"Hah! I was the captain of the 1st Guards Division, and you have only invented two new weapons, and you don't know how much you know about military affairs, so why do you say that I am not qualified for the position of commander of a battalion of only 400 men?

Even denying me the glory of being a knight? If Your Excellency Charin can't give me a proper explanation, don't blame me for following the ancient knightly etiquette and proposing a duel to you!"

Fatlan said with a frosty face.

In the eyes of the nobles of this world, a soldier is a knight, a knight is a soldier, and knights often regard their glory as more important than life, so after Xia Lin said this, Fatlan immediately had a great reaction.

"Simple, Camp Commander Fatlan, do you know where this is?"

Xia Lin remained unchanged from the threat of Fatlan's dueling, and among the extraordinary powers of this world, mages and knights are the two most common beings.

Mages need to be extremely talented to get a job, but knights don't have so many requirements, they only need to train all year round and afford the cost of potions, so sooner or later they can break through to the knight level and obtain autologous magic similar to that of a ring mage.

But knights also have their drawbacks, that is, the ceiling is not high, and the most powerful Golden Knight is only equivalent to the three-ring mage.

Of course, this is only about destructive power, if it is actually combat, there are too many influencing factors, equipment, distance, timing, etc., will affect the outcome of the battle between knights and mages.

However, Xia Lin did not think that the unarmored Fatlan could threaten him in a duel, after all, the distance between the two sides in the duel was 20 long bini, which is almost 25 meters.

With the casting speed that Xia Lin had honed during the experiment, this distance was enough for Xia Lin to cast more than three one-ring spells to quickly defeat Fatlán.

"It's a New Army barracks, so what?"

Fatlan had already placed his left hand on his saber and said indifferently.

"Since it's a barracks, then what is followed is the rules of the army, so I have a question, in the 1st Guards Division, are there any junior officers who can speak casually in front of the commander without permission? There is another question, that is, what is the crime of contradicting the commander in the emperor's *** team?"

Xia Lin looked at Fatlan with a cold gaze and asked, Fatlan suddenly frowned:

"It's not fully built......

"Commander of the Fatlan Battalion, in the documents of the Imperial Affairs Bureau, it has been clearly stipulated that this area is the military station of the Empire, that is, the barracks.

In the barracks, there is no His Excellency Xia Lin, there is no Master Xia Lin, and some are just Deputy Head Xia Lin!

What you say is not fully built is only because you have not yet realized one thing - that is, you are already a battalion commander of a new army!

You are still delusional that you are the captain of the Aster Brigade, immersed in the glory of the past, but you don't know that the glory of the past has always been used to make people remember, and it is only used to make people remember!"

Xia Lin looked directly into Fatlan's eyes, interrupting his defense, seeing that there was obvious unnaturalness in his expression when he heard his words, which obviously poked at his careful thoughts, and continued:

"In the emperor's team, the emphasis is on the humility of the upper and lower levels and obedience to the superiors.

In my case, there are three things that are equally emphasized, and that is obedience to orders! Obey orders! And obey orders!

Cook! Come out and recite the military discipline regulations in Article 4, Chapter 1 of the "New Army Infantry Drill Code!"

"Yes! Summer...... Sir!

Article 1 of the New Army's Military Discipline Regulations: Unconditional obedience to all orders from superiors!

Article 2: Respect the superior officers and love the subordinate soldiers!

Article 3: Ensure the appearance of the army and ensure the hygiene of the camp!

Rule 4: Keep secrets and be vigilant!

Rule 5: Answer the instructions of your superiors with a loud voice, "Yes! Sir", or "Understood! Sir!" When you have a question, raise your hand and say, "Report! Sir!".

……

Article 14: Maintain the army while wearing uniform

Maintain the image of the new army!"

Cook couldn't help but feel hot when he saw that Xia Lin did not hesitate to target a knight and protect their group of security guards, and when he heard Xia Lin's order, he immediately shouted loudly in reply, and began to recite the disciplinary regulations in the "New Army Infantry Drill Code".

As the captain of the security team, he naturally received a literacy education, and in order to be able to convince the public, he also memorized these regulations carefully, so he was able to memorize them quite smoothly at this time.

"Well, that's good! Although the basic skills are not enough, you already have the mentality of a qualified soldier! Because you have discipline in your heart!"

Xia Lin nodded appreciatively at Cook, and then turned his gaze to Fatlan, who looked gloomy and silent.

"Unconditional obedience to all orders from superiors and respect for superiors is a common military rule everywhere, and this is also the military rule of the new army I want to establish.

Fatland Lawrence, since you accepted my appointment as commander of the first battalion when you were at the docks, then you are already a member of the New Army, do you think what you are doing now is qualified?"

