Travel through the Qing Dynasty and become emperor

Chapter 119 Reform of the Military System
It was already evening when Guan Xuqing woke up, watching the golden light shine into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.I sighed for a while, the sunset is infinitely good, but it is almost dusk.It is most appropriate to use this as a metaphor for the empire on which the sun never sets, which has gone downhill.

Suddenly thinking that the German envoy was still waiting for him in the Qianqing Palace, he patted himself on the head with a smile.This must have made the Germans anxious.

"Wang Shang, go to Qianqing Palace." Guan Xuqing called.

"twitter."

The German ambassador to China is called Ai Debao, a middle-aged man in his 40s.Like most Germans, he has a characteristic beer belly.But there were not many hairs left on that huge head.

At this time in the Qianqing Palace, he was anxious.When the eunuch saw the eunuch, he asked the emperor when he would come. After stuffing a lot of money, he found out that the emperor had fallen asleep in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.But the emperor asked him to wait here, and he couldn't leave. He didn't even dare to drink more of his favorite Chinese kung fu tea, for fear of missing the meeting with the emperor when he went to the latrine later.A trace of cold sweat slipped from his bare head, and he paced back and forth in the Qianqing Palace while wiping his sweat.

"Ah, respected Mr. Ambassador. I just took a nap and kept the ambassador waiting for a long time." Guan Xuqing strode into the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty the Great Qing Emperor, I am honored to meet you." Ai Debao saluted Guan Xuqing respectfully.

Guan Xuqing signaled him to sit down, sat on the dragon chair in Qianqing Palace himself, and said, "I just came back from your motherland. I wonder if the ambassador is in a hurry to see me for something important?"

"Oh, His Majesty the Emperor. I received a telegram from my motherland saying that His Majesty may have had some misunderstandings with our Emperor William in Germany. Emperor William attaches great importance to your friend, Your Majesty, so let me come to understand the situation immediately and apologize to Your Majesty. "Ai Debao stood up and bowed deeply again.

Guan Xuqing smiled and waved his hands, and said: "The ambassador doesn't need to be polite, I am very happy in Germany. There is nothing unpleasant about it. I feel very honored by the hospitality of your emperor. It's just that domestic affairs are cumbersome and William was not informed. Your Majesty, I hope the ambassador will convey my apologies for returning early."

Ai Debao rolled his eyes and said directly: "Your Majesty, our emperor is disappointed that he could not sign the three-nation military alliance this time, and is willing to isolate Russia and sign a two-nation military alliance with the Qing Dynasty. And revise the previously signed two-nation military alliance." cooperation agreement."

"Oh? Since your emperor is so sincere, I will inform the Qing ambassador in Germany to discuss the military alliance agreement between the two countries in detail." Guan Xuqing did not guess wrong. If the Germans are not fools, they should know that they are offended at this time. No one can offend Daqing.After all, he still has a fleet in the Far East, and more than 2 troops need the protection of the Qing Dynasty.

"Ah! Your Majesty the Great Emperor, I am going to tell the German people this exciting news." Ai Debao stood up happily and said.

The signing of the military alliance between China and Germany made Russia even more nervous.After all, what does it mean that the leading countries on the south and west signed a military alliance agreement?It is too dangerous to be caught between two allies.Alexander III took the initiative to find William II and expressed his willingness to sign a military alliance agreement with Germany, but he was still unwilling to sign any agreement with the Qing Dynasty.

Although the Three Kingdoms Military Alliance Agreement was not signed, Germany got everything he wanted.Since it is in alliance with Russia, it can concentrate on dealing with France.With the support of the Qing Dynasty in the Far East, the rule of the Thai colony became more stable.

In October of the 16th year of Guangxu, 1890 AD.The first batch of Qing military officers who went to Germany to study returned to the Qing Dynasty with honors. They almost won all the awards of the German Army Military Academy in the past three years.

