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Chapter 901
Older brother will.

Also known as Paogehui, it was also known as the three secret associations of the former dynasty together with Hongmen and Caobang. The ceremonies and regulations of the three are similar.

Most of its members were low-level people at the beginning, as well as local (separate) bandits, bandits, and city ruffians under the banner of anti-Qing Fuming.

In the last years of the former dynasty, the government's ability to control the local area declined, and the turbulent (separated) environment provided conditions for the semi-openness of the Gelaohui.

After the failure of the Taiping Tian (separation) kingdom and Li Lanqi (separation) uprising, the social order of the cities in the Changjiang River Basin became more turbulent.

A large number of refugees and retired regiment soldiers joined the Gelaohui. These poor and powerless people became Paoge in order to seek mutual aid.

The rich and powerful landlords also actively joined the Paoge team, with the purpose of colluding with each other to control the place or avoid looting.

Under this kind of social atmosphere, it is difficult to get a foothold in society if you don't join the Gelaohui, and the Paoge organization has been greatly expanded.

Their influence even extended from bandits to the new army established by the previous dynasty, such as the Hunan Army, which included many members of the Gelaohui.

As a result, the common people no longer regarded Pao Gehui as a bandit organization, but regarded Pao Ge as a backer, and regarded joining Gelaohui as an honor.

The middle-aged man with a goatee showed no expression on his face, and tried again: "Three eights and twenty ones, together we have a total of one case."

At that time, the yamen and police stations in Sichuan Province set up branch halls, and every hall was established by beating gongs and drums, blowing suona, and roaring firecrackers.

Most of the initiators of this movement have dual identities, and there are many leaders of Brother Pao, or Uncle Pao and Uncle Gunlong.

This kind of incision between the pao brothers is called the right way, and after the right way is one of our own, whether it is a need for help or a lack of money, the master will basically agree.

When the blood (separation) case in Rongcheng happened, the pao brothers everywhere were filled with righteous indignation, and led their subordinates to rise up (separation) righteously and support the separation of life.

"Sell—white sugar cake!"

This place is the south gate of the mountain city, the starting point of the Sichuan-Guizhou and Sichuan-Hunan Highway, and the only way for the surrounding towns to go to the urban area. The business is extremely prosperous.

The other is Paoge Qingshui who do not steal, rob, or plunder other people's property by force. This category accounts for the majority of Paoge's organization.

Without hesitation, Zuo Zhong straightened his waist and gave a thumbs up: "I don't know each other, we met for the first time today."

Such a lively market atmosphere attracts passers-by to stop and buy a local snack to fill the Wu Zang Temple or satisfy their appetite.

Today, the opponent's influence has penetrated into every aspect of the mountain city and even Sichuan Province. The local people are either Paoge or on the way to become Paoge. This can be seen from one incident.

"Yes, just one person, and let them count the original place of origin of all the personnel in the bureau, including parents and grandparents, um, okay."

"Be patient, this is called asking for directions."

"The other party is a secret association, and the meeting has its own rules and locations. Most of the teahouses near the docks and stations like this are Paoge Gongkou, that is, external contact points.

The two were exactly Zuo Zhong and Gui Youguang who was called by his phone. After watching for a long time, Gui Youguang didn't find anything, so he raised some doubts.

——Join if you can’t beat it.

It is not uncommon to see female pao brothers and foreign pao brothers who speak fluent Sichuan dialects. Those foreigners who come to Sichuan province want to do business and can only do as the Romans do.

As for whether doing so will cause any bad effects, it will not at all. The Guo Party is actually born out of the three secret associations, which naturally includes the Gelaohui.

The person looked around, fiddled with the stone twice to turn it into an inverted triangle, and then drank four lines of poetry in Shancheng dialect.

Seekers need to use stones, towels or umbrellas to form special (separated) patterns at the door or in the store according to relevant customizations, called road signs, and only the local Pao Ge will come forward.

For example, the Sichuan army out of Sichuan, its generals and soldiers are basically robe brothers, they wear straw sandals, wearing bamboo hats, carrying the worst swords and rifles, but they fight the most bravely.

