Chapter 45: Engagement and Speculation (2)
In the seven days before and after the attack on Wuzhou City, a total of one death and one wound were caused, the deceased was the Wuzhou prefect who hanged himself, and the wounded were caused by the Guangfu Army accidentally sliding down the hillside when watching a powered hot air balloon fly over Wuzhou City on the north mountain of Wuzhou.
In addition, the powerful force shock, as well as the relevant strategic arrangements formulated on the basis of careful calculation of the political and economic accounts, allowed the entire Wuzhou to fall into the hands of the Guangfu Army unharmed. Since then, the gateway of the Pearl River, which connects the two Guangzhous, has been controlled by the Governor's Office of the Restoration of Guangzhou.
As the commander-in-chief of this battle, Luo Outline was also able to carry out the next step of recruitment. Of course, a considerable part of the boat brothers were not satisfied. Luo Xuan sent them out of the attacking force before the siege, and the direct result was naturally to lose the possibility of entering Wuzhou to get a handful. And after Luo Xuan conquered Wuzhou, he did not allow the boat brothers to enter Wuzhou City, which made some guys with other ideas even more dissatisfied.
However, Luo Outline didn't care what those people with different ambitions thought, and on the seventh day after the capture of Wuzhou, Luo Outline had already laid a strict system in Wuzhou City. A "police force" of conscripted citizens appeared in the city, and ordinary police forces were not equipped with fire or metal weapons. They were armed with short sticks and gongs, and were responsible for patrolling the streets. Once they encounter a traitor, if they can be subdued with a stick, they will do it themselves. If you can't deal with it, you choose to force the offender and sound the gong to warn at the same time. Soon, armed criminal police officers who have been transferred from the army will be dispatched with weapons.
In addition to establishing a police system based on the local people in the city and putting in place strict guards, Luo Jian also ordered the army to strictly patrol the port where there were many merchants and busy with employment and trading. No matter what your background, as long as there is violence, you should subdue it first, and then shout.
This is the result of the discussion of the military conference, and Shen Xin, as a member of the political committee, naturally has to settle the economic and political accounts. Shen Xin uttered a sentence that he had learned from a political study class, "Only death and paying taxes are inevitable." Undoubtedly, the people in Wuzhou City are large taxpayers, and at this stage, the boat army that is still outside the system of the Guangfu Governor's Mansion can be classified as "social unstable factors" for the time being. Only when they join the naval forces of the Liberation Army, or become a member of the water shipping company organized by the Restoration Governor, and become taxpayers, can they be regarded as objects of dependence.
Luo Outline knew that Shen Xin was reading from the script, but in fact, Luo Outline also heard Wei Ze say a little bit about the later part of the content. However, Wei Ze was busy, and Luo Outline was also busy, so he didn't have time to talk about it in detail. As a member of the political committee, Shen Xin received comprehensive training in the political department. Regardless of the specific implementation ability, it seems that the viewpoint will be presented according to the script.
"Brother Luo, as long as you let my brother and I take care of the dock, there is a lot of filial piety, and I will add two percent to Brother Luo!" The one who spoke was the leader of the boat army who had dealt with Luo Outline for several years, and he looked at Luo Outline with eager eyes and made a promise sincerely.
Luo Xuan scolded in his heart, "Are you here to send money, or are you here to kill you?" As a probationary member of the Restoration Society, Luo Outline attended the first plenary meeting after the establishment of the Liberation Society. Wei Ze made a report at the meeting and issued a strict order that no member of the Liberation Association would be allowed to disturb the people and embezzle. In particular, in the matter of arranging officials to receive benefits without permission, regardless of the official position they arranged, the amount of benefits received will be severely punished as long as they violate the law.
Wei Ze's words were very harsh, and he repeatedly emphasized that he would never let go of those who had such behaviors, and Luo Xuan did not feel any unpleasantness. Luo Outline himself is not a person who loves money, and the corruption of the upper echelons of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom immediately after entering Tianjing City made Luo Outline extremely disgusted. Wei Ze's strict discipline was very much recognized by Luo Xuan.
If this boat brother just wanted to come to find an errand, of course Luo Xuan would agree, but this guy is obviously not trying to make money in normal business, but wants to mix with officials to make benefits. If Luo Outline agrees, then he has committed two sins at the same time. After scolding in his heart, Luo Xuan beat this guy away with a pleasant face.
