As early as the Qin Shi Huang period, Yazhou was one of the three southern counties. During www.biquge.info Song Dynasty, it became the southernmost prefecture-level prefecture in China. Because it hangs overseas, it has been called "Poor Pole Island", "Ghost Gate", "End of the World" and so on since ancient times.

It is precisely because it has not been vigorously developed, the population is small, and the precautions are not strict, so it has become Chen Wenqiang's choice. When he arrived at Yulin Port in Yazhou by boat, what he saw was a deserted and deserted scene. But Chen Wenqiang didn't care, the sun, the sea, the beach, the climate, the forest, the hot springs ...... Wouldn't it be a beautiful, great place to spend a vacation?

When he abandoned the ship and landed on the shore, Chen Wenqiang was no longer low-key when he was in Guangzhou, he was wearing a full set of official uniforms, and the 20 elite members of the Ziqiang Business Group were escorted by guns, and they stepped on the dock proudly. Well, Chen Wenqiang didn't regard his fourth-rank official as an idle position and an alternate, in this place where Emperor Gao was far away, he regarded himself as the biggest chief. Defy? Are your servants as good as the people I brought? In addition, Chen Wenqiang is very bold, not to mention the words that dare to make up the governor Cen Chunxuan, even the dictates of the emperor and the queen mother dare to bluff people.

Looking forward to the flying gods, Chen Wenqiang didn't find anyone coming to salute, pay respects! Only three or two of what appeared to be soldiers cowered in the distance, ducking and peeking this way.

Of course, there were people who came to greet them, Du Zijun and Yi Benxi, who were at the front station, with a few foreigners, and a group of porters.

Seeing Chen Wenqiang's appearance, Du Zijun and Yi Benxi didn't dare to laugh if they wanted to, and when they got closer, they didn't know how to call them appropriately. Chen Wenqiang grinned, smiled uglyly, waved his hand and said, "You are familiar with the situation, just arrange it!" ”

Get into the carriage and clatter to the sound of hooves. Du Zijun introduced the sudden situation in Yazhou to Chen Wenqiang.

“…… The dog county commander was lucky enough to pick up a life, but dozens of grains of iron sand were hit in his back and buttocks, and he was lying in the county office and howling miserably. Du Zijun showed a happy smile on his face, "He was so scared that he summoned the officials and garrison soldiers into the city to take strict precautions." So. There are only a few soldiers left on this dock who are investigating, and when they see Wen Qiang's official authority, they don't even dare to ask. ”

Chen Wenqiang frowned slightly, and asked puzzledly: "You said in the letter that this county official is cowardly and incompetent, fearful of the ocean, and the matter of buying and selling land is going smoothly. Why did Wan Fuhua and them suddenly attack such a guy again, is there anything that has changed? ”

Du Zijun remembered that they took foreigners to the county government to handle the sale of land, and couldn't help but show a disdainful sneer. At that time, the small Yazhou magistrate actually received them with the etiquette of greeting adults. The arrogant and foreign-mouthed foreigner immediately frightened the county official. While talking, the county official was addicted to cigarettes again, exchanged tears, yawned all day, and was embarrassed to be presumptuous in front of Lord Yang, and worked extremely hard. When the translator explained his intentions, the county official and the master only whispered two words, and then happily agreed.

The government is afraid of foreigners. Foreigners are afraid of the people. At the time, such a phenomenon was commonplace. Not surprising at all.

"Wan Fuhua and they originally went to assassinate Fan Yunti, the magistrate of Wanxian County, because they were very honest and had political voices everywhere they went, so they set the target as the magistrate of Yazhou." Du Zijun explained: "Besides, they feel that creating chaos in Yazhou is very beneficial to your arrival. ”

Chen Wenqiang thought for a moment. Shaking his head, he said, "That's not the case, you guys think it's bad." This county official is cowardly and incompetent, and it is more conducive to our control and development. If Fan Yunti is a good official. You don't want to kill him, but you should be able to hurt him, right? Wanxian (Wanzhou) is a place where things are planned, and it is very disadvantageous to have such a good official in charge! ”

Du Zijun frowned and pondered for a long time, patted his thigh lightly, and said, "That's the truth, it's really bad." But what now? ”

Chen Wenqiang smiled bitterly and said, "The matter has come to this point, fortunately, the county official is still alive." Since he is scared to death, let us become the power to stabilize Yazhou and protect him! ”

"That's it." Du Zijun was a little helpless, but when he thought about it, it was not a big deal, and he couldn't help but say: "The self-improvement business group in Shanghai has been trained and has come here in batches There are already sixty or seventy young members, and now nearly forty of them are pretending to be workers. Distribute weapons to them, plus the more than 20 people you brought, such an armed force should be enough to maintain peace in Yazhou and make the county officials feel dependent. ”

