Thinking back to back then, the swords and iron horses were so powerful that they were as powerful as tigers.

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After the self-compiled imperial guards issued, its every move became the focus of public opinion attention from all parties. In particular, the various generous treatments made the people feel a natural yearning for it - being able to serve the emperor directly is an incredible favor, and with such a generous gift, it is simply a sharp head that needs to squeeze in.

When recruiting bannermen, the Imperial Guard had a special rule: Once the Eight Banners children entered the Imperial Guards, they would permanently give up the flag-based food and salary they enjoyed for generations. For bannermen with poor backgrounds, this is not a difficult choice. The imperial salary is much more generous than the food and salary, so everyone can still calculate this account. Only when they enter the eight-point title are difficult to choose. The old system of titles in the Qing Dynasty was divided into Prince Heshuo, the legitimate son of the prince, the prince of the prince, the eldest son of the prince, the eldest son of the prince, and the eldest son of the prince, the eldest son of the prince, the eldest son of the prince, the eldest son of the prince, the Dorobele,

Gushan Beizi, Duke Zhenguo, Duke of the State, did not join the Duke of the State, nor did he join the Duke of the State, nor did he join the Duke of the State, nor did he join the Duke of the State, nor did he join the Duke of the State, nor did he join the General of the State, nor did he join the General of the State, nor did he join the General of the State, and the General of the State, and the General of the State, and the General of the State, had a total of fourteen levels. Before the Duke of the State, the Duke of the State, the eighth grade was rated as eight points. For example, Prince Gong Puwei, according to the prince's rules, he could enjoy an annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver, and 10,000 hu of silver after the Gengzi period, and 20% of the silver was paid, but he also abandoned it cruelly in order to seek a promotion level.

The new military rank and officer system of the Imperial Guard is quite refreshing. The Yulinxi Daily commented: "The establishment of the military rank and officer system of the Imperial Guard not only fundamentally cut off the inheritance of the traditional imperial military system such as the admiral, but also basically cut off the old custom of the officer system's dependence on the civil service system. For example, a senior officer was awarded the title of governor, which is a typical civil service position, but now such titles have been abolished.

...This marks the further approach of the old empire to the West in military affairs, and further demonstrates the imperial government's implementation of the parallelism of civil and military officials - according to the traditional system, military officers must maintain a respectful attitude even when facing civil officials two levels lower than them. Although the Ministry of Defense has not yet decided to adopt it in the new military system, it can be imagined that such implementation is inevitable. What we are most concerned about now is when the rank awarding ceremony and military rank style of the Imperial Guard can be launched."

The harsh selection of the Imperial Guards can almost make people hate it, but then I feel relieved when I think about it - I am sorry for the military salary and glory without such high conditions. Although the people who failed to be elected have complained in one way or another, they generally admit that this selection method is extremely fair.

The selection actions of the Imperial Guards to the whole country also promoted the strong social martial atmosphere. In his famous memoir, Li Zongren, in his later famous future, wrote: Yu Shao was poor and was a farmer's child, and he had little knowledge. Whenever he saw those blue wool uniforms embroidered with golden patterns, wearing long leather boots, and carrying a glittering command knife on his waist, he walked majestic and full of spirit, and was envious. When he was admitted to the Army Primary School, Yu felt very satisfied. If he could become a senior in the future, the captain-class officers returned home with majestic and elegant clothes. My life wish was enough. How could he dare to hope for anything else? When the Imperial Guards were selected later, they knew that there were strong players and strong players, and each mountain was higher than the other...

Ouyang Yuqian, a famous art performer who became famous 20 years later, was studying in Japan. He recalled: "...I heard that I was recruiting imperial guards in China. I was full of thought to study the army in Japan. What I envy most was the red line on the Japanese soldiers' pants. But after a physical examination, the Japanese side said that I was myopic and refused to accept it... In order to make myself not look like a soldier and like a policeman, I asked the tailor to add a white line to the pants..."

When the Imperial Guards went to the Two Lakes to recruit, they claimed that "the army would not be formed without Hunan", in addition to recruiting new soldiers, they also prepared 300 additional places for recruitment for ordinary people. Wan Shilin, who was named "famous scholars in southern Hunan", also went to the exam, but unfortunately failed to be selected. Three years later, Wan Shilin, who was suffering from a terminal illness, left a last word for his two sons who were still in their infancy in the Book of Death: "My favorite is the Land and Navy. If I can be a soldier, it will be my son." Twenty years later, the Wan brothers were selected for the Army and Navy respectively, but unfortunately both died in the Fourth Sino-Japanese War, and the father and son left a legend of serving the country.

Almost at the same time, the school department stipulated in the "Regulations on Implementing the Nine Years of the Imperial Outline for Preparing Constitutional Imperial Education": "Imperial Education must clearly define the General Charter of the Military and National People, and all ordinary literary schools have all ordered the military and national education to encourage the people to pursue martial arts and cultivate the spirit of unyielding heroes and unyielding... All textbooks in primary and secondary schools will be rich in military and nationalism: Chinese, history, geography and other subjects should be detailed and detailed. The Chinese language, history, geography and other subjects should be used to describe the deeds of the navy and land war, painting the crafts, warships, flags, and the legends of the Wu border, and making the achievements of the ultimate domain; in the music department, the martial arts and wars of the state and the dynasty should be carefully compiled into poetry, and then the ministers should be sacrificed first, and the ministers should be promoted and promoted to encourage them to be resolute and look back on their deaths. In the gymnastics department, the young people should develop their bodies through game gymnastics, and the older people should strictly discipline their disciplines with military gymnastics, and integrate them to maintain order, and develop them to create a complete personality."

