Jingzhou Prefecture, Jiangling County, Shashi Town.
The sky gradually became brighter, but the snowflakes flying and falling from the leaden clouds showed no signs of stopping. After a night of heavy snow, the entire Shashi Town seemed to be covered with a silver coat. Shashi There was no snowflakes accumulating on the pier, but it was trampled like a mud puddle by coolies wearing thin clothes, wearing straw sandals, and carrying large bags.
Huang Shijie was wearing a warm fur winter coat and a suede fur hat. Surrounded by more than a dozen "Ying Ziying" practitioners wearing thick cotton coats, Huang Shijie stood at a corner of the pier with an umbrella, looking at a slowly moving road. The approaching official ship.
Soon, his eyes passed through the flying snowflakes and saw clearly the flying flag with the character "Zeng" on the official ship.
"It's Di Zhang!" Huang Shijie breathed out, turned around and said to Zhang Dingxiang, who was also wearing a warm fur winter coat and a fur hat: "An Chu, let all the irrelevant people stay away, and tell the brothers to Be more energetic.
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Zhang Dingxiang agreed, then opened his throat and yelled at Yingzi Ying Lianyong behind him: "Master Zeng is here, please give me some fucking energy, and drive away all the irrelevant people."
With the angry shouts and curses of the Yingzi Camp training warriors and the crackling sound of whips, the originally busy dock was quickly cleared, and soon a group of about 50 "Shan" Zi Camp training warriors followed. A fourth-grade civil servant entered the dock, and the martial arts officers looked around. The civil servant stood next to Huang Shijie, and it was Wang Kuiyi.
When the official ship docked, Zeng Guofan, wearing a cotton robe and filial piety clothes, got out of the cabin, followed by his brother, Zeng Guoquan, who also looked like a filial son. Seeing the appearance of a formidable enemy on the dock, Zeng Guofan He couldn't help but look tense.
"It's Yingziying and Shanziying."
Zeng Guoquan took a step forward and whispered: "In addition to the 1,500 people from Yingzi camp in Shashi Town, there are also 1,500 people from mine and 500 people from Wang Pushan from Shanzi camp." "Oh," Zeng Guofan nodded lightly. "Shanziying... Zuo Jigao is here too?"
"Here we come!" Zeng Guofan said, "We entered Jingzhou City yesterday, and Wang Bowen came with him." "Okay!" Zeng Guofan forced a smile, "Then let's go ashore!"
"Di Zhang, Jiangxia, Hanyang, and Hankou have all fallen!"
In a carriage that was large enough to accommodate three people, Wang Kui informed Zeng Guofan of the news he had just received about the fall of the three towns. After a pause, he continued: "Chang Zhengfu dedicated Jiangxia City!"
"Chang Zhengfu actually..." Zeng Guofan was startled for a moment, then his expression darkened, and he muttered in a low voice: "He is also from Hunan, and his second son is still my staff!"
Chang Dachun was a native of Hengyang County, Hengzhou Prefecture, Hunan. His hometown had long been captured by the Taiping Army. His second son Chang Yu fled with his family to Changde Prefecture and surrendered to Zeng Guofan.
"So what?" Huang Shijie snorted, "Now that three towns have been lost, there are still Jingzhou and two important towns in Xiangyang in Hubei. Xiangyang is still dangerous. Now Jingzhou can only rely on us Xiangyong to guard Shashi Town for protection. If your Majesty does not use me, Xiangyong, then there will be no Huguang in the Qing Dynasty!"
Wang Kui nodded and said with a smile: "It is a good thing that Chang Zhengfu joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom... Now the emperor should know that we Han officials have no place to go!"
Zeng Guofan smoothed his beard and nodded slightly. However, he did not follow Wang Kueyi's words. Instead, he changed the subject and asked about "the distribution of land outside the customs."
"Di Zhang, the student has inquired with the Monk King. What the Monk King means is that... this land is allocated to us! Count the heads and divide it. As long as Xiang Yong goes out of the province, he will get the points. The further he sends troops, the more he will get. The more you have, the more you have done, you can divide it up! He will discuss the details with you and Zuo Jigao later."
Wang Kui snorted, with a look of disdain on his face: "It's a bitter cold land outside the Pass, with land and no one, what's the use of giving it to us? We can't even rent it out!"
Zeng Guofan laughed and said: "The blog post is bad. Nowadays, the most valuable and most valuable thing in the world is human beings!" His tone sank and he said: "There are too many people in the world, so what's the difficulty in catching some and sending them outside the country to reclaim wasteland for us?"
