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Qi Liaozao, the Minister of Military Aircraft and the Secretary of the Ministry of Households, walked into the room briskly, and kowtowed sharply: "Weichen Qi Liaozao respectfully invites St. Ann!" Then he got up and knelt down in front of the white felt carpet and said, "Your Majesty, one million taels of gold have been delivered and counted into storage..... However, the gold color is slightly lacking. ”

Lack of color? Daoguang glanced at him and said, "How much is the color?" ”

"Back to the emperor, all gold is in eighty-four colors." Qi Liaozao said and added, "All the gold coins of the Wa Kingdom Tianbao." ”

That is to say, the lack of fineness is the lack of fineness of the gold coins of the Japanese Kingdom itself, Daoguang put his mind at ease, the fineness of the eighty-four is already good, the fineness of the silver ingots in many provinces of the Qing Dynasty is not as good as the eighty-four, one million taels of gold are handed over, Yi Zhizhi content this time but he earned enough face, slightly groaned, he said: "This batch of gold, the household can be optimistic, don't make a deficit again." ”

The deficit case of the bank treasury of the household department shocked the government and the opposition, and the movement caused by the turmoil of compensation was not small, Daoguang specially advised, and it was also reasonable, Qi Liaozao hurriedly kowtowed: "The officials of the bank treasury have been replaced, and there will be no more shortfalls." ”

Daoguang casually admonished, and then asked, "What about Su Shun and the others?" ”

"Back to the emperor, after Su Shun and others are delivered, he will lead his subordinates to the Xishan Jianrui Battalion." Qi Liaozao said with a slight hesitation, but continued: "The navy's coat is very different from the Eight Banners Green Battalion, it should be imitated from the Western Ocean, which is very novel. ”

Novelty? It should be criticized, right? Daoguang smiled disappreciatively and said, "The navy is a new army, and it is not surprising that it adopts Western military uniforms. ”

What Qi Liaozao wanted to say was the hairstyle, but seeing that Daoguang seemed to know something, he was naturally lazy to meddle in his affairs, and kowtowed: "The emperor is sage." ”

Xishan Jianrui Battalion, with the stationing of a thousand Nanyang Navy, the entire Jianrui Battalion is boiling, whether military attachés or flag soldiers, and raising soldiers have come to watch the rare Western scenery, softly discussing the new military uniforms of the navy, of course, the most concerned is the musket on their shoulders.

The fundamental reason is that it is equipped with an expensive new musket from Citi - Mini gun, which has already spread in the Eight Banners of the Beijing Division, and for a hundred taels of silver a shot, the power is far greater than that of a bird's gun, the eyes of all the officers and soldiers showed undisguised envy, and they were talking softly.

"I knew that the navy was so generous, I should have sent that kid from my family to the navy to see the spirit of others."

"What's the hurry, the Navy has to recruit every year, and there are opportunities."

"Look at other people's outfits, I heard that a set of gowns costs a few taels of silver, and don't spend your own money, it's all rationed."

"What's the line? That gun is the love of people, one hundred taels of silver a shot, obediently, Yuan Qi is really rich, 10,000 navy, this gun alone costs millions of taels of silver. ”

"You don't understand this, what is a gun? A warship is three or four hundred thousand taels of silver, and the Nanyang Navy alone has fifty or sixty warships, how much silver do you calculate? ”

"This navy is really not ordinary!"

"Hey——, what about their braids? Did you cut off your braids? ”

"No, it's supposed to be in a hat, how can you cut braids."

"How can such a small hat hide braids?"

"The navy's braid was cut, but it was not finished, and a small braid with a ruler the thickness of a thumb was left behind, and it was ..... in the hat."

For the officers and soldiers of the Jianrui battalion who were watching from afar, Su Shun turned a blind eye, and even disdained it in his heart, there was no military camp at all, in the Dinghai camp, unless it was during the rest time, it was impossible to gather so many people to see the excitement, look at this appearance, where it looks like a military camp, it is no different from a vegetable market.

When the troops gathered for roll call, Su Ru, the winged commander in a robe and thin-soled satin boots, strode up to greet him, and said with a smile after more than ten steps: "I am busy making barracks for the sixth master's subordinates, and I am one step late, and I forget the sixth master's forgiveness." ”

Listening to the barracks, Zaizhao muttered softly: "Don't live in their barracks, it's full of fleas and lice, let's live in tents." ”

Flea lice? Su Shun couldn't help but be surprised, he rarely set foot in the military camp when he was in Beijing, but he really didn't know that there were many fleas and lice in the military camp, the Dinghai camp was extremely strict with internal management, and the physical examination of recruits could even be said to be harsh, and those with skin diseases did not want to enter the camp, and they were all new from the inside out, even their hair was shaved off, and they had never heard of fleas and lice.

