Two days later, Liu Pu and a group of senior generals of the Independence Army stood in front of the city gate of Arequipa to welcome Li Mingyuan's return.
"Chief of Staff Liu, did the prince really get back a large sum of gold?" Wu Feipeng, the captain of the Broadsword, asked.
"Yes, you will see it soon after the prince comes back." Liu Pu said with a smile.
The news that Li Mingyuan discovered gold under the guidance of Heavenly Father has spread throughout the Chinese Independence Army in the past two days.
Because of the first message sent by Heavenly Father in a dream, the soldiers of the Independence Army quickly believed it.
There is no doubt about Heavenly Father’s instruction to move to southern Brazil. What the Independence Army soldiers are now anxious about is not settling down in Barranca, but when to move to southern Brazil.
We learned from the soldiers who came back early that there were fewer people and more land in southern Brazil, and every Chinese soldier who arrived there could be allocated a thousand acres of land.
The concept of one thousand acres of land is very clear to the Chinese workers, who are mostly farmers.
In the mainland plains, a small village has only five to six hundred acres of land in total, and one thousand acres of land is the land area of two villages.
All the Chinese Independence Army soldiers were excited when they heard what the returning soldiers said. One thousand acres of land was enough for a Chinese to become a big landowner.
"Chief of Staff, is it true that the land distribution is true? Has the Crown Prince told you about it?" Wu Feipeng asked like a curious baby.
There is no way, land is of great significance to the Chinese people. Whether it was before or now, once the Chinese have money, the first thing they think of is to buy more land.
The Chinese are a diligent farming nation and are naturally affectionate towards the land. However, due to five thousand years of development and population proliferation, the land and soil in the mainland have been degraded more, and the land allocated to each person is even less.
"The prince discussed this matter with me before setting off. Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil covers an area of 281,000 square kilometers, almost twice the size of Shandong Province, but has a population of only 40,000. After we arrived there, every
If an individual occupies a thousand acres of land, there will still be a lot of land left that has not been distributed?"
After the Battle of Arequipa, Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu discussed that in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of soldiers to move to southern Brazil, before leaving Peru, they spread the news that each ordinary soldier would receive a thousand acres of land.
So Li Mingyuan found the treasure and moved to southern Brazil without any worries. Li Mingyuan and Liu Pu spread the news together.
"Chief of Staff, ordinary soldiers can get a thousand acres of land, so how much can I, Captain Da Dao, get?" Wu Feipeng looked at Liu Pu longingly.
"Captain Wu, of course he has a thousand acres of land." Liu Pu said with a smile.
Liu Pu smiled lightly, but Wu Feipeng couldn't.
"Chief of Staff Liu, why do I have so little land? An ordinary soldier has a thousand acres of land, and I, Captain Da Dao, also have a thousand acres of land. Then wouldn't my previous achievements be in vain?"
"Haha, Captain Wu, don't be so quick to get angry, just listen to what I have to say."
Liu Pu was in a good mood today, and he rarely teased Wu Feipeng. Seeing that Wu Feipeng was really angry, he immediately stopped teasing him.
"It is true that officers and soldiers were given one thousand acres of land each before departure. This thousand acres of land is completely owned by the soldiers and can be bought and sold freely. However, in addition to the one thousand acres of land, the prince will also reward him according to his military rank and meritorious services.
land."
"That's pretty much it. By the way, what is a military rank?" Wu Feipeng nodded and asked again.
"Military ranks are the professional titles set by the prince for officers, just like the official positions of hundreds and thousands of households in the Ming Dynasty."
The transfer to southern Brazil required a long march, and the current loose command system was unable to meet the operational requirements during the march, so Li Mingyuan decided to systematically reorganize the troops before the transfer. This reorganization was used as a model to lay the country's main national defense force in the future.
system.
Liu Pu and Wu Feipeng were asking and answering questions, and when they were chatting heatedly, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves.
"The prince is back."
The excited soldiers in front of the city gate shouted loudly.
