In the Wubei Academy, Zhao Guanhou came to bid farewell to the four teachers, Schmidt and others, and pushed a thick pile of books and notes in front of him.

"Our poor baron has indeed promoted you to the army, this old fellow, doesn't he know that such an arrangement is actually a crime? Letting a person who has not received systematic military training be a commander is not good for you or for the troops. ”

Qi Kaifen spread out his hand, "I think we'll miss you, Guanhou." You should understand that with your current knowledge, you are not qualified for the new position. So, these things are a little gift from us, and you must accept them. ”

These books are the teaching materials for their classes, and the notes are also summaries of their teaching and military careers, including some specific examples of battle formations, which can be regarded as extremely helpful guiding materials for generals. Zhao Guanhou thanked him again and again, and Schmidt smiled: "You don't have to be so polite, we are friends, and friends help each other, shouldn't it be?" But I still hope that you can find a time to return to the classroom and receive systematic military instruction. Trust me, it must be good for you. ”

After leaving the dormitories of a few foreign teachers, I went around the shed again. In just over a month, the positions of the two sides have changed, and these people are still studying hard, but they have already been awarded the sentry officer, and they are still in the pro-soldier team. As soon as the foundation is opened, in the future development, it is natural to embark on different paths and achieve different results.

Feng Huanzhang saw Zhao Guanhou and hurriedly went up to ask about the injury, Zhao Guanhou took him aside while gossiping, and then suddenly said, "Pang Yulou ran away?" If he doesn't run, aren't you afraid that he will clean you up? ”

"Guanhou...... You...... What do you mean? Feng Huanzhang looked dazed, as if he didn't know what the other party was saying.

Zhao Guanhou sneered: "Huanzhang, don't try to hide it from me. You were sent by him to keep an eye on me, and since you started making fried eggs, aren't you just looking for an opportunity? Later, in Jixian County, you said that you were patrolling with me, always holding a gun in your hand, probably looking for an opportunity. But you have to admit that you are smart enough, if you had really shot at the time, you would have been a corpse by now. ”

Feng Huanzhang's face turned pale, shaking his head desperately, and Zhao Guanhou continued: "Come on, don't deny it, you can't fool me." Fortunately, you are smart enough to hear that I am going to give you a place to study abroad, so you put the gun at your feet and remind me. Just rush to this, I saved your life. Also, the opportunity to study abroad is still yours. Your family is poor, you want to prosper, you want to be prosperous and rich, and you don't hesitate to betray others for this. I can understand all of that, plus you've done a lot of work for Bassens and want to give you a chance to see where you can go. But I want to remind you that no matter what official you become in the future, don't want to be my enemy, because if I want to get rid of you, it's just a matter of repeating. ”

After saying this, Zhao Guanhou patted him on the shoulder, turned away, and said as he walked: "Studying in Fusang may be a rare shortcut for you, but for me, it is a torture. After a few years of separation, the husband and wife are separated, and those days are also lived? So if you go to Fusang, you can be regarded as blocking the disaster for me, so you don't need to thank me. After returning to China in the future, you can choose to be a friend or foe, as long as you can bear the corresponding consequences, there is nothing wrong with anything else. ”

Looking at Zhao Guanhou's distant figure, Feng Huanzhang only felt a chill behind him, and he didn't know how long it was, but he was already sweating and soaking his military uniform.

According to Zhao Guanhou's military parade strategy, Yuan Weiting conducted training for the troops, and the daily training intensity was extremely high. And what I want to show the Queen Mother is where the elite of the army is, and Yuan Weiting's own personal army is naturally among them, practicing with ordinary teams.

The cavalry sentry under the command of Zhao Guanhou is all high-headed horses purchased by Taixi, and the horses are extraordinary, but the court has a system, and the four white horses are "pure horses", which are controlled by the king, and are not available to the ministers. Even during the military parade, he didn't dare to use a white horse in parallel, so he couldn't ride the BMW that Yin Sheng gave Zhao Guanhou, but changed to a jujube red horse with the same coat color as the other three mounts, and Huo Qiu and the other three people were in a row to practice dressage together.

This pro-soldier team is all equipped with Tessie's imported cuirass, wearing a Tessie-style helmet on his head, and swan feathers are inserted on it, which is very conspicuous, and it is naturally his face during the parade. The training tasks are also heavy, and the requirements are stricter than those of ordinary troops.

Zhao Guanhou's riding skills are extremely high, just by getting familiar with the feeling of riding a horse, and then exercising with the mount, you can make the horse make movements according to his own intentions and make all kinds of complex movements. Compared to those who shouted and screamed for the first time on horseback, I don't know how much higher. Even Huo Qiu and a few other old soldiers, when it comes to horsemanship, they are not necessarily higher than their own commanders.

