Turning his head slightly, Wufeng asked casually as if he was feeling something, "Oh? Your opinion seems to be a bit embarrassing, let's talk about it."

"Now, Taiping Cult is mainly concentrated in the Heshuo area. Although Anyuan is the old nest of the Taiping Army, it has become an isolated island in our hands. It is easy to overturn it, but the adults are not willing to spend more money. But now Heshuo still seems to be a bit imposing, with four governments in territory, and a population of six or seven million controlled by the control of the people, and the number of troops is still around 400,000. It can also be regarded as the elite of the Taiping Army. But there is a very fatal problem here, that is, where is the Taiping Cult already in them?

There were serious differences in He Cong's policies. You Daofang was obviously obsessed with the so-called religious fantasies, and blindly fantasized that he could establish an ideal heaven in his so-called holy kingdom where everyone could have a land equal, but this was obviously an ideal thing. There were a hundred people, all kinds of people. If you want to establish such a society of equal wealth and poverty among all people, you can only be a castle in the air and only regress in the society. However, You Daofang seems to be neither seeing nor listening to these different opinions now."

"But there are also some wise and intelligent people in Taiping Cult, such as Bo Jinchen, Tao Bang and Xu Wenzhe. They have discovered the deviations in Taiping Cult's policies in this regard. In fact, when the Taiping Holy Kingdom was first established, the thoughts represented by You Daofang had risen a little, but under the special circumstances at that time, the great achievements made by Taiping Cult covered up this contradiction. However, as the areas controlled by Taiping Cult gradually stabilized, these thoughts gradually appeared. Faced with pressure from all sides, the weakness of Taiping Cult has gradually been exposed. How to deal with this drastic changing situation? The radical faction represented by You Daofang, Tang Guotai and Yu Yongzhi, the stable faction of Tao Bang and Xu Wenzhe have increasingly shown a trend of incompatibility. They have become the focus of their attitude towards the original middle and upper gentry in their control areas, and this has directly affected the stability in their control areas."

"In fact, there is an invisible force hidden behind these two factions. This invisible force is very strong and can even play an important role. Its representatives are Cheng Dayou and Yu Yongzhi. From the essence of their hearts, they are not compatible with the main forces of the two factions mentioned just now. Judging from the policies he implemented in Jiujiang, Cheng Dayou should be inclined to the Bo Jinchen faction, but this guy is quite cunning. After occupying Jiujiang, he has a tendency to be independent. When he saw that the Taiping Cult power has declined, he has had close contact with some of the powers of the empire in some aspects. Some of his methods are even more imitating your early days.

The measure is quite ambition, but he has a close connection with the Taiping Sect after all. Even if he wants to get rid of this connection, it is unlikely that he will be able to get rid of it. As for Yu Yongzhi, according to what we know, this guy is a loyal supporter of You Daofang, but the guy inside has changed his character. He and his several confidants have secretly existed in the Heshuo area. The imperial capital and several major money houses in Jiangnan. Even our Northwest Bank has an account. This guy has a very good vision. Like Cheng Dayou, he saw that the Taiping Holy Kingdom will be in the near future. This is just a different direction they choose."

"In short, the Taiping Cult no longer has the same joint efforts as he did when he started his business. Moreover, since the leader You Daofang, who had maintained them, was gradually losing his leadership charm, his direction of guidance has deviated greatly from the correct historical process. There are even powerful forces like Kaman and our northwest around Taiping Holy Kingdom. They no longer have the power to regain their strength. It is a matter of time before they are destroyed. Of course, this is the view of the subordinate family."

Linghu Yi combined his views and analysis in one breath with a large amount of intelligence information he had as the military intelligence director. It was reasonable and well-founded. Even Liang Chongxin had to admit that his subordinate did a good job in the position of the military intelligence director.

"Well, the analysis is good, but Linghu, please predict when will the Taiping Sect completely disappear?" Wu Feng asked with an interest.

Shaking his head, Linghu Yi was very cautious about this: "Sir, the rise of Taiping Cult has its own historical reasons, especially in the north of the empire. Since most of the heroes who started the empire were from northern counties. After the empire obtained power, several emperors in the early empire enthrone and granted land a large number of heroes and land. Most of these heroes and their generals returned to their original hometowns. Therefore, in the northern counties, not only were there many meritorious nobles, but most of the land was concentrated in the hands of these large and small nobles. Because the land aristocrats in the northern counties were conservative and the development of industry and commerce was discriminated against, the wealth of these meritorious nobles was mainly concentrated in land and land income. In this vicious cycle, most of their income was invested in continuing to purchase land rather than industry and commerce, making the land more and more concentrated."

