"Cruel and ruthless and has a bottom line, not raised! This is my army! ”

It wasn't until he got off the boat and got into the carriage that Chen Moran, who had been keeping a straight face, finally squeezed out a smile on his face.

More than ten people were injured, which was expected, but what was unexpected happened to be the "little thing" after the battle, and that little thing was exactly the result that Chen Moran was looking forward to.

"At least they still have some bottom line!"

When he said this, for some reason, Xiao Xinren couldn't help but think that if it wasn't for someone's failure to attack those women and children, if it wasn't for the sneak attack turning into a strong attack, they might really kill all the people in the bandits' den as originally planned.

Why burn houses! Maybe it's to destroy something.

"I only paid more than 3,000 taels of silver in total, plus more than 40 taels of gold, gold ornaments, and more than a dozen broken guns, and the pirates should have washed themselves and jumped into the sea a long time ago!"

Thinking that the pitiful seizure was not even enough to give the bonus to the foreign instructor, Chen Moran couldn't help but complain.

"Then why don't you reward the soldiers?"

"Why do you want to do the reward?"

Xiao Xinren's question was only exchanged for a rhetorical question.

"After the war, it is the tradition of the Chinese [***] team to reward with captured materials!"

Although he said so, Xiao Xinren stared at Chen Moran.

"That was the old army, that is, the Beiyang Army trained by Yuan Shikai, and only in wartime did it provide food and lodging, and the soldiers' food and lodging in peacetime needed to be paid by their own salaries, so the food expenses were automatically exempted from the middle of the salary. In addition, there are various names of buckles. Of course, relatively, when this kind of old army, you need to pay for the promotion fee and reward these items after the war, just like the king of Qin in various places last year, some provinces can take out the promotion fee, and they will run to the king of Qin, and some provinces can't take it out, so they stay there. During the Opium War, the Manchu Qing mobilized troops more slowly than the British from the mainland, why, silver! The opening fee, the green battalion soldiers need, the Eight Banners also need those bird soldiers, transfer troops from Shaanxi, the local can't get the silver, you have to send the silver from the capital or other provinces first, pay the opening fee, they can start, can this kind of army fight?"

Chen Moran's face was full of contempt in his words, a country's army, even fighting a war, bargaining with the country, there is no way to fight an army that is begging for a promotion fee.

In the modern armies of European and American countries, this kind of thing is not said at all, and there is not even any possibility. In the modern army, the military will inevitably arrange food and lodging, but on the other hand, it is impossible to have such a thing as a promotion fee. Relying on that bit of reward money to make people work hard? Joke, Wei Yang, you studied military affairs, you tell me, what is the root of the army's combat effectiveness? ”

"The power of the army lies in the excellent quality of the soldiers, the strict discipline, and the potential of the army, which is based on the cultivation of the education of the officer corps!"

When answering Chen Moran's question, Xiao Xinren did not hesitate at all, this is when he was studying at the Virginia Military Academy, his teacher had repeated this sentence countless times in class, and it was naturally remembered in his bones.

"In an army that relies on military discipline to strengthen, it is important to train soldiers in their ability to read, fight, and sense of responsibility. Military discipline should not stifle a surname, but develop a surname. Military discipline should guide everyone to abandon selfish thoughts, be uniform, and march toward a goal. That goal is victory. ”

Chen Moran nodded, although he didn't know where Xiao Xinren's words came from, but this is the truth.

"Yes! This is the difference between the modern army and the old army, the army we want to train, but it is a real modern army, not only the modernization of weapons, soldiers can not understand why to fight, but officers must understand, officers are the soul of the army, military discipline is the marrow of the army, just like you said, military discipline should guide everyone to abandon selfishness, uniformity, and move towards a goal. That goal is victory. And in this process, the officer's removal from commanding them is to supervise the implementation of military discipline, today, Wei Ze is doing a very good job, if he doesn't kill those two people, our military discipline will become an ornament, it took five months to engrave the military discipline into their bones, and it will be dispersed immediately, so I will say that the implementation of military discipline lies in strictness! ”

Speaking of this, Chen Moran leaned back on the chair again, and he looked a little tired after not sleeping all night.

