Guo Ye said helplessly: "That's good, I don't recommend the position of the inspector, but, lord, you have to find me a reliable person, if this inspector doesn't work honestly, I will be the first to open the knife, although I have not been a magistrate, but I also know that the most important thing in the livelihood of the people in a province is the rule of officials, as long as the officials rule clearly, the people can live a good life, so this position of the inspector is too important......"

"However, Guo Ye, now there are only three towns in the whole of Shandong, and then there is the flag battalion of the deputy commander of Hening, the flag camp is transcendent, and it is not subordinate to the green battalion, and the remaining three towns are only more than 10,000 people together, and now the twisting bandits are making a lot of trouble, and they have all been transferred by the monk to help suppress the twisting bandits, how do you train the troops?"

Forehead......

Guo Ye really hasn't paid attention to this problem, Shandong is not like Zhili, Zhili guards the capital, and there are naturally many garrisoned troops, and in a small place, there are seven towns and seven general soldiers, but there are only three in Shandong! Now they are all requisitioned to the former enemy!

Guo Ye said in a sullen voice: "Then in that case, do you want me to ...... the troops of Baoding Town?"

"Dreaming!"

Of course, Prince Gong knew what Guo Ye wanted to do, this guy actually wanted to bring the troops of Baoding Town to Shandong, how could this be possible? The troops of Baoding Town went to Shandong, and the south gate of the capital was completely opened, and once there was a war, the capital would be directly exposed to the opponent!

"Guo Ye, you don't have to think about it, it's impossible! The elite soldiers of Baoding Town must be left for me, and you will also be relieved of the position of the chief soldier of Baoding Town, where is there a governor who is also the chief soldier of other provinces? ”

Prince Gong said dissatisfied.

Guo Ye's face was full of helplessness, and he asked, "Lord Wang, then how do you let me train my troops?" I have to have soldiers under me, right? ”

Prince Gong was also a little embarrassed. This court has a custom, and if you want to increase the strength of a town, it is not so easy, and it must be discussed in the court.

Cixi on the side said: "Sixth Master, in the south, didn't Zeng Guofan prepare the Hunan army by himself?" Recently, that Li Hongzhang is also preparing to build the Huai Army. It is also about to take shape, Zuo Zongtang is preparing to build the Chu army, otherwise, our imperial court will let Guo Ye prepare for the Lu army in Shandong to guard against bandits in Shandong and Henan, after all, after the bloody battle in the Gyeonggi area, now the elite soldiers under the monk king have been lost, only relying on the green battalion and the temporarily recruited Mongolian cavalry. Whether or not the Twist Bandit can be defeated is between the two! ”

Prince Gong's heart moved, this is a way to get the best of both worlds, now Zeng Guofan's power in the south is too great, 100,000 Hunan troops, if you add Li Hongzhang and Zuo Zongtang, who are close to him, the army under Zeng Guofan's command is only afraid of more than 100,000, and they are all elite divisions! When the elite of the monk king was there, he could still balance Zeng Guofan, but now I am afraid that he no longer has that strength. In the preparation of the construction of a Lu army that has nothing to do with the Hunan army, it will be used to balance the Zeng State Domain. It's a good idea! “

Prince Gong bowed down and said: "The words of the Queen Mother are clear for thousands of miles, and the minister thinks that it is okay, after Guo Ye arrives in Shandong, he recruits strong people from the local area and organizes group training to exterminate the bandits." At the same time, it can balance the Zeng State Domain in the south, and have the best of both worlds. ”

Guo Ye was overjoyed when he heard this, great, he set up his own group training, the number of soldiers and generals. But you have to obey your own arrangement!

Guo Ye hurriedly replied: "Thank you for the grace of the Queen Mother, thank you for the cultivation of the prince!" ”

Prince Gong replied: "The envoy is for you, first, you have to work hard and train the Lu army for me; Second, all the food and military salaries of the Lu army are raised by Shandong itself, and the imperial court will not allocate a penny to you; Third, when you get to the top, don't be too arrogant and do things honestly! ”

Guo Ye nodded, and Prince Gong then asked: "Also, since the mission of Baoding Town has been handed over to you, then recommend a general soldier, after all, Baoding Town uses foreign guns and cannons, and appointing a general at will is only afraid that it will be bad." ”

Guo Ye hurriedly said: "The minister thinks that Zuo is brave and good at fighting, dedicated to the country, brave and commendable, and can lead the troops of Baoding Town, and now the minister is in the capital, and the military affairs and military affairs of Baoding Town are also handed over to him to supervise." ”

Prince Gong frowned and asked, "Zuo Guild?" That guy is too young, isn't he? The qualifications are too shallow, and I am afraid that it will be inappropriate to suddenly take up important positions. ”

Guo Ye said with a smile: "Lord Wang, Zuo Guigui is young, how many years older than me, right?" I've become a governor, so why can't he be the commander of a town? ”

Prince Gong said angrily: "You? Do you think anyone can compare to you? What are you? You're a freak! Goblin! When the star comes, you can serve as the governor, is that because of the accumulation of merits for one item, is he left to be valuable? Do you want him to be the target of public criticism? ”

Cixi sounded at this time, the young officer who was protecting the line was really upright, brave, and cultivated well, and he was definitely a general.

Cixi hurriedly said: "Okay, there is no need to fight for this, Zuo Guigui is a little young, but now he is already a deputy general, he can act as the deputy general of Baoding Town, and after two years, the position of the chief soldier will always be his, so that other people's mouths can be blocked." ”

Prince Gong and Guo Ye looked at the Queen Mother's speech, and it was not good to argue about anything.

Guo Ye continued: "Since Baoding Town stays and lets me organize my own regimental training, the minister requests that a group of capable personnel be transferred from the two armies of the firearms battalion and Baoding Town, and go to Shandong with the minister to assist the minister in handling military affairs!" ”

Prince Gong nodded and replied, "This is okay, after all, it is difficult for a Qiao woman to cook without rice, who do you want to take there?" ”

Guo Ye thought for a while and replied: "The battalion under Chen Hai, I want to take it away, and then a few newly promoted garrisons, I will bring Yan Chunyu, Gao Qi, Gao E, and I will also take Luo Bicheng, a few of them should be enough, they are all talents I personally promoted, brave and good at fighting, I know it in my own heart." ”

It is also feasible to take away one battalion, and then take away the commanders of several battalions, after all, it is necessary to leave some people for Guo Ye to use, and it is impossible to give no one to him.

Guo Ye had already thought about it, he would run a regiment by himself, there were five of them, Chen Hai would give me a hand, Yan Chunyu and Gao Qi Gao He each led three battalions, and they were forming four cavalry battalions, so that Luo Bicheng would be in command, and in one to two years, a force of three or five thousand people would be formed, and one could definitely be ten!

Basically, his goals have been achieved, even if Cixi and King Gong put forward some requirements, it will not be difficult for Guo Ye!

(To be continued.) )