Nanjing Dynasty Meeting

Today's court meeting is unusual, and the generals and military attachés are all in high spirits and concentrate on the battle columns, and the listless appearance of the past has been swept away.

Li Yun's center was excited, and he made an opening remark as usual: "Since I started in Guangxi, it has been four or five years, compared with the past Liu Bang and Xiang Yu's three years of exterminating Qin, it is much inferior, when I was in Yong'an, I proposed to capture Jiangnan, and then send troops to the Northern Expedition to restore the clothes of the Han family, these are my original ideas, but the plan can never catch up with the changes, our army captured Nanjing, Xiang Rong dared to establish a Jiangnan camp under the city, our army broke through the Jiangnan camp, and the Hunan army rose in the west, and now our Han has a stable foundation in Jiangnan, It's also time for a decisive battle with the Qing army! ”

The Manchu civil and military held their breath and listened quietly, everyone realized that the time had come to decide the fate of the Han Kingdom, and the Han Dynasty had won many victories on various battlefields in recent years, but the old soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and the recruits had not completely returned to their hearts, and from time to time a small group of troops defected and defected to the Qing army.

Although the emperor planned to annihilate the Hunan army first and then carry out the Northern Expedition, Lu Jianying and others always believed that the Northern Expedition first would be in line with the current situation, and their mainstream opinion was to recruit Zeng Guofan and expand the power of the civilian clique.

Chang Dachun took the lead in making a difficulty: "Fight the snake and hit seven inches, now the emperor of the northern captivity is still in Beijing to control the whole country, why not send the elite army to the north, reproduce the story of Xu Da and Chang Yuchun in the past, and drive the northern captivity beyond the Great Wall, so that China can be safe, the Hunan army has no owner, the military heart will inevitably be in chaos, and the Han will send people to surrender again, and the unification of the country is just around the corner!" ”

Lin Daji's face was ugly. These scholars really don't know the current affairs, and the military department has already conveyed the strategy and tactics. Just waiting for the oath to go out, they are still singing the opposite tune here. Seeing the foreheads of many civilian officials, he immediately retorted: "Our army has been preparing for the westward expedition for three months, how can we just say it, the front-line generals have also cooperated to complete the dispatch, just wait to give the Hunan army a thunderous blow, the Han will have no worries, how can you give up halfway!" ”

Lu Jianying: "This is ...... bad"

"Smack! Shut up! Li Yunzhong didn't want the jubilant court meeting to turn into a senseless quarrel, so he said resolutely: "This time I will send troops to Hunan." I have made up my mind, and if anyone dares to disturb the hearts of our army, he will not be spared. ”

Lu Jianying was the first to make a shrunken turtle, and returned to the queue without changing his face.

Li Hongzhang, who was standing in the back row, looked at Lu Jianying's funny performance, with a sneer on his face, these civil officials were really dizzy, what the emperor had already decided, he dared to refute it again and again, if it weren't for them, it would still be of some use. I'm afraid it's been idle for a long time.

Zhang Suimou came out of the ranks, bowed down and said: "Zuo Zongtang, the general of Zhengnan, has come to report that Guangzhou has been captured by our army, and he will attack Hunan on the agreed date." Now Nanchang is an isolated city, surrounded by our army for half a year, and the Hunan army is blocked on the front line of Tongcheng. Whether our army took the lead in launching an attack, several large armies attacked Hunan at the same time. Let the Hunan army be exhausted. ”

Yang Kailin admonished: "No, Commander Zeng is attacking Nanchang." At this time, how can we divide troops to attack Hunan, Weichen is foolish, or wait until Nanchang is captured, and then fight a decisive battle with the Hunan army. ”

Li Yunzhong has been traveling for several years, and he still can't understand the thoughts of these people, why do they like to change the original battle plan so much, if it is only tactical, Li Yunzhong doesn't care, but can this strategic direction be changed at will!

"The armed forces of the militia in Zhejiang have been established completely, and the First Army will have nothing to do while staying in Zhejiang, so it will immediately transfer the First Army into Jiangxi to participate in the war, and when the time is ripe, it will attack Xiangxiang County, Hunan, and the foundation of the Hunan Army will be pulled out!" Li Yunzhong added: "From today on, the western expedition is the top priority of the Han Dynasty, and the food and salary of the household department must be given priority to Jiangxi. ”

Meng Sheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the household department still has 3 million taels of silver, 1.5 million taels of silver allocated to Zuo Zongtang's army last month, 500,000 taels of silver for arsenals and military schools, and 500,000 taels of military salaries will be sent to Xuzhou and Northern Anhui Theater at the end of the month, I am afraid that it can only support the Western Expeditionary Army for three months." ”

"Does the household department have a plan to deal with it?" Li Yunzhong couldn't blame Meng Sheng, because he personally ordered these expenses.

