Goryeo, Tamra, state city, garrison, and assembly hall.
Looking at the colorful expressions on the faces of the officials present, as well as the dejected Wu Fang who retired sadly after being dismissed from his post, Kang Lin took a puff of the pipe in his mouth, and then paused the latter on the public case. As a A person of later generations with a sound mind would naturally know what little Jiujiu was thinking in the minds of the ancient people in front of him, but he didn't care at all, because he was the host and had the empire system to assist him! Therefore, in order to beat those subordinates who were too smart, he did not hesitate to take away the position of commander of the Wu side today, and replaced it with the veteran confidant Liu Xiong. He wanted to see if he could face his temporary replacement. Who dares to show dissatisfaction!
"Lord, there is nothing wrong with this subordinate!"
"Very good, then tell me, what should we do to recruit all the shortage of more than 200 sailors?"
"Lord, recruiting sailors from outside is not feasible, and training sailors yourself is too slow. How about using your brains from prisoners of war? In our previous battles, we captured hundreds of indigenous prisoners of war and hundreds of Japanese prisoners of war. There are still more than a hundred fierce shark prisoners of war. As long as 200 strong and willing prisoners of war are selected from them and given a little training, our manpower gap can be filled immediately! As for their loyalty, my lord, you are actually the most powerful Don’t worry too much! After all, they are now prisoners of war, so as long as we promise them huge profits, I believe they would rather serve as sailors in our navy than work in the mines! Not to mention that their companions and relatives are still there. We have the pledge in our hands, and as long as these people are not too crazy, we don’t have to worry about them getting hot-headed and having any bad intentions!”
"Well, Commander Liu, although your suggestion seems good, it is essentially the same as the one proposed by the Wu side. He is recruiting fishermen from the coast of Ming Dynasty and Goryeo to serve as our sailors, while you are recruiting indigenous prisoners of war. , Japanese prisoners of war serve as our sailors, can you tell me, what is the difference between the two?"
Unlike the furious reaction when he heard the Umbrella's opinion, Kang Lin did not get angry at Liu Xiong's suggestion. He just asked him lightly about the difference between recruiting prisoners to serve as sailors and the Uzbek side recruiting coastal fishermen to serve as sailors. After hearing this, the latter was not at all interested. Not only did he not dare to neglect, he immediately stood up and bowed his hands in salute, but also poured out all the conclusions he had reached after careful consideration!
"My Lord, we recruit coastal fishermen from the Ming Dynasty or Goryeo to serve as our sailors. In addition to paying them a large amount of money, food and materials as salary, we also have to prevent them from leaking our Chiyang's confidential information to their home country, or even defecting in the face of battle! On the other hand, prisoners of war will It’s different, because they are not free agents, so we can not only place personnel around them to monitor them, but we can also save a lot of money and use food and materials in more needed places. The most important thing is that after the free sailors are injured and die in the battle, We also need to spend a lot of real money to support their families, but prisoners of war do not have this problem. They themselves are guilty. We Chiyang gave them the opportunity to atone for their sins, and it is natural for them to work hard. , as for being injured and dying in battle, it’s just bad luck, no wonder we Chiyang..."
"Well, what Commander Liu said is very reasonable. We have given the prisoners of war a chance to atone for their sins, so we don't have to spend a lot of manpower and material resources to prevent them from causing trouble. However, we still have to leave enough room for advancement for these prisoners of war, otherwise Over time, they will also develop dissatisfaction! After all, people will never suffer from scarcity, but from inequality. As long as we allow them to redeem themselves by virtue of their achievements, they will have no chance to unite with each other or fight against each other. we!"
"Well, since you two said so, then in accordance with our Chiyang rule of whoever proposes it, it will be up to you two to do this. Seven days, I will give you seven days, and after seven days I will be there I saw 200 elite navy soldiers on the navy training ground. Is it possible for you to do this?"
Looking at Liu Xiong and Yan Si and the two of them exchanging business blows, Kang Lin put down his pipe and thought for a long time before agreeing to their suggestions. However, in line with Chiyang's principle of whoever makes the suggestion, he will implement it. A heavy burden was placed on the shoulders of the two of them, that is, they were responsible for selecting the strong and qualified prisoners of war to join their naval forces. After Liu Xiong and Yan Si heard this, they did not dare to neglect and immediately accepted the offer. What an errand! They are not stupid, and they will not miss the opportunity to show off in front of the leader.
, in their view, selecting strong and brave men from prisoners of war to serve as sailors is like giving credit to themselves. If they don't show a little more hospitality now, how can they wait?
