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Volume 4 Leviathan 177 War Preparations Part 1

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    "Resurrection, maybe what you said makes sense!" Shen Hongmao nodded weakly. At this time, he looked pale and tired, as if something invisible had sucked away his strength and courage.  Shen Hongmao stood up, walked to the window and looked at the bamboo forest in the courtyard, and whispered: "I am not that suitable for being an official. Now I finally understand what it is like to be in that position. It's like a blind rider."  The blind man of the horse was walking along a cliffside path at night. No one knew whether the next step would be to reach an abyss. If I lost my footing and fell, I would be shattered to pieces. If it was just me, it would be nothing more than death.  One life, but there are 40 million people on horseback. The whole country, I am really scared!" At this point, Shen Hongmao turned around, and Chen Zaixing was surprised to find that his face was already full of tears, and his eyes were full of tears.  Full of fatigue and fear.  "Don't think too much. After all, you are only the Minister of Household Affairs. There are also the First Assistant, Second Assistant, Queen Mother, and others above you. This matter cannot be decided by you alone."  Chen Zaixing tried to persuade him, but he had another terrible premonition in his heart, as if he had just done something irreversible.  Two months later, on October 7, 1892, after fierce debate, the Dashun government finally made a decision to borrow 8.5 million pounds from the British Empire's Standard Chartered Bank for a period of twenty years.  It is used for the construction of two railway lines from Beiji (Youzhou-Jilin) ??line and Anshen line (Andong is Dandong-Shenyang); in addition, Dashun also ordered two railway lines from the British side with a displacement of 7,500  100-ton, the most advanced fast ironclad cruiser to strengthen its Northern Fleet; the British Armstrong factory will also produce twelve 420 mm caliber siege guns for Dashun.  This loan was secured by customs and salt taxes.  Historians of later generations agreed that this secret loan agreement was one of the two main triggers that triggered the Russian-Sino-Russian War a few years later (the other trigger was the construction of the Russian Far Eastern Railway and the continuous deployment of the Pacific Fleet.  expand).  February 1893, Hanking, Imperial Palace.  At this time, Hanking has entered the coldest time of the year. The cold air blowing from the Mongolian Plateau has controlled the place, and the temperature has dropped to below minus 4 degrees. Except for a few evergreen trees, most of the other trees have fallen.  The leaves and bare branches point to the sky, looking particularly bleak.  The Guardsmen standing at the palace gate were wrapped in thick woolen coats, but they were still shivering from the cold. The officers on duty had already hid in a small sheltered room with a brazier.  ¡°Who is it!¡± The guard saw a group of people approaching in the distance, he quickly took off the rifle on his shoulder and went to greet them.  "Enter the palace to be summoned!" The leading female official in the palace took out a waist badge from her waist. When the guard saw the waist badge, he quickly stood at attention and gave him a military salute: "Sir, please wait a moment, I will call someone right away!" Look  Following the guard back, he called the officer and others out of the hut where they were warming themselves by the fire. Batu smiled, pointed at the door and said, "Huaisha, this is your first time entering the palace. Once you enter that door, it is considered the palace."  Let's leave our guns and sabers later, so we can go in! " "It turns out that this is the residence of the emperor!" Shi Huaisha looked at the thick city wall in front of him in a daze, which has ruled thousands of miles of territory for hundreds of years.  The Supreme Being of tens of millions of people is among them.  As long as he gave the order, there would be hundreds of thousands of troops and dozens of warships marching east and west, and he would soon be able to see the emperor himself. Thinking of this, Shi Huaisha couldn't help but feel a surge of heart and couldn't help himself.  Batu saw the Guards officer guarding the door arriving. Shi Huaisha was still sitting on the horse in a daze, with no intention of dismounting. He quickly reminded: "Huaisha, dismount quickly and hand over the gun and saber!"  The officer explained: "This is the first time for this subordinate of mine to be summoned to the palace. I behaved awkwardly. Please forgive me!" "I understand, I understand!" The officer checked the badge and documents and handed them back to Batu with a smile:  "It's common for nobles to be like this, but it's really enviable to be able to enter the palace at such a young age to recruit a match!" "That's ridiculous!" Shi Huaisha, who had just come back to his senses, quickly jumped off the horse and tied his waist  He handed the weapon to the officer, then followed the female officer into the palace gate with the leather bag and walked towards Yanying Hall.  The two of them went into the wing room of the side hall to rest.  The furnishings in the small house were very simple. There was nothing else except a few jujube wood furniture, and there were not even any calligraphy or paintings on the walls. Batu saw Shi Huaisha's surprised look and said with a smile: "Huaisha, you don't have to do it either."  Be surprised. This is a rule set by Emperor Shizu. There is no luxury in the Yanying Palace. The right emperor and ministers must remember the hardships of the ancestors' business!" "So that's what happened!" Shi Huaisha nodded.  But the two of them sat in the side room and waited for a long time, but no one came to greet them.  Not only was there no one to greet him, but no one even brought a brazier. The north wind from outside blew in through the crack in the door, making the room feel like an ice cave.  Even though Shi Huaisha and Batu were both wearing thick clothes, their faces were bruised from the cold.?The legs tremble slightly.  "That female officer, could it be that you have forgotten us here!" Batu was impatient with waiting. He stood up and was about to push the door out. Shi Huaisha quickly stopped him: "Sir, this is inside the palace. It is different from the outside.  Let¡¯s wait a little longer!¡± ¡°Okay, but you can¡¯t go out of the house. It doesn¡¯t hurt to move around a bit in the house. It can warm you up!¡± So ??the two moved the seats in the house to a place in the middle of the room.  , moved his fists and feet twice, and his body had just warmed up. He heard a creaking sound, and the door was pushed open. Standing there was a pretty female official. Seeing the appearance inside, she couldn't help covering her mouth in surprise and asked  He asked, "What's going on?" Batu hurriedly bowed and saluted and said, "Wei Xian, forgive me, the weather is cold, and we don't know how long we have to wait, so we took a few exercises to warm up!" "That's it!  The female officer glanced at the two of them, and a smile appeared on her face: "In this case, it is not the one who is on duty. However, Her Majesty the Queen Mother and several husbands are waiting in the back hall, so you two should tidy up a little to avoid unnecessary trouble."  You have behaved inappropriately!" "Thank you, Wei Xian, for reminding me!" The two quickly arranged their clothes and followed the female officer through the two courtyards to the front of the back hall.  The female officer gently knocked on the door twice, pushed it open, went in, took her hands and bowed down, and said, "The Queen Mother. The Ministry of War's Fangsi Lang Zhongbadu and Yuanwai Lang Shi Huaisha have arrived and are listening to the announcement outside the door!" "This Yanying Hall is for discussion.  There is no need for so many etiquettes in this place. It¡¯s windy outside, so let them come in quickly.¡± A soft female voice came from the hall. Batu and Shi Huaisha looked at each other, and they both saw the excitement in each other¡¯s eyes.  They all knew that the person speaking was the supreme ruler of the empire, Her Majesty the Queen Mother Deng.  "Welcome to your majesty!" Batu and Shi Huaisha folded their hands and bowed down. Unlike Shi Huasha, Batu carefully glanced around with the corner of his eye and saw a man in his early forties sitting on a low couch directly in front of him.  The middle-aged woman and a teenage boy in yellow robes should be the Empress Dowager Deng and the emperor of the day. There are also two women in green clothes and black crowns sitting on both sides of the short couch. They should be the "Inner Prime Minister" Bingbi Cheng.  There were several members of the cabinet sitting on both sides.  The young emperor was looking at the two strangers kneeling on the ground with curious eyes, and happened to meet Batu's eyes. Batu quickly lowered his head.  The young man turned his head, stretched out his hand to tug at the corner of his mother's clothes, and whispered a few words. Empress Dowager Deng smiled slightly, patted her son's little hand twice, and said with a smile: "Get up, give me a seat!" "Thank you!  Your Majesty the Queen Mother, please give me a seat!" Batu and Shi Huaisha bowed politely, stood up and sat down on the low stool brought by the female officer.  Neither of them dared to sit down, so they only put half of their buttocks up, which was slightly better than standing.  Empress Dowager Deng smiled and said: "The Yanyingzhao Duo is the place where monarchs and ministers narrate, sit down and sit down, otherwise there will be no talk!" "Yes!" The two of them moved their buttocks upward.  "Ba Qing's family, Da Sima (the honorific title given to the Minister of War in the Shun Dynasty) said that you are in charge of training the new army, so tell me about it!" "Yes, Queen Mother!" Batu stood up and said to those present.  Everyone performed a military salute and explained loudly: "Starting from last May, Colonel Shi Huaisha and I carried out a military reform in Youzhou Prefecture. The main purpose of this reform was to use the reserve system to achieve  On the basis of the same military expenditure, the number of wartime troops will be expanded to three times that of the existing army, while the combat effectiveness of the new army will not be significantly reduced." At this point, Batu opened the leather bag he brought with him.  , took out a record book, and began to explain loudly: First, the conscription targets young people between the ages of 18 and 20, including sons of middle- and above-average rural households except the eldest son, and those in the city who are between the ages of 18 and 20.  Young people; young people with more than nine years of education can request to be exempted from military service. If they join the army, they can directly enter the artillery and other technical arms or serve in the sergeant corps.  Soldiers who serve receive no other remuneration except rations and a small allowance. The service period is tentatively set at six months, and the service location must not exceed 200 kilometers from the place of residence.  Second, select senior soldiers from the existing army who are proficient in military technology, have perseverance, loyalty, and have sufficient prestige among soldiers as candidates for sergeants, and conduct short-term training for three to four months.  The purpose is to require them to know how to train recruits to master the basic skills of formation, shooting, hand-to-hand attack, construction of fortifications, and marching, as well as basic tactical command capabilities within one and a half months. If they are artillery and other technical arms, they also need to master the use of their weapons.  and basic maintenance skills.  For sergeants, they will be given corresponding remuneration and a relatively stable career, and will be given a certain retirement subsidy after retirement. The amount of remuneration is approximately equivalent to 75% of grassroots officers, and its amount is approximately equivalent to 10% of all military officers.  One percent, and the proportion of technical arms such as artillery can be increased as appropriate.  No. ???. The new army organization method will be changed to division, regiment, battalion, company and platoon.  The regiment is the basic tactical corps, and the division is the multi-arms combined corps. It is also the largest tactical unit in peacetime.  In peacetime, the total strength of each division, except for the Guards Division, is about 8,000. When war breaks out, by recruiting reserve soldiers who have served in the past four years, each division will be mobilized twenty years after the mobilization order is issued.  It reached full strength within five days, that is, 18,000 people. By recruiting livestock and transportation from the people, heavy equipment such as artillery and mules and horses were used as baggage.  The next book should go to a certain point. The manuscript will be saved for a month. It should be updated in mid-October. I hope you will continue to support me!
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