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Wu Luzhen had not yet seen Chen Qiang, nor did he know that Chen Qiang was one of the core leaders of the Renaissance Society, and he and Song Jiaoren continued to talk and argue on the topic of revolution until late at night.

At this time, Chen Qiang was still on the ship to Shanghai, he was lying on the bunk, slowly falling asleep, but he was thinking in a daze. Although he knew that when he woke up, he would have to carry the burden again, but when he tried to put it down, he suddenly felt full of vitality again. After a period of blankness in his mind, Chen Qiang felt that now there was only the light shining on the eyeballs through his eyelids, which was warm. Then there was a blank again, which gradually calmed down and gradually healed......

The night is the same, whether it's a ship sailing or the city of Shanghai. But everyone is doing different things and has different moods.

Roden, who was at home in Shanghai at the time, was having a similar quarrel with Linna. It's been more than two months since he came back, but he doesn't feel anything special, and Lina is still so cold, to be precise, cold, even disgusted, about the kind of things between men and women. Until, he knew the reason, which made him both angry and incredible.

"Well, now you know." After a brief moment of consternation, Lena seemed to regain her composure, her voice raising a little. With a provocation, "I can't help but do it." You've never had fun. ”

"At least than you brought that stinky woman called Mary into the house. It's a little more fun to bring to bed. Roden said through gritted teeth.

Lina was silent for a while, and Rodden thought she was ashamed, but she shrugged her shoulders and said, "Now that you know, what do you do next?" She turned the cup in her hand. It looks like it doesn't matter.

"If you knew, why didn't you say it?" Roden snorted mockingly.

"If you know me, why don't you say it?" Lina sneered, "We can both be freed, can't we?" ”

Roden felt his heart beating, and since it was open, let's deal with it, and the feeling that he was going to be relieved was even stronger.

"I think we should get divorced."

"Okay, but I hope Mary doesn't get involved in court."

"You're saying I asked for a divorce and couldn't defend myself?" Roden frowned.

"You're a gentleman." Lina said slowly, "Isn't that called a decent thing?" Again. How would you feel if it was made public? Many men do this kind of thing, but very few have such wives...... I have a wife like me......"

Lina's face changed a little with a smile, and Roden knew she was a little drunk. He stared at the woman, her blue eyes, wide open as the color of the sky, how he had been drawn to them. Strangely, the hatred seemed to be gone, and she could no longer hurt me, replaced by a deep regret.

"As an interest, how do you get it. How did it become ......," Roden said vaguely.

"Same-sex × love ......" Lena saw Rodon nodding and smiled again, "My father was entangled with me back then. ”

"What are you talking about......" Roden's eyes widened in disbelief, "is it your father?" ”

"I started when I was fourteen. Surprised?

Roden shook his head, trying to accept, to make sense of it all.

"Why do you think he brought me with him when he first came to Shanghai? Mother wanted to come, but he just wouldn't let her come with her. Lena drank her wine and seemed to be saying something very ordinary.

"I couldn't believe it! It's your father, this brute. Roden roared.

"I've told you many times. You're naïve. Lena smiled, neither sad nor happy, "It makes me disgusted with men. ”

"So-" Roden stared at Lina and asked suspiciously, "In that case, why did you agree to my marriage proposal and marry me?" ”

"How else would I get to China?" Lina spread her hands and asked, "How do you get away from that old goat?" I guess at least I should try, right? I found you, and both goals were achieved. ”

Speechless, Roden slowly walked to the wine cabinet, poured himself a glass of wine, and drank it one by one. He heard Lina sigh behind him, and walked slowly out the door and up the stairs. I don't know if it was because of tiredness or because of relief, Roden let out a long sigh, it was like a serious illness, and it was like a dream......

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There is such a famous tragic figure in ancient Greek mythology: Sisyphus. In the endless years, he pushed the boulder to the top of the mountain again and again, and returned again and again in vain. In the dark years of the late Qing Dynasty, countless people with lofty ideals also played the role of Sisyphus again and again in order to find the ideal country of light in their hearts.

A boulder is not impossible to push to the top of a mountain, a dynasty is not impossible to collapse, and history has never imposed any eternal fateful prophecy on a people. Fortunately, this time, there are more and more backs pushing the boulder, and the boulder of Chinese society is also about to be shaken.

