Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 440 The old boxer enters the camp
As soon as this remark came out, including Wu Zhong's father and daughter, even several security policemen standing outside the door looked at Wang Yuanfang in surprise.

Wu Rong blinked and asked curiously, "What is a training base?"

Wang Yuanfang said: "It's the place where soldiers are trained."

"You trained all the Beihai soldiers? Are you still the 'highest commander'? What rank is that?" Wu Rong frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly said "Oh", and said to Wang Yuanfang: "Then you are not with 80 The same as the instructor of the imperial army? Lin Chong, the leopard head? It looks quite strong, and you have good fists and feet, right?"

"Miss Wu, there aren't that many." Wang Yuanfang waved his hands quickly, thinking that he had only managed more than 1 people in total. Wu Siyu, Ding Guofeng, and Liu Sheng had all led recruits before.Now the North Navy training base has a special teaching team, and the soldiers he has personally trained do not exceed 1000 in total.
But before he finished speaking, his guard and messenger came and stood behind him, and said with a proud face: "What are the 80 imperial troops? All the soldiers were trained by our chief."

"Stand at the door!" Wang Yuanfang turned around and gave the guard a hard time, reprimanding him, "Who let you in!"

"Yes." The guard saluted, turned around and left in despair.

Wu Zhong's father and daughter were stunned for a moment, they didn't expect each other to be such a big official.All the soldiers are trained by him, no matter what, they have to be similar to a general soldier, right?That is the second grade!
Although Wu Zhong once tried his hands with Wang Yunyu of Duo Luo Xun County, and taught boxing and kicking to the guards of Da Nei, but at that time Wu Zhong was young and energetic, and was soon squeezed out by others, so he had no choice but to return to Xianshuigu, Tianjin to set up a poke stick and teach martial arts .

However, Wu Zhong felt that Wang Yuanfang was quite polite in his speech, and he did not put on official airs at all, which was completely different from those officials in the south.Not to mention the commander-in-chief at the imperial court, it is the commander-in-chief who is in charge of a hundred and ten people. If the official authority is displayed, the common people will not be afraid of seeing it.

Wu Rong rolled her eyes and asked Wang Yuanfang, "Brother Chen is also a soldier trained by you?"

Wang Yuanfang nodded and said: "He has a good foundation, he has practiced martial arts, and he learns quickly."

"Even the members of the Chen family want to learn from you, so aren't you a master?" After Wu Rong finished speaking, she pulled her apron and threw it on the wooden block next to her.Just as I was about to say more, I felt a pain in my head, and when I turned around, I saw Wu Zhong staring at him.

"There are no rules! Guests don't even pour a glass of water when they come. Boil the water!"

Wu Rong pursed her lips, and the spark of eagerness in her expression died down, so she bent down to pick up the apron and went back into the house.

"Master Wang, please sit in the room." Wu Zhong cupped his hands and made a gesture of invitation.

People in martial arts pay attention to "you respect me one foot, and I respect you one foot." Even if the opponent is a traitor, but anyway, the opponent is at the level of a general officer, and Wu Zhong, who lives under the fence, is not good at putting on airs.

The standard small courtyard used by the public security police station for house arrest consists of only a main room carved in wood, a firewood shed, and a latrine.The main room is divided into left and right rooms, and there is a cast iron stove in both rooms, which can be used for cooking as well as heating.Right now Wu Zhong lives in the west room, and his daughter lives in the east room.

Wang Yuanfang followed Wu Zhong into the West Room and sat down at the table.After a while, Wu Rong brought over two cups of tea, then glanced at his father, seeing that Wu Zhong didn't look at him at all, then turned and went back to the east room.

"Master Wang, you can condescend to come here, the old father and daughter can't afford it, please let us go!" Wu Zhong got up and said, and was about to kneel down when he got up.

An old man in his late [-]s knelt down towards him. Wang Yuanfang couldn't get over this threshold, so he bent down quickly to help him.Unexpectedly, Wu Zhong's whole body seemed to be turned into a stone statue, extremely heavy.

Wang Yuanfang was taken aback, and exerted all his strength with his arms, but he couldn't lift an inch at all. The opponent's figure still fell slowly, and then he knelt down on the ground, and Wang Yuanfang, who was supporting Wu Zhong's arms, was also led to bend down. waist.

"I'll go! This old man is too powerful!" Wang Yuanfang thought of Zhao Xin's reminder yesterday, and regretted not wearing a stab-proof suit.

In fact, Wu Zhong had already tested Wang Yuanfang's depth through this kneeling.He felt that this "chief military officer" was also capable, but he was far behind Chen Jishan.

But Wu Zhong also understands that the so-called "general in the army" not only relies on martial arts, but also strategy.If even the commander-in-chief fights in person, what use is there for the soldiers below.

Wang Yuanfang said sincerely: "Master Wu, if you can help guide my subordinates, I can still talk to Mr. Zhao, oh, talk to Mr. Zhao, and ask for a favor for you. But if you don't want to Go, I really can't do anything about this."

Wu Zhong looked at Wang Yuanfang and saw that his expression did not seem to be fake, so he slowly got up, sat back on the stool and sighed.

