Wang Ze had long wanted to make an adaptation for these troops under his command, when Wang Yong was reorganizing the army in Qingzhou, it was only for the hundreds of thousands of people in Sanqi, and it did not involve these troops left in the East China Sea under Wang Ze.

Although Qu Liulang, Jiang Chuan and others also obtained the title of general during the military and political reorganization at that time, Wang Yong only gave them a name, and did not involve the following army establishment.

On the one hand, because the number of troops in the East China Sea was not large at that time, and these people were Wang Ze's descendants, even as Wang Ze's father, Wang Yong, was not easy to interfere.

It has been delayed until now, and it is just because of a series of big victories and the victory in the war against the Japanese and the country, Wang Ze's prestige in the hearts of the people and soldiers is already incomparable, plus the money and a large amount of land that have just been distributed, just to avoid the backlash in the hearts of the soldiers.

While the soldiers and the common people were in a state of heat and support for themselves and the government because of the newly received money and land, it was opportune to begin to rectify the army in the East China Sea.

In the last two days of February, all the generals stationed in various parts of the East China Sea and above came to Changzhou City, and Wang Ze was going to listen to their opinions, and of course he had to blow the wind to all the generals before the reorganization, because these people in the province would be resentful in the future and cause bad effects.

At this time, Hu Bingchang, the Wei general who was far away in Taizhou (Sendai), also ended the large-scale offensive against the Ezo people, opened up the land connection between the two plains of Pingmachuan and Taizhou, and just came back to participate in this meeting, and Ling Cheng, who was far away on Whale Island, and Zhao Qin, who was in Zhenhai, also rushed back.

In the main hall of Choshu County

Dozens of senior generals wearing battle robes and above were sitting together neatly, but no one spoke, they all stared at Wang Ze sitting on the main seat in front of them, and there was a trace of nervousness in their hearts.

They also know that their previous military system has been unable to keep up with the needs of formal development, and in addition to the sudden outbreak of many wars in the past few years, a large number of military commanders are unclear, the establishment is chaotic, and there are even cases of private recruitment of non-commissioned soldiers.

Everyone knows a little about these things, and they also understand that rectification is a good thing, but before the meeting, there was a sudden rumor that the little marquis planned to use troops on a large scale in the next ten years, and the East China Sea will enter a period of peaceful development.

Peace is of course a good thing for ordinary people, but once there is no war, so many troops in the East China Sea will inevitably not be able to sustain it, and some of them will definitely have to be cut, so these generals have no bottom of Wang Ze's plan, and they are quite nervous in their hearts.

As high-ranking generals, they all know that a country's financial resources are limited after all, and this financial strength does not mean how much gold and silver your country has, but depends on the material wealth that your country can create every year.

At present, almost one-third of the young and strong men in the East China Sea are joining the army or armed militia, and a considerable part of the remaining are also engaged in military-related industries, so it can be said that the economic pressure is very great.

In the past, because of the plundering of the Wa Kingdom, Baekje, and Silla, it was possible to feed the war with war, and barely supported an army of more than 100,000 people, but since there was no longer a war, there was definitely no need to raise these armies.

Seeing the nervousness of the many generals around them, Qu Liulang and Sun Xing looked at each other and smiled, the two of them, as lieutenant generals of the navy and middle and high-level navy generals such as Du Sheng and Gu Bin, were not worried about their own navy at all.

Because the counties in the East China Sea under Wang Ze's rule were all islands, land transportation was underdeveloped, all relied on sea transportation, and the terrain was fragmented, a strong naval army was a necessary guarantee to protect the security of the East China Sea regime.

In addition to the mainland of the East China Sea, which needs to be protected by naval forces, the shipping lanes connecting Sanqi in the East China Sea also need a large number of naval warships to escort as the threat of the Goguryeo naval army increases, and the Ryukyu Islands connecting Yizhou in the East China Sea and even a large area of land leading to the South China Sea need three small fleets with small scale but strong combat effectiveness to protect.

Looking at the group of naval generals of Sun Xing and Qu Liulang, who were very calm, the other cavalry generals and infantry generals were a little nervous, their infantry and cavalry were different from the naval army, and the situation in the East China Sea determined that even if there was no war, the status of the naval army was still very important, and the number of new warships built every year would be guaranteed even in peacetime.

The large number of infantry armies, and the lack of tactical battlefields for cavalry, made it likely that these two armies would be cut in the middle of a peaceful decade because they were useless, which made the generals of the two armies, who wanted to expand their ranks, particularly worried, lest their troops be eliminated. balance

It's not that these people are attached to military power, but once the generals who have been fighting for a long time suddenly become idle, they don't know what to do, and for these butchers, killing people is the best leisure.

Wang Ze looked at the dozens of generals in the hall, and his heart was also very satisfied, he raised his hand and made a silent gesture, and suddenly the hall was quiet and only the sound of breathing could be heard, even Zhou Tong, who has always liked to speak loudly, also covered his mouth tightly, for fear of annoying the little marquis and taking his own ironclad army to open the knife.

