Chapter 40 New Army and New Style

Since I went to Dagao Palace to pray for rain in May, it has rained heavily on the second day, and the heavy rain has continued for a month. The capital was a country with a marina. I urgently ordered Li Hongzhang to clear the Yongding River to drain the water, and ordered Shuntian Prefecture, Zhili and Henan to speed up disaster relief. I have been busy with this matter for nearly two months. On the one hand, I am worried about the natural disasters, and on the other hand, I am worried that my strong country measures will not be effective. In addition, these days, I have been paving the way for great things, and I am anxious for a while and fell ill for a month.

Just as I recovered from the illness, the sky cleared. On the seventh day of the seventh month, it was the day when thousands of families were begging for skill and the Cowherd and Weaver Girl met in the sky. As the leader of the empire, I couldn't get idle. This day was the day when the new army formed an army. I told Shi Duo and others in advance that today I would visit the military parade, give additional rewards, and name the new army.

The troops headed southward, and the infantry commander's office received a notice early. On the way, there were many soldiers standing by, and countless Manchu and Han people stood in a row to see me, the emperor. Wherever I went, I ordered Kou Liancai to report all the way. In the midsummer, the people were not allowed to kneel down, and many foreigners stood aside to watch the fun. I smiled and watched these people heading towards the camp in the south of the city.

The viewing platform was set up in the camp early, and I climbed up the stage. As soon as I reached out, Kou Lian handed over the banner "Dragon Flag Army" that I had already written and handed it to Shiduo. Shiduo unfolded in the sunshine and said loudly: "Kow on the emperor to thank the Dragon Flag Army!"

Thousands of people in the audience suddenly burst into roars like thunder: "Kow on the emperor to give me a name! Long live my emperor!" Thousands of people knelt on one knee together, and their red upper body shone with shiny sweat reflections under the sunlight.

Thousands of people were in uniform, and it seemed that they had already been arranged. I looked at Shiduo, Nie Shicheng, Ronglu and other officers all dressed in official uniforms, and had already been penetrated by sweat. So I waved my hand and signaled Kou Lian to remove Huagai, took two steps forward, and shouted: "All officials, take off their upper body together with me!"

As everyone looked at each other, I took off my dragon robe first, got up shirtless, tied my braids around my neck, leaving only a pair of breeches. Although I looked a little thin, I also showed a sense of sharing joys and sorrows with the soldiers.

I spit out the braid that was biting in my mouth and said, "Soldiers! Thank you for your hard work in training!"

When Nie Shicheng and others saw me moving forward, they did not dare to be with me. They arrived at the audience early and responded immediately: "No need to work hard!", and thousands of people answered at the same time.

I picked up my braid and said, "Some people say that I have had many methods to destroy my ancestors recently, such as investigating education, recruiting foreigners, and of course, including your new army. Some people say that I am a Manchu cavalry and shooting the world, and I am good at using it, and I will be invincible in the world. So, why do I still have to start a new army?"

There was a silence in the audience, and I continued, "Why should we start a new army? Today I will tell you that if our ancestors do not change their ancestors and make new army, then I cannot promote our China, I cannot strengthen our country and build a country, and I may still feel regretful to Bintian like Emperor Wenzong!"

"So... I want to train a new army. I want to train your new army into an invincible army under the tempering of Prince Li, General Nie Dutong, and Admiral Rong. You can't do it!"

"It can be done!" This time, no one needs to shout, and men spontaneously shouted this sentence.

"Okay, I don't have any special rewards for you, but I hereby guarantee you that as long as I have me one day, you will receive double salary every month and double salary every year! But - you must take out your energy! Don't be like those Eight Banners children, you can't stick to it, you must be worthy of the money given to you by the court!"

"Long live the emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

I raised my hand, suppressed my shouting, and said, "I don't know what kind of training methods are there for you Prince Li, Nie Junmen, and the Junmen Gate, but I only have two! One is reward, those who have meritorious reward! The other is punishment, those who have sinned! You will get double salary, and you will naturally be punished twice! If I hear your new army disturb the local area in the future, what should I do?"

The audience was silent, and Prince Li knelt down and said, "Reply to the emperor's words! I am so sorry for the emperor's kindness. There is only one word for killing!" After saying that, he stood up and turned around and said, "The Dragon Flag Army has only two punishments. One is a misdemeanor, and if you are a misdemeanor, please get out of the misdemeanor! The other is a serious crime. There is only one word for killing, and there is no other word for it!"

This was discussed with their leadership. Now Prince Li is playing the evil man, and I will play the good man. I smiled and shook my hand and said, "Don't be afraid of all soldiers. Your military discipline is in charge of military discipline and has a good temper. Maybe he will let you go."

The audience burst into laughter, and Ronglu stepped forward and said, "I am a servant Ronglu, but I have the ambition to serve the country. I will never dare to follow my own personal power. Please ask the emperor and ministers to announce military orders to the soldiers!"

I nodded and signaled to the right. Ronglu turned around and shouted: "I have read the imperial edict and the military discipline. You all understand. Those who obey the law without rebellion are good brothers. Those who violate the law should not blame Prince Li, Nie Junmen and I have turned against each other! Do you understand?!"

"I understand!", thousands of people knelt down in unison.

