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There was no incense in the temple where Vézé entertained his new brothers. The Theodicy only believed in God, and other gods and ghosts were all evil cults in the eyes of the Theodicy. Zhang Yingchen was naturally in charge of entertaining them. Vézé was quite appreciative of his busy appearance like a fish in water. On the other hand, when Wei Changrong saw Vézé rushing over with the logistics staff, he greeted Vézé from afar.
"Fourth Uncle! There's something wrong with these brothers! "Wei Changrong finally found a chance to talk to Vézé. It turned out that most of the brothers assigned to Vézé were from Tian Di Hui. This month, Vézé went north to explore the way, and a large number of Tian Di Hui brothers escaped from Yongan City, playing the trick of leaving without saying goodbye.
"So that's how it is …" Vézé replied slowly. He now roughly understood why Prime Minister Hu Yihuang was so generous to give Vézé so many soldiers. King Of The East Yang Xiuqing's troops were all kinds of heroes. The core troops were Yang Xiuqing's old brothers who followed Yang Xiuqing when he was the leader of the charcoal burning industry, and some of them were members of Tian Di Hui. After that, the scale of Yang Xiuqing's troops expanded rapidly, largely because a large number of Tian Di Hui brothers later sought refuge with Yang Xiuqing. Of course, when Tian Di Hui members escaped, Yang Xiuqing's troops suffered the most. Naturally, not all of the Tian Di Hui brothers ran away, and many of them were left behind. After these things, Hu Yihuang felt uneasy about many of the Tian Di Hui brothers, so he just happened to give them to Vézé.
"Fourth Uncle, I'm afraid these people are unreliable," Wei Changrong said in a low voice when he saw that Vézé didn't seem to care too much.
At this time, Zhang Yingchen also came over. When he reached Vézé's side, he said with a somewhat guilty attitude, "Wei … Soldier Leader, I think the brothers of Tian Di Hui are reliable."
"I think it's up to us whether we can be reliable or not." Vézé said to Wei Changrong and Zhang Yingchen, "If we can lead our brothers to victory and fewer casualties, we can rely on them. We've been besieged in Yong 'an for four months, yet we still haven't seen the Qing Army defeated. Brothers, if you don't have any other ideas, it would be unjustifiable. "
These words were unavoidably a bit 'magnanimous'. Wei Changrong immediately wanted to refute, but Vézé stopped Wei Changrong. "Changrong, right now we're about to leave the city to fight, and these brothers are going to fight with us. When the time comes, they want to leave, what are you going to do? Tie them up? "
Zhang Yingchen heard that Vézé's words were very strict. With Wei Changrong's temper, Zhang Yingchen was afraid that Wei Changrong would immediately contradict Vézé. Unexpectedly, Wei Changrong only sighed. "Fourth Uncle is right."
Vézé finally said, "If you want to fight with your brothers, then you have to trust them. If you don't trust them, then don't take them out. Alright, let's go eat now! "
Bringing Wei Changrong and Zhang Yingchen to the front of the new brothers, Vézé casually pulled a stool and stood on it. Facing everyone in front of him, he said in a loud voice, "Brothers, I also just found out that some of the original Tian Di Hui brothers ran away. I'm afraid the new brothers who came here have also been said some unpleasant things. Let me tell everyone first, even if there's a mistake, it's the fault of those brothers who ran away. I can't see those brothers who ran away, so naturally I can't do anything to them. Those brothers who are able to stay and come to my place are naturally good brothers who have never thought of leaving. If you vent your anger on us brothers who stayed behind, say some unpleasant things to us brothers, then wouldn't you be looking for the wrong people? Brothers, what do you think of what I said? "
"Wei Zu is right!" Zhang Yingchen immediately shouted.
Unexpectedly, Wei Changrong also joined in and shouted, "You're right!"
The Tian Di Hui brothers weren't familiar with Vézé. In addition, they had heard a lot of complaints and even unpleasant words these days. Seeing Vézé stand on the stool, everyone thought that Vézé was going to say some words to establish his prestige. Unexpectedly, not only did Vézé poke through that layer of window paper, he also clearly expressed his trust in the Tian Di Hui brothers. These considerate words immediately made this group of brothers have a very favorable impression of Vézé. Of course, good words could be said with just a touch of the mouth. There were still some brothers who suspected that this new boss, Vézé, would say some unpleasant words. Perhaps it was only a matter of time before he said something unpleasant.
After appeasing the mood of the new brothers and letting the brothers of the old squad express their opinions, Vézé continued to say, "Brothers, from now on, we will fight together. When we fought and killed Qing Yao, it was all because of your united efforts. In the future, we will be even closer than real brothers. Since everyone is here, there is no need to say more. Let's eat first. Let's eat first! "
Lin Asheng had already been ordered to cook rice. The rice was rice mixed with beans and there were very few dishes. But when each brother saw a few pieces of salted and fragrant cured meat in their bowls, no matter how they were originally feeling, they all became happy.
These days, eating meat was a very serious matter. It was very common to not eat meat even once a year. Even if there was meat to eat, the common people lacked seasoning, so it was very difficult to cook the meat well. Cured meat was delicious and had always been one of the main dishes during the New Year. Now that it was almost the Spring Festival, this cured meat was very suitable for the occasion.
