Winter turns to spring, the warm spring breeze expells the bitter cold of winter, and the ice and snow covering the land of Jinmen turn into a trickle into the Haihe River under the spring sunshine. The blood shed by the riots has been washed away, and the concession and the Chinese realm have returned to their former hustle and bustle, as if disaster had never come.

During this period, the Yamen of Jinmen County executed refugees every day, and cut off hundreds of heads before and after, which finally calmed the anger of the foreigners. Compared with the original lesson plan, which only cut off eighteen heads, this time it was much more. But from the perspective of the incident, what happened this time was unreasonable for the refugees, and among the dead, there were not a few Jinmen brothers, so they did not shake the Jinmen like the lesson plan, and the dog who Zeng Wenzheng scolded was bloody.

In the streets and alleys, what was more discussed was that the majesty of the new army that night, the high-headed ironclad soldiers, like heavenly soldiers and generals, killed people with rolling heads and rivers of blood, this kind of military might, but it is very rare. Besides, I heard that they have magical powers, they will open a grenade, and when they raise their hands, they will throw a magic weapon out, and those who can blow up will turn over on their backs, and their flesh and blood will fly.

In Jinmen, Zhang Decheng, the old acquaintance of Jiang Bu, is also rising among the people. It was said that he had spells and supernatural powers, and that night, he only pointed at the concession, and a fire broke out in the concession. If it weren't for the fact that the new army came to break the trick later, maybe that fire would have burned the entire concession clean.

The turmoil of beheading did not fall on him, but in his hometown, more and more young children were willing to worship under his door, and learned magical spells with him, fists, feet, knives and guns. The spell of inviting the heavens and the earth to move, and the second inviting the ghosts and gods to frighten, gradually spread in the countryside.

On the whole, regardless of Huayang, they basically have a positive and positive attitude towards this incident. Even in the imperial court, Yuan Weiting was specially praised for his effective handling and quick response.

In particular, Han Rong's decision not to lose a penny was very pleasing to the Son of Heaven, and it was also a rare victory in the diplomatic sand pot of the imperial court since the defeat of the Goryeo army. Even the Sino-Belgian cooperation in running a power plant was quickly ordered by the authorities, and it should be approved.

The remaining refugees, after this bloodbath, did not dare to become chaotic again, and the more important reason was that the hope of survival gradually became bigger. The weather is gradually getting warmer, and those who were originally in poor health have slept on the side of the road, under a bridge, or in a ditch in the cold winter. He who suffers from it will not freeze to death in the spring.

A part of the wealthy merchants in Jinmen led by the Meng family of Jiuji gradually opened more porridge farms, and the victims could find a place to eat, even if they were not full, they could not starve to death. Subsequently, there were more and more places for workers in Mengji Yarn Factory, Textile Factory, Sino-Belgian Power Plant, and New Army Artillery Battalion, and the young and strong people had more ways to live, so the situation became more and more stable.

A large number of houses in Jinjiajiao were demolished, and the government hired a husband to turn the houses into ruins with tools, and then transported the garbage by carts, and demarcated the area with red ropes, and a Taixi power plant will rise here. And not far from this power plant, is the courtyard of Dr. Su Sanliang.

His home was not demolished, but the problem was that the power plant was too close to his home. When people are old, they have the habit of taking a nap, but there is no concept of civilized construction at this time, and the demolition project is from morning to night, and life is boiling, even if it is a normal sleep, it is difficult to carry out a nap.

More important than this is that once the power plant is completed, the machine roars day and night, swallows coal and spits smoke, coal ash and dust, and Su Fu can be turned into a land temple. Su Sanliang smoked his cigarette pouch, listening to the commotion outside, and his brows furrowed into a pimple. Su Zhenbang, his grandson next to him, said: "Grandpa, don't be angry, this is the trend I often say." The development of electricity and industry is a trend, and we cannot stop it. If you can't stand it, let's change the environment. ”

Su Sanliang smiled bitterly, "Amazing, this hand is powerful." The gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, this is the festival of the two broken legs last year, and now it is happening. Obviously, he didn't demolish my house, but he actually wanted to squeeze me to move and leave, and my face would be lost when I left. Su has been in the bottom of the Jiuhe River for most of his life, and he has never planted this heel. ”

Su Zhenbang also had a lot of complaints about his grandfather's secret hand when he treated people's legs, but at this time, it was always difficult to publicly accuse grandpa, so he had to comfort, "It's not necessarily this matter, maybe you think too much." The power plant is selected in Jinjiajiao, which is also convenient. If you don't want to move, I can negotiate with them and make them move a little quieter. Again, it is to give us a certain amount of compensation, such as giving us priority to supplying electricity......"

