In the next two days, Xiang Nan took the time to visit his classmates and friends. For example, Wu Chilin, senior brother Wu Zhongsu, Yao Cai, Chen Xihou and so on.
"Master Ye, I didn't expect you to move right away." Wu Chilin said with emotion when he saw Xiang Nan again.
Last year Xiang Nan suggested that he move. After thinking about it, he decided not to move.
For one thing, only Xiang Nan himself said that the Japanese were calling, but no one else believed it. Therefore, following the herd mentality, he did not have much confidence.
Secondly, it is difficult to leave the homeland. The restaurant was passed down to him and Sha Danyuan by his father, who also told him to guard the inheritance of his ancestors. Because of this, he couldn't just throw it away.
"Wu Chi Lin, listen to my advice. If you give up, give up, there is nothing to gain if you don't give up." Xiang Nan advised, "You must have read the newspaper. The Kuomintang government signed the "Hemei Agreement" with the Japanese, and North China has already It's sold. How many more days do you think South China can have peace?
When the time comes, when the Japanese come, they will burn, kill, and loot, and your restaurant will not be able to survive at all. It's better to go to Macau with me to avoid disaster.
You have to know that if you save the land and lose the people, you will lose both the people and the land. The people who survive lose their land, and the people and the land survive. As long as people are still there, the restaurant will still be there. Otherwise, if everyone dies, will there still be a restaurant? "
"Master Ye, I..." Wu Chilin hesitated greatly.
"You don't have to decide now. In short, there is still some time before the Japanese come." Xiang Nan patted his shoulder and said, "Promise me not to make unnecessary sacrifices. If you have anything to do, come to me in Macau and leave Qingshan here." , don’t worry about running out of firewood.”
Upon hearing this, Wu Chilin nodded, "I've written it down, Master Ye."
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In the next few days, members of the Ye family rushed to buy land, buildings, and shops from Xiang Nan.
More than 500 acres of fertile farmland, two shops in the downtown area, and the best big house in Fashan were all redeemed in half. This was an unprecedented bargain. Naturally, they all flocked to it, fearing that they would not take advantage of it.
"Awen, tell the second uncle the truth, why did you move to Macau?" The second uncle asked, twirling his beard, "Are the Orientals really coming?"
"Second uncle, I'm not going to hide it from you, it is indeed possible." Xiang Nan nodded.
"In this case, shouldn't the land price be lowered further?" The second uncle said with a slight smile, "After all, if the Japanese really come, my purchase of this land will be ruined."
"Second uncle, the reason why my fields, houses, and shops are sold at half price is because there is a risk that the Japanese will come. Otherwise, why would I sell them at a reduced price and lose tens of thousands of oceans." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan waved. Waving his hands, he said, "If you want to buy it, you have to take risks. If you think the risk is too great, then you won't buy it. It is impossible to lower the price."
"Who says not to buy it? I'm just asking." The second uncle immediately said, "I want all the forty acres of paddy field east of the Wang family vegetable garden."
Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan nodded, feeling emotional in his heart.
These tribesmen only care about immediate interests and don't care about the risks they will face next.
They asked him about the Japanese people just for the convenience of lowering the price, rather than to prepare for a rainy day and make plans in advance.
How sad!
In the end, those fertile fields, mansions, and shops were all taken over by the Ye family. In the end, nearly 30,000 yuan was sold, which made Xiang Nan's wallet a lot fuller.
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After selling his ancestral property, Xiang Nan returned to Macau with the money.
From then on, there was not much contact between him and Faoshan.
After returning to Macau, Xiang Nan began to move like an ant, purchasing honey, tea, sugar, canned food, salt, liquor and other shelf-stable foods in preparation for the upcoming war.
In addition to stocking up on food, Xiang Nan also stocked up on firewood, coal, charcoal, kerosene, tooth powder, soap, commonly used medicines, etc., to ensure that he was prepared.
As he continued to buy, the basement gradually became full.
Looking at so many material reserves, Xiang Nan couldn't help but feel more and more at ease.
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And while Xiang Nan was busy stocking up, the outside environment was also constantly changing.
On February 26, the February 26th Mutiny occurred in Dongyang. The Huangdao faction, which supported the war with the Soviet Union, failed in the mutiny and was driven out of the decision-making circle by the ruling faction that sought to encroach on China.
Since then, the military's influence on the decision-making of the Zheng government has greatly increased, causing Dongyang to fall into the quagmire of war and accelerating the pace of invading China.
On March 7, the German army violated the Versailles Agreement, entered the left bank of the Rhine, and announced the abolition of the Locarno Convention, the German-French Peace Agreement.
Facing Germany's move, Britain and France adopted appeasement policies, turning a blind eye and ignoring it, which made Germany's arrogance even more arrogant.
In July, the Spanish Civil War broke out. Germany and Italy interfered in Spain's internal affairs, while Britain and France adopted a policy of non-interference, which allowed Spain to establish fascist rule, which greatly enhanced the influence of Germany and Italy and fueled their arrogance.
In October, Germany and Italy signed the Berlin Agreement, officially establishing the Axis Powers.
In November, Germany and Japan signed the "Japan-Germany-Communist Agreement", announcing that Japan would join the Axis powers.
December 12, the Double Twelve Incident. Two generals, Zhang and Yang, launched a military remonstrance, demanding "stop the civil war and unite with the outside world".
After half a month of consultations, the incident was resolved peacefully, and the Kuomintang and the Communist Party achieved a second cooperation, which contributed to the establishment of the Anti-Japanese National United Front.
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Although the outside world is turbulent, nothing major has happened in this three-acre area of Macau this year.
The upper class is still intoxicated, with cocktail parties and dances going on, and no one is worried about the future.
In their view, the Double Twelve Incident was not even as eye-catching as the Nantian King Chen Jitang's rebellion against Chiang Kai-shek.
Chen Jitang was a warlord in eastern Guangdong. Since 1932, with the help of Hu Hanmin's power, he had always listened to Chiang Kai-shek's instructions but not his propaganda. He formed his own faction and ruled eastern Guangdong. He was called the King of the South.
When he was in charge of eastern Guangdong, although he claimed to ban smoking and gambling, he actually used the gambling king Huo Tingzhi to set up large casinos in Wuyang and Bao'an.
Huo Tingzhi's casino was decorated with style and advanced gambling equipment. It attracted all the tourists from Wuyang and Xiangjiang, making Macau casinos crowded and cars and horses scarce, so the business was greatly affected.
After Hu Hanmin's death in 1936, Chiang Kai-shek took the opportunity to pursue eastern Guangdong.
Chen Jitang immediately contacted Li Zongxiang, Bai Chongxi and other Guangxi warlords to join the rebellion against Chiang Kai-shek. As a result, the rebellion against Chiang failed due to civil strife among the warlords. Chen Jitang announced his resignation and headed to Xiangjiang.
After Chiang Kai-shek took over eastern Guangdong, he once again announced a ban on smoking and gambling. As a result, guests from Wuyang and Xiangjiang came to Macau to spend money, which made Macau's gambling industry flourish again.
Therefore, the upper class people in Macau are not afraid of the turmoil outside, but are actually very happy.
Because the more chaotic the society is, the stronger people's desire to enjoy themselves in time is stronger, and the more people come to Macau to play, eat, drink, gamble and smoke. The more developed Macau's economy becomes, the more money they make.
Seeing the corruption of society, Xiang Nan couldn't help but sigh.
