If Li Zhen wants to develop his power, it is obviously not enough to just rely on strong generals. He must have a think tank to make suggestions. Now with Liu Taiping, he has at least a prototype, and he will gradually expand in the future. Li Zhen is considering that after Liu Taiping joins, he will
How to develop? We have money, but our real strength is still very weak. It is obviously not possible to rely on the little military strength in front of us.
Everything has just begun.
After Li Zhen and Zhou Xiuying returned home, as soon as they entered Fumen, the soldiers guarding the gate said that a young foreigner had arrived and was waiting in the hall.
Li Zhen's heart moved and he immediately thought of Smith.
At that moment, Li Zhen asked Zhou Xiuying to go back to the backyard, while Li Zhen went directly to the hall. When he reached the door of the hall, Li Zhen smiled and said: "Smith, I have been waiting for you for a long time, and finally you are here."
Smith smiled and said, "Master Li, it's not too late for me to join you now, right?" Smith made up his mind to follow Li Zhen first, so he didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose.
Li Zhen opened his arms and said: "Welcome!"
Smith smiled and said: "Mr. Li, you said you needed a translator last time. However, I don't just want to be a translator, I also have greater ambitions. If you just ask me to be a translator, I don't think I can stay long."
time."
Li Zhenxiao asked: "It's okay to do things, but the important thing is that you must be capable."
Smith replied: "I have a dream of being a soldier, so I hope that when I serve as a translator, I can also lead troops in the army. My first suggestion to follow Mr. Li is to hope that Mr. Li can change the current military system.
Judging from the situation in my home country, the American Commonwealth, as well as in countries such as Britain and France, the military systems of each country have matured, but the military system of the Qing Dynasty was very complex and chaotic, which was not conducive to marching and fighting."
Li Zhen raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him had an outstanding vision.
Li Zhen himself was born in the army, so he naturally understood the current situation of the Qing Dynasty.
"If you have any great opinions, I would like to hear the details." Li Zhen said decisively.
Smith said solemnly: "Take my motherland as an example. Soldiers are divided into privates, platoon commanders, company commanders,..., and the highest level is the commander. Each level has a very strict division and has different rights and considerable
Perfect and mature. Looking back at the Qing Dynasty, although there are a series of ranks such as corps commanders, centurions, and captains, there are also a series of powerless and miscellaneous generals such as General Fenwei and General Polu, as well as various generals from various places.
The regimental training, as well as the garrison, Dusi, Qianzong, etc., did not clearly distinguish the levels in the army."
"Such a result is undoubtedly difficult to determine."
"I believe that the military system of my motherland should be borrowed from it, or that the military systems of various advanced countries should be used. Only by reorganizing the army according to a series of military positions such as private, platoon leader, and company commander can we establish an army.
A more effective team.”
Smith looked at Li Zhen expectantly, wanting to see if the young general in front of him had courage.
Li Zhen said: "Yes, what you said is feasible."
At present, Li Zhen's military strength is not large, only more than 2,000, and he can completely reform the military system. Li Zhen has firmly controlled this force in his hands and developed it into a force of his own.
Smith added: "Mr. Li, in addition to military positions, there are also military ranks, such as colonel, lieutenant colonel and other military ranks. I think they can also be used."
Li Zhen heard this and shook his head.
Smith asked: "Why not?"
Li Zhen said: "Now is the age of war. There will be countless wars in the future. It is enough to have military ranks. As for military ranks, they are not used for the time being. It will not be too late to award them individually after they have achieved success. Soldiers want to go up.
Climb up, accumulate military merits steadily, and then gradually rise from private soldier to platoon leader."
After hearing this, Smith wanted to argue, but Li Zhen made his decision and he could not change it.
Besides, the reform of the military system is enough.
Regarding the matter of military rank, Li Zhen has thought very clearly about it and does not need it for the time being. It will not be too late to wait until a special stage occurs. All Li Zhen has to do now is to control the army.
Li Zhen asked: "Smith, from what position did you take up your position?"
Smith thought for a while and said: "Let's be a platoon leader for the time being. I need time to communicate with the soldiers in the military camp. After communicating with them, I can lead more soldiers. However, I hope the general can reform the military system as soon as possible and not delay it until
End without illness."
Li Zhen said: "Just wait a moment, I will arrange it immediately."
"Someone is coming!"
Li Zhen shouted, and a soldier immediately walked in from outside the hall. Li Zhen ordered: "Inform Huang Shihai, Yang Banhou, and Zhou Xiuying, and ask them to come to the house immediately to discuss matters without delay."
"yes!"
The soldier replied, turned and left.
Smith was even more satisfied when he saw Li Zhen acting vigorously and resolutely.
Not long after, Zhou Xiuying was the first to arrive. She put on her armor, and before she had time to go to the military camp, she received Li Zhen's order. Zhou Xiuying walked into the hall wearing armor, and said with cupped hands: "I've seen the general!"
Li Zhen nodded, and Zhou Xiuying sat down beside him.
Smith's eyes widened and he was stunned for a while. The woman in front of him was Li Zhen's wife, so why was she a subordinate? It was so inconsistent with the situation of the Qing Dynasty.
Li Zhen smiled and explained: "Smith, Xiuying is my wife and a general in the army, so there is no need to be surprised."
Smith nodded and looked at Zhou Xiuying again. When he was painting that day, Zhou Xiuying was more gentle and gentle, but now she is so heroic and heroic, making Smith feel that Li Zhen is extremely happy. Not long after, there was another rumor outside the hall.
There were steady and fast footsteps, and Yang Banhou and Huang Shihai walked in. Smith looked at the two people and felt a pressure from them.
Master!
Smith had an understanding in his mind and had a rough assessment of the strength of Li Zhen's generals.
Yang Banhou and Huang Shihai saluted Li Zhen with clasped fists and then sat down.
Li Zhen first introduced Smith's situation, and then said: "I brought you here for military matters. After discussing with Smith, I decided to make changes to the military positions in accordance with the foreign military system, so that the military personnel
Soldiers can clearly understand their position."
Huang Shihai frowned and said: "General, how can the great dynasty want to learn from the foreign barbarians? It cannot change."
Yang Banhou said: "General, I also agree with Mr. Huang Qian's opinion. We are a kingdom in heaven and cannot learn from foreigners. In any case, I do not agree with foreigners. Forgive me for speaking frankly, foreigners cannot be trusted.
."
After hearing this, Smith's heart suddenly sank.
Li Zhen's face suddenly darkened, and his eyes were as cold as a knife, which made Huang Shihai and Yang Banhou feel a little depressed.
Ps; Part one of three updates: The previous book on reforming the military system was too complicated to write, and it was complicated and impractical. This book is approaching the era of reforming the military system, and it is reformed in advance, and it is simple and logical.