Chapter 9 3. The Taiping Army in Taiping City

Hong Xiuquan, formerly known as Hong Renkun, was born in Hua County, Guangdong.His father is Baozheng from neighboring villages. His family has a small amount of land, and his social status and economic conditions are good in the local area.He has two older brothers, and among the three brothers, he is the only one who seeks fame by studying.Hong Xiuquan entered a local private school at the age of 7. From the age of 13 to his 30s, he took the exam four times, but failed to pass the exam.Hong Xiuquan's knowledge is too poor, and he can't always reach the level of elementary school graduation. One of the classic official books published by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in 1857, "Heavenly Father's Poems", collected 500 masterpieces of heavenly kings, of which 476 were written by Hong Xiuquan to his concubines during his first three years in Nanjing, and asked his wives and concubines to recite them.We can learn from Heavenly Father's poem, which is the rule of "ten strikes" set by Father Hong: One should be beaten if the service is ungodly.Stiff necks don't listen to instructions and should be hit.

At first glance, the husband should hit three times.If the king is not pious, he should fight four times. If you are impetuous and impure, you should be beaten.Speech is extremely loud and should be hit six times. If there is a call but no answer, seven should fight.If you don't like the face, you should hit it. Looking left and right, nine should hit. If you don't speak leisurely, you should hit it. (Psalm 17, Psalm 18) From the first glance, the Lord is against the sky, and there are many sins beyond the slightest. (Psalm 197) When looking at the main sheet, you must see the shoulders, and it is best to look at the chest. (Psalm 237)

Why sleep and not sleep, why not sleep and sleep. Why don't you care about your customers and sleep, why do you still dare to sleep today. (Psalm 294) Looking at these poems created by Bi Tianwang, everyone will understand why he failed the imperial examination four times.During the period from repeated failures to public rebellion, Tianwang served as a private school teacher more than once, teaching children literacy and basic cultural knowledge. Private school teacher was an irregular occupation for quite a few old children at that time.Generally speaking, the income of such old children is not much better than that of ordinary farmers, only their status is different.

In 1837, Hong Xiuquan took the imperial examination for the third time and failed again.This person, who has always regarded himself very high and was placed high hopes by his tribe, has grown up this time.Hong Xiuquan, who suffered a huge mental and psychological blow, returned home, and immediately became seriously ill. He had a fever and dreamed. It is said that he dreamed of God.The God in Hong Xiuquan's dream is an old man with a white beard and a black robe with a Longquan sword on his back.Those who have been in the church have seen the statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. What does God look like?God is a spirit and has no form.What Hong Xiuquan saw was probably Taishang Laojun.The omniscient and omnipotent God does not know what language to use to talk to him, maybe God can also speak Hakka.Anyway, just such a person, give him the Longquan sword, let him go to the world to kill the evil and keep the righteous, and tell Hong Xiuquan that you are my second son.The only son of God should be Jesus Christ. He must say that he is the second son of God. This is easy for God to explain unclearly, and his character is corrupt and full of lies.Confused, Hong Xiuquan vaguely remembered the words "God" in a pamphlet promoting Christianity. After local improvement, he began to spread his "religion" on a small scale.This should be mild psychopathy caused by strong stimulation.