"Power supply? I don't want electricity! Our Su family has never used that thing in their lifetimes! Anyway, I have the house, and it's not bad, as soon as the plaque of my Su family is hung, patients follow us everywhere, not we follow patients. If you go to the concession to find a house, I don't believe it, and he can still chase me to the concession. Also, prepare a gift and send it to him, just say that it is to congratulate Lord Zhao on his ascension. Singles beat singles, one meal for another, we have done it, and we are not afraid of his revenge in the future. ”

Su Zhenbang first settled his grandfather, then went out to prepare a gift, and took the train to Xinnong. The Su family has a good reputation, and bone injuries in the army are inevitable, and there are many military doctors, all of whom are protégés and disciples of the Su family. Therefore, he easily entered the barracks, and was instructed to the training ground of the artillery barracks.

At this time, it was the time for the artillery battalion to do training, and he wanted to watch from a distance, and then go over halfway through the training, but he saw many officials wearing flower feathers and a few foreigners, looking at the playground, as if watching something lively. So he leaned over and watched with the others.

I saw that in the playground, hundreds of soldiers lined up in more than a dozen horizontal lines, and Zhao Guanhou carried a long whip to drive the carriage in his hand and lectured in front of the team.

"Listen, you idiots! Rubbish! Litter! Scum! I hate you, I hate you all! What do you think I'm trying to do by picking you out of the refugee list? Train you to become qualified soldiers, and then let you earn a military salary of two taels more than others a month, and in the future, you will rely on your ability to win an official position with a knife and a gun? Daydreaming! I tell you, on the day of the New Year, a part of the refugees broke into my house and killed my father-in-law, my wife is still wearing filial piety, and I came to you for only one purpose, that is: revenge! You will say, "We didn't do it," but I don't care, I just know that your companions did it, and that's enough! Originally, I was going to kill you all, but the court didn't allow it, so if I summoned you, I could kill you all without thinking about the consequences! That's right, you heard you right, I'm just going to kill you all, and I love to watch you foam at the mouth and collapse like dead dogs on the playground under the drill; I like to see you being drilled as soft as mud, begging me to raise your noble hands; In the end, I like to see you all tired to death. Your nightmare has begun! ”

"Who among you can work as a carpenter?"

After asking, about 30 soldiers raised their hands in confusion.

"Very good, great, you can make coffins for yourselves and your comrades...... Oh no, I'm wrong, when you die, you can only get a reed mat, or dig a pit on the spot, what right do you have to use a coffin. Coffins can only be had by officers, and you are not worthy. Those of you who know how to carpenter, say your name and shed number, and when the regular training is over, there will be additional training for you, and you will repair the wheel! ”

When the registration was done, Zhao Guanhou's whip shook fiercely in the air, and a loud whip burst out, "Now listen to my order, everyone has it, line up in four columns, march around the playground, ask to keep the queue not chaotic, start!" After giving the order, he took the reins from the hands of his own soldiers, flew into his mount, rode his horse, and followed the soldiers in small steps, shouting as he went.

“ONETWOONE，ONETWOONE…… Raise your chest and abdomen, raise your head, throw your arms and swing your legs, and fall to the ground. That's right, I'm going to hear your feet touching the ground, the heavier the better...... ONETWOONE, pay attention to the rhythm, that big man, haven't you never learned the rhythm? And you, fifth in the third column, if you bump into the person in front of you again, I will let you run 30 laps around the playground with 50 catties of grain on your back alone....... Look at you idiots, you can't even tell the difference between left and right, and you're really a bunch of hopeless garbage. I've made a bet that after seven days of training, you're still a bunch of trash who can't walk in line, and as long as you keep that look, I'll win the bet! ”

The cursing was accompanied by contempt and insults, and the bombardment lasted for an hour, and the recruits were clearly overwhelmed. Zhao Guanhou laughed even harder, "Very good, you are as I wish, showing the essence of being a waste, a simple queue, you will become this kind of bird, soon, I think I will be able to see you pee your pants." Now, with good news, the leisure time is over, and now we can start our regular training routine. All of us have it, take a break, stand upright, and walk upright...... Stop! ”

The positive steps kicked out by everyone hung in the air, standing on one foot and hanging on one foot, standing still. Zhao Guanhou nodded, "Very good, from now on, until I give the order, you must stay still." If anyone's foot falls to the ground without permission, he will clean the camp toilet for me for a month. Of course, we have a lot of toilets in our new army, and I'm not afraid of you breaking discipline. ”

"Some of you want to ask me why you are walking right, and I tell you the truth, it is for the sake of you. It's like asking you to fold the quilt into tofu blocks, and whoever can't do it, I'll pour water on their quilt, just because I hate you, I'm going to torture you, and that's only part of the torture. Remember my advice, you idiot brains don't need to think, all you need to do is to unconditionally obey the orders of the commander, whatever the order is, just do it for me! It is my business to give orders, it is your business to carry out orders, and if anyone's head is developed to the point where it can analyze the rationality of orders, I will cut it open and make it into a brain flower to eat! ”

As he spoke, he walked down to inspect it, occasionally kicking at the crook of a man's standing leg. Some people stand very straight and can hold on, while others are kicked and stumble, and their feet are hanging in the air, and they fall to the ground uncontrollably.

