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On the one hand, it is a severe crackdown on bandits; On the one hand, it is a punishment of confiscating family property and moving away family members; On the one hand, there is the temptation of a bounty; On the one hand, it is the head of the person who fears disasters and avoids disasters; On the one hand, there is the commutation and pardon of voluntary surrender......

Thanks to the implementation of multi-pronged measures, Qingxiang has finally changed the previous method of suppressing bandits by relying solely on military affairs, and has formed a situation of comprehensive management.

or fear the might of force, or fear of family involvement, or fear of being betrayed and receive rewards, or worry about his subordinates rebelling and getting away with crime, or have the heart to reform themselves...... When Qingxiang achieved great results in the Pearl River Delta and Huizhou, and continued to expand its scope outward, more bandits were sent out to be tied up, and more bandits surrendered to ask for leniency, and the work of clearing townships became smoother.

"There must be examples, even if they are against their will, even if they are made up, they must set up several." Chen Wenqiang was also very unwilling, but he still reluctantly gave instructions, "Exempt this guy from his crimes, give him an official position, and stay by my side to obey his orders." If I don't really repent, if I make another mistake, I will deal with it categorically. ”

Duan Zhipeng, the new member of Huizhou Qingxiang, pursed his lips, and nodded with some difficulty after a long time, "My lord is reasonable, although his subordinates are unwilling, they also know that this is a long-term plan." If there is a similar thing in the future, it will be handled in the same way. ”

Since the purging of the township, the first bandit to surrender voluntarily is of great importance to how to deal with it. In fact, if you want to exterminate these dozens of bandits, it is not too difficult. However, what Chen Wenqiang saw was that the bandits' minds were in turmoil, and what he saw was that the public order in Guangdong was fundamentally reversed as soon as possible. Therefore, although he and Duan Zhipeng both wanted to punish this surrendered bandit, they still gave leniency to this gang of bandits in accordance with the established regulations.

"It is also necessary to set up a few more examples of abandoning darkness and turning to the light, tying up accomplices, and receiving rewards for meritorious service." Chen Wenqiang grinned and said, "In this way, those bandits. is a special bandit, I'm afraid I have to keep one eye open if I want to sleep. ”

Betrayal is an act of the earthlings. It is an extremely bad, cheap, despicable, indecent, shameful, ruthless, cruel, and terrible act.

It should be noted that betrayal is in no way the same as rebellion. Betrayal is betrayal, and mutiny is mutiny. Rebellion is carried out in the open, and betrayal is carried out in the dark. Mutiny can be above board. Betrayal is bound to be dark and gloomy. The problem is not in the word "rebellion", but in the word "back".

Everyone has the right to divide from union with anyone, and from unity to opposition, and this process is rebellion. But if the rebel party is doing all this, the betrayed party is completely unaware, and the rebel party is still trying to deceive and deceive the betrayed party, then it is betrayal.

Perhaps everyone has a nature to betray. There is a belief in betrayal in my heart, just look at when it happens! betraying a false self and regaining its true self; In the many nets that had previously shackled themselves, they freed themselves...... Everyone's different ideas can lead to huge differences in perceptions.

And Chen Wenqiang sees through human nature, seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, capricious, selfish, greedy for life and afraid of death...... People's minds also change with time and environment, and it is difficult to maintain consistent thoughts.

As the saying goes: "If you are a bandit for a day, you are afraid of being a soldier for a lifetime." "That's right. The reckless bandits are all sick, and they can't help but think about their fate. How it ended. Generally speaking, it is nothing more than the three paths of "descending, hiding, and dying".

If the officers and soldiers are strong, most of the bandits are willing to surrender, and the bandit leader will be an official, and the bandit will be a soldier, and they will not worry about eating and drinking. If you're not afraid of official arrests, why not? At that time, there was a saying, "Murder and arson are recruited".

Death, of course, is simple for bandits, but no one wants to. As for incognito. Fearing his life, of course, is not the best choice.

"The unpredictability of the human heart, the ungrateful for profit, or the betrayal and betrayal, should be an internal turmoil to be feared by the bandits." Duan Zhipeng agreed with Chen Wenqiang's words, "As long as they surrender, they will be toothless tigers, as long as they are strictly supervised, it will be extremely difficult to show their teeth and claws again." ”

"That's right." Chen Wenqiang nodded appreciatively, "The key is to look at the aftermath, if you want long-term stability, you must make unremitting efforts." Although it will be a long process to thoroughly eradicate the breeding ground for banditry, such as poverty, turmoil, government corruption, and excessive taxation, it will be a long process, but if the cancer of bandits is not eliminated, or if the bandit is not suppressed, it will be empty talk to develop the economy and improve the people's livelihood. ”

"What your lord said is very true." Duan Zhipeng thought for a while and said: "As an adult, as a persuading industry, you must develop industry and commerce, and social security is indeed the foundation. ”

"I want to attract investment, mainly overseas Chinese." Chen Wenqiang patted the map on the table lightly and said: "There are many overseas Chinese in Guangdong, so I must go to these two places in person." Now that public order in Huizhou has improved slightly, the work of clearing the township and suppressing bandits will be handed over to you to continue to do. ”

"Your Excellency, rest assured, your subordinates will do their best to live up to your lordship." Duan Zhipeng bowed and bowed his hand.

