C1765 Conference on the Establishment of a State (1/2)
The thick dry tops of the pine trees formed a wall in the ground, and the mud and birch bark mixed together to fill the gap, blocking the cold wind outside the house.
Large chunks of pine wood split into chunks with a crackling sound. The iron kettle boiled and hot water was poured into bowls and bowls of tea. The entire room was filled with lit pipe pans. The pungent smell of smoke made people sneeze.
”Open the window, open the window! ”How long has it been since we've met, and yet you're still so stuffy? Are you trying to force me into a corner?” Ding Si, who came with Li Gui, was the first to shout.
This was the most common wooden house in the Far East. If it wasn't for the fact that the southern side of the house had more goods, you wouldn't have been able to tell the difference.
This was the property of the old ginseng head, located at the edge of the old forest that was fifteen miles southwest of the Haishenwai. This was the place where the Cossack had to pass through to assassinate the Haishenwai.
This was originally a place for the Ginseng guests to temporarily settle down. In the end, because of the Haishenwai's gradual prosperity, this place became an increasingly important stronghold of the old ginseng head's family. During this period of time, the old man spent six to seven days here.
Not for anything else, just for the sake of setting up a Grand Council in the Far East!
In fact, the so-called Grand Council s could not possibly be joined by millions of citizens from the Far Eastern Region. It was just that the representatives of the various forces in the area had gathered together to hold a meeting.
This house in old ginseng head was located in a secluded place and was not too far away from the others. It was just the right time for Xiang Shaolong to requisition resources for the discussion on the establishment of a new nation, and these few days, the leaders of the various races and forces in the Far East had gathered here one by one. The number of big leaders was close to ninety, and the number of small leaders was already close to a hundred and fifty.
The arrangement for this meeting was entirely based on the amount of contribution made by the people in this war, and was very fair. The men on the other side of the stage had no objections to this; no one can say how many people and how much land there are in their hands. If they want to be the leader of this meeting, that would depend on how much blood your family has lost and how much food they have.
Your village's population of over ten thousand is useless. If a single person didn't die in battle, then they would all be guests. This is called having no future.
Our village has a population of a thousand, and our loyal army has drawn lots. Our mansion alone has contributed two hundred, and we've lost forty-eight people. This is the backbone of our speech.
Li Gui and Ding Si were the representatives of the gold mining in the Great Qingdao, as well as representatives of the gold mining people in the Far East. The two who survived the Great Qingdao massacre participated in the construction of the army, and they participated in almost all of the battles.
It could be said that the strongest people in the army were these miners who were full of hatred.
Behind them were the old ginseng head who represented the Ginseng Herbs Association. There were also the leaders of the nomadic tribes in the Orenechun, the shamans from the tribes in the Narcissus, and the representatives of the Korean mountain people.
But in general, the ones with the most say in the meeting were only the old ginseng head, Li Gui, Ding Si and a few others. Not only were their contributions huge, more importantly, they could read and understand the Chinese rules.
Many of the leaders of the Orenechun, Narcissus and Korea could not read at all. Their benefits could only be expressed through the mouths of old ginseng head and the rest.
Initially, the Dragon Lord thought that the founding meeting would not be that troublesome. The overall situation had already been settled, the Boxers were the strongest military force in the Far East, any other tribes were already convinced, and without the power to fight back, it would be easy to discuss about it.
But unexpectedly, the meeting had just started, and a huge force had already appeared, causing Dragon Lord to feel dizzy and dizzy.
”Enough!” You talk a lot of shit, Ding Si. In this house, you smoke the most, so it's you who smoke the most when you're depressed! ” The old ginseng head looked down on Ding Si's sharp mouth and scolded him immediately.