Chapter 57: Expansion of the Army

Early the next morning, Gu Liyang wrote down his plan on a piece of paper, and then sent it to Nanhai Town in the form of a flying pigeon. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info and then through Xihai Town.

Now that communication cables have been erected in Linhai Town and Xihai Town, you can use the cable telegraph to communicate here.

At the same time, he also mobilized several villages near Ofenling to ask them to strictly check the population of their villages to prevent outsiders from mixing in. After such a check, I really found two Englishmen. Later, he took the villagers up the mountain to inspect and claimed that someone was panning for gold without permission.

Sure enough, when the villagers heard that someone else was going to rob them of their gold, they immediately became angry. Everyone is excited to participate in the mountain search action, and that enthusiasm can melt the glaciers of the Himalayas.

So after several vigorous mountain search operations, they found three more bodies of Britons. But the rest of the people didn't find it.

He may have died in a barren mountain, or he may have gone somewhere else. Anyway, not finding that person has always been a problem for Gu Liyang.

After that, he asked the villages to pay close attention to the migrant population, and report it immediately if it was discovered.

After these few measures, Gu Liyang's heart has also stabilized a lot.

When his letter arrived at the presidential palace, it was a national holiday.

Because this is the first National Day of Daming, the senior leaders attach great importance to it, and the relevant departments are also very actively prepared, and the final event is very strong.

Participating were the People's Army, the People's Army's Civilized Brigade, the People's Army's Indoctrination Brigade, and the Daming Air Force, which had just been formed and had only a few dozen people.

Except for the navy, which has not yet been formed due to Zhang Xiao, other branches of the military have participated.

There are also dozens of parade phalanxes!

Among them, there are four people's phalanxes, including Chinese, Australian aborigines, Nanyang aborigines, and white Europeans. There were also marches of young people, women, workers from various industries.

As they passed the rostrum, they held their heads high, waved to the President one by one, and listened to the President's blessings and condolences.

At this parade, Daming's second-generation rifle was also unveiled.

This rifle is modeled after the Type 38 rifle of World War II, equipped with a single-edged bayonet, the knife is 500 mm long, and can be mounted on the gun for stabbing or slashing with the hilt. The barrel is 487 mm, the gun has a total length of 966 mm and a weight of 3.3 kg.

And its recoil is small, which is not easy to intimidate recruits. Training with it allows you to train recruits into excellent shooters in the shortest possible time.

In terms of range, it can reach up to 2400 meters, and the effective range is 460 meters. In actual combat, highly trained soldiers can often shoot a single target at a distance of about 300 meters, and a group of targets within 700 meters.

This was developed by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Science and Technology.

In World War II, the Japanese army was basically equipped with this rifle, and later in the Kuomintang-Communist Civil War, it was also used.

It is precisely because of its wide range of use and long service life that it has become a classic. A lot of people who know a little bit about firearms can tell you why.

Therefore, it has also become the easiest rifle to imitate and the first to be developed by the Ming Dynasty. And within the plan of the Ming Dynasty, there will be no new rifles developed in ten years.

Of course, the necessary improvements still need to be made! Otherwise, if Western countries steal relevant technology, the advantages of Daming will be greatly weakened.

Then there was an improved version of the Great Ming Cannon, which, on the basis of the first generation, increased its firing range to 1,471 meters, and its accuracy was greatly increased.

This also made the senior leaders more confident in the coastal defense of the Ming Dynasty.

Then, at the end of the parade, the president made another big announcement.

That's the expansion of the army!

And the People's Army was upgraded to the general name of the Ming army, rather than a military code.

It is divided into six brigades, each with a specific name, namely Suzaku, Xuanwu, Qinglong, and White Tiger, as well as the original Civilization Brigade and the Indoctrination Brigade.

The Ming Dynasty referred to the four divine beasts as the four brigades, which also has a meaning. For example, more than eighty percent of the personnel of these four brigades must be Chinese, one percent is Australian, and the rest are Nanyang immigrants.

This is also out of trust in the Chinese and wary of other races.

It is hoped that these four brigades will be like the four divine beasts of China and China, fighting for the Ming Dynasty and guarding the four seas.

However, in the official propaganda, there will definitely be no similar information revealed.

As for the Civilization Brigade and the Enlightenment Brigade because of their high status, they can sit on an equal footing with other brigades, and they are also very happy. After all, in the previous People's Army, they were a second-rate army, and they were always looked down upon by the regular troops.

Now raise your eyebrows and exhale, don't mention how happy it is.

Originally, the Ming People's Army also expanded several times, and the number of soldiers reached 2,000. But now, the number has skyrocketed tenfold to 12,000.

According to the population ratio of the Ming Dynasty, it has reached fifty to one. To a large extent, it can be regarded as a reckless force.

But the senior leaders of the Ming Dynasty still gritted their teeth and passed this resolution. Because according to the latest news from the Intelligence Division, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the British in India in the South Seas have begun to make a move on the gold of the Ming Dynasty.

Earlier, they wanted to join forces. But because of the uneven distribution of benefits, he gave up.

Although there is still no trace of their move, with this sign, you have to take precautions as soon as possible.

And the senior leaders of the Ming Dynasty all understand that no matter what, the Ming Dynasty and Western countries will inevitably fight. After all, the population of their Nanyang was hollowed out by the Ming Dynasty. And where they are is stuck at the door of Daming's house.

Coupled with the exaggerated gold propaganda by a hundredfold, Western countries have long been so red that they drool.

If it weren't for the strength of Da Ming, and he didn't want to be the first person to eat crabs, I'm afraid he would have done it a long time ago.

Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of being prepared for danger in times of peace, or from the practical significance, the Ming Dynasty must expand the army.

What's more, the population of Daming has been growing!

Although at present, Nanyang is very tight on the population, and the people are not allowed to leave without permission. But there are still many brave people smuggled to Daming.

And with the continuous spread of the gold effect, the source of immigrants of the Ming Dynasty is not only concentrated in the South Seas.

Half of the immigrants now come from countries such as Indochina and South Asia, followed by Eastern and Central European countries, and then South America.

Unfortunately, due to the Qing Dynasty's maritime ban and strict population control, there were not many immigrants from the mainland to the Ming Dynasty.

This made the growth of the Chinese in the Ming Dynasty also hit a bottleneck.

But it's a human being, and Da Ming is not so picky! As long as you are not lazy, Daming will accept all the orders. After a fight with Western countries, the Ming Dynasty will inevitably find trouble with the Qing Kingdom.

So reasonable, the Ming Dynasty has to expand the army.

And that's just the beginning!

(Thank you Brother Feng, not dead, ordinary day of recommendation votes, due to successive exams, so the update time will be unstable, and please forgive me, please forgive me, kneel and beg!) )