Meng Sheng replied: "Wei Chen suggested that the commercial tax and salt tax should be paid in advance, so that you can get five million taels of silver, which is enough to meet the expenses of the western expeditionary army. ”

Chang Dachun also served in the household department before, and felt that it was better to collect commercial taxes than to increase the land tax, so he agreed: "Weichen seconded the proposal, the Han Dynasty collects eight million taels of commercial tax every year, and there is no loss in collecting it in advance, as for the normal collection of salt tax." ”

There was no money for the war, which reminded Li Yunzhong of bonds, and secretly scolded himself for being confused, if he had come up with this trick earlier, industrialization should have been on the right track a long time ago, and it seemed that he had to collect talents and establish a central bank.

"This attack on Hunan is the attention of the whole country, and I am not afraid that the Hunan army will get the news in advance, so I will immediately convene several vice presidents of the Chamber of Commerce to solve the problem of insufficient military spending." Li Yunzhong was impatient, and immediately wanted to put the bond into practice: "Retreat from the dynasty!" ”

Wanbao House Chamber of Commerce

"Brother Wang, the emperor recently launched something called bonds, I heard that you bought 300,000 taels, is this true!" Yang Wei hurriedly came to Wanbaolou, grabbed Wang Shilie's collar and reprimanded: "You are confused! I don't know what the Ludao bond is, so you bought 300,000 taels of silver, in case it is lost, what will happen to your cement factory! ”

Wang Shilie broke Yang Wei's hand, straightened out his suit, and replied casually: "Brother Yang, don't worry, I don't know what a bond is, will I buy it?" ”

Yang Wei blinked his eyes slyly, held his breath and waited for Wang Shilie to continue, he knew that Wang Shilie was unprofitable, and this time he took the risk of investing all his savings in bonds, and he must have seen that it was profitable.

Wang Shilie caught a glimpse of many businessmen gathering towards his side, and became more and more proud, and said loudly: "In Western countries, bonds are as common as silver bills, such as the bonds issued by the emperor because he wants to fight the Hunan army, if he wins, I can take the bonds to the household department to exchange for 400,000 taels of silver." ”

Yang Wei subconsciously asked: "What if I lose?" After speaking, he felt that it was impossible, and lowered his head in shame.

"Ha Lu Ha ......" The merchants nearby made a mocking sound.

"The Han army has won a hundred battles, I haven't heard of the Han army defeated, have you heard of it?"

"I haven't heard of it either!"

"So it's a good thing. I'm going to buy 10,000 taels too,"

"I'll buy 100,000 taels."

A mustache went downstairs and passed by here. smiled: "I'm sorry everyone, the emperor only issued five million taels this time." Just now, I bought 4.5 million taels on behalf of the 13 banks, which means that all the bonds have been wrapped up by the 13 banks, so be smart next time, otherwise you won't even be able to drink the soup. ”

Yang Wei's intestines were blue, he heard the news yesterday and hesitated, but he didn't expect to be taken first as soon as he came to inquire about the situation today: "This kid is so rampant, the Thirteen Lines are really too domineering, he eats meat by himself." We wouldn't even take a sip of the soup. ”

Seeing that the businessmen around him looked like their parents had died, Wang Shilie became even more proud: "Although I missed it this time, there will be a next time." ”

Yang Wei shuddered, his whole body was refreshed, and he hurriedly asked, "What do you mean by this, Brother Wang, is there still a place to buy bonds?" ”

Wang Shilie stroked the shiny little part, picked up the civilization stick, pointed to the sky outside Nanjing, and said: "Since the emperor can issue war bonds, he can naturally issue railway bonds, industrial bonds, agricultural bonds, and so on. Some of these bonds are profitable, some are small, and it is up to you to buy them voluntarily! ”

Yang Wei also subconsciously touched his hair and smirked: "Then of course I'm willing to buy a big profit!" ”

"Big profits. The stakes are greater; If the profit is small, the risk is small, and there are so many advantages in the world! Wang Shilie walked out of Wanbao Building with a civilized stick. Hold the 100,000 taels of bonds tightly in your arms.

Xiangxiang, Hunan

Since Zeng Guofan returned to his hometown from the front, he has been nervous. On the one hand, I am afraid that the emperor will blame, and on the other hand, I am afraid of being ridiculed. Fortunately, Xianfeng moved his heart of compassion, considering that Zeng Guofan was the head of the Ministry of Rites, and it was his duty to pay filial piety, so not only did he not punish Zeng Guofan, but also gave Zeng Guofan 3 months of vacation.

Idle, Zeng Guofan summed up his experience in running the Hunan army in the past three years in Xiangxiang, he didn't expect that as the commander of his own left the Hunan army, the Hunan army not only did not disband, but was more and more prosperous by Hu Linyi, his old subordinates, the letter is less than one, which makes him very disappointed, as if his son was taken away by others, and his experience is that his biggest mistake is that he did not pull his brothers into the army for training.

"Guoquan, Guohua, Guobao, I plan to let you go to the army for training, what do you think?"

Zeng Guoquan, Zeng Guohua, and Zeng Guobao expressed their willingness in unison, they had already had this wish, but they were worried that others would say that the eldest brother was cronyistic, so they had nothing to do at home.

