Guo Shao hated Ma Yulong, it was the kind of hatred in his bones, he hated Ma Yulong when he wanted to surrender, he didn't tell him together, but instead made him and his subordinate Yanding a meeting gift for the Ming army.

You Ma Wangba are afraid of the cannons of the Ming army, so I, Guo Shao, am not afraid?

It is said that every time I slaughter dogs, how can I do the opposite! Ma Yulong's Qiu Ba has no righteousness, no righteousness!

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

Guo Shao stiffened his neck and made an impassioned speech, which was even more touching than Ma Yulong's previous performance.

"At this time, the court is the time to employ people, Lord Guo can resolutely wake up and return to the Ming Dynasty, the general can't help but be overjoyed, you should pardon your former crimes of being a captive for the court, and I hope that Lord Guo can serve the country wholeheartedly and seek benefits for the court and the people."

Zhou Shixiang pinched his nose and recognized Guo Shao's surrender, and continued to hand over the errand of the Salt Patrol Office to Guo Shao very much, and showed great respect for the scholars in his gestures, which made Guo Shao also grateful. As for whether his heart is really as he says, it is not for outsiders.

Zhou Shixiang made a move to pay tribute to Guo Shao, so he said that he was extending an olive branch to those Han officials who worked hard for the Qing court, or buying horse bones with thousands of dollars, but it was better to say that there was really no one under his command to use.

Ma Yulong is easy to deal with, and he disperses his troops and is in the army, but Guo Shao, a technocrat in charge of salt and salt, is a shortage of manpower that Zhou Shixiang does not have, and he is also the first Qing court official to surrender since the Taiping Army established the camp head in Luoding (Cong Bapin is also an official), so Zhou Shixiang has to make the best use of everything and use Guo Shao no matter what. Besides, Guo Shao is still a man, and this identity must be treated with courtesy anywhere in the Ming and Qing dynasties. If Zhou Shixiang was determined to change the previous model of development of the rogues, he must assume the role of this era and respect the characteristics of this era -- respect for the scholars.

What the Qing army can do, the Taiping army must do. I want to base myself in Xiangshan and take Xiangshan as the base of the Taiping Army. Then the disposal of Xiangshan cannot be as before, and it is bound to need some civilian officials to help Zhou Shixiang govern. When there is no training for his own family members who can play any role, the appointment of demoted officials is inevitable, Guo Shao is the first, but by no means the last.

In addition to attracting people's hearts, retaining Guo Shao in the Salt Patrol Station also has an advantage, that is, Guo Shao, who is familiar with the affairs of the Salt Patrol Office, can quickly serve the Taiping Army and transfer the taxes and salt paid to Guangzhou to the Taiping Army on the spot.

is different from Ma Yulong, who is still very politically ambitious and has the ability to manage politics. This is manifested in the fact that since he served as the ambassador of the Liangzidu Salt Patrol Office, the salt tax of Liangzidu that year exceeded that of last year by 40%, and the total tax payment was more than 26,000 taels of silver. And Guo Shao privately withheld some of it, but he used the silver to repair the bayonet and supplement the salt life. This is not to say that Guo Shao is not greedy for silver, how can there be anyone in this world who is not good for silver, and others will not believe it if they don't make money by guarding the salt patrol station.

But in fact, Guo Shao is indeed not corrupt, because he is too motivated. Zhu Guorong, who is now the prefect of Guangzhou, is an example for Guo Shao to learn, and he is also from a good background. Zhu Guorong can be the prefect, but he Guo Shao may not be able to. If you want to be motivated, you have to be appreciated by Shangguan, and doing the errand at hand is the best performance.

The Taiping Army came, and Guo Shao originally wanted to defend the good word with Ma Yulong. Waiting for the arrival of reinforcements from the imperial court, as long as he can keep the good word capital, he Guo Shao will definitely be a hero, and it is not impossible to take a step or two forward with this merit. Unexpectedly, Ma Yulong, who slapped his chest before the war and wanted to defend the good word capital, was after the Taiping army opened fire. was so frightened that he changed his face and surrendered. Guo Shao, who fell into the hands of the Ming army, knew that this was not his own hero, so he could only surrender honestly and try his best to prove his ability. In this way, he can not only save his life but also keep his official position.