"Then make the momentum bigger, let's organize a fake fight, so that the county officials can understand our force and understand who to rely on to save their lives and the people." Chen Wenqiang's thinking changed quickly, and the new plan immediately took shape, "The establishment of business groups in various places is allowed by the imperial court, although cross-local action is definitely not possible, but as long as the name is changed, it will not be a big problem to change from the Shanghai Ziqiang business group to the Yazhou business group." And openness, I think, seems to be more advantageous. In the future, maybe the merchant group will become a militia group, and we can firmly grasp the defense of Yazhou in our hands! ”

There are naturally internal reasons why merchant groups, fishing groups, and militia groups can appear in large numbers and openly in the late Qing Dynasty, when society is changing dramatically. The Manchu Qing Dynasty was financially strained, and could not afford to raise too many soldiers, even the new army that was organized and trained was not fully trained by the time of the Qing Dynasty, and the weapons and equipment in the new army were different, only the six towns of Beiyang were full of guns.

Due to the shortage of troops in the local areas, the old army was facing downsizing, the morale was weak and ineffective, and the local bandits were numerous, the law and order situation at that time was very bad. In desperation, the Manchu government had no choice but to use the financial resources of merchants and gentry to form an armed force to maintain local law and order. For example, the militias were mostly controlled by the local gentry and were too scattered, and the government officials did not fully control them as originally envisaged. However, the merchant groups, militia groups, and other armed forces did not have the strong involvement of the government in supervision and management, and such a thing was very common, and some Manchu officials turned it on and started to play, believing that this was "raising tigers for trouble, and the gains outweighed the losses."

The carriage stopped at Yalang Bay (now Yalong Bay) on the eastern outskirts of Yazhou City, where two rows of two-story buildings had been built, and houses were still being built on the construction site not far away.

Blue sky, bright and warm sunshine, fresh and humid air, rolling green hills, thousands of rocks, pristine and secluded mangrove forests, calm bays, clear and transparent waters, white and delicate sandy beaches, and coconut shadows on the coastline.

Looking at it from a distance and up close, Chen Wenqiang has a big heart. This is the paradise of my dreams, if I can accompany my lover here to grow old. What more could you ask for?

Lang Bay is still an unknown deserted beach, and the concept of vacation and leisure is still not in most people's minds.

"The hospital is fifteen miles to the northeast and five or six miles from the industrial base." Du Zijun pointed to the direction and made an introduction, "Judging from the construction speed of more than two months, it is already very fast. Of course. The investment is also huge. More than 2,000 workers have been recruited, and the total cost is more than 300,000. ”

"Money is not an issue, the key is speed." Chen Wenqiang smiled indifferently, and there was a hint of fierceness in his smile.

After defeating and killing the local merchants of Chaozhou, and easily destroying a few small local merchants, Chen Wenqiang set his sights on a larger target -- the Shanghai Opium Merchants Federation. The Englishman Mailer, the Persian Tate, the Indian Dasto, and the Baghdad Jew Ezra were the four leaders of the federation.

Kidnapping for ransom, delivering the fingers, teeth, ears, noses, and other items of these four guys to their families piece by piece until they spit out the sin money they earned. At least one million per person. This is the price set by Chen Wenqiang, and at the same time, it is also the plan he personally formulated, from kidnapping, imprisonment, sending letters, dismemberment, and collecting money...... He carefully planned every step of the way, and investigated the place of imprisonment on the spot, and explained the details of the operation to the killer group of Longxingtang.

For the killer group, Chen Wenqiang is relieved. Not only the skills they already have, but also their loyalty. And half-heartedness has long been eliminated. The information obtained by Chen Wenqiang by probing the psychology of others is accurate, and the gang rules and family laws are also dealt with very severely. Among the core figures of Longxingtang. Now he is both respectful and awe-inspiring to Chen Wenqiang, and absolutely obedient.

Sometimes, righteousness is still very beneficial. Chen Wenqiang often lamented that it was easy to subdue simple-minded and simple-minded men, but people with knowledge and thinking made him feel powerless from time to time.

The road is wrong, and the bigger the step, the faster it is. The farther you deviate from the target. And as long as the direction is right, then one step forward is one step closer. Judging from the development of the Revival Society, although it has not yet done anything earth-shattering, no one should think that it is slow. With the abundant financial support, local branches have been established one after another. There are already as many as five or six newspapers as mouthpieces. The gap is even more visible when compared to other revolutionary groups.

