Although the imperial court gave Li Yongji the status of a governor of Jiangnan, which seemed to be very prominent, people who knew the bureaucratic system of the Qing Dynasty knew that this was actually giving Li Yongji a horse, and wanted to turn the Jingwu army from a private army that was previously free from the outside world into an official army restricted by the imperial court.

Why? That's because the Qing Dynasty paid attention to the use of civil power to control the military, although the governor of Jiangnan was very powerful, but in fact it was a pure military position, which could only manage military affairs, not civil affairs, and the above was subject to the two civilian positions of the governor of Liangjiang and the governor of Jiangsu, even if he simply said that the military position, he was directly subject to the Jiangning general.

In other words, if the power is really delegated to Li Yongjun, he will not be given a governor of Jiangnan, but a governor of Jiangsu, because the governor of Jiangsu can manage both the people and the army, and he belongs to the feudal officials who really grasp the military and politics, and his status is also very high, and he can not be controlled by the governor of Liangjiang or General Jiangning.

For example, the original governor Xu Youren could directly contradict He Guiqing, the governor of Liangjiang, and drive He Guiqing away, and Li Hongzhang, the leader of the Huai Army in history, also started his career from the governor of Jiangsu.

In addition, although the imperial court gave Li Yongji the official position of commander, none of his subordinates was appointed as a commander-in-chief, but two commander-in-chief soldiers were sent from outside to help with military affairs, which was obviously to divide his power.

After all, although the chief soldier who assists in military affairs is under the commander, he is above the deputy general, although on the surface it seems that he is an assistant in military affairs and serves as a counselor or staff officer for Li Yongji, but people with a discerning eye know that this is to let these two general soldiers come over to familiarize themselves with the internal situation of the Jingwu Army first, and when they understand the inside situation of the Jingwu Army, they will naturally continue to come over and plant nails in the future, which is the consistent practice of the Qing court to foreign troops.

Although this kind of trick is a little unpleasant, from the point of view of the imperial court, this is actually a relatively normal and mild approach, representing a kind of trust of the imperial court.

Because after mixing these sands, for the imperial court, it can effectively prevent the local generals' flying and self-respect, and it can also be convenient for the upper and lower levels to avoid misunderstandings.

If it was the period in history when the Old Summer Palace was burned by the British and French forces, the royal family had to take refuge in Chengde, and the Jiangnan was also turned upside down by Li Xiucheng, it would be categorically not daring to do so.

For example, the Huai Army in the history of another time and space did not have this treatment, and at that time, the imperial court did not have any nails at all, so it was left to Li Hongzhang's own military and political affairs.

It is a pity that for Li Yongji, these tricks played by the Qing court are meaningless, because the Jingwu Army has been different from other units from the beginning, whether it is in the recruitment and training of soldiers, or the appointment of generals, or the guidance of ideas, they are all self-contained.

Today's Jingwu Army is not just a simple armed group, but a large military and merchant group with Li Yongji as the core, backed by the armed forces of the Jingwu Army, and supported by related commercial groups. This military merchant group has formed a huge community of interests, and not only has more and more people benefited and supported, but it has also been able to provide self-sufficiency, which is definitely not comparable to those military leaders who lack food and pay less.

Since they don't need to rely on the imperial court to be self-sufficient, the Jingwu army naturally doesn't have much reverence for the imperial court.

In fact, after such a long run-in, the Jingwu Army has recognized the Jingwu Army from top to bottom, and has recognized Li Yongji's absolute rule, and the high-ranking officials of the imperial court or other systems can no longer arouse the interest of the Jingwu officers and soldiers, so this act of planting nails is completely meaningless.

The officers and men of the Jingwu Army do not recognize the general and deputy general, but the internal official positions such as platoon commander, company commander, and battalion commander; What grades such as nine grades, eight grades, seven grades, and six grades are not useful for private, inferior, and senior ranks.

In other words, the official rank of the imperial court is a completely meaningless thing for the officers and soldiers of the elite army, and these official positions simply do not work within the elite army.

Moreover, what the imperial court did not know was that due to the policy of enclosing education and teaching the army from the beginning, and the long-term brazen implementation of various modern historical and political education within the army, the core officers and soldiers of the Jingwu Army had long lost their sense of identity with the Qing court, and even had a lot of hatred, and had already produced the most simple nationalism and nationalism.

The anti-Qing arguments have been raised more than once within the Jingwu Army, such as the slogan of expelling the Tartars and restoring China, and it has also been shouted out within the Jingwu Army more than once, and even this slogan has become an open word when the officer corps within the Jingwu Army contacts and friendship.

Under such a reactionary ideological atmosphere, the reason why he could continue to work for the Qing court, why he was still fighting the Taiping Army, and did not immediately rebel, was because Li Yongji, a leader with absolute authority, was still working for the Qing court, and Li Yongji had explained more than once why he wanted to continue to mix in the Qing Dynasty and why he wanted to fight the Taiping Army.

Under Li Yongji's long-term explanation and propaganda, the officers and men of the elite military gradually came to a consensus, that is, both the Qing court and the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were reactionary and backward, and they should be defeated by us, who represent justice and progress.

But now these two reactionary forces are still quite strong, and there are still foreigners outside, and for the sake of the interests of the entire Chinese nation, we cannot be so capricious!

Therefore, we are temporarily working under the Qing court in order to hide our strength, accumulate strength, and temporarily hibernate, so that we can be more powerful and blockbuster in the future.

What is it called? This is called forbearance and humiliation, and this is called small forbearance, and chaos is planned!

