Wang Kefan said that he would leave, Fan Wenqin, Liu Shu and others hurriedly went out to see each other, leaving only a room of gentry and big families, holding rice bowls and looking at each other.

"Although this Master Jiang is young, he has such a big shelf!"

"Sure enough, it's a military general, who doesn't understand the world, how can you eat this at a banquet?"

"Hey, I'm old and have a bad stomach, so I can't eat these hard foods."

"No more! Let's drink and ask a few more girls to play a game of cards......"

The gentry and merchants all had their own small circles, and those who sat close to each other exchanged their heads and muttered, some were ready to go home, and some were discussing where to have fun, and almost all of them put down their rice bowls, and no one wanted to eat again.

In fact, the taste of these four dishes and one soup is not bad, but it is clearly the posture of a big pot dish and a fire head rice, only the servants eat like this, even if these gentry and merchants are not particular about it, they can't get tired of eating when they come out to feast guests, and it is a bit embarrassing to eat this kind of fire head rice in front of everyone's eyes.

"Haw, haw, chirp......"

But there was an old man at the main table who was munching heavily, he didn't have a few teeth left, and he made a nasty sound when he ate, but the old man was like no one around, and he ate very sweetly.

"Elder Jiang, how does this meal taste? Do you like it? A member of the staff next to him asked.

"Wang Junmen invited me to dinner, it was to save face for the old man, and it was disrespectful, of course I had to eat it all." The old Jiang smiled, buried his head and continued to eat.

"The military gate is already gone, why eat again!" The member was a little dissatisfied, and felt that Jiang Lao was on the line.

"Ho! What a face you are! Do you want Wang Junmen to accompany you to dinner? Do you want to let the military gate toast you three more glasses of wine? Jiang Lao glanced at the outside: "This banquet is unique, there is a simple and pragmatic atmosphere, the old man eats deliciously, you don't want to eat casually, don't disturb my interest!" ”

According to the general ethos. Among the wild gentry, only those who have been Beijing officials, or local officials who have achieved three grades or above, are qualified to communicate with the current feudal officials, although these people are the leading figures in Longquan County, but they are not up to this standard, Wang Kefan shows his face, even if he gives everyone face.

Gentry, look at me, I look at you, carefully ponder Jiang Lao's words, and only then do I feel that these four dishes and one soup have a deep meaning. Looking at the leopard in the tube, Wang Kefan's style can be seen.

Thinking about it carefully, Wang Kefan's appearance in just a quarter of an hour was completely different from other officials -- frank and pragmatic. Unconventional, soft and rigid. The proportions are just right. Although this person is young, he is worthy of the bearing of a feudal official, which is impressive.

Eat, this meal must be eaten!

The gentry and merchants picked up their chopsticks one after another, and the wind swept away the four dishes and one soup on the table......

……

Outside the restaurant. Fan Wenqin saluted and thanked Wang Kefan, Wang Kefan came to support his work today, of course, he should be thanked.

Wang Kefan encouraged him a few words. He also reminded him not to be too harsh, and that next year, as long as he brought 50,000 taels of silver, a military salary would be enough, and he should not engage in crooked ways.

Fan Wenqin was promoted too quickly, he lacked political experience, and he often relied on patting his head when doing things, which was somewhat unreliable, but cultivating a qualified management talent also requires a process, and Wang Kefan can give him a period of adaptation.

"Governor Fan, you go back to accompany the guests first, and I will talk to Mr. Liu about the Ji'an camp." Wang Kefan called Liu Shu away to discuss military issues.

Fan Wenqin glanced at Liu Shu, hesitated and said: "Qiqi Junmen, Xiaguan has a cousin brother, named Xiong Xin, who is excellent in martial arts, can be called a fierce general, and has more than 100 people under his command, and is willing to join the Ji'an battalion as a partial general." ”

"Well, what does Mr. Liu think?" Wang Kefan also turned his head to look at Liu Shu, the Ji'an battalion must be dominated by Ji'an volunteers, and Liu Shu's opinion is very important.

"Yes, I've seen that bear heart, and I can be a sentry." Liu Shu is not repulsive.

"Well, that's it!" Wang Kefan's purpose in setting up the Ji'an battalion was to make use of Jiangxi's military resources and salaries, and Fan Wenqin was willing to contribute, and as long as Liu Shu did not object, he certainly welcomed it.

Fan Wenqin retired and turned back to the restaurant, where Wang Kefan and Liu Shu rode side by side, discussing the details of the formation of the Ji'an camp while walking.

There are thousands of Ji'an volunteers, after the Gongyi camp fire and Zhang Xianbi, they were provided with a large number of equipment and materials, the Ji'an volunteers changed their guns for guns, and had unified armor and weapons, and then they have been training in the past few months, and the wounded soldiers of the Gongyi battalion served as instructors, completely imitating the training subjects of the Gongyi battalion, and the combat effectiveness has risen by more than one grade, and compared with the general officers and soldiers, it is only stronger than weak.

Wang Kefan planned to select 2,000 elites, set up a Ji'an battalion and bring them to Huguang, leaving more than 2,000 people in the Jinggangshan area, which was not only necessary to defend Jinggangshan, but also to save food and wages.

