Therefore, the Metropolitan Government will also start early to plan for the expansion and expansion of various supporting facilities and the investment in the long-term layout. However, compared with the complex security system and operation system in the later modern society, the Taiping Army regime, which was in its embryonic form at the beginning of this era, has to do much simpler, nothing more than the spread of medical care and education at all levels and the future. It's just a work position.
The demand of the ancients in this era is also very low and outrageous; basically it is the wild weeds that grow freely and grow wildly; therefore, as long as they are transplanted and fixed in the corresponding frame, they are regarded as resuscitation. The leeks that are growing fast will be cut in waves, and they will be grateful for Dade's great good governance.
Therefore, what really needs to be done is to expand the capacity of the corresponding boy camps and work-study centers; recruit and train more people. As for the follow-up supervision and supervision of this aspect of affairs, Zhou Huaian handed it over to the backyard women headed by his little wife Cao Hongyao; it was also considered as the best possible career for them to realize their self-worth, and the easiest to see. A place to experience a sense of accomplishment.
Another incidental good news is that after several years of promotion and publicity, the output of potatoes and cassava, the core project of the food security project, has also ushered in an outbreak period of quantitative change to qualitative change. In other words, the corresponding planting area is no longer limited to those camps and villages established by the Taiping Army, but has begun to spread and spread among the people.
Because most people are not lack of conservative, short-sighted, and ignorant existence, they are also relatively utilitarian and easily go to the other extreme of blind obedience. Because after countless examples over the years, it is enough to make them feel that potatoes, a crop that does not pick land at all except for saline-alkali soils, can also adapt to most regional climates in the subtropical cold zone, and the great benefits and conveniences brought by them.
In addition, the amount of water needed for irrigation of potatoes is only half of that of ordinary dryland crops such as wheat and barley, but they can grow in cold, barren, and mountainous corners where most grains cannot survive; because they are tuber crops buried in the soil, Therefore, there are corresponding advantages in the resistance to insect pests and sudden climate changes, but the labor cycle and complexity are much less.
Moreover, in the relatively warm subtropics (Liangling, Annan and other former five-pipe places), potatoes can be planted almost all year round and harvested all year round, even higher yields than traditional local three-cropping rice and double-cropping rice (fish farming). many. Then the resulting surplus products are of great benefit to the local farms where mulberry fish ponds and livestock are farmed.
In temperate regions (Hunan, Jingnan, Shannan, Xiajiang, Jiangxi), a sowing cycle can be completed in only four months; it is shorter than the excessive soybeans in season. And even at the maturity stage, you can continue to stay in the field for a long time without being affected by the external climate and environment. Naturally, there is no so-called busy farming season that requires particularly concentrated labor.
Therefore, in a certain sense of the universal public psychology of taking advantage, potatoes are easily scattered from the farms in various places; they have become the largest seasonal emergency product in the folks outside of rice and wheat cultivation, and even directly replaced the traditional in many places. The role of crops on dry land and hillsides such as millet and millet has become a new trend in local areas.
That is, to live by eating buried potatoes in previous years when the green and yellow are not picking up in spring and summer. Although potatoes are more watery than grains, they can be eaten directly after they are dug out, whether they are cooked or roasted. They do not need to be threshed, hulled, spring milled and other processes like rice and wheat before they can be made into meals. , It is simply the new savior of all kinds of lower-level citizens who lack cooking utensils and cooking methods.
According to the Eun’s revolutionary teacher, the most intuitive change since the popularity of potatoes is that the population that can be fed on the British Isles has doubled in a hundred years, and once overwhelmed the young and strong labor force on the other side of the strait. Rival France, and laid the foundation of the Industrial Revolution and the basic foundation of Europe's crap stick.
As another historical model, it is the region of Ireland, which is famous for being poor and barren; after potatoes are popularized, it is said that just one acre of land can be used to produce potatoes, which can basically feed a family of six. Because the output of potatoes on the same land is more than six times that of wheat and barley, and even up to six tons per mu (the varieties that have not been improved by modern times).
Therefore, most of the land of the Irish was occupied by English big landlords and nobles, and under the condition of conservative colonial squeeze, they still stubbornly multiplied a large number of people; until the famous potato plague caused the great famine. . Of course, in the face of the Bordeaux mixture and lime sulfur mixture that the Metropolitan Government has invented today, the potato plague of later generations will not have this opportunity.
Therefore, according to the sample survey conducted by the statistics department, the dietary structure of approximately 147 cities and more than 3,000 villages in Jingnan, Hunan, Jiangxi, and Liangling areas under the Taiping Army's rule has already become 30% of the potatoes. / Sweet potatoes, 50% of rice and 10% (barley, wheat, oats, etc.) wheat, 20% of the other (yam, water chestnut, ginseng, coix seed, diced rice) the ratio of miscellaneous grains, melons and vegetables.
And also generally figured out the most advantageous combination. In the first half of the year, potatoes are mainly eaten. When the harvest begins at the end of summer, they will switch to sun-dried (shredded) potato rice and potato chips, mixed with stale grain. Then take the newly harvested rice and wheat to pay for the grain. More deductions for some land gifts, or there is still money left to buy a better price. Then he rushed to plant another wave of potatoes before the winter, thinking that he would prepare for the next year. . .