At the beginning, when he came to be the sentry officer of this cavalry post, some people were not convinced, but when they saw his equestrian skills, everyone had nothing to say. In the evening, Cao Zhongkun and Li Xiushan came over together to congratulate Zhao Guanhou and add surprise, Li Xiushan's original team was vacant, he was promoted from the sentry officer to the team leader, and the authority in his hands was heavier, but his attitude began to tie up Cao Zhongkun, and it was also during the conversation that Zhao Guanhou knew the reason.

Cao Zhongkun got Zhao Guanhou's silver taels, and gave Cao Kezhong a generous gift, after all, a favored aunt next to Cao Kezhong who bought it said, "The three fools are dignified, not like they have no ambition in their lives." ”

Cao Kezhong believed in the art of fate, and when he heard this, he recognized Cao Zhongkun as his grandson, and the aunt rewarded him with eight lines and sent it to Yuan Weiting. Cao Kezhong and Yuan Jiasan have exchanged stickers, and his grandson can be regarded as Yuan Weiting's own people.

With this eight lines, Cao Zhongkun went from being as black as coal to becoming more and more popular. Coupled with the promotion of his original chief officer, seeing that the position of this pipe belt cannot be escaped, it is no wonder that Li Xiushan's attitude towards him is becoming more and more enthusiastic, and he finally has a sworn brotherhood.

Although alcohol was forbidden in the army, the three were either celebrities or officers, and as long as they did not cause any serious incidents, this prohibition had little effect on them. Cao Zhongkun bought wine and meat, congratulated Zhao Guanhou, asked about his injury, and then took a few silver tickets from his body.

"Our own brothers, if you don't say anything outside, without your money, I won't be able to recognize my relatives, let alone the position I am in today. We brothers do not distinguish between you and me, and we have money to work together. When you first arrived, there are many places where you use silver, and others don't say it, it's Tang Tianxi next to the adult, so you have to feed it with a large sum of silver, otherwise he will give you a pair of small shoes, which can make you uncomfortable for several days. Don't worry about money, you must spend what you should spend, your position is very good, and we will count on you to take care of it in the future. ”

Li Xiushan also said: "What the eldest brother said is that although we work hard in training and are willing to be loyal to adults, as long as the people around us say a bad word, our hard work will be in vain." Fourth, you are now in this position, which has helped us a lot, but you have to do it yourself and let your position be promoted as soon as possible. When you use the silver, just open your mouth, it's inconvenient for the eldest brother, I'll give you money here. ”

When the three men said it, it was natural to talk about the woman's head, and Cao Zhongkun lowered his voice, "Guanhou, you are young and good at sealing the stream, there is this, but you also have to do it yourself, not all flowers can be picked." Basens' daughter is not easy to provoke. Even if you don't have a wife in the family, it's not easy to marry his daughter. People are Prussian aristocrats, how can they look at our Jinguo people? What's more, if you marry a younger brother or sister, it's even worse, foreigners don't recognize the term concubine. Don't look at Bassens not saying anything now, if he opens his mouth, it will be difficult to do. ”

Li Xiushan has another point of view: "In my opinion, when it is decided, it is decided, if you can be the son-in-law of Lord Bassens, with the power of your father-in-law, you are still worried about whether you can rise to the top?" It's okay if he doesn't want to, he will strike first and make her daughter's belly bigger, what else can he do if he is not happy? It doesn't matter what country he is from, when it comes to this kind of thing, he has to nod. As for Miss Su...... Giving a sum of silver to raise outside, it is also right to call her. Marriage is about the right family, I say something unpleasant, the fourth child got married that day, and she was in a hurry, her family, but she can't afford you. ”

Zhao Guanhou didn't say anything, but just toasted the two of them with a glass of wine, "Two brothers, we can also be regarded as acquaintances in Hanwei, if I Zhao is rich, he will change his wife, expensive and easy to friend, will the two brothers still sit here with me and drink?" The fate of the law is something that cannot be forced, it cannot be left when it should come, and it cannot be kept when it should go. Even if I don't have a wife now, would Lord Bassens be willing to marry her? I think it's hard to say. But when people invite me to a birthday party, I can't give me a face, so won't I make my in-laws an enemy? ”

Hearing him say this, the two of them were speechless, Li Xiushan nodded, "Brother Guanhou, you can do it yourself." Miss Hannah and the little marquis have heard that they have a good relationship, and if nothing else, they will marry sooner or later. You are so sideways, the little marquis is very dissatisfied with you, and it is estimated that he will find you trouble at the birthday party. Although foreigners are not easy to mess with, but the son of a Qingdao consul can't control us, don't care about him, give him a little ugly. In a hurry, I asked a few guys to go to the hotel where he was staying and make some trouble for him. ”

"That's not necessary, I don't really want to mess with him, but if he wants to cause trouble, I'll play with him. I can't let a boy from Prussia always lose the prestige of our fathers. ”

When the two were sent away, Zhao Guanhou checked the silver ticket, and there were three hundred taels. It seems that Cao Zhongkun is indeed not what it used to be, and with the authority in his hands, his life will be better. His talent is undoubtedly far better than him, and he doesn't have a good future in the future.

