Zhu Fugui had already cut the conscription plan submitted by the Ministry of War twice at the two-level meeting before, and today, it was almost the end of this bargain.

After heart-to-heart and repeated consultations between the monarch and the ministers, the final recruitment target for this autumn of the Ministry of War is as follows:

The Liangjiazi of North Yinzhou conscripted 50,000 soldiers.

Shenzhou (including the Western Regions, Heishui, Anbei and other less populated capitals) Liangjiazi conscripted 270,000 soldiers.

The Luzon Propaganda Division, the Burma Propaganda Division, the Seven Sisters Propaganda Division, the Siam Propaganda Division, the Borneo and Java Propaganda Division, the Tuao Propaganda Division, and the Hawaii Propaganda Division, a total of 16,000 soldiers were conscripted.

In addition, 30,000 kamikaze commandos were recruited from the Wajima Prefecture, 22,000 Korean loyalists were recruited from the Andong Prefecture, and 10,000 were recruited from the Jiaozhi Jungle Special Combat Team.

Of course, if the Imperial Protectorate of Wajima and the Korean Peninsula of Andong Prefecture have a good family of Ming Zhuka in the Political Envoy Department of Jiaozhi and meet the conditions for joining the army, they can also apply to the nearest Shenzhou County First-level Imperial Military Department for the record.

To sum up, the total number of people in this round of conscription in the Ming Dynasty is 400,000.

Coupled with last year's military expansion to match the sunset plan, the total strength of the Ming Dynasty has now reached an all-time high of 5.2 million.

This includes:

Jinyiwei has a total of 700,000 people in the north and south towns and fumen.

500,000 people in the production and construction corps of each agricultural reclamation base.

Each capital commanded 3.2 million field troops.

There are 300,000 standing troops in the political envoys, the capital protection office, and the propaganda and comfort department.

Navy 500,000 people.

At present, the Royal Air Force is subordinate to the Naval Air Force and the Army Air Force, and there is no special air force for the time being.

According to Zhu Fugui's preliminary design, after the end of the war, the total number of Daming's troops should be reduced to about 4 million.

4 million high-attribute Great Tomorrow soldiers, about three times the number of American troops in later generations, is enough to safeguard the global interests of the empire.

As for the large proportion of agricultural reclamation divisions and Jinyi guards in the Ming army, Zhu Fugui can only say that there are crows in the world.

Lao Mei's more than one million troops, what are the real front-line combat troops?

How can there be a person who sells dog meat on the head of a sheep like that transgender four-star general?

The military strength of the Ming Dynasty has been very dry and very solid.

Moreover, as long as the garrison in the British Isles and Gibraltar is maintained, the Ming Dynasty basically does not need to station too many troops in North Yinzhou, Wadao, Korea, and the central and eastern regions of Shenzhou.

More troops could be deployed to key border areas and many overseas military bases for effective power projection.

And 4 million troops, although not a small amount for the Taiping Empire, is not too heavy.

In this way, Daming can further calmly adjust the personnel ratio of the navy, land and air force, update weapons and equipment, and even spend military funds in more meaningful places.

For example, the Ming version of the Manhattan Project and the like.

This is a big plan of 2 billion Ming Yuan, equivalent to 500 billion yuan!

Even if Daming can avoid detours and save a lot, it will also be a major challenge for Zhu Fugui.

Had to think deeply.

It is worth mentioning that in this round of conscription, the reason why the proportion of conscription in Shenzhou is high is because under the cover of rich sausages and rich cakes, the willingness of the people of Shenzhou to have children is high.

Nowadays, many families have more than four males, and they are unwilling to let the eldest male join the army to defend Zhu Dashuai and defend the hard-won happy life.

Moreover, the treatment of the Ming army is already high, and being able to join the army is a good thing to honor the ancestors and have economic interests.

