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More than a hundred people in Xuancheng expressed their desire to leave Vézé's group. Most of them were scholars. Vézé didn't stop them and let them leave after giving them the money to go home. With someone taking the lead, more than 400 soldiers in the army expressed that they didn't want to go to Guangdong and wanted to stay in Anhui. Vézé also gave them travel expenses and let them leave.
This time, the General Staff Officer was not happy. Vézé told the General Staff Officer in a serious tone, "A melon that is forcibly picked won't be sweet. We're just worried that the troops are not united. If we keep them in the troops and they don't work hard, what will the people around them think? If we intervene, these people who refuse to leave will immediately say that they don't want to go to Guangdong. What shall we do then? "
"If you don't do your job well, you'll be punished according to military law!" Wei Changrong's attitude was very firm.
"So many people have been killed in the Tianjing incident. It's only been a few days, yet you're punishing them according to military law. What will the brothers think when they see this?" asked Vézé.
At the mention of the changes in Tianjing, Wei Changrong did not say anything. Not only Wei Changrong, but the entire General Staff Headquarters was also speechless. The reason why everyone left the Taiping Rebellion was because they could not stand the bloody killing between brothers. If Vézé's troops were to kill each other like this, even if they knew that it wasn't a punishment for fratricide, they wouldn't feel good about it.
Seeing that the generals of the General Staff were no longer agitated, Vézé softened his tone and said, "Letting them go is the best solution for us. The rest are our brothers who wholeheartedly want to attack Guangdong. Our fighting strength has indeed become stronger. "
After settling this matter, Vézé secretly rejoiced. After all the troops were assembled, Vézé immediately mobilized all the middle-ranking officers. The main point of the mobilization was related to the issue of land.
Vézé clearly pointed out that although Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan was tyrannical, it didn't mean that it was wrong to divide the land equally! After capturing Guangzhou, Vézé's Regained Governor's Office continued to implement the policy of equal distribution of land. Not only in Guangzhou, but also in Guangdong. With the expansion of the territory controlled by the army, the most important thing was to implement it throughout the country.
Only a few of Vézé's troops were born as landlords in Anhui, and even those who were born as landlords were small or medium-sized landlords. What the big landlords feared the most was that their own family members would be taken as soldiers, so they would rather pay more than serve in the army. Apart from the troops from Anhui, there were no landowners among those who sought refuge with Vézé from the other provinces.
Upon hearing Vézé's opening topic, the middle-ranking officers all heaved a sigh of relief. Vézé also heaved a sigh of relief when he saw everyone's relieved expression. As the supreme commander of an army, if everyone couldn't reach an agreement on these issues of principle, such an army wouldn't be cohesive or have combat effectiveness.
No matter how much of a fraud Heavenly King Hong was, or how much he took the land system for granted, the history books said that the Taiping Rebellion was the pinnacle of China's peasant revolts. Being able to come up with a set of ideas and systems that were in line with the idea of a small-scale peasant economy had great historical significance and practical effects.
Most of the officers and soldiers under Vézé agreed with this idea. Even Vézé himself knew that although this idea had a huge fallacy in its implementation, it didn't mean that Vézé himself was against the people's pursuit of a better life. And the facts proved that Vézé's thinking was correct.
Although most of Vézé's troops didn't know what a political program was, everyone knew very well why they were participating in the rebellion. What they were after wasn't necessarily promotion, wealth, or being conferred the title of marquis or prime minister. Peasant women, mountain springs, and some fields. Wives, children, and hot beds. That was what the people at the bottom of the society desired. When they knew that following Vézé wouldn't change their ultimate goal, they quickly calmed down.
After ten days of rest, reorganization, mobilization, and reasoning, although the troops couldn't be said to have recovered the fighting spirit of their heyday, at least they got rid of the confusion in their minds and pulled themselves together.
On March 20th, when Vézé ordered the First Army to march to Ganzhou in Jiangxi Province, the troops left Xuancheng while singing the Song of Three Disciplines and Eight Precautions.
On March 21st, Luo Dagang led more than 400 brothers to the vicinity of Xuancheng, and the peripheral guards stopped Luo Dagang. Luo Dagang said that he was here to seek refuge with Vézé, which surprised and delighted Vézé.
Luo Dagang was a person that Vézé agreed with. Like Vézé, Luo Dagang rebelled because he believed that the current world was wrong and had to be overthrown. Although Luo Dagang agreed with the existence of ghosts and gods like the heroes of this era in China, he didn't think that ghosts and gods had the power to interfere with the human world. Therefore, when they were alive, they could respect ghosts and gods, but there was no need to pay attention to them.
However, Luo Dagang had only cooperated with Vézé when he marched from Wuhan to Tianjing City. After that, he had been working with Shi Dakai. Now that he came to seek refuge with Vézé, could it be that something big happened in the Taiping Rebellion? Was Shi Dakai dead?
If Shi Dakai was dead, then Vézé's plan would be greatly changed. The reason why Vézé chose to leave the Taiping Rebellion was that Yang Xiuqing, who had always been above him, was killed. While Vézé was secretly happy, he also had to control his troops immediately. At that time, the North King Wei Changhui, the Wing King Shi Dakai, the Yan King Qin Rigang, and the Yu King Hu Yihuang were all there. Vézé was far from being the "popular" person. If Vézé forced himself to stay in the Taiping Rebellion, it would only cause him, the top military commander of the King Of The East's faction, to become the target of public criticism.
