"Humph! But it's just rhetoric. Liu Mingchuan strode away, it was just an ideological education class, just a wind in his ears, and that's it. However, he scooped Li Guolou's handouts into his hand, and it always hurt to read the tactical course, and he could also scoop it up to study and discuss it.

Although Liu Mingchuan was born as a smuggler and looked like a big old man, he was actually very intelligent, had a strong learning ability, studied hard and seriously, and could write Bagu Wen, which belonged to the Confucian generals in the military. The wearer also learned from Wenchen and took Li Hongzhang as a model, so Li Hongzhang valued him very much, invited him to go out to do things, and trained him as a successor. He is not the kind of stubborn and dead-eyed who can listen to different opinions, but for the sake of face, he will not give Li Guolou a good look. I agreed with some of Li Guolou's propositions in my heart, learning from the strong, and unremitting self-improvement is the way to govern the country and train troops. Li Guolou is right, only when the quality of will is passed, an army can compete with the strong, weapons and equipment are external factors, internal factors are fundamental, we must have a learning attitude, but by no means self-willing. Liu Mingchuan's analytical ability is quite proficient, and he comprehended many ideas from Li Guolou in one afternoon, and he has a lot of experience, all of which have become his thoughts and propositions.

Liu Mingchuan pointed at his master and said, "Master Fan, you go and scoop up the pamphlet of Li Guolou's compilation of ideology and morality, I want to see how much of his thoughts are reactionary remarks against his ancestors. ”

The master said: "Liu Gong, I scooped it well, I have no intention, old bottled wine." Even if you change the Bagu text into the vernacular, you are not afraid of losing the Jinshi and the first face. Hum! Fake celebrities, real villains, sinister intentions, even I, a talented showman, can't stand it. As he spoke, he took out a booklet from his satchel and handed it to Liu Mingchuan.

A thick booklet has poured a lot of effort into Li Guolou. Writing an article in the vernacular is much longer than that of classical Chinese, and the generalization, analysis, and summary must be explained clearly, unlike the classical Chinese, which is easy to remember and will not be misunderstood. Although the content of the thought has not changed, it is easy to understand and people can understand the meaning.

"This kid, don't sleep!" Liu Mingchuan sighed, and couldn't help admiring Li Guolou's high efficiency, not like a Qing Dynasty.

Li Hongzhang took a nap for a while, sat on the Taishi chair and drank tea, listened to Xu Xuan's report on the content of Li Guolou's speech, and listened to Liu Mingchuan's complaints, and said with a smile: "Young people like to show off, Liu Liumazi, what do you care about with young people like an adult." Li Guolou has a lot of errands on his hands, and he will not be resident in Wutang in the future, it is still up to you to decide here, you are the main one in terms of ideology, and he is the main one in terms of tactics, and see what kind of fruit can be produced after that. ”

Liu Mingchuan had nothing to say, and his patriotic thoughts continued to be carried forward. He could only adapt to the existing martial arts tactical system and learn from Li Guolou to compile a tactical manual.

Xu Zhan admonished: "Gong Liu, don't get into trouble with Li Guolou, in fact, he is very easy to get along with, if you are kind, he will not be arrogant, and it is also a good thing for young people to be aggressive." Now you have seen what those noble children are like, a hundred steps and ninety-nine steps. Li Guolou married a few more wives, and he didn't delay the business, but he was just negligent in the small sections. If Li Guolou becomes tall, it will be dangerous, so Master Fu Xiang still has to put the burden on Li Guolou, do you understand? ”

Liu Mingchuan laughed dryly, nodded and said: "I understand, I must do a good job in the martial arts, and when Lord Fu Xiang comes back next time, I will personally command the actual combat drill." Let those old antiques of the military department see the modern military force. ”

Li Hongzhang nodded slightly, appreciating Liu Mingchuan's spirit of hard work, and said: "Liu Liumazi, do some achievements, and the main cadres of the army in the future will be your protégé." Funds, weapons, and equipment will be provided to the martial arts hall in a steady stream, and when the next few batches of children grow up and enter the martial arts hall to learn military affairs, the trees here will also become towering trees, and there will be a chance for you to do a great job. ”

Liu Mingchuan was overjoyed, and the militants thought about fighting, bowed to the ground, and thanked: "Great, Lord Fu Xiang, I'm waiting for this day to come early." I will not slack off a little because of my official position, live up to my mission, and complete the reform of the officer system. ”

Wutang is the cornerstone of a modern military academy, Li Hongzhang wants to break the system of Meng Yin's descendants in the army, supported by Emperor Tongzhi, and the principal Weng Tong is hung up, and the establishment of Wutang is controlled by Li Hongzhang. Li Hongzhang is now a scholar of Wuyingdian University, the head of the Han Dynasty, and his power is monstrous, even greater than Prince Gong's Yixun. His career went uphill, and Prince Gong slid down, and his status made him high-spirited.

