Busy business is just a pretext. Leaving Wu Luzhen out of Xianlaiju, Long Qian took a carriage and walked for a while, not returning to the headquarters, but turning around to a family in Wangfuchizi.

This courtyard is home to the family of Li Wenxiu, Lushan's wife, who moved from Yizhou a year ago.

Despite the order, Li Wenxiu's days were broken by her husband's "departure"! First, there were students from the camp school who came to the door in groups or alone. After Qu Hongxiang, who was in charge of school affairs, severely punished the relevant personnel, no one dared to come to the door from the army, and the workers of Huayuan Industry and the people of Yizhou were not bound by military discipline, and even went to the door to insult the remnants of Lushan who had "betrayed" the Mengshan army. When the news reached Jinan, Chen Chao sent people to take Li Wenxiu's mother and son and Li Wenxiu's parents, who had been living with them, to Jinan, and rented a small courtyard on Wangfu Chizi Street, so that the intelligence department could send someone to protect them. Originally, according to Long Qian's wishes, he raised their family, but Li Wenxiu decided to work, greeted Zhou Xuexi, and let Li Wenxiu enter the textile factory under Xinhuayuan after the merger to work.

Li Wenxiu was not at home and went to work. Only Li Langzhong and his wife were in the family with Lu Shan's son Lu Xingzhi.

Lu Shan's son's tuba is still taken by Long Qian, and he takes the meaning of doing and then knowing.

"Xingzhi, what are you doing?" Long Qian asked the chubby Lu Xingzhi with a smile. The child is four months older than Long Zhenhua, and his words are already very slippery.

However, Lu Xingzhi did not answer Long Qian's question, but hid in his grandmother's arms.

"Ha Luha, men don't want to be so timid. You have to learn from your dad and be a great hero. Long Qian smiled and took out the snacks he bought for the child on the road.

"Commander. Is there news from Lushan? Li Langzhong asked nervously.

"Yes. So that you two elders can rest assured. Everything is good in Lushan, and recently he has won another battle, and the team has expanded. ”

"That's good, that's good. Wenxiu is just worried, you see, isn't this reassuring? The good news suddenly made the old couple smile.

"Well, tell Wenxiu, don't worry. Lu Shan's men are already hundreds of people larger, he was killed in the battle array, and he knows how to protect himself. "I was going to hide the specific information of Lu Shan. But Li Wenxiu insisted on asking. It was Long Qian who ignored the opposition of Ning Shijun and Jiang Yun and personally told Li Wenxiu Lushan's task, "I have a lot of things to do, but I have few things." What do you need in life? Just mention it to them. ”

"Anything is good. Nothing is missing. Li Langzhong's face showed sincere emotion. There's just something I want the commander to help with. Can I go to the hospital on our team to help? I've been idle all day long, trying to find something to do. ”

"This, can you leave the house?"

"It's a good thing to leave. You can leave! Li Wenxiu's mother said repeatedly, "Just let him go, I know a little bit about medicine." ”

"It's fine. I told Lian Shupeng. You just wait for the notification. Long Qian saw that everything was fine with the Li family, so he was relieved.

It was nearly dusk back at headquarters. After going around the staff office as usual, Long Qian returned to his home in the backyard.

Chen Shu was drying clothes in the yard when she saw him come in, "Uncle and Mr. Fang are here." ”

"Oh, where's the tiger's head?"

"I was taken by Sister-in-law Zhang." Chen Shu put down the basin and lifted the curtain for her husband.

"How good the sun is in spring, you should take your children to bask in the sun more......" Long Qian squinted at the westerly sun.

"You don't have to worry about these things." Chen Shu sometimes feels that her husband is quite a mother-in-law.

"You have to pay attention to your body." A year later, it was discovered that Chen Shu was pregnant again, and this news made Long Qian both happy and worried.

"The commander is back, and he is talking to Mr. Yue Zhi about that Wu staff officer." Fang Shengyuan stood up and said.

The room was filled with smoke, and I don't know how many cigarettes they smoked.

Of course, Chen Chao didn't need to stand up to greet him, "Thinking back, Ming Gao said that Wu Staff Officer might be a revolutionary party. ”

"Yes, he admits to being a member of the Xingzhong Society." I once asked Fang Shengyuan, but I heard that I didn't know about the Huaxing Society, so Long Qian didn't mention the Huaxing Society. Long Qian thought that the air in the house was too bad, so he picked up a wooden stick and opened the window at the top of the door.

"Is he testing you?" Fang Shengyuan asked.

"Of course. But he didn't get anything. ”

"This is a problem." Fang Shengyuan sat back in his seat.

