Chapter 384 The Great Famine!

Time is like running water, passing away in an instant. Some people say that the cheapest thing in the world is time. It's not easy to come to an end in a lifetime!

Some people say that time is the most precious thing. Every minute and every second indicates a new change in one's life. This change is not only superficial, but also internal and fate.

In the blink of an eye, a month has passed since the Spring Festival. In the 17th year of the Republic of China, 1928 A.D., it also officially kicked off to life.

Du Haisheng also according to his promise. He not only met Hu Die's parents, but also talked happily and the atmosphere was quite harmonious. Du Haisheng's reputation is well known in Shanghai. Hu Die's parents are naturally no exception. The family is an ordinary family, and his parents are honest parents. Although it is not poor, it is not rich. It can only be said that it is okay.

Since the last engagement incident, seeing their daughter so nonsense, the two old people were very dissatisfied and left angrily. Although after a period of time, they were also a little annoyed. Think about it carefully, after all, you can't blame your daughter. Everything is that Lin Xuehuai is too careless and did so much of such a dirty business behind his daughter, and My daughter is just a victim.

At that time, she was not comforted, cared for, and understood, but she left angrily. This was not what her parents should do. The more she thought about it, the more she was absolutely ashamed of Hu Die. Later, she also asked other children to inquire about her whereabouts. But at that time, Hu Die was already with Du Haisheng, and soon moved to Fu Hong's apartment. That's the French concession, and ordinary people are not allowed to enter.

Hu Die's other sisters and brothers are also ordinary people, and they didn't expect that she would follow Du Haisheng into the apartment in the French Concession. Even if they are more annoyed, it is simply looking for a needle in a haystack to find someone in Shanghai, not to mention such a big living person as her, if she is casually in a land that is not exposed in the Republic of China. If Fang lives, even if they have the means, they will not be able to find it.

Just as they thought that their daughter would never see her again in her life, they said sorry to her in person, but they didn't expect that a driver would drive her over in a car.

The two old people were both sad and happy, and they were even more curious. When Hu Die told the whole story, the two old people looked happy, and even her brothers and sisters were also happy.

Who is Du Haisheng? Naturally, they know that there are several people in Shanghai who have not heard of it. Especially in a series of actions to stabilize the price of grain, oil and meat, his decisiveness and determination have once again been deeply supported by ordinary people in Shanghai. Even the two old people sighed that Shanghai If there are more businessmen like this man who care about the people, how can the people live in poverty?

But what they never expected was that their daughter was blessed by misfortune and broke off from Lin Xuehuai's beast, but she was favored by the legendary omnipotent Du Haisheng. Maybe it was doomed to be able to follow Du Haisheng. For them, that's all The pride of the family. In the past, those neighbors looked at them with contempt and ridicule every time because of their daughter's affairs. The moment they learned about their daughter's relationship with Du Haisheng, they couldn't wait to go to the street and beat the gongs and drums and tell them whose woman their daughter is now. They are proud of it. .

After Du Haisheng and Hu Die came back, he found an apartment in the Russian concession for the two old people and let the whole family live in it. He knew that he could not help for a while, so he ordered his men to give some money to Hu Die's brothers and sisters to make some living. It can also be regarded as a stable source of income. Hu Die is also grateful for Du Haisheng's behavior.

So much so that those neighbors who usually look down on their family get the news, and they all rush to get in touch with each other, as if nothing had happened before.

Zhao Tianming was originally an old acquaintance with Du Haisheng, and Zhao Tianming had long planned to entrust his daughter's life's happiness to Du Haisheng to take care of him, so not only Du Haisheng and Zhao Weier, but also Fu Hong and Hu Die followed that day. In fact, everyone understood that Du Haisheng was just a process. Well, maybe Zhao Tianming is happy and can't close his mouth.

Du Haisheng, the parent of the three women, has met once, but just explained that as for when to get engaged to the three women, Du Haisheng did not explain.

He has an idea in his mind. Ma Yongzhen, Yuan Dongshan, Zhang Zihan, Chen Dong and Tiezhu also have women now. It is said that they are all because they are not married, and they are all procrastinating. According to their meaning, the boss bows for the company. He doesn't get married. It's too hard to get married as his subordinates. In this case, Du Haisheng thought it would be better to let Ma Yongzhen and Yuan Dongshan come back and hold a collective engagement ceremony together after the arsenal in Vierina is built. Of course, the money is paid by Du's enterprise, or Du Haisheng can come out alone. It's also lively to think about it.

It's not urgent at this time!

Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, the rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River has arrived, and Shanghai City has begun to enter the rainy and humid season all day long.

The arms and weapons issued from the automatic ordnance company also arrived in batches one after another. Du Haisheng still handed over all his equipment to the Iron-blooded Eighteenth Army without reservation. Until now, he thought that the Iron-blooded Eighteenth Army at this time had formed a certain combat effectiveness. Even if he sweated to face the strength of a legion, if he could If you are strong enough to command, you will not be inferior at all.

What puzzled him was that the first, third, fifth, independent eighth and thirteenth divisions of the Northern Expeditionary Army, which were ready to move before the Spring Festival, although the 13th Division had been defending around Shanghai City, wrapping the whole iron-blooded 18th Army like dumplings, it had no intention of attacking. Could it be, what are they waiting for? Is there no time? Du Haisheng was also a little unpredictable at this time, constantly thinking about Lao Jiang's thoughts.

