The temperament revealed by the young Emperor Tongzhi now is completely different from that in Sijiu City before, and the guards kneeling on the ground all felt it.
The emperor in the past was extremely weak, and his thin body was morbid. Almost all the royal family were worried about His Majesty's health. His Majesty was very smart, but he would show signs of fatigue.
But now Emperor Tongzhi exudes the brilliance of the tropical sun. Half a year of military training has completely transformed him. The scorching sun and precious herbs have changed his physique from the bottom of his bones. The dark emperor is now like an unpolished sword. Likewise, although there is no murderous intent, everyone knows that he will be a big killer in the future.
"I know you are very unconvinced. Who among the men of the Four Nine Cities have you ever obeyed? Do you feel that this kind of military posture is useless? You don't need to hide from my sight. I know very well what you are thinking..."
"If I don't leave the Forbidden City, I will never know what the outside world is like, let alone what my Eight Banners disciples have degenerated into... They don't engage in production, don't study, and don't bother to practice martial arts. All of them have their chins raised. The whole day is spent wandering around pubs, brothels, opium dens, restaurants, and teahouses..."
"Fighting crickets, raising mynahs, big yellow dogs, snuff bottles... Why do you only have so many gadgets in your hands? Can you still count them all?"
"A bunch of people get together and brag about their ancestors besides leaking secrets to the court. I wonder if your ancestors are powerful, does that mean you are powerful? Who can be more powerful than my ancestors? But I am still training with the new army. ,study……"
"What am I doing for? I am not afraid of being beaten by foreigners, but those who want to rebel are scared to death!" Zai Chun shouted loudly, "I still have at least one fear in my heart, I am afraid of this big The Qing Dynasty collapsed in the end, and I'm afraid that in the end, all of us Eight Banners disciples will be slaughtered like chickens..."
"So I want to study, I want to train... I have to know what the outside world is like, and I also have to know how the world's top military is trained!"
"We are so lucky to meet a master who doesn't hide his secrets. Prime Minister Xiao taught me his unique skills, and you still have doubts? You deserve it..."
What Zai Chun said today was too explicit and heart-wrenching. He exposed things that no one in the court dared to say. The guards of the third class knelt on the ground sweating profusely.
"Do you know why I didn't look for the eldest brother of your family? Do you know why I looked for you group of concubine children? Is it because they are completely hopeless and the gods can no longer be trained..."
"Those people have been controlled by the dandy's thoughts, and they can't get rid of it... Don't think I don't know why the new army that Prince Gong created can't even stand up now? Isn't it because of those great men? You want this or that, you all want to be a general? You are worthy..."
"Listen to me clearly. From today on, you will sink your hearts to the bottom of the sea. You will start from a big-headed soldier, and then you will become a squad leader, platoon leader, and company commander, and then move up little by little. Your company will be a soldier." Even if you are not good at it, you still want to be an official? What a dream..."
"From today onwards, forget your identities and teach me to die. Don't blame me for being merciless. Today, I will tell you ugly things. If any of the three hundred of you can't even complete the recruit training... then I will kill you." Decide!"
The murderous words were so arousing that everyone present fell to their knees and did not dare to move. Zai Chun looked at it and cursed angrily, "Get out of here, you bastards. They are all as shameless as kowtowing bugs!" After saying this, he went up. He gave one of the leaders of Sanbao a kick, then turned around and left the military camp.
At this time, the four guards stood in front of them with smiles. "Congratulations! Your Majesty is willing to kick you, which means you can still be saved. In the new army, anyone who can be beaten by the Prime Minister is a top man, and you are the same. You can still be saved, so Your Majesty I'm just giving you a waste of time. If it's hopeless, Your Majesty won't say another word..."
"Get up, get up. Now go to the cafeteria to eat, then take a shower and go to bed. Tomorrow will be the brutal recruit training... The prime minister's army expansion plan will last for three or four years. The army will be 6,000 per year, and in three or four years it will only be 30,000. There are many people, so you can imagine how elite this army must be..."
"Give up your previous pride and learn. What you learn here is all practical knowledge. As long as you succeed in learning, you will all be generals of the Qing Dynasty in the future... Think about it carefully. If you bring hundreds of elite soldiers back to the capital, then What a beautiful scene!”
The eyes of the four guards also shone with a different light. They also imagined leading a strong army like the Ryukyu New Army to walk on the streets of Sijiu City. The bastards who used to look down on them knelt down and worshiped one by one. The ground was trembling, what an awesome scene it must have been.
The military camp playground was filled with the sound of heavy breathing, and the spirits of the three hundred guards were completely ignited.
"I've done it! Anyway, it's my grandma who doesn't love my uncle... I've had enough of the bad atmosphere in Sijiu City, and I will fight with my life to find a future today..."
