Guo Shao hated Ma Yulong very much, which was the kind of hatred that was in the bones. He hated Ma Yulong when he wanted to surrender, but instead gave him a meeting ceremony with his subordinate Yan Ding.

You are afraid of the Ming army's cannons, so I, Guo Shao, aren't afraid?

It is said that there are many righteous dog slaughterers, but how come I will turn the other way around! Ma Yulong, Qiu Ba is not loyal, no loyalty!

"I am willing to die for the general, and I am willing to die for the Ming Dynasty!"

Guo Shao stubbornly spoke passionately, which was even more touching than Ma Yulong's previous performance.

"At this time, the court is working on people. Lord Guo can resolutely wake up and return to the Ming Dynasty. I am so happy that I should pardon your crime of being accused of being accused of the past. I hope Lord Guo can serve the country with all his heart, seek welfare for the court, and for the people."

Zhou Shixiang pinched his nose and recognized Guo Shao's surrender, and he continued to hand over the errands of the Salt Supply Office to Guo Shao with great mercy. He also showed great respect for scholars in every move, which made Guo Shao very grateful. As for whether his heart was really as he said, he would not be told by outsiders.

Zhou Shixiang made a gesture of respecting Guo Shao. It is better to say that he was extending olive branches to the Han officials who worked for the Qing court or buying horse bones with a wealth of money. It is better to say that his subordinates are really no one available.

Ma Yulong, one of the eighth-ranking clouds is good at dealing with it, and it is to disperse his troops and settle them in the army. However, Guo Shao, a technician who was in charge of salt and salt, was a shortage of manpower that Zhou Shixiang did not have in Zhou Shixiang's bag. He was also the first Qing official to surrender since the Taiping Army established the camp (from the eighth rank, he was also an official). Therefore, Zhou Shixiang had to make full use of everything and use Guo Shao. Besides, Guo Shao was still a juren, and his identity was treated everywhere in the Ming and Qing dynasties. Zhou Shixiang decided to change the previous model of bandit development, so he had to take part in the role of this era, respect the characteristics of this era - respect scholars.

The Taiping Army must do what the Qing army can do. If you want to establish a foothold in Xiangshan and use Xiangshan as the base of the Taiping Army, then the handling of Xiangshan cannot be as usual. Some literati officials must be needed to help Zhou Shixiang govern. When no one can train his own family members, the appointment of demotion is inevitable. Guo Shao is the first, but definitely not the last.

In addition to attracting people's hearts, Guo Shao's retention in the Salt Inspection Office was also an advantage, that is, Guo ▲style_txt, who is familiar with the affairs of the Salt Inspection Office, could quickly serve the Taiping Army and transfer the taxes and salts paid to Guangzhou from the past to the Taiping Army on the spot.

Unlike Ma Yulong, which side is strong and the wind is going to, Guo Shao is still very politically ambitious and has the ability to manage the government. This is reflected in the fact that after he served as the ambassador of the Liangzi Du Salt Survey, the salt tax in the Liangzi Du that year exceeded 40% last year, and the total tax payment was more than 26,000 taels. Guo Shao privately intercepted some of them, but he used the money to repair checkpoints and supplement salt tuitions. This is not to say that Guo Shao is not greedy for money. No one in this world is not good at money. He is not convinced by the fat of the salt tuition.

But in fact, Guo Shao did not have corruption because he was too motivated. Zhu Guorong, now the prefect of Guangzhou, was a role model for Guo Shao to learn from, and they were also from juren. If Zhu Guorong was able to be a prefect, he might not be able to be. If he wanted to be motivated, he had to be appreciated by Shangguan. Doing the job at hand was the best performance.

When the Taiping Army was coming, Guo Shao's original intention was to defend Liangdu with Ma Yulong. Waiting for the arrival of reinforcements in the court, as long as he could defend Liangdu, Guo Shao must be a hero, and it is not impossible to advance one or two steps with this merit. However, before the war, Ma Yulong, who was slapped his chest and wanted to defend Liangdu, was so scared that he changed his face and surrendered after the Taiping Army fired. Guo Shao, who fell into the hands of the Ming army, knew that this was not his hero, so he could only surrender honestly and try his best to prove his ability. Only in this way can he save his life and his official position.

