"Li Hongzhang! If you don't dare to do it! I'm going to do it!“
Zuo Zongtang had the fiercest temperament and was one of the few ministers who advocated war. He was the first to react.
As for Zhang Zhidong, he also understood that Guangxu was mainly talking to the two people who held military power. Just now, he had already expressed his attitude when he accepted the Ministry of Revenue.
"Alright! I accept your orders!“
Li Hongzhang was silent for a moment before finally deciding to board the ship. After all, the entire Manchurian Group was suspecting that the governors of these places had other intentions. If they lost the trust of the Emperor, they would not be far from death.
"Since I'm going to offend you, I might as well extort a sum of money! Build a few more ironclads!"
He thought to himself.
"You and Zuo Zongtang will each recommend a candidate for the three towns of the new army that I have mentioned!”
Wang Guangxu was quite satisfied with Li Hongzhang's performance. It was already good enough for this cowardly turtle to do so.
The towns here were equivalent to the reorganized troops in the future. Each town had 30,000 to 50,000 troops.
These two people also directly elected Liu Mingchuan and Yuan Shikai.
"Yuan Shikai?"
Wang Guangxu's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't reject this suggestion.
Liu Mingchuan's performance in the war between China and France was remarkable. Yuan Shikai was now only a child in his twenties. It seemed that he had been valued by Li Hongzhang.
As for Yuan Shikai's rebellion, Wang Guangxu did not have to worry about it at all. As long as he maintained his strength, the others would not stand a chance.
"May I know who the emperor is referring to as the candidate for the Third Town?”
Zuo Zongtang could not help but ask. He was too excited and asked without thinking.
He also knew that the Third Town would definitely be left to the Manchu people. Then, he made a decision in his heart. As long as that guy wasn't too scammy, he would pinch his nose and accept it.
In any case, there were already a million useless Eight Banners soldiers and Green Army soldiers in the entire Qing Dynasty. Only his Chu army and Li Hongzhang's Huai army were still acceptable. He didn't care about another 30,000 trash.
"Oh! I will hand over the third town to the original Xiang Army's sentinel (equivalent to the main regiment or brigade commander) Jiang Baili.
"Your Majesty is wise!“
"Sage Monarch! Wen Zhenggong (Zeng Guofan) should also thank the emperor for his kindness!“
"I will do my best! He would die for it!“
They didn't expect that the moment Wang Guangxu spoke, the three of them would kneel on the ground, tears streaming down their faces.
"What are you guys doing?“
Wang Guangxu was puzzled, but he understood after casting a few mind-reading spells.
It turned out that after Zeng Guofan formed the Xiang Army and destroyed the Taiping Country, the Han Chinese Zeng Guofan was suspected by the Qing court. Not only was he dismissed, but he was also heavily suppressed. The fate of the entire Xiang Army was very miserable. Zeng Guofan also did not have a good ending.
These people were also afraid of walking on Zeng Guofan's old path. Since Wang Guangxu dared to use the original Xiang army, then they also did not have to worry about the ending of the flying birds and good bows.
"Ding! The host has obtained the loyalty of Li Hongzhang, an important official. The host has received 3,000 points!”
"Ding! The host has obtained the loyalty of Zuo Zongtang, an important official. The host has received 3,000 points!”
"Ding! [User…Obtained 2,000 points!]“
"Minister Zuo and Minister Li! How about we make a bet?"
Wang Guangxu smiled and let the three of them stand up. It seemed that these people had been on tenterhooks all these years.
"How does the emperor want to bet!“
The three of them could feel Wang Guangxu's goodwill, so other than maintaining the necessary respect, they no longer tried to hide it.
"Jiang Baili has been learning the latest tactics and training techniques in Germany for the past few years. Three months later, the Three Towns Recruit Tournament will be held. If they win-"
Wang Guangxu looked at Zuo and Li meaningfully.
If he wins, all our officers will be trained by him!“
Zuo Zongtang and Li Hongzhang said in unison. They did not believe that they would lose. How could the soldiers trained by foreign instructors lose to a kid who had returned from studying abroad?
"Alright! If he won, he would find another military officer to replace his town and set up the Imperial Military Academy. He would be the vice-principal and specialize in training naval and land officers.“
Wang Guangxu immediately made the decision. Principal? Naturally, he would have to take on a part-time job.
When those officers returned from the military academy, not only would their military skills improve, but their loyalty to him would also increase. In this way, their private army would slowly become his own private army. This was the first step to gathering military power.
As more and more officers graduated from school and joined the army, the entire military system would gradually fall under her control.
The loyalty of these three people was only spontaneous. Only by establishing a sufficiently complete system could the loyalty of most soldiers be guaranteed.
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