In late March, the city of Guangzhou is already full of spring, and flowers are blooming everywhere! If Feng Yunshan hadn't had a concept that Spring City was Kunming, he would have renamed Guangzhou Spring City. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Of course, this is also related to his own life situation. Since having the delicate Cheng Lingnan, Feng Yunshan has gotten up late for several days in a row.

If it weren't for the urging of the jade man in his arms, Feng Yunshan was afraid that he would have to hold the softness in his arms again. But Cheng Lingnan said: "Feng Lang, the concubine is unwell today." Only then did Feng Yunshan put away his thoughts.

The joy of fish and water for several days in a row made Feng Yunshan feel young again, and he and Cheng Lingnan were reluctant to leave each other like other men and women who were in love. In addition to Cheng Lingnan being too beautiful, his personality is gentle like water, and he even accepts it, Feng Yunshan found that there is another reason, that is, for some reason, every time he is happy with the beauty in his arms, he feels full of energy, as if he has been nourished.

Looking at the beauty in his arms, Feng Yunshan suddenly realized that he was like the emperor who died in those TV series he had seen before, he was obsessed with women every day, and he forgot everything when he had a beautiful woman!

It seems that beauty is the grave of heroes, and that's a good thing! can dispel all heroes, not to mention that he is actually just a small sling that has crossed over from state-owned enterprises in later generations?

No way! We can't go on like this! He bears the interests of many captive soldiers and a group of old brothers. I also want to contribute to the revitalization of the entire Han group and the whole of China, overthrow the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and I can't indulge in women.

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan hurriedly got up and instructed the maid to take good care of Cheng Lingnan, and came to the front hall of the palace, which is Feng Yunshan's current office.

Seeing that the teacups in front of Zuo Zongtang and Lu Shunde were no longer steaming, Feng Yunshan knew that the two of them had been waiting for him for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

"Ji Gao and the Shunde brothers came to see this king early in the morning, what's the matter?" In order to hide that he only got up so late, Feng Yunshan asked.

Lu Shunde's sentence "It's not early, it's almost noon", which made Feng Yushan embarrassed.

Zuo Zongtang diverted from the words and said solemnly: "Holy King, in accordance with your instructions, the General Staff Headquarters of the Capture Army has compiled a "Prisoner Army Training Manual" on the basis of the original "Records of the Training of the Sacred Army", and I invite you to review it. ”

Speaking of business, Feng Yunshan returned to the role of the Saint King, and his face became serious.

He took it and saw that the "Manual for the Drill of the Capture Army" of the General Staff Department was compiled in great detail, including Qi Jiguang's drills, camps, actual combat, courage, battalion formations, and sentry posts, but Feng Yunshan was not particularly satisfied.

This kind of training method of the Qi family army has indeed reached its peak in the ancient era of cold weapons, but it is suitable for the era of cold weapons after all. However, Feng Yunshan knew very well in his heart that now that he had entered the era of hot weapons, the soldiers trained by this training method might be very applicable to the Manchu Green Battalion and the Eight Banners, but against the foreigners, they would be defeated like a mountain.

In later history, the Hunan army adopted the training method of the Qi army, and in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Korean battlefield fought against the Japanese army, and it was defeated.

Therefore, Feng Yunshan was ready to add the military training he knew, and then combine it with Prussia's drill methods and put it into the "Manual for the Drill of the Capture Army".

Feng Yunshan asked Zuo Zongtang to wait until he returned to the General Staff Headquarters to revise it again, and told Zuo Zongtang all his ideas of imitating the training of Prussian soldiers, and asked him to include them in the "Manual for the Drill of the Capture Army".

Coincidentally, Lu Shunde reminded again that the 100,000 Heaven and Earth Society Righteous Army that was idle on the side in Guangzhou City had not been properly disposed of.

Feng Yunshan thought about it for a while, and then he had a plan.

In dealing with this large group of Heaven and Earth Society rebels, Feng Yunshan adopted a method similar to that of the later generations of troops who carried out collective demobilization after disarmament.

Of course, the specific operation fell on the head of Lu Shunde, who had led them and was one of the leaders.

Feng Yunshan asked Lu Shunde to select more than 10,000 people from them, first of all, they sincerely surrendered to the captive army, and then those who had some martial arts and were physically strong, they were organized into the 9th Division A and became official soldiers of the captive army, and they were ready to use this army as a pilot to carry out new-style drills.

Feng Yunshan mainly considered that this group of rebels had experienced the fighting of the uprising and had the basis to be soldiers. Moreover, if all these rebels were to be disbanded, it would inevitably arouse suspicion. It's better to pick a part, even if it's 10,000 people, you can buy the hearts of the rebels. Moreover, it just so happened that Feng Yunshan, who had captured a large number of people and had a little food in the occupation of Guangzhou City, did not worry about many soldiers.

The remaining 90,000 people, Feng Yunshan will not let them dissolve on their own. Among these people, many of them are actually idle rangers, and when there are more people, there will be incidents. Even if they are allowed to go home, they will not be honest in farming or anything like that, they will still gather and make trouble.

Therefore, unless it is dismantled and placed in different places in batches, it is still put in your own hands and centrally managed.

Then, Feng Yunshan and Lu Shunde selected 30,000 people from them, and these people were either the people of heaven and earth who were begging for a living on the water in the Xijiang area, or they were strong and water-oriented. Most of these Guangdong rebels were originally well versed in water. Feng Yunshan was ready to gather these 30,000 people and hand them over to Wu Chongyao as the men and sailors of the inland water transportation company that was about to be organized.

