"In addition to the above-mentioned troop establishment, the newly established field army and garrison army will also implement a new military rank system.

The platoon commander is a key officer, the corresponding rank is a second lieutenant, and so on

Company Commander, Deputy Battalion Commander: Captain

Battalion commander, deputy regimental commander: major or lieutenant colonel

Regiment Commander Deputy Brigade Commander: Colonel

Brigade commander, deputy division commander: Major General

Division Commander: Lieutenant General,

However, at this stage, the highest military rank is only awarded to major general, and the rank of lieutenant general will be awarded after the founding of the country. ”

"Is the new unit reorganized from the original unit?"

"Yes, the original four divisions and three brigades were streamlined and reorganized from the old troops, while the Tianxiong Praetorian Guard Brigade was formed by transferring soldiers from various units."

"Shizi, what is the tax rate of 1,000 acres of land issued to soldiers?" A junior officer asked.

"That's a good question." Li Mingyuan looked at him appreciatively, and then said, "Land is the most important thing for the Chinese.

And all my brothers were sold to work in foreign lands as I did, so I decided that no one should pay tax on a thousand acres of land each, whether a disabled soldier or a high-ranking officer. ”

"The son of the world is wise." Li Mingyuan's words fell, and a roaring voice immediately sounded in the hall.

Although the Chinese sitting in the hall were all military officers, just over a month ago, they still had nothing, and they were living on the line of life and death, and owning a thousand acres of land was something that everyone would never have dreamed of before.

However, Li Mingyuan not only made it clear that everyone would get 1,000 mu of land, but also that this 1,000 mu of land would not be taxed, and of course it was supported by all the officers.

In the feudal period, many people may own hundreds of acres of land, but these lands also have to pay high taxes, once there is a flood and drought, the land is not harvested, and the high taxes will drag down a solid family, and a thousand acres of land without paying taxes is different.

Even if a thousand acres of land are cultivated for more than a dozen kinds of crops, and the rest is used to raise livestock, there will be a large surplus every year.

There is no need to be afraid of drought and floods, because there is no pressure of taxes, and even if there is no harvest that year, you can live well with the grain stored in previous years.

Without collecting taxes, Li Mingyuan has the confidence to do so, not to mention anything else, just relying on the 400 tons of gold in his hands can feed the Chinese Independence Army for decades.

The land in southern Brazil is fertile, and when they get there, it only takes half a year, and after the first grain harvest is bumper, the Chinese do not have to worry about the food problem.

There are two main ways of national development, one is internal oppression, squeezing the labor and financial resources of the domestic people, and the other is external expansion, which obtains resource wealth by squeezing the people of other countries.

The number of Chinese in South America is scarce, and the natural environment of southern Brazil, which is the site of the founding of the country, is excellent, so Li Mingyuan does not need to squeeze the Chinese who followed his birth and death to promote the development of the country.

The construction of the country is not the business of one person or one class, but the obligation of all the people, but it is useless to pay lip service to patriotism.

Why, because the state is made up of people, if the most basic living requirements of every citizen are not guaranteed, how can you justify asking him to contribute to the country?

There is a saying that the silent majority is that most people are not keen to participate in major social changes, revolutions or other events.

Because as the people at the bottom, their participation in major events has no interest in their own interests, and they are still busy supporting their families, so how can they have time to participate in this kind of thing.

Li Mingyuan was also a member of the bottom of society in his previous life, otherwise he would not have risked his life to fight for the French.

As a member of the bottom, Li Mingyuan knows that if you want others to keep pace with you, you must have the motivation to make them do so.

So before occupying southern Brazil, Li Mingyuan distributed the land.

With 1,000 acres of tax-free land, the soldiers of the Chinese Independence Army had the motivation to fight actively.

At this time, they were not fighting for Li Mingyuan alone, but for their own vital interests.

By uniting all the Chinese as a whole through the land, in the face of the attack of other countries, all the soldiers will closely link themselves to the whole country and fight back against the enemy.

The Chinese officers in the hall excitedly discussed the matter of a thousand acres of tax-free land, Li Mingyuan did not stop them from sharing their joy, and when everyone was almost done, Li Mingyuan said, "This thousand acres of land belongs to you completely, and you can buy and sell freely." It can also be rented to other people for planting. ”

"A thousand acres of land was bought by the brothers led by the prince with their lives, and I won't sell it." An old Taiping military in his thirties.

"Chen Lao Er, you are reluctant to sell your land, if you marry a daughter-in-law in the future and have a son, what if your son sells the land?"

"How dare he? If he dares to sell the land, Lao Tzu will break his dog's legs. ”

"Lao Chen, you don't even have a daughter-in-law now, but you are thinking about your son?"

"Hehe, I'm not afraid, can I still find a daughter-in-law with the son? When the time comes, I will have to give birth to three sons, no, three sons are not enough, I will have five" Chen Lao Er said with a presence.

The people next to him laughed at the appearance of Chen Lao Er.

"Chen Lao Er said very well, everyone has a thousand acres of land, and they are not afraid that they will not be able to raise children, everyone will have a few more children in the future, and when you are old, let him take over the class of the Independent Army." Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

"It's still the son of the world who understands me Lao Chen." Chen Lao Er said a little embarrassed.

Li Mingyuan believes that after arriving in southern Brazil, without government propaganda, each Chinese soldier will definitely want more children after having 1,000 acres or even more of land, and the newborn baby will also help increase the number of Chinese and let the Chinese take root in South America faster.

"1,000 acres of land is not the limit, if you have made meritorious contributions in the transfer to southern Brazil or in the subsequent battles, I will also reward you with land according to the size of the merit, but each person shall not have more than 3,000 acres of tax-free land, and land higher than 3,000 acres will be taxed according to the size of the land."

"Three thousand acres of land? How big should that be? Chen Lao Er's eyes widened.

"Hehe, Chen Lao Er works harder to earn more family business for your future son." Li Mingyuan said with a smile.

"I will," Chen Lao Er said with a smile.

After chatting with some junior officers for a while, Li Mingyuan carried out the highlight of the day.

"Chen Guozhu, Zhou Daniu, Li Dawei, Sun Qisheng."

"To" With Li Mingyuan's roll call, the four of them immediately got up and stood.

"The four of you have distinguished yourself in the battle of Arequipa, and are hereby appointed as follows:

Chen Guozhu, commander of the Zhaowu Division of the 1st Division, with the rank of major general,

Zhou Daniu, commander of the Tiger Ben Brigade of the Second Mixed Brigade, with the rank of major general

Li Dawei, commander of the Yulin Praetorian Guard Brigade, with the rank of major general

Sun Qisheng, Deputy Commander of the Special Forces and Captain of the Special Forces, with the rank of colonel"

After reading the list, Li Mingyuan took a military flag painted with an eagle from the guards, personally handed it over to Zhou Guozhu, and said solemnly, "Zhou Guozhu, the first commander of the Zhao Martial Division, today I will hand over the military flag of the Zhao Martial Division, and I hope you will lead the Zhao Martial Division to become more and more brave and add honor to the Goshawk Banner." ”

"The flag is in the people, and the flag is dead." Chen Guozhu took the military flag and said loudly.

Li Mingyuan nodded and walked in front of Zhou Daniu,

Take out a black tiger military flag and hand it to Zhou Daniu: Black Tiger Lingfeng, the military flag is flying far away, don't let the military flag fall.

"We will live up to the expectations of the world." Zhou Daniu clung to the military flag and said. ……