Li Hongzhang expressed his approval and waved his hand: "Look at the tea!" ”

In the living room of the three of them, they drank fragrant tea slowly, chatted a few words about the difficult years in the past, and waited for a sumptuous dinner.

At this time, Li Guolou still did not rest, he summoned all the school officials and administrators of the martial arts hall and issued the "Rectification Order".

Li Guolou scooped up and wrote the "Rectification Order" and read it aloud: "Since its establishment, Wutang has received remarkable results, but it has also exposed and produced some serious phenomena. For example, embezzlement, corruption, and waste, as well as the resulting laxity of certain military discipline, the growth of warlordism and the tendency to neglect ideological work, and the weakening of the daily work system of the martial arts. All this is extremely harmful and will be mentally dangerous to lose the martial arts advocacy, and it is hereby proposed to alert our leaders at all levels and military organs to serious attention. In order to maintain the fine exemplary traditions of martial arts, such as arduous and arduous work, unity of will, resoluteness and bravery, and a high degree of political vigilance, it is necessary to rely on the arduous ideological work. This must be done in a timely manner and in the course of all those who grow and develop those who only show a slight manifestation of all kinds of undesirable tendencies, and to fight them openly. Any laissez-faire liberalism with regard to bad tendencies is likely to have undesirable consequences. In the ideological struggle, attention should be paid to opposing the phenomena of corruption, corruption, looseness, and degeneration, and opposing the tendency of militarism and neglecting ideological work and leadership. Clarify the system of budget and final accounts. Strict restrictions on extra-budgetary expenditures. We should strictly economize on office expenses, miscellaneous expenses and food, and oppose waste. It is necessary to strictly establish a system of budgets and final accounts to overcome the rather serious phenomena of corruption and waste, eating vacancies, and breaking the law by underreporting more than one person breaks the law.

It is true that there are many subjective and objective difficulties regarding the regularization of supply work, but it is possible and necessary to establish a minimum supply system even in the current environment. Such as the financial budget and final accounts and all expenditure system. Grain budget and storage and distribution system. Ammunition reimbursement, statistics, storage, custody and distribution system. Received and distributed, stored, and distributed system. All kinds of equipment and public property receiving, storage, reimbursement, registration, statistics, use, handover system. Personnel and horse statistics, reporting systems, and other auditing and inspection systems must be strictly established. The establishment of these systems can control the progress of all work in a systematic and planned manner on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is sufficient to prevent the occurrence of corruption and waste. Corruption and waste were not only a major financial and material loophole, but also a stain on the Qing army. Therefore, the correct leadership of the struggle against corruption and waste and the strengthening of such education in all aspects should be the regular work of the martial arts. ”

Li Guolou suddenly paused for a moment, stared at everyone present, and said loudly: "Those who embezzle public funds of more than 1 tael of silver will be shot, and whoever does not believe in evil can taste my gun." Wutang does not need money to atone for sins, and military law is ruthless. ”

"Understood!" Everyone stood upright, who dared to touch Li Guolou's tiger beard.

Li Guolou asked several adjutants, Goshha, to issue a manual of instructions and promulgate regulations to prevent and control corruption and waste by strengthening supervision, severely punishing them, and standardizing supply work. The directives are mainly the "Instruction on the Establishment of the Economic Review Commission" and the Instruction on the Establishment of a Strict Supply System. The main regulations promulgated are the Regulations on the Work of the Economic Review Commission and the Regulations on the Punishment of Corruption.

In order to put an end to all corruption and waste, improve the material life of Wutang, and strengthen the work style of honesty and hardship, it has been decided to organize economic review committees at all levels and issue work regulations.

First, all departments must quickly put in order, improve their own organizations, and establish economic review committees. Organized by 5 to 7 people, it is responsible for summarizing the income and expenditure accounts of January at the end of each month, making a detailed inventory of the income and expenditure items and planning the income and expenditure budget for the next month, using various methods to prevent corruption and waste, improving the material life of the school, and often supervising the implementation of the plan and checking its implementation degree.

Second, each sentinel must establish a similar "Economic Review Committee" to purchase the daily necessities of the school in a planned and organized manner. On the one hand, everything possible is to seek the improvement of food and other material life, and at the same time, the ideological work supervisor should always understand the economic situation of the students in the sentinel unit, carry out a conservation campaign by means of propaganda and explanation, and use education and management methods to prevent corruption and waste.

