"It's done..."
With the sound of "ceremony completed", in the three halls of the Changsha Governor's Yamen, two men, one old and one young, stood up in front of a mahogany-carved statue of Guan Gong and completed the eight-bow ceremony. From then on, there was another pair in the world. Good half-brothers from different fathers and mothers!
The older one among them was, of course, the "Changsha City Lord" Mr. Zhu Jiu. The old man was smiling so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. After getting up, he greeted his three disciples with one hand, Luo Yaoguo, his godbrother, and the other: " Zhang Da, Qiu Er, Tang San, Wu Si... have all come to pay homage to your uncle! Second brother, brother, I have a total of nine disciples, but only four of them are around now, and the other five are still pressing down on the ground here and there. Then ask them to come and worship."
Luo Yaoguo has also separated his elders!
It's not just the uncle generation, but also the elder generation, because the people who were greeted by Mr. Zhu Jiu are all a bit old.
Among them, Zhang’s name is Zhang Tianzuo. He is a fat man with a red face. He is the boss of Chaozongmen’s dock workers. He is particularly good at fighting. He also has a large group of disciples and grandsons in his territory. It was he who led the people to fight down the Hunan Governor’s Yamen!
Qiu Er is a woman, less than forty years old, a mature woman, quite coquettish, and a well-known female boss in Changsha Prefecture. The Taiping Street area is her territory. Today she led the people to conquer the Changsha Prefecture. The Yamen is where Master Zhu Jiu resides. In addition, because she is a woman, many famous brothel prostitutes seeking asylum also recognize her as their godmother. Through these goddaughters, she is quite well-informed.
Tang San was a little older than Qiu Er. He was a majestic and bearded man. His name was Tang Zhengcai. He was the boss of a boat gang on the Xiangjiang River. He was the most powerful among the disciples of Master Zhu Jiu and his subordinate brother. There are twenty to thirty thousand, and thousands of large and small ships can be mobilized!
However, the waterway from the Xiangjiang River to the Yangtze River was recently blocked by the Qing government's Huguang Governor's Office. Without the approval of the Governor's Office, no ship is allowed to pass through the water pass in Baling County, Yuezhou. As a result, the income of Tang San's 20,000 to 30,000 brothers has been greatly reduced. Many brothers are still sitting on their hands. So this time, after Master Zhu Jiu gave the order, he immediately sailed to Changsha with three thousand soldiers. Today, he was responsible for attacking the Jade Emperor Palace, the headquarters of the Eight Banners Soldiers, and also participated in the occupation of Derun. Gate, the battle at Yibu Gate.
In the original history, the Tang boss also mobilized the tens of thousands of Xiangjiang River blocked in Yuezhou for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The Yangtze River boatmen joined in, giving the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom the ability to go down the river and sweep across the east of the Yangtze River...
Wu Si A Bao is the boss of a restaurant business in Changsha. He has disciples and disciples all over Hunan outside Changsha. He has a fat head and big ears, and when he smiles, he looks like he is congratulating you for getting rich. He is the white paper fan of Mr. Zhu Jiu. He doesn't care about killing people, but he is a good person at spying on information and asking for secrets.
As expected, all of Master Zhu Jiu’s disciples are talented people!
Luo Yaoguo immediately sat down with Mr. Zhu Jiu on the golden sword, and received the bowing ceremony from Zhang Da, Qiu Er, Tang San and Wu Si.
A banquet to celebrate the victory has been set up in the governor's office, all arranged by Wu Abao, and served by master chefs from the best restaurants in Changsha City - this is the most authentic "Old Hunan cuisine"!
Luo Yaoguo, Su Sanniang, Zhu Jiutao, Zhang Tianzuo, Qiu Erniang, Tang Zhengcai, Jiao Hong, Boyong and others had a separate table in the flower hall of the governor's office. Wu Abao also had a table in this table, but he was the manager of the celebration banquet. , has been busy, so his seat is empty most of the time.
"Brother, do you know Zuo Jigao, the master of Qingyao Hunan Governor Luo Bingzhang?"
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Luo Yaoguo, who tasted the taste of "Old Hunan cuisine", asked Mr. Zhu Jiu about his relationship with Zuo Zongtang.
Zhu Jiutao nodded with a smile and said: "Mr. Ji Gao is the master. Brother and I are in the martial arts world, so of course we know each other... However, Mr. Ji Gao has not been the master for a long time, so brother and I have never met him. A few times. But I can talk to the other twenty or thirty masters in the governor's office. I wonder what the second brother wants to talk to Mr. Zuo?"
When Zhu Jiutao raised this question, Qiu Erniang, who was sitting next to him, waved her hand, and all the maids brought by Zhu Jiutao who were serving in the flower hall turned around and left. Su Sanniang, on the other hand, beat Luo Yaoguo's three female guards. With a look, the three of them immediately turned around and left, guarding outside the flower hall.
