"What you two adults don't know is that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is a country of poor people, and the wealthy people in the world have the hatred of killing their fathers and mothers!"
On a big smelly livestock ship heading to Changsha, the person who was yelling at the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom through gritted teeth was a fat man with a fat head and big ears! A fat man named Wu was Wu, one of the nine disciples of Master Zhu Jiu. Si Wu Abao.
He is now dressed like a rich man. He originally had a fake braid on the back of his head, but when he boarded the ship at the Xiangjiang Port in Xiangyin County, he took off the fake braid and replaced his melon cap with a piece of red cloth. Last pack, but the clothes are still the same, still an elegant green silk gown.
He was still talking bad things about the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. As he was talking, he handed two red scarves to the two "adults" in front of him who had extraordinary bearings and were escorts. He smiled bitterly and said: "If you two adults want to enter the city incognito, you still have to do it." Change your clothes... Those poor Taiping soldiers are very mean to us and other wealthy people. If they find you with braids, you will have to cut them off!"
When these two "adults" heard that their braids were about to be cut, they were a little panicked and quickly took the red scarf and put it away. The guards accompanying these two "adults" seemed to be often in and out of Changsha, a dragon's den and a tiger's den, so they had already prepared their own supplies. Now that the red scarf is gone, there is no need for Wu Abao to give it to him again. And of course these two "adults" are Sushun and Shengbao who are not afraid of the dragon's den and the tiger's den!
Sushun was a resolute person. He had agreed to enter Changsha and couldn't wait to arrive at the Tiefo Temple camp. In Xiangyin, he asked Shengbao to contact Wu Abao, an internal agent who had business dealings between Changsha and Xiangyin, and arranged a transportation plan. The large wooden boat was loaded with hundreds of fat pigs and hundreds of fat sheep for cover, so they picked up Sushun and Shengbao and headed to Changsha together.
The main theme is a "private interview" plus a "surprise attack"...but you can't show the Shang Fang sword in front of the officials in Changsha, otherwise you will definitely get beaten! That is the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
After putting away the red scarf, Sushun asked Wu Abao: "Why does the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom have a grudge against the wealthy people in the world for killing their fathers and mothers?"
"Sir, have you ever heard that blocking someone's way of making money is like killing one's parents?" When Wu Abao said this, his fat face was full of anger, as if Luo Yaoguo had raided his home. "Oh, how can they block it? Is there a way out for people and money?"
"Divide the land, cancel the debts, and divide the floating wealth!" Wu Abao is so hateful, he looks like a landowner who is greedy for wealth!
Every family has got several acres of land! Not counting that, they also canceled the usury loans owed to me by hundreds of tenant farmers, which amounted to tens of thousands of taels! It was a good business with nine out and thirteen in a year. You can collect thousands of shi of millet with interest!
And, and... I have three thousand stones of white rice, dozens of boxes of silk and satin, and several thousand taels in my big house in Shimupu... All gone, all gone, give The Taiping Army and those poor gangsters will split their accounts 70-70?! Woo hoo..." As he spoke, Wu Abao started to cry, it looked absolutely true!
Shengbao also testified for him: "Yuting, that's really what those Changmao guys did! They gave good land, grain, cloth, and copper coins to the poor... what a sin!" "More than that!" Fatty Wu She shed tears and said, "People were killed in many places, many people were killed!"
"Who are they killing?" Sushun asked.
"The landowners and gentry!" Fatty Wu said, "The landowners and gentry did not allow them to share their land wealth, so they killed them! If I had stayed in the countryside, they would most likely kill me!" "You're so perverse?" Sushun was shocked and looked back at Shengbao.
Shengbao nodded heavily: "That's true! It's the same in Yongzhou Prefecture, Guiyang Prefecture, Chenzhou Prefecture, Hengyang Prefecture, etc.! Changmao has become extremely ferocious since he entered Hunan!" Sushun was still a little puzzled and asked Wu The fat man said: "Then why are you still doing business in Changsha?"
Fatty Wu shook his head and said: "There is no way... What else can I do if I don't do business? Should I study and take the imperial examination? I would have passed the exam if I could! Besides, there are such masters and young men who will eat with me." "So Changmao doesn't kill the rich and give to the poor in Changsha City?" Sushun asked again.
"The Taiping Army doesn't do that in the city," Fatty Wu said. "They don't touch the rich people who stay in the city, and they don't extort money from the wealthy businessmen in the city. They just ask everyone to open their doors for business and pay taxes normally. "Why is this?" Sushun asked in confusion.