In the establishment of the Ming army, there were a few hundred to more than 1,000 people in the small battalion, several thousand people in the large battalion, and the Gongyi battalion maintained a scale of nearly 10,000 people for a long time, which is an extremely rare super battalion.

Of course, the loyal battalion from the Dashun Army was even more unpopular, and the 200,000 people had the name of a battalion, and He Tengjiao did not pay them military salaries very early, and the establishment of the troops was not smooth, and problems were prone to problems in management, and the combat effectiveness was affected without a shadow.

With Wang Kefan as Admiral Caojiang, these problems have the possibility of being solved. The first thing he had to do was to expand the army under his command, Lao Gongyi's battalion would be his direct subordinate troops, and the troops of generals such as Wang Sheng, Zhou Guodong, and Tan Xiao were all independent battalions, plus Zhang Jiayu's Dongguan battalion and Liu Shu's Ji'an battalion, to form a complete regular army.

No matter how the establishment of the armed forces changes, its purpose is to serve the war and pursue the greatest combat effectiveness, and there are many issues to be considered, such as coordinated command, coordination of arms, logistical supply, independent combat capability, and so on.

In a sense, this is somewhat unfair to the Ji'an battalion, Wang Sheng and others' troops have many veterans who have participated in dozens of battles, large and small, but the Ji'an battalion is a new army, and its strength is obviously much worse, and it will be very difficult to undertake the same task.

But Wang Kefan is not a kindergarten here, Wang Sheng and the others' troops were also a group of recruits at the beginning, not much stronger than the Ji'an volunteers, and they grew up after brutal battles again and again, and the Ji'an battalion must also go through this process, if they can't pass the guò actual combat test, they can only be eliminated.

The infantry is relatively cheap and easy to mass-produce, Wang Kefan is not prepared to invest too much in training, as long as the core force is not defeated, it can compete with the expensive cavalry and artillery of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Of course, Wang Kefan still has great expectations for the Ji'an battalion, this unit has a deep relationship with the Gongyi battalion, and it was basically raised by Wang Kefan, and if it can grow up, it can also become the core force under him.

Liu Shu was also very supportive of the Ji'an battalion entering Huguang to fight, and she even had the intention of personally serving as the camp officer of the Ji'an battalion, but Wang Kefan only considered it briefly and rejected this construction, the reason is very simple, the Jinggangshan area is inseparable from Liu Shu.

Although the Qing army in Jiangxi took a defensive position, the Jinggangshan area still bordered the Qing army, and Wang Kefan had to take away 2,000 Ji'an volunteers, so Liu Shu must be allowed to sit here to ensure the safety of the Jinggangshan area.

In addition, in Wang Kefan's concept, a woman can be a soldier or even a general, and be responsible for management in the rear, but it is not appropriate to be the chief general of a front-line army...... Women's way of thinking is different from men's, and they are not suitable for brutal warfare.

This raises the question, who will be the commander of the Ji'an battalion?

Liu Shu proposed that Wang Kefan send a camp officer, and the Ji'an camp promised to obey the management, but Wang Kefan refused without hesitation. First, he does not have a suitable candidate in his hands, and second, he does not conform to the principle that soldiers should be generals, and there will be hidden dangers in future management.

The feudal army is only loyal to individuals, the Ji'an volunteers are only loyal to Liu Shu, there is no party organization in the Ji'an camp, Wang Kefan has brought in an "airborne cadre", and the soldiers and generals below will not be convinced...... If you want to really control this force, you have to break up the Ji'an battalion and mix it with sand, but doing so will reduce the cohesion of the troops, and it is better to let the Ji'an battalion develop independently.

Wang Kefan asked Liu Shu to recommend candidates.

Liu Shu actually considered this matter, and since Wang Kefan insisted, she recommended her eldest uncle Wang Ding.

The so-called "eldest uncle" refers to her husband's brother, Liu Shu's husband died young, but his brother Wang Ding has just joined the Ji'an Volunteer Army...... Wang Ding's family is a well-known wealthy family in Ji'an Prefecture, and his father, Liu Shu's husband Wang Zhenqi, once served as the governor of Ningxia, so Wang Ding has a high prestige among the Ji'an volunteers.

But Wang Ding also has obvious shortcomings, he is a pure literati and does not understand military affairs.

This made Wang Kefan feel a little embarrassed, Wang Sheng and others were also Xiucai to lead the troops at the beginning, and it took more than two years to gradually grow up, but the battle of Huguang was imminent, and there was no such time.

"Pick one from the Ji'an volunteers, and then choose a deputy battalion officer, you must be able to fight." Wang Kefan proposed that Wang Ding could slowly learn to lead the troops, but at present, there must be a real martial artist who will be in charge.

"Well...... there really is such a person, but his temper is very strange, and his mouth is also very smelly, I am afraid that the military gate will not want him." Liu Shu was a little hesitant, Wang Ding was just an ornament for the time being, the position of the deputy battalion officer was very important, if Wang Kefan didn't like this person, it would not be a good thing for Ji'an Camp.

"It's okay, I'm very easy to get along with, as long as the soldiers of the Ji'an battalion obey him, I will allow it! Well, what's the name of this person? "Wang Kefan is very generous, as long as he has real skills, he is not afraid of any stinky temper.

"This person's name is Gu Zongfu, a native of Ruijin, Jiangxi." (To be continued......)