Chapter Twenty-Nine: Bold Ideas
The imperial court wants to cut the Black Flag Army!
This news instantly spread throughout the Liangguang area where the Black Flag Army was stationed, causing an uproar among the people.
It's really funny to say, the total number of the Black Flag Army is only more than 3,000, but the imperial court used to call the Black Flag Army to be stationed in various parts of the two Guangzhou, and now it wants to dismantle most of the Black Flag Army, I don't know what to do.
Liu Yongfu, the commander-in-chief of the Black Flag Army, made some efforts in the hope that the imperial court would withdraw the disarmament order, but in exchange for severe reprimands and reprimands from the imperial court.
The Liangguang Governor's Mansion also followed suit, demanding that the Black Flag Army be disarmed as soon as possible in accordance with the orders of the imperial court!
Things are a little unavoidable, and the attitude of the government is quite tough: most of the Black Flag Army must be eliminated!
The reaction of the people was completely different, and they were quite puzzled and dissatisfied with such an order from the imperial court.
As the first line of our Qing Dynasty's foreign affairs, Liangguang is not only facing the threat from the sea from the foreign powers, but also facing the land threat of Annam, which was colonized by France.
The people of Liangguang have had enough of the pain of being oppressed by foreigners, and they need a strong army like the Black Flag Army that can fight and dare to fight, so that they can feel a little at ease, at least in the face of the threat from Annan, there is no need to worry too much about the Black Flag Army.
Although the Black Flag Army was born in the Hui Party, its military discipline was still quite good, at least much better than that of our garrisons in various parts of the Qing Dynasty, and its reputation in the Liangguang region was quite good.
Originally, the number of the Black Flag Army was not large, and a total of more than 3,000 people were already very rare, and now the imperial court not only did not increase the number of the Black Flag Army, but also abolished most of them.
When the news came out, there was a lot of discussion among the people of the two Guangxi provinces, and they were quite dissatisfied with the imperial court's move.
Chancheng is also in the midst of the people's discussion, there is a team of black flag soldiers stationed here, seeing that they may be dismissed by the imperial court, the people of Chancheng are quite uncomfortable, full of worries and helplessness about the security situation in Chancheng in the future.
After hearing the news, Lei Hu had a mind in his heart, and for a period of time, in addition to the necessary exercises, as well as dealing with the affairs of Zhongyitang, he spent his free time wandering around the restaurant and tea shop where the news spread the fastest, listening to all kinds of gossip, and also wanting to see the reaction of the people of Chancheng to the imperial court's abolition of the Black Flag Army.
The reaction of the zen city well was very intense......
He wandered around the territory controlled by Zhongyitang for several days and came to this conclusion. At the same time, the younger brothers who were sent to other gangs' territories to inquire about the news also sent back the news, and the small people in the market there were also angry.
With just a little use of his brain, Lei Hu could understand the mood of the people of Chancheng, and at the same time understand why their reaction was so intense.
The people of Chancheng can feel a wave of threat from foreigners from time to time, and they are already aggrieved enough to live on weekdays, and now the imperial court wants to abolish such a strong army as the Black Flag Army, the key is that the Black Flag Army directly protects the lives of the people of Chancheng, and in this case, it is strange if there is no movement.
Lei Hu collected a lot of news from the people in the market through the channels of Zhongyi Hall, and such a move naturally could not be concealed from the hall master Qin Bao, and he was invited to the hall for questioning as soon as possible.
"Ah Hu, what are you trying to do?"
The relationship between the two is extraordinary, and Qin Bao frowned politely; "I know you may be dissatisfied with the court's abolition of the Black Flag Army, but this is the decision of the imperial court, and we can't afford to participate at all!"
"Who said I was going to join?"
Rolling his eyes, Lei Hu asked angrily: "I'm not a fool, how could I do such a risky thing?" ”
"Then what are you doing with the use of many brothers to inquire about the discussion in the market about the abolition of the Black Flag Army by the imperial court?"
Qin Leopard's eyes widened, and he didn't have a good airway; "Tell me, what do you kid think?"
As soon as the words fell, he added; "Is there anything I can do to help, just ask!"
"Brother Leopard, don't get me wrong, I really didn't want to get involved!"
Lei Hu was a little moved in his heart, it can be seen that Qin Bao's attitude is resolute, so he has to say helplessly; "It's just that after hearing the news, I suddenly had an idea in my heart, not only can I help the Black Flag Army deal with the aftermath and have a good relationship with Liu Yongfu, but also may help me solve the heart disease in my heart!"
"Good boy, calculating enough!"
Hearing this, Qin Bao was taken aback, and couldn't help but laugh and scolded: "You also said that you won't get involved, is the aftermath of the Black Flag Army so easy to handle?" ”
There are some things he didn't say too clearly, the reason why the imperial court ignored the people's opinions and had to dismiss most of the Black Flag Army was to eliminate possible hidden dangers?
The court may not be too concerned about the aftermath of the dismissal of the Black Flag Army soldiers, but if Zhongyitang interferes indiscriminately, it is likely to cause dissatisfaction in the court, and then the fun will be great.
The unfinished meaning in Qin Bao's words, Lei Hu naturally knew it, if he wanted to talk about his views on the current situation of my Daqing, he would unceremoniously say that looking at the world, no one knows better than him, a traveler in the future.
Rather than a friend, not a house slave!
This is not a joke, the ruling class of the Qing Dynasty has never linked its own interests with the interests of the whole of China.
No matter how absurd things may be, they will not hesitate to do whatever it is in the interests of the core ruling class.
In the same way, whatever is detrimental to the core ruling class, no matter how beneficial it may seem to be for the country and the people, they will not hesitate to suppress it by all means until it is certain that there is no threat.
As for the wasted opportunities for rise, as well as resources and money, that is not something that the core ruling class of the Qing Dynasty should be concerned about.
As long as I think about it from this aspect, I will naturally see what I did after being taught by Lord Yang repeatedly how to behave as a person.
During the period, there may have been some repetitions, and after the fall of the Taiping Army, there was a so-called Tongzhi Zhongxing, that is, the result of the efforts of the Han ministers, in essence, it was just like that, and in the end, some results were really not very good.
There are many so-called general trends, but Lei Hu is not interested in paying attention to them at the moment, and naturally he has no time to tell others, his thoughts about the imperial court's abolition of most of the Black Flag Army are clear, so he moved some thoughts.
Qin Bao naturally didn't know, in a short period of time, Lei Hu's heart turned countless thoughts, and he was even more curious at this time: "By the way, just now you said that helping the Black Flag Army deal with the aftermath can solve your heart disease, do you want to ...... Ah Hu?"
As he spoke, Qin Bao suddenly reacted, and his finger Lei Hu looked surprised.
"Haha, did Brother Leopard think of it too?"
Lei Hu laughed, with an indescribable look of self-satisfaction on his face, and said leisurely: "This is a good opportunity, I want to take advantage of it, but I'm afraid that Bao Zhilin won't give me a chance!" ”
"Rest assured!"
Qin Bao was full of confidence, and said with a big hand and a smile; "That person has a good relationship with Liu Yongfu, as long as we can help deal with the aftermath, things will definitely succeed, and Ah Hu, your wish can be fulfilled, why not?"