The whole city of Shanghai is prosperous, peaceful and harmonious on the surface, but Du Haisheng understands that behind this calm is that a greater storm is coming. From time to time, he reminds Xue Yue to take more precautions and not to relax at all. Lao Jiang is sinister and cunning, resourceful, careless, everything in front of him. If he wants to give up all his previous achievements, he doesn't want to lose the whole war because of his own paralysis.

A large area of drought in the Republic of China began to spread in this season of summer. Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places have not rained for 100 consecutive days. Even the southern regions of Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui in the south have not been spared, and there is a growing tendency to spread. Even southern Guangdong is not immune. Many people have begun to predict that this year's grain price increase is inevitable.

Compared with other grain merchants, the grain and oil sales company to which Du's enterprise belongs is in good order, and there is no trend to rush to buy grain again.

After getting Du Haisheng's permission, Zhang Liming borrowed 1.5 million yuan from Chen Guangfu's commercial bank and took out 1.5 million yuan from Yu Xuan, a total of 3 million yuan. He invested in the acquisition of grain and edible oil. Moreover, Song Ziwen was also persuaded by Du Haisheng and took out four million yuan. Let's make a bet. In this way, the total amount of the two sides has reached an amazing amount of seven million yuan. At that time, everyone who got the news was surprised and confused. They couldn't understand why Du Haisheng and Song Ziwen rushed to buy grain crazily, especially the grain from the three northeastern provinces without having to be transported by train.

In their opinion, the drought caused by the lack of rain and snow before the Spring Festival will basically not be a big problem as long as the rainfall is abundant in the coming year, at least it can supply the national civilian demand.

But when the drought in various places came into their ears like wings, they were also deeply shocked!

What is certain is that this year's summer harvest, whether it is grain or rice, has shown signs of extinction in many places. The slightly better areas are also seriously affected. Compared with previous years, a quarter of the harvest is already good, and everyone seems to have smelled what is going to happen in this extraordinary year. Everyone knows that extraordinary things and soaring food prices will mean that more people can't eat food.

Some time ago, the price of grain in the Republic of China has risen sharply. Recently, it has soared to a quite amazing price height like a running train.

Even so, there seems to be no sign that food prices are going to fall, and it is an indisputable fact that they continue to rise. In the face of such a serious natural disaster, people are helpless and have no choice.

Until now, everyone has understood why Du Haisheng rushed to buy grain so crazily at that time. It turned out that the other party had a clear prediction of the next year's harvest, so he joined forces with Song Ziwen to use a huge amount of money to buy grain all over the country. At that time, the price of grain was the most Four to five times less, that is to say, once it is sold, it will earn at least five or six times or more profits.

All those who knew the inside story of Du's enterprises and Song's commercial grain acquisitions couldn't help focusing on Du Haisheng and Song Ziwen.

They are all waiting for an answer - this time, will Du Haisheng and Song Ziwen join hands to curb food prices, and will they make the people grateful again?

They have not reported any illusions about the government. The weakness and inaction of the government of the Republic of China have completely lost their hearts. Instead of pinning on them, it is better to bet on Du Haisheng's side.

At this time, Du Haisheng was sitting in the office, and in front of him, Liu Tianyu, Song Ziwen and Chen Guangfu were also at a loss. Their faces were full of solemnity. The pungent smoke rings spewed out of their mouths. The smoke in the office was wrapped around, which made people extremely uncomfortable. "Everyone must know the situation, Brother Song, Tian Brother Yu, Brother Guangfu, what do you think? Tell me. The current situation is not optimistic!"

The three of them also nodded when they heard it. Song Ziwen took a look at Du Haisheng and said, "Brother Du, to tell you the truth, the area involved in this natural disaster is too large. Almost every place in the Republic of China is dry, but places that are not dry is caused by rain. It can be said that because However, the situation of disaster and production reduction is no longer the same place. If we only care about the people in Shanghai City, there is no problem. Let's rely on your and my strength, not to mention Shanghai City. Even with a Su Zhe, I, Song Ziwen, can guarantee that I will not frown and I am confident that I have this ability to complete it, but now The situation is that the five middle-producing areas of wheat, Lu, Henan, Shaanxi, Jin and Anhui, have suffered the most serious disasters, and the situation in the main rice-producing areas such as Hunan, Hubei, Jiangsu and Zhejiang is not optimistic. If we want to take care of the life and death of the people of the whole Republic of China, we will not be able to do it!"

Du Haisheng nodded and agreed with his point of view, "Brother Song is right. Although before the Spring Festival, you and I, as well as Guangfu and Tianyu, used a total of 9 million oceans to buy grain, this grain is tantamount to a drop in the 40,000 people in the whole Republic of China. At present, there is only one way, that is, from Myanmar. Food can be imported from Dien, Thailand, Vietnam and other places to alleviate the current crisis.

"But what about this money? It's not a small amount!"

Song Ziwen looked at Du Haisheng with some hesitation and had to remind him truthfully, "At present, let's find a way to communicate with the government."

"Government? Who will communicate with them?"

Du Haisheng was stunned and said.

"Ha ha, let's go to Nanshi in person and meet my new brother-in-law who hasn't met yet!"

Song Ziwen smiled indifferently and said that he decided to go to Nanshi in person to meet the man who was called Lao Jiang sitting in the highest administrative organ of Nanshi.

"Boss, General Xue Yue's urgent call!"

At this time, a man came from outside, walked to Du Haisheng with a telegram in his hand, handed it over, and said...