The traditional idea that a good man should not be a soldier and that a good iron should not be nailed is rapidly dissolving.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty allocated fewer conscription quotas in various places, such as Burma, Luzon, Australia, etc., was mainly because it was necessary to keep enough strong labor in the local area in order to restore the population more quickly and consolidate its rule.

In addition to the Burmese, who were exterminated by the Great Revenge Operation, the Sinicization of other ethnic groups, such as Siamese, Lao, Sikkim, Ahong, Chutiya, Kachin and other ethnic groups, is accelerating.

It may be a bit contradictory, but in fact, the national dual hukou system implemented by the Ming Dynasty is objectively accelerating the integration process of the Zhuxia people.

Daming Zhuka is like a carrot in front of a donkey, attracting all ethnic groups to study Daming Yayan hard and accumulate naturalization points.

And this point can be passed down at a discount.

After all, Zhu Fugui's ultimate goal is to unify Zhuxia and establish a super power with the Chinese nation as the absolute core and absolute subject, rather than engaging in ethnic subdivision like the Anglo-Saxon people, enslaving other ethnic groups forever, and being a Tianlong himself.

At present, the Ming Dynasty is engaged in dual household registration, in order to eliminate ethnic subdivision and ethnic division.

As long as you support the leadership of His Majesty Zhu Fugui, be loyal to the Ming Empire, abide by the law, and work hard, then at most five generations, all the people of the Ming Dynasty will receive Zhuka.

And once you get the Juka, you will be treated as a compatriot, and there will be no more followers.

There is no preferential treatment, there is no discrimination, and the honor and disgrace of the rich and the poor are all up to their own ability and luck.

Five generations, if it's not long, it's short, it's definitely not short.

The various ethnic groups of Zhuxia, especially the common people of the Japanese Dynasty, the Chao Dynasty, and the Yue, who have always studied Chinese and Chinese, and are familiar with Chinese classics, naturally do not want to wait for their grandson's grandson to take the juka.

Especially in the three places, like the old man Narasa, he obtained the Ming Zhuka early in the morning, glorified his ancestors, and there are not a few people who return to their hometowns in fine clothes.

They are the best propagandists of the Ming Dynasty policy and the most loyal defenders of the glory of the Ming Dynasty.

The so-called converts' fanaticism is vividly reflected in them.

It is this kind of demonstration effect that the Japanese Dynasty has become the most volatile place to join the army and serve the imperial court.

In the past two years, the [Red Eagle] has discovered a series of scandalous acts in Wajima that eat and take cards on the issue of recruitment, and even openly peddle kamikaze commando places.

As a result, Xi Yaya was dismissed from the post of Protector of the Imperial Protector of the Japanese Island Metropolitan and transferred back to Daming for another appointment.

He personally doesn't have much of a problem, that is, he has eaten a lot of three yellow chickens from his fellow countrymen, but there are signs of collapse of the bureaucratic system of the Wajima Prefecture, so it must be investigated.

After all, Xi Yaya has also been the protector of Wajima for twelve years, and it is not suitable to continue to serve.

In the past few years, there was no industry and no army in Wajima, and it was basically impossible to do anything without listening to the propaganda.

What's more, His Majesty Zhu Fugui's prestige is in full swing.

Therefore, a holy decree made Xi Yaya return to Fengdu in a hurry, and he is currently studying again at the Royal Senior Cadre Training School.

In short, this small turmoil caused by the scramble for kamikaze commando enlistment places has subsided in the first half of the year.

However, the form of involution in the army in the three places may not be improved in a short period of time.

After all, the attraction of one person to become a naturalized family is too strong, too strong.

This year, Zhu Fugui can be regarded as missing a few places between his teeth, so that the number of recruits for the special arms of the Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese countries has increased a little, so it can be regarded as trying to give them some opportunities to serve the imperial country.

In this regard, the conscription plan stamped by Zhu Fugui was finally approved, and soon orders were sent from the military department in the form of telegrams to the imperial military departments throughout the empire.

