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Chapter 263 Chapter [-] Reorganization of the Armed Forces; Canonization Ceremony

In fact, the military department also has differences on this, but their differences lie on the other hand, that is, should the aborigines of Nanyang be conscripted or the people of North Korea and Japan?

As stated in "On War", a large amount of time in war is without combat behavior.

As a complex aggregate, the exchange of fire, offensive, and defensive actions between the two sides during the war actually only took up a small amount of time, and the army spent most of its time marching, patrolling, reconnaissance, counter-reconnaissance, standing guard, digging bunkers, laying mines, and arranging obstacles. stuff, loading and unloading, shipping stuff, stuff like that.

This is why the army has been accompanied by a large number of baggage personnel since ancient times, especially arranging obstacles, digging bunkers, and transporting supplies, which is very labor-intensive and time-consuming. It is really hard for professionally trained "humanoid machines" to do this kind of work is a waste.

Prioritize the soldiers to rest and maintain a good mental state, so that they can maximize their abilities.

But those time-consuming and labor-intensive tasks must be done by someone, so whether it is ancient or modern, a large number of civilians must be recruited to fight a war.

Therefore, compared with "whether to arm the Japanese army", the military department of the Ming Dynasty is more concerned about the issue of recruiting civilians from North Korea and the Dongying Islands.

To the surprise of the cabinet ministers and people from various factions, the emperor uncharacteristically made a clear statement on such "not top-level state affairs" matters——

"For the time being, large-scale arming of the Japanese army will not be considered. For the reorganization, please refer to the "Imagination/After the Pacification of the Japanese Kingdom/Army Reorganization/Shu". It is not allowed to equip it with heavy artillery in the field, and a small amount of heavy artillery must be limited to coastal defense forts."

"National affairs" and "national affairs" are two terms, the latter specifically refers to major policies, and is not a fake word, such as Emperor Guangxu's "Dingguoshizhao".

The so-called "Army Reorganization after Pacifying the Japanese Kingdom" was jointly played by two officials of the Metropolitan Government four years ago, and it was used as a reference template for the Ming Dynasty to implement the strategy of reorganizing its defense forces against Japan.

It plans to maintain four divisions and four brigades, all of which are light infantry units, under the premise of maintaining the enfeoffment system that exists in the local vassals and towns.

它们的炮兵单位为12门制，师团所属的炮兵联队只装备12门105㎜级别榴弹炮和24门75㎜级别榴弹炮；旅团的炮兵大队仅装备12门75㎜级别榴弹炮。

In addition, there are two independent engineering brigades, two independent cavalry brigades, and four independent anti-aircraft artillery brigades.

These soldiers and horses totaled [-] people and constituted the land defense force of the center of the Wa Kingdom.

In addition to some of the existing tattered and old gadgets, the navy has formed an offshore defense force, including: forty small torpedo boats, six to eight small submarines of the 300-ton class, twenty submarine hunters, and ten mine-laying boats , Ten minesweepers.

In addition, there are a certain number of coastal defense units deployed in important waterways and ports to operate coastal defense guns or coastal defense torpedoes.

As for the aviation force, it is a typical defensive aviation force, with a scale of [-] fighter jets, [-] dive bombers, [-] torpedo planes, and [-] light twin-engine bombers.

For the sake of balance, the local vassals and towns also planned to have their own independent armed forces. They were recruited and organized according to one regiment per county, which was also a light infantry unit.

The "county" of the Japanese is relatively large and belongs to the first-level administrative division, with a total of more than forty.

These troops are directly under the orders of various local feudal towns, and undertake the tasks of basic defense and reserve personnel training.

At the same time, because the total strength of more than 14 regiments can reach as many as [-], it can prevent the military power imbalance of the central government and the feudal towns while restraining each other.

The Constitutional Council itself agrees with the adaptation strategy described in this memorandum, and most cabinet ministers also feel that it is better to deal with it this way.

There is more time to test the obedience of the Japanese, and there is no need to rush to expand their army now.

If there is a real need at that time, it is not too late to expand the army. You can train casually for three to four months, and then spend ten days and a half months for one exercise before you can deploy. This level of training is enough for maintaining security in the rear.

Now that the emperor has clearly stated his position, then proceed accordingly.

One thing is settled and another thing is coming. What makes the cabinet ministers tangled up now is that the Germans are still tirelessly demanding to start negotiations on trade matters.

In Wenhua Hall, several Zhongshu Sheren brought a stack of documents and placed them on the long table one by one.

Yu Shenhua glanced at the three people next to him, and said: "The German side still hopes to restore the previous scale of trade, and they propose to circumvent the requirements of the signed agreement through intermediary transactions."

