Peng Yulin smiled slightly, and said: "The word 'transaction', I can't afford it, if the prince has any edict, please explain it." ”

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "The Yangtze River Sailor has been vigorously rectified by Xue Weng, redundant personnel, and the ones left behind must be usable, right?" ”

After speaking, his eyes stared at Peng Yulin fiercely.

Peng Yulin felt the oncoming pressure: Guan Zhuofan's words were to ask him to make a clear guarantee of "cutting redundant personnel and removing the chaff".

"Please rest assured," he said slowly, "After this tour, if there are still corpse meal vegetarians and city fox society rats among the Yangtze River sailors, they will occupy the important places, waste money and food, fish and meat people, and reprimand the prince without labor, Yulin will return to his hometown and close his household, and he will no longer be ashamed to ask about the world." ”

"Xue Weng is serious! But-" Guan Zhuofan's right index finger lightly touched the desk, "Loud, good!" ”

After a pause, he said in an unusually solemn tone: "That being the case, I should promise one thing to Xueweng: the green battalions of all provinces along the Yangtze River are all organized by the sailors, and now, the green battalions of all provinces are being reorganized, and the thing I should undertake to Xue Weng is that after the adaptation, all the green battalions and sailors in the provinces along the Yangtze River will be cut, but the lack of points in the establishment will be retained, so it should be enough to accommodate the old brothers of the Yangtze River Sailors!" ”

Peng Yulin froze and opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Guan Zhuofan smiled and said: "Actually, it's very convenient! At present, the five towns of the Yangtze River Water Division, Yuezhou Town is in Hunan; Hanyang Town in Hubei; Hukou Town is in Jiangxi; Guazhou Town is in Yangzhou, Langshan Town is in Nantong -- Guazhou Town and Langshan Town are both in Jiangsu, and one is in the jurisdiction of the Liangjiang Governor. one in the jurisdiction of the governor of Jiangsu; The bid is located in Anqing. See. Along the Yangtze River, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Jiangsu, Anhui Province. All have subordinates, and after the Green Camp Sailor is abolished, the Yangtze River Sailor does not have to move, and there is no need to change people - just change a Green Camp brand! It's really convenient! ”

After a pause, he said: "Also, in this way, we don't have to worry about who will take Huang Yisheng's position, wouldn't it be worry-free?" ”

Peng Yulin's mind was in chaos.

If it's just a change of brand. That's really "convenient", but the problem is that if the "Green Camp" brand is changed, the "Yangtze River Water Division" brand will be gone!

The "Yangtze River Water Division" is divided into six parts, each of which is included in the establishment of the green camp of the five provinces along the Yangtze River, and the establishment of the "Yangtze River Water Division" will no longer exist!

Naturally, there is no need for the Yangtze River Commander to set up a commander - therefore, "there is no need to worry about who will take Huang Yisheng's position."

"Xue Weng, I promise two things—" Guan Zhuofan said, "first. I know that the salary of the Yangtze River Naval Division follows the old system of the Hunan Army's Naval Division. It's a lot taller than the Green Camp. I promise that after the 'change of brand,' the salary will remain the same - not a penny of silver! Second, as long as the rules are in order, the military discipline is strictly abided by, and there is no violation of the law, within five years, the old brother of the Hunan Army Naval Division, I will not move! ”

Peng Yulin's eyes flashed, but he still didn't speak.

"I'll add another yard." Guan Zhuofan said calmly, "I will set up a 'fund' - well, like a 'Feng'en Fund', but it is specially set up to take care of the 'meritorious members' of the Hunan Army's sailors!" This class of old brothers, if there is no errand and no suitable livelihood, as long as they follow the rules and abide by the law, this 'fund' will be taken care of! There will never be a situation of 'empty title, no food and clothing, and down-and-out rivers and lakes'! ”

Peng Yulin's eyelids jumped slightly, and his brain turned rapidly.

"Xue Weng, you see this 'fund', it's called 'Xiangjiang Fund', how about it?"

After half a ring, seeing that Peng Yulin still didn't move, Guan Zhuofan said lightly: "Xue Weng, let me ask myself, all of the above, for the old brother of the Hunan Army's sailors, it can be regarded as doing his best." If Xue Weng is still not satisfied, hehe, I don't quite understand - could it be that Zeng Xiangxiang and Xue Weng set up the 'Yangtze River Water Division', what other meaning is there in it? ”

This is really like a mountain!

With a slight "buzz" in his head, Peng Yulin saw sweat on his forehead, he couldn't sit still anymore, stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "The prince is kind, to the end!" If Peng Yulin is indifferent, isn't he a person who has no heart? I am, I am...... Well, I have some concerns -- the water divisions along the river are not subordinate to each other, and if there is a war, the river defense ...... I'm afraid that there will be loopholes. ”

Peng Xueqin, you really know how to find a reason.

