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The return of the First Squadron also marked the complete success of the Mawei Fleet's conquest. With the joy of victory, Fuzhou's Mid-Autumn Festival this year has become particularly festive. Geng Jingzhong's large sum of silver was rewarded, and the families of 60,000 soldiers had spare money, and they no longer deducted the buckles and ropes when they bought holiday items, and they really had a happy Mid-Autumn Festival.

As soon as the festival was over, the soldiers returned to the barracks and began to practice as usual. However, what greeted the soldiers was the brand-new military rank system and reward and punishment system promulgated by Geng Jingzhong. Both systems were explained clearly by a special person to the soldiers in the barracks, especially the punishment system, which really poured a basin of cold water on many impetuous soldiers.

The existing officer positions have basically not been moved, but a small number of officers who are unqualified in the battle have been removed, and at the same time, some soldiers who have made meritorious contributions in the battle have been promoted, which fully reflects the fairness of the military merit title system and greatly stimulates the passion of the soldiers.

In the barracks after the festival, the most lively thing is the military rank awarding ceremony. On the second day after the soldiers returned to the camp, Geng Jingzhong gathered all the officers and soldiers at the university site and personally issued ranks, collar badges, epaulettes and cockades to officers at and above the school level. According to the different ranks, the rank and collar badges of the generals are made of gold and silver threads and precious metals, and the school officers' are a little worse, but they are also very exquisite.

In fact, Geng Jingzhong has wanted to implement the military rank system for a long time, but he has never found a suitable opportunity, and today he finally got his wish. The ranks, collar badges, epaulettes and cockades issued to generals at all levels have long been ready. Now the soldiers finally knew. What is the purpose of the extra shoulder strap on the shoulder of the new uniform? Officers of all ranks kept epaulettes on their shoulders. It is very clear that you can determine the level between them. In the future, even if the officers and men are outside, they can get separated from the ranks and see officers with high ranks, so they can move closer to the officers with high ranks and form combat effectiveness again.

The highest ones were Ma Jiuyu, Zeng Yangxing, Wang Zhenbang and Huang Dazhong, who were awarded the rank of major general. Lee Kwang-di is not a member of the military. Therefore, no military rank was awarded, Geng Jingzhong belonged to the commander-in-chief, and he did not give himself a military rank for the time being. In the Marine Army, there are 22 battalions and 22,000 people, which were originally under the command of Ma Jiuyu and Zeng Yangxing, and the following are the staff leaders Jiang Yuanxun, Bai Xianzhong, Xu Wenyao and Jiang Dehong who were awarded the rank of colonel, and then the commanders of each battalion were awarded the rank of colonel, and then lowered in turn, until the squad leader was only a warrant officer. Not yet an officer.

In the current army, as long as it is this time to fight against the Japanese country. Basically, there are no privates, at least they are a first-class soldier, and some of the soldiers who remain behind have not been awarded military ranks, and they can only be promoted to the top class after passing the personal skill assessment. In the future, if the soldiers make meritorious achievements, the military rank will be promoted accordingly. But fundamentally, the military rank is only a level, and it is still different from the position, that is, the military rank is promoted, and the position is not necessarily promoted, but when the position is promoted, the military rank must be promoted. At the same time, different military ranks are treated differently. The simplest thing is that the soldier's monthly salary is less than half a piece of silver for the senior soldier, don't underestimate this half a silver dollar, half a silver dollar is half a tael of silver, hundreds of catties of rice, enough for the whole family to eat for a month! And it also represents a kind of recognition.

The Navy and the Marine Corps have different systems, and so do the ranks awarded. Although they are also divided into the same ranks, they represent very different properties. Wang Zhenbang and Huang Dazhong were also awarded the rank of major general, while the captain and deputy captain of the seven detachments were given the rank of colonel. The commanders of each third-class battleship have the rank of colonel, and the commanders of fourth-class and fifth-class battleships are lieutenant colonel and major respectively.

