The all-day meeting on the reorganization and awarding of titles of the Tiance Army ended in the building of the new military headquarters in Chang'an, and the first-class generals of the 30 battalions of the Tiance Army who participated in the meeting were all awarded the rank of major general, and the officers who concurrently served as the general system of the regiment were promoted to the rank of lieutenant general. There are only two generals in the whole army, that is, Zhang Tianhu and Ma Laosan. As for Li Xuanqing himself, he did not give himself the title. However, there was no opinion on this, and it became a common practice in the future, and each leader would remove the existing military rank from his body, and when attending military meetings, he also wore a black military uniform without a rank.

However, what made everyone very strange was that Han Xun, who had been serving as the head of the senior command department in Wutang, was actually awarded the rank of major general, and Taxi was actually awarded the rank of major general, and the General Staff also gave him an additional place in the cavalry battalion, so that he could complete the formation within a year and return to his former tribal station. This is the only army in the Tiance Army that does not gradually pass through the recruits.

In addition to the field troops, because the General Staff is the highest opportunity organization in the whole army, Xu Tianxiang, chief of the General Staff, was awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and several other staff officers of the General Staff were also awarded the rank one by one, Zhang Cheng of the subordinate recruit department, Wang Yongnian of the political training department, and He Qikai of the military law corps were also awarded the rank of major general, and the director of the combat department was also concurrently served by Yang Tiancheng, because the latter concurrently served as the general system of the corps, so it was not counted.

Zuo Tiancheng of the Logistics Department was awarded the rank of Major General, and the subordinate Quartermaster Division Director Tao Yong was awarded the rank of Brigadier General, and Qin Yao, the Director of the Equipment Division, and Yang Yi, the commander of the Construction Corps, were also awarded the rank of Brigadier General. As the Health Care Bureau is being established, it does not appear in the list of titles for the time being, but a place has been reserved.

The heads of the three major departments of the Special Operations Department were all awarded the rank of major generals, and since they were special units, their reorganization of the General Staff Department was not announced, and the previous principle of special affairs was continued.

After the announcement of the conferment of the titles of the principal generals, the names of the other ranks will be distributed to the general system of each army corps and the heads of departments. The general principle is that the deputy posts at the battalion level and the chief of staff should be given the rank of brigadier general, and the commanders under the battalion should have the same rank as the deputy at the next higher level, and the posts should have a relationship between superiors and subordinates. The first level of the capital is the rank of captain, the first level of the guard is the rank of captain, the first level of the brigade is the rank of deputy lieutenant, and those below the rank of lieutenant are set up as non-commissioned officers, which are divided into one, two, and three levels. Soldiers also began to be graded, from the lowest private to the regular to the highest. In this way, a complete set of systems from ordinary soldiers to the highest level of generals is formed. Moreover, the allowance of the Tiance Army in the future will also be graded and differentiated according to these grades, so as to promote the self-motivation of soldiers and generals at all levels. In addition, it is specifically stipulated that if a conscriptor is not promoted to a first-class non-commissioned officer within three years of enlistment, he will be automatically discharged after the expiration date. Those who meet the standards of non-commissioned officers can enjoy the treatment of a fixed monthly salary for professional soldiers.

After the award, the logistics department began to release the latest military uniform style, which borrowed from the style of the military uniform of later generations of military uniforms to open the eyes of everyone present, different from the cumbersomeness of the clothes in this era, the simple placket buttons with all kinds of pockets and buttons of the jacket plus simple pants, has become the latest standard clothing of the Tiance Army, and for the armor of the Tiance Army, the size of the weapon, the weight of the logistics department have begun to formulate a unified style, show it for these generals to understand.

According to the plan of the Logistics Department, the whole army will replace all the uniforms, armor, weapons, and so on of all the armies except the Flying Eagle Brigade and the Xuanying Guard in one year, so as to achieve the goal of a high degree of uniformity in the equipment of the whole army and save the cost of logistics and military industry. Although the one-time expenditure is relatively large, it has a great effect on logistics cost saving and large-scale manufacturing in the long run.

