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Chapter 422 Hong Xiuquan: I will not lie down! (Please subscribe, please vote)

"Military advisors meeting? Haha, ninth brother, what new policies and new laws have you, the holy angel, come up with? Stop keeping me in suspense and tell me about it."

Yang Xiuqing's position as the Left Assistant Military Advisor was the highest position in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! In the past, he held both military and political power. Even when he was not doing the shaman tricks, he was still the most powerful person under the Heavenly King!
Luo Yaoguo said with a smile: "Fourth brother, the military advisor meeting I envisioned here is very different from your left assistant military advisor. I held this military advisor meeting because I wanted to pull in the sixth brother, the eighth brother, the Prince of Yu, and the Prince of Yan to work together to manage the various armies directly under the central government of the Kingdom of Heaven. After the four armies of the upper, left, right, and Yulin are merged, the miscellaneous matters in the central army will be managed by the military advisor meeting nominated by the princes' meeting and then voted by the National People's Congress. By then, I, the sixth brother, the eighth brother, the Prince of Yu, and the Prince of Yan will all become military advisors who can make the final decision in the military advisor meeting!"

"Under this military advisory meeting, there must be several departments with clear division of labor. The Army Department is responsible for army affairs; the Navy Department keeps an eye on the movements on the sea; the Armament Department is responsible for the supply of military supplies, from weapons, food and fodder to ammunition, equipment, and military production; the Lecturer Department is responsible for personnel promotion and military education, and also runs military schools; the Reserve Department is not easy either, as it is responsible for conscription, veteran resettlement, military pay distribution, care for military families, and barracks construction. These logistical matters all rely on it."

"Also, the various units under the four armies of Upper, Left, Right, and Feather will be reorganized into five armies and fifteen divisions. The Army Department will be responsible for the mobilization, training, and combat of these units; as for weapons, food, ammunition, equipment, military industry, as well as personnel, education, conscription, veterans, and military pay, we will have to trouble the Armament Department, the Instructor Department, and the Reserve Department to help keep an eye on these matters."

"Let's talk about the navy. The Navy Department is in charge of a South China Sea Fleet, as well as some coastal defense batteries. Like the Army Department, it is in charge of mobilization, training, and combat. As for other aspects, they are also under the jurisdiction of the Armament Department, the Instructor Department, and the Reserve Department. Only when everyone works together can our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's navy ride the wind and waves."

"To put it bluntly, after the reorganization of the army, the central military power will be firmly in the hands of the military advisors' meeting, which means that I, Sixth Brother, Eighth Brother, Prince Yu, and Prince Yan have the final say! Of course, I am also one of them. The five military advisors are equal, and each one has one vote to decide the outcome."

Luo Yaoguo smiled again, turned his head and looked at Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, and Hong Xuanjiao: "Third brother, fourth brother, seventh sister, if one day the Central, Front, and Rear Armies are willing to join the Central Army family, third brother, fourth brother, and seventh brother-in-law can also come to the military advisory meeting, and we will hold the military power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom together! Haha, what do you think, are you tempted, let's do it together?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xiuqing and Feng Yunshan looked at each other and frowned slightly. They were very smart in their calculations. They had territories and troops, and the central government controlled by Luo Yaoguo generously subsidized them with one million silver dollars every year. They lived a comfortable life. Moreover, they were members of the Kings' Conference. The representatives of the people in the army and territories under their command also had weight in the National People's Congress, and their words were loud and clear. This was obviously the treatment of a local emperor. If they stepped back, they could rule a region and become a king; if they took a step forward, they could assist in the government and be majestic. Only a fool would give up such a good life and run to the central government to squeeze in with Luo Yaoguo.

Yang Xiuqing waved his hands quickly and laughed, "No, no, Ninth Brother, I can't handle everything... In Jiangbei, military affairs are a mess, I have to focus on them, I don't have the time."

Luo Yaoguo understood what Yang Xiuqing meant, and followed his words and continued: "Okay, Fourth Brother, whenever you want to come, the seat at the military advisory meeting will be reserved for you." He knew in his heart that Yang Xiuqing would not come to the central government to make trouble with him, but he still had to say nice words. Then he assured Yang Xiuqing: "Fourth Brother, whenever you want to use troops in Jiangbei, the military advisory meeting will definitely support you with all its strength!"

Supporting Yang Xiuqing in using troops in Jiangbei is the condition for Yang Xiuqing to support Luo Yaoguo in holding a military advisory meeting!
Yang Xiuqing smiled and replied, "No problem, no problem." His eyes did not forget to drift towards Feng Yunshan, as if he wanted to hear his conditions.

Feng Yunshan also spoke up: "Ninth brother, I, your third brother, will not follow suit... The king of heaven is looking forward to my return to Guangdong, but my ability is limited. I have never been able to fulfill his wish. I am ashamed."

When Luo Yaoguo heard the word "King of Heaven", he immediately comforted him, "Third brother, don't worry about the King of Heaven. What kind of fate is the King of Heaven? He can sit on the throne even in his sleep. It's a blessing from birth, and he doesn't have to work hard. Besides, it's not because you don't have the ability to conquer Guangdong. It's really because the armaments of the rear army are a bit shabby and the manpower is not enough. It's too difficult to pacify Guangdong and Guangxi. In the future, there will be a military advisor meeting to help you, and you will definitely get what you want!"

Fighting back to his hometown in Guangdong is Feng Yunshan’s condition!

