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When Hong Xiuquan sent back to Guangzhou the news that the messenger sent by the Recovered Viceroy's Office had been flogged a hundred times, it aroused a fierce wave of abuse in the Military Commission.
"Who does Hong Xiuquan think he is?!"
"Damn it, he's courting death!"
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Vézé was amused by everyone's angry scolding. In fact, Vézé was quite pleased when he heard the news. At least Hong Xiuquan was rational enough not to kill the envoy of the Liberation Army. The progress of the war was very smooth. The battles in Hunan and Hubei were already very carefree, but the battle in Fujian was even more relaxed. The navy sent troops to land along the coast of Fujian. Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Fuzhou, Ningde, and other important coastal islands and cities fell into the hands of the Liberation Army. The 21st, 22nd and 23rd Corps, reorganized from the Second Army, fought their way through the mountains. The Qing Army stationed in Fujian was still dominated by the Green Camp. Under the rapid advance of the Liberation Army, each county town was taken down one by one. Manchu Qing's rule in Fujian was quickly crushed.
Jiangxi was also liberated very quickly. The Liberation Army set off from Ganzhou and headed north. The army that occupied Jiujiang dispatched the Changjiang Detachment to annihilate the Xiang Army Navy in Poyang Lake before joining forces to attack Nanchang. Nanchang descended in one fell swoop. The remnants of the Xiang Army were annihilated one by one by the Liberation Army's astonishing marching ability.
At the beginning of February, Ceng Guofan finally decided to retreat strategically. The Military Commission was quite surprised that the Xiang Army did not choose to fight desperately with the Liberation Army. Ceng Guofan used the advantage of the Xiang Army's navy to retreat to Luzhou by land and water. The Military Commission believed that Zeng Guofan's wishful thinking was to let the Liberation Army and the Taiping army fight each other. This was also a very shrewd plan. However, this choice caused Zuo Zongtang to suffer. Without the pressure from the rear, Li Xiucheng gathered his troops and attacked Hangzhou again. On the other hand, Zhejiang's Zuo Zongtang not only had to defend against Li Xiucheng's frontal attack, but he also had to worry about the Liberation Army charging into Zhejiang from Fujian in the south. He was also in a dilemma.
At this time, if Hong Xiuquan killed the envoy of the Liberation Army, then the Liberation Army could only attack Hong Xiuquan. Regardless of the reason, Hong Xiuquan managed to maintain a minimum level of rationality, which allowed the Liberation Army to maintain a minimum level of restraint.
After scolding Hong Xiuquan, the Central Military Commission started to discuss the next step of the strategy. In fact, the content that could be discussed was very limited. First of all, the strategic focus of the attack had changed to the east. After taking down Fujian, the Liberation Army first had to eliminate Zuo Zongtang, and then chase Li Xiucheng's troops from Zhejiang back to Tianjing City. The Liberation Army compressed the Taiping Rebellion's strategic space step by step. In the end, it depended on whether Hong Xiuquan would leave Tianjing City on his own, or whether the Liberation Army would help him ascend to heaven.
After the military commission meeting, it was the meeting of the civil officials. Minister of Foreign Affairs Hong Ren? He asked for leave on the grounds that he was not feeling well. Some people thought that Hong Ren was the best candidate. Some people thought that Hong Ren was trying to avoid arousing suspicion. He was expressing some kind of dissatisfaction. However, Zuo Zhidan, the Party Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quickly took over Hong Ren. My job.
Zuo Zhidan said, "Commander-in-chief, if we enter Shanghai, I'm afraid we'll have to talk to Britain, France, the United States, and Russia first."
"What do you think?" asked Vézé.
"They can't use military means to stop our army from entering Shanghai." Zuo Zhidan's tone was quite cautious.
Vézé shook his head and said with a little disappointment, "You have to talk to them, but it should be about whether the commercial agreement we've confirmed is applicable to our newly liberated area."
Zuo Zhidan immediately replied, "The newly liberated area is not stable yet, so many ports can't be opened to them!"