"Fried rice, sugar, boiled water... lotus root flour noodle tea... salt tea eggs..."

Zuo Zhong glanced over the three stones on the ground in the distance and the pedestrians walking up and down, ready to connect with people from the Gelaohui at any time, and explained to the big bald head in a low voice.

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to indicate to Zuo Chong and the two to talk inside, and a commoner next to him heard these words of conversation and hurriedly lowered his head and left, which showed the power of the Ge Laohui in the mountain city.

There are row upon row of shops near the wharf, densely packed ships, long lines of passengers waiting for the ferry, pedestrians coming and going in a hurry, and long-distance buses that are hard to see in other places can be seen everywhere.

After all, robbing (separating) robbery is a technical job. Most ordinary people join the Gelaohui because they don't want to be bullied, so there is no need to take risks.

The reason why the road protection movement aroused the response of the whole Sichuan is also due to the appeal of these people, otherwise the impact would not be so great.

Worship the pier?
Wu Chunyang was stunned when he heard the words, they have important people in the military command, and if they want guns and guns, do they need to pay respects to the pier? Then he thought of Gelaohui in a flash of inspiration, and he couldn't help but feel happy.

Tell the gang of black skins to make more friends with people of various religions and high-level education, and to take root in the intelligence network to the bottom, otherwise the Military Command will suggest that the Ministry of the Interior streamline the team.

The people in the mountain city who hid in their houses to shelter from the rain also walked out of their homes one after another, taking advantage of the last daytime before the sun set to get busy, and the market resumed its usual noise.

Wu Chunyang replied in a low voice, and then asked curiously: "Senior seat, you and Youguang are the only two people going out, are there too few people?"

Among the people coming and going, there were two young men wearing double-breasted padded jackets and large trousers squatting on the side of the road with their hands stretched out, looking at the ground in front of the "Qingya Tea House" more than ten meters away.

As an important town in the southwest, the accompanying (separated) capital of the national government, speaking of the most prosperous area of ​​the mountain city, apart from the main urban area, it is the Haitangxi Wharf in the South Bank area.

When Gui Youguang arrives, I will go out with that kid. If there is anything urgent, you can find me at the Haitangxi Wharf. Alright, you can continue to investigate. "

"No, it's enough." Zuo Zhong noticed that the shirt was dry, he buttoned up the collar and squinted his eyes and said, "Waiting for the pier, there are too many people, people will think we are not sincere."

If the members of the Gelaohui can really be absorbed as intelligence informants, even if it is only a few small halls, then the entire mountain city and even Sichuan Province will not have any secrets from them.

In terms of identity, Pao Ge can be divided into two types. One is the muddy water Pao Ge who maintains the style of the green forest, occupies the mountain as king, and makes a living by robbery.

After speaking a few words into the microphone, he put the phone back and thought about it, and after making sure that there were no omissions, he looked up at Wu Chunyang.

Zuo Zhong didn't lift his foot, the incision just now was to show that he came to the door on business, but if he entered the door, he would be pretending to be Brother Pao, which is the most taboo behavior for the other party.

Countless traders have started small businesses relying on the favorable location here. They put bamboo baskets on the side of the road and yelled in the clear and crisp voices unique to people from Sichuan Province.

Zuo Chong recalled the relevant materials of the Gelaohui in his mind, and felt more and more that the military command needed to recruit, at least contact some people in Brother Pao, so that the work situation could be opened up as soon as possible.

He replied with a smile, saluted, turned around and left, a wise man is a wise man, and he guessed Zuo Zhong's intentions without much words.

Through these materials, a behemoth entrenched in the southwest of the Republic of China, with power all over the cities and villages, and members everywhere is undoubtedly revealed.

Zuo Zhong took a few steps forward, cupped his hands and met the incision in a dignified way: "If we don't meet each other, I'm afraid of the wind for a long time."

At this time, the heavy rain outside the window finally gradually subsided, and the fiery red sun wiped out from the clouds, and people's sight suddenly became clear. It was quite beautiful after the new rain in the empty mountains, and the weather came late in autumn.

