When Wang Guorui returned to the Governor's Palace, Wang Guorui took the initiative to ask Zheng Hong: "Regarding the commander of this Marine Division, do you have any candidates in the political department?" If it's always empty, it's not a solution. ”

Zheng Hong took the initiative to say: "I already have a candidate, and now I am under investigation. And then, if you inspect the pass, you can also ask your husband to personally sign and appoint. ”

"Oh? Who is it? What is his resume? Wang Guorui asked.

Zheng Hong immediately began to introduce: "He was originally a graduate of the Beiyang Naval Academy, and then after graduation, he was sent to serve in Guangdong, and then served as a second engineer responsible for managing the steam engine. Later, with the Guangjia gunboat of the Guangdong Naval Division, it was incorporated into the Beiyang Naval Division, and then a few years later it was sent back to the Guangdong Naval Division with the Guangjia. Later, during the First Sino-Japanese Naval Battle, he went with the warship to support, but was sunk by Japanese shells, and he did not die after throwing himself into the sea, and was successfully rescued. ”

And then the point is that he got the attention of some officials of the Qing court, and was sent to the Liangjiang Governor's Mansion in Nanyang as an errand to serve as a foreign language translator for the Ziqiang Army under Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangjiang, and supervised the repair of the Nanjing Lion Rock Fort, after the fort was successfully built, he was also responsible for serving as an instructor. Later, Zhang Zhidong was transferred to the governor of Huguang, and Li Chong was transferred to the Hubei Guardian Horse Brigade Battalion to help lead, and then sent to Japan for apprenticeship. In 1895, he was summoned by Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Liangjiang, to Ningning, and went to Japan to inspect military and political affairs, and was quite respected. In 1896, he returned to Hubei with Zhang Zhidong and served as the producer of the fort, the assistant of the rear battalion of the army, and participated in the training of the new army. ”

Wang Guorui listened to Zheng Hong's introduction and couldn't help but sigh: "Talent! Sure enough, it's a talent, or a compound talent! ”

Wang Guorui listened to this guy's resume, and sure enough, he also felt that this guy was a very experienced talent. Not only is he responsible for managing the engine in the navy, but he is also a technical official. After that, he served in the army and led the cavalry. He worked as an artilleryman, educated military cadets, and also went to Japan to inspect politics and military, and even came back as a leader of the infantry. He also personally trained the new army, which is enough to show that his resume is still very good, and he has also made some achievements. Wang Guorui also knows Zhang Zhidong. Zhang Zhidong will not promote a mediocre talent casually. After all, Zhang Zhidong is an enlightened person, he belongs to the Westernization faction, and he will not promote those who have poor pedantic thinking.

"Why did he come here? He mixed well under Zhang Zhidong, why did he come over? Wang Guorui asked.

At that time, he was sunk by the Japanese army and forced to jump into the sea, and he was determined to seek revenge from the Japanese. And he couldn't see any hope of revenge in Zhang Zhidong, plus those sailor officers who recruited the Beiyang Naval Division in Taiwan, so he also brought his family with him. And I think his resume is still good, he has served in many branches of the military, so maybe he is the most suitable person to serve as the commander of this Marine Division at present. That's why I recommended him. I hope that my husband will appoint him. ”

"Who is he? What is your name? Wang Guorui asked.

"His name is Li Yuanhong!" Zheng Hong said.

"What? Li Yuanhong? Did I hear me right? Wang Guorui asked again.

"That's right, his name is Li Yuanhong, his cousin is Song Qing, and he is from Huangpo, Hubei!" Zheng Hong replied again.

Wang Guorui took a deep breath, he didn't expect that he would actually get Li Yuanhong by mistake. Wang Guorui, as a later generation, knew more that Li Yuanhong was the unlucky guy who was temporarily arrested from under the bed by those Hubei rebels in the Xinhai Revolution and served as the leading brother of Hubei, and later became the third vice president and two presidents of the Republic of China.

However, Wang Guorui did not understand Li Yuanhong's resume before the Xinhai Revolution. After all, none of this was the focus of the original history. But I didn't expect Li Yuanhong to have so many resumes before the Xinhai Revolution, and this resume is not bad. What Wang Guorui didn't expect was that Li Yuanhong was not only a navy. He also participated in the Sino-Japanese War. And although he was sunk, it was not his responsibility, after all, he was just a engineer at that time. However, he has also served in the navy and army, and he understands both the navy and the army. And this kind of person understands technology and management. He knows the navy and the army, and he has traveled abroad to investigate, so he has a lot of knowledge of foreign countries, and he is not a closed-minded person. Then this one can be regarded as a talent.

