Chapter 375 Preparing to build a new martial arts hall
Xiaozhan Town has a total area of more than square kilometers and a population of just over 4,000. It is located in the southeast of Tianjin, across the Machangjia River and Crescent River. It is famous for its high-quality rice "Xiaozhan Rice". The terrain is open and fields There were golden waves of wheat in the sky, and a fragrance was exuded in the morning breeze. Li Guolou followed Dai Sui’s predecessor, Tianjin County Magistrate Liu Jie, to inspect the terrain here.
After checking the terrain, Li Guolou swung his horsewhip and said: "Liu Jie, if you don't want to be sent to the army and sent to the army, you can work with me from now on. To achieve success, a man must rely on the barrel of a gun. What reasoning do you have with foreigners? How pedantic!" "
Liu Jie, who was forty years old, was timid. Although he knew that Li Guolou was looking for a place for military training near Tianjin, he also did his best to find a suitable place for Li Guolou. It was rare for him to leave home and go out to relax. Unexpectedly Li Guolou suddenly said, "Follow me from now on!" and asked him to change his position to a military position. Of course Liu Jie knew that he was the culprit of the "Tianjin Mission Case". His official career was over. It would be good if he could save his life. Done well. Ideological preparation for being sent to the army.
Liu Jie asked: "Master Li, do you want me to change my name?"
Li Guolou curled his lips and said, "Liu Jie, are you famous? Why don't I know that?"
Liu Jie said again: "Master Li, what do foreigners say?"
Li Guolou was extremely dissatisfied and said angrily: "Liu Jie, you are a pedantic person. The verdict has been handed down and the crime has been announced. Can't the court re-appoint you?"
"So fast!" Liu Jie couldn't believe Li Guolou's words.
"Hey, are you willing or not? If you are not willing, just pretend that I didn't say it. I am also related to my hometown." Li Guolou was a little impatient. He was a newly recruited young man. Now these officials who have reached Jinshi and the rank of Jinshi, see He respected him immensely and worshiped him as a long-sleeved literary leader who was good at dancing.
"I am willing to serve as a lower official. May I ask Mr. Li, what rank should I change to a military attache?" Liu Jie, who had been a seventh-rank civil servant, attaches great importance to the rank of the official position. As the saying goes, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated, so let him be a bodyguard. If you are an official, it is better to be exiled to the frontier to maintain your reputation for the rest of your life.
Li Guolou looked Liu Jie up and down. He was a man in his early forties, with a big face and three long strands of beard. He met the standard image of a county magistrate. The court's agenda of atonement made Liu Jie on the verge of bankruptcy. Now he is in ruins. He also cares about his future official position. This is what literati call dignity and character.
"Liu Jie, I will first recommend you to be a new martial arts official. If you are not wronged by the seventh-grade military attaché, I can only have the fifth-grade official position."
"Oh! Downgrade to Level 2!" Liu Jie felt a little disappointed. After a moment, he turned over and bowed: "Your Majesty, Liu Jie, thanks Mr. Li for the promotion. I am willing to start over."
"Well!" Li Guolou showed his official authority, nodded approvingly, touched his chin, but unfortunately he didn't grow a beard to show off, and said: "Liu Jie, this new martial arts hall relies on high salary to maintain integrity, and there won't be much fortune in the future. Please recommend me. I won't wrong you if you go to do business with my wife. Let me focus on running a school so that students can see the character that a national hero should have."
Liu Jie smiled awkwardly and said, "Mr. Li, I am a good official, but now someone is deliberately trying to smear my face. How can you believe it?"
Li Guolou said: "Liu Jie, I am a magic catcher. According to folklore, I have only handled a few cases. Everyone knows how innocent you are. If you still have trouble getting the atonement money, I will help you first. Pad."
Liu Jie was overjoyed. Now he no longer had to sell his house or land, and the family's capital had been saved. Tears streamed down his face, and he choked up and said, "Thank you, Mr. Li, for your support." He quickly wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeves and followed Li Guo. Behind the building, we walked towards the vast fields.
Cheng Kun, the bodyguard, pulled out a stack of maps from a long cylinder. Li Guolou unfolded the map on the green grass. This was a set of standard maps of the military camp facilities of the Western army. Money can make the devil grind, and he has As a friend of British Captain Howard Eugene, it was not difficult for him to obtain a set of maps of British military camp facilities. Li Guolou was very good at winning people's hearts.
