As for the heads of the Clerical Department and the Audit Department, two departments directly managed by Shang Yi, Ye Yaoquan was appointed as the head.
In fact, according to Shang Yi's opinion, Ye Yaoqi should only be responsible for the paperwork, because Shang Yi considered that he might be away from home for a long time in the future and would not have much time to really manage the administration. He must have someone at home who he can trust.
Only people can be in charge. Although Zhou Shiqi's ability is good, firstly, he is a little older, and secondly, his family occupies a large part of his group. There is no guarantee that he will not do some private things. His power must be controlled.
It would take some checks and balances.
Ye Yaojia herself has a strong affinity, and during this trip to Beijing, Shang Yi discovered that Ye Yaojia actually also has excellent organizational skills. In addition, she is his first wife, so of course she is the most suitable one.
However, at present, there are not many talents who are proficient in arithmetic under Shang Yi, and the Audit Department is also a very important department, and it has not been able to find a suitable candidate. Ye Yaoqi has worked in finance before and is very interested in deliberation.
He also knows a lot about the situation, so Ye Yaoqi can only take on the role concurrently. In this way, when he goes on an expedition in the future, he should be able to rest assured that Ye Yaoqi and Zhou Shiqi will handle it at home.
The entire civil affairs system was determined in this way. As for the United Front Work Department, Tang Zhen is in charge of the Counseling Department. In fact, currently, the main task of this department is to train soldiers. The battle plan is basically formulated by Shang Yi, so Tang Zhen is the most important.
A person suitable for this position, because although he basically did not participate in the subsequent battles, the soldiers who joined the Muling Army in the later period were basically supervised and trained by him.
The head of the Military Intelligence Department is Zhou Qi, who is the commander of the reconnaissance battalion. The current intelligence work of the Shang Yi Group is still mainly focused on detecting the enemy's situation before the battle. There are no disc reports, secret sentries, or long-term lurking personnel for the time being, so this position is natural.
It has to be him; the head of the Arms Department is still Sun Heding, and this has not changed; only for the position of the Logistics Department, no suitable candidate can be found for the time being, so Sun Hedou can only be filled first.
After the principals of each department were determined, Shang Yi ordered the branch structure arrangements and staff of each department to be set and appointed by each principal, and after ten days, each principal will assign the staff of the agency
The list and work plan were all determined by Shang Yi. At the same time, Shang Yi made relatively detailed provisions on the work responsibilities and rules and regulations of each department.
After the entire administrative system was established, Shang Yi was also very satisfied. If it can be tried out for a period of time without major problems, then it is estimated that such a team can be maintained stably for a long time, even if he can build one in the future.
The new base area is basically sufficient.
After the administrative structure was improved, Shang Yi immediately began to build the entire army, which was also preparation for sending troops south.
At present, the reorganization work of the Muling Army has been basically completed. The personnel of the five regiments and two independent battalions have all been in place. The next step is the weapon assembly of each regiment and battalion, unified standards and uniform training for combat operations, and logistical support.
aspects of things.
Shang Yi first decided to officially name the army the Shang Army. None of the generals in the army had any objection to this name, because in the Ming Dynasty, there was an army named after the general's surname - the Qi Family Army. There was this precedent.
Now, no one else can say anything. Moreover, this army was indeed created by Shang Yi. Shang Yi was not only the supreme commander of this army, but also the spiritual pillar of the entire army. It can be said that once Shang Yi
Without it, this army will immediately disintegrate.
According to Shang Yi's idea, the first regiment will stay at Mulingguan, with the second and third regiments, the cavalry battalion and two reconnaissance companies as the main force, and send troops south, the fifth regiment will be the reserve team, and the fourth regiment will take responsibility.
Transporting grain and grass supplies. This is very important, because to a certain extent, fighting is about logistics. Although according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, wherever the army goes, grain and grass must be provided locally, but Shang Yi can't believe that the Ming Dynasty now has
officials, and the Muling Army is an army that mainly relies on firearms and relies heavily on logistics. Even if the local area can provide food and grass, it is impossible to supply ammunition, so it is better to be self-reliant.
According to the standards set by Shang Yi, the main firearms that each regiment should be equipped with are more than 1,800 muskets and 20 artillery pieces.
The merchant army originally had more than 2,000 muskets. During this period, some of the muskets were repaired and manufactured, and Shang Yi brought back a large number of muskets and artillery from Beijing. Therefore, the entire army currently has a total of 5,000 muskets of various types.
There are more than 500 guns, including: more than 800 flintlock muskets plus modifications, more than 1,200 Rumi muskets, more than 3,200 bird muskets, and more than 300 self-produced muskets.
Forty-eight Thunder cannons and sixty-six artillery pieces, including six 2,000-jin Hongyi cannons, six 1,000-jin Hongyi cannons, eight No. 1 Fran cannons, sixteen No. 2 Fran cannons, and three
There were eight No. 4 Fran cannons, six No. 4 Fran cannons, and sixteen crouching Tiger cannons.
According to the current number of artillery and muskets, there is still a big gap, and only three regiments can be assembled. In this regard, Shang Yi decided to assemble the second and third regiments according to the standard configuration, and each regiment was equipped with two thousand kilograms of Hongyi cannons.
