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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 662: The Volunteers Are Available

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    In the monk's house in Dongyuan, Hangzhou, an old man in his sixties was wearing a monk's robe and sitting on a futon. His braided hair on the back of his head has been removed, and all his white hair has been shaved. His eyebrows are lowered and he is holding a rosary.  He kept mumbling words.

    Outside the house, the novice monk came into the house and said, "Master Chengguan, the Queen of Taipingxi is here to visit." The old layman said with an ooh, "I will come to meet you personally."

    Just as he was about to get up from the futon, several women had already entered. The first woman was wearing a loose robe, with her hair hanging naturally. She smiled when she entered the room and said: "Buluo Chengguan layman meets each other, I can't wait."  Please come here and disturb the layman's purification."

    The old layman laughed and said, "People from outside the country can't abandon the common world. It's just an excuse to retreat from the world and live in peace. Little friend Xuanjiao always makes fun of me for this."

    That woman was none other than Hong Xuanjiao, Queen of the West of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. She was already pregnant. Although she was covered by her long robe, it was still obvious that she was pregnant. She smiled and said, "Mr. Wei Yuan is the first person to open his eyes today."  People of this world, how dare we, the juniors, make fun of you?"

    The old layman on the futon in the monk's house was Wei Yuan, the famous person in history who was the first person to see the world. In 1853, he was still serving as the magistrate of Gaoyou in the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Later, he was dismissed because of "delay in reporting" and "playing with military aircraft".  Although the Manchu Qing Dynasty later restored him to his post, he encountered ups and downs when he was over sixty years old and resigned because of the chaos in the world. He concentrated on studying Buddhism, inherited his Dharma name, and visited famous temples in Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou.

    At that time, Yangzhou, Suhang and other places were captured by the Taiping Army one by one. After the Western King came to power, he had a clear and good government and protected the beliefs of various factions. Wei Yuan gave up the idea of ??returning to his hometown of Hunan.  Peace of mind and retreat in Dongyuan, Hangzhou.  Later, the Queen of the West came here because of her reputation, and after several conversations.  They became friends forever.

    Wei Yuan chuckled and pointed to a few Eight Immortals chairs and said: "Everyone, sit down and talk. Why don't you rest in Tianjing while I am pregnant with Liujia? Why do you come all the way to see me?"

    Queen Xi smiled slightly and waved behind her. Behind her was Fu Shanxiang, who was in charge of the edict office. Fu Shanxiang took out a few volumes from the backpack on his back and handed them to Wei Yuan. When Wei Yuan looked at them, he saw "Four Pure Lands" written on them.  through".

    "Old layman, this is the "Four Pure Land Sutras", a Buddhist scripture that you have compiled in recent years. It has been published by the Heavenly Edict Yamen School and I have brought it to you for review today." Hong Yun'er still said with a smile.

    Wei Yuan was overjoyed and flipped through a few pages.  Sure enough, it was the "Four Pure Land Sutras" compiled by me in his later years. He chuckled and said: "I thought that I would never see this sutra published in the world in my lifetime. I didn't expect that the Tianguo Bookstore would still let me see it. It is really more than my wish. Although the Kingdom of Heaven will  The country was founded on the basis of Taiping Christianity, but it can embrace all rivers, and all Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and Muslim schools can spread the book. It is really tolerant. Just for this book, I asked the Queen of the West to make a special trip to Hangzhou. How can I bear it?"

    Hong Yuner smiled.  Sticking out his tongue, he said: "Actually, I'm not here specifically to send books. The Suzhou-Hangzhou-Tianjing Railway is connected. I'm here to watch the ceremony." Fu Shanxiang said with a smile: "And the Queen of the West has been resting in Tianjing for too long, and she is so depressed.  .Want to come out for a walk.¡±

    Hong Yun'er was exposed by Fu Shanxiang, her pretty face turned red and she said with a smile: "The one who knows me is Miss Fu." Everyone laughed together.

    The little novice monk brought tea.  Because she was pregnant in Liujia, Hong Yun'er only had a cup of hot spring water. After taking a sip, she said: "Old layman. Although I came to Hangzhou this time mainly to observe the opening ceremony, I still want to ask you some questions."

