"However, son! If you want to do something and stand out, you don't have to be a soldier, right? Isn't it good to follow your father like your big brother? Not only can you receive guidance from your father, but you'll also be safe.”Madam Chen persuaded earnestly.
Kim nodded repeatedly.
A good man would not be a soldier, and a good iron would not be nailed!
In this era, soldiers were not respected.
In other words, in the eyes of the common people, they were no different from bandits. Often, they would only join the army when they really couldn't bear it.
Besides, the world was not peaceful now. It was too dangerous to be a soldier.
As mothers, Shen shi and Jin shi naturally didn't want to see Yuan Kewen put himself in danger.
Yuan Kewen shook his head. He had already made up his mind, so he naturally wouldn't change it easily.
It was enough to have Yuan Ke Ding by Big Head Yuan's side. He would not have any future even if he stuck to it.
Moreover, in this era, without military power and troops, everything was like a castle in the air.
When Big Head Yuan was around, everyone was respectful and submissive to them.
But if Big Head Yuan was no longer around, who would listen to them? Even those trusted subordinates of Big Head Yuan would not be so loyal anymore.
In other words, their loyalty was to Yuan Datou and not to his sons.
"Mom, Mom, I've already thought about it. It was enough for her father to have her elder brother by his side. My Yuan family started out in the military, but how much foundation do we have in the army now? Outsiders were ultimately outsiders, how could they be more reliable than their own people? If his son could gain a foothold in the army. "Then, this will also be of great use to our Yuan family. It would even be helpful to his father.
Besides, I'm the second young master of the Yuan family. Father won't let me be a soldier, right? Putting everything else aside, there shouldn't be a problem for him to be an assistant or even a ruler, right?”
Yuan Kewen said with a smile.
The most elite troops of the Beiyang Army were six divisions, which were now known as the Beiyang Six Towns.
Each town was equivalent to an infantry division, and the highest-ranking officer called it the control division.
Each town had two associations, which were equivalent to infantry brigades. The highest ranking officer called them collaborations.
Yuan Kewen knew that the Beiyang Army would expand on a large scale next year. They would expand the existing troops from the six towns to 12 towns and 16 towns. In a few years, when Yuan Datou became the emperor, the Northern Army would be expanded to 33 towns, 97 mixed troops and 33 mixed troops, with a total of 1.2 million soldiers.
Among them, half of them were from the Beiyang Army. The other half were the local warlords.
Of course, Yuan Kewen wouldn't let go of this opportunity.
If he could gather his own troops first and then take advantage of the expansion to expand his army. Then, the road ahead would be much easier.
"Haha! What an arrogant tone. He hadn't even been a soldier for a day, and he wanted to be an assistant commander or even a commander? Is it so easy to be the leader of Beiyang?”
As soon as Yuan Kewen finished speaking, a short and stout figure walked in.
He was Yuan Kewen's cheapskate father, Yuan Datou.
"Master!" Shen shi and Jin shi hurriedly bowed.
"Father!" Yuan Kewen naturally bowed and greeted.
"Get up, there's no need to be restrained!" Big Head Yuan waved his hand and sat down.
"Kewen, continue the topic just now. Is it so easy to rule and coordinate the Northern Seas? You have never been a soldier, or rather, you are just a weak scholar. How dare you look down on our Northern Ocean elites?”? Big Head Yuan questioned, his eyes filled with aggressiveness.
Madam Shen wanted to speak but was stopped by Big Head Yuan.
Yuan Kewen took a deep breath. He knew that this might be Yuan Datou's test for him.
If his answer could satisfy Big Head Yuan. Then, perhaps he would be able to obtain the support of Big Head Yuan.
However, if he couldn't satisfy Big Head Yuan. In that case, it would not be so easy for him to gather his own troops and control the military.
"Father, your son was obsessed with the latest zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting. He did not live up to your expectations. Over the past few days, his son had already thought it through and was finally enlightened. He knew what was the right thing to do now.
Moreover, his son had done a lot of things over the years. He was also familiar with the military works of the East and the West. Although, this might be a theory. However, his son was still young and could still slowly learn from his experience. I believe that I have the ability to become a qualified soldier!”
Yuan Kewen had a determined look on his face.
? Big Head Yuan nodded," Since you are familiar with military books, I will test you."”
Then, Big Head Yuan had a few problems in the war.
Yuan Kewen answered them one by one.
Although he might not have any actual combat experience. However, in his previous life, he was a military academy graduate and had been an artillery staff officer for more than ten years. Moreover, the people of the future had access to all kinds of information, which was far from what the people of this era could compare to. His horizons and structure were naturally higher.
Yuan Kewen's answer made Big Head Yuan very satisfied.
Originally, he thought that his second son had been crippled and had become a useless scholar.
He did not expect that after a moment of enlightenment, he would be born to be a soldier!
This also gave Big Head Yuan a feeling that he had a successor.
After all, he knew very well that the reason why he could sit in his current position, be able to dominate the court, and even be compared to the living Cao Cao was because he controlled the entire Qing Empire, or perhaps the most powerful army in the entire Yan Huang Empire.
The importance of military power was obvious.
Yuan Kewen realized this. If he could truly gain a foothold in the army and control the Northern Warlords, he would be able to defeat the Northern Warlords. Then, the next generation of the Yuan family might really be stable.
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