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Beginning on New Year's Day, for half a month, the National Conference of the Restoration Society finished discussing most of the financial issues of 1860. This authority quickly changed its stance from an authority to an administrative body.
At this time, the various ministries began to hold internal professional meetings. For example, Vézé, as the supreme military commander, had to attend the military meeting of the General Staff. The first topic was still related to money. The military department raised the question of whether or not to use copper warheads.
Vézé was now very clear why lead bullets were eventually eliminated. It was because when a bullet flew out of the barrel at high speed, it would inevitably rub against the barrel. The result of the friction was the "lead in the barrel" problem. Early muskets did not have to worry about this problem, but rifled muskets had to consider loading lead. After the lead was attached, the dented rifling was quickly filled with lead film. The problem of gunpowder ash could be solved by wrapping a piece of cloth around the barrel and carefully wiping it clean. Lead was not gunpowder ash. Metal lead adhered tightly to the inner wall of the steel barrel. Youyou novel updates the fastest. Extremely difficult to deal with.
The solution to the problem of lead once and for all was very simple. Use copper to make the shell of the bullet and fill it with lead. This was the "copper bullet". The outer shell of the copper bullet was like a quilt that wrapped the lead core inside. This method not only solved the problem of lead, but also made a new discovery during the copper bullet experiment. Copper was harder than lead, so if the bullet was smoother, the friction would be greatly reduced. Moreover, the copper bullet could be processed into a shape that was more in line with the principles of aerodynamics. In the experiment, the effective range and accuracy of the bullet were greatly improved.
Of course, the problem with copper bullets was exactly the same as it was in the industrial age. While solving various technical problems, more investment was needed. China had always been short of copper. With the improvement of the Viceroy's industrial strength, the demand for copper had greatly increased. Putting aside the processing costs, the copper required to produce a single copper warhead was enough to produce a single copper coin for circulation.
Therefore, after a round of discussion, everyone realized that there was nothing new to discuss. In this era of war, the intelligence network of the Liberation Army was the intelligence network of the entire Restored Commandery. Even during wartime, Vézé still had his intelligence network gather minerals and specialties from various places. Five years ago, when the Liberation Army moved south from Tianjing, they abandoned many unnecessary salutes. But the documents and files that he collected while he was fighting in different places were carefully packed up and taken away. This included documents and files collected from Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhili, and many other cities. The Liberation Army had carefully sorted out the information on geography, hydrology, and minerals.
With a lot of information, he could make a judgment. The solution that everyone came up with was very ordinary. Internally, the Liberation Army wanted to send troops to seize Fujian, Guangxi, Hunan, and other tea-producing areas. In addition to controlling the various old mines, they also had to send out prospecting teams to search for new mineral deposits and use the power to tap into the internal potential. Externally, they would bring the production capacity of these areas into the hands of the Liberation Army and obtain copper mines through the continuous expansion of foreign trade.
Chief of Staff Ju Junfeng sighed, "Commander-in-Chief, I really have to hand it to you! If you hadn't taken the lead, regardless of whether everyone understood it or not, we would have established the scientific system and foreign trade. Faced with the current situation, we can only do nothing! "
These words could be included in the category of flattery, but Ju Junfeng's sigh clearly aroused the approval of the generals in the restored Commander-in-Chief's Office. It was hard to follow Vézé, but under Vézé's leadership and push, the Liberation Army rushed in a direction that they had never imagined before. The comrades stumbled along the way and suffered a lot. Suffering was suffering. Those who dared to rebel didn't care about their lives, so how could they be afraid of suffering a little? But following Vézé, no matter what difficulties they encountered in front of them, there would always be a way to go. Vézé had made preparations in advance, so he wouldn't be blind on the road.
With the Chief of Staff taking the lead, the generals flattered him. "Perceptive", "far-sighted", "strategically positioned", "divine foresight", "foresight", "divine foresight", "foresight", "foresight", "divine foresight", "foresight", "foresight", "foresight", "foresight", "foresight", "foresight" and "foresight" were all used.
Vézé waved his hand to stop the generals and said, "Can I understand it this way? Everyone thinks I'm right and should listen to me?"
"That's right, of course we'll listen to you!" Minister of Personnel Wei Changrong immediately replied.
With Wei Changrong taking the lead, the other generals said sincerely, "We'll all listen to you!"
Vézé nodded. "Very good. Then before Shi Dakai is kicked out of Guangxi, let's seize the next few months to do one thing. Oh, two things! First, popularize the political commissars and establish branches in the companies. Second, establish the soldiers' committee! "
The first thing was nothing much. The Recovery Society was very happy to recruit outstanding soldiers into their ranks. In the army, the Recovery Society developed rapidly. But the second thing Vézé had mentioned before was met with rare opposition from the generals. What was the soldiers' committee? It was a voluntary organization of soldiers to monitor whether the officers' actions were in line with the army's rules. In everyone's eyes, it was a matter of course for officials to order soldiers around. Now that the soldiers had organized themselves to go against the officials, everyone felt that the sky was turning upside down!
Hearing Vézé's suggestion to establish the soldiers' committee, the generals shut up. Most of this silence was naturally a rejection of Vézé's suggestion. Of course, as the Governor's Office developed, Vézé's foresight was proven time and time again. Everyone had expressed their willingness to accept Vézé's judgment and plans for the future, and they did not completely oppose it. In fact, they were more confused. What kind of army was Vézé trying to establish?
