Chapter Ninety-Eight: With me Yang Xiuqing here, you Hong Xiuquan ......
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Shi Dakai received a series of good news from Yunnan and Guizhou in Tianjing, Guizhou was pacified, and the commander of the First Front Army commanded by Lin Fengxiang drove straight into Yunnan. In the echo of the surging local uprisings, all the way to the prefecture and state, as if entering a no-man's land. Qin Rigang's Second Front Army went out of western Guizhou, and under the strategy of Li Yonghe and Lan Dashun, armed by the local people, they conquered Zhaotong, an important town in northeastern Yunnan, and threatened Sichuan.
In order to celebrate the victory of Yungui, Yang Xiuqing also deliberately announced a three-day holiday in the name of the Prime Minister's Office of the Celestial Dynasty.
The hidden clouds pressed on the upper layer of the Celestial Empire on the battlefield in Jiangbei also seemed to have dissipated somewhat. In particular, those ordinary people who did not know that the situation in northern Anhui had undergone some unfavorable changes were completely immersed in the war reports from various localities that were constantly published in the "New Tianjing Bao".
Yang Xiuqing was not very worried about the situation in Jiangbei, and he was delighted by the rare large-scale agricultural harvest in the region to which the Celestial Empire belonged, and the booming emerging industries made him even more uncomfortable every time he heard the report. Jiangsu-Zhejiang, Zhejiang-Jiangxi, Zhejiang-Fujian and other railway trunk routes have begun to be laid in an all-round way, and the Guangdong-Hanzhou railway from Wuchang to Guangzhou is also being planned.
Silk and tea are no longer the only synonyms of the Celestial Empire. In the Celestial Empire, the export of Western arms (albeit to France), medicine, cigarettes, liquor, and so on began to be exported. What made Yang Xiuqing feel most comfortable was that the workshop, which was originally specially used to blow all kinds of glass decorations for the princely mansions, actually produced a thermos bottle that could keep the temperature of boiling water for several days after Zheng Nan's guidance. After some careful decoration, this thing immediately became an expensive and popular item that was loved and attracted by foreigners.
The example of almost turning stones into gold is far from this, in Zheng Nan's words, luxury products that provide foreigners with a symbol of noble status. The garment factories in Shanghai are even more able to toss, and it is said that they are making Western-style clothes that foreigners specialize in. Let's make foreigners' clothes, hehe, fresh. Yang Xiuqing can't think of a reason why foreigners will finally accept clothes produced in Shanghai, but with Lin Haifeng, this guy has hands and eyes, and when did he touch the vein of foreigners.
As the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and Yang Xiuqing is like this now. After entering Tianjing for the first time, after seeing the earth-shaking changes in Shanghai, Suzhou and other places, he learned a lot from this, and of course, from the people everywhere expressed on their faces and flashed in the joy between their eyebrows, he also really discovered what his happiness and dignity were. Although he rarely gets involved in minor military issues, he is busier than ever. The "little people" he loves and cares about are almost every detail, and they always have to ask in person to be honest.
"The development of the south is too fast, Lin Fengxiang is really a scud, he was still in Guangxi a month ago, and in a blink of an eye, he occupied most of Yunnan. Haha, it's a pity, if it weren't for Haifeng's idea, this Lin Fengxiang's hat would have been worn on the top of his brain. Yang Xiuqing looked at Shi Dakai, who had just sat down, and teased.
Shi Dakai also smiled. From Dongwang's words, he could always hear Dongwang's special preference for Lin Haifeng. He couldn't help but admire Lin Haifeng, Lin Haifeng really maintained the East King.
