Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 106: The Party Becomes a Party (Part 2)
Subtitle of this chapter: The great cause of party building has begun
"Master Yuan, I cannot agree with what you said. No matter how Mr. Sun treats us Hongmen, he is a great man!"
After hearing what Master Yuan said, Situ Meitang's face immediately darkened and he refuted it in a stern tone. He even changed his address to the more unfamiliar "Second Master Yuan".
Compared with Huang Sande, the chief leader who strives to promote the Hongmen, Situ Longtou's sectarianism is not as serious, and he is also more loyal to the revolutionary cause.
There was no way around it. At that time, Seris couldn't find anyone more capable of being a leader than Iron Fist.
This is not hindsight, but the consensus of most Seres people after President Yuan Shikai "brain-sucked" and turned himself into Emperor Yuan Shikai.
“Hahahaha…” Yuan Yan was not frightened at all. Instead, she laughed out loud, “I never expected that…”
"I didn't expect that my uncle is so alienated from politics!"
"What I said is the truth from my heart. There is nothing I can do if you don't like it." Master Yuan stopped laughing, stared into the eyes of Situ Dalongtou, and said word by word: "It is precisely because the man in the south is a great man that he will not treat us Hongmen well!"
"Hmm..." Hearing this, Situ Meitang couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
I only heard the Second Master Shengxian continue to say: "Uncle, you started from San Francisco, and you have traveled all over the Chinatowns in the United States. You are naturally familiar with all the branches of the Hongmen. You are also from Guangdong, so you are familiar with the situation in China. So what exactly is going on with our Hongmen? Don't you know it?"
Hongmen is gang, gang, gang. It is very important so I say it three times.
No matter that the Hongmen has been shouting the slogan of "Anti-Qing and Restoration of Ming" for more than two hundred years, no matter how many celebrities and patriots became brothers of the Hong family in the late Qing Dynasty, and no matter how much the halls at home and abroad have contributed to the establishment of the Republic of China, the Hongmen is still essentially a vibrant social group rather than a political organization in the true sense.
"Uncle, please allow me to say something unpleasant. Dog meat is not suitable for dinner. The man in the south who restricted the development of our Hongmen in China was right. He would not be worthy of the title of great man if he did not do so."
To be honest, if Master Yuan and Sun Dapao were to switch places, he would not allow the Hongmen to be legalized, at least it would not allow it to become a legal organization just like that.
Moreover, as a time traveler, he was not optimistic about the fighting power of dynamic social groups. The three tycoons, Liu Huaqiang, and Qiao Laosi... they were all scum under the iron fist of the proletarian dictatorship.
Well, even Chuan Lin Beitui and his son, who were born as "white-collar men", knew that the Qinghong Gang was just a "chamber pot" used to do dirty work.
“Bang!”
Situ Meitang couldn't sit still after hearing these words. He stood up excitedly and brought the tea bowl on the table. He didn't care about such trivial matters and walked around the small living room with his hands behind his back.
He was more politically sensitive than Huang Sande, and he had vaguely realized what Yuan Yanshu had said. But now that Master Shengxian had broken through that window paper, he couldn't help but feel both enlightened and irritated.
In fact, in the original timeline, the Zhi Gong Party was not very supportive of its iron-fisted invincibility as soon as it was established. The party held its first congress in Los Angeles in 1925. The first prime minister elected at the meeting almost killed the "revolutionary traitor" who was iron-fisted and invincible, the Guangdong clique leader Chen Jiongming.
From this we can see that even if our Master Yuan did not come to "stir up discord", the relationship between the two sides would not be very harmonious.
The dragon head of Anliang Hall circled a few times and then sat back in its original position.
This time he clasped his fists and said solemnly: "Good medicine tastes bitter, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ears. Brother Hongjian, I am rude... and I have learned my lesson!"
"I dare not." Yuan Yan clasped his fists and returned the greeting, "It's just that I have been taken care of by your hall over the years, and I know that Dalongtou is a true hero. There will be many opportunities for our two families to interact in the future, so I dare not not tell you the truth."
Situ Meitang asked politely, "Brother Hongjian, since you are so sincere to me, you must have some good advice for me, right?"
