"This is a very large number, with a full quota of 9,000 people." Zhou Changfeng sighed: "Add another infantry regiment, then increase the artillery regiment to three battalions, and then upgrade the baggage battalion to a regiment, which can be directly changed to a marine division." ”

"Let's look at the future needs, there are still differences in the navy, let's go as conservative." Xu Zhanwei took a sip of tea.

This establishment is not so much a brigade as it is a compendium division with reduced baggage units.

Because of its slightly smaller size and less bloated, the short-term combat power of this brigade is no less than that of an infantry division; But correspondingly, its sustained combat capability is weak.

It can be said that the military system bureau and the navy are very shrewd -- amphibious landing operations are originally short-term decisive victories, but they are not serious land field battles that can be played back and forth.

Short, lean units are also more convenient for ocean delivery, so it is not surprising that the previous Marine Regiment and the current Marine Brigade were designed.

Delivering an infantry division requires 160,000 tons of standard shipping, while the Marine Brigade is estimated to need only 110,000 tons.

"Standard shipping volume" is a special unit used by the Ming Navy to measure the capacity that troops and materials need to occupy when transporting. The cargo capacity and number of passengers of each vessel vary according to the differences in their hull design, so a factor is multiplied in the calculation.

For example, if there are three ships, a requisitioned 4,000-ton freighter, the coefficient is 1.2, a requisitioned 7,000-ton cruise ship, the coefficient is 0.9, and a 1,000-ton landing ship in service, the coefficient is 1.5, the shipping volume of these three ships is 4000×1.2 + 7000×0.9 + 1000×1.5 = 12600 tons.

The reason why Xu Zhanwei said that this was "according to the conservative approach" was that the establishment and design of the Marine Brigade was to focus on landing on the beach and holding the landing ground in one direction, and did not consider the need to advance in depth and continue to fight.

Traditionally, the latter should be the task of the Army.

There are also people in the navy who believe that the Marine Corps should be built into a more balanced and all-round force, which can also independently carry out the task of attacking in depth.

Disagreement arises from this - is such a Marine Corps still called a Marine Corps? How is it different from the Army? The biggest feature is gone, and it is simply renamed the naval infantry division (brigade).

"This is going to involve a struggle for influence and power, and if you really want to do this, the army will definitely not be happy."

"The senior was right. But... Such convergence may be the way forward. ”

"Then it's up to the people to assemble it."

"Actually, I think it's beneficial and harmless to make up for the sustained combat capability of the Marine Corps, and now this configuration is weak and a bit of a flash in the pan."

Although it is far from being a confrontation between the branches of the military at present, this move will undoubtedly exacerbate the negative effects in this regard, and the military department may not consider this aspect, but the imperial court is not.

As far as the way of balance is concerned, the army, navy, and air force perform their own duties, do not interfere with each other, and have no distinction between priority and importance, which is the most ideal. However, overstepping the rules is a way to disrupt the rules and must be avoided.

But politics is, after all, politics, and many times it will run counter to military reality.

"Okay, don't worry about that." Xu Zhanhuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Your ministry has been doing nothing in Japan for a month, and now you have to take care of it when you return to China." You have a good theoretical work, and you can write down various suggestions and ideas, the more the merrier. ”

Zhou Changfeng agreed, but his mind had already flown away.

Judging from the current situation, the expansion of the 1st Marine Regiment will probably begin at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.

At the age of twenty-eight, he was promoted to colonel and took charge of an entire brigade, which was the first time in the Ming Dynasty.

There are a few colonels who are twenty-eight years old, and they can't be counted on two hands, and the youngest is even twenty-seven. However, most of them are not commanders, but sit in offices in various departments, and only a very small number of them have mixed qualifications in the army.

As a basic strategic unit, a division (brigade) serving as its commander can not only decide the lives of thousands of people, but also influence the fate of the country at a macro level.

In Zhou Changfeng's view, although the Ming Dynasty is rigid and decadent, and the bureaucrats are busy and unscrupulous, they are very cautious in this kind of thing.

The world's highest, handsome and lower-level subordinates?

The difference is that although the world is in a high position, the core and vital positions are out of reach of the gentlemen - it is okay to enjoy happiness, but it is not allowed to lose.

Although young talents from ordinary backgrounds have to encounter many difficulties and obstacles in their careers, most of them can give full play to their abilities and abilities in important positions.

One of the complementary effects of the equality of the four peoples, the progress of ideology and culture, and the constitutionalism is to establish equality at the level of personality in the form of written laws.