"Well, I'm relieved of you." Chen Wenqiang pondered for a moment and said: "Although Chen Zhaotang was promoted through the suppression of bandits, the Qingxiang in Huizhou no longer needs to use him. As for civil affairs, we will not interfere. In this way, we should be able to get along well. ”

"Yes, the subordinates tried their best not to conflict with Chen Shou."

"Interrogation should be careful and meticulous, and murder should be cautious and think twice." Chen Wenqiang advised: "People can't be resurrected after death, remember to remember." ”

"My subordinates understand." Duan Zhipeng paused for a moment, and then said: "If there is any suspicion, or if the crime cannot be confirmed, the subordinates will be detained first, and the execution will not be hasty." ”

"Rigidity and softness." Chen Wenqiang stretched out a finger, nodded at Duan Zhipeng, and said with a smile: "From several counties around Guangzhou to Huizhou, I believe you have matured through experience." Not much else, I'll leave for Chaozhou tomorrow, you can do a good job here! ”

"Yes, sir." Duan Zhipeng bowed, "My subordinates wish you a smooth journey." ”

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As the situation has changed, the revolutionary strategy of the Revival Society has changed, but this is a secret that very few people within the society know.

Dominate Yunnan and Guizhou, be self-reliant, and raise the war with war; Taking Guangdong without a fight, developing the economy and expanding financial resources is a solid logistics for the general offensive of the revolution.

Other words. The revolution will develop in parallel in two lines: light and dark. The Ming ones are Yunnan and Guizhou, while fighting, while expanding, while training military and government cadres, and at the same time expanding the territory, so that the revolutionary banner will stand and not fall. call and inspire more revolutionaries; There are many places in the dark, such as Qiongzhou, Guangdong, Hunan, Hubei, and Shanghai, and the armed forces include the merchant groups, the militia groups, the police, and the New Army, all of which were pawns when the revolution was launched.

Without a stable logistics base and a stable supply of financial resources, even if 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of troops were called up in the name of revolution to overthrow the Qing court, how could these troops be fed and sustained for a long time?

Civil unrest began with hunger and cold, and rebellion began with food and wages. Since it is not possible to expect that the revolutionary army is all for noble purposes. Revolutionary aspirants who do not care about hardships and hardships, and do not change their original intentions despite lack of food and wages, need to plan and prepare in advance.

You know, rebels are fiercer than bandits. Historically, the bandits flourished in the early days of the Republic of China, but the people's army that surged during the revolution could not be resettled, and the road expenses were hastily distributed and dismissed, resulting in a great deterioration of social order. The damage lasted for decades.

Chen Wenqiang may not know the specific history, but his way of thinking. His personal experience made him not rely on armed forces like the Jianghu Society.

Anti-Qing, anti-government. Yes, this group of people may have something in common with the revolutionaries, but the ends and means are very different. Can you expect the reckless green forests and grasses who rob homes and do evil to have the ideal of serving the country and the people, and have the good desire to establish a fair and just social order?

So. Although Chen Wenqiang is also a member of the gang, he has a deeper understanding of the gang because of this. In the Qing Township of Guangdong, he was also ruthless to the party. Destroy the entrance, capture the leader, and disband the gang. The guilty will be punished severely. Because of the connection between the party and the bandits, Chen Wenqiang also obtained a lot of clues and arrested many famous bandits.

It's just that no one would have thought that on the third day after Chen Wenqiang came to Chaozhou with more than 100 armed policemen, he secretly met with Chen Yongbo, the leader of the triad in Huanggang, and accompanied Chen Yongbo to meet Chen Wenqiang, who was ordered to abscond for a long time after the failure of the Huanggang Uprising.