However, Hong Tianwang's courage is really commendable. In 1842, Hong Xiuquan took part in the imperial examination for the fourth time, but he was still unsatisfactory and was not listed.Out of extreme dissatisfaction with the exam, Feng Yunshan, who also failed the exam, saw from the perspective of astrology that Hong Xiuquan was "many out of phases" and "has the air of a king", and encouraged Hong Xiuquan to rebel.Feng's persuasion was in line with Hong Xiuquan's dream when he was in a daze, so Hong Tianwang completely gave up the idea of ​​becoming an official through the imperial examination.After Lao Hong decided to rebel, he officially changed his name to Hong Xiuquan.According to the analysis of scholar Pan Xulan, it took a lot of thought for Mr. Hong to change his name. Xiuquan took it apart and said, "He (I) is the king of people."Looking back at the roads that Hong Tianwang has traveled, in a nutshell, the decisive reason for the rebellion was that he could not enter school and be a scholar. The rebellion was for the purpose of becoming a king.Becoming a king of people can not only realize "wait for me to open a subject to win the world's soldiers", but also "hold the power to kill the universe" and kill all the people I hate and hate.Of course, it is not just rebellion and revenge, but more importantly, possession and enjoyment: possession of everything, "he is food for jade", "everything in the world is mine."These early outspoken statements of ambition illustrate Hong's original intention to embark on the "revolutionary" road.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is really a farce in modern Chinese history.Regardless of any religion, fraternity does not kill, but Hong Xiuquan did not. He founded such a religion called God Worship, with the purpose of opposing the government. The torrent of the Chinese national revolution has been ups and downs for about 200 years. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was finally established in Guangdong and Guangxi. There are deep-seated reasons for the development of turbulent waves.Britain has been oppressed in Guangdong for many years, and has deep resentment towards the Guangdong government and people. After finally winning the battle, the exploitation of the people here began to intensify.Here lies the deepest grievance.In addition, the Cantonese have a strong sense of nationality and a resolute temperament. Since the first Opium War, the Cantonese people have spontaneously organized the Sanyuanli Pingying Regiment to fight against the British army.But the local officials couldn't handle it, and suppressed the people to follow the barbarians. Guangxi and Guangdong border, so it is common for people in Guangdong and Guangxi to hate the British and officials.

As the Guangdong and Guangxi regions that were first oppressed by capitalism, the people have to resist external forces on the one hand, and resist the government on the other hand, which has developed into a self-consciousness.Guangdong and Guangxi became the birthplace of the revolution, and they had a certain mass base. In Guangdong and Guangxi, anti-British activities organized by the people continued, and there was a saying among the people that "people are afraid of officials, officials are afraid of foreign ghosts, and foreign ghosts are afraid of people". Guangdong is relatively developed. Cantonese people have seen real Christianity, but they don't believe in Hong Tianwang's stuff, so he went to the remote mountains of Guangxi to preach.The hatred for the imperial court and foreigners in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions can be said to be on the verge of breaking out, and the time for Hong Xiuquan to start an incident was relatively ripe. In 1851, before Lao Hong Jintian's rebellion, the imperial court received a secret report and sent Lin Zexu, the former governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, to quell the rebellion.At that time, Lin Zexu was sick and bedridden. After receiving the order, he traveled day and night, and his condition worsened.His son felt sorry for his father and persuaded him to rest. Lin Zexu replied: I am in Xinjiang, and I have never said it was hard even in the 20,000 miles of ice and snow. How can I be afraid of being tired now?Lin Zexu also wrote a couplet casually: "If the country is alive and dead, how can it be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune", and then continued on his way.Lin Zexu, who was sick and rushed, finally died on the way.Hong Xiuquan and his gang, who learned that Mr. Lin Wenzhong was coming, were planning to disperse, but they did not expect that Mr. Lin Wenzhong passed away halfway, and now a big drama began to be staged.

After the Jintian Uprising, Hong Xiuquan established the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.It was a mistake to establish a country as soon as a village was established, and it attracted the attention of the imperial court all at once.This was not a sneaky act of a hooligan, but a serious counter-revolutionary subversion of the government. The imperial court immediately mobilized heavy troops to suppress it. Hong Xiuquan claimed to be the king of heaven when he captured a township during the transition.This is the Lord who built a country after conquering a village, and was called the king of heaven after conquering a township. When he was called the king of heaven, there were 36 concubines alone. What is a cult? The color of the place probably doesn't matter.In the end, Hong Xiuquan had more than 80 concubines, but they couldn't recognize them all, so they could only be numbered. The first concubine and the second concubine fully realized digital management. Qianlong, who had the most concubines in the Qing Dynasty, only had more than 50 concubines.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom practiced polygamy.Yang Xiuqing, an important leader of the Kingdom of Heaven, publicly admitted: "Brothers hire wives and concubines, marriage is determined by God, how much is up to God." The number of wives and concubines owned by Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan is accurately recorded.According to the confession of many people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Hong Xiuquan indulged in female sex. In 1864, when the Hunan Army regained Nanjing, Hong Tianguifu, the "Young Heavenly King", said after being captured: "I am 16 years old, and the old Heavenly King is my father. I am the second child of the second Lai family after my 88 mothers. I died when I was 9 years old. Give me 4 wives." The Heavenly King has 88 concubines, which has exceeded the number of seventy-two concubines in the Three Palaces and Six Courts of the feudal emperors of all dynasties.