At this moment, the door of the room slammed behind him, and Wu Rong, who had been eavesdropping, couldn't help but come in and said, "Coach Wang, did you say that? My father is going to give you some pointers, and let our father and daughter go back to Qingyun?"

Wang Yuanfang wondered how could I become a "teacher"?He nodded and thought for a while before saying: "Master Wu, Miss Wu, I never speak falsely. I will do what I can do, and I will not agree to it if I can't! Mr. Zhao and I will not agree. , I can still talk to King Zhao."

Wu Zhong bowed his head and pondered for a long while, knowing that he couldn't escape this hurdle no matter what.He looked up at his daughter, thinking that the son-in-law hadn't been found yet, and the Wu family didn't even have a queen.If I don't agree, I don't know what will happen if I offend the "King Zhao" one day.

So he nodded his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "My lord, please agree to a few conditions for this old man, otherwise Wu will not go without saying anything."

Wang Yuanfang was overjoyed and said quickly, "Master Wu, please tell me."

"First, the old man only teaches for three months, how much you can learn depends on the skills of your subordinates; second, although swords and guns have no eyes on the battlefield, they must swear that from now on they will not indiscriminately injure innocent people or harm the people; Third, even if you have learned the Wu family's Bajiquan, you must never say that you have a relationship with the Qingyun Wu family; fourth, you can't use your real name."

After hearing this, Wang Yuanfang knew that the other party was still afraid of bringing trouble to Qingyun Wu's family.So after a little thought, he nodded in agreement.Then he said: "Master Wu, wait a moment, I'll let someone arrange the residence of your father and daughter in Beihai Town in advance, and then we will sign a contract in a while, and write all the conditions you said in it. Other than that In addition, in terms of remuneration, board and lodging are free, and your monthly teaching staff is one hundred silver dollars, oh no, two hundred dollars, what do you think?"

Wu Zhong was taken aback after hearing this, and Wu Rong, who was standing at the door, said, "Two hundred silver dollars? Then if I want to go, will I also have a salary?"

"Master Wu, if Ms. Wu can also come, I can add another 150 yuan per month, do you think it will work?" After finishing speaking, Wang Yuanfang was a little embarrassed and said: "My authority is so much. If Master Wu thinks it is not enough, I will You can also apply to Mr. Zhao."

not enough?During these days in Beihai Town, Wu Zhong and his daughter also knew the fineness of Beihai silver dollars;Two hundred Beihai silver dollars is 40 taels of snowflake silver, worth [-] Wenzumo, and even Wu Zhong's hometown can buy an acre of irrigated land.

If Wu Rong also counted as a share, the monthly salary of the father and daughter would be two acres of irrigated land!

The so-called "water-irrigated land" is also called "watering garden" or "garden field" among the people. It means the field with a well in it, and it belongs to the best field.

During the Qianlong period, the northern fields were still cheaper than those in the south. One mu of irrigated land in Zhili, Shandong cost about 30 taels. If the location is good, with boundary trees and houses, it will cost more; without a well The price of dry land is only a dozen taels per mu.

If it is in the south of the Yangtze River, the dry land in the high country is less than ten taels per mu, the easy-to-irrigate field in the low country is ten taels per mu, and the pond land is as high as three to forty taels.

After hearing Wang Yuanfang's words, Wu Zhong's father and daughter looked at each other, both showing unconcealable surprise.not enough?Wu Zhong was a martial arts teacher in the Prince's Mansion of Duoluo Xun County back then, and he only received three taels of silver every month, and he gave five liters of rice.

The remuneration given by this "General Wang" and "Teacher Wang" was so high that even the well-informed Wu Zhong was taken aback.And listen to what the other party said, and it can go up again.

However, I heard him say "contract" just now, what is that?Do you still need to draw a mortgage deed?

Two days later, under the personal leadership of Wang Yuanfang, Wu Zhong, aliased as "Old Man Meng", arrived at the Bei Naval Training Base on the east bank of the Xila River.Wu Rong originally wanted to come, but Wu Zhong didn't agree, so he could only look after the house alone.

Just kidding, the military camp is a place where women can enter!
However, when Wu Zhong just entered the gate of the training base, he saw two female soldiers in green uniforms walking past.

"I!"

Seeing Wu Zhong's stunned look, Wang Yuanfang quickly explained: "Master Wu, don't be surprised, they are communication soldiers."

"Communication soldier? Messenger?" The old man stomped his feet and said, "How can you let the girl do the work of the postman?!"

"Ah? No, Master Wu, the messengers are not the messengers of the Qing Dynasty, they are in charge of the telecommunications department."

"What is the telecommunications department?"

Wang Yuanfang suddenly felt that it was difficult for him to explain what telegraph communication was to an old man from the countryside in the Qing Dynasty, so he took Wu Zhong directly to the telecommunications room of the training base.Standing outside the door, the old man saw three female soldiers wearing earphones sitting in the room, then looked at the shiny black iron boxes, and finally asked, "What is this for?"

"I can communicate with people hundreds or thousands of miles away without sending letters or sending pigeons to send letters."

