"This establishment is very large, with a full quota of 9,000 people." Zhou Changfeng sighed: "Add an infantry regiment, then increase the artillery regiment to three battalions, and then upgrade the baggage battalion to a regiment, which can be directly converted into a marine division. "
"Let's look at future needs. There are still differences in the navy. Let's stick to the conservative approach for now." Xu Zhanming took a sip of tea.
Rather than saying that this organization is a brigade, it is better to say that it is a compendium division that has reduced the baggage units.
Because it is slightly smaller and not bloated, the short-term combat effectiveness of this brigade is no less than that of an infantry division; but correspondingly, its sustained combat capability is weaker.
It can be said that the Military Command and the Navy are very smart - amphibious landing operations are meant to be a short-term decisive victory, not a serious land field battle where you can come and go.
Short and compact units are also more convenient for long-distance transport. Therefore, it is not surprising that the strange formations of the previous Marine Regiment and the current Marine Brigade were designed.
Delivering an infantry division requires a standard shipping volume of 160,000 tons, while the Marine Brigade is estimated to only require 110,000 tons.
"Standard shipping volume" is a special unit used by the Ming Dynasty Navy to measure the transportation capacity required for transporting troops and materials. The cargo capacity and number of passengers of various ships are also different according to their hull design differences, so they will be multiplied by factors when calculating.
For example, there are three ships. A requisitioned 4,000-ton cargo ship has a coefficient of 1.2; a requisitioned 7,000-ton cruise ship has a coefficient of 0.9; and an in-service 1,000-ton landing ship has a coefficient of 1.5. These three ships The shipping volume is 4000×1.2+7000×0.9+1000×1.5=12600 tons.
The reason why Xu Zhanming said this was "conservatively" is because the Marine Brigade's organizational design focused on one-way landing on the beach and holding on to the landing site, and did not consider advancing in depth and continuing operations.
According to traditional concepts, the latter should be the task of the Army.
Some people within the Navy believe that the Marine Corps should be built into a more balanced and all-round force that can also independently carry out deep attack missions.
Disagreement arises from this - is such a Marine Corps still called a Marine Corps? How is it different from the Army? The biggest features are gone, so we might as well rename it the Naval Infantry Division (Brigade).
"This will involve a struggle for influence and power. If this is really done, the Army will definitely not be happy either."
"Senior is right. But...this convergence may be the future trend."
"Then it depends on how people organize it later."
"Actually, I think it is beneficial and harmless to make up for the continuous combat capability of the land combat units. The current configuration is weak and feels a bit short-lived."
Although it is far from being a confrontation between the military services, this move will undoubtedly exacerbate the adverse effects in this area. The military department may not consider this aspect, but the court does not.
In terms of balance, it is most ideal for the land, sea and air forces to perform their respective duties without interfering with each other. There is no distinction between masters and subordinates, and there is no distinction between masters and subordinates. This is the most ideal. However, overstepping one's duties is a way of disturbing the rules and causing trouble, and must be avoided.
But politics is politics after all, and it often conflicts with military reality.
"Okay, don't worry about this." Xu Zhanming waved his hand and said with a smile: "You have been doing nothing in Japan for a few months, and now you have to calm down when you return to China. Your theoretical skills are very good, you can write Write down all kinds of suggestions and ideas, the more the merrier.”
Zhou Changfeng agreed wholeheartedly, but his mind was already far away.
Judging from the current situation, the expansion of the 1st Marine Regiment will probably start at the end of this year or early next year. Can I safely take over the post of brigade commander?
At the age of twenty-eight, he was promoted to colonel and took charge of an entire brigade. This was the first time in the Ming Dynasty that he had ever done so.
There are quite a few twenty-eight-year-old colonels, I can't count them on two hands, and the youngest one is even twenty-seven years old. But these are all related people and have no unique ability. Most of them are not commanders, but sit in offices in various departments. Only a handful of them hold deputy positions in the army with mixed qualifications.
As a basic strategic unit, the division (brigade) can not only determine the lives of thousands of people as its chief officer, but can also influence the fate of the country on a macro level.
In Zhou Changfeng's view, although the Ming Dynasty was rigid and decadent, with many bureaucracies and dandies, it was very cautious in such matters.
A worldly man who sneaks into a high position and is handsome and humble?
The difference is that although the world's elites are in high positions, the key positions are beyond the reach of the dandies - they are allowed to enjoy happiness, but they are not allowed to spend money.
Although young talents from ordinary backgrounds encounter many obstacles and obstacles in their career, most of them are able to display their talents and abilities in important positions.
