When Du Guangting, who was covered in mud, was finally pulled out before drowning in the trenches, he quickly thanked:
"Thank you for your help..."
However, when he saw that his savior was a thief army with profound eyes describing the vicissitudes of life, he couldn't help becoming more and more anxious. The other party didn't take it seriously and asked:
"Are you a scholar..."
"For the time being..."
Du Guangting whispered, crying.
"That's it, it's an object that can be reformed and fought for... Come here, take this guy to change clothes, weave it into the transportation team going south and leave..."
He immediately made gestures with his hands and said involuntarily
Therefore, Du Guangting stood with a small group of people in long gowns and heads for no apparent reason, drinking hot soup and biscuits that were provided, and frightened watching the group of thieves passing by.
I saw that these thieves were well-dressed and well-equipped, and they shouted chants or sang unknown songs. They looked more energetic and tidy than most officers and soldiers;
After capturing Shangluo County, he didn't have the slightest interest in routine looting and burning, but he crossed the Shangluo County non-stop and headed towards the north gate.
Therefore, with the exception of the flag that was replaced on the head of the city, it seemed as if everything was the same, nothing happened. However, a Cangfa scholar standing beside Du Guangting muttered to himself:
"It turned out that Qiu did not commit any crimes. This thief army is more like a master than an official army. Is it possible that the discoloration of this world is already irreparable..."
—I am the dividing line —
In the process of building the Metropolitan Government in Xiangyang, Zhou Huaian successively issued a series of personnel appointments, and the schedules of various individual meetings or tea parties that followed.
The first is to retain the establishment of the Cantonese Ministry to stay in the department. The deputy governor, Wang Pan, will focus on the supply of the 23 states in the Ling, and monitor the sabotage, waste, corruption, corruption, and false public aid in the villages, factories, and mines in the rear. Situation.
Then there were six guards. In addition to Wang Chongyin, who guarded Xuanzhou, and Huo Cun, who was based in Ezhou, Gao Jichang was appointed as Runzhou guard, Lu Fang was Guizhou guard, and Jiaozhou guard was appointed by Wang Chongyin. Pan concurrently served, Xiangzhou defense envoy temporarily vacant.
Taiping First Army's Zhong Lang Jiang and Zuo Lang Jiang are temporarily missing. Ge Cunzhou is the chief/first Lang Jiang, Zhong Yi is the second Lang Jiang, and Xu Yi will be the third Lang Jiang. Captain of each battalion
In the Second Army, Liu Liumao is Zuo Lang Jiang, Zhao Yingong is (Left Chamber) Lang Jiang, and Wang Ziming is (Right Chamber) Lang Jiang and the rest are currently missing;
In the Third Army, Zhu Cun was named Zhong Lang general, and Su Wu was named You Lang General, and the rest were temporarily missing;
In the fourth army, Cao Shixiong is the Zuo Lang general, and Wu Xingchen is the You Lang general, and the rest are temporarily missing;
In the Fifth Army, Wang Zhongba is the right general, Qian Jumei is the (right) general, and the rest are temporarily missing;
In the Sixth Army, Chai Ping is the Zhong Lang general and Zhang Juyan is Zuo Lang general, and the rest are temporarily missing;
In the seventh army, Guan Xiang should be a general of You Lang, Qu Chengyu is a general of Lang, and the rest are temporarily missing;
The Eighth Army regards Cheng Dayao as the right general and Guo Yan as the general, and the rest are temporarily missing.
Lin Ming, Luo Nian, Yang Neng, Zhao Jingfan, Wang Xingkong, Zhou Ben, Zhang Biao and other lieutenants and other generals at the other battalion level are appointed and promoted; but they are not eligible to be summoned and reported individually. Instead, they came to meet in groups in accordance with the order of their military.
In this way, the basic military structure of the next division, six defenses, and eight armies of the Taiping Dudu took shape accordingly. In addition, in addition to the news that Hunan and Jingnan have been calmed down one after another, there have also been good news in Jiangxi.
Except for those who have been defeated and escaped from the outside world. Cheng Dajiao, Laoguan, and Zhang Juyan, who fought between the north and the south, successively pacified Yuanzhou (now Yichun) tycoon Zhong Kuangshi, Jizhou (now Ji’an) tycoon Peng Wanggan, and Qianzhou (now Ganzhou) tycoon in Jiangxi. The surnamed Lu Guangchou, etc., was a large-scale counter-insurgency force that occupied the place or gathered for a while.
And use this as a pretext and evidence to carry out local liquidation and remediation. Therefore, under the escort of the three detachments and the army that are rushing to and fro, they are pursuing and punishing those related tyrants in Jiangxi, killing a lot of people.
Because although this rebellion caused considerable losses and chaos, the dross also washed out those hostile forces and dissatisfied people who had been dormant and concealed in the place.
It is believed that after this big trial of incalculable and tumbling heads, the Taiping Army did not go deep into the place, but only maintained its control, authority, and influence in the city. It will be in a relatively clean and tidy environment. Next, get further expansion and extension.
