Zuo Zongtang finally made up his mind. Those who forced him to make this decision were the influence of Zeng Guofan on him and the promotion of his subordinates.

Yes, he also started from the grassroots level. Why didn’t Liu Jintang come back when he went out to the toilet? Of course, Zuo Zongtang knew that his subordinates were going to have a secret talk with Zuo Chaofeng.

I don’t love money, but I have to find a way for my subordinates to make money!

Originally, the military merit system of the Qing Dynasty was unreasonable, and the big-headed soldiers were all too hard. The investment company created by Xiao Letian immediately captured their hearts.

Do those who are poor and join the army have any ideals? They have never even imagined that they would die in a coffin, and that the graves are their destination.

But today, the plan of the Western Regions Investment Bank suddenly ignited the mess in the hearts of all soldiers.

It turns out that fighting desperately and winning a great country is still beneficial. With a little share in your hand, my grandson will be able to get some money every month!

Even if the money is minimal enough for him to eat and drink alone, it is better than nothing! It is better than the past when he died!

Zuo Zongtang could not refute such a plan to win people's hearts. He even knew that the news was revealed, even if a gust of wind blew into the soldiers' ears, the morale of the army would be shaken.

I had no way to refuse. Could it be that I would tell the soldiers myself that I, Zuo Zongtang, was a loyal minister of the Qing Dynasty, and we should not rebel money!

So you have to follow me to endure hardships, and one of them has no end. Even if you die together, you will not be buried in a thin coffin. Will your children and grandchildren still suffer poverty for the rest of their lives?

Just because I, Zuo Zongtang, want to be a loyal minister of Manchu, I have to let all my brothers live such a life?

The morale of the army will not be collapsed before there will be ghosts!

Zuo Zongtang knew that he could not resist the begging of his brothers, so he had to accept this plan even if he didn't accept it!

Zeng Guofan's influence and the promotion of his brothers under his command were not the whole reason or reason, but what made him determined in the end was actually a dream in the hearts of all Chinese literati!

Those who violate the powerful Han Dynasty in the wise will be punished even if they are far away!

What exactly is the Western Region? The Western Regions are actually a touchstone for the martial spirit of Han civilization!

In the long history, no civil servants and generals who could manage the Western Regions were not famous, and no one was not praised!

The Western Regions have become a proof of whether the Han civilization is powerful. Whether your national destiny has expanded or declined in the past few hundred years? Just look at how the Western Regions are managed.

Whenever the Chinese are strong in their country, they will all invest heavily in the West and adopt an expansionary trend... It seems that in the dark, Chinese civilization wants to open up a golden channel from Central Asia to Europe.

Because Chinese civilization is not a maritime civilization, when it communicates with other civilizations, its first choice is to go through land.

In all prosperous times, the economy and culture of the Central Plains dynasty were quite strong, with such strong productivity, so many high-quality and low-priced commodities, and so many cultural products relying on Chinese civilization... all had a very primitive urge to expand outward.

To make money, to expand living space, to carry out cultural coverage... and the geographical location of the Central Plains determines that moving towards Europe through the Western Regions is the first choice, and the ocean is the last choice.

Western Regions! Over thousands of years, it has become a watershed in the rise and fall of Chinese civilization!

If you get the Western Regions, Chinese civilization will be in an offensive position. If you lose the Western Regions, Chinese civilization will have to struggle hard to defend and struggle!

This is the real dream in the hearts of Chinese scholars for thousands of years. Who doesn’t want the credit of Zhang Qian and Ban Dingyuan?

Zuo Zongtang could not let go of the Western Regions, a symbol that was almost totem in Chinese culture. What a reward if such a large territory was recovered in his own hands?

Isn’t it a great blessing for a good man to study and serve the country in the end to accomplish such a contribution?

Just for the dream in my heart, Zuo Zongtang tried to build this territory even if he raised funds!

Not to mention that Zeng Guofan also threw out the theory of Hidden Dragon, which made him dizzy!

Yes! Compared with the thousands of years of history of Chinese civilization, our life alone is so small. So how should each of us manage our own life and ideals?

It is just blindly pursuing personal success? Be an official, be promoted in wars, then be appointed as a chief official, king, prince, general, and minister... even have the opportunity to reach the top in one step and become emperor?

Should I pursue such extremely selfish personal ideals throughout my life?

Why not jump out of your short decades of life and look higher? Standing on the long river of thousands of years of history, overlooking the earth, history, and life like a flying dragon clan!

Only then will you realize how ridiculous your ideal of satisfying your personal desires is!

It is already very difficult for a person to live a lifetime and be able to pass on the torch from generation to generation!

Zeng Guofan could not rebel and be the guardian dog of the Qing Dynasty for the rest of his life. What was he guarding? It was just to provide some time for the newly sprouted Han forces to protect them.

He used his remaining body to protect the Han forces that had just broken out of the ground from being strangled by the Manchus immediately!

If you protect them for one more year, these forces will be stronger. If you guard them for one more year, you will not give up the land and ced the foreigners.

What he wants to protect is just hope that the new China in the future will be larger than the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

After the Qing Dynasty ruled the Central Plains for so many years, it was almost time to pay back the money with capital and interest. The people of the Manchus had to return the White Mountains, Black Water, Mongolian Grasslands, Xinjiang, and Tibet to China!

Before this big thing is done, these Tartars who cannot be stimulated to go crazy, but you will coax and deceive them.

Zeng Guofan knew very well that he could not see that day, but he firmly believed that his dead soul would definitely see it!

"Haha... Can't I, Zuo Jigao, be this hidden dragon? My personal insignificant desires are nothing? My honor and disgrace are nothing!"

"I used my last ten years of life to exchange for Xinjiang to belong to China forever. This is my historical mission!"

"I care about how the Central Plains dynasty will rise and fall in the future? What surname does he have to be the king?"

"But at least this piece of soil in the Western Regions was recovered from my Zuo Zongtang. In the final analysis, this piece of soil must be integrated with the Central Plains!"

"Damn, I don't want anything else. I'll do this for the rest of my life!"

"I will sacrifice my life! Can your head of state Xiao Letian give up the money?"

"Thirty-five million taels of silver! If you dare to lie to me with nothing, be careful that I will die with you!"

Fan Jin's face was blushed with a blushing "Stop the anger, calm down, Master, please calm down... I dare not lie to you, I really dare not lie to you..."

"Your Majesty, please say a few words quickly. You advise the general!"

Note: Any dynasty in Chinese history that can maintain an offensive posture in the Western Regions is an absolute prosperity, which is a historical law for thousands of years.

Now our Belt and Road Initiative has also maintained an expansion and offensive trend in the Western Regions or Central Asia!

What does this mean? The national fortune has already risen!

History has proved some regular things, and we don’t need to prove them, just as long as we discover them!

When will Xinjiang be renamed to the Western Regions? Think about it, the name of the Western Regions sounds good!
Chapter completed!