In the spring of March, the grass grows and the orioles fly.
The weather in the north has become warmer, and occasionally a light rain will nourish the earth and the people's mood.
Wang Litong had repeatedly urged Yuan Su to select a house as the office of the Military Guard. Naturally, a high-ranking Military Guard needed a good-looking appearance. For Yuan Su, he didn't even need to worry about it.
As long as you nod and agree, the gentry in Luanzhou will rush to the party to present the house as a gift.
However, despite Wang Li's solicitude, Yuan Su never agreed to the matter. For him, staying in the brigade compound was enough.
Today, there is only one battalion stationed in the brigade headquarters compound, and it is not a full battalion. It is much emptier than before. In addition, after two periods of renovation at the security regiment headquarters and the brigade headquarters, many barracks have been renovated.
The canteen has been turned into a restaurant, and the barracks is equipped with conference rooms, staff rooms, briefing rooms, etc., and even the logistics department has an independent barracks.
Although he is an Army Protector, on the one hand, this title came to him too quickly, and he has not adapted to it at all. Secondly, he is alone and does not need a separate Army Protector, so he finally chose to continue living in the brigade headquarters compound.
Since the end of the military and political work conference, all ministries and localities have performed their duties, so official affairs are proceeding in an orderly manner.
Soon, news spread in Luanzhou that the Militia Supervisory Training Office was converted into a reserve headquarters. The common people had a very vague concept of "reserves" and were afraid that this was a way to get young people to serve in the army. It was now a busy farming period.
When we first set up the joint military-civilian defense, we only said "to be a militia" and not "to be a soldier". How can we go back on our word now?
Regarding the concerns of the people, Yuan Su came to the Supervisory Training Office in the southern suburbs and personally explained to the second phase of the militiamen who were training. [] The so-called reserve force is based on retired soldiers and militiamen in peacetime, with active servicemen as the backbone. It can be quickly deployed in wartime.
Transformed into the armed forces of the active force. At the same time, the reserve force is divided into officer reserve force and soldier reserve force.
"To put it simply, you are ordinary people in ordinary times. Only when a war breaks out and you are needed to protect your home and country, will you be mobilized to go to the battlefield at that time. Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the country. When the war is critical,
A seven-foot man must shed his blood to defend his homeland and his country."
"You are training so hard now just to be prepared for unexpected events. As the saying goes, nip in the bud. Only if you are prepared at all times can your homeland be protected from danger."
"As long as you perform well during training, you will be eligible to be included in the officer reserve."
After listening to Yuan Hujun's words, the militiamen finally breathed a sigh of relief. Anyway, when a war breaks out, the officers and soldiers will go around to capture strong men to serve in the army. As long as they are not forced to serve in the army now, it will be fine. Study more before the war.
With military skills, you can more or less know how to respond on the battlefield, so that you won't just wait to die stupidly.
Furthermore, the reserve force is also divided into the officer reserve force. Although everyone does not know what the officer reserve force is, according to Yuan Hujun, as long as you perform well, you can become an official. This is quite tempting to many people.
Through the mouths of the second phase of militiamen, Yuan Su's explanation quickly spread to every household. [ ] The burden on the hearts of the common people gradually dissipated, and then they recalled the first phase of militiamen who had completed their training. They are now all
Still safe at home, I expected that Yuan Hujun would not force strong men to serve.
With the gradual rollout of the reserve system, the reserve commander-in-chief Guo Wenyuan immediately devoted his energy to the establishment of the Changli County reserve after finishing the work in Luanzhou.
Throughout the first ten days of May, Guo Wenyuan stayed in Changli County for almost all work, and discussed the preparation of the reserve force with the county magistrate He Keping and the leader of the third regiment Li Jinfu. After understanding the actual situation in Changli County, he decided to directly implement the plan of establishing civil defense in Luanzhou.
Applying this to Changli County, the local gentry first donated money as the start-up fund for the reserve headquarters, and all subsequent expenses were borne by the brigade headquarters and counted as military expenses.
He Keping and Li Jinfu naturally had no objections. It was not they who contributed the money anyway, and they could even take advantage of this donation. As county magistrates and local military leaders, they used to like to create clever names to expand their income. Now that Yuan Su has taken office, they can
Various plans for encouragement and support were put forward, but they could only be restrained for a while.