After conquering Nanjing, Hong Tianwang was satisfied with half of the country and devoted himself to his life as the emperor. Tianwang entered Nanjing at the age of 41 and committed suicide at the age of 52 in June 1864. He never took a step out of the capital in 11 years.Hong Xiuquan, who was in his prime, handed over all affairs, big and small, to the subordinates, neither commanding and killing the enemy, nor interfering with the government.After stationing in Nanjing, whenever Hong Tianwang celebrates his birthday, his subordinate Meng Deen will present him with 6 beauties; every year when the spring is warm and the flowers bloom, Meng Deen will also select beauties for Hong Xiuquan at the gate of the 13th city in Tianjing; Regulations: All young women and beauties are selected by the Heavenly King. When the Taiping Army invaded Jiangsu and Zhejiang in 1861, Hong Xiuquan selected 180 of the 3,000 beauties sent to the capital by Li Xiucheng to enter the Tianwang Mansion.There is a large carved bed eight feet in length and width in the Tianwangfu Palace. It is self-evident what it is used for.

How many women Hong Xiuquan has in total may never be accurately counted.According to a book called "Jiangnan Chunmeng Notes", the Heavenly King's Mansion did not even set up eunuchs, and there were more than 2,300 beauties including concubines and serving female officials, accompanying Hong Xiuquan, a man. Hong Xiuquan is outstanding in the management of concubines.None of his 88 concubines had titles, and they were collectively called wives.Because there are too many wives and concubines, Hong Xiuquan can't even remember their names, so how can he summon them to enjoy them?Hong Xiuquan made an unprecedented pioneering work in the history of the harem at home and abroad, digitized and sequentially numbered, so there were such unheard-of names as the 25th wife and the 73rd wife.As for the thousands of court ladies who are as beautiful as flowers and jade, they are spare tools for pleasure that are inferior to wives and concubines, so they can't even share a number.Hong Xiuquan ignored the government and put his energy on managing the harem.Women in the harem did not dare to offend the king of heaven. At the beginning of the founding of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the slogan "many men in the world are brothers, and women in the world are sisters" is somewhat ridiculous.Zeng Guofan couldn't figure out his opponent, and he never imagined that the target he had planned to destroy, enjoying the glory every day, drinking and singing with his concubines and empresses in the harem every night, this is what life looks like. In Yong'an, Hong Xiuquan rewarded his subordinates heavily and conferred five "kings". It is estimated that Lao Hong learned the words of the kings from the stage.The illiterate Yang Xiuqing is the "King of the East" and "controls the countries in the East", which should include Japan, and all the countries in the East are under his control; Xiao Chaogui, the leader of the gang, is the "King of the West" and controls the countries in the West.The military adviser Feng Yunshan is the "King of the South", and of course all Malaysia is under his control; the landlord Wei Changhui is the "King of the North", including the territory of Russia. Finally, the "Wing King" Shi Dakai, Shi Dakai is the most educated in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Born in martial arts, it is said that he can write two poems, so it should not be a secretary's ghostwriting.Hong Xiuquan's IQ is too low, and he doesn't have the ability to control the heroes. His friend Hong Daquan, counselor Feng Yunshan, and brave general Xiao Chaogui all died in battle, which made him lose his soul.Hong Xiuquan let Yang Xiuqing take power alone, and everyone else was controlled by him.The heavenly king is called long live, the eastern king is called nine thousand years old, the western king is eight thousand years old, the southern king is seven thousand years old, the northern king is six thousand years old, and the winged king is five thousand years old.This is the so-called "Six Heroes of the First Righteousness" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom continued its Northern Expedition, and Hong Xiuquan's troops occupied Nanjing and changed it to Tianjing as its capital.It is said that Hong Xiuquan at this time had 500,000 soldiers and tens of thousands of warships. It is estimated that half of the 500,000 were family members. How many family members do you think he had?At this time, from such a mountainous corner in Guangxi to Nanjing, what should we do, go north, and go straight to Huanglong! It is not impossible for Hong Xiuquan to take the capital if the whole army goes northward.The problem is how can Hong Xiuquan have such political wisdom, he arrived in Nanjing.Nanjing is the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties, a land of splendid articles, gentle and rich.Hong Xiuquan couldn't get enough eyeballs to get there. Little Paradise, Tiantang Road starts here, and it's time to start building.Hong Xiuquan built the luxurious Heavenly King's Mansion, which covers an area similar to that of the Forbidden City in Beijing, which