Vézé nodded. "Yes! So you have to tell them that we have to seal off these ports during the war. And will these ports be sealed off permanently, or will they be opened after certain conditions or a certain time? You have to talk to the foreign devils about these things. After the talk, you can tell them that the same conditions apply to Shanghai! "
"But …" Zuo Zhidan thought for a moment and said embarrassedly, "But I don't have the final say."
"So you have to find a unit that has the final say to communicate!" Vézé gave a clear answer.
"Then can I look for you, Commander-in-chief?" Zuo Zhidan scratched her head and asked rather embarrassedly.
Vézé was so angry that he laughed. "Do I have direct control over this? I only care about the general direction in diplomacy, and I will put forward suggestions for targeted discussions at the meeting. If there is no such meeting, there will naturally be a special department in charge of this. Go and check the rules of authority of each department that our organization has specially written. If you can't find it, you can go to the Organization Department and ask. Each department has three rules: set their authority, set their position, and set their responsibility. Why did you come to me? "
Zuo Zhidan didn't continue to say things like "That's too troublesome", but she obediently took notes in her notebook. Vézé had encountered this kind of thing so many times that he didn't even have the urge to get angry. System building was a very troublesome thing. As a leader, he needed to be "patient". If he encountered a subordinate who made a mistake, he would immediately become impatient, or even fly into a rage. Then he wouldn't need to live that life anymore. Being angry all day would drive him to death.
Moreover, some things couldn't be said on different occasions. In fact, the Military Commission already had a plan to enter Shanghai. The foreign devils were still hoping to make a fortune through the civil war in China, and the Liberation Army also had to consider how to guard against the foreign devils' military resistance. This kind of thing couldn't be said to Zuo Zhidan. At least not in a meeting attended by a group of civil officials.
What could be talked about in the civil official system was the future policy. For example, the restored commander-in-chief's office, or the "Han Wangfu" that only existed for propaganda, opened many ports for foreign trade, and did not exclude foreigners from doing business throughout China. In the process of implementation, there would definitely be accidents. From a more negative point of view, the perfection and operation of the system relied on various unexpected events or structural problems encountered in the operation. Whether a country had vitality or not depended on the ability of the government to operate.
The restored commander-in-chief's office was now full of vitality because the restored commander-in-chief's office had the ability to solve the problems encountered. Moreover, it could adopt various policies and systems to make the country's operation more efficient.
There were three problems discussed by the civil officials now. The first was to build more shipyards and maintenance factories. The Liberation Army's current success relied on water transportation. The second problem was the establishment of a government in the newly liberated areas. In the past few years, the restored commander-in-chief's office had trained a large number of civil servants and allowed them to participate in the work of Guangdong and Guangxi, as well as Qiongzhou. Now that the controlled territory had suddenly increased by several times and the government of Manchu Qing had been destroyed, a new government needed to be replaced.
The third problem was the relocation of the capital. Guangzhou was a good place, but Guangzhou was located in the southeast. With the current territory of the restored commander-in-chief's office, Guangzhou was no longer suitable as the country's capital. Therefore, the restored commander-in-chief's office needed to be moved to Nanjing. This was initiated by Vézé. Of course, Vézé would not tell these civil officials that he actually valued the iron mines of Maanshan and the coal fields under the land of Huainan.
Moving the capital was not an easy task. If the Lingnan region was not the political center, then how to position the political and economic system and status of the Lingnan region were very complicated problems. Whether the political center was in the Lingnan region or not, the Lingnan region would be completely different.
These problems were discussed for a day, but there was no particularly great progress after a day of discussion. Vézé patiently discussed one problem at a time.
Zuo Zhidan did not participate in the subsequent meetings. He first went to the Organization Department to ask who was in charge of the port. The Organization Department was the Organization Department. They immediately took out a central document. In times of war, all areas would be under military control. The local military commissar would be in charge of local administrative affairs.
After having a clear content, Zuo Zhidan went to the Military Commission to find the Chief of the General Staff, Ju Junfeng. Ju Junfeng listened to Zuo Zhidan's question and said impatiently, "I don't know about this document! Why don't you come back in a few days? I'll ask the secretary to look for the document and see what it says. "
Zuo Zhidan could understand that Ju Junfeng was busy with work, but this excuse was too insincere. If he really asked the secretary to look for the document, he could give the order now. The phrase "in a few days" was too blatant an evasion.
