Chapter 51 The fifty-first section became the leader of the National Textile Federation

Since Dai Li's sudden death, Wu Shaoshu was involved in the case of "indulging giant traitors and engulfing childbirth". Although the case of "indulging giant traitors and engulfing childbirth" was loud and rainy, the case related to him was not over after all, so some of his friends also made honest statements to him. , earnestly advised: "Brother Shaoshu, when you held the six important positions in Shanghai, you must do everything yourself and have great momentum, but you can't cooperate with Qian Muyin -- Mayor Qian in politics, and you can't cooperate with the dead Dai Li in secret service , you can’t cooperate with Du Yuesheng in society, your failure is just the beginning now, from now on, you have to change your style.”

Wu Shaoshu was silent after hearing this. Du Yuesheng was disheartened because of Wu Shaoshu's "deceitful teacher and extermination of ancestors", and he retreated in case of trouble. However, after more than a year of recuperating and recuperating, with his wide acquaintance and reputation, he is still indispensable in Shanghai.In addition, most of Hengshe's disciples have become powerful figures. Du Yuesheng has such a complete team and excellent cadres, so of course his career has a bright future. Therefore, after careful consideration and many tests, Du Yuesheng has shown signs of making a comeback.

When Du Yuesheng was in Chongqing, he took in a loyal and energetic student.He is Yuan Guoliang who has always been engaged in the cotton spinning industry.After the victory, Yuan Guoliang made wheat flour and cotton yarn, coming and going with great vigor. Rong Desheng, the flour king, once jokingly said to him: "I run a factory, it's like smoking heroin, but you are not bad, you can be regarded as a cigarette smoker." In 1946, Yuan Guoliang invested in Fucheng Company in Jiangyin to jointly operate a textile factory.He invested a lot of capital, and it was scheduled to start construction in July of that year. The company was established on a large scale, which aroused the ambition of Jiangyin's "three tycoons" Huang Shanqing, Zhu Lin, etc. Opposition, the result of the two sides made the general meeting of shareholders almost aborted.Yuan Guoliang had no choice but to drag Wang Xianken, who was also one of the managing directors of Fucheng Company, to the 18th floor of the Du mansion to meet Du Yuesheng, intending to ask the old master to come out as the chairman of Fucheng Company to settle the matter.

Wang Xianqing and Yuan Guoliang went to see Du Yuesheng, but the "Old Master" was suffering from asthma and was sick in bed. He listened to Yuan Guoliang's report in bed, and in order to support the students, he agreed without thinking, and then asked Yuan Guoliang: "I am the chairman of Fucheng, how much should I invest in?" Yuan Guoliang was overjoyed, so he replied: "Old Master, add 50 million yuan in shares, and I will advance this money for Old Master." Du Yuesheng quickly shook his hand and said: "Joke, joke." He immediately ordered someone to call Xu Maotang. Xu Maotang's father was originally a comprador of HSBC Bank. There is a saying in Shanghai: "You can't eat, you can't use, HSBC comprador." Hengshe was very early. Before the war, he had been the general manager of Du Yuesheng's Zhonghui Bank. In the 8th year of the Anti-Japanese War, he took care of Du Yuesheng's house in Zhonghui Bank. .Therefore, Du Yuesheng decided to invest in Fucheng Company, and he ordered Xu Maotang to write a check for 50 million yuan in French currency on the spot, hand it over to Yuan Guoliang, and Yuan Guoliang would write a temporary receipt, and the procedure was completed.

After Yuan Guoliang and Wang Xianqing finished making arrangements for Fucheng Company, the two of them went to the teacher's door again and asked Du Yuesheng to set a date for holding a shareholders' meeting, but Du Yuesheng looked at Yuan Guoliang and replied: "This enterprise belongs to you. All of us are just praising you. You can do whatever you want. You can't rely on us for everything." These few exhortations seemed a bit redundant. However, Yuan Guoliang pondered carefully. Du Yuesheng explained that, in fact, he used this to declare that he invested in Fucheng and agreed to serve as the chairman. It was entirely to support Yuan Guoliang. But he didn't ask about Fucheng's business, so that Yuan Guoliang could feel at ease and act boldly.