And relying on the various bonuses and conveniences brought about by the promotion of these potato crops, for the Guangxi, Huguan, Traffic and Rongguan in Lingxi, Yongzhou and Lianzhou in Hunan, and Lizhou, Langzhou and Gorge in Jingnan The colonization and naturalization of the native barbarians in the Zhong, Wan, Yu and other states of the Xiajiang Road have brought many unexpected benefits. After all, even the ignorant natives and Shanyi can't resist the huge sex and attraction brought by a full stomach.
And cassava is another big killer, although wood fiber has a bad taste and is a candidate for staple food. But since the slave-trafficking colonists came to Africa, it has been passed down to this day. In the troubled history of the African continent, it has also played the role of savior time and time again, and it is still the most important cheap in Africa plagued by famine. Source of rations.
At present, in the production sequence of Taiping Army, it is mainly used as the raw material of various industrial starch products, and the large amount of leftovers produced in this processing process are used as natural products of animal feed and green manure. After simple processing, it can be directly provided to various farms and farms, or sold to the private people at a low price of a dozen of dollars per stone.
Compared with these news, the war that is taking place in Huainan is somewhat calm and unpretentious.
Now the main force of Zhu Cunsuo, who besieged Yangzhou, also fought several battles under the city of Guangling with Yang Xingyun, who was smashed out of the city. Relying on the bonuses of position and equipment may not be good for him, but at a rather modest price, thousands of enemy forces were killed in a piecemeal manner. Therefore, inside and outside Yangzhou once again fell into a sit-in situation with closed doors and no battle cards.
The war in the cold weapon era is very cruel. This cruelty is not reflected in the casualties, but in the probability of uncertainty that occurs frequently on the battlefield. Therefore, the gap between preparedness and unpreparedness is often very large between battles; in other words, as long as the prepared side is not too dirty, it is easy for the unprepared side to start a battle formation before it is too late. , Was beaten out of GG.
But as firearms and related supporting tactics were put into the battlefield, this uncertainty and probability were greatly reduced to a relatively constant range by a certain degree of military generation difference. So Zhu Cun was able to hit this level, still in Zhou Huaian's basic expectation.
Now that the battle line and pattern in Yangzhou have been stabilized, this will also provide a relatively favorable short-term and atmosphere for the Taiping Army's strategy in other parts of Huainan and the development of follow-up peacekeeping work. At least the Jiangbei states along the Yangtze River were vacated in disguise, waiting for the Taiping Army to pick the melons.
Therefore, the second and third line troops led by Qian Jumei did not spend much time in the rear of Shu, Lu, and the various states. Although no real wars have been encountered, the various small and medium-sized conflicts and battles encountered and erupted in the sweeping places have not stopped for a day; at most, there have been seven or eight battles a day.
And in this trivial and complicated battle process with relatively partial advantages and superiority bonuses; this future "Sea Dragon King" has shown a completely different decisiveness from the patience and prowess of the battle against Guangling City. The other side of the harshness or cruelty.
The local rebels who dared to rise up or the local forces that were violent and violent, were all killed by the wartime military laws he had enforced so hard that the heads of people who were killed by him were rolling and mourning; so much so that the soldiers who joined the army and the officers who joined the army and engaged in the army have submitted more than one report. In the use and arrangement of his military power, there is obviously a tendency to be too powerful or to kill him.
Because in these days, the number of enemies he wiped out through these battles alone has far surpassed the results of the battle under Guangling City by several times; for example, there were only a few hundred anti-insurgency armed forces that were annihilated and killed in a battle, but The number of people killed, executed, and exiled after being liquidated was three times the total number.
Even later in the army, some people began to return privately, undisguised that he was suspected of murder and indiscriminate punishment, or lacked the glory of being a soldier of the Taiping Army and a general view of right and wrong, or simply said that he was old Accumulated habits are hard to change, and not knowing the number is called compassion and forgiveness; it is also said that he has more than enough methods and insufficient flexibility in dealing with things. . .
Of course, from the other channels that Zhou Huaian has used as a reference, these remarks are certainly not groundless, but there are also many interesting points. For example, the ones who criticized him most about his cruelty and old habits are mainly from the mountain backgrounds of the new and old rebels from Liangling and Hunan; it seems to be a vague expression and expression for such a fortunate generation who has been able to do a great job. Dissatisfied.
But it was also unexpected that among the few who spoke for him in disguise, it was Zhu Cun who came from the main formation in the besieged city under the city of Guangling; although he did not explicitly support him or defend him, in daily communication, Generally speaking, he was satisfied and agreed with his actions in the rear. Regardless of whether he was sincere or doing things smoothly, Zhou Huaian deserved Zhou Huai'an's praise in terms of the overall situation.
