Yang Xuan made a big fuss to teach the private camp and assassinated the leader of the religious people. After the incident spread, the people applauded, and the Heaven and Earth Association Zhizhentang became famous.

After killing Wang Dabiao, Yang Xuan was charged with murder. From then on, he had no way out and had to join the Heavenly and Earth Society Zhizhentang.

The hall master Yin Zheng was very appreciating Yang Xuan, so he promoted him to be a "pioneer". As the name suggests, "pioneer" can be a pioneer when encountering things and has the right to stand on his own.

In the organizational structure of Tiandihui Zhizhentang, "Pioneer" belongs to the fourth-level leader, and above it there are three-level leaders of "the hall master", "the fragrance master" and "white fan".

Yang Xuan was a descendant of a famous family, and his assassination of Wang Dabiao made him famous. Yin Zheng promoted Yang Xuan as a pioneer and allowed him to participate in confidential affairs, and the congregation was convinced.

On this day, the pirates and the merchant representatives came to Sanqing Temple to discuss cooperation with Zhizhentang.

In the past, pirates smuggled opium, bypassed the Thirteen Lines, and directly contacted the Tiandihui. The Tiandihui was responsible for distribution and each had its own profits.

After the war, Guangzhou lost its trade monopoly position, and the income of Pirates and Thirteen Fronts dropped sharply, and even Zhizhentang was affected.

Recently, the British army was approaching the city of Guangzhou, and the trade routes were blocked. Pirates, businessmen, and Zhizhentang lost revenue, and urgently needed to strengthen cooperation.

Everyone was most concerned about the current situation and exchanged opinions with each other.

Yin Zheng was familiar with the situation in the city. He said: "The governor was very tough this time and recruited 100,000 militias, and 70,000 to 80,000 people have been opened to various forts outside the city. Most of the people in the city support the government's actions.

"In addition, the Tiandihui Party in Guangxi and Hunan has been constantly uprising. The imperial court has sent large troops to suppress it. Hunan Admiral Xiang Rong has already supervised the army to enter Guangxi and can come to Guangdong to reinforce at any time.

"It seems that Governor Xu Guangjin has bet on all his wealth and decided to fight against foreigners to the end. Everyone knows that foreigners have been here for several months and no major battle has occurred yet.

"Guangdong has always been prosperous, with sufficient salary from officials and military officials in the city, and it can still support it for a while. Guangzhou has been martial law, so our opium business is not easy to do, so we have to seek other alternative businesses as soon as possible."

1850 was the thirty years of Daoguang. The old emperor had been in power for thirty years, nearly seventy years old, and was weak and sick.

Emperor Daoguang knew that he was about to die, so he didn't want to be troubled, and just wanted to spend his old age. He once secretly told Xu Guangjin to imply that Xu Guangjin abide by the treaty and allow foreigners to enter the city to avoid war.

The foreman, the military minister, Mu Zhanga, understood Emperor Daoguang's thoughts and blindly embellished the peace. When encountering civil unrest and famines in various places, the Military Affairs Office always tried its best to suppress Emperor Daoguang's concerns.

For example, the Guangxi Tiandihui Uprising has gradually become a climate since 1846. The Guangxi Governor has written to the court many times, demanding that the court send troops to suppress it.

But the Military Affairs Office replied to the Governor of Guangxi, asking him not to exaggerate his words and asked him to handle the matter on his own and not to worry the king and father.

It was not until 1848 that the military department began to send troops to suppress the Guangxi Tiandihui Uprising.

Xu Guangjin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had a noble status and was quite unique. When dealing with foreigners' requests to enter Guangzhou, he seemed particularly tough and threw the secret order of Emperor Daoguang aside.

Xu Guangjin knew that his weapon was not as good as others, so he recruited more than 100,000 militias to boost his momentum.

The British were not willing to be outdone and continued to block the Pearl River Estuary. When British Minister Wen Han saw the militias everywhere, he was indeed a little worried, so he wrote a letter to the country for instructions.

The pirate representative said:

"We have contacted foreigners. Foreigners said that British Minister Wen Han was waiting for instructions from the country. According to their estimates, Britain was not ready for war, and the Russians continued to test the European bottom line in Asia Minor. Therefore, it is difficult to fight this battle in Guangzhou."

The pirate representative believes that the British are unwilling to start a war, and the intelligence is undoubtedly accurate.

Yang Xuan couldn't help but look at him with admiration and gained a deeper understanding of Guangdong pirates.

