Chapter 239 238 [Flood Flooded the Dragon King Temple]

On July 21, the National Anti-Japanese Conference was held in Shanghai.

More than 100 representatives from 15 provinces across the country and Hong Kong participated in the meeting, which lasted for a week.

Chen Dezheng stepped onto the rostrum and delivered an impassioned speech:

"Japan is the most dangerous country for China, and its disasters are far greater than other powers such as Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France. Since the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, Japan has tried to encroach on China step by step, and now it is getting worse. Its wolf ambitions are clearly revealed... 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 on for a long time, and the whole country must act in a unified way, so that we will be more powerful when we unite! Second, to cut off economic diplomatic relations with Japan and clear the territory of China within a time limit Whoever dares to sell Japanese goods again is a traitor and must be severely punished! Third, hold a regular national procuratorial Japanese goods week to prevent a comeback after the elimination of Japanese goods! Fourth, electrify the whole country and the League of Nations to state the Japanese atrocities, And ask the government and the League of Nations to uphold justice! Fifth, inform the Japanese opposition parties and the Japanese people, and ask them to urge the Japanese government to wake up! Sixth, petition the central government to determine a clear foreign policy toward Japan! Seventh, severely punish the traitors, and do everything to help Japan Speaking, all Chinese who sell Japanese goods are traitors. We must not condone traitors and encourage their arrogance..."

"Crack clap clap!"

After the speech, the audience roared with applause.

Chen Dezheng stepped off the stage triumphantly, and representatives from all over the country cast admiring eyes on him.

Near noon, the National Anti-Japanese Conference temporarily ended, and everyone continued the meeting after lunch.

Wu Zhihao, chairman of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, walked up to Chen Dezheng and said in a low voice, "Minister Chen, the chamber of commerce is dishonest, should we take drastic action?"

"Don't act rashly," Chen Dezheng warned, "Someone has filed a complaint with the commander-in-chief. The matter is a bit tricky, so we must deal with it slowly."

"What are you afraid of?" Wu Zhihao said with a sneer, "We are all helping the commander-in-chief. Only when the old chamber of commerce is brought down can the business world be completely controlled by the commander-in-chief."

Chen Dezheng said: "Take it easy, the commander-in-chief still supports us, but we cannot use force yet."

What the two of them were talking about was the conflict between the Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce.

Traditional chambers of commerce represent the interests of big businessmen, while small businessmen are often the targets of being exploited and exploited. During the Northern Expedition, the Merchants Association was established to represent the interests of small businessmen, with the purpose of opposing imperialism and feudal warlords, and uniting workers, peasants, students and businessmen to promote the development of the national revolution.

Wherever the Northern Expedition went, merchant associations were established one after another. At the beginning, due to the same interests, the traditional chamber of commerce and the association of merchants and civilians cooperated with each other, but after the end of the Northern Expedition, conflicts between the two sides gradually broke out.

Chen Dezheng has published articles against the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce several times. The purpose is to force the Chamber of Commerce to disband, and the Association of Business People will replace its interests, so as to firmly control the Chinese business community in the hands of the Kuomintang.

However, those big merchants in the chamber of commerce were not vegetarians either, and immediately launched a strong counterattack, even cutting off their financial support to Chang Kaishen. Relevant stakeholders within the National Party also strongly opposed the approach of the Chamber of Commerce and People.

Chang Kaishen, who was far away in Beiping, immediately relented. Just two days ago, the Central Executive Committee of the National Party passed the "Principles and System of Merchants Organization", which changed the attitude of replacing the old Chamber of Commerce with the Merchants Association, and clearly pointed out that the Chamber of Commerce represents big businessmen. 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 Public Training Department of the National Party Central Executive Committee.

But, these are all delaying tactics.

After the Nanjing government and the Kuomintang have enough funds, they will continue to attack the old chamber of commerce, and Chen Dezheng is the vanguard of suppressing and banning the chamber of commerce.

Their approach is very direct and domineering. Just next year, they will borrow the office building of the General Chamber of Commerce in the name of anti-Japanese. The Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce categorically refused, and the Shanghai Party Headquarters immediately hired coppersmiths, opened the reception room of the General Chamber of Commerce without authorization, threw away all the things inside, and severely injured the Chamber of Commerce personnel who came to dissuade them.

Immediately afterwards, a meeting was held at the school to incite the students with the righteousness of the country and the nation, and denounce the crimes committed by the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce. In the end, more than 400 hooligans armed with iron rods broke down the gate of the General Chamber of Commerce and looted all the property and some documents inside.

It was useless for the General Chamber of Commerce to call the police. The chief of the Shanghai police came to check the scene in person, but he didn't mean to help. No newspaper even dared to report the matter. From then on, even the telegrams from the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce were censored.

After discussing the struggle strategy with Wu Zhihao, Chen Dezheng returned to the newspaper by car. His position at this time was the editor-in-chief of Shanghai's "Republic of China Daily", and he also served as the chairman of the Shanghai Party Committee of the Kuomintang and the head of propaganda.

As soon as he returned to the editor-in-chief's office, the secretary hurried in with "Ta Kung Pao" and said, "Editor-in-Chief Chen, read this news quickly!"

"What's the matter?" Chen Dezheng glanced at the headlines and said with a smile, "Is it because the Ta Kung Pao is speaking for Zhou Hexuan? This is in my favor, and I will notify the police station to seal up the Ta Kung Pao!"

"No," the secretary sweated furiously, "read the article first, it's about Commander Chang!"

Only then did Chen Dezheng read the article carefully, and found that the content was all praises. He also quoted the content of the American reporter's report, saying that Chang Kaishen was a knowledgeable revolutionary and a firm and pure patriot.

"Hahahaha," Chen Dezheng couldn't help laughing, "Zhou Hexuan and "Ta Kung Pao" have finally given in, and since that's the case, I'll give them a face and I won't pursue it. But, novels must be banned. Not negotiable."

The secretary said speechlessly, "Editor-in-Chief, please read the last paragraph again."

Chen Dezheng's eyes fell on the last paragraph, and the smile on his face froze instantly.

"hiss!"

Chen Dezheng gasped, and he raised his head and asked the secretary: "The commander-in-chief really likes to read Mr. Zhou's works?"

Well, I changed my name to Mr. Zhou, even the title changed.

The secretary replied: "I sent a telegram to my friend in Peiping and inquired about the matter in detail, but the other party has not yet replied."

"Send it again, send a telegram again, be sure to ask clearly!" Chen Dezheng said anxiously.

But it's useless to remind me. It's still not possible to make long-distance calls from Peking to Shanghai. As for the telegram, that thing is sent quickly, but the recipient of the telegram will not know when he sees the message.

Chen Dezheng waited for a full day in distraught, and finally confirmed the news.

It turned out that the upper circles in the north knew that Zhou Hexuan, Mr. Zhou, was a celebrity in front of Commander Chang.

The flood rushed to the Dragon King Temple!

Chen Dezheng called the secretary and asked humbly: "Ji De, what should you give as a gift to a university student? It must be sincere, but not too vulgar and philistine."