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Volume 1: Fierce Battle in Changsha Chapter 707: Settlement of Accounts

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    On the day the Taiping Army entered the capital, the King of the West took control of the Forbidden City. Unlike the bloody killings that accompanied dynasty changes in the past, the Taiping Army entered Beijing smoothly. There was no major turmoil in the entire capital. Some local ruffians originally wanted to take advantage of the chaos to fish in troubled waters.  , but was quickly suppressed by the Taiping Army. The entire capital seemed orderly and without the slightest chaos.  ¡é¡ê

    Early the next morning, the Taiping Army took control of the inner city where the Eight Banners nobles originally lived. Since the Manchus entered the customs, the inner city of Beijing was divided into eight areas, which were provided for the Eight Banners nobles to live in. From then on  Since then, the inner city has been controlled by the Eight Banners soldiers, but at this time, the Han soldiers and horses regained control here.

    The nobles of the Eight Banners became panic-stricken. They originally thought that the Taiping Army would take advantage of the chaos and ransack their homes, but soon they discovered that the Taiping Army actually began to protect the place. Some local ruffians who wanted to take advantage of the chaos were killed by the Taiping Army.  Suppressed.  For a moment, the Eight Banners nobles heaved a long sigh of relief.

    Most of the tens of thousands of Eight Banners soldiers in the city were disarmed and sent home. The quality of these people was really poor. They were more delicate than the American soldiers who were called young master soldiers in later generations. Moreover, many of them smoked opium and were not qualified to serve as soldiers at all.  request, so they were all sent home.  Many people were very lucky to have escaped with their lives, especially the Eight Banners soldiers. They thought they were destined to die. Killings and surrenders did not happen in history. Fortunately, the Taiping Army faithfully fulfilled their promise and did not kill anyone.

    Qianjiang immediately took over Shang Yu¡¯s backup office, and most of the Manchu guards and spies were sent home and replaced by people from the Qianjiang Intelligence Department.  The intelligence network and relationship network of Shang Yu's backup office were inherited.  At the same time, a large number of palace guards were sent home one after another, and were replaced by the personal guards of the Western King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom stationed in the Forbidden City.

    Except that.  There are still a large number of green soldiers waiting to be reorganized, including the Qing troops who surrendered with Yuan Jiasan and others. After excluding the unqualified ones, less than 30% remained. These people were added to the various divisions of the Taiping Army.  Inside.  Most of the Shanxi soldiers wanted to go home, so many of them were sent home after being paid with travel expenses. A group of local Green Camp soldiers in the capital were left behind to serve as rural soldiers or police forces.  Maintain local security.

    After waiting calmly for a few days, as more and more Taiping troops moved north, the number of Taiping troops in the capital reached 80,000.  Lin Fengxiang's Taiping Army also had two divisions reaching the outskirts of Beijing.  People in the city were not aware of these changes. They just sensed that more and more Taiping soldiers wearing new military uniforms were coming and going on the streets.

    On the third day after the King of the West entered the capital, the Queen Mother, the Emperor and all other palace residents moved out of the Forbidden City. Yixuan protected them from the Forbidden City.  At the same time, Yixuan could only take away the numerous portraits of Manchu and Qing emperors in the palace.  Except for the concubines' personal belongings, all other belongings were left behind.

    The Queen Mother and the young emperor were arranged in Prince Gong¡¯s original residence, and then the Taiping Army sent a large number of soldiers and horses to guard the place day and night. No one could enter or leave without the order of the King of the West, and the Taiping Army sent in daily necessities.  Many Manchus, old and young, came here to kneel and cry, but no matter what, as long as they didn't plan to go in, the guarding Taiping Army would not care.  It is worth mentioning that.  After the capital changed hands, very few Manchus died and were buried.  On the contrary, there were a lot of Han people, but they were only a few hundred people, which was different from the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians who died during the Song and Ming Dynasties.