After returning a military salute, Su Shuncai said: "Lord Su doesn't need to be so polite, the navy has never lived in barracks, just set aside a piece of land for us as a temporary barracks." ”

"How does this work?" Su Ru smiled heartily: "If this is spread out, wouldn't it mean that our Jianrui Battalion is neglecting your department." ”

Su Shun chuckled and said, "If Lord Su doesn't want to go, you might as well send more pigs and sheep, the navy has very high requirements for food." ”

Seeing that the other party was polite, Su Ru said with a serious expression: "There is really no need for barracks?" ”

Su Shun nodded and said: "Lord Su is not an outsider, what is polite, the navy is used to camping outside, and the weather is also hot, so it is more comfortable to camp in the wild." ”

As soon as the words fell, a military academy galloped on a horse, and dismounted in front of him, "Report to the ——, that someone from the palace will pass the decree, and Su Shun, Yizeng, and Zaizhao will go to the Old Summer Palace to meet them." ”

As soon as he heard Daoguang's call, Su Shun did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly summoned the camp officials to explain a few words, and then together with Yizeng and Zaizhao, they quickly rushed to the camp gate to greet Qincha, and then rushed to the Old Summer Palace.

Throwing the stirrups and dismounting in front of the wall of the Old Summer Palace, Yizeng stepped forward quickly, walked side by side with Su Shun, and hesitated: "Along the way, I was thinking, let's face the saint, is it a military salute or an old salute?" ”

"We are wearing military uniforms, which is naturally a military salute." Su Shun said without thinking.

Yi Zeng said worriedly: "It won't upset the emperor, right?" ”

"I'm not happy."

The three of them walked briskly all the way, and when they passed through the gate of the palace, the three of them took the initiative to hand over the Colt revolver they were wearing with the sound to the guards, the number of Colt revolvers was not large, and only battalion officers were qualified to wear them in the navy, which was already a status symbol.

Entering the Xinuan Pavilion of the Zhengda Guangming Palace, Su Shun raised his hand and made a military salute, and said loudly: "The last general Su Shun and others respectfully invite the emperor to be saintly!" ”

At first glance, when he saw the three of Su Shun in new military uniforms, Daoguang couldn't help frowning, feeling that it was not a novelty, but awkward, unpleasant, and looked up and down a few times before he said, "Come in." ”

The three of them walked neatly to Daoguang and stood upright, and they all performed a military salute, without the intention of kneeling, Daoguang bowed slightly, and then said: "This is a naval salute?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Su Shun put down his hand and said loudly: "The battleship is turbulent on the sea, and the navy raises its hands and salutes. ”

Daoguang nodded slightly and said, "Take off your hat." ”

The three of them took off their hats and held them in their hands, and Su Shun explained: "The navy usually shaves its head once a month, and this expedition has been at sea for more than two months, so I will have time to shave my head in the future." ”

Daoguang didn't say a word, and ordered, "Turn around." ”

The three of them all turned back, and Daoguang looked at the pigtails on the back of the three of them's heads, and said, "Why don't you expose the braids when you wear a hat?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Su Shun said loudly: "The sea is windy, the braids are outside, it is easy to affect the shooting of the people behind, and moreover, there are many action training such as lying down and crawling forward, on the battleship, climbing up and down, braids outside, it is easy to get dirty, not to mention, there are many inconvenience......s." ”

It doesn't make sense, Daoguang groaned for a while before ordering, "Turn around and put on your hat." After looking at the three of them one by one, he smiled and said: "It's a lot darker, and it's a lot stronger, it seems that there is no shortage of hardships in the navy. ”

Su Shun didn't rush to open his mouth this time, Zaizhao groaned before saying: "When the last general waited in Beijing, he was used to being free and casual, and when he entered the navy, he learned that military regulations and military discipline were as big as the sky, words and deeds, eating and sleeping, all must be standardized, and if there is a slight violation, he will be punished. ”

Daoguang was secretly surprised when he heard this, "The rules of the navy are so big? ”

"The navy has strict orders, many rules, and the army has drilled every day, and has never slackened." Yi Zeng said: "I'm not afraid of the emperor's jokes, when I first joined the navy, there was almost no one who didn't get a day of punishment for training tasks, many people couldn't stand it, and there were not a few people who had the intention to escape, but Dinghai was surrounded by water on all sides, and they had nowhere to escape if they wanted to." ”

Daoguang smiled when he heard this, "What about now?" ”

