There were no eternal enemies in the world, only eternal interests.
Because the Ming Empire and the Germanic Empire had a common enemy and common interests, they could come together and work together.
This allowed the Ming Empire to obtain many benefits from the Germanic Empire.
Of course, this was a win-win situation. The Germanic Empire could also obtain a large amount of profits from the trade with the Ming Empire.
After reaching an agreement with the Germanic Empire and starting cooperation, the industry of the Ming Empire, especially in the military field, would definitely be greatly developed.
And these were all indispensable conditions for the Ming Empire to rise again.
The recruitment of the new army of the Ming Empire was very smooth.
Although the Qing army was weak in this era, they were still treated well. Even the ordinary soldiers received four taels of silver as their monthly salary. Of course, the higher-ups would still have to deduct a portion.
During the recruitment of the new army, the salary of ordinary soldiers was set at five taels of silver a month. He also emphasized that the food was very good. Every meal was rice or steamed buns. There was meat every day.
This was undoubtedly a great temptation for many people.
Many families could not even touch meat a few times a year.
This caused many people to be in a state of long-term malnutrition and emaciated.
A qualified soldier must first have a strong physique. Otherwise, how could he bear the burden of protecting the country?
In just a week, the two infantry divisions of the new Ming army had recruited enough people.
The Emperor of Guang Dong also personally went to the South Yard Military Camp to observe the training of the new army.
It would take some time for the new army's weapons and equipment to arrive, so the new army's soldiers could only undergo physical training first. After the weapons and equipment arrived, they would start shooting training.
In the 11th year of the Ming Dynasty, on the 7th of October, 1885, the Emperor of Guangyao personally visited the Nanyuan Military Camp.
More than 30,000 soldiers were gathered on the huge field.
They were wearing dark green military uniforms that were similar to the military uniforms of the later generations, instead of the ugly uniforms worn by the Green Army soldiers. At the same time, he wore a military cap.
However, the braid behind her head was really an eyesore.
At the same time, there were many inconveniences in daily training.
"Greetings, my emperor. Long live my emperor!”
The 30,000 soldiers roared in unison. They were full of momentum and appeared mighty and majestic.
"Soldiers of the Empire, rise!" The Emperor of Guang Dong's tender voice was transmitted through the loudspeaker.
The soldiers all stood up.
"You are the warriors of the Ming Empire, and you will become the pillars of the country in the future. I hope that you will train hard during this period of time and master various military skills. In the future, you will kill the enemy bravely on the battlefield and serve the country…"
The Emperor of Guang Dong gave a speech to the soldiers, which made their blood boil.
"Obeying orders is the duty of a soldier. I know that there are many inconveniences in training with long hair. At the same time, everyone had a lot of training every day, and they sweated easily. Their braids became very dirty. In this case, it was easier to breed bacteria, fleas, lice, and so on. Therefore, I specially allowed the soldiers of the new army to not have long hair!”The emperor continued.
As soon as he said this, all the soldiers were in an uproar.
For thousands of years, everyone had grown accustomed to having long hair.
Now, the Emperor of Guang Dong wanted the soldiers to cut off their long hair. For a moment, no one could accept it.
It was ironic.
"Since no one is willing to cut their long hair. Then, I will give everyone a demonstration. Men, cut off my braids and shave my head!”the emperor ordered.
"Ah! Emperor, you can't!" Nie Shicheng and Zuo Baogui were both shocked.
If the emperor cut off his long hair, it would be against the ancestral system!
Once the officials in the court investigated, the two of them would be in big trouble again.
"Don't talk nonsense. This is Zhen's decree!”The emperor was determined.
He didn't want to have long hair, and now that he had such a reason, he naturally had to cut off his braids.
There was no other way. The military's hairdresser could only cut off the emperor's long hair and shave his head.
When the soldiers of the new army saw this, they naturally could not refuse.
Even the emperor had shaved his head, could they still refuse?
Thus, the military's hairdresser got busy.
The two infantry divisions of the new army had over 30,000 men, and they were all bald.
This caused the new army to be jokingly called the bald army.
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