Chapter XI Appointments

The moths in the army have been eliminated, and the next step is to start compiling the army, but the roster will still take some time, so Li Zhi let the soldiers in the school field rest in place, and let the gang prepare lunch, and then do the work of division in the afternoon.

At noon, Li Zhi hastily finished eating the meal and entered the makeshift marching tent, in which Zhu Kai was leading several clever generals to sort out the roster.

Seeing Li Zhi coming in, several soldiers who were sitting and sorting out the roster stood up one after another. Say hello, "Your Highness!" ”

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "You can continue" After speaking, he walked around and watched them tidy up.

Suddenly, I saw a young and capable soldier skillfully transcribing and ripping at the same time, handily interspersed with a large number of materials, and could quickly find the information he wanted.

"What's your name?" Li Zhi suddenly had the heart to hunt talents.

"Back to Your Highness, my humble name is Zhang Chen."

"This king sees that you are very good at handling the roster, but I don't know what your position is in the army?"

"Your Highness, I serve as a substitute secretary in the army, and write letters for the illiterate robes in the army."

Seeing that Zhang Chen was only the most basic scrivener in the military Chinese official system, Li Zhi said, "Let's follow this king in the future!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Now this king has something for you to do, come here."

"Yes!" Zhang Chen immediately got up and walked over.

Li Zhi handed over the booklet of the establishment structure and the military rank system that had been written: "Give you a stick of incense time, and familiarize me with the new establishment structure written on this paper, and ask this king if you don't understand!" ”

Zhang Chen respectfully took the booklet, "Obey!" ”

Li Zhi found a place to sit next to Zhang Chen, holding the stove and feeling the warmth of winter. From time to time, answer questions and analyze Zhang Chen.

After about half an hour, Zhu Kai came over with the roster and handed it to Li Zhi, "Your Highness, the roster has been compiled according to your instructions." ”

Li Zhi took the roster and looked at it carefully, this roster not only counted the names of the soldiers but also divided the soldiers into several grades according to the physical fitness of each soldier, which will be the standard for their first rank rating, and according to the mixed distribution of different ranks, it was compiled.

In the future, military ranks will be graded every year, and the system of receiving salaries according to military ranks will be implemented, in order to arouse the enthusiasm of soldiers and enhance their combat effectiveness.

The military rank system, Li Zhi decided to imitate the later military rank system of three classes and ten grades of officers, namely:

Generals: Generals, Lieutenant Generals, Major Generals;

Officers: Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major;

Lieutenants: Captain, Lieutenant, Ensign.

As well as the rank of non-commissioned officer:

Non-commissioned officers: sergeant, sergeant, corporal.

Here, Li Zhi abolished the four ranks of sergeant major in the non-commissioned officer rank established in the later army, as long as you work hard enough, work hard enough in professional training, can endure hardships, and most importantly, ensure that you are loyal to the monarch and patriotic, then you can naturally be promoted to lieutenant directly.

Li Zhi believed that there must be a certain amount of truth and benefit for all countries in later generations to adopt this model for their own national military structure, so Li Zhi decided to continue to use this military rank system in the new army Shenwu Army, which is not only convenient for management, but also can enhance the sense of honor of soldiers.

Closing the roster, Li Zhi nodded with satisfaction, and then ordered: "Pass the order, and re-stand and assemble according to the establishment on the roster!" ”

"Yes!"

"Zhang Chen, you are here to familiarize yourself with this new system, and in a while, you will find a few clever soldiers, you can teach them, and this king has important things for you to do." After speaking, Li Zhi came out of the tent.

However, after a while, the soldiers on the field re-stood in line according to the new roster and looked solemnly at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi stood on the high platform, looking at the soldiers who were still standing in a mess under the field, Li Zhi still couldn't help sighing, and said secretly: "It's still a little worse... There's still a long way to go~"

"Now! This king has begun to read out the detailed rules for the restructuring, and you must listen carefully, because this concerns the vital interests of your soldiers in the future! ”

When the soldiers heard that it was related to their own interests, they must be a little more energetic, stand a little upright, and listen attentively.

