Li Hongzhang went down to the barracks to inspect again, and saw that the housekeeping of each barracks was clean and tidy, the bedding was folded into squares like tofu, and the pots and pans and other daily necessities were neatly and clearly arranged.

Those strange military uniforms and peculiar military salutes Wang Bo has already explained, this concise clothing is more convenient for training, not as bloated as the old military uniforms, and the military salute of raising hands and saluting can add to the majesty of the soldiers.

What I saw now was indeed the case, and the soldiers I saw were all holding their heads high and in good spirits, and they all exuded a sense of self-confidence and pride, not as lifeless and dull as they had been in the past.

But this housekeeping is also so standardized, everyone is amazed! Wang Bo had to patiently explain the necessity of housekeeping.

Everyone praised while watching, this kind of military training mode is simply unheard of and unseen, even the foreigners who were invited to teach and practice before do not necessarily have such a standardized training method, and the generals praised Wang Boshi as a military training wizard, and they are competing to ask for a military coach.

Wang Bo was very generous, and gave them the training book of the soldiers under his hand, saying that the general method of soldier training is recorded in the book, and now everyone in the military camp has a copy, so everyone must memorize it by heart.

Li Hongzhang also inspected the temporary military academy established by Wang Bo, and gave a special class to hear what the instructors were teaching. After that, he was very satisfied with the military academy, which is a necessary measure for cultivating military talents, and expressed strong support.

Next, Li Hongzhang had a detailed discussion with Wang Bo behind closed doors, because in the battle with the French army, Zhang Shusheng and Pan Dingxin were defeated too ugly, and in addition to what they had seen in the past few days, they deeply felt that the new army with foreign guns and foreign artillery must be the trend of the times, and the army reform must be carried out, and he wanted to train this new army in large quantities, so he proposed to send more soldiers over to Wang Bo for training. He also said that in addition to the previous 6,500 soldiers, the rest of the military expenses will not be borne by Wang Bo.

Wang Bo expressed his reluctance on the spot, the management and training of these 6,500 soldiers had already made him exhausted, and he had to be tired to death if he came again. claimed that he was just a businessman, who only wanted to make money in business, and wanted to train and find other people.

Li Hongzhang also said that his business is getting bigger and bigger, and now the situation is so chaotic, if the factory is not guarded, I am afraid that there will be thieves targeting, as long as he helps to train the troops, he can be allowed to train the guards.

Wang Bo shook his head again and again, saying that with the care of Lord Zhongtang, there is no need to be afraid of any thieves, besides, it costs too much silver to raise soldiers, and he has earned a few taels of silver without hard work, and he has not enjoyed it enough, because he spit it out again because of what training army, and he can't get it. As soon as these two years are over, I just want to be a rich man and enjoy life with peace of mind.

Li Hongzhang scolded, now that the country is turbulent, internal and external troubles, if you have talent, why don't you think about serving the country?

Wang Bo bites hard, a mere businessman, just wants to make money, and state affairs are handled by the princes of the imperial court.

The two had a big quarrel and broke up unhappily.

But the next day, Li Hongzhang seemed to have forgotten about yesterday's quarrel, and followed Wang Bo to inspect the armory with a smile.

Everyone next to them was surprised, yesterday these two people quarreled so much that they almost overturned the barracks, only one night later, Lord Zhongtang was still so lenient to Wang Bo, and the former celebrity officially sat down, rich and capable, or deeply favored, Wang Bo's identity suddenly rose a lot in the hearts of everyone, and he didn't dare to talk to him, and he became more and more respectful.

Liu Xiao and the others were even more cold in their hearts, this black and white accusation, maybe they would be reprimanded and punished by Lord Zhongtang.

Sure enough, after inspecting the armory, Li Hongzhang reprimanded Liu Xiao and others in front of Wang Bo, and removed them from all military posts.

Wang Bo didn't say anything during the whole process, only watched quietly, thinking: "I tried it for so long yesterday, and today I came to check the equipment, and I saw that the armory guns and cannons were all kinds of ammunition, so I said that I was dismissed?" Phew! After that, the official reinstatement is not a matter of your words, it is really a good show! ”

After Li Hongzhang finished teaching his subordinates, he turned around and smiled and expressed his full support for everything Wang Bo did, in this military camp, he would not do anything to interfere with everything Wang Bo did, although he let it go.

Due to the turmoil of the situation and the heavy burden of the country, he had to rush back to the capital immediately to deal with it, and after a few words of encouragement, Wang Bo and others sent him out of the barracks.

Everyone surrounded Li Hongzhang and walked towards the gate of the barracks, and suddenly heard a noise at the gate: "The barracks are important!" If you dare to trespass, we'll shoot!" ”

One person pleaded: "We are here to find someone, human life is at stake, please be good and accommodating, we don't go in, you can help us find it, how about it?" The man we are looking for is called Wang ...... Wang ......"

"Wang Bo!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Wang Bo, Brother Wang! We still have a note from him, and if you don't believe it, I'll show it to you! ”

A soldier whispered, "Isn't Wang Bo the name of the chief?" They don't really know the chief, do they? ”

Another soldier pondered for a moment and said, "You guys wait here, I'll go and tell you." ”

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much......"