However, it must be noted that the so-called equality in the Ming Constitution is only the equality of personality, and in no way includes differences in status, class, etc., which is very subtle.

Slaves, servants, and other "low-class tool men" of the old era no longer exist, but there are still some people who have privileges in some respects - that is, from peddlers and pawns to relatives of the emperor, everyone is human, but the latter has some privileges.

Because it not only meets the inevitable needs of the progress of the times, but also conforms to the traditional values in the hearts of the Ming people, the concept recognition of this set of Ming characteristics is actually very high.

However, it is precisely for this reason that some French and American scholars occasionally use this to ridicule and criticize the Ming Dynasty's constitutional democracy as false.

A native scholar once replied: The law is sacred, and all the baht must be true, and when there is no equality since ancient times, it is shameless to be brazen to establish it, which can be described as both a bitch and a memorial arch.

In translating "to be and to stand", Thaksin Daya translates it as A strumpet posing as a holy-virginsaint – a prostitute disguised as a saint.

In short, the apprehensive Zhou Changfeng was a little restless at home.

"If I can't be appointed as the chief officer, I might as well go to the Navy Department to become a senior staff officer (senior staff officer), sit in the office and read documents and write reports."

Beside him, Xia Xiaoshi was cutting watermelons with a square-headed watermelon knife.

The melon skin is thick and the white meridians are thick, and if it is put aside in future generations, I am afraid that people will complain about it as "crooked melon and cracked jujube", but now it is a relatively high-quality watermelon on the market in Daming.

The modern breeding model is more scientific and reasonable, but it is also indispensable for hard work and time accumulation. How to improve all kinds of melons and fruits and make them more palatable is a lifelong effort of a group of agronomists.

"That's good, if you go to serve in the navy, you can stay in the Beijing Division, how hard it is to fight everywhere." Xia Xiaoshi said while waving a knife.

Zhou Changfeng rolled his eyes covertly, and replied casually: "You can still see you every day, right?" ”

"Isn't it good?"

"I can only say that it is only a good thing for you and me."

Hearing this, Xia Xiaoshi, who was thoughtful, blinked and said with a smile: "Yes." It's just that my husband is extraordinary, and he can do a lot of things that are different from ordinary people at a young age, and the absence of you can be called a great loss to the dynasty. ”

Damn it! I can be ridiculed by my wife at home! The majesty of the head of the family is swept to the floor!

Zhou Changfeng, who smiled helplessly, covered his forehead and shook his head, and then hooked his index finger at her.

"Huh? What's wrong? Xia Xiaoshi, who didn't know why, walked over slowly.

When she got closer, Zhou Changfeng suddenly waved his hand, and slapped her lower body unhappily.

"Huh?!"

"How can there be a run on his own family? Disciplinary! ”

"Hey... No, I've just finished lunch......"

"It's okay, it's good for digestion after a meal."

Smack-

Half a day.

The melon has been cut and has not been eaten yet, and the satisfied Zhou Changfeng picked up a petal and nibbled on the slightly sweet and fleshy watermelon.

Xia Xiaoshi, who was a little tired, brushed her clothes, then pulled off the hairpin and tied her hair again with a skewed and scattered bun.

She asked softly, "Anyway, sir, what if it weren't for the boys?" ”

Zhou Changfeng, who was beside him, replied disapprenously: "If it's not a son, it's not a son, what else can I do?" ”

He glanced sideways at her and said half-jokingly, "What? Then continue to live? ”

"I've heard a lot of things since I was a child, and some people don't know what's going on, and they always give birth to girls. The eldest daughter is called Brother Zhao, the second daughter is called Brother Pan, and the third daughter is called Brother Wang...... There were four or five girls in a row, and finally a boy came out. Xia Xiaoshi sighed.

first had his parents tell him to teach, and then he married a wife, and Xia Xiaoshi is very clear about some realistic truths.

Zhou is the only seedling of the Zhou family, and passing on the lineage is a necessary thing under the secular concept, or a task, or even a mission.

「…… Don't marry and have no children, never worship ancestors, and don't be filial. Of the three, there is no queen who is the greatest."

But she also knows that having more children is actually not good for the body, two children are more appropriate, and more... Even with careful care, it will not recover well.

Therefore, Xia Xiaoshi knows very well that while she is enjoying a relatively prosperous and fortunate life, she is bound to bear the responsibility in this regard, as well as the invisible pressure that comes with it.

Sometimes in the dead of night, she even thinks that if she is really unlucky, and the three of them are girls, she will not give birth and hire a "contract worker" to help.

