On the Holy Martial Arts Hall, after Lin Qirong read out the complete compilation charter, Xiao Yungui slowly stood up and said: "Through this reorganization, a group of old and weak soldiers will also be eliminated, and some of the qualified ones can stay in the martial arts academy, some of them will be assigned to the Police Department of the Criminal Department as local police, and some will be transferred to the Township Soldiers Division. The entire West Temple, the king hoped that through reorganization, it could be kept within 130,000 people in three armies and nine divisions. ”

Hearing that the army was going to be downsized, the generals present did not say anything, but Wang Minyun asked with some puzzlement: "His Royal Highness the King of the West, reduce the number of men and horses to 130,000, in the future, we will still fight northern Jiangsu, Fujian, and Jiangxi will also need to increase troops, will there be too few troops?" ”

Xiao Yungui bowed slightly: "Renqiu is good at government affairs, and may not know the affairs of the army, after this reorganization, every soldier in the West Hall will use muskets, and the West Hall soldiers and horses will become a hot weapon army." The hot-weapon army is different from the cold-weapon army, and the hot-weapon army attaches more importance to logistical support, rather than paying attention to numerical superiority like the cold-weapon army. Therefore, I want to raise a huge 130,000 hot weapon army in the West Temple, as the so-called cannon sounds, 10,000 taels of gold, in the future, our West Temple soldiers and horses will fight, and the silver money will be spent like flowing water. If it weren't for the fact that this king occupied the rich land of Sufu Province, and was still doing business with foreigners and collecting customs duties, this king would not dare to raise so many musketeers. Moreover, the Qing Demon's troops are not very abundant, and the 130,000 soldiers and horses are enough at the moment, and it is not too late to expand the troops and horses after conquering Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi and other places. As for the local security and defense in the future, except for the dangerous places, the king of the major counties does not plan to send too many field soldiers and horses, and the local defense and security can be handed over to the township soldiers and police, so that too many elite soldiers and horses will not be occupied to defend the city. 130,000 soldiers and horses. Calculation, calculation is enough. ”

Wang Minyun understood, nodded at the moment and said, "The King of the West is very worried. ”

Xiao Yungui stood and knocked lightly on the table, looked around at the generals and said, "Is there anything unclear?" ”

The generals said in unison: "No! ”

Xiao Yungui nodded with satisfaction and said in a deep voice: "This reorganization is related to the future military movement of the West Palace, and even related to the national fortune of the Kingdom of Heaven. This king doesn't care who he is, and no matter how much merit he has made in the past, but those who violate our military law will be severely punished! No toleration! ”

The majesty and determination of the King of the West made the generals present all feel a pang in their hearts and stood up together. Qi Shushu saluted and said loudly: "Guarantee to complete the task!" ”

After the meeting, Xiao Yungui and the Chinese and foreign instructors and trainees of various military departments and departments met separately for detailed discussions, and put forward some new suggestions and requirements for various military departments and departments. At the same time, I also got to know the people in the martial arts school.

In the afternoon of the same day, the first batch of Lin Qirong's Taiping troops stationed in Shanghai camped outside the martial arts school. The reintegrated units from other localities will also arrive in the next three days.

The new 1st Division was still under the command of Lin Qirong, and the 2nd Division was commanded by Zhou Lichun. Pan Qiliang, Chen Alin, Huang Wei, Huang Demei and other generals of the Xiaodaohui and Qingpu Righteous Army served as brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the newly formed divisions. Lin Qirong's subordinate Taiping Army generals such as Chen Zhiming and Li Tianxi also served as brigade commanders and regiment commanders of the newly formed divisions.

The reorganization charter also attached a new title and a new rank system for the reorganized army, and as in later generations, ordinary soldiers were divided into four ranks: private, first to third class, and non-commissioned officers were divided into upper, middle, and lower ranks. Lieutenants are divided into three levels, and school officers are also divided into three levels, and generals are divided into brigadier generals, upper middle and lower grades, and the top is the generalissimo.

Xiao Yungui took the lead in adding the title of the generalissimo of the West Palace. Adding the title of generalissimo is nothing, his title that can't be longer than long has been decorated by Tianjing and added to the title of generalissimo: Spread the savior, heavenly brother, Christ, the crown prince, the holy will, the Holy Spirit, the rain of God, the right and the generalissimo, the generalissimo of the West Palace, the generalissimo of the West Palace, the king of the heavens, the Ganggang, the king of the west, Xiao Chaogui.

The rest of the soldiers didn't care too much about this military rank, and Xiao Yungui didn't abolish the names of inspection and supervision that were still used in Tianjing, although among the officials in the West Palace, these old officials of the Heavenly Kingdom had already been turned into virtual titles by Xiao Yungui, but Xiao Yungui still didn't abolish it, after all, the officials of the West Hall still had to report to Tianjing, and it was still very troublesome without these false titles, and Tianjing didn't understand how big an official a major was.

Different from the old virtual titles of the Heavenly Kingdom, this set of military ranks in the West Hall is a real benefit, and according to different military ranks, the treatment you enjoy is also different. Because of the beginning of the expansion and expansion of the army in Tianjing, the princes of Tianwang and Dongwang in order to win the hearts of the people, the officials and lords also sent a lot, and now in Tianjing, it can be said that the inspection is all over the place, and the prison army is not as good as a dog. Thinking of the later Heavenly Kingdom, which actually sealed more than 2,700 princes in one go, it was even more terrifying.

