One is Li Hongzao, when Li Hongzhang introduced Li Hongzao, he said: "This person is still very fair and decent, and he generally does things out of fairness." It's just that it is a little more corrupt, and it is self-conscious.

In front of him, you must pay attention to humility, and if you want to gain his favor, you still have to rely on real skills and come up with some real things. ”

Yuan Shikai knew that Li Hongzao was Li Hongzhang's nemesis, and now he was calling for Li Hongzhang's life everywhere. Li Hongzhang can evaluate him like this, which shows that he is still fair in looking at people and things; Yuan Shikai admired Li Hongzhang's personality even more.

The second person recommended by Li Hongzhang for Yuan Shikai was Prince Qing Yixuan, and Li Hongzhang introduced this person by saying: "This person doesn't have so many eyes, and he doesn't have a lot of twists and turns. It is easier to be friendly, but also attaches importance to feelings and righteousness. This person's biggest strength is his general knowledge, and because of the Queen Mother's special favor, he has a lot of energy in the court. He's got a problem, and he likes it,......"

Saying that, Li Hongzhang made a hand gesture, indicating that this person loves money and likes to receive gifts.

Yuan Shikai nodded, indicating that he had written it down and knew what to do.

Yuan Shikai was very moved to see that this person who was as kind to him as a mountain was embattled on all sides, still trying his best to plan for his future, still trying to guide himself, and paving the way for himself.

When leaving, Li Hongzhang accepted the souvenirs brought by Yuan Shikai, and returned a package of Korean ginseng to Yuan Shikai: "This thing, you bring me a lot of it every time, it is not so easy to do after leaving North Korea, there are many places that will come in handy in the future, Prince Qing should be able to like this thing." ”

"I brought back a lot, and I still have it in my hand."

Yuan Shikai didn't answer, he knew the intention of Engong's sentence "Prince Qing should be able to like this thing".

"Comfort Tingxian nephew, we are our own people, so our own people don't have to be polite."

Li Hongzhang was resolute. Yuan Shikai saw that Engong was sincere, so he didn't feel coquettish anymore.

In May 1895, Yuan Shikai took leave and returned to Henan Province.

Later, he was ordered to enter Beijing, and on August 2, he was arranged and introduced by the officials, and Emperor Guangxu summoned Yuan Shikai.

This is Yuan Shikai's first face-to-face with Jun.

Previously, Emperor Guangxu had heard of Yuan Shikai, and his impression was neither good nor bad.

It feels good to see me this time. Thinking that he would one day be in charge of the government, and he needed someone to be available, Guangxu asked the officials to temporarily arrange Yuan Shikai to work as an errand in the military affairs office.

What Guangxu couldn't imagine was that the Yuan Shikai in front of him had become the person he hated the most for a long time. became the person he always wanted to cut with a thousand knives, but until he died, he couldn't get his wish. Of course, that's an afterthought.

Yuan Shikai is supervising the military affairs department, but he is actually an idle errand, and he doesn't do anything all day and no one finds fault.

There are quite a few such positions in officialdom. It sounds good, but it is the storage officer. To say that it is unpleasant is to raise idlers, and to raise officials who cannot be arranged for a while and a half.

Happy to be idle, good and good, for some people, it may be long. I have time to go out and dig doors, run away from officials, and find a way to find a good position.

But Yuan Shikai is different, he is a person who does things, and he is a person who seeks politics in his position.

It's an idle errand, it's a place where there's nothing to do, what can Yuan Shikai do?

This really didn't stump Yuan Shikai, because he found something to do in one of the duties of the supervising military affairs department.

This duty reads: "Responsible for the rectification of the old army and the training of the new army." ”

It immediately occurred to him that he should do something.

To set up a yamen, it is always necessary to arrange some post responsibilities. And these rules and regulations are mainly written for others to see, and no one will take them seriously.

And some things are like that, if you don't take it seriously, it's not a thing. If you take it seriously, maybe it's actually happened.

In the Sino-Japanese First Sino-Japanese War, the army was completely defeated, and the navy army was wiped out.

The corruption and incompetence of the old army made the people see it in their eyes and feel pain in their hearts.

Reforming the old army and training the new army has become the consensus of everyone.

Yuan Shikai has a deeper understanding of this.

For example, he often said to others, "All armies do not know guns", such as the fast artillery shipped from Tianjin, which has no saddle covers, horses, and gun oil. When the cannon is fired, "the door is astringent, and it will be abandoned as soon as it is defeated", and the cannon is too few, and it will be finished in less than ten minutes, and the cannon will become scrap metal.

And many soldiers, when they get their guns, they don't know how to aim, and they just send them when they come by. It's not where to hit, it's where to hit.

Can such an army fight? Not to mention the corruption of discipline, there are orders that do not work, and there are prohibitions that do not stop.

He had worked hard to study military affairs under the Qingzi Army, and had trained Korean soldiers in the Huai Army and the German way in Korea, so he should have accumulated rich experience and was able to find the key problems.

At every opportunity, he propagated his ideas to the relevant authorities and put forward proposals for the reorganization of the army.

