Lin Haifeng and Zheng Nan did not talk too much about the many shortcomings of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. They had considered in advance that everything must be done slowly, and there was no need to rush, let alone rush. The occurrence of all ills depends on the environment and soil in which they breed, as well as the huge invisible and intricate web, which cannot be solved overnight.
After the meeting, Zheng Nan stayed at Tianwang Mansion, while Lin Haifeng followed Yang Xiuqing to Dongwang Mansion.
The East Palace is still being expanded, and the completed part alone is comparable to the Heavenly Palace. However, there is one thing that Tianwang Mansion cannot compare with, and that is the flow of people coming in and out, as well as the various official sedan chairs that are blocked in front of the door. Because the real political, military, and economic hubs of the Taiping Rebellion are here.
Yang Xiuqing asked Lin Haifeng to sit down in the study. Before his butt touched the chair, Fu Shanxiang, the Minister of the East Mansion, walked in with a large pile of various documents.
"Hello, Your Highness Prince An!" Fu Shanxiang greeted Lin Haifeng politely and sweetly, and then looked at Dong Wang, "These are documents that are urgently awaiting approval from various places, and there are officials waiting to be summoned outside."
Yang Xiuqing waved her hand, "Put it here first, and you can handle the rest for me first. I want to talk to Prince An for a while, and no one should disturb me. In addition, you should immediately draft a decree for Lin Fengxiang. The specific content will be decided by An." Wang tells you that after writing it, you must arrange for appropriate personnel to send it to Lin Fengxiang as soon as possible."
When Lin Haifeng dictated the order to Fu Shanxiang, Yang Xiuqing began to immerse himself in the paperwork on his desk.
"Are you ready, Your Highness?" Fu Shanxiang finished writing the last word and looked at King An with a pair of big eyes like two clear springs.
Lin Haifeng was a little embarrassed to be looked at. He quickly turned to look at Yang Xiuqing and replied, "Okay, take care of it immediately."
"As ordered, Your Highness." Fu Shanxiang stood up, picked up the documents that Yang Xiuqing had approved, and turned around to leave. There was a slight smile on her face, revealing the big dimples on her cheeks.
"Brother Dongwang is indeed very capable. He has already dealt with the matter at hand in such a short time, right?" Lin Haifeng smiled.
"Haha, it's not that I'm fast, it's that some things don't need to be considered at all, it's just a formality." Yang Xiuqing said happily. He felt as if he was beginning to like Lin Haifeng. He waved the female officer who had just brought tea to leave the room, and smiled at Lin Haifeng, "Brother Haifeng, drink tea. Although Brother Yu has made great contributions to the heaven, he is still a mortal after all. Even if he is a mortal, he will not be a perfect person. Brother, no matter what you have to say to me or to the Celestial Empire, you can say it directly, how about that?"
Lin Haifeng nodded.
He felt that the inconspicuous man in front of him was actually an extremely perceptive person. Historically speaking, Yang Xiuqing's judgment and grasp of the current situation were also very accurate, but he was a little too exposed. It seems that the Hongyang Rebellion in history was by no means a simple grudge between a few individuals, but the total outbreak of all conflicts within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It really corresponds to the saying, a thousand-mile embankment is destroyed by an ant nest.
So, he decided to start directly from the rise and fall of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. If he could get Yang Xiuqing's full support, he would accelerate his transformation of this regime.
In the Heavenly King¡¯s Mansion, Zheng Nan was also having a long conversation with Hong Xiuquan according to Lin Haifeng¡¯s instructions. The central topic always revolved around the relationship between officials and low-level soldiers within the Heavenly Kingdom. He proposed that Chinese officials should abandon excessive hierarchical boundaries, officers and soldiers should achieve equality, and treat the people as if they were their own parents
Hong Xuanjiao walked in, sat aside and listened attentively. She liked every word said by the two new king brothers.
Hong Xiuquan had to agree with Zheng Nan¡¯s point of view. Because those statements were not inconsistent with his main thoughts when giving "" to God-worshiping believers, he could not refute them. What he was dissatisfied with was that he was the King of Heaven. To put it bluntly, the entire world from now on belonged to him. Did he not even have the right to enjoy life?
Zheng Nan seemed to see through his mind, "Of course, there is no absolute equality. But what we can definitely do is to let our soldiers understand why they fight. This requires us to let them see that their families, Relatives and friends are living better than before. They are no longer someone¡¯s slaves, but people who control their own destiny. This requires us to use practical things to achieve them, rather than relying on simple and empty doctrines.¡±
"At this point, haven't we done enough?" King Hong Tian seemed to be very dissatisfied. "All the expenditures of the heaven and the earth come from the holy treasury, so everyone has nothing to worry about. Let's talk about these apricot-yellow clothes, which were not seen in the past. They are all exclusive to the royal family, but now everyone in the Celestial Empire can wear them as they wish."
"Of course, there are indeed many things that are different from China.The Qing government, otherwise there would not be so many people following the Taiping Army. As the saying goes, it is easier to conquer the world than to stay in it. To put it bluntly, the Heavenly Dynasty was very creative in setting up its power structures and official positions in order to distinguish itself from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. There are so many strange official positions, it is actually difficult to remember them. However, you have not done anything that should really be different from the Manchus. "
"Oh!" King Hong Tian looked at Zheng Nan doubtfully and asked, "What?"
Zheng Nan smiled slightly, "Isn't the Palace of Heavenly Palace the same as the Forbidden City?"
Hearing this, Hong Xuan was overjoyed, wasn¡¯t he? Isn¡¯t the Tianwang Mansion the imperial palace of Beijing?
Hong Xiuquan glanced at the girl and looked at Zheng Nan, "Shouldn't there be a Heavenly King's Palace?"
Zheng Nan shook his head and said slowly, "It's not a question of whether it should happen or not. If there is no fundamental difference between the Celestial Empire and Qing Yao, how can we allow our soldiers and the people of the world to bleed for our cause?"
Hong Xiuquan said no more, but looked straight at Zheng Nan. They are obviously opposed to having an emperor, and even more so to having an imperial palace. Will they sincerely support their own Hong family?
Hong Xuanjiao felt that what Prince Ning said was so touching. When she saw her brother was silent, she snorted regardless, "Second brother, actually what Prince Ning said is reasonable. Since we stayed in Tianjing, we have been very lively. The old brothers began to become a mess, competing with each other in terms of official rank, pomp and clothing. Officials who are a little older can open government offices and support countless idle people. I have something I have wanted to say for a long time, when our female military camp While the girls are fighting with the demons outside the city, why don't you gentlemen just hang around there?"
Hong Xiuquan was amused by the girl's knife-like mouth, "Then according to your wishes, do you still want me to lead your girls to fight?" He loved this girl not only because she could be called a celestial dynasty. The most beautiful man, and for political purposes, forced the girl to marry the Western King Xiao Chaogui, causing the girl to become a widow at a young age.
"That's not what I meant." Hong Xuanjiao turned her eyes to Zheng Nan, "Brother Prince Ning, if my second brother were like you, would anyone dare to do this?"
Zheng Nan chuckled, "What Sister Xuanjiao said is too absolute."
"What, did I say something wrong?" Hong Xuanjiao opened her fiery eyes and looked at him in confusion.
"It's true that it's wrong," Zheng Nan felt a little uncomfortable at her glance, and turned to look at Hong Xiuquan, "It's just that the King is the King after all. He is a symbol of a country and should have his unique dignity and power."
Hong Xiuquan is so smart. Although he knows that Zheng Nan is making a pun, on the surface it still sounds very useful