Under such personality differences, Li Hongzhang did not have Zeng Guofan's concerns about disarmament, but paid more attention to the practicality and effectiveness of the Huai Army.
Also, in the current troubled times, this military power is a good thing. Even though the Taiping Army has been destroyed, the Nian Army is still very rampant in various places.
There are still some small Taiping forces that have not been eradicated, and they need to continue to suppress the bandits.
Li Hongzhang's generals were all rewarded with official positions. If they couldn't do it later, they were divided into parts. Each general took office and took a thousand people with him.
Li Hongzhang is also the governor of Anhui. It is not an exaggeration to have an army of 10,000 people under one governor.
After Li Hongzhang made his plans, he did not disarm like Zeng Guofan.
Now Li Hongzhang still has more than 40,000 troops in his hands, and the imperial court will more or less compensate the casualties.
Li Hongzhang also paid some money to compensate the army, which was all money taken from the holy treasury.
Zeng Guofan only had about 30,000 troops, and he also had many subordinates. Each of them could take many people with them when they took office later.
Then Li Hongzhang led his army back to Anhui, and Zeng Guofan continued to station in Nanjing to restore the prosperity of Nanjing city.
The officers and soldiers of the Huai Army who had land also wrote to their families to come over to live and farm.
Most of them chose to get money and did not want to move to Nanjing.
Li Jingxiao had just returned to Hefei after taking part in the children's examination, when he heard the triumphant return of his father's army.
Li Hongzhang led an army of more than 20,000 people to station in Anqing, which is now the provincial capital of Anhui.
Li Jingxiao also just completed the last level of the children's examination in Anqing.
He passed the college examination and became a student, which means that Li Jingxiao is no longer an ordinary person, but a scholar of the Qing Dynasty.
Others have to say hello to Li Xiucai when they meet.
When Li Jingxiao returned home, Zhao Xiaolian arranged a welcoming ceremony.
The Li family gave birth to a ten-year-old scholar, who was the only one in the entire Qing Dynasty.
As soon as Li Jingxiao came home, firecrackers were blasting, gongs and drums were noisy, and it was extremely lively.
Coupled with the fact that Li Hongzhang defeated the Taiping Army and was made an earl, this was double happiness.
But Li Hongzhang didn't come back, so the family simply celebrated.
Li Jingxiao was speechless when he learned that his father had been given the title of Prince Shaobao, and that one of his masters, Zeng Guofan, had been given the title of Prince Taibao.
Li Jingxiao clearly remembered that since the birth of Emperor Tongzhi in the entire Qing Dynasty, no baby boy had been born behind the Qing Palace.
The emperors who followed were also younger than the last, let alone the prince.
This is a useless title, and only count and marquis have some effect.
Wasn't it just that Wei Xiaobao was given the title of Earl, Earl Wei?
Li Jingxiao remembered that when his father was alive, the highest title he could receive was earl. Now he was directly granted the title of first-class earl. It seemed that the direction of history had been changed by him.
Originally, Li Hongzhang was granted the title of Marquis after his death.
Their surname is not Manchu and Mongolian, and the highest one is a duke.
Dukes are rare, and marquises are basically top-notch.
There are also counts, viscounts, barons, etc. below.
In other words, the royal family may be divided into princes, Lord Belle, etc.
Later, Li Hongzhang wrote a letter asking Li Mansion to move to Anqing Mansion.
Now Anqing Mansion is Li Hongzhang's base camp.
But Li Jingxiao didn't want to go. Li Hongzhang was destined to be the governor of Anhui soon. The Nian Army was going to make trouble soon. He went to Anqing Mansion, and Li Hongzhang would leave again soon.
But when I thought that my father and second mother had not seen each other for a long time, I decided to let them meet.
It would be good to "create" a younger brother or sister for yourself as soon as possible.
So Li Jingxiao asked Chen Siyi to guard the base camp, while Shang Qi and others did not move.
Li Jingxiao took 20 people to guard several aunts and went to Anqing Mansion.
This is not a short journey, we have to go from the north of Anhui to the south of Anhui.
The journey was relatively peaceful. After arriving in Anqing, Li Hongzhang greeted him outside the house.
Li Hongzhang already knew that his son had passed the examination as a scholar, and he was extremely happy when he got the news.
It has also been passed down to the next generation of the Li family. The brothers of his generation basically all have official positions and have passed the Jinshi examination.
Li Jingxiao was admitted as a scholar at the age of ten, and he will definitely have a chance to become a scholar in the future.
Li Jingxiao has not been slacking off recently, watching each of his subordinates obtain official positions, especially Bai Tao, who has become a third-rank official, which is still his father's previous position.
Even Zhang Ruijin and the others hold the positions of general and governor from the third rank to the third rank.
Some of the young generals below also have official positions of fourth rank, but he is just a small scholar.
Maybe he is the most useless time traveler.
"My son, Li Jingxiao, pays homage to his father."
"Hahaha, Xiaoer, thank you for your hard work. I haven't seen you for a year and you are as tall as your father. Not bad, not bad. He recently passed the examination as a scholar. He is really the unicorn son of my Li family."
Li Jingxiao smiled and touched the back of his head.
Zhao Xiaolian: "I have met the master."
Mo and Dongmei: "I've met the master."
Several people looked at Li Hongzhang affectionately.
Li Hongzhang also felt hot after watching it.
"Get up quickly and let's go. It's been a long time since our family sat down and had a meal together."
Li Jingxiao walked at the end...
"Xiao'er, you have grown up now. Do you have any ideas for the future? I see that you have been practicing martial arts and studying well. Do you want to develop in an all-round way?"
"Father, I am not trying to learn from you. You are also capable of literature and martial arts. I also want to be capable of literature and martial arts."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's right. Now that you have passed the exam, you should not relax. Keep working hard and pass the exam as soon as possible. When the time comes, you can be an official wherever you want. As a father, you can still help me."
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The family had been living in Anqing for less than a month, and Li Hongzhang had a new appointment.
Zeng Guofan was recalled to the central government.
Li Hongzhang was ordered to go to Jiangning Mansion (Nanjing) and temporarily serve as the governor of Liangjiang.
Li Hongzhang had only been in Anhui for less than two months and returned to Jiangning Mansion.
This time Li Hongzhang did not abandon his family, and Li Jingxiao and others also took office.
Li Jingxiao began to grow up, and he matured both in thinking and ability. Li Hongzhang often took Li Jingxiao to various occasions.
Li Jingxiao also ordered people to vigorously develop Nanjing's business. This place is a good place.
There is a shortage of people now, especially in Suzhou and Tongzhou, which are close to Shanghai and are on the coast and close to foreigners.
Maybe there is an opportunity to do business abroad.
When Shang Qi came to Nanjing, he began to vigorously support the recovery of Jiangsu territory.
Many old brothers are also serving as governors in Jiangsu Province.
Li Hongzhang saw that Shang Qi was very useful, so he went to Li Jingxiao several times to ask Shang Qi to come over.
Recently, Prince Gong ordered him to launch a large-scale Westernization Movement on the border of Liangjiang.
What is most lacking is talents like Shang Qi.
But Shang Qi was Li Jingxiao's treasure trove, and Li Jingxiao didn't want to agree.
Li Jingxiao resisted several times, but had no choice but to tell his father to wait while Li Jingxiao wanted to find a successor for him.
Although Li Jingxiao is Li Hongzhang's eldest son, he is not necessarily his only son.
Li Hongzhang will definitely have children in the future, so sometimes they still have to separate, not to mention brothers have to settle accounts.
Although Li Hongzhang was engaged in the Westernization Movement, he was also engaged in private industries, not government-run industries.
