With the Qing army's large-scale entry into the customs, raging in the area of Shuntianfu, the situation suddenly became extremely tense, in the court, the waves caused by Gao Yingxiang's death quickly restored calm, but the rebel army was greatly shaken, could not be calmed down for a long time, morale plummeted, fell to the bottom.

Shaanxi Zhongnan Mountain Base Area, located in the center of the base area, that huge building is the hub of Zhongnan Mountain and the base area.

At this moment, in the huge hall, there were nearly 100 people sitting, including the generals of the Li family's army and the responsible persons of various base areas.

"Ladies and gentlemen, at this time, calling the responsible persons of each base area and the commander of the Li Jiajun here is to prepare for a military reform, clarify the division of the ranks of the Li Jiajun, and no longer call them leaders and captains in general terms."

Li Zicheng's gaze wandered, scanning everyone, and his voice was unhurried.

"The division of the ranks of the Li Jiajun, from top to bottom, can be divided into marshals, generals, colonels, lieutenants, non-commissioned officers and privates, in addition to marshals and privates, which can be subdivided into generals, generals, lieutenant generals, major generals, colonels, colonels, lieutenants, majors, captains, lieutenants, second lieutenants, and sergeants, sergeants, and corporals."

As soon as the words fell, there was a constant buzz below, and someone even said: "Boss, if you carry out military reform in this way, count military merits, and then divide the ranks, it will take a lot of time, and it will not be completed at all in half a year, or even more time." ”

As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused the echo of others.

"Yes, boss, once this reform is carried out, during the period of reform, it is almost impossible to go out of the mountain."

"Also, boss, you have been elected as the new king by many leaders of the rebel army, and you must incorporate the subordinates left by the high leader, plus the autumn harvest is coming, and each base area will also loot the newly collected rice, grain, and silver money collected by the imperial court nearby, etc., many matters require the Li family army to go out of the mountains to act."

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After everyone finished speaking, Li Zicheng waved his hand, signaled everyone to be quiet, and continued: "Since the implementation of military reform involves all aspects, of course I will discuss it with the responsible persons of various base areas. Moreover, it has been decided that in the next two years, no major operations will be allowed in all base areas, and the focus will be on the internal development of the base areas, hoarding more food, producing enough firearms, and preparing them for war. ”

"Of course, the most critical and most important point is that the establishment of our Li Jiajun is too chaotic, and without a systematic division, it will bring a lot of inconvenience, and it will not be possible to form an effective and unified command, and the scope of jurisdiction is not clear, thus restricting the combat effectiveness of the Li Jiajun."

At this time, Song Yingxing, who was sitting next to Li Zicheng, spoke: "There is another reason why the boss did this, that is, two years later, our Li family army walked out of the base area, raised the banner of uprising, and overthrew the mediocre and corrupt court in one fell swoop. ”

"What we are doing now is to accumulate strength, recuperate, remove all possible unstable factors in the Li Jiajun, and prepare for the two-year move."

One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone was shaken, and their hearts were surging, and they were very excited.

"Boss, I agree with military reform, I'm going crazy in the mountains, I can't use all my strength to fight the officers and soldiers, I have always been secretly hoping for the grain and grass and baggage of the officers and soldiers, it's too aggrieved."

"Haha... I also agree that I can finally fight a good fight, and I don't have to always nest in the base area. ”

"With a two-year buffer, the victims were able to recover and become stronger. When the time comes, the strength of our Li family army will at least double, to say the least, there will be two million people. ”

"Boss, if it's really like what you said, two years later, a large-scale incident, Li Jiajun should indeed reform. After all, the battle two years later was no longer a petty fight, not an action around the base area, but a concentration of all forces to overthrow the Zhu Ming Dynasty in one fell swoop. ”

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Seeing everyone's excitement, Li Changmao spoke.

Moreover, the military reform that the boss talked about is not only the division of ranks, etc., but also the welfare, salary, pension, and family treatment of soldiers, so as to ensure that every brother who goes to the battlefield has no worries. Even if he unfortunately died in battle, his wife, children, and parents were all taken care of and given special policies. ”

Most of the people present were soldiers, how could they not be happy to hear that this was an excellent thing for themselves and even their subordinates?

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall became extremely lively.

Li Zicheng waved his hand again, comforted everyone, signaled them to be quiet, and suddenly changed the topic abruptly.

"Not only that, but the administration of the base areas will also be reformed, and officials will not only have to pass a series of examinations, which will be assessed every year, but also supervised by the people, and at the end of their term of office, the people will have to vote, and if they are not satisfied with more than half of the votes, not only will they not be promoted, but they will also face the possibility of being demoted or dismissed."

"Also, in the past two years, we will continue to improve the criminal law of the base area to ensure that everyone is equal before the criminal law, and that the Son of Heaven will be guilty of the same crime as the common people if he violates the law."

Hearing Li Zicheng say this, the most excited person was the literati, the administrators in charge of the base areas.

Nine out of ten of these people were recruited by Li Zicheng and were attracted by that viewpoint, to build a peaceful and harmonious world where the people lived in peace and prosperity, and where corrupt officials had no place to live.

Establish a strong Han dynasty, which is not humiliated by barbarians on the outside, and corrupt officials on the inside.

All this is gradually getting closer, goals and ideals will eventually be realized, and after a few years of getting along, these literati can be completely sure that as long as the Ming court is overthrown, Li Zicheng sits on the country, and implements those systems, the Han people will always prosper!

Because, the unheard-of concepts and the unprecedented political system put forward by Li Zicheng gave them hope.

The selection of the crown prince is not only the appointment of the emperor, but also must meet many conditions, such as military service, battlefield, military merits, governance of the locality, and outstanding political achievements.

In this way, as the successor of the emperor, the crown prince will have a better understanding of the people's sufferings and local government affairs, so as to avoid the inferior talents from ascending to the position of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.

The most important thing is that what impressed these literati was that whether it was a prince and general with brilliant military achievements, or a prince and grandson born in the emperor's family, Li Zicheng put forward an unprecedented view that the title is no longer hereditary, and if you want to obtain the honorary titles of king, duke, marquis, and earl, you must have military merits or great contributions.

The princes and grandsons, princesses and county lords, once they reach the age of eighteen, the royal family is not allowed to use the treasury money to raise, they must be self-reliant, no longer like the Ming Court, with the world's talents to raise the vassal king!

The only difference is that these princes and grandsons can run for the emperor's throne, as long as they meet those qualifications, they will be included in the candidate list of the crown prince, everything is so fair and beneficial to the people.

This is definitely a big deal, and for this reason alone, the literati in the hall are willing to work hard for Li and take care of the affairs of the base area.

Another point, which is definitely a precedent, the emperor has an age limit, and he can only work until he is sixty years old. If there are no special circumstances, he can only reign for a maximum of twelve years, after three terms!

In this way, it is possible to avoid a situation of faintness, the mediocrity caused by old age.

Gradually, according to the pamphlets that were handed down, Li Zicheng began to assign tasks to the administrative heads and military commanders of the various base areas to promote reforms.