Big Luo Luo and little Loli ask for votes again, monthly tickets, recommended votes, give me a few tickets, uh, little Loli is crying, Big Luo Luo goes too

Just when Zhu Jishi was inspecting the renovation projects of Yingtian Palace and Xiaoling Mausoleum, there was a magnificent mansion on the edge of the West Lake in Hangzhou City. These days, people were coming and going constantly. On the door of the mansion, there was a

The small sign of Pan Mansion is still at the door.

There are a few young men in green clothes and little hats dressed as servants. When they see someone coming, they come forward to greet them with smiles on their faces. They also say a few words that outsiders can't understand. The visitors often use weird gestures and clasp their fists to salute, and then

After saying a few words to each other, I was welcomed in.

A middle-aged man wearing a top hat and a suit came over, escorted by several young men in short shirts. One of the young men stepped forward and checked the code incision, and then led the middle-aged man strode in.

After arriving at this mansion, it looked weird both inside and outside. As soon as I entered the door of the second hall, I saw a plaque with the words "Xingdao for Heaven"

His forehead was hung high on the door of a hall. An old man holding a folding fan, wearing a long robe, with a straight and wide mouth, and a bare head, who looked like a senior monk, had already greeted him: "This is Mr. Hu, I hope you are here."

Yes! You know, we are eagerly waiting here! How is it? Is the road going smoothly?"

The middle-aged man took off his hat, and his long hair hung down. In Jiangnan now, men either have a clean shaven head, a bun, or a Western-style short hair. Like this middle-aged man, he has a long hair.

It's really rare to see someone with long hair.

The long-haired man raised his hand towards the old man and spoke in difficult Guangxi Mandarin: "Brother Hu Yihuang, the Protector of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, is this old gentleman Mr. Pan, the leader of the Cao Gang?"

This turned out to be the location of the famous Caobang Headquarters! The visitor turned out to be Hu Yihuang, a powerful general from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!

The old man smiled and clasped his fists: "I am Pan Yuanxiang."

Hu Yihuang also smiled: "Mr. Pan is really hard to find here. Why, Emperor Zhu is going to deal with your Qing Gang?"

The Cao Gang is also known as the Anqing Gang, Qing Gang, and Qing Gang, which naturally means Anqing and Support the Qing. The Manchu and Qing court was their biggest customer, so of course they had to give the Manchu and Qing court some face.

The old man named Pan Yuanxiang smiled bitterly: "The emperor of the Zhu family is the co-leader of the Red Gang. The Green and Red Gangs have had a long-standing feud, so we have to guard against it."

The Red Gang is another name for the Hongmen. Unlike the Hongmen, the Cao Gang was an openly active and legally existing gang in the Manchu Qing Dynasty - it was given a dragon stick as a protector by Emperor Qianlong, and it helped the Qing Dynasty transport grain. Of course

I can now move around confidently. So

Yi Caobang General Hall was originally opened in downtown Hangzhou, and it was also publicly listed. However, because their political stance was to support the Qing Dynasty, they were naturally regarded as traitors by Hongmen.

Hong turns green, skin peels and cramps."

Zhu Jishi relied on the Hongmen disciples to start the rebellion, and he was also known as the master of the Daming Mountain of the Hongmen, and was regarded as the co-leader by the Hongmen disciples all over the world. Now that he has taken over Yingtian and become the king of the Southern Dynasty, he has naturally caused the Qinggang to stir up trouble.

Horrible. It is not difficult to understand that the Qinggang main hall has been moved underground.

After hearing the old man's words, Hu Yihuang made a sound: "Didn't their Hongmen say that the three religions are red flowers, green leaves, and white lotus roots? They are one family? How come the Hong family brothers are so high-ranking and well-paid? Why did they forget Qingye?"

And white lotus root?"

The old man looked at Hu Yihuang, shook his head with a wry smile, and made a sign of respecting guests: "Master Marquis, can you talk inside?"

Hu Yihuang just smiled and nodded, followed the old man into the hall, and the guests and hosts sat down. He came south from Beijing to meet the leader of the Qing Gang on the order of Dongwang Yang Xiuqing. The Qing Gang developed its power along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.

, claimed to have one hundred and twenty-eight and a half gangs. Their gangs were everywhere on both sides of the canal, and they had countless disciples. Under their cover, Hu Yihuang came all the way south without any danger, and they turned a blind eye to them at every checkpoint.

"Mr. Pan, this is a letter from our Lord Dong Wang to you." As soon as he sat down, Hu Yihuang took out an envelope and handed it to one of Pan Yuanxiang's apprentices.

Pan Yuanxiang opened the letter and took a look at it, then frowned slightly. It was full of Chinese characters and vernacular Chinese characters. It seemed that Yang Xiuqing, the East King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, had not gone to school for a few years (in fact, the letter was written by an official of the East Palace on behalf of Yang Xiuqing).

