Beiyang reactionaries

"A lot of people read my letter?"

"Yes."

Fan Shaozeng nodded and said, "General, the 'Tong Shan Society' is developing very fast, and there are many people who believe in it. In our eastern Sichuan region, let alone those ignorant women, there are many family members of Brother Pao, and even many officers in the army. They are all believers of Peng Ruzun. Most of the officials of our Wanxian county government, as well as our Wanxian militia, are also members of the "Tongshan Society". Anyway, in our eastern Sichuan region, there is no more Influential. The businessmen who come and go in Wan County will pay homage to the 'Nanwu Pure and Free Infinity Burning Lamp Buddha' when they come here, hoping for his blessing."

"so smart?"

"Yes."

But Mao Xin seemed to be just asking casually, but he was inexplicably horrified in his heart.

Tong Shan Society?

is something.Who is Peng Ruzun?In the eyes of Dan Maoxin, this is a group of people pretending to be ghosts.Although Dan Maoxin is also afraid of ghosts and gods, he doesn't believe in these people.These people are neither Taoist nor Buddhist. They are nondescript and have such a great influence. It is impossible for Dan Maoxin to pay attention to them.

Since ancient times, none of these people who pretend to be gods and preach ghosts are good people, or none of them are honest and only play tricks of preaching.

The Yellow Turban Army in the Three Kingdoms era, Zhang Lu's Five Dou Rice Religion, the later Ming Religion, Maitreya Religion, and White Lotus Religion, including the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Boxers in the late Qing Dynasty, which one did not start with preaching, and later set off a big storm.These people rely on preaching to attract believers, and when the believers reach a certain scale and number, they start asking for other things.In China, a country that has been dominated by officials for thousands of years, what these people want most is political rights.But where political rights are what they want, how can the imperial court give them political rights, unless the imperial court needs them.Once there is a conflict between the imperial court and these sects, there will be a big disturbance at that time.Therefore, the Chinese government has been very afraid of these folk missionaries since ancient times, and it has also paid great attention to guarding against them.

Unexpectedly, Sichuan also has it, and it already has such a scale.

"Is there anyone in the army who also believes?"

"Yes. Let's say that in our Wanxian County, the Wanxian militia group is basically a believer in the "Tongshan Society". And Liu Cunhou, who was stationed in Syria and served as the commander of Qingxiang in southern Sichuan, believed in this, and Liu Cunhou is also a member of the "Tongshan Society" "President of the Luzhou area. Peng Ruzun has always been Liu Cunhou's guest of honor. Many of Liu Cunhou's direct line officers have also joined the 'Tongshan Club' to hold important positions. There is also Zhou Jun, the former commander of the First Division of the Sichuan Army. I don't know his details. However, when he was in Chongqing, Peng Ruzun often entered the Chongqing Town Guard. The rapid development of Chongqing's "Tong Shan Society" is inseparable from Zhou Jun's support at the beginning."

"Liu Cunhou? Zhou Jun?"

But Maoxin frowned for the first time.

Who is Liu Cunhou?He is a graduate of the Japanese Non-commissioned Officer Academy. He was the commander of the Fourth Division of the Sichuan Army after the Xinhai Year, and the commander of the Second Division of the Sichuan Army after the Second Revolution.Would such a person believe in the 'Tong Shan Society'?

Even Fan Shaozeng knew Peng Ruzun's background, so could it be that Liu Cunhou didn't know?This matter of Peng Ruzun is not a secret, as long as someone is sent to investigate it, we will be able to find out.

But why did Liu Cunhou trust Peng Ruzun?

And Zhou Jun.

If it weren't for Chen Heng's entry into Sichuan, Zhou Jun would be a real big shot in the Sichuan military, with a much higher status than Liu Cunhou.As early as when Yin Changheng was here, Zhou Jun was a senior officer of the Sichuan Army.After Hu Jingyi became the governor of Sichuan, Zhou Jun became the leader of the Sichuan Army with one man under one man and more than ten thousand people, and he was the commander of the Sichuan Army's First Division.

