"Isn't it the New Army, is it difficult?" Yang Yuanzhao tilted his head to look at Wang Jinming, and said calmly: "Is there a new army in Shanxi now!" ”

Wang Jinming thought about it carefully, shook his head, according to the deployment of the new army he knew, it was indeed no, and nodded: "No!" ”

Shanxi really does not have a new army, Shanxi has a large population, a vast territory, and the Jin merchants are rare in China, a force that controls huge funds, such a force, if you really want to, how can there be no new army, even the weakest Central Plains and other provinces, have emerged one after another new army, not to mention Shanxi, it is estimated that each Jin merchant family took out 100,000 taels, and it was easy to build a new army, the key is that the Jin merchants are not interested in the new army. Therefore, even in the history of later generations, when Xinhai, there was only one battalion of the Shanxi New Army, as the battalion commander Yan Laoxi, this became the king of Shanxi, and now, Yan Laoxi is still studying in Japan, I don't know if he will come back, this vacancy, Yang Yuanzhao is unwilling to let go, the end of the world is coming, the chaotic Republic of China is about to kick off, even if he doesn't want to, he must have the ability to protect himself, the army is the best support ability in this era.

Baotou has a good foundation, there are Baotou Reclamation Company, Baotou Highway Company, and the newly established cotton textile factory, Yang Yuanzhao has gathered as many Shanxi Jin merchants as possible, and the Jin merchant network can be used by him, and then there is something to promote, at least the militia is no problem, and even get a new army built by itself.

Regardless of the militia group, it is still the new army, a few decades ago, when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Zeng Guofan did not also start from the militia group, and created the famous Hunan army, at the limit, hundreds of thousands, Li Hongzhang's start was also in that era, as long as he had a name, money and guns, how many people to race into, how much strength he had, it was not a casual decision.

As far as Yang Yuanzhao's intentions are concerned, the militia is even better than the New Army, but in terms of qualifications and official positions, of course, the latter is better than the former.

Looking at Wang Jinming thoughtfully, Yang Yuanzhao smiled and said: "Isn't that over, do you think it's easier to operate without the new army, or is it already easier to operate with more!" ”

Wang Jinming was stunned, he found that he seemed to have walked into some kind of misunderstanding, in the area of Beiyang's strict control, the new army is really difficult, Feng Yuxiang wants to expand the army, unless he can go to the next level, the battalion management belt, in Beiyang, can only be regarded as a middle-level official, upward standard, co-unification, or even town control, then it is not an ordinary difficulty, either the old man in Beiyang, during the training of the small station, has been in Beiyang, or, it is up-and-coming, valued by Yuan Shikai, neither Feng Yuxiang has itIt is estimated that he should stay at least a few more years in the position of camp manager.

This is also the reason for Feng Yuxiang's headache, perhaps, starting from the top, with the support of Yang Yuanzhao's side, using money to open the way, maybe, you can be promoted to a level, but further down, it is very difficult, not to say that it is the town commander of the Beiyang Army, just say that it is the co-commander, that is not from a small station, it will emerge, it is the descendant of Yuan Shikai's lineage, Feng Yuxiang is like this, the Wuwei army is still a little worse.

If the northwest can form a new standard, he may be able to use the strength of the northwest to complete the transformation from the battalion management belt to the standard, or even higher, and take a step back to broaden the sky.

Wang Jinming is a very smart person, he was only limited to experience before, and he didn't see a broader world, but now with Yang Yuanzhao's reminder, he suddenly became enlightened, and he didn't say anything, but he had already made a decision in his heart.

Next, Wang Jinming no longer mentioned the matter of the new army, Yang Yuanzhao of course didn't say much, I don't know how, he talked about the people sent by the alliance, Yang Yuanzhao heard a group of celebrities, and even a few of them, or those who died in the Huanghuagang Uprising, Yang Yuanzhao sighed in his heart, these outstanding people, if they can learn some military skills, will they not die in the Huanghuagang Uprising, thinking for a long time, Yang Yuanzhao still didn't have an answer in the end, the Qing court of this era, It is already on the verge of decline, but it is not something that the ** party with two knives can overthrow, if it is not in the new army, expand its influence as much as possible, ** just rely on a few people, dozens of people, there will be no major changes at all.

