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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 250: Shanghai Naval Administration

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    On the watchtower, Hong Yun'er was very surprised after hearing Xiao Yungui's words. She asked in surprise: "Will Rong Lu travel through Si Xuan or Qing Yun?"

    Xiao Yungui nodded, and immediately told about the fact that Qianjiang's plan for gold was first contributed by Rong Lu. Then he told what he had been thinking about these days, and finally said: "I have been thinking about it these days, Rong Lu."  Lu suddenly became so capable, and he seemed to predict events in history just like us. The only explanation is that Ronglu was also a time traveler. Since the two of us can time travel here together, then our thoughts were concentrated by thunder and lightning.  Xuan and Qingyun are very likely to be here like us."

    Hong Yun'er folded her arms and muttered for a moment: "It is possible, but we cannot rule out that there will be other time travellers. This world is too mysterious, and it may not be what we guessed. Instead of guessing here, we might as well  Find an opportunity to test it out. Didn't we discuss finding the two of them when we were in Changsha? At that time, we thought about pasting class songs to find them, but later we thought it was too reckless and did not proceed. But now we have  Once you know the target person, it will be much easier to test.¡±

    Xiao Yungui nodded and said: "Exactly, we can find an intermediary to send a letter to Ronglu. There will be nothing written on it, just a few lyrics of the class song, and see how Ronglu reacts."

    Hong Yun'er smiled and said: "This is the best. It would be more appropriate to sign it with the name of the head teacher. If Rong Lu is Sixuan or Qingyun, he will definitely recognize us."

    Xiao Yungui touched his chin and said: "Rong Lu is currently in Jiangbei Camp, which is close to Zhenjiang. When we return to Tianjing, we will first go to Zhenjiang to find an intermediary to deliver a message to Ron Lu."

    Hong Yun'er snapped her fingers and said, "Yes, for now we should stabilize the situation in Shanghai first, and then confirm Ronglu's identity before returning to Tianjing."

    After the two of them discussed it.  The guards downstairs came to report that Lin Qirong had arrived at the camp, and Xiao Yungui and Hong Yun'er immediately came down to meet them.  Xiao Yungui ordered Chen Zhiming to guard Wusongkou, while Li Tianxi, Lu Shunde, and Zhao Shunping attacked Chongming Island, and transferred Lin Qirong back to Shanghai. He wanted Lin Qirong to guard Shanghai and stand alone.  A few days ago, Xiao Yungui also sent a letter to Wang Kaiyun in Wuxi, asking him to hand over Wuxi's government affairs to Li Shourong as soon as possible. Wang Kaiyun himself came to Shanghai to take charge of government affairs.

    Since the Taiping Army¡¯s Eastern Expedition in the West Palace, Xiao Yungui has maintained the management model of military and political separation in the West Palace.  There will be no such thing as the local military and political affairs being tied to one person in the history of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  Before 1856, the Taiping Rebellion did not establish provincial-level administrative units. It only had the name "province". It established the chief official system and the supervisory army at the county and county levels, which were called "local officials".  Manage daily administrative affairs of the city.  However, in fact, the city officials at these two levels only "opened the Yamen" - established administrative agencies, but there were other people who "sited the Yamen".  They were either local garrison commanders.  Either senior officials specially sent by Tianjing would preside over city affairs in the name of "holding seals and taking charge of civil affairs."  For example, in Fanchang County, Anhui Province, the chief officer should be the military supervisor of Fanchang County, but the actual person in charge is Yang, the local garrison general and the eighth commander on the right side of the palace.  Administrative powers such as criminal and public security are mostly in the hands of these officers and special commissioners. What the local officials can effectively control is except for the affairs of rural officials that do not fall within the scope of urban administration.  Only minor matters such as household registration, tax collection, sanitation and business management are left, and these matters are often interfered by military officers, special commissioners, etc.

