Chapter 153: Entering Beijing at the beginning (1)
The weather in July is already in autumn, but on the ground of Tianjin, even if there is no autumn tiger, it is still hot. In Xinnong Town, on the playground, the people in the cannon camp had just completed the thorn training and were so tired that they all looked for a cool place to sit down. The Huotou Army pushed the white porcelain jar, and the mung bean soup that was neither cold nor hot. The sugar was sweet but not greasy, which was a good choice for cooling off.
When you reach the level of the cannon leader, in addition to mung bean soup, there is also sugar water. If you like to drink tea, there will be high-fried rice. If you become a whistleman, you will have enough Taixi drinks such as Dutch water. Using Taixi cannons and drinking Taixi drinks, will there be people's hearts if you don't work hard on such a day?
Although the entire Wuwei rear army had a lot of food and enough salary, there was no one else except the artillery camp. There was a meal every seven days and a big cake stewed with big cakes every fifteen days. This was a day that even the gods dared not think about.
Although the artillery team is important, this kind of care is not enjoyed by all special forces. Even the treatment of the cavalry camp is far inferior to that of the artillery camp. Even some people from the cavalry camp or the baggage camp have already thought of using their relationship to mobilize them to the artillery camp.
With the benefits far superior to colleagues, the full military pay, whether it is the whip and stick of the trainees or the names of waste, everyone has no complaints. Especially as the training progresses, these new recruits gradually understand that after speaking coldly, they teach the key points of killing enemies on the battlefield to save their lives. Although the words "sweat more in peacetime and bleeding less during wartime" did not spread, everyone knew the meaning.
Since Zhao Guanhou returned to Tianjin, the training intensity has been increasing, with many weight-bearing, long-distance running, queues, physical fitness, and training subjects, and high requirements, but the enthusiasm of the soldiers has not diminished, and the quality of the troops has been significantly improved. According to the judgment of Yin Sheng of the ordinary country, the two teams of the artillery battalion can probably reach the first company of the foreign artillery team. In the past, the fifth team of the Dajin artillery team may not have reached the first company of the Shangyang Army. Zhao Guanhou's training performance was the champion of the Right Army.
On the one hand, these benefits of the artillery battalion were taken care of by the upper class, and on the other hand, Zhao Guanhou brought sponsorship from Mrs. Jason. Jason donated a sum in the name of his Jenson foreign business, specifically for the welfare of the artillery battalion soldiers, ensuring that they had various drinks and meat.
Over time, some unclear news between his master and this Western American widow spread. The soldiers did not despise it, but were mostly envious. Some people muttered that their chief sacrificed their lives for the brothers of the artillery camp, which was indeed an example of the three armies.
Originally, Han Rong asked Zhao Guanhou's artillery battalion to have such a large organization, because he was thinking that after he set up the rack, he would draw blood from it and fill his Wuwei Central Army. However, the Wuwei Central Army did not take shape for a while, but it was just stuck on paper and didn't even recruit infantry, so the special forces were equipped. Moreover, Zhao Guanhou made contributions to the Westernization Affairs Office in Beijing this time, and almost squeezed out Zhang Yinheng. It was so famous that Han Rong would not be able to draw his artillery team again.
In fact, besides him, there are many people who are thinking about the artillery team. Cheng Gongting, the former army of the Wuwei Army, was the admiral of Zhili, and he lacked artillery himself. Even the batch of horse-carrying horses he purchased were intercepted by Zhao Guanhou, so he had always wanted to draw part of his artillery battalion to the Wuwei Army.
Dong Wuxing's army, the rear army of the Wuwei Army, was originally a military force that was recruited by the rioters and bandits. Although the troops had strong combat effectiveness, their equipment was extremely poor. The headquarters only had local cannons but no foreign cannons. They were even more coveted about this artillery team and had already asked Han Rong to ask for people and artillery.
After hearing the news, Zhao Guanhou brought several accounting rooms to build several accounting books overnight, which recorded that the artillery battalion was currently under deficit and then spread one out. If anyone wanted to draw blood from the artillery battalion, he had to fill the deficit for the artillery battalion first. Mrs. Jiansen put a little pressure through the foreign power, and this discussion was abandoned. However, the rift between the artillery battalion and the army in front and behind was also arose.
In the barracks, the math professor of the artillery barracks had just finished the maths, and the soldiers came in with iced Dutch water to cool off with their superiors. Shang Quan drank the Dutch water by saying:
"When I was learning artillery training in Prussia, the same was true for them. The artillery officers all had to learn mathematics and calculate the angle and dosage of artillery based on the firing table. However, my soldiers from Dajin have always despised this. After returning to China, they did not discuss this. They didn't want to take care of it. They seemed that they had learned it in Prussia, and they revived this method. People in the artillery battalion would calculate that when they fired the artillery, they would be able to get the right head. The shells had eyes and see where the enemy was hiding."