Among urban residents, the number of participants in the Gelaohui accounted for about 90% of adult men, and about 70% of rural participants. This is only an average figure.

"Yes."

"Hello, I'm Zuo Zhong. Inform the Military Command Office and ask Gui Youguang, the captain of the Special Operations Team, to come to the Huangshan Mansion."

Compared with Gelaohui, Ma Tianchang, the leader of the Cao Gang in Jinling, is a younger brother, both of whom are famous people on the lake, why is there such a big gap.

The fuse of Xinhai (separation) that led to the demise of the former dynasty - the road protection movement - cannot do without the participation and help of Brother Pao.

This duke first set up the main hall of Paoge in Quanchuan in the military government office, named Dahan Gong, and then he became the chief helmsman, and called all the pao brothers brothers and sisters, so close (separated) and warm.

"I understand it."

Of course, things usually have two sides. Most Paoge still inherit the original philosophy of the Gelaohui, putting patriotism, loyalty, and protecting the country first.

The police officers wear their own hero crests, chicken feathers on their heads, loyalty belts around their waists, mompie straw sandals on their feet, painted faces, line up to welcome the chief helmsman and hang red hairpins for him.

"Just do it according to your ideas, go to Bai Wenzhi, ask him to throw everyone out, use the shortest time to get familiar with the mountain city, and cooperate with your actions.

The animals were the first to react. The little birds stood on the branches, straightened their wet feathers with their beaks, and made chirping sounds. The originally silent world became lively.

That's why Wu Chunyang didn't trust the spies from the Southwest so much, because no one knew if they and their family members were from Brother Pao.

It can be said that the ruling foundation of the Guo Party in the Southwest is based on the Gelaohui organization. No wonder the outside world always says that the Guo Army is a bandit~army, which is worthy of the name.

He was just about to talk to Gui Youguang about the rules of the Gelaohui, when he saw a middle-aged man with a goatee and a melon cap walking slowly to the road talisman.

After receiving the correct answer, the middle-aged man with a goatee finally smiled: "If you don't ask, you will know. Everyone has a reason. What's the point of brothers coming to the mountain city? It's okay to just say it."

"When you see the treasure on the way, please visit the hero here. There were three sworn brothers in Taoyuan before, and then I came to pay homage to Zhao Zilong."

For a while, it was impossible to tell whether the governor was an official or a Fei. The scene was magical. If the high level of the government was like this, one can imagine what happened to the lower level.

"Senior seat, what are we doing here?"

"The radish thread is thin and long. The mother eats it to wash clothes, the old man eats it to go to the factory, and the child eats it to go to school..."

After recalling the information, Zuo Zhong walked around the Caoting study for a few times, then raised his hand and picked up the microphone on the table to connect to the internal line of the attendant's room.

According to statistics from the period of the Secret Service, taking a certain county in western Sichuan as an example, except those who are not well-off, who are not clear about their own affairs, bearers, barbers, illegitimate children, actors, etc. are not eligible to participate in Paoge.

For example, if I arrange the stones in a regular triangle, the knowledgeable members of the gang who pass by will come forward and change the three stones into... let alone, the jointers are here. "

In the first year of the Republic of China, the governor of Sichuan Province at that time thought of a genius-like solution considering Paoge's active role in Xinhai and the difficulty of controlling Paoge's team.

So he stayed where he was, and made a fist-cup salute: "Brother nods his initials (official body), he first entered the mountain city, and he heard that Brother Pao's family can make connections with thousands of people, so I came here to pay a visit.

As a newcomer, it is inevitable that things will be careless, unclear, dirty, and unclear. I hope my brother can help, bring, hug, and carry. "

Zuo Zhong also explained the purpose of his visit in the standard mountain dialect, his words were full of Jianghu atmosphere, and then he smiled and waited for the other party's response.

The middle-aged man with a goatee in front of him stopped suddenly and slowly turned his head, a gleam of light burst (separated) from his two cloudy eyes, and the smile on his face gradually faded until it became cold.

(End of this chapter)