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Here I have to talk about the Hunan Army's military salary raising model.Except for the military salaries of the Hunan Army, most of them are self-raised by the imperial court. That is, the Hunan Army is self-sufficient. Whether you rob it or raise it, the imperial court does not care about it. Therefore, this also makes the Hunan Army independent. very high.The Hunan army had previously obtained 300 million taels of silver from Zai Chun to establish an internal ordnance station, and it was almost free from the imperial court in terms of self-sufficiency in arms, which also made Zai Chun have to guard against the Hunan army.The above is the reason why the Hunan Army was finally laid off.

Now that Zaichun has just received 1000 million taels of filial piety silver, his private treasury has been filled up all of a sudden, and it is still possible to support a Huai army of 5 people. (Military expenses are roughly calculated as one tael per month per person, and 5 people are 5 taels.) In this way, the Huai army will no longer be allowed to have the original right to raise their own military pay. Army, the Chu army has the right to raise its own military pay, and all applications for military expenses must be reported to the imperial court, which will be handled by the military aircraft department, and the emperor's imperial edict.The Hunan army was transferred to Shandong, and the Chu army and Huai army guarded the southeast.Li Hongzhang was allowed to comprador foreign wares, and gave the Huai Army 50 military pay.

Zai Chun's decree immediately disrupted the original distribution of military forces within the Qing Dynasty, but due to the cooperation of the major governors, it did not arouse any huge reaction.After Li Hongzhang received Zai Chun's appropriation, he paid the money decisively, and then packed away all of Chard's ammunition in a basket.

Seeing that Li Hongzhang had bought all his ammunition in one go, Child was also relieved. Now he was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief and concentrate on returning home.Before returning to China, Li Hongzhang specially invited him to have a meal of practicing wine at Lubolang in order to show his friendship as a landlord.

Lubolang is one of Shanghai's signature restaurants, built in the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty.Known for its Shanghai-style dishes, it incorporates modern Western cooking techniques. His "fan-shaped water throwing", "raw fried eel back", and "shredded radish shortbread" are unique in the south of the Yangtze River.The current meal, the two of them ate very well.Childe saw Li Hongzhang in front of him, and the more he looked at him, the more he felt that this senior official of the Qing Dynasty was a rare and wonderful person, so he said: "Master Li, there is a sentence that I don't know if I should say it or not."

After drinking for three rounds, Li Hongzhang became interested, and said with a smile: "But it's okay to say."

"Now the British envoys are dissatisfied with my private provision of arms for you, which is why I have to return to China to temporarily avoid the limelight. If the British want to dominate Shanghai, they will definitely put pressure on your court. The pension thing was brought up. From what I can see, their appetite is growing."

Li Hongzhang knew that Pachari had asked the Qing Dynasty for soldiers' pensions. He handled this matter and sent the money from the court to the admiral of the British Army in Shanghai.

"Then I don't know what the master's opinion is?" Li Hongzhang answered happily.

"I wonder if your country intends to conduct further diplomacy with our government? The northern government of our country is seeking more international support. If your country can help me, our country will also work hard for the interests of the Qing Dynasty after the civil strife is quelled. "

At this time, the American Civil War was at its peak. Although the Northern Army had gained advantages in all aspects, the Southern Army with the support of the United Kingdom still refused to surrender. Even after the United Kingdom helped the Qing Dynasty pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, Great Britain has more time to support the United States on the battlefield.

Childe's proposal was very tempting, but Li Hongzhang dared not accept it.Now everyone knows that the United Kingdom is the strongest in the world. At this time, it is clear that the Qing Dynasty still has to weigh it when wrestling with the United Kingdom.

"It still needs to be reported to the imperial court at this time, but our country is very grateful for your suggestion."

During his many contacts with Li Hongzhang, Childe already knew the operating mechanism of this eastern country, and knew the complex official mechanism of this country, so he did not mention it again. The two said goodbye to each other after eating. Within a few days, Childe boarded the ship back home.

Just as Childe imagined, the current official system of the Qing Dynasty is very complicated. On the one hand, the rank system among officials makes the communication between tens of thousands of officials in the whole Qing Dynasty very slow. Because of the role of the emperor, the military and government powers are all in one person, so the speed of handling government affairs is all determined by the emperor himself, and efficiency has become a big problem.

In fact, it has to be said that now, due to the juxtaposition of the two palaces with curtains and the king discussing politics, it is convenient and even more efficient for the Qing Dynasty to handle government affairs than the emperor alone.

One after another, Li Hongzhang's memorials continuously poured the latest news from various countries into the political hub of the capital in Shanghai. Similarly, along with these news, it also greatly opened up the knowledge of the high-level officials in the Qing Dynasty.Zai Chun, the Minister of Military Aircraft Department, and the Empress Dowagers of the Two Palaces, after discussing with Chard, soon issued a decree.Li Hongzhang was allowed to publish a statement in his own name, and the local government took the lead to support the southeast Han people to go to North America to work.In this way, it did not reveal too much on the bright side, and it also continuously sent a large amount of cheap labor to the American Northern Army.

It has to be said that in the industrial history of the United States, Chinese laborers have made great contributions.

In the 19s, due to the strategic needs of the Civil War and the need to develop the economy with the development of the western United States, the Northern Congress of the United States passed a bill in 60 to encourage private enterprises to invest in the construction of a railway from the central United States to the west coast of California.At that time, the Eastern and Western Railways were contracted by the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Central Pacific Railroad Company respectively.The total length of the two railroads is 1862 miles, and the two sections of the railroad will eventually merge in Utah.

The eastern section of the railway is contracted by the Union Pacific Railway Company, and is being constructed from Omaha to Ogden. Since some places have already built railways, the actual railway to be built is only 689 miles. Not only is the distance shorter, but the terrain is flat; the western section Contracted by the Central Pacific Railway Company, the construction is from Sacramento, the capital of California, to Ogden, with a total length of about 1 miles. Not only must cross mountains, but also pass through deserts and swamps. The environment is very harsh.

The northern government of the United States initially hired white people, but because most of them were lazy and undisciplined, they often drank and made troubles, and went on strike continuously to demand higher wages, so that less than 50 miles of railroad tracks had been laid in two years.This made the directors of the company very anxious, so they turned to Huagong for trial, and the trial results were quite satisfactory.These laborers from the rural areas of southern China (mainly from the Jiangmen area of ​​Guangdong Province today), the Chinese workers not only abide by discipline, but also endure hardships and stand hard work. Hours, not only the salary is much lower than that of the whites, but also the food has to be taken care of by oneself, so the demand of American capitalists for Chinese labor is increasing.