On the basis of the large-scale change of uniforms, Chen Xian carried out a major reform of the way the armed forces were formed.

First, he dramatically increased the number of musketeers in the infantry phalanx to a ratio of one to one pikemen.

The number of an infantry battalion was increased from more than 600 to more than 900, including 400 pikemen and 400 musketeers.

In previous battles, Chen Xian found that the frequency of use of these two types of troops was relatively low, and it was difficult to train.

After the number of musketeers increased, they could not be arranged in the four corners of the pikemen, but placed on both sides of the pikemen's phalanx, forming two phalanxes with the same pikemen, ten rows of depth, such a depth, even with arquebuses, can also play a continuous fire attack.

In order to better protect the musketeers from the cavalry, Chen Xian prevented a circle of pikemen at the outskirts of the musketeers' phalanx, and when fighting, these pikemen would crouch down to form a repulsion, and the muskets would shoot outward under their protection.

Chen Xian also equipped each infantry battalion with about a hundred grenadiers, who were strong enough to throw heavy grenades made of cast iron far away.

In addition to heavy grenades, these grenadiers were also equipped with high-precision revoltainer muskets and bayonets, and Chen Xian also trained these soldiers in shooting and hand-to-hand combat, so that they could play a more role.

In Chen Xian's design, the grenadiers were free men in the phalanx, and they were also scouts and guard sentries in the phalanx.

After Chen Xian thought about it again, he also formed some pikemen in the horse infantry to protect the musketeers in battle, but the proportion of such pikemen was relatively low, and they could only form a circle of repellents around the musketeers.

In order to enhance the combat capability of the light cavalry, Chen Xian ingeniously manufactured a musket with a wheel for fire.

The revolver fires solve the inconvenience of using the arquebus on horseback, so that the light cavalry can shoot easily on horseback.

The reason why Chen Xian wanted to develop a complex and unreliable wheel lighter was to delay the exposure of the flintlock pistol, and secondly, to accumulate some technology and lay some foundation for the future development of the watch manufacturing industry.

The reason for the development of the watch industry is that on the one hand, the concept of accurate timekeeping and punctuality is very important for the industrial society, and on the other hand, the clock is also very important in navigation.

The wheel lighter is not complicated, it is very similar to the old-fashioned lighter, a wheel with a surface similar to the tooth marks of an old-fashioned coin, a flint is installed under the wheel, and there is a spring under the flint to push the flint against the runner, and by turning the wheel, it can rub out sparks, and then ignite the gunpowder.

In the wheel lighter of the musket, the rotation force of the runner is provided by the clockwork, the soldier first tightens the clockwork, then pulls the trigger, loosens the locking device of the ring, and the potential energy of the clockwork is released, pushing the runner to rotate, rubbing the flint, and rubbing sparks......

For the manufacture of the mainspring, Chen Xian first used refined iron sheets to form them, and then carburized and quenched the iron coils......

The spring that pushes the flint is replaced by a reed, which is ground into a column and mounted in a flint barrel, relying on the reed and ejector rod to exert pressure against the runner.

Such an installation is not difficult for Chen Xian's current handicraft workshop.

However, due to production problems, this revolver was only supplied to light cavalry and grenadiers.

With this musket, the hussars were able to fire and reload on their horses.

With muskets that could be used on horseback, Chen Xian tried to train the light cavalry to form a horizontal platoon, rush into the range of the muskets, shoot a platoon of guns at the enemy town, and then turn the horse's head away and reload, this tactic is close to the chasseurs of the 18th century.

In order to increase the hussar's ability to sustain combat during pursuit, Chen Xian also equipped each light cavalry with two short muskets as a spare firearm, and a light saber as a final weapon.

Such light cavalry has a relatively simple training, low requirements for war horses, fierce firepower, rapid action, high mobility, and a variety of uses, and it is relatively easy to supplement, unlike the archers, who need to spend a lot of effort to train, and they are certainly not the opponents of the Mongol cavalry.

It took Chen Xian half a year to complete this military reform.

While reforming the army, he recruited new recruits to supplement the increased army and expanded the size of the army.

After completely controlling the population of more than 80,000 people in Laiwu County, Chen Xian naturally had the capital to expand the army on a large scale.

After half a year of recruitment and training, Chen Xian expanded the army to eight infantry battalions with more than 7,000 men, and the cavalry to 2,400 people.

Chen Xian's cavalry establishment was one company of 100 people, four companies and one battalion.

This time he expanded each cavalry branch to two battalions.

In this way, Chen Xian had eight infantry battalions and six cavalry battalions under his command, with a total strength of nearly 10,000 people!

Chen Xian also organized the eight infantry battalions into two infantry regiments, with Li Shi as the commander of the first regiment and Zhang Bai as the commander of the second regiment.

In addition to the expansion and improvement of the army, Chen Xian also made adjustments in the government, and he divided the territory in his hands into two counties, Laiwu and Yiyuan.

Chen Xian himself served as the commander of Laiwu County, and he also set up a set of county-level government agencies in Laiwu County like Yiyuan County.

At this level of government, Chen Xian did not set up the Supervisory Yuan, but by the Marquis, that is, his own dictatorship, the Houguo Court, the Houguo Procuratorate, are all subordinate institutions of the Hou Mansion, and the Audit Yuan has also changed from a subordinate institution of the Supervisory Yuan to a subordinate institution of the Hou Mansion.

The reason why he adopted this administrative model of local electoral autonomy and central dictatorship was that Chen Xian felt that if he implemented the electoral system at the top too early, the force he established would lose control, and without Chen Xian personally controlling the direction, no one knew what this force would eventually develop.

Chen Xian also established the General's Mansion under the Hou Mansion, and he also served as the general of the General's Mansion.

Under the General's Palace, he set up a general staff department responsible for drawing up operational plans, a logistics department responsible for logistics and supply, an equipment department responsible for the research and development and procurement of weapons and equipment, a military police department responsible for military discipline and military law, a military training department responsible for training, a military selection department responsible for the inspection, evaluation, promotion, and transfer of officers, and an intelligence department responsible for military intelligence......

Of course, although these institutions have been established, most of them are still empty shelves, and it still takes time to clarify the terms of reference of each agency and gradually enrich the work process.