On the other hand, through the merging and reorganization of the ransacked land and farms, it is possible to attract people displaced by the war in these places, and set up more villages and farms to exert influence as a place where the Taiping Army wedges. Support point.
Nevertheless, in such a bloody storm, there were many praises and applause; the reason was also very simple. Some people were frightened by the determination and ideas of the Taiping Army, as well as the resolute repressive methods. But want to be soft and compromised, and subscribe for self-protection.
On the other hand, compared with most of the separatist forces in the world who like to kill and establish power, at least the Taiping Army pays attention to the punishment after the trial with both human and material evidence, rather than unscrupulous and indiscriminate killing.
In the words of Li Shicheng and other court surrenders, among the government offices and vassal towns under today, which so-called capable ministers and officials did not rely on murderous methods to maintain their reputation and governance methods.
At least the goals and targets of the Taiping Army have always been clear and consistent, and have not spread too much to other groups of people. And even if there are mistakes, omissions and overcorrections, the overall result is relatively straightforward.
Although it was said that the killing was head-rolling, in fact, in addition to the casualties deliberately resisted during the arrest, the execution rate after the Taiping Army’s public trial was not so high, and it was carefully arranged and planned according to the nature and extent of the plot. A variety of places to go.
According to the data successively reported by the three teams from various places, there are about 300 people in the five states of Jiangxi and the three states of Jiangdong. Because of the heinous crimes or the notorious crimes, the leaders of the three teams unanimously followed special procedures. The execution was approved on the spot;
There are probably several times this number. After being divided into five categories and six crimes of A, B, C, D, D, and E, they will be escorted to Jiangling to wait for the anti-rebellion meeting chaired by Chai Ping; in order to decide and assign the corresponding exile to the state, under mine hard labor, Working in the salt field, accepting supervision and transformation in the village, and so on.
The Taiping Army's so much effort is not without a target. It is not only an upright declaration, the need for the spread of the new regime's ruling power and deterrence, but also to gradually eliminate the subsequent reactionary resurgence.
After all, it is easy to eliminate a person from the body, as long as the head is cut off, it will basically not survive; but it is not so easy to eliminate the influence and inertia in a long-lived social environment.
Just like in the land reform work of later generations, why must the landlords, their families and accomplices be tried publicly, and after the process of disclosure, accusation and judgment, they must wear hats and hang out on the streets to show the public;
This is not only because of the need to fight and humiliate these social parasite classes, but also destroy and eliminate their social attributes in the natural class division; after all, human beings are all social animals, and basically no one can survive alone without social groups.
Through these processes and steps, the decent and dignity of the noble lords is knocked down, dragged down, and stepped in the dust. But it can make the general public realize that these lofty lords are also ordinary people with a pair of eyes and a mouth; they are also afraid and fearful, they can cry and sue for mercy, and they will do everything in order to survive under the might of force. Kind of ugly.
In this way, the smashing and dismantling of the false aura and hypocrisy that have been shrouded in the corresponding gentry, local tyrants, big households, and officials, all kinds of power, wealth, clan, and other personal attachment relationships created by generations.
In this way, even if these classes are lucky enough to escape the remnants and residues of the past, and want to make trouble in the familiar village again in the future; using the feelings of the township party and clan to confuse and incite ordinary people, it is not so easy to harmonize. convenient.
Because through these behaviors, the basis of their existence is pulled to the same level as the general public; they no longer have much fear and herd mentality. It can only be driven by temporary terrorist means or benefits.
But since they are all liquidated and lost most of the leftover seeds that depend on the maintenance of social resources, how can it be possible to get enough benefits to buy and agitate others; let alone make people give up a stable life? Taking one's life against the new regime is an endless loop and paradox.
As for the means of terrorism, of course, it can temporarily frighten some timid people and dare not cooperate with the new regime; but in the long-term situation where there is no successor and no foreign aid, how can they fight against those who have established violent machines? The Taiping Army regime.
Therefore, as long as the boat is guided and propagated a little along the way, it will be an aid to the people and the hearts of the people, and it will be a boost to the Taiping Army regime that can bring security and order.
Human beings are also adaptive and inertial. They can only make themselves accustomed to and adapt to the order and way of life brought about by the new regime when the old things are still irretrievably destroyed.
As long as they are not excessively squeezed and squeezed, they can still continue to persevere and sustain on the land where they live, just like their ancestors who have endured humiliation for thousands of years.
And this process has another side benefit, that is, these thousands of three team members who have been trained in local work are also very good fire and seedlings.
After they have seen and dealt with many cruel scenes and crimes, they naturally have corresponding consciously or unconsciously stances and awareness; with a little bit of intensified training, they can be converted into candidates for grassroots officials who control the newly occupied areas.
Then, Zhou Huaian could come back and deal with the abnormal changes from upstream. (End of this chapter)