Chapter 171 Establishment of the Army

On May 10, 1893, Beijing had entered the late spring season, at this time the north wind was very strong and dry, and the spring breeze almost dried the vigorous grass, so the phrase "spring rain is as precious as oil" is particularly obvious in the north. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

In Beijing's Wanping County, an imperial army, the Seventh Army, was stationed here. Because it is a unit stationed in Beijing, a lot of new equipment is used in this unit first.

In the afternoon of this day, the original cloudless clear sky suddenly drifted to the quarter of the thick clouds, the sun with the clouds blocked, the sky gradually darkened, the experienced old man looked at the clouds in the sky and knew that it would not rain, so it was better to dig a well!

The current well drilling is no longer the original digging well, the current well drilling is driven by the internal combustion engine, which has only twelve horsepower, placed on a large iron frame, is transported by horse-drawn cart, and drills wells for people everywhere. Very hassle-free.

The old man looked at the sudden! Suddenly! Suddenly! The engine that kept ringing again, counting the pipes put down by the well drillers, was already the seventh, and the well of the old king's house was the water that was pumped out when the eighth pipe column was followed.

The old man knew that his well was about to burst into water, but at this moment the sound of a rushing car sounded in all ears, and they were in a group of six, pulling six cannons behind the car, and rushed towards the last part of the clouds.

The old man really didn't know what the soldiers were thinking, so he ran after the clouds, stopped not far away, and then dug a pit on the spot, used it for a maximum of twenty minutes, then set up the artillery and began to fire shells at the clouds!

In Wanping County, the people have seen this move many times, not only do the people not understand what this is going to do, but even the soldiers who fired the artillery don't know what to do at this time! But the orders of those officials can only be followed!

Today they finally know why!

After firing dozens of shells at the clouds in the sky, a light rain began to fall in the sky, and then the officer who took the lead became even more excited, and ordered not to stop, but to continue firing.

At this time, the well digger also felt very strange, how could it rain!

As the shells continued to fire, the rain became heavier and heavier, and the people digging wells and in the fields began to hide, but the soldiers who were firing the artillery did not have the slightest intention of stopping.

At this time, the clouds in the sky began to move, and the soldiers were already soaked from the inside out, but no one felt the cold, and their bodies were a mixture of rain and sweat.

Then the officer ordered; "Get in the car! Give me chase! ”

One driver said; "What are you chasing?"

The officer spoke very eagerly; "Of course I'm chasing that rain cloud! Hurry up, if you go any further, we won't be able to reach the height of our artillery! ”

All the soldiers began to reverse the car, tow the artillery to the car, clean up the scene, and then chase the rain cloud and continue to fire!

With the departure of the artillerymen, the rainy night stopped, and the dry apprentices in this middle rain brought a touch of sweetness, and the wheat seedlings seemed to be much greener!

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Nanjing's military expenditure report was sent to Guangxu's table, looking at the military budget on it is 80 million dragon yuan, this figure Nanjing government thinks that this figure is a very large investment, but Tang Shaoyi They don't know it at all. The current military expenditure of the Chinese Empire is already an astronomical amount.

At the same time, there is also the official military establishment plan of the Imperial Military General Staff, and now the Royal Army of the Chinese Empire has set up 21 formal military-level units, of which the Pro-Guard Army is the number of the Royal Guards, all of which are strengthened military ranks, with a total of eight numbers.

The Imperial Royal Army is the number of thirteen armies, which is the same as the military establishment of Germany, which is the strongest army in the army, and because the weapon manufacturing level of the Chinese Empire is relatively advanced, the weapon configuration of the Imperial Army is also the most modern in the world.

But now Guangxu knows that raising such a large-scale army is indeed very costly of national strength, and now think about Japan's annual 60% of the national budget to build the army, it does take a lot of courage, at this time the Chinese Empire is in a period of rising national strength, and the limited resources are invested in the army, Guangxu also feels inappropriate in his heart.

Moreover, Japan has no intention of stopping at all, and even though the current situation has changed greatly, Japan still has not stopped preparing for foreign expansion.

Shang Rongqian, Tan Sitong, Liang Qichao, and Yang Nai are all sitting opposite Guangxu, this is the current high-ranking official in the imperial capital, and the current imperial decentralization has begun to bear fruit, almost all administrative orders come from Nanjing, and Guangxu generally only agrees.

This is very similar to the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, when the emperor's private secretary was called Liushang, five of whom were in charge of the emperor's diet and daily life, and only one was the private secretary of the first emperor.

On the other hand, where is the prime minister has thirteen grooves, responsible for managing all political affairs such as the country's government affairs, military, examinations, etiquette, etc., so the real power at that time was in the hands of the prime minister, but this is the result of checks and balances between the civil servants and the emperor, all tacit unspoken rules, and no system has been formed.

Now the emperor can set up a vice-capital in Nanjing, in order to be able to limit his rights, so as to cultivate the constitutional process of the Chinese Empire, accelerate the industrialization of the Chinese Empire, and restore the former glory of the empire.

All this is happening quietly, and behind all of this is a force pulling, that is, interests. In fact, the current Guangxu is very opposed to the idea of the Nanjing government reporting in real time and waiting for approval!

But there is no way!

A very important reason is money!

At present, a large part of the military expenditure of the Chinese Empire is supported by the royal family, and many of the current military weapons and personnel training expenses are directly paid by the Ministry of the Interior, because Guangxu controls a large part of the world's financial and industrial assets and earns profits all over the world.

But this situation will slowly change, that is, the economy of the Chinese Empire is slowly developing, when the empire's economy has passed the initial period, when the empire has a lot of profitable enterprises, the Nanjing government can be independent in terms of taxation, and at that time, the emperor will be useless.

