Chen Gu did feel a little guilty towards Zhang San and Liu Er.

But Chen Gu is not from this world. After all, he cannot completely integrate into this world. There is always some gap between him and this time. To Chen Gu, the people in this world in the past are almost the same as NPCs.

It was after the birth of his two sons, Chen Xiaoao and Chen Fan, that Chen Ke felt a sense of blood connection, which made Chen Ke feel closer to this world.

Therefore, although Chen Gu felt guilty towards Zhang San and Liu Er, it was far from enough to make Chen Gu lose his reason, let alone his vigilance.

The high resemblance between Zhang Shan and Zhang San made Chen Gu suspicious. It is undeniable that there are such things as coincidences in this world, but if the coincidences are too many, they are no longer coincidences, and if they are not coincidences, then it can only be a conspiracy.

Coupled with the deaths of the two leaders of the Tiandihui and the fact that Zhang Jiaan himself was shrouded in mystery, Chen Gu became even more convinced that Zhang Shan's appearance was full of conspiracy.

Lao Nian knew Zhang San, and was a little confused when he saw Zhang Shan for the first time, so he didn't think too much about it at first.

However, Zheng Ming did not know Zhang San, so after learning the cause and effect of the matter, he immediately reminded Chen Gu.

"It is most likely a conspiracy, but investigating the Tiandihui takes time, and the outcome is hard to predict. So, can we find a breakthrough through Zhang Shan?" asked Chen Gu.

Lao Ni's eyes turned cold. He was very angry at the method of using people close to him, especially the dead. He sneered and said, "What confession can't Sanmu get?"

"Torture is not the best way!" Zheng Ming shook his head and said, "If this is really a conspiracy, since they dare to come, they must be prepared to be tortured by us.

Therefore, if torture is used, not only will it alert the enemy, but the confession obtained may also be prepared by the other party in advance, and we should believe the confession we get, or not believe it?"

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Then let's take advantage of his trick and see what he wants to do!"

"Absolutely not!" Lao Nian quickly dissuaded him, "If the other party came here for a conspiracy, they have two purposes: to obtain our military intelligence and armaments and pass on false information to us; the other is assassination.

If it is the former, it is fine. As long as we are prepared, we will not be taken advantage of by the other side. But if it is the latter, the leader must not take the risk personally."

The importance of Chen Gu to the Huaxia Department is self-evident. If anything happened to Chen Gu, it would be a disaster for the Huaxia Department.

If Chen Gu died, it might even lead to the partial disintegration of China.

"There's no need to be so nervous. The so-called conspiracy is just some tricks that are not worthy of being shown on the public. It won't cost me my life!" Chen Gu smiled nonchalantly.

Zheng Ming thought for a moment and said, "It's not a bad idea to give it a try, but we must ensure your safety, and we should be fully prepared in all aspects."

"I strongly oppose it!" Lao Nian said anxiously.

Chen Gu smiled dumbly and said, "Let's try it out a bit. We are free anyway. In addition, Jinyiwei and the Intelligence Department should step up their efforts to find out the details of Tiandihui and Zhang Jiaan, and order Daoba to deploy troops to guard the Guangdong direction.

Five thousand main forces were dispatched to Guangxi, and three thousand were sent to Guangdong's New Territories to form a marine corps. Two thousand were left for Scar, with one thousand to defend the Guangdong direction and one thousand to defend the Annan direction.

Yunhua was ordered to send 1,000 soldiers to Lingqu to form a navy, mainly to defend the Guangdong direction. It felt like a storm was coming. The 50,000 elite soldiers of the joint defense team were converted into regular troops. Zhang Haomin was ordered to expand the armament production capacity by 30%, and Wu Hua was ordered to double the production speed of detonators and rockets.

Ordered all departments to speed up the promotion of equal distribution of land, joint defense, and academies in the Jiangnan region.

The Jinyiwei should pay close attention to the reactions of the gentry and powerful in various parts of the south, and send people to pay attention to various gatherings, weddings and funerals of the gentry. Once they find that someone is secretly planning a rebellion, they should immediately contact the local joint defense team to arrest that person.

Of course, we must have evidence when we act, and we cannot act recklessly.”

Chen Jue issued a large number of orders in succession, which were recorded by a recorder. The orders were then given to Chen Jue for signature and confirmation, and then stamped and passed to various departments.

Although Chen Gu usually does not care about the affairs of the various departments, once he officially issues an order, the various departments must cooperate.

Although Chen Gu intended to test Zhang Shan's intentions, he was not in a hurry to meet him. Instead, he planned to leave him alone for a few days. However, he did not leave him idle either. Instead, he sent someone to discuss with him the purchase of arms and stationing troops in the New Territories.

Since the two sides are allies, necessary arms trade must be done. Bulletproof vests, rifles, and modified submachine guns cannot be sold, but bird guns, detonators, conventional cannons, and cold weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds can be sold.

If they don't have it and you don't sell it to them, then you're forcing them to produce it themselves, or buy it from others. Instead of that, it's better to sell it yourself and make some money.

Not only the Tiandihui, but also Chen Gu on Cai Qian's side was selling arms to others.

Three days later, Cai Qian's messenger finally arrived.

The news brought to Chen Gu was that Cai Qian was very interested in the position of commander of the Chinese Navy, but he could not come to Wuchang to report for the time being, probably because Fujian had not been fully conquered yet.

Even now Cai Qian is in trouble.

The main thing is that Cai Qian lost both his parents when he was young, and later drifted to Sansha Port in Xiapu County, where he worked for a fishing boat owner. Later, because of famine, he went to sea as a pirate, so his personality is a bit extreme, and this guy actually hates the rich.

Chen Gou targeted the gentry in order to distribute land equally. He had a purpose, and as long as the purpose was achieved, Chen Gou himself did not have too many prejudices against the gentry. After all, people he knew, such as Bian Shichun, Bai Wencheng, and Han Yuanxiao, were actually all okay.

Moreover, the sour scholars were actually considered gentry, so Chen the Executor was not too harsh on this group of gentry. At least he would not call for fighting and killing without any reason.

But Cai Qian was different. This guy was full of hatred towards the gentry, so during his attack on Fujian, he did many things that made the gentry angry and resentful. If Cai Qian had not been nice to ordinary people and gained more support from people, he would probably have been unable to make any progress in Fujian.

Even so, Cai Qian was eventually attacked by the gentry.

At this time, Cai Qian was caught in a dilemma in Fuzhou. If he advanced, he would fail after a long siege; if he retreated, he would fail at the last moment.

Because there was a person in Fuzhou who wrote the poem "The sea is boundless and the sky is the shore; I am the peak when I reach the top of the mountain" in school when he was eight or nine years old.

(End of this chapter)