Chapter 336 Why does my Taiping Heavenly Kingdom seem to be falling apart? (Please order and vote)
The steamer was puffing out black smoke, dragging a long line of cargo ships and passenger boats as it meandered southward, creating white waves on the canal in Zhenjiang Prefecture.
Ronglu and Weng Tong both had their braids tied up and wore pointed hoods. They stood on the deck of the passenger boat and looked at the town on the shore against the damp and biting north wind on the canal.
At this moment, the canal is extremely bustling with boats coming and going, and the fleet where Ronglu and Weng Tong are passing through is a sizable town.
But there is an indescribable desolation. This place is clearly in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is on the edge of a canal that is like a golden waterway, but this big town in front of you gives people a feeling that its vitality is gradually losing...
\n.Oh, what else is wrong?
Weng Tong always felt that something was wrong with the town in front of him, but he couldn't remember it for a moment. Suddenly, he heard the young man Ronglu beside him say "": "The Chinese New Year will be in a few days, why is there no sense of celebration at all?"
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Yes, it’s almost Chinese New Year!
When Ronglu and Weng Tong's fleet passed by Yangzhou, the banks of the canal outside Yangzhou Dongguan were bustling. Every shop was decorated with lights and colorful banners, and red flags and banners embroidered with the words "Taiping Unification" were hung everywhere.
Yes, from time to time you can see a lion dance team performing outside a big store.
Ronglu was still a teenager and had a lot of fun. The fleet had to dock in Yangzhou for half a day, so he took Weng Tong ashore and sneaked into Yangzhou City to "snoop on military intelligence." When the two of them sneaked into Yangzhou City, they happened to catch up with the city.
The Taiping Army had a holiday. Yang Xiuqing gave away the reward for Brother's Ascension Day in advance on the thirteenth day of the first lunar month next year, and also issued a decree to allow the couples who were separated in the men's camp and the women's camp in the city to reunite.
So the streets in Yangzhou City were full of male and female holy soldiers with money in their pockets, and it was so lively that everyone was crowded and crowded!
Ronglu, a disciple of the Eight Banners, and Weng Tong, a dog official of the Qing Dynasty, wandered in the Taiping Army for two hours, and even drank "meat tea" in Yangzhou City, which is tea with steamed dumplings and meat dishes.
You can also listen to people reading books.
After eating, Ronglu and Weng Tong continued to wander around for a while, and saw several famous Yangzhou brothels on the way...\n...\n. They were all brothels in operation! They also saw several businesses.
A prosperous gambling house.
Outside the brothels and gambling houses, you can still see the Caobang disciples who are watching the action. They are all wearing silk shorts and trousers, with axes on their belts. They are no different from the gangsters from Tianjin Wei and Huai'an City, except that the braids on the back of their heads are different.
Cut off.
However, neither of them found opium dens inside or outside Yangzhou City...:.\n.\n. It seems that the Taiping Army in Yangzhou is quite serious about the issue of banning smoking.
But when Weng Tong and Ronglu's fleet sailed across the Yangtze River and entered Zhenjiang, they seemed to have entered another world.
The towns on both sides of the canal in Zhenjiang Prefecture are obviously depressed and have no sense of the New Year at all. However, you can see many slogans "Heavenly Father, Emperor Haotian, God Bless" painted on the white walls.
"Boss, where are you? Why is it different from Yangzhou?"
Weng Tong was from Changshu, and he was from the same hometown as the captain of the guest boat, so he asked him about it.
The bow of the boat looked a little nervous. He looked around and found that there was no one else except Weng Tong and Ronglu. Then he lowered his voice and said, "Mr. Weng doesn't know. Yangzhou is the territory of the King of the East, and Zhenjiang is the territory of the King of Heaven."
..\n.\n.\n.\n.The rules of the Eastern King and the Heavenly King are different!"
"It's different? Aren't they all from the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom?" Weng Tong continued to inquire.
"Qin, the differences between the various kings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are huge. There are some things that must not be done in the territory of the Heavenly King. But when it comes to the Eastern King,
It will be fine on King Wu's territory." The boat boss pointed at the back of Weng Tong and Ronglu's heads, "For example, your braids...if you land on Zhenjiang Prefecture and are discovered by the Taiping Army under the King of Heaven,
If not, I might have my head chopped off!"
"So serious?" Weng Tong's face was shocked, but his heart was full of joy - Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing, the rules on Luo Yaoguo's territory were very different, which was a good thing for the Qing Dynasty!
"Mr. Weng, you don't have to be afraid. As long as you don't get off the boat, you'll be fine." The boatman laughed and said, "The boats plying on the canal are jointly protected by King Dong and King Wu. The people in Tianwang Mansion can only set up cards to collect taxes, and don't care about the others.
By the way, this is also the rule on the Yangtze River..\n.\n:.\n.\nThe ships on the Yangtze River are protected by the King of the East, the King of the West, and the King of Wu!"
"Xiwang? What are the rules in Hankou...:" Weng Tong continued to inquire with the ship boss.
"Hankou is almost the same as Yangzhou," the ship boss said. "The rules in Suzhou and Changzhou are looser than those in Yangzhou and Hankou...\n...The rules of each king of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are different! When we traders move around, we can
You have to be careful."
"Does the King of Heaven not care?" Weng Tong asked.