is the imperial palace of 13 million square kilometers.Hong Xiuquan only occupied three cities, Nanjing, Zhenjiang, and Yangzhou, and built such a large Heavenly King's Mansion.The common people talk about the villain getting rich, and then forget what they are doing, which is completely the mentality of the nouveau riche.Lao Hong, who built the Heavenly King's Mansion, ignored the government all day long. In the Heavenly King's Mansion, he accompanied the concubines and compiled some "Books from Heaven" in his spare time.He doesn't see the minister, but when he sees the minister, the minister should understand the level of the king of heaven.The government is under the control of Dongwang Yang Xiuqing and others, and the degree of corruption can be regarded as astonishing. The lowest officials in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were called Liang Sima, who were in charge of 25 people in total, and had to sit in a sedan chair carried by 4 people when they went out. Half of the women were removed from the 25 people, leaving 11 men, and 4 of them had to carry the sedan chair for him. I don’t know if he can find the sedan chair.In the Qing Dynasty, the small sedan chairs carried by two people in Qipin County were carried by 8 people for the governor, 16 for the emperor, and 128 people carried the Zigong for the emperor's funeral.Hong Xiuquan's sedan chair was carried by 64 people, and Yang Xiuqing's 48 people carried it. As soon as they came out of Nanjing, the whole city was under martial law. The common people had to turn their backs to their guard of honor and kneel on the side of the road. If you bumped into his guard of honor, you would be beheaded.No matter how powerful it is, Ling Chi, lighting the sky lanterns and boiling you into oil, this is too much, Hong Xiuquan's imagination is so rich, he abused lynching.You must know that it was Ling Chi who conspired against the Qing Dynasty, and ordinary people could not enjoy this kind of treatment. Hong Xiuquan was tyrannical. When he was not the king of heaven, he often beat his wife to death. After entering Nanjing, referring to the masterpiece "Heavenly Father's Poem" by the king of heaven, the king of heaven repeatedly emphasized that making him angry is a capital crime, and if he gets angry, he will die. When killing people, everyone should kneel down and beg to appease their anger. If they don't beg, then don't blame Hong Tianwang for killing people.Hong Xiuquan treated his wives and concubines like this, let alone those whom he was hostile and dissatisfied with.He started from the determination to rebel, wrote poems to express his will, made rules and issued imperial edicts, always killed, punished, beheaded without leaving, beheaded at the same time, what should be punished, what should be executed, and boldly killed demons. It can be said that he never forgets and kills loudly.Because of his constant calls, clear regulations, and direct orders, the officers and soldiers of his subordinates, in non-combat situations, casually killing people is like mowing grass.The practice of the Taiping Army entering Nanjing to eliminate demons is outrageous.Qing Dynasty officials, monks, nuns, Taoist priests, businessmen, Confucian scholars and even doctors, shop assistants, and entertainers were all regarded as monsters, and it was not a problem to plunder and slaughter them. "Every captive looks at his hands, as if his palms are ruddy, and his ten fingers have no calluses. He always refers to them as demons. They either kill them at the first sight, or kill them after asking and answering, or call themselves demon killers if they can't bear the punishment, or compete with each other. Beat Chu to death." Many officials, gentlemen, and scholars of the Han nationality, who could not escape and did not want to die at the hands of the Taiping Army, committed suicide together.In this bloody horror, Hong Xiuquan entered "Tianjing" with infinite glory under the kneeling welcome of the Taiping Army. Naturally, the appointment and dismissal system of the Celestial Dynasty was decided by Hong Tianwang.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom originally had six heroes of righteousness, but internal strife continued.Wei Changhui killed Yang Xiuqing, then Wei Changhui was executed, and then Shi Dakai led the elite troops to leave, and there was almost no one in the kingdom of heaven.Suspicious by nature, Hong Xiuquan was probably heartbroken by fights and suspicions, so he simply relied on cronyism and used his own family. "King An" and "King Fu" were Hong Xiuquan's two older brothers, Hong Renfa and Hong Renda respectively. Although their own family names were in power, it was actually Hong Xiuquan who hoped to suppress and monitor Shi Dakai.However, these two people were so absurd and stupid that Hong Xiuquan was forced to cancel the throne of the two fatuous brothers under the opposition of the Manchu court.In order not to cause trouble, although these two older brothers did not become kings, Hong Xiuquan still obeyed them. Later, they were renamed "Xin Wang" and "Yong Wang".In the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the family is still the most trusted.Hong Xiuquan also dared