Perhaps because the things Qin Lang mentioned were too sensitive and shocking, this time the silence was a little longer - almost ten minutes before someone spoke. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Gentlemen." Qin Lang looked at Zhang Shaozeng, Wu Luzhen and Lan Tianwei, "You want to enter the military academy in the United States to study?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Qin, this is the purpose of our visit to the United States." The three of them replied together, couldn't wait, spoke in unison, and then they were all stunned for a while. It is unusual to be able to answer so neatly without careful preparation.

This little accident amused everyone, and for a moment, the atmosphere came alive again.

"Which military school do you want to go to?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

Wu Luzhen turned her head sideways to look at Lan Tianwei, but Lan Tianwei turned her gaze to Zhang Shaozeng again. The graduates of the Beiyang Military Academy, who were supposed to be escorted to study at the Japanese Army Non-commissioned Officer School, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "I haven't decided yet." We would like to hear Mr. Qin's opinion. ”

He's not just saying polite words. A very practical problem is that neither Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei, nor Wu Luzhen know how many military schools there are in the United States, the names of these schools, and their standards - Yi Shui did not tell them this, but only said that he could get them into the best military schools in the United States.

Yi Shui thinks he has what it takes to do this. But in fact, he put most of his hopes on Qin Lang. Recommending a few foreign cadets to study in military academies is just a little bit of a gesture for him. Neither West Point nor Virginia Military Academy has any problems.

Unfortunately, that's a problem.

Both West Point and Virginia Military Academy are junior military academies, or universities that offer military education courses. Although Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen can still be sent to the school, they will certainly not like the school's teaching schedule - the engineering courses at West Point and the business courses at the Virginia Military Institute will make them feel that they have entered the wrong school, which will undoubtedly be a bad situation.

But if they are admitted to a more advanced military academy...... Fort Benning Infantry School, even Qin Lang felt that the problem was difficult to solve, and they all lacked the experience of formal service in the army, and had no experience in commanding troops, so the courses offered at Fort Benning were still not suitable.

The only military academy suitable for three people was the Zhanjiang branch of the Virginia Military Academy, because he could interfere with the school's teaching arrangements by adding a junior command course that modelled on the Fort Benning Infantry School curriculum - with some necessary revisions, of course, but the problem was that the scheduled start date for the branch was in September, which was still a long time before now...... Nearly eight months.

How should they be arranged during this long period of time?

Qin Lang pondered. "You all have basic military training and education. So West Point and the Virginia Military Academy aren't for you, but the more advanced academies won't admit cadets who don't have military experience...... You haven't served yet, right? ”

"That's right." Zhang Shao once said.

In fact, his situation was worse than no military experience: in order to study in the United States, Zhang Shaozeng did not even complete his studies at the Beiyang Military Academy, although the school acquiesced to his actions under the pressure of Yi Shui. There is also a similar problem with Wu Luzhen, who is still unemployed.

"To tell you the truth, except for West Point and the Virginia Military Academy, it is difficult for you to enter any military school, but the curriculum of these two schools is not suitable for you......" Qin Lang deliberately thought for a while, "If you don't mind, I can recommend you to go to the Zhanjiang Branch of the Virginia Military Academy, where a junior command course will be opened." ”

Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen exchanged glances with each other, and then Zhang Shaozeng asked, "Where is this school, Mr. Qin?"

They were all confused. "Zhanjiang", the name sounds like somewhere in China......

"It is a branch of the Virginia Military Academy in the Guangzhou Bay Concession, of course, you don't have to doubt its teaching standards, all the instructors are senior soldiers with long-term service experience." All were unlucky people in the U.S. Army who had no chance of getting promoted, including two lieutenants who had served for twenty-five years.

The two wretched creatures were only promoted by one rank after leaving the military academy.

It was purely delusional to expect such soldiers to teach excellent students, fortunately they were only in charge of the basic military courses, and the most important command course classes were in charge of Umbrella's senior military advisors, of course, now, Qin Lang did not intend to reveal this information to any of the three people.

Although they have agreed to study in Zhanjiang. "When can we enroll?"

"School doesn't open until September." Qin Lang said, "Until then, I hope you can gain some experience in commanding troops." ”

All three looked at him, waiting for his next words.

