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Chapter 30 Anfu Club

Compared with Chen Ze and Liu Jinyang's optimism, Zhong Yang seemed much calmer. The reason why the "Hongfa" brand cigarettes were successfully entered the market was not only because of their quality and low prices. The main reason was that they were helped by the wave of "boycotting Japanese goods and supporting domestic goods" driven by the May Fourth Student Movement, as well as the help of Liu Wanhe, a local snake.

If it weren't for the four words "supporting domestic products", how many people would buy this new domestic cigarette? If Liu Wanhe hadn't helped it, how many vendors would be willing to put new products on their stalls? If the products cannot be put on the shelves, most of them would enter a vicious cycle due to the backlog of goods. Even if "Hongfa" cigarettes can finally open up the market with high-quality quality, the losses during the period will definitely be quite large.

In this strange time and space, even Zhong Yang, who owns the smart factory "Yuan Jiao", dares not take it seriously. Any time traveler who thinks that he can succeed in this world with a knowledge system that transcends an era will die miserably. People in the past may lack knowledge, but they will never lack wisdom.

When he came to this era, Zhong Yang didn't think he could play any person. The only thing he could do was to develop in a dull way. Only with enough strength can he not be afraid of others' conspiracy.

May has passed, and the warlord government and student movements in various places are in a turmoil. The number of arrested students continues to rise, but the only one who died is still Guo. Zhong Yang has to sigh that the warlords and children in this era are also very loving and pure, at least compared with some people and some organizations.

As of June, hot weather began to spread across the streets of Beijing. There were more small vendors selling Dutch water and popsicles. Dutch water was actually soda, but it was not called that during this period.

The cooperation between Zhong Yang and Liu Wanhe has continued. With Zhong Yang providing technology and machines, the Wanhe cigarette production plant that the two cooperated with was finally built. Like "Hongfa", "Wanhe" also has 6 cigarette production lines. However, Liu Wanhe did not engage in different brand strategies for different customer groups like Zhong Yang. He only produced the "Wanhe" brand cigarettes facing the general public, and the price was 12 copper plates.

As the cooperation between the two sides deepened, Zhong Yang finally knew who was behind Liu Wanhe. Liu Wanhe was actually a core member of the "Anfu Club"!

At first, Zhong Yang didn't know what organization "Anfu Club" was, so he thought it was a small internal group of businessmen and was not worth noting. It was not until one day Zhang Yinyin came to him to chat that he discovered the true face of "Anfu Club".

According to Zhang Yinyin's information, "Anfu Club" is actually a political organization, and "Anfu" is the name of a hutong in Beijing. Because the political organization's location is located in Anfu Hutong, it is called "Anfu Club"; its members are also called Anfu Group, which is equivalent to a political party.

This Anfu Club is not an unknown little character. From August 12, 1918 to August 1920, Anfu Club controlled the election process of the second Congress of the Republic of China. The Congress during this period was also nicknamed the "Anfu Club"

In order to manipulate the parliamentary elections in August 1918, Duan Qirui, the leader of the Anhui clan, instructed his confidants Xu Shuzheng, Wang Yitang and others to set up a club in Anfu Hutong, Beijing, to bribe politicians by stolen money and empty military salaries. As a result, in the new parliament, there were more than 30 members of Anfu, and also bought some members with money. Wang Yitang and Liang Shiyi were elected as members of the Senate and Speaker. Adhering to Duan Qirui's will, the parliamentary Congress, ousted the direct president Feng Guozhang and elected the old bureaucrat Xu Shichang as president, and the real power was still controlled by Duan Qirui.

It was not until the Anhui warlords failed in the Zhi-An War in 1920 that in order to further attack the Anhui forces, the Zhi-Anhui warlords boycotted Sun Yat-sen's Protective Proposal Proposal, and the reason for convening the parliament in the second year of the Republic of China, restoring the Provisional Constitution and reinstateing Li Yuanhong's re-electing office, that the parliament was disbanded.

In other words, in Beijing now, Anfu Club still maintains its strength at its heyday. The "four kings" of Anfu Club are the president of the Senate, Li Shengduo, deputy speaker Tian Yinghuang, and the speaker Wang Yitang, and deputy speaker Liu Enge. As for Liu Wanhe, they are just a small role in Anfu Club and a small sponsor.

But this little thing is for Duan Qirui. For Zhong Yang now, Liu Wanhe is definitely a big-name figure. Although Zhong Yang is not afraid in his heart, he still looks very nervous on the surface. Liu Wanhe also enjoys this kind of superior feeling, but if he knows that the production line Zhong Yang sold to him actually cheated him a lot of money, he doesn't know what he would feel.

Liu Wanhe still admired Zhong Yang, a young man, and even suggested that he could introduce Zhong Yang to the Anfu Club. After all, the warlords also like money. However, Zhong Yang did not agree. Although he did not know that the "Anfu Club" would soon fall, Zhong Yang knew the result of the "Zhian-An War". Duan Qirui was a first-class master in conspiracy, but he was really unqualified in war.