"Go and call him!" Wang Guorui said.

Soon, an officer in his thirties was also notified and came to the governor's palace.

"The last general, Li Yuanhong, salute the Governor and Director Zheng!" Li Yuanhong said.

And Wang Guorui looked at Li Yuanhong's answer, and they all nodded. I think that you just called Zheng Hong "Director Zheng", that is, you think that Zheng Hong is the director of the political department, not "Madame". In fact, a person's attitude towards others can be seen from many times, and Zheng Hong's "wife" identity comes from Wang Guorui, because she is Wang Guorui's fiancée. However, her identity as "Director Zheng" comes from her military position, that is, the director of the General Political Department.

Although these two titles can represent Zheng Hong, the specific identity of the name represents the attitude towards Zheng Hong as a woman in your heart. If you call Mrs., there is no problem as a civil official, but if you call Zheng Hong "Mrs" as an officer, then Wang Guorui will also have to be ranked last when he is promoted. Because as a soldier, you must first make it clear that your boss and subordinates should only know military orders, and you should not know some complicated interpersonal relationships next to you.

If Zheng Hong is called "madam", it means that this officer does not have much awe for Zheng Hong, the director of the political department. And Zheng Hong is also a top-ranked person in the Taiwanese army, but if his subordinates don't have much reverence for their bosses in the army, it means that his awe comes from Wang Guorui's power, not from military orders. But calling Zheng Hong "director" shows that he has a sense of awe for his superiors, he is in awe of military orders, they will only be responsible for the implementation of military orders, and will not consider the complex interpersonal relationships in the army. And this kind of person is still relatively "simple", at least he will not be too involved in politics, will not worry about those complicated interpersonal relationships, and will not be too mixed for the political battles in the army.

Therefore, seeing the subtleties, from their names for Zheng Hong, they can also see a lot of things.

"Okay, I'm going to appoint you commander of a Marine Division, do you think you're up to the task?" Wang Guorui asked.

And when Li Yuanhong heard this, he didn't expect it to be so smooth. Although he had already been inspected by the political department represented by Zheng Hong, he did not expect that he would be able to get Wang Guorui's personal reception. But Wang Guorui had just met him, so he took the initiative to talk about the appointment, and did not conduct other investigations, which made him feel a little too smooth. Even Li Yuanhong felt a little too smooth, so he was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"Can you do it? If you think you can't, then I'm going to change someone! Wang Guorui asked.

"Yes! Thank you, Governor, for your cultivation! Li Yuanhong said.

Li Yuanhong still chose to bear it first, otherwise Wang Guorui would be replaced. You must know that his Marine Division is a division-level officer, and he used to be a battalion-level officer who managed hundreds of people, so it can be said that he has been promoted a lot all of a sudden. What's more, the army here is completely different from those on the mainland, so on the whole, it is earned by itself. Anyway, he didn't think that Wang Guorui would harm him, after all, Wang Guorui wanted to clean him up and had a lot of ways, so there was no need to cheat him on such a trivial matter.

"Alright, you'll be in office tomorrow. If you lead the Marine Division well, the future future of the Marine Corps is limitless, and it will definitely not be worse than the Army or Navy, so your future must be very broad! Wang Guorui said.

"Thank you, sir!" Li Yuanhong said.

And Wang Guorui is still quite satisfied with Li Yuanhong during this period. Because Li Yuanhong in this period was not the cunning politician Li Yuanhong in the future, he did not experience too much political career during this period, and naturally did not experience too many political struggles. He used to be a marine engineer in the navy, a technical officer, and did not participate in political battles. Later, after the First Sino-Japanese War, he became an officer in the army. But from the First Sino-Japanese War to the present, it has only been two years, but he has experienced so many tasks. And Li Yuanhong was under the protection of Zhang Zhidong, no one dared to offend him, and his task was still very heavy, so naturally he didn't have much time to think about political struggles, which made his political struggle very inexperienced. Don't look at him as a man in his thirties, but he is still very "simple".

Therefore, Wang Guorui didn't want his "simplicity" to disappear, so he planned to reuse him in the army. Maybe he won't have a chance to enter politics at all in the future, and he has always served in the army. There will be one less politician Li Yuanhong in this world, but there may be one more excellent officer, which may be another change in Li Yuanhong's fate.

And Wang Guorui didn't expect that the younger brother of his first historical celebrity would appear at this time, and he was also Li Yuanhong, the future president of the Republic of China. However, now that everything has changed, history will no longer evolve exactly according to the original history, and the Republic of China may never exist. (To be continued......)