"Due to the terrain and climate reasons and the fact that the northern counties have always been dependent on the weather for their own income, the unstable harvest has made these nobles more and more raising their rents. The lower class people are eager for a better life because of their hardships. The Taiping Church moves due to the times, taking advantage of the continuous famines in the northern region to continuously develop believers, and has laid a deep foundation in the northern counties, thus achieving success. In recent years, the central and northern regions are still quite good in comparison, and ordinary people can still live by it. Except for some fanatical Taiping Church believers, many lower class people have no regard for this.

It is so fanatic, but once natural disasters and man-made disasters are encountered, the lower class people cannot survive, and they will inevitably yearn for the doctrines promoted by the Taiping Church. This kind of thought will become a wave of peasant uprisings sweeping by those who are interested. Even if the Taiping Church may be extinguished due to the attack of forces from all parties, this is the surface open flame that is extinguished, and Mars is still hidden. As long as the opportunity is mature, it may rekindle at any time. Therefore, the collapse of the Taiping Holy Kingdom is inevitable, but it is not easy to eradicate the root causes of the disaster brought by the Taiping Church, unless it fundamentally changes the living conditions of the lower class people in the northern counties."

Linghu Yi's analysis made Wufeng and Liang Chongxin look at each other at the same time. This is not a problem that can be solved in a short period of time. The infrastructure of the northern counties is too poor and they rely entirely on the weather for their income. These counties are the most powerful areas with the land aristocratic forces. The cruel exploitation has made the farmers in these counties only able to solve food and clothing even in normal years. When a disaster occurs, a large number of bandits and bandits will appear, and a major disaster will occur. The situation is even more intense. Once there is a fire, it is very likely that the Taiping Cult will be in the uprising, especially when the various teachings of the Taiping Cult are widely circulated in the lower classes of the northern counties.

"The problem of Taiping Cult is indeed a complex problem. It has a deep historical background behind it. If you want to resolve the various disasters it brings, it is difficult to achieve success by relying on military strikes and suppression. The social foundation of its existence must be completely eliminated in order to truly resolve this disaster." Wu Feng said in a deep thought.

"Well, but the civil strife of the Taiping Sect is also imminent. Information shows that Bo Jinchen and Xu Wenzhe have been very close during this period. I doubt Bo Jinchen might have any ideas." When talking about this question, Linghu Yi hesitated.

"This possibility is very high. Bo Jinchen is a top figure in Taiping Sect and You Daofang's former chief think tank. However, now the relationship between the two is much worse than before, and Bo Jinchen is also a person who is unwilling to let the Taiping Sect decline like this. Xu Wenzhe also has considerable military strength in the Heshuo area. If Bo Jinchen wants to think about things, he can only join forces with Xu Wenzhe to deal with Yu Yongzhi. However, You Daofang is not a good person. Although he has deviated from the normal path in his thoughts, he is not weak in playing power and tricks. If Bo Jinchen thinks about things, he may not be able to succeed." Liang Chongxin, as a close neighbor of the Taiping Sect, has always paid great attention to many people in Taiping Sect. He must ask for a copy of the information about Taiping Sect collected by the Military Intelligence Bureau or the intelligence system of the Intelligence Agency for his own analysis.

"I believe that no matter whether Bo Jinchen and Xu Wenzhe join forces to resolve You Daofang, it will be a matter of time before the Taiping Cult splits, and both sides have considerable military strength. Once a fire breaks out, the Taiping Cult is likely to collapse, and the wolves around him will not give up this opportunity. This is the case with the Kaman people. Situ Jun and Situ Lang may also be waiting for this opportunity, including us, of course." Wufeng smiled faintly, "This is an opportunity, and it depends on who can seize it now."

"Sir, what do you mean is to wait for the Taiping Sect to kill each other and then wait for an opportunity to send troops?" Linghu Yi nodded and said.

"Well, it depends on when this opportunity will come now." Wufeng nodded, "Heshuo is a land of dominance, and no one will give up this fertile land easily. This is the case with the Kaman people, and so on Situ Lang and Situ Jun. Of course, we cannot give up easily. I hope that some things can happen according to our scheduled plan in the second half of the year."

Liang Chongxin and Linghu Yi also focused on the key points, "What the lord said is very true."
Chapter completed!