Shanghai Trust Company Building.

Zhou Hexuan took off his top hat, and as soon as he walked in, a salesman in a suit and leather shoes came to receive him: "Sir, what business do you need to handle?" Our Shanghai Trust Company ......"

"No need," Zhou Hexuan said with a smile, "I made an appointment with your general manager, Zhang Naiqi." ”

The salesman suddenly said with a flattering face: "It turned out to be Manager Zhang's friend, please come in!" Manager Zhang was on the fifth floor, and he said that if a friend visited, he would go directly to the conference room on the fifth floor to find him. ”

China's trust industry began in 1921, when more than a dozen trust companies sprung up, and their main business was to help customers speculate on stock exchanges. As a result, in the winter of that year, a "credit and communication boom" broke out in China, and only 6 of the more than 100 exchanges and only 2 of the more than 10 trust companies were left.

To put it bluntly, the stock market is not standardized, and the financial industry has been played into a robbery industry, which caused the Chinese stock market to collapse directly in only half a year.

Shanghai Trust Company is a new company established four years ago, and its general manager is Zhang Naiqi, one of the "Seven Gentlemen of the Salvation Association". He was not only a businessman, but also a well-known economist, political activist and collector. The semi-monthly New Review, which he founded, once strongly supported the Northern Expedition, was shut down for criticizing the Kuomintang.

Zhou Hexuan was taken to the conference room on the fifth floor, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw many celebrities, including Mrs. Sun, He Xiangning, Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Zou Taofen, Li Gongpu, Wang Zaoshi, and Sha Qianli......

In addition to these progressives, there were also representatives of more than 60 anti-Japanese salvation groups from 18 provinces across the country. The entire conference room was packed, and many people were even sitting on small benches that had been brought in temporarily.

When the door of the conference room closed, Mrs. Sun suddenly applauded: "Everyone warmly welcomes Mr. Zhou!" ”

"Bang bang bang!"

There was a burst of thunderous applause, and the representatives at the door got up one after another to shake hands with Zhou Hexuan.

"Mr. Zhou, please sit here!" Zhang Naiqi, as the host, personally brought Zhou Hexuan to a higher position.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan sat down, one of the people next to him took the initiative to shake hands and said, "Hello Mr. Zhou, I'm Baiyunti." ”

"Hello Mr. Bai." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

Laughing and laughing, Zhou Hexuan was already shouting "I grass" in his heart, today's meeting is really a gathering of cows, ghosts, snakes and gods.

Bai Yunti was the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army in Inner Mongolia Province during the Northern Expedition, and Zeng Ji helped Chang Kaishen purge the party in Inner Mongolia, and belonged to the notorious reactionary. This person was just appointed as a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Conference of the Central Committee of the Kuomintang last year and a member of the Mongolian Local Self-Committee.

Zhou Hexuan really didn't know about this, because in history, Bai Yunti finally retreated to Taiwan with Lao Chiang, and even served as a "national policy adviser to the presidential office" in Taiwan. This kind of person actually came to participate in progressive activities?

Hu Hanmin, who was sitting in front, attended the meeting, and Zhou Hexuan still felt that it was reasonable. Because although Hu Hanmin actively opposed the Communist Party, he also opposed Lao Chiang, and the new government was established in Guangzhou two years ago, and the reason was that Lao Chiang convulsed and put Hu Hanmin under house arrest.

One after another, more than a dozen people came into the conference room, and Mrs. Sun finally announced the official start of the meeting.

The conference first introduced the members of the conference, Zhou Hexuan's identity is "an internationally renowned scholar, an expert on international issues, an internationally renowned writer, a famous educator and philanthropist, and the president of the China branch of the International Anti-Fascist League". When this long list of titles was spoken, it immediately won applause from the audience, and the voice was even louder than when Hu Hanmin was introduced.

Zhou Hexuan was not complacent, but listened carefully to the introductions of others.

