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"The document of the political department says that all procedures concerning the execution of the document must be discussed and passed by the Party Council. Those who immediately carry it out after discussing it with a small number of people will be severely punished! "Shen Xin took out the document and picked out a piece of paper to read aloud.
After Luo Dagang heard this, he was confused. He was discussing with Shen Xin about how to deal with the civilian corps in Wuzhou. As the political representative, Shen Xin was viewed by Luo Dagang as a "supervisor" who relied on the orders of the political department in his hands to give orders. But Luo Dagang had never thought that the political department prohibited the political commissar from giving orders without discussion. Thinking back carefully, Shen Xin and Luo Dagang had disagreed a few times, but when discussing matters, he had pulled along the staff and headquarters. With the political department as a backing, Shen Xin had veto power. No one wanted to offend the political department under Vézé's direct control, so there were compromises in the meeting. However, this didn't mean that Shen Xin was acting on her own.
After interacting with Shen Xin, Luo Dagang gradually began to appreciate this young man. In addition, Luo Dagang had already sensed the importance Vézé placed on the rules of the Restoration Society. He asked seriously, "Brother Shen, what exactly does the political department mean? I don't understand. "
"Fighting a war is naturally the responsibility of the military. The staff and the command system are both specialized in this. However, the goal of fighting a war is the responsibility of the political department, just like how the political department does not accept the navy participating in battle in exchange for plundering power. The political department determines who is a friend and who is an enemy. Make a lot of friends, and make a few enemies. Luo Dagang, right now the people of Wuzhou pay taxes to us. This is a friend. Those brothers of the navy who don't want to rebel and want to earn money through business are also our friends. Compared to the number of our friends, those who want to plunder, sneak into our army, get an official position, start to dominate the market, and reap benefits are few and far between. The political department is in charge of this. Before the war, we have to clear up this debt, "Shen Xin replied.
Luo Dagang had always felt that Shen Xin was very good at "scheming". Even Luo Dagang, an old man in his fifties, felt a little ashamed of his inferiority. After listening to the order from the Political Department that Shen Xin conveyed, he felt that it was reasonable to settle political accounts before the war. After listening to Shen Xin, Luo Dagang could not help but nod slightly.
Shen Xin continued, "Brother Luo, according to the rules of Jianghu, we have to fight and kill together. This is what it means to be brothers. However, we are now the government, and the rules of the government are very different from the rules of the Jianghu. Those who work hard with us, pay taxes and pay taxes, are our friends. When you treat your brothers, you naturally have to treat them with the same attitude. "
After listening to this, Luo Dagang frowned, "Brother Shen, what do you mean by that? Are we going to make a move on our brothers?"
Shen Xin was not moved by Luo Dagang's dissatisfaction at all. He said in a firm tone, "Not the sailors, but the enemies. There are good people everywhere, and there are also bad people. Since we have the standards to distinguish between good and bad people, we naturally have to implement them. This is a political issue. This is the attitude of the Recovery Commander-In-Chief, and it should also be the attitude of the Recovery Society members. "
After listening to this, Luo Dagang was extremely unhappy. When he joined the Taiping army, he resolutely refused to join the God Worshipping Religion. As a result, he was discriminated against by Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, and the others. In the end, he was recognized by the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, and was finally promoted to a senior general. Now, Vézé did not start a religion, but a Recovery Society. Looking at the signs, the Recovery Society actually wanted the brothers to completely obey the orders of the Recovery Society. Luo Dagang did not know the difference between the Recovery Society and the God Worshipping Religion, but from the looks of it, there were many similarities between the two.
"What if I feel that this method of distinguishing brothers and enemies is wrong?" Luo Dagang asked.
Shen Xin answered very straightforwardly, "If you feel that it is wrong, then say it in the meeting. You can raise your opinion to the political department of the Recovery Society, and the political department of the Recovery Society will give you a reply. However, before the final decision is made, we are obliged to obey the orders of the Recovery Society. "
After listening to this, Luo Dagang felt that he had accidentally boarded a pirate ship. The political department was an organization managed by Vézé. If he raised his opinion to the political department of the higher level, would the political department of the higher level listen to Luo Dagang? This was clearly an impossible matter! This meant that whatever the political department of the higher level said, Luo Dagang would have to obey. Even a twenty-year-old kid could ride on Luo Dagang's head and give orders. Although Shen Xin had not done anything that Luo Dagang could not accept, this kind of organization was completely unacceptable to Luo Dagang.