Zeng Guofan took out three letters and handed them to the three of them: "Guoquan, you go to Hunan to find Governor Luo, give him this letter, he will authorize you to raise 4,000 bravery, Guohua, you go to Hubei to find Governor Hu, he will also give you 4,000 township brave belts, as for Guobao, you will stay in Xiangxiang to raise 2,000 bravery, after a month, everyone will meet in Hubei!" ”

Zeng Guohua asked, "Big brother, has the imperial court allowed you to go out of the mountain?" ”

Zeng Guofan took out a holy decree and said: "The imperial court has appointed me to be the governor of Anhui, and I have already taken care of my mother's funeral affairs at home, and I will go to Hubei tomorrow to take command." ”

"Where is Big Brother going to fight?" The three brothers asked in unison.

"Jiangxi Jiujiang!" Zeng Guofan added: "War is not child's play, you must be careful!" ”

Zeng Guohua heard that he was going to fight Jiujiang, and said worriedly: "Why do you want to fight Short Hair, Long Hair has already captured the whole of Sichuan, why not pacify Long Hair and fight Jiangnan again." ”

Zeng Guofan sighed, looking lonely: "News came from the south, Guangzhou has fallen, Ye Mingchen, the governor of Liangguang, has been captured, and the entire territory of Guangdong has surrendered overnight. ”

Zeng Guoquan exclaimed: "That's not death, the short-haired soldiers are sharp, and the eldest brother attacked Jiujiang and Hukou last time...... If you attack again, the result can be the same? It's better to wait and see for a year and then make plans. ”

"If the country lives and dies, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and fortune, Lin Gong said it well! I only now understand Lin Gong's mood at that time, you don't have to persuade anymore, this time the Hunan army attacked Jiujiang, the short hair will not sit idly by, once the double fight, the most decisive battle will evolve into a decisive battle, either the Hunan army dies or the pseudo-Han dies. Zeng Guofan has always cared for these three younger brothers and analyzed the stakes to them.

Zeng Guohua was young and vigorous, and he only heard the news of the Hunan army's victory, and he had long trusted the Hunan army, clenched his fists and said: "Big brother, don't worry, this time you will definitely win a big victory, how can the little Jiujiang stop the elite division of the Hunan army." ”

Zeng Guofan closed his eyes, waved his hand and said, "Don't say more, let's say goodbye to my father quickly, tomorrow we will go our separate ways, and the family will become deserted again." ”

The next day, Zeng Guofan's brothers went to their own places, Zeng Guofan first went to Hunan to visit Hu Linyi, the two discussed for a long time, after a period of silence, Zeng Guofan's sharp spirit has long been exhausted, there is no trace of mustard for Luo Bingzhang, intentional or unintentional flattery between words, which provoked Hu Linyi to be surprised and happy, and praised Zeng Guofan's temperament for his growth.

Bidding farewell to Hu Linyi, Zeng Guofan went straight to Hubei.

Nanchang, Jiangxi

He Zhigou stood on the city wall of Nanchang with a lot of emotion, and the Nanchang City, which Jiao Dudu coveted, would actually open the city and surrender! Poor Jiao Dudu dreamed of monopolizing the credit.

"Division commander, you see a group of soldiers and horses coming down from the city, it seems to be from the Nanjing Praetorian Guard!"

He Zhigou commanded as he walked down the city wall: "Go and report to the governor and the commander!" ”

Zheng Ermao smiled proudly, he was still very disappointed when he was divided into the Praetorian Guard, and felt that he had no chance to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, but he didn't expect the emperor to ascend the throne, and all the meritorious personnel of the Praetorian Guard were crowned a first-level, and he participated in the 'kidnapping of the emperor', so he was naturally promoted to battalion commander, because he knew a few big characters and was appreciated by Shangguan, and it didn't take long for him to get the worry of the proclamation, and he could be promoted to a level when he went back.

"The Divine Decree has arrived!" Zheng Ermao went to the Governor's Mansion under the guidance of He Zhigou and learned to sing Hua Dan on the stage.

The main officials of Jiangxi Province and the generals of the Third Army all bowed down.

Zheng Ermao coughed and sang loudly: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: Zeng Shuiyuan was the founder of the country and assisted in the promotion of sincerity, staff and military, and repeatedly made military achievements, and was specially awarded a first-class viscount to commend his merits, and I hope that he will make persistent efforts, and I am not very happy." ”

Zeng Shuiyuan suppressed his manic and excited mood, bowed his head and took the holy decree with both hands, and read in his mouth: "Weichen received the decree and thanked him!" ”

Zheng Ermao rubbed his hands and comforted Zhao Liewen: "Lord Zhao, the emperor has an edict!" ”

Seeing Zhao Liewen take a few steps forward, Zeng Shuiyuan and the others hurriedly took a few steps back.

Zheng Ermao whispered: "This time, only generals with military merits can be knighted, although Lord Zhao has made outstanding contributions, it still does not meet the conditions, so this time it is ......."

"This official understands, and the envoy also invites him to take a seat." (To be continued......)

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