In the evening, Li Hongzhang led the convoy to Xiaozhan Town. The scene in front of him was very different from two months ago, and it was a prosperous scene. Liu Jie led 800 students to line up to welcome Li Hongzhang's arrival.
When Xiaozhan Town built the "Xinwutang" military academy, it was built using a large area of farmland. The school's branch office, branch office, large playground and shooting range were four parts. The school headquarters was located in the center and covered an area of more than 180 mu. Its architectural layout department was The British non-commissioned officer school was built and is a complex of brick and tile structures with strict weather. There are tall walls on all sides, and rivers are protected outside the walls, and ancient willows on both sides of the river are formed. The gate of the military academy is on the south side, and there is a tall screen wall across the river. The gatehouse is tall and wide, and its majestic momentum is comparable to the gate of the Zhili Governor's Office.
The vermilion gate is decorated with copper nails and copper rings, and a horizontal plaque with three large characters "Xinwutang" is hung on the lintel. There are high stone steps in front of the door, and the south road in front of the steps leads directly to the river bank. There are pairs of stone lions on both sides of the south road. A flat bridge is mounted on the river to connect to the playground. The school-based part is the north and south courtyards. The north courtyard is the living area. The south courtyard is the center and teaching area of the military academy, and is divided into east, middle, west, and third courtyards. East, The West Courtyard is a classroom and a student dormitory. Each has ten rows of blue brick tiled houses with long corridors. The layout is symmetrical. Each row of houses has a corridor connected. Each two rows form an independent courtyard with a moon-shaped door on the courtyard wall. There is about one student in the hospital, commonly known as Yishou Daozi. The Intermediate Court has a school office, Monk Wu Hall. The tall Shangwu Hall faces north and south, surrounded by stone railings, carved beams and painted roads, and is magnificent. There are couplets on both sides of the hall door. Letter:
Shangfu Yinfu and Wuhou Taoism were concisely studied and made a living room.
He has ambition to serve the country and join the army. The students are looking forward to it.
Li Hongzhang looked at the couplet, and it must have been written by Weng Tonghe. He didn't tell me, just pretended not to see it.
There is a corridor in front of the hall to the school gate. There is a large empty courtyard to the north of Shangwu Hall. There are two ancient sunflowers standing side by side, more than five meters high, and a bronze bell is hung between the two trees. The officials here give lectures and issue orders to be the center of the school, the main department of the school On the east side is the branch school, covering an area of 100 acres.
"Welcome to Lord Fu Xiang to review!" The tallest Bartle was wearing military uniform and stood straight in front of the lineup.
Li Guolou quickly informed: "Mr. Fu Xiang, the military academy rules, will all be marching, and the big gift of kneeling and worship has been cancelled."
"Well......" Li Hongzhang looked at the two students who were still motionless, and his heroic faces emitted a fanatical light and shouted loudly: "Thank you, classmates!"
"Thank you for your hard work, Chief!" Eight hundred students shouted together.
"Hello, classmates!" Li Hongzhang raised his hand and enjoyed many loving gazes.
"Hello, Chief!" The eight hundred students' voices were a little tender, but the sound made with enough strength was so exhausted.
"Dududududu!" The thirty-person guard of honor raised the Western military trumpet with a red scarf with his left hand and blew a simple melody.
Liu Jie quickly explained: "Mr. Fu Xiang, the work and rest of Xinwutang are based on the military name as the standard."
Li Hongzhang looked red and smiled and said, "Liu Jie is in good spirits, why do you get fatter?"
"Xiaoguan, I am with young people every day, I can eat, sleep, and have sex together, so I have become stronger." Liu Jie walked forward and introduced the achievements of the construction of the Xinwu Hall. The ever-changing changes are all The fruits of his hard work.
Liu Jie said, "Sir Fu, please rest assured. Now the students still live in straw sheds. When the big tiled house with four-story red brick building next month, it will be built. The house is covered with hot pipes. In winter, There was no student frozen, and the windows were covered with two layers of glass. Before the students lived in new houses, the instructors did not live in the academic affairs building."
Li Hongzhang nodded slightly and said, "Well, what are the students eating tonight?"
While leading the way, Liu Jie said: "Sir Fu Xiang, when the students are growing up, they have to see one meat, two vegetables, and a soup, steamed buns and so on every day. This is a must. Add three days One meal, one meat and one vegetable, if it is a big exercise training, we are also adding meals. We are building a farm, a vegetable base, and a fish farm, so that the demolition local people will also have a job to do."