Team officer Zhang Huaizhi smiled, "We have never used our cannons. Whether they are easy to use, we will always know if they go to the battlefield. But the cannons that Zhao Guan led must work. Think about it, if he was not skilled in art, how could he serve the foreign widow comfortably, ask for money and things. This is real art of art. Only by relying on this art can we exalt our country's power and avenge our previous shame."
Several officers burst into laughter, their eyes slipped towards the other side of the guest room, and they were fantasizing about various scenes in their minds, and they were envious and jealous.
Women were originally prohibited in the military camp, but Mrs. Jason, as a foreign envoy and a supervisor of the use of road models, was not under the ban. Even Han Rong was a little polite to her, not to mention that the small artillery camp came whenever she wanted to come, without being hindered. At this time, Mrs. Jason's face was blushing and soft, and she did not have the style of a strong woman in the past. She tidied up her dress and saw that Zhao Guanhou was already dressed neatly, complaining.
"Why do you always choose your military camp and on the table? I have invested so much, can't you buy a bed?"
"That's too explicit. Don't say it out loud. I said too, just wait for me in the concession. I will go whenever I have time. This will not have a good impact."
"Let the influence go to hell! Whoever dares to have an objection to our behavior will stop the loan! Your emperor is now going to implement a new law, and he needs money everywhere. In addition to the original road money, he also asked us to borrow money. The key person who can successfully borrow money... is me."
Jason raised her head proudly. She had recently traveled between Beijing and Tianjin, running around loan matters, and the general office office had also been around, and became more and more proud. But then, she raised her legs and gently kicked Zhao Guanhou's leg like a little woman who was wronged.
"You are not trustworthy. You promised me that you must come to see me often, but after you came back from the capital, you have been with your wife, but rarely come with me. But I am helping you negotiate business. There are many landmines sold now, including the concession and Shandong. Some people have bought a large number of landmines. I think the arms business can be considered."
"Buy a mine? What should I do if the concession buys this?"
"Prevent the rioters of your country. Those boxers attack churches, attack God's servants, and also offend us merchants. These mines are effective against mobs, so our business is good."
Zhao Guanhou nodded, "It's good if the business is good. Please help me deposit the commission I received. Take out half of it for Albion pounds. The other half will deposit the cash bank."
Mrs. Jason was stunned, "Very good, you finally figured it out and are willing to deposit your property in my bank. I promise that your money is absolutely safe."
"My money is your money, your money... or your money, of course I feel at ease. What I am worried about now is Dajin's money house. In a few days, I will give all my money and hand it over to you for pounds and deposit cash. I believe you. Also, how are I doing what I ask you?"
Mrs. Jason smiled and said, "I will not be able to do it. In Shandong, I saved two hundred shrapnel for you. Now, I want a commission..."
Zhao Guanhou shrugged his shoulders, and was short-speaking and soft-working. He asked Mrs. Jason for sponsorship and asked her to help him buy a powerful shrapnel. In other aspects, he had to follow her instructions. Fortunately, he was willing to pay this commission a few more times, and he didn't feel at a loss. The two of them got tired of being together for a while, and then he asked:
"Apart from the fact that the boxing people are making trouble, what is the situation in the capital? The current situation in the local area feels very chaotic. Every day, the electricity is sent, which makes us dizzy. At the beginning, we had to take it seriously. Now... no one cares anymore, and we really can't care. Fortunately, our army is not affected much, except for Lijin."
After the edict of the State Ding State was issued, the edicts were frequently issued and the telegrams were continuously issued. In the view of Zhao Guanhou, the entire Jin Dynasty had entered a state of chaos and impetuousness. In less than three months, dozens of edicts on the implementation of the new law had been issued.
The contents from economy to system involve military, politics, and official system, covering everything from the capital to the localities. Whether it is correct or not, it can be seen whether it is correct or not is appropriate. In the capital, six yamen including Tongzhengsi and Zhanshifu were lifted out. In the capital, more than ten thousand people lost their official positions without guilt and officials were lost. However, in the local area, the governors in Hubei, Guangdong and Yunnan were lifted out, the governors in the same city were abolished, the grain transportation supervision office was abolished, and some salt roads without salt fields were also abolished.
What directly has a relationship with the army is to lay off the green camp and organize large-scale group training, and the other is to stop collecting lijin. Since the Hongyang chaos, the imperial court recruited troops and trained, and all the money spent on lijin was relied on lijin. At that time, Zhang Shaoquan was able to purchase foreign equipment and hire foreign personnel, which made the Huai Army famous later. When it was established the Beiyang Navy and organized the new army, lijin was an important source. Tianjin was a place where merchants were densely populated, and relying on lijin income to support heavy troops. Once the lijin was completely abolished, the military pay of the Wuwei Army would become a big problem.
