The middle-aged man whom Luo Bingzhang called "Ji Gao" had a surname of Zuo and his given name was Zongtang. He also called himself Jinliang. He was Zuo Zongtang, one of the three heroes of the late Qing Dynasty in history!
Zuo Zongtang now has the title of "Jiu Ren" and seems to have no hope of becoming a Jinshi. However, he has learned the skills of the world management school, especially the art of war, so he calls himself "Jin Liang", which is what Zhuge Liang means today. Moreover, a few years ago, he also called himself "Jin Liang".
He was appreciated by Duke Wenzhong of Lin Zexu, who was famous all over the world, and he is now one of the most famous celebrities in Hunan. There were several important ministers who recommended him to be an official, but he was still in power...
So Zuo Zongtang has been sighing in his heart: Now that "Jin Liang" is here, where is "Jin Bei"?
Luo Bingzhang was definitely not the "Jin Bei" in Zuo Zongtang's mind. After the death of Lin Zexu, whom Zuo Zongtang admired most, he really couldn't think of anyone who could save the "Jin Bei" in the late Qing Dynasty.
However, when Changsha was facing a crisis and Luo Bingzhang sincerely invited him, Zuo Zongtang, who felt that he could not wait for "Jin Bei" and "Jin Liang", agreed to come out to assist him.
The chief master above.
Don't forget the chief master of the governor of this province. Although this position is not within the establishment of the Qing Dynasty, according to the system of the Qing Dynasty, within a governor's office, if not counting the Fubiao military attache, there are only officials with establishment.
..One person! It is the Futai Grand Master himself who patrols Hunan and other places, supervises military affairs, controls the towns, and manages food and wages!
A government office like a provincial government, with only one official in it, would definitely not be able to do anything.
So the governor had to spend his own money to form a team to take care of things. This team can range from two to three hundred to as many as thousands. And the most important of them is of course a large group of masters! Below these governors
The master is roughly equivalent to the director of each department under the provincial government in later generations.
There are also various "rooms" below the governor's office, ranging from a dozen to more than 20. The head of each room is a master. And all the masters under Luo Bingzhang are under the jurisdiction of the chief master Zuo Zongtang! Luo Bingzhang's official seal is all
On Zuo Zongtang's side, Zuo Zongtang can issue letters in Luo Bingzhang's name at any time.
Therefore, Zuo Zongtang’s current position is smaller than that of Director of the Provincial Government General Office, and can even be compared to an “Executive Deputy Governor”! Such a high-power position!
However, Zuo Zongtang's position of power is not his own. He relies on Luo Bingzhang's trust to have the position of power he has today. It is equivalent to "borrowing" a "standing deputy governor" to do it... And once Luo Bingzhang resigned,
His work as deputy governor has come to an end. It is really uncomfortable for a person who has enjoyed the power of deputy governor to be an ordinary gentleman again!
Besides, these are already troubled times!
Just as the "Anti-Jing" said, in today's world, the people are many and the land is prosperous, the rent is high and the profit is high, the small people have little food, people are confused, the Taiping Army is rising, and the Western barbarians are knocking on the pass. The Qing Dynasty has no known king and lord, and there are internal and external troubles.
Under this situation, the country will inevitably decline, there will be no chance of a revival, and the chaos at the end of the Yuan Dynasty will come!
Even if Zuo Zongtang wanted to survive in troubled times, could the Northern Qing Dynasty, the Southern Taiping, and the heroes who had emerged from all directions tolerate him, the famous "Jin Liang"? Zuo Zongtang thought to himself: "
That’s all, that’s all... I’m afraid that I, Jin Liang, won’t be able to meet that Jin Bei, so I have no choice but to make Jin Bei myself!”
After recovering his thoughts, Zuo Zongtang finally answered Luo Bingzhang's question: "Dong Weng, the Guangdong bandits have become more rebellious, and I'm afraid they will take over Hunan as their home... So Changsha must be in trouble!" "They want to take over Hunan."
Hunan is your home?" Luo Bingzhang frowned, "How can you see that?"
Zuo Zongtang thought for a while and replied: "When the Cantonese bandits rebelled and occupied Yong'an Prefecture, I heard that they worshiped the religion of Western Gods. After occupying a city, they divided the kings, paid homage to ostentation, and were greedy for pleasure. And in Yong'an Prefecture,
The city was delayed and delayed, and the land in the four countryside was not captured, thinking that its owner had no grand plans.
Unexpectedly, after entering Hunan, he changed his previous normal state, divided the land, made poor people alive, and defeated the wealthy gentry. Recently, he even used the name of "God Haotian", which seemed to be a religious conversion... That's why Daozhou and Guizhou were established.