Guan Xuqing personally greeted them at the gate of the Forbidden City, which was quite a high standard at the time.After kneeling three times and knocking nine times, everyone followed Guan Xuqing to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

After everyone stood still, Guan Xuqing sat on the dragon chair and said: "Four years ago, I saw you off here. Today, four years later, I personally welcome you back at the gate of the palace. Do you know why? You are the hope of the Qing Dynasty." , is the future of the Qing Dynasty. Since ancient times, it has been said: Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one general is hard to find. But today, I have a dozen of you strong generals. Why worry about the uncertainty of the world? Why worry about the Qing Dynasty not being strong?"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

"I visited Germany a few days ago. I saw things I had never seen in my life, and I heard things I had never heard in my life. I have a vast land, rich resources, and many soldiers, but why have I been bullied by foreigners for decades? It is because of foreigners We are making progress, but we stand still and claim to be number one in the world. But what about the real fight? A crushing defeat. Although the overall trend has been good in the past few years, it is far from enough. I have the same saying, a rich country must come first Strong soldiers. Now I have millions of lions in the Qing Dynasty without a unified command, and they fight on their own. If we fight against foreigners in the future, we will suffer losses. Therefore, I want to reform the existing military system." Guan Xuqing said impassionedly.

After speaking, there was a constant buzzing of whispering.Li Hongzhang stood up first and said: "Your Majesty, now our military system in the Qing Dynasty is perfect, and we have won consecutive victories against powerful countries such as Britain, France, and Russia. The upward trend is good, and it is not easy to change. Besides, changing the military system will affect the rights and interests of the current generals. I'm afraid there will be trouble. It will be hard to clean up then."

"The purpose of reforming the military system is to make our Qing Dynasty stronger. How can this good upward momentum be affected? Besides, if any general is unwilling to hand over military power, there will still be troubles sooner or later. If this is the case, I hope it will come sooner. "Guan Xuqing said firmly.

Li Hongzhang was speechless for a while, and retreated.

Guan Xu glanced at the people below, his eyes stayed on Feng Xianghua who had just returned from Germany, and asked: "Xianghua, you have studied in Germany for more than three years, who is better than the German Army or my Qing Army?"

Feng Xianghua cleared his throat and said, "Return to the emperor, although our Qing army is brave, but compared with the German army, there is a certain gap with the German army in terms of individual quality and teamwork."

Prince Chun jumped out first: "You grow others' aspirations and destroy your own prestige. Have you been demonized by the German barbarians?"

"Bewitching words to confuse the crowd, to confuse the hearts of the soldiers."

"It must be the medicine given by the Germans, which made the Qing Dynasty fear it."

For a while, there were endless attacks on Feng Xianghua, and some even rushed to beat him.

"Shut up." Guan Xuqing roared loudly.

Sure enough, everyone down there quieted down, lowering their heads to secretly rejoice, thinking that these armies were built by the emperor alone.You said they are not as good as the Germans, now you still have good fruit to eat?

"I just said that if you sail against the current, you will retreat if you don't advance. Foreigners are reforming and making progress. What about us? Just after a little achievement, we feel invincible again? Don't we need to make progress?" Guan Xuqing stepped down from the dragon chair and continued: "The 100 million regular army of the Qing Army is divided into 40 divisions. The division is used as a unit to facilitate unified dispatch. The other 10 divisions form a group army. From now on, our Qing Dynasty will be divided into four group armies in the southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest."

There was silence, I don't know how many times.Guan Xuqing is arbitrary. If there were strong quarrels and objections before, everyone is habitually sinking now.

Because this little emperor has created too many brilliance, the facts prove that what he said must be right.

Guan Xuqing established a rule that the reorganized designations are flexible, and military salaries are also paid according to rank. Divisions with designations 2.5 to [-] are ranked first.They represent the first-rate ace main division.The "three-three" large organization is adopted. A division has three brigades, and a brigade has three regiments. The total number of divisions exceeds [-].

And how to evaluate this trump card master?During the war period, through military exploits, during the non-war period, the superior and inferior are distinguished in the annual military exercises between divisions.

(End of this chapter)