"Back then, the Yue family army froze to death and did not demolish the house, starved to death and did not plunder, is it possible to talk about it? No! In the play, it is said that the Yuejia army marched through the village and slept on the side of the road at night. The people invited them into the house, but no one would go in. It's not that no one is willing to enter, but no one dares to enter! If you go in, you're going to lose your head! Hundreds of years of enslavement have long made the people here insensitive, for them, don't be demanding that they understand what justice and what nationality, they can join the army for various purposes, but to become soldiers, you have to rely on the strictest military discipline to restrain them, manage them, and use military discipline to force them to fight, as for why they are fighting, now the officers know it! …… Well! It's time for our army to expand! ”

The north wind blows, and the trembling one hits!

Standing on the road on the bank of the Huangpu River, in the cold wind blowing from the north, he shrunk his shoulders and swung up and down, his upper teeth knocked on his lower teeth from the cold, and his face was purple and blue, and the snot flowed down Shi Si's nostrils.

"Each ...... Death ...... Xiao ...... Xiao Tou! ”

Scolding the thief who stole his luggage, Shi Si ran up two steps, but his stomach sounded like a drum, it was not terrible to be stolen, it was terrible that there was a friend's contact address in the luggage, is it easy to find someone in such a big place as Shanghai?

It's been ten days!

Shi Si used his feet to verify that it was indeed not easy to find someone in Shanghai, and in addition to the difficulty, by the way, his wallet was stolen again, and he was kicked out of the hotel, not to mention, and finally even his coat was buckled by the hotel and rushed to the street.

"These individuals don't even have any sympathy!"

As he lamented his miserable fate, Shi Si could not help but feel annoyed that these compatriots had no sympathy for him, ignoring the fact that he had been evicted after six days of unpaid rent.

"Hmm!"

After two days of freezing, Shi Si has already practiced the ability to snot return when he inhales with one hand, and this will not be, but with a breath, it will return to its original position. Shi Si, who hadn't eaten for two days and was hungry, rubbed his stomach from time to time in order to make himself more comfortable.

"Kind! Uncle...... Wretched! Pity me, little beggar......"

Just thinking about it, he saw that a few mouthfuls of water were drunk, but there was a sound of singing on the street, and following the sound, a little beggar in a torn cotton jacket was kneeling on the steps and humming, and when he was singing, it was not a group of people who threw two copper plates in front of the beggar, and suddenly, Shi Si's eyes lit up.

"This ...... This also works! ”

Two copper plates, you can buy a baked cake!

Thinking like this, the fragrant baked cake flew in front of his eyes like wings, dangling in front of his eyes. People can do anything when they are hungry, and the temptation of roasted cakes will obviously be more tempting than roast chicken, and more realistic, all without thinking, Shi Si opened his mouth, and learned to sing to the man.

“—……%—￥……”

The sound of birds on the street only stunned passers-by, no one could understand what he was talking about in Cantonese, but some women looked at him like that, but they covered their mouths and smiled.

"Am I a little quiet?"

After singing it twice and seeing that no one paid attention to him, Shi Si muttered in his heart that he had found fault with himself.

“—…… ￥—”

The Cantonese song that came from outside the restaurant only made Chen Moran, who was talking about the expansion of the army with Xiao Xinren, stunned, and when he turned his head to look at it casually, he saw a "two devils" standing on the sidewalk through the window, and the person on the street was wearing a crumpled thin suit.

"This guy is kind of interesting!"

After hearing what he was drinking, Chen Moran couldn't help laughing, and a scene from a later movie came to his mind, this person was shivering from the cold, singing this song of asking for food.

"Jialiang ......"

The accustomed shouting made Chen Moran dim, and Zhu Jialiang was sent by him to protect Ji Li.

"Young Master!"

Ma Xiaoliu walked over from outside the private room.

"Invite that guy in and get him a bowl of hot rice to eat!"

"Yes, young master!"

"Although it seems a little ridiculous to see his gestures, but this person with braids, wearing a suit, and speaking Cantonese, except for those who have stayed abroad, who would do this, it seems that he doesn't know what happened."

Chen Moran's explanation obviously couldn't satisfy Xiao Xinren, Xiao Xinren, who knew his temper, naturally knew that the reason why he invited this person naturally had his intentions, watching the person happily walk into the house, Xiao Xinren couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, afraid that the industrial company was going to add another person.