    Wei Yuan smiled.  He knew that Hong Yun'er would definitely not just watch the ceremony and show off, so he immediately said: "My little friend, please tell me."

    Hong Yun'er said: "The old layman studied the Western countries twenty years ago and even compiled the "Illustrated Records of the Sea Kingdoms". This book covers world geography, history, political system, economy, religion, calendar, culture, and products. Yes.  He explored the way to strengthen the country to resist insults, rectify the current shortcomings, and revitalize the country. He also proposed the theory of learning from the foreigners and developing skills to control the foreigners. From this, it seems that the old layman has always believed that China can defeat the Western invasion. But what I want to ask is,  If our kingdom really gets into a fight with foreigners, will our kingdom have any chance of winning?"

    Wei Yuan smiled and said: "Back then, several junior technicians from the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau of the Ministry of Industry of Heaven came to ask for advice on how to make mines. I had also studied mines when I compiled "Hai Guo Tu Zhi", so I also discussed it with several junior technicians.  . At that time, several young people also asked me the same question, if the kingdom of heaven and foreigners fight, who will win and who will lose?"

    At this point, Wei Yuan paused and continued: "Actually, I also discussed this matter when I was on good terms with Lord Lin Zexu. I thought, the Chinese have a lot of resources and a vast territory, so why can't they defeat that small country in England? What's the difference between Gein and China?  The people were not mobilized in the war of the country, but the foreign troops from other provinces rushed thousands of miles away from the war formation. We were not in the right place and the right time. How could we not be defeated? At that time, I also suggested to the Manchu Qing court that today's righteous people can use it to resist foreign aggression, but the Manchus  However, the Qing court suppressed it in every possible way. At that time, I was very puzzled until I later read the WesternAfter Wang Niang wrote several books, she finally realized that the Manchu Qing court was more on guard against the people under its rule than on guard against foreigners. How could such a court defeat foreigners?  "

    At this point, Wei Yuan sighed softly, and then said: "Since the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom swept across the south of the Yangtze River, it has done a great job in cultivating moral governance and learning skills from the barbarians. Then, all ministries and provinces have spread the courage of the people, and then used the righteous people to guard against foreign invasions.  Judging from the words and deeds of the young people in the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau, the armaments of the Kingdom of Heaven were designed to control the barbarians. Sooner or later, the Kingdom of Heaven and the foreigners will have a battle. In fact, what the Kingdom of Heaven is doing now has already achieved what I have done before.  The skills mentioned above can be used to control the barbarians and the righteous people. If we really go to war with the foreigners, in order to protect their homes, the people in various places will definitely fight against foreign aggression with the same hatred. Above human beings, the kingdom of heaven has the upper hand. The only thing that needs to be paid attention to is  The problem is that the vast number of merchants have good relations with foreigners and have a lot of business contacts. If the Kingdom of Heaven goes to war with foreigners, we need to be on guard against some merchants getting in the way."

    "As for the time of day, if the war is declared at this time, although it is a bit hasty, it is also a time when the Western countries have no time to look eastward. The new king of the Rakshasa Kingdom in the north has not long since succeeded to the throne, and the domestic political situation is unstable. Britain and France have just fought with the Rakshasa Kingdom.  , the country also needs to recuperate, while the United States and other countries are trapped in their own domestic political instability, and among the European and American countries, Prussia also intends to revive, which is the time to use troops. However, the Kingdom of Heaven has been in contact with the European and American countries for a long time,  After declaring war, we need to put more effort into promoting the righteousness of the war. Western countries are not monolithic, and there are many differences in each country. After the Kingdom of Heaven goes to war with foreigners, it must remember to use war to promote peace and use barbarians to control barbarians."

    Hong Yun'er listened carefully, and it turned out that the old man who could write the "Illustrated Records of the Sea Kingdom" was very knowledgeable. He was someone who had really studied the countries in Thailand and the West.

