Chapter 57: Fighting

In the grand banquet hall of Hunan Hotel, Hunan military and political officials and merchants gathered to wash the dust of the Regent who had just arrived in Changsha. Under the lights, gold and silver utensils shone brightly. The table of officials and gentry sat upright and listened to the Regent's toasts and preaching.

The Hunan Hotel is actually the original "Desheng Building" in Changsha City. It was bought by Jinzhao and expanded. It has added a guest room, a Western Restaurant, a Grand Banquet Living Room, etc. It has just resumed business and is a new hotel with a full oriental charm. After tonight, I think it will become the new favorite of Hunan celebrities and giants.

The Southern Dynasty, which was improving the tax system and improving the national fiscal expenditure review system, limited administrative management fees or official expenditures to about 10% of national fiscal expenditures. The proportion of which was higher among later Western countries was approximately one-third of the proportion of official expenditures in the Republic.

China has always been a society of personal affection. The style of reception of officials who eat and drink has developed a tradition since the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is impossible to say that one-size-fits-all, but it must be restricted. A complete reception system must be formed. People's living standards cannot be improved. The officials will rise, and four dishes and one soup will become a full banquet for Manchu and Han.

Besides, Ye Zhao also knew that under the current conditions, if officials were really limited to "public servants", he was afraid that he would collapse soon and he could only take many things slowly.

It is not that the public servants are allowed to slowly carry out the affairs of public servants under a perfect system. This is the solution to the problem. Just shouting slogans will only be castles in the air.

Ye Zhao was wearing plain clothes and yellow satin jacket, but he showed a flowing spirit.

"Let us toast to Changsha and Hunan's rebirth." Ye Zhao raised his wine glass high, and the civil and military officials, merchants and gentlemen immediately stood up together, all holding up their wine glasses high, shouting: "The prince is thousands of years old and thousands of years old."

It was simply incompatible with Ye Zhao's passionate toasts. Although Ye Zhao felt funny, there was nothing he could do. It wasn't this society? It's not like this? There was no room full of people kowtowing and listening to their own words. It's a great improvement.

The Hengzhou-Changsha section is open to traffic, which means that the southern railway network has been connected to Changsha and Guangzhou. The Hengzhou-Changsha section is all used for steel rails produced in Guangzhou. When it is opened to traffic, Ye Zhao naturally has to come and take a look.

What's more, Changsha has come to further appease the Hunan people, especially the Miao people and Tujia in western Hunan. The people are strong and are the main force of the Hunan army. Nowadays, many people leave their hometowns and follow Zeng Guofan to Yuezhou. This place where the Miao people and Tujia people gather, we must be more pacified to avoid any more trouble.

While various corps were fighting with the Taiping Army, the bandit suppression movement in the Southern Dynasty was also in full swing. The bandits were mainly concentrated in the Yunnan-Guizhou area, and the Xiangxi area on the border with Guizhou and Sichuan was also in chaos.

There is no way. Many times, the rebels and the associations turned into bandits in a single thought. Yunnan and Guizhou are not peaceful, and there are many local armed forces. In addition, there are many green camp remnants who are not obeying the rule of the Southern Dynasty and landed as kings. There are even more bandit leaders in the mountain king. On the contrary, Guangxi has been managed by matchmakers for several years, and it is still stable. However, there are also robbers and bandits who robbed families at the junction with Yunnan and Guizhou and in the deep mountains and forests.

To pacify the bandits in various provinces is a strict order from Ye Zhao to the generals of various provinces, and it is also the primary task of the patrol troops in Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan and Guizhou.

The Southern Dynasties downplayed the role of military officers in local governments. The provincial patrol battalions were under the jurisdiction of the general officers, while the general officers directly obeyed the orders and had no responsibilities with the general's office and had no ruling relationship with the governors of each province.

The civil officials present today include Hunan Governor Guo Jingzhi, governor Tian Yinong, censor Gu Jingzhong, academic envoy Du Wenquan, salt transportation envoy Liang Chongming, supervisor Kong Mingshi, supervisor of the Supervisory Bureau, and director of the Police Department Guan Yunwen.

Today, the provincial-level structure has basically had a prototype of modern society. For example, the governor is probably equivalent to the vice governor and the director of the Personnel Department, the director of the High Court of the Censor, the director of the Provincial Taxation Bureau of the Salt Transportation Bureau, etc.

The military officers present included Shen Bao, the general of the First Town of Pingyuan Army, Liu Quxiang, deputy general of the First Town of Pingyuan Army, Zheng Kui, chief of the General Staff of the First Town of Pingyuan Army, and Zhao Puyu, general of the General of the Land Patrol of Hunan Province.

On the table, Ye Zhao talked about the two empress dowagers and his expectations for Hunan officials and gentry, and warmly encouraged everyone.

All the civil officials and generals sat down with stern eyes. Although the wine and meat on the table were rich, who could enjoy it calmly?

"A gentleman is close to relatives, and prospers from benevolence; he does not leave old friends and does not steal. He also says bravery and rudeness will lead to chaos. Master Fantai, what did you say?" Ye Zhao looked at Tian Yinong, the Hunan governor who was at the same table.

The officials who were at the same table with the Regent had the highest status and were afraid that they were the most uncomfortable group in the banquet hall. Tian Yinong had already bowed and did not dare to look at the Regent. At this time, when he heard the Regent's question, his sleeves shook and he almost brought down the wine glass in front of him. He suddenly stood up, his face pale, and he knelt down and kowtowed: "I am aware of my crimes when I am aware of my crime!"

Tian Yinong went to Xiangxi to appease the Miao people, but it inspired civil unrest. The patrol battalion had transferred 3,000 troops to suppress the enemy, and the first town of Pingyuan Army was ready to rush to help.

