Chapter 50: The Female Army
"Your sister Chi Li, after getting married, can't be called, but she stays at home and reads military books, I don't feel a little ......" Tan Weixin pondered for a long time, and finally shook her head and didn't finish her words. Chi Li is two years younger than Chi Yun and six years older than Chi Lei, and he is now twenty-two years old. But her husband died in a landslide last year during a routine inspection mission in southern Xinjiang. When her husband was there, Chi Li often went out to play with everyone, drinking and chatting, which was very bold. But after her husband died, she was worried about all kinds of gossip for no reason, and she hid at home and didn't go out.
Tan Weixin said: "I want to form a women's team and play with that grand strategy." Chi Lei, you are responsible for calling your sister out and coming to be my military advisor. ”
Tan Weixin never spoke loudly, but these words seemed to be a loud sound, which suddenly suppressed the scene and made everyone speechless. Tan Weixin took another sip of tea and said, "Isn't it good?" Can't women play grand strategy and marching chess? ”
No one doubts that Wei Xin's talent is discussed. She can handle those complicated government affairs, especially economic matters, properly, and everyone knows that Tan Weixin has always been a good chess player. However, now, with the rise of grand strategy gameplay, this kind of game closely linked to the real military campaign has been accepted by everyone, and it is a kind of military command art that is quite close to the real one, and is no longer just a game. So, can Tan Weixin also play a good grand strategy? Nobody knows. But the fact that a woman wants to intervene in this masculine field is really surprising to everyone. Because, it is not those ordinary participants and staff members in the Ye team, but to lead a team. And this team, according to the princess's wishes, will be made up entirely of women. What would that look like?
Ye Tao frowned and looked at Tan Weixin, which seemed to mean: No, is it so anxious to sprout feminism?
Tan Weixin squeezed her eyes mischievously, but didn't say anything.
The silence of the scene first made Huang Wan a little unbearable, she puffed out her cheeks and said cutely: "Do you look down on girls?" Your Royal Highness Princess, this team is one of me, even if I don't know much about military affairs, I can help with the calculations. ”
Tan Weixin should admit and say: "Of course it's good." But it doesn't matter if you understand military affairs or not, and it's okay to use it as a game. Besides, I'm not going to play now, I'm just waiting for the open. ”
Ye Tao just shrugged his shoulders and looked noncommittal. He didn't think there was anything to say about the princess's decision. It's useless to talk about what Weixin wants to do, and it will definitely not be a small fight. Since Tan Weixin said that this women's team will participate in the Open Championship at that time, I am afraid that the sensation will not be small at that time. Pass five levels and kill six generals? That is inevitable, even if this women's team gets a very good ranking in the end, it will not surprise Ye Tao. What he was worried about was that Tan Weixin was tossing like this, and he, as well as those guys in the Ye United team who would inevitably be unable to participate in the competition when the time came, were afraid that they would be pulled by the princess to be a sparring partner again and again.
Tan Weixin certainly wanted to form a women's team to have fun, but she deliberately threw out this idea at this juncture, and asked Chi Lei to persuade his sister Chi Li, with the intention of deliberately spreading the topic and distracting her attention. In her hands, she had a headache to deal with.
After finishing the party between friends and returning to the princess's mansion, after washing up a little, Tan Weixin was a little tired, but still ordered: "Is Zeng Man here?" If you come, let him come to me. ”
As an obedient child, and at the same time as a capable child, Tan Weixin is bound to make some arrangements for the lord of the country, many of Xiaopei's ideals, or ambitions. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Dongping has formed a set of effective methods to prevent the formation of warlords, or at least to prevent warlords from becoming big. The rotation of the army, the constant exchange of the forbidden army and the local army, and even the promotion and retirement system are all very effective methods. However, on the one hand, Tan Xiaopei understood that such a system was a way to maintain national stability, and on the other hand, he also understood that in this way, it would be difficult for Dongping to afford too many troops. Experienced soldiers who have been trained for several years are by no means considered to be hidden from the people after being disarmed and returned to the field, and it is unrealistic to expect them to be able to take up arms at any time and become qualified soldiers again. However, Xiling and Northern Liao, over the years, have coveted the rich and prosperous land of Dongping year by year, and coveted the advanced and systematic ordnance manufacturing technology mastered by Dongping.
Is there any way to keep those outstanding soldiers who have retired from work and become a force that can be used at any time? And what is the way to make the maintenance of these excellent soldiers not have to be spread out of the treasury or the treasury, but to make them self-sufficient? Tan Xiaopei handed over this problem to Tan Weixin, and after Tan Weixin pondered for a long time, there was only this solution.
Zeng Man entered Tan Weixin's study with a thick booklet, bowed down and said, "Your Royal Highness Princess Qiyu, this is the roster of soldiers and non-commissioned officers of the forbidden army, guards at all levels in Ouchi, and Danyang garrison who will be discharged before the end of this year. Two thousand seven hundred and twenty-three. ”
"Good work." Tan Weixin said lightly. After taking the roster, she flipped through it casually and asked, "Most of the garrison is from all over the country, and I'm afraid quite a lot of them are going back to their hometowns." Forbidden army, there are so many children of families in it, I'm afraid there will not be many who are willing to stay and accept the draft...... And among those who are willing to accept the call, Lord Zeng, how many of them are you trust? ”
Zeng Man took out another piece of paper from his arms, a piece of paper that was folded very properly, put it on the desk in front of Tan Weixin, and said: "The minister has done some homework, and the list of trustworthy people is on this piece of paper." ”
Tan Weixin didn't look at the piece of paper, she just wanted to find something to do, so she flipped through it again very casually and said, "Master Zeng, you can do these things." Since I chose you to do this, I naturally trust you. You go to talk to them one by one, and if you are willing to join, you can do what they are willing to do, as long as they don't spread the word. These Zeng adults were originally experts, so naturally they don't need me to remind them. So is the arrangement on the table ready? ”
Is there anything in this whole plan that can be put on the table? Zeng Man was stunned for a moment, and then understood that it was something about the operation of the entire organization. What Tan Weixin wants to establish is a carriage and horse shop, a carriage and horse shop with veterans, forbidden soldiers, and retired guards of Ouchi as the main body, and an institution that can be used in this era and has the characteristics of modern logistics enterprises. And in private, such a carriage and horse shop is a good system for collecting domestic and foreign intelligence.