Luo Yaoguo looked at Shi Dakai again, his eyes sparkling. "Eighth brother, once this great task of reorganizing the army is completed, I will have the military advisors' meeting allocate five divisions and a military headquarters to you. You will be the general in command and join hands with the third brother to fight back to Guangdong. How do you think? This is a good opportunity to make achievements!"

He also made some conditions for Shi Dakai.

Shi Dakai's eyes instantly widened and shone: "Really?" He knew in his heart that the left army under his command was not very strong. It had only three armies, and the number of people in each army was not as many as that of the Taiping New Army under Luo Yaoguo's command. All together, they had just over 30,000.

This is great. Luo Yaoguo said five divisions at once! If each of these divisions is as strong as the Taiping New Army, then it would be a real army of 60,000! Add to that the more than 20,000 people under Feng Yunshan, and together they would be a large army of 80,000 to 90,000. If they were to go to Guangdong and Guangxi, they would beat the Qing demons in Guangdong and Guangxi to a pulp, and victory would be a sure win!
Luo Yaoguo patted his chest and said confidently, "Eighth brother, I absolutely support you! I know that you are a good fighter. If I don't send you more soldiers, how can you kill people everywhere and win the battle quickly!" After that, he looked at Wei Changhui, Hu Yihuang, and Qin Rigang, "Sixth brother, Prince of Yu, Prince of Yan, what do you think? Do you support me?"

Wei Changhui's face was full of smiles, and he nodded like crazy, looking very honest and sincere: "Of course, I will support you, ninth brother. How about I go to Jiangxi to be the general manager and help eighth brother to manage the logistics?"

Being the top leader of Jiangxi Province is Wei Changhui’s qualification!
He has been working as a steward in the central government, working hard but with little benefits. Now he wants to become a provincial governor of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

"That's great!" Luo Yaoguo nodded with a smile, "It's a deal." Now Luo Yaoguo has won the support of Yang Xiuqing, Feng Yunshan, Shi Dakai, and Wei Changhui. Needless to say, Hong Xiujiao will definitely support Luo Yaoguo. The only three kings left are Hu Yihuang, Qin Rigang, and Hong Rengan.

Hu Yihuang also nodded at this time: "If King Yi takes action, he will surely return victorious. I fully support it."

Qin Rigang also grinned and said, "King Yi, I also hope that you will become a general and expand the territory for my kingdom of heaven!"

These two didn't put forward any conditions. Who can blame them for their limited strength?

"Seventh sister, what do you think?"

Luo Yaoguo finally gave the question to Hong Xuanjiao, and smiled at this good sister who stood up to be the villain at the National People's Congress. His eyes seemed to say, "Seventh sister, if you have any requests, just speak up."

"Don't worry, Ninth Brother! The Western King and I will definitely support you!" Hong Xuanjiao patted her chest, looking so domineering, then frowned her thin eyebrows and made a request to Luo Yaoguo, "The Western King wants to return to Wuchang to recuperate as soon as possible. He can't stand the torment along the way. Also... the foreign guns and cannons of our front army are pitifully few in number, and they are useless in a war."

"Okay!" Luo Yaoguo patted his chest and took on the responsibility, "Leave it all to me. I will immediately dispatch a steamship and 5,000 foreign rifles and 30 foreign cannons from Shanghai!
Golden Dragon City, Sun Palace, and Our Lady's Church.

At today's enlarged meeting of the kings' conference, Hong Ren'gan did not utter a word, as if he was a transparent person. However, after the meeting, he ran to Hong Xiuquan like a flash and knelt down with a plop.

Hong Xiuquan, who was standing opposite, was wearing a long black robe and sitting beside the tablet of the Holy Mother. His solemn appearance was quite intimidating.

Just as Hong Rengan finished reporting what happened at today's meeting, Hong Xiuquan snorted, like thunder: "Humph! These are all military and political affairs. Has he forgotten who he is?"

Hong Rengan was dumbfounded at the time, with a series of question marks appearing in his head. He stared at Hong Xiuquan, wondering: What does this Heavenly King mean? Aren't the meetings of kings and the National People's Congress to discuss these things?

Seeing Hong Rengan's stupid look, Hong Xiuquan was too lazy to beat around the bush. He twitched his lips and sneered, "He has held a lot of meetings for two days, but he didn't mention anything about spreading the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Wasn't he sent by Brother Tian? Why doesn't he take spreading Brother Tian's teachings seriously?"

"The king," Hong Rengan scratched his head and said tentatively, "maybe he just usurped power and has a lot of mess on his hands. He is too busy to take care of it for a while, right?"

"Can't take care of it?" Hong Xiuquan curled his lips, his tone was so cold that it could freeze people to death, "I think he is too embarrassed to spread the teachings of the Heavenly Father and the Holy Mother!"

Hong Rengan quickly followed up on Hong Xiuquan's words and said, "The Heavenly King is absolutely right. He is definitely too ashamed to spread the teachings of the Heavenly Father and the Holy Mother."

Upon hearing this, Hong Xiuquan's eyes lit up and he smiled proudly: "He has no face to preach, which is just right! Let's pick up this missionary cause... Look, we now have the True Covenant, money in our pockets, and miracles appear from time to time. Our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has established bishoprics in Japan, Southeast Asia, and Shanghai. This prospect is very promising! My fellow countryman, why don't you become the archbishop? In the future, don't get involved in those annoying military and political affairs, and concentrate on helping me to develop church affairs!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said with determination: "As long as we have enough believers... are we afraid that we can't get back the power we lost?"

(End of this chapter)