However, verbally, Du Yuesheng still had to ask Du Yuesheng to make a decision on the small matter of the date of the meeting. Yuan Guoliang continued to ask for instructions, and Du Yuesheng said to Wang Xianqing with a smile on his face: "Xianqing, come and set a date." Wang Xianqing thought for a while, then Fang said: "How about next Sunday?" Du Yuesheng nodded and replied: "Well, let's fix Sunday for a meeting at the Lido." As a result of the meeting, Jiangyin's "three tycoons" heard that the shareholders of Fucheng wanted to elect Du Yuesheng as the chairman of the board.

Du Yuesheng engaged in the textile industry, which began during the Anti-Japanese War.A large-scale "Shashi Cotton Mill" moved westward from Shashi, Hubei Province to Chongqing. Due to disagreements among shareholders and internal disputes, it almost closed down. Du Yuesheng took over the operation of the Shashi Cotton Mill in view of investing in the acquisition of equity. Later, he was hired as a Chairman of the state-owned China Textile Corporation.After returning to Shanghai in victory, Du Yuesheng initiated the establishment of Rongfeng No. 1 and No. 2 factories after Fucheng Co., Ltd. jointly operated the yarn factory. The two factories had 2,026 workers; The chairman of Liqin Textile Factory in Xi'an, so Du Yuesheng can be regarded as a giant in the textile industry.

In the autumn of 1946, the "Republic of China Federation of Mechanical Cotton Textile Industry Associations" held its first conference in Shanghai. More than 100 representatives attended the conference by plane from all over the country.When representatives from all over the country arrived in Shanghai, it was Du Yuesheng's lingering sick bed, and it was easy to leave the door.One day, seven textile industry representatives suddenly came to visit. Du Yuesheng tried his best to get up to treat the guests. Among the seven visitors were Xi Yushu, the secretary-general of the six district associations, Rong Erren, the host of Wuxi Rongjia Textile Industry, and Tang Xinghai. , Hengshe disciple Yuan Guoliang and others.

After the greetings, the seven textile representatives expressed their intentions.It turned out that they were representatives of representatives.Because at that time, there were many publicly owned yarn mills in the country, and the representatives had the majority of votes. The private textile representatives had already received news that the public yarn mills had concentrated their votes and planned to assign the important position of "chairman of the federation" to representatives of the public yarn mills. Tang Xinghai, Rong Erren and others repeatedly stated to Du Yuesheng that the public spinning mills are run by the government, and they have already received some convenience from the government. If the chairman of the federation is won by an official representative, there will be fewer private manufacturers A powerful speaking position. The seven textile representatives implored Du Yuesheng to compete for the chairman of the federation. Aiming at Du Yuesheng's patriotism, they all persuaded Du Yuesheng with righteousness, saying:

"The textile industry is not only related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, but also has a great impact on the nation. Just look at the prosperity of the Japanese after the Civil Restoration is due to the development of their textile industry." Why doesn't Du Yuesheng know these principles, and why doesn't he want to be the chairman of the National Federation of Textile Associations?But his confidence has not yet recovered, and he thinks that he is not sure, so no matter what the seven representatives say, he politely declines, saying that he has not recovered from a serious illness and is not in good health.

