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In the morning, the vast surface of the Yangtze River is filled with hazy white fog. A ferry broke through the white fog on the river, so excited that the white fog rolled away on both sides, and finally docked at the Siguandian Pier.

Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren and others stepped down the deck and boarded the wharf of the Fourth Official Hall. A red sun rose behind them, and the brilliant light pierced through the white thick fog, as if the whole world was occupied by light.

The bow of the wharf of the Fourth Official Hall squeezed the bow of the ship, and the dock workers moved like ants, carrying large and small bags, carrying large boxes and small boxes, coming and going. The busy scene did not have a depression caused by foreigners blocking the mouth of the Yangtze River into the sea.

Li wanted to violently recover the Hankou foreign concession, but he did not see the sequelae caused by it. Song Jiaoren looked at the ships docked at the dock, and almost half of the cargo ships were hanging foreign flags. These foreign merchants are still doing business in Hankou. It seems that there has been no incident in Hankou, which makes Song Jiaoren more and more puzzled.

At the same time, Song Jiaoren was strange in his heart. At the same time, he had watched a group of people coming towards them. Everyone was extraordinary at the scene, and he knew that they were all scenes at a glance. Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing did not dare to neglect and hurried forward.

A group of paparazzi reporters came up from the dockers and grabbed the two of them and patted them. Under the flash of the spotlight, Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren were at a short loss. After all, it's their first time as such a table figure.

Headed by Cai Fuqing, general manager of the Hankou Chamber of Commerce, the two associates, Sun Difu, Song Weichen, and Li Ziyun. In addition, there is former associate Liu Xinsheng, who is second only to the newly established Xinhua Group in Hankou; the newly established Xinhua Group has also sent representatives. Feng Xiaoqi also leaned in. Although he is a veritable "premier" of Hankou, he does not dare to neglect the revolutionary predecessors here. Even Li Xiang only thinks that he is a student of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, so they are only students of Mr. Sun Yat-sen, and Song Jiaoren and Huang Xing are comrades-in-arms of Mr. Sun Yat-sen. In any case, face is enough for them.

Song Jiaoren looked at the scene in front of him. Although Huang Xing refused Li Yuanhong's arrangement in Wuchang, sent soldiers around, held high the flag, and wrote three big words: "Huang Xing is here!" He also informed the Hankou government in advance not to hold a welcome ceremony, but this kind of small scene was more important to them by the Hankou government. And there are so many reporters coming to the scene. For foreign figures such as Song Jiaoren, it is higher than the stage in Wuchang City.

Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren shook hands with them one by one, and Tang Hualong, who accompanied them, introduced them one by one. Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren have frequent activities in the two lakes, but the characters in Hankou are all strange faces. They basically don't know the young revolutionary faction, business, industry, academia or gentry. However, the situation in Wuchang is exactly the opposite. They basically know each other, either old acquaintances or old comrades.

Song Jiaoren finally held Li Ziyun's hand. His ring finger was inlaid with a beautiful ruby with a magpie egg, and his color was delicate and blood was dripping. Hankou Chinese businessmen are much richer than overseas Chinese merchants. When he heard that as soon as Li Xiang opened his mouth, Li Ziyun fell out of 100,000 yuan. Song Jiaoren couldn't help sighing that Sun Yat-sen had been wandering overseas for a year and may not have raised 100,000 yuan.

Song Jiaoren couldn't help saying, "I heard that Mr. Li supports the revolution and will give up 100,000 yuan!"

However, Song Jiaoren also heard Tang Hualong say that Li Ziyun was able to participate in the first five-year economic development plan of Li Xiang to develop Hankou. The so-called money is unlimited. In the newly established Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in Hankou, this bank is built by the Li Xiang government. It has the nature of a modern central bank and has the power to issue money. In order to stabilize and develop Hankou finance, it is a bank built with Li Xiang government and the Xinhua consortium as the credit. Li Ziyun won 5% of the share subscription rights of ICBC, but is the third largest private shareholder of ICBC.

Although Song Jiaoren didn't finish his words, what kind of person is Li Ziyun? Can't he hear his voice?

Cai Fuqing and others also looked at Li Ziyun with a smile to see how he would answer. The posture of the alliance meeting, at a glance, knew that it was to receive Li Xiang's territory. The Hankou Paiyang incident is a war that has taken place. Even if Ge Fu, the British Consul General in Hankou, has signed the letter of surrender, and Pan Si, the president of the International Chamber of Commerce, has signed a trade agreement, the war will not end like this. Outside the foreign merchant ships at the mouth of the Yangtze River, Chinese merchant ships can't get out. Li Xiang, in any case, only by withdrawing from Hankou can foreigners compromise. Li Ziyun's previous note was early.

Li Ziyun first laughed and said, "It's just a little contribution to the Chinese revolution, which is not worthy of Mr. Song's praise alone. As a Chinese, this is my obligation and responsibility.

Li Ziyun said the lie here, glanced over and saw their contemptuous eyes. Sure enough, no one believed them.