to boldly promote some young generals. When Tianjing was in crisis, Hong Xiuquan made it clear that Hong Rengan would be in charge of the government.Hong Rengan was Hong Xiuquan's cousin.Because my family is reliable and not as vulgar as the two old brothers, I immediately ascended to the third level.There are more than ten members of Hong Xiuquan's family, all of whom are crowned kings.Hong Xiuquan's nephew, Youxi Wang Xiao Youhe, was very popular with Hong Xiuquan. Not long before Hong's death, he was appointed as the front desk leader.Hong Xiuquan's sons-in-law Zhong Wanxin, Huang Dongliang, and Huang Wensheng were also favored and trusted, and all of them became kings.None of these royal relatives know how to fight or handle affairs. Almost all of them are greedy, violent, vulgar and savage, and they act recklessly. They are widely hated by the Taiping Army everywhere, but they have nothing to do. Not only cronyism, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom has no rules at all, and it is completely up to Hong Xiuquan to decide and let him do whatever he wants.Originally, after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom forced Shi Dakai away, Hong Xiuquan took over military and administrative powers in one body, being both emperor and military chief.But this guy has limited intelligence and limited brain capacity. He can't manage military affairs and administration well, and he can't do anything if he holds it in his hands. Hands off to others.The most frightening thing is that the chaos of the officials and ranks of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reached a certain level, and they even began to sell them off.After the east, south, west, north, and wing kings were allocated, the six nobles of Yi, An, Fu, Yan, Yu, and Hou appeared. In 1857, Hong Xiuquan announced that he would never be crowned king, but just over a year later, Hong Rengan was crowned "Qianwang".Anyway, do all these back-and-forth, back-and-forth things.In order to appease people's hearts and eliminate the dissatisfaction of the generals, Hong Xiuquan made Chen Yucheng, Li Xiucheng and other major generals kings.On the one hand, Hong Xiuquan wanted to weaken Li Xiucheng's power, and on the other hand, he wanted to earn more money. He even asked his elder brother to accept the bribe of Chen Kunshu, who had committed a crime and was afraid of Li Xiucheng's punishment, and sold Chen a throne to protect the king.This move got out of control as soon as it was launched, and Wang Jue sold it for ten cents and eleven. "King Zhao" Huang Wenying said that in the few towns in the occupied area, there are "as many people with kings as crucian carp crossing the river", reaching more than 2,700.The Hong Xiuquan brothers sold off the king, legalized the search, built the palace, and engaged in corruption.I am afraid that only Hong Tianwang can do this kind of self-destructive thing, and he feels that he has made a lot of money.The kingdom of heaven has no rules or systems at all.Because the upper class has no fighting spirit, they are greedy for enjoyment and pursue these flashy titles, and they fight with each other and attack endlessly.The soldiers and civilians at the lower level could not bear the pain of search and collection, the heavy burden, and the suffering was unspeakable.The complacent Hong Xiuquan was just digging his own grave. There are many kings in the Taiping Heaven, and the ostentation is also great.All those who are enshrined as kings, regardless of rank, regardless of whether they have a job or not, once they are entrusted with the title, they will immediately repair the palace, select beauties, hold ceremonial guards, and hug each other when they go out.The two simas at the lowest level in the kingdom of heaven are all in black sedan chairs carried by four people. There are too many princes to hold a meeting, and there is no way to arrange parking spaces at the door. It may not be convenient for princes to find a place to park their sedan chairs. There are so many people here, what a majestic scene.Up to now, it is still rumored in Zhejiang that Li Shixian, the king of servants, went out in a dragon, phoenix and yellow sedan chair carried by 54 people, on which he could call his subordinates for meetings.Because there were too many princes at that time, the people couldn't bear to welcome them, and there was a folk song: "The prince walks everywhere, and the people cry." So many princes need a large number of handymen to serve, so they arrested the soldiers and recruited the rebels.Conversely, in order to raise soldiers and create a comfortable home, they set up clever names and extorted money, such as store donations, stock donations, monthly donations, daily donations, house donations, bureau donations, stove donations, worship donations, house registration tax, head tax, teacher reward fees, etc. Up to twenty or thirty kinds.The land tax was increased from one dou to seven liters per mu at the beginning of the Tian Dynasty to seven liters and five unions per mu, and it was increased to seven dou per mu within two years. It’s no wonder that peasants wanted to make trouble with the Kingdom of Heaven. After the Kingdom of Heaven established its