"Oh my God...... Snow Mountain Division! Brother Pengfei, can I follow you to be a deputy division commander! Colonel Lin Feng looked at his determined expression and couldn't help but scream.

This shout attracted the sideways glances of the surrounding officers, but when they found that it was the elder talking, they hurriedly dragged the white wives and concubines brought back from Ukraine to leave, making room for the elder to talk.

A very small number of white concubines who had little eyesight were pampered and arrogant, and they were unwilling to leave the deck, and were immediately dragged away by their own men, and they didn't even bother to explain.

Are you kidding?

The two elders standing in front of the deck railing used to be division commanders, proper middle and high-ranking military officers, although they were later transferred from the mercenary division to serve in the staff headquarters of the expeditionary force, and they also went to military academies in Britain and France and other countries for further study, and for the time being, they have no military positions, only military ranks.

But it depends on who?

Only two of the nine division commanders of the expeditionary force were promoted to brigadier generals, namely the first division commander and the fifth division commander, and now the first division commander is already the deputy chief of general staff of the expeditionary force, with the rank of brigadier general.

The commander of the fifth division is Brigadier General Fan Pengfei, as a newly outstanding general in the army, the future is bright, are you afraid that there is nowhere to go?

People who are a little more clever can guess more or less when they hear "Snow Mountain Master".

The so-called "Snow Mountain Division" is now the 1st Division of the Expeditionary Force, that is, the ace division.

When the 1st and 5th Divisions crossed the snow-capped mountains at the same time, they encountered a violent snowstorm and crossed the snowy mountains with their tenacious will and fearless spirit of not being afraid of sacrifice, sacrificing more than 2,200 officers and men.

In the subsequent battles, the 1st and 5th Divisions performed extremely well, becoming sharp attack arrows of the expeditionary force, and performed brilliantly in the Battle of Sevastopol.

Since then, in more than 100 battles, large and small, these two divisions have performed excellently, and are known for their strong fighting style, which cannot be shaken like snow-capped mountains.

When the British were trying to take away the Fifth and Ninth Divisions, the top brass of the expeditionary force intervened in advance and transferred all the elite officers and men of the five mercenary divisions to the standing division, of which more than 1,700 officers and men of the 5th Division were all transferred to the 1st Division.

The elite officers and soldiers who once resisted the wind and snow are now all gathered in the First Division, which makes the First Division greatly enhanced its combat effectiveness while being seriously overstaffed, and the whole army is second to none.

Therefore, the Expeditionary Force presented the honorary title of "Snow Mountain Division" for the 1st Division.

For such a major event, the chief of staff of the army should present it to His Majesty's royal approval and personally write the glorious title of "Snow Mountain," which will be made on the emblem of the officers and men of the whole division in the future, which is the emblem of the ace division.

so far

There are only 4 ace divisions in the Tang Kingdom, and the first place is naturally the second division of the Royal Praetorian Guard, the "iron blood" division of the imperial quasi, and the logo of the division is burning blood.

The second place was the 1st Northern Division, which was formed by the combination of several cavalry regiments that had performed miraculously in the 2nd Northern Campaign and the Battle of the Missouri River.

The third place is in the 3rd U.S. Western Expedition Campaign, several infantry regiments that held the valley to give the U.S. Army a head-on attack, and the reorganized 4th Northern Division, the "Red Rock Valley Division", the division's logo is several red valleys.

The fourth place is the 1st Division in the South, which declares the "Snow Mountain Division", and it is estimated that eight or nine will not leave ten.

The expeditionary force also declared a southern 3rd division, which is also an extremely outstanding army, and declared a "berserk division", but it is unlikely that Yu Zhun will be approved.

The glory of the ace division is so precious, the Tang Kingdom occupied the eight northern states of Mexico in one fell swoop in the Tang-Mo War, and this did not give birth to a single ace army, which shows that the standard is high and extraordinary.

The expeditionary force declared two ace divisions at once, and it was indeed a bit of a mistake.

In accordance with military practice;

The commander of ordinary field divisions, garrison divisions and garrison areas is a colonel, and the brigadier general serves as the commander of an ace division and the deputy commander of a large military region, such as the chief of staff of the Southern Military Region or the Northern Military Region, and the high-level military post of deputy commander.

The senior officer with the rank of major general is basically the principal post of a large military region, or the deputy commander at the top of the rank, or the head of a subordinate department of the army staff headquarters, for example, the chief of military orders is the rank of major general, and the chief officer of the headquarters, the general staff, the logistics department, the military justice department and other departments are all major generals.