Thinking of the persuasion of the two of them, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "Foreigners will not be concubines, it depends on who does this." Since Li Man wants to find trouble, then I will fulfill you! ”

Bassens is very fond of Hannah, and a birthday party is also very grand. The Taipan of Lihe & Co. borrowed one of his own private western-style buildings as a venue, and hired a foreign band to play outside the door. At the head of the gate, more than a dozen newly-built army guards were loaded with guns and live ammunition, and a little farther away, patrols in the concession carried batons to and fro to drive away strangers.

The Prussian Consul General in Tianjin, the senior class of the Lihe Foreign Bank, many powerful and wealthy businessmen in the concession, and even Yuan Weiting, the new army president, and several staff members, and other members of the Jinguo such as the Jinmen Customs Road all came to congratulate him in person, but as for Pang Jinbiao, his identity was not even qualified to accept the invitation.

Bassens is a man of few words, and the person in charge of receiving him is the fiery Sai Jinhua who fights with him. Dressed in a dress, she greeted the guests warmly, switched back and forth between several languages skillfully, and was able to talk and laugh with all the guests, so that no one felt that they were being treated slowly, but she did not make people think otherwise. is like an upper-class socialite, which has attracted the attention of some people.

This type of gathering is a Tessie dinner mode, with guests walking around with wine glasses and waiters walking around with food and drink. Although Yuan Weiting is not very accustomed to this model, after all, he is now a Westerner, and he is content to follow the customs. He also followed the example of the Tessie people, and held a goblet in his hand, but it was really difficult to compliment the foreign wine inside.

He looked at the woman and asked Xu Juren beside him, "Bu Wu, this woman is the lady who Ba Da fell in love with recently, Sai Jinhua?" ”

"Exactly. Her first husband was Hong Wenqing, but she didn't expect that as soon as Brother Hong came out, she would join Fengchen again, which is really ......"

"Forget it, this kind of thing has nothing to do with us, and Fifth Brother Bu is not a master, why bother complaining about Hong Zhuangyuan? This woman is now in Jinmen, and she is also in the limelight, you see, even the consul general talks and laughs with her, and I don't think she loses the limelight to the marquise. ”

What Yuan Weiting said was another protagonist in the drinking party, an extremely moving Tessie woman. This woman is only in her early twenties, a few years younger than Jinhua, tall, fair-skinned, with a high nose and red lips, aqua blue eyes, and smoke and waves. Like a magnet, it attracted the attention of countless male guests. Including the Prussian Consul General, the Taipan of Jinmen Customs Road and even Lihe Foreign Bank, also circled around her, like a group of stars, causing today's protagonist Hannah to sulk on the side.

This woman Yuan Weiting also knows, in a sense, her status is greater than that of Bassens. This woman is the Belgian banker, the largest shareholder of Warby Bank, and the chairman of Jensen & Co., Marquise Jensen.

It is said that she was only fourteen years old when she married, and her husband was sixty-seven years old at the time. Within a year, she became a widow, and with the title of marquise and a huge inheritance, she became a rich and beautiful widow who was famous in high society than the country. Many aristocrats revolved around her, hoping for both people and money, but in the end, it all backfired.

The money used by the Jin State to build the Luhan Railway was lent from Belgium, and the Belgian side also sent foreigners to supervise the financial expenditure, and this Mrs. Jensen was the person in charge. Belgium has some involvement with Prussia, and she also has dealings with Prussian banks, so she is indispensable for today's drinking party.

Although Hannah is also a beautiful girl, she owes a little more heat than Mrs. Jenson, and even that Li Man can't help but go around Mrs. Jenson, looking for topics to talk to. Hannah looked around, but couldn't find the person she wanted to see, and her heart became more and more awkward.

"Dad, are you sure that Lord Yuan gave Zhao Guanhou a holiday?"

"Hannah, this is the fifth time you've asked me this question, and I can guarantee it. Rest assured, he will come. ”

After receiving her father's affirmative answer, Hannah looked out again, and Sai Jinhua flew to her like a butterfly. "Little birthday boy, looking for someone?"

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Hannah didn't like this woman, but out of politeness, she didn't have any bad attitude towards her, but was destined to be indifferent. Sai Jinhua didn't mind her attitude, but smiled: "Little birthday star doesn't know, the person you are waiting for is related to me." When he saw me, he wanted to call me sister. ”

"He called you sister?" Hannah was stunned, and seemed to be a little unconvinced, at this moment, something was going on outside, and several servants came in with a rectangular object covered with red silk, and then saw Zhao Guanhou in an official uniform entering from outside. Sai Jinhua smiled and raised her hand and shouted, "Little brother! Ran towards Zhao Guanhou.