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Who is the most rational/sensible figure in the Taiping leadership, religious or military? I am looking for a leader that could negotiate rationally with the west and set down a realistic program for success.
It doesn't have to be someone prominent from the beginning of the rebellion. I have in my mind that there was a talented and rational general of Taiping forces but his name eludes me.