"If you don't mind, I can give you a place in the mercenaries." Qin Lang sent out an invitation.

Almost immediately, the invitation was accepted. Of course, everyone knows that this will be the case, and since Zhang Shaozeng, Lan Tianwei and Wu Luzhen have decided to come to the United States to study, this is the only result that is doomed. They were surprised only by the fact that the school they would end up attending was still in China.

It's hard to say whether this is a good arrangement or a bad arrangement, the three trainee officers who are about to enter Umbrella don't have enough time and energy to think about it, as for the other three, Chen Tianhua is still thoughtful, and it seems that he didn't hear the conversation just now, and Zhang Binglin and Bi Yongnian are looking for Qin Lang's target.

They all felt that they had almost guessed what Qin Lang wanted to do, and he hinted that the only way to save China was revolution, and arranged for three soldiers who might be inclined to revolution to join his private army, obviously......

"Mr. Qin, is there only one choice for revolution?" Chen Tianhua, who had been pondering, suddenly left his spiritual world and returned to reality.

"There is no doubt that you have no other choice, that revolution is a path that has been planned." Qin Lang smiled. He has charted their future path for the patriots. As soon as the Manchu government announced the nationalization of the railways sold to the people by the two consortia, as he had planned, the revolution would begin without any force being able to stop it.

"There is no force to stop the revolution, there is no other path to choose." He repeated.

"But the revolution will kill a lot of people." Chen Tianhua frowned - he was too young to know very little, and he was not yet the nationalist revolutionary who could write "Alarm Bell" and "Fierce Return", so he would worry about some things that politicians did not need to worry about.

He's a bit like Yi Shui a few years ago – but now he has a bit of the basic qualities of a politician. "There's a famous saying in the U.S., 'Freedom doesn't come without a price.'" He interjected and replied in place of Qin Lang, "In order to save our country, for the sake of China's future, we have to make some sacrifices. ”

"But we'll keep the sacrifice to a minimum." Then he added.

Qin Lang smiled in the depths of his heart. Yi Shui still lacks the qualities necessary to be a politician or a general - he won't say the last word. For Rachel, though, the flaws in easy water are a good thing.

What a blessing.

"Yi Shui's point of view is my view," he said, "and I just want to emphasize that the reformers intend to save the country through a bloodless reform, but you already know that they are doomed to failure, so you must not repeat their mistakes." ”

In fact, Yi Shui's speech was already fully convincing, but Qin Lang's supplementary emphasis had more effect, and he went directly to Chen Tianhua to be silent. No one wants to make a mistake that someone else has already made, and good revolutionaries can always learn their lesson very quickly, because if they can't, they will die.

Chen Tianhua is obviously a smart person.

Zhang Binglin was also a smart person, so he had already guessed what Qin Lang wanted him to do. "Mr. Qin, do you want us to be propagandists and inspire the people to start a revolution?"

Qin Lang turned to him. "Your guess is correct, but not entirely." Once again, he became extremely serious: "An unorganized revolution can only evolve into a mere riot of destruction." So you must not just be a propagandist, but also a leader. ”

"Leader?" Zhang Binglin was stunned, and so did the others. They did not expect Qin Lang to ask them to become the leaders of the revolution - there was no doubt that this should be his place. Qin Lang had the ability and strength to lead a revolution that overthrew the decaying Manchu dynasty, and no one could replace him......

But soon, Zhang Binglin remembered what Yi Shui had said and had been confirmed by Qin Lang: he was an egoist, an arms dealer, a warmonger who lacked morality and honor, and a conspirator who just wanted to hide behind his back and manipulate everything. Yes, he is such a person, he will not take on leadership responsibilities and will not be exposed in front of the stage.

Zhang Binglin figured it out, but the others didn't. "Mr. Qin, aren't you going to lead the revolution?"

"Nope." Qin Lang shrugged, "I'm just a businessman, gentlemen. It is not my job to lead the revolution, it is your job. ”

"So you ......"

"I will support your activities." He smiled, "But it's not free." ”

What is the true nature of a businessman? Maybe, but Zhang Binglin and Bi Yongnian felt that things would not be so simple, Qin Lang was a big man, and he definitely had a more far-reaching purpose.

What exactly does he want to do? (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )