Crimson Dawn

Chapter 120

Chai Qingguo vomited a lot of bitterness and gave Chen Ke a lot of new ideas.After Chai Qingguo left, Chen Ke was thinking about countermeasures when he heard someone calling him.Turning around, I saw Hu Xingzhi walking over quite freely.Looking at the meeting room, it is obvious that the meeting is temporarily adjourned, so let everyone take a break.Landlords either sat in their seats in the house, or went to the toilet, or came out in twos and threes to gather and talk in a low voice.

Chen Ke smiled and said, "I'm thinking about our insurance group. Mr. Hu, can you get used to living in this barracks?"

The first-class security at the gate is no joke. No one is allowed to enter or leave without a pass. The purpose is to ensure safety.If there is a robbery of the camp, then the insurance group will really be finished.Moreover, the owners of the landlords are controlled, and the families of the landlords have no leader, and they dare not really do anything out of the ordinary.

"It's up to the owner, I can live as I like. And I didn't expect the military camp of the insurance group to be so quiet and tidy. After this meeting is over, I want to stay for a few more days." Hu Xingzhi also laughed.

Naturally, Chen Ke wouldn't care about this kind of scene, he just smiled and didn't answer.

Hu Xingzhi saw that Chen Ke didn't answer, he smiled slightly, and then said: "Mr. Chen doesn't seem to believe it. How old am I, and I have seen many people. I can see that tens of thousands of people can be managed in an orderly manner. I passed Mr. Chen Ke. If you don’t know, just look at the county, then this is a peaceful time. How can you know that the flood has just passed. So I really want to make friends with Mr. Chen.”

If this kind of goodwill was in the past, Chen Ke might really believe it, but now he can't fool Chen Ke, he also said with a smile: "After the flood, everyone can't help themselves. We can't resist whoever carries us God. There is nothing we can do to survive."

Hu Xingzhi didn't care about the toughness implied in Chen Ke's words at all. He said seriously: "During the flood, you die. In fact, you are happy. The most uncomfortable thing is that after the flood, there is nothing for this year's harvest. It will be extremely difficult to live until next year. Mr. Chen leads the insurance group and dares to lead the people to make a living. I admire this courage. I really want to help."

This is just a scene, the landlords have reached a consensus on the temporary use of the land by the insurance group, and they agree.But it is very stubborn about how long the "borrowed land" will be borrowed.Shang Yuan asked to borrow for two years, but the landlords were of course unwilling.They demanded that the land be returned after the planting and harvesting.But the People's Party has no intention of returning the land at all, and the two sides have been entangled in this issue endlessly.Chen Ke felt that Hu Xingzhi came to strike up a conversation to persuade him in private.

Hu Xingzhi knew what Chen Ke was thinking, and he said with a smile, "Mr. Chen certainly wouldn't be trying to seize our land if he could create such a big scene. Not to mention the flood, Mr. Chen's ability is the same as during the Taiping period. Well, there is no problem in letting us landlords pay monthly tribute to the insurance group. We can’t beat you. I’m just surprised that Mr. Chen spent so much effort to bring so many people to do such a big thing. There is already chaos in this world. If it is said that Mr. Chen wants to cede the land and become king, I don't think so. I just want to know what Mr. Chen is doing for?"

Hu Xingzhi's words made Chen Ke feel that the landlord still had some ideas. The other landlords were just trying to keep their own land, and this Hu Xingzhi could ask this question.Now Chen Ke definitely can't tell Hu Xingzhi, "I want to rebel." He said with a smile: "Mr. Hu, protect the environment and the people. One must do something to accumulate virtue in one's life. When we came to Fengtai County, we encountered such a thing , I have to do it too."