"Great, no one will get the camp toilet this month. You guys, this month must be colorful. Others, if they don't want to be with them, straighten their legs for me! The foot must be lifted to the position, otherwise the penalty will be increased by one hour. …… It's good, it's all good, and it's corrected very quickly. For the sake of your cleverness, I have decided to be merciful and leave you for a while to smoke two cigarettes outside the playground. As for the gift to you, no one will call you idiots and garbage during this time, enjoy this time, trash! ”

Zhao Guanhou took out a match as he spoke, lit a cigarette, and came to the edge of the playground, first with a few people watching the exercise, and then in front of a few foreigners. These foreigners were all staff officers of the battalion office, and the leader was Bassens, who was likely to be his brother-in-law and father-in-law.

"Your Excellency Basens, I didn't expect you to be willing to watch the exercises, it's really terrifying."

"Guanhou, you don't have to be polite, the training of your artillery camp is now the focus of the entire military camp, and many people are very interested in your training methods. Frederick the Great once said that a soldier should be more afraid of his commander than of his enemy, more of a stick than of a bullet. I think, at least for now, that your troops are more afraid of you than of the enemy. It's just that I don't understand why you have to read in Albion instead of Chinese. Also, you can actually consider using Prussian. ”

"What the adults have taught is that the lower officials will pay attention to it in the future, the Albion language, but simply get used to it."

Bassens pointed to Su Zhenbang on the side, "This gentleman has been waiting for you for more than an hour, I think he has something to find you, you can talk about it first, and your subordinates will do a good job in the next training." ”

Seeing that it was Su Zhenbang, Zhao Guanhou hurriedly greeted him warmly, let him into his room, and ordered his soldiers to prepare hot tea. After Su Zhenbang explained his intentions, Zhao Guanhou smiled and said: "You're polite, it's too polite, I'm just a small promotion, how can I still let Dr. Su break the bank, it's a little embarrassing." ”

"It's nothing, everyone is friends, these hearts should be so." Su Zhenbang is not very good at communicating, especially not good at saying this kind of unwillful words, and he feels embarrassed to deal with a few words. Hurriedly changed the topic and said: "Lord Zhao, I see that you train soldiers so much, and you beat and scold them at every turn, so you are not afraid of their changes?" Although I don't understand military affairs, I also know that all men are created equal, and they should not be mistreated like this. ”

"All men are created equal...... Doctor Su, you are such a good person. Haha, I don't mean anything other than to say that what you say does make sense, but it doesn't work for them. These scum will not be able to let them line up on the battlefield and wait to die if they don't teach them to know only military orders and nothing else. As for the change, it's nothing, I've cut off dozens of heads these days, you didn't see it when you came, I'll take you around for a while, it's all in that benchmark, and the rest are honest. ”

The two chatted a few words, Su Zhenbang said goodbye and left, and when Zhao Guanhou returned to the playground, the main step was temporarily over. Huo Qiu, Yuan Baoshan, and Yuan Baohe, who had been promoted to sentry officers, were shouting loudly, supervising the recruits to lift a thick log to their shoulders in groups of ten.

Zhao Guanhou nodded and said, "Yes, now is the time to watch the fool carry the wood and run." Listen, fools, all you have to do now is run around the playground with a set of logs, and which sets of logs will fall to the ground, and which groups will not have food tonight. As for how long it will run...... Run until I'm bored, or when you're all tired. Now, start running! Lord Shang, you help me watch them, other officers, follow me to the house, I have good tea here, let's drink tea and chat, and settle accounts. ”

When the artillery battalion officer heard his arrangement, there was not much joy on his face, and Huo Qiu asked tentatively: "My lord, if you want to be here to supervise...... I'm afraid that Lord Shang won't be able to keep himself busy. ”

"You like supervision so much? Do you want to take off your clothes and share the pain with them? ”

Seeing Zhao Guanhou say this, Huo Qiu had no choice but to walk obediently to the room, and the officers knew that it was time for their training to begin. (To be continued.) )