Lu Xuzhang took an active part in various revolutionary activities of underground party organizations, held demonstrations, distributed leaflets, and joined the Hualian Fun Club as the leader of the leading party group. Later, under the pressure of Japanese imperialism, the authorities in the British Concession in Shanghai imposed stricter scrutiny and monitoring on social groups, and the political environment further deteriorated. 1939 in the second half of the year, jiangsu provincial party committee Liu Xiaopa Wang Yaoshan went to talk with Lu Xuzhang. Wang Yaoshan told Lu Xuzhang that the organization decided to take "Bank of China" as the secret organ of the Party and carry out its work under the cover of open occupation. Organizationally, Lu Xuzhang should go to Chongqing as a "capitalist" and work in the industrial and commercial circles in the rear. At this time, the headquarters of "the vast number of Chinese banks" has been moved to Kunming, and its business has a certain foundation.
1at the end of 939, Zhou Enlai personally met Lu Xuzhang in the Eighth Route Army Office in Hongyan Village, Chongqing, and assigned tasks. Zhou Enlai smiled and shook hands with Lu Xuzhang, and said straight to the point, "Comrade Lu Xuzhang, from today on, your trip to Boda China will be led by Hongyan Village, and party member in the trip to Boda China will be led by you. You are not allowed to have horizontal contact with the Chongqing underground party. "
Then, Zhou Enlai carefully analyzed the situation at that time. He said that recently, the central government has formulated the current guidelines for the work in the white areas. The central content is: subtle and capable, long-term ambush, saving strength, waiting for opportunities, must be socialized, professional and legal. As one of the third-line organizations of the Party, "China Bank" can only be used after the first-line and second-line organizations are destroyed. Therefore, in the future, you must not associate with leftists, no longer develop organizations, or even expose your identity in front of your wife. We should make friends abroad, including friends of the Kuomintang, and participate in open community activities to improve the social status of "the vast number of Chinese businessmen" and individuals. It is necessary to make full use of the relationship between all parties as a cover, preserve this organ for a long time, and complete all tasks assigned by the party organization.
The cock crows in the distance, and the dawn is coming. For safety, Lu Xuzhang must leave Hongyan village before dawn. Zhou Enlai held Lu Xuzhang's hand tightly and told him again: "Comrade Lu Xuzhang, the working environment is sinister. You must be a capitalist. You have to imagine the wind and load in August, remove dirt, deal with all aspects, and make friends. You must remember to let nature take its course and not be polluted! "
Since then, Lu Xuzhang has really acted like a "capitalist" in society, except going to Hongyan Village to secretly read documents regularly. By 194 1, "Guanghua Bank" had opened branches in Chengdu, Xi 'an and other places, which strongly supported the expenses of the underground party. At that time, many overseas Chinese donated money in US dollars. "Boda China Bank" sold US dollars on the exchange through legal status and exchanged them for legal currency checks. Then a friend who works in the central bank changed the check into legal tender cash and gave it to the party organization for use. Tens of thousands of dollars, replaced by legal tender piled in the box at home, naturally aroused the suspicion of family members, so Lu Xuzhang prevaricated on the grounds of doing business. The large amount of funds brought by high operation has become an important source of funds for the activities of * * * producers. Before the liberation of Shanghai, the book profits of banks in China were as high as $300,000 after conversion. On the surface, Lu Xuzhang suits and ties, dealing with important social figures like a duck to water. In fact, while making profits, "the vast number of Chinese banks" have also contributed to the * * * production party.
Lu Xuzhang has a good relationship with the elite of the Kuomintang. He used the Song Meiling Aviation Committee to resell gold and dollar bills by plane; Wooing the Commissioner of Chiang Kai-shek's retinue room, thus obtaining the title of major general of the Kuomintang; Doing business with the Soviet Union through Prince Sun Ke's department ... "The mighty China Bank" soon changed from a small company to a large company with strong capital, strong background and commercial network reaching the whole country, and people from all walks of life rushed to give him the green light.
1in April, 947, Lu Xuzhang established the Central Pharmaceutical Factory as the general manager. Upon approval, Chen was appointed as the chairman. 1in March, 948, the Central Pharmaceutical Factory started construction, Chen took part in the event of illness, and the mayor of Shanghai and other KMT officials swarmed in, becoming the company's "political backer".