Hu Xingzhi saw that Chen Ke never had the intention to tell the truth to himself. He pursed his lips and made up his mind, "Mr. Chen, you said borrowing the land, as far as I see it is Liu Bei borrowing Jingzhou. If I borrow it, I knew it was not so easy to get it back. If you eat the meat in your mouth, no one will spit it out if it is not the neck of the knife. But I don’t think Mr. Chen’s temperament is the kind of greedy person. The insurance group’s reputation in our Fengtai County It’s not bad. I don’t believe it’s going to take so much effort to rob land. Besides, Fengtai County’s hundreds of thousands of acres of land is not much. If the insurance group swallows it all at once, they won’t be able to eat it. What do you think, Mr. Chen.”

Chen Ke laughed after hearing this, but didn't answer.

Hu Xingzhi saw that Chen Ke had no intention of denying it, so he continued, "If the insurance group wants to take my family's land, unless my whole family dies, I will definitely fight Mr. Chen to the end. But if Mr. Chen can persuade I, my family's thousands of acres of land will be taken out. Mr. Chen is so capable at a young age, and Mr. Chen doesn't have to worry about it. It's war or peace. We just need to make it clear. If Mr. Chen It makes sense, we might as well cooperate sincerely. What's the point of always being so double-faced."

Speaking of this, Hu Xingzhi's intention to seek refuge is already very obvious.Based on Chen Ke's experience, this landlord Hu is either insidious and cunning, or he can really afford to let go, although it is not sure which side this landlord will stand in the end.But Chen Ke knew that Hu Xingzhi was not a character he could easily deal with.Zhang Youliang's whole family and those who depended on him were only under surveillance now. In order to reassure the landlords present at the meeting, Chen Ke had already made it clear.Could it be that Hu Xingzhi knew that Chen Ke was unwilling to kill people easily, so he wanted to make it clear?

But Hu Xingzhi asked a good question. He saw that Chen Ke was struggling and needed allies.So he threw out a statement that Chen Ke could not refuse.Even if he refuses now, he will have to bring it up in the future.And at that time, there was no possibility of mutual trust between the two parties.Since Hu Xingzhi expressed his friendliness first, Chen Ke really couldn't pat this hand aside.After thinking about it, Chen Ke had no choice but to talk about his future plans as Hu Xingzhi expected.

Anyway, Zhang Youliang already had a precedent, so Chen Ke simply didn't even hint at threats.

"The insurance group will not leave the county. So we have to sort out the land in the county. And since we have sorted it out, our county is located in the southwest corner of the Huainan Plain, with mountains, waters and land. As long as the overall planning is in place, it will inevitably It's the wealthy side. According to the current piecemeal farming, everyone must still be poor..."

Hu Xingzhi listened carefully, nodding his head from time to time.After Chen Ke finished speaking.Hu Xingzhi was not excited, he asked: "Mr. Chen, it has been said that the tiller has his land for thousands of years, but I have not seen how long it can be carried out. If it is according to what Mr. Chen said, it will be fine for more than ten years. But after more than ten years, the household registration The land in Fengtai County will not increase, and it will be the same by then. There is still no land to grow."

Hu Xingzhi was right, and Chen Ke didn't intend to refute. He smiled and said, "Don't talk about the future, how many idlers are there in the county now? There are still a lot of them. If it's just land distribution, it won't solve the fundamental problem. Most of the students in our insurance group are studying abroad, and most of them are studying in China. If the land division is successful, the common people can rest assured that our insurance group has credit, and we will open factories and mines here. Of course Military training, otherwise there will be more people peeping with such a piece of fat. How many people can work in this factory, mine, and insurance company. Dolls can also go to school for free. After learning something, how serious are they? Things can be done."

When he bowed his head and thought for a moment, he continued to ask: "Let's not say that the landlords' land was taken away. This is already a major event. If it is true as Mr. Chen said, then the county must have been an insurance group. Lord, Mr. Chen said that there are foreign students and college students in the insurance group, and there are many of them. They are all talents, and there is absolutely no problem in governing such a small county. I just want to ask one thing. If Mr. Chen can achieve what he wants, when Where does Mr. Chen want to put us? Our ancestors have only had this kind of livelihood for generations. First, we have never studied, and secondly, there are few people. Mr. Chen has a lot of talents under him, and the people will follow Mr. Chen. Even if we are Being a people's representative for the time being is just for show. We will be lucky if we don't die in the future. Even if Mr. Chen gave us the land money out of righteousness, we won't be able to see our ancestors when we go underground."

