Zhao Wushuang waved his hand and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "In the future, within the Dragon God Sect, let's not form this kind of overly explicit touting." Thousands of years ago, this deity has been a Chinese totem. Now that the mountains and rivers have fallen and foreign races are ravaged, it is my responsibility and obligation to revive China no matter what. ”

After speaking, he paused, and his calm gaze slowly swept a glance at everyone present. Only then did he continue: "The main purpose of convening you here today is to discuss the preliminary plans of our Dragon God Sect and the forces currently in our possession. The deity would like to hear your thoughts first. ”

Liu Niu and Lu Zhuang and other pure military attachés naturally didn't have much to say, this guy patted his chest and shouted: "Lord Longshen, the emperor of the Qing Demon has promoted us, then we have to help him take care of this Guangdong!" Hehe, in addition to the naval garrisons in Guangzhou and Humen, other places should also find a way to collect our Dragon God Sect. ”

This was said explicitly, but no one present felt that it was wrong. On the contrary, some cool military attachés and generals also laughed.

Zhao Wushuang was in a good mood at this time, so he just smiled and stretched out his finger to point at Liu Niu, telling this guy with a head full of muscles to shut up. Then he looked at Lin Zexu: "Elder Lin, the deity wants to hear your thoughts." ”

Lin Zexu gave him a hand: "Return to the Dragon God!" The disciple thought that since we had temporarily paralyzed Daoguang's attention to the situation in Guangdong through Qi Shan's letters, we should seize this opportunity to strengthen ourselves as soon as possible. ”

"Well, that's reasonable, let's talk about it."

"First of all, it is necessary to penetrate and master Guangzhou more comprehensively! Guangzhou is the largest and most prosperous city in Guangdong, and it is of great significance to master Guangzhou. In addition to Guangzhou, the Manchu court also stationed heavy troops throughout Guangdong. In addition to Zhaoqing, Huizhou and other places, there are governors and admirals stationed there; Binjiang and Linhai have also set up seven border towns, namely Humen, Chaozhou, Nanao, Qiongzhou, Gaolian, Yingde and Huizhou Jieshi Town, all of which are divided by the general army except Humen. Originally, the army stationed in Guangdong was divided into green battalion soldiers and eight banner soldiers, and after Kangxi cut the domain in the nineteenth year, the imperial court added the post of general of Guangzhou, and he was alone as the commander of the eight banners. The rank of the general officer in Guangzhou is the same as that of the governor of Liangguang, but the status is higher! Moreover, except for the Eight Banners, the green battalion soldiers of the whole province were nominally subject to the control of the Guangzhou general. But it's not absolute. In general, Guangdong has two forces, the Green Battalion belonging to the Han and the Eight Banners belonging to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the former can find a way to win over, and the latter ......"

Lin Zexu didn't finish speaking, but the meaning was already very clear. For most of the Eight Banners who would be loyal to the Manchus, destroying them was the best way to go!

As for the position of "General Guangzhou", Zhao Wushuang vaguely remembered it in his previous life and seemed to have heard of it. It seems to be really awesome and awesome.

In order to completely control Guangdong, in addition to the series of military forces in Guangdong mentioned by Lin Zexu, there are also political, political and economic forces. For example, the prefect, the prefect, the county, etc., must also find a way to win over or control, or let them devout the Dragon God Sect.

It seems that even if he has powerful supernatural powers and natural advantages that are unimaginable to mortals, it is still relatively difficult to quickly conquer the Manchus and resist the invasion of Xiyi. At least, we must first completely control the entire territory of Guangdong in our own hands!

Fortunately, it was only 1841, and I still had enough time......

After listening to Lin Zexu's words, Zhao Wushuang pondered for a while before he spoke: "What Elder Lin said is extremely true, Guangdong is of great significance to the Manchu Qing Dynasty. We must firmly control the entire territory of Guangdong in the hands of the Dragon God Sect in the fastest possible time! On the one hand, it will speed up the infiltration and control of the armed forces; On the other hand, it is necessary to speed up the pace of propaganda of the Dragon God Sect among the people, especially from the poor people who have been exploited and persecuted by the Manchu Qing Dynasty. A combination of top-down political control and bottom-up ideological propaganda can be effective. ”

I have to say that Zao Wushuang's insight from later generations is indeed useful. It directly sets the tone in the general direction, which is very similar to the model of Christianity in the West, with a sword in one hand and a Bible in the other.

It is precisely because of this that Christianity has so quickly taken control of almost the entire Western world, and the pope has become a supreme being with far more power than the monarchs of other countries!

Of course, as for the specifics, it's none of his business. The superior person grasps the general direction and strategy, and the following people naturally do it in terms of execution.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Wushuang looked at Xie Lingqing: "Divine Envoy Xie's opinion on Elder Lin, do you have anything to add?" You were known as the number one genius in Guangdong before, and this time you didn't disappoint the deity. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at him, and Xie Lingqing spoke unhurriedly: "Elder Lin has served as the governor of Liangguang and the minister of the Qin Mission for several years, and his grasp and insight of the overall situation are naturally extraordinary. However, I want to say that there is a saying that you don't know if you have heard - when the cannon goes off, there are ten thousand taels of silver. ”

Oh?

Zhao Wushuang became interested all of a sudden, and sure enough, he was the shadow of a famous tree, and there was no vanity under his fame. Xie Lingqing immediately saw a very crucial issue -- the economic problem!

That's right, what does this mean is that what is the most expensive thing to fight a war? Military salary! That is, money and food. In particular, firearms such as cannons and muskets are much more expensive than broadswords and spears. The reason why Xiyi was able to drive straight into our Huaxia and win many battles before was because of the sharpness of firearms. Everyone also knows in their hearts that if Guangdong is not protected by the Dragon God, I am afraid that it will bear the brunt of the ravages of the West. ”

Xie Lingqing was telling the truth in this sentence, and he was not deliberately flattering Zhao Wushuang.

In real history, it is true that Guangdong was the first place to be subjected to artillery fire by the British fleet. Chen Liansheng and Guan Tianpei should have died in Humen, where did they have the opportunity to be promoted and rewarded, and they were still sitting here for a meeting.

Xie Lingqing continued to talk eloquently: "Elder Lin actually said just now that Guangdong has always been an important town for the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Why? Fundamentally, in addition to the strategic position, there is also one most important reason - taxation! A large number of troops were stationed in order to ensure the security and stability of Guangdong. Because Guangdong is the only port that is open to trade with Xiyi Fanbang, countless merchants trade and goods come and go every year. What a terrifying amount of wealth has been generated in this? As far as I know, the actual amount of taxes actually paid to the imperial court each year is less than half of the real amount. It has already received 30% of the national commercial tax! ”

When everyone heard this, even the military attachés and generals who didn't know much about the economy and people's livelihood couldn't help but gasp.

They knew that Guangzhou was rich, but they didn't expect it to be so amazingly rich!

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