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Chapter 808
When the Macheng Incident happened, Prince Rui had just left Dangyang for Yichang City.

Shan'an Town, one of the three towns of Shaanxi-Gansu Lvying, is stationed here.

Jia Liulai's purpose is not only to help Cao Dahua, the new commander-in-chief of Shan'an Township, to reorganize and control the elite soldiers in Shan'an Township, but also to carry out the "de-braiding project" in Shan'an Township, so as to build the first army without braids in the Qing Dynasty. And then drive the whole army to wave goodbye to the braids that are out of date.

It only took half a day for the project to be finalized. However, although the time was short, the significance of the project was great.

It is very likely to become a milestone in changing the fate of the Qing Dynasty, and even Jia Liu's greatest wealth left to future generations.

spiritual wealth.

He attaches great importance to this.

I will not mention the long-term harm of braids to the people. If the Qing army can voluntarily abandon the "vulgar custom" of braids, it will definitely move the high-level officials of the Xinghan Army who insist on "expelling the Tartars and restoring China." The impression of the "Hulu" represented by the army.

Jia Liu, as the actual controller of the Qing court, made a series of promises, signed a series of traitorous treaties, and even did not rule out his own life, and directly announced the glorious uprising. Then, this war about the dispute between Yi and Xia, It may end peacefully.

It is not without good intentions.

Of course, it is obviously not appropriate to publicly declare that braids are as inconvenient as ancestors, and then say no to them.

In any case, he, Jia Liu, is now an authentic old man, and he is still the hat king of the Qing Dynasty, so he must always consider the feelings of his fellow Manchurians.

Therefore, Jia Liu created a package for the "de-braiding project" and called it "New Life Movement."

On the way, I asked Lao Ji to write an article for "Frontline News" as the Minister of the Ministry of War, to the effect that braids were originally a custom in Manchuria outside the customs a hundred years ago. Like the Han people, if the hair is tied up high, it is very easy to be entangled in the woods, which is not conducive to hunting.

Therefore, the Manchus shaved their heads, leaving only a small braid at the back of the head that could only be strung through the eye of a coin, so that it was convenient to move.

However, after a hundred years, the braids of the people of the Qing Dynasty are not only longer but also thicker than those in the early days of the country. Every time the soldiers and civilians wash their hair, they have to untie the braids and tie them up again.

Especially in the army, if there is no war, the soldiers often wash their braids every few months in order to avoid trouble.

As a result, the braids were extremely dirty and full of lice and fleas, which not only tortured the soldiers physically and mentally, but also affected their combat effectiveness, and were prone to breed germs, causing plagues in the army.

Therefore, for the healthy operation of the army and for soldiers not to be tortured by braids, it is necessary to carry out a drastic reform of braids.

Just don't.

The article also expounds the significance of removing braids from the Manchu-Han dispute.

It is nothing more than the fact that the Qing Dynasty has been established for a hundred years, and the imperial court has always talked about the Manchu and Han families, hoping that the Han people will closely link themselves with Manchuria and not treat Manchuria as foreign invaders.

But the results have been very little. Since the founding of the Qing Dynasty, anti-Qing uprisings have broken out every year, and the root cause is always inextricable.

The Great General Wang learned from the painful experience and decided to implement the policy of the Manchu and Han family in place, so that the people all over the world, regardless of whether they are Manchu or Han, can bathe in the sunshine of harmony in the Qing Dynasty.

Therefore, under pressure, the policy of removing braids was implemented in front of the Huguang army. The implementation of this policy will completely break down the gap between Manchu and Han, which is a good thing for the country and the people.

The article as a whole is very well written, well-founded, and combined with facts to explain the many benefits of removing braids. Some of the conclusions in it made Jia Liu very happy. When he was happy, he asked Baozhu to carry half a mouthful of fat pigs to Lao Ji.

In addition to the Xingyuan staff, the entourage who accompanied them to Yichang was Bao Ning, the former commander-in-chief of Shan'an Town and the current admiral of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Battalion; Field officers in a meeting.

General Wang You ordered not to disturb the place, so the local government officials in Yichang did not receive any notice.

After arriving in Yichang, Baoning immediately called all the officers and soldiers of the town to gather in the school field.

Ji Yun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, read Cao Dahua's appointment certificate on behalf of General Wang, and then General Cao ordered the whole town to remove braids, in response to the new life movement proposed by General Wang, and built Shan'an Town into a healthy, progressive, full of people. A strong army with vigor and great loyalty to the general king.

For this purpose, a ceremony was specially prepared.

It is to ask the general Wang to cut the braids of the first soldier who came to power in Shan'an Town.

Under the leadership of the officers, the officers and soldiers of Shan'an Town cut their braids one after another, but deep down they still felt puzzled and doubtful about cutting their braids.

However, when the general announced the rewards and the three-fold increase in the salaries of the Shaanxi-Gansu Green Camp in the future, the doubts in the minds of the officers and soldiers were immediately swept away.

Next, with the cooperation of Shaanxi-Gansu Admiral Baoning, Cao Dahua made preliminary adjustments to Shan'an Town in accordance with the instructions of General Wang.

The adjustment was not great, and only three generals were involved, but 50 officers below the fourth rank had to be selected to go to Xingyuan for training.

This is undoubtedly a very honorable thing.

Therefore, military officers signed up one after another, and private exchanges continued.

Everyone hopes to be trained in the hands of the general king.

Deputy Director Ji summed it up well: "Students of the Son of Heaven, who doesn't want to be one?"

After the braid removal ceremony, Jia Liu met with the Yichang magistrate and other officials who came after hearing the news, and expressed to them the determination of the court to put down the chaos. Prince Rui is about to turn against him.

"This new life movement is a reform of the army that this king has made. It can be said to be an attempt, or it can be said to be a goal. Of course, any reform will encounter resistance. The king's reform, and then slander the king."

Just as Jia Liu was talking, Lao Zhang, the doorman in the reception room, walked over lightly, and handed over a newly received official document to the captain of the security team with an anxious expression on his face.

When Captain Bao saw a chicken feather stuck in the official document, he immediately knew that it was a big deal, so he hurriedly came to the prince and said in a low voice, "My lord, call urgently!"

"Where did the urgent call come from?"

Jia Liu reached out to take the telegram, glanced at it, and put it on the table as if nothing had happened.

Not head-on, but reverse.

Maybe it was because they were afraid that the magistrate of Yichang and others would see it.

After explaining the meaning of the trip in detail, and asking about the restoration of people's livelihood in Yichang, Jia Liu finished the meeting and hurried back to his residence.

He held the urgent document tightly in his hand, as if something earth-shattering had been written on it.

Before entering the house, Jia Liu suddenly turned around and told Bao Zhu, "By the way, you can use my passport to buy a direct flight ticket to Myanmar. We may go there to form the Qing Dynasty Provisional Government."

Ok?
Bao Zhu was at a loss when he heard it, but he could accurately judge from the eyebrows of His Excellency the President that something must have happened that made His Excellency very anxious to urinate.

(End of this chapter)