"Second brother, don't worry. I think we can find those revolutionary parties and send them to Yang Shukan, the leader of the Sichuan Tongmenghui. I will definitely not harm them at all. In addition, I will recruit some officers to join my mixed association.
, After all, they are all new troops and have never seen blood. It is just right for these veterans to lead the area, and then transfer some troops to strengthen your subordinates, second brother, what do you think?"
Qiao Zhen is quite satisfied with this arrangement. The most important thing in his heart is his family, and he doesn't pay much attention to other things. In short, the third brother will not harm him. Qiao Yu actually doesn't want to spend too much effort.
, but in this era, it is a last resort.
The Qiao family was having a feast, but there was already a quarrel in Chengdu. On June 17, countless people gathered on Yuefu Road in Chengdu, as well as representatives from various places, including Pu Dianjun, Luo Lun and other Sichuan Railway Company
All the shareholders came to the scene. Luo Lun was the first to take the stage. Before he could speak, he burst into tears.
"Compatriots, fellow countrymen, the Sichuan-Hankou Road is over! Sichuan is over! China is over too! The hard work of tens of millions of Sichuan people and the expectations of countless people have all come to nothing. Look at this piece of paper in my hand. This is the imperial court, Britain, Germany and the United States.
According to the French-French Bank loan contract, our Sichuan-Hankou Road was mortgaged to foreigners, and everyone is asking whether we can agree to it!"
The audience suddenly burst into excitement, "I won't agree, I absolutely won't agree, I will fight to the death to protect our rights and interests!"
The shouts were loud for a moment, and then Pu Dianjun also walked up to the stage, cleared his throat and said: "We absolutely cannot tolerate the loss of road rights, nor can we tolerate everyone's hard-earned money being wiped out. I suggest that everyone launch a campaign in Sichuan from now on."
All ordinary people, march and demonstrate to let the world see the power of Sichuan. In addition, I also hope that everyone will exercise restraint and petition peacefully. We are not against the court, and we don’t want revolution, we just want to protect our property!"
Immediately afterwards, representatives from various places also made impassioned speeches, scolding the imperial court for being shameless, and calling on all of Sichuan to unite. The sad things they said made people cry on stage and off stage, and even the military police who were ordered to monitor the situation also followed.
We howled together, countless people shouted together, and the sound shook the world. Even Pu Dianjun and others on the stage did not expect to be able to create such a momentum and felt extremely satisfied.
At the meeting, it was decided to establish the Sichuan Road Protection Comrades Association, with Pu Dianjun as president and Luo Lun as vice president, responsible for leading the road protection movement in Sichuan. As soon as the meeting ended, representatives from all walks of life walked through the streets and alleys, handing out leaflets and shouting
Speeches, workers and peasants, students and teachers, merchants and hawkers, and even prostitutes, monks and nuns all joined in. In this public opinion war, the Qing government completely lost its moral high ground and was completely defeated in front of the gentry. Soon, a road-protection campaign swept across Sichuan.
The movement began.
Road protection organizations have formed in various places, and newspapers are extremely lively. Celebrities from all walks of life have written articles and given speeches. Even many Sichuan officials have signed a petition to the court hoping to cancel the nationalization policy. However, the Qing court was also eager to
The Sichuan-Han Road was needed in exchange for a loan. Supervisor Duan Fang Sheng Xuanhuai and others did not see the huge crisis hidden everywhere. They just regarded it as an ordinary people's riot, which could be completely suppressed as soon as the military agents arrived.
Therefore, the Qing government did not make any changes. Instead, it asked Wang Renwen to hand over the accounts of the Sichuan-Hankou Railway Company to the court as soon as possible. It was undoubtedly going to take action on Pu Dianjun and other shareholders. How could Pu Dianjun and others sit back and wait for death, mobilizing the people while intimidating Wang Renwen
, except for Dongchuan, basically other regions have fallen into chaos.
It was this kind of chaos that gave the Tongmenghui an excellent opportunity. The road-protecting comrades' associations in various places were initially established by the gentry constitutional party. However, most of these people cherished their feathers and were afraid of the court's prosecution, so they had to give up their leadership rights.
It was handed over to the most noisy Revolutionary Party, and he stayed behind the scenes. However, things soon went beyond the control of the Constitutional Party. It was easy for the people to mobilize, but it was too difficult to control them. Coupled with the instigation of the Revolutionary Party, soon everything
There have been attacks on the government...