    There were frequent wars in the past, so it was beneficial for the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom to appoint generals to supervise military and political affairs, which met the need to mobilize manpower and material resources during the war.  But if this continues in the long run, it will not be beneficial to the construction of the place.  Therefore, starting from the capture of Zhenjiang, Jintan, Wuxi and other places, Xiao Yungui appointed a general to be in charge of the army and an official to be in charge of political affairs.  At present, the guard general of Wuxi is Tan Shaoguang, the local guard official of Wuxi is Wang Kaiyun, and Li Shourong is responsible for money and food under Wang Kaiyun.  After Shanghai was captured, this area was very important. Xiao Yungui planned to establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's Administrative Department in Shanghai, with the steady Lin Qirong and the capable Wang Kaiyun to jointly guard and govern Shanghai.

    After Lin Qirong arrived, Xiao Yungui took him on a tour of the camp and talked to him a lot while walking. Xiao Yungui told Lin Qirong to pay attention to several aspects while guarding Shanghai.

    First, soldiers must practice new types of foreign guns and cannons, become as proficient as possible, and master pure firearms combat methods.  Of course, in order to ensure the firearms for the soldiers in Shanghai, Xiao Yungui promised that the purchased firearms would be given priority to Lin Qirong's department.

    Second, Xiao Yungui will establish the West Palace Taiping Military Academy in Shanghai. Xiao Yungui will hire famous Chinese and foreign teachers and celebrities as lecturers to teach military affairs to officers at all levels of the West Palace Taiping Army.  Xiao Yungui asked Lin Qirong to open the Shanghai Martial Arts School, in addition to allowing Taiping Army's own officers to study, but also to attract more ambitious young people to enroll. Xiao Yungui hoped that this Martial Arts School would become the Taiping Army's own Whampoa Military Academy in the West Palace.

    The third is to let Lin QirongEfforts should be made to build a navy. Shanghai is close to the Yangtze River and the sea. It must have its own navy to protect the sea areas and rivers. At the same time, after the customs is established, a strong navy is also needed to combat smuggling and piracy at sea. Therefore, the West Palace Taiping Shanghai Fleet was created.  The matter fell on Lin Qirong.  Of course, Xiao Yungui suggested that Lin Qirong reuse naval generals Lu Shunde and Zhao Shunping, and purchase new warships from foreigners as much as possible.

    The fourth is the control of local gangs. Xiao Yungui followed Qianjiang's strategy and rewarded rebel gang leaders in Shanghai such as Mu Guandao and Xie Yinglong. Several people were given official positions ranging from general to general, and were transferred to Suzhou as officials.  , Xiao Yungui also sent a letter to Zuo Zongtang, asking him to keep an eye on these people and arrange some insignificant things for them to do.  The members of several gangs were completely broken up by Xiao Yungui in the name of reorganizing the army. Some of them were transferred to Chen Yucheng's group, some were handed over to Lin Qirong's group, and some of the gang members with some special skills were directly handed over to Bai Zetang for training.  In the future, he can act as Bai Zetang's spy or killer.  Entrusting Lin Qirong's gang to Lin Qirong, Xiao Yungui asked Lin Qirong to make good use of these people, use these people to be familiar with the characteristics of Shanghai, and send Lin Qirong's capable generals to re-establish the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's own black forces in Shanghai.  Many matters that are inconvenient for the Taiping Army to come forward to solve are best left to these gangs.

    The fifth is to ask Lin Qirong to assist Wang Kaiyun in setting up the Taiping Army's own arms industry in Shanghai. The French Aruney Company was a foreign company specializing in the arms business. In May 1848, the French businessman Aruney rented No. 41 Yingqi from the British Consulate.  Land, he founded Arunei Foreign Company, also known as Gongsheng Hao, and engaged in arms trade.  At that time, the French Concession had not yet been established. Arrounet became the first Frenchman to rent land in Shanghai, and Arrounet Company became the first French foreign firm in Shanghai. However, this foreign firm had suffered frequent losses due to poor management in the three years since it came to Shanghai.  On the verge of bankruptcy.  Xiao Yungui had previously asked Arune to buy a batch of arms, which was considered a rescue for Arune.

