There were several young people standing next to Feng Yong. They should all be under 30 years old. I don't know what their age was.
Zhou Hexuan walked over and said hello: "Fifth Master, you are here so early!"
"There's nothing to do at the headquarters anyway. Come over here and take a look." Feng Yong took Zhou Hexuan's hand and pointed at a handsome young man with a slicked back hair. "This is Master Lu Xiaojia. Have you heard of him?"
His name?"
"Hello, Mr. Lu." Zhou Hexuan shook hands quickly. Of course he had heard of Lu Xiaojia's name.
The second generation of the "Four Young Masters of the Republic of China" (the first generation included Yuan Kewen) were Zhang Xueliang, Sun Ke, Lu Xiaojia and Duan Hongye. However, with the fall of Lu Yongxiang and Duan Qirui, their sons were no longer in glory.
gradually disappeared from the public eye.
The most famous thing Lu Xiaojia ever did was to lead troops into the Shanghai Concession and beat the leader of the Green Gang, Huang Jinrong, to pieces. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed for mercy. When Lu Xiaojia was released, Huang Huangrong could not even walk.
After leaving, I can only grit my teeth and hold on to crawl out.
No matter how awesome Huang Huangrong was in Shanghai, he could only give in when he met the son of a warlord. He was almost beaten to death that time and had to apologize to him afterwards.
Lu Xiaojia's father announced his resignation last year, but he actually still had troops in his hands, and he was thinking about when he could make a comeback. Later, even the remnants of his troops were swallowed up by Zhang Zuolin, and he could only live in seclusion in Tianjin and live in an apartment.
The Lu family is very wealthy. They run several mines and are also engaged in financial trade in Shanghai. Today, Zhang Xueliang invited Lu Xiaojia here. Naturally, he wanted Lu Xiaojia to donate. It is up to you to donate more or less!
"Hello!" Lu Xiaojia seemed to look down on Zhou Hexuan, with a rather arrogant attitude, and nodded symbolically in greeting.
Feng Yong ignored him and introduced another young man: "This is Li Ximing's son Li Miuzhi. His family is in business."
"Hello, Brother Li." Zhou Hexuan didn't recognize this person, so he smiled and shook hands.
Li Mianzhi's attitude towards Zhou Hexuan was much more enthusiastic than that of Lu Xiaojia, and he praised without hesitation: "I have admired Mr. Zhou for a long time. The book "The Rise of the Great Powers" explains the rise and fall of great powers."
The Li family is a wealthy family in North China. They have shares in Kailuan Mining Bureau, Huaxin Spinning Mill, Yaohua Glass Company, and Qixin Cement Company.
Li Mianzhi just returned from studying in Germany three years ago. He is a progressive young man who has seen the Western world. Historically, he made the Li family's business even bigger. Later, after the founding of New China, Li Mianzhi donated all the family business and formed a public-private partnership to become a patriotic capitalist.
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Several more people were introduced one after another. Feng Yong finally pointed at a young man and said: "This is Feng Wuyue. He has been to various countries in Europe and the United States. He was also the young marshal's foreign language secretary. You can chat more when you have time."
"Hello, Brother Feng, please give me some advice." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.
Feng Wuyue used to be Zhang Xueliang's French secretary. He was quite close to Zhou Hexuan. He was one of his own. He immediately smiled and said: "The young marshal asked me to run the "Beiyang Pictorial" in Tianjin. Brother Zhou is an expert in running newspapers. It's my turn to ask you for advice.
yes."
"When will the newspaper be launched?" Zhou Hexuan asked. What he didn't know was that "Beiyang Pictorial" was extremely famous in history and was the best-selling pictorial newspaper in the entire North China region.
Feng Wuyue said: "The address of the newspaper has been selected and editors are being recruited. It may be published next month."
The two chatted without a word, and the hotel waiter also started to bring drinks.
What surprised all the guests was that there was not even a bottle of wine in today's banquet, and all the table was filled with boiled water. Moreover, there were no fresh fruits and no delicious food, only the most common and cheapest pastries.
"Han Qing is very stingy, so he uses these to entertain guests." Lu Xiaojia joked. This man even thought of himself as a warlord son, and actually called Zhang Xueliang by his first name.
Li Mianzhi was very good at talking and smoothed things over with Zhang Xueliang: "I heard that the young marshal's treat today is to raise funds for charity. It is not good to be too extravagant."
"Yes, yes, the young commander is patriotic and loves the people, I admire him!" Others agreed one after another.
After waiting for a while, Zhang Xueliang arrived belatedly holding the hand of his wife Yu Fengzhi. All the guests in the hall swarmed towards the other side, and for a while there was a flood of flattery.
Many newspaper reporters were also invited to the scene. The reporters were extremely dedicated and could step forward to take photos despite the crowds. The shutters kept clicking.
Zhang Xueliang quickly stood out from the crowd, walked to the makeshift rostrum at the end, and raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
The staff immediately pulled down the curtain, revealing a large banner at the back, which read - China Hope Education Foundation Establishment Celebration and Donation Ceremony!
"Dear friends and guests, thank you for coming to today's celebration," Zhang Xueliang turned back and pointed at the banner behind him, "Nowadays, China is suffering from internal and external troubles, and the country is extremely poor and weak. How can we become rich and strong? Education! Germany thrives because of education.
The king donated all the palaces to build university buildings. Japan also attaches great importance to education, which is why it is as strong as it is today. Han officials were not talented, but they were willing to do their best for the country, so they established the China Hope Education Foundation. With social donations,
Make up for the gaps in government education to enlighten wisdom and revitalize the country..."
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
After a sentence was finished, the audience applauded enthusiastically. Of course, there were also many people who scolded me secretly. They rushed to attend the Young Marshal's dinner, but they didn't expect that they were tricked into donating money.
Zhang Xueliang continued his speech: "Don't be stingy with the money in your pockets. King William III of Prussia once said: This country must use spiritual power to make up for the loss of the body. It is precisely because of poverty that education is needed. I have never heard of a country
Providing education to poor people will ruin the country. This sentence also applies to China today. The country is poor and the country is poor and weak, so it is more necessary to provide education, and it is basic education. Wait until twenty years later, when these students have grown up
Big, he will be the hope of the country and the future of the nation..."
"Pap-pap-pap-pap!"
Thunderous applause sounded again.
Everyone was thinking about how much they should donate to suit their status and to please the young commander without offending others.
"I will personally serve as the president of the China Hope Education Foundation," Zhang Xueliang paused briefly and continued, "Now I will introduce the vice presidents, Feng Yong, Zhou Hexuan, Wen Xiu..."
"boom!"
When Zhang Xueliang read Wenxiu's name, the whole audience was in an uproar, buzzing and talking.
The Dao Fei Revolution was such a big deal that anyone who was not blind or deaf would have heard of Wenxiu's name.
Zhou Hexuan, Feng Yong and Wenxiu came on stage one after another and stood side by side behind Zhang Xueliang. Especially after Wenxiu appeared and everyone found out that it was Concubine Dao herself, the discussion became even louder.
The most excited ones were the on-site reporters, who didn’t care about the film money and just waited for Wenxiu to take photos like crazy.
You can imagine how busy the newspapers will be tomorrow.