Guan Zhuofan returned to the backyard to prepare for dinner, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Hu Qingqing squatting outside the door of the east wing, facing a small incense burner, not knowing what he was doing. Hearing him come in, Hu Qingqing stood up, wiped the corners of her eyes, and walked over.

"Master Guan, the dishes have been arranged, I'll serve you to eat."

Serve me to eat? Guan Zhuofan nodded and asked, "Miss Hu, are you burning incense for your uncle?" ”

Hu Qingqing's eyes were red, and she said in a low voice: "Yes, I told my uncle that Master Guan avenged us from Hangzhou." ”

Not...... Unexpectedly, Liu Xunjiao's proposal has additional benefits. Guan Zhuofan looked at the beauty in front of him, and then looked at the incense burner with three incense sticks, a little weak-hearted, and said insincerely: "I deserve it." ”

When she started eating, Hu Qingqing stood aside and served like a maid. Guan Zhuofan was a little awkward, so he looked for something to tell her, and gradually diluted the solemn and solemn atmosphere in the courtyard just now.

"Miss Hu, you are outside, that is also a character in brocade clothes and mink fur, warm sedan car, why are you embarrassed to let you stand and watch me eat?"

It's the truth. However, when Hu Qingqing heard this, she just smiled lightly, learned his words and said, "I deserve it." ”

Guan Zhuofan was speechless, took two more bites, looked at the dishes on the table, and suddenly laughed.

"What, don't you eat the food?"

"It's delicious," Guan Zhuofan said with emotion, "I'll be honest, don't be angry, I think these small dishes you make are really delicious in the world, much better than shark fin and black cucumber." ”

Hu Qingqing asked suspiciously, "Then what's so funny about you?" “

"I remember that day at Hu Daotai's house. The way you cut a sheep's head. It's funny - two sheep's heads. Just throw it into the bucket, don't do it! Guan Zhuofan made a gesture and said with a smile, "But it's strange again, you came to me, but you buckled it so tightly, I heard that Guan Caimai's Lao Zhang is such a slippery person." It's all been deducted by you. ”

Hu Qingqing was silent for a long time, suddenly smiled, and said, "It doesn't matter if I tell you." This is what my uncle told me - doctors in the world, there are good and bad medical skills, but rich people must like to invite the kind of doctors who love to prescribe expensive medicinal materials, ginseng, deer antler, musk, saffron. In this way, I feel at ease and feel that I have an identity. ”

"You mean ......"

"We're in this line. Actually, it's the same. If you only fry a chicken and burn a vinegar fish, no one will look at you squarely; If you are a belly with abalone cucumber wings and can afford everything, then you are a master; If you dare to waste those precious materials and say that it is called the best of the best, that is the top red chef - what carp whiskers, parrot tongue, the more you are like this, the more the nobles will eat this set. Speaking of which, where is the meat of those two sheep's heads not eaten? I'm still distressed when I throw it away, I can't help it, Hu Daotai likes this tune. ”

Guan Zhuofan was dumbfounded when he heard this, and said, "I see...... So they are all nobles, and I am the only one...... Is it a slut? ”

"You are also a nobleman," Hu Qingqing lowered her eyes and said softly, "but I treat you differently than them." I'll only pick my best side dishes and cook them for you. ”

A hint of sweetness rippled quietly in the room. Guan Zhuofan turned his head sideways, looking at the beauty of the beauty under the lamp, and was stunned for a while.

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The next day, Guan Zhuofan read the two folds to the imperial court again, one was about the "Aspen Fleet", which was written by Libin, and the other was about the important excerpt of the Shanghai War, which was drafted by Liu Xunzhi himself, and only the position written to Ding Xianda was vacant, waiting for him to change the new name and fill it in.

In addition to the excerpt, there is also a secret letter he wrote to Cao Yuying, and I also read it carefully again. This letter was extremely important, and it made a report on the plan for the expansion of the Xuan army and the military system it planned to adopt, so as to obtain the support of King Gong and the tacit understanding on the military plane. In addition, he took the trouble to list the meritorious personnel related to the Xuan Army in order, which can be regarded as a kind of "secret protection", so that the ministers of military aircraft can have the most convenient reference when proposing commendations.

Guan Zhuofan's plan was to expand the Xuan army to more than 10,000 people in the next two months, and the method adopted was to change one to two, or change one to three, and to expand to 1,500 people on the basis of each battalion of the original battalion, and then add a battalion of Changfu in accordance with the rule of "three soldiers and one soldier", a total of 2,000 people. And the name of the two thousand, he took Wall's suggestion and introduced a new name, called "Regiment".

This is actually borrowed from the establishment of foreign soldiers, and China's regular army does not seem to have passed this level of units. For example, the Hunan army, under the auspicious battalion of tens of thousands of people, is divided into more than a dozen battalions, the meaning is vague, and it is especially easy to confuse. Therefore, it is a good choice to use the unit of "regiment", which has a clear meaning and can be in line with the military system of Europe and the United States.