With the promulgation of these measures, everyone present also realized that the renovation of the Tiance Army this year is actually to coordinate the internal, rectify the combat strength, complete the entire internal organization, and stimulate the maximum combat power. It is estimated that the war in the coming year will be very large, and the standing army of more than 300,000 people will be the rhythm of dominating the world. Thinking of this, everyone's eyes sparkled eagerly.

Moreover, in the subsequent logistics personnel adjustment plan promulgated by the Logistics Department, the adjustment of the Quartermaster Department of the Logistics Department also allowed everyone to see the opening of a different way of baggage supply. The usual direct delivery of grain to the front line has also been changed to a change of goods adapted to local conditions, and the most possible procurement of semi-finished products such as various canned goods to replace beef and mutton products; Supply stations are set up along each straight road to shorten the supply distance, etc. In this way, the personnel of the Quartermaster Department of the Logistics Department were reduced from nearly 100,000 to less than 30,000 in one fell swoop, and in accordance with Li Xuanqing's instructions, a special transportation company was set up, led by the Logistics Department, looking for suitable businessmen to participate in the shares.

After all the plans of the logistics department were announced, Cen Tianshi also realized that Li Xuanqing's military headquarters adjustment had been basically completed, and the reduction of the number of non-combatants in exchange for the increase in the number of field troops played a very positive role in building an efficient and rapid logistics force. Therefore, we immediately expressed our full support for this plan, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will also make arrangements for retired personnel of the Logistics Department as appropriate to ensure the livelihood of retired military personnel.

Next, Li Xuanqing emphasized two points, one of which is the principle that the army must not interfere in local government affairs, and for the existing local government affairs that require the cooperation of the army every year, the General Staff Department should also issue instructions as a normal work, and if the localities need the cooperation of the garrison, they need to apply to the various civil affairs departments in advance, and after consultation between the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the General Staff Department, Li Xuanqing will issue an order to carry them out, and the garrison can participate in special affairs in an emergency, but it is absolutely forbidden for the army to control local government affairs, and a time limit has been set for special circumstances. After the deadline has expired, the order must be carried out unconditionally.

Second, generals at all levels of the army must enter the lecture hall in batches, that is, they must immediately change their name to military academies to study, and the study plan and time limit shall be formulated and announced by the General Staff Department; and those new recruits who have been promoted after making meritorious contributions are even more mandatory, and they must pass the study before they can take up their posts. This should be carried out as the normal state of the army's work. In this way, existing generals can improve their abilities through study, and new recruits can also pass the assessment of military academies. In addition, Zhang Tianhu, on behalf of the Military Academy, announced that every year a specific number of grassroots soldiers or non-commissioned officers from various units will be recruited to enter the Military Academy for further study, and the remaining part will directly recruit young children from the society to provide fresh blood for the army and promote the development of the army.

At this point, all the systems and systems of the Tiance Army have been established, and the future work will be tinkering within this framework. For the practice of knighting military generals in this era, Li Xuanqing decisively gave up, and the knighthood is easy to cause the descendants of these meritorious generals to lose their self-motivation, and in the era of increasing social development and increasingly popular educational conditions, the descendants of these people can get more opportunities for learning and promotion than ordinary people, and if they are knighted again, then they will lose their fairness. Moreover, the knighthood itself is also a disadvantage that hinders social development, in the case of the growing development of industry and commerce, the distribution of social resources is undergoing unprecedented drastic changes, and conformists can only wear new shoes to walk the old road of history, Li Xuanqing would rather find a new way out by himself.

"My lord, this is a whole set of military and political systems that have been recreated." Cen Tianshi couldn't help but sigh.

"The military and political system has been basically established, and the main focus in the later period is to ensure the rationality and fairness of promotions within the army, and secondly, the tactics and personnel training of our Tiance Army must maintain the principle of keeping pace with the times, so as to ensure that our army will not be eliminated by the trend of history and will always become the mainstay of the guardian empire." Li Xuanqing's face was solemn.