"What?! Thousands of miles!!" Wu Zhong stared, leaned forward and looked into the house twice in disbelief, and said to Wang Yuanfang: "Just relying on these boxes? That's not a fairy!"

"This has nothing to do with gods. This is, this is called. In short, this is a scientific issue and has nothing to do with gods and monsters." Wang Yuanfang didn't know if the other party could understand what he said, but he really didn't know how to explain it.

What is radio wave called by the great master of Bajiquan?Isn't that ridiculous!

The three female soldiers in the telecommunications room looked nervously at their immediate superior and the old man in a white hat at the door, but they didn't dare to ask.It wasn't until Wu Zhong and Wang Yuanfang turned and left that they breathed a sigh of relief.

A pretty female soldier stroked her chest and said, "The old man just stared at me, it scared me to death."

The other said: "That's right, didn't you see? He still has a pigtail on the back of his head! I have been in the base for more than a year, and I have never seen anyone with a pigtail come in! And the chief personally accompanied him." on."

No.3 female soldier said: "Who is this old man? Why did the chief bring him here?"

The delicate female soldier said: "I will ask someone to ask someone for lunch, and I will check and find out the truth."

On the other end, Wang Yuanfang took Wu Zhong through a barracks area, and finally came to a playground.At this time, Beihai soldiers who are training can be seen everywhere on the playground, running in circles, doing push-ups, practicing over obstacles, and practicing rope climbing.

The officer who was training two companies of Sauron soldiers saw Wang Yuanfang coming, ran over to salute, and said loudly, "Comrade Chief! The first and second companies of the Ninth Army Recruit Regiment are undergoing physical training." , please instruct! Coaching team leader Zhang Dingfa."

"Relax. Captain Zhang, let the two companies line up immediately. I have something to announce."

Wu Zhong listened curiously to the questions and answers of the Beihai military barracks, and watched the soldiers on the playground alive and well. After the officer had left, he asked Wang Yuanfang in a low voice: "Are you doing exercises today? How many times a month?" ?”

"Master Wu, Master Meng, it's not a few times a month, but 360 five days a year, you have to practice every day."

"What? Practice every day? You won't be allowed to go home during the Chinese New Year?!" Wu Zhong couldn't help being stunned.

With the sound of a whistle, the recruits who were undergoing various physical training immediately began to line up. In a blink of an eye, they were already lined up horizontally and vertically. Although they were sweating profusely, they all stood up straight with their heads held high. , Wu Zhong was secretly amazed and clicked his tongue endlessly. He never thought that the Beihai soldiers could order and prohibit it to such an extent.

When he went to Beijing to pass on his art, he also met many officers of the Eight Banners, and knew a little bit about the barracks.Although Wu Zhong is just a country boxer at present, he has traveled all over the country for many years, and has searched through ancient and modern history books, and he has never heard of any army like this.

It is said that the military training of the Qing Dynasty in the south was actually very frequent in ancient times, mainly because of the strong national power.In ancient times, the intensity and frequency of military training were actually related to the food and treatment of soldiers and whether the court was rich or not.Not to mention anything else, just the gunpowder, iron, bows and arrows, horses, etc. consumed for each drill is a lot of money.

The daily training of the Eight Banners troops of the Qing Army was arranged by each unit. The forward battalions of the two wings, the pro-barracks of the upper three banners, the guard barracks of the Eight Banners, the officers and soldiers of the Xiaoqi battalion, and the inner and outer firearms battalions all practiced riding and shooting, while the infantry battalion specialized in infantry shooting.

The Jianrui camp mainly trains climbing ladders, and also learns shotguns, water warfare, horse rifles, and whip knives.The Inner Firearms Battalion mainly practiced shotguns and sub-basket guns.The outer firearms battalion learns shotgun and water warfare.Half of the people in the vanguard battalion have to practice shotguns, while in the Xiaoqi battalion, the Han army's Xiaoqi battalion has a shotgun battalion, a artillery battalion, and a cannon battalion battalion.

In addition, there are "separate exercises" and "big exercises".But what is interesting is that historically, the formations used by the Eight Banners in the "Fen Cao" and "Da Cao" have not changed for 200 years, and they were not abolished until the new army was compiled and trained in the late Qing Dynasty.

As for the biggest feature of the Green Camp, the old system of training has been inherited since the Ming Dynasty and has been passed down for more than 400 years.Its training method is very heavy on the formation method, and the formation method needs to be changed according to the enemy's situation and terrain, and the names are also varied.The place where these formations come into play is the annual general parade of the Green Camp. It is scheduled on the day of the first frost, and the governors, Fu, Ti, and town officials will personally inspect and perform martial arts. In addition, there is a second-class monthly parade.

And these formations were once criticized by Qi Jiguang as looking at martial arts, but you have to maneuver left and right, full of flowers and plants;

It is said that in the first two years when Marshal Fu went to Shandong, Henan, Jiangsu and other places to study the green camps, he scolded him severely, to the effect that he usually reviewed it, and he could still read it; if there is a war, it is useless!

(End of this chapter)