hotel

Wu Peifu went to Fuzhou to take office, passing through Changsha. Chen Baozhen, the governor of Hunan, led the Hunan gentry to welcome 30 miles. Chen Baozhen was a famous minister in the late Qing Dynasty. He was as famous as Zhang Zhidong and Liu Kunyi. Like Zhang Zhidong, he was also an enlightened bureaucrat based on innovative ideas. Now, Chen Baozhen is preparing a current affairs school in Hunan, inviting Liang Qichao, the backbone of the Weixin, to preside over the current affairs school. At that time, the School was a brand-new school. According to Liang Qichao's design, the School abandoned the eight-part teaching for the purpose of the imperial examination, and all adopted Western teaching methods, teaching physics and chemical, arithmetic, geography, mining and military. Although this current affairs school is not the earliest new school in the Qing Dynasty, it is by far the most systematic, comprehensive and reformed new school. At this time, Beijing Normal University, the first modern university in China, has not yet disappeared.

Chen Baozhen intends to retain Wu Peifu. He hopes that Wu Peifu can teach modern military science in his current affairs school. At the same time, he also wants to use Wu Peifu's people to train a new army in Hunan.

Therefore, after Wu Peifu came to Changsha, Chen Baozhen, on the one hand, retained Wu Peifu, and on the other hand, he reported to the court that Wu Peifu's office be changed to Changsha.

Chen Baozhen's performance came to the court, but it was a stone sinking into the sea. The court was unwilling to leave Wu Peifu in Hunan for a simple reason. Hunan was the nest of the Hunan army. At the beginning, after the Hunan army defeated the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, this strong Hunan army gave the court a headache for a long time. The court did not want another Hunan army to appear in Hunan. What's more, Wu Peifu's army is Zhang Jun. However, this is the reason why it can't be put on the table. Therefore, the court can only pretend to be deaf and dumb.

Chen Baozhen is still waiting for a reply from the court. In this way, Wu Peifu stayed in Changsha for half a month.

Go to Changsha to find Wu Peifu and come to Shanghai to dredge the joints, which is also a way. However, this is the worst strategy. Zhou Charter was worried that there was still a long way to go to Changsha, but he was afraid that before he could find Wu Peifu, Guo Erpole had been assigned to the northwest.

Zhou Charter thought about it. In the end, there was only one way to go, which was to Tang Caichang, the general manager of Datong Hotel in Lujiazui.

At the beginning, when the old fisherman sent Zhou Charter to Shanghai, he gave him a business card of Tang Caichang, saying that he could find Tang Caichang if he had something to do. Tang Cai is often not a member of the Youth Gang, but listening to the old fisherman's tone, he is not a self-disciplined person. Zhou Charter was unwilling to have a deep relationship with these people outside the system, so he did not go to Shanghai for such a long time.

Last night, Zhou Charter was in a hurry and instructed Yao Xiaofeng to stay in Datong Hotel, which was also a good way for Yao Xiaofeng.

It seems that the only person who can be found now is this Tang Caichang.

Zhou Charter has been agreed, paid for the meal, and rushed to Lujiazui.

On this way, there are clear soldiers on all traffic arteries. Yan Qionglin not only reported Sun Wen's arrival in Shanghai to Liu Kunyi, the governor of the two rivers, but also informed Huang Zunxian of Shanghai. Huang Zunxian is a shrewd figure. He adopted a strategy of internal and external looseness and arranged Qing soldiers to hold traffic arteries and important departments, but did not reveal a trace of wind to the outside. Qing soldiers did not openly carry out a large-scale search, but secretly searched for Sun Wen's where to go. Huang Zunxian knew that Sun Wen did not know that there were traitors within the revolutionary party. If he was publicly searched, he would startle the snake instead.

Zhou Charter rushed to Lujiazui and soon found the Datong Hotel. This is a luxury hotel with five floors. It has all the rooms, hotels, dance floors and restaurants. The entrance hall is tall and magnificently decorated. They are all rich people who go in and out.

Zhou Charter is still dressed as a huangbao driver, which is not exposed at all in the streets and alleys, but if he enters this luxury hotel, it will soon become the focus of attention.

Zhou Charter had to go to the nearby garment store first, buy a suit and a hat, put it on, and look in the mirror by himself. He couldn't help laughing.

Wearing a suit, tie and a top hat, with a big braid on the back of the head, this dress is extremely funny. However, in Shanghai in the Qing Dynasty, this is an extremely normal dress. By the end of the 19th century, especially after the First Sino-Japanese War, the Qing Dynasty no longer rejected Western things and began to introduce Western things on a large scale, from clothing to machines.

However, under the banner of the middle school for sports and western learning, the Qing Dynasty kept his braids and refused to let go.

People can wear suits, use foreign goods, and eat foreign food, but never cut their braids!

Zhou Charter wore a suit and entered the Datong Hotel.

In the lobby of the hotel, people come and go, which is so lively. Many children of rich families dressed similar to Zhou Charter, holding young girls coated with fat and powder, go in and out of the lobby. The voices inside are noisy and there is a strong rhythmic jazz music.

