Chapter 458 Huarong Road
Under the threat of bayonets and cannons, the results of the vote are self-evident. The Shandong public opinion naturally demands that the old system be restored and the self-control will be abolished. Everything will be restored as usual. The self-control will be dissolved immediately and all regulations will be invalidated.
Before the voting ended, the Huanglong Banner had been hung up outside the Sansi Yamen, and firecrackers were set off outside the governor's yamen in Pearl Spring. The Zhao family's female family was escorted back to the yamen by the guards and solemnly announced to the people: Zhao Guanshuai is back.
After the vote, the delegates were not allowed to leave. A large number of armed soldiers blocked the venue and detained all members of the Self-Corporate Association. At the same time, the detained included Jia Maoqing and his study club, including those studying abroad staff selected by the court.
Immediately afterwards, in the business and military circles of Jinan, a small-scale arrest was also quietly underway. More than ten sentry officers and supervisors were captured, and more than twenty businessmen were taken in the business circle.
At this moment, Meng Siyuan and others also understood that from the beginning, their actions were calculated by Zhao Guanhou. This time, Shandong self-made was actually played by him as a puppet, but the purpose was to use the uprising of these people to fulfill his wish.
"From the beginning, there were traitors here." Meng Siyuan's expression was neither angry nor panic, as if he was chatting with an old friend. "You have known our actions from the beginning, and even the so-called assassination was arranged by you."
"Second brother, you're half right. Assassination was arranged by me, but I didn't expect the assassination of Chang Yuguan and the other two. But it doesn't matter. They were not qualified to kill me and were caught without taking action. The two assassins used headless bullets, only loading medicine, not filling up, so they naturally couldn't hurt people. It was also very easy to hide blood bags on my body and pretend to be injured. If you want to blame, it's really easy to blame your companion Jia Maoqing for being too careless and trying to penetrate into his team."
"Then Zhenbang and I..."
"I have guessed it, including your first payment, and my second sister-in-law quarreled with you, and I know what happened. But we are sworn brothers, even if you become Ge Ming Party, everyone is still brothers. I can't really chop your head. If anyone wants to kill you, I won't agree." Zhao Guanhou said while handing over two tickets.
"This is bought for you and the old lady. Sister Xiurong and Zeweng are also on the boat. You go to Songjiang together. There is a concession there, and the power of the court cannot be achieved. Even if you want to arrest people, you are powerless. Besides, the Shandong Zhengyuan Bank there was run by your brother and sister. I am the boss. I am very familiar with the local government and gangs. When I get there, I will ensure that you are safe and sound. After two years, the limelight will pass, and it will not be too late to come back. Look, aren't you all *** when you arrest the Kangliang party? Maybe you don't even have to kill the assassination of the Regent, let alone you."
Meng Siyuan took the ticket and asked, "What about my wife?"
"I said that I only recognize the second sister-in-law. Now I don't recognize her. But judging from your second brother, I guarantee that she is fine. At most, I will be imprisoned in women's prison and will not suffer any suffering. Brother, you know my ability to run a prison. I guarantee the safety of Liu's family."
Meng Siyuan pondered for a moment and suddenly asked: "If our initial slogan was not placing flags to promote the Han Dynasty and kill all the Tartars, would you stand on our side?"
"Then... maybe it's possible? But it depends on others. I am the governor of a province now. If I want me to join you, I have to take out enough capital to buy me. Either by temptation or by force. In short, I must have the ability to make me have no way to go besides surrender, so that I can be considered hopelessly successful. First, you don't have a grasp of the morale of the army, second, no control over the people, third, no reliable military pay, fourth, no strong backer. You are empty-handed and act on your ideals, otherwise you will be frying eggs or assassination. This kind of water without a source wants me to surrender, just like a person who has no roots and wants to open a shop. This is something that I can never do."
"You talk about the country and nation, this is not a mistake, but these things, space, are not real. I won you this time because I control the troops and the money bags, but in the end, I control the hearts of the people. What you think about is things, I think about people, this is the difference. No matter how good your principles are, military pay is required to be shared, wars, and people die. One or two people can do this, but millions of people can't do it. If you don't want to understand this level, your business is still not good. If your second brother wants to take a path, I support it, but I want to ask you to think about how to walk the road first, and then what path to go."
Meng Siyuan smiled bitterly, "Fourth brother, if we two brothers could chat once early, maybe they wouldn't be like this today. It's not that we took the wrong path, but there might be problems with the way we walk. That's good, at least I know how to avoid the same mistake in the future. I have received this ticket, and I also know that you have your own way to deal with the court. I'm welcome to say nothing more. I will just say one thing, I will entrust your home to you. In the future, when you and my brothers meet again, let you see if your second brother is right."
"It's easy to say, then I'll invite my second brother to have a drink."
