Chapter 80: The First Expedition

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At six o'clock in the morning, the courtyard of the dyeing factory was already full of people, in addition to the more than 100 people who were going to participate in the school parade with Qin Chuan today, as well as the workers who came early to work on the day shift, even Li Mingfang, Xu Xifang, Xu Zichuan, Chu Yuntao and Wu Sister-in-law, as well as the Qin family, who led Qin Zhennan and Qin Zhenbei's two children, all stood happily in the crowd, watching the neatly dressed factory protection team.

The members of the factory guard team today are all wearing brightly colored muslin blue-gray military uniforms dyed by the Aurora Dyeing Factory, lined with snow-white shirt collars, brown cowhide armed belts with copper buckles tied around their waists, two rows of delicate cowhide bullet boxes inserted on both sides of the armed belts, and a pair of high-waisted riding boots polished black and shiny black on their feet. Crisp brimmed hats, brass cockades, copper buttons, and shiny rifles wiped in their hands glittered in the morning sun.

The most striking thing in the procession was a pair of snow-white muslin gloves with a compact cut. Shi Feng, Chu Yunfei, Xu Tong, Zhou Dajing, Li Ruming, Wang Xiping, Liu Weifa, Zhang Jinggui, Zhang Jingfang, He Ruhuai, Fang Weijun, and Qiu Qinghe all had long sabers hanging from their waists.

In Shi Feng's hand, he also held a rolled up red silk flag with a clear flag.

Although Qinchuan's tannery opened half a month ago, and there were native, foreign tanning and shoemaking masters hired from Germany and Zhili with high salaries, they were asked to make well-made riding boots and cowhide armed belts in a short period of time, which was still very difficult for them, Qin Chuan had to buy 200 pairs of German riding boots and 200 armed belts from foreign companies, and there were no white gloves to buy, so Qin Chuan had to ask the best tailor to carefully make these gloves.

There is also a dark horse in the yard that is also very eye-catching, this is a purebred German retired military horse, which Qin Chuan asked William to find from the guards of the German embassy in the capital. It's not that there are no horses to buy in Tianjin, but that the horses in Tianjin are all Mongolian horses, and they are all too short.

Although the Mongolian horse is very enduring, especially in the mountainous areas, Qin Chuan still feels not majestic, today is the first time he is in Li Hongzhang, and it can even be said that he is in the limelight, this appearance must be high.

Qin Chuan walked out of his small western-style building on time at a quarter past six, and as soon as Qin Chuan appeared, the workers who had been looking at this group of energetic and majestic young men talking enthusiastically couldn't help but hold their breath.

Qin Chuan was dressed in a military uniform, not only with his sharkskin sheath long knife hanging on the left armed belt, but also with a holstered revolver on the armed belt on the right waist, and the slightly fat breeches on the two hips set off Qin Chuan, who was not short in height, even taller. Because Qin Chuan's copper cockade and copper coat buckles were specially gilded, and the morning sun was shining with golden light, full of majesty, his appearance even made the people in the courtyard faintly feel a murderous aura, and the oppressed people were a little out of breath.

Qin Chuan, under the stunned and solemn gaze of everyone, strode in front of the neatly lined up factory protection team, and said to Shi Feng, "Stand upright, salute!" At the sound of the command, the three platoons of one hundred and eight people, as well as Shi Feng, Chu Yunfei and other eleven people, their horse boots "clicked" together, and their right hands were also neatly raised on the right side of the march.

After Qin Chuan returned the salute to the queue of the factory protection team, he silently glanced at everyone for a while, and suddenly shouted and asked: "Brothers, you follow me Qin Chuan for more than a month, today you will follow me to the Wubei Academy to accept the review of Li Zhongtang, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang; Follow me to establish the prestige of our salt regiment in front of those Huai army generals who have fought on the battlefield for many years; Follow me to show your demeanor in front of the world and in the eyes of all people. Tell me, do you have faith? ”

"Yes! Yes! Yes! ”

Under Qin Chuan's deafening and infectious shouting, three neat and powerful voices roared out of the throats of the young men in the queue who were nervous, excited, and excited.

"Good!"

Qin Chuan pulled the saddle, and flew on the high horse's back with an extremely beautiful posture, the black military horse also seemed to be infected by the excitement in the yard, raised its long head and neck and neighed loudly, and the horseshoe on the powerful four hooves stepped on the bluestone ground "click".

"Let's go."

Qin Chuan waved his hand, the spurs on the riding boots knocked the horse's belly, and the military horse under his crotch neighed again, and walked straight to the factory door that had been opened with broken steps.

Shi Feng behind him let go of the military flag rolled up in his hand, held the long flagpole with both hands and shook it vigorously, the red silk flag was unfolded, and the pattern on the red silk military flag was suddenly revealed.

In the upper left corner of the red military flag, there is a large five-pointed gold star held by a crossed golden rifle and a saber, and the rifle saber and the five-pointed gold star also seem to be alive and agile on the military flag flying in the wind.

This military flag was designed by Qin Chuan himself, according to the habit at this time, the military flag of the salt regiment should be embroidered with the word Qin or salt, but Qin Chuan hated this practice very much. The Yantuan military flag designed by Qin Chuan changed the practice of embroidering the name of the unit on the military flag of all departments of the Qing army, and only set up rifles, sabers and five-pointed gold stars, which is a heart knot that he will never forget in his memory.

Outside the gate, Li Mingfang and Chu Dazhu led Wu Mingren, Guo An and several of their apprentices, who had already used bamboo poles to pick up two long red firecrackers.

Qin Chuan and his salt regiment went to the Wubei Academy today, that is, to compete with the foreign teacher Xi Hannagan of the Wubei Academy, and together with the various departments of the Huai Army, he was reviewed by Li Hongzhang, the governor of Zhili and the minister of Beiyang Commerce.

In the eyes of these Tianjin people, Qin Chuan, the deputy envoy of Changlu Salt Transport, and the salt regiment with the brand of Changlu Salt Envoy Yamen are the real local armed forces of Tianjin Wei, and those people of various Beiyang systems with authentic identities are all external armed forces. Therefore, they all hope that their teams will win the first prize in the school parade. Even if Qin Chuan, the deputy envoy of Changlu Yanyun, is a backup.

The merchants on the East Street were also prepared, not only were there people standing on both sides of the street waiting to see Qin Chuan and Yantuan, but many merchants also spontaneously bought firecrackers and waited for Qin Chuan.

Seeing the thousands of enthusiastic onlookers on the street, the young men of the factory protection team were even more emotional, and their steps were heavier, stepping on the stone street that Qin Chuan had just paid for half a month ago, and they clicked, and this neat voice suddenly caused a cheer.

In front of Li Yutian's restaurant, Li Yutian's father, who was full of joy, first commanded the two young men to set off firecrackers, followed by the sound of firecrackers in the Li family, and the whole street on the East Street exploded with the sound of "crackling", brightly colored firecracker confetti flew all over the sky, and under the bright sunshine, the entire East Street was filled with a purple red light and shadow.

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