Chapter 281 Eighteen princes begging Dong (besieged and beaten to support Dong)
When the order from the dispatched civil servants came to Zeng Xianfeng, the old man was caught off guard.
This battle is going a bit fast!
Although Zeng Xianfeng knew in advance that conquering Zhejiang and Fujian would not be a tough battle, he did not expect Dong Shuheng to be so fast.
He is not ready yet!
Selecting so many officials at once gave Zeng Xianfeng a lot to consider.
It is not only necessary to look at the assessment of these selected officials, but also to consider the balance in various places.
When people stay in one place for a long time, they will unconsciously hug the people around them.
Therefore, when Zeng Xianfeng selects officials, he must consider the allocation of quotas among various provinces.
The person selected should try to be an old Huai Haijun veteran with rich management experience.
These vacant official positions after the selection will be filled by officials who surrendered after the unification of the two rivers.
Those former Taiping Army officials and those recruited from scholars in Anhui and Jiangxi also happened to have completed their training.
In this way, the military governments at all levels in the Liangjiang region can maintain an organizational structure that combines the old and the new.
Under this organizational structure, newcomers can become familiar with their jobs as quickly as possible.
The Huaihai Navy's local management model is different from that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. It is more refined and the system is more complete.
Most grassroots officials are office workers and do not need to make many decisions, as long as they can act according to the rules.
The only people who need to make decisions in one place are the top commander of the military government and the deputies in charge of various lines.
To be honest, the officers in the Huai Navy should be better.
After arriving in Zhejiang and Fujian, these transferred officials will form a management team with locally elected officials to promote and implement the Huaihai Navy's legal system.
Before leaving Fujian, Dong Shuheng made a special trip to meet with Wang Yide, the former governor of Zhejiang and Fujian. This was a rare capable official among the local officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Regarding this old man, Dong Shuheng still hoped to persuade him to join the Huai Haijun camp.
Perhaps because of being tricked by Lu Quansun, Mr. Wang was still angry, so no matter what Dong Shuheng said, Mr. Wang was unwilling to join the Huai Navy.
Wang Yide was not rude to Dong Shuheng, but asked Dong Shuheng to let him go back to his hometown.
It is impossible to let him go back to his hometown at this time. It is also a very dangerous thing for him.
When we arrived in Henan, what was waiting for Wang Yide was probably to be captured and brought to Beijing.
Finally, Dong Shuheng arranged for him to go to an academy in Xuzhou to recuperate and, if possible, teach.
Mr. Wang didn't seem to be that loyal to the court, and he actually agreed to Dong Shuheng's request.
If he was that kind of foolish and loyal person, he would probably hang himself with a rope long ago.
"Master Dong, I still have something to ask for." When he finally left, Wang Yide said to Dong Shuheng.
"Sir, please tell me."
"Master Dong will enter Henan in the future and hope to treat the people of Henan well."
"The people of Henan are suffering. Every war in history has affected the people of Henan. Deep in the heart of the Central Plains, the people of Henan have experienced the pain of war."
"Sir, please rest assured that I will treat you well, not just in Henan, but also in all Chinese people."
"The changing times are irreversible. I will minimize this pain and minimize the damage it causes."
"I also make a promise to you - I will not return to the imperial court to serve as an official in my lifetime."
"See you later!" Dong Shuheng said goodbye to Wang Yide, and someone would see him off after his health improved.
When Dong Shuheng left, the fleet made a special trip to Xiamen.
Foreigners in Fujian mainly live here.
Dong Shuheng came here to lead the fleet to intimidate these people.
On the other hand, we need to summon foreign representatives here in Fujian to report the situation here.
Most of the representatives from various countries summoned by Dong Shuheng this time knew him.
Dong Shuheng attended many meetings with foreigners in Shanghai, but most of them met with foreigners at the ministerial level.
In the past, these people followed the minister.
Dong Shuheng informed these people that Huai Haijun had taken over Fujian.
At the same time, it was clarified that Xiamen and Fuzhou are still ports for foreign trade. Huaihai Navy will set up customs in the two places.
He reminded these people to abide by Huai Haijun's laws and Huai Haijun welcomed commercial activities within the scope of the law.
But if you violate the laws of Huaihai Navy, then Huaihai Navy will definitely punish you severely.
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Inside the Imperial Palace in Beijing, Emperor Xianfeng summoned several important ministers to discuss countermeasures against the Huai Navy's invasion of Zhejiang and Fujian.
From the beginning, everyone quarreled over whether to label Huai Haijun as a rebel.
One group believes that the Huai Navy is very powerful and would label the Huai Navy as a rebel now.
What should we do if Huai Haijun attacks the capital in anger?
Now that the new army in the hands of the imperial court has just been established, what can it do to resist the Huai Navy?
There is also a faction that believes that Huai Haijun has now rebelled, and if the court continues to show weakness to him, it will only encourage his arrogance.
Do we really have to wait until the Huai Navy reaches the capital before convicting the Huai Navy of rebellion?
Sushun stood at the bottom and watched the people on both sides arguing. He and Prince Gong were the only people standing in the audience who did not express their opinions.
Prince Gong is a wise man who protects himself.
And he, Su Laoliu, was a capable minister and official who had just been promoted by the emperor.
A capable minister is there to help the emperor resolve his doubts.
as expected.
Xianfeng set his eyes on him.
The meaning couldn't be more obvious. My wise man, you have to come out and say a few words, otherwise it will be a special occasion.
"I have some humble opinions!" Sushun came out to salute.