Li Guolou is surrounded by a group of bodyguards. There are eighteen of them. They are all bodyguards transformed from his servants. In "Xinwutang" he only uses minions, not brothers from gangsters. Gangsters like to pull the strings and like to fight bravely. , will bring bad luck to the simple and rigorous style of the army.
Li Guolou pointed to the vast wheat field and said with great pride: "A new military school, a battalion of infantry, a cavalry battalion, an artillery battalion, and a supply camp. Four battalions are four fingers. , coupled with the thumb's 'military academy' to cultivate outstanding loyal and patriotic officers, it is a fist that can smash all enemies and rewrite the humiliation of our country. Let's work together!"
"Yes!" Everyone, including Liu Jie, changed their original titles, stood at attention and performed a new military salute, which was the standard Prussian military salute. He raised his right hand, put his five fingers together, and placed it next to his right ear, with the palm of his hand facing forward.
Li Guolou also performed a military salute and looked at his group of cronies. The vast fields will be filled with artillery fire, and the small station will witness the rise of a nation.
The Qing Dynasty followed the route of elite soldiers and strong generals. The Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Battalion Eight Banners soldiers were the standing army. They used eight kinds of flags: bordered yellow, true yellow, pure white, pure red, bordered white, bordered red, true blue, and bordered blue. logo.
"Banner" was originally a social organization of the Manchu people that "integrated military and civilians", and had the functions of military, politics, and production. During the reign of Emperor Taizong, the Eight Banners of Mongolia and the Eight Banners of the Han Army were added, so there were 4 banners in total. After entering the customs, most of them Although the Qing Dynasty still used the system of commanding troops with flags, the Eight Banners Army has become a completely non-productive military and political organization. It is divided into two types: the Eight Banners in Beijing and the Eight Banners in Garrison. They are directly under the Ministry of War of the country and are used by all leading military officers in turn. Chinese titles such as Zuoling, Shenling, Dutong, etc.
The Eight Banners of the Beijing Camp, also known as the Eight Banners of the Forbidden Brigade, are divided into Langwei and Bingwei. Langwei is a pro-military camp selected from the Manchu and Mongolian people of the so-called upper three banners, such as Zhenghuang, Zhengbai, and Xianghuang, and is responsible for guarding the emperor and the emperor. The palace is under the control of the ministers of the bodyguards. The military guards are responsible for guarding the capital. The main forces include the knights, forwards, guards, infantry and other battalions, as well as the Jianrui battalion, firearms battalion and tiger gun battalion composed of well-equipped soldiers selected from each battalion. Battalion, Shenji Battalion, etc. Except for the Xiaoqi Battalion, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the Eight Banners Capital, the rest are under the leadership of the President and the Commander-in-Chief. The Eight Banners garrisoned are responsible for the so-called lower five banners such as Xiangbai, Zhenghong, Zhenglan, Xianglan, and Xianghong. They were stationed in important towns across the country, with the most in Jifu, Northeast China, and Inner Mongolia. As a force to suppress local areas, they were commanded by generals, commanders, and city guards in various places.
The Eight Banners Soldiers are a world-class military system, selected from male children of the Eight Banners who are over 16 years old. Yu Ding and young men under the age of 16 can be drafted as rear soldiers, that is, reserve soldiers. The Green Camp Soldiers are adapted and newly recruited based on the Ming Dynasty military and guard system. The Han soldiers are marked by green flags and have battalions as organic units, hence their name. They are divided into cavalry, infantry, and garrison troops. Cavalry and infantry are also called war soldiers. There are naval divisions along the rivers and seas. Green camp soldiers are registered. All are registered and managed by the Ministry of War. "The cavalry is drawn from the infantry, the infantry is drawn from the garrison, the garrison is drawn from the remaining soldiers, and the remaining soldiers are recruited from the people." The generals are selected by the Ministry of War, and "every provincial military deputy general The above, please fill in the missing names, and the following generals will be promoted on a monthly basis." There are only a handful of green battalions stationed in the capital, called patrol battalions, which are under the command of the Eight Banners Infantry Battalion. The rest are divided into provinces, according to the size of the area under their jurisdiction. The number of troops is determined based on the distance, danger, and population, and they are divided into camps during floods, "to patrol carefully and prepare for recruitment." The green battalion takes "town" as the basic unit, which serves as the basis for major towns and garrison areas across the country, with a total of 1 The general is the chief general of the town. Above the general, there is the admiral, who is responsible for controlling the general soldiers of each town in a province or several provinces. There is also the governor, who is also the admiral and has the power to control each town. Under the governor-admiral Above, there is also a governor-general, who controls the governor, admiral and commander-in-chief of a province or several provinces, and is the highest military officer in the region.