Thinking that Lord Zhongtang had told him about Li Hongzao, and found that Li Hongzao was enthusiastic about training the new army and had a lot of right to speak, Yuan Shikai found a way to approach this Lord Li.

So, he put a lot of effort into writing a sprinkling proposal and wrote it to Li Hongzao, Minister of Military Aircraft.

In his proposal, he pointed out bitterly: The defeat of the First Sino-Japanese War "was not because there were few soldiers, but because of the lack of precision; It is not that the soldiers are weak, but that there is no skill. It is especially suitable for patients because the military system is redundant, the power is different, the discipline is wasted, and no matter how motivating, it cannot be a teacher of moderation. ……

"For the sake of today's plan, it is advisable to save the past, eliminate redundant soldiers, save money, retire mediocre generals, and suppress the military and government. Urgently inspect the number of famous generals, give priority to the power, and be responsible for the special responsibility, and the elimination of each is classified into a number of major skills, and the main points are to be enforced and earnestly encouraged. And recruit Westerners, distribute each battalion, and participate in the reform according to the laws of the Chinese and Western camp systems, and write a constitution.

"It is necessary to make the commander-in-chief and below understand the use of weapons, the command of battle formations, and the tactics of the enemy, so that they can gradually protect themselves. There is still a wide range of schools on one side, selected apprentices, Yanxi people's famous martial arts practitioners as teachers, strict supervision, and clear promotion.

"After a few years of success, that is, the inspection faction will bring the middle-aged and rich people out of the sea, travel and study, and return to the branch hall to give the most military handle, and the general will be able to do well and the military and political can be expected to improve. ……”

Li Hongzao turned out to have a bad impression of Yuan Shikai because he was Li Hongzhang's person.

He has always believed that Li Hongzhang's employment is to appoint people, not to ability. In addition, the fiasco of the First Sino-Japanese War, although Yuan Shikai was not caught, but Yuan was ineffective in doing things, and his ability was formed in his mind.

After reading Yuan Shikai's book, I was impressed by Yuan Shikai.

It is often said that people are afraid of meeting, and trees are afraid of peeling. It means that when you meet and communicate about something, many misunderstandings and prejudices can often be easily solved, which is very reasonable.

In fact, people are not only afraid of meeting, but also very afraid of being respectful.

As the leader of the Qing School, Li Hongzao has always thought that Li Hongzhang's people have no self in their eyes.

I didn't expect Yuan Shikai to be so devotive to himself in the last book, and he admired him so much, which made him very useful.

Yuan Shikai's book can be said to subvert Li Hongzao's preconceptions about him.

Afterwards, Li Hongzao made an appointment to see Yuan Shikai again.

Talking to Yuan Shikai about training the new army, Yuan Shikai talked a lot about his experience in training the new army in North Korea.

Li Hongzao also knew about Yuan Shikai's training of the new army in North Korea.

It is believed that Yuan Shikai not only has theoretical but also practical experience in the training of the New Army; I feel that Yuan Shikai is a rare talent in this regard.

Yuan Shikai is an idle man in supervising the military affairs department, and he has no real power, although his position does not seem to be low, it is just a superficial scenery, Yuan Shikai will definitely not regard this place as a place to stay for a long time.

Of course. There is also an advantage to supervising the Military Affairs Department, which is well-informed.

Soon, he heard a rumor that the imperial court was preparing to train a new army near the capital.

Calling for the training of the new army, he was just looking for something to do for himself temporarily, and now he keenly seized the opportunity.

Yuan Shikai aimed at the position of training the new army.

At that time, the Qing ** had become corrupt and people were superficial.

Training such an important position as the new army, so that you can eat empty salaries, and the fat shortage of military salaries can be deducted, and at the same time, many people are targeting.

Yuan Shikai knows that if you want to get this done, you must first find someone and find someone who has the final say.

Li Hongzao is definitely one. This Li Hongzao Master Li, Yuan Shikai feels that the problem is not very big anymore, and it should be able to be solved if he is close and close.

He knew that his next target was Yixuan.

It is said that from the introduction of Lord Zhongtang, people like Yixuan are easier to handle than Li Hongzao, these Qingliu and these sanctimonious people. Isn't it a love of money? Don't you like to receive gifts? Wouldn't it be enough to give a big gift?

Yuan Shikai has been an official for so many years, and he has been stationed in North Korea for so many years, although he is not as insatiable as others, he often walks by the river, how can he not get his shoes wet. Due to the social climate, it is easy to make some money.

In other words, a heavy gift can still be afforded.

No matter how bad the social atmosphere is, receiving gifts is not a righteous and bright thing. In other words, gift-giving should be done in a way that is natural and natural, which is a great deal of knowledge.

No matter how greedy you are, you take something and shout at the gate of someone's house: "I'm here to give a gift." "People won't let you in. The gift to Yixuan is prepared, of which there is a big bag of Korean ginseng alone, and Yuan Shikai has made a lot of money this time. The question is, how do you give this gift? What are you looking for?