The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 141 Zhu Pingzhang, Build High Walls, Divide the Land (ask for monthly tickets)
"The ceremony is over."

With a shout of "Ceremony completed", two grown men, one old and one young, stood up from a mahogany statue of Guan Gong in the third hall of the Changsha Governor's Office and completed the eight-bow ceremony. From then on, the world had another pair of good brothers with different fathers and mothers and different religions!
The oldest one among them was, of course, the "Changsha City Lord" Zhu Jiu. The old man was grinning so hard that he couldn't close his mouth. After getting up, he held his sworn brother Luo Yaoguo in one hand and called his three disciples with the other hand: "Zhang Da, Qiu Er, Tang San, Wu Si. Come and pay respect to your uncle! Second brother, I have nine disciples in total, but only four are with me right now. The other five are still suppressing the ground. I will call them to pay respect later."

Luo Yaoguo is still an elder!

But it's not just the uncle generation, but the great-grandfather generation, because the people who were invited by Grandpa Zhu Jiu are also a bit older.

Among them, Zhang Da was called Zhang Tianzuo, a fat man with a ruddy face. He was the boss of the dock workers of Chaozong Sect. He was very good at fighting and had a large group of disciples in his territory. It was he who led his men to take down the Hunan Governor's Office!

Qiu Er is a woman, under 40 years old, middle-aged, quite charming, and a well-known female boss in Changsha Prefecture. The area around Taiping Street is her territory. Today, she led her men to capture the Changsha prefectural government office, where Master Zhu Jiu's residence is located. In addition, because she is a woman, many famous prostitutes who seek refuge in brothels also recognize her as their godmother. Through these goddaughters, she is well-informed.

Tang San is older than Qiu Er, a majestic and strong man with a big beard. His name is Tang Zhengcai, and he is the boss of a boat gang on the Xiangjiang River. He is the most powerful among all the disciples of Master Zhu Jiu. He has 20,000 to 30,000 brothers under him, and can mobilize more than several thousand large and small ships!

However, the waterway from Xiangjiang River to Yangtze River was recently blocked by the Qing Dynasty's Huguang Governor's Office. Without the approval of the Governor's Office, no ship was allowed to pass through the water gate of Baling County, Yuezhou. As a result, the income of Tang San's 20,000 to 30,000 brothers was greatly reduced, and many brothers were living off their savings. So this time, when Master Zhu Jiu gave an order, he immediately brought 3,000 elite soldiers to Changsha by boat. Today, he was responsible for attacking the Jade Emperor Temple, the base of the Eight Banners Army, and also participated in the battle to occupy Derun Gate and Yibu Gate.

In the original history, this Tang Lao Da also mobilized tens of thousands of Xiangjiang and Yangtze River boatmen who were blocked in Yuezhou to join the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, allowing the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to go down the river and sweep across Jiangdong.
Wu Siming Abao is the boss of Changsha's restaurant business, and he has disciples and followers in all parts of Hunan outside Changsha. He is fat and big-eared, and when he smiles, he looks like he is congratulating himself on getting rich. He is like Master Zhu Jiu's white paper fan. He doesn't care about chopping people, but he is good at spying and finding out secrets.

It turns out that all of Master Zhu Jiu's disciples are talented!

Luo Yaoguo immediately sat down with Master Zhu Jiu and received kowtows from Zhang Da, Qiu Er, Tang San and Wu Si.

A celebratory banquet has been set up in the governor's office, which was arranged by Wu Abao. The chefs in charge are all master chefs from the best restaurants in Changsha - this is the most authentic "old Hunan cuisine"!

Luo Yaoguo, Su Sanniang, Zhu Jiutao, Zhang Tianzuo, Qiu Erniang, Tang Zhengcai, Jiao Hong, Bo Yong and others had a separate table in the flower hall of the governor's office. Wu Abao also had a seat at this table, but he was the manager of the celebration banquet and was busy all the time, so his seat was empty most of the time.

"Brother, are you acquainted with Zuo Jigao, the master of Luo Bingzhang, the governor of Hunan Province in the Qing Dynasty?"

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Luo Yaoguo, who had tasted the "old Hunan cuisine", asked Master Zhu Jiu about his relationship with Zuo Zongtang.

Zhu Jiutao nodded with a smile and said, "Mr. Ji Gao is a legal advisor. I am a gangster, so of course I know him. But Mr. Ji Gao has not been a legal advisor for long, so I have not met him many times. But I can talk to the other 20 or 30 legal advisors in the governor's office. I wonder what you want to talk to Mr. Zuo about?"

When Zhu Jiutao asked this question, Qiu Erniang, who was sitting next to him, waved her hand, and all the maids that Zhu Jiutao brought with him to serve in the hall turned and left. Su Sanniang winked at Luo Yaoguo's three female guards, and they immediately turned and left, guarding outside the hall.

"He and I have a big deal to do!" Luo Yaoguo paused, "It's at least a deal worth hundreds of thousands of taels, but it's not convenient for him and I to meet directly, so I need a reliable middleman. If you can help me get this done, I'll give you 10% of the net profit." "No problem, no problem." Zhu Jiutao answered with a smile, without showing much interest.

