Pang Tong set out on an expedition, and the group army reached 200,000 people, which was a huge number, and if it was placed in the Central Plains, it was enough to make any prince fearful.

Except for the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce, no one can afford such a huge military expenditure, except for Tuntian.

With the development of the army in Chenhe District, Yang Xi decided to start a reform of the military system that was different from that of this era.

In addition to the officer's position, the standing army also has military rank honors, and at this moment, the army of the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce has no military rank, so Yang Xi issued a military order this year to sort out the order of the army.

All military personnel are awarded titles according to their position, military and professional qualities, seniority contributions, and military branches. Military ranks are divided into officer ranks and soldier ranks.

The Tuntian soldiers are divided into three types: inferior, medium, and upper-class, and they are promoted once a year. Once the Tuntian soldiers have gone through the war, or after more than three years, they will be promoted to soldiers.

Soldiers are divided into sergeants, sergeants, and corporals, corresponding to the squad sergeants in the standing army.

Soldiers and above are called officers, and officers of the first rank are lieutenants, and from low to high, they are second lieutenants, lieutenants, and captains, corresponding to the platoon and battalion levels.

Colonels are mid-level officer ranks, majors, lieutenant colonels, colonels, corresponding regimental officers.

At the top is the general, also known as the general, which is a senior officer rank, divided into major general, lieutenant general, general, general, chief of staff of the corresponding department and headquarters, deputy commander and other positions.

And then the above is the marshal, which is the highest military title.

All ranks have a badge that hangs on the left chest.

The military titles of Chenhe Chamber of Commerce are divided into seventeen grades, and the registration is accompanied by life, representing the military rank, the honor and treatment level of the soldiers.

Military ranks follow people for life, but they cannot be delegated or inherited, and after retirement, soldiers enjoy treatment according to their ranks.

The French Enlightenment thinker Voltaire pointed out that in the war between King Louis XIV of France and Spain, due to the establishment of a complete military rank system by the French army, the rank of a soldier began to become a right, which was much better than family origin, and was valued for his achievements in war rather than his ancestors. Invincible to the French army, Louis XIV appeared on the border, and the border cities fell into French hands.

The military rank system was published in March of this year, and at the same time, after the evaluation of military merits, all the names that received the rank of general were published in the newspaper.

Although Pang Tong is known as a marshal, his military rank is still at the rank of general.

When this issue of the newspaper came out, the world was in an uproar.

On what basis did Yang Xi confer the military rank! This is equivalent to a knighthood, in addition to the imperial court, what power does he Yang Xi have to grant a personal title!

Even Cao Cao doesn't have this power, he has to invite his brother behind him.

This is equivalent to establishing a country on its own.

So the verbal criticism and writing came one after another, and even Liu Bei couldn't help but complain in Hanzhong.

However, the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce doesn't seem to be very interested in these, and everyone is not talking about this, but the origin of the people on the list.

Who is the Admiral? Pang Tong, Tai Shici, Huang Zhong and other top military commanders in various theaters were awarded the rank of general by Yang Xi, but there are no generals for the time being, and there are no marshals, if there is, it is Yang Xi himself.

As a result, the heels of dozens of generals became the focus of all discussions in the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce for a while.

Xu Du, Cao Cao was furious when he saw the newspaper and gathered the crowd to discuss.

Cao Cao threw the newspaper on the case and said: "I believe you have all read this matter, Yang Xi acted like this, almost established a country on his own, and was so rebellious, what should you do?" ”

Kong Rong was the first to stand up and said: "Yang Xi's act of trespassing, I can't say much, I must ask for a decree, if his behavior is ignored by the court, then the princes of all walks of life, wouldn't they be able to follow suit, and then my Han will exist in name only." ”

Wang Lang and other scholars of the time, including Chen Lin and others who were newly invested, almost all stood up, and more than 20 people stood up and asked Cao Cao to ask for an order to send troops, and issued a letter to the world, calling for a common fight against the rebels.

Cao Cao looked over, Xun Yu, Xun You, Chen Qun and others were among them.