On each battleship, the first officer, second officer, third officer, pilot, boatswain, that is, the head of the sailor, the first and second sailors, plus the gunners of the war department, etc., have different military ranks, and all of them are arranged according to the importance of their duties. The rank of the first mate on the three warships is equivalent to that of the captain of the fourth-class battleship, because the first mate is the supreme leader of the deck department, the main assistant to the captain, and can be said to be the second person on the battleship; When the captain is absent, he can replace the captain.

Just this military rank system, let the military Chinese personnel explain it for a long time, and the soldiers completely understood it. This is also fortunate that Geng Jingzhong let them recognize the words and understand a lot of truths, otherwise, the soldiers who explained would not know how much more they would have to spend. The military rank system is a little complicated, and the soldiers are a little confused and can't understand it for a while, so they need someone to explain. The new reward and punishment system announced immediately afterwards, although it is also a bit complicated, does not need to be explained.

People have always been very concerned about matters related to their own rights and interests. Whether it was a reward or a punishment, the soldiers looked at it very carefully, for fear of missing one. The reward system is good to say, the above items are very attractive, anyone who can make military achievements, not only can he be promoted and rich, but his family will also be treated preferentially. This time, Geng Jingzhong launched a preferential treatment policy for military families, which captured the hearts of all soldiers at once. The families of the soldiers, if they were doing business on their own, could receive support from the royal government and the ocean trading company; If you work in the workshop, you can be given priority in admission; That is, military dependents enter the shops under the palace to buy rice and grain and other necessities, and they all enjoy a ninety-fifty percent discount.

This kind of preferential treatment is unprecedented, and the fighters are all attracted by the content of the reward. But soon, when they saw the rules of punishment, their enthusiasm was quickly extinguished by this large basin of cold water. Almost all the soldiers couldn't help but have a cold war when they saw these punishment regulations, really

Not to mention anything else, just the words exile to the desert island in the open sea made the admirals who dealt with the sea all day frightened. This one is really more ruthless than directly killing the head, it's worse than death! In addition, if something is committed, not only will the preferential treatment of military dependents be cancelled, but also severe punishment will be given. The content of the punishment is that the workshops in Fujian will not recruit the families of prisoners, and no one will do business with the families of prisoners. As a consequence, if you close your eyes, you will be awakened. If he is re-educated through labor, his family will be deprived of preferential treatment for military families, and he will be looked down upon and dare not think about it

If these conditions are placed in the eyes of future generations, it is simply a kidnapping of soldiers! This is forcing soldiers to train seriously to fight to the death, if they do not obey military orders, although they don't have to die, it is even more sad than dying directly! There is no way for Geng Jingzhong to implement these rules, only this thing works best.

When the soldiers saw this reward and punishment system, they did not complain. It is very clear from the above that as long as the soldiers still train as seriously as before, and go into battle to kill the enemy bravely, the part of the punishment will not have the opportunity to be implemented for the rest of their lives, but they will continue to obtain military merits, not only will they be promoted and rich, but their families will also benefit greatly.

The whole barracks soon regained its calm, and for only a week no one mentioned the system of rewards and punishments, and devoted himself to military training. Just a few days ago, news had begun to circulate in the barracks that at the latest at the beginning of next year, the army would go out again. There is an island on the other side of the South China Sea the size of the whole of Fujian Province, and most of the island is plains, which can be reclaimed as fertile land. There are only a few natives on the island, and the total population does not exceed 500,000, and the army is only a pitiful 30,000. Take this big island, and each soldier can be allocated a large amount of land!

Although this news has not been confirmed, the generals above have not denied it, let alone stopped the spread of this news, it seems that there should be nothing wrong! The more this is the case, the more the soldiers are like chickens and blood, and their fighting spirit is high, and they are three points better than going out to fight against the Japanese country.

Geng Jingzhong also deliberately let people spread this news, just to boost the morale of the soldiers. However, Geng Jingzhong is not talking nonsense, he is indeed preparing to attack such an island. That is, in the South China Sea, the island of Luzon, which is now occupied by the Spaniards. (To be continued......)

PS: I don't know what to say! Speechless