"A third party? Who?" Li Guangyuan asked doubtfully.

Unlike in history, today's German society is more isolated diplomatically. Although Norway, Sweden and other Nordic countries still have trade relations with it, they are very obedient to the instructions of the United Kingdom.

Iron ore is fine. After all, steel is also an essential civilian resource and cannot be classified as a strategic resource.But if the trade of rare metals is carried out through them, it will almost inevitably be noticed by the British side.

Therefore, Li Guangyuan acquiesced that it is impossible for these Nordic countries to be bold enough to become middlemen.

As for other countries, they were either influenced by British influence or by French influence.Today, when the colonial system has not yet disintegrated, it is really hard to find a country that is not a big power but can be independent.

"They are proposing Türkiye, and they don't know what the truth is."

"Oh, this is...it might be possible, and they probably have already negotiated with them in private."

"I'm afraid so."

Thoughtful Li Guangyuan stared at the cup, nodded slightly and said: "Okay, I think it can be considered, let's discuss it at the regular meeting tomorrow."

Regarding the series of changes that have occurred in recent years, the Germans are really anxious.

As the international situation intensifies, countries on the Eurasian continent are preparing for war, hoarding strategic resources, organizing military exercises, drawing up combat plans, and so on.In order to defend the fruits of victory of communism, Germany, Hungary, and the Czech Republic are also actively preparing for war.

Historically, Germany was not only able to purchase tungsten sand from China, but Portugal, which has the most tungsten mines in Western Europe, also exported a large amount of tungsten to both the Axis and the Alliance, making money on both sides.

But it is different now. The attitude of the Portuguese is relatively negative. In addition to the differences in ideology and the strict orders of Britain and France, during the Spanish Civil War last year, the Portuguese Volunteers were severely injured by the Red Eagles.

Therefore, the Germans really lack import channels for rare metal resources. The Ming people signed an agreement with Britain and France in order to occupy the Eastern Islands to consolidate their sphere of influence. The French spared no effort to deceive the Germans, which directly caused the Ming people to reduce their trade volume.

As a result, Germany must restore a certain amount of trade as much as possible, otherwise, regardless of armor-piercing bullets, the production quality of those rolled armor steel and machine tool heads will decline.

Daming now also has a demand for multi-spindle lathes, presses, and aero engines. Although the problem has been solved, the supply of the first two has been in short supply, and it is indeed necessary to purchase another batch.

As for aero engines, the technical level of German radial air-cooled engines is not good. The three major engine manufacturers Junkers, Mercedes-Benz, and BMW all focus on liquid-cooled engines. Only BMW and a small company called Bramo The experience of radial engines, and the source of technology are Pratt & Whitney in the United States and Bristol in the United Kingdom.

Although Daming's aeroengines are mainly radial engines, considering that it is not appropriate to go only one way, the Ordnance Bureau and the Air Force consider introducing another type of liquid-cooled engine and continue to follow.

At 23:[-] a.m. on March [-], the weather was sunny and sunny, and people of all colors gathered in front of the Double Bridge to the east of the Imperial Palace.

Originally, the canonization ceremony was to be held yesterday, but the weather was not good and the weather was gloomy, so it was postponed to today.

Although it was essentially a political activity, some generals of the Ming army also participated in the ceremony. After getting out of the car, Zhou Changfeng and Mu Yu managed to pass through the overcrowded periphery.

The latter looked left and right for a while, and commented: "Compared with the Forbidden City, the Imperial Palace of the Japanese Kingdom looks fresher and much more natural, and the red Forbidden City is extraordinarily majestic and magnificent."

"The style is different, and here is relatively small." Zhou Changfeng pointed to the Sakashita Gate in front of him and said: "The predecessor of the Tokyo Imperial Palace was the Edo Castle where the Tokugawa shogun lived. Later, the Emperor moved the court from Kyoto to here."

At this time, several other military officers, diplomats from embassies of various countries, and some carefully selected journalists were also preparing to enter.

A group of people crossed the double-arch bridge called "Double Arch Bridge" and entered the Imperial Palace through the Double Gate.

After walking for a while, before arriving at the main hall, we are going to Matsu no Kaku.White walls, brown columns, and green roofs, this typical Japanese style and Chinese style can be described as seemingly inseparable. The Japanese style gradually evolved under the influence of Tang Dynasty culture is very important to the Ming people today. It is "familiar and strange".

Along with the imperial envoys, there were also some officials from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites. Under their guidance and arrangement, all the decorations and seats here have been arranged.

