After Cui Yan came back, he also brought back a little eunuch, of course, a little eunuch who conveyed the emperor's will.

Emperor Ling also took care of Lin Nan's face, and promoted Lin Nan to the next level, from a broken general to a general of Dangkou.

After everyone finished celebrating, Lin Nan hurriedly asked Cui Yan about the shape of the capital.

Cui Yan said: "The ministers of the DPRK and China have a lot of complaints about the reform of the lord, but because the whip is out of reach, there is nothing to do, and some people have accepted bribes from the lord, so naturally they will not say anything."

The emperor is still mediocre, Zhang Rang is still arrogant, the general He Jin is still inactive, but Cai Lao is still impeaching Zhang Rang, and Cai Lao's appearance in Luoyang is not optimistic, I am afraid that he will be demoted again. ”

After listening to Cui Yan's story, Lin Nan nodded and said, "The people who informed us should pay close attention to the shape of the court, and if something goes wrong with the teacher, we must try to rescue Jinyang." ”

After the reform of the tax system in the state, a big man finally came to Jinyang, and this person was none other than Zhen Yi's eldest brother, Zhen Xiang.

After Zhen Yi became an official, he could no longer manage the family's business, officials could not be businessmen, and businessmen could not be officials, which was an unwritten rule in the state. In fact, Zhen Yi didn't want to manage the family's business anymore, because Zhen Yi was the second son in the family after all and could not inherit the family property, so Zhen Yi would choose to go out.

Under Zhen Yi's arrangement, Lin Nan and Zhen Xiang had a long consultation.

As a result of the consultations, Zhen Yi succeeded Zhang Shiping and became the second state-owned businessman in the state, which was protected by Lin Nan, and his taxes were tripled, and he operated important industries in the state, such as mining, salt and iron, jewelry, grain, etc. Of course, the price paid by the Zhen family is also huge, with a one-time donation of one million copper coins. 500,000 stone of grain and grass, 10,000 taels of gold and silver, 50,000 young and strong families, of course. In the future, there will be unlimited supply according to unexpected circumstances.

In this regard, Lin Nan thinks it is worth it, if you have milk, you are a mother, if you have a gun, you are the king of grass, only if you have money. can survive in this troubled era, of course, in this way, Lin Nan's dependence on the Zhen family will also become greater.

And to make such a big investment at one time, Zhen Xiang is also under great risk and pressure, it can be said that the Zhen family has already bet on Lin Nan, whether to make money or lose depends on Lin Nan's table.

Lin Nan and the Zhen family have completely stood on the same position.

With money. With people, Lin Nan began the third expansion of the army.

The expansion of the army first started with the Guards, and the two armies of dragoons and wolves did not make a big move, still five battalions and five thousand men each, but the two armies each had one more battalion of reserves and two battalions of logistics troops. The two armies were each expanded to 10,000 people, not counting the reserve troops and logistics troops. At the initiative of Huang Zhong, in order to ensure the personal safety of the crossbow soldiers, the Flying Locusts Army expanded two battalions of broadsword soldiers. As a result, there was a smooth saying among the locust army: "Riding a big horse, straddle a big knife, quacking and chirping is flirting!" The special forces did not expand. It's still five thousand. The guard battalion has not been expanded, and there are still two battalions on the left and right, with 2,000 people. However, Lin Nan selected an extremely good hundred people from the special forces to form the so-called "Thunder Group" to carry out special tasks. At the same time, Lin Nan also selected an extremely outstanding 100 people from the Flying Locusts Army to form the so-called "sniper team". to cooperate with the Thunder team operation.

The rest of the divisions were expanded to include a cavalry regiment and an infantry regiment, so that, except for Yu Ban's reserve division, which had an additional engineering corps, each division had five regiments and 20,000 men.

At this point, the field strength of the state has reached as much as 120,000, which has reached the limit of the burden on the state's finances and the people, and fortunately, the state has money, or Lin Nan and the Zhen family have money, otherwise, the state's finances would have collapsed long ago.

After the expansion of the army, Lin Nan made a little revision to the military system.

First of all, the equipment department was released from the logistics department of the Military Affairs Yuan, with Luo Fu as the minister, and at the same time, Lin Nan added an intelligence department in the Military Affairs Yuan, which was in charge of Cui Yan. In short, Lin Nan wanted to strengthen the army's logistical support capability and understanding of the enemy's situation, and try to avoid unnecessary losses.

In addition, in view of the weakness of the combat effectiveness of the garrison troops in various places, Lin Nan asked the garrison troops in various localities to go to Jinyang for training, and Guan Hai and the trial and match were responsible for the drill.

At the same time as the expansion of the army, Lin Nan finally implemented the military rank system.

There are three ranks and fourteen ranks. The third rank is the general, the colonel, and the lieutenant, and the fourteenth rank is the marshal, general, general, lieutenant general, major general, brigadier general, colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major, captain, captain, lieutenant, and second lieutenant. At the same time, ordinary soldiers were called privates, and some of the outstanding veterans were also appointed by Lin Nan as non-commissioned officers, namely: sergeants, sergeants, and corporals.

The commander of the guards and the commanders of the divisions, except for Zhang Liao, are all major generals, because Zhang Liao insisted on Dingxiang and killed Laji's great merit, Lin Nan awarded Zhang Liao the rank of lieutenant general as a commendation, although Zhang Liao was very reluctant. And Dian Wei and Guan Hai, because there were too few people in command, had to be awarded the rank of brigadier general together with the deputy commanders of each division. Most of the officers at the regimental and battalion levels are colonels. Most of the officers at the platoon level in each company are lieutenants.

The emergence of military ranks has made the relationship between superiors and subordinates in the army clearer, strengthened the organization and discipline of the army, made the command and management of the army more convenient, and taken a solid step forward in the regularization of the army. At the same time, the military rank is also a symbol of the dignity and glory of a professional soldier, and its appearance greatly enhances the sense of responsibility and glory of the soldier, because some soldiers are already officers, or non-commissioned officers.

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As a result, the phrase "a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier" finally began to spread widely in the Bingzhou army, although Lin Nan had said it many times in the military academy.

And the Guards Army is actually equivalent to a regiment, so the ranks are all promoted by one level. And the guard battalion is Lin Nan's personal soldier, and his rank has been promoted by two levels. Since most of the soldiers in the guard battalion are from special forces, in the state army, although the selection of guard battalions and special forces is very cruel, there are still many soldiers who ask to enter the guard battalion and special forces. Because, being able to enter the guard battalion and special forces can not only get the treatment of two levels of promotion, but also a proof of their own strength and a symbol of the glory of soldiers.

Moreover, the color of the uniforms of the special forces and guard battalions is different from that of ordinary soldiers, the uniforms of the garrison troops are yellow, the uniforms of ordinary soldiers of the field troops are green, and the uniforms of the special forces are black, solemn and mysterious. The guard battalion was replaced with all the same brocade clothes, so Lin Nan named the guard battalion "brocade guard". (To be continued.) )