Just as he did not know what to say, a rush of footsteps came from outside. "Chief of Staff Luo, someone robbed the fleet and killed a lot of people! The brothers on the ship escaped and asked us for help! Hurry and go take charge! "
Hearing this, Luo Dagang did not care to argue with Shen Xin anymore. He stood up and strode out. From Wuzhou to Canton, this route had always been extremely important. Now, it was the lifeline of the Recovery Society. Luo Dagang was ordered to establish the "Recovery Society of the Water Shipping Company." He was responsible for managing shipping issues. Now, a portion of the fees that most ships had to pay was used to establish the "Pearl River Inland Navy." Vézé had long stated that Luo Dagang, this water expert, would become the commander of the Pearl River Inland Navy.
Now, ships departing from Wuzhou had to pay the "shipping management fee." After paying the shipping management fee, they could register their ship with the water shipping company and be issued a ship number and receive a flag. All ships flying this flag were protected by the security detachment of the water shipping company. If they were robbed, the Liberation Army had the obligation to attack the robbers.
Of course, Luo Dagang knew that the process of opening up a mountain, especially in the early stages, was not small. There were good and bad among the brothers in the boat army. As long as there was a chance, they could change their identities between legitimate cargo carriers and pirates at any time. Being robbed would happen sooner or later. Luo Dagang had long made the corresponding preparations.
Luo Dagang angrily ran to the pier. Halfway there, he suddenly thought of something. Logically speaking, Shen Xin was right when she said that most of the people were friends of the restored Commander-In-Chief's Office, and the people in the navy with ulterior motives were enemies. The robbery this time must be one of those people with ulterior motives. With this thought, Luo Dagang also confirmed the reason he was very dissatisfied. He was opposed to Vézé using the political department to restrain the brothers and set up a military supervisor in disguise. Of course, there were also military supervisors in the Taiping army. If Vézé had not said, "The Recovery Society is the Recovery Society of the brothers of the Recovery Society," then Luo Dagang would have let it go. But after Vézé said this, he set up the political department to restrain the brothers. Luo Dagang felt that Vézé was not doing things in such a way.
But this was just a thought. After thinking it through, Luo Dagang threw this problem to the back of his mind. After all, Vézé was Luo Dagang's boss. Vézé's ability was definitely not inferior to the King Of The East, Yang Xiuqing, and the way he did things was far more honest than Yang Xiuqing. Therefore, the matter of the political department could be discussed later. The key problem at hand was that someone dared to mess with Luo Dagang. Whether it was official or private, Luo Dagang had to get rid of the bastard who robbed him.
When he arrived at the dock, he saw the owner of the robbed ship crying loudly in front of the shipping company. The person in charge of safety saw Luo Dagang and immediately reported the matter. The ship with the shipping company's flag was robbed downstream of Wuzhou. The robbers took the goods and went downstream. The escorts accompanying the fleet had already sent a signal. The Pearl River Inland Navy, which had already begun to patrol on the Pearl River, also responded. But the owner of the ship had escaped first. How could he not have received any follow-up news?
"Prepare the ship. We'll go down and give chase!" Luo Dagang ordered.
"Chief of staff, is this necessary?" the person in charge said with some hesitation.
Luo Dagang laughed coldly. "With something like this happening, if we don't make a big move, the people on the water will mean we don't have the ability to control the water. If there's one, there'll be two. If we make a big move, at least we can let people know that if they touch our ship, we have the ability to turn them into ashes. That way, they won't dare to act rashly. Quickly prepare the ship! "
The armed patrol ships had long been ready. With Luo Dagang's personal order, the main force of the military ships began to move. Seven military ships sailed away from the dock and began to go down the river at full speed.
The large fleet was filled with soldiers. All the sails were open. On the Pearl River waterway, it was truly awe-inspiring and murderous. Water bandits were different from mountain bandits. Water bandits' means of transportation were ships. Ships could not be built in a day. They were a relatively rare resource. Each ship also had its own characteristics. Those who had seen the water bandits' ships also traveled with them. For these old hands on the water, even if it was a very similar ship, they could still distinguish the difference. The fleet went down the river like this. It was still very easy to find a ship to rob.
From Wuzhou to Guangzhou, the waterway was a little more than 500 li. Going down the river was very fast. The next day, the large fleet arrived at Zhaoqing. At this time, Zhaoqing had long fallen into the hands of the recovered Martial Governor's Office. Seeing Luo Dagang's fleet arrive, Zhaoqing's inland navy immediately reported that they had already captured the water bandits and were preparing to send them to Wuzhou. Since Luo Dagang had personally come, they would hand the people over to Luo Dagang to deal with.
Everyone felt that Luo Dagang should also return at this time. Unexpectedly, Luo Dagang ordered the fleet to continue down the river to Guangzhou.
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