    Therefore, Arune was very grateful to Xiao Yungui. During the transaction, Xiao Yungui had already agreed with Arune that when the Taiping Army captured Shanghai, he would ask Arune to import a gunpowder production line and a paper ammunition packaging line.  and spherical blooming bomb production line.  Due to the obstruction of the British, these transactions were carried out in secret. These days, Xiao Yungui had reached an agreement with Arune. The two parties smuggled various machines to Shanghai, and the Taiping Army hired foreign technicians to assemble them.  Anyway, smuggling is very serious in Shanghai at this time. Even if the machine arrives and the customs has started to operate, as long as there are people from the Taiping Army to help, Arune's ship does not even have to sail to Shanghai to deliver the goods. It will be delivered directly to Wusong or even Chongming Island.  After delivery, the Taiping Army will transport it to Shanghai for assembly.  Xiao Yungui asked Lin Qirong to send troops to protect the transaction, and then Wang Kaiyun completed the machine assembly, hiring foreign technicians, and recruiting workers.  At the same time, Xiao Yungui asked Lin Qirong to send troops to protect the arms factory. In the future, it would become an important ammunition supply place for the Taiping Army.

    Sixth, Xiao Yungui asked Lin Qirong to form local militia groups of the Taiping Army in the counties, towns and villages near Shanghai. These militia groups were responsible for maintaining local security. They were also reservists of the Taiping Army and were responsible for combating the influence of local landlords.  The Taiping Army swept all the way over, and the landlord regiment training was almost wiped out, but Xiao Yungui still arranged it this way. He didn't want the landlord regiment training power to resurgence.  The number of local regiment training is determined according to the population of each place. It is handled according to the principle of one ding for every five households. All the expenses for local regiment training are paid by the local holy treasury in Shanghai. The weapons distributed are mostly cold weapons. At the same time, the Taiping Army has been eliminated.  Some of the firearms were also given to local regiments for use.

    In short, Xiao Yungui explained everything in detail, and then gave Lin Qirong a detailed implementation guide, asking him to trial it in Shanghai first, and report to Xiao Yungui in time if there were any emergencies.  Xiao Yungui didn't know how these things would change in the process. A plan is a plan, and the implementation process is always unpredictable. Therefore, Xiao Yungui gave Lin Qirong the right to resolve ordinary small matters by himself. When he encountered someone who was undecided,  Report important matters to him.

    Xiao Yungui then told Lin Qirong some things he should pay attention to when dealing with foreign affairs. Foreigners attach great importance to their rights. Lin Qirong must pay great attention to some Western etiquette and principles of doing things when commanding troops in Shanghai. He must handle affairs in a reasonable and orderly manner, but he must not be cowardly.  , in short, be neither humble nor arrogant, this will save you a lot of trouble.

    Lin Qirong remembered them one by one. Xiao Yungui knew that Lin Qirong had a calm personality. He was not as aggressive as Lin Fengxiang, Li Kaifang and others, nor was he as resourceful as Ji Wenyuan and Zhu Xineng, nor was he immature like Chen Yucheng and Tan Shaoguang.  Xiao Yungui wanted Li Xiucheng to come to Shanghai, but he had already started the campaign to attack Ningbo and could only let Lin Qirong guard Shanghai. However, he believed that Lin Qirong would not do worse than Li Xiucheng.

    After explaining Lin Qirong, Xiao Yungui ordered people to send invitations to ministers, consuls, and heads of foreign firms in Shanghai, inviting them to attend the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Shanghai Customs Affairs Seminar the day after tomorrow.  Hong Yun???We have already set out to find Li Taitai and hire him to prepare tariff details for Shanghai Customs.  Wang Kaiyun will arrive in Shanghai tomorrow, and Xiao Yungui also has many things to explain to him regarding the governance of Shanghai.  Xiao Yungui planned to hand over Shanghai to Wang Kaiyun and Lin Qirong to manage and guard Shanghai after the most troublesome customs tariff issue was clear.  An edict from the King of the East has arrived in Tianjing, asking the King of the West to return to Tianjing to report on his duties after stabilizing southern Sunan.  (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature. The novels will be better and updated faster!
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