"What's the trouble?" Long Qian took the teacup handed by his wife.

"Minzhong sent news that Tie Liang had a banquet for officers above the 18th standard team after the inspection in Qingzhou, and said a lot of words to win over, with sinister intentions. Now there are more revolutionary parties stirring up, and they are fighting on two fronts. ”

This is expected, Fang Shengyuan is in charge of the Military Judge Advocate Supervision Office, and he will see the news from Cao Minzhong's people as soon as possible. Of course, Tie Liang will also have a report in the action intelligence offices of various departments of the Mengshan Army.

"Let's see the move. What are your opinions? Long Qian looked unfazed.

"We were deliberating just now. Ming Gao still advocated the establishment of an organization as soon as possible to absorb all the officers, as long as the officers were not chaotic, the Mengshan Army would not be chaotic. Chen Chao said.

"Does Ming Gao think the troops will be unstable?" Long Qian looked at Fang Shengyuan.

"Tie Liang can't pull it over for the time being. At least the attitude of the senior officers towards the court was clear, but they did not pick the layer of window paper. But the revolutionary party should not be underestimated, and Chen Tianhua's two pamphlets have already been circulated in the army, and I am indeed a little worried...... The commander has always expected the enemy to be lenient, and he still has to take precautions. Fang Shengyuan said in a deep voice.

"What is the purpose of building an organization? What program? Directly speaking, our purpose is to overthrow the Manchus? Long Qian asked.

"Yes." Fang Sheng glanced at Chen Chao from afar, "Mr. Yue Zhi and I have some differences on this issue, but we both agree that the absolute authority of the commander should be established in the army. ”

"Ha Luha, isn't that enough?"

Chen Chao said slowly, "You sent a group of the most reliable officers away." ”

Yes, Lushan took away the most reliable group of officers. But Long Qian didn't think that the troops would be unstable.

"Commander, the agitating role of the revolutionary party cannot be underestimated. It is true that the commander is accumulating strength to wait and see the changes in the situation, but the following may not understand the commander's deep meaning. Especially the company platoon commanders. You can't openly say anything anti-Qing. If you look at the public opinion that is raging outside, the ridicule of the revolutionary party's successive actions in the south has turned into a deep sympathy. According to the news of Shandong University Hall. This is especially true for students. It is believed that the Manchu court has long been decayed. This time, the practice of 'partial neutrality' in the Kanto region is even more unpopular. This kind of emotion will definitely affect the army! We can't afford not to do something in advance. Otherwise, the junior officers will think that the commander is on their side, and that will be troublesome. ”

"Oh......" Long Qian looked out the window, it was already dark. There was a cacophony outside, and at that time the headquarters was having dinner at all major places.

Since the beginning of the new century, the Japanese Army has repeatedly engaged in farces of "going down to the top," thoroughly cultivating the "going it alone" of the military department, and bringing Japan into militarism. Could it be that the Mengshan Army will also stage this scene?

"What does Narugao think?" Long Qian asked softly.

"My opinion is to form a military association. The backbone of the generals was wiped out. Anyone who participates in this organization must swear allegiance to the commander until death! Fang Shengyuan said firmly.

Blue Coat Society? Long Qian smiled bitterly.

"The commander is brilliant and selfless. The commander is the head of the meeting. The officers will be enthusiastic. Once the organization is established, some ideas can be secretly promoted. Fang Shengyuan added.

Long Qian looked at Chen Chao. Chen Chao nodded.

"In this way, with Minggao as the mainstay, I will first make a charter and I will see it. But absolutely secret. It's limited to the three of us. Long Qian made a decision.

"Yes." Fang Sheng was overjoyed.

"Reflection. What do you think of the next move of the imperial court? Chen Chao's heart was relieved. Another question was raised.

"Now there are a few Manchurian relatives who are tossing and recovering power. It is also right to stand in their shoes. It is generally estimated that the main opponent of the Tieliang is still Yuan Shikai and not me. In addition, such as Zhang Zhidong. Although the Queen Mother has always been reassured, it has proved to be completely trustworthy. But the Tieliang don't see it that way. They will not give up until they take back all the real power from the Han Chinese. So, there are a couple of shields standing in front of me. But there is one thing to worry about, that is, Zhou Fu is afraid that he is leaving. Yesterday I asked King Qing, although he did not say it explicitly, but he also revealed that this is probably irreversible. Yuan Shikai is a powerful guy, at least now he can still speak on Cixi's side, and there are quite a few people in his pocket who can handle it. If after Zhou Fu leaves, it is Yuan Shikai's cronies who take over as governor of Shandong, at least it will have an impact on our industrial layout. Therefore, the main task at present is to prevent this impact in advance. ”

"How can I prevent it?" Fang Sheng said from afar, "Can the commander spend money to buy the position of governor?" ”

"No way. It is still the gentry and bureaucrats who have gained benefits in the industrial group, such as the Zhou father and son, Zhang Lianfen, Wu Yong and others. Huayuan and ZTE are going to have a few meetings recently to revise the shares and articles of association again, just in case. This matter will be led by Mr. Eshiyuki. ”

"Done." Chen Chao agreed.