As the chief of staff, Ju Junfeng did not want to speak, but he knew he had to. So Ju Junfeng finally spoke. "Governor, can you explain in more detail why we want to establish the soldiers' committee? We talk about discipline in the army, but the soldiers' committee doesn't seem like it. "
Vézé said, "If I say that the Restoration Society talks about democracy, does everyone understand? Democracy is not about having a large number of people during a discussion. Democracy has a foundation. First of all, there can't be anyone in the Restoration Society who is not on the same side as us. If there are people who support Manchu Qing in our fight against the Qing, then there is no democracy. Because everyone is not on the same side. Secondly, the purpose of democratic discussion is not to divide the spoils, but to do things! This is not like you Ju … uh, Zhang San or Li Si. Because you have a certain status, you can use that status to get money and then divide it according to your own thoughts. Therefore, everyone here has to do things. Everyone discusses what you want to do and how much money you need. Without these two foundations, there is no democracy to speak of. Can everyone understand what I'm saying? "
Ever since the Liberation Army established the General Staff Headquarters, everyone had been operating in this way, regardless of whether they understood it or not. After seven or eight years, everyone, regardless of whether they sincerely accepted it or not, at least understood these principles.
As the Minister of Human Resources, Wei Changrong immediately expressed, "Those who are not on the same side as us and come to the army, we have been getting rid of them for the past few years."
Everyone looked at Wei Changrong, who was known as the "Iron Mask Duke" in the army. Since Wei Changrong had spoken so boldly, this group of men in their twenties and thirties could not help but want to mock him out of their DNA. However, Wei Changrong was in charge of human resources. As Vézé's nephew and the oldest general in the Liberation Army, he had been very disciplined in the army for the past two years. Under his influence, no one dared to mock him. Besides, what he said was not wrong.
Seeing that the generals did not dare to oppose him openly, Vézé continued, "Democracy is a good thing. Democracy is not about you supporting my opinion, nor is it about you opposing my opinion. Democracy is a system in which everyone can participate in the matter. It is precisely because they are involved that everyone knows that this is a matter that concerns the interests of everyone involved, and that is why they know the latest arrangements. There are discussions among everyone. The soldiers' committee is a part of this democratic system. This is not to let the soldiers rely on the soldiers' committee to fight against us, nor is it to let the soldiers organize themselves and ride on the heads of the officers. Instead, it is to pull the soldiers into our democratic system. Right now, the army and the military department add up to 400,000 people. There are a lot of trivial matters in there. If there is no democracy at the grassroots level, we can forget about managing 400,000 people. "
The generals' expressions did not look too good after hearing this. When it came to the trivial matters in the army, everyone knew a lot. When Vézé publicly mentioned this issue, most people did not dare to say anything. Of course, there were some who dared to say anything. The commander of the Fourth Army, Lei Hu, stood up and said, "Commander-in-chief, I would like to ask two questions. First, this soldiers' committee was established to solve the trivial matters in the army, not to cause trouble, right?"
"Of course it's not to cause trouble," Vézé replied.
"Second, to manage the trivial matters in the army, it's not to mess with people, right?" Lei Hu said. After saying this, he felt that what he said was not right, so he hurriedly corrected him, "Commander-in-chief, there are a lot of conflicts in the army between the people from Guangxi and Guangdong, between the Tujia and Hakka people. It's not a big matter, but there are often fights. If the officers manage it, people will say that the officers are biased towards people from certain places. This is simply too much to manage. I feel that we have to manage these trivial matters, but we can't let the soldiers think that we are messing with them. "
After Lei Hu finished explaining, Wei Changrong laughed and said, "Tiger, even if you don't say it, no one will think that you are afraid that someone will mess with you."
This was not really a joke, but it sounded quite nasty, so Lei Hu completely ignored it. In fact, Lei Hu knew that Wei Changrong had good intentions. He had expressed his stance to dispel everyone's concerns and to smooth things over for Lei Hu.
Vézé did not answer immediately. He first told the generals about the internal division of Shi Zhenji's troops in Guangxi and the eventual defeat. The generals did not expect the internal division of the Taiping army to have reached such a level. Shi Zhenji was right to rectify discipline, and it was not a wrong choice to unite the local officials in Guangxi who were willing to surrender. Shi Zhenji did not kill without reason. He wanted the troops to hand over the people they had captured, and those who disobeyed would be executed. This request was stated in the first place.
Even so, in the end, the Taiping army in Guangxi and Guangxi thought that Shi Zhenji was biased towards the people in Guangxi. They actually swore an oath of blood and wanted to kill Shi Zhenji. In the eyes of the generals of the Liberation Army, this was nonsense!
Vézé sternly said, "I know what everyone is thinking. It is the soldiers in Guangxi and Guangxi who have a problem. However, I want to say that the matter of dividing people's closeness by region, the Tujia and Hakka clans, exists in the areas controlled by the Recovered Military Manor and the Liberation Army. There are many of them. If we can't solve this problem, don't even talk about waiting for our troops to start the northern expedition. When our troops enter Guangxi and face a large number of Tujia landlords who try to resist, how can we guarantee that we won't kill them? Let me say this first. Eliminating the landlord class is a societal problem, and massacring Guangxi is a matter of personal grudges. We cannot make this mistake ourselves! I can say this first, if we make this mistake, we will not be able to conquer the world! "
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