"From today, the third battalion of the king's soldiers has officially been renamed - Shenwu Army!"

"This king is the commander of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of general. When you see this king in the future, you must call this king the commander! Got it? ”

The soldiers in the audience were stunned by this new title, military commander? Didn't they all call commanders before? What the hell is the rank? Some can't find their heads... Then I thought that as long as we could take care of the food, we would be able to send it as usual every month, and I would call him whatever he asked us to call.

After a while, the soldiers shouted loudly: "Obey!" ”

"Under the army commander, there is a regimental commander."

"Zhu Kai, the head of the first regiment of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of colonel."

"The last general commands!" Although Zhu Kai didn't know what the position of the regiment commander was and what the military rank was, he was still very excited.

"Zhao Zhi, the commander of the Second Regiment of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of lieutenant colonel."

"The last general commands!"

"Shen Jun, the head of the third regiment of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of lieutenant colonel."

As Li Zhi's voice fell, Shen Jun in the queue was confused, how could he have himself again, and what kind of regiment commander did Shi Laozi become, although he didn't know how big this regiment commander was, but he could be about the same level as Zhu Kai, the commander of the original third battalion, and he shouldn't be a petty official, this highness, is it because I stopped his carriage just now, I was unhappy, and I wanted to deliberately make things difficult for me...

Shen Jun's heart was complicated at this time, and he was caught in the battle between heaven and man... Suddenly I feel that something is wrong, why are all these people around me staring at me... What's wrong with it? Then I saw Li Zhi glancing at himself, and suddenly realized...

Hurriedly said: "The last general takes the order!" Then he thought to himself, "Whatever, let's go down first, what tricks are there to put it all over~"

Li Zhi didn't care what Shen Jun was thinking at the moment, and continued to read.

"Under the regiment commander, there is a battalion commander."

"Zheng Ye, the commander of the first regiment and one battalion of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of major"

"The last general commands!" A swarthy tall man in the crowd showed a simple smile, "Mother, I'm an official~"

"Lu Hong and Xue Bing are the commanders of the second and third battalions of the first regiment of the Shenwu Army respectively, with the rank of major"

"The last general commands!"

"Fang Wen, Zhong Zijin, and Zuo Fan were respectively the commanders of the first to third battalions of the second regiment of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of major"

"The last general commands!"

"Shan Pengzu, Tong Zhi, and Ye Xinghai were respectively the commanders of the first battalion to the third battalion of the third regiment of the Shenwu Army, with the rank of major"

"The last general commands!"

At this point, Li Zhi did not continue to appoint, closed the roster in his hand, and said slowly: "The following positions will not be appointed one by one, and they will all be appointed by the commanders of each regiment in cooperation with the battalion commanders. ”

"Then, the next step is the standard of military salary!" Li Zhi said aloud.

When they heard about the payment of military salaries, all the soldiers in the field listened carefully with their ears pricked up, even the officers.

"At the beginning, when the king asked you to gather, he already said that he would pay two taels a month, but now I want to say that two taels is just the minimum standard, and military salaries will be paid according to military ranks in the future!"

"The corporal is paid two taels a month, the sergeant is paid two taels or three cents a month, and the sergeant is paid two taels and five cents a month."

"The second lieutenant is paid three taels a month, the lieutenant is paid three taels or three cents a month, and the captain is paid three taels and five cents a month."

"The major is paid four taels a month, the lieutenant colonel is paid four taels or three cents a month, the colonel is paid four taels or five cents a month, and the colonel is paid four taels or eight cents a month."

"Major generals are paid five taels a month, lieutenant generals are paid five taels a month, and generals are paid six taels a month."

There was an uproar on the school ground, and I thought that two taels of silver a month was already a lot, but now that the new military salary is distributed, a recruit can receive two taels of silver a month, and when he is a soldier for two or three years, he can buy a big house in the city.

And the officers who were appointed by Li Zhi just now were even more excited, the battalion commanders and regiment commanders were all colonel-level officers, which meant that they had at least four taels of silver per month, and after a year, they would be able to have a big mansion to marry their daughters-in-law, and the big-headed soldiers all smiled.