"Yes, His Majesty is willing to go out of his way to train. Even if we are just like a green onion, even if we risk our lives, we are still heroes!"
"Do it!" The three hundred warriors were full of momentum.
When Xiao Letian heard Zai Chun's report to him, he smiled and gave him a thumbs up. "You are a brat. Do you think the master is petty and doesn't want to see you with his own weapons? Don't be stupid." , I still don’t know about the worries in your heart?”
"You still have a question that you haven't asked me yet. Do you want to ask me why I want to help you like this? Do you want to ask me how a Han can be of the same mind as you Manchus?"
When this question came out of Xiao Letian's mouth, Zai Chun's face suddenly changed. "Master...I, I, I...I have never doubted you...really..."
"What nonsense! It's the problem that arises if you haven't thought about it. If you haven't thought about it, it means there is something wrong with your IQ, and I won't want you as my apprentice..."
Xiao Letian sighed and slowly spread out a finely printed map of the Qing Dynasty on the table. "Zaichun, this is a map of the Qing Dynasty that the British redrawn based on our Qing Dynasty world map. Its precision is comparable to that of the Forbidden City." It's much higher..."
"Master has now hired more than 30 surveying and mapping teams with high salaries. He is planning to invest 500,000 dragon coins in ten years to survey and map all the mountains and rivers of the Qing Dynasty. By then we will have more accurate maps to use..."
Xiao Letian's finger gently traced the Great Wall on the map. "Did you see it? This line is the Great Wall in your eyes, but in my eyes it is the dividing line between civilizations, the nomads in the north and the nomads in the south." The dividing line between the farming peoples..."
"This is not something that the emperor could draw. This line actually depends entirely on the choice of natural climate... Do you know that it is not that farming civilization cannot be developed in the north of the Great Wall, but that the existing scientific and technological strength cannot achieve it. Not to mention the ancients..."
"Look at the Tianshan Mountains, the desert in Xinjiang, the plateau in Tibet, and the long coastline. What are these? These are all natural geographical dividing lines!"
"Under the protection of these geographical boundaries, the civilization of the Central Plains has lasted for thousands of years. During this period, the main enemies of the farming civilization were the ethnic minorities in the north, including you Jurchens..."
Xiao Letian sighed. In fact, you all have a doubt in your hearts. You think that I, Xiao Letian, and Zeng Guofan and others in the south are all warlords. Sooner or later, these people will follow Zhu Yuanzhang's old path. This is what you are satisfied with. A nightmare in the human heart! "
"No need to deny it, even a fool can understand it...and you really killed countless people when you entered the customs. What will happen if you leave your hair or not, in Jiading and Yangzhou? Do you think the Han people have forgotten it?"
These few words made Zai Chun sweat profusely. He couldn't adapt to such a taboo topic at all.
"Haha, do you think I haven't thought about leading the Han people to revolt? You have seen my methods clearly. In less than ten years, I can easily drive you Manchus out of the pass. When all the heroes in the world are together, the Manchus will be back." How many can survive? Don’t think that white mountains and black waters are a blessed land. Give me a year and I can train an army suitable for fighting in alpine zones. This is not difficult..."
Zai Chun cried all of a sudden. An eleven-year-old child was no match for Xiao Letian. His tears fell like pearls. "No, master, don't..."
Xiao Ertian sighed, "It's a pity that it's just my fantasy. It will never come true, because I said that what we are facing now is a major change that has not been seen in three thousand years. The times have changed..."
"Don't cry, just continue to look at the map patiently. Because the Central Plains was relatively closed in the past, the sea and mountain deserts have protected most of the area. All farming civilizations and nomadic civilizations can fight each other freely. , because there are no other powerful enemies..."
"When the Han people become stronger, the nomads will bow their heads and become vassals. When the Han people become weak, you will raise troops to invade the country. The change of dynasties will be like a big saw, killing endlessly!"
"But now... everything is different. The Age of Discovery has shortened the distance between countries. We were surprised to find that there were suddenly more enemies? A group of powerful uninvited guests came to the sea!"
"These enemies have a common name, and that is called European civilization. Yes, they are the group that originated from ancient Greece and Rome and combined Middle Eastern religions and many barbarian cultures. Although the civilized community is full of wars between them, their civilization The core is the same..."
"When such a group of enemies comes to Asia and our Qing Dynasty, Zaichun, what do you think will happen?"
Zai Chun stopped crying at this time. He blinked and suddenly said, "The other neighbor has been fighting for thousands of years, but now a more powerful neighbor suddenly appeared next to them, and he has been coveting the fields of these two families. …”
"So, the wisest choice for these two families is to get together quickly and deal with these new giants first... I understand, it doesn't matter even if the distribution between our two families is uneven for the time being, we have to keep this legacy left by our ancestors. It’s not too late to divide the land into three parts after it’s safe!”
"I understand……"
