Thanks to the efforts of Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, as well as the large amount of capital invested, the Youth Society grew rapidly, which made Hou Fangyu, who had been somewhat hesitant, become enthusiastic again. In addition, the various rules and regulations set by the Youth Society made the Youth Society no longer the loose organization it used to be, but a political group with a strict hierarchical relationship. As a senior member of the Youth Society, Hou Fangyu also tasted the feeling of great power, and this feeling made Hou Fangyu unable to stop.
However, various conflicts soon arose for their respective interests. Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, as people who joined the Youth Society later, rose to prominence and held high-level positions in the Youth Society. Those who joined the Youth Society earlier, like Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, must have been dissatisfied with the previous loose organization with no interests, so no one would be willing to be the head of the Youth Society. But now that the Youth Society has developed, everyone can see the huge interests involved, so conflicts are inevitable.
Among them, Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu, who are as famous as Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang, are the people that Fang Yizhi and others hate the most. Although these two are talented, they are inferior to Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang. Now Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, one of the authentic Four Elders of Jiangnan, are back, and their reputations are rising at the fastest speed. Some people have vaguely re-ranked the candidates for the Four Talents of Jiangnan, which makes Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu very jealous.
This Youth Society was originally initiated by Zhang Rencheng, Dong Shu, Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang. Although it was just a place for everyone to gather at that time, it has developed now, with the help of Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu, who regard themselves as the initiators of the Youth Society, they naturally want to take the power of the Youth Society into their own hands and believe that this is what they deserve. Yu Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui are very unwilling to hold the power in the Youth Society.
Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui had worked under Tang Qi for several years. As people in important positions under Tang Qi, they had some political acumen. When they joined the Youth Society early on, the two set a goal to attack some people and win over some people, until they completely controlled the Youth Society. The people they won over were Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang, and the people they attacked were Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu. The reason for this decision was that Hou Fangyu was a man of false reputation. Although he was keen on power, he was a weak person at heart. Mao Pijiang had little desire for power, and his personality was not suitable for being a leader.
Therefore, Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu became the targets of Fang Yizhi and his men. Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui
On the one hand, they vigorously placed their own people in the Youth Society, and on the other hand, they vigorously recruited members. This was very easy. When Fang Yizhi and his friends joined the Youth Society, it had only a few thousand people. Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui brought dozens of their men with them. Later, after they joined the Youth Society one after another, Fang Yizhi and his friends did not suffer any disadvantage in terms of the proportion of the number of people.
What's more, these people came with Tang Qi's orders. In terms of unity, they were not comparable to the people recruited by Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu. This was also the reason why Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui were able to quickly occupy the main positions in the Youth Society. In addition, in order to ensure that the Youth Society could be smoothly incorporated into the Social Progressive Party in the future, Fang Yizhi and others also began to deliberately publicize the importance of Tang Qi and Tang Qi's ideas in the Youth Society, and tried every means to regard Tang Qi as the guide of the Youth Society, or to use a word from later generations, a great mentor, and focused on promoting the importance of industrial revolution and scientific and technological development.
What triggered the conflict between Fang Yizhi and Zhang Chengren was the political program established by Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui in the Youth Society and the fact that the identity of the recruits was no longer restricted to the class of scholars. In Tang Chen's consideration, the role of the Youth Society was to become a transitional organization for the Progressive Party of China to supply qualified personnel, so the recruitment of personnel naturally could not be restricted to scholars. Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui did it according to Tang Chen's wishes, but it eventually caused a conflict of interests with Zhang Rencheng and others.
In a room, Zhang Rencheng slammed the table fiercely and said to Dong Shuyu, "These people are simply reckless. What is Fang Yizhi trying to do? Bringing that hired man and the businessman in as well, isn't this an insult to us scholars?"
"Yes, Brother Zhang, we can't let them do this anymore. They simply don't take us seriously at all. No matter what, we founded this youth club. Why should we let them point fingers here?" Dong Shu said resentfully as he sat aside. He had a lot of opinions in his heart, but his temper was not as explosive as Zhang Rencheng's.