Ye Zhao looked at him a few times and said, "Get up, you can't blame you for this matter. If this flood is not guided, there will always be a day for venting. You are just a cause and don't have to bear such a big deal."

"Yes, yes, the prince is wise..." Tian Yinong kowtowed repeatedly, and then he felt like he was a bastard, as if he was defending himself. He hurriedly said: "I have to die for a low position! I have to die for a low position!"

"Get up." Ye Zhao waved his hand, turned his eyes to the officials in the hall, and said in a clear voice: "Love the people as your son. This is true or not. If you really treat yourself as your parents and as the people's parents of food and clothing, you will inevitably be gloomy. If you want to say that officials should be trembling, the people are our parents of food and clothing."

"Yes!" The officials all agreed.

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Ye Zhao lived in a luxurious suite on the third floor of the backyard of Hunan Hotel. The entire building was booked down and several businessmen were driven out, which made Ye Zhao helpless. He was the regent, who was much more arrogant than later officials.

However, in today's wartime, and Hunan was initially decided, it was the place where the Hunan Army had been operating for many years. Zeng Guofan and the entire Hunan Army Group had a deep influence in Hunan, so there was nothing we could do if we were careful.

The sofas produced in Guangzhou are like soft couches, and can be placed on one end to the seat, which is somewhat similar to the French lounge sofa. However, the workmanship is complicated, the feet are carved with carvings and animals, and the craftsmanship is unique. It is not as simple and bright as the French sofa, but it is a bit thicker than the ancient ones.

Sitting on the sofa drinking coffee, on the soft pier opposite the coffee table, the old master of Hunan scholar Du Wenquan was telling the progress of running primary schools in Changsha.

The old master did not expect that he would become an important member of the province when he got old. He could only say that the fate of people was difficult to predict. Since childhood, he thought the Regent was very different, but he was not? In just a few years, he had built up such a huge river.

The Regent at this time seemed to have not changed much compared to a few years ago, and seemed to have changed a lot. His eyes were still so clear, but you couldn't guess what he was thinking.

"My master, I haven't seen you for a while. Are you okay with my brother Du? I won't bet anymore?" Ye Zhao asked with a smile.

The old master smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't say that. I'm killing me. He's quitting gambling. Now he's a problem in the steel mill. It's a good thing that the prince is still thinking about him. Where can this kid get his blessing?"

Ye Zhao laughed and was about to speak again, but suddenly heard a noise outside. Two blue-armored guards behind the red sandalwood door saw it from the cat's eyes. Then someone outside said loudly and respectfully: "Master, have two assassins caught, and the servants sent them to the police room?"

Ye Zhao was stunned, assassin, so he made a gesture. The Blue Armor Guard then opened the door and whispered a few instructions to the outside.

The effort was not long, and several guards pushed in and pushed in a man and a woman. The man was as big as a tower. His face looked like a black pot, his body was obviously half a head taller than the guard. He was wearing a blue cloth robe and was burly and tough. The woman was petite and the hotel waiter's red uniform was so scared that his face was pale and trembling.

The big man came in and knelt down without waiting for the guards to push him, and his voice was as loud as a bell: "Prince, Caomin is not an assassin, Caomin is a native of Qianzhou, named Bai Laoheng."

Ye Zhao nodded slightly. This name looks like a Chinese name, but since he is from Qianzhou, he should be Miao. In the Qing Dynasty, the policies of changing the land and returning to the migrants, enrolling households and naturalizing the Miao people, etc. were adopted, so many Tujia and Miao people changed to and transplanting the Han surname. As time went by, many Miao people were actually no different from the Han people. Because the Qing Dynasty was invaded by barbarians, it occupied the civilized world of the Han Dynasty. It tried its best to bleach its illegality. The policies adopted for each minority were completely different from those of the Han Dynasty. From an objective perspective, it promoted the integration of ethnic groups to a certain extent and promoted the sense of identity of ethnic minorities to the Central Plains dynasty, because the Han Dynasty's contempt for the foreign races was obvious.

Bai Laoheng kowtowed loudly and said loudly: "Prince, please take back Cheng Ming. The Miao people in Qizhanggou 18 Villages will never dare to resist the Heavenly Master. Please take back Cheng Ming and spare the young tribe members!"

Ye Zhao said "Oh?" It turned out that it was the Miao people from Qizhanggou. The Miao people from more than a dozen villages in Qizhanggou rebelled. The patrol battalion had dispatched 3,000 troops to suppress the enemy. Now the patrol battalion is equipped with rifles more than 3,000 troops and horses, and about 1,000 firearms. In addition, the Hunan patrol has mostly experienced the battle formation. Even if there is no first town of troops rushing for assistance, it is no problem to destroy a few Miao villages.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Ye Zhao looked at the big man, and he didn't look like a cunning person.

Bai Laoheng kowtowed again, "Yes! Caomin is the leader of the first village in the 18 villages. I know the matter very clearly. However, the master from the Qianzhou Siwei said that there were many northern rebels in Caomin's village and wanted to steal pigs and sheep from the village. There were a few young men in the village who didn't understand the rules and fought with the men and injured people. When the Siwei left, he said that he wanted to kill all the men and women in the village. Caomin came back and heard about this, and knew that he had caused a big disaster, so he hurried to ask in Qianzhou. He heard that Caomin and more than a dozen villages were convicted of traitors. Caomin was almost taken away in Qianzhou. There was no way, so he had to come to Changsha to complain."

"It just happened that I knew that the prince was coming to Changsha, and the girl Bai Ling came from our village again. I asked her to secretly take me to see the prince. But, I was caught by the guards. Caomin should die, damn it, but Caomin's tribe members really didn't want to rebel. The prince is clear, wise!"

Ye Zhao said lightly: "You are quite brave!"
Chapter completed!