Starting from crossing the Fengshen

Chapter 88 A sudden surprise (210)

Yin Qi was surprised and happy, but he still asked doubtfully: "Sir, this admiral is a first-class military attaché, in charge of the military of a province. I am just the commander-in-chief of the Green Battalion. If you recommend me, will the court agree?"

The Green Camp of Shaoxing Prefecture was in ruins long ago. In addition, it was destroyed by the Taiping Rebellion. Nalan Yuanshu simply did not rebuild it. Instead, he made Yin Qi the commander-in-chief of Shanyin Prefecture and used regiment training to replace the Green Camp to guard Shaoxing.

In essence, Yin Qi is a miscellaneous general.

From a miscellaneous general to the military governor of a province, this span would have been unimaginable at other times.

But who said this was the end of the Qing Dynasty? Everything is possible.

Nalan Yuanshu chuckled and said: "The court originally refused, but because of my strong recommendation and the use of some family connections, the court accepted this recommendation. The fastest is three days, the slowest is five days , the appointment will come down.”

"Thank you for your promotion, sir. If you have any assignments in the future, just give me your instructions."

Yin Qi looked excited.

Nalan Yuanshu said so, of course he had to show his loyalty, otherwise why would Nalan Yuanshu promote him?

When Nalan Yuanshu saw this, the smile on his face became even stronger.

He hurriedly helped Yin Qi up and said: "There is no need for this. The court is in trouble, and it is the time for you and me to fight. I hope that in the future you and I can support each other, serve the court, expel foreigners, and restore the glory of the Holy Ancestor. By the way, If you take over the position of admiral, what are your next plans?"

Yin Qi thought for a moment and said: "Continue to expand the scale of the New Army, and at the same time lay off all green camps and local regiment training, use the New Army to guard various places, strengthen control over the entire province, and then make overall arrangements to eliminate all banditry in the entire province. "

Of course he had selfish motives when he said this.

For such a large-scale suppression of bandits and the division of troops to garrison in certain places, [-] new troops will definitely not be enough.

According to his estimate, it would cost at least [-].

In other words, as long as he can complete these, he can control [-] new troops.

With [-] well-trained new troops and equipped with the most advanced weapons and equipment, he is fully confident to raise troops and sweep across the area south of the Yangtze River as quickly as possible.

You must know that at this time, it was the time when the Manchu and Qing military strength was declining.

The Hunan Army and the Huai Army have declined, the Beiyang Army has not yet grown up, and the local Green Camp is already rotten. They can bully the people, but they have no combat power at all.

Although the imperial court has ordered various regions to formulate and train new armies, due to the huge needs of the new army, only a few provinces are actually working on it, and the scale is not very large.

The famous small station only has 5000 troops for training.

Nalan Yuanshu's eyes flashed, and he nodded slowly: "Your plan is very good, but there are two problems. First: how to remove the Green Camp and regiment training; second: expanding the army requires a lot of money, and the court does not Possible appropriation.”

Although the Green Camp was in terrible condition, the imperial court still issued military pay.

Therefore, demolishing Green Camp is equivalent to cutting off the financial resources of many people.

As for team training, because it does not belong to the imperial establishment, cutting them off is just a matter of words.

Of course, the most important thing is the issue of military spending.

The imperial court had lost the Sino-Japanese War of [-]-[-] and was saddled with huge debts. In addition, Cixi was extremely hesitant and built the Summer Palace. It was completely impossible for the imperial court to agree to increase military expenditures for the new army in Hangzhou.

Yin Qi said: "The green camp has long been in ruins. The difficulty of dismantling it is nothing more than cutting off the wealth of many people. All we have to do is make up for it. Your Excellency also knows that my Yin family's business is very big. I can open a factory in partnership with them. This is comparable to Earn more money on empty wages.

As for military expenses, we can borrow a sum of money from the bank first and repay it with the proceeds after the bandits are suppressed.

Your Excellency also knows that those bandits are all wealthy owners.

