"What the special envoy means is that our Chaoshan region can also be autonomous?" Li Jianming asked.

Chen Gu frowned and thought for a while, then said, "It is indeed possible to govern oneself and implement autonomous laws within the territory, but the Chinese Code must still be learned.

China respects the local customs and traditions of every place and will not compulsorily cover them with Chinese laws. However, the local customs and traditions of a place can only be practiced in that place.

In other words, if others enter your Chaoshan area, they need to follow the local customs, but after you Chaoshan people leave Chaoshan, you should also respect the Chinese Code and use the Chinese Code as the code of conduct for you Chaoshan people when you are abroad. "

Li Jianming thought about it, nodded and said, "It should be so. Chaoshan is willing to send 10,000 troops to serve as the king's vanguard."

Chen Gu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He didn't think much of the 20,000 people sent by Chaoshan. Although the people in Chaoshan were tough and even ordinary people dared to fight, it was a very good source of soldiers.

However, for modern warfare, training, faith and armaments are the most important, and personal bravery is not that important.

What Chen Gu values ​​is being able to reach an agreement with the Chaoshan region. In this way, at least Cai Qian won't have to worry about his retreat being cut off.

"Yang Yunfeng, leader of the Boluo branch of the Tiandihui, greets the special envoy!" A man with a long beard stood up and saluted to Chen Gu.

Chen Gu clasped his fists and bowed, smiling, "Captain Yang, there's no need to be polite. Let's sit down and talk!"

"Thank you, Special Envoy!" Yang Yunfeng sat down and said, "I wonder if China can allow the Tiandihui to govern Guangdong after it conquers Guangdong this time!"

Chen Gu shook his head and replied: "No, Guangdong is too big. It is impossible for a province to be governed by people. The same is true for Fujian."

Cai Qian couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, but he didn't say anything in rebuttal.

Instead, the members of the Tiandihui were in an uproar. Naturally, they hoped to have self-government in Guangdong. After all, Guangdong was not only a large area, but also had ports for foreign trade, and the interests involved were enormous.

Chen Gu frowned and said, "It's not that China didn't give you a chance, but the facts have proven that you don't have the ability to govern yourself."

"The incident with Zhang Jiaan had its reasons. It's a bit arbitrary for the special envoy to deny our Tiandihui based on this, isn't it?" Yang Yunfeng said unconvinced.

"Zhang Jia'an's real name is Zhang Jia Rong'an. More than three years ago, he followed his father, Chongqing prefect Zhang Jia Na Yancheng, to Chongqing Prefecture and served as the magistrate of Jiangjin County in Chongqing Prefecture.

Before the Huaguo uprising, they attacked Jiangjin County and annihilated the newly appointed Chengdu General Delentang and his 500 elite troops from the Qing court with only 200 soldiers. Afterwards, Zhangjia Rong'an abandoned his post and disappeared.

I didn't expect that he came to Guangdong, secretly accumulated strength, and joined the Tiandihui last year. You all know what happened after that.

Regardless of how Zhang Jia Rong'an ran Guangdong or his performance in Jiangjin County, he was just an average person.

But it was this person who almost destroyed your Tiandihui!" Chen Gu said.

Yang Yunfeng immediately responded, "But this person also plotted to assassinate the Chinese emperor!"

Zhang Da's face changed drastically and he immediately looked at Chen Gu. Fortunately, Chen Gu was not angry, which made Zhang Da feel relieved.

Although Zhang Da was highly respected in the Tiandihui, he had no real power, so he could not control the arrogant soldiers of the Tiandihui. Although he was very angry with Yang Yunfeng, he had no way to deal with it. Chen Gu smiled indifferently and said, "How about this? I can let the Tiandihui send troops. How many places can you conquer and govern yourself?"

Yang Yunfeng couldn't help but fall silent. Although the strength of the Tiandihui was not bad, there was still a certain gap compared to the regular army. It was okay to attack an ordinary county, but it was not easy to attack a provincial capital, let alone Guangzhou.

In fact, Guangzhou is the richest city in the whole of Guangdong.

But let’s not talk about whether the Tiandihui can capture Guangzhou. Even if we calculate the time, it will be difficult for them to capture Guangzhou before the main force of China, not to mention that there is also Cai Qian next to them.

Therefore, if the territory is really divided by conquering cities, the Tiandihui will definitely not be able to occupy much territory in the end.

But if you ask yourself, the conditions offered by Chen Gui are actually very good. Putting yourself in his shoes, Yang Yunfeng feels that he may not be able to be as generous as Chen Gui.

Chen looked at Yang Yunfeng, then at Li Jianming, and said, "Let me tell you in advance that the so-called autonomy does not mean that you can act like local emperors in the autonomous region.

Even within the autonomous region, the various ministries of China must still be established, but you can choose your own officials to fill the positions. The Chinese legal code can be appropriately increased or decreased, but it still needs to be obeyed.

If you mess up the autonomous region and the people complain, China can also take back the autonomy. If you violate the law, you will be tried and you will not be able to escape. "

Everyone was silent again. Yang Yunfeng frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "What are China's rules for overseas countries?"

"Anything is allowed unless prohibited by law!" Chen Gu said, "The Chinese Code has not yet involved overseas, so China will not ask too much about overseas affairs. As for the future, we will continue to pay attention to the Chinese Code.

Of course, China is not unreasonable. Even if the code involves overseas in the future, it will guarantee your overseas interests.

If there is anything, we can sit down and talk, as long as it is not too excessive, it is easy to talk about. "

Yang Yunfeng smiled and said, "In this case, the Tiandihui will not be able to give the special envoy an immediate reply. We need to discuss it carefully before making a decision!"

Chen Gu nodded and said with a smile: "As you should, you should think twice before doing anything. But you'd better hurry up, Cai Qian will send troops to the north to capture cities and territories soon. If you are late, you won't get any benefits."

Yang Yunfeng's face was filled with helplessness. He secretly hated Chen Si and Zhang Jinxiu for their inability to accomplish anything. Such a good situation was snatched away by Rong An, causing the Tiandihui to be in such a passive position at this moment.

If we had been able to take over the entire Guangdong province in the first uprising, we wouldn't be in the dilemma we are in today.

Thinking of this, Yang Yunfeng couldn't help but look at Cai Qian. This guy is also a loser, otherwise if Guangdong and Fujian formed an alliance, China would definitely not dare to force them like this.

Yang Yunfeng looked at him with contempt, and Cai Qian was so angry that he wanted to hit him.

"White Lotus Sect, Feng Yuanni wants to ask the special envoy something!" A pleasant female voice sounded.

Chen Gu looked in the direction of the voice and was stunned. It was indeed the White Lotus Sect's people, wearing white clothes, white skirts, and white hats. Even the gauze curtain on the hat was white.

(End of this chapter)