During the Republic of China, there were many warlords and constant wars. From time to time, "drought in the north and floods in the south" disasters occurred that had never happened before in a century. Many provinces had no harvests and thousands of people became victims of the disaster. In order to have food to eat, more and more people
Many people took risks and became bandits or thieves, or engaged in such unscrupulous activities as reselling people, smuggling cigarettes, and trafficking in arms.
This is exactly what "Ten years of fighting will last forever, and the people all over the world will weep bitterly."
In Xiangyin, Hunan, Zhang Lin was walking on the street and saw countless refugees around him like ants.
However, although the food here is not as good as other places, it is still much better than elsewhere.
The ultimate reason is that the Chen family, the richest man in Hunan, distributed grain here to help the refugees.
The Chen family was originally a prominent family in Xiangyin, Hunan, with a huge fortune and fertile land. Once Zhang Lin inquired and learned that his family actually made a fortune by robbing tombs, he began to speculate that this was another world of tomb robbing.
And what he expected was correct. This Chen family should be the Chen Yulou family, the leader of the Xiling faction in the world of Ghost Blowing Deng. After learning that the largest warlord force in this area was Luo Laowai, he became even more sure.
Therefore, Zhang Lin came to Xiangyin from elsewhere.
While Zhang Lin was walking on the streets of Xiangyin County, the Chen family and Luo Laowai were also discussing with Chen Yulou to go to the Laoxiong Ridge area to hunt for treasures and pick up goods, and use their money and goods to help the refugees.
Speaking of Luo Laowai, he was Chen Yulou's beloved brother. The situation at that time was chaotic, and whoever had more guns and more guns would be more powerful. With the help of Chen Yulou, Luo Laowai formed a special organization for tomb robbers.
The engineers of the excavation camp dug all the ancient tombs they could on their own territory.
He used the treasures found in the tombs in exchange for money and purchased large quantities of guns and ammunition, which greatly increased his strength for a time. Then he further expanded his base and annexed a small group of warlords, and he was still the overlord in western Hunan.
However, Luo Laowai, who lacked human support and was obsessed with power, wanted to go further. He had no financial resources to continue to expand his power, so he rushed to Chenjiazhuang, Xiangyin to find Chen Xiazi and talked about the recent military problems he faced.
I'm under a lot of pressure and want to buy a batch of advanced British-made rifles.
Now his appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and he plans to imitate the Chu Zhuangyang King of the past, and just stop singing and become a blockbuster.
Therefore he planned to equip one division at a time.
In today's world, there are many people with many guns and big fists. Only when you speak can someone listen to you, and only when you have a strong waist.
He believed that as long as this well-armed division could be formed quickly, he, Luo Laowai, could cover the sky with one hand in the western Hunan area.
But his men can dig some ancient tombs, but to rob large tombs, they need professionals, so he wants to ask Chen Yulou, the leader of the third generation of Xiling, to come out and lead the master of No. 100 Xiling.
The engineer battalion carried explosives into the mountains, and the officials and bandits cooperated to find a large tomb and dig it up.
At that time, the number of Mingqi will be increased to five, and one family will get half of it.
After hearing his purpose, Blind Chen laughed and said: "To equip Luo Shuai's division, it will take at least several thousand guns, millions of rounds of ammunition and a dozen cannons. You must know that the British products are not as good as those from Hanyang."
It's really not cheap to make. Use your abacus to figure out how many artifacts you need to dig out to buy these arms and equipment. If you want to satisfy your appetite, brother, you must at least find a large tomb of the princes and kings. Now it's nearby.
We have already dug up all the ancient tombs, but it is not easy to find such a big tomb."
Seeing that Chen Yulou was in trouble, Luo Laowai did not dare to mention the expansion of the new army. Instead, he said shamelessly: "Shopkeeper Chen, my brother, what if I need to trouble you for an ordinary little move? The army is expanding these days.
It's going too fast, the military budget is tight, if you don't give the brothers some tobacco, soil, and silver dollars, I'll fuck their grandma, then there will really be a mutiny in the army. If you, shopkeeper Chen, don't save me, you brothers will have to leave this mess behind.