After eradicating them, we can naturally pay back the money. "

Nalan Yuanshu frowned and continued: "What about after the bandits are suppressed? If there is not enough military spending, your expanded army will eventually be disbanded."

Yin Qi smiled calmly and said: "Sir, we can establish a military factory in the name of the New Army. Use the money earned from the factory to support the New Army, so there is no need to ask the court for military expenses."

"Military factory, what a great idea!"

Nalan Yuanshu was finally moved, clapped his hands and applauded.If someone else said this, he might still sneer at it. After all, setting up a factory is not an easy task.

But Yin Qi said it, so there is no problem.

In the past year, he had personally watched Yin Qi expand the Yin family's industry several times.

Of course, all plans are good.

But Nalan Yuanshu was also keenly aware of a problem, that is, once Yin Qi was able to support the army independently, local separatist forces would easily form.

But thinking that the Hunan Army and Huai Army, which were once so powerful, did not cause any trouble, the vigilance in his heart was greatly reduced.

In his heart, he still believed that the Han people were slaves and did not dare to rebel.

Just like Zeng Guofan and Li Hongzhang.

What's more, he is not prepared to let Yin Qi serve as the admiral of Zhejiang for a long time. After he has dealt with Chen Yucheng and other remnants of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Southern Revolutionary Party, he will apply for transfer back.

By that time, Yin Qi had almost completed the suppression of bandits in the province.

As for Yin Qi, he will not treat him badly.

He can be transferred to the capital to serve as an official, just like Li Hongzhang back then, becoming a general and a prime minister.

Not only can they be worthy of each other, but they can also strengthen the reformists.

Thinking of this, Nalan Yuanshu praised: "Yin Qi, your idea is good. I support you and I believe the court will not object. But after all, Hangzhou is not Shanyin. There are many foreign consulates here. When you deal with them , you must be careful not to aggravate the relationship between each other, cause unnecessary disputes, or lose the magnanimity of our Qing Dynasty..."

Next, he talked a lot with Yin Qi.

For example, the affairs of various consulates, the situation in Hangzhou, etc.

It wasn't until around four o'clock in the afternoon that Nalan Yuanshu stopped and said, "Okay, I've said everything that needs to be said. It's getting late. You go back and wait for the news."

"Sir, I'm taking my leave now!"

Yin Qi nodded, hugged Nalan Yuanshu's fists, and turned to leave.

When he walked out of the Admiral's Yamen, looking at the blue sky, he had the feeling that the sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to jump.

He made detailed plans for the rebellion.

First, he controlled Shaoxing Prefecture, then Zhejiang, then Jiangnan, and finally unified the world.

He has already controlled Shaoxing, and next is Zhejiang.

In his plan, he originally wanted to infiltrate the New Army, which would take at least three or four years, but he did not expect that it could be achieved in the blink of an eye.

Happiness comes so fast that people are caught off guard.

In fact, Yin Qi knew Nalan Yuanshu's thoughts very well. As a rare talented man in the Qing Dynasty and a clear-headed person, it was impossible for the other party to fail to see the ambition and hidden dangers of his proposal to borrow money from banks to expand the army.

But the other party still agreed, and his thoughts were self-evident.

It's nothing more than waiting for him to finish, and the other party will jump out to pick peaches.

However, time also dictates fate.

Let's not talk about whether Nalan Yuanshu can come back from Guangzhou alive. Let's just say that he has already established his power. It doesn't matter if Nalan Yuanshu comes back, because he can completely start an uprising and sweep south of the Yangtze River.

Because in the next few years, the world will not be peaceful.

First, next year, there will be a vigorous Boxer Rebellion, which will then evolve into the Eight-Power Allied Forces' invasion of China the year after that.

The court was in chaos inside and outside. Even the city of Beijing was occupied by the Eight-Power Allied Forces. He took the opportunity to start an uprising. The court was unable to send troops to suppress it and could only watch helplessly as he swept across the south of the Yangtze River.

(End of this chapter)