Chapter Twenty-Two Preparing to Cross the River

  Gao Yang is now short of everything, lacking gold, energy points and fame.

  Historically, after the defeat of the Northern Expedition, Yu Shi fled in defeat, but he returned to Luoyang and rallied his old troops with a single call. Although he no longer had his former strength, he still controlled Henan and Hubei provinces. In comparison, Gao Yang's reputation was only like a small lotus bud that had just begun to emerge, although he had invited the famous Mr. Zhou Xuehe, known as the "Southern Zhang and Northern Zhou", to come out of retirement, but it was for the sake of his hometown and family, not to rely on Gao Yang.

  Kao Yang is eager for gold, from buying various items to maliciously bankrupting Orpheus Corporation, all of which require a large amount of gold. With a large amount of sulfonamide in hand, Americans will be very interested. At this time, the Federal Reserve has at least 6,000 tons of gold, and there are also many in private hands. The US government has not yet issued an order prohibiting private ownership of precious metals. The great gold rush in the West allowed American civilians to own a large amount of gold.

  Gao Yang had to think of ways to get his hands on gold using various industrial products, it was really too dazzling. In the original time and space, the country's entire gold reserve in the central bank's vault was only 600 tons of gold! This is also why Gao Yang received a personal reception from the director of the Gold and Silver Bureau.

  The telegram from the Shanghai magnate says that the Americans are requesting a meeting. The first batch of sulfonamide has given the Americans a taste of sweetness, and the price doubled in just a few days has been sold out. The best scientists say that although there is physical evidence, it will take at least a year or more of experimentation to truly synthesize industrial-scale sulfonamide.

  This is why Hsien-yang did not register the patent for sulfanilamide in various countries around the world. In the face of enormous interests, how could an inventor from a semi-colonial country possibly protect his own things! As long as the patent was registered, the molecular formula and synthesis ratio would have to be reported, and with the industrial capabilities of Europe and America, large-scale production of sulfanilamide would be industrialized in the shortest possible time.

  It's better to seize the time before mass production in various countries and crazily sell out finished products of sulfonamide to exchange for a large amount of gold. Looking for Americans is because they have a business system all over the world, which can sell sulfonamide to the whole world in the shortest time!

  Demon Capital, Public Concession Territory. On the sign in front of the gate of SC Trading Company, there were still more than a dozen bullet holes that had not been repaired. Since SC Company opened its doors in the Public Concession Territory, Japanese people would come to start fires every now and then, although all countries have issued warnings to Japan, how could the Japanese who have suffered greatly and are already furious swallow this?!

  "Mr. Gao, your invention of sulfonamide has shocked the world! It has saved countless lives, you must be an angel sent by God to save those poor patients." The flattering words from Mr. Hart, the commercial counselor of the US Consulate, made Secretary Lucas blush beside him.

  "Alright, Mr. Hart, even if you gave me a pair of pure white wings, I wouldn't lower the price by a single cent." Gaoyang completely ignored Hart's flattery.

  "Mr. Gao, I represent the government of my country to order 3 million doses of sulfonamide from SC Trading Company." Hart's expression was serious, as if those compliments just now were not said by him.

  Lucas, who was standing by, was stimulated and said, "Is this the difference between why Mr. Hart is a counselor and I am just a secretary? Not thick-skinned enough, I'm really too innocent."

  Gao Yang was rapidly calculating in his mind, "60 million US dollars, the current gold price is 20.67 US dollars per ounce, one ounce is 31 grams...". "A total of 89.98 tons." Yuan Dian's voice echoed in his mind.

  "Aiyo, I've got it figured out!" Gao Yang shouted angrily.

  Looking at Hart's expressionless face and Lucas' astonished face, Gao Yang slightly curled his lips and picked up the coffee to cover himself.

  "Ah-choo!" Gao Yang put down his coffee cup, coughed once and said "I only accept gold." Although it's possible to buy custom-made counterfeit bills from a forgery group, this behavior would bring huge hidden dangers in any time-space. In the original time-space, it would attract the attention of intelligence agencies and the forgery group. Gao Yang, who had just escaped the CIA, didn't want to go through that again.

  In this space-time, a large amount of counterfeit currency entering the market will definitely be discovered. At that time, even if various countries do not take action themselves but fully support the surrounding warlords, Gao Yang's current strength cannot withstand it. Before his strength becomes strong enough to ignore all this, Gao Yang decides to abandon the counterfeit currency plan. When his strength reaches a point where he can sweep everything away, he will no longer need counterfeit currency.

  "The gold is ready and can be delivered to your designated location at any time," Hart said.

  "Let's just send it here." Gaoyang said with a smile after glancing at Hart.

  That night, a fierce gun battle broke out in the public concession, the most intense since its establishment! In the end, it ended with a huge explosion, just like last time in Zhabei District.

  The Americans were not willing to give the gold to Gao Yang so easily, so after the transaction was completed, they notified the Japanese and agreed to split the profits with them. The Japanese, who had been eager for a long time, rushed into the SC Trade building, while the Americans contacted various governments to send troops to blockade the surrounding area. The plan was perfect, but it encountered Gao Yang, a pervert with a cheating device.

  First, the governor and over a hundred armed elements engaged in fierce gunfire, of course, it was a one-sided massacre by the governor. Then, the governor and dozens of masked men wielding cold weapons clashed in a bloody battle, with flesh flying everywhere, every punch landing somewhere would either break or shatter something.