——It is a completely replica of Prussian iron-bloodedism!

Since the Nanyuan of Beijing suburbs was renovated into a barracks at the end of February, soldiers selected from various places have arrived one after another, and the Imperial Guards have gradually been organized. Every day, countless people come to watch and practice, trying to figure out the differences of this army built with high salary and high salary. The Ministry of National Defense even sends people to observe every day to understand the cleverness of the Imperial Guards - otherwise the new and old troops will be cursed, and I am not bad, so why should they get so much money?

The difference is indeed reflected. On the one hand, the training intensity is the Imperial Guards stipulated a system of three exercises and one lesson a day, and the training time is as long as 12 hours. Every morning, each of them is a 10-mile cross-country running, and then 100 push-ups. If the cross-country running results fail to meet the standards, you must do 100 more push-ups to make up for it, otherwise you will not be allowed to eat. To boost morale, Feng Guozhang, who is 50 years old, will follow the troops every day, and it is nothing more than someone else's burden and he is empty-handed. During cross-country running,

Each unit is carried out in units of the company and advances under the guidance of the military flag. The flag is red bottom, symbolizing iron-bloodedism, the golden yellow in the middle is a shield-shaped imperial guards' emblem, the pattern is crossed in the middle, and the swords and swords on both sides are guarded by two dragons, symbolizing the military force of the empire. After running, before the exercise, all the soldiers must sing loudly three times before the exercise - "China stands in the universe, and the vastness of the universe, and the Huazhou has always been at the top of Kunlun. The rivers and mountains are scattered, and the golden swords and iron horses open the sky, billions of years!" Almost every exercise is a landscape in the eyes of the audience.

In the morning, the focus is on queue training and small cluster tactical exercises. Whether the sun is hot or the water is dripping into ice, the regulations stipulate that it must be completed meticulously; in the afternoon, the subject exercises such as shooting, bomb dropping, assassination, and special exercises for various types of troops. If you don’t squeeze the last bit of strength out of your body, you will never stop. In the evening, the teaching class of the camp school, soldiers at all levels are included in each class according to the cultural level ratings at the time of selection. The highest level is the tactical class taught by Feng Guozhang, Zhang Shaozeng, Jiang Fangzhen and other important personnel.

In front of the exquisite and meticulous sand table, explain various tactical formations and military coordination to middle and senior officers. The lowest level is the text class taught by teachers in the Army Primary School. Those who are only able to recognize 300 words must reach more than 1,500 words within one year, and can write simple reports. The other levels also have targeted content, including history, geography, science, etc. This training intensity is simply beyond the imagination of ordinary old troops, and even the new Beiyang army trained by Yuan Shikai himself is hard to match.

On the other hand, there is a discipline system. Although the training is difficult, the big-headed soldiers have a very balanced mentality. The officers who were originally warned and enjoyed privileges must conduct three-training training like soldiers regardless of their ranks. During cross-country running, you can see the officers who are also burdened and leading the way. During queue training, you can see the officers who are also struggling and rolling on the ground to demonstrate their actions. Even the noble officers who have finally been selected did not dare to be arrogant at all, and they still come into the mud. The Imperial Guards' Reward and Punishment Regulations clearly stipulate that

Those who fail to complete the training tasks in a month will be suspended from paying royal salaries, ranks, and vocational salaries will be paid in half. In the past two months, they have not completed training subjects. No matter how high the military rank or the deep background, they will be cleared out! As for gambling, alcoholism, smoking cigarettes, etc., they are even more than one person who is caught and fired. In the past two months, more than 300 people have voluntarily resigned because they cannot bear such training intensity; or they have been cleared out because they cannot meet the requirements of the training outline; or they have been fired because they violated the Heavenly References - the wisdom of selecting more than 2,000 people at that time can be seen.

Many people were surprised to find that their appetite increased rapidly and the wear rate of clothes and shoes increased significantly, which made them worry about military pay, because according to common sense, these consumptions must be deducted from military pay. Eating more and using more can only be less than the amount of money left at the end of the month. However, the Imperial Imperial Guard Logistics Supplementary Regulations dispel everyone's doubts.

——All consumption of food, clothing, housing and transportation for soldiers during their camps shall be borne by the state and shall not be deducted within military pay;

——Ordinary soldiers, the monthly meals of soldiers are set at 4 taels, four meals a day, guaranteeing 3 taels of meat, sixteen taels of meat per day, about 110 grams, 5 cents of oil; 6 taels of lieutenant-level officers, plus milk; 8 taels of school-level officers are allowed to eat in the officer's restaurant;

——Training suits 3 sets per season, long coats and cotton jackets in winter, officers can wear cloaks and cloaks...
Chapter completed!