Liu Cunhou, Zhou Jun, and other former senior officers of the Sichuan Army are all related to the Tongshan Society, how many other officers of the Sichuan Army believe this, or want to take advantage of it.Thinking of this, Mao Xin felt like he was dripping with cold sweat.

It is nothing for you, Peng Ruzun, to develop believers among the people, but extending your claws into the government and the army is no small matter.Since ancient times, military affairs have been very sensitive matters.What does Peng Ruzun want to do?Or would someone want to use Peng Ruzun for something?If this "Tong Shan Society" is allowed to continue to develop, and when it becomes popular, maybe something big will happen.

Thinking about it this way, Mao Xin had more and more thoughts in his mind.

"Actually, General. In Sichuan, there are many preachers of this kind. Peng Ruzun is a disciple of Hu Huizhen, the head of the Qijiang Xiantian Dao, and there are many Xiantian Dao in other parts of Sichuan, and each place has different Dao heads. Some of them have developed well. Just like Peng Ruzun, who has such a high status, the local dignitaries also support him. Those who do not develop well can only rely on the support of believers to make a living."

"a lot of?"

But Mao Xin really didn't expect it.

However, although Maoxin had been in the Sichuan revolution for many years, he did not really go deep into all parts of Sichuan.When mobilizing the Gelaohui to participate in the revolution, it was only to contact the Paoge bosses in Sichuan and win their support.In fact, this is a common practice of the revolutionary party in the year of [-].

Many of them have not thoroughly penetrated into the bottom of society, and they rely more on party bosses like Brother Pao.On the lower level, they rarely come into contact with each other.So for many situations in Sichuan, no pao brother like Fan Shaozeng knew clearly.

"Yes. As far as I know, in our eastern Sichuan region, there are no fewer than ten preachers of various kinds. And they fight fiercely with each other, all for the sake of winning believers. However, in recent years, Peng Ruzun's "Tong Shan" The society' develops the fastest, has the strongest strength, and also has the greatest influence. In our eastern Sichuan region, many paoge bosses and government officials are members of the 'Tongshan Society'. And I heard that Peng Ruzun intends to make the 'Tongshan Society' ' to Hankou and Shanghai."

"Ambition is not small."

But Mao Xin nodded casually.

Although there is not much expression on the surface, Mao Xin already regards this matter as a very important matter in his heart.Peng Ruzun's ambitions were too great, and he even wanted to open the "Tong Shan Society" to Hankou and Shanghai.This kind of knowledgeable door can't be left alone.How many things have happened to these missionaries in history, and every time something happens, it is an earth-shattering event.According to Fan Shaozeng's introduction, these sects have great influence and many believers.

It is not up to oneself to sweep them away.It seems that I will write a report to Duan Xun to introduce the situation in Wan County, and by the way, I will also introduce Fan Shaozeng and the boat gang to Duan Xun.It is even more important to introduce the situation of Huidaomen. While it is still the beginning, we must organize Huidaomen well.I just don't know what Duan Xun, the Sichuan governor, would mean for Huidaomen.If Duan Xun, the warlord, objects, then there is really no way to deal with them.

"Brother Ha'er, we entered Wan County for the first time, and we may have to bother you for a few days."

"But General, it is our pleasure."

…………

1917 3 Month 1 Day.

Wanxian, which was originally very peaceful, is still in good order even though it is busy with business.Don't look at the entanglement of various forces, but there is still a tacit agreement and a weak balance.Everyone took care of it, and there were not too many problems.

But on this day, a large number of troops suddenly entered Wanxian.

Although Wan County is one of the trade centers in eastern Sichuan, it is really just a small county with a small population.Suddenly, more than 2000 troops with live ammunition poured in, which immediately made Wanxian jump.

It's not that Wan County has no troops. When Yin Changheng was the governor, Xiong Kewu's troops stayed here for a long time.And it was here that Yin Changheng's troops were defeated, and then entered Chongqing.

However, Wanxian has not had a regular army stationed for some time.

