On July 21, the National Anti-Japanese Congress was held in Shanghai.
More than 100 people from 15 provinces across the country and Hong Kong attended the meeting, which lasted for a week.
Chen Dezheng stepped onto the podium and spoke impassionedly:
"Japan is the most dangerous country to China, causing far more harm than other great powers such as Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1898-1894, Japan has attempted to encroach on China step by step, and now it has become more and more fierce. Its ambitions are clearly exposed... From now on, the whole country
I propose to carry out the anti-Japanese work around the following points: First, the anti-Japanese work must be carried out for a long time, and the whole country must act in a unified manner. Only when we are united can we be more powerful! Second, we must sever economic ties with Japan and clear out the territory of China within a time limit.
All Japanese goods. Anyone who dares to sell Japanese goods is a traitor and must be severely punished! Third, regularly hold national inspections of Japanese goods weeks to prevent Japanese goods from coming back after the purge! Fourth, electrify the country and the League of Nations to state Japanese atrocities,
And ask the government and the League of Nations to uphold justice! Fifth, inform the Japanese opposition parties and the Japanese people to ask the Japanese government to do everything possible! Sixth, petition the central government to determine a clear diplomatic policy towards Japan! Seventh, severely punish the traitors and help Japan in every possible way.
Let’s face it, all Chinese who sell Japanese goods are traitors. We must not tolerate traitors and encourage their arrogance..."
"Snap, snap, snap!"
At the end of his speech, the audience burst into applause.
Chen Dezheng walked off the stage with great satisfaction, and representatives from all over the country looked at him with admiration and admiration.
Near noon, the National Anti-Japanese Rally ended temporarily, and everyone continued the meeting after lunch.
Wu Zhihao, chairman of the Shanghai Business Association, walked up to Chen Dezheng and whispered: "Minister Chen, the Chamber of Commerce is dishonest. Do you want to take drastic action?"
"Don't act rashly," Chen Dezheng warned. "Someone has complained to the commander-in-chief. The matter is a bit difficult, so we must deal with it slowly."
"What are you afraid of?" Wu Zhihao sneered, "We are all helping the Commander-in-Chief. By bringing down the old chamber of commerce, the business world can be completely controlled by the Commander-in-Chief."
Chen Dezheng said: "Take it easy for a moment. The commander-in-chief still supports us, but we cannot use force yet."
The content of the conversation between the two was exactly the conflict between the Business Association and the Chamber of Commerce.
Traditional chambers of commerce represent the interests of big businessmen, while small businessmen are often the targets of exploitation and exploitation. During the Northern Expedition, the Business Association representing the interests of small businessmen was established with the purpose of opposing imperialism, feudal warlords, and uniting workers, peasants, students, and businessmen.
, to promote the development of the national revolution.
Wherever the Northern Expedition went, merchants' associations were established one after another. At the beginning, due to the common interests, traditional chambers of commerce and merchants' associations cooperated with each other. However, by the end of the Northern Expedition, conflicts between the two sides gradually broke out.
Chen Dezheng has written against the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce several times, with the purpose of forcing the chamber of commerce to disband, allowing businessmen's associations to replace its interests, and firmly control the Chinese business community in the hands of the Kuomintang.
However, the big businessmen of the Chamber of Commerce were not a vegetarian, and they immediately launched a strong counterattack and even cut off their financial support to Chang Kaishen. Relevant stakeholders within the Kuomintang also strongly opposed the actions of the Chamber of Commerce and People's Association.
Chang Kaishen, who was far away in Peiping, immediately relented. Just two days ago, the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang passed the "Principles and Systems of Businessmen's Organizations", changing the attitude of replacing the old Chamber of Commerce with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and clearly stated that the Chamber of Commerce represents big businessmen.
Their interests are subject to the supervision and management of the National Government; while the Merchants' Association represents the interests of small and medium-sized businessmen and is guided by the Popular Training Department of the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang.
But, these are all delaying measures.
When the Nanjing government and the Kuomintang have sufficient funds, they will continue to attack the old chambers of commerce, and Chen Dezheng is the vanguard in suppressing and banning the chambers of commerce.
Their approach was very direct and overbearing. The next year, they borrowed the office building of the General Chamber of Commerce in the name of anti-Japanese. The Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce flatly refused. The Shanghai Party Headquarters immediately hired a coppersmith to open the General Chamber of Commerce's reception room without authorization and took away all the things inside.
Throw it away and seriously injure the chamber of commerce personnel who came to dissuade him.
Immediately afterwards, a meeting was held in the school to incite students with national and ethnic justice and denounce the crimes of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. In the end, more than 400 gangsters armed with iron rods broke open the door of the General Chamber of Commerce and looted all the property and some documents inside.
The General Chamber of Commerce's call to the police was in vain. The Shanghai Police Chief personally went to the scene to check, but showed no intention of helping. No newspaper even dared to report the matter. From then on, even the telegrams of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce were inspected.
After discussing the struggle strategy with Wu Zhihao, Chen Dezheng took the car back to the newspaper office. At this time, he was the editor-in-chief of the Shanghai "Republic of China Daily", and served as the chairman of the Shanghai Party Department of the Kuomintang and the director of propaganda.
As soon as I returned to the editor-in-chief's office of the newspaper, the secretary came in in a panic with Ta Kung Pao: "Editor-in-chief Chen, please read this news quickly!"
"What's wrong?" Chen Dezheng glanced at the masthead and said with a smile, "Is Ta Kung Pao speaking for Zhou Hexuan? This is exactly what I want. I informed the police station and sealed Ta Kung Pao for me!"
"No," the secretary sweated, "read the article first, it's about Commander-in-Chief Chang!"
Chen Dezheng then immersed himself in reading the article carefully and found that the content was full of praise. He also quoted reports from American reporters, saying that Chang Kaishen was a knowledgeable revolutionary and a firm and pure patriot.
"Hahahaha," Chen Dezheng couldn't help but laugh, "Zhou Hexuan and Ta Kung Pao finally gave in. In this case, I will give them a face and will not pursue the case. But, the novel must be banned, so this matter
Not negotiable."
The secretary was speechless and said: "Chief Editor, please read the last paragraph."
Chen Dezheng's eyes fell on the last paragraph of text, and the smile on his face instantly froze.
"hiss!"
Chen Dezheng took a breath of cold air, raised his head and asked his secretary: "The Commander-in-Chief really likes to read Mr. Zhou's works?"
Well, I changed my name to Mr. Zhou, even the title has changed.
The secretary replied: "I sent a telegram to my friend in Peking and asked about the matter in detail, but the other party has not called back yet."
"Again, when you send a telegram, you must ask clearly!" Chen Dezheng said urgently.
But it's useless to urge. You can't make long-distance calls from Peking to Shanghai yet. As for the telegram, it goes very quickly, but the person who receives the telegram doesn't know when he will see the message.
Chen Dezheng waited restlessly for a full day before finally confirming the news.
It turns out that the upper-class circles in the north all know that Mr. Zhou Hexuan is a popular figure among Commander-in-Chief Chang.
The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple!
Chen Dezheng called his secretary over and asked humbly: "Ji De, you said you should give gifts to university students, what should you give? It should appear sincere, but not too vulgar and philistine."