After sending the people away, Luo Xuan said to the guards: "If you come to me today, you won't see me!" ”
Those who really wanted to join the Liberation Army to carry guns and eat food, so they naturally went to the recruitment office. If there is a ship, those who are willing to do the transportation business honestly have also gone to the reopened docks to find business. Familiar with the pitfalls of the wharf, this time he opened a shipping office, breaking with traditional intermediaries, and the new management department was directly responsible for the transactions between cargo owners and ship owners. The traditional middleman is to charge additional benefits, this shipping office charges only 30% of the previous fees, Wuzhou City has been besieged several times, there are a lot of goods to be transported in and out, the Guangfu Army is personally responsible for the restoration of the market, shipping will soon be restored.
Therefore, in the past two days, the people who have done everything possible to find Luo Outline are not those who rely on hard work to eat, but those who want to become officials. And he still wants to borrow the relationship with Luo Gang to become the traditional "fat difference" of managing shipping affairs. Luo Xuan really didn't want to see such goods again.
"Go and inform Political Commissar Shen that we should go and see those regimental exercises!" Luo Xuan said.
Shen Xin was waiting for Luo Outline in the headquarters set up in the Yamen of the Wuzhou Prefect, and when he saw Luo Outline coming in, Shen Xin hurriedly got up and said, "Chief of Staff Luo, our summer clothes have arrived!" The team of brothers you arranged is very capable! ”
After listening to Shen Xin's praise, Luo Xuan's heart was also very happy. When he was in Gangwuzhou, Luo Xuan received an order to change the outfit of the troops. The military uniforms of the Liberation Army are divided into three categories: military uniforms, combat uniforms, and military uniforms. All at the expense of the troops.
The military uniform in summer is short-sleeved, and the combat uniform is naturally long-sleeved. Luo Jian immediately contacted a group of boat brothers and paid them for the freight. Within seven days, this fleet sailed from Wuzhou to Guangzhou and transported 20,000 sets of military uniforms back to Wuzhou. The brothers are also very hard-working. Because it was a direct transaction, there was no deduction from the middleman, and this fleet made a lot of money. Both parties are satisfied. In praise of Shen Xin, Luo Xuan smiled: "They have this ability, so I handed over this transaction to them." Nothing happened, and I'm relieved! ”
After the relationship between the two became friendly, Shen Xin said, "Chief of Staff Luo, how can we deal with that group of regiments this time?" ”
"Either disband, or collect taxes for group training. What else can be done? Luo Xuan replied.
"The political department said that it is necessary to treat group training differently. If it is a group training for self-protection, it should be divided as much as possible. If it is the kind of local armed forces that have been organized, and want to rely on force to claim hegemony, then it will be dealt with severely. For this screening matter, please ask Brother Luo to check it. ”
Listening to Shen Xin's words, Luo Xuan couldn't help frowning, "Political Commissar Shen, how many orders did the political department order?" ”
"I gave a lot of text." Shen Xin smiled.
Although he knew that the Ministry of Government directly managed the future government, these affairs were also matters that the Ministry of Government should be in charge of. But Luo Jian still felt unhappy in his heart, although he liked to fight, he didn't like the prison army at all. Not to mention such a young prison guard. The qualifications are even less old than Luo Xuan. Thinking of this, Luo Xuan said, "Political Commissar Shen, can you show me those texts?" ”
"Hmm......" Shen Xin sighed first, and then said slowly: "Brother Luo, do you know the rules of our Restoration Meeting?" ”
"The Liberation Society has just been newly built, what are the rules?" Luo Xuan asked with a frown.
Shen Xin said with a smile: "The Liberation Society has regulations that wherever there are three people together, an organization must be established. Frequently hold its own political meetings, convey the instructions of the superiors of the Restoration Society, and study the program of the Liberation Society. Brother Luo, if you want to read the text of the political department, no problem. But you have to attend a meeting. ”
"Can't I join the Liberation Society?" Luo Xuan was very puzzled by this rule.
