Revolutionaries, whether it is Wu Yue, Xu Xilin and others who died and became benevolent, or Tao Chengzhang and others who were in tattered clothes and running for revolution, Chen Wenqiang admired and respected them in his heart.

Quite simply, he can't do such passion, such selflessness, such desperation.

But admiration and respect do not mean worship and obedience, so Chen Wenqiang is respectful and stays away from Beichen, because Beichen is too strong, stubborn, or arbitrary, and does not know how to coordinate properly.

It is a terrible thing for a person to think that he cannot be a god and yet to think that he is always right, and that the truth is in his own hands.

Because since man is not God, no matter how wise and wise he is, there will always be times when he makes mistakes. And when no one around him dares to point out his mistakes, or he won't listen at all, an ordinary person can just pay back, and a leader will cause a disaster.

One person's will is the will of the group, one person's actions are the actions of the group, and one person's anger is the anger of the group. Then the group will swing between the two extremes, either succeeding or losing. Clearly, the risks outweigh the opportunities.

Song Fuhua was different, he was diligent and studious, had solid theoretical knowledge, had a very deep understanding of the political, economic, and legal systems of important countries in the world at that time, and also adapted to and understood proper coordination and such political methods. Therefore, pushing him as a leader and shaping him into a professional revolutionary is more in line with Chen Wenqiang's thoughts and habits.

No one can make Chen Wenqiang bow down and obey absolutely, and the idea of not believing in authority has penetrated his mind, and this thought runs through his actions.

Whether it is Beichen or Huang Xing, Chen Wenqiang can fight for it, and if he can't, he will go with the flow. In any case, revolution is not inseparable from someone, and no one is the embodiment of truth and synonymous with revolution.

Moreover, it was a good time to gather the members of the Tokyo League and unite the revolutionary forces at this time.

The opportunity was not created by Chen Wenqiang. It is the general outbreak of internal portals and regional contradictions within the alliance. The most powerful opponents of Beichen were Zhang Taiyan and Tao Chengzhang, and the others were mainly people from Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Huxiang, which was not only the contradiction between the Guangfu Society and the Alliance, but also the dissatisfaction of regional differences with Beichen's focus on launching an uprising in the southern coastal areas.

Another important reason was Beichen's toughness and overconfidence, and he sternly refused to persuade him to blame the Tokyo headquarters, replying that "it is an intra-party dispute, but the facts are sufficient to solve it, and there is no reason to blame"; At the same time, it was to cut off the economic support of the Tokyo Alliance, and to start anew. re-establishment of the "Chinese Revolutionary Party"; He also sent Wang Jingwei back to Tokyo to publish another "Minbao", which really added fuel to the fire.

Speaking of Beichen's overconfidence, it is a big problem that Chen Wenqiang sees from the aspect of business operation. If a brand wants to start, it is not for no reason, it is time, publicity, and building, so that it can be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. And what is the Chinese Revolutionary Party? Beichen obviously overestimated his high moral esteem in the revolutionary field, and felt that he had ascended to the top. Then there will be a large number of applicants. It was entirely through his influence that the League could develop to its current size.

Historically, Beichen quickly realized this, and although all branches of the Nanyang Alliance responded positively and changed their names to the Chinese Revolutionary Party, the new name was not well recognized by the people. Helplessly. He picked up the shell of the League again and continued to operate.

But now, a mistake is irreparable, Chen Wenqiang has shrewdly seized this opportunity, and the Chinese Revolutionary Party has no influence. The Tokyo Alliance is also disheartened, and if the democratic process is followed, the overturned forces in the Tokyo Alliance will still have a majority.

Huang Xing saw this, and he had to make a choice. The first is to continue to maintain Beichen and keep the brand of the Alliance, but it is inevitable that the split will be lost, and the strength will be greatly damaged. Second, at the request of the members of the Tokyo League, an extraordinary general meeting was convened to remove Hokushin and replace him, and then lead the Tokyo League and the Reconstruction Association to unite.

No matter how you choose, it is an undoubted fact that Fuxing will dominate this action called a joint and an acquisition.

The situation is serious, not only for the actions that the Reconstruction Association will take, but also for the division within the Tokyo Alliance. The Restoration Society, headed by Tao Chengzhang and others, is one of them; There are also Jiao Dafeng, Liu Gong and others who are launching a powerful group "Gongjin Association" to part ways with the Alliance; Tan Renfeng and others also wanted to convene a meeting of the branch presidents of the 11 provincial and regional alliances to form the so-called Central League to make every effort to promote the revolutionary movement in the Yangtze River valley.

After painful and contradictory thinking, Huang Xing finally refused to fall into his injustice, and the next day he told Chen Wenqiang's contact person who remained in Macau. He adopted a strategy of passive evasion, neither returning to Tokyo to convene a meeting to discuss the appointment of acting prime minister, nor obstructing the personal choice of the members of the Tokyo League. In other words, he just went with the flow and left it alone.