His words turned around, pointing to the fog and the shuttled merchant ships on the river. "If Marshal Li can set off a storm, there will naturally be a way to deal with it. Looking at the prosperous scene of Hankou, I'm afraid it was just like this before the war.

Cai Fuqing snorted softly and said, "The Yangtze River waterway has been blocked, and only Chinese businessmen are banned. Chinese businessmen have to go around Hunan and go south to Guangdong.

"The golden waterway of the Yangtze River is monopolized by foreign merchants. Foreign merchants are greedy for this little profit. They want money and don't want to die. The waterway is a little calm, and they start business."

"After the disarmament of the concession, the Hankou government has legislated to ensure that it has no respect for the lives and property of foreigners. It has also designated the original concession as a special foreign economic zone. In addition to several oceans that monopolize Hubei railways, minerals and shipping, these small foreign banks have no loss at all. This is a radish stick, two-pronged.

"After squeezing away the ocean, a large number of blank markets were left behind. The Hankou government swallowed the railways, minerals, and the rest of the markets could not be swallowed for a while. These small foreign merchants, who had been suppressed by the Ocean Bank before, naturally came happily to grab these leftovers."

Sun Difu, Song Weichen and others rushed to say one by one. Although they are mean, anyone can hear it. They are drooling about these "small profits" and "leftovers". They are jealous of these small foreign merchants, and even more jealous of Liu Xinsheng and Li Ziyun.

Liu Xinsheng, Li Ziyun and Li Xiang, now the three companies really occupy half of Hankou's economy, or even more. The three companies announced in a high-profile way that they would jointly build the first five-year economic development plan in Hankou. They all felt happy. If this plan is carried out, Hankou will completely become the world of their three oligarchs. They also know that this is a lesson that Li wants to donate to them. They originally planned to give in to Li and strive to get into the development case and become a member of this capital group.

Now the arrival of Song Jiaoren and others has given them new hope. They can give Song Jiaoren the most urgently needed support, and the two sides work together to squeeze Li Xiang out of Hankou. While Song Jiaoren is relying on them, the development plan can only be given to them, and they will become the future oligarch consortium of Hankou.

Cai Fuqing and others kept flattering Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren. Li Ziyun just watched coldly and stopped talking. Feng Xiaojian was hidden in the crowd and refused to stand up. He just listened to every conversation of everyone.

A group of people came out of the Siguan Hall Pier and walked to the nearest Manchun Tea Garden. Manchun Tea Garden is extremely famous in Hankou. In order to welcome Huang Xing and Song Jiaoren, we still need to pay attention to this.

Under the early sun, there are many archways standing across the street. There are many shops on both sides of the street near the wharf. The long street is simple and the houses are lined up. The cars on the street are like flowing water and horses are like dragons. When they arrived at the residential area of Manchun Street, the smoke rose between the courtyards with black tiles and white walls.

Hankou is a prosperous and peaceful scene, which makes people forget the dangers of the beacon and the revolution.

Huang Xing, Song Jiaoren, and Tang Hualong just crossed the river from Wuchang. They went from the twilight Wuchang to the vibrant Hankou, separated by a river, but there was such a huge contrast, which made their hearts unable to calm down for a long time.

The most difficult to calm down is Tang Hualong. He is an old landlord in Wuhan, and he knows the situation of Hankou better than anyone else. Hankou used to be prosperous, but it was a kind of deformed prosperity. In the past, the heaven of the rich in Hankou and the hell of the poor. However, the poor man he saw now did not have a sad face, but was smiling as if he was satisfied after soaking three warms. What kind of magic did Li want to put on Hankou to make the whole city burst into such a powerful vitality in a short time.

From time to time, three or five groups of blue policemen passed by on the street. In addition, there was a row of troops walking at a neat pace. Only from the troops guarded on all sides of the street can people feel the atmosphere that the war is not over.

A newspaper boy came to the corner to sell the newly released People's Daily, which was a best-selling newspaper in Hankou and immediately surrounded by a group of people.

"I'm going to sell the newspaper to read it." Huang Xing touched his pocket, took out two copper coins, and squeezed into the crowd with great interest. He was so tall and burly that he squeezed in to sell a newspaper.

Song Jiaoren said to the people behind him, "This morning, I also read a lot of foreign newspapers on the ferry. They all scolded the Wuchang Revolution with one voice, and the real number of righteousness and group-style barbaric chaos, which undoubtedly destroyed China's social order and also destroyed the friendly relations between China and foreign countries. Friendly people were inexplicably surprised that the revolution advocated by Dr. Sun Yat-sen was all a joke.

Cai Fuqing, who has been flattering him, can't pick up Song Jiaoren's words, but he is proud in his heart. The meaning of blaming Li Xiang in the words is that Li Xiang's behavior in Hankou has violated the foreign policy of the League.

At this point, Feng Xiaozhen was no longer silent. He asked in a gloomy tone, "Occupy my land, take away my sovereignty, and humiliate me in every way. Is there such a friendly country?"