The rank of lieutenant general is the highest level of chief of staff and deputy chief of staff of the army staff headquarters, and the Tang Kingdom has not yet had a general, and the lieutenant general is already the highest military rank, so the military rank of the Tang Kingdom is very high.

Knowing this, you can know the awe in the eyes of those clever officers when they heard the words "Snow Mountain Division".

"Brother Ah Feng, the so-called rather than a chicken head rather than a phoenix tail, if my expectations are good, this time I will return to the empire, and the virtuous brother should also be reused!" Brigadier General Fan Pengfei did not specify the position he might hold, so he stopped at that.

He didn't mind that his old brother would run the "Snow Mountain Division" with him, after all, he had known each other for many years, and with tacit understanding, the deputy arranged by the military department might not be handy.

Here's the problem

There are not many opportunities to be alone in the Tang Kingdom, and there are only 12 commanders at the division level of the Royal Praetorian Guard and Field Forces combined, including one mobile strike division and 4 framework divisions that returned this time.

It is possible that Lin Feng will be the commander of a framework division, which retains all the elite officers and experienced sergeants, and retains all the elites of the main field division.

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In the event of an emergency, it is only necessary to replenish the militia or recruits with a large number of trained soldiers, and it is a fully equipped field main division, and there are not many such valuable opportunities.

Of course

If there is no war or border crisis, after serving as a division commander, he will have to take turns in the army staff headquarters or military academies, and basically the colonel position will come to an end.

The size of the army is so large, and the senior positions are one turnip and one pit, and if there is no war, it is not unusual to still be a colonel in twenty or thirty years.

The key is resume, and senior officers who have not held the post of commander of a division or who have not served in the organs and academies of the General Staff Headquarters will lack shortcomings if they want to be promoted, and naturally they will not be able to compete with competitors with complete resumes.

The mercenary division is just cannon fodder troops, and the commander of such a division is a lieutenant colonel, which is too many to do.

The commanders of the main domestic divisions are all colonels, and the same is true for the framework divisions, and the weight of the two is completely different, and they are not the same thing at all.

Colonel Lin Feng also understood what he meant, so he frowned and thought for a while, and said with an indecisive look on his face; "Brother Pengfei, that's an honorary master!"

"The honorary division is also a deputy position, according to the brother's opinion, after the successive promotions of the expeditionary force to Europe, we have to precipitate it well in the past few years, and the important position of the main division commander can only be obtained by taking advantage of the opportunity of the current reorganization of the expeditionary force, the military department is biased towards the internal adjustment of the expeditionary force, and a small part is airborne by the staff headquarters or other troops, which is a rare opportunity!"

"You can't have both fish and bear's paws, so what?"

"Brother Ah Feng, I know what you think, but if you miss this opportunity, in the future, you will have to compete on an equal footing with dozens of colonels and officers in the whole army, and the problem of weak resume will be exposed. Many colonel officers were already commanders of cavalry regiments when they followed His Majesty to the 1st and 2nd Northern Campaigns. At that time, we were just a small lieutenant officer, and we were a cut short of the boss. ”

"Alas, what Brother Pengfei said is very true." Colonel Lin Feng sighed lightly, his expression had already made a decision, but he couldn't help but have a look of regret.

The 6th Division led by him did perform well in the expeditionary force, but he was not the only one who was outstanding?

At the level of colonel officer, the rank of officer is not simply based on excellent military ability, and sometimes in the case of the need to be in charge, whether the government affairs are familiar, whether the ability is comprehensive, whether there are roots, religious belief and character will become the conditions for consideration.

Of course, fanatical loyalty to His Majesty, loyalty to the royal family is a prerequisite for the promotion of all officers, and without this, not even a second lieutenant can be done.

In the army, because of the difficult combat environment or when facing life and death, some officers will complain or even disrespect the royal family and His Majesty.

The way the commander in the army dealt with it was very simple and rude, if the war was not over, then he would be directly assigned to the death squad to charge, and he would die a hundred.

If there is no battle or the battle is over, then all positions and honors in the army will be stripped of it, and the rich and colorful strokes recorded in the file will be retired, and he will retire as a soldier.

With this stain

In the future, it is impossible to enter politics, enter any government or police department, be elected as a squire, and fail to pass the examination for opening a factory or a business, so you can only be an honest small farmer.