Guo Shao chose to surrender obediently instead of being a hard-working force and being beheaded by the Taiping Army. He also had other small thoughts. Since the Qing army entered the pass, he still treated Han intellectuals quite favorably and appointed Han officials who surrendered to the Southern Ming Dynasty. Therefore, no matter how the Qing army massacred the local area, he could provide security guarantees for the local Han scholars and officials, and he would not care about past grudges and trust them. This kind of recruitment of Han scholars played a great role in the Qing army's occupation of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Guo Shao was not worried that he would be liquidated by the Qing army after he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.

The Taiping Army came suddenly, and Guo Shao was not the chief official who was responsible for defending the territory. He surrendered and surrendered. No one could say that he was not, and there would be a way out in the future.

Zhou Shixiang specifically asked how the Salt Patrol Office carried out its work. He asked in detail, and Guo Shao also answered in detail. After a few replies, Zhou Shixiang was very satisfied. During this process, Guo Shao specially ordered the Salt Ding to bring out more than 6,000 taels of silver from the institute, saying that it was the salt tax levied in the past few months and the income from anti-smuggling salt. It was originally scheduled to be transported to Guangzhou next month, but now it is handed over to the Taiping Army.

Zhou Shixiang was of course happy when there was money in the account. When Ma Yulong saw Guo Shao take out the money, he was also very clear-headed and quickly ordered his subordinates to come to his house in Liangzidu to get 3,000 taels of silver notes to the army. Zhou Shixiang naturally praised Ma Yulong's "self-promotion" behavior.

The Liangdu City Village was not big. Under the guidance of Guo Shao and Ma Yulong, Zhou Shixiang inspected the entire city village in only half an hour. Later, he ordered Shao Jiugong's Xiongwei Camp to be stationed in Liangdu, and Ma Yulong and his subordinates transferred to the Guards camp. In this regard, Ma Yulong did not dare to be angry or speak out, and obeyed.

Seeing that Ma Yulong was taken away from military power, Guo Shao was nervous, afraid that Zhou Shixiang would turn against him. Unexpectedly, Zhou Shixiang not only did not turn against him, but instead summoned the gentry of Liangdu, the chief of the Liangdu, and told them that from now on, the affairs of Liangdu, Guo Shao, the newly appointed Liangdu city gatekeeper, would be responsible for the big and small matters of Liangdu from the Taiping Army. Half of the salt peddlers in the original salt peddlers were still in the salt peddlers, and the other half was converted into direct servants of the city peddlers Guo Shao, who were responsible for the people's patrol. In wartime, they had to cooperate with the Taiping Army to mobilize the people and transport food and supplies.

The Qing court, like the Ming Dynasty, did not go to the countryside, and the local gentry was dominated by gentry, but the gentry himself could not handle all the affairs of all major and small in the village. Therefore, these affairs were all powered by the gentry's chief and the village chief recognized by the gentry. The scale of Liangzidu is larger than that of Longyandu, and there are salt patrols and battalions. The security is much larger than that of Longyan, so there are many people in the capital. According to the yellow book of the village offered by the chief, there are more than 5,000 people. In addition, there are more than ten gentry landlords in the city and the city did not have time to run away and were caught in the city and the city was caught.

The troops in the garrison surrendered, and Guo Shao, ambassador of the Salt Patrol, also surrendered. The situation is now stronger than others. A group of gentry from Liangdu has achieved superficial taming after the Taiping Army entered the city, and no one dared to be dissatisfied with the Taiping Army's arrangements.

In the past, the landlords and gentry were the natural enemies of the Taiping Army, but now they are the ones that need to be won over. Before the Taiping Army completely established its foothold in Xiangshan, Zhou Shixiang did not intend to attack the tame landlords and gentry, but this did not mean that he would allow this man to fight against the Taiping Army behind his back. It was an open arrangement to let Guo Shao be the official of the Liang capital city, while the secret arrangement was Shao Jiugong.

The characters Liang are the second largest town in Xiangshan except the county seat Renhoufang. This is also the important transportation location from Xiangshan to Guangzhou. Therefore, it can be imagined that the characters Liang in the future will definitely be developed as a military center, and it is also a base for the resettlement of the people in the back camp of the Taiping Army. This will inevitably conflict with the original people in the local area, especially these landlords and gentry. Once a conflict occurs, Shao Jiugong's Xiongwei camp will play the role of a black face. Shao Jiugong, who was born in the green camp, has also done a lot of things and is very good at it.

Zhou Shixiang is still thinking about how to implement policies in Xiangshan that are in line with the interests of the Taiping Army and can unite the hearts of local people. Longyan is his experimental field. After seizing the Xiangshan County, he will switch to the management of Xiangshan. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!