Section 75 Sharpening the knife (1)
Xie Luwang and the other three cries lasted for more than two hours. Liang Chongxin had to plan to talk to the three of them several times to comfort the three of them. From the Taiping Cult to the Taiping Cult to the robbery of the wealth and help the poor that had been stolen in recent months, the three of them could not help but kneel down and rob the land with their heads, asking Liang Chongxin to send troops to liberate Pinglu as soon as possible, so that Liang Chongxin had to support the three of them and comfort them patiently. Finally, they stabilized their emotions, and Liang Chongxin allowed his beautiful female secretary to take the three of them down for a good rest.
Only Liang Chongxin and Tang Tai were left in the reception room. Tang Tai had never interjected a word since the three of them started to confide in Liang Chongxin, which surprised Liang Chongxin a little. Now that Tang Tai still said nothing, Liang Chongxin even more confused.
"Tang Tai, you seem to have something to worry about. Do these three guys say are lies, or do you think this is a trap?" Liang Chongxin, who picked up the teacup, carefully savored what the three of them said just now, and then he spoke calmly after a while.
"No, Lord Liang, even though what the three of them said was a bit exaggerated, it is generally true. Not only Pinglu Mansion, but also the situations of other Beiyuan prefectures such as Anyuan, Qinghe and Yulin are similar. Taiping scholars made great moves this time, fully mobilizing the enthusiasm of the rogue proletarians and poor farmers in the lower class, and spared no effort to encourage these people to play the striker, and the climaxes continued. What the three of them said was indeed the current situation of Pinglu Mansion." Tang Tai said decisively without hesitation.
"Oh? So, the situation in Pinglu Mansion has reached an uncontrollable point? How did these guys sneak out of Pinglu and come to us?" Liang Chongxin asked slowly.
"Sir, they all escaped with the help of our Military Intelligence Bureau. I want them to report to you in person, which may make the situation we understand more intuitive and real." Tang Tai replied in a humble and arrogant manner.
"Haha, don't be so stubborn. I want to hear your opinion on the situation they are talking about." Liang Chongxin smiled slightly and said casually, "You can tell me based on the information you have."
"Just just now, the three of you have cried to you in many specific situations. Now the situation in Pinglu Mansion has been chaotic to the brink of riots. It should be said that in addition to those who are determined to cooperate with the Taiping Army, the famous families and great merchants in the upper class of Pinglu Mansion have been taken in, and now they are probably looted. The Taiping Sect has a good time in making money. First, incite some people to accuse your property of illegality, and then control your real estate and strictly prohibit transactions at will. Then, you must hand over a certain amount of money on time. It is called "
The redemption money is exchanged for Taiping Holy Kingdom to recognize the legality of your fixed assets. Then, seeing that you have been almost squeezed, your real estate and other assets are confiscated and distributed to the farmers and citizens who have devoted their lives to them. Most of them are auctioned to those merchants who are close to them. I heard that there are many merchants from Lankaman and the two countries who are invited to participate in the auction and deal with them at extremely low prices. These responsible persons can also make huge profits from it. However, fixed assets such as land houses are not easy to deal with, probably because they are worried that the Taiping regime is not stable enough."
"What else is this guy, this guy has come up with a more vicious way and tries every means to dig out the crimes committed by various families before. As long as someone comes forward to accuse him, he will arrest the accused person in prison. If he wants to be released, he will need to pay a huge amount of bail. Think about it, which famous family has not made any mistakes or entanglements. As long as someone comes forward to accuse him, he will take it all and pay the money to leave. This method is easy to use and has no capital and no profit. This trend has already gone from The initial targeting the upper gentry and merchants spread to the entire middle and upper class, which caused such a great panic. However, that guy was still a little brainy and didn't forget to give the bitter people soup when eating meat. As long as those who were willing to be loyal to them, they would give them more or less some thoughts. This land is the biggest bait. They promised that in the end they would give each person who worked for them a piece of land, which was the main reason enough to make the landless farmers crazy."
Tang Tai's introduction made Liang Chongxin understand the current situation in the entire Beiyuan area more deeply. This is the last madness of Taiping. Liang Chongxin's comment on how to satisfy the pitiful demands of landless farmers is a good thing, but if this method is adopted and the attack is so wide, it is hard to say that there is no selfishness for individuals to obtain benefits. Once such things are selfish, the direction will greatly deviate from the predetermined track. If these operators become ghosts, it will turn into a disaster.
