This hotel was built in 1922 by Li Zhengqing, a comprador of Meifeng Bank.
Li Zhengqing was very good at getting things done. He didn't have any spare money at the time. So he first asked a Swiss to rent the land. He couldn't get the rent for the time being, but he promised to return the hotel and the land to the original owner free of charge in 15 years. Swiss Rube
Na actually agreed and immediately gave the land to Li Zhengqing.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhengqing took the land lease contract and borrowed 50,000 silver dollars from Quanye Bank to build a building. After the building was completed, there was still a shortfall in funds, so Li Zhengqing persuaded Pan Zixin to buy shares and invest 20,000 silver dollars to purchase hotel equipment.
From beginning to end, Li Zhengqing built the National Hotel without spending a penny.
It's a pity that God's calculations are not as good as those of humans. Li Zhengqing never expected that his partner Pan Zixin would not follow the routine.
Pan Zixin, whose name is Zhixi, courtesy name Hezhong, and Hao Zixin, is a descendant of officials in the Qing Dynasty. He is known as Pan Qiye in the world and is a Qinggang gang boss. When he saw that the business of the National Hotel was very good, he was not satisfied with the small share in his hand.
They robbed the hotel and bought all of Li Zhengqing's shares for 55,000 yuan.
Poor Li Zhengqing worked hard for a long time, but in the end he only earned 5,000 yuan in hard work fees, and all the benefits were taken by Pan Zixin.
Li Zhengqing is not a living Lei Feng who specializes in benefiting others, so he has to sell it. Pan Zixin opened a mountain gate and set up an incense hall in Tianjin, and also invited Zhang Xiaolin's beloved brother Zhu Yanqing, and the hotel manager he appointed, Dai Shikui, was also a member of the Qinggang Wuzi
Generational figures.
The entire hotel is controlled by the Youth Gang. Li Zhengqing dares to say "no"?
Li Zhengqing acted like a white wolf and used his shrewd business acumen. But Pan Zixin was completely unreasonable and took a side route. In the society of the Republic of China where people cannibalize people, the latter would naturally win a complete victory.
But Pan Zixin was still a good person and a clean figure in the Youth Gang. He did not kill everyone. Not only did he give Li Zhengqing 5,000 yuan in benefits, but he also paid the hotel's first-year dividend in full.
If it were the Qinggang Zhuoliu, those policemen and local gangsters would look ugly, and it would be normal for your family to be destroyed.
By the way, the current leader of the Qinggang Zhuoliu in Tianjin is none other than Li Dahai, a subordinate of Chu Yupu. This man is an old guy from the Qinggang who Chu Yupu specially invited to control the territory of Tianjin. At the end of last year, he became a powerful figure in Tianjin's black and white factions.
Fortunately, when Zhou Hexuan was assassinated last year, Li Dahai had not yet taken refuge with Chu Yupu, otherwise it would have been someone from the Qinggang who did it.
This time Yuan Kewen convened a gathering of Qingliu members from the Qing Gang, and the venue was chosen to be the National Hotel.
Heroes from all walks of life arrived one after another. Pan Ziwen clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Master Qi, long time no see. How many cups can we have together someday?"
"It's easy to talk about." Wei Zixin responded with a smile.
If Wei Zixin can be considered half black and half white, then Pan Ziwen has a dark heart. He started out in the gang house business, renting funeral equipment and funeral personnel, and sometimes hosting funeral activities. Later, he gradually grew bigger with his status as a youth gang.
He started playing pawnshops and loan sharking, forcing many people to go bankrupt.
But here's the funny thing. Pan Ziming is obviously evil-hearted, but he likes to do charity. He often donates money to build bridges and pave roads. He is also very close to dignitaries, and he actually walks around the world as a clean and good man.
The two were chatting and laughing when suddenly another elegant middle-aged man came into the hotel restaurant. They hurried over to pay their respects: "Brother Yuesheng!"
Of course the visitor was not Du Yuesheng, but Zhang Yinghua and Zhang Yuesheng.