Of all the civil officials and strategists, only three have not expressed their attitudes at present, and these three people are Xu You, Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

Xu Yu said: "The prime minister can ask for a decree against Yang, but please see, in addition to this matter, there is another matter in the newspaper." Admiral Pang Tong, leading 200,000 troops in the open sea, if the matter is urgent, the 200,000 army is transferred back, plus the original theaters of war are full of 200,000 people, a total of 400,000 people are coming, how can they resist? Moreover, Yang Xike did not only have 400,000 military horses, but also 60,000 Tuntian troops in the four counties of Jingnan, and tens of thousands of Tuntian troops in other places, with a total strength of more than 500,000. ”

Xun Yu retorted: "Although Yang Xi has many soldiers and horses, but his division is unknown, unrighteous and helpless, the prime minister and the king, occupy the righteousness of the world, if the army is raised, the world will respond." Liaodong, Xiliang, Jiaozhou, Yizhou, and Jingzhou, no less than seven or eight hundred thousand soldiers and horses can be recruited, how can they not exterminate the thieves? ”

Xu You was about to say more, when Cao Cao interrupted the dispute between the two and asked Jia Xu and Guo Jia.

Jia Xu said: "How was Prime Minister Yu Yuan Shao back then, the difference between soldiers and horses was several times, and he could also win the battle, which shows that the war is not necessarily all about the number of soldiers and horses." But today's Yang Xi, Yuan Shao was different back then, and should be treated with caution, if it is not very good, it will be lost all over the game, yes, this matter must be cautious and cautious, after all, Yang Xi did not take the initiative to commit it at this time. ”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia said: "Jia does not advocate fighting at this time, even if it is a battle, it is not at this time." According to calculations, Pang Tong led his troops and horses south, but more than ten days, if war is declared at this time, Pang leads 200,000 troops to rescue, then the pressure is extremely great, only need to wait four or five months, Pang Tong's army out of the Wuchang Strait, to the Bay of Bengal and Amir campaign, is the best time to attack. ”

Cao Cao was really embarrassed about this matter, but Jia Xu gave him another idea next.

"The one Yang Xi relies on is rich, and now I must win the opportunity for development, expand the military power, and curb its development. The prime minister can use this matter as an excuse to issue a document to various places, ordering all localities to cut off business contacts with the Yangxi Chamber of Commerce, block their product sales channels, and slow down their development. Yizhou Liu Zhang, Liaodong Gongsun Kang, and Jingzhou Liu Biao, these people are easy to persuade. In addition, you can send a water army, pretending to be a water thief, get rid of the relationship with me, block Liaoshui, and cut off its connection between Xianbei and Qingzhou, so that the development speed of the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce will be much slower. ”

Cao Cao nodded, combined with Guo Jia and Jia Xu's opinions, first remained quiet, and only secretly asked for orders, passing on the decree to Yizhou, Jingzhou, Liaodong and Jiaozhou Sun Quan, ordering him to cut off business contacts with the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce, and then contacted the pirates to see if they could get cooperation. Of course, it is a joke to cut off economic exchanges, such as today's economy, relying on the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce for a long time, and can be said to be broken, can only adopt the method of collecting taxes.

From time to time, there are pirates in charge, more than 3,000 disciples, four or five thousand soldiers, originally the base in Yang Xi's Qingzhou base Chunyu area, since Yang Xi got here, more than 3,000 households are nowhere to be found, hidden on the island.

Cao Cao ordered someone to contact Guan Cheng to prepare to discuss cooperation.

Yang Xi knew that there was such a person, but since he got this place, Guan Cheng withdrew, Yu Chenhe Chamber of Commerce did not commit any crimes, and Yang Xi did not send ships to encircle and suppress him.

Bohai Sea, Liaoxi County to the south of the sea, 100 miles offshore, before the popularization of the Chen River boat, very few people can come here.

But now, there are tens of thousands of people living on this island, and the owner of the island is the one who takes care of it.

When Chunyu withdrew to this island, it was difficult for Guan Cheng for a while, but after a period of development, he drove a boat to various places along the coast every month to rob the rich and help the poor, and he could be regarded as having some savings, and now there are more than 70 boats, and no one dares to underestimate them.

Guan Cheng plundered the coast almost every half a month, and this has been going on for half a year, but he never operates in the same place, nor does he raid the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce.

There is no way, there are too many ships in the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce, and he is faintly known as the overlord of the sea, and he doesn't want to die too quickly.

On this day, Guan Cheng went out to work as usual, led more than 10 ships and more than 700 personnel, and arrived at the coast of Haiyang County, ready to start robbing the rich and helping the poor.

It is said that the Yin family has 2,000 acres of fertile land, and the family property is in Haiyang County, which is also considered a large household.

The provider of this news is the number two person on Guan Cheng Island, Wang Mengjun, the owner of the second island.