"Thank you!"

Shi Si, who spoke Cantonese, thanked him while sighing that there were still many good people in the world, and followed Ma Xiaoliu into the hotel, although the hotel was not heated, but the room still made him feel some warmth, and when he saw Ma Xiaoliu walking towards the private room by the window, he hurriedly followed and walked over, and as soon as he entered the private room, he saw two gentlemen in the room, and he knew that these two gentlemen called him in.

"Thank you, sir!"

Although he tried his best to speak official dialect, he still couldn't hide the thick Cantonese accent.

"No, everyone has a hard time!"

Looking up at the messy hair under the cap, his smiling face was looking at him with eyes full of joy, and his hand pointed to the bowl of hot noodle soup that had been served on the table in front of him.

"Look, the rice is ready for you, look at your frozen, hurry up and drink some hot food!"

"Sir, please!"

Before waiting Shi Si opened his mouth to thank him, Ma Xiaoliu, who was standing next to him, stretched out his discerning hand and pulled the chair away at the same time.

Sitting at the dining table, smelling the aroma of the rice in front of him, his heart was full of the moved Shi Si, and tears rolled down his cheeks. So much so that the crying during the meal could not be stopped, and Shi Si, who was already extremely hungry, cleaned up a large bowl of shredded meat noodles with five divisions.

After eating, Shi Si got up and walked in front of Chen Moran, first looked down, then pressed his right hand with his left hand, hid his hand in his sleeve, raised his hand to increase his forehead, bowed ninety degrees, and then got up, and at the same time his hand was raised again, and then his hand was lowered.

"Mr. Xie's kindness!"

His gift made Chen Moran and Xiao Xinren surprised, this etiquette is a bit inconsistent, and it doesn't match the current etiquette, it seems to have a bit of the legacy of the previous dynasty.

"Sir, I'm afraid it's not from the Qing Dynasty!"

"Mr. Hui's words, under the surname of Shi Mingsi, Nanyang Shilati people also!"

Shi Si was arrogant and discouraged when he spoke, but this expression fell in Chen Moran's eyes, remembered it in his heart, and then looked at Xiao Liu, this Shi Si's height was about the same as Xiao Liu.

"Little Liu!"

"Young Master!"

"Take your coat off!"

Standing up and taking the coat that Ma Xiaoliu took off, Chen Moran put the coat on his left arm, but took a few yuan from Ma Xiaoliu with his right hand.

"Everyone has a time when they are in trouble, and now it's freezing outside, this coat, pay back the money, and ask Mr. to accept it."

This will Chen Moran's face is full of sincerity, and his appearance seems to be like a great benevolent person.

Looking at the coat and the money, Shi Si smiled awkwardly.

"Mr. Shi Si Xie is a meal, if you collect this coat and money again, I am afraid that it will ......"

The door of the hotel was pushed open again, and when the cold wind blew, Shi Si couldn't help but shiver again, then he lowered his head and didn't speak, and only looked up at the gentleman in front of him who didn't know his name for a while.

"Sir!"

Raising his head and looking at the gentleman who gave him a bowl of rice and a piece of clothing, Shi Si hesitated for a moment before saying.

"I don't know what Mr. is from?"

"Don't get me wrong, sir, after Shi Si got off the ship, he lost his luggage first, and then lost his wallet, there is no place for Shi Si in Shanghai, and by the grace of Mr., I am afraid that I can only pay it back with strength!"

The words were beautiful, but Shi Si muttered in his heart, he was no longer hungry and cold, the clothes and entourage that this person was wearing all showed his identity, and he followed him to eat and survive this period of time.

"Oh! Mo Ran is a factory, and he still builds a house by the way, I don't know what Mr. will do! ”

and Xiao Xinren smiled at each other's hearts, and Chen Moran asked curiously.

"Build a house?"

His eyes widened, and Shi Si's face showed some discouragement.

"Don't hide it, Mr. Shi Si has studied in Germany and the United States for 12 years, studied machinery and gun manufacturing in Germany, and then studied factory management!"

