Xinshun 1730

Chapter 186 Maintaining Mutual Trust
"Oh...it doesn't matter if you don't know how to fight."

The emperor repeated Liu Yu's words as if talking to himself, seemingly unintentionally.

This general does not know the meaning of soldiers, but it does not mean that he can be the chief general if he catches anyone casually.Liu Yu's intention has always been to carry out military reforms, uniform training of the army, and establishment of military academies for officers from various ministries.

The chief general also has to study in the military academy, but due to issues such as the emperor's trust, he must be selected from the noble or the dragon.

The situation of the Qingzhou Army is very special. According to the name of the previous dynasty, it can be called Liu Jiajun.

Liu Yu presided over all the training, payment, and appointment of alternate officers.

If the Qingzhou army can change the main general and still maintain its combat effectiveness, then the follow-up military reform can definitely be done as Liu Yu said before.

The emperor knew Liu Yu's intention to find a lieutenant, which was much deeper than Li Jiu's thoughts, because the emperor had always been convinced that Liu Yu didn't take the threat on land seriously at all, but kept thinking about Nanyang.

If it is said that the question just now did not mean to test at all, it is not entirely true.But if it is said that there is really no idea of ​​downgrading talents in an eclectic manner, that is also punishing.

The emperor was really anxious about the Junggar matter.

Seeing that he is almost forty, if he doesn't even have an Anxi Protectorate, how can he compare himself to Li Tang?
The matter of Raksha State, accompanied by Duke Qi's official visit, also worried the emperor.

Li Gan is somewhat confident, but looking at the past dynasties, no one can guarantee what will happen to the subsequent heirs.

In the future, if there are a few wise kings like Peter in the Raksha Kingdom, and a few stupid people in Dashun, then the Western Regions will really be lost.

Li Gan admired Peter very much.

This kind of admiration is inseparable from the rumors spread by the Poles.

The Poles forged a will of Peter I, clearly revealing Peter's ambitions and Russia's ambitions.

At this time, France, as a traditional ally of Turkey, issued a large number of Peter's wills forged by the Poles.

The relationship between France and Dashun, coupled with Li Gan's worries about Luocha, made this ambitious will of Polish rumors come to Li Gan's hands smoothly.

Even though he is obviously ambitious, as an emperor, he has such a heroic sense of sympathy.

In the matter of the Western Regions, Russia's footsteps have been too deep. Li Gan is really afraid that if Russia produces a few more Peters, the Western Regions will definitely be chaotic in the future.

Qi Guogong's visit also brought news of the Russian coup d'état. A woman who had no foundation and married to a foreign country disbanded the Privy Council overnight and successfully seized power.

Although Anna I's level is average, it is not obvious at this time.

This coup caused Li Gan to exclaim, "Is Rakshasa going to produce another female Peter?"

Liu Yu said that he learned how to train troops from Xiyi, and when Li Jiusi came back from Weihai, he praised the Qingzhou Army, which made Li Gan even more worried.

Although Liu Yu said all day long that he could understand China and the West in order to surpass him, no matter how he thought about it, he felt that even if the blue came out of the blue and was better than the blue, this Western army should not be underestimated.

According to the report sent by Qi Guogong, Luocha's regular army is not at the level of the Cossacks in Heilongjiang, but most of them have been replaced with flintlock guns and bayonets.

In order to have an intuitive comparison, Li Gan also asked Li Jiusi a very heavy question.

If the Qingzhou Army confronts the Jingying Army with similar forces, can Duke E be sure to win?

Li Jiusi was silent for a long time at that time, and gave an answer very cautiously: if they faced each other in the field, he had no certainty of winning.

Li Gan was deeply shocked by these words. Even though he believed Liu Yu's words before, he didn't have such an intuitive and comparative answer.

With this intuitive comparison, Liu Yu's memorial "Please arrange for a lieutenant general" has a different meaning.

"According to Qing's opinion, the candidate for this lieutenant general is Long Jin? Or Xun Weijia?"

"I thought...Xunwei."

"Why?"

"Your Majesty hopes to see the most capable army in the world in the future. Are all the officers from good families?"