The seven representatives exhausted their lips and tongues, but they were disappointed and left in dismay.After they left, Du Yuesheng wandered around the room, thinking deeply. He knew the importance of being the chairman of this national industrial group, so he couldn't help but be moved. He quickly made a decision in a very short time: "Maybe take this competition as an opportunity to measure your chance to make a comeback, has it arrived? So, he did it when he thought of it, and immediately ordered someone to call Yuan Guoliang's house and ask him to come to the 18th floor immediately.When Yuan Guoliang arrived in a hurry, and as soon as Yuan Guoliang sat down, he asked in the first sentence: "Are you sincere about what you all said just now?" "It's sincere." Yuan Guoliang replied solemnly, "Not only sincere, but also urgent." "Why are you in such a hurry?" "Because we got the news that regardless of the size of the public spinning mill, the public will pay for the air ticket. All the representatives must attend. From this, we can see that the public spinning mill is bound to win the chairman of the board." Next, Yuan Guoliang asked Du Yuesheng analyzed the pros and cons: "The representatives of the public spinning mills will definitely not do their best for the private manufacturers when they become the chairman of the board. Therefore, the private manufacturers must strive for the chairman of the board." After pondering for a while, Du Yuesheng had made up his mind to take a risk, but he still told Yuan Guoliang: "I don't care if I do it or not, the chairman of the board. I'm just afraid that if I don't get elected, I won't be able to afford this platform. How about this, you go and check all aspects for me, and get back to me sooner." Yuan Guoliang retreated in response, and informed several core people of the news that Mr. Du had some interest in activities. votes, other people's votes are bought with money and do not vote!There are even many people who volunteered to solicit tickets from representatives of public manufacturers on behalf of Du Yuesheng.Private manufacturers unanimously and enthusiastically supported Du Yuesheng, Xi Yushu, Secretary-General of the trade union in District 6, said generously: "Northwest tickets, I'll pull them over!" After many secret discussions and consultations, the representatives of the private sector decided on two strategies. The first one was that everyone asked Yuan Guoliang to try to persuade him. Du Yuesheng must be invited to the meeting on the day of the general election. Second, they pushed Yuan Guoliang to choose the best opportunity. In a speech in front of the national representatives, he emphasized that the chairman of the federation should not be an official representative. The matter had quite a clue, Yuan Guoliang went to report to Du Yuesheng again, and he said briefly: "I've touched it around, and there are about six or seven signs." Du Yuesheng's answer was more concise, he only said "good". In fact, at this time, Du Yuesheng had already carefully analyzed his own advantages, and he already had a clear idea in his mind: First, there was news that the public textile industry was gradually opening up to the private sector, and the public manufacturers would soon become private manufacturers. Most of the representatives are people who are in charge of the business, and they are likely to plan for their own future, and their interests are in line with those of private manufacturers.Second, the trade unions in District 6 are strong, and there are many personal friendships between private and government representatives, which can be fully utilized.Thirdly, based on Du Yuesheng's personal contacts and personal reputation, he is the best candidate to serve as the chairman of the National Federation of Textile Industry Associations. Therefore, Du Yuesheng alone can win part of the votes. "However, all the representatives running on behalf of us unanimously requested," Yuan Guoliang took the opportunity to propose, "on the day of the election, no matter what, the old master must be there." "it is good." Yuan Guoliang publicly proposed that the official representative should not be the "chairman". He worked hard for the "Old Master" and fired a total of two shots.Once, on the seventh floor of Yongan Company, the Textile Association of District 6 held a meeting. Xi Yushu asked him to speak, and he stood up and said loudly: "I have one thing that I would like to draw everyone's attention to. The Federation of Machinery Cotton Textile Industry Associations of the Republic of China has always been an association of private manufacturers. We invite representatives of public manufacturers to participate in the meeting. They should vote for representatives of private manufacturers in order to conform to the system and reality. .Public manufacturers usually receive a lot of support from the government, and they cannot understand the difficulties of the merchants, so as far as needs are concerned, the chairman of the federation must be a representative of the private sector!" The second time was two days before the voting. Shenxin No. 9 Factory, which has 7,450 workers, entertained all representatives to visit in the morning and held a banquet at noon. Yuan Guoliang, a Dumen pioneer, stood up and announced loudly: "The day after tomorrow we will be electing the chairman of the federation. I would like to draw everyone's attention..." The rumble of Yuan Guoliang's artillery made the official representatives look pale, while the private delegation showed a knowing smile.Yuan Guoliang's psychological attack was quite powerful, because he kept saying that the official representative was invited to participate. If an official representative was elected as the next chairman, maybe the private representative would not let it go, and legal disputes would arise. On the day of the election, the venue of the National Federation of Textile Associations was set up at the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce. Yuan Guoliang first went to the Du mansion to pick up Du Yuesheng. Du Yuesheng was surrounded by the crowd and sat down in the reception room. At this time, I don’t know how many people were around the venue. , cheered and shouted loudly: "Mr. Du is here! Mr. Du is here!" Du Yuesheng, who had just recovered from a serious illness, appeared in the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, causing a climax of excitement. More than a hundred textile industry representatives from all over the country lined up to enter the reception room to shake hands with Du Yuesheng. Du Yuesheng received these old friends with a sincere and sincere expression. Smile, say a few words of concern and condolences, and a few words can also make the representative excited and feel proud of his face.The arrangement that everyone was happy with actually made a great contribution to the election. Du Yuesheng was finally elected with the highest number of votes. For Du Yuesheng, the election of the national people's organization this time is indeed very important. The sincere support of the national textile industry representatives has restored his confidence. Du Yuesheng began to march towards the big society step by step for the camp.