Some people may say that if you can't live here in Wang Ze, you can go back to Wang Yong, but for the eastern part of Sanqi, which is now in economic difficulty, it is difficult to even support the only tens of thousands of troops at present, not to mention the ironclad army that consumes more.

"Mencius once said: No rules are not a circle," Wang Ze looked around at the generals and then slowly spoke, "Everyone knows that I want to reorganize the military system, everyone should also know why I am doing this, and I also know the worries in everyone's hearts, but some things are inevitable after all, I hope everyone can accept it!" ”

"From before the first year of the Xia calendar to now, the soldiers of the entire East China Sea have successively fought in the East China Sea and Samqi, and there are not many days to rest, and now we have also eliminated the Wa Kingdom, and Baekje and Silla have also been beaten by us and dare not stretch their heads, so it is time for the soldiers and people to rest and recuperate for a while!"

Looking at the generals with serious faces, Wang Ze said with a smile: "I also know that the big guys have their own opinions on this, so I will hold this meeting today and let us all discuss together what kind of reform law should be!" If you have an opinion, hurry up and mention it, otherwise it will be too late to regret it later! ”

As soon as Wang Ze's words fell, Jiang Chuan, as the leader of the infantry army, stood up under the recommendation of the surrounding infantry generals, and said with a serious face: "Little Marquis, we also know that there will not be many foreign wars in the future, but Lao Tzu said it well, although the country forgets to fight, it will be dangerous!" At present, all countries, whether they are allies or enemies, are afraid of us because we have a strong army, but when we abandon our martial arts and cut down the army, will this not attract the prying eyes of other countries? ”

Speaking of this, Jiang Chuan said: "This is the external threat we are going to face, and the internal is the nearly four or five hundred thousand Japanese and Ezo people who still remain on the entire islands of the East China Sea. Therefore, I beg the little marquis to keep the establishment of our infantry army! ”

This infantry army under Jiang Chuan can be said to be Wang Ze's earliest team, when he attacked Jeju Island, Jiang Chuan and Zhou Tong helped together, which stabilized Jeju Island, and Jiang Chuan said that the analysis of the situation Jiang Chuan is also very reasonable, Wang Ze nodded and smiled: "What General Jiang said makes sense, but let's discuss it after we finish talking together!" ”

Seeing that Jiang Chuan's words were approved by Wang Ze, the cavalry generals were in a hurry.

Although Wang Ze once said that the goal of future development must be the mainland, according to Wang Ze, it is okay to stop and wait a few years to develop cavalry, and now Wang Ze is only thirteen or fourteen years old, even if he is only a young man in his twenties after ten years, but these generals can't afford to wait.

What's more, now the remnants of the Japanese and Ezo people on the islands of the East China Sea have all taken refuge in the dense mountains and forests, and these places are no longer places for cavalry to play, which makes these cavalry generals very anxious.

The field of battle is gone, and the consumption of one cavalry is comparable to the consumption of four or five infantry soldiers, in case the little marquis suddenly thinks of this, he wants to cut the number of cavalry in half, wouldn't this be bad? Thinking of this, the cavalry generals turned their eyes to their representative Hu Bingchang.

As the commander of the cavalry, Hu Bingchang participated in Wang Ze's army from the Battle of Jinan City in Qizhou, although he served as the commander for a few months in Jibei County because he wanted to replace Wang Yong who returned to Jiaozhou City, but he was still the spokesman for the cavalry.

Seeing the expectant eyes of the generals, Hu Bingchang also had a headache, he saw the situation in front of him very clearly, in the case of ten years without a major war, Wang Ze could only keep more than 10,000 cavalry as seeds, and then wait until ten years later to expand the number of cavalry.

In particular, Jeju Island, Whale Island and Sakhalin Island are currently carrying out large-scale animal husbandry, and there will be a large number of herdsmen who are good at riding horses in the future, and on the basis of these herdsmen, Wang Ze can easily obtain a large number of militiamen who are good at riding horses, and when necessary, they only need to go through a short period of training to be a good cavalry, and when these recruits have experienced one or two battle formations, they will be elite soldiers.

But Hu Bingchang couldn't help but say it, so he only stubbornly said: "Little Marquis, Zhenhai (Vladivostok) and the Beji land where the river mouth is located are flat and vast, and this is the place where we will focus on developing in the future, the most suitable type of troops is undoubtedly the cavalry, and the formation of the cavalry's strong combat effectiveness takes a long time to cultivate, once the little marquis wants to use troops here, if there is not a sufficient number of cavalry, it will affect our strategy here!" ”

Speaking of this, seeing that Wang Ze did not have much reaction, Hu Bingchang said again: "In addition, the prince is facing the threat of the Northern Qi army, although the Northern Qi did not attack, but the narrow Weishui is unable to stop the large-scale attack of the Qi army, in case the Qi army attacks again, only the cavalry is the most suitable to fight on both sides of the Weishui, so the cavalry of the little marquis is not only not cut, but also continues to maintain!" ”

Regarding Hu Bingchang's words, Wang Ze also smiled and did not say anything, he smiled at Sun Xing and Qu Liulang, who were sitting like a mountain: "Why didn't the two generals say a word? ”