How many kings did the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom seal?

In fact, Hong Xiuquan didn't want to seal the king with a different surname, but only rebuilt the commander-in-chief of the five armies to appease Chen, Li and other powerful factions. However, with the sealing of Hong Rengan and his appointment as a military adviser, Hong Xiuquan began to bow his head and use the sealing of the king. After spring, the letter grew like a bamboo shoot. ...

On the one hand, Hong Rengan advocated ruling the country according to law and strictly controlling the promotion of officials, on the other hand, he often recommended dozens of people for one-time promotion.

In the nine years before he went to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, there were only nine kings, and in the five years after he became queen, more than 2,700 people were crowned kings. As for the prime minister, there are countless more.

First of all, seal the king

For example, how to seal the king, farmers, originally illiterate, so pigs, dogs, cattle and turtles are on.

The King of Pigs, the King of Cattle, the King of Dogs and the King of Tortoise appeared in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. These illiterate guys who were sealed by the king did not blush, but were flattered and cocky.

Second, seal the phase.

Besides, the Prime Minister of Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is flying all over the sky. Yang has appointed hundreds of prime ministers.

There is a man named Huang Diancun, who is the prime minister of 1 15. The number is followed by the official branch, which shows that there are many prime ministers.

The most striking thing is that there are more officials than soldiers in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Tianwangfu 1.673 official, Dongfang Fu 3557 official, Shi Dakai 1 official.

With a large number of kings and officials, the rank of local generals has suddenly escalated, and the influence of kings has expanded, just like princes, increasing the threat to the central government.

Third, disadvantages

For example, a man named Chen Kunshu was an important general under Li Xiucheng, guarding Changzhou.

Jinfeng protected the queen, who alienated and even clashed with Li Xiucheng. There are many accusations in Li Xiucheng's self-report, claiming that it is a trick of Hong Xiuquan.

As a result, the kingdom of heaven has changed from several plates such as Chen and Li to dozens of local hills.

The original command and operation mechanism of coordination between the central government and local strength groups such as Chen and Li was destroyed. Hong Xiuquan tooling, can directly command the king.

Fourth, the effect

What's the effect?

These kings either obey the central authorities or are loyal to their old masters, and they have different attitudes towards the orders of the central authorities. At the same time, they adopted pragmatism for their own separatist interests.

To put it bluntly, it means protecting the top of the mountain, making little contribution and being passive. The whole operation mechanism is in disorder.

If Li Xiucheng faces the crisis in southern Jiangsu and the encirclement of Tianjing, his cousin Li Shixian advises him to find another job.

Li Xiucheng entered Beijing because of his "foolish loyalty", while Li Shixian moved from Liyang to Jiangxi, Zhejiang. Other generals also found their own way out, fell into a state of chaos and collapse, and the command system completely collapsed.