The ship boss smiled bitterly and shook his head: "How can we care? All of them are gods from heaven who have descended to earth...\n...\n.\nThere are soldiers in hand, and there is territory. It turns out that the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is full of vassal towns!
Weng Tong and Ronglu were very happy when they heard this!
The Heavenly King has the territory and rules of the Heavenly King, the East King has the territory and rules of the East King, and the kings of Wu, West, South, Wing, and North probably also have their own territories and rules.
Isn't that false king just like Han Lin'er and Liu Futong of Han and Song Dynasties? He can't control the various mountain kings below at all?
"King Tian, ​​King Yi means that things will continue as usual in Jiangxi for now, and everything should be settled and tax collection first.
Wei Changhui, wearing a dragon robe embroidered with "little dragons" and a red pointed hood, followed Hong Xiu in a newly built hall in the Golden Dragon City Sun Palace. He watched with his eyes and his nose.
He didn't even look at the beautiful female officials who were waiting around Hong Xiuquan, the king of heaven, looking like a moral gentleman.
Hong Xiuquan frowned slightly, looking very unhappy.
Although his Taiping Heavenly Kingdom developed much better than the one in history, the original fatal weakness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was that there were too many living fathers. Not only did it not improve, but it changed from one father dominating the same period in history to the current four fathers cooperating.
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Since there were too many dads, Tianjing City couldn't contain enough content, so these living dads moved out.
Feng Yunshan and Feng's father lived in Hunan, Xiao Chaogui and Xiao's father lived in Hubei, Luo Yaoguo and Luo's father lived in Suzhou and Shanghai, and Yang Xiuqing and Yang's father lived in Yangzhou, so they left Hong Xiuquan, a great son of God's family, in Tianjing City.
Regarding this "father's separation" situation, Hong Xiuquan was quite happy at the beginning. Even though these living fathers each occupied a large territory, they still left Wei Changhui, Shi Dakai, and Hu Yihuang for Hong Xiuquan.
, Qin Rigang's several troops, with these troops, also left the areas around Tianjing, Taiping Prefecture, and Zhenjiang Prefecture under his direct jurisdiction.
In addition, these living fathers did not take away the holy treasury of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Moreover, these living fathers were able to give Hong Xiuquan some property,
This allowed him to maintain a situation in Tianjing City and still have enough energy to support a western expedition.
Once Jiangxi and Southern Anhui are captured, everything will be fine.
However, what Hong Xiuquan, the emperor who had given up his hands, did not expect was that Shi Dakai, who had just taken over the capital counties of Nanchang, Jiujiang, Nankang, Raozhou, Ruizhou, Linjiang and more than a dozen other counties, would actually send troops to Hong Xiuquan.
, requesting to temporarily retain the "old system" in Jiangxi
In other words, like Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Feng Yunshan, and Luo Yaoguo, they would do their own thing and not be consistent with the Tianjing court.
This is obviously because he wants to be like the four living fathers, transforming from the little brother of the King of Heaven to the living father of the King of Heaven!
"No! Absolutely not!"
Hong Xiuquan suddenly started drinking violently, startling Wei Changhui who was following him.
"King of heaven, calm down your anger...:
Wei Changhui looked at the sudden outburst of Hong Xiuquan with fear. He really couldn't understand what the King of Heaven was doing. It was a Chinese New Year, and the other kings must be on annual leave. He was the unluckiest, and had to deal with a big problem for King Hong.
Pile of troubles - The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom theoretically does not last until the New Year!
And Shi Dakai’s suggestion seems not unreasonable!
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's territory in Jiangxi seems to be quite large, but those territories all occupy prefectures and counties, and do not extend to villages and towns. In this case, what can we do if we don't "continue as usual"? "Business as usual" can at least make use of the original squires.
petty official
Collecting next year's spring tax can also ensure the normal progress of spring sowing, so that next year's autumn tax will also be collected...\n:.. Moreover, after appeasing the squires in Jiangxi, Qingyao's officers and soldiers on Jiangxi's territory will be able to
It can't be overturned.
In a few months at most, all the counties in Jiangxi should be able to win...\n...\n. This is a complete province, and it is still a prosperous Jiangxi!
With Jiangxi's money and food, it is possible for the Taiping Army to advance its Northern Expedition the year after next or the year after that.
But why is this king angry?
Hong Xiuquan turned back and glared at Wei Changhui: "He wants to be like Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Luo Yaoguo, Feng Yunshan and others!"
"Heaven, King of Heaven, you...:" Wei Changhui looked at Hong Xiuquan and was so surprised that he couldn't even say a word.
This heavenly king has always called those people "what kind of compatriots", why is he calling them by their first names now?
"He is also worthy!" Hong Xiuquan gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "He is also worthy... a true compatriot, pass on my will and recruit Shi Dakai back to Tianjing!"
"Recruit Tianjing?" Wei Changhui was stunned, "But the war in Jiangxi is still going on!"
"The overall situation in Jiangxi has been decided, there is no need for him!" Hong Xiuquan said with a cold face, "I called him back to discuss the major issues of the Northern Expedition next year!"
"Next year...\n.\n.\n.\n.\nBut didn't Brother Tian say...\n.\n.\n.\n.\n" Wei Changhui did not dare to go on, because he
Chapter completed!