If a soldier complains and slanders the king, it is basically a dead end.

Even if this battle ends unscathed, then the next battle will still be in the most dangerous first row, and if you are lucky enough to escape your life, the next battle will still be in the most dangerous first row until you die......

This has become almost an unwritten rule of respect, and all officers will tacitly enforce it, nipping in the bud all sources of unease and resentment.

The army of the Tang Kingdom is an armed force composed of His Majesty's fanatical believers, and it is such a strong spiritual pillar that can support the army's life-and-death battles, advancing without retreating.

The wharf has been emptied, and the "Phoenix Mountain" cruise ship slowly docked up, and a large number of soldiers and their children got off the ship, standing on the wharf and crying with joy.

After 12 days of transoceanic market, many people are staggering when they get off the boat, and they can't help but sit on the ground, and then laugh, and soon cry bitterly.

The drastic change in mood just reflects that their mood is very uncalm at the moment.

There are many tents set up along the wharf, and at a glance you can see that they are cotton tents issued by the expeditionary force, and there are more than 400 old tents stretched out in rows.

This is a temporary resting place for the soldiers of the expeditionary force, including their women and family rolls, which are generally placed in squad platoons, with men in a tent for 10 people per squad, and female family rolls placed in the tent next door, and so on.

Officers from the rank of second lieutenant and above and their families were housed in the city, and the dwellings could not be said to be spacious and luxurious, at least much better than tents, which was also one of the aspects of preferential treatment for officers.

Arriving at the port of Verak Bruce were officers and soldiers of two infantry regiments and their family members, accompanied by some returning mid- and high-ranking officers, such as Brigadier General Fan Pengfei and Colonel Lin Feng.

In the training regiment of the expeditionary force, there were more than 600 middle- and lower-ranking officers, from second lieutenant to major, who returned to the kingdom with the fleet in batches and phases according to the situation.

According to the regulations:

The officer's family roll can be returned with the ship, and it is not limited to just one place.

Some officers at or above the rank of colonel can even bring back all the Belarusian maids, often more than 10 servants and a large amount of luggage, all of which are paid for by the military.

Brigadier General Fan Pengfei, as the highest commander of the military rank on this trip, did not do too much, and when he returned, he only brought 8 Ukrainian maids and 3 beautiful concubines, and Colonel Lin Feng was about the same.

They were picked up by official carriages on the docks and placed in lavish independent estates, where a grand reception was held at the town hall in the evening to welcome the officers of the expeditionary force.

The soldiers in the tent area will also be given three days of food, fruits, cakes, and meat soup will be cooked in the tent area at noon every day, so it is no problem to eat enough.

But if you want to eat well, you have to go to the street and spend money to buy it.

Once again, the soldiers in the tent area will not stay for long, and after two days of adjustment, they will step on the train according to their future destination, go to different provinces, continue their service, or go through the formalities of retirement.

Retired soldiers receive their own military fields, lead their families to reclaim wasteland, and create their own happy lives with hard work.

All the retired soldiers of the expeditionary force were resettled in the eight southern provinces of Mexico, and a small number were resettled in the city of Veracbrus, where they entered the government or police to receive a stable salary, or entered the port authority and the railway department.

Those who are willing to run their own farms or plantations will be allocated land on the outskirts of the city to reclaim and build on their own, and the bank will give some preferential loans to help.

Those retired soldiers who choose to serve in government departments can gather their meritorious fields, sign relevant entrusted management agreements with government departments, entrust trusted comrades-in-arms to manage them, and obtain part of their income every year to supplement family expenses.

In general

The meritorious field enjoys the "lifetime preferential tax rate of 10 taxes and 1", and the entrusted operator will take out 20% of the operating profits and pay the owner of the meritorious field on time as rent.

This part of the interests is supervised by the government, and those who violate the contract will be put on the blacklist of dishonesty, which will affect future business and loans; and a series of troubles such as starting a factory.

Don't say anything else

Let's just say that the interest rate of the normal loan is 9%~10%, and the person who enters the dishonest blacklist goes to the bank for a loan, and the interest starts at least 14%, because the bank has to bear the additional risk of dishonesty.

Overall

The entrusted party will have to pay 30% of the benefits, and stably obtain 7% of the benefits of the land output, which is basically the same as the price of leased land in the market, and it is slightly more favorable in comparison, which also makes the entrusted person's labor worthwhile, otherwise why should others work in vain?