Our Master Yuan smiled and said, "Uncle, you are too polite. I can't say it is a 'good plan'. I just have some ideas to discuss with you..."
"I think that the general trend is that our Hongmen, whether in China or abroad, will eventually become a slump if it does not become a political party. It will definitely not work if we do not reorganize into a political party as soon as possible."
"However, the matter of reorganizing the Tang into a political party involves a lot of issues. Many people from top to bottom will definitely oppose it. And whether it is the party leading the Tang or the Tang leading the party, whether there is no distinction between the Tang and the party or the Tang and the party, then everyone will definitely argue and disagree, which will not only hurt the loyalty between brothers, but may even cause the Tang to split..."
"I think this matter can only be done step by step, not all at once!"
What Yuan Yanshu was talking about was exactly the problems encountered by the China Zhi Gong Party during its reorganization on the original timeline.
In fact, this is only natural. Any reform will affect the interests of vested interests and will naturally be opposed and resisted, or it will be changed beyond recognition and violate the original intention of the reformers.
Therefore, the Zhi Gong Party was later separated from the Zhi Gong Tang and the An Liang Tang.
Situ Meitang nodded in agreement and praised, "Brother Hongjian's words really resonate with me. But how do we do this 'step by step'?"
He finally asked the right person. When it comes to party building work, time travelers like Master Yuan really have reliable methods. There is no other way. This is the advantage of time travelers.
Of course, this time traveler must have been a member or a reserve member of the world's largest party like Yuan Yanshu.
Yuan Yan suddenly smiled and said, "Uncle, we need to reorganize the organization from top to bottom, and at the same time, we need to completely change the personnel structure from bottom to top."
"Let's start by reorganizing the organization from top to bottom."
"First of all, the eight inner halls of the main hall must first unify their thoughts and realize the necessity of reorganizing the hall into a political party. Everyone must re-swear to join the party, otherwise they will be dismissed. The eight inner halls of the main hall are the highest organizations of our party, and they are called the Central..."
"Pika Pika."
"Your title, the big leader, is General..."
“Pika Pika… Pika Ka!”
He pondered for a moment, then finally shook his head regretfully and smacked his lips, saying, "Forget it, let's talk about the name later."
"Secondly, each branch hall under the main hall should also follow this. All the elders of the eight inner halls must be party members. These twelve golden immortals are natural members of the party committee, and the leader is the secretary of the party committee."
"Finally, those small halls or small branches with more than three people must establish a party branch. Well, we have the saying of 'three successes' in Hongmen, which is just right for us. The leader of the branch is the red stick, the paper fan is the most important organizational work, and the person responsible for external liaisons and daily work is naturally the straw sandal."
"Uncle, the party branch is small but very important. It is the basic unit for our party to carry out its work, the foundation of all the party's work and combat effectiveness, the core of uniting brothers, the school for educating party members, and the fortress for overcoming difficulties."
"In this way, the headquarter is at the helm, and the party committee is in charge of the halls with more than 50 people. The small halls with more than 3 people and less than 50 people are managed by the party branch. In this way, we can establish party organizations at all levels from top to bottom. The party organization at the upper level has absolute leadership over the lower level, and a stable organizational structure is formed layer by layer."
"Party committees and party branches at all levels must hold organizational meetings once a month, and the minutes of the meetings must be sent to higher-level party organizations for reference."
"The appointment and removal of members of party committees and party branches at all levels must be approved by the party organization at the next higher level."
“Every few years, party committees and party branches at all levels elect representatives to attend the party congress of the higher-level party organization, and each level of congress elects representatives to attend the highest-level congress.”
"In order to enforce strict discipline in party organizations at all levels, we will also establish disciplinary committees... well, that is, prisons at all levels."
"In order to strictly manage cadres and grassroots party members at all levels, we also need to establish an Organization Department... well, it is the management hall at all levels."
"The sitting hall is responsible for the coordination of the party organization, that is, the secretary general. The accompanying hall is responsible for the united front work, that is, the external liaison work. The auditorium is responsible for education and training. The executive hall is responsible for the 'practical' work..."
"Yes, uncle. This is basically the organizational structure. If there are any shortcomings, we can fill them in later."