Although the Revival Society did not choose to join the League due to differences in philosophy and choice, in the spirit of seeking common ground while reserving differences, it was happy to see it come to fruition and regarded it as an ally of the revolution.

In the general direction, the Revival Society will look farther and have the same or similar goal as the League, that is, to oppose the Qing Dynasty. Since the Tao is different and the strategy is different, then you will do yours, and I will do mine. If there is an intersection, then consult and seek cooperation. In any case, before the overthrow of the Manchus, it is unlikely that the two sides will become enemies.

"Xingzhonghui Huaxinghui Guangfuhui-" Chen Qiang returned to Shanghai, did not care about resting, and immediately discussed with Song Jiaoren about the preparations for the alliance, "Will this be a merger, or a united revolutionary group?" ”

"It should be a merger." Song Jiaoren replied in a more affirmative way, "The League has confirmed that its political platform is the 16-character program proposed by Beichen, and has renamed the organ of the Huaxing Society, "20th Century Zhina," as "Minbao." ”

"The purpose of all the associations established by the people of the country is the same as that of this association. Those who wish to be united are considered members of the Alliance. Chen Qiang shook his head again and again when he read this, frowned and said, "This is a bit hasty, right?" As long as it is anti-Qing**, it is regarded as a member. The thief who kills people and crosses goods is also gay? ”

"I think it's to increase power and expand influence." Song Jiaoren said with his own understanding: "At least in the sense of spreading momentum, the party has a huge role. ”

"The gains outweigh the losses." Chen Qiang disagreed, "A bunch of old-fashioned gang minions, what kind of climate can it become?" I've seen it in Qiongzhou. The organization is loose and difficult to restrain itself. If it's a gang group, it's even more troublesome. You also have to be the boss, and I have to be the boss, I don't have much strength, but I think I am strong. ”

"The feudal ideology of the party really needs to be reformed and reused." Song Jiaoren remembered the lesson of the untimely death of the Changsha Uprising, and before the incident started, the party had already begun to go crazy, which showed the laxity of its organizational discipline.

"I still have that opinion. They regard the soon-to-be-established alliance as a revolutionary alliance that can cooperate, but they do not regard it as a comrade of the association. Chen Qiang reiterated his opinion.

"It's okay to deal with it like this for the time being." Song Jiaoren pondered for a moment and said, "Then send a telegram to Yang Dusheng to show the state of the association." As for whether we can come together in the future, let's talk about it depending on the situation! By the way, you have talked to Wu Shouqing, what do you think? ”

Chen Qiang thought about it and commented concisely: "It's good to talk about it, but it's arbitrary." I don't like to be a human being. ”

Song Jiaoren blinked his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Is this a compliment or a deprecation?" You just say if he can take on the big job, right? ”

"Huh." Chen Qiang smiled and said, "Militarily." He's naturally better than both of us. But he is not a Zhuge Liang who has no last resort, if he can realize this, set up a general staff, and can accept advice, I still agree that he is in charge of the military. ”

"That's-" Song Jiaoren nodded thoughtfully and said, "Then I'll talk to him again." Hopefully, he can get rid of his arbitrariness. ”

"Germany's staff system is worth learning from." Chen Qiang suggested: "This is the best way to use collective wisdom. How many famous people in the world can succeed by relying only on their own plans? With the General Staff, the chief officer only needs to choose the most reasonable, correct, and sure tactics to win, and even if there are mistakes, I don't think it will hurt much. ”

"In that case, even you and I can command the army?" Song Jiaoren shook his head with a smile, skeptical of Chen Qiang's statement.

"What's wrong with that?" Chen Qiang was very sure, "Aren't there many examples of victories in ancient times? As long as the middle and lower-level officers are of sufficient quality, the requirements for the commander naturally do not need to be so high. That's why I'm in a hurry to build a military garrison and train officers. If Wu Shouqing can't take on this heavy responsibility, I will hire him from Germany with a high salary. ”

"Why are you so inclined to Germany?" Song Jiaoren asked puzzledly: "Do you know, the President of the United States has allowed West Point Military Academy to admit Chinese?" ”