Keep going up the mountain and falling grass!"
In fact, Chen Yulou had already made an idea, and it was impossible for him to see Luo Laowai, whom he had supported, running away to fall into the grass. However, Luo Laowai had to be lured out of this matter, so he would induce Luo Laowai overtly or covertly.
Sure enough, the two of them immediately set their sights on Laoxiong Ridge in western Hunan.
Because the Chen family's fathers had been to that area before, and there were many ancient tombs with deep burials, but they returned without success.
Although Chen Yulou became the leader of this generation, he was not recognized by his father, and he also wanted to do something big to impress his father.
The two of them agreed, so they gathered their hands and planned to make this big one.
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But it was said that Zhang Lin was walking on the streets of Xiangyin and saw the refugees in the city like ants. He couldn't help but sigh: "The world is difficult and the people are in trouble! The Chen family is here to help, but in the land of China, there are so many refugees, just like water and fire."
However, just after Zhang Ling finished sighing, an old man wearing extraordinary clothes stopped beside him and asked: "Does the Taoist priest also agree with Chen's aid to refugees?"
Zhang Lin nodded and said: "Looking at the old gentleman's clothes, he must be a scholar. He must be aware that if you are poor, you can be alone, and if you are rich, you can help the world. In this regard, Chen did a good job! But after hearing the old gentleman's words, it seems that Chen is not optimistic about what he said.
for?"
Hearing this, the old man shook his head and said: "I am not talented. I was selected as a scholar during the Xuantong period, but the Taoist priest heard that if you are poor, you can be good for yourself, and if you are rich, you can help the world. Can you hear: to promote rice's favor and to fight for rice's hatred?"
Zhang Lin was surprised when he heard this and said: "Of course the poor man knows what the old gentleman said, but I don't know what the old gentleman means?"
The old man shook his head and said, "What do you mean? The number of refugees in the city has increased dramatically. Although Chen is the richest man in Xiangyin, his strength will eventually be exhausted, and it will be difficult to save food.
The Taoist priest can see that there are almost tens of thousands of refugees in Xiangyin City. If the Chen family cannot release food tomorrow, does the Taoist priest know the consequences?
Since ancient times, there have been countless cases where the people have taken away official grain. What's more, in these troubled times, with warlords fighting and foreign enemies surrounding them, the Chen family is now like a chestnut in the fire just for the sake of a little good deed.
Isn’t this ridiculous? If the people rise up, the good reputation Chen has gained for several months will not only be wasted in one day, but there is also the danger of subverting it."
Zhang Lin nodded when he heard this and said: "What the old gentleman said is indeed reasonable, but I heard that this Chen family is not only the richest man in Xiangyin, but also the leader of both black and white.
The large and small warlords around Xiangyin all obey the orders of the head of the Chen family. The refugees may rise up, but I don't think it is that easy to overthrow the Chen family. In the end, it will just lose the reputation gained in the past few months."
The old man shook his head and said: "It's so easy to say, but the Taoist priest still doesn't have enough experience. Who can say accurately about the people's hearts? If the refugees really start an uprising, the warlords, big and small, will probably just sit back and watch, and it will be difficult for anyone to lend a helping hand.
This is the way this world is, it’s profitable, who cares who is who!”
"Old sir, you are worrying too much!" Zhang Lin smiled, comforting the other party's heart that there are always unscrupulous people who want to harm me, and asked: "But I see, old sir, what you said is clear and logical. You also said that the Chen family's food is running out, and I don't know what to do with it."
What is the relationship between the Chen family?"
The old man waved his hands and said: "Let the Taoist priest laugh at you. If you are old and have no talent, then the head of the Chen family is a bad son."
Zhang Lin heard this and said in awe, "It turns out that Mr. Chen was disrespectful and disrespectful back then."
Then he said: "The feng shui of Pindao Temple is in full swing, and it has the appearance of a soaring dragon, so I don't need to worry too much."
Chapter completed!