The small study room in Shuyamen was filled with the body scent of two women because the door was closed.

Dong Liang faced two stunning women but had no evil thoughts at all.

He was almost completely immune to beauty for the time being. Very few people experienced this feeling, just like no matter how delicious something is, you will lose your appetite if you eat too much at one time.

In order to make children quit something, adults often use the method of letting you eat enough at one time or play enough.

"Miss Fu, I have heard everything about you. On behalf of the Chinese people, I welcome you to join. We Chinese people are a whole, and our common goal is to overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, revive China, and fight against the invasion of foreigners. And we Chinese people

The tribe also encourages women to participate in productive labor and even serve as officials. Women can hold up half the sky. We are also eager for talented women like Miss Fu."

Fu Shanxiang stood up and bowed his hands to Dong Liang, and then said: "Thank you to the head of state and General Zhuo for trusting the women of the people. The women of the people know that they have limited talents and knowledge, but they agree with the ideals of the Chinese nation and will work with everyone to fight for this goal.

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Fu Shanxiang joined the Chinese ethnic group after his own observation and careful consideration.

In her opinion, the Chinese are more pragmatic and able to do what they say.

"Miss Fu, please sit down. We Chinese people are all gay, and we don't have so many false courtesy towards each other."

"From now on, you can call me the head of state, or you can call me Comrade Dong Liang. I can call you by your official position, or you can call me Comrade Fu."

Comrade, comrade, like-minded people. What a good title.

Fu Shanxiang muttered in his heart.

She nodded quickly and agreed: "Yes, Head of State."

Dong Liang didn't like procrastination when talking, so he quickly got to the point.

"Comrade Shanxiang, I am ready to take over Yangzhou and at the same time persuade the Zeng Lichang tribe to join us Chinese. Do you think it is possible to persuade the Zeng tribe?"

When they talked about business, Fu Shanxiang's expression became serious. She considered every word in her heart before speaking. She knew that Dong Liang was testing himself.

She said: "If the head of state negotiates with Zeng Lichang in the name of the Red Flag Army, he may agree, because he feels that his strength can maintain independence in the Red Flag Army. But when he is asked to join the Chinese, the first thing he thinks of is the Chinese

If he wants to annex them, he will have more scruples."

The Taiping Army was actually composed of warlords. Each king had his own subordinates, and they formed their own system.

What warlords care most about is the military power in their hands.

Fu Shanxiang knew that the Chinese would definitely not agree to the existence of warlords under their command.

She knew the difference between the Chinese army and the Taiping Army.

The officers were all brought out by Dong Liang, and the officers were also mobile.

Dong Liang looked at Zhuo Yiqing and said: "What Comrade Shanxiang said makes sense. Once most people have mastered power, it is difficult to let it go. Rather than saying that people control power, it is better to say that power controls people."

Zhuo Yiqing said: "How about I go talk to them, in the name of the Red Flag Army."

Dong Liang shook his head: "No, this is not good. What I want is for Zeng Lichang to sincerely surrender to us, and this kind of deceptive expedient will only bring about a lot of unknown troubles."

He asked Fu Shanxiang again: "Miss Shanxiang, this is what I think. All the Taiping soldiers who have defected to the Chinese can return to their hometown in Guangxi. They can choose to go home or continue to join the army. If they continue to join the army, they will be disrupted and join the guard army.

If you are an officer, you can continue to serve in the army after receiving training from the military academy. What do you think?"

The Taiping Army was brought back to Guangxi, just in time to deal with the local chieftain forces, so that Zhao Lie's Ministry of Culture could be freed from the tedious work of suppressing bandits.

Fu Shanxiang thought for a while and replied: "This condition can indeed attract ordinary officers and soldiers in the Taiping Army. Most of Zeng Lichang's troops in Yangzhou are old people from Guangxi. But it is not enough. These people have been out fighting for several years and have long been unwilling to do so.

I can go back and be a farmer with peace of mind."

"Then add one more thing, I will help them rescue Lin Fengxiang."

Fu Shanxiang was shocked when he heard Dong Liang's words.

This... this plan, Dong Liang said it casually.

You must know that Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang were surrounded by Qing troops in the north, and it was extremely difficult for the Taiping Army to rescue them.

Yang Xiuqing was unwilling to rescue Lin Fengxiang's Northern Expeditionary Army, partly because of his personal grudges with Lin Fengxiang, but most importantly because the rescue was too difficult.

The Qing army has completed grassroots mobilization in the north. If troops are sent to rescue, the reinforcements may also be besieged by the Qing army.

No matter how many people you send, they may be like meat buns beating dogs, and they will never come back.

From what Dong Liang said, this rescue seemed to be a sure thing.

"Führer, if this is the condition, Zeng Lichang will definitely agree. If he doesn't agree, the military commanders and brigade commanders below may rebel against him if they find out."

"Those people were brought out by Lin Fengxiang, and they have great respect for Lin Fengxiang and Li Kaifang."

