"Edict" and "edict" are both types of official documents, is a special document for the gift of official positions or titles, Hongwu 26 years stipulates that "more than five grades of the edict, six grades below the grant of edicts".

However, there are many changes now, and military positions and rank promotions are all issued except for generals, which are drawn up by the military promotion department of the Ministry of War, and then submitted to the palace to cover a "treasure of life" seal and the matter is finished.

Of course, the seal is just a formality, indicating that the emperor is the biggest, which is basically decided by the Ministry of War, and the emperor has no time to review the promotion of a middle-level officer.

"When will the word 'same' be removed?"

"Today next year."

What made Zhou Changfeng speechless was that he had to hang the word "same" when he was promoted to lieutenant colonel, and the explanation of the military department was that his qualifications were too shallow, and he could only be transferred to a formal lieutenant colonel after passing the evaluation within a year, but there was no difference in treatment other than that.

No one has made it clear why this rule was established, but it is generally believed that it was specially made to prevent someone from taking a rocket to get promoted?

Seeing his expression, the lieutenant colonel couldn't help but smile and said, "Next year, you will only be twenty-seven, twenty-seven-year-old lieutenant colonel... It's not very common. ”

As for the honorable officer, there is no need to say more, it is an honorary official position that has existed in ancient times, from the lowest from the sixth-rank martial cavalry captain to the first-rank pillar country.

Different from the Tang and Song dynasties, the scattered officials and honorable officers of the Ming Dynasty were awarded with the rank of officials, but now taking into account the situation of the times, the awarding of honorable officers resumes the operation of the Tang and Song dynasties - from the lowest level, the military cavalry captain is one turn, the cloud cavalry captain is the second turn, and so on, and so on up to twelve turns.

In accordance with the practice of "at the beginning of Yongle, the Ministry of Rites and Rites of the Supreme People's Republic of China will be rewarded according to the promotion of Taizu, and the practice of doing it is divided into three ...... of miraculous merit, first merit, and second merit", military merit is divided into three grades, and meritorious service can be awarded to the officer, and the second merit is transferred, the first merit is transferred to the second merit, and the first merit is transferred to the third transfer.

Zhou Changfeng was designated as the first merit this time, so he was directly transferred to the second lieutenant of the cloud cavalry.

The medals, on the other hand, are more casual because they are not taken very seriously, and there is no detailed distinction between the placket, the collar ribbon, and the large ribbon, and they are all worn on the left placket in the form of a placket.

There are not many types of medals, and they are only divided into bronze, silver and gold.

At the beginning, the army used the Xiao Cavalry, the Navy used the Jiaolong, and the Air Force used the Flying Bear, all three of which were of the same nature. However, it was later abolished, and now it is unified into the inter-service, universal Order of the Eagle, which is equivalent to the Silver Star or the Iron Cross.

The Order of Qi Li is awarded to the wounded, which is equivalent to the Purple Heart Medal or the Battle Wounded Medal, and is named after the "Fourteen Years of Orthodoxy, Rewarding Meritorious Medals, Divided into Miracle Merits, Head Merits, and Concerted Strength... Although the person is injured despite the inactivity, it is an example of ...... with the Qi Li card".

The Order of Qili can be obtained only once for one wound in bronze, three times for silver and five for gold; Loss of fertility due to injury can also be awarded the Gold Order of Harmony.

In addition to these, Zhou Changfeng also got a check, a fixed amount check from Sun and Moon Bank, which said "Take 10,000 yuan from the four seas with the bill" made him extremely surprised.

10,000 yen? This is by no means a small amount, equivalent to a full four years' salary, so much at once?

He felt that the thick piece of paper in his hand seemed to become heavy.

For a long time, Zhou Changfeng felt that he had no concept of money, and he was not bad at eating and drinking in the army, and it was easy to forget the price of goods after staying for a long time, and it was not until the last time he asked the price of air tickets in Chengdu that he realized that it was really embarrassing to have no money.

He stopped at the gate of the military division for a long time before leaving, but as soon as he returned to the camp, the two civilian officers of the military department followed him as if they were stepping on his shadow.

"This is your department's commendation documents and medals, let's issue them, and Chief Zhou will cooperate?"

"I thought you would have to wait until the big army to unify it, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."

"Since you have withdrawn first, then naturally we will count them first, no matter how you say it, you can't be idle, right?"

After beckoning the guards to come and help, the two civilians brought down five large suitcases from the car, which were full of paperwork, checks, medals, and other things.

In fact, it doesn't take much time to distribute various rewards, and you can directly hand them over to your class according to the number.

Cheques of five hundred or one thousand yuan were like leaflets, and all the officers and men of the battalion were promoted to the next rank, and from this day onwards there would not be a single private in the first battalion; And Liu Qidong and Xue Can had already gone to the Military Promotion Department to report two days ago.

By the time lunch was over, the matter was over, and after making military merits, being promoted to military ranks, receiving awards, and receiving bounties, the pursuit of ordinary soldiers was really not much, and today's series of happy events made each of them elated.

In the afternoon, Zhou Changfeng, who was about to drink tea to relieve fatigue, suddenly received a call from Shen Yu.

"Hey, brother, you are a lieutenant colonel after you are promoted to the rank and receive the reward today, how much money did you pay? Five thousand? Ten thousand? ”

"What kind of lieutenant colonel, you have to add the word 'same' in front of it. The check is quite a lot, 10,000 yuan. ”

"This is a good thing, those who survive until the age of years before being promoted to death can be envious to death, since ancient times, only military exploits are real."

"Well, what's the matter with the phone call?"

"Ahem... Do you think you went overseas to punish thieves for nothing? Meritorious service is naturally rewarded, but it is inconvenient to make this matter public at the moment, so it is given according to a special allowance, and someone will send it in two days. ”

"Okay, got it."

"I made a big fuss with you in Batavia this time, Ma, the more I think about it, the more scared I become, you have to invite me to drink in the future, otherwise I will come to you to reason." Shen Yu on the other end of the phone complained.

"Come on, why didn't you say that I was called away by you before I finished eating that day?" When it comes to this, Zhou Changfeng is very unhappy.

"Hey, which is more important, the right thing or the love of the children?"

The two chatted a few more words, and then hung up the phone.

After the sleepiness dissipated, Zhou Changfeng, who had nothing to do, flipped through the newspaper.

On 28 July, France abandoned military aid to the Spanish Republican Army due to diplomatic pressure from Britain.

On the same day, the two countries announced the establishment of a "non-interference commission" and signed an agreement prohibiting military and economic assistance to Spain.

On 30 July, the National Army set out from Seville and began to attack and advance in the direction of Madrid.

On 2 August, France closed its border with Spain and banned all travel.

On the same day, when Russia openly supported the Nationalist side, two freighters laden with ordnance set sail from St. Petersburg, bound for Porto, Portugal, as the Spanish navy was still in the hands of the Republican Army.

On August 5, the German news agency announced that it would organize volunteers to support the Republican Army against the "rebels", and the Red Eagle Regiment was formed.

Although it is a volunteer, it is actually based on a motorized infantry regiment, with an armored battalion, four light anti-aircraft gun companies, two heavy anti-aircraft gun batteries, two howitzer battalions, and two communications companies, with a total strength of more than 6,000 troops.

When he saw the words "Red Eagle Legion", Zhou Changfeng, who was drinking tea, almost squirted out the tea.

Grass! It's a violation, it's too discordant!

(End of chapter)