Now the three armies are fully staffed.

The First Army had two divisions and one independent brigade.

The Second Army had three divisions under its command.

The Third Army had three divisions under its command.

All the new armies were taken together and became known as the First Army, with Xu Shu as commander-in-chief, and concurrently as commander of the First Army and chief of the general staff. Cao Xing served as the commander of the Second Army. Song Xian served as the commander of the Third Army.

As for the divisional generals under their jurisdiction. For the time being, only two divisions in the First Army were identified as Cheng Lian and Wei Xu as responsible, and the Independent Brigade was under the responsibility of Hao Meng. For the other six divisions, there are no suitable candidates yet.

Lu Bu said: "The brigade, regimental, and battalion-level generals of the Second Army and the Third Army can be selected from the Military Academy. As for the division-level generals, Cheng Lian and Wei Xu will serve concurrently for the time being, and they will be assigned when I find a suitable candidate. ”

"No."

Cheng Lian and Wei Xu responded.

The strategists present were puzzled, apart from the generals of the First Army and graduates of the Military Academy, who else was suitable to serve as a divisional general? Moreover, the division headquarters and the brigade headquarters need dozens of staff officers, and not just anyone can do it.

Lu Bu's next words dispelled their doubts...

"Ovary."

"Yes."

Lu Bu said: "The third military academy should be about to start, right?" Recruit more students from innocent and poor families, and strive to graduate within three months. I need to pick the best divisional generals in the Second and Third Armies. ”

"No."

Zhang Liang replied: "When the civil and military examinations of the Department of the Interior are over, we will start recruiting students, and we can absorb students who have not been selected, maybe they will have certain talents in leading the army." ”

"Okay."

Lu Bu already has candidates for division-level generals in his heart, but these candidates must go to the military academy to study for a few months, otherwise they are really worried about handing over tens of thousands of new troops to them.

Once the matter of the new army was decided, it was necessary to start discussing other branches of the army.

Like Gao Shun's trapped camp, Xiang Yu's broken military camp, Mu Guiying's Danyang soldiers, Li Yuanba's Dragon Guard, and Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, all of these need to replenish troops and restore strength.

The officers of the Military Aircraft Division discussed it and decided as follows.

The number of trapped camps remained at three thousand. Because the strength of the trapped camp depends on Gao Shun's command, if the number increases, it is not conducive to command, but will weaken the combat effectiveness.

Xiang Yu's broken military camp increased to 10,000.

Mu Guiying's Danyang soldiers increased to 10,000 (absorbing fresh blood from Danyang County).

Li Yuanba's Dragon Guard Army increased to 10,000 people.

Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army increased to 5,000 people.

In addition to these elites who have been famous for a long time, there are also local armies and miscellaneous armies. The Xuzhou army of Fan Lihua, Yue Fei, and Qi Jiguang increased to 150,000 and was equipped with a large number of three-bow crossbows.

Luo Cheng and Lu Xun's Jingzhou army increased to 100,000 and was equipped with a large number of light cavalry.

Because the nine counties of Jingxiang are relatively prosperous, the roads are spacious, and they are suitable for war horses to gallop.

Ganning's Jiaozhou army increased to 100,000 people, including 30,000 army and 70,000 navy troops. Equipped with a large number of artillery and three-bow crossbows (soldiers were recruited from the territory of Jingzhou).

Gao Shun's troops, stationed on the border all year round, resisted Cao Cao in the west. In view of Cao Cao's reforms, the military strength under his rule was strengthened, and it was also increased to 50,000.

Ordered the Yin Mansion to increase to 30,000 (including retired and wounded soldiers).

Wei Yan and Huang Zhong were jointly in charge of the reserve soldiers of the military department, and the number was temporarily set at 50,000.

To sum up, the number of miscellaneous armies reached 480,000, and the new army reached 110,000, totaling 590,000. Although they are not as good as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, they are far more than Liu Bei, and they are well-equipped and well-trained.

In addition to the miscellaneous army, there is also the local army.

The structure of the local army is rather chaotic. Some counties have thousands of people, others have fewer than 1,000 people. For example, in the Jiaozhou border of Ganning, there are 500 people in many counties and counties, who are responsible for arresting prisoners, trying cases, and maintaining local law and order.

In the four prefectures of Xu, Yang, Jing and Jiao, the number of local armies was about 170,000.

In addition to arresting prisoners, reviewing cases, and maintaining local law and order, it is also necessary to manage the Tuntian Army.

Speaking of the Tuntian Army, there are more of them than the local army. It was mainly composed of captured prisoners who had been defeated in the past years and private soldiers of various families, cultivating wasteland, repairing roads and city walls, and numbering about 450,000.

They have no number, no system, and are under the jurisdiction of the local government.

After all the armies were arranged, Lu Bu calculated, and the number of new armies, miscellaneous armies, local armies, and Tuntian armies reached more than one million. The annual expenditure of food and wages far exceeds the income of the households.

If it weren't for the Chamber of Commerce of Tuntian Jun and Pan Jinlian, they would definitely not be able to raise it.

Home Office.

Pan Jinlian and Xiao He were discussing the issuance of banknotes and the establishment of the Xiangyang Chamber of Commerce and the Dragon Weaving Chamber of Commerce.

Church, the head of the bank, and Ho Shicheng, the director of the printing house, attended the meeting.

Pan Jinlian is not very clear about the finances of Jingjiao and the two states. Churchey and He Shicheng did not dare to draw conclusions. If more banknotes are issued, it will cause the banknotes to depreciate, and the consequences will be very serious.

Siu Ho is in charge of the Home Affairs Department and is well aware of the dangers.

"According to the calculation of the banknotes issued by the two states of Xu and Yang, the copper coins of the two states should be about 4 billion. In order to implement paper money faster, the printing house had to complete the printing within a month. ”

Xiao He said.

He Shicheng hugged his fists and said: "The minister is worried about Jingjiao and the two states, and he is afraid that there will be no four billion copper coins, and he hopes that the adults will investigate clearly." If paper money is overissued, it will cause losses to the people. The finances of Xu and Yang will also be affected. ”

"What are you talking about?" Lu Bu was also very concerned about the issuance of banknotes, and went to the Department of the Interior to ask Xiao He.

Xiao He made a report on the matter.

Lu Bu said: "Are you stupid? The people of Jingjiao and the two states, no matter how much money they have, have to use the copper money in their hands to exchange for paper money. As long as we don't issue separately, we won't overdo it. ”

"However, the wealthy gentry and officials under Cao Yuan also deposited copper money in our banks and did not circulate in the market, will it cause price depreciation?" Churchey asked.

"It won't depreciate!"

Lu Bu was a little speechless and said, "How did you become the head of the bank?" If the banknotes we issue are not circulated in the market, they will not only not depreciate, but will appreciate. Unless they use a large amount of paper money to hit the market in a certain area, it is possible to depreciate. But with the officials and wealthy gentry under Cao Yuan, do they have so much financial resources? Can millions of copper coins affect our finances? ”

"Uh..."

Churchill thought about it again and again, and said with some embarrassment: "It's the minister who made a mistake..." ”

"In the future, you have to study hard and stop making such jokes."

"Yes."

Churchill stepped aside, like a child who had made a mistake.

Xiao He said: "We just discussed, first issue four billion banknotes, what about the Lord's public will? ”

(End of chapter)