Chapter 366: Cao Gang
After presiding over the completion ceremony of the monument and paying homage to those Chinese heroes, Chen Jialuo stayed in Nanjing, which, according to his vision, was more suitable as the capital than the current capital; Because in the current situation, the Rakshasa in the north does not have much strength to pose a threat to China, and there is no need to set the imperial capital in the north, and in the future, the direction of China's development is the vast sea and colonies all over the four seas, and the capital is located on the coast is conducive to overseas domination.
As for security, Washington, London, and Tokyo are all not far from the sea, and the current China is not the era in which Chang Gong lived, and with such a powerful navy, it can only be said that the future generations are too unscrupulous.
Seeing this situation, the literati led by Xu Shouyu seemed to have noticed something, and the articles of persuasion flew to Chen Jialuo's desk like snowflakes again, but this time he did not reprimand, because the time was almost there.
Now that the Red Flower Society has mastered most of South China and occupied the capital of the former Ming Dynasty, if you only use the name of the Red Flower Society to rule, I am afraid that some of the names are not right, and it is already necessary to do the enthronement and founding the country.
Of course, there is still a lot of preparation work to be done before, such as the construction of the venue for the ceremony, the security of the city, the process of the ceremony, the country name and the year name, and so on.
Just when the army of the Red Flower Society was corrected and was preparing to attack northern Jiangsu, Chen Jialuo welcomed a group of guests from the north, and the leader of the Cao Gang took his cronies to Cheng Huaixiu's door to ask to see Chen Jialuo.
Cao Gang! In terms of numbers, there are even more than the Red Flower Society, and he and the Tiandihui can be called the two gangs that have had the greatest impact on Chinese history; However, there is still a slight gap between this plane and the real history, in history, the headquarters of the Cao Gang should be in Hangzhou, but now it has become Yangzhou.
But even if Yangzhou has not been beaten yet, the Red Flower Society has now accounted for half of the Grand Canal. The Cao Gang's job is now in the hands of the Red Flower Society, so they can't help but contact them in advance.
Since this is the case, let's see it, anyway, they are not desperate for the Qing court, and the hundreds of thousands of people in the Cao Gang are also a lot of resources, and if they are used properly, they will not bring benefits to the Red Flower Society.
Arrived at the meeting room. Several representatives of the Cao Gang sat down tremblingly, but not long after Chen Jialuo helped the Salt Gang and the Cao Gang fight in the ring, these people still remember Chen Jialuo's appearance. Now they are glad that they didn't make a trick at the beginning, otherwise they probably wouldn't be able to enter this door today.
"What is the important matter of Gang Master Pan here?" , Chen Jialuo has a lot of things to do now, and he doesn't bother to ask them politely directly.
"The grass people congratulate the chief helmsman on taking Nanjing, and there is a thin gift to give it, and I hope the chief helmsman will accept it with a smile!" , as he spoke, he took out a gift slip and handed it over respectfully.
Chen Jialuo took it and glanced at it. The Cao Gang is worthy of being the largest gang in the world, and his shot can be described as extraordinary, but compared to this bit of silver, he cares more about the hundreds of thousands of Cao Gang members, "Thank you so much, but is the Pan Gang leader here just to congratulate Chen?" ”
Seeing that he had a few more vague words, Chen Jialuo said impatiently, "Chen is busy. If the Pan gang leader doesn't say anything useful, then Chen will have no choice but to send the guests away! ”
As soon as I heard this. Several representatives of the Cao Gang immediately knelt on the ground, "I hope that the chief helmsman will take pity on the hundreds of thousands of people in the Cao Gang and give us a way to live!" ”
"Get up and speak!" Under Chen Jialuo's stern gaze, these people got up and returned to their seats, but only slightly on their buttocks. Chen Jialuo waited for them to sit down before asking, "What kind of life do you think my safflower will give you?" Is it possible that you still want to transport grain from Jiangsu and Zhejiang to the capital? ”
"Don't dare!" , Everyone wanted to kneel again, but they were forced back by Chen Jialuo with a cold snort, and the Pan gang leader hurriedly distinguished. "The ancestor of my Cao Gang is also from Hongmen, and seeing that the Han people are about to recover, they will never do this thing again!"
"Ho, then I'm going to ask the heaven and earth over there in Guangdong if they recognize you, don't you still have Qianlong's imperial dragon stick in your gang?" , There are indeed two Hongmen people among the three patriarchs of the Cao Gang, but they finally belonged to the Qing court, and they became big enemies with Hongmen. From red to blue, three knives and six holes are not in vain.
"Helmsman, that's just an expedient measure!" , Gang Master Pan said with a bitter face, in the past, the Cao Gang had this thing to show off, but now it has become a talisman.
"That's it, I don't bother to bother with you, let's talk about it, what are your plans?" , Chen Jialuo said.
"Qiqi Chief Helmsman, this Yangzhou has always been the force of my Cao Gang and the Salt Gang, and now that the Red Flower Society is reorganizing its army to the north, my Cao Gang is willing to cooperate with the Salt Gang to dedicate Yangzhou to your association!" , Although the strength of the Cao Gang is stronger than that of the Yan Gang, who let the family have someone in Chen Jialuo's backyard, and the Pan Gang Leader does not dare to steal the credit.
"Thank you to Gang Leader Pan in this way!" , Chen Jialuo is still breezy and calm.
The Pan Gang Master gritted his teeth and said, "I also hope that the chief helmsman will still hand over the Cao Yun to my Cao Gang after winning the world!" ”
Oh, they also see that the Qing court's life is not long in coming? However, there is no way to agree to this matter, Chen Jialuo shook his head, "I didn't plan to put the capital in the north, I'm afraid I can't promise Gang Master Pan in this matter!" ”
The capital is in the north, and the Cao Gang transports grain from the south to the north, which has almost become an unchanging truth in their hearts, and Chen Jialuo's words are like a thunderbolt from the sky, shattering all the plans in their hearts.
They were stunned for a long time and didn't come back to their senses, the previous plans were based on this, and now that the prerequisites were gone, they were immediately dumbfounded, and they didn't know how to talk about it at all.
"Do you want to plan for your own future, or for the hundreds of thousands of people?" After waiting for a while, Chen Jialuo asked slowly, "I said in advance that here, I will not allow a big gang of hundreds of thousands of people under the rule of the Red Flower Society, and I don't need to tell you the reason, right?" ”
Since the Red Flower Society did not intend to establish a capital in the north, the reliance on Cao Yun was reduced to a minimum, and the Cao Gang also lost the most powerful weapon to bargain; Messing up on the canal threatens the food supply of the capital? I'm afraid this is in the heart of the safflower, right?
In the past few decades, the Cao Gang has had a smooth life, and these big leaders have long been soaked in the bones of the rich and noble days, and exchanged glances, and the Pan Gang Leader asked dejectedly, "I don't know how the chief helmsman plans to settle us and others?" (To be continued......)
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