Of course, Huang Xing knew that the consequences of his actions were an indulgence of the Tokyo Alliance and a kind of renunciation. You must know that in the alliance, it is an indisputable fact that the members of the Huaxing Association have become the backbone, while none of the members of the Xingzhong Association have become famous figures. If Huang Xing, the former president of the Huaxing Association, does not suppress it, the trend of falling Sun will be out of control.

"Premier Sun is highly respected, and all the gentlemen should not misunderstand, but support it wholeheartedly. The foolish man has a shallow name, and he is really embarrassed to take on a big responsibility, and he can't bear to see his comrades turn against each other, so he is determined to throw himself into the battlefield and learn my heart with blood. None of this is for the individual, but for the overall situation. The Gai Wu people are committed to the revolution, and they do not rely on one person, nor do they turn to other forces because a certain revolutionary group is powerful, which is actually the only purpose of the revolution......

"Although there have been some gains in the previous attacks, they have not caused a great blow to the Qing people, and they have tried in vain to make people know that the revolutionary party is terrifying. Foolishness should be used to save money, get 3,000 new guns, two or three machine guns, or the next state capital, and then respond in all directions, and the group will serve them. ”

"Today, the revolution in the southwest is in full swing, and the revolutionary aspirants fought bloody battles with the Qing people, and they are very admired. The purpose of the revolution is the same, and the purpose is not much different, so it seems unnecessary to see the door. Now I go with a white body, I want to spill my blood on the battlefield, and I will be rewarded with the ambition of my life......"

The telegram sent by Huang Xing was somewhat contradictory and a little puzzling, but this was also his mood, and he was helpless but powerless to change. Both praised Beichen. However, he also criticized the so-called uprising of petty fighting, and did not want to continue the strife and division within the League, and let it go. It is not to join the revival association, but to devote himself to the southwest revolution and the blood-stained battlefield as the reward of his life......

In short, what Huang Xing means is that I have said this, you can do whatever you want. I don't care, I go to the real revolution, go to the battlefield with a gun, although I have no regrets about dying.

Chen Wenqiang received the news and was a little regretful, but this did not affect the planned action. After sending a telegram to Tokyo, he left Macau for his post in Guangzhou.

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The political situation is treacherous, and it is impossible to prevent it. and murder without seeing blood.

As expected, Yi and Yuan Dasheng, Qu Hongzhen, Cen Chunxuan and several related people (including Lin Shaonian, the Minister of Military Aircraft, who was involved in the impeachment of Duan Zhigui by Qu Hongzhen and his faction at that time, and was later squeezed out of the capital) collapsed one after another.

But this political earthquake has no impact on Chen Wenqiang, Cen Chunxuan is not his hardcore ally, and his current backer is Zhang Zhidong. And. The rumor that Zhang Zhidong was going to be transferred to the center of the imperial court rose again, and even Zhang Renjun, the governor of Liangguang, was polite to Chen Wenqiang.

Of course. Among them, there is also the role of 500 elite soldiers transferred from Qiongzhou. These soldiers looked even tougher than the new army, not to mention the old patrol battalions.

The turmoil in the southwest had put Zhang Renjun's position in jeopardy, and if it weren't for Cen Chunxuan's failure in the political dispute, the governor of Liangguang would have changed by now. Although he can continue to serve, it will certainly not be long, and everyone knows it very well.

"Cantonese bandits. The two prefectures of Guangzhao are the most, and the two prefectures are more than Zhao, and the six counties of Guangfu are the most, and the six major counties are the most. Zhang Renjun knew that Chen Wenqiang was not only here to receive his life, but also to ask for benefits. However, the southwest was in chaos, and it was the transfer of troops and the requisition of grain, and Guangdong's finances really couldn't come up with any money.

"The meaning of lowly duty is also to first expand and then cause, first the South China Sea and then others." Chen Wenqiang paused and said: "In the Pearl River Delta region to suppress bandits, when there is the cooperation of all inland river divisions, please also ask the adults to dispatch them. ”

"This, the headquarters will inform Admiral Li Zhun of the Sailor and ask him to dispatch and cooperate." Zhang Renjun blinked his old eyes and waited for Chen Wenqiang to make another condition.

"In the old days, the results of suppressing bandits were not great, mostly because of the ineffective soldiers and police, and the job deliberately eliminated the inferior and selected the best, which cost -" Chen Wenqiang looked at Zhang Renjun again and again.