At this time, Fu Shanxiang's value was revealed. She knew the internal situation of the Taiping Army very well and could always give Dong Liang a more accurate judgment.

"Rescue Lin Fengxiang?" Zhuo Yiqing also heard about rescuing Lin Fengxiang for the first time.

Dong Liang had never mentioned this matter before.

"This matter was also a temporary decision of mine, so I didn't tell you about it," Dong Liang said to Zhuo Yiqing.

Fu Shanxiang was moved when he heard that Dong Liang had made a temporary decision in front of him. This was a great trust.

Little did he know that Dong Liang was also quietly looking at Fu Shanxiang from the corner of his eye.

Dong Liang always felt that he was very accurate in judging people.

Fu Shanxiang is sincere in joining the Chinese people, and he must give him a position.

This woman is very considerate and meticulous in her work. If possible, Dong Liang would like to keep her by his side to work.

But before that, you must find out whether the other party is sincerely seeking refuge with the Chinese.

All Chinese officials have their whole families to join the Chinese, and even those foreigners have to move their family members to the Chinese in order to be re-employed.

But Fu Shanxiang is a naked official.

Her family has long since disappeared, and her husband's family has completely severed ties with her.

This made Dong Liang hesitate.

It cannot be ruled out that she was Yang Xiuqing's nail in the door of the Chinese people. Such things are common in history.

Zhuo Yiqing immediately thought of Dong Liang's plan.

But she didn't say anything. Dong Liang also didn't tell Fu Shanxiang the specific plan.

After seeing off Fu Shanxiang, officials from Jiangbei came to the General Administration Yamen one after another.

Yuan Wei is far away, but he is darker than before. He looks like a big black man.

"Head of State!" After seeing Dong Liang, Yuan Wei walked forward and saluted.

Despite his big build and naive appearance, he actually has a very high emotional intelligence.

"Yuan Wei, you have been working hard recently and you look thinner than before."

"It's not hard work, it's all what subordinates should do. The head of state trusts his subordinates so much that Yuan Wei doesn't dare to slack off for a moment."

"How is it? How is the training of the Jiangbei Column? There may be a big battle waiting for you to fight next." Dong Liang patted Yuan Wei on the shoulder and asked.

"Führer, the Jiangbei Column now has two main detachments and ten local garrison teams, with a strength of about 15,000 people. They can go into battle at any time."

"Okay, the soldiers you Yuan Wei have trained are definitely not bad. I believe you." Dong Liang said.

At first, he wanted to get Yuan Wei to be his bodyguard. At that time, he was attracted by his big size, so it would be good to have Yuan Wei as a bodyguard and use him as a human shield.

Fortunately, Yuan Wei did not agree, otherwise, the Chinese would have lost a general.

"Yuan Wei, although you passed the officer culture test, you still can't forget about cultural studies. You should read more books and read good books during training. This will be of great help to your growth."

"Yes, thank you for your guidance, the head of state. I have recently been reading "The Biography of Napoleon" and I can learn a lot about marching and fighting from it."

"Well, yes, Napoleon was indeed a good general, but he was too superstitious about military power. Our ancestors also had many gods of war, but that was a war in the cold weapon age. After the popularity of firearms in modern times, the Chinese have become less famous.

Now that a general has been born, it might not be a bad idea to take a look at the foreigners' tactics." Dong Liang nodded in approval.

Yuan Wei admired Dong Liang from the bottom of his heart. When he saw Dong Liang's approval, he was like a student who had been recognized by his teacher.

Soon everyone arrived, and Dong Liang first learned about the situation of land reform from various administrative offices.

Especially in the salt area in the north, the local situation is different from other places.

There are no landowners there, but most of the land is saline-alkali land that has not been reclaimed.

"Head of State, our Xinfeng Administrative Office has reclaimed more than 200,000 acres of land, and the first batch of crops can be planted in the spring of next year. We are initially planning to plant cotton and sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes are used as food rations. Cotton generates income for the people, and it is also salt-alkali resistant.

The people there are basically in a state of extreme poverty. They are either local salt farmers or recruited refugees. They live in shacks and rely on the production team to provide food rations."

"My subordinates feel that growing some cash crops can help them increase their income, and then purchase some of the production materials themselves, which can also reduce the government's investment." reported the person in charge of Xinfeng Administrative Office.

This is an administrative office located in the north of Dongtai.

The influence of the Chinese has expanded to Yancheng County in the north, and they are confronting the Qing army along the Yellow River.

Most of the salt areas in Jiangbei have been controlled by the Chinese.

The Xinfeng Administrative Office is a newly established county-level administrative office.

There is almost no farming foundation in the area.

So the Chinese organized local people to rely on several natural rivers to build embankments and gates. Most of the land by the rivers has been de-alkaline. After repairing embankments and gates to prevent seawater intrusion, it can be cultivated directly.
Chapter completed!