Beiyang reactionaries

"Boss Xiang, although it may not be appropriate to say this, I still want to tell you directly. Your ship gang has fallen behind, and more and more ships on the Yangtze River are joining the freight. How can your ship gang have business?"

Xiang Bikui sighed.

But what Maoxin was talking about was the current situation of the ship gang.Everyone looks for ships for freight, especially big merchants, no one will hand over the goods to the ship gang.Only those small businesses will find the boat gang in order to save money.

But there are fewer and fewer such people.

Because now there are many big merchants who monopolize these businesses.In the past, some small traders also wanted to sell their goods outside, but now they are all done by big merchants, and they all use ships.And there are more and more shipping companies.

The ships of foreigners, the shipping bureaus set up by the Chinese government, and the shipping companies run by wealthy Chinese are all vying for business.

"I'm not going to hide it from the boss. After we establish the Wanxian Special Zone, more freight companies will enter here. Including my largest Sichuan shipping company, Chuanjiang Shipping Company, they will also station here. They currently have hundreds of freighters, and They will continue to buy ships one after another. I believe that your ship gang will be even more difficult by then."

"General, I know too."

Nod to Bikui.

However, he frowned and said, "But, General. The people under my command rely on this to make a living, and many families rely on them to make money. If they can't receive business, many of their families won't even have food. So no matter how difficult it is, I have to persevere, and it affects many people."

This is the real gang.

Folk gangs were originally established by a group of bitter hahas to fight against power.But as the strength of these gangs grew stronger, the bigwigs at the top gradually became rich, and the gangs began to separate.

But to be honest, these gangs in China, no matter what kind of gangs they are, the bottom is still these coolies.

But Mao Xin shook his head and said: "Boss Xiang, this is a major trend, and no one can stop it. The decline of the ship gang is inevitable. No matter how hard you try, it will be useless. You should be clear about this. Boss Xiang, come here and help the government. how?"

"Help the government?"

Xiang Bikui was taken aback.

His own boat gang is already a gang that is about to be eliminated.All capable members of the boat gang have run away, and the rest are hard workers, haha, how can they help the government.But Mao Xin nodded and said: "Boss Xiang, once the Wanxian Special Zone is established, we will not only manage the land sales, but also manage the wharf and freight. We will need a lot of people who are familiar with the Yangtze River waterway. The ship gang has been in the Chuanchu area for many years. Cargo must be very familiar with this place and everything here. We have many opportunities for cooperation.”

Yes.

This is Dan Maoxin's idea.

Chuan Gang is declining, but Chuan Gang has their advantages.They have been begging for food in the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and they are very familiar with the Yangtze River. More importantly, they are familiar with all aspects of the Yangtze River.Moreover, the Chuan Gang has a long history after all, and has a deep relationship with various gangs along the Yangtze River.

In history, Liu Xiang bought arms, but they couldn't bring them in.Because Chiang Kai-shek was very strict with the Yangtze River shipping management, he did not allow the Sichuan warlords to transport arms into Sichuan.So Liu Xiang found the boss of the boat gang, and used the relationship between the boat gang and local gangs to transport arms.These people have a lot of ways to directly use foreign merchants' cargo ships with a French flag on them, and then transport arms in a grandiose manner.Along the way, Chiang Kai-shek's people didn't dare to check the ships of foreigners, so these arms entered Sichuan smoothly.This is the strength of the ship gang, or their connections.

Making good use of the Chuanchu Ship Gang will be of great help to the government.

"But there are many of us?"

"As long as the Chuan Gang cooperates with our government, then we will naturally give the Chuan Gang some freight business. We can even help the Chuan Gang build ships. Why can the Chuan Gang only operate wooden boats and keep up with the development of the times."

"General, are you serious?"

"I never lie."

But Mao Xin replied with a smile.

Xiang Bikui was overjoyed, not ordinary joy.Although this kind of gang had rules in the past, they did not interact with public officials, or tried to avoid dealing with government agencies.Even the Sichuan Gelaohui had regulations before, absolutely not accepting members of the Gongmen as Gelaohui disciples.

But until now, these are all nonsense rules.

Who cares about those.

Even gangs like the Gelaohui, which has a history of hundreds of years, have begun to accept some people from the government.The boat gang is almost out of food now, so they don't care about the rules of their ancestors.Government agencies have a lot of business, and a little help for the boat is enough for the boat to eat.Therefore, he immediately said to Bikui: "General, if there is anything that is useful to our ship gang, just ask."