    Just like this, after spending seven days in the tragic comedy of crying and fussing, the lives of the Manchu nobles did not seem to have changed much. They still drank tea, walked their dogs, fought cocks and watched theaters every day, but they were a little less serious.  It's just the uncle's tolerance, but overall they are quite satisfied.  Some old people and young people went to Prince Gong's Mansion every day to mourn, and then walked to the overpass to drink tea and listen to the opera. It was like this every day, and life was as comfortable as before. Many people even forgot that the capital was already ruled by the Taiping Army.

    But they didn't know what the King of the West was doing these days. They just knew that the officials inside and outside the capital had been replaced. There were more police patrols and rural soldiers from the Taiping Army everywhere. The regular troops of the Taiping Army guarded the main roads and city gates.  Let the gangsters in the capital have no way to survive.  However, some shrewd people still smelled an unusual smell, like the terrible calm before the storm.

    On the seventh day, martial law began in the entire capital without warning. The Taiping soldiers, who were already familiar with the terrain, quickly erected roadblocks at various street intersections and alley entrances to enforce martial law. People who wanted to go out were stopped very rudely.  After they came down, they were ordered to go home. When three-quarters of the afternoon came, everyone who was still on the street was treated as a rebel and killed on the spot.

    Facts have proved that in the face of the powerful violent machine of the country, public opinion opposition is so insignificant, and soon the entire capital became quiet. This was not quiet at night, but quiet in broad daylight.

    ??Then tens of thousands of Taiping troops from outside the city marched into the inner city in uniform batches. Then each army was responsible for an area, and then it was subdivided into each battalion and company to take charge of an alley. After that, the Taiping troops began to visit each house one by one.  .

    Qingfeng got up early that day. These days, he has been busy dealing with the affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The maids and eunuchs have almost gone home, and those who stayed are unwilling to leave the Forbidden City, so he handed these people over to  The Taiping Army Palace Affairs Office officials managed it, and then the Manchu Qing clan's genealogy, ultimatums and other materials were also handed over. Of course, all the properties and finances originally controlled by the Manchu Qing royal family were sorted out and handed over one by one.  .

    He had nothing to do today, but he thought he might as well go into the palace and report to the King of the West, so as to get some luck and maybe get some rewards. After all, he could handle the errands of the Nuoda House of Internal Affairs in just a few days.  But it's not easy. The new emperor should give him some reward no matter what.

    But before they could go out, the housekeeper from outside came in and reported in a panic: "Master, there is a large group of soldiers outside the door. Where is the door?" Qingfeng rolled up his horse sleeves. After the Western King entered the capital, he did not force the Manchu civil and military officials.  Changing clothes, so Qingfeng was still wearing the court clothes of the previous court, but Qingfeng wanted to change his clothes.  It's a pity that no one pays attention to him for the time being.

    Hearing this, Qingfeng frowned and said, "What kind of soldiers and horses are they? Tell them that I am an earl personally appointed by the King of the West, not just a cat or a dog. Let them leave quickly." When the housekeeper responded and wanted to leave, Qingfeng said again:  "Hey, please be polite. If it doesn't work, just give them some money and send them away."

    After a while, the housekeeper came back with a mournful face. Behind him were more than a dozen Taiping soldiers, the leader of whom looked like an officer.  Qingfeng secretly suppressed his anger.  Still with a smile on his face, he stepped forward and said, "Thank you for your hard work, military gentlemen. I am Uncle Zhao Xin, the Prince of the West, and I am the earl of your heaven. If you have anything to say, please tell me."

    The leading officer hummed, opened a book, looked at it and said, "Yes, the King of the West has personally granted you the title of earl. I am here today to convey three things." Qingfeng breathed a sigh of relief.  I secretly thought that this King of the West was also real.  Why is it so rude to send someone to deliver a message?  But he still said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, please wait until the young man puts on the incense table to receive the order."

    The officer waved his hand and said: "Don't bother. This is the order from the King of the West to all the Manchus. After we inform your family, there will be another family." Qingfeng felt disappointed. It turned out that the order was not given to him alone.  , but still smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please tell me."