"Mr. Chen, you also know that the chaotic party in the southwest is rampant, and the two Guangxi are deeply burdened!" Zhang Renjun grinned and said with a wry smile: "This financial situation is really insufficient, and it is difficult to transfer funds!" ”

Chen Wenqiang nodded slightly, as if he understood Zhang Renjun's difficulty, but then said: "The job has something to do with the business gentry, and you can persuade some donations." In addition, as the general office of the Lijin Bureau, Master Li is leading the army, I'm afraid he can't manage it, right? ”

Zhang Renjun sighed helplessly and said: "You can also take the position of the general office of the Lijin Bureau, but you also have to bear the expenses required by Li Zhun's sailors!" ”

"What about the promotion of the Guangdong Money Bureau?" Chen Wenqiang smiled slyly, "I heard that the lowly post has been suspended, if the Du branch compromises with the British, I'm afraid it will cause some turmoil, right?" ”

The establishment of the Guangdong Money Bureau was one of the Westernization activities of Zhang Zhidong, the main representative of the Westernization faction and the governor of Liangguang at that time, in Guangdong, with the purpose of solving the shortage of money and resisting the large flow of foreign silver dollars into the Chinese market.

In the thirty-second year of Guangxu (1906), the Qing government decided that the Guangdong Money Bureau was directly under the jurisdiction of the Du Branch, and changed it to "Du Branch Minting Guangdong Factory". However, the Guangdong Money Bureau was technically dependent on the British, and not only was the entire set of equipment imported from the British, but also the British side sent four people as engineers for the Money Bureau. The minting of copper and silver coins was originally the sovereign right of a country, but the British unreasonably demanded that the minting of copper and silver coins be suspended on the pretext that there were too many small silver coins minted in Guangdong, which would affect Hong Kong's commerce.

Zhang Renjun blinked, somewhat understanding what Chen Wenqiang meant. The southwest was in turmoil, and the imperial court was anxious, for fear that other places would not be at peace. Through the negotiations between the branch and the British, it may be possible to reclaim the mint.

"How can you get the imperial court to return the mint to the place? You, don't you want to make a big mess and threaten you? Zhang Renjun's eyes widened.

"Your Excellency is too worried." Chen Wenqiang shook his head with a smile and said, "As long as public opinion builds momentum and adults help us, this matter can be done." Besides, it is not necessary to stop casting. Please listen to me one by one, my lord......"

After listening to Chen Wenqiang's speech, Zhang Renjun glanced at him meaningfully, although he didn't know much about economics, but he knew that if he did this, Chen Wenqiang and the joint venture bank behind him would definitely make a lot of profits.

"Governor Zhang has been implementing it in Huguang for a year, and the effect is obvious." Chen Wenqiang smiled and said: "Not only the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway has been successfully built, but also the business community and the people have welcomed it. ”

"Then, you also need to raise the cost of Qingxiang." Zhang Renjun paused, as if he didn't think it was enough, and continued: "There is also this, the bonus bounty, and the expenses of the Qingxiang Committee, you are also responsible for most of it." ”

In the Cantonese literature of the late Qing Dynasty, there are many references to Qingxiang. Its appearance is related to the weakening of the government's control over the grassroots society since the late Qing Dynasty, which can be summarized as follows: the separation of water and land is tight, the re-establishment of various camps as bandit organs, the appointment of familiar arrest talents, the division of indigenous battalions, and at the same time, the large-scale operation according to the township; still instructs the old gentry and the subordinate chambers of commerce to share the responsibility of protecting the people and attacking bandits......

Qingxiang was first applied to areas where bandits were more serious and bandits were relatively concentrated, and then became a common practice. In 1886, the province was divided into three roads to "investigate and deal with bandits", with a total of 906 bandits; In 1889, Qingxiang in Nanhai, Panyu and Shunde counties was captured, and 372 bandits were arrested; In 1900, the Admiral of Land and Water and the General Administration of Arrest divided into five roads in the Qingyuan and Beijiang areas to clear the township, and no less than hundreds of people were arrested in half a year; In 1902, all states and counties in the province were simultaneously developed; From 1903 to 1906, the province cleared the township on five roads, and nearly 10,000 bandits were arrested in three years......

From these data, it can be seen that in addition to the large-scale simultaneous clearing of townships in several places, the county-level clearing of townships has been continuous, and the governors of Liangguang have also taken the clearing of townships as an important part of the assessment of state and county officials. The law of Qingxiang was then followed by local officials in various periods, and became the "only method" for controlling thieves in Guangdong at the end of the Qing Dynasty.

Chen Wenqiang blinked his eyes and thought about it, and said with a wry smile: "My lord, the humble position can only be raised as much as possible!" ”

"Didn't you do a good job in Huguang?" Zhang Renjun snorted, stroked his beard and said: "Even the training expenses of the new army can be paid, why are you stingy in Liangguang?" ”

"How about the same policy as the adults?" Chen Wenqiang said with a smile: "Governor Zhang is very generous! (To be continued......)