If it is simply to place those retired soldiers so that they can maintain their training and condition, then Tan Weixin doesn't have to think too much about it, and it would be good to directly establish such a logistics company in the name of the princess's mansion and the royal family. However, in order to be able to play the function of intelligence gathering, on the surface, this entire organization cannot have anything to do with the Dongping royal family. So, from the moment she thought of this idea, Tan Weixin followed her father's recommendation and asked the veteran spy Zeng Man to coordinate it.
If things go well, by the end of the month and the beginning of next month, these veterans on the roster will receive their last month's salary, and some of them will be muttering. Most of them didn't have much skills other than being soldiers, and their family's property wasn't enough to support them. Such a group of people, in previous years, after being discharged from the army, often sold a lot of strength in the shops in various places, did some work, and learned some crafts with a clever mind, and those who were more sluggish had to sell their strength for a few more years, although there was a lot of life, but after all, it was not rich.
And this year, some energetic veterans will emerge and pull these veterans to buy their own cars and horses. Veterans have a variety of soldiers, but things like serving chariots and horses are not a problem, and those who are from heavy soldiers are even more familiar with this industry. The carriage and horse shops set up by veterans are safer than those ordinary civilian carriage and horse shops when transporting people or things, but they are definitely cheaper than those institutions such as dart bureaus established by Jianghu sects. In general, it is a logistics enterprise that takes the middle road of balanced development.
Such an idea can make many people's hearts pound, that's certain, but on the surface, who will make the initial investment in the business plans of these veterans? It has to be reasonable on the surface. And at this time, one of the older brothers of one of the veterans appeared. This brother originally served in the Yicheng Naval Division, and after retiring, he actually went to be a pirate for a few years because he had no other way to live, but he only robbed the merchant ships of other countries, and he did not touch the ships of the Dongping merchants. There was no extradition regulation or anything like that these days. When he heard that his brothers who were born in the army at the same time were in trouble to start a business, he stepped forward and invested the profits obtained from years of looting into this chariot and horse shop in the grass creation, and brought a brother who was also from the navy and was good at river and sea shipping, and extended the business scope of this veterans' association business to the water.
Although it does not violate the law, the source of this money is not very correct after all. For a time, some people in the army and the military department questioned it, and while affirming the operating policy of this carriage and horse dealership, they also put forward the demand that the carriage and horse company must "adjust the share capital structure." Later, after several tosses, some of these veterans took out their own savings, some asked relatives and friends to borrow money, and some asked their old bosses to bring sponsorship, and finally made up a company with the most complex share capital structure in this era, and vigorously prepared for operation.
Although a group of big-headed soldiers who don't seem to understand anything have come together to form this enterprise, they are not sloppy in terms of operation. The purchase of horses, which is smuggled from Liao horses and retired military horses, accounts for half each, and the vehicles are directly purchased from the four-wheeled carriage with a simple shock suspension mechanism just developed by the Ye Family Workshop, which is used for both passengers and goods. In terms of operation, in addition to the regular passenger and freight transportation, it also provides a menu-based customized service for customers who have special requirements for safety and cargo integrity. In general operation, they also followed the rules of the road, and worshiped the mountain gate and offered filial piety to those kings who opened the mountain and set up cabinets, but if they were annoyed, they pulled out a temporary team and directly served each other's lair. Half of the seized property was handed over to the local government, and the rest, except for the care of the dead and wounded brothers, was deposited into the welfare fund pool, which was reinvested in the operation of the carriage and horse shop as share capital, and the dividends obtained were used to help all the veterans and brothers of the carriage and horse shop in emergency relief.
Advanced operating concept, strong support of machinery manufacturing technology, strict internal management, inheritance from the army's sense of honor and centripetal force, and excellent salary and welfare mechanism...... Tan Weixin almost snickered, such a company appeared in this era, and it was a nightmare for almost all peers. It is conceivable that in a few years' time, this company, which is actually invested by the government, will become a behemoth that basically occupies a monopoly position, and at worst is certainly an industry leader. And the collection and aggregation of intelligence in private will also usher in a bumper harvest. As for raising a group of veterans for the country who can be pulled into the battlefield at any time, I am afraid it will become a secondary purpose. Although Tan Weixin accepted her father's request in this regard, it does not mean that she necessarily agrees with her father's strategic idea of attaching importance to the number of troops. Now, there is Ye Tao here. Although Ye Tao is not keen on building a large number of killing machines, it is up to man. In a few years, there will be a chance for everyone to see a completely different army.
Tan Weixin's imagination was joyful, and such emotions were faintly rippled on her face. She put forward her ideas for these deployments, and Zeng Man gradually implemented all the details, and now they are in full swing. As for Zeng Man's work, Tan Weixin is very satisfied.