    The officer said loudly: "Of these three major events, the first is to cut off braids and change into clothes! The King of the West ordered the soldiers and civilians in the capital and all over the country, especially the Manchus, to complete the process of cutting off braids and changing into clothes within three days. That is to say, you are asked to cut off braids and change clothes.  The braids are cut off and the attire is changed into Han costumes. There are patterns of Han costumes here, so wear them accordingly. If you go out on the street in three days and have not finished cutting off the braids and changing into clothes, once you are caught, you will be treated as a traitor and a traitor!"

    Qingfeng took a breath when he heard this. After the Taiping Army entered Beijing in the past few days, the King of the West has not ordered his pigtails to be cut. Qingfeng said that the King of the West was lenient or had forgotten many things. It seems that the King of the West has been there all the time.  Planned secretly.  After receiving the engraving print handed over by the Taiping Army soldiers, he saw that the Han costumes printed on it were lifelike. Qingfeng secretly thought that the King of the West had been preparing for this matter these days.  But thinking that I originally wanted to shave my hair and change clothes to achieve a new look in the new dynasty, I agreed with a smile.

    The officer then said loudly: "The second thing is that in order to allow all Manchu families to better integrate into the republic and common prosperity of the five ethnic groups, within three days, all Manchu families are ordered to change their surnames to Han, and for three days to change their surnames to Han."  After that, officials from the household registration department of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in the capital will come to check one by one, re-register and create a register, and then issue a resident certificate in the capital. Remember to carry this certificate with you when you go out on the streets in the future. Those without a certificate will also be treated as thieves!"

    Qingfeng's face twitched. Well, King Xi's move was even more ruthless than that of his Manchu ancestors. Not only did they have to cut off their braids and change their clothes, but they also had to change their ancestral surname. However, what the officer said next made Qing Feng even more ruthless.  Feng became happy again, and the officer said: "In view of your great achievements, Uncle Zhao Xin, and the good work of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the King of the West specially gave your family a surname of Xiao, which is the national surname!"

    Qingfeng was so happy that he no longer cared about his ancestral surname. The surname of the new dynasty was given by the King of the West. This was a great honor. He immediately knelt down and knelt down to thank the King of the West for his grace.

    But the officer's words made Qingfeng look ugly again, "The third thing is that the Manchus everywhere have stolen the Han family for more than two hundred years, and the wealth they gained is all ill-gotten wealth. Now the property of each family has been shared with the capital."  The government, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the clan government have checked thoroughly and ordered each family to hand over their wealth, real estate, and land within a time limit. Each family's property will be given a five-foot-square place for each person to live in, and the remaining properties will be confiscated by the government.  The land will be given to each person at the rate of thirty acres, and any excess land will be confiscated, and the personal belongings of each person shall not exceed five taels!"

    Qingfeng almost fainted when he heard this, King Xi isThe household plan is really cruel. It turns out that Xiwang and the others have been holding back a few days ago. It turns out that the soldiers and horses have not been deployed yet. Then the capital is filled with the property, land, and property of each household of the Qing nobles.  The real estate and other matters have not yet been settled clearly. At this time, everything is under their control, and then they start to take trouble.

    Qingfeng hurriedly said loudly: "Master Jun, the King of the West personally promised not to move my family's land or property."

    The officer groaned, looked at the book and said, "Uncle Zhao Xin, the King of the West in your home has indeed written it in his own hand." Upon hearing this, Qingfeng turned from worry to joy, but then he couldn't laugh anymore and just listened  The officer read: "His Royal Highness the King of the West wrote in his own handwriting, Uncle Zhao Xin, that at that time I promised you to preserve your family property, and named you Uncle Zhao Xin, enjoying the treatment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom earl. I will preserve your family property, but it cannot exceed  The treatment that I, the Earl of Heaven, enjoy, therefore, the several properties your family lives in and the fields they own have greatly exceeded the limit. Exceeding the limit is not a small matter, so all the properties, real estate and floating wealth that exceed the Earl's treatment must be turned over to the national treasury. If there is any in the future  For meritorious service, I will reward you" Qingfeng was so stunned that he didn't listen to the rest of the words. He only had one thought in his mind, "Retribution has come, King Xi is settling the accounts" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, novels.  Better updates faster!
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