China, in the eyes of foreign countries, is a bit like a joke, there is no class that can be agitated, there is no clear standard, just a group of enthusiastic young people and many careerists, relying on the complex background of the late Qing Dynasty, this reluctantly achieved the first success, such a huge consequence, the next nearly 20 years of war, complicated doctrine and line issues, so that China lost the most critical 20 years, to the World War II period, the powers basically completed the second industrial **, production capacity and scientific and technological level, Surpassing China too much, how can someone else's warships, artillery, tanks, China, and even rifles stumble over the production of them.

sighed a few times and asked about the expressions of these progressive youths, Wang Jinming seemed to be very satisfied, these young people have a vigor, a sharp spirit, and more importantly, the belief of the owner, even if it is physical, is not as good as ordinary peasants, but it has also caught up, and now it has become the core of the camp.

There is culture and no culture, in the old-style army, it is not obvious, soldiers are just cannon fodder, but in the new army, culture determines the vision, but also determines the level of development, the more advanced the process, the important role of culture, the more prominent.

After a free talk, Wang Jinming said more about the things in the Northeast, in addition to the army, there are also political and economic aspects, the Northeast at this time, after the unremitting development of the people in the Guandong and the Northeast, there is already a foundation, Shenyang as the center of the Northeast urban belt, now there are signs of big cities, there are many citizens, and even have simple industry.

Of course, Yang Yuanzhao also introduced the development of Baotou to Wang Jinming, Wang Jinming is one of the few people who know the situation in Baotou, but that is all a glimpse, now, under the introduction of Yang Yuanzhao himself, Wang Jinming only then knew that the little brother said back then, the construction of a Chinese Ruhr, is really done in a down-to-earth manner, in just a few months, four large-scale factories have begun to produce finished products, and there is a huge investment, which can be said to be the largest textile group in China, and even in the whole of Asia, elsewhere, It may take three years, or even five years, to get to this point.

In Yang Yuanzhao's view, the seeds of Baotou's industry have been completely rooted, and in the future, whether it can take root and sprout smoothly depends on the strength of the above.

Before the value, Yang Yuanzhao did not build the capacity of military strength, relying on the four families is not good, China's clan forces, must be above, influence a lot, he chose to go to the Northeast, but also the family is innocent, even people who fled to Baotou, rarely choose clan forces, such personnel, as long as the idea and treatment are guaranteed, can be firmly controlled, at this time Yang Yuanzhao has no greater goal at all, the only thing he wants is to establish an industrial system that belongs to Baotou, belongs to the northwest, and even belongs to China, For China, which will be plagued by disasters and difficulties in the future, we should reserve a little vitality and not be destroyed by war.

Wang Jinming was anxious to return to the Northeast, did not stay here too much, and left in a hurry, although he did not affirm Yang Yuanzhao's opinion, Yang Yuanzhao estimated that before and after the Spring Festival, Feng Yuxiang would send people over, maybe now, you can prepare in advance, before, Liu Shu said, now the management is relatively lacking, after all, there are thousands of more female workers, the dormitory is a month's time, it can be completely completed, when the time comes, just rely on the strength of the four families, some stretched, the personnel of the four families in addition to Baotou, it is also necessary to protect the caravan.

For the time being, in winter, the northeast, northwest, and even Mongolia, the caravans here are slowly returning, and if they really want to go out, they have to wait until after the beginning of spring.

The army, it can be said that Baotou is a key direction, the military camp is also different from the private house, security knowledge in one aspect, it can become an ordinary place to live in peacetime, in wartime, it must become a fortress, even if it is surrounded by superior forces, stubbornly waiting for help, it also needs to be able to hold on for a long time, which has always been a place that the eastern army does not pay attention to.

Military engineering, nothing more than reinforced concrete, reinforced concrete in this era, for heavy artillery below 100 mm, is simply a nemesis, for most of the rooms, even the arrangement of light and dark firepower, will use more than 50 centimeters of concrete pouring, steel directly from Yang Yuanzhao, cement directly to the cement factory, I heard that Li Mingsheng recently researched a new cement, hardness, the original cement, much stronger, simply, just use this.

After a month or two of hard work, the time is still early, and after the big construction here comes to an end, the military camp in Baotou will be laid out, and it will be placed next to the industrial zone, so that it is easy to manage and protect, a battalion barracks, at most 100 rooms, in the mode of a three-story small building, dozens of people, it is almost, as long as the project of the cotton mill is almost completed, you can send personnel over.

Streams of cold air successively southward, so that the temperature in Baotou dropped sharply, after entering October, this situation is particularly obvious, cotton has also reached the final stage, although it is said, a few more days, it is OK, but the cold climate, for the growth of cotton is very unfavorable, after a series of calculations and tests, the day of cotton picking, finally arrived. RS