Tianjin, Beiyang Minister Yamen.

Since the beginning of this year, Li Hongzhang has not returned to the Zhili Governor's Office in Baoding. Just stayed in Tianjin, watching the changes in Beijing and North Korea with all his might. Over the years, there have been many turmoils, and Beiyang has also been involved in it, so that the old court of Li Laojue, who has always been well-maintained, looks a little older.

"Zhongtang, have you read all the proclamation sent by Yuan Shikai? is complaining, up and down the Qing army, dozens of our old Huai officers have been sent back to Seoul, this Xu Yifan, also a little arrogant! This responsibility for changing the military system without authorization, the responsibility of acting earnestly, should we impeach him? ”

It was Yang Shixiang who spoke, and he and Xu Yifan had known each other for the longest time. Now I don't know if it's to clear up the relationship or what, but Li Hongzhang is the most blatant opponent of Xu Yifan.

Or is he the one who feels Xu Yifan's future threat the most?

Li Hongzhang smiled and dropped the fold in his hand, and glanced at Zhang Peilun's good son-in-law, who was sitting on the side, only smiling and not speaking: "Impeachment what?" He had already sent a report to Ronglu asking him to select bannerman officers to lead the team in Pyongyang. This is a good thing to fight for power for the Praetorian Guards and the bannermen, and Rong Lu pinched his nose and admitted it. When it comes to Yanjing, it is also a matter that Lafayette and the emperor will nod to, what do we impeach him? ”

Yang Shixiang said hatefully: "This is blatant, and our Beiyang and our Huai Department are enemies!" Good boy, he is also from the Beiyang Sect, he is so ungrateful, and he is ambitious! ”

Li Hongzhang still laughed, he had already understood the thoughts of these characters in the scene. Yang Shixiang really wanted to get rid of his relationship with Xu Yifan, and he felt a little jealous that Xu Yifan had stolen the limelight. All kinds of piles are mixed together, so that he can't look at Xu Yifan now. But when it comes to the relationship with Xu Yifan, Beiyang and him can only say that they owe each other, and they can't talk about him being from Beiyang's subordinates.

How to deal with this Xu Yifan, to be honest, Li Hongzhang also felt a headache. The original officialdom methods are useless to him, this guy doesn't eat hard and soft. Even if you throw him into the most dangerous situation, this guy will always be able to fight ashore and make a little profit......

Now that he is stationed in North Korea, he can be regarded as a government builder, and he has a situation of his own. Between Beiyang and him between their elbows and armpits, it is difficult to think about whether they are friends or foes. Li Zhongtang was not afraid of Xu Yifan for anything, but he was afraid that he would dig the corner of the Beiyang wall, and that time he wanted to give him Deng Shichang, who had already disobeyed the order, and he also had this thought. But he didn't expect Deng Shichang to be killed and not leave, and he was sent to squat in the Beiyang Naval Division.

What does this kid want? In the stormy Qing Dynasty, there is such a character, is it a blessing or a curse?

Li Hongzhang thought about it a little headache, and suddenly found that his son-in-law had not spoken, so he suddenly turned his head and asked him coldly: "Youqiao, are you recuperating again?" If you have any ideas, you can tell us! ”

Zhang Peilun seemed to be suddenly awakened from his thoughts by Li Hongzhang's words, oh, and there was no usual graceful smile on his face. It's just like frowning and thinking about something.

"Zhongtang, what Xu Yifan did in North Korea, to be honest, what he is asking for, we can see it soon. He must still have echoing actions in China! Just by inspecting his trip to Nanyang, he understands that without Tan Sitong's appeal to gather clear streams for him in Shanghai, he will be able to save the day in the end? Recently, the guys who have been waving the flag and shouting for him in China must still be moving, so let's just wait and see...... I am just worried that the change in the situation in North Korea will inevitably break the balance in North Korea after the Chinese Jiashen Dynasty, what actions will I make? North Korea is the gateway to our Beiyang! The entire Qing Dynasty, isn't it our Beiyang water and land divisions, in the sole block? ”

Li Hongzhang's face moved, and he said coldly: "Now North Korea is not the beginning and end of our Beiyang. ”

Zhang Peilun was stunned: "Zhongtang, North Korea is the gateway to Beiyang, and at the same time, it is also the heart of Beijing, and the gateway to the land of Longxing in the northeast!" ”

Li Hongzhang also looked like iron, and had no intention of backing down: "Do you think that this small island country has the ability to annex Korea and threaten my behemoth Qing Dynasty?" I have tens of thousands of training troops in Beiyang, and the Beiyang Navy Division, are they all decorations? Britain and France, which of these powerful hegemons have interests in Korea that cannot be abandoned? Not to mention, we still have a treaty with Yuben! Korea is a vassal state of our Great Qing Dynasty, which is recognized by all nations! ”

He categorically added: "Bohai Haikou, I have been operating in Beiyang for 20 years, and I have a deep-rooted and unshakable trend!" ”

Zhang Peilun and Yang Shixiang are both bright in their hearts, Li Hongzhang and Li Zhongtang are ready to let go of North Korea and sit back and watch Rong Lu and Xu Yifan fight openly and secretly, so that they can't run a brand new force that can target Beiyang!