Nowadays, the establishment of civil defense is a requirement put forward by the higher authorities. It can only be said that it is an attempt to get at an itch.
It didn't take long for He Keping and Li Jinfu to start building momentum in the county with great fanfare. The landlords and wealthy households in Changli County were helpless. Fortunately, the amount of start-up capital that Guo Wenyuan needed to gather was not large, tens of thousands of yuan plus some grain and grass were enough.
The camp of the Changli County Reserve Command was also ready. Zhao Jishi's Second Regiment set off to Tanghai. After Leting, several old camps became vacant. Guo Wenyuan directly selected one of the camps and entrusted He Keping to hire some civilians to repair it and add more
, it didn’t take long to turn into a comprehensive military camp.
As for the operation of the headquarters and the recruitment of militiamen, Guo Wenyuan worked on both sides. While selecting suitable candidates from Luanzhou and the Third Regiment to form the Changli County headquarters, he also asked He Keping to carry out publicity in the county and start registration for the first place.
Period militia. The local recruitment conditions are basically the same as those at the Luanzhou Supervisory Training Office. Except for the change of winter clothes to summer clothes, the bonus system, three meals a day, no loss of farming time, etc. are all comprehensive.
On May 16, Guo Wenyuan returned to Luanzhou from Changli County. Without any time to rest, he immediately reported to Yuan Su the phased work of preparing for the establishment of the Changli Reserve Command.
"When Lord Hujun launched a joint military-civilian defense in Luanzhou, the local gentry responded positively and raised a total of nearly 200,000 yuan. However, this time Changli County only requested 50,000 yuan, and there was quite a gap.
I'm a little worried that Changli County won't be able to support each county when it comes to reporting military expenditures." After reporting on the work situation, Guo Wenyuan finally added.
"After all, Luanzhou has three counties under its jurisdiction, and the conditions in the two places are different. What's more, almost half of the money donated by the military and civilians for joint defense was used to purchase arms, and the other half was used for miscellaneous purposes. It was really used for maintenance.
There are not many names on the Militia Supervisory Training Office." Yuan Su said calmly.
"I hope so." Guo Wenyuan nodded slowly and said.
"Bo Ji, you have to know that the annual military expenditure of Hubei Province is only 430,000 yuan, and 200,000 yuan is not a small amount. Changli County can raise 50,000 yuan, which is already very good. Save some money.
It will be enough to hold three or five periods of militia training. As you said before, the population of Changli is far less than that of Luanzhou. It is enough to recruit three or four hundred people in one period." Yuan Su added.
"I understand the humble position. In addition, I wonder if Lord Protector can have personnel arrangements for the Changli County Reserve Command?" Guo Wenyuan asked again asking for instructions.
"Since you are in charge of the reserves, this matter is all yours to handle. There is no need to ask me for instructions." Yuan Su said with a smile. He knew that Guo Wenyuan was more cautious in this matter, fearing that he would misunderstand that it was forming a clique for personal gain and cultivating cronies.
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"Bizhang did have some plans, but it doesn't seem to be easy." Guo Wenyuan said with a slight sigh.
"Really? How can it not be easy?"
"What I mean by a humble position is that the position of commander of the Changli County Reserve Force must still be sent from our Luanzhou side. Although the reserve force is not a regular army, it is still an armed force. It will always be safer to be more careful." Guo Wenyuan said.
Yuan Su did not speak, but nodded in agreement. He started his career by running civil defense, and of course he knew the significance and value of civil defense. If he was left to the people of the Third Regiment to manage it, he would always feel a little uneasy.
After a pause, Guo Wenyuan continued: "The humble post originally planned to ask Gao Jianyang to serve as the commander of the Changli County Reserves. Although Gao Jianyang is not from the military, he has a good way of dealing with people. He also contributed a lot when supervising the office and helped a lot.
If you are less busy, you must have experience in this area. It's a pity..."
Yuan Su also felt that Gao Shun was indeed of great use. Not only had he studied abroad, but he also did not have the temperament of a playboy, which was really commendable. Even though Brother Jianyang was somewhat difficult to figure out, he promoted talents in an eclectic way.
Having a personality is not necessarily a bad thing.
He then asked: "You arranged it well. According to you, is it possible that Gao Jianyang is unwilling?"