Specialized military academy! In the eastern continent of this world, it is definitely a pioneering initiative.

In the middle states of the empire, there was a similar training of officers, but the time was not fixed, and no special system and academy were formed.

Basically, only after the Great War there was an urgent shortage of officers, and experienced officers would be temporarily transferred for assault training.

This kind of emergency means is obviously different from the military academy that Chen Wu is preparing to set up permanently.

In Chen Wu's vision, this comprehensive military academy would become the cradle of officers at all levels of the Songjiang Army.

Basically, it can be divided into two categories: short-term and long-term, with the short-term March fast-track and the long-term at least one year.

The categories of the professor will also cover a number of aspects, infantry, cavalry, archers, sailors, ...... Even logistics, management, mapping, special operations, and so on.

Of course, Chen Wu will personally serve as the president of this institution.

This move can not only greatly strengthen the ability of officers at all levels of the Taiping Army, but also allow Chen Wu's prestige to penetrate deep into the army, making him like a commander of the army.

For a while, Le Ji may not have thought of it so thoroughly, but he could probably understand Chen Wu's far-reaching intentions, and he couldn't help but admire it greatly.

However, the number of secondments was too much, and he firmly refused: "Twenty people, this is impossible...... Up to ten officers! ”

The premise is that an excellent officer must understand the art of war and be able to read and write, this condition is really too high!

Of course, Dian Yong also knew what it meant to have twenty officers like this, but the reorganized Songjiang Army had no choice.

After all, the Taiping Army was born with mud legs, and most of them were ordinary homeless people.

There is not one out of ten who can really become qualified officers, and most of them are officers and military officers who have surrendered.

Relying on these self-groping talents, the previous half-hung rebel army was nothing, but now that the army is changing to regularization, the large shortage of qualified officers is particularly prominent.

At present, the Songjiang Army urgently needs to train these middle- and low-ranking officers.

However, Leji's attitude is also very firm.

After thinking for a while, seeing that it would not work without making some concessions, Dian Yong had to lower the number of requirements, and insisted on it: "Then secondment fifteen officers, no less." These officers must have served in the military for at least five years and have been involved in the war against Oman throughout the war. Of course, during the secondment period, their salaries will be paid by us, and there will be an additional allowance of 100 gold coins per month! ”

A monthly allowance of one hundred gold coins is quite an attractive amount for most mid- and lower-ranking officers.

"Okay."

Le Ji nodded and agreed, although the Tiannan Army was responsible for the defense of Tiannan County, the food and salary were paid by Chen Wu after all.

For this actual ruler of Songjiang and Tiannan, Leji had to consider the interests and demands of the other party.

As a veteran commander of the Tiannan Army, Leji is very familiar with the officers at all levels in the legion.

Just one day later, Dian Yong received a list of fifteen seconded officers.

Nine of the fifteen were officers on active duty, and six were temporarily unassigned to their posts, including 10 group commanders and four co-captains.

The remaining one used to be a brigade commander under the command of the Eighth Division of the Tiannan Army, which can be regarded as an absolute senior officer.

Because more than 2,000 soldiers under his command died in battle, the entire army almost collapsed, which made him a little disheartened.

In addition, after the reorganization of the remaining three divisions, there was no place for him, so it was decided to go to Songjiang after consulting Leji.

As for the other officers who would agree to secondment, the reasons vary.

Some were tired of fighting in the Tiannan War that had just ended; Some felt that the competition in the Tiannan Army was too fierce, and the newly established Songjiang had a greater chance; There are also some who come simply for the monthly allowance of 100 gold, and the key is to be safe enough to make money comfortably without working hard.

Regardless of the reason, these veteran officers, who are extremely familiar with the tactics and characteristics of the Omanis, can greatly improve the teaching capacity of the Dengzhou Military Academy after joining.

The next time the Omani army goes on another northern expedition, it is likely to encounter a Songjiang army that is completely familiar with their characteristics!

……… Three days after fifteen seconded officers were the first to leave the Nanfeng Fortress and leave for Dengzhou, a large-scale commendation meeting was held in the Tiannan Army.

Dian Yong first made a speech on behalf of Chen Wu, expressing his respect and condolences to these brave soldiers who fought bravely to defeat the Omanis, and then issued rich rewards to a group of officers who stood out in battle.

At the same time, the Songjiang Army also promised to issue a high pension to the family of every soldier of the Tiannan Army who died in the battle, and the treatment was equivalent to that of the Songjiang Army soldiers!

Although this meant that the Songjiang Army had to spend millions of gold coins on it, the effect was immediate.

Earlier, there had been some rumors circulating among the soldiers of the Tiannan Legion, such as that they had been abandoned by the Empire and that the military salary and pension would be suspended.

Now the Songjiang Army and the Governor of Songjiang, Chen Wu, took over, and the rewards and pensions were distributed in full, which immediately attracted the gratitude of these soldiers.

It may take some time to get them to obey completely, but at least the position of the Governor of Matsue in their hearts has been reversed.

