Chapter 118 Negotiation
"Wang Lun looks rough and generous on the surface, but his mind is extremely delicate. Although his martial arts are not as good as the leader, he is also a top-notch master in the world, and has outstanding medical skills. He usually provides good deeds through free medical consultations. The people of Yanzhou and Dongchang are highly favored by him, and many young people regard him as their teachers." Xu Tianhong's eyes showed an admiration, "When his subordinate first came, he knew that I was from the Red Flower Society, but he never shy away from all kinds of things in the teachings. This is really rare."
"Does he have any idea of rebelling?" Sects have always been such a method of rebellion. They use free medical consultations to help win people's hearts. When the time is ripe, they rise up and rise up. At first, the momentum is huge, but due to the lack of strict organizational structure and long-term goals, there are no military and political talents, and they prosper and decline quickly. After a major chaos, the land is full of scars. The poor people who follow them cannot get benefits from it. From the White Lotus Sect, the Bagua Sect to the Qingshui Sect, the Boxer Rebellion, although they cannot directly overthrow the court, they can also consume the strength of the court. This is exactly what Chen Jialuo wants to achieve.
"When Wang Lun preached, he always said that the black storm was coming, and the old mother Wusheng would come to the world to save all sentient beings. Only those who entered the church could survive the tribulation. He also claimed that as long as he sincerely believed in the old mother Wusheng, he would be invulnerable to swords and guns after going into battle. I guess this was for the purpose of uprising." Xu Tianhong continued, "Wang Lun never charges money for free medical treatment, but there are many congregations in the church, and all pigs have sacrifices. In addition to paying for free medical treatment and entertaining heroes, there is still a lot of money left. All of this money was used by Wang Lun to hoard food, grass and weapons, and I guess his roommates were planning to dominate the world."
It turned out that the Boxer Rebellion's senior brothers who claimed to be incompetent in swords and guns were learned from Wang Lun! After sighing, Chen Jialuo continued to ask, "Brother Yi Qi sees how long will it take for this leader Wang to reprimand? Will the reprimand be successful?"
"From the perspective of subordinates, Wang Lun's personality is a bit like Yuan Shao in the Three Kingdoms!" Xu Tianhong was born in a poor family and had never studied when he was a child. Many things were obtained from the mouth of the storyteller. He unknowingly used allusions from the Three Kingdoms. "Yuan Shao is indecisive, cherishes his life when he does big things, and forgets his life when he sees small profits. The same is true for Wang Lun. This man is doing a beheading business, but he can't make up his mind. The uprising matter has been discussed again and again. Last winter, the snow froze countless people to death, but the government refused to release relief. I persuaded him to take the opportunity to revive, but he said to wait a little longer, wait a little longer. Until the spring, the people were busy with farming again, Wang Lun had no determination, so he had to give up! If no one forced him to stand up and lead the rebellion himself, I'm afraid he would not know when it would be delayed!"
"Well! We have to find a way to push him." Chen Jialuo nodded, worried about gains and losses, and lacked the spirit of initiative and enterprising. This is a typical small peasant consciousness and a common problem among peasant uprising leaders in history. "How many congregations are there in Qingshui Church now? If it is an uprising, can it capture the prefectures and counties?"
"Now the Qingshui Cult is spread all over Yanzhou, Dongchang, and the congregation has tens of thousands of people! If it is a short period of time, it is not a problem to pull out more than 100,000 people in a short period of time, but they are all poor people and have never been on the battlefield. If they rush forward with their blood and courage, they might be able to win one or two battles. But now the cities of Yanzhou and Dongchang are still solid, and it is probably impossible to attack the city rashly! Even if they seize one or two cities with their own responsibility at the beginning, it will not be so easy when the Tartars are prepared!" Xu Tianhong's nickname is Wu Zhuge, and his words are very clear.
"The difficulty in sieging the city lies in that city wall. It is really difficult to deal with without equipment!" Not to mention that at this time, even the heavy artillery of the Japanese army during the Anti-Japanese War could not help but use many city walls. Chen Jialuo later generations also visited cities such as Xi'an and Nanjing. The tall and wide city walls left a deep impression on him. Fortunately, the county towns around Shouzhang were not that exaggerated. "At that time, we will send Master Wang a batch of gunpowder. If it is a cave, it may have some effect." Chen Jialuo cannot guarantee whether it is useful without experimentation, but it is much better than simply using people to pile them up.
After talking about Wang Lun, Chen Jialuo had other thoughts. Now that his base is about to be built, there are not many talented people like Xu Tianhong in the meeting. At the beginning, he was afraid that he would stay in the meeting and have questions about his actions. Now that he is becoming more and more prestige, this concern can be put aside. It would be a waste to keep him here. "Seventh Brother has worked hard in Shandong for several months. A few days ago, the leaders of the leaders discussed the next plan. I wonder if Seventh Brother has received the news?"
"My 10th brother has come to inform me!" A trace of regret flashed in Xu Tianhong's eyes. He must be sighing for missing this meeting. "The head coach has a long-term vision and meticulous behavior. I admire him."
"The fourth brother has won the award. Xinyan has already won the Jinshi and is on his way to Fuding. The business is complicated here and I don't have many capable people around me. I wonder if my seventh brother plans to stay in Shandong or go to Fuding with me?" Chen Jialuo did not directly order, but gave him the opportunity to choose.
"I have been in Shandong for more than half a year. If I leave without success, I'm afraid my brothers will laugh at me! Please wait for a while, and then go to Fuding after I encourage Wang Lunqi!" In the past six months, several brothers have either rushed in the northwest or followed the leader to Liaodong to dig treasures, but they were unknown. Xu Tianhong was inevitably a little dissatisfied and was determined to make a big noise and faced them in front of all the brothers and brothers!
Although I felt a little sorry, Chen Jialuo knew that what he said made sense, so he nodded, "It's so hard for Brother Qi. I will discuss cooperation with Wang Lun tomorrow on the Red Flower Association and Qingshui Sect, and try to let Brother Qi go back early. Brother Qi is very smart, and I will inevitably have trouble with Brother Qi in the future! Please work harder!" After saying that, Chen Jialuo stood up and bowed.
"The headmaster is not allowed!" Xu Tianhong quickly stopped Chen Jialuo. This courtesy and value touched him quite. "As soon as this matter is done, I will go to Fuding immediately."
After talking about some things in the Qingshui Sect, he sent Xu Tianhong away. Chen Jialuo went back to the room and lay on the bed thinking about how to convince Wang Lun tomorrow. He fell asleep until the night was white outside the window. He woke up the next day and washed up and punched several times in the yard. He was about to go out to visit Wang Lun, but Wang Lun came to see him again.
Chapter completed!