"Okay, now that the navy has been arranged, the next step is to expand the infantry! In view of the fact that we have made great progress on Tamna Island during this period, we have a certain amount of reserves in terms of money and rice! Yes! Therefore, in order to protect our legitimate rights and development achievements, I decided to expand the regular flag army of a division and form the first unit of the Tamna Infantry Army together with our existing regular flag army. The chief officer will be promoted from General Fan Huzi to the deputy chief. The officers are concurrently held by Wan Hong and Ma Guomao. It has two full infantry divisions, one full artillery formation, one full cavalry formation, and one full logistics formation. Among them, the first infantry division is stationed in Tamna City after training, and the second infantry division is stationed in Tamna City after training. After the division was reorganized, Zhan Dagao and Hu Jin's troops were stationed in Dajing County, and Hu Dacheng and Lu Dongsheng's troops were stationed in Jingyi County. As for the Guards, artillery team, cavalry team, and logistics team, they were used as reserve forces for mobile operations; in addition, the reserve forces were also expanded. The four formations also formed the first reserve force, Tamluo, to assist the regular flag army in combat! Everyone, the Goryeo traitors are determined to destroy us. We must form an army of 1,800 people before they take action. By increasing our military strength and supplementing it with an equal number of new auxiliary troops, we will be able to resist their attack again! Why, are you all confident in completing this arduous task?"
"Lord, although we have seized a large amount of grain and grass supplies in Ganghwa and Tamna, is it too much to expand the number of nearly a thousand people at once? You know, the new immigrants we can control now are only 2,000 young and strong, leaving aside some who are in various places. Those who serve as the backbone in important positions are not counted. Is it too militaristic for us to recruit all the remaining young men and women into the army? After all, we still need them to work and farm, so why not organize and train two or three less teams? "
As expected by Kang Lin, once the idea of military expansion was put forward, it aroused strong opposition from the civilian forces represented by Chang Jiansheng! Are you kidding me? After several battles, Chiyang's life is finally getting better now. Just when Liufang under the jurisdiction of the state government wanted to use the seized gold, silver, rice and grain to develop Chiyang's economy and people's livelihood, he was told that the guard wanted to How can they not be angry about the bad news that they are protecting their own vested interests and preparing to expand their army by thousands? There are nearly a thousand people. It has been several months since Chiyang arrived in this world. The guards of Kanglin Kangda tried their best to get only two thousand new immigrants from the system master. Now all of them have been incorporated into the army. The remaining Who will do the work, and who will plant the fields? In the summer and autumn, how will the two Fus set by the tutelary office be collected? Without the two Fus of Spring and Autumn, how will the three levels of the tutelary office, prefectural government, and county government operate? Chiyang How to support the land and sea armies to which they belong? At present, the guards are desperate to expand their army by thousands, which is even more militaristic than the Qin State during the Warring States Period. If things continue like this, where will Chiyang's future be? No, the civil servants who are the backbone of Chiyang must correct the wrong decisions of their leaders, otherwise how can they be worthy of the monthly salary they receive! As the saying goes, "eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor", since you are an official guarding your lord, you have to show your character in front of important events no matter what!
"No, it is not easy to fight against the entire Goryeo army with more than 3,000 troops. Even if the Marquis of Huaiyin is resurrected and Yue Wumu reappears, it will not be easy! Changzhi County, I know you have good intentions, but I have made up my mind. You don’t need to persuade me anymore! In addition, there is another piece of information I can tell you. I believe that after listening to it, you will no longer oppose my military expansion plan..."
Seeing that the bitter Mr. Chang Jiansheng was the first to raise objections, Kang Lin couldn't help but feel a trace of anger on his face. After being the leader of Chiyang for such a long time, he finally understood what Tang Taizong Li Shimin felt when he faced his critic Wei Zheng. You are helpless, these literati who are accustomed to talking nonsense will give you a righteous advice at every turn, so that you can't beat but can't be beaten, and can't scold you. In the end, you have to pinch your nose and acquiesce to their suggestions, becoming a wise man in their mouths. Lord Jun! Not to mention how disgusting and aggrieved it felt. Fortunately, he was the head of the business. Most of the military officers and civil servants under his command were specially recruited and were loyal to him. Otherwise, this guy had no doubt that he would jump out of Chang Jiansheng. At that moment, he took out the flintlock pistol from his waist and opened a hole as big as a walnut in the latter's dark head!
"What good news, my lord, you might as well tell it and let everyone hear it!"
If you don't seek death, you won't die. After seeing his lord suppressing his anger and explaining to himself, the bitter Mr. Chang Jiansheng didn't even think about it at all.
He didn't know how to restrain himself, but continued to hold his neck and frantically test on the edge of death! He, Chang Jiansheng, had always prided himself on Wei Zheng, a famous official in the Tang Dynasty, so how could he be frightened by such a small scene in front of him!
"Three thousand people, my good news is that I can also use the system master to get 3,000 strong, loyal and honest new immigrants to Chiyang in a short period of time! How about, with the addition of these people, Are you still opposed to my military expansion plan?"
"Three thousand new immigrants support two thousand professional soldiers who are not engaged in production. This ratio is still a bit too high. However, if the Lord can authorize our civil service system to absorb refugees from the mainland, then I think that two thousand young new immigrants will be recruited. The establishment of the first unit of the Tamna Infantry Army is not completely unquestionable..."