In the autumn and winter of the fifteenth year of Dewu, the Ming did not organize a new large-scale offensive, but consolidated the newly gained benefits of the last two years.

Historically, the expansion of great empires was generally not a wave, but a layered and section-by-section cutting of sausages.

Da Ming is certainly no exception.

At the end of September, there was another big and small thing happening.

That is, following the Xinhu Olympic Games in the seventh year of Dewu (1869) and the Zhendingfu Olympic Games in the eleventh year of Dewu (1873), the third World Olympic Games were held as scheduled in the fifteenth year of Dewu (1877).

The first two Olympic Games, one in North Yinzhou and one in Shenzhou, to put it bluntly, are all within the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, in the third Olympic Games, even if it is still a vote for the federal countries to play by themselves, Zhu Fugui still decided to give away the right to host it.

After the study and decision of the Olympic Committee, the venue of this Olympic Games was selected in Cape Town, Africa, which is the home of Li Shaoquan and Li Jue.

Originally, Zhu Fugui planned to let Xichu bid for this Olympics.

After all, it is not an exaggeration to say that Xi Chu is the son of Da Ming.

But the traffic in Xichu is too inconvenient.

The construction of the Xianbeilian Railway by the Ming Dynasty was not entirely for trade with Europe, but also to revitalize the little brother of Western Chu.

The Ming version of the Xianbeilian Railway, because it did not have to guard against the destruction of Britain and 'China', could pass through the Mongolian Plateau, so the latitude was slightly lower than the historical Russian version of the railway.

The area currently controlled by Western Chu is roughly the group of stans in the later generations.

It's just that there are more Afghanistan and northern Iran, and less northern Kazakhstan. (pictured)

After the completion of the Simberia Railway, Xichu can build relevant branch lines and join the Mingluo railway network.

However, at present, there is no railway in Western Chu, only a standard road from Ili to Almaty, and there are not many concrete roads in other areas.

Such basic hardware is really not enough to support a large-scale event such as the Olympics.

Even if the importance of this Olympics is very low, the specifications have shrunk significantly.

There is another factor that also makes Zuo Zongtang refuse the good intentions of the Son of Heaven.

This factor is the same reason why Tang Sangui gave up his bid to host the Jerusalem Olympics, that is, although the local unruly natives are honest under the saber of Western Chu, the hidden danger is still huge.

Xi Chu seemed to be sitting on a crater, if it weren't for the silent support of Da Ming behind him, it would erupt sooner or later.

And Zuo Wangye is now spending all his thoughts on solving the problem of the northwest border of China once and for all, and he really doesn't have the energy to hold the Olympics.

On the contrary, the complicated Olympics may become an opportunity for the youngsters, and may even cause heart-wrenching tragedies.

In contrast, Cape Town in Southern Tang is a natural harbor with easy access to shipping.

The domestic situation in the Southern Tang Dynasty was also quite stable.

The long-sleeved and good dancing Lord Li not only called the Boers brothers, but even the Zulu Kingdom's Horse Lord assured the Southern Tang Dynasty several times that he would not be allowed to go south.

Facts have proved that Li Shaoquan, although his virtue is not good, he still has ability.

really gave him a tough backstage, and he could really be an "African Bismarck", and through diplomatic mediation, he won a very good living space for the Southern Tang Dynasty.

In this regard, Zhu Fugui could only have nothing to say.

Of course, Zhu Fugui will not deliberately suppress the descendants of the Chinese who have taken root in Africa, even if they are all descendants of the landlord Lao Cai.

And in the final analysis, the Southern Tang Dynasty, as a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, had no real diplomatic power.

Li Shaoquan's mediation with the Boers and Zulu people all reported to Honglu Temple in advance, and the Ming court turned a blind eye.

But if he dared to try to contact the European powers privately, the next day Nantang was afraid that the sky would change.

Of course, with Li Shaoquan's intelligence and tactfulness, he would never do such a stupid thing.