But is it right or wrong to let go of North Korea like this?

Could it be that Ben really doesn't have the ability to threaten the Beiyang Gateway?

This question, before the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese War, in the Qing Dynasty, it is estimated that no one would have an answer. No one thought that that war would have an unprecedented impact on this crumbling Celestial Empire!

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The nineteenth year of Guangxu, June.

The Daeungseong Shibao published a special issue devoted entirely to the status of Korea and the Meiji Restoration.

And it's not just one, but there is a follow-up, and then it is continued, and it has been reported for four or five days in a row!

At this time, in the territory of the Qing Dynasty, making such a comparison between the two countries and the article of strategic comparative analysis can be said to be deafening.

What kind of constitutional monarchy is the original system, from the beginning of the founding of the country, the clamor of the Korean conquest. There is also the construction road of the army and navy, and the analysis of the army's combat effectiveness and equipment. has exhausted all the memories and cognitions of Xu Yifan, the main writer behind Tan Sitong.

Xu Yifan's information, after Tan Sitong's wonderful pen, is so loud.

Tan Si agreed and shouted a prophetic slogan in high spirits: "If China starts a war, then the dynasty will be defeated!" ”

is deafening, and sometimes it is necessary to make alarmist statements and shock the world. This point, Tan Sitong, who has a clear temper, is familiar with it. The pen is faint, Tan Sitong still called out the old words about the book on the bus when he was in Beijing.

At this time, the Qing court was divided into local powers, and the central government was more like a symbol of maintaining balance. Although it is not yet a warlord-lined Warring States scene, it is necessary to carry out reform from the top down. Such a center is too lacking in power! And why does the center have no power? Just because in order to restrict the emperor, he had to maintain a situation of multiple politicians. It is necessary to restore centralized power, so that Guangxu can truly hold the power and open the country like the book!

Tan Sitong has already called these words once in Yanjing, and he has been able to enjoy the world's fame. Now in the Shanghai Concession, he might as well call again.

But this time, Tan Sitong's voice seemed lonely.

Not a single person believed that he would have met in Korea and China! Even if he moved out of the Taiwan incident and several North Korean turmoil, it was the same. How could this small country dare to offend the Celestial Empire? Only a decade after the Sino-French War, the vanity of that land draw is still in the minds of intellectuals. They all admit that the Qing Dynasty may have some problems, but now they are also working hard for self-improvement, how could they lose to the small island of Yueben?

Many officials secretly watched the Qing Times. At this time, I can't help but scold: "His heart can be punished!" It's just a traitor! ”

As for the words of power for Guangxu, at least at this time. Everyone barked like Tan Si. Every month, there are these alternate imperial historians who want to become famous, and they bark at this topic for a while. If it weren't for the last time Tan Sitong broke the 200-year-old state of the country, he gathered Beijing to try to knock on the drum and write a book. This topic alone will not be known to the whole world!

This roar, which was issued in the nineteenth year of Guangxu, was deliberately ignored. It will not be until people pay attention to it again that the great effect of the original arrangement will be revealed!

But that's all for later.

The whole dynasty is still asleep. Just wait for the time to tear off the last fig leaf.

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In the past few years, Xu Yifan, who finally bid farewell to his virgin status after the crossing, began to deal with the specific matters of business strength in high spirits.

The whole of Pyongyang is left and right, under the silence of those who care about it, either pretending to be deaf and dumb, or having ulterior motives. For a while, it has become his world, and the land acquisition and closure of the mountain is just a warrant with the Qincha Customs. He didn't even bother to visit the two sets of local ruling institutions in Pyongyang Province, North Korea. When the time comes, he has specially prepared a group of people to grind them.

Qingjun didn't care whether he was tough or a scoundrel, he ate it hard. His group of more than 30 cadets were all distributed and served as directors and deputies at different levels. He formed the Qing army into a wing formation. The wing has jurisdiction over two standards, each standard has three infantry battalions, and one battalion composed of machine guns. Needless to say, this is a copy of the later establishment of the six towns of the Beiyang New Army.

There are only more than 1,000 soldiers available in the Qing army, and there are still a lot of men and horses to be replenished when they set up a wing of the shelf. Now we are waiting for the recruits recruited by General Li Yunzong to be transported over by the two roads of water and drought. At the end of the six-month training period of the Nanyang Cadets, the troops were assigned to serve as non-commissioned officers. It is too late for further officer training and education, and it can only be left for later.

