Chapter 68

Chen Mingxuan had a plan long ago; he sneered and said, "Since there is no evidence, then we'll just manufacture it. As long as we catch them and put them in the prefecture jail, after some harsh interrogation, are you worried there won't be evidence?"

Michael's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "How do we manufacture evidence?"

Chen Mingxuan stepped forward and whispered into Michael's ear, and as he listened, a smile bloomed on Michael's face.

After a long while, Michael praised, "I have to say, Chen, you Chinese are truly skilled at these conspiracies, but I like it. After destroying the Yin family, I want all their factories and tea mountains, and the fields will belong to you."

In the darkness, a fierce look flashed in Chen Mingxuan's eyes.

But he still nodded and said, "Fine."

For the next two days, Shaoxing City was very quiet.

Quiet in an eerie way.

Nalan Yuanshu kept a low profile, and Michael and the others were not seen moving about either.

The street thugs and ruffians seemed to have all disappeared overnight, and the prefecture office was still making aimless arrests.

Afternoon.

Yin Qi took Yin Hai out of the city, heading straight for the manor in the southern suburbs.

Because the afternoon was the day for meeting those people; in reality, it was the first meeting of the Revival Society, though externally it was called a literary gathering to discuss the promotion of vernacular Chinese.

Such literary gatherings had always been too common, and the officials couldn't be bothered to manage them.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that the case of the murdered foreigners hadn't been solved, perhaps the Prefect might have even come to join in the fun, because vernacular Chinese had already swept the country, and the prelude to the Hundred Days' Reform had become a major trend.

Southern suburbs of the city.

Linhu Manor.

"Shishi, Chuchu, why are you here?"

When he saw Yin Shishi and Zhang Youchu, Yin Qi was also taken aback.

Yin Shishi giggled, "Hee hee, Second Brother, you didn't expect this, did you?"

Zhang Youchu smiled sweetly, "Second Brother. We knew that you would definitely come to this gathering too."

Yin Qi frowned and said, "You should know about today's matters, right?"

Yin Shishi and Zhang Youchu both nodded.

Qiu Jin had often given speeches expressing dissatisfaction with the imperial court, and they had been deeply influenced by her; therefore, when facing Qiu Jin's secret probing and assessment, they had both demonstrated anti-Qing consciousness.

Subsequently, Qiu Jin sent them an invitation to join the anti-Qing organization, the Revival Society.

Almost without hesitation, they agreed to join.

After they had both agreed, Qiu Jin told them that this Revival Society was initiated by the *Ming Pao*, and from that, they guessed that Yin Qi must be a member of the Revival Society.

Yin Qi looked at them for a long time before finally saying, "As long as you know. Let's go; we can talk about other things later."

After entering the manor, everyone gathered around one after another.

Tao Chengzhang introduced, "Everyone, this is Yin Qi, also known as Ximen Yaochuixue. Our *Ming Pao* was established with his funding, and he is also the initiator of the vernacular Chinese movement and the president of our Revival Society."

Everyone looked at Yin Qi, and many eyes flashed with admiration.

They had all arrived at this manor three days ago, so they were already familiar with each other, but this was the first time they had seen the legendary Yin Qi.

"Brother Yin!"

Everyone cupped their hands in greeting one after another.

"Gentlemen!"

Yin Qi returned the salute with a gentle smile on his face.

Tao Chengzhang said again, "Brother Yin, let me introduce you. This is Cai Yuanpei, this is Xu Xilin, this is Zhang Binglin..."

Yin Qi's eyes lit up, and he kept greeting them.

More than half of these were famous figures from the late Qing and early Republican period!

These two moves—the *Ming Pao* and the Revival Society—were the right ones. If he couldn't quickly gather the world's talents for his own use, relying solely on his own slow development, he didn't know when he would be able to overthrow the Manchu Qing government.

After the introductions, everyone got to know each other.

After some small talk, they moved into the conference room, which was actually just the main hall temporarily arranged for the occasion.

All the servants were directed by Yin Hai to leave the courtyard entirely.

After everyone was seated, Yin Qi's expression became solemn.

An invisible aura of majesty radiated from him, making people feel a shock they couldn't help.