Zuo Zhidan did not quarrel with Ju Junfeng. He ran to the central document office to apply for the relevant document. After the application, Zuo Zhidan took the document to see Ju Junfeng again. When Ju Junfeng saw Zuo Zhidan coming with the document in person, he quickly sent Zuo Zhidan away with the reason that he had a meeting.
This reasonable reason made Zuo Zhidan angry. But thinking about it, Ju Junfeng was indeed very busy as the Chief of the General Staff during the war. Thinking about it, Zuo Zhidan went straight to the Organization Department of the Military Commission. The head of the Organization Department received Zuo Zhidan. It seemed that the head of the Organization Department had seen this document for the first time. After reading all the documents, he said, "This matter is not under my control."
As soon as he heard the words "not under my control", Zuo Zhidan's heart was burning with anger. He asked very unhappily, "If not under your control, then who?"
The head of the Organization Department seemed to have a lot of experience. He replied slowly, "The document says clearly that the political commissar is in charge of civil affairs. The political commissar is in charge of the political department. You have to go to the political department. "
Zuo Zhidan thought it made sense. He asked, "Who is the chief political commissar of the political department?"
"The chief political commissar is Comrade Shen Xin," the head of the Organization Department replied.
"Comrade Shen Xin?" Zuo Zhidan knew Shen Xin, but he had not dealt with Shen Xin much. He asked, "Where can I find him?"
The head of the Organization Department thought for a moment and replied, "Well … Comrade Shen Xin is now the acting Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee. He is in Hunan."
"You …" After all, Zuo Zhidan was in diplomatic work. He could scold foreigners, but that was all planned. Despite his anger, Zuo Zhidan swallowed the word "motherf * cker" back into his stomach. After trying to calm down, Zuo Zhidan asked, "Who is in charge of the political department now?"
The head of the Organization Department replied, "Now Military Governor Wei is in charge of the political department."
After hearing this answer, Zuo Zhidan was speechless. He turned around and left, leaving the head of the Organization Department of the Military Commission behind. He did not even say goodbye.
After Vézé finished the meeting, as soon as he went out, he saw Zuo Zhidan sitting on a stool outside the conference room. One look at his expression, and it was clear that he was rather unhappy. Seeing Vézé come out, Zuo Zhidan jumped up from the stool and said loudly, "Commander-in-chief, I'm waiting for you!"
Pointing to the conference room with a smile, Vézé said, "Let's go in and talk."
The comrades at the meeting were very curious. Everyone wanted to listen in and see why Zuo Zhidan came to Vézé angrily. Vézé dismissed them and sent guards to guard the door. Then he said to Zuo Zhidan, who was unhappy, "How did you know to come to me?"
Zuo Zhidan told him what had happened in many departments today. After he finished, he was a little tearful because of the bitterness in his heart. "Commander-in-chief, if you are not satisfied with my work, just say it. Why do you have to make things difficult for me?"
Vézé smiled and let Zuo Zhidan sit down. "Comrade Zuo Zhidan, I am very satisfied with your work, so I didn't say it directly. You are very emotional now, so you may not fully understand what I said. The last time you came to me was different from this time. Last time, you didn't know I was in charge of this matter, but now you know. After running around, you learned how to do your work. I think this is a big gain for you. Next time you encounter a similar problem, you won't be helpless. And I also know that you won't be helpless. It is because I understand your ability that I can hand over more work to you. So, your trip today was not in vain. I very much agree with the way you work. It is very rare that you were able to move a stool and wait for me at the door. I admire you very much! "
Zuo Zhidan was not happy with Vézé's words. He was still angry and did not respond.
Vézé said, "Come see me tomorrow afternoon. We will formally discuss the problem of the port."
After sending Zuo Zhidan off, Vézé also walked home wearily. One of the signs of a person's maturity was not that they could do everything, but that they had mastered the way to solve problems. From this point of view, Zuo Zhidan was still a reliable comrade, but he was still not mature enough. And now that the Commander-in-Chief's Office was now mature enough, it was still a very scarce resource. Thinking of a large group of immature comrades going to the newly liberated areas to form a government, Vézé felt very uncertain.
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