Shen Xin continued to smile and said: "Chief of Staff Luo, you have joined the Restoration Society, but you don't participate in the political meetings of the Restoration Society, so what's the difference between you and you not joining the Restoration Society?" Wei Dudu made it clear that the Liberation Society is an organization of our members, and it is first and foremost an organization with common political ideals. If you don't come to the meeting, and I'm not a minister, I can't talk about these things outside of the meeting. ”
Now Luo Xuan was silent, he stared at Shen Xin, his face full of unhappiness. After a while, he opened his mouth and asked Shen Xin, "Do the other members know the content of the text of the political department?" ”
"Brother Luo, you don't know, how dare I tell them. If you tell them first, you will know by Brother Luo, won't you kill me? Shen Xin was still smiling.
"Is this still my fault?" Luo Xuan said with some annoyance.
Shen Xin shook his head, "There are regulations in the Ministry of Political Affairs, I think Brother Luo, you also knew before you went out, that the probationary members have a one-year inspection period." As mentioned by the Ministry of Political Affairs, if the preparatory members do not realize their identity as members of the Restoration Society, they will not be interested in the political meetings of the Restoration Society, and they will not be enthusiastic. Then the local political commissar cannot take the initiative to reveal the content of the article about the political department. I've been waiting for Brother Luo to ask me, I've been waiting for several days. It's finally here! ”
Luo Xuan opened his mouth and stammered for a while before he said: "You ......, as a member of the political committee, why don't you convene a meeting?" ”
This time, Shen Xin's face sank, and he said: "If I convene the meeting by myself, I am at such an age, and I don't have any great credit, Brother Luo, will you take me seriously?" Since this is the case, then I can only wait for Brother Luo to take the text of the political department seriously, and then I dare to talk to you about this matter. If I hastily convene a meeting, Brother Luo, after reading the text, will you still remember to come to the meeting on time? I don't think Brother Luo, you can really think so highly of me! ”
Luo Outline is a little impressed with Shen Xin now, and he can understand that Luo Outline does not take Shen Xin in his eyes, which is a lot of things that can be understood. But after knowing that he was underestimated, he was able to hold back and let Luo Outline take the initiative to bump into the door, but Luo Outline had never seen it. And Shen Xin did achieve his goal, after discussing and refuting the strategy with Luo Outline, Tong Guò flew over Wuzhou City in a hot air balloon, and now he lured Luo Outline to slowly understand the rules of the Restoration Society, after this series of things, Luo Outline did not dare to completely underestimate Shen Xin.
And at this time, Luo Outline can't do it, from the conversation, Luo Outline has already understood and slowly understood the authority of the political committee, if Shen Xin really doesn't want to show Luo Outline the text of the Political Framework, Luo Outline can't do it. Although Luo Xuan was a veteran in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, he was a newcomer in the Guangfu Army. On the forces behind it, the political department behind Shen Xin is directly under the leadership of Wei Ze. With the experience of obeying orders under Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East, Luo Xuan understands some of the essence of power.
"Let's have a meeting now!" Luo Xuan said calmly.
"Good!" Shen Xin also replied very simply.
There were a total of twelve members of the Liberation Society in the troops attacking Wuzhou, all of whom were high-ranking officers except for Shen Xin. The meeting lasted from the afternoon to late at night. It took three hours just to read the text and explain it to everyone.
Luo Xuan finally understood why Shen Xin, a twenty-year-old hairy child, looked so capable, those texts had already listed the ways to deal with various problems, and Shen Xin just followed it. Of course, this kind of cognition did not make Luo Outline underestimate Shen Xin, because there were so many dense articles, it looked dizzy, and he had to read them one by one, and read them, and think about them, it really took skills. At least Luo Xuan himself thinks that he doesn't have the ability of Shen Xin, so he can read them all and choose to deal with them according to the situation.
The most important thing is that Shen Xin was able to explain the prescribed content to Luo and them one by one. Even though the meeting was attended by high-ranking military officers, many people couldn't help but yawn as they listened.
"Otherwise, let's continue the meeting tomorrow and inform Wen Jiàn." Shen Xin also saw the fatigue of the officers, and he asked.
"After this time, there will be no need to have a meeting next time!" The brigade chief of staff of the 2nd Brigade said with a yawn.