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are all equal. One of the mutually reinforcing effects between ideological and cultural progress and constitutional government is that equality is established at the personality level in the form of express laws.
But it must be noted that the so-called equality in the Ming Dynasty Constitution is only equality of personality, and does not include differences in status, class, etc. This is very subtle.
Slaves, servants and other "lower tool people" of the old era no longer exist, but there are still some people who have privileges in certain aspects - that is to say, from traders and servants to relatives of the emperor, everyone is human , but the latter has some privileges.
Because it not only meets the inevitable needs of the progress of the times, but also conforms to the traditional values in the hearts of Ming people, this set of concepts with Ming characteristics is actually highly recognized.
However, precisely because of this, some French and American scholars occasionally use this to ridicule and criticize Ming Dynasty's constitutional democracy as false.
Some Chinese scholars once replied: The law is sacred, and everything must be true. In my view, there has never been an era of equality since ancient times. It is shameless to establish it shamelessly. It can be said to be both a bitch and a memorial.
When translating "both when and standing", he honestly and elegantly translated it as A strumpet posing as a holy-virginsaint - a prostitute posing as a saint.
In short, the anxious Zhou Changfeng was a little restless at home.
"If I can't be appointed as a full-time officer, I might as well go to the Navy and become a senior staff officer, sitting in an office reading documents and writing reports."
Beside him, Xia Xiaoshi was cutting watermelon with a square-headed watermelon knife.
The watermelon has a thick skin and thick white meridians. If it were left to later generations, people would probably complain about it as a "crooked melon with cracked dates", but now it is a relatively high-quality watermelon on the market in the Ming Dynasty.
The modern breeding model is more scientific and reasonable, but it also requires hard work and time accumulation. How to improve various fruits and vegetables and make them more delicious is a lifelong endeavor for a group of agriculturists.
"That's good. If you go to work in the navy, you can stay in the capital. It's so hard and painful to fight around." Xia Xiaoshi said while waving her sword.
Zhou Changfeng rolled his eyes covertly and replied casually: "You can still keep me here to see you every day, right?"
"Isn't it good?"
"I can only say that it is a good thing only for you and me."
Hearing this, Xia Xiaoshi blinked thoughtfully and said with a half-smile: "That's right. It's just that my husband has extraordinary abilities. He can do many extraordinary things at a young age. Without you, he would be the king of the country. A big loss.”
hateful! I can be ridiculed by my wife even at home! The majesty of the head of the family has been shattered!
Zhou Changfeng, who smiled helplessly, covered his forehead and shook his head, then raised his index finger towards her.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Xia Xiaoshi, who was confused, walked over slowly.
When she got closer, Zhou Changfeng suddenly waved his hand and slapped her lower body slowly.
"ah?!"
"How can you try to bully your own family? Punishment!"
"Hey... come on, I just finished lunch..."
"It's okay. Moving after a meal is good for digestion."
Paji——
A long while.
The melon has been cut and has not yet been eaten. Zhou Changfeng, who was satisfied, picked up a piece and nibbled on the slightly sweet and meaty watermelon.
Xia Xiaoshi, who was a little tired, smoothed her clothes, then took off the hairpin and tied her hair into a bun that was already crooked and scattered.
She asked softly: "By the way, sir, what if it's not a boy."
Zhou Changfeng, who was beside him, replied nonchalantly: "If you're not a son, you're not a son. What else can you do?"
He glanced sideways at her and said half-jokingly: "What? Then continue to live?"
"I've heard a lot of things since I was a child. Some families always give birth to girls for some unknown reason. The eldest daughter is called Zhaodi, the second daughter is called Pandi, and the third daughter is called Wangdi... Four or five girls in a row, it's not easy. A boy just came out." Xia Xiaoshi sighed.
First she was taught by her parents, and then she got married as a wife. Xia Xiaoshi was very clear about some practical truths.
Zhou is the only child of the Zhou family, and carrying on the family lineage is a necessary thing, or a task, or even a mission according to the secular concept.
"...not to marry and have no children, and to deny ancestor worship are three unfilial acts. Among the three, having no descendants is the greatest."
But she also knows that having more children is actually not good for the body. Two children is more appropriate. If you have more children... you won't be able to recover even with careful care and conditioning.
Therefore, Xia Xiaoshi knew very well that while she was enjoying a relatively privileged and lucky life, she was bound to have to bear this responsibility and the invisible pressure that came with it.
Sometimes in the dead of night, she would even think that if she was really unlucky and all three babies in a row were girls, she would stop giving birth and hire a "contract worker" to help.