However, although these systems have been issued with a clear edict and local attitude, they still remain conservative and wait-and-see. Lijin from Tianjin is still accepted. If someone protests against the edict, they will have an iron fist and stick. Explain that the edict is an edict and the facts are facts. However, these soldiers did not know how long this kind of local method can last. Zhao Guanhou thought about what he saw and heard in the capital, and always felt that such an idea seemed not very good.
Mrs. Jason said: "Your emperor is a young man full of passion, ideal and enterprising spirit. Many of his ideas are very good. In our opinion, he is more open and friendly than your Lafayette..."
"I'm going to be jealous when you say that." Zhao Guanhou looked stern. "Don't you know that our Jin Dynasty men are very stingy and do not allow their women to praise other men?"
Hearing his own woman, Jason smiled and kissed him on the face, "Dear, you are really good at pleasing me, knowing that I like to hear you. Well, I mean, he is an emperor who is in our interests, but... he is not in your interests. He lacks excellent staff, and he himself is a willful child. He does whatever he wants, and never considers the consequences. Didn't his master be expelled?"
In the early stage of the reform, when the crowd was in high spirits, the imperial teacher Weng Fangtian was suddenly convicted and was released from his family. This brought a trace of extremely inconsistent noise to the reform. In particular, Da Jin Su emphasized the Taoist tradition of masters and apprentices, and masters and apprentices were like fathers and sons, and using disciples to drive their masters, just like chasing their fathers with sons, and there were always obstacles in fame.
In name, although someone impeached him and Zhang Yinheng for bribery of 2.6 million yuan in negotiations between Albion and Prussia for borrowing foreign debts. However, Zhang Yinheng, the other party, was expelled, and Weng Fangtian was expelled. No matter how you look at this, you are favoring one and the other. In connection with the emperor and his master quarreled several times before, the saying of using disciples to drive away the master is even more acceptable.
Jason recalled the scene in the capital city, "Many people lost their positions and could not get new placements, which is unfair to them. After all, they just did things according to your rules and lost their positions for no reason. They must be very unhappy. The other thing that was unhappy was the Jurchens. The emperor wanted to stop their flag pay and let them make a living by themselves. These people have been raised for hundreds of years. Now they say that they will definitely get angry when they say they give up on them."
"There are scholars who have learned the eight-legged essay since childhood. Now they tell them not to take the exam and to take other exams, and not to give them a time to buffer. It would be strange if they are happy." Zhao Guanhou shook his head. "The Jurchens are not satisfied, the ministers are not satisfied, the local governors are not satisfied, the scholars are not satisfied, and even the monks and Taoists who have turned into schools are not satisfied. I really can't imagine that this new policy is to satisfy who is."
"The reformists are also fighting for power. Mr. Kang Zuyi has always regarded himself as the emperor's confidant, but in fact he has only met the emperor. His official position is only sixth rank and cannot be summoned, which is an insurmountable obstacle. As far as I know, he is suggesting to the emperor to establish a system bureau and let him be the person in charge, so that he can bypass the rules, or bypass those officials and talk to the emperor in person."
Jason smiled and said, "Although these systems seem a bit ridiculous, for me, such a Jin Kingdom is the best. You need us and can't live without us so that we can control this country. Just like I can't live without you, so you control me..."
Seeing that the two were about to be entangled in one place again, the door of the reception room was suddenly knocked by someone, and Mrs. Janeson's face sank, "I remember I said, I don't want to be disturbed by anyone! It seems that someone should learn to abide by the rules!" She jumped to the ground while saying that, and came to the door in three or two steps, and then saw the boy and girl Tang Tianxi.
If she faces someone else, her anger will definitely erupt directly, but Tang Tianxi is Yuan Weiting's favorite general, and Mrs. Janeson is also a little polite to her, so she had to greet her, "Mr. Tang Tianxi, what's the point?"
Tang Tianxi looked into the room, raised his nose and knew what the two were doing just now, and his face was silent, "Mr. Yuan has an order to ask Mr. Zhao to see him. This is a very urgent business, I'm really sorry."
"I'm very anxious? Sorry, I want to know how urgent this is. There is also a very urgent matter between me and your Lord Zhao. This involves a large loan..."
Zhao Guanhou pinched her hand, "I think there must be something urgent for me, so let's talk about it later."
Jane Sen retreated helplessly, and Tang Tianxi picked his thumbs up at Zhao Guanhou. Zhao Guanhou handed over a silver note and asked, "Brother Tang, please give me a message. What's wrong with you here?"
"Don't worry, it's not a bad thing. I'm taking you to play Tianhe matchmaker, not asking you to play the Killing Four Gate." Tang Tianxi said a playful word, and when he saw the numbers on the silver bill, he revealed another news: Emperor Tianyou had a telegram: "I ordered the governor of Zhili, Han Rong, to inform the Censor Yuan Weiting to come to Beijing to meet him."
Chapter completed!