The place suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked over.
This Minister of the Ministry of Revenue now controls several major decisions of the imperial court.
"Sushun, please tell me."
"Reporting to the Emperor, Huai Haijun did not issue a statement this time saying that he was revolting, and Dong Shuheng was still claiming to be the governor of the imperial court."
"Didn't he say that he would maintain public order in Zhejiang and Fujian provinces on behalf of the imperial court? His meaning couldn't be simpler. He wanted to create an impression that he was still a minister of the imperial court. If he was convicted, it would be forced by the imperial court.
Against him."
"Extremely shameless!" an unknown adult said.
Everyone also agreed in their hearts that if you want to be a bitch, you don't have to establish a brand, you have to be a secret agent.
"So, Wei Chen feels that we don't need to convict him. Your Majesty can decree that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi will take over Fujian, and the governor of Hunan will lead the troops to take over Jiangxi. Hubei will take over Anhui, and Shandong will take over Jiangsu, and then decree that Huaihai
Just be responsible for Zhejiang’s defense.”
"In this way, each province will have a reason to send troops to the Huaihai Navy. If the Huaihaijun blocks it, then the Huaihaijun will rebel."
Everyone's eyes lit up after hearing this.
Su Laoliu, Su Laoliu is really poisonous.
The two old men in the hall are both very ghostly.
"Okay, what do you think of Sushun's opinion?"
Everyone agreed one after another. The emperor had already agreed. Who among the people below would dare to say no?
But Sushun's idea is indeed a good one. If the imperial court directly sends troops to attack Huai Haijun, then Huai Haijun will pretend to be a victim.
It was said to the outside world that the imperial court forced me to rebel against me.
According to Sushun's method, the Huai Navy will inevitably break out into battles with surrounding provinces. At that time, the Huai Navy will rebel.
Moreover, the provinces listed in Sushun happened to be areas where the New Army was relatively powerful. Moreover, the imperial court was unable to fully control them.
This just makes them consume each other.
This is a great trick, killing two birds with one stone.
The imperial court can use this opportunity to continue to form a new army in the capital.
"Sushun, how are the preparations for the new army in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, we have gathered the people, and the Firearms Bureau of the Capital is making firearms day and night." Sushun replied.
Although it was possible to buy firearms, the prices were too high and the Qing court could not afford them.
Moreover, all they bought were muskets, the range of which was not comparable to Huai Haijun's rifles. Sushun was not a fool.
Therefore, Sushun finally gathered the skilled craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry and discussed a musket that could rival the Huaihai Navy's guns in terms of range and power.
Because it requires two people to carry it, it is called carrying the gun.
Sushun thought it was okay, but he had no other choice anyway, so he asked the Firearms Bureau to step up its efforts to build it.
The gun is still made by myself.
When Dong Shuheng leads his army to the capital next time, he will probably see a group of new Qing troops carrying guns.
The line formation formed by raising their guns encountered the Huaihai Navy using Type 54 rifles.
At that time, the Huai Navy artillery had also used smokeless gunpowder shells.
Gatling should be able to be installed in small quantities.
What would it be like if the two sides fought?
You need to think about it here...
"The Military Aircraft Department drafted a decree to order Zeng Guofan to be the governor of Hunan and Jiangxi provinces and lead troops to take over the defense of Jiangxi."
"Luo Bingzhang, governor of Hunan, was transferred to governor of Sichuan."
Xianfeng didn't like Zeng Guofan before, but now he has Dong Shuheng, whom he hates even more.
He thought it would be good to let the radical Zeng Guofan deal with Dong Shuheng. Luo Bingzhang was too conservative and had been living in peace with Huai Haijun for so long.
"Let Zuo Zongtang be the governor of Hubei and Anhui provinces and lead troops to take over Anhui's defense." Zuo Zongtang's soldiers were all led by him. Xianfeng knew that such a local official could not be easily touched.
It is a good choice to let him consume each other with Huai Haijun.
"Fujian was placed under the control of the governor-general of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Ye Mingchen was ordered to send troops to take over Fujian."
Ye Mingchen was a loyal minister to the court. If you ask Xianfeng how he judged it, Xianfeng would secretly tell you in his heart that it was because Governor Ye paid the most taxes and silver.
"Order Guizhong to be the governor-general of Shandong and Jiangsu provinces and send troops to take over Jiangsu."
Guizhong Bank is very low-key, but it manages Shandong in an orderly manner. Today, Shandong is one of the few places without banditry.
The only bad thing is that he doesn't pay much in taxes and money. But he is a bannerman and one of his own, so Xianfeng trusts him.
"Order Dong Shuheng as the governor of Zhejiang and take over the defense of Zhejiang. The entire Huai Navy fleet will withdraw from Zhejiang."
Aren't you, Dong Shuheng, going to capture the bandits? Then take the Huai Navy to Zhejiang. There are no bandits in the two rivers, so there is no need for the Huai Navy. They will be placed under the rule of another governor.
Although the local governors of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were not as flexible as the Ming Dynasty, they could be temporarily established. Although Xianfeng's change was contrary to the ancestral rules, it was still acceptable.
Dong Shuheng: Xianfeng, what are you doing? Are you comparing yourself to me? You are the imperial court, can you have some backbone and directly issue an order to attack me?
Dong Shuheng naturally didn't know about this operation of the Qing court.
He had to hurry up and digest the results of the victory. With two provinces at once, and both were major southeastern provinces, Dong Shuheng felt that he was a little overwhelmed.