"I'm used to it now." Yi Zeng said: "In fact, I am used to it, but I feel very fulfilled in the army, training in various military subjects during the day, cultural training at night, and I can sleep soundly as soon as I dip my head on the pillow." ”

Daoguang said with some surprise: "There is also cultural training? ”

"Yes." Yi Zeng said: "The military gate said that the navy is a technical branch, all naval officers and soldiers, must have a certain level of education, in the future, the navy will take turns to select outstanding officers and soldiers to send to the naval academy for study, and the navy has a hard rule that illiterate officers are not allowed to serve as officers, even the lowest level of squad leaders, can not be held by illiterate people, but also because of this provision of the navy soldiers are full of enthusiasm for learning." ”

Not to mention the soldiers in the Eight Banners Green Battalion, there are few middle and low-level military attachés who can read and hyphenation, that is, senior military generals, and there are few Confucian generals, and the navy even requires the squad leader to read and hyphenate, Daoguang said with some curiosity: "Why do you say that the navy is a technical branch?" ”

Yi Zeng really couldn't answer this question, Su Shun hurriedly relieved the siege and said: "The military gate said that the navy should often sail long, dock in other countries, be familiar with astronomy and geography, be familiar with the situation of various countries, and be proficient in various Chinese languages, and besides, manipulating warships also requires a lot ......of professional knowledge, such as mapping, surveying, communication, shelling, etc., if you don't know how to write and ink, you can't adapt to it at all, and the navy represents the Qing Dynasty outside, and it is the face of the imperial court. ”

Daoguang bowed slightly, secretly wondering that Yi Zhixin was going to build a naval academy, and he was also opening two in Guangzhou and Shanghai, it seemed that cultivating the navy was really not an easy task, and he groaned slightly, and then he asked: "The children of the sect Jueluo, can the children of the Eight Banners be excluded in the navy?" ”

"Back to the emperor." Su Shun hurriedly said: "It's not that I have been excluded, but we don't treat everyone equally in the navy, and we are not partial because of our identity, last year when I went out of Beijing, there were a total of 1,500 children of the Eight Banners of the Sect, and more than 300 people were brushed off after failing to pass the assessment, and now they are in charge of logistics, copywriting and other errands in the navy." ”

"It can't be said that there is no partiality." Zai Zhao said: "Those recruited ordinary soldiers who did not pass the assessment were basically assigned to errands such as planting vegetables, raising pigs, and sweeping the floor. ”

"That's because they don't know how to write or write." Su Shun said: "The principle that the navy has always adhered to is to treat everyone equally, regardless of their status, they are treated equally, and they act fairly, justly and openly. ”

Is this actually the case? Daoguang heard of this for the first time, but after thinking about it, if it weren't for this, the navy was afraid that it would be ruined by a group of noble sons of the Eight Banners of the Clan, and he groaned slightly, and then he said: "It is reported that there are not a few children of the Eight Banners of the Clan who serve as officers in the navy, but is it true?" ”

"That's really the truth." Su Shun said: "Navy officers are elected by the method of free competition, and they also uphold the principle of fairness, justice and openness, but the election is based on the overall quality, and the children have a great advantage when they are running, and most of the children can succeed in the election. However, the military gate said that naval officers are evaluated every three years, and those who are capable are promoted and those who are mediocre are demoted, and no one in the navy dares to slack off. ”

Triennial assessment? The capable go up, and the mediocre go down. That is, this can only last for three years? Although this method can ensure the combat effectiveness of the navy, greatly stimulate the enthusiasm of officers and men, and promote the formation of a situation in the navy where you are chasing after me, it has caused a big problem for the imperial court, how can the imperial court confer the official position of naval officer? Those who were dismissed were also dismissed from their official ranks?

What makes him even more depressed is that this method is full of a lot of uncertainties, who can guarantee that those sons and daughters of the clan will continue to serve as officers and control the troops after three years? Yi Zhi's contentment move, shouldn't it be deliberately aimed at those noble children of the clan?

After a long silence, he said: "The navy has always adhered to the principle of fairness, justice and openness? ”

"That's true." Zai Zhao opened his mouth and said: "The naval officers have a high prestige in their respective squads, platoons, companies and battalions, just because the soldiers below are convinced, and no matter how big or small, they are often discussed collectively, and they also have to make a record of the discussion, if there is something unfair, no one can hide it." ”

This is a bit interesting, but once this kind of atmosphere is cultivated, I am afraid that it will be a little troublesome for the imperial court to control the navy in the future. Daoguang often frowned, and he didn't know if Yi Zhixiang's move was deliberately targeted? It seems that it will not be easy to control the navy by following the example of the West.