Shengbao said: "This is because the landowners outside the city only collect rent and lend money, and do not participate in the management of the land. With or without them, farmers can grow food. As long as the food is grown, the Taiping Army will have enough to eat." The wealthy businessmen in the city have many things to manage. If they are not managed well, the business will be ruined. If their family property is divided, the business may be gone.
At that time, Changmao will not be able to collect taxes, the poor in the city will have no place to carry out their work, and it will be inconvenient for farmers in the countryside to sell grain in exchange for anything..." Sushun said a little puzzled: "Ke Zhai, how do you know? So clear?"
"That's what it says in the book." As Shengbao spoke, he took out a volume of "Anti-Jing" and handed it to Sushun. "Volume 1 of "Anti-Jing"..." Sushun said, "I only have one in the north. I’ve seen volumes two and three.”
"This first volume is the real thing!" Shengbao said. "The second and third volumes are more about alienation tactics. The first volume is the one that really teaches people to rebel! It not only teaches people how to rebel, but also teaches them how to control them after they rebel. !" Fatty Wu echoed: "These Changmao guys are really bad... They have made Changsha city full of shabby squires. Many of them have no food to eat and have turned into beggars!"
"What?" Sushun's eyes lit up, "There are many shabby squires in Changsha City?" "Yes!" Fatty Wu said with a bitter smile, "I am one of them too!"
"Shangmao won't catch you?" Sushun asked again.
"I won't arrest you," Fatty Wu shook his head. "They won't arrest you when you enter the city! You don't need to go to a provincial capital. If you enter a county town, you won't arrest them if they have long hair. They won't ask about the Xinruan you bring with you... When you meet someone on the road outside the city, As long as the squire doesn't bring too many servants, and they are not the family members of the regiment leaders who are enemies of them, they will not detain him."
Is that so?" Sushun asked Shengbao again.
Shengbao nodded: "That's it! Changmao can't tell whether the wealthy households in the city came from elsewhere or are doing business in the city. Moreover, robbing the wealthy households after entering the city can easily break military discipline... This They are very strict about growing hair!" Sushun thought for a moment and then asked: "Are there any good gentry or good people in Changsha who miss the Qing Dynasty?"
"Too many!"
Fatty Wu slapped his thigh and said: "The poor people outside the city all have fields to divide, so naturally most of them are confused by Changmao. The people in the city, no matter rich or poor, have no fields to divide. Changmao is not kind to them, and has made the Changsha market miserable." The depression made their lives difficult. Of course they resented the long hair and missed the Qing Dynasty!"
There are still people in Changsha who miss the Qing Dynasty!
Sushun felt a little excited when he heard this. If the people in Changsha City all yearned for the Qing Dynasty, wouldn't the Qing army have a great chance of counterattacking?
Fatty Wu seemed to think that Su Shun didn't believe it, and said in an unusually firm tone: "Sir, you will know after you go back to Changsha and have a look... Long hair may be popular in the countryside, but it is really not good in Changsha city! Changsha people Everyone misses the Qing Dynasty, ugh...
After saying that, the fat man wiped away tears.
Sushun did not pick up the issue again, but changed the subject and asked: "Is there an angel of peace in Changsha City?" "Yes!"
Fatty Wu nodded and said, "He ordered my boat of pigs and sheep for his wedding."
Shengbao on the side seemed unhappy when he heard this: "Wu Abao, don't you hate Changmao deeply? Why are you selling pigs, sheep and cows to that angel?"
"There are no cows, only pigs and sheep!" Fatty Wu said, "That angel doesn't eat beef, and he doesn't allow others to eat it... Moreover, he really gives money to buy things, which is quite a lot... I can't get along with the money! "Don't eat beef? You don't eat it yourself, but you don't allow others to eat it? By the way, he is a "cow demon"!
Sushun narrowed his eyes and asked, "Boss Wu, let me ask you, is that angel injured?"
Fatty Wu nodded, "Yes, his ear was injured when he was beaten in Changsha, and he was raised in the house for many days. Half a month ago, I saw his right ear wrapped with gauze! I'm not the only one who saw this. , and many people have seen it!"
Sushun's face immediately flashed with joy, but he did not continue to ask, but changed the question: "Did you just say that the Taiping Angel is getting married?"
"Yes," Fatty Wu said, "Luo Tiantian wants to marry Su Sanniang, the first female general of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, as his wife... All the generals he has trained will come to Changsha City to have a drink, and the King of the South and the King of the West will also come. The King of Heaven, King of the East, King of the North, and King of Yi in Yongzhou will also send people over, so naturally they will have to do something grand."
This seems like an opportunity!
Chapter completed!