The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 17 Salted fish also have magical powers! (Please read it!)

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Luo Yaoguo had just finished expressing his gratitude and had not had time to accept the congratulations from Prince Yang Dong, Prince Xiao Xi, Prince Feng Nan and others, when an official from the Prince Dong's Palace came trotting out of the hall, holding his robe.

When Yang Xiuqing saw the man, he immediately bowed to Hong Xiuquan, then walked out with big strides, obviously having some important military intelligence.

Hong Xiuquan stepped forward, smiled and helped Luo Yaoguo up: "My countryman, get up. I have asked people to prepare wine and food. Let's drink a few cups together. I also want to ask about things in heaven."

Although Hong Xiuquan firmly believed that he was the second son of God, he could not remember many things in heaven. Now that he happened to meet a person in the flesh and blood, he had to ask about them, right?
It is said that he has a wife who is like a fairy in heaven! Luo Yaoguo should have seen her, right?

Luo Yaoguo rolled his eyes and thought: Compared to people in the mid-19th century, this future world is a paradise, right? People here regard a battery car as a miracle. If they see more amazing means of transportation, such as aircraft carriers, large airplanes, space stations, and self-driving cars, wouldn't they regard them as magical weapons of gods? And the science fiction videos stored in my mobile phone are even more amazing, almost catching up with Star Wars!
Just as he was thinking about how to trick Hong Xiuquan, Yang Xiuqing ran in with an excited look on his face: "Heavenly King, Heavenly King, great joy, the Qing demon on the other side of the Xiangjiang River has escaped!"

What? He Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan ran away? Luo Yaoguo thought: What kind of happy event is this? How can we annihilate them if they run away? Although your Taiping Army has won many victories since the Jintian Uprising, most of them were defeats. The only decent annihilation battle was fought in Dadong Valley near Yong'an Prefecture.

That time, the Taiping Army sent away two thousand Qing demons, including four generals!

It would be better if we could fight more battles like this. As long as we could fight one or two hundred of them, it would be the turn of the evil Xianfeng to go to hell.

The morale of the Taiping Army is high now, so it is a good time to hunt down He Chun and Jiang Zhongyuan. He Chun is of no use, but Jiang Zhongyuan is a ruthless character. He is the founder of the Hunan Army and is more powerful than Zeng Guofan. He caused the Taiping Army to suffer a great loss in Nanchang later. If he can be eliminated early, the Taiping Army's first westward expedition may be able to sweep the entire province of Jiangxi.

Just as Luo Yaoguo was thinking about this, Yang Xiuqing announced with a smile: "Once the Qing demons escape, our army will win a great victory in the battle of Suoyi Ferry. Our army can rest in the Suoyi Ferry area for ten days or half a month, and then clear the wooden stakes at the bottom of the river. Then we will advance along the Xiangjiang River by land and water, all the way north to Yongzhou and Hengzhou!"

"Guofa," Hong Xiuquan asked Luo Yaoguo with a smile, "Do you think the deployment of the purge is appropriate?"

"All right! Of course all right!" Luo Yaoguo certainly wouldn't be so stupid as to teach Yang Xiuqing how to fight in public. Doesn't the Eastern King Yang God have any face? Even if he wanted to give advice to "God", he had to do it quietly in private.
Then Luo Yaoguo said with admiration: "Fourth brother is a master in military operations. I often hear you mention this in heaven."

"Hahaha!"

Although he knew that Luo Yaoguo was lying, Yang Xiuqing still laughed triumphantly, looking both arrogant and domineering.

Hong Xiuquan himself could only win by doing nothing, and of course he thought Yang Xiuqing was particularly good at fighting, so he smiled and said: "Then let's do as the Qing brothers say. Since our army won a great victory in Suoyidu and we have encountered the countrymen who came from the sky, why don't we hold a banquet today to celebrate!"
My countryman, the five salted fish you brought down are just perfect for use. You can use them to roast pork and share them with everyone!"

"Heavenly King, five salted fish may not be enough!" Eastern King Yang Xiuqing reminded, "We have a total of 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and their families!"

"That's enough!" Hong Xiuquan stroked his beard. "These five fish and two loaves of bread are the miracle of our Heavenly Brother Jesus. Five fish and two boxes of bread are enough for tens of thousands of people to eat! Fellow countrymen, don't you agree?"

Is the story of five fish and two loaves of bread really true in the Bible?
Luo Yaoguo loved reading and had read a little bit of the Bible, but he just flipped through it casually and really didn't remember this happening.

But when he was patrolling the camp just now, he saw five salted fish hanging on Su Sanniang's saddle, and a female knight seemed to be carrying two boxes of mooncakes. These salted fish and mooncakes seemed to be used as "holy objects" to patrol the camp together. Maybe this is true?

But how can these five fish be enough for tens of thousands of people? Aren't you, Hong Xiuquan, really good at making a fool of yourself?

Luo Yaoguo was thinking about how to tactfully reject Hong Xiuquan.

Yang Xiuqing suddenly said with ill intention: "Heavenly King, since the five fish and two loaves of bread that my eighth brother brought to you were given to you by Heavenly Brother, it must be a miracle!"

Why did this sound so wrong? When Luo Yaoguo was stunned for a moment, Hong Xiuquan had already nodded heavily: "That's right! Su Sanniang, bring in the five fish and two cakes that Brother Tian gave me!"

"Yes!"

Su Sanniang outside agreed, and then strode in with a female soldier, holding five salted fish and two boxes of moon cakes. They knelt beside Luo Yaoguo together, and held up the moon cake boxes and vacuum-packed salted fish.

Hong Xiuquan and Feng Yunshan had already studied the five fish and two loaves, but the other kings, as well as Hong Xuanjiao, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Riguang had not taken a close look at this "miracle of Jesus" yesterday. Now they all came over to take a closer look.