    Wei Yuan continued: "As for geographical advantages, our Kingdom of Heaven is vast in the south of the Yangtze River. The Kingdom of Heaven has set up rural soldiers in various places for military preparation. The local soldiers are familiar with the folk customs and geography of their respective places, and they fight to defend the territory. They will all fight to the death.  The Taiping officers and soldiers have been fighting in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time and are familiar with the geography. The foreigners have not been able to penetrate deeply into our inland and do not know the geography. In terms of geographical advantages, the Kingdom of Heaven has the upper hand."

    Hong Yun'er nodded slightly. These favorable factors were completely consistent with the previous analysis by the staff, and then asked: "But the foreign ships have strong guns and powerful guns. Our Heavenly Kingdom's navy formed an army late, so it is difficult to compete. The Jiangnan coast is vast, how can we fight?"

    Wei Yuan pondered: "Foreigners attacked Guangzhou more than 20 years ago, and then moved north along the coast. Many important towns along the coast were lost. In addition to the weakened military preparedness of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, it was also a reason why the Manchu and Qing Dynasties did not mobilize the local people to fight the enemy together. It is different now.  Every time the foreigners fight, if it is a bitter battle, the foreigners will definitely go straight to the key point of the Kingdom of Heaven, which is Tianjing! If the foreigners are unlucky in attacking Shanghai and other places, they will definitely turn to attack Tianjing, with the intention of fighting  To make the kingdom of heaven surrender, the battle of Tianjing can influence the overall situation."

    Hong Yun'er nodded thoughtfully, and Wei Yuan chuckled and said: "Although the foreign ships have strong guns and powerful guns, the Heavenly Kingdom's navy cannot yet match it, but if the foreign ships break into the inland rivers, the Heavenly Kingdom still has other weapons to compete with them, such as before  The mine was discussed by the young people of the Shanghai Manufacturing Bureau and me. This thing is not difficult to make. In the Ming Dynasty, in order to guard against Japanese pirates, there were homemade underwater dragon king cannons and other utensils. These were the predecessors of mines. Later I heard that the British and French  During the fierce battle with the Rakshasa Kingdom, the Rakshasa people often used this thing to defend the port, and it was quite effective. Presumably those young people must have developed shaped mines for the Kingdom of Heaven after they returned. With this thing around, it is a poor country  It is a sharp weapon for coastal defense. If used effectively, it can even annihilate naval warships that break into the inland river. The Queen of the West can let the generals make good use of this weapon."

    Hong Yun'er laughed and nodded in agreement. Although the old man Wei Yuan was unwilling to serve as an official several times and was only concentrating on practicing Buddhism, when it came to important national affairs, he still couldn't help but speak eloquently and made some mistakes in the bureau.  When people come to seek advice, he can discuss with them, and he still has a scientific spirit. As for his righteous people, it has long been one of the national policies of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.  Interpretation.

    The use of mines has long been mature in the Taiping Army. However, sea ships come and go frequently in various ports. Mines are easy to arrange but difficult to discharge. The cost of clearing mines is often 10 to 200 times that of laying them. Therefore,  The Taiping Army has never used it in practice.  But now that there is a war with Britain and France, the use of mines has been put on the agenda. How to make good use of this thing is indeed a problem, otherwise post-war mine clearance will also be a big problem in the future.

    "After listening to the old layman's words, the little girl learned a lot. By the way, I came here this time to give some nourishing medicine to the old layman. The old layman remembers to take good care of his body during meditation." Hong Yun'er smiled.  He asked Fu Shanxiang to give him some nourishing medicine. Wei Yuan would have died of illness two years ago in history. However, after Hong Yun'er got acquainted with Wei Yuan, Hong Yun'er often asked famous doctors to regulate Wei Yuan's body, thus prolonging Wei Yuan's life.  Life span, sometimes when I think about it, Hong Yuner feels that she has changed her history.??.

    Wei Yuan laughed and took it without being pretentious. Just when he was about to say a few words of thanks, a female guard from outside the house hurriedly came in and reported: "Mother of the West, urgent call from Shanghai. At about nine o'clock this morning, the British and French naval forces were spotted at the mouth of the Yangtze River.  The traces are coming straight to Wusongkou" (To be continued)
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