"The speed of construction can be guaranteed, and the liaison party is also very smooth." Du Zijun shook his head lightly and sighed, "It's just that I think these characters in the rivers and lakes are embarrassed and useful." ”

"Of course you can't pull it over and use it." Chen Wenqiang glanced at Du Zijun and asked with a smile: "Tell me your opinion, after all, you have been in contact with Zheng Hongming and them." ”

"The mind is full of feudal ideas, the organization is scattered, the good and the bad are uneven, and it is quite difficult to control." Du Zijun said with a wry smile: "What about the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, I don't know what the revolution is?" However, the tone was quite loud, saying that as long as he had sufficient money, he could gather tens of thousands of people from the 'Three Points Meeting' to riot throughout Qiong. And planned to take Chengmai, Lingao, Danzhou, Thanksgiving, and Changhua as the west road, and Qiongshan, Wenchang, Lehui, Wanzhou, Lingshui, and Yazhou as the east road to drive the Qing army out of Qiongzhou. ”

"Hehe, is it self-confidence, or is it bragging?" Chen Wenqiang laughed and said: "I think it's greedy for money and confuses people with big words. ”

"The people we sent can't play their due role in the three-point meeting, Zheng Hongming and other leaders accept our people, but they also guard against them." Du Zijun's dissatisfaction was overflowing, "As you said, they are indeed greedy for money, and they have to make some gestures." ”

"It's great that you can see that." Chen Wenqiang did not hide his appreciation, paused, and then said: "Many revolutionary groups are suffering from impatience, as long as they oppose the Qing Dynasty, they will not care about the 3721, they will use it when they pull it over, and completely disregard the consequences. The party is unreliable, which I mentioned before, but it is not very convincing. You and other comrades have had a lot of contact with the party in Qiongzhou, and your personal experience is also real. Writing a report would be useful for Headquarters to reconsider its strategic deployment. ”

"That-" Du Zijun hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then such a big stall has been rolled out in Qiongzhou, how to clean it up?" ”

"On our own." Chen Wenqiang waved his hand resolutely, "In the name of development and construction, a large number of progressive young people are transported here." Even if we recruit the poor people in the country and then educate and organize them, we can raise a team, a completely revolutionary, disciplined, obedient team. ”

"Zheng Hongming, is this line going to be broken?" Du Zijun asked tentatively: "He only knows about the Revival Society, but he doesn't know your identity, let alone that the property here is for the Revival Society." ”

Chen Wenqiang narrowed his eyes and sneered: "If you can't rely on it, then use it." Slowly withdraw our people, pay for the weapons, and give them a part. With such a force existing, wouldn't it be justified for us to have arms? ”

"Raising thieves with self-respect?" Du Zijun blurted out, and immediately smiled, "This is ugly, it should be to protect the territory and the people." ”

"Same meaning." Chen Wenqiang smiled faintly, stretched out his finger and pointed to the built house, "There are walls around the residential area, and the safety work must be done well." If you have time tonight, let's have a meeting here! ”

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Shanghai.

The night was quiet and the lights were bright, and Song Jiaoren, who had served as the chief writer of the "Minli Daily" six years earlier than in history, was immersed in hard reading. The new shelves are almost entirely filled with books on the political doctrine and social system of Western capitalism.

Historically, Soong Jiaoren began to openly and purposefully criticize current affairs and explain his political views, which should have started in 1905, which is not much different from the present time. At that time, the Qing government was preparing for the constitution in the midst of internal and external difficulties, and carried out careful reforms without endangering the ruling power of those in power. And Song Jiaoren had already seen that these small-footed women-like reforms were not so much learning from the West as the Qing government using Westerners' political tools to consolidate its dominance. Therefore, he believes that the "constitution of the Qing court" is a false veil and will certainly not succeed.

In the ensuing great polemic between the revolutionary party and the reformists represented by Liang Qichao, Soong Jiaoren, like Zhang Taiyan, kept a considerable distance from the polemic and maintained respect for the constitutionalist.

With this calmness and rationality alone, Song Jiaoren's thinking and personality are very similar to Chen Wenqiang's, and he has a quite consistent understanding and recognition of the theory put forward by Chen Wenqiang and the revolutionary strategy of the Renaissance Society.

The failure of the Changsha uprising caused Song Jiaoren to have doubts and concerns about the ability of the party, which was very similar to Chen Wenqiang's lack of hope for the party.

All in all, Song Jiaoren, who gradually replaced Cai Yuanpei as the president of the Renaissance Association, continued to systematically study Western political concepts, and as Chen Wenqiang expected, he became more and more tacit with him.

………… (To be continued.) )