Behind the first floor of Datong Hotel is a dance floor. Although this dance floor is not as good as the Great Lemen in the Bund, it is also quite famous in the area of Lujiazui, attracting many rich children from all over the country who come to Shanghai to open foreign meat. Of course, it also attracted many dancers who came to Shanghai to search for gold.

Zhou Charter passed through the flow of people coming and going and came to the counter. As soon as he inquired, Yao Xiaofeng had moved in and lived in Room 517 on the fifth floor.

Zhou Charter is a little at ease. Guo Er pole has true feelings for Yao Xiaofeng. Now, Guo Er pole is suffering in prison. Zhou Charter, the eldest brother, will not be able to save him for a while. In any case, he has to protect Yao Xiaofeng's safety.

Coincidentally, Room 515 next to 517 was empty. Zhou Charter asked for Room 515, checked in, got the key, and asked the waiter, "Where is General Manager Tang's office?"

"It's on the first floor, Room 101." The waiter said, "However, he is not here now."

"Oh, when is he here? I'm a business friend of his and want to talk to him." Zhou Charter said. Most of the businessmen on the beach are engaged in speculative business. As long as they are profitable, they do everything. Therefore, Zhou Charter claims that he has a foreign yarn business and wants to talk to Tang Cai often.

The waiter did not doubt and said, "Mr. Zhao, it's really unfortunate that General Manager Tang went to Shaoxing and will not come back until a week later. If it is convenient for Mr. Zhao, you can talk to the deputy general manager."

Tang Cai is often not in Shanghai. Zhou Charter was so sorry that he had to say, "Forget it. It's better to wait for General Manager Tang to come back for an interview."

"Mr. Zhao, please."

Zhou Charter got up and left the counter and went to the stairwell. Behind the lobby, the stairwell is directly opposite the colorful dance floor, in which the songs and dances are flat and the voices are noisy. At the door of the dance floor stood a row of gorgeous dancers dressed in cheongsam and winked at Zhou Charter.

Zhou Charter has never seen such a scene. He was very embarrassed and had to lower his head and walk up the stairs.

As soon as I walked to the fourth floor, I heard a chaotic footsteps in the corridor on the fifth floor, and a burst of man's angry curses: "Bile, I've come to my door. You are shameless!"

"Third master, I really can't do it today. My daughter is still in the hospital. I..." But it was Yao Xiaofeng's voice.

"Bah" slapped in the face: "shameless thing, your daughter is in the hospital, you fucking hide here, say, what wild man are you fooling around with! Damn, if you dare to rob a woman from me, I will kill him!"

Zhou Charter accelerated his pace and rushed to the fifth floor.

In the corridor on the fifth floor, five men surrounded Yao Xiaofeng. Yao Xiaofeng knelt on the floor, covered her face and cried. A fat man is shouting at Yao Xiaofeng. The man was about 40, bald, probably smoking too much, with a mouthful of yellow teeth, wearing a satin skirt, and four guys next to him fucked his hands and looked at Yao Xiaofeng coldly.

The yellow-toothed man said angrily, "My surname is Yao. How can I find you in Dalemen? It turns out that I have hidden here. Damn, I spent so much money on you, and I'm going to run away with a fucking slap on your ass! You don't even ask who my third master is! Where is Da Lemen? You can come and leave if you want!"

Yao Xiaofeng cried, "Master Huang, I really don't want to avoid you. I'm really in a hurry..."

Without waiting for Yao Xiaofeng to finish speaking, the Huang flew up and kicked Yao Xiaofeng's chest. Yao Xiaofeng screamed and rolled to the ground in pain.

Zhou Charter rushed behind the yellow man in three steps, grabbed his back, raised the yellow man, and fell fiercely on the floor. He only heard a muffled sound. Huang's four feet lay on the floor, and his face turned blue with pain, but he could not make a sound - this guy was so angry.

The four men around were stunned first, and then howled and rushed to Zhou Charter.

Zhou Charter was not in a hurry. He gave up a man on one side and swept under his feet. The man's feet were mixed with garlic, hit the opposite wall, and his body rebounded. Zhou Charter took advantage of the momentum of the man's rebound and slapped the man's chest. The man's body soared into the air and behind him. The three men were still rushing forward. They were notware that the man in front of them bumped over and hit the three people, and four fell to the ground at the same time.

Before the four people got up, Zhou Charter picked up a flower rack beside him, smashed the flower rack with the flower pot on it, and smashed it fiercely. The four men howled and rolled on the floor and couldn't get up.

Zhou Charter grabbed Huang and whispered, "Your surname is Huang?"

The man surnamed Huang just gasped, his face turned blue, and his mouth no longer dared to be wild. He repeatedly told him: "The good man is merciful, and his name is Huang San."

Zhou Charter sneered: "Your surname is Huang, if you dare to come to trouble Yao Xiaofeng again, I will chop your hand!"

"I dare not!"

"Get out!"

Four men crawled from the ground and supported each other with Huang San, rolling and crawling away.