As for the weapons and equipment, Zhan Tianyou had already completed the inspection and transported them by ship through the Nanyang Trade Road. Today's international arms procurement is much more relaxed than that of later generations. The Manchu governors were able to purchase large quantities of arms on their own. Xu Yifan is a Qincha training soldier and guarding the country, why can't he be? Foreign companies selling arms from all over the world gathered at the office set up by Xu Yifan in Surabaya and were desperately peddling. German-style rifles, ammunition, and equipment enough for 10,000 people are being delivered. The artillery was selected from the 57-caliber mountain fast guns that were popular at that time, and there were a small number of 75-caliber bronze frame retreat guns. In order to prepare for the construction of artillery targets in the future, there are also mixed battalions of machine guns armed with various infantry targets.

Xu Yifan was concerned that the samples of the Makqin repeated-firing machine guns excavated by Zhan Tianyou had already been sent to the Surabaya office. A telegram came, and Xu Yifan was depressed to find that these samples were made of black powder as a propellant! In this way, the shelling rate of the machine gun was greatly increased, and the firing range was not ideal. In this era of all-erected old artillery, the power of machine guns can completely overwhelm small-caliber infantry guns! Whether it's the rate of fire or the range. He immediately sent a telegram to the foreign bank and asked for a Makqin machine gun that could fire smokeless gunpowder! If there is, or if they can improve it immediately, the quantity ordered can completely kill these compradors of foreign houses!

The money was also spent like flowing water, and the more than 10 million taels of money brought back from the trip to Nanyang were saved in various foreigner banks, as well as letters of credit and other guarantees that could be used as cash. The huge expenses in the initial stage are in need of money, and just the cost of transferring so many materials is already quite a large amount. More than 10 million, half of it went down in a blink of an eye. At this time, we can see how much Xu Yifan's trip to the South Seas has played a role in creating his situation.

Thinking of this, Xu Yifan couldn't help but think of Li Xuan, the little princess of the Nanyang Li family. He was in a sudden mood that day, and took Luo Shi and the cuckoo to the moon to the hot springs, and of course what should have happened happened...... Gentle and Yanfu is indeed Qi Tian, but the result is so good that he can't die, and he actually saw it for Li Xuan!

Li Xuan's comment at the time was that Xuanyin in public was still in her private pool!

She didn't want to think about it, Lao Tzu still had to talk to people on his wedding night, and she could get the two ripe little girls in order to do it. Is it easy or not?

As a result, the two freshly baked little women, who were ashamed to answer, stayed in the camp with peace of mind, waiting for the time to move to the office of the deputy minister. And Li Xuan just can't avoid meeting, and she doesn't have a chance to talk to her if she wants to. Xu Yifan's surname is a horizontal line, and Lao Tzu is in the army!

On the same day, he brought all the backpacks and clothes into the barracks of the soldiers, and ate and lived with the Qingjun who had just been reorganized. Speaking of his heart, in fact, he didn't want to make it too disgusting to attract people's hearts, and it was too hard. Unexpectedly, the times were pressing, and there was no way to follow these soldiers to undress and push food. Every day, according to his own regulations, he runs in the dark.

Up and down the Qing army, how have you ever seen Gui as a minister of the Qin Mission, leading troops like this? Huai Jun originally had a rule, a small sentry officer could lie on a recliner and watch the class. Xu Yifan behaved like this, and the descendants of the soldiers under his command were not like this. The living conditions of the officers and men are exactly the same, and the classes are exactly the same.

Sometimes, the tradition of an army is inadvertently cultivated in this way.

At this time, China's military personnel were not able to teach them the spirit of modern nationalism and anything like that. But these lead by example, subtly, but they will be grateful in their hearts.

What's more, Xu Yifan also completely separated command and logistics, and paid the monthly salary directly to the person! Tang Shaoyi was originally his big housekeeper, and with a group of Nanyang youths, he set up the financial department of Xu Yifan's system. Xu Yifan can't tolerate money at this time, it is easy to corrupt him, and it is easy to return to his own lineage!

The way of military training, such as alchemy hatching eggs, watching them grow up, Xu Yifan realized it. Why was Yuan Shikai in the New Army at the beginning, and why did Jiang Zhongzheng guard his military academy to the death. Watching one's own descendants slowly become bears and tigers, this satisfaction cannot be replaced by anything!

In order to train the army thoroughly, the focus is still on officers. Chu Wanli is also the wing commander and the promotion of the Military Advisory Office. He and a group of foreign instructors are planning a complete set of exemplary orders for this army. In fact, it doesn't take much effort, when it is called the army, the whole world depends on Prussia, as long as the translation of others is copied, it is not much worse. Beiyang Armed Forces Cadets, these things were learned at the beginning, and now they are just re-standardized. The specific training of the troops is still a matter after the establishment is fully determined.