But although the current imperial economy is developing very rapidly and leading the forefront of the world economy, it is still very fragile, after all, the time is too short, so Guangxu decided to take care of it for a while!

After all, this will be the imperial power of the Chinese Empire, the last time to shine on the stage of history, when the government revenue of the Nanjing vice-capital government exceeds the royal assets, and can cope with the government's financial expenditures by itself, the royal will become a mascot! Forever placed in the history of the high!

Shang Rongqian said; "Because our military expenditure is particularly huge, the suggestion of the General Staff is to start with the equipment and personnel of the Guards, and with the current military expenditure, it will take us eight years to complete all the equipment of the 21 armies in the country!

The army's marked soldiers are equipped with a wolf submachine gun, a 5.8 caliber pistol, a steel helmet, a set of knives, and the total weight of the equipment, including ammunition, does not exceed 20 kilograms.

Each squad consisted of twelve people, equipped with a light machine gun and 2-3 grenadiers.

Each platoon has three infantry squads, equipped with one heavy machine gun and one mortar.

Each company has three infantry platoons, one artillery platoon, seven 60-mm infantry guns, and one communications squad.

Each battalion has three infantry platoons, an artillery company, and 20 artillery pieces. Deploy a cavalry company. A traffic communication platoon.

Each regiment had three infantry battalions with one artillery battalion with 60 guns. A cavalry company, a special operations company, and a transport company were allocated, and when they arrived at the regimental combat unit, they were equipped with 147 artillery pieces and 50 cars.

Each divisional unit consists of three infantry regiments, one each of the howitzer battalion, the cavalry battalion, the special operations battalion, the engineer battalion, the baggage battalion, the armored combat battalion, a communications company, and a guard battalion responsible for the division headquarters.

That is to say, the personnel of a division of the reorganized Chinese Imperial Army reached 24,510 people, of which armored troops, automobile troops, and artillery accounted for a large proportion. At the same time, it is also a very expensive army.

There are 21 armies in the country, and each army is counted as two divisions, so the total number of troops in the country is 1.2 million, which is such a huge army size. It looks big, but there are not many scattered throughout China, but now the empire's finances are tight.

Therefore, the decision of the General Staff is that the army will first equip each army with only one complete division, and then slowly accumulate a family base!

Guangxu agreed to this plan, and he asked Tan Sitong, the newest Minister of the Interior; "How much money do we have available in the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"

Tan Sitong stood up and spoke; "The Nanjing government ordered an increase in export tariffs, and at the same time raised import tariffs!"

Guangxu knew that at this time he ordered the Nanjing government to do this, which was to protect China's industrial base.

Tan Sitong said; "As a result, the industry of our Ministry of the Interior has been greatly affected, and the import and export business has been affected!

I hope that the Nanjing government will be able to lower tariffs on arms exports, so that our weapons will have a greater competitive advantage in the international arena.

In addition, in the import of oil, the strategic position of this thing is increasing day by day, the oil fields we have found in the northeast and Xinjiang are a little far from the southern economic center of the empire, and the current railway from Beijing to Mukden is only connected, and the railway from Beijing to Shanghai is still open for at least two years. So at the moment, it is still very cost-effective to import oil from here in the Middle East. ”

Guangxu said; "You draw up a detailed plan and report it to Nanjing, so that Nanjing can handle it as soon as possible, and it must be treated differently, especially the export of weapons, at this time, an imperial decision, to buy weapons where the whole world needs them, and then it must be implemented as a national policy.

Tan Sitong said; "No!"

At this time, Guangxu asked; "Qichao, tell me about your trip to the South Seas!"

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At this time, on the Thai road, a convoy was driving up and down, and the people in the car were bumped up, followed by a pair of horseback teams, following the Mustang cars at medium speed, although they could overtake these cars, but they did not.

They came to the end of the road, where they could no longer sit in the car, only to continue on horseback, and after getting on the horse, they walked two kilometers to the community of a small building, surrounded by mountains, with beautiful scenery, and the important thing was to live by a small river, and Xiao He passed through the middle of the village.

At this time, there were already a few men in long robes waiting in the square of a large building, and when they saw these people dismounting, an old man who took the lead came out first; "Old Fujian Bai Ming Hall******** on behalf of the whole village 500 people welcome the guests from the previous dynasty!

One of the young men who took the lead immediately flipped down from his horse and spoke; "Old Li! You are too polite, we are from the same root, the younger generation came by order, and I ask Li Lao Duoduo to support my work! ”

The old man said; "It's ******** great honor to be able to contribute to the help of my parents!"

Then a young man came from behind the old man, and spoke; "Father! Let's go inside and talk! ”

At this time, the young man in Tang costume spoke; "Unload everything from the horse!"

Boxes of guns and ammunition were unloaded from horseback, as well as rice seeds of the latest excellent indica rice that had been successfully trialed in Hainan, and saplings of rubber trees!

These things later changed the course of Thai history!

But now these Chinese still value the most, boxes of bullets and weapons!

When he arrived in the room, the young man in Tang costume didn't care about etiquette, and began to fill half a pot of water with a kettle; "Old Li! We still have a lot of places to go, you can choose the best people from your clan to return to your country to study! ”

This time, the empire will train a group of Chinese for free, but after the situation in Nanyang changes, the major affairs of Nanyang will be solved by the Chinese in Nanyang themselves!

The old man's eyes lit up; "Does the Empire really support us?"

The young man said; "Whoever it is! Let's take the benefits first, having money and guns is the king! ”