In the middle of the desert ahead, Li Mingyuan and a dozen cavalrymen first appeared in everyone's sight, and then thousands of carriages gradually emerged. Li Mingyuan rode slowly in front of the convoy, and the fiery sunset reflected on him, adding a touch of mystery.
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"Heavenly Father protects you, long live your son." Under the setting sun, Li Mingyuan's figure was like the God of War stepping out of the sun. The soldiers who were shocked to greet him knelt down and shouted long live him.
At this moment, Li Mingyuan was no longer a mortal in the eyes of the Chinese soldiers, but a god assigned by Heavenly Father to come down to earth to save them.
Li Mingyuan looked at the scene in front of him with satisfaction. Although he used Heavenly Father to descend to earth to deceive the Chinese soldiers, he did not regret it.
In the desperate situation where the Chinese people in South America are surrounded by enemies on all sides, and there is no so-called heavenly father to save the people who believe in him, then Li Mingyuan is willing to pretend to be the God in the hearts of the Chinese people in South America, lead them out of the desperate situation, and establish a new Chinese heaven.
Liu Pu knelt on the ground like other soldiers. He did not believe in the trick of Heavenly Father descending to earth, but it was not easy for him to question Li Mingyuan's use of Heavenly Father descending to earth to maintain people's hearts.
Liu Pu felt very conflicted at this time. He could imagine the expressions of the Chinese soldiers without looking up.
From this moment on, the soldiers' respect for Li Mingyuan became indelible.
Li Mingyuan has complete control over the Chinese troops. If someone objects to Li Mingyuan's transfer to southern Brazil when he captures Barangca, there may be a small half of the soldiers following him.
But from now on, if anyone even speaks ill of Li Mingyuan, he will be beaten to death by the soldiers around him, let alone incite the soldiers to rebel.
Li Mingyuan was young and friendly. He would greet ordinary soldiers when they were injured. When transporting the gold, Li Mingyuan took it upon himself to carry the gold box by box to the car.
Therefore, Li Mingyuan's image in the hearts of the soldiers is full and vivid.
Unlike the former Heavenly King Hong Xiuquan, who was as aloof as before, the soldiers treated Li Mingyuan as the real one chosen by Heavenly Father, while Hong Xiuquan became a failure.
The soldiers' fanatical belief in Li Mingyuan was exactly what Liu Pu was worried about.
Hearing one way will make you lose, and listening at the same time will make you wise. Liu Pu was worried that Li Mingyuan would become arrogant because of the soldier's fanatical belief and would not be able to listen to the advice of others.
Overconfident rulers never end well. Although the Chinese Independence Army has won consecutive battles, the Chinese are still rootless in South America and cannot withstand blows. A careless failure during the transfer process may lead to the demise of the entire army.
Liu Pu knelt on the ground and thought hard, and finally decided to talk to Li Mingyuan specifically that night and tell him his worries.
"Brothers, get up quickly. All brothers and sisters in the Kingdom of Heaven are equal. I declare that from now on, the kneeling ceremony will be abolished." Li Mingyuan didn't know what Liu Pu was thinking, and was still using methods to win people's hearts.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom called for equality for everyone, but in fact it was still a system of feudal rule. Not only did lower officials have to kneel down and bow to their superiors when they saw them, but there were still many inequalities between ordinary Taiping soldiers and officers.
Absolute fairness is the greatest injustice. Li Mingyuan has never thought about implementing complete egalitarianism, but he still wants to abolish humiliating etiquette such as kneeling down.
Self-esteem, self-confidence and self-improvement, Li Mingyuan wants to build a new country full of vigor and self-improvement. Li Mingyuan must abolish and change all the bad dross that are degrading and enslaving education.
The founding of the People's Republic of China will still take some time, but based on the reaction of the soldiers today, Li Mingyuan can't wait to go to southern Brazil to implement his plan. He plans to provide new education to the soldiers in the period before the transfer.