Huang Shijie nodded and said with admiration: "The teacher is right! There are so many people in the world today that we can't slaughter them all. If we capture some and send them to manors outside the customs as serfs, they have to thank me for not killing them!"
Wang Kuiyi frowned slightly and said: "Master and disciple Zeng Guofan and Huang Shijie are a good match. Both are ruthless people! However, it is really feasible to capture people from the territory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and farm them outside the country as serfs. ...Not only is it feasible, it seems that it can really produce a lot more food and save a lot of lives. For the Qing Dynasty, it can also be regarded as good governance!
When he was thinking about reporting this matter to Luo Yaoguo as soon as possible, Zhang Dingxiang's voice suddenly came from outside the carriage: "Master Zeng, Master Huang, Master Wang, Master Monk Wangguan, Master Zhang are here to greet us!"
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At the same time, Jiangxia, the capital of Wuchang.
The snow here is heavier than in Jingzhou, and the snowflakes roll down, turning the three towns on both sides of the Yangtze River into a silvery white. The boundary between heaven and earth seems to be unclear among the flying snowflakes.
A large group of knights were walking along the streets of Wuchang City in the wind and snow. The horses were snorting. The knights on the horses were all wrapped in thick cotton clothes and wearing hats and raincoats. The horses and men were all breathing white air. Everyone is complaining about the cold winter in the "northern".
Luo Yaoguo was among the team. He was riding on a horse, his face covered with a fur scarf. Only his bright eyes were exposed, looking around at the streets of Jingchuxiong City.
Now that the New Year is approaching, which is the most prosperous time of the year, more than 100,000 Taiping troops have suddenly entered Jiangxia City. Together with Chang Dachun's "dedicated city", Jiangxia City's vitality has been preserved.
And Hong Xiuquan has not yet decided to take a city's population to Jiangnan to create a little paradise.
So now the streets are bustling with people coming and going. They are all people going out to buy new year goods. Whether they are local people in Jiangxia or male and female Taiping soldiers from Hunan, Guangxi, and Guangdong, they all have relaxed and happy expressions. .
It seems as if a new peaceful age is really coming soon.
However, Luo Yaoguo frowned slightly, and his bright eyes looked calm and deep, as if he was thinking deeply all the time. And his body standing upright on the horse sat upright.
, the military temperament is becoming more and more abundant.
Since time travel, his luck has been very good, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has been on a meteoric rise. The reason for this, in addition to the benefits brought to him by his "falling from the sky" time travel benefits, is because the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom where he lives is now rapidly reaching its peak.
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Being in such a rapidly expanding team, it is easy to rise. Moreover, Luo Yaoguo also has the status of an "angel" and a "prophet of time travel."
But he also understood that the growth potential of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the "big jumper" regime, was almost over... The contradictions and problems that had been covered up due to its rapid growth in the past would begin to be exposed one by one in a few months.
come out.
These contradictions and problems include both the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's own and those from outside.
After all, the fortune of the entire China is on a rapid decline... The biggest difference between today's world and the chaotic times of the late Yuan Dynasty is that there are imperialist powers! In their eyes, the great China is already a piece of cake on the chopping block.
Too fat.
And the great powers...all miss "our Qing Dynasty"!
These great powers, especially the British Empire, have encountered many "immigrant regimes" similar to those of the Qing Dynasty in their three to four hundred years of colonial history, and have long understood this approach of "preferring friendship to friends, not domestic slaves"
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Anyone who has studied history knows that this kind of thing is not limited to the Qing Dynasty!
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom cannot have any illusions about these great powers. Therefore, the next road will be even more difficult than before!
"Your Highness, the West Prince's Mansion has arrived!" Su Sanniang's voice interrupted Luo Yaoguo's thoughts.
Luo Yaoguo looked up and saw a magnificent mansion in front of him. He didn't know who it belonged to before. Now he only saw the broad main entrance with a signboard of "Western Prince's Mansion" hanging on the upper floor. Dozens of people wearing thick silk fabrics
Taiping soldiers in red robes and red cotton hoods, each holding a sword and spear, stood solemnly in the wind and snow.
"What a grand occasion!" Luo Yaoguo muttered in a low voice.
Who is coming? "A small officer of the Taiping Army quickly walked out of a small door next to the main entrance with his sword in hand, pointing at the cavalry escorting Luo Yaoguo and asking. "His Royal Highness the Angel is here!" Luo Yaoguo's chief guard Xiang Xun shouted loudly
answer.
The young officer was stunned for a moment: "Why is there no big sedan chair and guard of honor?"
"Where's all the nonsense?" Su Sanniang then spurred her horse forward and took off her hat at the same time, revealing a clear and sassy face.
Chapter completed!