Zhong Yang didn't want to hold on to such expensive and unreliable thighs. The Whampoa Military Academy was about to be established soon. Although Zhong Yang could not remember which time period it was, it was confirmed that it was in the past few years. Because of this, Zhong Yang wanted to raise some useful resources and funds here now and left immediately. Before the founding of New China, Beijing was not a good place to gain a foothold.

Warlords fight and Japanese invasion will definitely happen in Beijing. Zhong Yang doesn’t want to hang himself so quickly on this tree. In the next 20 years, China will be the world of Huangpu. If you hold your thighs, you will go to Guangzhou to embrace the most powerful one.

Zhong Yang, who planned to run away at any time, was collecting resources and counting accounts every day. He used the money he earned to buy a lot of iron ore, and he would not hesitate even if he directly met the Japanese. Anyway, the Japanese dared not blatantly send large troops to attack, and he was not afraid of assassinating Zhong Yang on a small scale, and he would die if he came.

While Zhong Yang is busy every day, Zhang Yinyin comes to visit again. Although the two met during the student strike, Zhong Yang has never fulfilled his promise to accompany Zhang Yinyin to go shopping on the same day. Now, the student movement has finally stopped a little, but it is still continuing because Zhong Yang has not received a notice of going back to the Tongwenguan for class.

Seeing Zhang Yinyin wearing a pink dress, sun hat, and a ladylike dress today, Zhong Yang smiled and said to her: "My lady, why are you so free to come to my broken factory to play today?"

Hearing Zhong Yang's teasing words, Zhang Yinyin pouted and said sarcastically: "What, come and see Boss Zhong, don't you? Don't you welcome me?"

"How dare you? Please."

After performing a Western-style gentleman bowing etiquette, he smiled and pointed to the office area in the factory, signaling Zhang Yinyin to go in with him.

He covered his nose with dissatisfaction, and Zhang Yinyin complained about the air quality in the factory: "I don't want to chat with you in this factory where smoke smells everywhere, let's go out for a walk."

"This is not good, you see, I still have a lot of things to do here."

Helplessly spread his hands, Zhong Yang looked back at the two clerks in charge of following behind him, and looked at Zhang Yinyin standing in front of him with an innocent look on his face.

Zhang Yinyin frowned, went forward and hugged Zhong Yang's left hand, and put her body on Zhong Yang's arm through the thin clothes. She expressed her firm movements and words to her personality that she would never give up until she achieved her goal: "I don't care, let's leave now."

After saying that, Zhang Yinyin pulled Zhong Yang's arm and walked out, and said as she walked: "Hurry up, hurry up, don't let my mother-in-law's mother."

Feeling the soft jade warm fragrance beside him, Zhong Yang, who was unable to immunize the beauty, was even more shaken. He had to turn around helplessly and say to the two clerks who were still standing there: "You guys sort out the information first and then deal with it when I come back."

"Li Jie, what should I do? The boss was pulled away by a woman! Do you want to chase him?"

"I'm chasing you, that may be the boss lady in the future. Let's go back first."

The two small staff did not talk about the matter between Zhong Yang and Zhang Yinyin, but instead returned to their seats with the documents in their hands.

Zhong Yang, who hadn't tried to go out to the street with a girl's hand, saw people coming and going all over the street, always felt that their eyes were staring at him. He turned his head awkwardly and smiled bitterly at Zhang Yinyin, "Miss, can you let go first? There are so many people watching here."

"What, are you shy? I'm not afraid of anything you are afraid of, it's not shameful. What if you let go and run away?"

After saying that, he pulled Zhong Yang even more forcefully. As for Zhang Yinyin's rogue behavior, Zhong Yang had to feel helpless. Under Zhang Yinyin's leadership, the two of them started a one-day hiking tour in Beijing.

Feeling Zhang Yinyin's body temperature and the beautiful fragrance, Zhong Yang couldn't help but feel intoxicated. In the original time and space, how could he meet such a beautiful girl with Zhong Yang's conditions? Only in this era when most people are in a daze, Zhong Yang's peace and perseverance are like a rough jade in a pile of stones, particularly attractive people.

After visiting many places with Zhang Yinyin, Zhong Yang found that she was not as careless as she appeared. Instead, she looked like a person with many secrets in her heart, but she could not find a partner to talk to. The sadness and sorrow, if it were not for close contact and chatting, ordinary people would not be able to notice it at all.

As the two of them walked around, they walked into a cafe run by foreigners. Zhong Yang, who had always disliked unhealthy drinks such as coffee, had to sit down with Zhang Yinyin and ordered two cups of milk tea.

After the milk tea was delivered, Zhang Yinyin was stirring bored with a small spoon. The lonely and lonely expression surged on her originally cheerful and bright smiling face.

"What's wrong with you Yinyin?"

Because the relationship between the two is closer, Zhong Yang often calls her Yin Yin. Now, looking at the sadness on each other's face, Zhong Yang also hopes to share the burden for her.

After sighing, Zhang Yinyin raised her head and said solemnly to Zhong Yang: "Zhong Yang, I am a special envoy of the Chinese Revolutionary Party in Beijing. This time I am responsible for attracting you to join us."

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