In the evening, Li Mingyuan instructed the soldiers to move the gold to the warehouse and then returned to his residence.

"Shizi, Lord Liu has something to report to you."

"Let him wait for me in the hall, and I'll change my clothes and come."

It didn't take Li Mingyuan a few minutes to change clothes, and when he walked into the hall, he saw Liu Pu standing aside.

"Do you want to report to me these days, you can sit down and talk."

"Don't dare to be humble," Liu Pu still stood there.

"Hehe, why are you polite to me today." Li Mingyuan took a sip of tea to refresh himself.

"Shizi, what I want to say today can't be heard by the third person, and I ask Shizi to call the others out."

Li Mingyuan felt that something was wrong with Liu Pu today, so he pulled back the guards in the hall and said, "I can talk about it now." ”

"The Son of Heaven understands this matter in his heart, and I only advise the Son of the World, don't be arrogant and ruin this army because of the worship of the soldiers."

"Presumptuous, you dare to suspect me of cheating." Li Mingyuan slammed the teacup on the ground and said angrily.

"The prince of the world is aware that his subordinates are dedicated to the sake of the independent army, and they have no thoughts of personal gain. If the son of the world cannot believe in his subordinates, his subordinates are willing to die to make their will,"

Liu Pu said that he was about to hit the wall.

Li Mingyuan was angry for a while, where would he have thought that Liu Pu would seek death if he disagreed, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he immediately stopped him.

"Liu Pu, what are you doing here? If I reprimand you, you will die with your will? ”

"Shizi, everything he says is from the bottom of his heart, using religion to unite soldiers can be used for a while, but it is not a long-term way to govern the country, the lessons of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are ahead, I hope the prince will consider it carefully."

After Liu Pu finished speaking, Li Mingyuan returned to his seat in silence, he had already considered the religious issue, but Liu Pu's previous words reminded him of the awakening.

As he won more and more battles, before he knew it, he gradually couldn't listen to other people's opinions.

Just like Liu Pu gave him advice tonight, if it was before, Li Mingyuan would definitely think for a while before answering. But when he heard Liu Pu point out that he used the Heavenly Father's descent to deceive the soldiers, Li Mingyuan didn't think about it, and instinctively vented his anger.

If you want to make it perish, you must make it crazy, and Xiang Yu, who has won a hundred battles, collapsed once he was defeated because he couldn't listen to the opinions of his subordinates.

The French Emperor Napoleon's domination of Europe eventually led to the defeat of Russia due to overconfidence.

Thinking of the examples of many celebrities in history, Li Mingyuan couldn't help but be afraid for a while, a person's change often happens inadvertently, if it weren't for today's incident, Li Mingyuan would not have noticed his own change.

Although Li Mingyuan in his previous life has experienced many life and death tests, he is not one of those great men who have experienced the ups and downs of history after all.

"Liu Pu, I had a bad attitude just now, Wo apologizes to you." Thinking about his shortcomings, Li Mingyuan stood up and bowed solemnly to Liu Pu.

"The son of the world can't do it." Liu Pu hurriedly stepped forward to support Li Mingyuan.

"If you make a mistake, you have to correct it, I hope Brother Liu will forgive."

"It is a blessing for the son of the world to listen to me, how dare I blame the son."

"Brother Liu is not strange, as long as he is not surprised." Li Mingyuan didn't care whether Liu Puzhen was angry or not, and took his hand and sat beside him.

"Come on, bring the best tea, I want to invite Chief of Staff Liu to taste tea."

"Shizi, there is no hurry to drink tea, the key is to worship God, what should I do?"

"I've already thought of a solution to the worship of God." The two sat down, and Li Mingyuan slowly told him his intentions.

"Worship of God is a double-edged sword, the key depends on how we use it, as long as we improve God worship in a good direction, it will bring benefits to our development."

Li Mingyuan took a sip of tea and continued, "Western Christianity has been very strict in controlling ordinary people for more than 1,000 years, but with the progress of science, people no longer believe in Christianity, but regard Christianity as a place of comfort for the soul.

Therefore, my idea is to retain the good ideas of God worship and add content that is conducive to the unity of the Chinese in South America.

To make the worship of God a religion similar to modern Western Christianity, to weaken its mythological color, to help the unity of ordinary Chinese. ”

"It turns out that the prince has already made a plan, but I was reckless." Li Mingyuan's method is very good, that is, it solves the problem of the beliefs of the Chinese in South America, and it will not hinder the construction of the country in the future. After listening to this, Liu Pu bowed.

"Reform of the worship of God is not a simple task, it needs to be done step by step, and then we will talk about the issue of army building."

Hearing Li Mingyuan talk about the army, Liu Pu immediately understood and told him about the situation of the army during this period of time.

"The total number of Chinese is 121,000, including 100,000 combat troops, 15,000 logistics troops, and 6,000 wounded and emaciated."

"There are already 120,000 people, and our growth rate is really fast." Li Mingyuan sighed.

"Shizi, in addition to the number of troops, the weapons and materials of our army are as follows: 90,000 rifles, 115 large and small artillery, 200 machine guns, 25,000 pack horses, 7,000 military horses, and 5,000 tons of grain."

There were a lot of rifles, but Li Mingyuan knew that most of them were old and outdated weapons, and only after the weapons purchased from Prussia arrived, the Chinese Independence Army soldiers could each have a rifle.

"Our family background is not bad, and when the purchased materials arrive, we can almost move in."

The 5,000 tons of grain are enough to feed 120,000 people for three months, and although the quality of the weapons and equipment is good or bad, it can still meet the needs of operations.

After Li Mingyuan understood the weaponry and logistical supply of the Chinese Independent Army, he continued: "In the process of transferring to Brazil, the army will be divided into two, and the main force will look for the front to fight the Brazilian army, and the escort troops will guard the logistics materials, so I will reorganize the troops according to the needs of the war." ”

"Shizi, the unit has just been reorganized once, will the reorganization before departure affect the combat effectiveness of the troops?"

"Liu Pu, you're wrong." Li Mingyuan shook his head.

"Now the number of Chinese independent troops has reached 100,000, most of them are laborers who have just joined, fighting in southern Peru, we are very familiar with the geographical environment here, so we can use the numerical advantage to fight fast and slow, and wipe out the Peruvian army, but in the process of moving into Brazil, we are facing a completely unfamiliar environment, and it is difficult to rely on the tactics of relying on the original large corps to rise up in groups, so we must select elite soldiers to form the main army to fight against the enemy, And the soldiers with slightly weaker combat effectiveness followed behind the main forces to defend the logistics supplies. ”

"I understand, the prince intends to use the elite troops to fight the enemy in a decisive battle." Liu Pu nodded.

"Yes, I plan to divide the troops into field armies and garrison armies, the field army is the elite unit of the Chinese Independent Army, which is responsible for the main force fighting the enemy, and the garrison army provides flank cover for the field army, and when it reaches the south of Brazil, the garrison will also assume the responsibility of guarding the territory."

"What does Shizi mean that after the reorganization of the army this time, the framework of the army will be basically determined in the future?" Liu Pudao.

"Yes, after arriving in the south of Brazil, I will also set up a national army, forming a military structure of a three-in-one military structure of a field army, a garrison army, and a national army.

In the country of the future, compulsory military service will be introduced, and soldiers who have reached the age of 18 will serve in the field army for three years, and then transfer to the garrison army for two years.

The Nationalist Army, on the other hand, is made up of Chinese between the ages of 16 and 40, and is given two months a year for intensive training. ”

"The Chinese are all enemies in South America, and they really need enough military force to protect their own security." Liu Pu agreed.

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