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Volume Three: The Wind Rises in the South, Chapter 25, Chapter 25, Mandalay Part 1

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    Mandalay, the Burmese Protector's Mansion.  This mansion was originally heavily damaged in the attack in April this year. The stone walls and foundations were still intact, but the rest of the elegant wooden houses were basically destroyed in the fire after the attack.  The few surviving houses were completely destroyed by the rebels and bandits in Mandalay City in the following time, leaving only ruins for future generations to pay tribute to.  But after the Battle of Baka Village, the situation changed dramatically.  The first order of the new king Luo Qin, who had just ascended to the throne, was to order the reconstruction of the Dashun Protector's Palace, to provide compensation to the Shun merchants who were attacked before the war, and to compensate them for their losses.  The required expenses were provided by the auction of the properties and lands of the nobles who fled with the puppet king, and the remaining shortfall was donated to the monasteries and nobles who stayed in Mandalay and participated in the government of the puppet king.  It did not take much intelligence to understand that this new government could not do without the support of its powerful neighbor to the north, and therefore no matter how deferential it appeared, it would not be exaggerated.  Soon, a large number of the best timber and craftsmen were gathered at the old site of the Duhu Palace. Myanmar is famous for the production of teak, and the ones placed here are of the highest quality. Many of them were simply used to build the palace of the Burmese King.  Moved here.  In Chen Zaixing's words: "Fortunately, this is not Hanjing, and there are no crows from the Yushitai. Otherwise, just the impeachment of overstepping the rules would have crushed me to death."  Chen Zaixing simply found a house to live next to the Royal Palace of Myanmar. He was so busy every day that his head was on the pillow for up to several hours a day, and he lost weight. In the yard of the house, there were more than a dozen gentlemen.  He stood upright on the military corridor, the rifle in his hand was bayoneted, shining coldly in the sun.  The atrium was full of Burmese monks and nobles in gorgeous clothes who were kneeling, all waiting to meet the man who actually held great power in order to remove their names from the fatal list of confiscated houses.  Zhang Qileng looked at these "nobles" huddled together with contempt in his eyes.  In the city of Mandalay, he witnessed many of the bloody activities of these people before the Burmese king sent troops. Now after losing the battle, they lie on the ground and beg like a bereaved dog. This capricious behavior makes this strong man really look down on.  An officer came over and whispered to Zhang Qi: "Zhangqi, these guys are really boneless. When they killed our countrymen in the city, many of them had a share, and now they are still embarrassed."  " Zhang Qi studied in a private school for several years before joining the army and said with a sneer: "Didn't the sage say that Yi Di dogs and sheep are afraid of power and not moral? Look at these guys, the sage is really right!  "Yes, that's really the truth!" The officer nodded repeatedly and said in a low voice: "Zhang Qi, why don't the adults take the opportunity to kill all these guys and eliminate the family property first?"  "Better?" "You know nothing!" Zhang Qi snorted, looked around and said in a low voice: "The relationships in Mandalay are complicated, and everything affects us.  A foreigner entered the city with these thousands of soldiers. If they were all killed as you said, wouldn't it be a big deal for those two who were still alive to go to the puppet king?  Your Excellency is very sinister. Let¡¯s appease these guys first and knock down the Burmese king. Then we will settle accounts with them in the future. As long as Burma is in the hands of these two adults, are you still afraid of these guys flying into the sky?¡± ¡°Sure enough, holding the flag?¡±  Ming Jing Wan Li!" The officer hurriedly flattered: "You have made the greatest contribution this time. I heard that Lord Batu mentioned you specifically in the victory report. It seems that your clothes will be changed soon.  I need to drink some wine!" "Okay, okay, I won't be able to avoid those mouthfuls of cat urine from you!" Zhang Qi waved his hand, trying to hold back, but his face was already bursting into laughter.  Seeing this, several confidants on the side gathered around him and offered all kinds of flattering words for free, making Zhang Qi feel comfortable all over.  Finally, the officer just laughed and said: "Zhang Qi, you entered the palace of King Namyan when entering the city. Tell us what it was like, and let us open our eyes!" Zhang Qi coughed and looked.  After looking around and seeing that there was nothing going on, he made a gesture for everyone to gather over and said in a low voice: "Well, let me open your eyes! Needless to say, there is no need to talk about the splendor of the palace of King Namyan. On the day of entering the city, pull out  Mr. Du led several of our brothers who had made the most merits to a small hall behind the palace. I heard that it was the family temple of the Puppet King's branch. The walls of the hall were painted with gold paint, and the Buddha statues were painted with gold.  There are countless leaves, and there are countless treasures in the palace. Just say a word, and just light a few candles at night and it will be like daylight." Everyone was silent after Zhang Qi's words, and their faces were filled with envy and fascination.  , a smarter one reacted first and asked: "Zhangqi, sir, take you there, you can't just take a look!" "Hehe!" Zhang Qi smiled slightly and suddenly sighed.He said: "I always regret one thing these days: I really should have taken that marching backpack with me that day!" "Alas!" Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh in unison, just like they were in the small hall that day.  It was them, not Zhang Qi, who faced the magnificent wall.  Everyone was talking enthusiastically, but they didn't see Batu coming in from the outside. He swept his keen eyes and shouted: "What are you talking about over there? Is Mr. Chen in there?" Zhang Qi hurriedly  He came up to him and said: "Master Chen is inside!" Batu snorted coldly, waved his hand and called Zhang Qi to a place where the soldiers could not see him, and said in a low voice: "You are also going to be the sentry.  This is the capital of an enemy country, so it¡¯s better to be alert!¡± ¡°Yes! I¡¯m humble, please forgive me!¡± Upon hearing his boss¡¯s words, Zhang Qi was so frightened that he quickly bowed to apologize, even though he had been in the army for twenty years.  , and Batu was less than thirty, but the most important class method in the army, the difference between the top and the bottom is not limited by seniority.  More importantly, after suppressing the rebellion in the south, the Shun Army carried out a major change in the early 1870s, following the example of the Western powers: it changed the past peacetime system of promotion or promotion based on seniority or the likes and dislikes of officers.  Instead of the system of selecting officers from among the Yin officers, special military schools were established, and then officers were selected from the graduates of these schools. Even the children of high-ranking officials have changed the way they can directly enter the army as Yin officers, and instead pass the exam without taking an examination.  Preferential treatment will be given when entering the Higher Military Academy.  Frankly speaking, after the reform, the new officer selection method has adapted to the advancement of modern military technology, and the selection standards are more reasonable than the old system, which has greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Shun Army.  However, the new system has also brought new problems. Because the new military academy requires students to have a considerable knowledge base, and the tuition is quite high, in some cases they even have to write letters of recommendation from members of the local advisory board.  So in fact, those who can enter the military academy are generally at least middle-class businessmen, rural landowners, rich farmers and above. Children of civilians who can enter the military academy are definitely rare. But if you are not a graduate of the military academy, unless you can make a special decision  The most outstanding military achievements will be retired when they hold the flag. However, if they are students who graduated from the Kungfu Lecture Hall in the capital, they will usually be the deputy flag bearers as soon as they enter the army. In a few years, they will surpass their colleagues who are not military school students, so there are three Batu three.  The phenomenon of being less than ten years old but having a much higher official rank than Zhang Qi who has served in the army for twenty years.  Moreover, the Dashun Army adopts a "local army" system, that is, except for the imperial guards near Hanjing, the rest of the army is organized according to their regional birthplace. As a result, officers who are officers in their army often  My family is also a big landowner, a big businessman, and a big tycoon in the local area; so no matter what kind of thorns come into the army, you have to be submissive, otherwise the officer will send you a letter and make your home look good.  Therefore, in the Shun army at that time, officers and soldiers were two completely distinct classes in terms of treatment, origin and other aspects.  Seeing Zhang Qi's appearance, Batu frowned and said: "Zhang Zhangqi, from now on you should also pay attention to your identity and keep a distance from those soldiers. Just let the officers and veterans below do some things.  , you don¡¯t need to do everything yourself. Also, do you know why I asked you to go to the puppet king¡¯s side hall that day?  There is a lot of money. Although you have been promoted this time, your expenses will be higher. I am afraid that the salary will be a little tight. I am afraid that I will lose my dignity as an officer, so I will give you a chance to make a small fortune and go back.  Later, I also bought some property and lived a decent life, worthy of this layer of tiger skin." At this point, Batu showed a smile on his face: "Don't you have two boys? With this extra money,  If they could live up to their expectations, they would be able to go to the military academy, and they wouldn¡¯t have to endure such hardships like you!¡± Hearing this, Zhang Qi couldn¡¯t help but burst into tears of gratitude. He wanted to say something, but for a moment he didn¡¯t know what to say.  .  Seeing him like this, Batu patted his shoulder lightly: "Is Master Chen here?" Zhang Qi quickly stood at attention and replied: "Master Chen didn't go out, he should be inside to see the guests!" Batu nodded,  The soldiers who walked out glanced at the courtyard, snorted coldly, and walked quickly inside.  After passing through two courtyards, before entering the door, he shouted loudly: "Resurrection! Resurrection!" "Is it Zhenwu?" Batu came in and saw Chen Zaixing sitting in front of the case, with two Burmese monks sitting opposite him  , looked like they were having a conversation, and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The two monks recognized Batu as a senior general in the army, so they hurriedly stood up together, chanted the Buddha's name, and saluted Batu.  Batu had no choice but to return the favor.  There was chaos in the room for a while. Seeing Batu coming, the two monks got up and left one after another. Chen Zaixing had to send them out personally before returning to the house.  Batu was not polite when he was here and poured himself some tea.He smiled and said: "Brother Fusheng, they are just a few money-grubbing bald donkeys. They are just meat on the chopping board. Why do you have to be so respectful to them!" Chen Zaixing saw them off, turned around and said with a smile: "  Brother Zhenwu, you also know that the people here in Myanmar believe in Buddhism. Without the support of these monks, I am afraid that Naluoqin will not be able to sit on the throne!" "So what?" Batu sat down and said: "This is Myanmar.  After all, the place is thousands of miles away, and now it is a place where everyone is watching. Yingyi is also watching here, how can two and a half-year-old children hold this seat?" At this point, Badu took a sip of tea from the cup.  Then he said with a smile: "Brother Fusheng, you are so active in running for those two people. Could it be that you have fallen in love with the eldest princess and are holding back your energy to become the husband of the Burmese king! If so, I should help you with all my strength!"  "Bah!" Chen Zaixing spat when he heard this: "What is wrong with a king's husband? To tell you the truth, the rest of my achievements are based on this place. If those two children cannot sit firmly on this throne, just  A creditor can force me to death, do you think I can't be active? As for you saying that they are surrounded by foreign enemies, these two are young and helpless. In fact, this is also a good thing from another perspective. Being surrounded by foreign enemies will make them  We have to rely on Dashun. These two are young and helpless, so they have to trust you and me. As long as they are in power, the thousands of miles of Myanmar will be left to you and me to control a country.  Calling all people, with such an opportunity in front of us, why should we hesitate? "
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