The green battalions of each town are organized according to the association, standard, battalion and flood. The governor, governor, admiral and general soldier all have their own soldiers directly under them, collectively called this standard, they are also called governor standard, governor standard, admiral standard and general soldier standard. It has jurisdiction over ~ camps, which are divided into center, left, right, front and rear camps. They are guarded in the center in preparation for recruitment. The soldiers under the deputy general are called auxiliary, which are the troops that assist in guarding key areas. They are assigned dozens of troops according to the importance of the defensive area. Battalions ranging in size from more than a thousand to more than a thousand people are named after the garrison locations, and are led by generals, guerrillas, commanders, and guards respectively. Flood areas are set up in secondary areas. Each flood season ranges from a few people to dozens of people. The president is led by a thousand generals. From the admiral down, they only have the power to command troops, but not to mobilize troops. Their military orders are sent to the governor and governor, and the military power belongs to the central government. When there is an expedition, the emperor will brief the military strategy, and the counselors and ministers will command the troops and mobilize the green battalions from various places to go to war. The matter is over. That is to say, the minister's military handle was relieved. Both the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers implemented a salary system, and were paid a certain amount of silver and rice grains on a yearly or monthly basis. The salaries and weapons and equipment of the Eight Banners soldiers were better than those of the Green Camp soldiers. The Opium War of 184 in Xiangyong Camp After that, the Eight Banners soldiers and the Green Camp soldiers were no longer useful. When the Taiping Revolution broke out in 181, the Qing government ordered all provinces to hold regiment training to "assist in the suppression". Zeng Guofan recruited regiment members in Hunan to serve as officers and brave men, and established a camp and sentry system. The food and salary were taken from the public , called Xiang Yong or the Hunan Army, was the beginning of the transformation of the township regiments into Yong Camps. Subsequently, the Huai Army and the Yong Camps of various provinces were established in imitation of the Hunan Army system. After the war was over, except for the Hunan Army directly under Zeng Guofan and some other Yong Camps, After the battalions are disbanded, Yong camps are still stationed in strategic places in each province, which is called the defense army. In addition to the defense army, there is also training for the army. It is selected and trained from the Green Camp, and its camp pay and insignia are also imitated by the Hunan Army. Its tasks are the same as those of the Hunan Army. In this way, the defense army and the army training became the main armed forces of the Qing Dynasty. Their camps were all derived from the Hunan Army. The Hunan Army used battalions as the basic organizational unit, and the camp was divided into 4 posts and 8 teams. It is led by battalion officers, sentry officers, and commanders, with commanders ranging from two battalions to dozens of battalions. Soldiers must be recruited by themselves, generals must be selected by themselves, trained and commanded independently, and food, fodder, and salaries are raised by themselves. Each battalion only obeys one battalion officer, and each army Only one person obeys the commander-in-chief, and the battalions and armies are independent of each other and not subordinate to each other.
The prevalence of the Hunan Army system became a major change in the military system of the Qing Dynasty. From then on, "the soldiers were the generals" and the central military power was transferred to the generals.
During this period, the military's weapons, equipment and training system also underwent significant changes. The Westernizers began to learn from the organizational structure of the Western army. The "New Wutang" established by Li Guolou was based on the Hunan Army system and restructured the military's organizational structure. Elevate the "Team Supervisor" to an unprecedented status. The Supervisory Officer has higher powers than battalion officers and sentry officers. He has wartime personnel immunity and supervises the training of the army in peacetime.
The team supervisors are directly managed and dispatched by Xinwutang. They have hidden sinister intentions, which are to control the army, and in the name of the emperor, so that the court cannot find fault. They seem to be the emperor's personal guards, but in fact they want to control a large number of disciples. , placed at the grassroots level of the army. As long as he sits on the throne of the chief academic officer of the "New Martial Hall" for long enough, a large group of devoted disciples will be able to occupy high positions in the army, and the military power will become invisible to him. The contents of the bag.