Hu Xingzhi's words were clear and straightforward, with awe-inspiring righteousness.Chen Ke didn't think there was a problem with this at all.A revolutionist's first allegiance is to his country, while landlords' first allegiance is to their family.In this sense, Chen Ke felt that Hu Xingzhi was also a bosom friend.There is nothing wrong with either of these allegiances.

Chen Ke hates the "jy" of the 21st century, that is, five cents.If these people could say what they were thinking, "I want to use votes to sell money, I want to get something for nothing, I want free benefits." Chen Ke's disgust may not be so strong.But those people are obviously only loyal to themselves. Chen Ke feels that they may not even have much loyalty to their own family, but these people just talk about "out of China's love" and demand such a bunch of values. Chen Ke is disgusted by his style of work.This group of people in the 21st century is not 01:30 worse than the Hu Xingzhi landlords in front of them, and the landlords in the conference room.

Therefore, Chen Ke still wanted to use reason to convince Hu Xingzhi. In this era, he met a person who could "reasonablely". Even if the positions were completely opposite, Chen Ke didn't find it annoying at all.I even like it a little bit. A "confidant" does not necessarily have to be a friend, just like Jiang Baldhead, he is in a sense the "confidant" of Mao Zedong and others.The bald head is very clear that the party's socialist policy is absolutely incompatible with the bald head's own policy.So from 27 years on, the bald head has been deliberately trying to eliminate the party.The bald head and his set of policies were indeed smashed by the party.

"I remember that there are scholars in Mr. Hu's family." Chen Ke said with a smile.

"Gunzi was just admitted to be a scholar, and now he is looking for a job in Anqing, the provincial capital."

"Since I'm working in the provincial government, I know a lot of news. I came back from studying abroad, and I have studied in Europe and the United States. I think Mr. Hu must know about Dongnan's self-protection."

"I heard a little bit."

"Mr. Hu should have heard that foreigners invaded Beijing and signed a treaty. China will pay foreigners 5000 million taels of silver. It is still the principal, and the interest will add up to tens of millions of taels. The court itself In addition to eating and drinking the people's money. Will they produce a copper coin? Dongnan Self-Defense just doesn't want to get involved in this muddy water. But foreigners took 5000 million taels of silver from China this time, do they think about it next time? Huh? Just like our insurance group, if you set a monthly tribute to everyone, when do you think you will be big? We can only increase the money, but not reduce it. Do you think this is the case?"

Hu Xingzhi looked at Chen Ke with a strange look, as if he was meeting Chen Ke for the first time, and also as if a certain doubt in his heart had finally been resolved.

Chen Ke didn't care so much, he said with a smile: "If there were no foreigners outside, the world would not be chaotic. Mr. Hu sits on these lands, and being a gentry domineering, this is an inevitable thing. Those of us can go to study abroad If the world is peaceful, we can't come to Fengtai County to make these troubles. But just now Mr. Hu said that the world has become chaotic. I am an international student, an international student in the insurance group , There are more college students studying in Shanghai and Beijing. We have seen what foreigners do, and we know what foreigners want to do. We also know how useless the imperial court is. Foreigners must come in, and the imperial court will definitely not be able to resist. Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet, we are the ducks in the water. We know."

Hearing these words, Hu Xingzhi's face, which was originally quite good, turned a little blue.And Chen Ke talked eloquently and with a smile on his face, as if he was happily telling some joke, the two formed a sharp contrast.Many people have seen it.The comrades from the insurance group naturally wouldn't come to disturb them, and some of the landlords wanted to come and see what happened, but they were all sent back to the conference room.For a while, the conversation between the two became the focus of everyone's attention.Everyone has a more or less curious or nervous look on their faces.Although the break time is over, Shang Yuan is not in a hurry to start the meeting.Hu Xingzhi had faintly become the core figure of the landlords in the past two days. If Chen Ke could persuade Hu Xingzhi, then the other landlords would also succumb.

