Facts have proved that there are no unforgivable people in human history, and there are no great good people who are perfect. Saints are always conferred by future generations. As long as you are a human being, you will definitely have selfishness.

The same is true for Zeng Guofan. No matter how many people belittle him or how many people praise him in later generations, even if he is pushed like a saint, he is actually just an old man with selfish intentions but also pretends to be righteous in his heart.

The terms of his secret agreement with Xiao Letian are very detailed, and they retain the survival foundation of the three religions of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism in China. They hope that Xiao Letian will not destroy it. This is due to his inner justice and that is his spiritual pillar.

But at the same time, the secret agreement also states the privileges he won for his family. The Zeng family's direct children secretly possessed the identity of a Chinese, and he also entrusted Xiao Lotte to help the children get household registration in the United States or Prussia.

In other words, Zeng Guofan left at least three ways of retreat for his descendants, one was to continue to stay in the Qing Dynasty, study, take the imperial examination, or just be a rich man. However, once the situation changes, the descendants of the Zeng family could immediately enter the territory of the Chinese under the protection of Xiao Letian.

What about the Chinese people who are also suffering from a catastrophe? Then start the third path, migrate to Europe and the United States, and let the entire family grow in a foreign land.

The Zeng family has now learned to distribute wealth equally. They did not put all the family's property in the Qing Dynasty, and their ancestral homes and fields are still there. As long as the Qing Dynasty does not fall, his reputation as Zheng Cheng can at least protect the children's safety and food and clothing.

Zeng Guofan also secretly purchased a lot of assets within the Chinese people, such as land, original shares of Lotte Bank, and even a group of housekeepers dealing with the Zeng family's direct business.

In Europe and the United States, the Zeng family’s wealth investment methods are very conservative. They have opened a large number of accounts in many banks, and even opened special gold accounts in Switzerland and the United States. These are the family’s last property and cannot take any risks, so steady interest is the best choice.

Three roads, this is the last dedication of an old man to his family, and these arrangements are inseparable from Xiao Letian's help, and these are the core of the entire secret agreement.

And what did Zeng Guofan give? It was to help Xiao Letian successfully obtain Jiangnan!

Zeng Guofan had not had much time left. He could not see the day when Xiao Letian occupied Jiangnan in military force, but he could see Xiao Letian's economic force.

The Suzhou stock market's good start was actually as expected by Zeng Guofan. He and Xiao Letian made sufficient preparations before, and they even calculated the reaction of every idle prince in Beijing in the city of Beijing in this financial crisis.

The most typical example is Xiao Wu Ye of the Capital, Yi Qiong, the brother of the Sixth Devils, and even Zeng Guofan roughly judged who Yi Qiong's secret subordinates in Jiangnan. The money Yi Qiong made was also a lot of money during this financial crisis, but Yi Qiong didn't know that every dollar he earned was actually what Xiao Letian and Zeng Guofan agreed to him to earn.

The layout is too large and consumes too much energy. Xiao Letian has made panda eyes even after being young and strong. He even needs ginseng soup to replenish his vitality, not to mention the elderly Zeng Guofan.

His condition has worsened sharply over the past year, and his cough has become more and more serious. In fact, he is tired and exhausted. He has exhausted all of this. And Zeng Guoquan, the Nine-Supervisor, didn't know about it.

It was not until today that Jiushuai understood the elder brother's painstaking efforts, and he realized how much he had paid for this family elder brother.

"Old Jiu... I have to leave a way out for our Zeng family, and I have to leave a way out for the saint's doctrine... I can't be destroyed just like this!"

"Don't fantasize about the glory of the Hunan Army anymore. The Hunan Army is gone. From the day when the horse was released to Nanshan, I knew that the Hunan Army could not be revived!"

"Ahem... Because our Hunan Army has no roots! Do you know? We have no roots! So I have always opposed any step you take, because if you go up, it will be a dead end!"

"What is the Hunan Army? Hahaha... that's just a group of farmers who want to save their homes, plus a group of them?

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??The people with long hair and hatred, and finally a large collection of adventurers who are greedy for wealth..."

"If you think about it carefully, aren't these three types of people forming our Hunan Army? I'm afraid that my family will be destroyed and my people will die. In order to protect my hometown, I joined the Hunan Army. Those people who have a grudge against Changmao also joined the Hunan Army. Finally, a group of adventurers who want to be promoted and make money come to follow..."

"What can such an army do? You actually see it very clearly in your heart. The closer such an army is to your hometown, the stronger the combat effectiveness will be. Once you leave your hometown, you have to use money to inspire it!"

"Why do they all call us shaved our heads? There's no way! The court has no money, and the army has to fight. If you don't let the soldiers rob and play with women, you won't be able to get the combat power!"

"Cough cough cough..." Zeng Guofan coughed violently, and it took him a long time to recover.

"But Xiao Letian is different. His army has ideas and souls! You have also studied his battle examples. Xiao Letian was able to move his small classroom to the company of Datou Bing! And he also asked the entire army to read!"

"Not only that, he also proposed the concept of the Chinese nation and formed an incentive mechanism of six titles and eighteenth grades... It is precisely because he injected soul into the army that the Chinese army never costs money to fight!"

"It's unbelievable! There are so many life-and-death battles, one life for another, and another life. Xiao Letian didn't use a copper plate to inspire morale? With a command, the scenery of thousands of men will follow!"

"Old Jiu! Only such an army can compete with foreign devils, and only such an army can leave their hometowns for 100,000 miles and win such a victory in Europe!"

"I, Zeng Guofan, are jealous! I am so jealous that I am dying! If I can win such a victory in the territory of foreign devils, I will be in peace if I die!"

The hysterical Zeng Guofan slapped the bed with a violent cough in his throat, "Cough cough cough... But I... Cough cough cough... But I will always be a Zeng shaved head, I will kill my own people in my life... Cough cough cough!"

Jiushuai was shocked. This was the first time he saw his brother lose his composure. He realized today that what he had thought before had gone astray.

"The great powers compete for the competition! It has never been a private army that can participate! The Hunan Army is at best just a local warlord! It seems that 500,000 people are so popular, but in fact it is just a joke in the hearts of foreign devils!" Jiushuai said with a tragic smile.

"Brother is right. We can't do what Xiao Letian does. We are not as good as him! Our army is actually just a private army in the same place, and his army can truly be called the national army!"

"Forget it, forgot! I already understand what my brother means. Do you want me to take over you and continue to protect Jiangnan? Will you buy Xiao Letian a few years of development time?"
Chapter completed!