3. Each branch should be mobilized enthusiastically, explain the need for economy extensively and thoroughly, call on every student to carry out this campaign in an exemplary manner, and at the same time carry out a ruthless struggle against such tendencies and phenomena as corruption, corruption, and waste, and deal with them harshly to overcome them.

The Regulations on the Work of the Economic Review Committee divide economic review into general review, special review and extraordinary review. The general review is conducted once a month, and the work begins at the end of the month when the ministries reimburse themselves, and the economy of the ministries and all the income and expenditure belonging to the economy are strictly examined. Special reviews are conducted at the end of each exceptional income or expense, and are convened at any time when an extraordinary economic situation is found in the course of certain work. If any of the following circumstances are found after examination, the review committee may submit an opinion and report to the same level or senior head to decide on the punishment:

1. Those who have committed corrupt acts or attempts.

2. Those who have disguised acts or attempts to embezzle.

3. Those who suffer losses to the public due to the waste of public funds.

4. Those who appropriated public funds without authorization to seize private interests.

5. Those who have caused great adverse effects in improper income.

6. Those who neglect their business and cause losses to the public.

7. Those who secretly keep public funds and conceal them and do not report them.

In accordance with the Regulations on the Work of the Economic Review Committee, the review committee shall refute any of the following circumstances after review:

1. Those who exceed the budget or spend more than the prescribed amount.

2. Those who do not exceed the budget and the prescribed amount, but have unnecessary expenses for their contents.

3. Expenses have not gone through the corresponding procedures, and the reimbursement has not been in accordance with the prescribed procedures.

Fourth, those who arrive at the reimbursement date and fail to report it late.

5. Those who have been found to have violated the prescribed expenditure amount.

6. Those who use their work for personal gain.

The "Regulations on the Work of the Economic Review Committee" also specifically stipulate that any senior officer must be examined if any of the above-mentioned circumstances that should be punished or refuted, and when there is a question, he or she shall reply in good faith and satisfactorily.

In conjunction with the "Regulations on the Work of the Economic Review Commission", the "Regulations on the Punishment of Corruption" were issued at the same time, and although the "Regulations on the Punishment of Corruption" was not long, it was very clear and extremely severe: those who embezzled more than 100 taels of public funds were executed. Fifty taels or more to 1 two shall be punished by hard labor for not less than 3 years or confinement. 3. If the sentence is between two and fifty taels, he shall be sentenced to labor for not less than one year but not more than three years or imprisonment. 1. More than 1 tael to 3 both, labor for not less than 1 month to not less than 2 years or confinement. 5 taels to 1 two shall be sentenced to labor or confinement for not more than 1 month. Those who embezzle less than 5 taels shall be imprisoned for up to 1 month or given a warning.

In any of the following circumstances, it is considered corruption:

Once it is proved that there is a genuine attempt to embezzle, causing losses to the public.

2. Those who occupy public funds for personal gain.

3. Those who are good at selling public property to the fullest.

Fourth, those who use their work to seek undeserved money and material things.

5. Those who make false groups demand and make indiscriminate payments, causing losses to the public. Those who incite others to embezzle are considered guilty of guilt. If there is any corrupt act and attempts to escape, the punishment may be increased according to the circumstances.

Specially set up a number of supply training courses to train supply officials to eliminate corruption.

The "Instruction on the Establishment of a Strict Supply System" clearly stipulates as follows:

1. Establish a strict budget and final account system, and decide to receive the budget for the next month before the 25th of each month and submit it on schedule. The settlement of the previous month will be received before the 1st of the next month, otherwise no funds will be issued. The number of personnel, weapons, and horses in the budget must be accurate and consistent with the statistics of the United Front Work Department.

2. Income must be reported. Those who conceal and fail to report will be punished as embezzlement in addition to not disbursing funds, and the principal person in charge of the ministry will be questioned.

3. In terms of expenditure, in addition to the regular expenses that are incurred according to the regulations, other expenses, if necessary, must be planned in advance, submitted for approval, and then disbursed, otherwise they will not be reimbursed. Fourth, establish a strict audit system. Review all expenses for correctness and waste. If the corrupt and wasteful person is found, the corrupt person will be punished for the struggle.

"Don't be too bothered, institutionalization and standardization are the foundation of an army's longevity, relying on me or the so-called gods, it's all fake. Now I put a tight mantra on you, that is, let you firmly remember that when you obtain the true scriptures in the future, you will not have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of your life. Wealth and prosperity together, not forgetting each other, is my principle of life. Tonight, I will pay out of my own pocket and treat you to a good meal. Meeting! Li Guolou turned around and left, not listening to the complaints of his subordinates.

The army must deny itself and serve the public, otherwise it will degenerate, and if the army dares to fight and fight for modernization, it is necessary to have an iron-like military discipline.