Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 375 Gravedigger of the Ming Empire?

The Xiaodaohui is the hall of the Tiandihui.

Many of the contractors who worked hard on the wharf were the children of the original Cao Gang. Now the Caoqing Gang has become a red gang. After all, now that the Qing Dynasty is gone and the Qing Gang is in decline, the Hong Gang is the Son of Heaven.

In addition, the composition of the major triad societies in the Han area is actually not too different.

It's just another place to burn incense.

Everyone worships Guan Gong.

The difference is that in the past, the Hong Gang worshiped Ming Taizu, and the Qing Gang worshiped Kangxi.

Now it's over early in the morning, so it's logical to go to worship Zhu Shengren together with Hong Gang.

"My lord, my brother is the incense master of the Shanghai Renyi Hall of the Tiandihui. In the early years, he also followed the lord in the Guangdong army. He was broken in the battle of Nanxiong. After he recovered from the injury, he didn't work in the army. Now the leader I got the viscount's noble and disability pension, and I came back to continue burning incense. Now my brother is the head of Renyitang in Shanghai, and he has also joined the Royalist Association. Right under my brother's nose, if these remnants of the former Qing Dynasty dare to plot evil, brother will lead people to destroy them immediately!"

The one who was speaking was a cripple.

At this time, he was wearing Jinyiwei's bright red flying fish suit and a black gauze hat on his head.

His name was Ma Yunlin, and he was the leader of the local Tiandihui who had defected to the Ming army during the Battle of Guangzhou.

It can be regarded as participating in the old revolution of the Ming army very early. ,

Today, he is the founding meritorious service of the Ming Empire, a viscount who has lived with the country, is also a member of Shanghai, and is one of the leaders of the Cantonese in Shanghai—anyway, Shanghai is now full of immigrants from all over the world.

such a guy.

In fact, he is Emperor Zhu's hardcore—isn't it? He has made meritorious service. Although he looks rough and doesn't look like a nobleman, he really has a military title on him.

Although he is a member of the Hongmen triad society.

But now all the brothers who join the Tiandihui have to kneel and kowtow three times in front of the portrait of Emperor Zhu, and swear allegiance—so most of the Hongmen disciples are also Emperor Zhu's diehards.

However, Emperor Zhu, the head of the Hongmen, frowned when he listened to the old anti-Qing and Fuming revolution.

His face was also very serious.

Because Ma Yunlin's Renyitang is not a pure underworld organization now.

But
A union in the bud!
It's a trade union!

As a feudal emperor, Emperor Zhu couldn't help but tremble when he heard this word.

How many crowns fell to the ground in later generations was caused by the labor movement?

Underworld?
Emperor Zhu is not afraid.

The underworld has nothing to fear.

But the union. Emperor Zhu had to be cautious.

Actually before this.

The hall of Tiandihui has already taken root among the working masses.

The dock workers, porters, porters, miners, boatmen, escorts, actors in Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, as well as the masters and apprentices of the Foshan Ironware Shop, are almost all Hongmen disciples.

Otherwise, how could Emperor Zhu recruit so many strong men to form an army in such a short period of time?
After the successful anti-Qing and Fuming.

Some members of the Hongmen became the main components of the Ming court Xungui Group.

Today's Ming court, if divided according to origin, mainly includes two categories: Confucian scholars and nobles.

Among them, the Confucian Scholar Group is composed of Confucian scholars and scholar-bureaucrats who took refuge in Ming Dynasty.

Its core is the Xianghu faction, a group of Hunanese who became high officials in the Ming Dynasty. Most of them were big landlords in Hunan. There are signs of competing with them for power, but in terms of foundation, it is still the "early revolution" Xianghu faction that is deeper.

And Xungui Group.

It is Guangdong, and the Nanyang Tiandihui Party members, mainly composed of people from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, who have gained meritorious service on the battlefield and become the founding military heroes of the Ming Dynasty.

Among them, there are too many places in the world.

Although it is impossible for everyone to become honorable.

Moreover, becoming an honorable man of the Ming Dynasty does not mean that he is separated from the people.

For example, there are many Tiandihui disciples like Ma Yunlin who have honorable status but are not officials in the court.

These people naturally became the leaders of the Tiandi Huihui Party.

In addition, Tiandihui was originally a triad organization rooted in the grassroots.

Although some of them have become court ministers now.

But the foundation of Tiandihui is still at the bottom, in the midst of labor and human life.

For example, the Renyitang Shanghai Xiang led by Ma Yunlin has great influence among the boatmen who travel to Southeast Asia and the Americas.If it continues to develop, it may become the Shanghai Seafarers Union...