"Lord Chen's prestige is far and wide, and as soon as he arrives in Chaozhou, the Quartet is shaken, the party is frightened, and the famous bandits also flee in panic." Although Chen Yongbo had Xu Xueqiu's repeated assurances, and Chen Wenqiang was not embarrassed, he was still very uneasy, secretly glanced at Chen Wenqiang, and continued: "I wonder if Lord Chen is still ruthless to the party and cracks down hard?" ”

"If there are no workarounds, the official will not summon you to see you." Chen Wenqiang stretched out his hand and motioned for Chen Yongbo to sit down, lowered his eyelids and thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Although the Hui Party is not all bandits, but most of the bandits are from the Hui Party, you won't deny this, right?" ”

Chen Yongbo hesitated for a moment and said: "The party only seeks more and more people, and it is indeed a fact that the good and the bad are uneven. In addition to bandits, there are also traitors and criminals in the party. It's just—"

"Just what?" Chen Wenqiang pursed the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he was smiling, "You want to say that the official's methods are too cruel, and the blow to the party is too harsh." ”

Chen Yongbo opened his mouth and bowed his head silently, undoubtedly acquiescing.

"Calling crowds to gather and howling, causing trouble, oppressing the good, and even killing people and goods, how close are the parties and bandits?" Chen Wenqiang's tone of voice was light, but it was a little cold to Chen Yongbo's ears, "You said that there are many members of the party, the good and the bad are uneven, and it is inevitable that there will be differences, so is there a way to change?" Take it in the right way and do it righteously. How many people in the party still remember this purpose and stick to it? ”

Chen Yongbo glanced up at Chen Wenqiang, lowered his head again, and muttered: "If you want to improve, it will take time." I wonder if Master Chen can be lenient? ”

"How long will it take?" Chen Wenqiang shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you can't say for sure, and you don't have a specific way, let alone that confidence." ”

Xu Xueqiu saw Chen Yongbo bowing his head and was speechless, so he said: "My lord must have a plan, so I will show Brother Chen a clear way." Although this party has all kinds of problems, it also has its root causes, and its hasty dissolution may also be a bit of a manipulation. ”

The existence of gangs is not because of the mission of "anti-Qing", but has deeper social roots. Judging from the composition of the members, most of the participants in the party are low-level people who are making a living outside the country, some are domestic workers, some are engaged in small businesses, and there are also small handicraftsmen, doctors in the rivers and lakes, or unemployed vagrants.

The purpose of these people joining the gang was to hope that someone would help them in case of trouble, "to avoid being bullied by others", and it was precisely because the gang met the needs of such poor people who had been wandering for a long time and were struggling to make a living, so it was widely spread among the grassroots masses in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.

The root cause of this is the vicious expansion of the population and the intensification of land annexation, which squeezed out a large number of landless nomads, which has always been the root cause of the Qing government's inability to cure, and is also the initial source of the rise of the secret society. Since the invasion of foreign countries, this situation has been even worse. "In the past, there were only a few lazy and unemployed people in one township, but now hundreds of people gather, and there are dozens of lazy people", they are forced to make a living and gather into the party.

Therefore, the gang is outside the order, and the members associate with each other as brothers, and the righteousness of the rivers and lakes is the most important, and most of them are persecuted for survival, but less politically conscious.

Chen Wenqiang pondered for a while, and then said, "This official is actually a member of the gang, and you may know a thing or two about this. However, after several years of transformation, Xingyi Hall is no longer what it used to be, and it will become a community organization. Among them, the Chinese Association in Shanghai is an effective method of transformation. In the guilds, members are educated, vocational training, and social livelihood projects are set up to settle unemployed members of the guild, to cleanse them of the old stain and rejuvenate them. ”

"It's easy to make trouble if you have no job, but if you have a job, you can settle down at ease." Xu Xueqiu echoed on the side: "Those who abide by the law and settle down are transferred to the guild, and in case of injustice, their own guild will come forward to solve it; Those who commit adultery and criminals will be eliminated and dealt with by their own government, so as not to tarnish the reputation of the guild. Since Master Chen is called a good law, it must have been effective in Shanghai. Brother Chen, what do you think? ”

Chen Yongbo didn't seem to understand, looked up at Xu Xueqiu, then at Chen Wenqiang, smiled, and said, "I don't understand this." ”

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand, someone will explain it to you slowly and help you." Chen Wenqiang smiled slightly and said: "As for you, you will be the president of the Chaozhou Branch of the Chinese Association in Guangdong, which is a good thing to find a way out for the brothers without the blow of the government." ”

"yes, it's the best of both worlds." Xu Xueqiu persuaded on the side: "If Brother Chen still can't make up his mind, you might as well listen to someone carefully explain the constitution of this guild before making a decision." ”

"Well, well!" Chen Yongbo got up and bowed to Chen Wenqiang, "Whether it works out or not, the grass people have thanked Master Chen here first." ”

……………… (To be continued.) )