Guo Ye hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that the emperor is still defending the minister, please rest assured, the minister commands the firearms battalion, and the firearms battalion will be forged into a first-class strong army, and the minister will be in charge of Baoding Town, and the thousands of soldiers in Baoding Town will be trained into a first-class strong army." What's more, the firearms battalion is important, the status of Baoding Town is not easy, Baoding is the closest barrier from the capital, once Baoding is lost, then the capital is dangerous, as a military town, the emperor put me there, naturally the minister's ten thousand weight, the minister is grateful, it's too late, where dare to be resentful, no matter which position, the minister will do his best, swear to die around the Chinese territory! ”

"Good!"

Xianfeng was shocked when he heard this, and shouted: "Okay! Guo Ye, what I fancy is the enterprising spirit in you, let's say, when you arrive in Baoding Town, what do you want? ”

Guo Ye said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, you know, the minister is still young, he has just turned twenty years old this year, he can't help but be frizzy, and he grabs the little tail, this governor of Zhili doesn't know which adult it is, and the minister is under his command, it is inevitably easy to make trouble, and now the governor of the monk king is in the military affairs of Gyeonggi, it is better to assign the minister to the command of the monk king, this ......"

Xianfeng laughed and said: "You kid is self-aware, okay, since you still want to work under the monk king, then you are allowed to temporarily come under the jurisdiction of the monk king, but after all, you will have to return to the governor of Zhili in the future, this is customized by the imperial court!" Well, since you want to train Baoding Town into an elite soldier, I know your ability, and you can definitely do it, so after the American firearms arrive, I will first allocate you ten artillery pieces and 300 rifles, and you must train hard! ”

Guo Ye was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked him, and Xianfeng then asked, "Is there anything else I need to solve for you?" ”

Guo Ye replied: "Your Majesty, in Baoding to train a town of people, the minister is not clear about the reality of it, if you want to make the green battalion of Baoding Town reborn, then you need to clean the structure of the entire Baoding Town, I know, now Baoding Town claims to have 4,000 troops, but there has always been a vacancy of seven or eight hundred people, maybe more, plus some old, weak, sick and disabled, not suitable for combat, I am afraid that Baoding Town can be used for combat only more than 2,000 troops, the commander of each battalion and the general commander below, how much ability can be done, It's all unknown, if you want the minister to quickly build a strong army, the emperor needs to give me the right to arbitrary, that is to say, the number of officials in the entire Baoding Town, I can change it at will, it is useless, I will ask the military department to be transferred to another place, if I have the ability, I will be overpromoted, but when it comes to some positions, or some people, the minister is only afraid that he has more than enough heart and is not enough......"

Xianfeng nodded, what Guo Ye said, he had also heard of it, but the problem of green eating empty salaries existed in almost all Qing troops, the problem was just serious or not, as for each Baoding Town, it must not be much better, Baoding is the southern gate of the capital, the location is important, the military salary of Baoding Town has always been a priority supplement, every seat in it is fat, presumably it has been stuffed by the bigwigs in the court, just with Guo Ye's small general army, it is almost impossible to carry out a major purge relative to Baoding Town, He definitely doesn't have that much energy, and even a minister like a monk will have a lot of constraints.

Xianfeng groaned slightly, and replied: "Okay, I will meet your conditions, I will let the military department make special arrangements for the money and food in Baoding Town, and give priority to making up for it, as for the generals, you can arrange it at will, you only need to report to the military department, and you can also supplement the shortage of soldiers, only one thing, you can't disappoint me, I need to see a real elite division after a year!" ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Your Majesty, you don't need it, in a year, if you want to train four thousand elite soldiers, the time is indeed shorter, the minister has to do not be able to afford the establishment, but to eliminate redundant personnel, the strength of the entire Baoding Town, I will cut it to no more than two thousand people, the soldiers are noble, not more, after a year, the combat power of these two thousand people will be far better than the current Baoding Town!" ”

Xianfeng continued: "Guo Ye, do you have any other requirements?" ”

Guo Ye was a little embarrassed, but still replied: "Your Majesty, the above ministers can actually be avoided, but this is the only one, the ministers must!" ”

Xianfeng was stunned, originally he was just talking casually, but he didn't expect Guo Ye to have another request, and other requirements would rather not be than meet this requirement, what other requirements make Guo Ye so solemn?

Guo Ye said: "Your Majesty, the minister's subordinate general Chen Hai joined the army on the same day as the minister, and the minister was drawn in the ranks, charging forward in every battle, fighting at Dagukou, injuring countless enemies, beheading the enemy more than ten, sympathetic to his subordinates, quite popular in the army, and a rare member of the imperial court loyal and brave generals." Unexpectedly, the family suffered such a tragedy, a family died and was seriously injured, whether the parents can recover or not is between the two, if it is not done like this, it really makes the firearms battalion soldiers feel cold, an army, the most terrible thing is that there is no fighting spirit, there is no motivation, and the minister really does not want the firearms battalion to sink. The minister thinks that the emperor should give a lot of mercy to the hearts of everyone in the military camp! ”

Xianfeng frowned and asked, "Guo Ye, what you said is really so serious?" ”

Guo Ye replied: "Your Majesty, the training of ministers is quite different from others, first, first strengthen their hearts, admonish them with the righteousness of the family and country, and fight for the country. second, to restrain his line again, the military discipline is strict, and the command can be like an arm, and it is precisely because of this that Prince Yi will be intercepted in front of the camp gate; Third, to convince people with morality, to be the first in everything, brothers of one heart, the entire firearms battalion, all the soldiers regard each other as brothers in life and death, and strong cohesion is the foundation of their invincibility on the battlefield. Now that my comrades are aggrieved and unjustly sunk to the bottom of the sea, don't say that the soldiers are chilled, but I am afraid that if it becomes serious, someone will directly quit military service......"

Xianfeng was shocked, such a powerful method of military training, only three points, can make an army twist into a rope, plus an excellent general, it is difficult not to win the battle! At this time, if the soldiers of the firearms battalion really lose their morale, then their previous achievements will be wasted!

Xianfeng replied: "Since this is the case, then let Chen Hai follow you, and give him an errand of a thousand generals, in order to show his favor, his sister Chen E is martyred, and Tong County will allocate money and grain to build a shrine for worship." Also, if you want to train in Baoding Town, you always need a few helpers, go to the firearms battalion to pick a few candidates, don't need to ask for a letter, draw up a list, and just let Zaidun release people! ”

Guo Ye said in a deep voice: "Yes, Your Majesty." ”