Below the regiment, there is naturally a battalion of 500 people, and below the battalion, there are still four posts, each of which is organized into four, and under each "tithe", a new unit "pawn" is added, and each tithe has three pawns, and the pawn commander is in charge of ten big soldiers.

This is another way to get it from Wall's foreign guns. To put it bluntly, Guan Zhuofan has not made any innovations in the military system, and he does not want to make any innovations -- the so-called "military system" is nothing more than a set of the most effective establishment methods that have gradually formed in the practice of war over a long period of time. Isn't this a child playing at home, a scholar himself, can there really be any great invention if he pats his head and writes and draws on paper?

Guan Zhuofan thinks that this military system, compared with modern times, is already very close. The pawn commander corresponds to the squad leader, the sergeant commander corresponds to the platoon commander, and the sentry commander corresponds to the company commander, and the name of the battalion and regiment is simply the same as in modern times, but in the custom, the commander of the battalion and regiment is called the battalion officer and regimental officer, which is slightly different from the modern battalion commander and regiment commander.

After several meetings and discussions, the number of troops and defensive positions of each regiment were finally determined, including:

Daniel Zhang was in charge of the horse team as the deputy commander of the Xuan Army, with five battalions totaling 2,500 people, stationed in Sijing

Ixan's Kezi Regiment, with four battalions totaling 2,000 people, was stationed in Songjiang.

Ding Xianda's Xianzi Regiment, with four battalions with a total of 2,000 people, was stationed in Qingpu.

Wu Jianying's Jianzi Regiment, with a total of 1,500 people in three battalions, was stationed at Nanqiao.

Jiang De's German regiment, with a total of 1,500 people in three battalions, was stationed in Jiading.

Forrestal's foreign gun regiment, with three battalions totaling 1,500 men, was stationed in Zhoupu

Bai Qiwen's Second Regiment, with two battalions totaling 1,000 people, was stationed in Fengxian.

Liu Xunji's Chinese military camp, 500 people, garrisoned Qibao.

Túrin's pro-military battalion, five hundred men, garrisoned Shanghai.

In this way, each regiment had 10,000 men and 3,000 men, which added up to 13,000 men.

Ding Shijie was still the commander of the Xuan army, and Wall was the deputy commander and chief teacher, and Bai Qiwen was seriously injured because he was stabbed in the left rib with a spear when he was in Nanhui, so the officer of his second foreign regiment was temporarily acted by a British officer named Gordon.

Guan Zhuofan transferred more than 30 foreign officers from the original foreign gun team and assigned them to various regiments, some of whom served as instructors of each regiment, and some directly served as battalion officers and sentry officers under them. This is a crucial step in his plan, and it will play a very important role now and in the future.

He wasn't worried about the source of soldiers. The Xuan army fought such a big victory, as long as the troops were recruited, they would definitely regain the enthusiasm of the day. What he worries about is salary - this expansion, the addition of personnel and equipment, adds up to a huge amount. He had already ordered Liu Xunzhi and the regimental officers to step up their calculations and get out the detailed cases as soon as possible, so that he could discuss the matter with Wu Xu.

As for the phrase "soldiers are expensive but not too expensive", he has always held a moderate attitude, and it is not okay to blindly abuse tactics, but blindly seeking refinement is to go to the other extreme - can't it be said that all battles are handed over to a special forces to fight? Speaking of which, moderation is king. In his mind, the ideal state is "more refined, and more abundant." ”

It's a pity that there is no water division yet. He greedily thought, if the "Aspen Fleet" can impress the two palaces and military planes, then it can probably get two ships, right? If this is the case, then the Xuan army can have its own naval division in a dignified manner, and it is also a British gunboat! As for saying that Xuanjun does not have the talent of a sailor, then he has to take one step at a time, and there will always be a way.

is having such a sweet dream, reporting outside, Ding Xianda asks to see.

"Okay, you can do it quickly," Guan Zhuofan saw his beaming appearance, thinking to himself that he didn't know what kind of satisfactory name he had gotten, and said with a smile, "I didn't delay my hair." ”

"Yes, thanks to the boss, the name has been changed. Jin Tongzhi took me to pick the best photo gallery in Yu Garden, and invited Ma Zhenren, who is famous. ”

"Oh, what did it change?" Guan Zhuofan asked with great interest, "I'll fill in the fold for you." ”

"Ruchang," Ding Xianda was a little embarrassed, and respectfully handed over a new handbook, "Ma Zhenren said, it means prosperity and prosperity, and the meaning is very good." ”

"Hmm, yes, yes." Guan Zhuofan coped with it, he didn't know what Lu Dao was for, and he always felt that this name was very familiar.

Ruchang Ruchang

Ding Ruchang.

Admiral of the Beiyang Navy, Ding Ruchang.

*(To be continued......)