"Snowman, please take a seat first."

Peng Yulin sat down, but his posture had changed subtly: he was straight, his back was not resting on the back of the chair, and his hands were on his thighs - a very tense posture, even a little "diagonally".

With Peng Yulin's prestige status and temperament, no matter who he is in front of, he will rarely adopt this sitting posture.

"I'm a junior," Guan Zhuofan said, "Some words, in the seniors, are inappropriate, but ......"

Guan Zhuofan groaned slightly, and Peng Yulin hurriedly said: "The prince is too polite, Yulin really doesn't dare to be it!" Just ask the prince to instruct! ”

"Then I'm abrupt."

After a pause, Guan Zhuofan said: "Xue Weng, don't say anything else, I think the word 'Jiangfang' is out of place." ”

Peng Yulin was stunned: "Why did the prince say it? ”

"I remember that Zeng Xiangxiang asked for the establishment of the Yangtze River Naval Division, which roughly has this meaning: the Yangtze River stretches from east to west, dividing China into north and south, from north to south, and Jiangnan regards the Yangtze River as the danger of the moat; From south to north, so is the Yangtze River. If it goes from west to east and goes down the river, it is really a building trend. The Yangtze River sailors live in it, connecting the north and the south, echoing the east and west, and they can 'strengthen our river defense, and never see the prying eyes of China and foreign countries' - well, I don't know if I remember it really? ”

"Indeed."

Peng Yulin thought to himself: This passage is exactly the story of the Yangtze River since ancient times, is there something wrong?

"Let me ask Xue Weng, if we go to war with the Taixi powers, Wusongkou is lost, and the foreigners' warships go upstream, can our 'river defense' be stopped?"

Peng Yulin opened his mouth and stammered.

Of course, he couldn't stop it, and of course Peng Yulin couldn't say anything unintentional, and there was chaos in his mind: really something was wrong?!

So, what went wrong?

"Xue Weng, Zeng Xiangxiang's words can't be said to be wrong, but this is a matter of swords and bows! In the words of foreigners, it is the matter of the 'cold weapon era'! Now that there is a war, foreign guns and cannons, steam warships, in the words of foreigners, it is already the 'era of hot weapons'! The benefits of equipment are 100 times that of before, on the Yangtze River, from west to east, the days of 'going down the river for the momentum of Jianling' are gone! ”

After a pause, he continued: "The same is true of the east and west, and the same is true of the north and the south - and counting on a Yangtze River to separate the north and the south, it is becoming more and more difficult to become the so-called danger of the moat!" ”

Peng Yulin's head was booming.

"The Age of Cold Weapons".

"The Age of Hot Weapons".

Peng Yulin is actually sensitive to the changes of the times.

For example, he clearly realized that in the future, the water war will be the world of foreign guns and artillery, and bows and arrows will completely withdraw from the battlefield, so he will hate the Yangtze River sailors to resume using bows and arrows.

The earliest and deepest perception of the changes in him was in the aforementioned battle of "Peng Lang won the return of his sister-in-law".

In the battle of Xiaogushan, the Taiping army lined up artillery along the coast, the bullets were like rain, and on the river, there was no shelter and no block, and the Hunan army had to rack their brains and think about ways to avoid the shells.

Most of the tactics of the Hunan army were born from Qi Jiguang's "Nantang Art of War", and when they encountered problems, they naturally had to ask Qi Dashuai for advice. Peng Yulin searched and searched, and finally found a thing in the "New Book of Ji Xiao", called "Gangrou Brand": the cotton and hair are pressed into plates, covered with cowhide, and can resist the cannon.

Peng Yulin immediately organized manpower and concocted it in accordance with the law.

After it was made, it was rehearsed with live ammunition, and the result was that "the cannon passed as soon as it was pierced".

He was not discouraged, thinking that the thickness of the "rigid and flexible brand" was not enough, and the "material" was not enough. So he added bamboo strips to the "rigid and soft brand" and wrapped them in a wet quilt.

Take it to test the gun, or "pass it as soon as you wear it".

At this time, Peng Yulin deeply felt that something "really changed".

In desperation, Peng Yulin finally shouted, "With flesh and blood, plant the bow of the ship, avoid it if it can be avoided, and listen to it if it is unavoidable."

However, the "change" that Peng Yulin perceives is only the "change" at the level of artifacts, and he has not yet been able to understand this change at the level of "era".

"The era of cold weapons" and "the era of hot weapons", these ten words are really thunderous and deafening.

Has the "times" really changed?

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