I want to ruin the country

Because their crude oil is basically stolen from the country's oil pipelines by oil thieves, the price they sell it at is extremely low.

You steal, I steal, everyone steals, and the first result is a huge loss of state-owned assets.

Furthermore, the oil produced is substandard, wasting resources and polluting the environment.

Many gas stations can only mix these oils with qualified oils and sell them, causing consumers to complain!

Not only that, in addition to the waste, there have also been many serious explosion accidents caused by pipeline blockage.

Therefore, the government cracked down on it after 2003, and it gradually disappeared after a few years.

After the matter was handed over, Yining could relax. With Zhang Xiang as his helper, he just had to wait for the results.

Zeng Zhenfan traveled day and night and arrived in Guangzhou.

When the new governor arrived, officials of all ranks, waiting to meet him, lined up in front of the governor's office.

Zeng Zhenfan only met with the governors and magistrates of Guangdong and Guangxi and had a meal with them.

During the meal, he said,

"Everyone, this Governor has been sent by the Emperor to Guangdong and Guangxi with an important mission.

I'll leave the local affairs to you all. You can do whatever you need to do and just follow the old rules first.

However, the matters that I will instruct you on will definitely be urgent, so please cooperate fully. If anything goes wrong, I will show no mercy!"

The others were all subordinates. When they heard that the new governor would not care about their troubles, they were so happy that they didn't know what to do.

They answered,

"Everything must be done in accordance with the Marshal's orders!"

After finishing his meal and sending them away, he opened the brocade bag given to him by the emperor.

Inside the brocade bag were patterns of military flags, uniforms, ranks, and a few words.

It turned out that Yining copied the later "Type 65" military uniform, but added military ranks and epaulettes.

With a red star on his head and revolutionary red flags hanging on both sides, Yining always thought this military uniform was very handsome, so he just took it and used it.

The military flag has a red background with a white border, a soaring golden dragon, and four yellow five-pointed stars around it.

On the side is a line of words: The First Army of the Royal New Army.

Next, Zeng Zhenfan arranged for people to make military flags, uniforms, etc. according to the style given by the emperor, while he and Luo Shixin looked for a suitable place to build a military camp.

With power and money in hand, these are not a problem and can be done quickly.

Looking at the short flat heads of Luo Shixin and others, he also wanted to cut off his braids.

After hesitating for a long time, I still couldn't make up my mind.

Since the emperor didn't specifically tell me to, it seems that it's still a matter of whether to cut it or not. I'll wait until the emperor cuts it, then I can cut it myself.

However, when I stood in front of the mirror with my braids and the new military uniform, I felt very awkward and it did look a bit out of place.

Look at Luo Shixin and the others, they are different. They have short flat heads and wear new military uniforms. When they stand there, they look very energetic.

Oh, why do the Manchus have to keep such a pig's tail?

He touched the two gold stars on his shoulders again, feeling very satisfied that he had become a lieutenant general.

After wearing it for a while, he took off his new military uniform. With this braid, he looked better in court dress.

Luo Shixin wore the rank of colonel with two bars and three stars on his shoulders.

At first, Luo Shixin refused the position, saying that the rank was too high and a major would be enough.

Zeng Zhenfan said,

"The royal family you represent now is not you. If you are too low-ranking, it will be embarrassing for the emperor. Besides, you are the chief instructor of the entire army. How can you convince the public if your position is too low?"

Luo Shixin no longer refused.

Except for An Yiquan and Cai Hemin, who were lieutenant colonels, all the other men brought by Luo Shixin had the rank of major.

Everyone put on new military uniforms, stood at attention and saluted each other, looking very heroic.

Zeng Zhenfan followed Luo Shixin's advice and did not select soldiers from the original barracks, but recruited again.

Luo Shixin meant that the newly recruited soldiers had no bad habits and were much easier to train.

The first condition for recruiting new soldiers is to shave off the braid and keep a flat head or a bald head.

Unexpectedly, recruiting new troops encountered resistance at the beginning.

When everyone heard that they were recruiting soldiers and that they would receive two dollars in salary a month, they were very excited and signed up enthusiastically.

But when they heard that they had to shave their heads, they all backed off.

The recruitment station on the street didn't recruit many people in two days.

Zeng Zhenfan was a little anxious. He asked his personal guards and instructors like Luo Shixin to dress neatly and go to the recruiting office to stand on the platform.

He also asked the cook to move all the pots and stoves to the recruitment office, so that there would be big pots of stewed meat and plenty of white rice.

There were piles of silver dollars on the table.

Finally, some people couldn't help it, and some ruffians, hooligans and heavy smokers were tempted. The braids were nothing, the real thing was to have meat to eat and money to make!

They thought that as long as they were willing to join the army, they would be eligible. Unexpectedly, Luo Shixin and his men were very strict about the requirements for new recruits.

Whether it's your physical condition, family background, or personal qualities, he'll check everything out for you.

We don’t want people with bad character, those who smoke opium and drink alcohol, or those who used to hang out on the streets as hooligans or thugs.

As a result, not only did he fail to recruit anyone, but he also attracted a lot of criticism.

Zeng Zhenfan was a little worried. He didn't expect that recruiting new troops would be so difficult.

Luo Shixin said,

"General, why don't we shift the focus of our recruitment to the countryside? The people there are more honest and have a harder life, so it should be easier to recruit them."

Zeng Zhenfan nodded. He also had the same idea.

"Okay, I'll have someone send out a notice. Send all your men out. We'll recruit soldiers on a large scale throughout Guangdong and Guangxi."

"Marshal, you stay here and I'll take some people to Guangxi. What do you think?"

"Okay, it's up to you!"

Luo Shixin packed up his things and went to Guangxi with his men.

You know what, within a month, he brought back more than 35,000 people.

Zeng Zhenfan also recruited 25,000 people.

Not only were all the recruits recruited, but there were also 10,000 more.

Luo Shixin meant that ten thousand or even more people should be eliminated during training.

Zeng Zhenfan certainly had no objection. Luo Shixin had the final say on training matters.

After such a long period of contact, he was convinced by the emperor's vision. Luo Shixin was bold, careful, brave and resourceful, and was truly a talented general.

With him as my helper, I have less worries.

What follows is three months of devilish training in the recruit company.

When the training begins, the first thing to do is to recite military discipline, practice marching and formations.

Regardless of whether you can read or not, you must memorize military discipline thoroughly.

If you can't pass this criterion, you will be eliminated no matter how good the other conditions are.

During the training, Luo Shixin and his instructors set an example by taking the lead and leading by example.

They basically do not beat or scold soldiers. Of course, if they fail to complete the training tasks, there will definitely be necessary punishments. There is no order without rules.

If you don't complete the task and just let it go, it's unfair to those who completed the task.