Li Gan glanced at Liu Yu, with a half-smile on his face.

Just as civil servants are not monolithic, so is Xungui. Li Gan is sure that Liu Yu did not ask Xunwei to be the lieutenant general because of the origin of Xungui's children.

The most capable army in the world, the officers are all from good families... This is what the emperor does not want to see.

"I think that military academies should be opened up to select more officers. The textbooks of the military academies need to be revised. Even though the Wude Palace students from good families learn practical knowledge, there is still a gap between what the new army needs to learn. In a short period of time, it is natural to use a good family member as a grassroots officer, but His Majesty must consider the future. Open up schools, teach practical knowledge, select officers, and dilute good family members. For the time being, let Xungui command the army and Liang family members serve as school lieutenants."

"Xungui's children can start at a higher level. After finishing their studies, they can be the commander of the battalion. They are familiar with military affairs and can be assigned to command the army at will in the future."

"Military academies recruit, select and assess according to rank, and serve as company-level chief officers. In a short period of time, rely on good families, after all, what they learn is more useful; , civil and military officials, everyone is willing to come."

"Soldiers are mainly recruited and trained intensively."

"Military training, generals, lieutenants, military law and military pay, separate."

"I'm not ashamed of my words. If I ask questions to select artillery officers, none of them are qualified. In the end, I have to learn again. Those who come from Wude Palace are just easier to learn. But in fact, the things they learn are really important. If it is useful, it will only take five or six years to learn it. If a new school is opened, it will only take five or six years, so you don’t have to rely entirely on a good family.”

These words were really not meant to scare Li Gan.

In a few years and months, the French artillery officer examination will require high school mathematics and mechanics levels of later generations, plus a preliminary calculus foundation.

If you are a naval artillery officer, you will also need to take spherical geometry and navigation.

The gap is getting bigger and bigger, and now I can only chase after it.

Wude Palace and Yingxue Sanshe method have laid a good foundation, but there are also many useless things learned.

If a new-style school is really opened, the biggest problem is that after learning it, you cannot take the imperial examination or become an official, and no one is willing to learn it.

As for the Kaowude Palace, horseback riding, marksmanship, and policy theory are required.

Poor and rich in literature and military, the average family can't afford to study or pass the exam.Wealthy households who are able to study off-the-job are more willing to take the imperial examination to become a high official.

Artillery and navy are technical arms, so of course you need to learn more deeply.

However, infantry officers at the battalion and company level have very simple things to learn.If the military reform can be carried out, it will undoubtedly help to promote the practice of learning a way to become an official other than the imperial examination.

Liu Yu was planning to get rid of the privileged sons of good families.It's just that there is a shortage of officers for military training, and it's too late to train them from scratch, starting with teaching literacy, geometry, and arithmetic.

On the one hand, it is to make arrangements in advance, and on the other hand, it is also to instigate conflicts between good families and ordinary school students in the future.

Now that the emperor asked this question, he just said it.

The imperial examinations are not dared to move lightly, so they can only make such a compromise. At worst, all the science students in the new school will become military officers. At least there is a useful path after learning.

Otherwise, if you study hard and can't be an official, who will learn new knowledge?Utilitarianism is of course utilitarian. How many people in the world, ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign, study purely for the purpose of acquiring knowledge?

Li Gan knew about the military song compiled by Liu Yu, and he also knew that Liu Yu had always believed that Guan Zhang, who was the champion of the three armies, was not needed as a general in the new army.

Hearing what Liu Yu said, Li Gan knew that Liu Yu had a whole set of systems and ideas for future military reforms, and that he was not an isolated Qingzhou army.

That is to say, for the new army in the future, as long as it is carried out step by step, anyone can train it, not Liu Yu.

This remark reassured Li Gan, and he was also very satisfied that Liu Yu knew about the advance and retreat.The promise at the beginning has not changed from the beginning, and the idea of ​​"fighting without knowing how to fight" has not been forgotten to this day. This is the long-term benefit of the country.

Liu Yu's suggestion to let Xun Wei serve as the deputy general coincided with Li Gan's idea, and he also thought about it in an attitude of checks and balances.