The kind of weapon that Major Meyer inquired about was a mortar. In real history, this cheap and practical weapon would have been invented in the Russo-Japanese War and quickly introduced and equipped by various military powers. However, according to the drawings drawn by Long Qian, with the Machinery Bureau as the main and Zhongxing Industry cooperating (providing the fuse), samples have been taken out before the Spring Festival. It is said to be a mortar, but it is actually a mannadier with a caliber of only 45mm and a firing range of only 3500m. The manufacture of the barrel is not a problem, the key is the projectile.

That's the benefit of the merger. It is not possible to rely on the original Shandong Machinery Bureau alone.

There is a lot of room for improvement. After seeing the live firing organized by Szeto Jun, Major Meyer and Major Werner immediately realized the value of this simple-structure weapon - it was simple in construction, reliable in use, easy to carry and maintain, and was an ideal suppressive firearm for companies and even classes.

"Major, the advent of machine guns will bring about a huge innovation in infantry tactics. And this small-caliber portable howitzer, which I named a mortar, is an extremely appropriate weapon for suppressing the enemy's machine-gun fire points. We've registered a patent in the U.S., oh no, I'm not kidding. Long Qian smiled and said to Meier in Chinese, "If you are interested in it, I can authorize you to produce it." Swear to God, it's a force force and its powerful army weapon. Combined with the use of grenades, the firepower of the infantry company will be enriched, and the tactics of the army will be changed once again. Whoever owns it first and masters it will have a big advantage in the next war. ”

"Ah, thank you, Your Excellency. However, you just mentioned the war, where is the war? Major Meyer asked.

"Manchuria is in the midst of the most tragic war in history. Moreover, the heart of Europe is not at peace, is it? The rise of the German Empire was suppressed by the combined efforts of Britain and France, and perhaps they would draw Russia into their camp. Germany's friends are out of Austria-Hungary, who else? Long Qian kept smiling, "Politics is not something we think about. But the problems that politicians can't solve will eventually have to be solved by the military. Moreover, have many politicians in Europe been preaching that war is the solution to all problems? Therefore, I am afraid that war is inevitable. I've always believed that technique will determine tactics, and whoever has a weapon that surpasses the opponent's era will not need to be doubted about victory. ”

With a solemn expression, Meier translated Long Qian's words to his companions.

"Amazing Chinese." Werner told his companion in German that he did not expect that he had always thought that the Chinese were ignorant and backward and uncivilized, but the invention of the hand grenade, the design of the light machine gun and the characteristic military parade of the fifth town changed his opinion to a certain extent. This simple and practical weapon, as well as Long Qian's knowledge of the situation in Europe, surprised Venal.

"I'll report to the headquarters, there's a request, as you said, it has already registered a patent in the United States, can it not transfer the right to use it to another country?" Meyer said with a smile.

"Of course. We're allies. If you offer a condition that makes me feel excited. ”

"You are a great general and a shrewd businessman." Meyer was well acquainted with the process of military cooperation between the Mengshan Army and the Germans, and believed that Long Qian was extremely cunning and sophisticated in commercial negotiations, and always got the most out of what he wanted.

"No, cooperation is based on equality and reciprocity. A good business where both parties get what they want. Ha Lu Ha. Long Qian is not worried that the Germans will plagiarize their own skills, as long as this simple thing is glanced, it can be completely imitated with the military industry of the Germans, and it can be done better. But in the absence of a large-scale war, the Germans would not break the rules with a simple cannon. Now that they have declared that they have obtained a patent, then the Germans will follow the rules. In terms of abiding by the rules, China is far inferior to the Western powers.

"Your Excellency the General, what other secret weapon do you have in your hands?" Meyer asked with a smile.

"Oh, of course. You'll see when the time comes. I can assure you that as long as we maintain our friendship, any of our worthwhile inventions will not be kept secret from you. ”

"Thank you very much for your friendship. I hope that this friendship will be taken to a higher level. Meier said politely, thinking that Long Qian was joking. (To be continued......)

PS: Something happened at home, and I'm not in the mood to update.