Li Mingyuan had already planned a parade route in various parts of the country, starting from Gyeonggi Province, passing through the three central prefectures of Jiangzhou, Weizhou, and Songzhou along the way, and then turning back from Songzhou to inspect the development of Wuzhou, Yangzhou, and Luozhou in the Jiangdong region, and finally approaching the sea road, and after paying some condolences to the officers and soldiers stationed in the Patagonia region and the pioneers, he ended the parade and returned to Chang'an City by the same route.

After obtaining the consent of the two women, on August 12, 1881, a group of nearly 4,000 people, including 2,500 officers and soldiers of the Central Guards, 1,300 officials of various central departments, officers of the army and navy staff, attendants, palace maids, etc., left the imperial city of Chang'an, and the first stop was Jinjiang Town (Carlos Pass), which was more than 20 kilometers away from Chang'an. The concubine and others accepted the audience of the people in the town together.

The eastern part of the town has a wide view, and at a glance there is a meadow that stretches for more than ten miles, and one after another verdant green dwarf trees are arranged in an orderly manner, dividing the meadow into patches of pastures of different sizes.

At the edge of the meadow, in the area where the stream at the foot of the mountain intersects the woodland, nearly 10,000 cattle and sheep can be faintly seen, as well as more than a dozen local people scattered around the cattle and sheep.

"Your Majesty, the people have prepared a few small programs for Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, and the Concubine Niangniang, do you want to start now?"

Leaning on the center, the attendant respectfully asked.

"It's okay to start, let the accompanying boy camp boys also go up and perform a few shows with the people, after being confined in the scout camp for so long, it is time to find an opportunity for them to relax."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister will go and announce."

The attendants bowed and retreated, and after a while, the local young and strong people, dressed in the special costumes of their hometown, dozens of people in groups, successively performed six or seven programs with a local flavor.

"Your Majesty, look at those little ducks, they are so cute!"

When watching the people's performances, the queen Wu Lingxuan, who was sitting next to her, excitedly pulled Li Mingyuan's sleeve, pointed to the six or seven penguins in the middle of the side front with her right hand, and said in surprise, "What a strange duck, the body is short and fat, and there are no feathers, I have never seen it before." ”

"It's not a duck, it's a penguin, there are a lot of them in the southern part of the country, and if you like, I'll have you bring a few to keep as pets."

"It's very cold in Patagonia, if you bring the penguins back from there, will they not adapt to the weather in Chang'an City?"

"There is a certain impact, but some penguins live in places with mild climates and can adapt to the climate of the Gyeonggi region."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, brother, then you can ask someone to bring back a few more penguins, and give two to Sister Baoyi, Ying'er, and Xiaolan."

"Okay, it's all up to you."

Li Mingyuan dotingly held Wu Lingxuan's hand and agreed.

Li Mingyuan and the two daughters have been married for a year and a half, Wu Lingxuan is lively and cheerful, Zhang Baoyi is virtuous and gentle, although for some reason the two daughters are not pregnant, but Li Mingyuan's love for them is still the same as at the beginning.

"Your Majesty, Ying'er and Xiaolan have also reached the age of marriage, do you think you should choose a date to bring Ying'er and Xiaolan into the palace?"

Concubine Zhang Baoyi sat on Li Mingyuan's left, and observed the expressions of the wedding maids Xiaolan and Ying'er secretly looking at Li Mingyuan, and after thinking about it a few times, she directly mentioned it.

"Baoyi, are you worried that I will snub you because you haven't been pregnant since you entered the palace?"

Li Mingyuan suddenly heard Zhang Baoyi's words and comforted, "You put your heart in your stomach, don't worry about the child's affairs, when the time comes, the child will naturally come." ”

"Your Majesty is the king of a country, it is the responsibility of the concubines to give birth to an heir for Your Majesty, Your Majesty loves the concubines and sisters, and the concubines and sisters are happy in their hearts, but for the sake of national stability, the concubines implore Your Majesty to accept Xiaolan and Ying'er into the palace as soon as possible, which is to give Xiaolan and Ying'er a name, and also to settle the hearts of the ministers and generals of the court as soon as possible."

"Niangniang forgives her sins, the slave knows that her status is low, and she doesn't dare to climb Your Majesty, and she asks Niangniang to take back her life."

Xiaolan and Ying'er stood behind the three of them, they didn't expect Zhang Baoyi to bring up the matter of marrying the emperor in public, and hurriedly defended.

"My mother also mentioned to me that the queen and the concubine have not given birth to a royal heir for a long time, even if the ministers and generals of the court do not mention it on the surface, they are secretly sure that they are worried about the lack of heirs in the country, Xiaolan and Ying'er have followed Your Majesty for a year and a half, Your Majesty, Sister Baoyi and I all know their roots, although they are from a lower background, but their affection and loyalty to Your Majesty, Sister Baoyi and I can see it."

After several reminders from her mother, Wu Lingxuan had accepted the possibility of Li Mingyuan marrying other newcomers to the palace again, so she took Zhang Baoyi's words and persuaded them together.

"I can understand your intentions, Xiaolan and Ying'er are good girls, and I can see their performance."

Li Mingyuan held the two daughters with both hands, turned his eyes to Xiaolan and Ying'er, and said, "You have heard the words of the queen and the concubine, are you willing to stay in the palace all the time?" ”

"Being able to serve Your Majesty is a blessing that the slave maid has cultivated for several generations, and the slave maid is willing to stay in the palace and serve Your Majesty all the time."

