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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 197: Friendship between Old Friends

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    Qishan is already old. In the era of Manchu Qing Dynasty, when medicine was not very prosperous, sixty-seven years old was already considered a long-lived old man. A veteran of three dynasties including Jiaqing, Daoguang, and Xianfeng, he was leaning weakly on the handsome tent at this moment.  On the soft chair inside, she covered her face covered with age spots with the silk silk in her hand, coughing violently.

    Ronglu¡¯s mood is very complicated. This old man has received mixed reviews in history, but people remember him too much as a traitor. In Ronglu¡¯s view, this view is somewhat unfair.  There is only one reason why Qi Shan was so evaluated by history. He was the opponent of Lin Zexu, the main war faction. Qi Shan was from the peace faction. In terms of his attitude towards the Opium War, Qi Shan hoped for peace.

    The very different historical images of Lin Zexu and Qishan illustrate people's simple moral aspirations, and at the same time answer the question of whether the Opium War should be fought.  To fight against the invaders is a requirement of national morality.  But if resistance is doomed to fail and the losses are greater, should we still resist?  This is a political issue.  A good politician should not be a blind mover. He should consider how to minimize the losses to the country and how to avoid unnecessary sacrifices.  Of course, this does not mean giving up resistance, because many times it is the duty of a politician to do something even though he knows that he cannot do it. Many times a nation needs to make heavy sacrifices to defend its moral dignity and spiritual aspirations.  In the short term, giving up resistance to gain temporary "benefits" may not necessarily be a good thing in the long term, because a nation that has lost its fighting spirit and is spiritually insulted is the most tragic.  From this point of view, the Opium War must be resisted.  But if you endure the humiliation and bear the burden for the time being, and seek to work hard and strive for strength, temporarily staying in peace is actually the best choice. Japan, which is adjacent to the "Celestial Dynasty", will adopt an attitude towards "invasion" more than ten years later.  Influence.  Undoubtedly the best example.  However, the "national conditions" of the Qing Dynasty determined that it could only adopt the former method.  In fact, even with resistance, it is still possible to win the Opium War, that is, by adopting the way China will treat Japan 100 years later.  

    It can be said that Qishan has done everything a minister should do, but in the vast Manchu Qing Dynasty, whether it was diplomacy or military use, in the final analysis, only one person had the final say, and that was Emperor Daoguang.  It was war or peace. As a minister, Qishan could only bow his head and obey orders. It was absolutely impossible for a dynasty like the Manchu Qing to launch a people's war against the British.  Therefore, whether it is war or peace, Qi Shan, like Lin Zexu, cannot escape the fate of being dismissed from office and having his property confiscated.

    "Zhonghua, cough, it turns out it's you." Qishan's old voice interrupted Ronglu's thoughts.  After he and Cheng'en came forward to greet him again, Ronglu said, "Well, Lao Zhongtang is fine. I'm on a business trip to Jiangnan, so I stopped by to pay my respects to Lao Zhongtang."

    Qi Shan finally coughed and gasped a few times. He squinted his eyes and looked at Ronglu, then at Cheng En, and asked: "This little brother is"

    Cheng'en hurriedly stepped forward and paid a thousand to report his family status. Qishan said with an ooh, "It turns out that he is a descendant of Yiletong'a. He can be regarded as a queen of meritorious service." At this point, Qishan sighed softly and said: "I  When we are old, the Qing Dynasty will still have to rely on young people like you to help share the emperor's worries. As slaves, we don't expect anything in this life, that is, we just want to stabilize the Qing Dynasty.  It can be considered as being able to go under the Nine Springs to meet the ancestors."

    Ronglu cupped his hands and said, "Lao Zhongtang still leads troops on an expedition in his seventies, which really puts the younger generation to shame."

    Qishan smiled bitterly and said: "I'm just going to leave this old bone here, and I didn't think much about it." Then he looked at Ronglu and said with a smile: "After the long-haired puppet King of the West captured Jiangning a while ago, the military was at its peak.  , there was a motto about King Taiping killing the king, and I was still wondering at that time who was playing this trick to sow discord, but later I found out that it was you."

    Ronglu was slightly surprised. The motto of pushing back the figure was originally a rumor-mongering plan he came up with. His purpose was to sow discord among the princes of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He used the guards from the Shangyu Reserve Department to bribe local gangs.  , the rumors spread by local ruffians, I originally thought that this matter should be kept secret and no one would know about it, but unexpectedly Qi Shan found out about it.

    Seeing Ronglu's expression change slightly, Qi Shan said with a faint smile: "I have been in the officialdom for decades, and I have to have connections in every corner of the officialdom. Otherwise, I don't even know how I could be ruined in the muddy waters of the officialdom. You guys are so clingy."  I also know about the pole guard¡¯s trip south this time.¡±

    As soon as these words came out, Ronglu couldn't help but sweated with fear. Thinking about it, for a veteran of three dynasties like Xiang Qishan, not to mention that he had eyes all over the court, that was what he wanted to know. With a little effort, he could find out.  How could he not find out about Se sitting down?  Most of the Niangan bodyguards were originally composed of descendants of Manchu nobles, and many of them were relatives of Qi Shan. As long as Qi Shan wanted to ask, he would be able to find out.  Thinking of this, Ronglu knew that Qishan must know the purpose of his people's trip, and he didn't know what Qishan was thinking. If he wanted to deal with his stick-stick guards, I'm afraid?It's easy.