capital, it promulgated the “Tianchao Farm System”, abolishing the land ownership system of landlords, distributing land equally according to population and age, keeping enough food for each household, and returning the rest to the treasury.The national treasury is the holy treasury, and it is all handed over to their family. Otherwise, how could he build such a big palace, 88 daughters-in-law, how can they support them?There are so many kings, and what are the beauties of the kings doing to support them?Those heavenly systems and slogans that have been sung by people throughout the ages are not credible, "There are fields to be plowed together, food to be eaten together, clothes to be worn together, money to be used together, everywhere is uneven, and no one is not full and warm." Collect grain, what will he eat if he doesn't collect grain, and he has to eat better than you. How can the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty rely on it?It is nothing more than letting the Taiping Army lead, making farmers a tool for fighting in wartime and working in peacetime. Except for their own rations, everything else for farmers must be turned over to the state treasury, depriving the bottom working people of the fruits of their achievements as much as possible.Hong Xiuquan wanted to use this plan to establish a society where "there are fields to be cultivated together, food to be eaten together, clothes to be worn together, money to be used together, everywhere uneven, and no one without food and warmth".According to the level of productivity at that time, if it were to be established, it would be a primitive society, which would be a reversal of history. If China realized it in this way, it would be troublesome and it would return to the Middle Ages. Whether it is the scraped land, food, or treasures, they all went into the pockets of the princes and local officials. The leaders of the Taiping Army are rich and powerful, and they are everywhere, paying attention to ostentation, extravagance and corruption. It is said that the chopsticks, forks, and spoons are all made of silver, the knives are British products, and the wine glasses are made of silver and gold. "King Zhong has a real gold crown. Looking at it from a distance, it is a very beautiful product. The crown is made of a very thin gold sheet, carved into the shape of a tiger. The tiger's body and tail are as long as the front and back of the crown; Among the small birds, there is a phoenix standing on the top of the crown. The top and bottom of the crown are inlaid with jewels. It weighs about three pounds on Yu Zeng's head. King Zhong also has a golden ruyi, which is inlaid with many precious jade and pearls... All utensils that can be made of silver are made of silver, the scabbard and belt are all silver, the handle of the umbrella is silver, the handles of the fan, whip, and mosquito swatter are all silver, and Wang Di's hands are full of gold and silver bracelets Also." In a short period of time, the "princes" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were all rich and powerful. What the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom did is still unimaginable today.Wherever the Taiping Army went, there was nothing else, including Confucian Temple, Yuewang Temple, Guandi Temple, and Buddhist temples.In particular, Hong Xiuquan devoted all his efforts to build the Heavenly King's Mansion, almost demolishing all the ancient buildings since the Six Dynasties. The world-famous Nanjing Dabaoen Temple Pagoda was blown up, and the Forbidden City of the Ming Dynasty was demolished until only a broken city gate remained.The collections of many famous libraries were completely destroyed. The books were either burned, watered, or thrown into the cesspit. China's thousands of years of etiquette and human relations, poetry and books were wiped out.Chinese culture has been completely rooted out, and the collections of many famous libraries have been destroyed.Hong Xiuquan was completely hostile to traditional Chinese culture.Except for the very few that he needs, the rest will be swept away regardless of good or bad.Hong Xiuquan swept away the traditional Chinese culture, not because he didn't want it, but because he wanted to replace it with his own.And the set Hong Tianwang admired was his own set of "Tian Tiao Shu", "Heavenly Father Poems", and so on.Hong Tianwang created a large number of characters and words, and used a lot of dialect slang, and Hong Tianwang has always had an ambition to write questions to test others. No wonder Zeng Wenzheng said that I, Confucius and Mencius, wept bitterly in Jiuquan, and those who can read and write can sit quietly with their hands in their hands, and don't think about what to do.As long as you can read, can you still sit down?Those who are sitting in the study should get up and fight with these cultists.Under the banner of revolution, they are doing despicable and dirty deeds.You want to fight against the Qing Dynasty, you want to call on the Han people to fight against the Qing Dynasty, Zeng Guofan is one step ahead of him.I don't talk about ethnicity, what I defend is Chinese culture.To destroy culture is to root out China. It's a pity that the