I want to ruin the country

Pang Long and his companions learned that the followers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were now spread over an area of ​​100 miles in Guigang and Guiping, and had developed nearly 20,000 followers.

Although the development of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in its early stages was mainly attributed to Feng Yunshan, the propaganda from the beginning was that Hong Xiuquan was sent by God and that he had the mission of slaying demons in accordance with the will of heaven.

Everyone else was sent by Hong Xiuquan, but Hong Xiuquan is the savior.

Therefore, Hong Xiuquan was called the second son of God, Feng Yunshan was the third son of God, Yang Xiuqing was the fourth son, Wei Changhui was the fifth son, Hong Yuejiao was the sixth daughter of God, and Shi Dakai was the seventh son.

Feng Yunshan spoke eloquently and incessantly, with saliva flying all over the place. Pang Long and the others also cooperated very well, pretending to be fascinated by his words.

Finally, Pang Long and his friends excitedly agreed to join the God Worshipping Society.

Moreover, he immediately took out 10,000 taels of silver and gave it to Feng Yunshan.

"Brother Santian, please give this silver to Brother Ertian first. We don't have a lot of silver in our hands. In two days, settle the accounts and give it all to Brother Tian!"

Feng Yunshan was overjoyed. Most of the people who joined the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were poor. Those who could give out a few hundred dollars were not few, but those who could give out a few taels of silver were few.

There are very few people who can take out eighteen thousand silver coins.

If one could contribute tens or even millions of silver to the church, that would be unprecedented!

"Brother Pang, I will definitely report your sincere intention to join the sect to Brother Ertian. Just wait for good news!"

Pang Long asked shyly,

"Brother Santian, you've all been ranked up to Brother Ritian. If we brothers give all our wealth to Brother Ertian, can we also get a spot?"

Feng Yunshan understood Pang Long very well. Since people had taken out money, they would always want to exchange it for something!

he said,

"You will definitely be ranked, but the ranking depends on your contribution, brother!"

Pang Longdao,

"The size of the contribution depends on the silver. We can't say how much it is, but it's still several hundred thousand silver. We don't know the exact amount!"

Xiong Wenting said,

“Yes, a few hundred thousand silver coins are easy to come by in a few days.

If we sell all the goods in Zhili and Shandong, there will still be hundreds of thousands left. We have to wait until all the goods are sold to calculate the balance."

When Feng Yunshan heard about the huge amount of silver, he said hurriedly,

"If that's true, Brother Pang will definitely be ranked eighth!"

Pang Longdao,

"That's a good feeling, but it needs to be recognized by everyone!"

"That's for sure. When we all get together, Brother Ertian will say it publicly. How can we not take it as the final word?"

Pang Long and the others were all smiling.

"From now on, I will follow Brother Ertian and Brother Santian to get promoted and make a fortune!"

Feng Yunshan said hurriedly,

"No, no, it's about saving people from suffering and saving all living beings!"

Pang Long laughed and said,

"Let's deal with it. We can't just think about getting promoted and getting rich. We need to help all living beings!"

Feng Yunshan returned to see Hong Xiuquan with 12,000 taels of silver.

Hong Xiuquan was also very happy. Not to mention the amount of silver, this gave him endless confidence.

he said,

“If they really come up with hundreds of thousands of silver coins, they will put Pang in eighth place.

Just take more care and keep an eye on it, and get the silver as soon as possible so we can buy horses, guns, and food!"

Feng Yunshan nodded.

"Yes, to avoid any more trouble!"

From that day on, Feng Yunshan came to see Pang Long every few days. Pang Long knew what he meant and kept him hanging.

As Feng Yunshan came more and more frequently, Pang Long knew that the time was almost right.

That afternoon, Feng Yunshan came again and looked at the pile of goods in the yard and said,

"We have a lot of goods, it's time to ship them out!"

Pang Longdao,

"It happened in just these two days!"

After a few people chatted for a while, Feng Yunshan asked about the silver. Pang Long said,

"Most of the money will be here soon. I wonder where Brothers Ertian, Sitian, and Wutian are!"

Feng Yunshan said,

"They are all busy nearby. Only Brother Liutian went back to his hometown and won't be back for a few days!"

Brother Liu Tian is Hong Xiuquan’s sister Hong Yuejiao, a twenty-year-old girl.

Pang Longdao,

"I think the money will arrive in the next two days. I'd like to ask Brother Santian to ask Brother Ertian if he has time to get everyone together. If that's convenient, I'll give the money to Brother Ertian."

Feng Yunshan certainly understood what Pang Long meant. Without a formal statement, people would not give out the money!

"Okay, okay, I'll go back and talk to Brother Ertian about this!"

When Hong Xiuquan heard that he was about to get hundreds of thousands of silver coins, he was extremely happy.

"You go set a time with them, I'll call everyone over and hold a ceremony for them!"

In this way, Feng Yunshan and Pang Long decided to meet on the third night.

Pang Long said,

"I have plenty of space here, so let's have the banquet here. I can also ship the goods and load the truck without any delay!"

Feng Yunshan agreed readily. They had not yet openly rebelled and were all ordinary people. There was nothing wrong with having a meal together.

At dusk in the afternoon of the third day, Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, Wei Changhui, Xiao Chaogui, Shi Dakai and others came to Pang Long's warehouse.

When I entered the yard, I saw it was very lively. There were people selling goods, loading trucks, and the whole yard was filled with fragrance.

Pang Long, Xiong Wenting and Ji Zhangwu came over quickly.

"Greetings, Brother Tian!"

Feng Yunshan introduced everyone one by one and everyone greeted each other.

Feng Yunshan said,

"Brother Pang, why does it smell so good?"

Pang Long laughed and said,

"Brother, I specially found a northern chef today. How about everyone try some authentic Shandong cuisine?"

Hong Xiuquan said,

“Brother Pang is thoughtful!”

"Come in, come in!"

Everyone entered the room and sat down. Hong Xiuquan looked at them and saw

"Brother Pang, this place looks like a warehouse from the outside, but I didn't expect it to be so magnificently decorated inside!"

Pang Long laughed and said,

"We've been doing business for a long time, and we've been traveling all year round. We need to eat well and sleep well!"

It wasn't long after we sat down that the food and drinks started to arrive in a stream, and it was indeed extremely sumptuous!

Everyone feels very happy when being respected, and the same goes for Hong Xiuquan and his men. When they see their brothers taking so much trouble to curry favor with them, they feel happier than eating honey.

Everyone poured wine, Pang Long raised his glass,

"Today, I, Pang, am honored to be sitting here with all of you. Today, I am the host, and according to our northern customs, the host should offer three cups of wine.

Brother Xiong was the deputy host. He was the one who brought me the wine after I finished three glasses of wine. No wine was allowed to be left over from the first six glasses!

I won't say anything more, I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"

As he said that, he tilted his head back and a glass of wine poured into his throat. After drinking it, he rinsed the bottom of the glass to make it shine, so that everyone could see that he had finished drinking it all!

We have all heard that northerners drink heartily, and it seems to be true.

Moreover, when they came, Hong Xiuquan instructed that no one could make Pang Long and the others unhappy today, and they must get the silver. No one could say anything, because everyone did it!