「……」

Fatlan's right hand gripping the hilt of his sword loosened, but he remained silent. The other three who were with him were equally silent, not in the slightest intention of speaking for their companions.

Seeing that the scene gradually fell into a cold and stiff atmosphere, Viscount Hart finally spoke:

"Battalion Commander Fatlan, this matter is indeed your problem, Count Stewart transferred you from the 1st Guards Division to the New Army in order to allow you to better use your talents and help His Excellency Xia Lin build the New Army, not to make you question the meaning of the existence of the New Army.

And contradicting and questioning your superiors no matter which army you are in, it is a violation of military regulations, this time for the sake of you have not studied these regulations, if you still have such and such doubts next time, please remember your identity first, that is the commander of the first battalion of the new army."

「……」

"Yes! Captain Hart!"

After a moment of silence, Fatlan finally descended the steps handed by Viscount Hart.

There was a step that was acceptable to both parties, and Xia Lin also skipped this topic, and he turned to explain to his security guards:

"Now I would like to emphasize Article 5 of the Disciplinary Regulations, which is that when receiving orders from superiors, one must answer in a loud voice, 'Yes!' Sir!" Or "Understood! Sir!" If you have any questions, raise your hand and say, "Report!" Sir!".

In the future, those who have not done this in the army will start recruiting soldiers every time they find out that they will be deducted 50 copper pes.

After Xia Lin finished speaking, he looked at these rabble, and saw that they still looked at each other and did not come back to their senses, he smiled vigorously:

"Now that everyone is deducting 50 copper pess salaries this month, do you know what to do next?"

"Yes! Sir!"

"Understood! Sir!"

As soon as they heard that they were going to deduct their salaries, a group of strong men who had not yet changed from their status as members of the security team gave a stir, and immediately began to answer according to Xia Lin's request.

"It's too quiet for me to hear!"

For such a sparse reaction, Xia Lin continued to shout with dissatisfaction.

"Yes! Sir!

」

"It's still too quiet!

If this continues, another 50 copper biss will be deducted from each person!"

"Yes! Sir!

！」

This time the answer was much neater and louder, Xia Lin finally nodded with satisfaction, and glanced at Fatlan intentionally or unintentionally, in Fatlán's gloomy look, Xia Lin began to assign their subordinates to the three military commanders.

The security guards with a high level of education were given priority to be assigned to the artillery company, and the remaining crooked melons and cracked dates were divided equally between the commanders of the two infantry battalions.

After this distribution was completed, Company Commander Lai Yin had six platoon-level deputy platoon-level officers of the artillery platoon, and Kixiuan and Fatlan were each assigned seven companies

Platoon-level officers, as for the specific arrangement, it still depends on themselves.

In terms of military chief, Viscount Hart has much more influence than Xia Lin, and as the head of the regiment, he can easily veto Xia Lin's arrangement.

Therefore, in order to ensure his influence, Xia Lin gave himself the real position in the new army, not the deputy regiment commander who was in charge of training affairs, but the chairman of the soldiers' committee after the new army was completely built in the future.

Nothing is more direct than influencing an army in their minds. Even the old-style army will defect because of advanced ideas that are related to its own interests.

What Xia Lin has to do is to control the thinking of the army and implement the theory he wants in it, that is, the idea of "natural human rights, state contract, and constitutional monarchy" that he initially established.

Innate human rights mean that people in the state of nature are born with the right to pursue survival, freedom, happiness, and property.

This idea originated from the thinkers of the natural law school in Charlin's previous life, and was the ideological basis of the great propertied revolution that took place in France in his previous life.

In this world, Xia Lin is also ready to use this idea to make low-level officers and soldiers accept the existence of the idea of human rights, so that they will naturally be separated from several high-ranking officers from aristocratic backgrounds.

As for the state contract, it is a theory that explains the relationship between the state and the people, and that people cannot fight against various disasters alone in the state of nature and obtain sufficient materials, so people form various groups to live without giving up part of their natural rights.

This group eventually evolved into the state, and as such, the state had the right to collect taxes on its citizens and reward them with taxes, and to conscript its citizens and defend their interests with the army.

This is the theory that gives the natural justice of conscription to the new army, and with this idea, Xia Lin can ensure that the soldiers' minds develop in the direction of fighting for themselves, for their families and homes, and not towards fighting for the alliance and for Her Royal Highness.

The constitutional monarchy, which was Charlin's ultimate goal, was to launch a propertied reform, transform the empire into a system more adapted to the production of an industrialized society, and truly modernize the country.

Xia Lin has already laid the groundwork for this, the parliament of the business alliance will be the parliament of the new propertied republic in the future, as for whether it is a constitutional monarchy or a constitutional monarch, it depends on the power of the royal family and the ideological trend of society, as well as Xia Lin's own strength.

If possible, a republic would also be one of Xia Lin's options.