Shi Si, who was a little discouraged, didn't notice the surprise on the faces of Chen Moran and Xiao Xinren.

"Mr. Shi Si, you are from Nanyang, and you came to Shanghai again for some reason!"

As he spoke, Chen Moran stretched out his hand and made an invitation.

"Sir, Tangshan Westernization for decades, the manufacture and purchase of foreign guns, foreign guns and foreign cannons amounting to as many as one million, to this day, it is still far behind Europe and the United States, humanity is not as good as people, science and technology is not advocated, but Tangshan is really inferior to science and technology, even if science and technology is not as good, it is very easy to catch up in decades. The real biggest problem is not science and technology, but management technology, and that's the most important reason,"

Hearing him ask, Shi Si was full of arrogance when he answered.

That is, in the years of the Restoration, it introduced science and technology and devoted itself to the military industry, but it was still limited to technology, not management, but the management of the military industry was far superior to that of our country, which is why the capital came from behind. Twelve years ago, Shi Si studied in Germany, and studied machinery and gun manufacturing, supplemented by chemical engineering, and then studied factory management in the United States, and studied factory scientific management methods. ”

Shi Si's words made Chen Moran and Xiao Xinren smile on their faces, this person returned to China obviously to show what he had learned, and before Chen Moran could speak, Xiao Xinren asked first.

"Then as you can see, what is the mistake of the Chinese military industry!"

"The weapons are messy, and there is no standardization! Each factory has its own policy, and it has become the profit-taking thing of the founder, not the military industry of the country! ”

"Oh, even if you know this, why did you go back to Tangshan!"

Chen Moran asked rhetorically, but drank the tea in the cup.

"Shi Si, although he lives in Nanyang, all the blood in his body is Tangshan, and now he says that the country is so strong, Shi Si just wants to do his best to save the ......!"

Shi Si's face was a little helpless, and for some reason he said what he thought in his heart.

"Shi Si's trip, his family didn't agree, his father once said that Han'er is a captive, Shi Si Dao, Xu disobeyed this court, but he just wanted the people here to lose a few taels of silver!"

"It's rare to have such a mind!"

Chen Moran nodded and praised, this person is a bit like a returned overseas Chinese. From his words, it can be seen that if there is no accident in this Shi Si family, it should be said that it is the kind of "family of relics", all of whom are the remnants of the Ming Dynasty who were unwilling to shave their hair and fled to Nanyang after the death of the Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Shi, if you can take charge of the Manchu Arsenal as you wish, then if you say, when the Han people in Tangshan raise troops to seek national liberation, the Manchu army uses the weapons of Mr. Shi's factory to suppress the people's army, how should you deal with it!"

Shi Si's eyes widened, his lips opened as if hesitating, but after a few seconds, there was a look of determination in his eyes.

"If it is as Mr. said, then when it comes, Shi Si will destroy the factory!"

His words only made Chen Moran smile.

"Mr. Shi, when you say this, I'm afraid that no one in the Qing Kingdom will dare to use you, an ordnance expert!"

Smiling awkwardly, Shi Si continued.

"This is to talk to Mr., I think Mr. will not pass it on, and then the graduation certificate of the Shi Division has been lost with the luggage, otherwise the Shi Si will not be called a liar by the General Office of Yu Lianyuan of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, and he will be blasted out of the office!"

The smile on his face was closed, his eyes were slightly fixed on this Shi Si, and Chen Moran said slowly.

"What if there's another arsenal that dares to use you?"

"Without a graduation certificate as proof, what factory dares to use me!"

Shi Si shook his head, the factories of the Great Qing Kingdom are not as good as Europe and the United States, in Europe and the United States they only ask about ability, not what school they graduated from, if that is the case, how can they fall into this step, originally he thought of applying for a job in a foreign bank, but although the people in the foreign bank agree with his English and German, but they can't accept his half-Cantonese and half-official Chinese.

"If you don't try, how do you know that no arsenal dares to use you!"

Chen Moran aggravated the word soldier, and then looked at this person, now his arsenal is in need of an ordnance expert, that is, he can appoint an engineer who was removed from the Mauser factory as a supervisor, then dare to use him as the factory director, as long as he can prove himself, as for the graduation certificate, he has the graduation certificate.

(To be continued)