Yunwang Mansion, Council Hall.

The heads and brains of Yunzhou County have all arrived, and before the meeting has started, everyone is listening to the situation from ear to ear.

"Lao Chen, what's going on today? Why is there a meeting all of a sudden? The people are still so together, the three chief officers of our yamen, and the two chief officers in the army are all here, and none of them have fallen! ”

"I'm just like you, I received a notification suddenly, and I don't know much about the specific situation, but I heard that this meeting was convened by the prince.

I don't know exactly why. ”

"Lao Zhang, do you know?"

"I know so well! I was called here all of a sudden like you, and I don't know as much as you do! ”

This kind of talk is everywhere, and everyone is speculating about the purpose of today's meeting.

Finally, after receiving the news that everyone was coming, Zhao Jun came to the conference hall.

As soon as Zhao Jun came, the hall that was still a little noisy just now instantly quieted down.

Everyone's eyes involuntarily looked at him, and as he moved, they finally landed on the podium.

After taking a seat on the rostrum, Zhao Jun looked left and right, Ding Hongguang was sitting on the left, and Li Yi was sitting on the right.

Don't understand what exactly the purpose of this conference is?

Their doubts were quickly answered, and after everyone saluted Zhao Jun according to the custom, Jun Cheng Jianghe, who presided over the meeting, announced the opening of the meeting according to the procedure.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhao Jun, who was sitting in the main seat, put down the tea he had just drunk, got up and looked at everyone, and after scanning his eyes, he slowly spoke:

"This meeting was convened by Ben Wang, and there were two main topics.

1. According to reliable information, the Tatars are about to launch an offensive against Yunzhou County.

But at the moment, we still don't know how many people and when they will attack.

In the face of the threat of Tatars, what kind of preparations must my Yunzhou County make in order to resist the Tatar attack after the war comes.

2. After two years of expansion, the sphere of influence of our Yunzhou County has expanded to the land of the four counties, and in order to defend these territories, the escort army has repeatedly divided some troops.

The original number of 200,000 guards would have been sufficient in normal times.

But now that Yunzhou County is facing a threat from the Tatars, the original number of people is seriously insufficient to deal with the threat of the Tatars while the other three counties are scattered and defended.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the king decided to expand the convoy again.

At the same time, due to the expansion of the guard army several times, the number of people is now too bloated for the current military system, so this king wants to reorganize and reform the existing military system of the army.

In order to achieve the purpose of clarifying and concise the escort force.

As for the specific implementation plan, I hope you can put forward feasible suggestions to this king at this meeting!

At the same time, if you still have those you don't know and want to know, this king will also give you answers, I hope everyone can speak enthusiastically.

Solve the two main topics of this meeting as soon as possible, as soon as possible, and do our best, so as to set the target direction for the development of Yunzhou County in the next period of time, so as to cope with the increasingly severe situation. ”

After Zhao Jun's words fell, bursts of discussion rang out in the conference hall, and Zhao Jun did not stop it.

I took care of myself and re-did it, tasted tea and waited.

Many high-ranking officials of Yunzhou County in the hall discussed for about half an hour before someone finally took the lead in standing up.

The person who stood up was a chubby middle-aged man, and judging by the shape of the official robe on his body, he should be the director of the Yunzhou County Armaments and Logistics Department.

The Department of Armaments and Logistics is one of the first high-level officials under the three chief officers of Yunzhou County, including the county guard, the county commander, and the county lieutenant.

On the table in front of his seat was a rectangular white name plate, on which were written in bold black letters, Li Shaoshi, who should be the director of the Armaments and Logistics Department.

After Li Shaoshi stood up, he even raised his own question:

"I've seen the prince!

Xia Guan was added to the post of director of the Armaments and Logistics Department, and in response to the issues raised by the prince, the subordinate had several questions on behalf of the Armaments and Logistics Department that he wanted to ask the prince. ”

Zhao Jun glanced at him, nodded and said, "Speak!" ”

Only then did Li Shaoshi express his doubts:

"Lord Wang, our Armaments Logistics Department is in charge of the army's logistics equipment manufacturing, damage recovery, damage repair, and army redress.

In the face of the two things that the Tartars intend to attack Yunzhou County and the prince wants to expand the army again, what our Armaments Logistics Department wants to know is that in terms of the number of armaments and new armaments to be prepared for the Tatar invasion of the border and the expansion of the army, do you have an estimate of the number of new armaments?

What is the approximate quantity and delivery time?

In terms of this arms expansion, what is the budget that the county yamen can give to the armaments logistics department in terms of finance? ”

After listening to the three questions raised by Li Shaoshi, Shui Zhaojun nodded with satisfaction, the questions raised by Li Shaoshi are all very important and critical, and they are also cut into the idea and the responsibilities of his company.

The Department of Armaments and Logistics, as the name suggests, is responsible for all matters relating to armaments in the military.

The Department is responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of weapons, armor, and various equipment in the army, as well as the recovery and recasting.

It was originally the largest ironcraft workshop of the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce in Yunzhou County, and later in the case of the continuous expansion of Yunzhou County, in order to meet the increasing demand for armaments, Zhao Jun specially separated it from the Feiyun Chamber of Commerce and attributed it to the Yamen of Yunzhou County and became a public department of Yunzhou County.

Its director is half a level higher than the county order, and enjoys the treatment of a five-grade official in Yunzhou County.

As the director of the Department of Armaments and Logistics, in the event that the Tatars intend to invade the territory, it is natural to consider in advance the corresponding quantity and delivery time of the armaments that need to be prepared and manufactured in advance, as well as the corresponding financial budget that the county yamen can allocate.

That's why there are these three problems of Li Shaoshi.

After hearing this, Zhao Jun thought for a moment before replying:

"According to the intelligence clues of the secret guards, after more than a year of war with the Great Moon Clan, the number of troops that the Tatar royal court can still mobilize should be around 400,000, except for the 100,000 left-behind personnel who will stay in the headquarters.

It is estimated that the Tatars will be able to mobilize 250,000 to 300,000 people this time.

The number of people is about twice the number of guards that my Yunzhou County is currently able to mobilize.

Compared to the mixed infantry and cavalry of the Guards, the Tatars were all cavalry and had great mobility, which was the greatest threat to our Guards.

With the exception of the only 60,000 cavalry, none of the other units in the army could keep up with the fast-moving Tatar army, and there was a high probability that they would be led by others.

Therefore, in order to prevent our army from being flown by the Tartars by virtue of the advantage of large numbers and mobility, this king decided to expand the number of 100,000 men.

Of the 100,000 men this time, 70,000 were foot soldiers and 30,000 were cavalry.

Coupled with the possible attrition of armaments during the operation, it means that the Armaments Logistics Division needs to prepare at least nearly 100,000 sets of infantry equipment and 50,000 sets of cavalry equipment.

According to the Tatars' usual habits, after missing the spring offensive, most of their general invasions were in the autumn, and now it is the middle of May, and the Tartars can invade at any time from the end of September.

Coupled with the familiarization time required after the delivery of the armaments, all armaments had to be delivered to the army in mid-September so that the officers and men could begin to familiarize themselves with the weapons.

That means that you have less than four months left for the Armaments Logistics Division.

As for the budget, you don't have to worry, the county guard yamen will do its best to supply it.

With the financial situation of my Yunzhou County, the silver taels required for the manufacture of these 150,000 sets of equipment will be fully allocated within half a month!

And in terms of the corresponding budget, this king will order the county guard yamen to allocate an extra 10% to you, which should be absolutely sufficient to ensure the needs of the production, right? ”

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(End of chapter)