"Please rest assured, the Military Academy will not only analyze and teach the art of war and martial arts to the students, but also organize personnel to study new tactics to ensure that the generals we have trained maintain the highest skill leadership." After Li Xuanqing's words were finished, Han Xun, who was sitting behind Ma Laosan, stood up and arched his hand.

Han Xun's words had a special meaning in the ears of the generals present, especially Xue Wanli, Wan Yi, Xu Ying and others in the old days of the Lingwu Army, all nodded secretly, and let go of the last thought.

Li Xuanqing waved his hand to signal Han Xun not to be polite, and said: "Here is another hard rule, all middle and senior generals must be part-time guest lectures at the Military Academy, especially those commanding generals who have experienced classic battles, must write down the battlefield records as soon as possible, and then give lectures to the new generation of the Academy in accordance with the arrangements of the General Staff and the Military Academy, so that the experience and lessons that we have summed up from the battlefield of blood and fire will be passed on to the next generation as soon as possible, and we will also accumulate materials for the Military Academy." In the future, the military academy will not only have the army, but also the navy, and there are some things that the senior brother can act in advance, and the necessary manpower or help can go directly to the General Staff. ”

"Please rest assured, Han Xun understands that he will do his best." Han Xun retreated.

"Okay, today's meeting is basically over, and some of the big guys may not have the same military rank as the current record. But there is no way, you are the first generation of generals of the Tiance Army, in addition to commending your merits, this award has another purpose, that is, to set the basic military rank for your existing positions, and make a template for future generations, so you need to shoulder the responsibility of carving out the ground. In the future, we will re-award the medal when we unify the world, and everyone will be able to get their wish when the time comes. Li Xuanqing stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, the meeting is over, I invite everyone to go to Deyue Tower to eat, and today I will be the east." ”

As soon as this sentence was finished, everyone burst into laughter, and Xue Wanli on the side said with a smile: "The lord invited everyone to eat, I knew that I wouldn't eat last night." I recently heard an allusion, which is called that going to eat someone else's banquet needs to follow a principle-" looked at Hou Yong and Wu Huan around with curious eyes and smiled: "It's called supporting the wall to enter, and supporting the wall to go out." ”

"My lord, it seems that you are going to bleed a lot today, and I am afraid that your salary this month will not be enough." Cen Tianshi next to him smiled and said: "Why don't I go and call all the people from the Ministry of Civil Affairs together, and finally get the opportunity to go to eat the lord's big family together." ”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present began to despise the civil affairs steward, and even Li Xuanqing laughed and said, "It seems that I am thinking about retracting the sentence just now?" This month, I and Qiaoxi's living expenses, you can't be so shameless, if you want to eat, you have to go to the big household of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Murong's family has a lot of money. ”

Several people in Chang'an, such as Xue Wanli, knew that this was an allusion that Qiaoxi said that day, and they immediately laughed. The crowd soon spread, and they rushed towards Deyue Tower with a bustle. Over there, Deyue Tower has been wrapped up by Qiaoxi in advance, and at this moment, he is standing at the door with Baixin and a few people waiting for everyone to come over. Xu Tianxiang, who was far away, smiled and said: "Third sister-in-law, there are a lot of people today, do you have enough money, otherwise you will be careful to be detained here as a maid." ”

"Say what? Who detained Sister Qiaoxi? Before Qiaoxi could speak, a beautiful woman walked out of the door, and said coquettishly, it was when Cen Tianshi was in Fengzhou that he was going to introduce to Xu Tianxiang's niece of the Yang Qiu family-Yang Fuyao.

Xu Tianxiang saw that it was Miss Yang, and the temperament of the former chief of general staff suddenly retracted into his body, and his steps began to retreat but he was set up by Li Tianyi and Xu Ying in the back, and the two of them looked at each other, and the latter smiled: "Sister of the Yang family, how about you take Tianxiang here?" ”

"I think so." With Yang Fuyao's coquettish laughter, everyone put Xu Tianxiang, whose face was red, into the Deyue Tower. This military and political banquet with a pink atmosphere officially kicked off.