Our Master Yuan kept talking "clang clang clang" for a long time, and then he was really thirsty, so he picked up the cold tea on the table and drank it in one gulp "dong dong dong".
However, Situ Dalongtou fell into deep thought...
He understood that apart from , the core point of what Master Shengxian said was to let some people become party members first, and these people were the original big bosses.
Although this will certainly not cause dissatisfaction and opposition from everyone, isn't this just a change of name but the substance remains the same?
"Uncle, let me talk about this problem..." Yuan Yan suddenly took out a handkerchief from her sleeve and wiped her mouth before continuing, "Then let's talk about completely changing the personnel structure from the bottom up."
"Of course, the most important thing for a political party is its members. The biggest problem with our Hongmen is that our members are of varying quality. If we want to reorganize into a real political party, we have to eliminate a group of them..."
He glanced at Situ Meitang's face, sighed and said, "Ah... But at this stage, this is naturally impossible. There are too few Chinese in the United States and too many clans. Even if we don't want it, they will take it. And this will also make our compatriots who don't understand poke at our spines and scold us for being disloyal."
"Then what should we do?" Master Yuan asked himself and answered: "We should separate the members of the church and the party members. Let the brothers be members of the church first, and then become party members."
"Uncle, you also know that our Hong family disciples have to go through a lot of procedures to join the sect. There are several procedures:
The first step is to get on the water board, which means being introduced by an introducer and recorded in the roster.
The second step is to volunteer. After filling out the red list, members will regularly enter the incense hall to hold ceremonies and be awarded low-level positions.
The third step is to teach etiquette and teach formal members various Hongmen secrets, rules, etiquette, etc.
The fourth step is promotion to a formal member.
In addition, there is the "transfer hall", where formal members can transfer to other halls, and generally they will be promoted. There are also the "giving treasure certificate" and the "returning treasure certificate", and formal members are granted the "treasure certificate" to prove their identity. Once it is discovered that a formal member has misbehaved, has unclear background, or has an unknown background, the "treasure certificate" should be recovered..."
After Yuan Yan repeated the rules, she suddenly had a sense of déjà vu. It was similar to that thing. Oh, what was that thing?
"Pika Pika."
Well, successful organizations do have similarities!
"Uncle, this set of procedures is actually very good, and we should strictly implement it in the future. I think that we only need to add the fourth step of joining the party. In other words, ordinary members of the hall will only reach the third step. If there are brothers who perform well, they can take the next step and officially join our party organization and become the vanguard of our Hongmen!"
"This is called, one 'Hong' heart, two preparations."
Well, Yuan Yanshu is just copying the system of probationary party members.
"Uncle, you know that most of us Hong brothers are self-employed and join the gang just to avoid being bullied. Some even join to get rich and avoid disaster. Our control over these members is actually very weak, and we can't control them even if we want to. We can let this part go for now."
"There are also some brothers who make money through illegal means. These brothers are naturally not suitable to become party members. It's not that their contributions are not great, but they will damage the reputation of our party. Of course, brothers who have made outstanding contributions can become secret party members."
"Our party recruits brothers who have ideals, abilities and clean backgrounds. It is not enough to recruit them. If they need help, it is best to provide them with a legitimate and well-paid job. These brothers are our core strength."
"This is what it means: Guan Gong's things belong to Guan Gong, and Zhao Gong's things belong to Zhao Gong!"
That's right, he didn't work for a state-owned bank before he traveled through time, but he still actively joined the party for future promotion. The party he wants to build now is the vanguard of the Hongmen brothers, not the vanguard of the working class.
The consciousness of the Hongmen brothers is not as high as that of the working class. How can we not give them some benefits?
"Oh, Uncle, there is one more important thing. We must establish youth organizations in the overseas Chinese schools that we can control, so that our next generation can become the successors of the Hongmen cause!"
"This is called: Young and Dangerous... Well, brothers must start from childhood!"
Thinking back to those days, Yuan Hongjian was very, very... still very regrettable because he neither received a communist class nor became a handsome gangster like in the Young and Dangerous movies.
Therefore, he decided to do a great thing for the Chinese-American teenagers a hundred years ago... well, two great things: let them take over the Hongmen business and become real young and dangerous people at the same time.