Zhang Yinghua studied abroad in the UK in his early years and studied at the University of Manchester. After returning to China, he worked as a professor at the University of the Republic of China. Later, he turned to politics and served successively as the salt transport envoy to Hedong, director of the Gansu Department of Finance, supervisor of Suzhou Customs, deputy minister of finance, general minister of finance, etc.
Position.
He belongs to Wu Peifu. Due to the overt and covert fighting between Zhang Zuolin and Wu Peifu, Zhang Yinghua was removed from the post of Chief Financial Officer and was appointed governor of Henan Province. However, in the past six months, Zhang Zuolin has been attacking Henan. Zhang Yinghua refused to take up the post and has been relying on Tianjin.
Don't leave the concession.
With such a talented person studying abroad, a university professor, and a political elite, would you guess that he is a senior figure in the Qing Gang?
Zhang Yinghua, haha, will join Wang Puppet regime and become a traitor in the future.
Shortly after Zhang Yinghua appeared, Wang Muyi, Guan Xingquan, Bi Xinzhai and Li Hanchen also arrived and took their seats.
Among them, Wang Muyi is worth mentioning. He is a business elite who is good at management, just the opposite of Zhang Yinghua, a traitor. When Japan invaded China and occupied Tianjin, Wang Muyi resolutely refused to cooperate with the Japanese and assisted Bian Shoujing to save the Hengyuan Cotton Mill.
The Qinggang is like this, a mixture of nine factions. There are noble young men like Yuan Kewen and black-hearted scoundrels like Pan Ziwen; there are traitor lackeys like Zhang Yinghua, and there are heroes like Wang Muyi who resist the Japanese.
Yuan Kewen walked into the hall with Zhou Hexuan and Zhang Xunzhi. He was wearing a suit and leather shoes, wearing sunglasses, and waving a folding fan in his hand, showing his true qualities as a famous (dressed) scholar.
After walking a few steps, everyone came forward to greet him, calling him "Master Yuan!"
The biggest reason why Yuan Kewen is so respected is because his father's name is Yuan Shikai. Although he is dead, he has left behind his descendants.
"Sit down, sit down, haha," Yuan Kewen turned around and said with a smile, "I would like to introduce a friend to you, Mr. Zhou Hexuan, a great scholar! "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that have recently become popular in several northern provinces are...
Written by Mr. Zhou."
"Hey!"
Pan Ziwen slapped his thigh and said with a smile: "I particularly like reading those two books. They are so well written. I finally met the author today!"
Yuan Kewen pointed at Pan Ziwen and introduced: "This guy is Pan Xiaozi, a loan shark."
Zhou Hexuan cupped his fists and said, "Hello, Brother Pan!"
Pan Ziwen didn't seem to like people saying that he was a loan shark, so he quickly corrected him: "Leasing business, haha, leasing business."
Zhang Yinghua was currently unemployed because of Wu Peifu's loss of power. He wanted to seek refuge with Zhang Zuolin but had no other way. He said in a subtle way: "I heard that Mr. Zhou has a close personal relationship with the young marshal?"
"I don't want to be. I just served as Sixth Commander's secretary, and now I help him take care of some business." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
"I see, Mr. Zhou has a bright future." Zhang Yinghua complimented. He was thinking about how to take advantage of Zhou Hexuan's path, get on Zhang Xueliang's express train, and then join Zhang Zuolin's subordinates.
After Zhou Hexuan and everyone from the Qing Gang greeted each other, the food and wine on the table were served.
Yuan Kewen raised his glass and went straight to the topic, stood up and said: "Everyone, there are more and more refugees in Tianjin recently, and the authorities are unable to save them. Mr. Zhou sees it and is anxious in his heart, so he asked me to entertain you. I hope that the heroes of our Youth Gang can come forward.
, Let’s discuss disaster relief plans together!”
As soon as this statement came out, everyone had different reactions.
The first person to express his support was Pan Ziwen, a loan shark. He laughed and said: "Easy to say, I like to do charity. I used to be a shareholder of Ba Shan Tang, but unfortunately Ba Shan Tang was disbanded. I see.
, why not take this opportunity for us in the Youth Gang to re-establish a charity organization."