Therefore, on the premise of not abolishing the old officials of the Heavenly Kingdom, Xiao Yungui rewarded the soldiers with the new military rank as a real title, and determined the military merits and treatment of the soldiers according to the new military rank. Now is the era of war, and the military achievements are rising rapidly, which means that there are many opportunities for soldiers to be promoted. In the past, there was also an embarrassing thing in the West Temple, that is, the soldiers had great military achievements, and all of them were promoted quickly, and the old lord of the heavenly kingdom started from a low-level holy soldier to a brigade commander who could lead hundreds of soldiers only four levels, which means that after a few big victories, after a large number of soldiers were promoted, there were many lieutenant generals and soldiers in a team, and there were few soldiers. There were also cases where there were less than 100 soldiers in a brigade, but there were more than 300 generals with more than two horses.

This situation will make the soldiers feel that this official is easy to come, and over time they will not cherish it very much. The new military rank system is different, there are four levels of soldiers alone, and there are clear regulations on how many military merits need to be made to become a first-class soldier, and even if you survive to a first-class soldier, you are still a soldier, and it is even more difficult to be promoted to a non-commissioned officer. This makes the military system of the Taiping Army in the West Palace more reasonable, instead of sealing thousands of princes without officials in the back as before.

In addition to the military rank system, the Ministry of War also revised the "Sufu Provincial Conscription System", making it clear that the West Hall was implemented in parallel with the conscription system. After this reorganization, the soldiers are all standing professional soldiers under the conscription system, and the West Temple Field Army is an army composed of professional soldiers, and their salaries and food are provided by the West Palace, which means that they have become the soldiers and horses of the West Temple, which also breaks the situation of the Holy Treasury, and the soldiers can also have private property.

The conscription system was formulated for the township soldiers, and after reaching the age of 18, young and strong people in rural villages and villages had the obligation to join the local township soldiers to serve for three years, and after three years, they were discharged from the army and returned to the local area to work as farmers. However, there is a quota for the township soldiers in each place, and not all 18-year-old young people can become village soldiers.

The reason why Xiao Yungui chose the conscription system and the conscription system in parallel was because the Taiping Army had not yet won the world, and the foreign powers were still eyeing each other, so he needed a standing army to fight. Although the conscription system may become a heavy burden on the country in the future, Xiao Yungui believes that when the world is conquered and the threat of the great powers is reduced, there will be no major problems.

In addition, the West Palace Military Department also promulgated the "Regulations on the Care of Disabled and Donated Soldiers", after the soldiers of the West Palace are disabled, the West Palace's Mansion will also take care of them, and at the same time arrange employment for the disabled soldiers. In addition to receiving a pension, the Xiwangfu can also share 20 acres of land for their families. These are all the treatments that professional soldiers can enjoy, and because they are compulsory soldiers, the treatment they can enjoy is a little worse, but they are also guaranteed after being disabled and donating their lives.

Zuihou is the "West Hall Honorary Title Charter" promulgated by the Ministry of War, which stipulates the types of titles and some honorary titles and medals of honor, as well as the treatment that can be enjoyed after obtaining the medal. Title: Xiao Yungui still adopted the title of duke, marquis, uncle, and male fifth-class knighthood to reward meritorious people. Among the titles, there are military honorary titles such as Yulinwei, Praetorian Guard, and Tiger Ben Martyr, as well as literary honorary titles such as Taishi, Taifu, Taibao, Shangqing, and Shaoqing. The medal is a medal named after some famous figures of the Han family, such as the Huo Quzhi Medal, the Yue Wumu Medal and other military medals, as well as the Banchao Medal, Zhang Liang Medal and other literary medals. It is worth mentioning that there are medals in all walks of life, and these medals are used to commend the talents emerging from all walks of life. For example, the medals of craftsmen are called the Luban Medal, and the medals of the doctors are called the Bian Que Medal, etc.

Once the title and honorary title are obtained, according to the rank, the West Royal Mansion will give bonuses or other tax exemptions every year, and the medal is a one-time reward of money. This method further enriches the means of rewarding merits, unlike the previous Taiping Army, where everyone ate in the holy treasury and ate a big pot of rice, and everyone added officials to knighthood when they had merit, and the means were relatively simple. After the promulgation of this charter, it not only stimulated the sense of honor of the army, but also greatly stimulated the self-motivation of people in all walks of life.

After the promulgation of this order, Xiao Yungui also used it directly, rewarded a group of capable old generals, many veterans who followed Xiao Yungui were named viscounts, barons, etc., and a batch of honorary titles were also issued, Xiao Yungui even promised that after the reorganization, those with outstanding merits would be awarded the first batch of medals, Xiao Yungui in order to complete the reorganization as soon as possible, do not mind the next rain of medals.

Xiao Yungui chose to issue various security regulations related to the army at this time, which was also based on the principle of slapping the mouth and appeasing him. Let the army see the benefits that can be obtained after the reorganization, and at the same time, at the same time, use the title to appease a large number of capable old generals, so that the reorganization can go on more smoothly. (To be continued......)