Originally, as Xiang Bikui, he didn't need to flatter Dan Maoxin so much.After all, not to mention the current Chuan Gang, many Pao Ge in Sichuan, and the Qing Gang bosses in Shanghai and Hankou areas used to be under Xiang Bikui.Usually they would give Xiang Bikui some face.As long as Xiang Bikui asks, they will help Xiang Bikui with general matters.

If it weren't for worrying about the boatmen who are now in poverty, Xiang Bikui would have left the position of the boss of the boat gang long ago at his age.

"Xiang Boss, then we have a happy cooperation."

"Yes, General."

But Maoxin is still very satisfied with this visit to Fan Shaozeng's home.With the stabilization of the situation in Sichuan, Duan Xun has begun to separate civil and military rule in Sichuan.Even Jiang Hongyu, who was the envoy of Eastern Sichuan and held the military and political power in Chongqing, no longer holds a military position, and is only responsible for the political affairs of Eastern Sichuan.

Not to mention other places.

Although Duan Xun himself concurrently served as the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Sichuan, he began to clearly separate the responsibilities of the governor's mansion and the provincial government.What should be in charge of the Governor's Mansion is the responsibility of the Governor's Mansion, and what should be in charge of the provincial government is in charge of the provincial government. It is no longer confusing.

The same goes for the people below.

Those in charge of military affairs belong to the Governor's Mansion, and those in charge of government affairs belong to the provincial government.

The only one is the exception.

That is Dan Maoxin.

The Wanxian Special Zone was established this time because it is a special place.Therefore, Duan Xun asked Dan Maoxin to be the person in charge of the Wanxian Special Zone, responsible for the military and political power here.In the early stages of development, centralization is required.

After the conversation, Dan Maoxin said to Tian Songyao: "Songyao, immediately send someone to urge the troops to march quickly. The troops must arrive at Wanxian within two days. Take a day off and enter Wanxian after three days."

"Yes."

"Brother Ha'er, I hope to get the most detailed and complete list, and I don't want some of them to leave Wan County."

"General, don't worry, haha."

Fan Shaozeng laughed.

Because Fan Shaozeng understood Dan Maoxin's threat.Fan Ha'er spent a lot of time in Wan County, and had friendship with many Paoge bosses here.But Mao Xin warned Fan Shaozeng not to let him go in private.

"Brother Ha'er, Wan County is just a small place. With your current age and your ability, it is not a problem to become a general in the future. You have to look farther."

"Yes, General."

"By the way, Brother Ha'er. I just saw something about the Lantern Buddha. Many people went to worship it. What happened?"

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"By the way, Brother Ha'er. I just saw something like a lamp-burning Buddha in the temple. Many people went to worship it. What happened?"

Mao Xin has always kept in mind what he has just seen.Of course, it is very common for folks to believe in Buddhism, but Mao Xin can't control it.Because there are not a few people who believe in Buddhism since ancient times, even Maoxin himself will worship with a devout heart when he visits some Taoist temples and temples.But the scene he saw just now made Dan Maoxin very afraid.The important things were all discussed, but Mao Xin asked about this matter.

"Lamp Buddha?"

Fan Shaozeng was taken aback, but quickly said: "Ah, what the general said is 'Nanwu Pure and Comfortable Promise Burning Lamp Buddha', I know this. They are called 'Tongshan Society', and their president is Peng Ruzun, who was Qi Jiang The disciple of Hu Huizhen, the leader of Xiantian Taoism. Hu Huizhen died in the first year of Xuantong. Peng Ruzun said that he took over Hu Huizhen's position, gathered Hu Huizhen's people at that time, and became the Taoist leader of Xiantian Taoism in eastern Sichuan. "Wuji Burning Lamp Buddha", said that he was ordered by the ancient Buddha Maitreya to come down to save sentient beings, and then established the "Tong Shan Society"."

Fan Shaozeng was born in Eastern Chuandong Paoge.

He is very familiar with the things in the rivers and lakes in this area, including the situation of gangs such as Brother Pao and the Chuan Gang, as well as organizations such as Xiantiandao.It can be said that among the figures of the three religions and nine streams in eastern Sichuan, there is no one that Fan Shaozeng is not familiar with.As for Peng Ruzun's "Tong Shan Society", Fan Shaozeng will be very clear about it.Because Peng Ruzun's master, Hu Huizhen, has been preaching in Qijiang, and after Peng Ruzun succeeded to the throne, he preached in Yongchuan and Rongchang.They all belong to the area around Chongqing and the eastern Sichuan region.

Therefore, Fan Shaozeng explained the origin of "Tong Shan Society" in one go.