Chapter 45 Tianjue Station
When he woke up the next day, Wang Bo woke up slowly, woke up with a hangover, only to feel that his head was swollen and unbearable, and vaguely remembered that he was finally sent back to the Guangdong Hall by Tang Renlian's personal soldiers.
Pushing open the door, but seeing that the sun was shining outside, it was at least ten o'clock at this time, and Tang Renlian should have already set off for Guangdong, and he couldn't catch up with the send-off.
Last night, Tang Renlian heard him say that Li Hongzhang had allowed him to recruit a battalion of personal soldiers on his own, and said on the spot that he would give him all the 100 soldiers he had trained before, as well as nearly 200 people such as the army chief and Pu Shisheng.
Wang Bo was greatly moved, Pu Shisheng's ability had already been seen, and he was very satisfied with this person.
The most important thing is that the hundred soldiers he has spent a lot of effort to train, although it is only a month, but after all, this is the first time he has devoted all his energy to training, and he already has some feelings for these soldiers, besides, with this group of people who have already laid the foundation, they can be assigned to train others in the future, and then they will not have to work so hard.
Li Hongzhang only gave three days to prepare, and Wang Bo had to hurry up to arrange his factory and other matters.
When those merchant shareholders heard that Wang Bo already had an official body, and his official position was still that of a commander, they were even more relieved. I heard that he was Li Hongzhang's former celebrity, so he reluctantly agreed to partner, but following the former celebrity is not the same as being an official, and accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger. Now it's different, with official support, everyone is more dedicated to doing things.
After arranging everything, Wang Bo said goodbye to Huang Qiying and began to leave Tianjue Station.
When parting, Huang Qiying was full of emotion, in just a few months, Wang Bo has become the official of the imperial court, this is the highest achievement of the mortal apprentice he received, Bao Zhilin Pharmaceutical Factory is because of Wang Bo's identity, from the previous small fight to the rapid development in the capital now, this is all borrowed from the light of the apprentice, remembering a few months ago Wang Bo walked into the Guangdong Hall alone to apprentice, he was touched.
The people in the hall sent Wang Bo out of the hall, and Wang Bo bowed to everyone and said, "Everyone, please stay, you don't need to send it again." ”
Everyone hurriedly bowed and returned the salute, and said again and again: "It should be, it should be ......"
Huang Qiying looked at Wang Bo for a long time and said, "Abo, for various reasons in the past few months, I haven't taught you much medical skills, but now that I think about it, I'm incompetent as a master......
Wang Bo said: "Master, don't say that, it's all my own reason, it's all my fault that I can't calm down and keep running around, and I ask Master to forgive me." ”
Huang Qiying sighed: "That's it, although you and I are masters and apprentices, but now that you are an official of the imperial court, I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to teach you medical skills in the future...... Alas, I don't have anything else to say, but I want you to remember what you said when you first arrived. ”
Wang Bo said solemnly: "Master, as the saying goes, one day is a teacher and a father for life, no matter whether I am a court official or not, I will always be your apprentice." When I first apprenticed, you asked me not to do anything that hurts the heavens and deceives the people, and I have all these in my heart, but please rest assured, I will definitely talk about it! ”
Huang Qiying nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, the imperial court is busy, we won't delay your time anymore, you can go." ”
Wang Bo bowed to everyone and said, "I hope you will take care of my master for me, I will definitely remember this situation." Master, pay more attention to your body, I'm leaving. As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Huang Qiying, turned around and walked towards the carriage parked aside.
Just as he was about to lift his foot and step into the carriage, he suddenly heard a voice sound: "Brother Wang! Brother Wang! Why are you stopping me? Let go of ......"
Wang Bo turned his head to look, and it turned out that Lin Dashan and a few young men from Hujia Village were arguing with Wei Yuanqiang and a few other personal soldiers. He walked over and said, "They're my friends, let them go." ”
Wei Yuanqiang and the others responded: "Yes, my lord!" And he stepped aside.
Wang Bo smiled: "Dashan, why are you here?" ”
Lin Dashan seemed to be a little stunned, and asked, "Brother Wang, what did they call you just now?" My lord? You...... Are you an official? ”
Wang Bo smiled and said, "It's only been a few days since I became a prince. Just a few of you? Uncle Hu didn't come to the city? ”
Lin Dashan came back to his senses and said, "The sixth uncle is busy with farm work at home, and a few of us were entrusted by the villagers to go into the city to buy something. Uncle Sixth also asked us to bring some of our own souvenirs to you. He lit up what he was carrying.
Wang Bo motioned for the two soldiers to take it and said, "Thank you Uncle Hu for me." I'm going to leave the capital to go to Tianjue, I'm afraid I won't have time to come back in the past two years, please tell Uncle Hu Liu, you don't have to be so polite to bring things in the future. ”
Lin Dashan didn't seem to hear what Wang Bo said, he always looked at Wei Yuanqiang's personal soldiers, and after a while, he asked in a low voice: "Brother Wang, who are they?" The clothes on my body are weird, but ...... It's quite majestic. ”
Wang Bo saw that he and several young men from Hujia Village behind him had envy in their eyes, and couldn't help laughing, Wei Yuanqiang was wearing a specially made new military uniform, which was the old-style brown-green soldier suit of our soldiers in the real world, with a cowhide armed belt tied around his shoulders and waist, and a large-brimmed military hat with a five-star logo on his head.