According to the regulations of the Tang Kingdom, the "ten taxes and three" of Mintian are the same standard no matter where they are.

For example, the newly developed land on Paradise Island belongs to the royal family, and those self-funded immigrants want to get additional land to cultivate and operate, one way is to buy land, and the other way is to lease it.

Regardless of whether the land is given free of charge by the kingdom or the land purchased with money, the "ten taxes and three" policy of private land is applicable.

The lease is slightly more expensive, and in addition to the "ten taxes and three" for the development of land, it is necessary to pay an extra 10% of the "service money".

The so-called "service money" means that all the agricultural and animal husbandry population (mainly the agricultural population) in the Tang Kingdom needs 15 days of unpaid labor every autumn and winter, and 5 days for retired soldiers with a history of service.

Workers who do not want to participate in unpaid work can pay a sum of money, which is called "slave money".

If you lease someone else's land to farm, then naturally no one will be able to fulfill this unpaid labor obligation, so you have to pay an additional "labor money".

In the autumn and winter season, the unpaid labor is mainly for the construction of new farmland water conservancy and the erection of pumping windmills, and the others include the repair of rural roads, small and medium-sized reservoirs and other labor, most of which contribute to the construction of the village and township, and the fertilizer water does not flow into the fields of outsiders.

In the event of a war

The Tang Kingdom will not levy free labor, but spend money to hire mules and horses, private horse convoys or young and strong laborers to transport logistics materials and food, and never call people in vain.

The war expenses of the Tang Kingdom are generally borne by the royal government and the royal treasury, and no additional taxes are levied on the people, except for voluntary contributions.

In this respect, it is similar to the practice of the feudal kingdoms of Europe.

There are good and bad things about this, but the good thing is that the war does not affect the lives of ordinary people, but rather increases employment opportunities.

The disadvantage is that the burden of the royal government and the royal treasury is heavy, so the Tang royal family has a wide range of tentacles, accumulating money everywhere, controlling important mineral resources industry, banks, steel mills, shipbuilding and shipping and other leading enterprises, with rich annual income, which can be called one of the richest royal families in the world today.

The Royal Treasury allocates a large amount of money every year to establish a strategic reserve system for the kingdom, and the number of strategic reserves has increased from the original 6 to 33, and it continues to grow at a steady value.

The materials collected and stored have been expanded from weapons and equipment, food and various war materials to more levels, including plastic ponchos, rain boots, thousands of tons of barbed wire, thousands of square meters of wood, various types of steel, and canned products that are planned to be collected and stored in the future.

At present, due to the lack of production capacity, the demand in Europe is very hot, the unit price is relatively expensive, and it is difficult for canned products to enter the strategic storage catalog in 3~5 years.

In the long run, canned products will inevitably become one of the strategic storage materials due to their shelf-resistant characteristics.

The strategic reserve system of the Tang royal family is precisely to prepare for the outbreak of large-scale wars in the future, and it is matched with the gradually maturing reserve system, militia system, framework division system, etc., a complete set of relatively advanced military mobilization systems.

With the country's extensive railway and highway transportation, the Tang Kingdom was able to mobilize 120,000 people to the battlefield within a week after the outbreak of war at the end of 1855.

Within a month of the outbreak of the war, more than 250,000 people were mobilized to take to the battlefield.

Coupled with the standing strength of 78,000 people in the Tang Kingdom (including the expeditionary officers and soldiers who have just returned to China, about 15,000 after reorganization, a total of 5 divisions, including four framework divisions), a total of about 450,000 troops.

Such a military mobilization and scale, combined with a strong fortress defense, would have been sufficient to deal with a full-scale war in North America.

The Army Staff Headquarters of the Tang Kingdom has been verified by many sand table deductions;

As long as we survive the first two difficult months, with the transportation capacity of the Tang Kingdom's migration routes in the North Pacific and the newly invested Central Pacific migration routes, and the large-scale military training held at the refugee relief camps on the Shenzhou continent at the same time, it can ensure that more than 100,000 troops will be imported every month and arrive at the battlefield in a steady stream.

With the release of war stockpiles and the full opening of wartime industrial capacity, it will not be a problem to equip an army of 100,000 men (provided that two people share a rifle, or some use cold weapons to fight).

As long as the war lasts, such a scale of conscription can last as long as it takes, backed by the massive population of the land of Shenzhou, the Tang Kingdom is fearless.

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