Gate, two thousand-pound Hongyi cannons, three No. 1 Fran cannons, four No. 2 Fran cannons, three No. 3 Fran machine cannons, and six Crouching Tiger cannons. One thousand eight hundred and ninety
Two muskets.
Since the 4th and 5th regiments are reserve troops and transport troops, they do not need to equip the heavier Hongyi cannon and No. 1 Franco machine cannon. They are only equipped with four lighter No. 2 Franco machine guns and No. 4 Franco machine guns.
There are three Lang cannons and two Crouching Tiger cannons. There is also only one battalion of 842 muskets. Only the first regiment is not equipped with any firearms for the time being.
The distribution of weapons was decided in this way. However, because the number of muskets more than doubled at once, although the Merchant Army has always retained a part of reserve musketeers, there is still a large shortage and new musketeers must be trained. At the same time, the Merchant Army also has
Twelve red cannons have been added. These are cannons that have never been used by the merchant army before. Therefore, the gunners must become familiar with the performance of the red cannons as soon as possible.
The training is roughly divided into two categories. The new musketeers still start with basic musket shooting and three-stage continuous shooting, while the old musketeers begin to practice assault, charge, outflank, and coordinated operations with artillery, cavalry, and pikemen.
Although the merchant army and the Qing army had achieved great results in the battle before this, the basic combat method was to defend the city first and consume the enemy's troops and morale in the city defense battle. However, they also looked for opportunities to give the enemy
Launch a fatal blow. Even if there is a small-scale field battle, you must first form a formation and wait for the enemy to attack. It is essentially the same as defending a city. It is completely a defensive counterattack tactic.
Of course, when facing a strong enemy, defensive counterattack is indeed a reasonable and reasonable tactic, but Shang Yi considered that this time when he went south, he was not facing a Qing army with outstanding combat effectiveness, but a much weaker relative strength.
The peasant army, therefore, the battles after going south will not all be city defense battles. They will encounter field battles, hand-to-hand combat, fortified battles, and encounters. For the merchant army, it will be a battle of transformation. So now
Targeted training must be conducted based on the principle of aiming for actual combat.
Therefore, during training, Shang Yi on the one hand focused on increasing hand-to-hand combat training with bayonets, and on the other hand also focused on strengthening training on quickly establishing simple positions during encounters by digging trenches, using bags to hold soil, etc. For those who mainly use muskets
For merchants who use combat weapons, it is also important to be familiar with trench warfare techniques.
At the same time, taking into account the hot and rainy climate characteristics of the south, Shang Yi also strengthened the training of soldiers to march and fight in high temperatures and heavy rain. It is now mid-May, and it has basically entered the whole year.
At the hottest time, even though it was during the Little Ice Age, the temperature during this period would still reach over 30 degrees. Especially at noon, the sun was very scorching, but it became a fixed training time for the merchant army.
Whenever there is rainy weather, it is a key training day for the Merchant Army.
But now Shang Yi no longer has to worry about all the military training matters, because Shang Yi already has a group of qualified middle-level commanders in the army. Shang Yi only needs to make a training plan and then hand it over to other regiments.
Commander, independent battalion commander, they can arrange daily training programs according to their own plans. Tang Zhen’s job is to organize and coordinate large-scale simulated strength training and coordinated combat training of various arms. Shang Yi
Only spot checks and inspections are conducted from time to time.
However, Shang Yi planned to write a manual of the "Infantry Drill Code" before setting off and give it to Tang Zhen who stayed behind. In the future, the training of soldiers will all follow the requirements of the "Infantry Drill Code", so there is no need to discuss it.
Yi watched it all the time.
At the same time, Shang Yi also designed and formulated uniform uniforms and military flags for the entire army.
In fact, the armies of each generation have their own military uniforms and military flags. In addition to armor, the military uniforms of the Ming Dynasty are generally mandarin duck war coats. In addition to the surname of the chief general, military flags generally use the pattern of wild beasts.
However, the merchant army has never worn the mandarin duck war coat. On the one hand, it is too late to make it, and on the other hand, Shang Yi does not want to use the mandarin duck war coat as the uniform uniform of his army. They are all made of green cotton, with double lapels, short hangings, and narrow sleeves.
, with epaulettes, white cloth leggings on the calves, a military uniform with multi-eared hemp shoes, and an eight-brimmed military cap with a five-pointed red star in the middle. It was completely imitated the field uniform of the later Republic Army.
The military flag also uses a five-pointed star as the main pattern, and is then paved with other beast patterns.
In fact, the form of the military uniforms and military flags does not have much meaning in itself. Anyway, a set of armor covers them all. Moreover, most of the generals and soldiers of the Merchant Army are farmers and have never worn mandarin duck war jackets.
Therefore, when the generals saw the military uniforms and military flag samples designed by Shang Yi, they had no objections. On the contrary, they felt very fresh about the red five-pointed star logo.
In fact, the design of the Shang Army's military uniforms and flags in this style is entirely out of Shang Yi's nostalgia. Who told him that he was a special forces soldier? He has a special feeling for the green military uniform and the red five-star, which is probably not big.
Maybe when you return to your original time and space, you can only remember your previous life in this way.