Green Battalion of the Eight Banners of the Qing Army is full of useless soldiers. The British and French allied forces can't beat them.This farmer can't do it with nails, rakes, hoes, dung and forks. The imperial court pays millions of useful salaries every year, and raises hundreds of thousands of useless soldiers, and the regular army cannot be relied on.The imperial court called on all localities to organize regiment training, Zeng Wenzhenggong destroyed his family to relieve the difficulties, and formed the Hunan Army to fight against them. The Hunan Army was originally trained in local regiments. In the early years of Xianfeng, there were riots in various places. Not only were the officers and soldiers unable to fight, but they were also unable to deal with bandits in the countryside.Zeng Guofan's Hunan Army emphasized the quality of the army. When he recruited people, he didn't want ruffian hooligans. They were all strong and simple people, maintaining the inherent bravery and honesty of Chinese farmers; Moreover, Zeng Guofan paid special attention to the spiritual education of the Hunan Army. Maintaining fame and morality is often Zeng Guofan's requirement for the Hunan Army; The meticulous spirit corrected the habits of the green camp; Zeng Guofan’s military salary was twice as high as that of the green camp, and Zeng Guofan’s supplies were sufficient every time he went out; most of the Hunan army were from Hunan, and Zeng Guofan used clan and local concepts to strengthen the unity of the team.Zeng Guofan's way of managing soldiers made the entire Qing Dynasty team a new one. Before sending out troops, Zeng Wenzheng published "A Call to Cantonese Bandits", to the effect that: Since the Tang and Yu dynasties, the saints of all dynasties have respected the name, religion and ethics. Same as upside down.But those people in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom stole the foreign barbarians' set, claimed to uphold Catholicism, established themselves as monarchs, and made themselves ministers. say.And you can't cultivate without paying taxes, it is said that it is the field of the king of heaven; merchants can't do business and leave surplus money, it is said that the goods also belong to the king of heaven; scholars cannot read and recite the scriptures of Confucius, because they are different from the New Testament of Jesus; Thousands of years of human relations and etiquette in China, "Poetry", classics, have been swept away.This is not a variable since the Qing Dynasty, but an unprecedented thing since the establishment of Mingjiao.Confucius and Mencius wept bitterly under the Nine Springs. How can anyone who can read and write stand by and watch without thinking about doing something?Since ancient times, the kingly way governs the bright, and the divine way governs the secluded. Although there are rebellious officials and thieves, who are extremely vicious, they often fear ghosts and gods.When Li Zicheng went to Qufu, he did not offend the holy temple; when Zhang Xianzhong went to Zitong, he also offered sacrifices to Wenchang.Wherever the Cantonese bandits burned, they destroyed temples first, and loyal ministers and righteous men, such as Emperor Guan and King Yue, also defiled the places where they were enshrined, leaving their statues mutilated; There is no temple that will not be burned, and no image will not be destroyed; these acts, the gods and ghosts are all angry, and I hope this expedition will be able to avenge the shame. Originally, when Hong Xiuquan started the incident, the Westerners were very happy, and the Holy See specially sent a bishop to China to investigate.This thing is going to be successful, and the world will add 400 million Christians at once, how great it is.Unexpectedly, the bishop was furious as soon as he arrived here. This is not Christianity. God made a second son. What is this? It is an insult to our religious belief!The bishop said that if the pope could control Hong Xiuquan, he would have tied him to the stake and burned him to death! The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom brought a disaster in the history of the Chinese nation.In the five provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Jiangxi, and Fujian alone, as many as 70 million people died from overpopulation.The economy of the most affluent area in China at that time was hit hard.Wherever the Taiping Army went, culture was irreparably damaged.Tsarist Russia took advantage of the life-and-death struggle between the Qing government and the Taiping Army, and the Northeast and North China were empty of troops, and occupied more than 600,000 square kilometers of land north of Heilongjiang and south of the Outer Xing'an Mountains; the Qing government had no intention of confronting foreign enemies because of the Taiping Civil War. The British and French allied forces easily captured Tianjin and Beijing, looted wantonly, and burned the Old Summer Palace.The war with the greatest casualties in human history was the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, followed by World War I and World War II.The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom reduced China's population from 400 million to 240 million.