The financial crisis broke out and the government forced the ban to intervene. This was a very common thing in the 21st century. I believe that no country would see its own country's economy collapse completely, nor would it allow external forces to pick up corpses at will.

But it is the mid-19th century, and it is the era when the wave of colonialism is the fiercest. Those predators with shiny fangs have no mercy in their hearts. They are willing to start wars for the sake of their interests, let alone such a big cake in Jiangnan.

For a time, bankers from various concessions in Shanghai were excited, and people gathered together to strongly condemn the Qing government's intervention in the free market economy. They were not afraid of being ashamed of saying this. They were not afraid of telling a free economy to a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country. This is not a joke.

Jiangning's General's Mansion was buried in an instant by a telegram of protest. These foreigners either knew the feelings or were moved by reason. Some stood in a hostile position to point fingers, some stood in a commanding position and patiently analyzed... Of course, there were also those who were arrogantly going to Beijing to file a complaint, and even those who were shouting to mobilize the army to punish the Hunan Army.

After overturning the sweet cake, all the gentlemen became rogues, and all kinds of faces came on stage, which made the generals in the Hunan Army's screen dazzling.

However, Zeng Guofan's heart was as strong as iron. He was unmoved in the face of protests from the great powers, and the ban began to make rapid progress with an irresistible momentum.

From the provincial capital to the Fucheng, from the Fucheng to the county capital, and then from the county capital to various villages and even every village. There are notices written in vernacular, and the Qing Dynasty newspaper also published the genuine edition and the number is outside, and it is free to post it on the street.

With the strong execution power of the Hunan Army and the publicity power of the newspaper, this ban on Jiangnan in Jiangnan had covered the entire Jiangnan region in just three days.

This is an efficient efficiency that people in the Middle Ages cannot imagine. The officials at all levels of the Qing Dynasty originally wanted to use the methods of deceiving superiors and hiding subordinates in the past to deal with Zeng Guofan, but he did not expect that the Hunan Army would extend his hand so long this time that they sent soldiers to post the notice to the countryside.

Since ancient times, China's feudal dynasty emphasized that government orders did not leave the county town, which means that the emperor's command ended when he arrived at the county town. All matters below the county were discussed and completed by the county magistrate, local gentry, clans, etc.

This gives a lot of flexibility in governance. Many times, the people in the county town know that the court has new policies, but the people in the rural areas have no hearing of it, and many welfare benefits are cheated away.

The information asymmetry has caused the lower class to be at the bottom of the food chain. For example, the emperor needs to reduce taxes when his wedding is done. Perhaps the people in Zhangjia Village and Lijiaji have waited until the emperor's son is born, and they don't know that there has been such good governance.

Because they didn't know, the extra money they paid according to the rules and ran to the officials' pockets.

But this time Zeng Guofan issued a death order. When he found that some places had actually destroyed the notices and walked around the rumors that disturbed people's hearts, the general's butcher's knife cut down without warning.

There were two masters in Danyang County, Zhenjiang Prefecture, who dared to spread rumors. The cavalry of the Hunan Army rushed to the lobby and kidnapped the two masters in front of the county magistrate. They were thrown to the intersection without being tried and left.

The captain of Xinghua County, Yangzhou Prefecture, secretly destroyed the ban notice. After being learned by an informant, the powerful general Bao Chao personally led twelve personal guards to intercept them halfway. He was tried on the shore of Wugong Lake, and then beheaded and displayed in public.

The magistrate of ** County, Jiangning Prefecture, secretly violated the ban and secretly handled the transfer procedures for the foreign merchant comprador. He even dared to stamp the seal of the county government. This is really unbearable. The old farmer personally led the team to capture the dog official in Jiangning City. The general tried it overnight, and finally beat the eighty-plate again. He beat the official position and directly knocked back to Beijing City.

There are countless such cases, and those foreign compradors who thought they could achieve their goals through corrupt officials were completely stunned this time.

When the foreign devils in Shanghai saw that Zeng Guofan did not give any face at all, they were so angry that they put pressure on the ambassador in Beijing and strongly demanded that the Qing government stop this ridiculous ban.

The Forbidden City has been in full swing at this moment. Since the news of Ma Xinyi being assassinated in the street came to the palace, Cixi was so scared that she collapsed on the soft couch, "Isn't this weird? Isn't this weird? How could she be killed? How could she be killed?"

Ma Xinyi's death completely deviated from Cixi's judgment of the Hunan Army. In the relative peace period after the Kingdom of Heaven was wiped out, the Zeng brothers' lower eyebrows and eyes paralyzed the court. People all forgot that these people were tigers who survived the war and forgot how they looked when they were eating people.

Only then did they see the Qing Dynasty's nature of being harsh and cowardly. Prince Gong Yi, Prince Chun Yihuan, including Cixi and Ci'an, were all stunned at this time. They subconsciously wanted to be tough, but carefully considered the resources in their hands, but found that they did not have the strength to compete with the 500,000 Hunan Army.

Do you dare to beat Zeng Guofan or scold Zeng Guofan? Do you dare to send troops to eliminate him? If the court becomes tough and Zeng Guofan becomes tougher, how should the court respond?

Although the Hunan Army was abolished more than 100,000 yuan and Zuo Zongtang took away another 100,000 yuan, the remaining 300,000 yuan was also a terrifying and astonishing number.

The essence of the Qing Dynasty bullying the weak and fearing the strong was undoubtedly reflected again. Cixi issued an imperial edict at that time to summon Weng Tonghe to the palace. After thinking about it, the most effective method was to use the Qingliu to suppress the old man.

In the past, some Han people used barbarians to control barbarians, but now some Manchus used pure streams to control Confucian officials, which is really ironic!

While sighing at the difficulty of the government, Weng Tonghe had to send a telegram to Jiangning and try to find out the bottom of Zeng Guofan as a private person. When he received Zeng Guofan's hidden guarantee, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Empress Dowager, Prince... Marshal Zeng has made a clear statement. He has no choice but to want a two-month ban. This is his last request to leave Jiangnan. No matter what happens to Jiangnan in two months, he will not interfere again!"

"Hey... I think Dashang just wanted to bet on Xiao Letian's luck. Maybe Dashang still has a little fantasy in his heart, right?"

With a snap, Cixi slapped the enamel nail cover on her hand with a palm. "Damn it, I really think Xiao Letian is invincible? You Han people are simply unreasonable... Are you still fantasizing about the luck of the Han people? "

"Go to dream, your Han people have already exhausted their energy. Even if we are the Manchus, your Han people will have to be suppressed by foreigners! Let's be your dream of spring and autumn, what other barbarians are doing? Don't forget that foreigners are also barbarians..."

"Okay, okay, I'll see what Xiao Letian can do in the end. I'll wait for him for two months!"

The curtain of the war has been completely opened at this moment. All the forces in East Asia have completed their own layout, just like the bet before the dice cup on the gambling table is about to be opened.

All the gamblers have already put their bets on their own. The rest depends on how the treasure official, Destiny, will take off the cards. The focus of the world instantly focused on East Asia.
Chapter completed!