After returning from teaching in the conference hall, Li Mingyuan was not idle. He had a hurried dinner and then discussed the reorganization and training of the troops with Liu Pu.
"I will personally guide and train the naval sailors, cavalry brigade, and special forces. The training of the field army and the garrison will be left to you."
"Your Majesty, the reorganization of the army requires a large number of manpower to assist, but the number of literate people under my command is only a hundred, which is far from meeting the needs of the independent army's normal operation. Your Majesty, can you arrange more manpower for me?"
"Isn't there more than 300 people in the officer crash course? You can recruit some emergency personnel from there first."
"I went to the crash course, but when the officers there heard that they were going to work at the General Staff Headquarters, they all shook their heads and refused. They thought that when they got to the General Staff Headquarters, they would just be serving as a staff making plans, and it would be better to fight on the front line." Liu Pu said with a bitter look on his face.
"Everyone doesn't understand the staff system, so we have this misunderstanding. Tomorrow night you and I will go to the officer crash course, and I will help you explain to them the benefits of being a staff officer." Li Mingyuan comforted.
"I feel relieved when the prince speaks." Liu Pu said.
"It doesn't matter if the literacy rate in the army is too low, Liu Pu. Otherwise, I will be responsible for explaining military knowledge to the Chinese officers, and you will arrange for your men to teach the soldiers how to read."
"There are 120,000 Chinese people. I'm afraid I can't teach that many people just by relying on my literate people."
"It is very difficult to solve the literacy problem for everyone at once. You can divide literacy classes into three categories according to the degree of urgency. The first category is literacy classes for senior officers above lieutenant colonel, the second category is literacy classes for middle and low-level officers, and the third category
It is a literacy class for ordinary soldiers.
The senior officer literacy class requires each trainee to have the literacy level of a normal reader, the mid-level and low-level officers are required to have the literacy level to understand military works, and ordinary soldiers only need to understand general military orders."
"Literacy is a long-term learning process, and I cannot guarantee that all of them will become knowledgeable readers in a short time." Liu Pu was worried that Li Mingyuan was too quick-thinking, so he explained in advance.
"I understand," Li Mingyuan nodded.
"However, for a senior officer like Luo Dapao who has strong professional and technical abilities but cannot read a few characters, you must teach him well. If he doesn't listen to your advice, I will teach him how to read myself." Li Mingyuan hated that iron could not make steel.
Artillery is a high-tech industry, and in the second half of the 19th century, artillery technology was updated rapidly. The artillery currently in service will be obsolete in a few years.
Luo Dapao is very talented in operating artillery operations, but his low education level is his fatal shortcoming. Li Mingyuan didn't want him to delay his military performance because of literacy problems, so he specifically lowered his military rank by one level, and specially
He asked Liu Pu to teach him well.
"Haha, after Luo Dapao was criticized by the prince, his enthusiasm for literacy has increased a lot. After the meeting this morning, he pestered me to teach him how to read."
Liu Pu was talking about Luo Dapao here, while Luo Dapao in the military camp over there was still writing seriously.
"Ah Feng" Luo Dapao sneezed, rubbed his nose, and asked curiously, "I don't have a cold, why do I sneeze?"
"Brigadier, you have been writing for most of the day today, please take a rest." Luo Dapao's personal guard said with concern.
"Xiao Liuzi, come here and see how I am doing with my calligraphy. Can I be able to gain the master's discernment?"
Luo Dapao put down his pen and stretched his sore right hand.
"Brigadier, do you want to listen to the truth?" Xiao Liuzi looked at the three characters "Luo Zhongguo" on the paper and asked carefully.
"Of course I'm asking you to tell the truth. Why, you look down on my writing?" Luo Dapao said with wide eyes.
Xiao Liuzi shrank his neck in fear, swallowed back the truth he was about to speak, and said insincerely, "The brigade commander's handwriting is good, much better than my handwriting."
"Xiao Liuzi, you only know how to write your own name, Wang Liu, and you still dare to compete with me." Luo Dapao coaxed arrogantly.
"You can only write three characters. Why should you be proud of being able to write one more character than me?" Xiao Liuzi slandered.
Regardless of what Xiao Liuzi was thinking, Luo Dapao took the results he had produced for most of the day and looked at them for a while. The more he looked at them, the more proud he became.
"Xiao Liuzi, accompany me to see the Crown Prince tomorrow, and let the Crown Prince see Lao Luo's progress." Luo Dapao said happily.
"Brigadier, you can't let the Crown Prince see what you wrote, otherwise the Crown Prince will definitely criticize your poor writing."
"How dare you say that my handwriting is bad? Get out and stand guard."
After Xiao Liuzi finished speaking, he realized that he had let something slip. He did not dare to stay in the room and immediately ran out to stand guard.
When it came to literacy, Li Mingyuan thought that the Chinese Independent Army did not yet have a unified tactical manual, so he said, "The Western powers have military books that specifically guide the training of soldiers. I want to use the time of the Chinese Independent Army's reorganization and training to write a "Infantry"
"Drill Code" guides the training of soldiers."
"Military guidance books are very necessary. If necessary, Your Majesty, you can arrange for my staff to help organize the contents of the books."
"There is no problem in writing a book. Just send a dozen staff officers to help me copy the contents of the "Infantry Drill Code"."
Li Mingyuan was a mercenary in his previous life and knew a lot about the infantry drill codes of various countries. Based on the infantry drill codes of other countries and the actual situation of the Chinese Independence Army, it was not difficult to write a new infantry drill code.
"Your Majesty, there is a Peruvian outside who wants to see you." Li Mingyuan and Liu Pugang had just finished talking about the infantry drill, when a soldier came in to report.
"There should be news about Lou Stuart. Let him in."
"Your Majesty, why do some Peruvians come to see us?" Liu Pu asked after the guards left.
"Last time, there was a Peruvian officer who voluntarily surrendered. I sent him back to negotiate a deal with the President of Peru." Li Mingyuan briefly told Liu Pu about Lou Stuart.
"The prince really has a business mind." Liu Pu praised after hearing this.
"It's just a small trick," Li Mingyuan said modestly.
"Young man Manuel, I would like to pay my respects to you two adults." Manuel entered the gate and immediately learned the Chinese etiquette and knelt down to worship.
After staying in the mine for a period of time, Manuel's outlook on life has changed a lot. No bullshit dignity or integrity is as important as survival. Therefore, Manuel, who has never knelt down to anyone, has no Western self-reliance on his identity.
, and knelt down neatly.
"Get up, does your president agree to my request?"
"The president agrees to all your requests, but he still has a small request." Manuel said calmly.
"any request?"
"The president hopes that your army will put on a show, pretend to be defeated by our troops, and withdraw from occupying the city."
"I agree to your president's conditions, but I warn you not to go too far, otherwise the Chinese army will not spare you."
"We know the combat power of the Chinese army, and the president will never deceive you." Manuel said cautiously.
