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The Englishman agreed to Vézé's contract, but Vézé didn't fully trust them. He had sent people to contact the French and Americans in Hong Kong, and an unexpected visitor surprised Vézé. This man was called Hong Ren Xuan.
Vézé, who had studied history, naturally knew Hong Renxuan, the author of the New Chapters on Political Affairs. For Vézé, Hong Renxuan was a genuine Chinese who could recognize the capitalist system in this era. Therefore, he really wanted to recruit this guy.
However, the people in Vézé's army obviously have a lot of opinions about Hong Renxuan. As the younger brother of Hong Xiuquan, it is easy for Vézé's Viceroy to regard him as an enemy. Of course, Hong Ren Xuan is not a fool, he is also very clear about the impact of his identity. After seeing Vézé, Hong Renxuan was quite cautious. "Prince Of Qi!" Shouted, Hong Renxuan was about to kneel down to salute.
"There's no need to kneel. We don't have such a rule here." Vézé waved his hand, and the guards standing on both sides of Hong Renxuan immediately lifted him up.
Vézé said slowly, "Besides, although I was conferred the title of Prince Of Qi when I was in the Heavenly State, I am no longer a citizen of the Heavenly State. Naturally, I am no longer a Prince Of Qi. You can just call me by my name! "
Accompanying Vézé was Wu Qilu, who was in charge of publicity in the Political Department. Obviously, Hong Renxuan's identity had made Wu Qilu quite unfriendly, and Hong Renxuan's behavior and address just now made him look at Hong Renxuan even more unfriendly.
Hong Renxuan was not used to Vézé's frankness, but he soon returned to his normal appearance. "Your Excellency, I originally wanted to join the Taiping Rebellion, but I didn't make it in time. Later, I had to flee to Hong Kong. I wonder how the Taiping Rebellion is doing. "
Vézé briefly explained what had happened in Tianjing, as well as how Vézé had immediately left the Taiping Rebellion and headed south after the incident.
Hearing these changes, Hong Ren Xuan was silent. Vézé's words were too clear. The Prince Of Qi of the Taiping Rebellion had completely fallen out with Hong Xiuquan, the Heavenly King. It was impossible for them to work together anymore. Although Vézé's foundation wasn't stable at the moment, if both sides could hold on until the Manchu Qing Dynasty was destroyed, it was almost certain that both sides would come to blows.
However, Vézé said, "Mr. Hong, would you be willing to work for me?"
"Come here to do business?" Hong Renxuan felt that he had heard a little wrong. He asked in surprise.
Vézé nodded to confirm. "Yes, I want to invite you to do business for me. None of the brothers on my side have been in contact with foreigners, let alone know about foreigners. I want to set up a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which is used for diplomacy with countries around the world. If I must say, there is no one more suitable than you, Mr. Hong. "
"I am the younger brother of Hong Xiuquan …" Hong Renxuan felt that he had to remind Vézé of this.
Vézé let Hong Renxuan sit down first, and then said, "Whether you are his younger brother or not, it is your parents' business. Your parents are relatives, so you are naturally relatives. But your legs are on your own. Whether you come to work for me, or go to Tianjing City to follow Hong Xiuquan, or you don't want to join them and just want to stay in Hong Kong. Where you go and who you choose to follow, that is your own choice. What does it have to do with Hong Xiuquan? "
This made Hong Renxuan speechless. In this era of looking at one's origin and relatives, Vézé's attitude of not asking about the origin of a hero was too rare. He stared at Vézé, trying to see something from this young face.
"Well, Mr. Hong, do you want to give me an answer now, or wait?" Vézé asked. He was busy every day, setting up various departments and formulating various policies. Vézé had no time to waste on Hong Renxuan.
"But why did Lord Wei want to rebel?" Hong Renxuan asked.
Vézé replied straightforwardly, "I don't believe in religion, and I don't believe in gods and ghosts. The reason why I rebelled is that the world can't go on like this. If it goes on like this, no one can survive. "
"Then why did Lord Wei follow … the Kingdom of Heaven?" Hong Renxuan wanted to ask Vézé why he followed Hong Xiuquan, but he suddenly remembered what Vézé said not long ago. At first, he followed Yang Xiuqing, the King Of The East, not Hong Xiuquan. Not to mention that he was no longer a member of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Vézé smiled and said, "At that time, the Kingdom of Heaven wanted to rebel. I thought it was the most decent and the most promising, so I followed it."
Hong Renxuan was speechless at Vézé's frankness. If it was someone else, after leaving the Taiping Rebellion, they would say a few bad words about the Taiping Rebellion anyway. Unexpectedly, Vézé only told the truth. In this case, Hong Renxuan put down other thoughts. He said seriously, "Lord Wei, can I give you an answer in a few days?"
Vézé replied, "Of course. But Mr. Hong, if you know someone who can do diplomacy with foreign countries, you might as well introduce him to me. I may not be able to use him, but everyone can see if he can do things. "
After sending Hong Renxuan away, Wu Qilu said unhappily, "Commander-in-chief, why do you value this person so much?"
Wei Ze countered with a question, "If it's someone we have a grudge against, do we have to kill them all?"
"Why not!" Wu Qilu said angrily.
Vézé shook his head. "Then we have to kill too many people. I have never been a soft-hearted person to my enemies, but I don't think it's necessary to kill so many people! As for Hong Renxuan, I want to use his talent, not his relatives. "
"But the brothers may not think so!" Wu Qilu reminded.
Vézé nodded. "I know! That's why I hope that through the use of this person, we can gradually establish a system of how to use people, and the corresponding regulations. "
Of course, Wu Qilu couldn't accept Vézé's opinion, but since Vézé said so, he didn't want to oppose it too much. Most of the people in Vézé's army didn't know each other three years ago. Except for Chen Ke's nephew, Wei Changrong, no one was particularly qualified to say that they were Vézé's hardcore. Including Wu Qilu!
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