Meng Siyuan only received one ticket, but the other one was not taken. "I won't go to Songjiang. There may be able to protect me, but I can't help me find the right way to walk. I want to walk around other places. If the road in Shandong is not open, I will go to other places. But I believe that the road I am walking will be open one day. At that time, the fourth brother, you have to look at it, is your second brother wrong or you wrong? As for the family, I will ask you to take care of you, and I believe you."
"But second sister-in-law is still on the boat..."
"Damn Ge Ming, the family is a burden. I don't want her to take risks with me, so I divorced her at the beginning. How could I take her with me to fight hard now? I want her to learn to fire a gun and throw fried eggs. Do you also want her to be frightened and scared by me? If one day our country is saved, I will spend half my life pursuing her. If our country is not saved, then I will definitely be dead, and I will not implicate her."
Meng Siyuan took off his hat, made a farewell gesture to Zhao Guanhou, and turned around to the carriage. The carriage had already received the order from Zhao Guanhou and went straight to the dock.
Yu Qing snorted from the side: "It's as if you owe him, why don't you even know the word "Thank you"? I'll throw a big bag to you."
"If you say thank you, it will not be enough for friendship. Everyone will have a sworn life. His family is my family. I will take care of him. It is a matter of course. I just hope that he will walk his own path, which will be rewarded by his efforts. Those who are worried about are afraid that his future ideals will be disillusioned and busy, but they will be empty."
He said while pulling Yu Qing back to prison. This is the number one model prison in Jinan. The important prisoners who made the homemade storm are all locked on the bottom floor of the prison. Although everyone is in a single room, the environment is pretty good. However, for these people who are usually pampered and have a very painful torture.
Su Zhenbang has also been let go. Zhao Guanhou obviously never thought about the fact that he had a lot of people. If he could, he would let go, and if he could, he would be exempted. The Yuan brothers are the biggest contributors to the crackdown on Jia Maoqing's case this time. Zhao Guanhou has already provided secret protection for them. Judging from his current achievements, naturally, there will be guarantees. The future of the two has been decided.
The two of them served on the left and right. When they saw Zhao Guanhou coming back, they immediately rushed up to ask for peace and asked again: "What should Jia Maoqing do? According to what they saw under the mark, let's cut it."
"The people who assassinated the regent were not dead. Lao Jia killed him, and what did the capital think? It seemed that I wanted to be unique. He did not threaten me, and it would be useless to keep him. As for the people in the reading club, telling them who would confess their confession and confession, they would release them, and I would still use it."
"I understand. Will the other people be self-controlled?"
Zhao Guanhou sneered, "This time, all brothers from all walks of life give face. If they give me the same respect, I will also give them a good reward. I will naturally have to have a generous reward. For example, Yansheng Gong Mansion is very rich. It is said that there is a set of numbered tableware at home, which has never even seen by the emperor. Their children are in my hands and I will report this case to the Ministry of Justice to see what it will end when I see it. As for Liu Feng, the Liu family is a famous big family in Shandong. Now, if you don't have a good meal, how can you be worthy of him? His girl dares to steal the seat of my second sister-in-law, and I can't spare him even if she fights this."
The Liu family had a great influence in Shandong. They had a lot of land and did grain business in Jinan, Dezhou and other places. They also opened oil shops, restaurants, and business stalls. If not, they would not have the momentum of the 800 armed group directors. However, this time Liu Feng rushed too far and cut his braids as soon as he established a self-made club. After the group directors entered the city, they did a lot of evil things and were extremely angry. They publicly put out banners like Shandong, which is a Shandong native, and it is more than enough to hold a culprit.
His crime is the same as treason. Although the imperial court is still lenient in casting spells, if a provincial governor bites him to death and does not let him go, he will only be in charge of the matter.
The power of Yansheng Gongfu is greater than that of the Liu family, but this time he was caught and life was not easy. The Jin court attached great importance to Shandong's self-control and overwhelming Uprising. After all, there were elite troops of the Jin New Army stationed here. If they really turned against each other, even the capital would be shocked.
Zhao Guanhou had just cancelled the whole process and reported it to the capital. Soon after, a telegram came. Zhao Guanhou was also appointed as the second-class man with a second-class man, and was given a gem to wear, and a court beads, and a sword was given a mouthful of the sword. He also sent ministers to Shandong to investigate the case of the rebellion.
The ministers sent by the court were two cabinet co-organizers, one was Na Qinxuan, the other was Yin Sheng, the other was the minister of the army, and the other was Chengzhen, the son of King Qing.
These three people are acquaintances with Zhao Guanhou and have friendships with each other. Sending this lineup is obviously to reduce his vigilance and prevent him from having any thoughts. At that time, the relaxation of the standards will be decided by the few of them, and these prisoners will be allowed to be controlled by them.
Both Liu and Kong families have relationships. Once they know the lineup of ministers, they know that they must go through Zhao Guanhou’s way. Zhao Guanhou is rich now and gold, silver and treasures are not easy to buy him. As for the beauty, his family has his own beauties and ordinary colors, which are hard to see. The imperial envoy also does not wait for anyone at all times. Even if the two families use a lot of money to enter, they will only delay the trip for three or two days. No matter how much they have, they will never be able to do it.