As soon as the soldier turned around, he saw a large group of senior officials coming out from a distance, he was a small soldier, and he didn't know much about those senior officials, but he did know Wang Bo. Because every time the salary was paid, Wang Bo personally sat on the side, and the soldiers had already remembered Wang Bo in their hearts.

He trotted all the way over, stood up and saluted, and said loudly: "Report to the chief, there are two people outside the barracks gate who say they know you and ask to see you!" Please instruct! ”

Wang Bo raised his hand and saluted in return, saying, "I know, I'll go out and have a look." ”

The soldier saluted again, and then turned to leave.

Li Hongzhang watched the salute and conversation between the two on the side, his eyes were full of satisfaction, and he praised: "Wang Bo, your training skills are really unparalleled in the world!" In just half a year, every soldier is strictly disciplined and has a clear eye, if there were such strong soldiers in the past, foreigners would not dare to look at no one like this! ”

Wang Bo said lightly: "Lord Zhongtang has praised it falsely, and the last general is ashamed." ”

The two walked to the barracks gate as they spoke.

"Brother Wang!" "Brother Wang!"

Two voices of surprise shouted together.

"Stop!"

Wang Bo looked over and saw that there were two people at the door who were stopped by the cross-spear soldiers at the gate.

It turned out to be Hu Gaogu and Hu Sanduo, young men from Hujia Village who often went to the capital with Uncle Hu Liu.

Wang Bo nodded with a smile and explained to Li Hongzhang: "These are two friends I met in the capital before. ”

Li Hongzhang looked over and said with a smile: "You have a wide range of friends, and you have three religions and nine streams." ”

Wang Bo said with a smile: "The people I see abroad are all foreigners, and after returning to China, I feel very kind to see Chinese people, plus we are all young people, we come and go, and we quickly get to know each other." ”

The barracks are heavy, and people can't just enter them. Wang Bo, Li Hongzhang and others walked out of the gate of the barracks together, and then they spoke: "Hu Gaogu, Hu Sanduo, how did you find here?" ”

Before the sound fell, Hu Gaogu and Hu Sanduo suddenly "pounced" and knelt on the ground, crying: "Brother Wang, you must save Brother Dashan and them......"

Wang Bo was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to help the two of them up, and said, "Get up, get up and talk about it!" What the hell is going on here? ”

Hu Gaogu and Hu Sanduo stood up, and you talked about the ins and outs of the matter word by word.

It turned out that since Wang Bo wrote a note to Lin Dashan and them that day, Lin Dashan and a few people returned to Hujia Village after buying the things that the villagers asked them to buy, and told Uncle Hu Liu about Wang Bo being an official, and took out the note, and also told him about going to the factory to learn the craft, and asked if he could go to the army with Wang Bo to have a good future?

When a soldier fights, it is to die, with Uncle Hu Liu's small peasant consciousness, he is naturally very unwilling, and besides, they are not the kind of peasants who are so hungry that they have no food to eat, they have fields and land in their own village, as long as they work hard to farm, they can make a living, and they do not lack that salary to live.

However, it is okay to go to the factory to learn the craft. But in doing so, the simple Uncle Hu Liu felt that he only took benefits and didn't help Wang Bo in any way, so he was too sorry to be able to live with people, and after thinking about it, he decided not to go on either side.

But Lin Dashan concealed Uncle Hu Liu, took the note, and found the factory that Wang Bo said with Hu Gaogu, Hu Sanduo and a few others. It is said that it is a factory, but in fact it is just a soap workshop, because the large factory has not yet been built, and now it is considered to test the water first and see how the market reacts.

The person in charge of the match workshop saw the note written by the owner himself, so he naturally didn't dare to be careless, and while getting close to Lin Dashan, he secretly knocked on the side and speculated, guessing the relationship between these people and Wang Bo, Lin Dashan These people are all simple rural boys, honest, without scheming, and they told all the process of getting to know Wang Bo in a few words.

The person in charge heard that Wang Bo was helping to save people and giving gifts, and naturally knew that the relationship between these people and Wang Bo was not trivial, but Wang Bo's note said that they should start from the grassroots level, learn slowly, and think about it, so they arranged a small foreman, and they can learn things next to them, and they don't have to do chores, and the treatment is also good.

After working for a month, after Lin Dashan and several people got their salaries, they were all trembling with excitement, they were all country boys, small people at the bottom, where did they have their own silver, they were so happy that they bought gifts to take home.

At first, Uncle Hu Liu thought that Lin Dashan and they really ran to become soldiers without listening to the advice, and he was furious about this matter, only then did he know that they had gone to work in the factory.

He saw the silver in white flowers, which was much better than shaving food in the fields. Happy, but also a little entangled, this is too inauthentic, always taking Wang Bo's benefits for nothing, and they can't help others, and they are ashamed. However, the matter has come to this, so I have to let Lin Dashan and them, and the only way to owe Wang Bo is to pay it back slowly in the future.

As time passed, the factory was built, the machines were bought, and the market response of soap was even more popular, and the supply exceeded demand.

The factory needs to work overtime every day to produce soap to meet the market demand. Lin Dashan and several others were arranged in important departments because of Wang Bo's relationship, in addition to the basic salary, there were also overtime salaries, bonuses for grassroots management personnel, and more and more money was earned. (To be continued.) )