"To say that the reason why the south is smooth, although Haifeng is not on the front line, the great credit still belongs to him." Shi Dakai glanced at the map hanging on the wall, "First of all, the timing of our troops is good. In the same situation as in Guizhou, in Yunnan, before the arrival of the Heavenly Army, the anti-Qing forces in various places were already like **, and the slightest introduction formed a trend of burning the plains, forcing the Manchus to fight in all directions, so that the Manchus' already insufficient forces were dispersed again. Our army is different, both the first and second front armies are clenched iron fists, and under the heavy fists, Yunnan and Shu are fighting separately and cannot take care of each other. In addition, the various units of the Heavenly Army conscientiously implemented the policy of reconciliation and equality among all nationalities in Guizhou and Guizhou, and this was also one of the most important factors for our army to win the support of the local people of all nationalities after entering Yunnan Province. It's still the Haifeng brothers who said well, the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the propaganda comes first. In fact, before Lin Fengxiang's army arrived, the local Manchu officials were already frightened. According to the younger brother, if it weren't for the geographical constraints, it would only be a month to pacify Yunnan. This is also the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which has run out of qi, and it has given us a great opportunity to create zào. ”
Shi Dakai was right. Taking Zhaotong, an important town in northeastern Yunnan, as an example, the local people of all ethnic groups were sowing discord under the instigation of the Qing Dynasty rulers, forming a strict ethnic estrangement. First of all, the Hui Han "provoked", and then the Manchu officials gave money to invite the Yi people in Liangshan, Sichuan, and the Hui people in the area to kill each other. A series of ugly acts made Zhaotong City in a situation where "villagers fled into the city, and people in the city fled into the countryside." The fields are not cleared, the rice and grain are exhausted", and there is even a tragic scene of "cooking human flesh and selling soup pots". Even in Suijiang, where the natural conditions are relatively good, "most of the people eat wild food, and those who do not touch oil and salt all year round are three or four out of ten", and "the fields and soil in each township are gradually becoming more barren, which is not as good as the four or fifth prosperous in the past". This widespread phenomenon has led to the desolation of fields, the displacement of peasants, and the bankruptcy of urban handicrafts. In order to survive, all counties in Zhaotong have carried out the anti-Qing feat of "fighting the rich and helping the poor", cracking down on corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and punishing local tyrants and inferior gentry. With the help of the might of the Heavenly Army, it is completely reasonable for the people to rise up and enthusiastically support the Heavenly Army in the battle.
In Yunnan, there are not only supporters of the Heavenly Army such as Li Yonghe and Lan Dashun. With the slogan of "Lianhui and Han as a whole, erect the banner of righteousness, expel the Tartars, restore China, cut off corruption, and send out the people with fire and water", Du Wenxiu, the leader of the Hui nationality, raised troops in Menghua. With the idea of "Yi and Han people, participate in righteous deeds", "expel the full thieves, eradicate the dirty officials, and kill the owner", Li Wenxue, a Yi peasant who led the peasant uprising of all ethnic groups in Ailao Mountain. In the entire campaign to pacify Yunnan for the Heavenly Army, he had indelible merits.
Yang Xiuqing felt very sympathetic to Shi Dakai's words. Manchu Qing **,** to the point where the number of qi has been exhausted, that thing that almost everyone knows, otherwise these people would not have risked their lives in Jintian. In fact, all kinds of anti-Qing forces that are like dry firewood, not only in Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions, but also everywhere in the country.
However, after all, the people are the people, and most of them are still reluctant to experience the torment of suffering after many years of suffering, and even some people are reluctant to be so-called "robbers" even if they are stabbed to the neck. This qiē, as Lin Haifeng said, still needs hard and patient work, and it also needs to be compared in reality, which is the word "propaganda" that Lin Haifeng likes to hang on his lips often.
The people need to compare, in contrast, so that they are willing to abandon their family and business to fight with you for an ideal that may be very far away, and they will throw their blood on the battlefield and die without regrets. What about them? What about these leaders, who hold the fate of countless people in their hands? Comparisons are also needed.
Without Lin Haifeng and the policies he advocated that were suitable for the interests of the people, it is an indisputable fact that the Celestial Empire would not have the excellent situation it has today.
However, in the seemingly jubilant, peaceful and tranquil Celestial Empire, how many undercurrents are surging in private? Although no one can say it well, or some people dare not say it, at least Yang Xiuqing knows that there is!
For him, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan is the biggest culprit of this undercurrent.
Not long ago, the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan sincerely hoped to give him the throne of the Heavenly King to sit in person, saying that he was too talented to continue to lead the Celestial Empire, and wanted to retreat bravely and return to his hometown to live a good life in seclusion.
Yang Xiuqing was polite and humble, and after being humble, he couldn't help but sigh at Hong Xiuquan's good intentions. It's really easy to fight the world, it's hard to sit in the world! He knew that although he had only half of the country, the Heavenly King, who was already tired of playing, was lonely and wanted to come out to play power again.
The historical entanglement of the Celestial Empire, Lin Haifeng had an introduction to him when he first came, and Yang Xiuqing kept it in mind. What I didn't expect was that this kind of thing really broke out little by little.
Ambitious and talented? Hehe, you Hong Xiuquan is right. However, this heavenly king, I, Yang Xiuqing, will not sit, but I want the power of long live. With me Yang Xiuqing here, you Hong Xiuquan can enjoy happiness and scenery, but you can't have any actual power! This is a necessary condition for ensuring the prosperity of the Celestial Empire.
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