  In this utterly terrifying one-sided massacre, the Japanese displayed astonishing courage, advancing wave after wave without regard for the gruesome scene before them, shouting "Banzai!" as they charged to their deaths! It made Gao Yang's mood turn very sour as he hid behind a wall and watched with great interest. Looking at these little devils, and thinking back to the battle when they rose up in revolt and took Anhui Province, not only did the enemy collapse at the first touch, but even some of Gao Yang's own troops were so frightened that they turned tail and ran with their pants wet! It was simply incomparable.

  High-yang, who was in a bad mood, set the timer for the explosives and walked to the front hall, putting the governor into storage space, shuttling back to his original time-space Africa.

  A few days later, when Gao Yang came to the People's Bank again with 70 tons of gold, even the bank president was shocked! Although he was out of town, he specially called and assigned a vice president to receive Gao Yang. No way, hard currency is needed after all.

  Yuandian has already spent tens of thousands of dollars on the internet to arrange a hostile takeover of Orpheus Corporation, just wait for the result slowly. This time Gao Yang came to Beidou mainly to purchase basic materials.

  Only by seeing it with one's own eyes can one know how miserable the lives of ordinary people in China were in 1924! Gao Yang, who had always lived in a modern society with an abundance of material goods, personally witnessed the difficult lives of ordinary people during his time as a soldier. They truly lacked everything.

  In Gao Yang's impression, the most ordinary thing is a bag of salt that costs 1.5 yuan in the supermarket, but it would take almost a month's income for a family! The quality is also extremely poor, Gao Yang has tasted it before and sincerely thinks it's not something for human consumption.

  Everything is lacking, everything is gone! There isn't even a decent road, the car bought by Gaoyang has become an off-road vehicle. Rice, flour, frozen pork, salt, edible oil, cement, stone crusher and sand excavator, as well as a large quantity of medicines, etc. All are unmarked packages, in very large quantities, with the external explanation being that they are transported to the mining area for road repair.

  After contacting a good shipping company to send goods, Gaoyang flew to Africa and then shuttled back in 1924.

  Zhang Da's army from the Northeast entered the pass, preparing to gallop in the Central Plains. General Feng occupied the land of Hebei, which was hard-won and couldn't be easily handed over to Zhang Da. His subordinates were also unwilling, so the two sides began to confront each other with small-scale clashes erupting constantly.

  Feng Shui was far inferior, so he wanted to find a balance in politics, and invited Mr. Sun to come north to form a government in Beijing. General Zhang also refused to show weakness, asking General Duan to reorganize the government.

  Mr. Sun left Guangzhou on November 13, 1924, accompanied by his wife Soong Ching-ling and others, and arrived in Tianjin on December 4 after passing through Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Kobe, Japan. In Tianjin, he had a relapse of liver disease. After meeting with Duan Qirui in Tianjin while ill, they traveled together to Beijing, arriving on December 31, when his condition worsened and he was hospitalized for emergency treatment.

  After Mr. Sun entered the hospital, only Duan Qirui had enough prestige nationwide to form a government. After consultations among all parties, Duan Qirui was elected as the interim president of the Republic of China. The first thing Duan Qirui did after taking office was to issue personnel orders, appointing Gao Yang as the governor of Anhui Province and Zhou Xueqi as the acting governor of Anhui Province. However, Gao Yang was a member of the Anhui clique! Unlike in history when Duan Qirui came out and the Anhui clique had already been defeated, Zhejiang was still under Lu Yongxiang's control in this time and space. The sudden rise of Gao Yang in Anhui Province gave Duan Qirui great confidence.

  The second thing is to issue a decree of punishment against Yuan and Sun Chuanfang.

  Originally thinking of taking advantage, Qi Xueyuan and Sun Chuanfang ended in tragedy. After Yu Shuai's defeat, he is still drifting at sea, and the straight line is turbulent with enemies everywhere. Sun Chuanfang acted the fastest, as soon as the news of Yu Shuai's defeat spread, he led his troops to rush back to Xianxia Ridge, relying on the high mountains to block Lu Yongxiang. Lu Yuxiang, on the other hand, did not react until two days later and found that the opposing Fujian-Jiangxi allied army had all run away.

  Zi Xuan-yuan was at his wit's end. Along the Yangtze River, every place in Jiangsu Province is prosperous and wealthy, and none of them can be abandoned lightly. However, with insufficient troops and being attacked from both front and back, not a single reinforcement came to their aid nationwide, and the morale of the troops under him was also low and unable to withstand a battle.

  Gao Yang has been waiting for this opportunity, with heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below. The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions are the most economically developed areas in the country, with a large population. More importantly, there is also a Magic Capital here, a large industrialized port city that is very important to Gao Yang's future plans.

  The Officer Training Corps and the Officer Training Class graduated immediately, and everyone returned to their units. The 1st Division of Anhui Army began to assemble troops and materials in Pukou.

  Chi Yüan-yuan did not deploy many troops in Nanjing, on the one hand, after Sun Chuanfang escaped, the pressure from Zhejiang increased greatly. On the other hand, there is the Yangtze River blocking, and he also looked down on Gao Yang's security team, and didn't take Gao Yang seriously "A lucky dog who walked into good fortune." Chi Yüan-yuan's evaluation of Gao Yang.

  Gao Yang is quite open-minded about this. "I actually hope that every opponent evaluates me like this." Gao Yang has already prepared a big gift for Ji Xianyuan, and the good show is about to begin.