"In addition," Luo Yaoguo lowered his voice and his tone became solemn, "After all, the main force of our Taiping Army will not stay in Changsha for long. After we have severely damaged the main force of the Qing demons in Huguang, we will still go north to the Yangtze River, and then take Wuchang first, and then take Jiangdong! The Southern King wants to manage southern Hunan and plot against Nanling. He will not exert his strength in northern Hunan. I am afraid that my brother and Zuo Jigao and other Hunan gentry will be the opponents in northern Hunan."

Mr. Zhu raised his eyebrows and his face changed slightly: "Oh? Didn't our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom take Hunan as its home first?"

Luo Yaoguo said: "Hunan is trapped inland and too closed. It is not conducive to purchasing foreign guns and cannons to arm the holy soldiers. The best strategy is to sweep the southeast. The King of the South manages southern Hunan as a base, and the purpose is also for Guangdong. As for northern Hunan, we can only put it aside for now. If you are interested in making a career in northern Hunan, the Heavenly Kingdom will also be happy to see it, but the Heavenly Kingdom can't provide much support at the moment, and everything depends on you. During this period, the Heavenly Kingdom army is still in Hunan, and you should seize the time to develop your strength. When the Heavenly Kingdom army leaves, I will ask the Heavenly King to give you a high official position!"

Luo Yaoguo had previously considered letting Hong Xiuquan become the "King of Home" in Changsha, but Zuo Zongtang's fire had burned out his idea.

Although the rice burned by Zuo Zongtang may be less than 100,000 dan, and it is not impossible to make up for it, but the main force of the Qing demons must be rushing towards Changsha at a rapid speed. Luo Yaoguo must concentrate his forces as soon as possible and prepare for a battle. Changsha also has two nails, Tianxin Pavilion and Tiefu Temple, which also need to be guarded by troops.

This gave Zuo Zongtang and his group of Hunan gentry the opportunity to become more powerful. Once they became powerful, Changsha city would be a little difficult to deal with. But Hong Xiuquan could not be left here, otherwise he would be beaten badly by that group of Hunan gentry, and the "Four Living Fathers of the Heavenly Kingdom" would have to go and rescue him. How troublesome would that be?
However, Luo Yaoguo was not willing to easily hand over Changsha City to Zuo Zongtang, Luo Zenan and others. He had to find more things for these Hunanese people to do!
Zhu Jiutao is a good candidate to take over the business. He is the leader of the Tiandihui in Hunan, a local boss in Changsha, and has many disciples. And his surname is Zhu. If he doesn't do a good job after taking over, it will be over soon. But if he does a good job, his surname is Zhu! Then Hong Xiuquan will be invited to appoint him as the "Pingzhang Zhengshi of Huguang and other places". Let's see if Emperor Xianfeng will be anxious.
Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo felt that he had to help Zhu Jiutao again. So he asked with a smile: "Brother, do you have any way to deal with the Qing demons in Hunan based on Changsha?"

Zhu Jiutao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I have some ideas."

"I'd like to hear the details." Luo Yaoguo said.

Zhu Jiutao pondered for a moment, then said, "Brother, to be honest, I didn't have any good ideas before. I just knew to mobilize the Tiandihui brothers in Hunan to fight against the Qing demons. I always felt that the Qing demons were so unpopular that once someone made a call, there would be countless followers! But after reading your "Anti-Scripture", I realized that rebellion is not that simple. So I thought about it again and again, and finally came up with a 'Nine-word Strategy', which is 'Build high walls, divide the land widely, and control the Xiangjiang River'.

Those who built the wall took Changsha as their base and worked hard to attract the troops of the Qing demons and traitors. Those who divided the land widely used the method of "Anti-Scripture" to divide the land equally, first taking the land and people east of the Xiangjiang River, and then slowly taking the people and land west of the Xiangjiang River. And those who controlled the Xiangjiang River relied on the followers of the Tiandihui to firmly control the Xiangjiang River navy, making the Xiangjiang River a natural barrier and waterway for us, and a rope cage for the enemy! "

"Good!" Luo Yaoguo said with a smile, "With big brother in northern Hunan, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom can move north or east without worry. But dividing the land is easier said than done, and the Tiandihui has rarely managed the countryside for a long time. Can big brother do it well? Do you want me to send someone to help?"

Luo Yaoguo asked politely, but Zhu Jiutao knew that he couldn't say "no"!
"That's exactly what I wanted!" Zhu Jiutao said with a smile.

"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo nodded, "Then I will help you run a lecturer class in Changsha City to train a group of Tiandihui disciples from the villages of Changsha and Yuezhou. In the future, we can rely on them to mobilize the small farmers in the countryside to divide the land equally and fight against the demons.

In addition, I have also established a headquarters of the God Worshipping Society in Zhuzhou, and I will help you with the land distribution in the villages of Changsha and Yuezhou!"

(End of this chapter)