Of course, those are mainly to fool the lower-level non-commissioned officers, and you can't completely say the same for senior officers, for Wang Sanwu and Zhang Wei, when you talk about national righteousness, you also have to talk about power and current affairs, and if you want to sue them that the time is not yet ripe for rebellion, you must wait patiently for the opportunity.

All in all, the Jingwu Army has long been a reactionary group, and Li Yongji has long become a reactionary warlord, but Li Yongji has done a good job of secrecy, and the Jingwu Army has always played self-isolation and does not have contact with the outside world, so the outside world does not know much about this group, even if the families of the officers and soldiers of the Jingwu Army know the slightest clue, they do not dare to talk nonsense everywhere, they only think that it is their nonsense.

Although Li Yongji was very confident in the Jingwu Army, after accepting the official position of Admiral of the Qing Court at this time, he still needed to communicate with the Jingwu Army internally to explain why he accepted this official position and why he continued to endure humiliation.

This is the so-called political education that should be talked about from time to time, and the purpose of this is to strive to achieve a high degree of unity in the ideological understanding of the whole army, so that the troops can be pure and there will be no chaos in complicated situations.

As a result, Li Yongji, the reward of the imperial court, received it, but after that, Li Yongji didn't greet him, and he didn't eat with everyone, so he casually said that he was busy with military affairs, patted his ass and took his own people to the Tiger Hill military camp.

After Li Yongji arrived at the Huqiu barracks, he wasted no time and directly called the Guò radio station and held an army-wide telephone conference, or a telephone speech.

In his speech on the telephone, Li Yongji first talked about the complicated situation facing the Jingwu army at present, and talked about why he continued to endure humiliation and work under the hands of the Qing court, which deliberately exaggerated the threat of foreigners and the financial difficulties he faced, and also put forward the concept of rejuvenating the country through hard work and rejuvenating the country through industry and commerce, and regarded the Jingwu army as the only spark for the rejuvenation of China, and it should not be lightly lost.

After that, Li Yongji demanded that all officers and men of the army should continue to study hard, train hard, obey the unified command of the high command, obey the command in every action, and absolutely not act willfully and freely.

At the end of his speech, Li Yongji deliberately pointed out that at this time, it was another heavy test faced by the Jingwu army, and this test may not be a real gun, but a sugar-coated cannonball of the Qing court!

The imperial court may use various methods to win over officers and soldiers at all levels of the elite army, such as high-ranking officials and Houlu, such as alcoholic beauties. The more we are at this time, the more we must be firm in our thinking, and we must resolutely weed out anyone who waveres. In order to put an end to this danger, it is hoped that the vast number of officers and men will continue to guard the barracks, and that they will not have contact with anyone in the Qing court, and that once they do, they must immediately and consciously report to their superiors or the people of the Judge Advocate General's Office.

After the speech of the whole army, Li Yongji had a separate telephone conversation with his uncle Wang Sanwu, telling him to firmly grasp the military and political power in Changshu and resolutely resist the new officials sent by the imperial court, even if they acted barbarously and there were fierce conflicts. Of course, in terms of army expansion, especially the construction of the police force, he was also instructed to speed up, and as for weapons and equipment, he should not worry about it and ensure sufficient supply.

After talking to Wang Sanwu, Li Yongji told Zhang Wei again. Zhang Wei's instructions are different from Wang Sanwu's, because of the special status of Suzhou, it is required that Zhang Wei should not be too tough at present, but to continue to wander outside, first firmly grasp the current power of the Jingwu Army, and other uncertain parts can be released to those officials sent by the imperial court.

The purpose of this is to avoid irreconcilable conflicts for the time being, and also to let the people of Suzhou have a comparison, so that they can understand whether they are happy under the protection of the elite army, or continue to live happily under the rule of the Qing court.

People are like this, without comparison, they will not know that happiness is not easy to come by, only when they see the dire situation under the rule of the Qing court, can they cherish the protection of the elite army, which is the so-called winning the hearts of the people.

In other words, Li Yongji's strategy was to temporarily give up part of the civil power in Suzhou and give the imperial court a little face, but he firmly grasped the military and political power in Wuxi, Changshu and even Qingpu County, and first went all out to expand the military and carry out trade, and then came to a complete showdown after the strength was stronger and the people's hearts were more stable.

In this regard, Zhang Wei thought so, he also felt that this method was more secure, and promised to complete this task of overthrowing the imperial court officials, and resolutely not let the officials of the imperial court infiltrate into the elite army on the basis of not deliberately causing violent conflicts.

Zhang Wei's ability, Li Yongji is still relatively relieved, and he is not worried about loyalty, after all, Zhang Wei is a smart person and knows who can give him greater benefits, and even if Zhang Wei wants to rebel, no one will follow him, and even someone will beat his black gun.

In this way, after seeing that the elite army guarding everywhere was fine, Li Yongji led the troops back to Qingpu County with peace of mind. When he returned to Qingpu County this time, in addition to having a good gathering with his family, the main purpose was to meet a few foreign businessmen who had made an appointment in advance there and discuss a few deals, and take this opportunity to officially set up a line with foreigners and start a foreign trade business.

Li Yongji's idea is very simple, everything else in this world is false, only the gun and the money bag are real, even if it is a printing handle, if there is no support from the gun and the money bag, it is also a flower in the mirror, or conversely, the printing handle is just an accessory to the gun and the money bag.

Therefore, no matter what tricks your court plays, as long as my elite army is united, the water can't be splashed, and I am financially self-sufficient, then it is useless for you to toss again.

After all, in this southern Jiangsu, the biggest gun is the Jingwu Army, and the money bag is gradually infiltrated and controlled by the business groups affiliated to the Jingwu Army, and the regime without the gun and the money bag is the sand castle made on the beach, which seems to be good, but in fact, it will be scattered as soon as it is blown!