More importantly, the food distributed in the Taiping army's sacred storehouse was evenly distributed. There was very little meat to begin with. These were all distributed to the higher ranks, and the brothers of the lower ranks basically couldn't eat it. Vézé was only a soldier. Even if there was meat, it wouldn't be much. This time, all the brothers had meat to eat. It could only be said that Vézé had taken out all the good things he could.
The new brothers hadn't eaten meat for a long time. The impatient ones ate the meat in two or three bites first, while the less impatient ones ate a few mouthfuls of rice first. Then, they bit off a small piece of meat and chewed it slowly, carefully savoring the salted cured meat. This group of new brothers' worries about Vézé had also dissipated with Vézé's hospitality.
They were all heroes of the pugilistic world. They had heard too much and said too much. In the pugilistic world, it depended on how one behaved. Vézé had said what needed to be said and done what needed to be done. The brothers' opinion of Vézé gradually improved.
After the brothers finished their meals, Vézé didn't continue to stay to talk. There was plenty of time to talk. If they couldn't arrange accommodation now, some of the brothers would have to sleep outside at night.
This time, the Southern Prince, Feng Yunshan, was in the prince's mansion. When he learned that Vézé wanted to see him, he quickly received Vézé. He kindly helped Vézé up and said with a smile, "Wayne Brothers, I've been waiting for you for a long time.
Vézé didn't care how credible Feng Yunshan's words were. He immediately said, "Southern Prince, I was preparing to send troops to attack the Qing Army's grain supply when I suddenly learned that I was transferred to the Southern Prince's command. That's why I'm late. I wonder if the Southern Prince will allow me to send troops as soon as possible. "
Seeing that Vézé was in such a hurry to send troops, Feng Yunshan was very satisfied. He said seriously, "Wayne Brothers, you know very well what the city lacks. If you have any orders, I just want the Wayne Brothers to win again and seize more salt and gunpowder from Qing Yao. I hope the Wayne Brothers can win a complete victory! "
"Yes, Southern Prince!" Vézé replied, "But since I'm already under the command of the Southern Prince, please designate a camp for me first."
Feng Yunshan was in charge of the Taiping Rebellion's sacred storehouse and all the logistics arrangements. Hearing Vézé's words, Feng Yunshan realized that he was actually not prepared in this regard. He immediately arranged for people to prepare for this matter. After that, Feng Yunshan and Vézé began to chat.
Feng Yunshan, who was 37 years old, used to be a teacher and was very soft-spoken. As the de facto Pope of the Taiping Rebellion, Feng Yunshan was also very direct. Vézé didn't show off or brag. In the face of Feng Yunshan's various questions, he just spoke the truth, which won Feng Yunshan's favor. From Feng Yunshan's point of view, Vézé's clear thinking and well-organized behavior showed that he was indeed a young man.
Feng Yunshan, who was in charge of logistics, was very supportive of Vézé's plan to continue to attack the Qing Army's grain supply. The core leadership of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom certainly had Yang Xiuqing, a charcoal burner, and Xiao Chaogui, a charcoal burner and a miner. There were also scholars like Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, and Hu Yihuang. There were also scholars like Wei Changhui who studied but didn't pass the examination. Since they studied, they naturally knew the importance of grain supply. Even if Feng Yunshan didn't study, he was in charge of the sacred storehouse and naturally knew the importance of logistics to an army.
Hearing Vézé's clear and logical explanation of how to attack the grain supply, Feng Yunshan finally felt relieved. "Wayne Brothers, last time you robbed the Qing Army's grain transport team, if not for the fact that you didn't have many men, you wouldn't have only brought back a thousand catties of grain. This time, apart from your own men, I will give you a brother who is a soldier. I hope you can seize the Qing Army's grain supply again. "
"I will obey the Southern Prince's decree!" Vézé stood up and answered.
Feng Yunshan also stood up and said seriously, "If Wayne Brothers can make a contribution, when you come back, I will promote you to Brigade Commander. May the Father bless you! "
Vézé listened to the first half of Feng Yunshan's words. It was completely normal to make a wish, but the second half suddenly came out with such religious words. The strong sense of incongruity almost made Vézé laugh out loud. He hurriedly bowed his head deeply and bowed to Feng Yunshan. Only then did he avoid embarrassment.
But when he thought of embarrassment, Vézé thought of another matter. He straightened up and said, "Southern Prince, I have my own way of using troops. During the war, I will order my brothers to do so. This is not in line with the system of the Heavenly Kingdom. I hope Southern Prince will agree. "
"This …" Part of the system of the Taiping Rebellion was formulated by Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, and the other part by Feng Yunshan. Feng Yunshan couldn't agree to directly allow Vézé to not be bound by the system. Looking at Vézé's energetic face, Feng Yunshan wanted to reprimand him, but he couldn't say anything.
Vézé looked at Feng Yunshan's face and realized that he had said something wrong. He hurriedly corrected himself, "Southern Prince, if someone reprimands me, I will naturally change. I just hope Southern Prince can understand that I can't. "
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