If Shi Dakai died, then the situation would be different. Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang, of course, had to be killed. Hu Yihuang was a trusted aide of the King Of The East. With the King Of The East's residence destroyed, his position was below Vézé. If Shi Dakai, who had suppressed Vézé, was not around, Vézé could return to Tianjing, kill Wei Changhui, Qin Rigang, and imprison the Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, whose hands were stained with the blood of the Heavenly Kingdom's brothers, and establish the residence of the Prince Of Qi to replace the King Of The East's Yang Xiuqing.
Vézé was very confident in himself. If the situation developed to such a stage, he would definitely be able to control the Taiping Rebellion. Relying on the current favorable situation, he could establish a new regime in the Southern Dynasty to confront the Manchu Qing in the North.
But before meeting Luo Dagang, Vézé quickly stabilized his emotions. As someone who came from a state-owned enterprise, he was very clear that backstabbing was an art. Everyone was loyal to the state-owned enterprise, and not to the kind of state-owned enterprise whose leaders were constantly changing. It was precisely because of this mentality and knowledge that Vézé could be at Yang Xiuqing's beck and call. It was also because of this that he could calmly choose the most advantageous action when the assassination of Yang Xiuqing was unavoidable.
It was the same for Luo Dagang. Vézé believed that as long as he could recruit Luo Dagang, it would be an irreplaceable gain. Even if Luo Dagang begged Vézé to return to Tianjing, Vézé would still stick to the strategy of moving south before he could ascertain what had happened. After confirming his own mentality, Vézé then ordered someone to bring Luo Dagang in.
"Wayne Brothers, why don't you return to Tianjing now?" Luo Dagang was still very close to Vézé, bringing up such a practical topic the moment he arrived.
Vézé smiled and said, "Brother Luo, you said that you came to seek refuge with me. The moment you opened your mouth, you make it sound like I'm going to seek refuge with you. I've already decided to go to Guangdong. There's no need to discuss the matter of returning to Tianjing. "
Luo Dagang carefully looked at Vézé, trying to find some clues from Vézé's expression. However, since Vézé had already made up his mind, he didn't even consider taking advantage of the chaos to attack Tianjing. Thus, Luo Dagang couldn't see anything.
After a while, Luo Dagang smiled bitterly and said, "Wayne Brothers, after Yi Wang escaped from Tianjing, he immediately set up camp in Anqing and contacted his brothers in the Western Expedition Army. He wanted the Heavenly King to kill the North King as an apology to the brothers in Tianjing! I also understood that after the death of the King Of The East, Yi Wang only wanted to take over the position left behind by the King Of The East. Although the King Of The East was domineering and bullied his brothers, he still wanted to kill Qing Yao and take over the world. That's why I followed the King Of The East. Now, fighting Qing Yao wasn't the most important matter to Yi Wang. Inheriting the position of the King Of The East was what he wanted to do. However, even if he established the Yi Wang Residence, what could he do? The Heavenly King wouldn't allow Yi Wang to become the second King Of The East. I don't want to see my brothers kill each other again. That's why I came to seek refuge with Wayne Brothers! "
Vézé was naturally very happy that a general like Luo Dagang could seek refuge with him. Luo Dagang was a well-known figure in Guangdong and Guangxi. If he could occupy Guangzhou, he just needed to wave his arm and the navy would immediately gather under Vézé's banner. Luo Dagang also had a huge influence in Heaven Earth Association.
However, although he was happy, Vézé was still a little worried about Luo Dagang. He probed and said, "Brother Luo, I just told these tens of thousands of brothers that although I have left Heavenly State, I still want to share the land and wealth. What do you think, Brother Luo? "
"Oh!" Hearing Vézé's words, Luo Dagang's face was immediately filled with surprise. "Wayne Brothers, will the Heavenly King not change what he said?"
Vézé said seriously, "The Heavenly King killed his brothers, but that doesn't mean he's wrong. Besides, sharing the land and wealth is not something that the Heavenly King proposed alone. The King Of The East, the King Of The West, and the King Of The South all said this to their brothers. I also hope that can be the case! "
There was no trace of falsehood on Vézé's face. Luo Dagang heaved a sigh of relief. After a while, his eyes actually turned red. After a while, Luo Dagang choked and said, "When I joined Heavenly State, I asked for sharing the land and wealth! After the death of the King Of The East, I didn't dare to ask for these anymore. At least, I asked for Qing Yao to be destroyed! Now, the kings of Heavenly State don't talk about sharing the land and wealth. They only know how to fight for power. I didn't expect you, Wayne Brothers, to still remember this! Before I joined Wayne Brothers, I didn't really want to follow Wayne Brothers. I just heard that Wayne Brothers were going south, so I wanted to follow Wayne Brothers back to Guangdong. I didn't expect that I came to the right place! "
The more he said, the more excited he became. Luo Dagang stood up and knelt down in front of Vézé. "Wayne Brothers! Prince Of Qi! If you're really willing to share the land and wealth! My life will be in your hands, Prince Of Qi! "
Vézé hurriedly stood up and helped Luo Dagang up. Towards such a capable person with political ambitions, Vézé naturally liked him very much. He just pulled Luo Dagang and said solemnly, "Brother Luo, with someone like you here, I'm the happiest! It's not that Brother Luo's life is in my hands, it's that we still want to share the land and wealth for our brothers who are suffering in the world. We should put our lives together and conquer the world together! "
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