    Qi Shan squinted his eyes and sighed softly: "Su Yuting does things arbitrarily and recklessly, regardless of the consequences. In order to please the emperor, he dares to touch anyone and do anything, but he doesn't  If you don't know how to be diplomatic, you will definitely suffer big losses in the future. Zhonghua, your grandfather Taskha is my old subordinate. When I was the minister in Tibet, he served under me. Your mother is from my Borjijit family.  , you can be regarded as my grandson. Your father and uncle both died in the battle, and you are the only child in the family. Originally, you served as a guard in the palace, and it would be a way to be released outside in the future, but now you are doing this with Su Yuting.  If you offend too many people, you will be hated by others in the future."

    Ronglu's mind exploded, and sweat trickled down his forehead. Hearing this, he no longer hesitated. His knees weakened and he fell to the ground, saying, "Old Zhongtang, for the sake of our ancestors, please save this junior." Cheng.  When En saw it, he also knelt down.

    Qi Shan chuckled, coughed a few times, raised his old hand slightly, and signaled the waiter on the side to step forward and help the two of them up.

    Qi Shan said warmly: "I only met you today because of my friendship with your grandfather. To be honest, I have to tell you the truth in this Jiangbei camp. How much food and equipment do you need to import every day?  No matter how many medicines were taken in, they were all worthless silver. The people in the court looked at them with eager eyes. How many censors and ministers and young people were staring at this place, just hoping that one day I would make a mistake in my errand.  , you can defeat me in one fell swoop. But Zhonghua, I can still talk to you here properly, why don't you make it clear that what I rely on is a power word. As long as the long-haired bandit in Guazhou is still there  , no one can touch me." Then he breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "The people who passed the imperial decree came in and out of my camp countless times, and I never covered up some scandals in the camp. Can they not go back and report to the emperor?  ? Your Majesty is so wise. Don¡¯t you know how bad the green soldiers in the world are? Zhonghua, in fact, not only the emperor knows it, but also all the civil and military officials in the court know it. Why should Su Yu Pavilion let you go all the way in vain? I¡¯m old man.  Thinking about it, firstly, he wants to find a stupid young man to expose this matter. Even if he cannot bring down the old man, he can still eliminate a few dissidents in the court. Secondly, he wants to use his help to get rid of the disobedient people around him. You  It seems that he was not told anything about what he did after going south, but he did it well, so you are jealous of Su Yuting."

    Ronglu sweatdropped after hearing this. It seemed that he was smart, but in fact, he was not as good as those in the officialdom such as Sushun. He was so stunned that he could not speak.

    Qi Shan took a sip of hot tea, coughed violently several times, and spit out thick phlegm. The waiter on the side quickly took it with a spittoon. Qi Shan took a smooth breath and continued: "Zhong Hua, I also want to save you.  But I want to hear what your plans are in your heart?"

    Ronglu handed over his hands and said thoughtfully: "Old Zhongtang clearly knows that the boy is just on an errand, and he has no intention of disrespecting Lao Zhongtang. In fact, as Lao Zhongtang said, after the boy went south, most of the Green Camp soldiers he saw were like this.  Military discipline is weak and combat power is low. They flee when they encounter thieves and disturb the people. What the younger generation is worried about is not their own gains and losses. The young ones are worried about the welfare of the country. These green soldiers cannot defeat the long-haired thieves.  of."

    Qi Shan hummed, without comment, and gestured to Ronglu to continue. Ronglu regained his courage and continued: "I want to come, junior, but now the Eight Banners Green Camp is not of much use, and we can only set up regiment training in various places to protect ourselves, and more regiment training in various villages.  It was difficult for the long-haired man to move even an inch, so he gradually reduced his banditry. He purchased advanced Western firearms to supplement his armaments, and trained new recruits from various regiments, such as Xu Tu, to suppress them. It would take ten years to put down this long-haired bandit."

    Qi Shan squinted his eyes, tapped his fingers on the back of the chair and suddenly asked: "Where does the money and food come from for group training in various places?"

    Ronglu replied: "Every place can raise its own money and food, set up checkpoints everywhere, and extract one tael of silver from merchants' business. In the eyes of merchants, one out of a thousand is of no concern and can be passed on."  Buyer. And I will drip water and collect it into a river, which can support hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers. If the soldiers and elites have enough food, how can Hongyang be immortal? In this way, there will be money and food. The name of this strategy is Lijin."

    Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom raised its troops, Emperor Xianfeng seemed to know for the first time that even the richest and most splendid royal family would sometimes run out of money.  Digging everywhere and raising funds in every possible way, Emperor Xianfeng obtained a total of nearly 30 million taels of silver from 1850 to July 1853 to supply the front line. In exchange, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom captured Jiangning and water transportation was almost cut off.  By this time, Emperor Xianfeng was at the end of his rope, with only 290,000 taels of silver in the household department, and even the salaries of the officials and soldiers in the capital could not be paid.  The Manchu Qing Dynasty was deeply worried about money and food, and Qishan was no exception. It was common in the Jiangbei camp to pay arrears, so those soldiers bravely plundered the people and opened shops and gambling stalls in the camp.  Those people are just trying to make ends meet.  Ronglu's brilliant idea also made the sophisticated Qishan shine.  (To be continued.)
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