In addition, Lu Xuzhang founded China Fur Company with Song Ziwen and Ma Bufang, and Taiwan Province Qixing Yarn Tube Factory with Wu Kaixian.
Lu Xuzhang is very good at business and generous. Liang Ruojie, director of the Military Bureau of the Kuomintang, Shen Lizhong, Commissioner of the Kuomintang in Xinjiang, Yan, director of Chongqing Aviation Inspection Institute, Shi, director of Chiang Kai-shek's retinue room, and Yu, director of the medical department of the Kuomintang government, all became his friends.
Taking advantage of this special protection, the "Huge Bank of China" has repeatedly covered the central leaders and underground party leaders from going back and forth between the base areas and the Kuomintang-controlled areas, secretly sending information and a large number of urgently needed materials to the base areas, and sending a large amount of funds to the party's first-and second-tier institutions and Yan 'an. The cash was packed in sacks and taken away by the secret traffic police late at night.
From a bottom businessman to a special businessman skilled in the upper economic circles of the Kuomintang authorities, Lu Xuzhang is a miracle. In the face of complicated environment, rolling money and easy-to-get benefits, Lu Xuzhang holds a pure heart of his own, like the wind lotus in August, emerging from the mud without being stained, and being an upright person. Incredibly, Lu Xuzhang's red experience is unknown to his wife and children. Lu Xuzhang and his wife Mao Meiying were married by their parents in their hometown. Mao Meiying is kind-hearted, hardworking and upright. Every time Lu Xuzhang changed legal tender and packed medicines for the Eighth Route Army office, it was inconvenient for others to help him, so he asked his wife to help him carry and keep them. People like Mao Meiying, after a certain education, can become a powerful party member, so that she is both a wife and a comrade, and can share the work for Lu Xuzhang more consciously and avoid some unnecessary misunderstandings. But at the thought of Vice President Zhou's instructions, he consciously controlled his feelings with reason and suppressed these thoughts without revealing any secrets to his wife.
Because of his busy business, Lu Xuzhang often stays out at night. At one time, Mao Meiying thought that her husband was too active and had an affair. On one occasion, Lu Xuzhang stayed in Hongyan Village all night and didn't go home until the early hours of the morning. The wife was angry and asked him what he was doing outside. Lu Xuzhang can only make up a story as usual, trying to prevaricate. Unexpectedly, she said, "You don't have to lie to me. I've searched all your friends' houses, and there's no sign of you at all! " He shed tears as he spoke. Although Lu Xuzhang was sad to see his wife so sad, she sighed helplessly. But at the thought of Vice President Zhou's instructions, his heart immediately became peaceful and there was no injustice. The business of "the vast number of Chinese banks" is getting bigger and bigger, and by the eve of the national liberation in 1949, the assets have reached more than 5 million US dollars. After the Huaihai Campaign, a million powerful divisions went down to the south of the Yangtze River. Crossing the river is about to begin, and the underground party organization of the "Chinese Bank" is also facing dissolution. Comrade Zhou Enlai said: The whole country has been liberated and there are too few economic cadres. It is better to bring Comrade Lu Xuzhang back.
1May 27th, 949, was transferred to Shanghai to take over the bureaucratic capital with Xu, Wu Xuezhi and others. At that time, the work was very tense. They took over during the day and slept in the office at night. They reformed the original central trust bureau and other institutions, and established the East China Trade Office and the Foreign Trade Management Office. At the end of 1949, Lu Xuzhang was transferred to Beijing to take charge of trade with capitalist countries in China Import and Export Corporation (the other is China Import Corporation, which is responsible for trade with Soviet countries).
At that time, foreign trade was one-sided, accounting for more than 80% of the trade with the Soviet Union, but Lu Xuzhang had another task-after the United States adopted the embargo policy, it tried to take back the deposits frozen in foreign banks and tens of millions of dollars of goods on the way. After some efforts, China has signed many trade agreements with western European countries, Japan and other countries, and also signed many agreements with some non-governmental trade groups in Britain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and other countries, which has dealt a heavy blow to the American embargo.