Upon closer inspection, everyone felt that this miracle seemed to be real!

The first thing that caught everyone's attention was the "Five Fishes". These five salted fishes were tightly wrapped in a transparent film of unknown origin. It was obvious that this film contained endless magical power!

"Eighth brother, what is wrapped around this salted fish?" Hong Xiuquan picked up a salted fish and asked with a smile while examining it. "This should be polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride," Luo Yaoguo had to answer truthfully, "It is made by placing petroleum in a high-pressure, high-temperature furnace and adding some catalytic materials to refine it."

"Wow," Hong Xuanjiao said in surprise, "Isn't this the same as Laojun's alchemy furnace?"

"That furnace is much bigger than Laojun's alchemy furnace!" Luo Yaoguo introduced, "and there are countless iron cans bigger than houses and steel pipes that people can walk in. They need to be put together to start working. The whole set of things put together takes up more space than an ordinary county town! But it has many uses, and the treasures that can be refined are not just polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride, but also many other good things."

The young Shi Dakai exclaimed: "The things in heaven are beyond the reach of the mortal world!"

"Of course, it's heaven!" Hong Xiuquan was so proud, "A hundred years from now, we will be able to see it with our own eyes!"

Luo Yaoguo nodded repeatedly: "Yes, the Second Holy Son of the Heavenly King is right, it will definitely be possible in a hundred years!"

It is now 1852, and a hundred years later it will be 1952. If Hong Xiuquan could live to that time, he would definitely be able to witness many "miracles" with his own eyes!
"Eighth brother," Wei Changhui, who was in charge of logistics, also picked up a salted fish and began to study it. "How do I open this thing? Do I need to chant a spell?"

Yang Xiuqing said with a sinister smile: "This is Brother Tian's magical power. Only my eighth brother can do it! Eighth brother, you must know how to show Brother Tian's magical power of five fish and two cakes, right? In addition, the King of Heaven also said that these five fish are enough for tens of thousands of people to eat!"

Sure enough, the masters started competing again!
Luo Yaoguo thought: Hong Xiuquan had previously taught Xiao Chaogui a lesson with the poem "A Man Should Be Self-reliant", so are he and Yang Xiuqing going to wrestle with each other again?

Hong Xiuquan smiled and nodded: "That must be the case!" He then asked Feng Yunshan, "Mountain compatriots, what do you think?"

Feng Yunshan looked at Luo Yaoguo meaningfully and said, "The gift given by Brother Tian must have magical powers. However, this place is narrow and it is not convenient to use it. Why don't you let the fifth brother and the eighth brother go to the big kitchen together. Fifth brother, eighth brother, you go quickly!"

Ah, and what about Wei Changhui?

Luo Yaoguo immediately followed Feng Yunshan's words and said to King Wei Bei with a smile: "Fifth brother, this is indeed not easy to open, and it is not convenient to do it here. Why don't we go to the kitchen together?"

"Okay!" Wei Changhui nodded with a smile. He looked very amiable and honest.

Luo Yaoguo certainly knew how powerful the King of Weibei was!
But the more ruthless he is, the closer you have to him.
Moreover, Luo Yaoguo now also needs Wei Changhui’s help—he has to make sure that the five salted fish are enough for tens of thousands of people to have a bite!
He is not Brother Tian and does not have that magical power, so he can only ask Wei Changhui, who is in charge of logistics, for help.

And this King Weibei looks like a "good man" who is willing to help, because he is a loyal and honest "good man"!

Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo bowed to Hong Xiuquan and said, "Heavenly King, I will go to the kitchen with my fifth brother to get these five salted fish."

Hong Xiuquan nodded and said with a smile: "Then go quickly and come back soon. I, the Qing people, the Shan people, the Da people, your brother-in-law and your sixth sister are waiting for you and your Zheng people here."

"Fifth brother, look carefully, this is easy to break. No need to chant any spells, just tear it hard!"

In an empty kitchen where only Luo Yaoguo and Wei Changhui were present, Luo Yaoguo forcefully tore open the vacuum packaging of a salted fish and took out a salted fish from more than a hundred years later!
"Is that all?" Wei Changhui looked around, "Eighth Brother, why did you kick everyone out and let Su Sanniang guard the gate?"

"Fifth brother, because we have a very good relationship in heaven!" Luo Yaoguo said to Wei Changhui with a smile.

"Oh, really?" Wei Changhui smiled naively, "Eighth brother, although I don't remember anything about heaven, I felt close to you the moment I saw you! By the way, eighth brother, if there is anything you want your fifth brother to help you with, just ask!"

"Thank you very much!" Luo Yaoguo also smiled innocently, "Fifth brother, let me tell you the truth. How can I turn five ordinary salted fish into a shape that is enough for tens of thousands of people to eat? I don't know how to do it. That is a great magical power that only Brother Tian can use. I am just a little angel, how can I do it? Fifth brother, you must help me with this matter!"

Upon hearing this, Wei Changhui patted his chest and said without hesitation: "Okay, I'll leave this matter to your fifth brother. To be honest, all the salted fish in Quanzhou City are now under my control!"

This guy is really willing to help!

Maybe he is taking sides?
Maybe, he was just pretending to be "honest Wei"?
Alas, power struggles are so complicated!
Thinking of this, Luo Yaoguo still clasped his fists in gratitude and bowed: "Fifth brother, you are still the best to me!" Then he said, "Fifth brother, I can't let you help me for nothing. I have a method to make a good treasure to give to you!"

"What good treasure?" Wei Changhui asked.

Luo Yaoguo said: "This treasure is called the Hundred-Step Headshot Bullet!"

(End of this chapter)