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This article contains a series of historical essays published by Tao Duanfang in the economic section of Southern Metropolis Daily since June 2011. Starting from historical events, modern management concepts are introduced. They talked about everything from corporate governance to national management in a clear and smooth manner. The articles are divided into three groups. The first group focuses on the company's equity distribution, the second group mainly talks about corporate talent issues, and the third group involves the management of public affairs. For example, it discusses how to deal with the issue of subordinates who intend to change jobs from Liu Xiu's burning of a letter "to make the rebels feel at ease"; from Wen Yanbo's "Ruling the world with scholar-bureaucrats, not with the common people", it talks about how to reduce and break through the resistance to reform; from Huan Wen's Northern Expedition, it talks about the gains and losses of new officials taking office to carry out "signature projects", which is a novel and enlightening perspective. It will be helpful for history lovers and corporate decision-makers to better understand history and understand the present.

The year 1856 was an extremely critical year in China's modern history, as well as a very important year in the history of Sino-foreign relations. During this year, the civil war between the Qing Dynasty and the Taiping Rebellion reached its climax, with two decisive events, the Tianjing-Zhenjiang Battle and the Tianjing Incident. The former ended with the complete victory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, while the latter was the internal strife that led to the collapse of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's power core and the dispersion of political ideas and beliefs. The two came one after another in a short period of time, causing dramatic "uncertainty" in China's political trajectory. Both sides have the opportunity to win and the possibility of failure. China's future has reached a decisive crossroads.

This is a period of modern history that Chinese people are familiar with but often misunderstand! What is the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom like that some people rave about and others reviled? Was the Taiping Rebellion an advanced peasant uprising, or an "incarnation of the devil" (in Marx's words) that brought catastrophe? How high is Hong Xiuquan's literary talent? Does he have a ghostwriter? Is he a pedophile? ... There are so many questions that we want to know, but historians are not clear about it - the "Speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven" trilogy will tell us clear and interesting historical details! "Speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven: The Truth about Hong Xiuquan" is the third part of Tao Danfang's masterpiece "Speaking of the Kingdom of Heaven" series. It analyzes all aspects of Hong Xiuquan, the revolutionary leader of the Taiping Rebellion, from historical details: How high is Hong Xiuquan's cultural level? What "revolutionary deeds" did he have before the Jintian Uprising? How did his "revolutionary ambition" come about, and what changes have there been? Why did Hong Xiuquan become a super "otaku"? There was a naughty court in the late Kingdom of Heaven. Could it be that Hong Xiuquan was a "pedophile"? Did Hong Xiuquan "ghostwrite"? ... The author tells the story eloquently and presents readers with a rich image of the Heavenly King, which is very different from the common descriptions in textbooks, making people think deeply about the Taiping Rebellion.