The gold and silver treasures robbed by Ceng Guoquan were transported back to their hometown in Hunan from Nanjing, filled with dozens of ships. After Ceng Guoquan returned to his hometown in Hunan, he bought land and became a big landlord, and expanded the Zeng family mansion.
Xiang generals at all levels plundered a lot of gold and silver in the massacre. All the gold and silver treasures of Nanjing Taiping Army went to Xiang Army and were distributed to Xiang Army.
Zeng Guofan, on the other hand, lied to the Qing court about the good news, saying that after Jiangning (Nanjing) was breached by Xiang army, no gold, silver and jewels were found. There was nothing the Cixi Lafayette could do, because the Qing court didn't pay Xiang enough at that time, and secretly allowed Xiang to set up a checkpoint to charge, allowing Xiang to slaughter the city after breaking the city, "robbing for three days" (public three days).
For another example, after Zeng Guofan's death, Shaoshan farmer Mao Shunsheng's family was very poor. Mao Shunsheng married the writer Wen, who went to the ancestral grave near Shaoshan and found a place to rest in front of the grave. Mao Shunsheng served as a soldier with Xiang for more than a year and brought back many silver dollars when he was demobilized. Mao Shunsheng paid off the old debts owed by his marriage and bought more than ten acres of land. Visible, do A Xiang army is very profitable.
At that time, Zeng Guofan stipulated that the salary of Xiang Army was three times that of green camp, and allowed the massacre after breaking the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. It is allowed to kill all men after the city is broken, and take all gold and silver treasures and beautiful women (as wives), which can be robbed publicly for three days.
Considering that Xiang often relies on looting after siege to boost morale in combat. Although it is stipulated that the state treasury should not be looted when attacking Tianjing, soldiers and leading generals may not be able to resist their hands and feet, and they are likely to be divided up by the item.
Zeng Guofan and Ceng Guoquan are well aware of this, but the law does not blame the public, and this matter is not easy to pursue. They can only report nothing, and the Qing court doesn't want to rock the boat. This matter has just passed.