Last time, Feng Yunshan asked Wu Chongyao to prepare for the establishment of a water transportation company above the Wujiang River in northern Guangdong under the Nanyang Company, specializing in transporting coal and iron ore for the Dabaoshan Iron Mine and Quren Coal Mine. Moreover, it is not limited to Wujiang alone, but should be expanded to the entire Liangguang and even southern Hunan.

It is conceivable that if this water transportation company is established, it does not need to monopolize all the river transportation business, as long as it accounts for more than half, it will be a terrifying super existence, and it can even be compared with the Cao Gang that Feng Yunshan had heard of before.

Moreover, if this transportation company develops, it can also change its appearance and go deep into the hinterland of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, whether it is to inquire about the news or monopolize the transportation business, it is a good choice!

Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan found Wu Chongyao and discussed the establishment of this water transportation company immediately.

Wu Chongyao heard this and said, "Holy King, after you mentioned it last time, I gathered people and preliminarily set up this water transportation company. At present, the navigation routes and rivers are still being chosen, and there are not enough people and boats, and the most important thing is that no one knows about this water transport company, and it is difficult to receive other business except the business of Nanyang Company. In addition, except for the lower reaches of the Xijiang and Beijiang rivers, the rest of the tributaries, and even the upper reaches of the main stream, can only be navigated by small boats, which is difficult to solve. ”

Feng Yunshan nodded and said: "Manpower is no longer a problem, right now there are 30,000 original Heaven and Earth Society rebels, assigned to the water transportation company, and you need Chongyao to settle them properly." As for the ships, it is not a big problem, and recently the naval division has captured a number of warships of the naval division of the Fujian Qing army, and they will be allowed to transport all those small and medium-sized ships to serve as assets of the water transportation company. ”

"As for the business, this king has already made arrangements, and it won't be long before you know how to spread the word about the company. The other involves the dredging of the waterway, but it is difficult to do it for a while, Chongyao, you can set up a department in the water transport company to dredge the river and open new routes. ”

"Also, this water transport company can't always have a name. In this way, the king hopes that one day the business of this water transportation company will expand from inland rivers to the sea, and even to the Western Ocean. I think this company is called Liangguang Ocean Company. ”

Feng Yunshan and Wu Chongyao discussed the issue of how much silver should be allocated by the two Guangxi Ocean Companies, and in the end, Feng Yunshan was too lazy to think so much, so he directly made a decision and set an initial capital of 1 million taels.

The two Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Company has not yet been officially put into operation, and does not need much manpower. And these 30,000 people are very numerous, and before they were sent out in batches, he asked Wu Chongyao to gather them and let some old shipwrights and the party that ran transportation on the Xijiang River teach them on water transportation.

Feng Yunshan also selected 40,000 people from the remaining 60,000 people to set up a construction engineering company, which can be regarded as a subsidiary of Nanyang Company, specializing in road construction, bridge erection, wharf construction, houses, factories, pass stations, forts, etc., and undertake some infrastructure construction business in his own territory, and specially deal with the construction formulated by the Ministry of Public Works of the Shengwang Palace.

The remaining 20,000 people, who had been in contact with the rebels or the native squires sent by the rebels when the rebels attacked, and who were suspected or implicated, were included in the last 20,000 people, and together with the more than 17,000 native villagers who were captured by the rebellion, they went to the Dabaoshan Iron Mine and Quren Coal Mine that had already been found in Shaozhou Prefecture to act as miners and mine.

Of course, Feng Yunshan adopted the theory that the 20,000 brothers of the righteous army were the personnel who managed the captives and led the captives to mine together. And adopt strict hierarchical management and supervision at all levels.

The miners from the rebel army all have salaries, and on average, they have about one or two taels of silver per month, which is already a decent income in this era. The captives are basically not paid, however, in order to promote the enthusiasm of the miners, Feng Yunshan also approved, and the captives are also given about five yuan of silver every year, but after five years of hard labor, they will be paid in a lump sum, which is equivalent to the resettlement fee for returning home.

Of course, the foreman's salary is higher, and Feng Yunshan is even ready to adopt a layer of commission to effectively manage these laborers.

Modeled after the wage management methods of later generations, the monthly salary of miners is divided into three parts:

Modeled after the wage management methods of later generations, the monthly salary of miners is divided into three parts:

One is the basic salary, only 3 yuan of silver, if you do not have full attendance, you will be deducted 1 yuan;

The second part is performance, depending on the amount of ore, such as digging coal, digging out of the mine can dig 1,000 catties per day, that is, 30,000 catties a month, you can get a bonus of 5 yuan, if you can dig 2,000 catties a day, you can get a bonus of 1 tael of silver that month.

The third part is 10 percent of the performance of the person directly managed. In the case of indirect management, it is one percent of the month's performance. In other words, ordinary miners do not have this income, and the miner head has a commission on the performance of all the miners under his jurisdiction. This is a lot of income, so it forces the miner to supervise and manage the miners.

In this way, the miners in the entire mining area will be managed layer by layer.

Coupled with the fact that the soldiers of the captives in the mining area were ready to suppress the signs of rebellion that appeared, the most difficult part of the entire rebel army was sent to the mining area in this way. (To be continued.) )