Since ancient times, the white tiger has been in charge of military killings, so the military hall is also called the White Tiger Festival Hall, and the general tent of the governor-general in foreign wars can also be called the White Tiger Festival Hall.
Zuo Zongtang's big tent in Ganshan and Zeng Guofan's hall in Jinling City are places where soldiers are fierce and murderous. Countless heads fell to the ground after the generals' orders. The generals who took orders from the White Tiger Festival Hall all had doubts on their faces. Dare to ask more.
Zeng Guofan regarded himself as a Confucian scholar from beginning to end, and his style was always gentle and gentle. Although everyone was afraid of him, it was difficult to see Zeng Guofan become angry and severe in his daily work.
Even when the war to suppress Chang Mao was at its worst, he would only sigh a little more depressedly, and he would never show his anger to others or glare at them and curse them.
But today, Marshal Zeng's face was livid. After issuing every general order, he would threaten the other party fiercely, why don't you raise your head to see me, or throw yourself into the river to apologize? Anyway, if something goes wrong, you don't want to die. .
The commander-in-chief was not joking. Everyone mustered their best and went back to restrain the troops and rectify the place.
"From today on, the Yangtze River, Jinling to Changshu, Qingjiang River will be blocked... All water bandits will be killed without mercy... The navy camp will maintain military discipline according to wartime..."
"The Taihu navy patrols the river day and night... If any lawlessness is encountered, they will be killed without mercy."
"Zhenjiang, Yangzhou, Taizhou, Changzhou, Zhenjiang, Wuxi, Suzhou, Huzhou... all the defenders are on high alert and cooperate with the local government to severely punish the stubborn... Long-haired remnants and Nian army omissions will not be spared, even local rogues. Give me a good beating..."
"My general order... Jiangnan will be severely punished for three months."
The roar of the commander-in-chief in the White Tiger Festival Hall was endless. In the end, all the general orders were condensed into one sentence: "The commander-in-chief feels that the place is not peaceful, and he will crack down hard for three months."
Fast horses and fine cavalry galloped out of all the city gates of Nanjing. Red feathers rushed to various counties in Jiangnan. All telegraph rooms began to tick tock. Jiangnan, especially the Taihu Basin, officially launched a three-month crackdown. .
It was only at this moment that the commander-in-chief's control over Jiangnan was truly seen. Both civil and military officials put down all their work at this moment and devoted all their experience to social security. For a time, the whole Jiangnan was in a state of chaos.
No one collects taxes, your shop can't run away anyway, and no one is taking care of water conservancy. Anyway, the flood season is still very early, and local government officials are everywhere, turning the countryside upside down.
Every village has to register, and every town has to go through military campaigns. Not to mention bandits and bandits, even the scoundrels who are idle on the streets are in serious trouble. Even giving gifts will not work during this severe crackdown.
The Zhenjiang County magistrate first invented the sign-in system. As long as the neighbors think that someone is an idler, it will be a shame. Register and sign in at the police station every day to prove that you are honest today.
If you don't sign in for one day, you'll be fined. If you don't sign in for two days, you'll be fined. If you don't show up for three days, you'll be sorry. The Hunan Army will personally come to your door with its servants to invite you, and you'll have to shed your skin even if you don't die.
No one knows why the commander is going crazy. Many people analyze that the commander may be transferred away from Jiangnan. This is the last time to show off his power. It is to scare those who have ulterior motives and tell them that you have to leave too. Be honest, the Marshal is going to be the real King of Jiangnan.
That's right, before the Spring Festival, various rumors had circulated in the local area, saying that the imperial court was going to transfer Zeng Guofan north to be the governor of Zhili. In name, he would be promoted high, but in fact he would be placed under supervision in the capital.
There are a lot of messages, and with the big move after the new year, the rumors are once again confirmed throughout Jiangnan.
In the White Tiger Festival Hall in Jinling, Zeng Guofan and his most talented brother Zeng Guoquan were sitting together. The generals had all received orders and left, and now there were only two old men left in the hall.
Zeng Guofan felt that all the strength in his body had been drained, and he sighed, "I hope nothing happens, absolutely nothing happens, my old bones can't bear the torment..."
This time, the Ninth Commander was less arrogant than usual. "What does Xiao Letian want to do? How could he bring His Majesty here? I was so scared that I sent out all the eagles. Now I can only believe these few." Hard-core direct relationship..."
"Xiao Letian is posing a problem for me. I heard from Hu Xueyan that His Majesty has made Xiao Letian educate a bit of a monster. I am afraid of this, because no one can guess what the monster is thinking..."
"Last year, His Majesty showed off his skills in Ryukyu very beautifully. He went to Sijiu City to dance with three hundred concubines, but what did he think? They couldn't nod or shake their heads, so they suffered the loss of being dumb... …”
Zeng Guofan sneered and said, "Suffering a loss, those bastards will not admit this, so they will speed up the training of new soldiers and steal the secret recipe for bonds. Cixi even threatened us and wanted to use Western troops to suppress us."
"They are all like dogs guarding food. They will fight anyone who dares to touch their dog food plate. They have been sharpening their wild nature for more than two hundred years, but they still haven't sharpened it properly..."
Jiu Shuai smiled, "It's just like the proud eagle, wild and untamed. But with more than two hundred years of Confucian nourishment, I don't believe that a lotus can't grow in this quagmire... If I want this Quanhe Jiangshan, I We have seen through it all that just mobilizing troops is not enough. We have to split off a few aliens from the Manchu system. Only in this way can we not lose our righteousness and gradually take over the country..."
Zeng Guofan smiled and said, "This is not how you usually are. Haven't you always believed in conquering the country with the barrel of a gun?"
The Ninth Commander sighed, "It's not Xiao Letian who caused the trouble. What he did in Japan impressed me immensely. If his bloody battles in Europe proved that he was a qualified commander, I don't think so." It’s not surprising, because there are so many generals in the world who can fight..."
"But he was able to transform a country even though it was just a small Japan. What he did in Japan was completely a vicious plan to pull out the firewood. It wouldn't take three or four years for him to transform a country. It can take away more than half of the hearts of the Japanese elite..."
"Talent is the foundation of a country. It is the fire in the heart of a country. If the talent is drained out, will Japan still be able to thrive?"
"The universities of Ryukyu have opened their doors to Japanese elites, and the army of Ryukyu has also provided opportunities to ambitious samurai warriors in Japan. Fuso Bank has invested heavily in Japan to do good deeds, and it can also greatly confuse the Japanese people... "
"In three or four years, there will be a trend in Japan, that is, all the civil and military elites will leave Ryukyu, and Ryukyu will definitely offer a price that these people cannot refuse..."
"When those talents discover that only by following Xiao Letian can they realize their ambitions in life and display their talents, how many of them do you think will go back."
"Exquisite. One hand uses Fuso Bank to siphon off financial resources, and the other hand uses opportunities for higher education and employment to rob talents. It's a great plan to wipe out households. I'm really looking forward to it now. I want to see what our Majesty wants Xiao Letian to educate. What's it like..." This book was first published from, be the first to read the genuine content!