Environment changes one's temperament, and cultivation changes one's body.

In the Fengshen world, he was a Prince, so he naturally possessed the bearing of a Prince.

This kind of bearing was mysterious and profound; in the parlance of web novels, it was the "aura of a king," making people unable to help but believe and obey.

Tao Chengzhang, Qiu Jin, and the others were secretly shocked, feeling that Yin Qi was simply a born leader.

Yin Qi's voice was deep: "Gentlemen, we have gathered here because of a common ideal, and the Revival Society was founded because of a common ideal. The goal is to overthrow the Manchu Qing government and return the world to a bright and clear state..."

Next was his personal speech time.

He first described the current situation in China, then denounced the corruption and incompetence of the Manchu Qing government, and finally proposed what kind of country to build, describing a society where everyone could live and work in peace.

Yin Qi's focus was on describing the current state of the country and denouncing the incompetence of the imperial court, which could resonate with everyone and thus stimulate their anti-Qing emotions.

Yin Qi's speech was very infectious, making everyone's blood boil.

Although most of the people here were friends of Tao Chengzhang, after Yin Qi's speech, they had invisibly accepted Yin Qi's leadership.

After the speech, Yin Qi began to enter the main topic.

First was joining the Revival Society, which everyone agreed with.

Then came the organizational structure of the Revival Society. Because it was a startup and there were relatively few people, there were only six departments: the Strategy Department, Development Department, Propaganda Department, Intelligence Department, Organization Department, and Finance Department.

The Strategy Department was for formulating strategy, which was the highest decision-making body of the Revival Society.

The Development Department, as the name suggests, was dedicated to developing members and strengthening the organization.

The Propaganda Department was for promoting advanced ideas through means like running newspapers and writing books; one *Ming Pao* would definitely not be enough in the future.

The Intelligence Department was, of course, an intelligence organization.

The Organization Department was for managing the list of all members.

The Finance Department goes without saying.

Everyone had no objections to these departmental settings, and then they determined the person in charge of each department.

The Strategy Department consisted of Yin Qi, Tao Chengzhang, and Lu Xun.

Yin Qi, as the president, was also the Minister of the Strategy Department.

Lu Xun was the Minister of the Finance Department.

Tao Chengzhang was the Minister of the Development Department.

Qiu Jin was the Minister of the Propaganda Department; she had great fame because she had published many articles on feminist thought.

Cai Yuanpei was the Minister of the Organization Department, and Xu Xilin was the Minister of the Intelligence Department.

Basically, the great power was still controlled by Yin Qi.

Finally, he said, "To support the development of the Revival Society, I am personally injecting 500,000 silver dollars into the Revival Society. I will also continue to inject capital as needed according to the actual situation."

Wow!

As soon as Yin Qi finished speaking, the whole hall was directly in an uproar.

"Hiss, 500,000 silver dollars, that's too much!"

"Our president is truly not ordinarily wealthy!"

"With such huge financial support, it would be hard for our Revival Society not to develop."

Yin Shishi and Zhang Youchu's eyes widened in disbelief.

Where did Second Brother get so much money?

At this moment, both women had this doubt in their hearts at the same time.

While Tao Chengzhang and Lu Xun were shocked, they were also thoughtful.

Yin Qi still had 1.1 million silver dollars on him; taking out 500,000 to develop the Revival Society was nothing.

He pressed his hand down, and after everyone quieted down, he continued, "Next is the development plan for our Revival Society. I personally think there are three main points..."

First: Running newspapers.

Choose suitable personnel to go to various places to run newspapers and grasp the right to speak.

Second: Infiltration.

With the development of the Westernization Movement and the upcoming Hundred Days' Reform, many new-style schools will be established across the country, especially military schools; these are the infiltration targets of the Revival Society.

Besides this, there are also the new armies in various places, which must also secretly promote progressive ideas.

Third: Organizing militia training.

Send reliable military talent to organize militia training in various places to cultivate their own armed forces.

If these are to proceed smoothly, they all require massive financial support, which is why Yin Qi injected 500,000 silver dollars into the Revival Society.

(End of chapter)