On the other side, the Cao Gang who took refuge in the Small Knife Society is actually similar in nature to the Tiandi Society.

"Ma Qing, I will never forget your contribution. I have always regarded you as my confidant. I think that when I raised troops in Nanyang, I also got the support of our heroes from the Tiandihui. Only then did I complete the anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty. great cause."

Although Emperor Zhu was a little worried that these party organizations would eventually become trade unions.

But in terms of face, it is still necessary to coax the leaders of these Tiandihui.

Anti-crime or something, no one dares to mention it in the Ming court now!

Even the big officials of the Hunan gang dare not mention this matter.

Because this is related to the balance of the Great Ming Dynasty Hall.

In the chapel.

Those military chiefs of the Ming Army and Navy are basically bigwigs from the Heaven and Earth Society.

If those Hunan officials dared to bring up anti-crime or something, it would definitely cause a fierce struggle between the Guangdong Party and the Hunan Party.

This is definitely not the situation that Emperor Zhu wants to see.

Cracking down on gangsters means attacking the Hongmen, and attacking the Hongmen is almost equivalent to attacking the nobles.

If the nobles lose their power, it will cause the Confucianism to dominate...

The Hongmen nobles and the Xianghuai Confucian Party check each other, which is the basis for the emperor to truly grasp the power.

If there were no nobles and only a bunch of Confucian scholar-bureaucrats left, the big landlords in Hunan, such as Peng Jun, Ouyang Houjun, and Tao Biquan, would not be as obedient as they are now.

Thinking of this, Emperor Zhu gave Ma Yunlin a horizontal knife made by a famous Japanese swordsmith, and then asked Ma Yunlin to resign.

"Song Qing, I'm a little tired, you should step back too."

Song Xiang hurriedly got up, saluted Emperor Zhu, and then retreated.

Of course, Song Xiang really wanted the Emperor Lao Tzu to order to wipe out the gang forces in Shanghai. ,

Even if Hongmen can't be touched, it would be good to knock down the Cao Gang.

But now the emperor obviously had other ideas, so he had no choice but to resign.

After all, he is only the magistrate of Shanghai, not the prime minister. He cannot get involved in such matters.

"Xiangmei, have you heard of the trade union?"

Emperor Zhu stood up and looked out the window.

"What is a union?"

Queen Luo blinked.

Emperor Zhu could only smile wryly upon hearing this.

Yes.

What is a trade union?

Emperor Zhu can predict that the labor movement will soon appear on the territory of Ming Dynasty, or has already appeared.

This rapidly developing industrial city.

This is the world's largest city in the future, known as the magic capital.

Will it become the place where the gravediggers of the Ming Empire were brewed?

"I don't think the Hong Gang and the Cao Gang should belong to labor unions. They don't represent the interests of workers."

Emperor Zhu looked up at the sky outside the window and whispered.

But this is sure to be the budding union!

he thought.

Empress Luo knew what Emperor Zhu was thinking about again, she gently put on Emperor Zhu's coat, and then stood beside him quietly.

The founding emperor who single-handedly created the Ming Empire seemed to be thinking about the long-term stability of Guan Yu's Ming Empire.

Emperor Zhu took a deep breath.

he knows.

In fact, his empire will really be walking on thin ice in the future.

"I think, in the House of Representatives, there should be representatives representing the interests of workers."

Emperor Zhu said in a low voice.

But how?
If you follow the current approach.

In the end, it is a group of gang leaders who represent the interests of workers.

This class, which is said to be able to subvert the old world and represents advanced productive forces, should also have its own place in politics.

Emperor Zhu thought about it, and couldn't help feeling a little headache.

In order to prevent the working class from digging the grave of the Ming Empire.

The emperor is really a bit exhausted.

Wu Wanghai hurried along the streets of Shanghai with a few entourages, constantly pulling out his pocket watch to check the time.

After discussing with several students from Daohua University about sending some students to study abroad.

His next step is to go to Nanjing to submit an application for the establishment of a non-governmental organization to the Ministry of the Interior of the Ming Dynasty—this is a trivial matter for Wu Wanghai, who is a licensed barrister who graduated from the Law Department of Daohua University.

After completing the registration, the Work-Study Society will publish advertisements in major newspapers, appealing to citizens who are enthusiastic about education across the country to donate to the "Work-Study Society".

At the same time, he will also take advantage of his work to solicit donations from big bosses in Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou and other places.

That's right, Wu Wanghai is still very famous in the circle of lawyers.After all, he is a licensed barrister who graduated from Dao Hua University.

