"Brother Xu, give me some advice." Sun Tianhao couldn't help but ask when he saw that Xu Lang had not spoken.

Xu Lang put down the motion in his hand and did not answer directly: "Do you know why the Wuxu Reform Law failed back then?" ”

Xia Yang said: "Our current situation is different from that time, there is no comparison. ”

"But one thing is the same." Xu Lang pointed to the motion and smiled, "I'm in a hurry." If you follow this bill, if nothing else, how much money will be spent on education and the acquisition of enterprises. Our current goal is the Manchu Qing and Taomin, so we must expand the army, and we don't have so much money to do this. ”

Fan Qiuming wanted to say something but was stopped by Xu Lang: "I also know that there is nothing wrong with this bill itself, but the problem is that we don't have the funds, let alone the energy to do so much at once." I suggest that you streamline it down and pick out a few issues that need to be addressed urgently, and be more directional. To be honest, if this bill is submitted to the crossing conference, it is very likely to pass, but what can it be done if it is passed, there is no operability. ”

Xu Lang's words were silent, this is indeed a problem, Yulin Bay does not have so much ability to carry out comprehensive reform at once.

Shi Xianyang, the drafter of the bill, raised his glass: "Let me think about it again, what you said is indeed a problem." ”

The question of reform was put aside, and Xu Lang asked Sun Tianhao: "Tianhao, what have you been busy with lately, I haven't seen you since I came back." ”

"I'm getting dizzy." Sun Tianhao said, "It's been so fast, it's been half a year since the end of the Qiong Fair, and I am now preparing for the second Qiong Fair, and I am going to make another Canton Fair, and the two of them will come together." ”

"Do you still want to make the Canton Fair?" Xu Lang was a little surprised, "Do you want to go to Guangzhou, will it be in conflict with Qiong Jiao?" ”

"I don't know if there is a conflict, but if you only hold an exhibition in Yulin Bay, the scale is still a bit small." Sun Tianhao suddenly said mysteriously, "This is the meaning of the committee, Qin Songwang hopes that our products can expand the market on the mainland, and take this opportunity to have a relationship with the governor of Liangguang." ”

Xu Lang vaguely felt in his heart that the idea of the committee was probably not just as simple as doing trade. The current governor of Liangguang is no longer Xiong Wencan, and he was replaced by Zhang Jingxin last year. Although Yulinwan has been having its own business name in Guangzhou over the years, and its business has become bigger and bigger, it has not had much contact with the magistrates in Guangdong. Does the committee want to control Guangdong after stabilizing Hainan Island, Xu Lang thinks that if it can really control Guangdong or even Guangxi, and then connect with Fujian, then Yulin Bay will have the capital to turn against anyone.

Xu Lang once discussed a question with Lu Tianxiang alone, how likely is it to turn his face with Chongzhen, and under what circumstances is it likely to turn his face. The two finally reached a unified opinion, if you want to truly transform the Ming Dynasty and gradually implement and realize the hypocritical monarchy system of government, then it is certain to turn the other cheek. But there is a premise for this, it must be after the Manchu Qing Dynasty is destroyed, if the Manchu Qing Dynasty is not eliminated, then Chongzhen will turn against him, then Yulin Bay will make too many enemies.

Everyone briefly chatted about the recent situation, and the banquet was over.

Xu Lang finished eating, and seeing that it was not yet evening, he returned to the General Staff to take a look.

Leng Tianbing was working in the office of the General Staff Officer, Xu Lang pushed the door and entered: "Tianbing, it's almost time to get off work, why are you still working so hard." ”

Leng Tianbing raised his head and glanced at Xu Lang: "Where did you go all afternoon, you gave me all the work, you, the chief of staff, are very worry-free." ”

Xu Lang sat down opposite Leng Tianbing: "I just came back from Vietnam, so let me rest for a few days." Those who can work harder, you can do more is nothing. ”

Leng Tianbing shook his head helplessly, and handed a document in front of him to Xu Lang: "Look at this, Dong Fei sent it back, about the reorganization of the army." ”

"Why should the army be reorganized again?" Xu Lang frowned and said, "The New First Army has just been established, is there any change?" ”

"The new First Army was established to go to Vietnam, and now that the Annam landing is over, it is natural that it will be reorganized. Our next step is to Tsushima and Japan, and maybe we will go to the Philippines next year, Dong Fei means to expand the navy and reduce the army strength. ”

Xu Lang finished reading the document in his hand: "I am in favor of expanding the navy, but if we want to reduce the army, how will we fight against the Manchus in the future?" ”

"You don't care about it yet." Leng Tianbing took out another plan, "This is what I thought about in the afternoon, a rough idea, you can take a look, I have a number in my heart first." ”

Leng Tianbing's plan made a great adjustment to the entire Yulin Army. The New First Army was disbanded, the strength of the Vietnamese side remained at about 8,000 men, and a new Annam mixed division was formed. One battalion each was garrisoned in Jinpu, Puliango and Champ. Each battalion has three infantry companies and two artillery companies with a total of 800 personnel, and is directly under the command of the division headquarters. Two regiments of the Hoi An garrison with a total of 4,000 men were used as mobile units, and two 500-ton warships and two 30-gunboats were transferred at the same time to form the Annam Fleet, which was subordinate to the Annam Mixed Division. The four warships will sail to Vietnam after the operation on Tsushima Island ends.

Since Singapore and Kampot were already under confederation with the British, they would no longer retain warships. The Singapore garrison has a battalion of 800 men, and the Kampot garrison consists of an infantry company and an artillery company, which are also part of the Annam Mixed Division.

Datong and Xuanfu remained unchanged for the time being, and Zhou Lei and Wang Qianxiang would recruit troops locally, striving to expand the number of troops in each place to two or three thousand. Because the finances of these two places are completely responsible for themselves, Yulin Bay does not need to think about military spending.

The number of warships on the Dengshu side was increased to six, and the Dengshu fleet was established to prepare for the attack on Tsushima.

Four rapid response mobile brigades will be set up in Yulin Bay, with the 44 formation of battalions under the jurisdiction of the brigades, with 5,000 personnel in each brigade and a total strength of 20,000 troops. At the same time, the Yulin Bay Fleet was formed, and the warships of the Yulin Bay Fleet were maintained at six to eight ships. When necessary, the Yulin Bay Fleet, the Annam Fleet, and the Dengzhou Fleet were combined into a combined fleet. The strength of the entire navy reached 10,000 people.

In addition, Leng Tianbing proposed in this plan the establishment of a reserve force as a wartime supplement.

Xu Lang thought for a while after reading Leng Tianbing's plan: "Tianbing, let me have some personal opinions. It's okay to expand the size of the navy, the question is whether we have so many warships. There is no problem with the establishment of the Vietnamese side, because we still have to guard against Zheng Jie's side, and there are fewer people. However, four brigades should be kept in Yulin Bay, so that the total number of land forces in various places will be 30,000, do we have so many people? ”

"You don't have to worry about the ship." Leng Tianbing replied, "According to this plan, the total number of warships in the Combined Fleet will reach sixteen to eighteen, but this is not something that will be done immediately, as long as we are fully manned before we enter the Philippines next year." Now Qiu Peng is rushing to build a new warship, and Dong Fei means that all the 30 gunboats that were previously decommissioned and allocated to the customs must be returned to service again. ”

"You wait." Xu Lang said with a smile, "You can still get the things you sent back, if you do this, your daughter-in-law won't be able to go to Dong Fei to fight." ”