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"It's ......"

On the docks, almost at the first sight of the so-called "volunteers", Linus was stunned, and he simply couldn't believe his eyes, this was the first time he had seen a soldier in the East who could march in a line like a European soldier.

What surprised him even more was that even if it was just an ordinary dock patrol, although they only held a spear in their hands, the pace of those soldiers could still be consistent, and they marched in line.

Queue!

Sometimes, even more so than weapons.

At least in Linus's view, the queue is perhaps the most important, it is a premise to test whether a unit is well-trained, after all, in battle, whether the queue is stable or not directly determines the victory or defeat of the battle, whether in Turkey or India, the ironclad fact proves to him again and again that whoever collapses first will lose, in fact, Turkey and India are not the only ones, after the world entered the age of gunpowder, the battle has been like this for hundreds of years.

"Perhaps, this is a fairly well-trained army!"

Even Linus didn't notice that this change in his mentality made him put away the contempt in his heart, at least the other party's queue training showed him a fact - he was not the only one to rely on, which made him cheer up and prepare for his new job.

After settling his daughter, and with some caution, Linus quickened his pace and went with the others to the Grand Governor's Palace. Outside the gate of the Governor's Palace, he saw a group of soldiers standing in distinct ranks outside the gate of the Governor's Palace. Of course, they did not wear any Oriental-style armor, or even Oriental-style military uniforms, but a kind of military uniform that was similar to the European-style military uniform, but it was a little different, their military uniform was dark blue, which looked a little close to the Western-style military uniform.

Although the soldiers were not ordinarily tall, they all held their heads high, and their bodies were as straight as javelins! And unlike the previous soldiers with a spear, they held European-style smoothbore guns in their hands, in fact, the experience of serving in the East India Company army made him see at a glance that the weapons in the hands of these Chinese were brown bass rifles that had been reformed by firing, although it was an old-fashioned weapon, but it was not necessarily behind the P1839 or P1842, in fact, there was no essential difference between the two, both were firing smoothbore rifles.

As he approached, he noticed that the soldiers were staring intently ahead, and if he didn't pay attention, he would probably only think that these soldiers were immovable sculptures, but when he was about to enter the governor's palace, the soldiers who were standing guard all stood up straight, their rifles were upright, and their left hand was raised to their chests in a gun salute.

Seeing the movements of the soldiers, Linus only felt a shock in his heart, and the last trace of contempt was immediately put away in his eyes, at this time he even regretted that he had drunk, maybe he should have drunk less, or even not at all, if he was dismissed now, it would be a pity......

In fact, Linus didn't know that in the past few months or so, the Rebels had been trained to stand in the military posture and march in formation, because these two were simpler and more straightforward than the others, and required only non-stop training. Other battle arrays and the like, although they are guided by "foreign instructors" such as James, but in fact, they still haven't even touched the door, at most they are just laymen. But even so, after the foreign guns of the same color were pulled into the battlefield, it was the same thing.

Although this force is a little unsatisfactory, at first glance, it is really eye-catching. At least now, it has subverted Linus's understanding, so much so that he has become cautious and not as "arrogant" as before.

"Linus? Feng? Ludwig...... Are you a Prussian nobleman? ”

He looked with interest at the officer, who was over forty years old, wearing a Prussian military uniform.

"Yes, Your Excellency, but I don't have the right to inherit the family!"

Not only does he not have the right to inherit the family, but his family is just a small family that is not worth mentioning, but the other party's understanding of Europe still makes Linus more and more cautious.

"Any idea why you were hired?"

Looking at the Prussian officer in front of him, Zhu Yifeng didn't ask why he "wandered" to the East, what he was concerned about was whether the other party could give him what he needed.

"Yes, Your Excellency, I was military adviser to the Ottoman Turkish Sultan with General Moltke from 1835 to 1839, and I think you would like me to help you train your army!"

For Linas, his experience in Turkey may have been a bit unpleasant, but it was his most glorious experience, and it was by no means comparable to his experience in India. And in his opinion, his task should be little different from when he was in Turkey, and more about training the army.

"Oh? Moltke! ”

Hearing this name, Zhu Yifeng looked at the other party in surprise, could it be the Moltke who reorganized the General Staff?

"Train the army...... Well! ”

Nodding, Zhu Yifeng said.

"This is indeed your task, but I want to be in the next year or two, on the one hand, you will be my staff officer to assist me in drawing up the battle plan, and on the other hand, you will be to be an instructor and bring modern European military knowledge into the military academy!"

"Military Academy?"

"Yes, I have established a military academy in Wuchang, in addition to educating new students, in the next one to two years, I hope that all officers above the platoon level in the army will be able to receive more than half a year of military education, how about it, Major Ludwig, can you help me achieve this goal?"

The so-called establishment of a military academy is actually just a casual remark, but as long as it is needed, Zhu Yifeng can pull out one or two hundred cadets from Wenshan Yishu at any time and send them to the military academy for training, but now, this is not a top priority, after all, there is only such an instructor at the moment.

"Your Excellency, I'm just a person!"

Linus looked at the other party in surprise, compared to the experience in Turki, the other party's requirements were undoubtedly higher and more challenging, but he clearly knew that it was very difficult to achieve these requirements, so he reminded him very rationally.

"Yes, it is precisely because you are only one person that you have the opportunity to become the founder of modern military education in China!"

With a smile, Zhu Yifeng deliberately added.