"Well, what the three people said is that many gentry and merchants have begun to unite to secretly organize family soldiers and private troops to resist the poison of Taiping scholars. Is there any such thing?" Liang Chongxin was already considering how to deal with this matter. However, the Jiedushi only asked himself to consolidate the rule of Guanxi before leaving, but did not authorize foreign wars. Unless he encountered an attack, would he give up such an opportunity in vain?
"Sir Hui, it's true, but it's probably difficult for these private troops to deal with the Taiping Army. According to our intelligence, two private troops have been wiped out by the Taiping Army, and their fate is very miserable. The organizers have been killed by the whole family. These private troops have not undergone any training and have no combat experience, so they cannot compete with the Taiping Army at all." Tang Tai said a little sadly. He was originally from Beiyuan County and was also a talent excavated by Linghu Yi from the army. He soon made his mark in the Military Intelligence Bureau and was entrusted with important tasks by Linghu Yi to establish intelligence agencies in the Beiyuan area and be responsible for intelligence collection. Faced with the chaos in the Beiyuan area, he was also very sad.
"Then what measures do you think we should take to deal with it now?" Liang Chongxin nodded and asked further.
As soon as he heard this, Tang Tai immediately became alert and immediately said, "This is not something that Tang Tai can talk about. Lord Liang should make the decision."
Seeing that the other party was very sensitive to this topic, Liang Chongxin smiled and said, "Tang Tai, I also know that you are from Beiyuan and are very familiar with the situation in Beiyuan. I just hope that you can refer to it from the perspective of the intelligence department. If I decide to send troops to Pinglu, what difficulties do you think you will encounter?"
Tang Tai stared at the other party deeply, unable to see what other meanings the other party had. After considering it, he gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, Tang Tai is from Beiyuan. Naturally, I hope that the adults can march into Beiyuan as soon as possible and restore a home for the people of Beiyuan to live and work in peace and contentment. If we look at military forces alone, Taiping scholars have less than 40,000 troops stationed in Pinglu. Moreover, the Taiping Army has become increasingly corrupt in the past or two years, and the evening is getting worse. Especially the middle and upper-level officials, their selfish thoughts are even more serious, and they no longer have the aura they had when they were in the rebellion. Only two divisions are enough to sweep the Pinglu Mansion. But Tang Tai is not worried about this. Lord Li is now in the imperial capital. If the adults use war, will it affect Lord Li's itinerary in the imperial capital? Tang Tai dare not speak nonsense, so please think twice."
After being stunned, Liang Chongxin laughed in silence, "Hehe, Tang Tai, Tang Tai, it seems that Linghu Yi did not choose you wrong. Well, just your words are enough to take on the heavy responsibility of Beiyuan area. I will naturally consider the itinerary and safety issues of Lord Li, but you can think so carefully. I am very happy. Are you interested in trying it under me? If you are interested, I will talk to Linghu Yi."
"Thank you for your kindness, but Tang Tai was promoted by Lord Linghu and dared not let it down. Please forgive me." Tang Tai's face turned red, and he quickly stood up and bowed.
"Well, I won't advise you, otherwise Linghu Yi will sue in front of Lord Li next time." Liang Chongxin nodded, "I must report to Lord Li for such a big thing. This is not a good time in terms of strategic timing, but it is a rare opportunity in tactical terms. Tactical timing must obey strategic timing, but sometimes tactical timing can also be transformed into strategic timing, which requires Lord Li to decide. But before this, your Military Intelligence Bureau will collect and integrate the information of Pinglu and Anyuan governments first. I have an urgent need." After speaking, Liang Chongxin's tone was already very strict.
"Well, I understand. I also know that although An Yuansu is the nominal capital of Taiping Cult, the important departments of Taiping Cult in Anyuan have moved to Heshuo. The power to stay in Anyuan has been greatly weakened. The main forces of its main forces are concentrated in the Kuimenyu area in the west." Tang Tai stood up and saluted and wanted to leave, but stopped for a moment and added.
"Well, I understand. I will hurry up and do what I have ordered and do not delay it." Liang Chongxin's mouth showed a faint smile and nodded.
As soon as he saw Tang Tai away, Liang Chongxin immediately ordered the summoning of several capable subordinates in his war zone, and also reported this situation to the Secretariat of the Joint Military Staff Conference as quickly as possible. Even if such a major matter has not been expressed, it is necessary to first inform the Secretariat of the Joint Conference to let the headquarters prepare first. Once the war machine is running, the required logistical support issues and all aspects involved will be considered immediately.
Chapter completed!