"He and I have a big deal to do!" Luo Yaoguo paused, "It's at least a big deal of hundreds of thousands taels... But it's not convenient for him and I to meet directly. We need a reliable middleman. If the eldest brother If I can help my younger brother handle this matter, I will share 10% of the net profit from my elder brother."
"Easy to say, easy to say." Zhu Jiutao replied with a smile, without showing much interest.
"In addition," Luo Yaoguo lowered his voice a little more and his tone became serious, "after all, the main force of our Taiping Army will not stay in Changsha for a long time... After we have severely damaged the main force of Qingyao in Huguang area, we still have to go north to the Yangtze River. Then take Wuchang first, and then Jiangdong! And the King of Nan wants to run southern Hunan and plot Nanling, and will not exert force in northern Hunan. In northern Hunan, I am afraid that the eldest brother and Zuo Jigao and other Hunan gentry are on the opposite side."
Mr. Zhu raised his eyebrows and his expression changed slightly: "Oh? Don't our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom take Hunan as our home first?"
Luo Yaoguo said: "Hunan is trapped inland and is too closed. It is not conducive to the purchase of foreign guns and cannons to arm the holy soldiers and sweep the southeast. The Southern King operates southern Hunan as a base, and the purpose is also for Guangdong. As for northern Hunan, it is only I can let it go for a while. If the eldest brother intends to achieve a career in Xiangbei, the Kingdom of Heaven will also be happy to see it. However, the support provided by the Kingdom of Heaven is not much at the moment. Everything has to be dealt with by the eldest brother... For a period of time, the army of the Kingdom of Heaven will While you are still in Hunan, brother should seize the time to develop your strength. When the army of the Kingdom of Heaven leaves, I will ask the King of Heaven to give you a big official position!"
Luo Yaoguo had previously considered letting Hong Xiuquan become the "King of Houses" in Changsha, but Zuo Zongtang's fire had burned away his thoughts.
Although the rice burned by Zuo Zongtang may be less than 100,000 shi, and it is not impossible to make up for it, the main force of Qingyao must be rushing towards Changsha at a fast speed. Luo Yaoguo must gather his troops as soon as possible and prepare for the battle. As for Changsha, There are also two nails, Tianxin Pavilion and Iron Buddha Temple, which are also guarded by separate troops.
In this way, it gave Zuo Zongtang the opportunity for the Hunan gentry to become bigger. Once they became bigger, Changsha City would be a bit difficult to conquer. Hong Xiuquan could not be left here, otherwise he would give those Hunan gentry a hard time. How much trouble would it be to rescue the "Four Living Fathers in Heaven" after calling him?
However, Luo Yaoguo is not willing to hand over Changsha City to Zuo Zongtang easily. Luo Zenan and his ilk... have to find more things for these Hunan people to do!
And the Zhu Jiutao in front of me is a good successor. He is a big boss of Hunan Tiandihui, a local gangster in Changsha, and has a lot of disciples. And his surname is Zhu. If he doesn't take over, who will take over? If he doesn't do well after taking over, he will soon be It's okay if it's over. If it's done well... his surname is Zhu! When the time comes, please ask Hong Xiuquan to appoint him as a "Pingzhang political affairs officer in Huguang and other places". Let's see if Xianfeng is in a hurry?
Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo felt that he had to help Zhu Jiutao again. So he asked with a smile: "Brother, do you have a way to deal with the Qingyao in Hunan based on Changsha?" Zhu Jiutao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "There are already some Got the idea."
"Want to hear the details." Luo Yao Guodao.
Zhu Jiutao thought for a moment and then said: "Brother, to be honest, Brother Yu didn't have any good ideas before. He only knew how to mobilize the Tiandihui brothers in Hunan to fight Qingyao. I always feel that Qingyao is unpopular. Once someone climbs up, With one call, there are bound to be countless followers! But after reading my brother's "Anti-Jing", I realized that rebellion is not that simple. So brother, I thought about it again and again, and finally came up with a "nine-character strategy", which is "Gao Build walls, divide the fields widely, and control the Xiangjiang River."
Those who built the wall high naturally took Changsha as the foundation and worked hard to attract the troops of the Qing demons and traitorous gentry. Those who divided the land widely used the method of "Reverse Classics" to divide the land equally, starting with those east of the Xiangjiang River. The land and people of the Xiangjiang River will be controlled by the people to the west of the Xiangjiang River. Those who control the Xiangjiang River will rely on the members of the Tiandihui to firmly control the Xiangjiang navy, making the Xiangjiang River our natural danger, waterway, and the enemy's rope cage!"
"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo said with a smile, "With eldest brother in northern Hunan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can safely move north or east. However, the matter of equal distribution of land is easier said than done, and the Tiandihui has rarely operated rural areas for a long time... Big brother Can these people do it well? Do you want me to send someone to help the village?
Luo Yaoguo's question was polite, but Zhu Jiutao knew that he couldn't say "no"! "Of course I can't ask for it!" Zhu Jiutao said with a smile.
Chapter completed!