, Yang Xiuqing didn’t know it at all

(character). As for the content of the letter, of course it was about being granted an official position and making a wish. This method was not unique to Zhu Jishi, Yang Xiuqing could also use it. When he came up, he promised Pan Yuanxiang the title of Pingnan Marquis and Pingnan Commander, and also gave the Qing Gang 10

The number of the army.

After reading the letter, Pan Yuanxiang smiled bitterly: "The old man is already half buried. The Marquis of Pingnan and the Commander of Pingnan are nothing to me. It's just that hundreds of thousands of gang members are accustomed to it, and there is a precedent from the Red Gang.

, my heart is so big..."

After hearing this, Hu Yihuang laughed loudly and said very authentically: "Princes, generals, and prime ministers have nothing to do with each other. In today's troubled times, it is the time when heroes in the world are rising. It's not like the disciples of the Red Gang have horns on their heads. They can seal

Hou Bai will confer the title of wife and son, but you Qinggang brothers can’t?"

He laughed loudly and said: "Mr. Pan, Zhu Jishi only controls half of the country now, which is just a relatively peaceful situation. Since ancient times, it was only Zhu Hongwu who dominated the world from south to north. The general trend is from north to south.

This world must belong to our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"

Pan Yuanxiang was agitated by what he said. He fidgeted in his chair and wanted to say something, but finally held back his voice. The precedent of the Red Gang was too tempting. In the past, they were all equals in the world, but now they are all

All are high-ranking officials

He wants to show his nobility, but the disciples of the Qinggang have no food and clothing, and are left with a dead life. If the world is peaceful, there is nothing he can do, but now it is clearly in troubled times, how can he not give it a try? If he does not give it a try, the throne of leading the gang will probably be lost immediately.

Can't keep it?

At the same time, in a mansion in Yingtianfu City, Zuo Zongtang, the Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, was also meeting guests. The visitors were Huang Xiqing, a great salt merchant in Yangzhou, and Cao Tong.

"Don't worry about it in the middle hall. The responsibility of monitoring the Cao Gang lies with our Yangzhou salt merchants. The two Yan-Cao gangs have always been one of us, and we, the salt merchants and the salt gangs, also have contacts.

"

The speaker was Huang Xiqing, who was introduced to Zuo Zongtang by Cao Tong. But Zuo Zongtang was no longer worried about the salt gang and kitchen households. The salt voting method was beneficial to them. As for the tens of thousands of salt workers

, it is not impossible to solve it. After all, the number of people is limited. At worst, the imperial court will form an additional army.

Everything was solved. But the Cao Gang, which had hundreds of thousands of members, was a real trouble. Zuo Zongtang didn't care about the old grudges of the Qinghong Gang, but it was no small matter that the water transportation was cut off and hundreds of thousands of people were left without a living.

If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom or the Manchu Qing Dynasty in the north reaches out again, things will be complicated.

Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and nodded: "This is very good. If you two can really share your worries, why worry about not being able to reuse them? Now that the Ming Dynasty has revived and the world is divided into three parts, it is the time for heroes to establish their achievements. Selling salt for a small profit is not enough at all.

It’s a shame. You two are both scholars. The Jiangnan Imperial Examination will start soon. You two should go and take part.”

The salt voting method must be implemented. Zhu Jishi will no longer allow these salt merchants to share the salt tax of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the decline of the Cao family and the Huang family is inevitable. But Zuo Zongtang is the prime minister after all.

It is not difficult to give some benefits to Cao and Huang.

"The King is also worried that there is a salt merchant colluding with Miao Yusan..." After Zuo Zongtang said this, he looked at the two of them gloomily, "You are not having an affair with Miao Yusan, are you?"

Cao Tong and Huang Xiqing looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time. Cao Tong said: "Zhongtang, Wansheng and Miao Futai have no intersection. I only know that Li Wen'an and Miao Futai have a close relationship."

Miao Peilin now controls the Huaibei Salt Industry, so naturally he has to find a way to sell the salt for money, and it is normal for him to interact with salt merchants.

"Then let's find a way to get along." Zuo Zongtang stroked his beard and smiled, "This is also the king's intention."

"Wan Sheng understands." Cao Tong and Huang Xiqing replied at the same time.

Miao Peilin is now the overlord of the party and is guarding Zhu Ming's door. How can Zhu Jishi not guard against him?

Zuo Zongtang nodded with satisfaction, but his mind returned to the Cao Gang. Unlike Hongmen, the Cao Gang always has a leader. Although the leader of the Cao Gang does not have strong control over the 128 and a half gangs below.

, but it’s still a head after all

First, Ming Dynasty should find ways to win over. As for the hundreds of thousands of gang members below, they must also find some livelihood for them, otherwise it will cause trouble sooner or later. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster
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