At this moment, there are all the people sitting in the conference room, including the military and political circles, the business circles, the financial circles, the academic circles, the media circles, the charity circles, and the education circles...... Truly people from all walks of life. There were also representatives from the Kuomintang, the Communist Party, the democratic parties, civil organizations, local warlords, and anti-Japanese armed forces behind enemy lines...... People from all parties gathered.

Among these people, there are sworn enemies in the political circles, as well as personal enemies.

But now, everyone is sitting together, for the common goal of resisting Japan and saving the country, putting aside hatred and discussing major matters together!

Zhou Hexuan was very touched and gratified, and even wanted to cry with enthusiasm. The "Tianyu Statement" issued by Japan a few days ago has touched the most sensitive nerves of the Chinese people, causing many people to give up their last luck mentality, and everyone is eager to unite to resist Japan.

What partisan disputes, what personal grievances, all stand aside in the face of the country's righteousness!

To a certain extent, Japan's invasion of China really condensed the soul of the nation and slowly united China, which was scattered in the sand. As the "March of the Volunteers" sings: "The Chinese nation has reached the most dangerous time, and everyone is forced to let out the last roar." Get up, get up, get up! We marched as one, braving enemy fire......"

As the initiator of the conference, Mrs. Sun first delivered a speech: "Friends, comrades, compatriots! Since the late Qing Dynasty, Japanese imperialism has occupied Taiwan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, and Rehe, and is now slowly occupying Chahar and Inner Mongolia, and one-fifth of China's territory has changed color. Their next step was to occupy Northern, Northwestern, Eastern, Central, and Southern China...... And then occupy the whole of China, the whole of Asia! We can't be patient any longer, we've been patient for almost a hundred years...... On the occasion of this situation, I propose the establishment of the 'Chinese National Armed Self-Defense Committee', and we must unite all the forces that can be united, expel the Japanese and rebuild China!" ”

"Expelle the Japanese and rebuild China!"

There was no applause, but the audience chanted slogans along with them.

Next came the speeches of the representatives of various parties and groups, Zhou Hexuan was arranged to take the stage in the eighth, he said: "The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband. Although Zhou is a scholar and cannot kill the enemy on the front line to serve the country, he also wants to do his part for the country. Here, on behalf of the 'China Branch of the International Anti-Fascist League,' I would like to endorse the program of resistance put forward by Mrs. Sun and agree to join the 'Chinese National Armed Self-Defense Committee.'" I promise that the 'China Branch of the International Anti-Fascist League' will do its utmost to actively propagate the anti-Japanese ideology and call on the whole people to jointly resist the insult. Secondly, I am personally willing to donate 5,000 bottles of sulfonamides to support the anti-Japanese forces behind enemy lines in the northeast. Other armed forces that are willing to resist Japan, as long as they fight with the Japanese with real swords and guns, and there are 10,000 anti-Japanese troops, Lao Tzu will donate 100,000 oceans. There is an anti-Japanese team of one million people, and Lao Tzu will donate 10 million oceans! Word! ”

"Good!" Many people cheered loudly.

Whether it's money or medicine, it's a real thing.

Other representatives said so much, nothing more than active publicity, call for fundraising, etc., Zhou Hexuan's promise of real money and silver is easy to get everyone's respect and recognition.

The congress was held for two days, during which the deputies unanimously adopted the "Basic Program of the Chinese People's War against Japan" and initiated the establishment of the "Preparatory Meeting of the Chinese National Armed Self-Defense Committee." Zhou Hexuan was elected as a standing committee member of the preparatory committee, responsible for assisting in the preparatory work, and it will take time for the formal establishment.

Due to the rush of time and the close attention of the Kuomintang spies, the originally planned formal preparatory meeting was temporarily cancelled, and representatives of major organizations across the country left Shanghai in a hurry, leaving only more than a dozen members of the Standing Committee of the preparatory committee to continue the secret meeting.

In the next half month, Zhou Hexuan gave speeches, wrote, listened to plays, and watched movies during the day, and quietly went to meetings at night, and his small days were particularly exciting and fulfilling.

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