Now that Liu Yu brought it up, Li Gan nodded and said, "Your words are very true. The matter of opening a school will be discussed after it is approved. I also think that the deputy general should be appointed as an honorary guard. British descendants are better than you. If he is a little older, he will serve as the deputy general. What do you think?"

Of course Liu Yu recognizes the grandson of the Duke of England.A few years older than Liu Yu, he has been serving as a Xunwei in the capital, and he is also a member of the Xungui circle.

Liu Yu thought it might be because the emperor felt that the British father was getting old, and his son was irrelevant, but his grandson was not bad, and it could be regarded as a treat for the old minister.

This person is a blank slate, and has no experience in the front line. He has only served as a guard in the capital, so he is considered a suitable candidate.

To choose a deputy general and take over for the future, the more blank paper the better.

The old experience, the old system, and the Qingzhou Army are completely incompatible.Both of them are noble sons, and Liu Yu has military merits, so he can hold back.

Liu Yu didn't care too much about this matter, the emperor could choose whoever he wanted, and said, "Since your Majesty has someone to choose, you can just obey orders. It's just...uh... the Jinghai Palace official school and the navy..."

Li Gan laughed, thinking Liu Yu, Liu Yu, you really care about the threat of the East China Sea the most.It seems that what E Guogong said is true, you are very confident in the Qingzhou army, and you really don't care about the Junggar tribe. It is also a good thing to have such thoughts.

"As soon as the Northwest War started, the affairs of Jinghai Palace and the navy, in my opinion, were temporarily taken by your father Yi Guogong. The navy was first built, and I don't want to ruin it. You don't have to worry, since you are loyal to the country, I will naturally You can trust it. Duke Yi has not been out of the capital for many years, and he happened to do something to exercise his muscles and bones. You don’t need to do anything if you think about it, you have already arranged it.”

This is indeed a great trust, Liu Yu secretly heaved a sigh of relief, since his family is responsible, there is no need to be afraid of someone foolishly ruining the fledgling navy.

The people on Liu Yu's side are all too junior in qualifications, and they can't get into the stage at all.According to the rules of this dynasty, how could a group of people who didn't even get into Wude Palace take care of such a big deal directly?What do you think of those who have been admitted to the Wude Palace and entered the Shangshe?
If it were someone else, the emperor would be really afraid of causing trouble.Then he thought that Yi Guogong Liu Sheng was the right candidate.

This can be regarded as a kind of reciprocation. Since Liu Yu has always had no selfish intentions and wanted to hand over the Qingzhou Army long ago, the emperor should also express his due trust.

After thanking Liu Yu, he took advantage of the situation and said, "Going back to Your Majesty, there is another matter. I brought back the dividends from this year's internal funds, a total of 13 taels. Those two warships were also dividends from Your Majesty's internal funds, but it was a pity that they could not be shipped. Let Your Majesty have a look."

Li Gan was taken aback, and then said: "Didn't I say that? I can trust you. You send the money to the capital, and then I will send it back to Weihai. It is really unnecessary."

Having said that, I was extremely happy in my heart, thinking about the joint-stock system that Liu Yu said before, and said with a smile: "Forget it, since it has been shipped, I will find someone to send it back. The accounts are clear, and I have read it. I also know , if it is government-run or the 24th prison of the former court, there will be trouble. Businessmen value profits, as long as they are strictly guarded, don’t make some big mistakes that harm the people’s livelihood and state affairs. It’s you who gave my internal money a pseudonym , Long Aotian... Heh, it's really vulgar."

"It is precisely because of this consideration that I asked Duke Yi to temporarily take pictures of the navy matter. This matter will damage the face of the royal family and must not be made public. As for what you said about setting up a maritime chamber of commerce and a stock exchange in Songjiang to collect stamp duty , I have also chosen someone."

"Navy expenses are all derived from this. Before sending troops next year, you have to arrange everything. Don't delay the construction of the navy because of the Northwest War. The money will be put into the internal treasury for a while, and I will send people to escort it to Weihai in a few days. .”

(End of this chapter)