Not to mention, Wei Yuanqiang and the others are tall and strong, and this military uniform looks energetic, dignified, and heroic when worn on them.
Of course, the braid hanging from their heads was ordered to be coiled on their heads, and it was already covered by military caps, otherwise, Wang Bo felt that no matter how awkward he looked, he was thinking that sooner or later, let the people of all China cut off this obstructive braid.
Wang Bo smiled: "What? Are you very envious? ”
Lin Dashan and several people nodded again and again.
Wang Bo's heart moved, looked at them, and said, "There is no way to be envious, this is the army's clothes, I can't give it to you." But if you are willing to come to my army and serve as much as you want, I will give it to you. Interested? When the soldiers kill the enemy, when the time comes, fight for a wife and a son, and glorify the ancestors, rest assured, I will not treat you badly. ”
Lin Dashan and the others looked embarrassed and said, "Brother Wang is good to us, we know it." We have to go back and ask Uncle Six, if he allows, we will definitely be your soldiers, Brother Wang. ”
Wang Bo said: "Okay, I'll wait for you." It's okay if you don't become a soldier, I know some businessmen in the capital, they have built a lot of factories around the capital, and they are now recruiting workers, I can introduce you to work in their factories, and then you can learn some trades, and you can earn more money in the future. ”
He beckoned a personal soldier, told him to come over with a foreign pen and paper, wrote a note with a pen, handed it to Lin Dashan and said: "I have written the address and the letter of introduction, you go with this note, and those businessmen will definitely hire you." Okay, I still have something to do, I'll go first. ”
After saying goodbye to Lin Dashan and the others, Wang Bo did not delay any longer and immediately rushed to Tianjue Station.
The small station was originally a place to retreat from the sea, located in the southeast of Tianjue, east of the Bohai Sea, located in the middle of Dagu coastal defense and Tianjue City, it is the barrier between Beijing and Tianjin, it can block the pass, and it can be vertical and horizontal when retreating, and it is the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties can be stationed and defended.
Now that the railway from the capital to Tianjue has not yet been opened, Wang Bo rushed to Tianjue on horseback with a hundred personal soldiers It was already late at night. After a night's rest, he waited until the next morning to leave the barracks.
It was about seven o'clock in the morning, and the location of the barracks was very remote, and the surrounding area was very barren, sparsely populated, and it seemed silent.
In fact, the current small station has not really been developed, everything is in ruins, and you have to go to the town more than ten miles away to buy daily necessities or food.
After arriving at the barracks, Wang Bo and his party were stopped by a young soldier guarding the gate of the barracks.
"Stop! Who are you? This is a military camp, and the idlers are waiting to leave quickly! ”
Before Wang Bo could speak, Wei Yuanqiang had already scolded loudly: "Presumptuous! This is the new military lord, why don't you hurry up and call the generals at all levels to come out to greet you! ”
The soldier was dumbfounded, looking at Wang Bo and the others blankly, and didn't react for a while. After a long time, Cai Na Na looked at Wang Bo and asked, "...... you Are you really the new military lord? ”
Wei Yuanqiang's round eyes widened, and he was about to scold. Wang Bo waved his hand and motioned for Wei Yuanqiang to step back, he didn't wear an official uniform now, and none of the soldiers did know him, which couldn't be blamed.
He looked around the gate of the barracks, there was a huge barracks, how could he guard the gate alone, this was too lax, right? If the enemy sneaks in, these thousands of people will be wiped out immediately. Then he asked, "Why are you alone guarding this place, and what about the others?" ”
Although the soldier was not sure whether Wang Bo was really the new soldier, he still replied honestly: "I have just taken over, and it is so early now, and the other soldiers are still sleeping." ”
Wang Bo frowned and said, "Is it early?" ”
However, he also understood that most of the armies in the late Qing Dynasty were like this, although Li Hongzhang had ordered all armies to be vigilant from time to time because of the Sino-French war, but the political and metallurgical corruption, officialdom corruption, and military discipline corruption in the late Qing Dynasty were well known to everyone, and they had long been accustomed to this, so what could they do.
Wang Bo took out the seal letter to prove his identity and said, "These things can prove my identity, you can take a look, and then can you let me in?" ”
The soldier said, "I...... I can't read and I don't know any of these ...... These things ......"
Even so, he was already a little sure in his heart that the young man in front of him, who was about the same age as him, was a newly arrived military lord, sweat was pouring on his forehead, and his legs were trembling, as if he was worried about the serious consequences that would come after stopping the new commander.
Seeing this, Wang Bo smiled and said, "It's okay, then I'll wait here, and you can find someone who knows these things." ”
The soldier did not leave as he was told, and he wanted to stop talking, but he did not dare to say it.
Wei Yuanqiang shouted: "What are you grinding, don't go quickly!" (To be continued.) )