C3416 The Western Regions cannot be lost! (1/2)

Zuo Zongtang had finally made up his mind. The only thing that forced him to make this decision was Ceng Guofan's influence on him, and his subordinates' push for him to do so.

Yes, he also started from the bottom, why was Liu Jintang still not back from the toilet when he went out, of course Zuo Zongtang knew that his subordinates went to have a secret meeting with Zuo Chao Feng.

He didn't love money, but he had to find a way for his subordinates to make money!

Originally, the Qing Dynasty's meritorious military system was unreasonable, the soldiers were suffering greatly, the investment company that Xiao Letian made, caught their attention in an instant.

What are the ideals of a poor soldier? They did not even dream of dying in a coffin. The cemetery was their home.

But today, the plans of the Western Investment Bank had ignited the thoughts of all the soldiers.

So it turned out that fighting with all his might was beneficial to him. With a small share in his hands, he could split some of the money with his grandson every month!

Even if this amount of money was insignificant, only enough for him to eat and drink, at least it was better than nothing! It was still better than dying for free!

Zuo Zongtang could not refute such a plan to wrest control of the people, he knew that if this news were to spread, even if a gust of wind were to reach the ears of the soldiers, the soldiers' hearts would be shaken.

He himself had no way to reject it, so was it possible that he himself wanted to personally tell the soldiers, that I, Zuo Zongtang, am a loyal subject of the Qing Dynasty, and that we do not need traitorous silver!

So you will have to suffer with me, one after another, and die together without a thin coffin to bury, and your children and grandchildren will be poor all their lives?

Just because I, Zuo Zongtang, am a loyal subject of the Manchu, I have to let all my brothers live such a life?

It would be strange if the morale of the army did not collapse!

Zuo Zongtang knew that he couldn't resist his subordinates' pleas, so he had to accept this plan even if he didn't accept it!

Ceng Guofan's influence, the push from his brothers, these were all not the entire reason, but in the end, what made him make up his mind was still the dream in the hearts of all the Chinese scholars!

Anyone who committed an open crime against the Han would be killed even though the distance was too far!

What is the Western Regions? The Western Regions was a touchstone of Han civilization's martial spirit!

In the long history, all the civil and military officials who could pass through the Western Regions were all famous, and not a single one was not praised!

The Western Regions has already become proof of the strength of the Han civilization. It was fine to see how the Western Regions operated.

When the Chinese are strong and powerful, they all put heavy troops into the west and take the posture of expanding... It was as if Chinese civilization was trying to open up the golden path from the Central Asia to Europe.

Because Chinese civilization is not a marine civilization, when he and other civilizations interact with each other, the first choice is through the land.

As long as it was a prosperous society, the economic culture of the Central Plains Empire would always be strong. Such exuberant productivity, such quality goods with low prices, such reliance on the culture and products of the Chinese civilization … They all have a very primitive urge to expand outwards.

To make money, to expand living space, to be culturally covered... As for the location of the Central Plains, it was decided that going to Europe through the Western Regions was the first choice and the ocean was the last.

The Western Regions! In the past few thousand years, it had already become a watershed in the prosperity of Chinese civilization!

If they obtained the Western Regions, then the Chinese civilization would be in a position to attack. If they lost the Western Regions, then the Chinese civilization could only struggle to defend.

This was the true dream of Chinese scholars for the past few thousand years. Who wouldn't want the contributions of Zhang Qian and Ban Dingyuan?