Seeing that the time was tighter, the more anxious the two families were. In the end, Mrs. Meng called Zhao Guanhou home and went straight to the point. "Guanhou, tell me, what conditions should be needed to leave a way for them to walk. If you insist on killing others, this is not like your personality. Besides, Liu has been serving me, and is more attentive than Xiurong. Whether you like to listen or not, she is also my recognized wife. For the sake of my old aunt, I have to ask you to nod and make it easier."
"It's easy to say, since you have spoken, things will be easy to handle. What I want is very simple. One word: land. I don't want people or money. Just land. The Liu family land and the Qianmo, and the Kongmen also have land in Yanzhou. Let them think about it for themselves. How much land is worth in such a big lawsuit? If you figure it out, you will send the land deed. I have a way to excuse me. Otherwise, when the people from Beijing come, I have no choice."
Mrs. Meng frowned and said, "You want field? Guanhou, you have become sworn brothers with Siyuan. In my eyes, I regard you as my son, and you don't have to talk to you. Since ancient times, a local official will not want the land where he serves, because he will leave. If you get the land, it is also a useless thing. What do you want this thing to do?"
"Of course I don't want fields, but there are still many poor men in Shandong who cannot plant the land, or who lent their own fields to others. The tenants of Liukong and the two families don't know how many of them want fields. I want to come to the land and help these poor men is also a merit. As for whether they are willing to cut their flesh, let them decide for themselves."
This year, Shandong's silk reel factory has achieved remarkable results and has signed many contracts with foreigners, but it was unable to perform it because of the civil strife in Shandong. In addition, the performance of fish and mining industries is outstanding, and once the internal troubles are gone, the results will be immediately shown.
These generous economic returns have further stabilized Zhao Guanhou's status in Shandong. Whether it is the people of the Banners and Han, or the old and new armies, they regard Zhao Guanhou as their savior. After experiencing the previous turmoil, the Shandong gentry also realized that if Zhao Guanhou was not there, the Shandong new army would immediately mutiny, and then they would be the first to suffer. Therefore, from the perspective of safeguarding their own interests, these merchants would increasingly support Zhao Guanhou.
The newspapers supported by the Liu family closed their doors on their own, and the fields of the Liu Kong family began to be sent in a row within the next few days. Among them, the Liu family suffered the most serious losses, and the wealthy man who was important from Shandong was in a slump. 70% of the land in the family changed from the Liu surname to the Zhao surname, and became the private property of Zhao Guanhou, and Liu Feng himself died in prison. What was spared was the pursuit of other members of the family.
Zhao Guanhou sent Han Zhi's fault and asked her to coordinate the number of fields, then organize these lands into military fields, as military farms, or resettle land for disabled soldiers. This was originally Cui Yu's job, but she is pregnant now and is not suitable for work. Han Zhi said: "Actually, Cheng Yue is very good at doing this, so please call her together."
"Whatever. I'm having a hard time talking to her, just do it yourself."
Yuqing came over with a jewelry box, which contained the jewelry that Cixi rewarded. She pushed the jewelry box, "How much land can I buy this?"
Zhao Guanhou smiled and said, "Naughty." He pushed the deed in front of her, "The treasures in the palace are priceless, and they are not comparable to these fields. If you want to buy them, these are naturally yours. But I don't charge money, I only accept people..."
"I'm serious to you." Yu Qing pinched his arm. "I want to leave a way out for the bannermen and buy a lot of land for the bannermen's public land. If there is really a day in the future, when princes and nobles have savings and can support them, ordinary bannermen will have no choice. Let them have a piece of land to plant and a bite of food to eat, so that they will not starve to death."
"Are those under his gang willing to farm?"
"When there is no food, you will naturally do whatever you want." Yu Qing sighed and said, "If you hadn't come out to turn the tide in this ten thousand people's meeting, they might have really decided to kill all the bannermen. In fact, they would have to drive all the bannermen out of Shandong and confiscate their property. At that time, they didn't know how to survive. With one person's strength, it would be difficult to resist the world. When the times were so in this way, you would not be able to stop them. At least they called me the Ten Princess, and I would also find a way for them to walk."
Zhao Guanhou picked up a deed and looked at it, "Let's do it, we will add five to two or one person. I will distribute half of the land to the tenants. You will hang half of the land in your own name, and make a fund for the future income for the bannermen, open some factories, let them work and make money to support themselves. Farming is a technical job, and they probably don't know. As for jewelry, there is no need. For you, I don't care much money, so how much jewelry you will want. In the end, Shandong will be successful in the year, and there are many ways to save people."
Yu Qing smiled gently, "Then I'm going to thank my husband for them. These people are fat pigs, and they are sent to us to kill them. We don't want to kill them. But if we only kill others and not kill people, I'm afraid it's hard to explain to the court?"
Chapter completed!