Only after the collapse of Yangzhou and Chenzhou did the Xianghu Tiandihui Party compete to follow, and only then did the poor and helpless farmers and miners become their pawns and cornerstones.
Today, Daozhou, Ningyuan, Jianghua, Yongming, Xintian and other places are all occupied by thieves. According to reports from spies, there are no official soldiers and no gentry there!
As for Guiyang Prefecture and the counties under Chenzhou Prefecture, half of them are owned by thieves. Most of the prefectures, counties, cities and towns where merchants gather are firmly occupied by rebels. There are still some gentry in the countryside who are trying to fight against the rebels, but they are afraid that it is difficult.
lasting.
In short, looking at what the Cantonese bandits have done, they must work hard in Hunan. If the Cantonese bandits want to make Hunan their home, they must take Changsha as their base!"
After listening to Zuo Zongtang's analysis, Luo Bingzhang's face turned green.
He was still lucky, thinking that he could get through the current disaster safely - the only thing he could be responsible for now was Changsha, the provincial capital. If the Taiping Army could bypass Changsha, then he would be fine. If
They can still attack Changsha a little bit, and he may be able to "multiply ten" to play.
With the military exploits of guarding Changsha, the Military Aircraft Department is now short of people! There are only four military aircraft in total... too few, and it is simply too busy! But in the current situation, not only does Luo Bingzhang have no chance to be with the Military Aircraft Department, he might not be able to return to the Military Aircraft Department.
You must be a loyal martyr in Changsha City!
This time he was really tricked to death by Emperor Xianfeng!
Fortunately, Luo Bingzhang also had Zuo Zongtang, "Jin Liang".
As soon as his thoughts changed, Luo Bingzhang no longer cared about the dignity of the famous official, and asked Zuo Zongtang for help: "Ji Gao, save me!" The only way to die in this difficult time!
Zuo Zongtang nodded and said: "There is a horoscope for late students, which can solve the problems of scholars!" "Which horoscope?"
"Organize a team training and defend Changsha!" Zuo Zongtang said, "As long as you defend Changsha, you will be a famous minister and a pillar of the country. You are in need no matter what! If you can't hold on... there is a way to hold on. But if you can't hold on, there is a way.
It's ugly, Rong Zongmo will talk about it later. So from now on, we must use any means and do anything to defend the city!"
"But... the emperor has issued an explicit edict, ordering Zeng Disheng to resurrect his love and organize the Hunan regiment training. Who else will listen to what I, the temporary Hunan Fu, have to say?" When he said this, Luo Bingzhang thought about Xianfeng again in his heart.
I complained a lot.
If you want to organize Hunan team training, you should authorize it to the current governor!
You ask Zeng Guofan to do it... He is not out of the mountain now, and no one listens to what he says.
What should I do? By the time Zeng Guofan figures it out, he will no longer be "filial", I will have Changmao killed!
Zuo Zongtang sneered: "Zeng Disheng is a loyal minister, and if he is a loyal minister, he will definitely obey the imperial edict... So since the emperor has decreed that he will seize love, we will release the news that he agreed to come out, and then use his name to call the Changsha Mansion
The gentry in the area provide money and people, and then use the gentry’s people and money to organize team training!”
"Are the gentry in Changsha willing?" Luo Bingzhang was still a little skeptical.
"Yes!" Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "Let's just say that Zeng Disheng and you have jointly submitted a petition to the emperor, requesting a donation in Hunan to raise people and students, five thousand taels for each person, and three hundred taels for each person...Now the money will be given
I can give you a 40% discount, and I will cash it out immediately after the emperor approves it."
"Isn't this a lie?" Luo Bingzhang was a little dumbfounded when he heard Zuo Zongtang's plan.
"How can this be a lie?" Zuo Zongtang said with a smile, "What we did to organize the regiment training and protect Changsha cannot be considered a lie... As long as we organize the regiment training well, guard Changsha, and promote more talents, the scholar will not be counted as a lie.
Something like that. The emperor is so wise, he will definitely approve it!"
"Is the emperor sure?" Luo Bingzhang asked.
Zuo Zongtang spread his hands and said: "Then there will be no Hunan in the Qing Dynasty!".
"Brother Jiao, Sister-in-law Xianggui, Sister-in-law Yuegui, Brother Zhang... our secret hall has two goals this time, one is Changsha, and the other is Xiangxiang! How do you think? Are you sure?"
In Chenzhou Fucheng, in the Temporary Angel Mansion, Luo Yaoguo, the archangel, the adopted son of God, and the chief lecturer of the God Worship Association, was in a very ordinary auditorium, meeting with several secret hall leaders under his command to discuss how to take Changsha... and
Xiangxiang! Xiangxiang? Xu Xianggui was stunned, "Why do you want to take the small county town of Xiangxiang?
Chapter completed!