The so-called contract worker is the concubine of the Ming Dynasty today, and the concubine in the traditional sense is inferior at the legal level, and if it is a commodity, it violates the spirit of the constitution. Today's concubines are contract workers and lovers under the protection of the written law.

In fact, this is more like a profession, and the "Daming Civil Law" also lists the rights of the "concubine" in detail at a glance, such as the fact that she can unilaterally terminate the contract unconditionally.

However, there are two types of situations in which a concubine is contracted.

First, those under the age of 40 need to pay a huge tax on a separate basis, with a tax rate of up to 12.5%, which is in addition to other taxes. Second, the tax rate is 3% for those over the age of 40.

It is not difficult to understand the reason why the older childless are allowed to hire concubines - the court will not cut off people's incense.

As early as the Hongwu period, the "Da Ming Law" has a provision that "those whose people are over 40 years old and have no children are allowed to marry concubines", and today's Da Ming Civil Law also continues the original intention.

"I'm going out and I'll be back before dinner."

"Huh? Do you want to run errands? ”

"It's not about doing something, it's just about inquiring."

In view of the anxiety caused by the position of the commander of the Marine Brigade, Zhou Changfeng simply went to the princess's mansion, hoping to get a positive answer.

Didn't Zhu Lingjing still paint cakes for herself at that time? It is said that he can accumulate more resumes so that he can win the position of brigade commander.

It's time for this woman to deliver on her promises! Bring the bread!

Walking all the way through the huge mansion, the attendants who passed by from time to time were leisurely, some were chatting while sweeping the floor, some were changing the light bulbs of the street lights, and some were changing the tires of the car.

In such a comparison, it seems that I am anxious about mundane things.

When Zhou Changfeng entered the east room of the main hall, Zhu Lingjing was concentrating on painting, holding a rat whisker pen, using the sharp brush to outline insects and birds.

The unique charm of ink painting is incomparable to that of color oil painting, so the curious Zhou Changfeng stopped to watch.

Zhu Lingjing, who looked as usual, raised her eyes and glanced at him, "I was looking for you for something, but it was a coincidence that you came to the door by yourself." ”

"Hmm... What is Your Highness looking for me? ”

"Don't worry, you just say it first."

Although there was a little bit of weakness at first, Zhou Changfeng thought that it was obviously the cake she painted in the past, so he would not admit it, so he said: "The Oriental Fleet Xu seniors were promoted, I went to the door yesterday to congratulate me, and then talked about the fact that the Navy wants to upgrade the Marine Corps to a brigade......

Zhu Lingjing's hand was stained with a few drops of ink, and she smiled while wiping it with a wet handkerchief: "That's all? Looking at you like this, I'm afraid you're still a little apprehensive? ”

"Your Highness, you didn't pack the ticket at that time." After speaking, Zhou Changfeng whispered embarrassedly: "And it wasn't a crime later, if you don't do it, you may be ruled out." ”

Hearing the second half of the sentence, Zhu Lingjing couldn't help laughing, "There's nothing to worry about, you can't run away from this position." ”

She put the brush on the jade pen mountain, and then said nonchalantly: "Even if you lose the election because of this, it doesn't matter, it's just an idle job, and you can be comfortable for a year and a half." As soon as the battle starts, you can't be idle if you want to. ”

"Your Highness, this... Do you need to do it? ”

"Yes, but not necessarily. For many, the motivation is simply to seize the interests of the South Seas, and to this end they will do everything possible to achieve victory. It is obviously a waste to let you, and there are similar generals who are idle in Beijing. ”

This logic makes sense, Zhou Changfeng himself thinks so, but from Zhu Lingjing's mouth, the credibility should be full.

"I get it. You just said that you were looking for me, what is it? ”

Zhu Lingjing, who had a calm gaze, stared at him and said, "The Constitutional Council is too bloated and redundant, the political views are chaotic, and the position is vacillating, which is not good. Today's general trend should be to be more radical, but it is stable and extreme, and the army... At least that's how the Navy should be, your ministry is relatively independent, let's try it these days. ”

Grass! Trumpet?

Zhou Changfeng was a little surprised, and said after a few seconds: "It's difficult to do this secretly, if you don't do it, it will become semi-public, how will it end then?" ”

At present, the Constitutional Council is still dominant, and the factions such as the National People's Congress and the Chinese Party have not clearly surpassed it, which is really ......

"I said, and you know, constitutionalism can be bloated and redundant, it's loose." Zhu Lingjing replied disappreciatively: "And the emperor has similar ideas. ”

Blowing the horn is an operational option of the HOI4 that is used to change the consciousness of the other party

(End of chapter)