Guo Shao chose to surrender obediently, rather than being beheaded by the Taiping Army as a diehard, and he also had other careful thoughts. Since the Qing army entered the customs, it has still treated Han intellectuals quite favorably, and the Han officials who surrendered to the Southern Ming Dynasty can also be appointed, so no matter how the Qing army slaughtered the localities, the local Han scholars and officials can be given security guarantees, and they can be trusted regardless of previous suspicions. This kind of solicitation of the hearts of Han scholars played a great role in the Qing army's occupation of the Han Dynasty, so Guo Shao was not worried that he would be liquidated by the Qing army if he surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and then surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

The Taiping army came suddenly, and he Guo Shao was not the chief officer who was responsible for defending the territory, and he surrendered when he fell, no one could say that he was not, and there was a way out in the future.

Zhou Shixiang specially asked how the Salt Inspection Institute carried out its work, and he asked carefully, and Guo Shao answered very carefully. After answering a question, Zhou Shixiang was very satisfied. In the process, Guo Shao specially instructed Yanding to withdraw more than 6,000 taels of silver from the office, saying that the salt tax levied in the past few months and the income from the seizure of smuggled salt were originally scheduled to be transported to Guangzhou next month, and now they were handed over to the Taiping army.

There is silver in the account, Zhou Shixiang is of course happy, over there Ma Yulong saw Guo Shao take the silver out, he was also clear-minded, and quickly ordered his subordinates to go to his house in Liangzidu to get 3,000 taels of silver tickets to "dedicate" to the army. For Ma Yulong's "self-dedication" behavior, Zhou Shixiang naturally praised him.

Under the guidance of Guo Shao and Ma Yulong, Zhou Shixiang inspected the entire walled city in only half an hour, and later ordered Shao Jiugong's majestic battalion to be stationed in Liangzidu, and Ma Yulong and his subordinates were transferred to the guard battalion. In this regard, Ma Yulong did not dare to be angry or speak, and obediently complied.

Seeing that Ma Yulong was taken over the military power, Guo Shao was worried in his heart, afraid that Zhou Shixiang would also turn his face and take him down. No, Zhou Shixiang not only did not turn his face, but instead summoned the gentry, chief and chief of the Liangzi Capital, and told them that from now on, the affairs of the Liangzi Capital will be in charge of Guo Shao, the new Liangzi Capital Walled City Officer of the Taiping Army. Half of the salt in the original salt patrol station remained in the salt patrol station, and the other half was transferred to the direct duty of Guo Shao, the city walled officer, who was responsible for patrolling the border for the people, and in wartime, it was necessary to cooperate with the Taiping army to mobilize the people and transport grain and grass materials.

The Qing court, like the Ming Dynasty, did not go to the countryside, and the gentry were in charge of the locality, but it was impossible for the gentry themselves to personally handle all the affairs of the township, so these affairs were carried out by the gentry and the gentry. The scale of Liangzidu is larger than that of Longyan, and there is a salt patrol station, and there are battalions stationed in it, and the security is much larger than Longyan, so there are many people in the capital, according to the yellow book of the township presented by the security chief, there are more than 5,000 people. In addition, there were more than 10 gentry and landlords in the walled city, and these people were all caught in the walled city before they had time to escape.

The garrison battalion surrendered, and Guo Shao, the ambassador of the Yan Patrol Station, also surrendered, and now the situation is stronger than people, and the gentry of Liangzidu have achieved superficial tame after the Taiping army entered the city, and no one dares to be dissatisfied with the arrangement of the Taiping army.

In the past, the landlords and gentry were the natural enemies of the Taiping army, but now they are the ones who need to be co-opted. Before the Taiping army completely gained a foothold in Xiangshan, Zhou Shixiang did not plan to attack the tame landlords and gentry, but this did not mean that he would allow this cadre to play against the Taiping army behind his back. It was a clear arrangement to let Guo Shao serve as the official of the walled city of Liangzi, and the secret arrangement was Shao Jiugong.

Liangzi is the second largest town in Xiangshan in addition to the county Zhiren Houfang, and it is also the transportation point from Xiangshan to Guangzhou, so it is conceivable that the future Liangzi will definitely be developed as a military town, and it is also a base for the people of the Taiping Army's rear camp, which will inevitably conflict with the original local people, especially these landlords and gentry. In the event of a conflict, Shao Jiugong's majestic battalion will take on the role of blackface. Shao Jiugong, who was born in the green camp, has also done a lot of this kind of thing, and he is very good at it.

How to implement a policy that is in line with the interests of the Taiping Army in Xiangshan and can unite the hearts of the local people, Zhou Shixiang is still pondering, and the longan is a test field for him. (To be continued.) )