The expansion of a division by the Liangguang New Army can be said to be a huge order for Australia, and because this order can potentially stimulate domestic demand to a certain extent, it will also drive the development of surrounding industries.

The manufacture of weapons requires steel, gunpowder, etc., which are related industrial chains, and these together can be said to be equivalent to invisibly driving Australia's economy up to a level.

In addition to being able to drive the local economy, it will also have a huge impact on Hong Kong's economy, the production of military uniforms will be carried out by Hong Kong enterprises, here has been invested in the construction of a Yang Wenwen garment factory, the scale is not smaller than the local one, it can be said that the sales scope of this garment factory covers the entire Ming Dynasty and the surrounding Indochina Peninsula.

The number of division-level units means that more than 10,000 people must be recruited, and although Shen Youlong has no pressure on military spending, it is still very difficult to recruit so many people at once.

Moreover, at present, the armed forces of the two Guangxi and Guangxi are being reformed, and the original general army of all walks of life has been basically taken down by him, and the old-fashioned old army can no longer be suitable for the current development, so it must be abolished, and the interests in it will definitely be affected, which is natural.

However, these general soldiers did not dare to object, Lao Shen's combat strength of more than 5,000 people in his hands could directly beat the existence of tens of thousands of people, and not everyone had such strength.

So for them, in fact, the best way is to be obedient, Lao Shen is very likely not to do anything to them, otherwise Lao Shen's means will inevitably beat them, for them, Lao Shen can be said to have completely ignored them.

Strength is everything, with strength, you can decide everything, and you can also have the right to speak, so Lao Shen has the strength to decide the affairs of Liangguang, which is one of the important reasons why others dare not oppose him.

Now that he wants to expand the army, it is tantamount to invisibly increasing his strength, and it can be said that he does not dare to oppose it.

For the military reform of the two Guangzhous, Lao Shen invited Australian experts to personally make a specific choice.

The total number of troops in the whole of the two provinces is as high as 110,000, and these are all old army troops. After the reform, the military households established by the guard will directly obtain the household registration of the people, and those who are willing to serve as soldiers must pass the physical examination before they can proceed.

At the same time, Australia has given a plan for the implementation of the compulsory military system in the two provinces, that is, young men in the two provinces must undergo a physical examination to join the army when they reach the age of 18, but considering the huge floating population in the two regions, this standard can not be so strict.

After all, there are hundreds of thousands of refugees in Liangguang and Guangzhou, and it is impossible for so many people to immigrate to Australia, and arrangements for them are inevitable. So the best way is to send those young people to the army and let them fight and serve the country.

The reform army of the two Guangxi provinces first started with the military households of the guard station, and those who really did not have combat effectiveness were directly cleared out of the military households and incorporated into the civilian register, and those who did not want to be soldiers were also directly incorporated into the civilian household, and then these people who became civilian registration, as well as the young and strong people of the village, must participate in the militia training organized by the Liangguang Military Department.

The militia system is one of the key points of the reform of the two provinces, and this system is implemented in all villages, and generally includes the original military households of the guard post and the current retired soldiers.

The advantage of this system is that a certain number of combat troops can be called up in wartime, and it can be said that the military service system in the early Manchu Qing Dynasty was somewhat similar.

In addition to the reform of the military service system. That is, the official for maintaining public order has been changed, and the patrol bureau has been directly established to manage and maintain the public security environment and civil disputes.

It can be said that these reforms are already moving towards a modern system, and if they are carried out once they are carried out, we can see a different Ming, that is, in the two Guangzhous, where there is a foundation for reform and development. Don't even think about it anywhere else.

The gentry clique and the old bureaucracy will be a big obstacle, so if you want to implement it elsewhere, you have to eliminate the local forces.

Of course, the elimination of local forces is actually a very unpleasant thing, and it is very bad for Lao Shen's reputation. In order to get out of this situation, Lao Shen asked the Manchus to help him.

As long as they eliminated those people, it would be completely different if they took over from the Manchus.

It can be said that Lao Shen's trick belongs to borrowing a knife to kill. Of course, there are no less people who do this kind of thing by borrowing a knife to kill people.

Now this era can be said to be troubled times, being a good person can not live long, Lao Shen must let his belly black.

As soon as the news of his expansion of the army came out, the most feared person was actually Tang Wang, although the Zheng family's 100,000 private army had an advantage in numbers, but if it faced Lao Shen's new army, it could be said that there was no advantage at all.

Lao Shen's new army has strong combat capabilities, and they all use the latest Australian book weapons, and another reason is that the new army of Liangguang has been passed on by the Australian army.

Zheng Jiajun, who has not been trained by the Australian army, is not an opponent at all, saying that people can resist hundreds of thousands of attacks with a few thousand people, and successfully delayed for seven days Such a strength is not covered, this matter is known to everyone in the world.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong and Tang Wang felt afraid, and the main reason for their fear was that their strength was not strong enough, and the Australian weapons they used were not as advanced as others.

Of course, there are also Haoge and Dolgon who are more concerned about this matter, before the attack on Nanjing, Haoge did not take the Liangguang New Army in his eyes, and after some competition, he learned that the combat effectiveness of the Liangguang New Army did not belong to the Eighth Banner Army at all.

Once the number of such a strong fighting army exceeds 10,000, it is very frightening, and there is one of the main reasons, that is, he has fought against the Liangguang New Army, and knows how difficult it is to face such an opponent.

Now Hauge realized why Dolgon didn't go south easily, that is, he hoped that the remnants of the southern forces would consume their own strength so that they could take advantage of the fisherman, but now it was too late.

However, Hauge, who understood it, did not regret it, because if he didn't fight, it would be impossible to lead the troops by now, so his opinion on this matter is still optimistic.

Hauge didn't think he was completely invincible to the Liangguang New Army, but he could strangle him in the cradle before the other side could make an army.

Although there is a certain degree of difficulty, it is much better than encountering such a powerful army in the future, and it can be said that the Liangguang New Army has made the soldiers of the Manchu Qing feel scared, and it is simply a nightmare existence.

But for Shen Youlong, who commanded this army, the Liangguang New Army was his everything, and without them, all his policies could not be implemented, and this was the right to speak brought by strength. (To be continued.) )