Volume VIII 1194 Grand Marshal Ban

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In the past, the nine marshals were kind to these generals of the Hunan army, and the elder brother sometimes had little energy, and some affairs were handled by the brothers, so in the group of the Hunan army, Zeng Guoquan was the spokesperson of Zeng Guofan many times.

The generals respect the nine marshals, and Zeng Guoquan is also very friendly to the generals, and it is rare to see a time when he gives a face, but today the face of the nine marshal is gloomy and about to drip water.

"Hey...... My brother doesn't know which one he remembered again, but he actually ordered the blockade of private property transfer transactions, and the Jiangnan area banned the transfer of ownership of large industries such as land, real estate, factories, and workshops for two months!"

The people in the council hall were in an uproar: "How can this be done? Let's not talk about whether this decree is right or wrong, such a big responsibility is not something we can bear? Without the nod of the imperial court, how dare we issue such a decree, this is a big taboo!"

Zeng Guoquan rubbed his temples painfully, "Don't you know that my brother, as the governor of Liangjiang and the assistant military and political power of Jiangnan, has been criticized by many people in the court as the king of Jiangnan, and now he wants to issue such an edict, isn't this a sincere statement to his political enemies?"

"Damn the people of Sijiu City, they are looking at us unpleasantly, as soon as this decree comes out, the Forbidden City will not collapse the sky! But I can't persuade you......"

Bao Chao, a fierce general of the Hunan army, carried a chair to Jiu Shuai's side and whispered: "If you can't persuade you, you have to persuade you! Now it's not just a political dispute in the court, but also a money dispute! Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, how can a big marshal cut off people's financial routes?"

"Now that Jiangnan banknotes have collapsed, how many workshops don't even have the cash to start work, and now is the time to make a fortune, and you can buy countless industries with just a little silver!"

"As far as I know, the foreign merchants in Shanghai have already taken action, and the Manchu high-ranking officials sent by the imperial court have also begun to act...... Ma Xinyi, who was sent to take over as the governor of Liangjiang before, I heard that he has not done anything else in the past few days, but he is taking his subordinates to inspect the industries in Jiangnan, what do you say he wants to do?"

Bao Chao's words were recognized by everyone, and everyone said, "That's it, now there are countless people who want to eat this piece of fat in Jiangnan, and whoever has silver in their hands right now is the ancestor, one or two silver can be used as the usual ten taels of silver, and it is not a fool not to take the opportunity to eat some industry at this time......

"Nine handsome, brothers, don't fool you, in this money crisis, our southern ticket also suffered a heavy loss, just waiting to spend a little money to swallow some industrial subsidies and subsidies...... If you do this, the brothers' lives will not be easy!"

Zeng Guoquan was upset by the gossipy words, and he scolded in a low voice: "What's the use of you forcing me? Big brother is now enchanted, just listen to Xiao Letian, who do you think came up with this bad idea? It's not a moth that the eldest brother started to make trouble after a secret telegram came from Ryukyu!"

"I'm this bastard again! Our Hunan army owes him nothing, why is it endless? There aren't many good things, and we're all ...... to wipe our butts."

"No, Jiu Shuai, you have to take the lead and talk about Da Shuai, we can't sink with the Ryukyu ship!

In fact, Zeng Guoquan's heart to rebel has faded now, since the last time he had a heart-to-heart relationship with his eldest brother, he knew that the good time for the Zeng family to rebel had already passed, or he had never come at all.

When you're old, even if you want to rebel, you don't have that time.

But not rebelling does not mean not doing anything, since the dragon chair has no hope, then put the unlimited ** into the infinite cause of making money, and you have to leave some family property for future generations and the old brothers of the Hunan army!

Thinking of this, Zeng Guoquan sighed, "Hey...... Actually, I also admire Xiao Letian a lot, a person who has laid down such a big industry with his bare hands, is better than me anyway! But this time Xiao Letian is not optimistic, I have read the information of foreigners many times, and the Russian fleet is good in terms of quantity and quality, and there are many ...... number of people."

"Not only the warships, but also dozens of troop carriers with them, and there are more than 30,000 people in the army and navy combined, how do you say this is to fight? So Xiao Lotian will definitely lose, so we can't bet on this sinking ship!"

"Anyway, I will definitely persuade the eldest brother with a clear banner in a while, do you reconsider or not?"

"I didn't say it, what should I do with Jiushuai, we must follow...... Xiao Lotian can't win this time, so we can't bet on him.

Just when there was a lot of discussion, there was a tiger in the back hall, and the voice was full of anger: "The handsome man has arrived! The generals kneel to greet him!" only to hear a bang, more than 30 senior generals in the hall got up collectively, and all eyes were on the white tiger screen in front of them.

Steady footsteps sounded, and when Zeng Guofan, who had a ruddy face and a smile on his face, appeared in front of everyone, all the generals fell to the ground with a bang, "See the big handsome!"

"Get up! Hahaha, this winter has an occasional cold, and my health has been bad, so I haven't gotten together with the big guys, don't be surprised......!

The generals got up and looked up at the handsome, and the people were stunned at that time, no one thought that the handsome man was so strong, full of anger when he spoke, and his face was full of red light, not at all the appearance of being bedridden for a long time as rumored before?

At that time, there was a veteran whose eyes were red, "handsome...... We thought you were sick! Today, when we see that you are in such good health, I can be considered to have my heart back in my stomach! I haven't seen Da Shuai in a winter, and I miss ......."

This is really not a sycophant, Zeng Guofan is the founder of the Hunan Army after all, and most of the generals were single-handedly raised by him, and their feelings for the marshal are very simple.

Zeng Guofan was also moved, and said with a smile: "Lao Da is worried, I'm fine...... Alright, let's take the roll call first!"

The old farmer stood beside the marshal, holding a roster of flowers, and began to name them one by one, and after three minutes, the old peasant turned his head and said to the marshal: "Of the thirty-three generals summoned by the marshal, except for the new governor of Liangjiang, Ma Xinyi, and the other two who have not arrived, the remaining thirty people have all arrived!"

Zeng Guofan nodded, "Ma Xinyi is running an errand for the imperial court in Jiangnan, and it is understandable to be slow for a while, and the remaining two boys are late for no reason, and remember to be fined for half a year!"

"Okay, now let's discuss a discussion, talk about how our Hunan army should mix after I leave Jiangnan!"

Just when everyone in the marshal's mansion began to meet, on the official road at the foot of Zhongshan in Nanjing, a group of cavalry was speeding forward, and a civil official on horseback was Ma Xinyi, the newly appointed governor of Liangjiang who was about to succeed Zeng Guofan.