Forcibly suppressing the idea of ​​listening to the past, Shang Yuan sat on the main seat, not taking his eyes off Chen Ke and Hu Xingzhi in the distance for a moment.I saw Chen Ke standing upright. Although he occasionally waved his arms and made other small movements, he seemed so unrestrained and natural, and he was completely different from the young man who always seemed to have big thoughts.Although Hu Xingzhi had his hands behind his back, his waist was arched unconsciously, as if he was being suppressed by what Chen Ke said.

"Wen Qing, work hard." Shang Yuan said silently in his heart.

"Then Mr. Chen must rebel?" Hu Xingzhi finally asked.

"Rebellion? Whose rebellion?" Chen Ke asked rhetorically.

"Naturally, it's against the imperial court." Hu Xingzhi said these words with some difficulty breathing.

"Mr. Hu, I think you speak elegantly and can hit the point. You must be well-informed. Have you heard of anyone who rebelled for the sake of rebellion and succeeded? Which of those famous rogues died without a place to die. Confucius said, A gentleman fears the destiny. I am also a believer in Confucianism. If it is in the destiny, I will not hesitate. If it is not in the destiny, I will not even look at it. I have no intention of rebelling, but I have encountered the Fengtai County incident. Then I will take care of it to the end. I can tell you clearly that we don't want your land, but these lands must be given up for us to use now. We will also guarantee that your land deeds will not be confiscated. As long as Shangyuan County Magistrate is here One day, we won't want your land. But if you go to sue, you will definitely not win. I said in the head, if the world is going to be chaotic, it will only be three or four years. If Shang Yuan finishes this term, if the world If there were no wars, my own family would have thousands of acres of grain fields, so I would return to my own family to farm.”

These words were very generous, Hu Xingzhi looked at Chen Ke procrastinatingly.I thought: Your mother, why don't you do this in your house, you have to go to Fengtai to do it, isn't it clear that you are afraid of hurting your family?We are not related to you, so naturally you are not afraid.

Chen Ke knew what Hu Xingzhi was thinking, and he said with a smile: "You don't suffer a loss. How many people do you have to hire and how much do you spend to repair the water conservancy in Fengtai County? Our insurance group has undertaken all of them, and we haven't asked you for it yet. Money. It is impossible for Shang Yuan to be the county magistrate here forever. His family has high officials in the court. Since Mr. Hu’s son is on an official job in Anqing, it is enough to ask if he is not. Shang Yuan is the magistrate of Fengtai County, we can Unscrupulous, he is no longer in Fengtai County, we have to pack up and get out. The world is not chaotic, and the imperial court wants to clean up our insurance group. If the world is chaotic, Mr. Hu, do you think the imperial court still has the strength to deal with us? ?”

Hu Xingzhi had never met people like Chen Ke, he had seen bandits, he had seen bureaucrats, but he had never seen anyone who could confuse the two in this way.Chen Ke threatened and lured him, and Hu Xingzhi felt that he couldn't resist.He originally thought that Chen Ke was difficult to deal with, but he didn't expect Chen Ke to put aside his previous appearance and reveal his true colors, which turned out to be so daunting.But Chen Ke is still a reasonable person in Hu Xingzhi's heart.He boldly asked: "Mr. Chen is right, I still want to ask about the previous matter, what exactly is Mr. Chen planning."

Chen Ke restrained his smile, and replied seriously: "Mr. Hu, I really respect you because you are loyal to your family. And my comrades and I are loyal to China. China is not the China of the imperial court, but the people's. China. The court can’t save the people now, so we come to save them. The court can’t save China, so we come to save them. We’re not trying to rebel, we’re trying to save people.”

Seeing Chen Ke's serious expression, Hu Xingzhi couldn't figure out whether Chen Ke was telling the truth or lying.He also didn't understand whether Chen Ke was a saint or a lunatic.

Chapter 120

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