This time, taking the initiative to invite Ying to host the Olympics can be regarded as a way to express loyalty.

In fact, in addition to giving intangible and priceless military protection and political support, the Ming Dynasty basically no longer provides material assistance to the Southern Tang Dynasty.

Instead, the Ming began to return blood from the Southern Tang Dynasty through trade.

This is different from Xi Chu, who has been throwing money into it.

In a sense, Da Ming took money from Lord Li to spend it on Zuo Wangye, which can be regarded as a disguised transfer payment.

The living standards of the Chinese people in Western Chu cannot be significantly lower than those of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which is the political red line drawn by Zhu Fugui for the household department and Honglu Temple, and it must be ensured by all means.

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For this Cape Town Olympics, Zhu Fugui is no longer so concerned.

He did not attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the Cape Town Olympics, but was represented by Lang Yi, the left attendant of the Daming Rite Department.

Even so, Nantang still played a 120,000-point spirit and held this event with the highest standards.

The Ministry of Rites has always been an important department, and the Fourth Empire of the Ming Dynasty, which is full of martial arts but chooses cultural victory, is even more important, so the soldiers of Iraq can be called a high authority.

Although there is no clear official explanation, everyone seems to have tacitly accepted a set of conversion tables for the status of vassal monarchs and vassals of the Ming dynasty.

The prince of Western Chu is a positive product, and he is the same as the three dukes.

The Lord of Lahua Heavenly is the third rank, and he is the same as the commander of the envoys (deputy of the war zone).

The Duke of the Southern Tang Dynasty was from the third grade, and he was the same as Luzon, Hawaii and other places.

The 12 kings of Lahua (the 13 Taibao except the kings of heaven) are the four products and are the same as the prefects.

The puppet prince of the Tatar Song Dynasty has no quality, and a small official of the Ming Dynasty can also spit on his king.

After all, the existence of the Tatar Song Dynasty is the grace of His Majesty the Emperor.

In addition to gratitude, how can the Tatar people think differently?

As for other foreign monarchs, such as Tang Sangui, Porter, Shang Kexi, Arthur, Duke of Dude, Sikhou, King Ni, Marquis of Lead, Marquis of Mei, Bourber, Irish Daqu Shuai, Aztec and the princes of the Mayan princely states, etc., they were about the same as the pacification envoy, the Xuanfu Si Shi, and the state Tongzhi.

There are only two exceptions to this.

One is the king of Joseon, Yi Hee.

Although Zhu Fugui also knew that the water of the four-hundred-year-old pure filial piety of the Li family was very large, even if it was a typical tree and set up a memorial arch, Zhu Fugui could not treat the Li family badly.

Western Chu was the head of the inner domain, while Joseon, or Kolima-Joseon, was made the head of the outer domain.

The king of the Ma Dynasty was regarded by everyone by default as the last of the inner domains except for the Tatar Song Dynasty - the twelve kings of Lahua, and they were also the fourth grade.

Another special one is the Hungarian Queen, Princess Sisi.

Although Hungary is not a domestic domain, it has deep ties with China.

Princess Sissi herself is also the best friend of the Ming Dynasty's quasi-concubine, so everyone defaults to her status being much higher than that of ordinary foreign vassal lords, similar to the Ma Dynasty.

All in all, these distinctions do not have any explicit classics, but they are indeed the unspoken rules in the tributary circle of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, although the great emperor did not come in person, and did not even confer the title of minister of the army of Yi Guobing, Li Mou, the Duke of the Southern Tang Dynasty, still did not dare to hold it in front of this second-rank master, and everything was arranged with the etiquette of welcoming the angels of Shangbang.

On September 30, the fifteenth year of Dewu, at the Cape Town Gymnasium, the Ming Sun and Moon Flag and the Southern Tang Partridge Flag were raised, and "The Ming Dynasty Will Punish the World" and "Li Guogongle" were played successively.