Shen Xin was not moved at all, he replied: "The political meeting is held regularly, everyone is here this time, and you have to come on time next time!" So that's all for today, and we'll continue tomorrow night! The meeting is adjourned! ”
Luo Outline is also a little drowsy, it's very interesting when things are done, but listening to this kind of text jiàn, it's very boring, even if it's an order that has been executed, with personal experience, you can connect the facts with the things in the text, after listening to this boring content, it still makes people feel very boring.
The thought in Luo Xuan's heart was that these literati in the political department were really not people!
"These people from the political department are just tossing people!" The chief of staff of the 2nd Brigade, who came out together, yawned and said, "This afternoon, I won't let people sleep in the middle of the night!" I have to wake up early tomorrow! Let no one live! ”
The commander of the First Brigade also complained, "Anyway, it's all about things, why do you want to get such a weird thing." Say what you need to say, and do it earlier. This is tossing people! If you hold meetings like this every day, then you might as well not join the Restoration Society. ”
Hearing this, Luo Xuan was indeed concerned. But after all, he is older, and his thinking is still quite thoughtful. Luo Outline remembered what Shen Xin said in the afternoon, "You joined the Restoration Society, but you didn't participate in the political meetings of the Restoration Society, so what's the difference between that and you didn't join the Restoration Society?" Wei Dudu made it clear that the Liberation Society is an organization of our members, and it is first and foremost an organization with common political ideals. ”
Wei Ze's ability is something that Luo Outline admires very much, and the political department is under Wei Ze's control, if the brothers in the Restoration Society only regard the members of the Restoration Society as an identity, Wei Ze is afraid that he will not agree.
But Luo Xuan didn't dare to say this to others, with the temperament of these brothers he knew, he could let them complain about the Guangfu Society, which showed that they were already very dissatisfied. If you dare to say something to them, God knows what will happen in the end! With this in mind, Luo Xuan just yawned and went to his residence.
After getting up the next day, Luo Xuan went to the headquarters again to discuss with Shen Xin the work of handling the group training. This time, all the people in Wuzhou City surrendered except for the prefect who committed suicide, and in the screening and questioning, these captured officials knew everything and said everything. In recent years, Guangxi and Guangdong have not been peaceful, and the Heaven and Earth Society and the Boat Army have attacked Wuzhou several times, but they have been repelled by the defenders of Wuzhou. In these processes, the defenders of Wuzhou also made extensive use of local regimental training and armament.
The purpose of the Heaven and Earth Society and the Boat Army was different from that of the Guangfu Army, which was to take Wuzhou and begin to establish its own political power. The Heaven and Earth Society and the Boat Army are more interested in the wealth in Wuzhou City. Therefore, when defending, the officers and soldiers knew that they would die after the city was broken, and the local regimental training thought that their homes would be horribly plundered after the city was broken. So the top and bottom are unanimous, and the defensive battle is fought tenaciously.
The Guangfu Army showed its magic this time, besieging the city from 6 places, blockading it on the water, and threatening it from the sky, plus a powerful psychological offensive. The first to be unable to withstand it was the Wuzhou Tuanlian gang, they may be able to resist the attack from the ground and the water, but they can't withstand the attack from the sky. The people who came to watch the shelling were trained by the Wuzhou regiment, and the kind of shells that exploded immediately when they landed on the ground really frightened them. If the sky can overwhelmingly drop paper down, then the sky will also be able to drop shells overwhelmingly. Even if people can hide from it, the house can't. So the group trainers shrank first.
The officers and soldiers felt that the people's houses had been blown up, but the lives of the officers and soldiers were afraid that it would be difficult to save them under the overwhelming shells. The officers and soldiers themselves often fired artillery, and they knew how lethal a shell exploded immediately after landing, and this thing would kill a lot of people when it flew up to the city. Resistance will surely die, surrender may not necessarily die. They rightfully chose to surrender.
Therefore, there are more than 2,000 people in Wuzhou City, and almost all large families have contributed money to participate in the organization of group training. Those who are officials can be driven away, and those who are soldiers can be dismissed, but this local regimental training in Wuzhou is indeed a force that cannot be ignored.
"How do you get rid of these people?" Luo Outline asked Shen Xin, "What does the text of the 政zhì部 say in Jiàn?" ”
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