"Hmph, don't think that just because some of them have some money, they can buy people's hearts here. How can other people not have opinions about their actions? This is such a disgraceful thing, and there must be a lot of people who don't like them. Brother Dong, what do you think we should do?" Zhang Rencheng suppressed his anger and asked Dong Shu.
Dong Shu was a man of gloomy disposition, and he was always full of cunning schemes. He smiled faintly, a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes. "Brother Zhang, I'd say we need to win over Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang first. We were the four who started this Youth Club, and in the minds of the elders, we're the ones running it. As long as Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang side with us, this will be easy. I'm afraid they've already been won over by Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, and then this won't be the case."
Zhang Rencheng nodded and said, "When we first started this youth club, Hou Fangyu brought in the most people. Although we both brought in some friends, we were far behind him. At that time, we didn't expect this day to come. If we had known earlier, we would have brought in more people."
"Now is not the time to regret. We all got together in the first place just because we had common interests. We didn't expect that the arrival of Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui would lead to earth-shaking changes in the entire Youth Society. If we continue like this, I'm afraid we will become another Donglin Party in the future. The only thing we can do now is to quickly find out what Hou Fangyu and the others are thinking." Dong Shu shook his head, feeling very regretful.
The two men discussed it and invited Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang to a restaurant. Hou Fangyu was now more high-spirited than before. The Youth Society had grown rapidly from a dozen people to more than a thousand. Although it seemed a mixed bag, the strength of the Youth Society had truly grown. As its influence expanded, the main people in charge of the Youth Society had gained more fame and real practical benefits.
Hou Fangyu was well aware of the internal strife within the Youth Society. For a person who was keen on power, it was impossible for him to be without a bit of political sensitivity. When Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui rose to power, Hou Fangyu had already seen that this kind of thing might happen. So at that time, when Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui tried to win him over, Hou Fangyu kept a distance from them in order to get the greatest benefit for himself.
Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang are two different types of people. Mao Pijiang is a nerd who does not have much power and is not good at politics and conspiracy. To Hou Fangyu, Mao Pijiang is a person who poses no threat at all. In addition, Mao Pijiang was also the weakest party in the previous youth society. However, Mao Pijiang is very important, like a piece of weight, whichever side he leans on will gain a greater advantage.
For a person like Mao Pijiang who poses no threat but is very important, not only will Hou Fangyu hold him tightly to form a front with himself, but the others will also have to try their best to win over Mao Pijiang at this time. Of course, this idea is only in the minds of Hou Fangyu, Zhang Rencheng, and Dong Shu. For Fang Yizhi and Chen Zhenhui, they are not opponents of the same level at all. If Tang Qi had not taken a fancy to the family forces represented by the more than a dozen people in the original Youth Society, Tang Qi would have destroyed them first and then rebuilt a new Youth Society.
When Hou Fangyu heard Zhang Rencheng and Dong Shu invite him and Mao Pijiang to the restaurant, he guessed in his heart that internal strife in the Youth Society was about to break out. Any welfare group may be able to concentrate on the outside, but there will always be conflicts within the society for the sake of interests. Although Hou Fangyu is not old enough to see through this, he does not mind this kind of internal strife.
Although internal strife is a great harm to a group, there are not many people in this world who are dedicated to the public good. At least Hou Fangyu is not such a person. He is more concerned about the benefits he will get. Therefore, Hou Fangyu actually hopes that Fang Yizhi and others will fight with Zhang Rencheng and others. In this way, at least his interests will be maximized.
Hou Fangyu and Mao Pijiang walked up the stairs and came to the door of a private room. This was the most luxurious restaurant in Jinling. Fangyu rarely had the opportunity to come to such a high-end place. Hou Fangyu pushed open the door of the private room with a happy mood.
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