Xiaolan and Ying'er's faces were flushed, and they replied in low voices.

"No one forced you, if you don't want to, the palace people won't stop you from leaving the palace, you think about it carefully, you don't need to give me an answer immediately."

"No one forces the slave and the maid, the slave and the maid voluntarily serve His Majesty and the two maids, if His Majesty dislikes the slave and the maid and does not let the slave and the maid continue to serve His Majesty, the slave and the maid can only prove their innocence by death!"

At the end of the nineteenth century, in the Chinese society, most women regard the name and honor as more important than life, although the local reform and reform have been carried out, but in terms of traditional cultural inheritance, whether it is the government or the people, for the marriage of men and women, honors and other moral issues, generally conservative, if a man arbitrarily beats and scolds his wife, bullies his wife, and fails to fulfill his responsibilities to his wife, children, and parents, he will not only suffer from the accusations of the surrounding people, but also bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

On the other hand, while the social status of local women has been greatly improved, they also pay more attention to their personal reputation and reputation.

According to the custom at the end of the nineteenth century, after they accompanied their young lady into the palace, they became the emperor's women, and if Li Mingyuan let them out of the palace, no family would dare to marry them home.

Li Mingyuan, out of respect for them, may not think as far as he wants, but it is impossible for the two daughters not to know the consequences of leaving the palace, of course, since the two daughters entered the palace and got along with Li Mingyuan day and night, they have long had feelings for him, and they have no thoughts of leaving the palace.

Zhang Baoyi took the opportunity of the emperor's trip to bring up the matter of Xinna's marriage to a concubine in public.

Li Mingyuan thought about it for a while, and he understood Zhang Baoyi's intentions, but for the little girl's little thoughts, he just smiled and didn't take it to heart, and the two daughters Xiaolan and Ying'er, who got their wishes, were very grateful to Zhang Baoyi, and kept expressing their gratitude to Zhang Baoyi and Wu Lingxuan with their eyes.

Agreeing to marry Xiaolan and Ying'er as concubines was just a small episode in the parade, and after watching the performances of the common people and more than 40 teenagers in the boy boy camp.

Li Mingyuan instructed his entourage to escort the four women who were a little tired to rest, and after gathering the main officials and generals who were traveling, he took the opportunity to put forward two policies that had been brewing for a long time.

"Just now the boy camp and Jinjiang town young people have watched the performance, I feel that the performance is very good, the use of the unique terrain around the town, held horse racing, simulated hunting and other activities, edutainment, that is, can enrich the business life of the people, but also strengthen the physical fitness of the people, improve the country's military potential, it is very popular!"

"Your Majesty is planning to hold a few more similar events every year?"

A mid-ranking officer guessed.

"Holding training activities of a fixed military nature is only one of them, and establishing a perfect education and training system for young people is the foundation of a long-term strategy."

Li Mingyuan explained: "I plan to popularize the basic military education of the people, and on the basis of the military service of the whole people, set up a semi-non-governmental organization specifically responsible for the political and military education of young people, which is mainly responsible for teaching local young people the knowledge and ideas of loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, strengthening the body, protecting the family and defending the country, and so on. ”

"Isn't this similar to the boy camp system?"

A young guard officer from a scout officer said suddenly.

"The head is quite flexible."

Li Mingyuan praised the other party and said with a smile: "The boy boy camp system has an irreplaceable role in the imperial army, and we want to popularize and expand the boy boy camp system, and set up corresponding branches in every immigrant township, county, and prefecture to manage the political and military education of young people in a unified manner. ”

"How should the newly established institutions be positioned? Should it be under the jurisdiction of the local government? ”

Liu Pu noticed the hidden power ownership dispute and asked directly.

The new organization is tentatively named the Han Empire Youth Reservist Loyal Monarch and Protectorate Association, referred to as the Han Youth Army Association, which is a semi-non-governmental organization and does not accept the jurisdiction of local governments.

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Li Mingyuan said the name he had chosen for the new organization, and went on to explain: "I plan to set up a squadron of the Youth Army Association in each immigrant township, and the size of the squadron is determined according to the population of each immigrant township, with a minimum of 60 people and a maximum of 200 people, and the squadron leader is a young man under the age of 18 who has outstanding performance.

Each county has a brigade with a number of between 600 and 1,500 people, and the captain is an outstanding officer of the rank of lieutenant on active duty, and the selection criteria for the captain are outstanding young officers under the age of 25 and the military rank is in the range of second lieutenant to lieutenant. Each state has a corps! The commander of the team shall be an officer of the active school rank, and the selection criteria for the captain shall be an outstanding officer with the rank of major or lieutenant colonel, under the age of 35, and actual combat experience. The headquarters of the Youth Army Association has set up a number of management departments, with the rank of colonel or major general, which are responsible for coordinating the education and management of young people throughout the country, as well as providing the army with excellent soldiers with strong political ideology and firm will to fight in wartime and peacetime. ”

"Your Majesty is wise, if the branches of the Youth Army Association are successfully formed, there will be no shortage of excellent soldiers for the local field armies and garrison armies."

"When we fought Argentina, if we had established a system of youth army associations, we might be able to reduce a large part of the casualties among soldiers."

Following Li Mingyuan's line of thought, the officers and generals quickly understood the benefits of establishing military and political education for young people, and they echoed it one after another.

"For these young people, all township and county-level branches should cooperate with local management departments to provide them with free food, accommodation and some other logistical support when they receive training, so that they can feel the care of the government and the state treat all young people equally." …………