At present, the barristers of the Ming Empire are not as bad as the later generations. Lawyers who graduated from the law department of Daohua University are even more valuable, because according to Zhu Daohua's earlier regulations, graduates of Daohua University have the honor of raising people!

Moreover, in the past two years, many brothers from the law department of Daohua University have begun to enter the officialdom, either as chief magistrates in provincial high courts or as chief magistrates in Dali Temple-now the judicial system of Ming Dynasty has also begun to gradually change. Judicial independence is excessive, and the new judges and barristers who graduated from Daohua University are destined to be the leaders of this independent judicial system.

So from a certain point of view, Wu Wanghai is actually a beneficiary of Zhu Daohua's New Deal.

Although Wu Wanghai did not serve as a magistrate, the business of the law firm is very prosperous.

His law firm is a legal consultant for several commercial firms, and this alone earns tens of thousands of dollars a year.

With this income, Wu Wanghai is definitely an elite in the industry.

The elites, little bourgeois, they don't think highly of the working people at the bottom.

Therefore, such a person is unlikely to become a leader of the labor movement or a leader of the peasant movement.

Emperor Zhu is quite at ease with this kind of people - they can only talk about their own way, and they can't attract the most working people to join.

Wu Wanghai waved, a four-wheeled carriage stopped, and the driver nodded to him courteously. "Master, where do you want to go?"

Now in Shanghai, there are two kinds of public transportation, one is rented horse-drawn carriages, and the other is public horse-drawn carriages.

As for the famous rickshaw in history, it has not been invented yet.

The sedan chair is forbidden to take to the streets, so there is no such thing in Shanghai.

A horse-drawn carriage is a four-wheeled carriage, and a stagecoach is a means of public transportation that runs along a fixed route along the rails.

The former is the preferred means of transportation for the "middle class" who have some money but are not particularly rich, because in Shanghai the real big officials and rich families all have their own carriages.

Of course Wu Wanghai could afford a carriage.

However, the management of horse-drawn carriages in Shanghai is very strict, and it is difficult to obtain a carriage license.

So he can only take a taxi.

"Go to Yirenfang on Beisan Road."

Wu Wanghai took out his pocket watch to check the time.

"Run faster, I'll tip you a dollar."

"Ok."

The coachman agreed readily, but the carriage ran slowly. This time period was the beginning of nightlife in Shanghai Beach.

The road is full of traffic.All kinds of carriages lined up in a long line, and from time to time there was the sound of traffic police blowing whistles or shouting loudly.

Wu Wanghai shook his head. This scene was rarely seen in London and Paris. Shanghai seemed to be the most developed city in the world.

He took out an expensive cigar, lit it up and smoked it.

As a lawyer who has traveled to Europe and the United States and graduated from Dowa University with a Western-style higher education, his lifestyle is of course very Westernized.

He also prefers Western-style things. In the words of later generations, he is a foreign slave comprador banana man.

In short, it is not a good thing.

He leaned against the carriage, thinking about the guy he was going to meet tonight.

An old man from the Shanghai Cao Gang.

Although Cao Gang has changed incense.

But the independence of the halls in various places is actually very strong-if there is such a thing as the main hall of the Cao Gang, I am afraid that Emperor Zhu will have to pinch these people without waiting for others to do it.

So now in Shanghai, various churches are fighting for territory, and things like beating people to death happen from time to time.

For example, Huang Siye, the head of the Sanhe Hall of the Cao Gang in Shanghai, has a pockmarked face and is known as Huang Simazi.

Of course he is not a good person. He takes gambling and prostitution, and also collects protection fees. Several docks in Shanghai are his "turf", and there are three or four thousand dock workers who carry big bags.

Usually he helps these dock workers to negotiate wages with the boss, and when there is a group fight or land grab, he can gather thousands of people with just one order, all of them are big and small, and they can beat up some red gangs on the beach (Hongmen) There are people crying at the hall.

But the Red Gang is not easy to bully. The Emperor Lao Tzu is the chief rudder of the Red Gang, and the Red Gang's heroes are unknown, so if they lose in a group fight, they will use the power of the government to retaliate.

In the name of banning opium, he swept up several Caogang halls, and arrested Fourth Master Huang's only son. If he is convicted of "smuggling opium", this boy will be exiled to Siberia to farm!

Huang Simazi panicked now, and tried to find a way around. I don't know how much money was spent, but it was of no use at all!
He could only honestly wait for the trial, but in desperation, Huang Simazi had no choice but to find a way to find a lawyer to file a lawsuit, and he became a living doctor.

Therefore, Wu Wanghai, whose father was in Shanghai together, and who had a romantic relationship with this jute pockmark, had no choice but to go out and take over this very troublesome case.

(End of this chapter)