The so-called contract workers are the concubines of the Ming Dynasty today. In the traditional sense, concubines are inferior to others in the legal sense. If they are commodities, they are against the spirit of constitutional law. Today's concubines are serious contract workers and lovers protected by express laws.
In fact, it was more like a profession. "The Civil Code of the Ming Dynasty" even included a separate section to list the rights of the "concubine" in detail. For example, she could terminate the contract unilaterally and unconditionally.
However, there are two situations when signing a contract to hire a concubine.
First, those who are under the age of 40 need to pay a huge amount of tax separately, with a tax rate as high as 12.5%, and this is in addition to other taxes; second, those who are over 40 years old, the tax rate is 3%.
It is not difficult to understand the reason why the elderly and childless were given preferential treatment in hiring concubines - the imperial court would not cut off the family's incest.
As early as the "Da Ming Code" formulated during the Hongwu period, there was a stipulation that "those who are over forty years old and have no children are allowed to take concubines." Today, the Ming Civil Code also continues the original intention.
"I have to go out and be back before dinner."
"Huh? Are you going to do something?"
"I'm not doing anything, I'm just making inquiries."
Since the position of chief of the Marine Brigade made him uneasy, Zhou Changfeng simply went to the Princess Mansion, hoping to get a positive answer.
Didn't Zhu Lingjing paint cakes for herself at that time? He said that he wanted to accumulate more experience so that he could get the position of brigade commander.
Now it's time for this woman to make good on her promise! Bring me the bread!
As I walked through the huge mansion, the attendants who passed by me from time to time were all leisurely. Some were sweeping the floor and chatting, some were changing light bulbs on street lamps, and some were changing tires on cars.
Such a comparison makes it appear that I am anxious about mundane things.
When Zhou Changfeng walked into the east room of the main hall, Zhu Lingjing was concentrating on painting. She held a rat-whisker pen and used the sharp tip to draw insects and birds.
The unique charm of ink painting is unmatched by color oil painting, so Zhou Changfeng, who was quite curious, stopped to watch.
Zhu Lingjing, who looked normal, raised her eyes and glanced at him, "I originally wanted to see you for something, but it's a coincidence that you came to the door yourself."
"Well...what does your highness want from me?"
"No rush, just say it first."
Although he felt a little guilty at first, Zhou Changfeng thought that it was her who had drawn the cake in the past, so he would not deny it, so he said sternly: "Senior Xu of the Dongyang Fleet was promoted. I went to visit him yesterday to congratulate him, and then I talked about the Navy's plan to move the Marine Corps It’s a matter of being upgraded to a brigade…”
A few drops of ink were stained on the back of Zhu Lingjing's hand. She wiped it with a wet handkerchief and said with a smile, "That's it? Looking at you, are you still a little worried?"
"Your Highness, you didn't guarantee it at the time." After saying that, Zhou Changfeng whispered awkwardly: "And didn't you commit a crime later? Maybe you will be excluded."
Hearing the second part of the sentence, Zhu Lingjing couldn't help but smile, "There's nothing to worry about. You can't run away from this position."
She placed the brush on the mountain of jade pens, and then said without salting: "It doesn't matter even if you lose the election because of this, you can just get a casual job, and you can be at ease for a year and a half. Once the war breaks out, do you want to be free?" I still can’t have any leisure time.”
"Your Highness, does this... need to be operated by you?"
"You can, but it's not necessary. For many people, the motivation is just to seize the interests of Nanyang, and for this they will do everything possible to seek victory. It is obviously a waste to leave you and similar generals idle in Beijing."
This logic makes sense, and Zhou Changfeng thinks so himself, but coming from Zhu Lingjing's mouth, the credibility should be high.
"I understand. You just said you wanted to see me for something. What was it?"
Zhu Lingjing stared at him with calm eyes and said: "The Constitutional Council is too bloated and complicated, with confusing political opinions and vacillating positions. This is not good. Today's general trend should be more radical, but it is stable and extreme. The army...at least the navy It should be like this. Your department is relatively independent, so let’s try it out these days.”
Grass! Trumpet?
Zhou Changfeng was a little surprised. After a few seconds, he said: "It's difficult to do this secretly. Maybe it will become semi-public. How will it end then?"
Now the Constitutional Council is still in a dominant position, and factions such as the National People's Congress and the Chinese Party have not clearly surpassed it. This is really...
"I said it, and you also know that the constitutional government is cumbersome and loose." Zhu Lingjing replied nonchalantly: "And the emperor has similar ideas."
Blowing the trumpet is an operation option in HOI4, which is used to change the other party's consciousnessxt
(End of chapter)