"Yes!" Li Hongzhang stood at the highest point of the outpost, holding a telescope and watching the scenes in the distance. He secretly praised Liu Jie's quick movements and excellent demolition work, razing thousands of acres of land to the ground. He just didn't know that the local people were driven away by Liu Jie Where did you go? Liu Jie did a good job in this kind of superficial article, without any clues. It was a waste to place the official in Xiaozhan Town. In the future, Liu Jie would be transferred from Xinwutang and one of Li Guolou's arms would be cut off.
As night was approaching, the scenes around him were faintly vague. Li Hongzhang put down his telescope and smiled and said, "Let's go and have supper with the students."
"When a soldier, he will never forget the people. The people are our parents. The people provide us with food and clothing, and be loyal to the emperor and patriotism to protect our parents..."
The students stood at the door of the canteen singing the meal song, and the clear and neat sounds cut through the night sky.
Li Hongzhang smiled and sang very majestic. He glanced at Li Guolou and admired Li Guolou for being able to compile vernacular songs, and was not afraid of losing Tanhualang's face.
Students lined up to enter the canteen to have dinner. There was an instructor and students eating together at each table. The meals in the canteen were silent. After each table, people cleaned the table and wiped them clean. Another group of people entered the canteen. When eating, one table has to be divided into three groups of people to take turns to eat. It takes less than twenty minutes for each table to eat and wash dishes.
The Xinwutang has not started yet, and the Ministry of War has not allocated student allowances. Now the daily expenses of these 800 students are paid out of their own pocket. Li Guolou knows this matter in his heart, but he doesn't say it out loud, and has reminded him. The daily expenses of passing the Li Guolou New Martial Hall must be in place. Anyway, Li Guolou owes the Beiyang Navy 10 million taels of silver, which will be deducted from the Beiyang Navy's funds at that time.
Seeing Li Hongzhang having the same dinner as the students made young students admire the national hero Li Hongzhang even more. Although Li Guolou was dissatisfied, he did not dare to show it. Being able to bend and stretch is what a real man does, seeking development in the cracks. The large army belongs to Li Hongzhang It is a foregone conclusion and there is no room for maneuver. Small-scale students can still be included in their pockets, so he will become a prince.
It was very long in summer. After dinner, Li Hongzhang was still interested in visiting the campus site of Xinwu Hall. A group of officers followed behind casually. Li Guolou was squeezed dry by Liu Mingchuan, revealing the secret of Xinwu Hall.
The shooting range is located north of the branch school, covering an area of more than 330 acres. It arches the main headquarters of the school on the north, west and south sides, covering an area of more than 880 acres, and the largest area on the west side. The main function of the military academy is to train junior officers. The period is four years, with five departments of steps, cavalry, artillery, labor, and logistics. The teaching content and teaching methods of the Xinwutang Military Academy were formulated based on German military education and combined with the actual situation of the Qing Dynasty.
A military school with complete equipment and strict training. Instructors and subject captains also hired Prussian officers and outstanding Huai Army officers as well. They have always been trained and trained according to the military department formation. The captain is at the major level, serving as life management and the military department. The technical instructor of the art science subject, military tutorials are held by battalion officials; the technical courses are splitting, gymnastics, martial arts, etc., and technical instructors are also provided with technical assistants to assist in technical training. The mixed formations of various arms, general military courses and life management are mixed. Team (except for specialist training), the captain was promoted to the sentry officer level, and the food was changed to sentry service.
The cavalry and baggage department is managed by the captain of the cavalry department, which reduces the head of the army and military instructors as battalion officials. Classroom education requires at least half a day to teach courses, except for military tactics, weapons, surveying, building and model orders. , and add physics, chemistry, mathematics, history, geography, etc., each class is one and a half hours. The example booklet is the standard for coaching various military actions. Ordinary knowledge and foreign languages are auxiliary education, and civilian teachers are hired to enrich students. Military knowledge, prepare conditions for gradually and comprehensively learning various military exercises.
