When the morning mist was separated by the sun and the breeze was blowing gently, the boat finally arrived in Shanghai. The boat was late, three or four hours later than the expected time. It should have arrived in the early morning, until ten o'clock in the morning.

This is also good. There are so many inconveniences in the early morning boats. This is not something that comes from later generations. Shanghai’s main means of transportation are rickshaws and trams. In the early morning, there are ghosts and shadows, so it is inconvenient to get off the boat unless you pick them up in advance.

Shanghai, a very complex place in Chinese history, especially in modern times, fell into Yang Yuanzhao's eyes. Since the opening of Shanghai's port, Shanghai has embarked on a completely different development path in other cities. The first industry, the first tram, and the first private factory. During the melee between the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, Shanghai actually became the base camp of China's national economy. Although it was only developed under heavy haze, compared with the complex environment in other places, it was harsh and taxes. The Shanghai Concession, because it was relatively fair, became a settlement area for private enterprises. This has to be said to be a miracle.

Unfortunately, as an industrial city, Shanghai has no other advantages except shipping. It has no resources and everything needs to be purchased from outside. It has early ports, is relatively prosperous, relatively narrow, and the cost of manual land use is relatively high. These are all problems that restrict Shanghai. These have not been solved throughout the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China.

It is irrefutable that Shanghai is one of the most developed cities in China at present. Not only is the business extremely developed, but its industry is also a rare highlight in old China.

There are many people, which is the first impression Yang Yuanzhao had when he came to Shanghai. There are people everywhere, including Chinese and foreigners, including bankrupt farmers and small handicraftsmen, as well as wealthy businessmen, officials and scholars from all over the world. They are mixed together to form a unique style of modern Shanghai. This style, after Shanghai opened its port, has been integrated into the atmosphere of foreign countries, which can be regarded as a symbol of region.

Shanghai was not the earliest port, and the history of foreigners was much worse than that of harbor cities like Guangzhou and Quanzhou. With its unique geographical location and innate charm, Shanghai integrated the cultures of the East and the West, spontaneously formed the largest financial center and market in the Far East. By the Republic of China, it was even the financial center of the Far East.

A Shanghai, along the Yangtze River, radiates the entire hinterland of China. I don’t know when it started. Shanghai’s importance has surpassed Guangzhou and has become one of the cities that the great powers attach the most importance to. The concession, as a humiliating scar, has also changed from the original deviation, and the culture of the concession has been integrated into Shanghai’s bones.

Sighing the past and present of Shanghai, the boat slowly leaned towards the dock. The dock looked like another. Next to a large group of ragged workers, there were some strong men in black clothes. Shanghai in old China was in poverty and busy.

On one side are busy ports and shipping. When they come down from the Huangpu River, every wharf is the focus of the competition between the gang forces. On the wharf, there are interests and foreign ships. On the other hand, there are slums near Zhabei. The increasingly heavy taxes have made a large number of self-cultivated farmers bankrupt. The rich river basin cannot make them have enough food. They all leave their hometowns and come to Shanghai, which is known to be full of gold. However, life is like a joke with them. Shanghai does not give them a rich life, but it is even more difficult.

Workers, people, and insensitive faces were a true portrayal of old China. In an instant, Yang Yuanzhao suddenly felt that it seemed that he came to this world not only to save China's tragic fate, but also to save the people's thoughts at the same time. Otherwise, giving a rich country would not only be happiness, but a disaster.

The Concession, after 1840, has become a special historical business card, engraved in the history of the old China's disaster. The country in China has legislation, law enforcement, trial and military garrison. This is a completely unfamiliar country. But it is ironic that in old China, and even in the golden decade of the Republic of China, the entire China, the best protection and development of national industry and commerce, is still the concession. Other places may have developed some industries due to temporary opportunities, but with the heavy taxes and warlords' melee, it has long disappeared in the entire vast stream and no longer exists.

Before World War I, before the Spanish flu spread around the world, not many people paid attention to sanitation, both in China and abroad. Trash can be seen everywhere on the streets, and even in some places, dirty water flowed everywhere. Only on a few main roads, the cleaning of cleaners was employed, which made the garbage less.

The Jenny stopped at the Shanghai pier. When the boat was on the shore, a large group of ragged dock workers flocked in. It was very different from the ones in Hankou before, and seemed even more chaotic. Several strong men in black clothes also shouted loudly, not knowing what they meant. In short, the spacious pier suddenly became complicated and crowded.

Uncle Guang saw this situation and immediately ordered Daniu to find a few rickshaws. They quickly left the Shanghai Wharf. When the rickshaw accelerated and left the mixed place, the unique street scene of Shanghai made Yang Yuanzhao feel a little surprised.

At this time, the Lilanes in Shanghai have begun to take shape. Garden villas and Huangpu River shops represent the prosperity and business of Shanghai. Lilanes represent chaos. Shanghai has a large population and has been fully demonstrated in this era. A large number of bankrupt farmers in northern Jiangsu, southern Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui and other places have poured in. They followed a dream and entered Shanghai, wanting to pursue their own paradise. However, they never thought that Shanghai was not as good as they imagined. Among them, except for a very few good luck, they entered the factory and relying on heavy labor to barely maintain the food and clothing of the family, the rest were mostly joined to the gang.

The Qing Gang is a topic that can never be erased in Shanghai's history. Most of the people related to Shanghai are involved with them. The chaos in the late Qing Dynasty and the fuel of the powerful, the brightly lit Bund in Shanghai under the night sky may be the most prosperous and luxurious place in China. In the corners where the light cannot be shined, sins happen everywhere.

The speed of the rickshaw is accelerating, and it is also a road. However, in the various paths, you can see figures holding an axe and a knife in your hand, and even slashing wildly. This is Shanghai in old China, Shanghai under chaos and gangsters.

The rickshaw began to accelerate, and the bustling streets and the dark lane seemed to be two completely different worlds. The sun was shining outside, the dark hatred and intrigue inside, Yang Yuanzhao sighed. Even if he was a time traveler, without the support of a powerful force, he could not move these local snakes. Since the opening of Shanghai, the three major systems of concessions, ** and officials have formed to a certain extent, a deformed balance has been formed.

The rickshaw stopped slowly. The Yang family was in Shanghai, with only two shops, and they only operated some local specialties from Shanxi. Fortunately, they entered two places, with shops in front and a small courtyard and guest rooms behind. They had already sent a telegram to Shanghai from Wuhan. They did not go to the dock to greet them, but they settled everything, but compared to the comfort of Hankou, they looked a little simple.

Yang Yuanzhao did not force this. Along the way, he was considering a question: how to plan and how to develop. In the early stage, the focus must be on light industry. It is recognized that light industry makes money. China's huge territory and population also allow light industry to have enough soil. Not to mention, 300 million pieces of cotton cloth per year are a huge number that makes people tremble. From the late Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, cotton cloth and cotton yarn have become powerful tools for Britain and Japan to plunder China's wealth, even surpassing **.
Chapter completed!