What's worse is that the armies in various places are also in embarrassment due to long-term arrears in military pay. They were already very angry, but now they took the opportunity to burst out. These soldiers also joined the movement one after another, making the revolutionary party extremely powerful.
At this time, the main leaders of the Sichuan Tongmenghui gathered in a small courtyard in Rong County, including Long Jianming, Wang Tianjie, Wu Yuzhang and others, as well as Yang Shukan, Zhang Peijue, Zhu Zhihong and other Tongmenghui leaders who were expelled from Chongqing. At this time, Long Jian
Ming Zheng made an excited speech: "Comrades, the Qing government has made a series of stupid moves, Sichuan has been in chaos, and people everywhere have been mobilized. This is the time when we revolutionaries can make great achievements. We should contact various places, train militiamen, and recruit patriots.
, rose up and completely destroyed the decadent Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although Mr. Sun's uprising in Guangzhou failed, it was enough to boost the morale of the people in the world. Now that the revolutionary momentum has been established, the rest is up to us. Since ancient times,
There are so many warriors in Sichuan, we will sound the death knell for the Manchu Qing Dynasty!"
Yang Shukan was extremely angry at this time. He was constantly recalling that since meeting Qiao Yu, Chongqing's booming revolutionary force had been severely hit. At the end of April, he expelled people like himself from Chongqing.
But in May, the situation changed drastically, and the Qing government made a series of stupid moves. If I could tolerate it a little more, Chongqing would probably be ruled by the Tongmenghui now, but there is still regret medicine there.
Even Yang Shukan wondered in his heart whether Qiao Yu had understood everything in advance, otherwise how could he grasp the timing so accurately, and when he let him go, he said that there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future. Could it be that he was talking about now?
Could it be that this person is so evil?
Just when he was thinking wildly, Wang Tianjie also spoke: "Everyone, as Brother Long said, the situation is unprecedentedly good, but if we want to launch an uprising, we still face many difficulties. The first is money, and the second is weapons. If we want to launch an uprising, we still face many difficulties.
It is impossible to organize an army without these two things. Another point is that we have lost control of Chongqing. Without this port, the supplies we urgently need cannot be transported in at all. It is also difficult to get support from the headquarters. If these cannot be solved,
It will be very difficult for us to form an army!"
"Yes, there are indeed many difficulties!" Wu Yuzhang also continued, "But I don't think money is a problem. We are in southern Sichuan. Don't forget that this is the salt city. There are many large and small salt merchants, and it is also a place where wealth gathers.
Land, let's convince some salt merchants and get some support. Now these salt merchants have also participated in the road protection movement. I think they will still support us. It's just that the issue of weapons is more troublesome. The Qing government has stricter gun control.
, I think it’s best to buy a batch, but the problem lies in Chongqing. If someone can help us in Chongqing, the trouble will be much less!”
After all, they all converged on Chongqing, the port of external contact. Yang Shukan also felt that the eyes of everyone present were not very respectful towards him. After all, the power of Chongqing was reduced to nothing in his own hands.
"Everyone, although we have withdrawn from Chongqing, there are still many people who still care about us. I am absolutely sure to get a batch of weapons as soon as possible, so don't worry!"
Yang Shukan's assurance immediately made everyone present breathe a sigh of relief. The problem of money and guns was solved, and the rest was easy to handle. Immediately, these people dispersed to various places, contacted the landlords' armed forces, and encouraged the Ge Laohui.
In short, all the forces that can be used to win over bandits are within the scope of the Tongmenghui's activities. The road protection movement completely collapsed the local administrative system of the Qing court. There was no interference in the actions of the Revolutionary Party. All militiamen were quietly organized.
Get up and wait for the opportunity to strike.
"Cangbai, do we still have anyone we can use in Chongqing? You wouldn't expect the Li Heyang and Li family to help us. Since the incident with the Chamber of Commerce, the Li family has become more and more alienated from us. If you just talk nonsense, we have no place in southern Sichuan.
Yes!" Zhang Peijue naturally knew Yang Shukan's true identity. He only thought that Yang Shukan was trying to make a fool of himself, so he was very worried!
"Li Wu, if the Li family can't do it, why can't the Qiao family do it? I'm going to Chongqing to meet Qiao Yu now. I think he will support us!"
When Zhang Peijue heard about Qiao Yu, he was immediately stunned. Both parties were in such trouble, could they still cooperate?