"Of course, you can hire new instructors or consultants according to the needs of the school, as long as they are good officers and can meet my requirements, I can provide you with a salary that is not inferior to yours, how about it? Major Linus, would you like to accept this appointment? ”

This is what Zhu Yifeng needs, what he needs is not just one person, what he needs is a real military advisory group, but in China in the middle of the 19th century, how can we have a team of consultants who are proficient in modern military affairs in the shortest possible time?

The best choice is to hire an officer, and then invite more people by him, interlaced like a mountain, as an outsider to hire insiders, there are always many difficulties, but for people in the industry, they understand the industry, and the recommended candidates are naturally insiders, not like the Western instructors hired in the late Qing Dynasty, most of them are laymen, or even like themselves, but just hire a group of foreign adventurers who do not understand the military, where they practice half-hung "foreign exercises".

In fact, this is true of all industries, this is true in the military, and the same is true in other industries, the construction and development of modernization, a large number of professional and technical personnel and management personnel are needed, and China's traditional education methods and imperial examination system have made the unprecedented shortage of modern scientific and technological talents, which has seriously hindered the development of modern science and technology.

Although Zhu Yifeng has now established the "Wenshan Yishu" with Western-style education as the core with the help of missionaries, and has even begun to select personnel to study abroad, the cultivation of modern talents is not achieved overnight, and it will take time for as little as five or six years or more than ten years to see results.

However, the modern military and enterprises cannot wait until they have trained good personnel before making suggestions, and in this period of scarcity, hiring foreign consultants is the only option to solve this problem. It can be said that the most fundamental reason for the slow development of China's modern industry is the extreme lack of professional technology and management personnel, which leads to its difficult development.

After the Meiji Restoration, in order to realize the industrialization of Japan, not only did the Manchu Qing Dynasty introduce complete sets of Western machinery and equipment, but also hired foreign personnel on a large scale to provide guidance, from the early Meiji period to the First World War, Japan hired a total of as many as one or two thousand foreign experts and technicians, and with the help of foreigners, Japan's various modernization undertakings were established and developed rapidly.

The large-scale hiring of foreigners was also a feature of the Westernization movement in the late Qing Dynasty, and even compared with Japan, the Qing government provided higher salaries and high rewards, but unlike Japan, there were a large number of people who were indiscriminate among the foreigners hired in the late Qing Dynasty, and even a large number of swagger and deceiters.

It can even be said that, to a certain extent, the hiring and use of foreigners, directly affected the start of modernization in China and Japan, although the two countries in the beginning of modernization, the same no experience to follow, but the Japanese way seems to be more "radical", that is, "big saga", the right to hire to the hired foreigners, they only retain the right to assess, through the signing of the contract to have a goal, do not meet the standard immediately dismissed, and pursue the loss, it is this kind of target assessment, so that they insist on the introduction of straightforward and practical people, So as to continuously improve the quality and effectiveness of hiring talents.

It is precisely because of this experience that Zhu Yifeng will "make a big deal" to hire personnel and hand them over to these "foreigners" to be responsible, reward those who are qualified, punish those who are unqualified, and of course, more importantly, give them an honor!

While it is true that generous salaries and bounties are an important reason for attracting foreign experts to China, many of whom come for this purpose, there is also a tendency for Westerners to be adventurous, full of vigor, dreams and enthusiasm, and after witnessing the current situation in China, it is easy to come up with the idea of making a career in a foreign land, hoping to establish their own careers and realize their ambitions in a foreign land.

And for Zhu Yifeng, what is needed is to give them this opportunity!

The reason why Zhu Yifeng even used "the founder of modern military education in China!" at this time was "the founder of China's modern military education!" The "title" to tempt Linus was to give him a chance, an honor that he could not enjoy in his own country, in any other country.

Perhaps, in a hundred years, people will be entangled in terms such as motherland, but in the middle of the 19th century, in this era, for many people, the motherland was just a noun, and the movement of talents between European countries was a normal thing, just like Moltke, who grew up in Denmark and received a military education, and his past experience did not prevent him from commanding the army in the Prussian-Danish War.

The founder of modern military education in China!

In the face of this title confided by the other party, Linus simply couldn't believe his ears, his eyes were red, and his drunkenness seemed to have woken up a lot, he looked at the other party, and looked at the Chinese in front of him with surprised eyes.

"Pavilion, Your Excellency, this, this...... I'm Prussian! ”

It seems that he wants to remind the general in front of him that he is not Chinese, and such an honor is not what he deserves.

"Napoleon also came from Corsica!"

Although this example is not appropriate, there is no more appropriate example than this, Zhu Yifeng looked at Linus, who was a little excited and also a little uneasy, and knew that his sentence tickled him.

"My friend, believe me, here you are my military adviser, and in the future military academy, you are also their chief instructor, of course, can you become the founder of modern military education in China! It's a personal effort! ”

"Your Excellency!"

Standing up violently, Linus, who looked excited, hurriedly said.

"Rest assured, I swear in the name of God that I will teach you all that I know to your officers, and I will never fail your trust!"

At this moment, Linus, who had relied on alcohol to anesthetize himself for many years, finally found his place, and more importantly, he regained his honor.

Give enough honor, money, and status, and in the end, these talents will be used for themselves, and this is exactly what Zhu Yifeng is willing to give, not only is he willing to give Linus, this down-and-out Prussian officer, but even a third-rate engineer like Wink, Zhu Yifeng also gave them enough respect.

Sometimes, people also value honor more than money, especially for these third-rate people who are not valued in their own country, when a "marshal" gives them enough respect, they feel that feeling at home, and it is this feeling that makes them willing to work for the cause of others, and the idea of "soldiers dying for their confidants" is not only in China, but also in Europe, after all, sometimes human nature is universal. (To be continued.) )