"Okay! Those who are misdemeanors, those who are not at the right time, those who violate the night ban; those who spread rumors; those who destroy weapons; those who bewitch their peers... The first offender is 80, and the other offender is a serious crime!" Wow, this is much more powerful than what Prince Li said to get out.

"Thirteen serious crimes are: those who disrespect the orders; those who disobey the superiors; those who pretend to be sick to avoid fighting; those who steal the merits; those who commit adultery in the people... the first offender will be killed! According to the emperor's special order, the Dragon Flag Army can be killed immediately and reported immediately, and there will be no forgiveness!"

"I have a special order..." As soon as I took off my clothes, I felt how inconvenient the braids behind my head were during training, and they also affected the battle during combat. So I raised my hand and said, "I think the soldiers have worked hard to train. I specially ordered the Dragon Banner Army to cut their braids. Everyone's hair must not grow more than an inch. Those who violate the order should be killed immediately! You are soldiers, and your body and skin should be dedicated to the country. If you are too long, you will affect the battle. I hereby issue an edict to add one of the military disciplines of the Dragon Banner Army. The hair must not grow more than an inch. Those who violate the order should be killed immediately!"

This order has a great impact, but those who have served in the army know that too long hair does have an impact, and may even affect their lives during wartime. So after a moment of noise, everyone knelt down and thanked: "Bow, thank the emperor, long live my emperor, long live!"...

After some training, the military parade of the horse army and infantry ended, and I returned to the palace. Because the German instructors were not yet in place, this army of 12,000 people is only doing basic quality training. Once the instructors are in place, they will carry out modern military education. I also selected some young people with excellent moral articles from the Hanlin Academy, Zhan Shifu, Zongxue and other departments to do ideological education work in the Dragon Flag Army and instill the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. (The Zhan Shifu is a civil service institution that tutors the prince, and Zongxue is the place where the children of the royal family go to school. Because there is no prince yet, the Zhan Shifu has never had anything to do.)

After another period of time, Zai Bing ordered the guards to take turns to train for training. The guards should receive such training as usual.

As I expected, the braid cut caused a large-scale rebound, and even there were even discussions in the capital. There were rumors in the market that Empress Dowager Cixi was killed by the emperor himself. Shanqi followed this matter personally, and he must investigate and punish the person behind the scenes. However, since Ronglu joined the military camp, he did not seem to have any abnormal performance. I personally met Nie Shicheng several times and emphasized to him that this new army must absolutely obey the emperor's will.

Weng Tonghe and a group of people had a deep connection with a group of old-fashioned figures in the royal family, and even alarmed Yi Xin, who had been staying at home, and Prince Gong even came to the palace to find me several times. I asked him to help me here. The national plan had just been rolled out, and the most important thing about the country was stability.

Yi Xin was fifty-nine years old this year. He knew that my intention was to follow the path of the Westernization faction and make the country stronger, and to make the steps bigger and farther than him. Therefore, he proposed that he would come out again, use its prestige to act as the clan's office, and also the president of the Royal Jade Hall, and he would be responsible for all the clan affairs. Now I can concentrate on dealing with the Han ministers and local governors.

How easy is it to change this deeply rooted country? Under the influence of my banner of Liangfu Liangbi, Weng Tonghe saw that I had re-appointed Prince Gong Yixin, and he became a little more honest. I went to his mansion in person a few times and did a few more work. Finally, he settled down. He had been in charge of military aircraft for several months, and immediately felt the demeanor of the Qingliu sect leader. Once he was quiet, the court finally became much quieter.

Of course, I heard Zhirui talk about it later that Weng Tong and this guy were also afraid. He was so talented that he naturally knew that Kangxi gave him four words before he started the Pearl. Because the emperor gave him face, he naturally knew to restrain himself and make trouble with the emperor endlessly, but there was no good result.

This also made me feel a little anxious. After working hard for so long, I still have no results. I offended people everywhere. Although reforms will definitely offend people,... I must control the rebound intentions of these people within a controllable range.

On the Mid-Autumn Festival in August, I issued a clear edict, promulgating the whole country, expressing my ambition to revitalize the country and winning the hearts of the people of the whole country. Secondly, I issued an edict to gather in Beijing on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the following year, firstly, to take stock of the situation in various places last year, and secondly, to explain to them, the chief officials, the determination of the court and the determination of the emperor.

In this way, the new army coaches arrived one after another, Sheng Xuanhuai returned the note, the Royal Bank of the Qing Dynasty had already made a charter and was preparing to start; news came from Jiangnan that the Royal Armstrong Shipyard had started construction, and the first ship was the Royal Navy's order - a torpedo boat. The joint venture site selection between the Volqiang Shipyard and the Mawei Shipyard in Germany has ended, and the foundation laying ceremony is being prepared. The first batch of torpedo boats purchased from the UK have arrived and delivered to the Royal Navy for use. Nanyang, Fujian Guang The navy in the East and other places were all incorporated into the President of the Royal Navy. After consultation with Guo Songshou, Mr. Markchin was willing to sell the production rights of the Maxim machine gun for 250,000 taels of silver. The matter was handed over to the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau to build a gun factory. Good news also came from the Hanyang Iron Factory. German technician Heinrich vigorously purchased the Martin blast furnace from Germany, and the iron quality met the technical requirements of the Royal Armstrong Shipyard. He is currently working hard to expand production capacity to meet the needs of the future giant shipbuilding.

The situation looks pretty good, and the seeds sown have sprouted more or less.

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