"In the current situation, send people to the United States to Xi?" Chen Qiang shook his head resolutely, "On the contrary, now is the time to pull people back from the United States." Knowledgeable, wealthy, and skilled are all talents we need. Shanghai, Qiongzhou, can be placed. Well, I have arranged for someone to appeal in the newspaper media and issue an invitation to invite the Chinese living in the United States to return to China. ”

In July 1905, the "Guangdong Daily" published an editorial entitled "On the Relationship between Going to the Games and Boycotting the US Treaty", which started with the incident of Qing Dynasty officials who went to other countries to participate in activities and was insulted by customs officers, and linked with the social background of the national boycott of the US treaty of insulting China at that time, hoping to arouse the people's unity to strengthen themselves. There are also statements such as "outsiders despise the Chinese, bandits have been going on from now on, and the Chinese people are still crouching under the ** government, and outsiders have to use their intimidation methods to fake the Qing government to control our people" and other sentences, which have linked the resistance against foreign bullying and opposition to the feudal ** government, which shows that the people's hearts are back.

Most of the Chinese workers in the United States came from Guangdong, and since the late nineteenth century, they have been mistreated in the United States, causing strong resentment among their relatives and fellow villagers. Therefore, it is natural for their relatives and fellow villagers to think that they should play a more important role in the anti-American refusal. On the other hand, the outbreak of anti-American sentiment in society at the beginning of the 20th century was stimulated by activities in the Shanghai area, as well as stemmed from the xenophobic tradition and spirit of resistance since the mid-19th century.

As early as May, Shanghai's industrial and commercial circles held a meeting to oppose the long-standing discrimination and abuse of overseas Chinese workers in the United States by the United States. In addition to the directors of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, Yang Shiqi, a right-hand staff member of the Ministry of Commerce, and Chinese and foreign journalists attended the conference. The conference first passed two bills, one is that because of the expiration of the "Treaty on the Protection of Chinese Workers in the United States", it opposes the renewal of the new treaty between the government and the United States; Second, the US government should have a deadline to delete and revise the anti-Chinese bill, and treat Chinese workers and businessmen fairly, otherwise they will boycott American goods.

Subsequently, the conference was led by Zeng Zhu, president of the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce, and telegraphed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce, "calling on Jun Jun to refuse to draw detention"; In addition, they sent telegrams to 21 chambers of commerce in commercial ports across the country, including Hankou, Tianjin, Chongqing, Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Changsha, demanding concerted action and proposing specific measures to boycott them. Because the United States refused to change the treaty and the suppression measures were implemented as scheduled, a vigorous campaign to suppress American goods was launched in various parts of China.

In the boycott of American goods, Guangzhou was the most radical, and it can be said that the whole people went into battle from the gentry and wealthy merchants, to the workers, to gamblers and prostitutes.

At that time, many newspapers and periodicals published the news of all walks of life in the city——— shopkeepers put posters on the door of "There are no beautiful goods in this store", and the doors of private houses also posted big-character posters with "My family does not buy beautiful goods"; Gamblers in casinos refuse to smoke American cigarettes, dusty women refuse to accompany customers who use American goods, boatmen refuse to carry American goods, barbers refuse to give haircuts to Americans, they refuse to wear foreign cloth and shirts, pastry shops and housewives refuse to use American flour to make mooncakes, and so on.

Chen Qiang is happy to see this boycott of American goods come to fruition, and is adding fuel to the fire. Because he realized that this trend would directly stimulate the people's awareness of domestic products, and play a great role in promoting the development of China's national industry and his factories and enterprises.

Moreover, Chen Qiang also suggested that Song Jiaoren use various opportunities to enrich his political capital, including this boycott of American goods. Newspapers and media, revival will be there, ready-made opportunities to make a name for themselves, how can they not be used?

"How much money is needed to immigrate to Qiongzhou and resettle Chinese in the United States?" Song Jiaoren was a little staggered.

"Isn't there a bank, if you want to apply for a low-interest loan, they can still give me this face." Chen Qiang smiled nonchalantly: "It's really not good, I also open a bank." The Nanyang Chang brothers have a Hyuga Bank in Sumatra, and they really want to expand their business to China! ”

"Whatever you want!" Song Jiaoren was helpless about this, the Renaissance Society had never been short of funds, and since Chen Qiang was rich, it was difficult for him to interfere no matter how he spent it.

………… (To be continued.) )