Pirates have been abundant in the waters near Guangzhou since the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

After entering the Qing Dynasty, the Thirteen Corporations monopolized foreign trade, pushed up the prices of Chinese goods, leaving sufficient profit margins for smuggling activities.

Similarly, the Indian colonies were initially managed by the British East India Company. The East India Company monopolized Indian business and trade with China.

In order to make huge profits, the East India Company also raised commodity prices and relied on opium to achieve a trade surplus.

Under this trade monopoly system, smuggling activities on the sea surface in Guangzhou were very rampant, and many pirates were produced. Some pirates were even smugglers themselves.

There are pirates near Guangzhou, including Chinese, foreigners, and many mixed races.

In the early nineteenth century, the pirates were well organized, had strong financial resources, and had an entire fleet, which made the Qing Dynasty navy have nowhere to fight back.

By 1850, both the British East India Company and the Guangzhou Thirteen Group lost their trade monopoly. Despite this, piracy was still rampant.

The Qing Dynasty navy was wiped out in the war ten years ago and has not been rebuilt to this day, further fueling pirate activities.

The representative of the business dealer is just an ordinary comprador. The Thirteen Links have a complete distribution network and are closely related to the government. This is what Pirates and Zhizhentang are extremely eager for.

However, the comprador said as soon as he came up that he did not represent the entire Thirteen Lines, but was just the personal representative of the boss of Shuntai Line, one of the Thirteen Lines. He said:

"Now Lin Zexu is highly valued, and Xu Guangjin highly praised Lin Zexu and advocated toughness to the outside world. Our businessmen believe that the opium trade near Guangzhou will be affected in the next step.

"So, we propose to open a new market in western Guangdong and eastern Guizhou. That area is the territory of the Tiandihui Boat Army, including Luo Dagang, Big Headed Sheep Zhang Zhao, Big Carp Tian Fang, Rolling Gou Hou Zhi, Dazhe Gu Guan Ju and other teams.

"Zhizhentang is strong and can contact Luo Dagang, Zhang Zhao and others to help us open the market in western Guangdong and eastern Guizhou. At that time, in addition to opium, there are many other commodities such as foreign cloth, salt, and oil, which can be sold on the territory of the boat army."

The boat army was composed of many Tiandihui armed forces and rose in 1846. The boat army rode a Boshan boat armed with guns and cannons, crossing the rivers in the Pearl River Basin, and often cut off the water transportation lines in the Guangdong-Guangdong region.

The Qing army's navy was in a state of disarray and was unable to attack the boat army.

When Yang Xuan heard Luo Dagang's name, he became interested. This man was born in the Tiandihui and later joined the Taiping Army. He was an early famous general of the Taiping Army. Li Xiucheng had a high reputation and was very pertinent, believing that Luo Dagang's merits and status could be compared with the Southern King Feng Yunshan.

However, the hall master Yin Zheng was not interested in this. He said:

"Our Zhizhentang has always been rooted in Guangzhou and has been operating in the Guangzhou area for a long time. The boat army has ships and soldiers, and it openly rebelled. Although it was a majestic, it has attracted the attention of the government and will definitely be attacked by the government army, which will be difficult to last.

"This time, the Governor recruited 100,000 militias, which is not enough to resist foreign aggression, but you can still try to attack the boat army. If we take advantage of it, once the foreigners retreat, the Governor will send troops to attack the boat army. We should not get involved with them."

As the master of Zhizhen Hall, Yin Zheng actually said such despicable words in front of pirates and merchant representatives.

Yang Xuan was very frustrated, no wonder the world would be impossible. Their mountain halls are independent of each other and do not belong to each other. One side has difficulties, the other side can watch the wall, and may even take the opportunity to annex.

Yang Xuan knew that the Guangdong government army was too strong. Once the foreigners retreated, the government army had more than 70,000 regular troops and 100,000 militias, and they would turn their guns to attack the Tiandihui in the territory.

Zhizhentang only wants to make money and does not pay attention to military preparations. At that time, he will face a catastrophe. Only by going to Guangxi can he avoid the real and make a difference and make a difference.

He wanted to say something, but in front of outsiders, he couldn't sing a stage drama with Yin Zheng.

Yin Zheng was short-sighted and unwilling to go to western Guangdong to open up a market in eastern Guizhou. After discussing for a long time, he could not find a result.

In the end, everyone had to decide to stick to the Guangzhou market, increase the price of opium first, and maintain profits as much as possible.
Chapter completed!