Chapter 607: Demons Dancing in Chaos, Opening Ceremony

Early June.

It was a bright spring day with the sun shining brightly.

A vacant lot on the outskirts of Qing City was bustling with activity.

Today is a great day for Ye's Security Company, a subsidiary of Ye's Investment, to open a branch in Qing City.

Ye's Security Company covers many security businesses and is an integration of a series of gray businesses such as security dispatch companies, gangs during the Republic of China, and local armed forces.

In other words, it is a bit like a gang washing its head.

In Qing City, the opening of such companies is particularly grand, which is equivalent to a big brother of a gang suddenly coming to establish a sect in the local area and even competing for the "leader of the martial arts world".

Generally speaking, the opening of such a gang recognized by local gang tycoons often invites well-known figures from both the black and white worlds to witness it in order to strengthen its momentum.

This time, when Ye's Security Company opened, not only did the generals of Liu Xiang's various departments come to the scene, but even Yang Sen, Deng Xihou, and Tian Songyao, three local warlords in Sichuan and Chongqing, also came to watch the ceremony with their subordinate small warlords.

Sichuan and Chongqing Province is the most serious warlord melee in China, with nearly fifty warlords of all sizes.

The relationship between them is still extremely confusing, and it is difficult to sort out who is the ally and who is the enemy.

Anyway, everyone has fought against others together, and they have also fought against each other together. As for which side to attack next, it is estimated that these warlords have not yet made up their minds.

However, the current situation in Sichuan and Chongqing is gradually becoming clear. The future will definitely be a fight between Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui. Other warlords just need to choose their side when the time is right.

Among the warlords invited to the ceremony, the most important one is Yang Sen.

This brother is very righteous. During the Northern Expedition, Wu Peifu was beaten to a pulp. Yang Sen took Wu Peifu in out of old friendship, but was dismissed by the principal.

Yang Sen and Liu Xiang were classmates and had always been allies. But two years ago, he joined Liu Wenhui to attack Liu Xiang, but failed to steal the chicken and lost the rice. After that, all the 21 counties in eastern Sichuan that originally belonged to him were occupied by Liu Xiang.

This guy was a mess in the civil war between the warlords in Sichuan and Chongqing, but his performance in the anti-Japanese battlefield was very eye-catching. He participated in many well-known battles, especially during the Battle of Shanghai. Yang Sen's troops fought bloody battles with the Japanese invaders for five days and nights, and nearly half of them were killed or wounded, but they still fought to the death and successfully held on until their allies came to take over.

It was evaluated as one of the five most capable divisions during the Battle of Shanghai.

Tian Songyao and Deng Xihou were both well-known warlords, but their future situations were very different.

Tian Songyao was fooled by the principal a few years later and was ordered to "suppress bandits". Because the defense area was breached, he was dismissed and investigated by the Jinling National Government, and his troops were also annexed by the opportunity. In the end, he reluctantly resigned and went to the education sector.

Deng Xihou, like Yang Sen, was active in the anti-Japanese battlefield. Even his headquarters was once surrounded by Japanese invaders, and he fell off his horse and was injured when breaking through.

In addition, those small warlords who followed them, such as Li Jiayu, Luo Zezhou, Chen Shunong and others, no matter what bad things they had done before, finally chose to leave Sichuan to fight against Japan.

Most of these warlords, big and small, fought against the enemy and served the country on the anti-Japanese battlefield. Only a very small part of them, when the national crisis was at its head, were still selfish and even became traitors.

In general, although the combat strength of the Sichuan Army was uneven, they still had a sense of proportion before major issues.

In fact, Ye Luo had never thought that an opening ceremony would be so grand.

He set up a branch of Ye's Security Company just to allow Liu Fangwu's troops to enter Qing City legally and reasonably, and to annihilate Huang Yunhui's mountain goods gang as employees.

Who would have thought that since Liu Xiang got the gun production line he had been thinking about, he immediately regarded Ye Luo as the God of Wealth, and praised him every step of the way, wishing that all the warlords in Sichuan and Chongqing knew that he, Lao Liu, already had his own arsenal!

