On the evening of February 28, 1887, the conference room of Li Yi's headquarters in the Guangzhou Army and Navy Military Academy. There was silence in the conference room, and the fifteen people attending the meeting were all seriously looking at the materials in their hands, this was a report on the establishment of the Guangzhou Army and Navy New Army, although the establishment of the new army had obtained the permission of the imperial court, but the total amount of funds was only two million taels, and two million taels were not enough to even plug the gaps between the teeth in the established new army.

Not to mention anything else, the cost of the cruisers Dingyuan and Zhenyuan, which had just been received, reached 3.5 million taels of silver, and the establishment of the army and navy in Guangzhou did not have 20 million taels of silver.

Zhang Zhidong was the only one who was not from the military among the people attending the meeting, and he looked at the huge funding gap in the report, and realized in his heart that he had allowed himself to participate in the meeting so that the newly established Daqing Industrial and Commercial Bank could provide this fund, and after the new bank opened, it issued a new silver dollar, and because the silver dollar contained other metals, the new bank would have an additional income of more than 500 million yuan throughout the year. 20 million taels of silver is equivalent to 80 million Singapore dollars, which is a one-sixth of the funds that will be withdrawn from the thought of it.

Zhang Zhidong laughed, broke the silence of the conference room, and said loudly: "This plan is good, I personally support it very much, of course, the government will also strongly support it, I am here to make a decision, and the government will invest 40 million Singapore dollars to support the establishment of the new army of the sea and land." ”

"Nope! Mr. Governor, your government needs to contribute 100 million in financial support, and our army and navy need no less than that. Marcus said as he hurriedly stood up.

"I support the proposal of the Chief of the General Staff!" General Bao Nian loudly agreed: The establishment of the Liangguang New Army was carried out in his name, and this was related to his own vital interests, and as long as he successfully formed the army, no matter what kind of embarrassing position he was in, it would not affect his position as the leader of the establishment of the New Army.

"I agree too!" Everyone, except for Zhang Zhidong, raised their hands in agreement with Marcus's proposal.

"This is impossible, the government can't come up with so much money!" Zhang Zhidong said loudly with a red face: "The relocation plan has begun, and the two Guangxi will soon start to build two vertical and two horizontal railway networks and highway networks, and several universities will be established, as well as a huge Guangzhou comprehensive school, as well as a variety of development plans, and the funds are already stretched." ”

"Well, that's it in terms of funding, the government allocates S$80 million, and the rest of the funds are settled by the army itself." Li Yi waved his hand to stop a few people who were about to stand up and speak, and continued: "A few days ago, our army received a huge amount of financial donations, and I think there is no pressure on us to set up a new army. ”

In fact, the issue of officers has already been arranged, and it is just a formality to raise it here. Jenner got up and read out the appointment of the officers, and the list of members of the military council remained the same, but a chief counselor of military construction was added.

Li Yi, commander-in-chief of the New Army, Li Zhong, deputy commander-in-chief, Marcus, chief of the General Staff, Field, director of the General Discipline Committee, Li Zheng, director of the General Political Department, Cao Zheng, director of the General Logistics Department, and Fein, director of the General Armament Department. Bao Nian, chief counselor, Zhang Zhidong, chairman of the Supervision Committee for Non-military Personnel, Rear Admiral Sa Bingzhen, commander of the Navy, Major General Wei Quan, commander of the logistics unit, Zuo Long was appointed commander of the First Division of the Free Revolutionary Army, Zuo Guigui was appointed commander of the Second Division, Ge Zhenliang was appointed commander of the Third Division, Cheng Sijun was appointed commander of the Fourth Division, and Julian was appointed commander of the Fifth Division. Duan Haitao served as the chief instructor of army recruits, with the rank of colonel.

After Jenna read out the list of appointments, Marcus, chief of the General Staff, Cao Zheng, director of the Logistics Department, Li Zheng, director of the Political Department, and Fein, director of the Equipment Department, stood up and gave a detailed explanation of the construction and development of the army.

The New Army and Navy of the Qing Dynasty was established on March 1, 1887, and the logistics units of the Navy and Army were unified under the jurisdiction of the Logistics Command under the Logistics Department. The army was organized in accordance with the decision of the meeting on December 29, 1886, but the artillery regiment was all equipped with 105-mm mortars, and no longer re-equipped until the all-steel artillery technology was mature, and no professional artillery divisions were established. The South China Sea Fleet will be established, and the Navy will first focus on military academy studies, and one year later, it will successively equip a series of ships from the Los Angeles Shipyard of the United States Four Seas Group. The Political Department will become an independent system within the army, and ideological instructors will have full access to the army.

After the establishment of the New Army, the 1st Division was stationed in Guangzhou, the 2nd Division was stationed in Guangzhou Bay (Zhanjiang), the 3rd and 4th Divisions were stationed in Guangxi, and the 5th Division was stationed in Shenzhen, a new city on the other side of Hong Kong.

After the meeting, Li Yi left Sa Zhenbing to talk alone for an afternoon, Sa Zhenbing is only twenty-eight years old this year, a little thin, and in order to make himself look mature, he also deliberately grew a beard. Sa Zhenbing Li Yi still knows a little about him, he has nothing to say about his loyalty to joining the Free Revolutionary Army, Li Yi is worried about his leadership and command ability, the whole conversation Li Yi mainly instilled in him the new tactics and new tactics after having a new type of warship, and told him to study more and study more.

Sa Zhenbing was a little arrogant, he was sent to England in 1877 to study the navy, and returned to China three years later, thinking that if the level of naval knowledge in the country was second, then no one dared to say that he was the first. He didn't fully listen to Li Yi's words, "Commander-in-chief, don't worry, I am confident that the South China Sea Fleet will be built into an invincible army in two years!" ”

Li Yi looked at Sa Zhenbing and didn't speak for a long time, feeling that the current Sa Zhenbing is still too young, and he doesn't have the stability of later generations, he grew up slowly after a painful failure in later generations, but now Li Yi will not give him such a growth experience, "Sa Zhenbing, you must hear my words, first go to the Naval Academy to study hard for a while, there are the best naval instructors there, recharge yourself, let yourself master more comprehensive knowledge, it is necessary, I will see the instructor's evaluation of you in a year, If you don't qualify, I won't hesitate to remove you! ”

Sa Zhenbing looked at the stern Li Yi, and also understood that this commander-in-chief, who was younger than himself, was by no means a joke, and his position as commander of the navy was not secure, "Commander-in-chief, don't worry, I promise to give you a satisfactory answer next year!" ”

"The satisfactory answer sheet you gave me is not a test question, but to let our fleet cruise in the world's oceans at will!" Li Yi got up and patted Sa Zhenbing on the shoulder and said, "Work hard, I have the confidence to wait until this day comes!" ”

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