According to their requirements, the officers of the Ming army who came to participate in the ceremony did not wear uniforms, but ordinary clothes, and sabers were required to be hung around their waists according to regulations.

In the eyes of diplomats and journalists from various countries, such attire is to show the victor's posture and show off the might of the suzerain.

The setting of the seats is very particular. There are three places in the east, west and north. The north seat is vacant, because it represents the emperor of the Ming Dynasty at the moment.

Reporters were distributed in three corners, southwest, northwest, and northeast, and took pictures from multiple angles to record this historic ceremony.

Amidst the melodious music, the envoy slowly took the two imperial edicts from the attendants, and then opened them.

After the song was over, the emperor knelt down and listened to the envoy read out the imperial edict.

"The emperor ordered the king of Japan, Yongren: I only put peace first in all affairs in the world, and the places where the sun and the moon shine at home and abroad are self-contained, and I will not let my neighbors be inferior to China. I respect the sky and respect the fate of the people. ..."

I don't know if the imperial envoy did it on purpose, Zhou Changfeng always felt that the speed of his reading the edict was a little slower than normal.

The characters are full of rhythm and rhythm.

He raised his hand and glanced at his watch. It seemed that he had read the imperial edict of less than a thousand characters for nearly 5 minutes?
There was a slight "click" sound coming from the side, which meant that the camera had run out of a roll of film and was switching to a new roll.

"...Qinzai, it is the commandment, follow it and don't disobey it."

In this way, Yongren finally read out the imperial edict, and still had to lean on his height and shout "Chen Zunzhi".

The edict is a document used to warn the subjects, which is equivalent to admonishing, and after that, the book for canonization is read out.

"Wanmin's family ordered the emperor to say:... In the past, Wanli, the emperor's ancestor Woen, in order to eliminate the disaster of war, the turtle button seal was given to you as the land of Dongying... Now my teacher sends Fusang, although there are few resistances, everyone can be called Be respectful, I am not Jin Huairou. I am hereby proclaimed the king of Japan, and I bestow upon you..."

In this way, Yongren kowtowed three times to the west where Yingtian Mansion is located, shouted long live, and finally took the book and the big gold seal with both hands, and pushed them over his head, trying to maintain balance and slow down. Get up slowly.

If you accidentally lose your balance and fall under the eyes of everyone and the video of the camera, you will lose your adulthood.

In addition to the imperial decree and the great seal, it also comes with a full set of python suits in the shape of kings.

Kings are also divided into county kings and princes. The king of Ryukyu is at the level of a county king. The king of North Korea is quite special.

It can be said that participating in this canonization ceremony gave Zhou Changfeng great satisfaction.

Watching the other party kneel and listen to the lecture under the public video in a well-behaved manner, this gives people an extraordinary sense of comfort.Thanks to the fact that Daming is a special country with a constitutional system of dual monarchs, otherwise, if you change the political system, at most you can only see the other party bowing today.

After the ceremony, there will be a banquet, which is a necessary procedure for the vassal state to entertain the envoy sent by the suzerain state, and the dishes are all the best local delicacies.

However, due to the promotion of Westernization after the Restoration, the Japanese court has long switched to Western food for foreign guests, and because it has been under the influence of British influence for more than [-] years, it has been maintained.

Apparently, officials from Honglu Temple and the Ministry of Rites disagreed.

Usually eating Western food and wearing a suit is fine, but the banquet after canonization is part of the suzerain-vassal system, so it is natural to avoid mixing Western customs.

So after a long time of tossing, the banquet was served by the chief chef of the Tokyo Hotel in person. The dishes such as iron fan shrimp, smoked salmon, pickled cucumber, steamed abalone, egg custard, etc. were all good.

In fact, some people even considered adding a pufferfish sashimi, but considering the risk - although the probability is small, if it really eats a dead person, then...

So after being scolded again, the suggestion of fresh and smooth fugu sashimi was rejected on the spot.

"By the way, Brother Zhou, do you know?" Mu Yu picked up a piece of abalone with his chopsticks and said, "Some of the remnants of the resistance army that retreated into the high mountains in the central region have not disappeared, and aerial reconnaissance shows that there seem to be people suspected of them moving."

"Really?" Zhou Changfeng, who was pouring sake for a small cup, said casually: "Persist in the resistance, and it would be quite troublesome to harass it from time to time. Let's use it together to suppress and appease. Special forces are very suitable for dealing with these small groups of resistance organizations."

"What special forces?" Mu Yu thought he heard it wrong, and wondered: "Engineers, supply soldiers? Did you make a slip of the tongue..."

(End of this chapter)