And this factory was sponsored by the famous Second Young Master!

As soon as they heard that Ye Luo was going to open a business, they immediately sent people to call their friends and made such a big scene, just like the ceremony of the first tycoon in Shanghai.

Liu Xiang accompanied Ye Luo for a walk and introduced to the warlords with a smile: "Brothers, this is the famous second young master in the south! The principal's guest of honor, Zhang Hanqing's sworn brother, he is very powerful in the United States and Europe, and I heard that he has a big business in New York!"

"Hello, second young master!"

"Second young master is really a handsome man, young people are formidable!"

"Second young master, when will you build a gun production line for me? Will I use women to replace my job?"

"Second young master, congratulations on the opening, I will go to the big hotel to set up a banquet later, let's have a drink together!"

Most of these soldiers were not well educated, and when they mentioned Ye Luo's name, several of them didn't know him, but when they mentioned his relationship with the principal and Zhang Hanqing, the group of people immediately became warm and came to ask about his well-being, very enthusiastic.

Ye Luo looked at them and seemed to have returned to the original Tianjin City.

At that time, he wanted to make a new three-piece set, and a group of warlords flocked to him after hearing the news. Some invested money, some worked hard, and dreamed of making a lot of money and dividends in the future.

Then there was a war in the Central Plains, and Yan Xishan and Feng Yuxiang, who invested the most money, ran away and went to Japan, leaving Ye Luo to "take advantage of the situation".

Otherwise, how can we say that history is a cycle?

These people will never learn from their mistakes. Even with the bloody examples in front of them, they still rushed over for the sake of profit.

Ye Luo greeted them one by one, and then followed Liu Xiang to the large altar that had just been built.

In the center is a small golden statue of Guan Erye - Guan Erye is a god that must be respected in the minds of people in society.

It is similar to the merchants worshipping the God of Wealth.

Next to Guan Erye, there is a God of Wealth Zhao Gongming and a Guanyin statue that looks like the Goddess of Childbearing.

Ye Luo is not clear about the ins and outs of Sichuan and Chongqing, but he knows that the warlord world at that time is in a mess, and demons and monsters are emerging in an endless stream.

These warlords not only believe in ghosts and gods, but also believe in folk cults.

For example, the Confucius and Mencius Taoism of Liu Congyun, the "Liu Lao Shenxian" respected by Liu Xiang, had tens of thousands of believers in Sichuan and Chongqing before colluding with the warlords, with six main altars and 108 branch altars.

In a few months, in order to compete with Liu Wenhui, according to historical development, Liu Xiang will form a fourth force besides the navy, army and air force - the Divine Army!

The soldiers of the Divine Army were all followers of Confucius and Mencius, and Liu Congyun's control over the Divine Army was even higher than that of Liu Xiang.

But this Confucius and Mencius was not a good thing.

When the Japanese invaded the northern region, Confucius and Mencius claimed that the Japanese invasion of China was a destiny and an irreversible punishment from the gods, and required believers to submit to the invaders and become their accomplices in controlling the north.

After that, Liu Congyun was driven out of Sichuan and Chongqing by Liu Xiang.

Therefore, at this opening ceremony, Ye Luo emphasized to Liu Xiang that no one from Confucius and Mencius should come to watch, especially Liu Congyun. If he dared to come, Ye Luo would dare to turn his face.

After all, Liu Congyun was Liu Xiang's number one military advisor, so saying this was a bit of a refutation of Liu Xiang's face. Afterwards, Xiao Aqiao came forward to ease the relationship, saying that the Ye family had believed in Buddhism since childhood and hated Taoism.

Liu Xiang understood it and obediently eliminated all the guests from Confucius and Mencius one by one.

He himself has a strong religious belief, so he can fully understand the prejudice and intolerance of people of different faiths towards other faiths.

After everything was arranged, Ye Luo faced the late spring breeze and knelt down with Liu Fangwu to worship the three incongruous statues.

The foreign reporter specially invited by Xiao Aqiao kept pressing the shutter of the camera and took this precious series of photos! (End of this chapter)