With such an astonishing fortune, is it worth buying three iron-blooded elite divisions?

This deal, the benevolent is benevolent.

But at least for now, when the Matsue Army itself is still weak and desperately needs time to develop, this deal is very cost-effective.

Although the army is built with money, it is not that if you have money, you can train a strong army casually.

At the end of Dian Yong's almost successful trip, the situation of the Songjiang army was completely stabilized.

To the north, the Songjiang Army mastered the choke point on the road to Daqingguan.

In the south, there was another Nanfeng fortress blocking the way for the Omanis to go north, and the more than 40,000 soldiers of the Tiannan Army were also stabilized.

On the west side is the Bayan Mountains, which no one can cross, and on the east side, Ninghai County is even more difficult to protect itself, and there is no possibility of threatening the Songjiang army at all.

After receiving Dian Yong's report, Chen Wu refocused his attention on Songjiang's reforms.

November 15th.

Songjiang's administrative reform has been extended from Dengzhou to Yuyangchishang Prefecture, and has begun to be further implemented at the lower levels.

At the same time, the Dengzhou government began to openly recruit officials at all levels through various channels.

This is a move that has never been done in the past dynasties of the Eastern Continent.

Most of the unimportant vacancies in the eight departments and their subordinate branches were publicly posted by the Dengzhou government.

Behind these official positions, job descriptions, salaries, and the time of the examination for job conditions are uniformly marked, highlighting a fair, just and open one.

As long as the political zhì review is passable, and the personal ability is excellent, you can be directly hired!

What's even more exciting is that more than half of the positions are marked at the back: There is no restriction on the background of participating in this exam.

Although many people will be skeptical, at least that's what it says on the notice.

Whether it is local or foreign, whether it is a nobleman or an ordinary commoner, as long as you can pass the assessment, you can be hired.

Of course, if there are candidates with the same qualifications, local officials who have political experience in Songjiang will be given priority.

For this open recruitment, Chen Wu's Songjiang Army also made great efforts to promote.

Not only did the government post notices throughout Songjiang County, but also the chambers of commerce that entered and left Songjiang were entrusted to distribute them along the way out of Songjiang.

Songjiang County, as well as nearby counties such as Wonsan County and Cheonnam-gun, became a sensation as a result.

But all the petty officials and ordinary officials who thought they had some talents, or who were unsatisfactory in their careers, took the opportunity and began to prepare eagerly.

Among them, most of the official position requirements are quite normal, such as the requirement to be familiar with poetry and books, have held similar positions for X years, and be able to skillfully solve corresponding problems, etc.

But there are also some relatively special positions that make aspirants scratch their heads.

A single county in Yuanshan County.

As a state and county close to Songjiang County, it was here that the first chamber of commerce to enter and leave Songjiang arrived.

Only five days after the announcement of the public appointment, the Dengzhou government stamped the notice of the Governor of Songjiang with the seal of the governor of Songjiang and posted it outside the city gate of Shanxian County.

At this moment, there are at least a dozen down-and-out literati and petty nobles with a career in the world.

Huang Chen is the third son of an ordinary baron in Shanxian County, although he is also a nobleman, and he is a famous and surnamed figure in the local area, but only Huang Chen himself knows how embarrassing his third son's status in the family and aristocratic circles is.

For a while, he even moved his plan to go north to Yanyun County to join the army.

However, after the Taiping army entered Songjiang, they sent cavalry out of the pass to take the initiative to encircle and suppress the horse bandits, which made him feel an opportunity.

And the appearance of this announcement surprised Huang Chen.

Before this, Huang Chen had also tried to seek an official position with the help of his family's power, but to put it bluntly, in Shanxian County, there must be at least six or seven families with conditions like his family, and he couldn't find a suitable position at all.

A mere baron, still the third son, could hardly borrow much strength from home.

But Dengzhou's announcement is different: the process is transparent, and as long as the conditions are met, officials can be hired!

The treatment and tenure are also clearly written!

One by one, Huang Chen soon became a vacancy in many positions that made him excited: the clerk of the criminal investigation file of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

This position is mainly responsible for registering and keeping copies of the files of the examination cases in various places.

The requirements are not high, mainly because of the good words in one hand, plus a certain understanding of various cases.

The salary is not bad, although this position is not high, but there are 15 gold coins every month, plus five buckets of Songjiang rice.

Huang Chen didn't exactly go for this treatment, after all, his family is also a nobleman, mainly because of the potential of this position.

Such a large-scale recruitment of talents in Dengzhou can only prove one point, Dengzhou is in short supply of talents.

If you work hard for a few years, you may not be able to use this as a springboard to enter the higher-level officials of the Home Affairs Bureau.

Another point is that precisely because this position is not high, the intensity of competition will be relatively low.

With his conditions, there should be a lot of certainty that he will be able to take it.

After secretly writing down this position, Huang Chen took a breath and continued to check down, trying to find out if there was a more tempting position.

"Chemistry researcher at the Ministry of Engineering?"

This unheard of position made Huang Chen stunned.