But there is one thing that Xu Yifan has not relaxed, that is, every night, he pulls officers of all sizes and gives them lectures! Analysis of the international and domestic situation, the reasons for the backwardness of the country and the DPRK for more than 200 years, the responsibilities and obligations of the soldiers, and the significance of their dedication and sacrifice...... Only young people can listen to it and melt into their blood. From the very beginning, Xu Yifan never doubted the patriotic instinct of these Chinese youths!

Say after say, such a bubbling indoctrination. From a psychological point of view, it is also a process of building personal beliefs.

It's just the beginning......

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Whoosh, a group of GIs had just returned from their routine trail run in the morning. These soldiers all took off the Qingjun trumpet and changed into yellow tweed military uniforms and big scalp shoes, and their faces under the big-brimmed military hats were all drenched in sweat.

But no one dares to slack off and complain, for no other reason. In addition to the officers who ran with them, there were also assistant ministers in the team!

Xu Yifan was already sweating like pulp in the team. The team has recently been reorganized, so running together, with new officers and old soldiers supporting each other to complete the daily lessons, is also a way to build team spirit. He also considered having a cross-country race every day in the future to inspire their spirit of honor.

He's in it, and there's a lot less resistance to this adaptation. After all, his hat was frighteningly big. After running like this every day, he feels much better. Those who can achieve great things definitely need extraordinary energy and perseverance. This is also a grinding process for himself.

returned to the camp, because Xu Yifan was there, the soldiers didn't dare to say much. They all washed up briefly, picked up the rice bowl and went to get their breakfast.

Xu Yifan's salary medal has been promulgated, and the new army he trained, even if he is a soldier, the monthly salary is six taels of silver! And the food is not deducted from it! He would rather spend a lot of money, and the military and government of the Qing Dynasty were rotten because he raised the soldiers to be called Huazi. Generous salaries are also an important means of cultivating a sense of honor among military personnel. If you don't have a sense of belonging and honor in your profession, how can you talk about fighting? Especially when it comes to being a political axe?

An army like the Red Army of later generations, first, it was a revolutionary army, and it was a different surname from the political axe army and the Wehrmacht, and second, it was indeed an irreproducible miracle.

Several officers were waiting for him, waiting for him to eat in the officer's cafeteria. A young man who was a soldier at the beginning and is now an officer has already smiled and helped Xu Yifan pick up the rice bowl. I saw a few people walking in a hurry, walking towards Xu Yifan. The first person was Tang Shaoyi.

These days, Tang Shaoyi has also lost a lot of weight, and it doesn't seem to be as good as Xu Yifan, who has been exercising all day. Think about it, tens of millions of taels of funds have been approved and allocated, and a large number of materials have been managed and distributed by logistics. This Lord Tang can sleep for three hours a day, which is blessed by the emperor.

Seeing that Xu Yifan was still in the queue, he grabbed Xu Yifan: "My lord, I can find you!" ”

Xu Yifan was slightly surprised, these words, he can be said to be a big man. Military and political affairs were handed over to Chu Wanli, financial logistics were handed over to Tang Shaoyi, and construction work was handed over to Zhan Tianyou. He himself was busy winning the hearts of the people and building faith among the officers. Tang Shaoyi and the others also understood that things that were not particularly important would not trouble him. What's the matter with such a rush coming?

Guiding Xu Yifan to the side, Tang Shaoyi's face was very gloomy: "My lord, when do you plan to put pressure on this North Korean authorities and collect supplies?" Do you know how much it costs a day to supply tens of thousands of people here by land and water? When did you get the idea of the North Korean government office here? Don't tell me that after all the things you do, now you want to be a good person! If this continues, this family, subordinates will not be able to do it! Nanyang's assistance will not arrive until this time next year. And your stall is still spreading, so it won't work! ”

It seems that Tang Shaoyi really regards this belongings as his own.

Xu Yifan smiled, slowly brushing his hands and faces covered with gray sweat: "I don't want to be this villain yet...... Rest assured, the wicked people prepared for the local government office in North Korea are estimated to be here soon. When the time comes, they won't be able to say anything to Ronglu......"

"What wicked man?" Tang Shaoyi just asked rhetorically. He was so anxious for Xu Yifan that he wanted to go to the room, and he was so unhurried!

Just when he was about to leave, he saw a fast horse galloping, and immediately a guard shouted from afar: "Lord Xu! Lord Chu has spread that the flag officer from Hancheng has arrived at the office, please meet and distribute it immediately! ”

Xu Yifan smiled faintly and patted Tang Shaoyi on the shoulder: "The wicked man is here!" ”

Tang Shaoyi stood there stunned, what does this Xu Yifan mean?

(To be continued)