The criticism of Qian Gumei’s lack of a sense of honor and right and wrong is the existence of former officers and soldiers and descendants from Jiangxi, Hunan, Shannan and other places. Is this a radical fundamentalist fanaticism in a sense? Is it? So would you use this method to emphasize your determination and position
As for the feedback from the taxi committee at the bottom, it is that although he can also sympathize with the soldiers and share the joys and sorrows, and even lead the soldiers, but in private, he is a little withdrawn and likes to be alone. Apart from a relatively familiar old ministry, he has a lot of affiliation. Zuolao also kept his distance and proper measures by publicity.
In the end, it was Yang Shigu’s sentence "Is it intentional to self-contaminate?" Zhou Huaian somewhat made up for the gaps in the overall game, and completely abandoned the last thought of adjusting and intervening in frontline combat arrangements; since it is necessary to cut quickly. Random hemp, how could this knife make him unhappy before the intricate hemp ball was cut and cleaned by violent means.
As for the accidental risk that the knife might cut some other flowers, it is an inevitable price and process before reaching a certain potential upper limit. Then Zhou Huai'an also approved the dispatching and dispatching of trainees and noncommissioned officers from the military and political establishment with standby, so as to speed up the local cleanup and the establishment of grassroots organizations, as a response to the overall opinions and expressions.
There is also the latest round of plans for lifting the ban on various festivals, folklore, and entertainment, and its follow-up guidance and planning book. Attached is an application for the five major Buddhist sects, and an application for a large-scale braided sutra and an open conference on the Dharma to be held in the near future, as well as an appendix of related personnel and organization content.
This is also a normal state under the rule of the Taiping Army. Apart from the personal behavior of going to Iftar and chanting at home, any organized public religious activities of more than one kind, or meetings and ceremonies in the corresponding places, must apply for the permission of the official department of the corresponding level to proceed. Otherwise, Will encounter severe bans and bans, and even accountability as a means of punishment.
However, Zhou Huai's accident was somewhat unexpected. Among them, there was also the Tang Chuan Tantra, which appeared at the latest under the rule of the Taiping Army, with the Daxingshan Temple and Daqinglong Temple in the capital as the ancestors. It is said that this group of tantric monks from Gyeonggi is much more active than those prominent religious sects who have penetrated into all aspects of social life;
Especially in the active participation of medicine and epidemic prevention and craftsmanship, it has shown many unique features that the Xianzong does not have; it also contributed to the Jingzhou Buddhist College under the rule of Taiping Champion, and contributed many secrets from the two great temples for generations. Relevant classics: "Maha Hu out of Hu Guofang", "Four Hundred and Four Disease Sutras of the Human Body", "Nagarjuna Bodhisattva Medicine Classics", "Qi Treatment Prescriptions", "Brahman Prescriptions", etc.
Of course, these monks can now let Nanchan from Liangling, Tiantai Sect in Jiangdong, Pure Land Lotus Sect in Jiangxi, and Lvzong from Zhongnanshan in Guannei, agree to hold the seminar together in Jiangling. The Fa Conference is also a rare thing. Therefore, in the end, Zhou Huai'an still put his seal and name at the end of many review and adjustment opinions.
After all, the so-called herders are the principle of taking care of the people as animals. They must not only care about their eating and drinking to ensure their health, but also worry about the propagation of birth, old age, sickness and death, in order to ensure that the regime based on this is relatively good. Keep going. But people are no more than real animals, and they have basic ideological and spiritual needs.
From the experience of later generations, people of that era, after getting rid of hunger and cold, will inevitably follow the corresponding entertainment and leisure activities instinctively; the difference is only in the different ways of performance under different levels of productivity. . For example, the ancient Greeks played Olympus, the Romans played the arena, the early Arabs carried sheep, and even hunted witches and burnt scientists in the medieval church.
Whether it is ritual religious acts or national cultural and sports activities, or the jokes and styles of Xia San Lu's feces, urine and ass, they all came into being for this. This is an inseparable and unavoidable part of the process of human society, let alone eradicated by human will or compulsory administrative power.
Therefore, the Taiping Army also needs to grasp and guide this position, so as not to be filled and occupied by other various kinds of bulls, ghosts, snakes, gods and other side gadgets in history. This is the best evidence from the wheel chaos that broke out in silence after the change, to the chaos in the Western Regions.
Even religious people such as imams and lamas are acting on behalf of the grassroots functions, and the relief funds and poverty alleviation materials allocated by the state are turned into rewards for the pious by God, and even said to the state leaders in public " Thank God XX for sending us the care of the big boss."
On the other hand, it is also because most of the public entertainment activities in this era are mostly related to Buddhist and Taoist religious sites; and every seasonal festival, these places will open doors to attract and introduce pilgrims and tourists to enjoy flowers and lanterns, Range Rover questions stay, and even show performances such as puppet theater, juggling, and military performances are held in front of the door. And now the so-called "temple fair" is a product inherited from ancient times to the present.
Therefore, under the rule of the Taiping Army, it is necessary to encourage and guide beneficial entertainment, and also to prevent and control the infiltration of religion into the secular. At least the kind of "rely on the blessing of the Bodhisattva to have a good life"" or ask God to worship the Buddha. The idea of having a good year is definitely not allowed to exist publicly. (End of this chapter)