Slaying the Qing: My Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

After careful consideration, Su Sanniang finally accepted the appointment as Minister of Education and Culture, becoming the first female minister of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

Su Sanniang had been leading troops in battle for many years and knew that military life was not suitable for female soldiers.

Even though Heaven advocates gender equality, men and women are still different.

At the same time, Su San Niang also knew that once a female soldier fell into the hands of the enemy on the battlefield, her life would indeed be worse than death.

Since His Majesty the Heavenly King wants to remove female soldiers from the front lines and transfer them to other positions, this is undoubtedly a blessing for all female soldiers.

Furthermore, as His Majesty the King said, one can also contribute to the cause of the Kingdom of Heaven in other positions.

"On behalf of all the female soldiers of the Heavenly Kingdom, I thank Your Majesty for your care!" Su Sanniang bowed respectfully.

"Female soldiers are also my subjects, and it is only right that I cherish them!" Hong Tian said.

Afterwards, Hong Tian discussed with Su San Niang how to mobilize the working masses as much as possible so that they could become the most steadfast supporters of the Heavenly Kingdom.

Hong Tian has a lot of experience in this area.

For example, Hong Tian presented Su San Niang with a collection of famous plays he had plagiarized from another timeline, including "The White-Haired Girl," "The Tartars Enter the Pass," and "The Ten Days of Yangzhou." He instructed Su San Niang to gather people for rehearsals.

After that, they would travel to the vast rural areas in small groups to perform.

It goes without saying that this will have a fatal attraction for rural people who lack cultural entertainment.

The content of the performance is even more relatable to these people, evoking their empathy.

At that time, they will be more able to accept the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's program and support it.

Furthermore, Hong Tian also planned to have the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Agriculture cooperate to further win their support by forcibly burning the IOUs of farmers who owed landlords exorbitant interest and confiscating the property of landlords and gentry, and distributing it to farmers who had no land.

Furthermore, in order to further bind these toiling masses to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom will then vigorously promote shaving heads. Unlike the Manchus who forcibly demanded pig-tail braids, and unlike previous Taiping Heavenly Kingdom members who wore long hair, everyone will shave their heads short.

Military personnel and officials were required to shave their heads.

Ordinary citizens can participate voluntarily.

However, if one is willing to shave their head, they can receive an extra two acres of land when the land is allocated.

This is undoubtedly a huge attraction for the general public.

Of course, when implementing this policy, it is also necessary to ensure that the Taiping army can achieve military victory.

Otherwise, if the Taiping army were to fail on the battlefield, given the brutality of the Tartars, the fate of those who had shaved their heads would be easily predictable.

Hong Tian's plans left Su San Niang in awe.

She was certain that once the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom implemented its propaganda methods and policies, the Manchus would have no chance of winning over the hearts and minds of the people.

All the toiling masses in the world will stand on the side of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.

The goal of overthrowing the Tartars, expelling the Tartars, and restoring the Han dynasty will surely be achieved.

After assuming the post of Minister of Education, Su Sanniang quickly took action.

The military, following Hong Tian's instructions, cooperated very well.

A large number of female soldiers retired from the front lines. They were either trained and transferred to the ranks of medics or communications soldiers, or they went to work in the cultural and educational departments.

Next, the Ministry of Education and Culture will vigorously promote publicity work, which will require a large number of staff.

Especially when rehearsing the script given by Hong Tian, ​​a large number of actors are needed.

These female soldiers had almost no experience in this area and were uneducated; they had to start everything from scratch.

Furthermore, once the large-scale propaganda campaign begins, the Ministry of Education will simultaneously dispatch dozens of propaganda teams to conduct outreach in the rural areas within the controlled region.

This means that the Ministry of Education and Culture must make preparations in all aspects in advance.

Especially after various dramas began rehearsals, even Hong Tian had to visit the Department of Education and Culture from time to time to provide guidance.

Even though Hong Tian is young, he has seen countless dramas, movies, and TV series in his previous life.

Even the slightest suggestion can greatly benefit everyone in the Department of Education.

On September 28, Hong Tian received Edward, a merchant from the British Empire who had traveled a long way, and an uninvited guest, Henry Benson, the British Empire's Consul General in Songjiang Prefecture, at the Heavenly King's Palace.

To be precise, he was the acting consul general.

Edward is a businessman who has been working with Hong Tian for the past two years.

Hong Tian purchased a considerable number of steam engines, as well as steel, copper ingots, and saltpeter from Edward.

Without these supplies, Hong Tian would not have been able to establish a small arms factory, nor would he have been able to build a powerful guard.

"My God! My dear Hong, I never imagined that you would become the emperor of this country in just a few months. It's unbelievable!" Edward, a middle-aged man in his forties, couldn't help but exclaim when he saw Hong Tian.

"Mr. Edward, I didn't expect that either. However, I don't think it will affect our cooperative relationship. Moreover, since I have become the Heavenly King, our trade can be further expanded," Hong Tian said.

Edward nodded repeatedly.

The further expansion of trade meant a great deal of wealth for him.

It should be noted that every time supplies were sold to Hong Tian, ​​they were almost two or even three times the market price.

This is undoubtedly a huge profit.

"By the way, Your Majesty, I need to introduce you. This is His Excellency Henry Benson, the Imperial Consul General in Songjiang Prefecture," Edward said suddenly.

Hong Tian couldn't help but look at another middle-aged man.

He had initially thought the other party was someone like Edward's assistant, but he never expected that it would be the British Empire's Consul General in Songjiang Prefecture.

At the same time, Hong Tian began to wonder what the purpose was of the British Consul General wanting to see him.

In Hong Tian's memory, the British and the Gauls were about to launch their second invasion of the Tartars next month, using the "Arrow" incident and the "Father Ma" incident as leverage.

However, because of the need to mobilize fleets and troops, it was necessary to travel a long distance from Europe to the Far East.

Especially since the Suez Canal had not yet been built at that time.

The large fleet needed to detour around the Cape of Good Hope to reach the Far East, which took a considerable amount of time.

Therefore, the British and the Gauls did not launch their attack until a year later.

This war was also divided into two phases. It lasted until 1860 before it truly ended.

As expected, the Tartars suffered another crushing defeat in this war.

Even though the Tartars mobilized as many as 300,000 troops in this battle, the British and the Gauls only mobilized a ground force of just over 20,000, less than 30,000.

However, the gap in weaponry and tactics meant that the Tartars were no match for the British and the Gauls.

The British and the Gauls, like bandits, plundered extensively.

These bandits not only stormed into Yanjing, causing the Manchu emperor to flee in panic, but also burned down the Old Summer Palace.

Ultimately, the defeated Tartars were forced to sign unequal treaties with the British and Gauls, paying each of them eight million taels of silver in reparations and ceding considerable territory.

The Russian Empire, in particular, intervened under the pretext of mediation, forcing the Manchus to cede millions of square kilometers of land.

It can be said that this war led the Western powers to begin their large-scale invasion and plunder of this ancient country.

Although the foreign devils' targets were the Manchus, it was ultimately the ordinary people who suffered.

This naturally meant that Hong Tian wouldn't have a friendly attitude towards these foreigners.

However, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom at that time could not even protect itself, let alone deal with these foreign devils.

Perhaps only after the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom truly overthrows the rule of the Manchus will it be able to truly contend with these foreign devils.

They could even turn the tide and defeat these foreign devils in the war, avenge their past humiliations, and reclaim their lost dignity and interests!