The field training involves training in various standards in the playground, and then exercises in various coaching fields. Indoor exercises, from simple to traditional, and then gradually enter a comprehensive joint exercise. There are shooting ranges for live ammunition shooting, horse riding training, and artillery training. The artillery field and the engineers have civil engineering workplaces, bridge workplaces, and blasting exercises to choose places that do not cause harm. Assisted arts such as gymnastics, stings, martial arts, etc., all have professional instructors who conduct them in the courtyard. The equipment exercises are at the back door of the school. The equipment playground is outside. Each lesson is one hour, and the formal exercise training is usually two hours. The field exercise takes at least half a day. When the subject is complex and away from school, it will be increased to one to several days. The major exercise also carries a tent. , cookware, organize life in exercises.
Li Hongzhang listened to Li Guolou talking in the office of the school department of Xinwutang Middle School, and thought that Li Guolou had a higher ability to do business. In just over two months, Li Guolou actually used Xinwu. The hall has already begun to take shape. He is so strong that he even feels inferior to himself. This also makes him determined to tie Li Guolou to his carriage and never let Li Guolou become his own. .This boy is definitely not Zhao Kuo who talks about war on paper. The person who can accomplish so many things is super capable, hundreds of times stronger than "Liu Liumazi".
Liu Mingchuan was overjoyed and said, "Oh, Guolou. The war horses have been acquired, and you don't need to be dispatched by the Ministry of War. You are so rich and powerful. Then I'll have a ready-made meal. Hahahaha!"
Li Guolou wished he could kick Liu Mingchuan to the ground with one kick. This is a warlord. Those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish. People like "Liu Liumazi" have small gangs in the army, so there is "Ming" The bombing of the camp happened. I handed over the Xinwu Hall to Liu Mingchuan, how could he give up? He laughed and said, "Liu Gong is willing to come out of the mountain to help him. The Xinwu Hall will definitely become a strange flower in the Qing army and bloom. With dazzling light, students should learn more from you and take care of you in the future.”
Liu Mingchuan was a rough man, unable to hear the voiceover of Li Guolou's refusal to delegate power, and smiled and said, "It's okay, let me see my methods of training tomorrow, so I'll open your eyes."
Li Guolou was shocked and waved his hand quickly, saying, "Mr. Liu, these students are all cultural people. You should take it slowly, so that they can overcome their own shortcomings and increase the difficulty of training bit by bit. If you are It takes a few days for these people to escape. It is not easy for scholars to be a soldier, so don't beat him to death. They were only for the reputation of Lord Fu Xiang and Liu Gong. You have to join the army. Show mercy."
Li Hongzhang understood as soon as he heard this, and hurriedly said, "Save three, you can watch it for a few days first. You can't overdo everything. It is very important to get through. Those instructors have your military philosophy and conflict with you, so don't be impatient. What Xiaolou said, scholars are so proud of their face. If you scold, beat them a few times, and run away, wouldn’t it be useless? When those students eat well, dress well, and get the allowance, I feel that being a reserve officer is What a glorious time. When you hit them and scold them, they will accept reality."
"Grandma's hero, when will the soldiers still coax? The Eight Banners' children are spoiled." Liu Mingchuan couldn't believe that such a thing actually happened in the army. He is also an old corps, and the reason why he is not in charge of the army is so kind that he is not in charge of the army. , it has been passed down from ancient times to the present, and has not changed.
Li Guolou defended: "Mr. Liu, this is different. It is not called habit here, but ideological education. People have room for progress. There are too few people with culture in the Qing Dynasty, and we have few resources in our hands. If so, Isn’t it a waste of trouble to force others? So education is the first priority. People who are really unreasonable can only be persuaded to withdraw, but most people can still overcome difficulties. Just like me, Mr. Fu Xiangdi If I give me an official hat, I will obey the orders. If I want students to surrender in the Xinwu Hall, I must first set an example. The instructors do not make special decisions, and the guidance and supervision are the main focus, and punishments are the auxiliary. If the talent reserves are abundant in the future, Only then can talent training be further improved. One step is impossible. Even if all our instructors are changed to Prussian officers, the students still have this quality and the outcome they face is still not optimistic."
"Well, Xiaolou said it very well. What kind of seeds and what kind of melons to cultivate, the acquired cultivation can only follow the trend, and it will be difficult for others to be difficult, but it will not be beautiful. The first batch of students should set an example, so that young people from all over the country will be able to do so in the future. Jun would flock to him and apply for the Xinwu Hall.”
Liu Mingchuan was dissatisfied with a hundred times, but Li Hongzhang agreed with Li Guolou's proposal, and he did not dare to object and obeyed the orders.