Fortunately, Maoxin and Fan Shaozeng had already cooperated, and Fan Shaozeng immediately used his own people to stabilize the rest of Wanxian County, preventing Wanxian from chaos.And Tian Songyao led the troops into three groups, one went directly to the Wanxian Opium Den, and the other went directly to block the wharf.Because according to intelligence, there is an opium hoarding place at the pier.Another way is to go directly to the station of the Wanxian militia, asking the militia to accept the command of the troops immediately.

Although the Fourth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army is a newly formed unit, it has been trained for more than four months.Moreover, many grassroots officers were transferred from the old army to join the Fourth Division. Therefore, even if the combat effectiveness of the army is not as good as that of the old army, and the weapons and equipment are not as good as the old army, it is still easy to clean up the elders in Wanxian.

And Tian Songyao is not a good tempered.

As long as there is a sign of resistance, Tian Songyao will shoot directly to suppress it.

Bloody day.

However, Maoxin swaggered into the Wanxian county government and detained all the people in the Wanxian county government in the name of holding a meeting.Waiting for Tian Songyao to cleanse the Wanxian Brothers and Elders Association in the name of opium.

99 Huidaomen

"So serious?"

But when Maoxin arrived in Wanxian, the first thing he dealt with was the Paoge organization entrenched in Wanxian, just like Duan Xun's rectification of Chengdu and Chongqing.First, it incorporated the largest Paoge organization in Wan County, that is, Fan Shaozeng's Paoge organization.Then, using opium as an excuse, they raided the Wanxian Opium Den and many Paoge halls in Wanxian.Not only the Gelaohui, but also several commercial firms were involved.

There are some foreign firms inside.

Because Duan Xun cut off the opium passage by land, especially the passage from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces to Sichuan, the price of opium in Sichuan Province skyrocketed.Therefore, although Duan Xun's smoking ban in Sichuan Province is very strict, those opium merchants who were caught by Duan Xun either went bankrupt or could only go to prison.However, the profits of the opium trade in Sichuan are astonishing, and there are still many people who dare to take risks for money.

Some merchants took advantage of the opportunity that Duan Xun had not yet fully controlled the eastern Sichuan region, and used the Yangtze River shipping to send opium to the eastern Sichuan region.Similarly, there were some people in eastern Sichuan growing opium. After all, Duan Xun had only been in charge of Sichuan for a short time, and he didn't have the energy to control it, which caused the opium to flood here.

But Maoxin obtained Fan Shaozeng's list, used the army to cleanse a large number of people, and shot dozens of people who resisted on the spot during the process of arresting the opium merchants.Let people in Wanxian understand that the provincial government will take over this place in the future, and it will no longer be a three-way area.When the situation in Wan County stabilized a bit, Maoxin wrote a report to Duan Xun and sent it to Duan Xun in a hurry.

In addition to introducing the situation in Wan County, he also introduced Fan Shaozeng, the bosses of the Brotherhood, who wanted to borrow a favor from Duan Xun to let them go to the short-term rotation training class in the military academy.After Duan Xun saw Dan Maoxin's introduction, he realized that this Fan Shaozeng was the famous "Fan Ha'er" in later generations.I used to think that "Fan Ha'er" was an idiot, but I didn't expect to find out after reading his resume that this person came from a wealthy family and had studied a lot since he was a child.And he has been in the rivers and lakes since he was very young, and he is already one of the big brothers in Eastern Chuandong at a young age.

In addition to these, Dan Maoxin also introduced the situation of Huidaomen in Wanxian County.

But when Maoxin mentioned Huidaomen, Duan Xun was quite surprised.

Although Duan Xun knew that the folk Huidao sect was developing rapidly, he didn't expect it to be so serious.After receiving Dan Maoxin's report, Duan Xun immediately asked Shi Tiyuan to investigate the situation of Huidaomen in Sichuan.Duan Xun was very surprised when Shi Tiyuan handed over the situation of Huidao sects in various places in Sichuan that he had investigated.

The severity far exceeded Duan Xun's imagination.