The great hero of the Silk Road, starting from a farm farmer

In Yinzhou's Temporary Military Command Hall and Administrative Hall, the first list of knights was quickly sorted out. Song Yingkui made a decision based on the list.

In the end, it was determined that five first-class knights, five second-class knights, ten third-class knights, ten fourth-class knights and twenty fifth-class knights were evaluated.

Among them, it is worth mentioning that Liang Huonv, who was not originally on the list, was specifically mentioned as a fourth-class peer by Song Yingkui. In addition, the second-class peer originally assigned to Song Xueyong, the second uncle of the Song family, was demoted to the fourth-class peer by Song Yingkui. The second brother Song Yingfang, who was originally on the title list, was removed from the list by Song Yingkui.

After all, the first group should play a leading role in the normal training. There are too many children in the Song family, and Song Yingkui feels that the motivating effect of the title will be reduced. The days ahead are long, and the benefits to my family will be inevitable in the future, so let’s do this this time.

At the same time as the knighthood, further restructuring of various military and political departments was also finalized.

The original Military Command Hall will be officially restructured into the Anxi Army General Headquarters, which consists of the Staff Office, the Military Command Hall, the Logistics Support Office, the Equipment Hall and the Training Hall. The former Yungu Military Government Administration Department was upgraded to the Government Affairs Department of the Anxi Governor's Government, which consists of the Department of Civil Affairs, Department of Finance, Department of Academic Affairs and Medical Affairs, Department of Transportation and Construction, Department of Industry and Commerce and Industry, Department of Criminal Safety, Department of Civil Affairs, General Administration of Taxation, and Foreign Affairs General Administration.

In addition to the two ministries, there are also three houses: the Supervisory Yuan, the Court and the Admonition Council, thus forming the institutional structure of the Anxi Governor's Office with two ministries and three houses.

The Admonition House is a newly established department. Its nominal function is to give advice and opinions on the military and administrative matters of the Governor's Office. In fact, Song Yingkui's position is to accommodate the elderly who have retreated to the second line, as well as some prestigious squires and outsiders. of institutions.

For example, Yang Shunan, who is no longer able to serve in the headquarters due to his old age, and the second grandfather who was previously pulled out to be the chief executive in order to establish Tianshun Trading Company, both of them will serve in the Admonition House.

This organization currently has two levels. The first level is under the direct control of the governor's office, and the next level is under the direct control of the state governments. There is no admonishment chamber in counties, towns and townships for the time being. The headquarters of the Great Remonstration Council, directly under the control of the Governor's Office, was located in Taoyang to appease the Taoyang people who were dissatisfied because most of the functional agencies had moved out.

This round of restructuring also involves the adjustment of the functions of grassroots governance yamen. Town-level yamen will run in parallel with township-level yamen, and there will no longer be a superior-subordinate relationship. However, some institutions will not have township-level yamen and will be managed by town-level yamen.

This adjustment is mainly to use fewer people and save management costs. Redundant personnel from some town-level agencies will be transferred to other agencies.

At present, there is a huge shortage of officials in Anxi, so save what you can. To be honest, Song Yingkui still hopes that the officials he will use will come up step by step in the previous system, rather than using outsiders to take charge.

"Militarily, the formal establishment of five main battle brigades, six independent regiments, and several independent battalions will be the headquarters' top priority in the coming period. Among the main battle brigades, in addition to four conventional brigades, all cavalry The cavalry brigade is particularly important.

In the independent regiment, two professional artillery regiments need to be built, one of which is a light artillery regiment that can move and deploy quickly, and the other is a heavy artillery regiment that plays an important role as a centering hammer in battle.

The heavy artillery regiment must have heavy firearms that can destroy cities and conquer large-scale urban fortifications. The existing firearms may not meet the demand in terms of performance. The equipment department must organize personnel to develop newer and better-used firearms.

In the future, county-level cities will not be responsible for the main defense troops except for key fortresses. County-level yamen will form their own civil defense and self-defense forces to protect the environment and the people.

In terms of academic affairs, one normal school will be opened in Wazhou and Qinzhou this year to train teaching staff to solve the current shortage of staff. At the same time, it is convenient for local students to further their education on the spot. When conditions mature in the future, other types of technical secondary schools will also be opened appropriately. Currently, the Department of Transportation and Construction has extraordinary work responsibilities. The official road from Yinzhou to Taoyang must be completely repaired next year. At the same time, this year we will organize personnel to conduct surveys and make decisions on the railway line to be built from Yinzhou to Hezhou. It is best to start the construction of part of the line before the beginning of winter this year. "

Taking advantage of the fact that most of the military and political officials were in Yinzhou, Song Yingkui emphasized the main work to be done by the military and political departments in the coming period.

Building a railway starting from Hezhou and running through the north and south was a decision made by Song Yingkui after repeated thinking during these days in Yinzhou.

Relying only on water transportation along the Yellow River cannot completely solve the transportation needs of the areas under its control. Water transportation on the Yellow River is one-way, and materials can only be transported from upstream to downstream, and there is no way to go back.

How will the grain and cotton grown in Yinzhou Plain be transported to Wazhou and Taoyang in the future? Relying purely on official carriages is too inefficient.

The so-called railways actually used mules and horses as power for a long time, but the transportation volume and speed will be more than twice as strong as the existing methods. With the railway, the Anxi Army's response capabilities will also be greatly improved.

However, the cost of building railways is extremely high, and it is still unknown when steam power will be available. In view of this, Song Yingkui has been unable to make up his mind.

Later, I thought about it. The construction of railways seemed to be able to further promote the development of the domestic steel industry and solve the problem of long-term employment of [-] to [-] people in the transportation construction team established not long ago relying on Beixiang Xiangbing. Starting railway construction at this time seems to be a win-win solution?
  Let’s build it first. Even if it is difficult to complete the entire line and the cost is too high, it is always okay to build a few sections first, right? If you can use one section or one section, it is better than nothing.

……

In mid-April of the twelfth year of Jingli, affairs in Yinzhou were basically straightened out, and Song Yingkui was preparing to return to Huizhou temporarily with his personal guards.

At this moment, a major military message came. To be precise, several military reports came in succession. The Mi Meng people launched the battle to attack Zheng as expected!

The Mi Meng people would launch an army against Dazheng. This was something that one could almost imagine with one's buttocks. What is shocking is the extent to which the combat power of Dazheng's army was reduced.

When Song Yingkui received the news, the Mimeng's three-pronged army had captured several important cities in the northern border of Zhengzhou, including Yunzhou, Yanzhou, Taiyuan Prefecture, and Yanzhou Prefecture. And it's non-stop, with troops pointing directly at Luoyang and Chang'an!
  Da Zheng will not be destroyed in one battle, right? This is too disappointing!
  The successive reports of military information not only shocked General Anxi's eyes, but even Song Yingkui himself began to worry.

If the Mimeng defeated Dazheng in one battle, or captured the north of Dazheng, the impact on the Anxi army would be too great. Originally, only the north could make contact with the Mimeng. If Guanzhong fell, the Anxi army would be semi-surrounded by the Mimeng.

The key is that the Anxi Army at this time was unable to participate in or prevent such a large-scale military operation by the Mimeng people. If you want to play a decisive role in such a large military operation, you must have more than [-] troops no matter what. And the Anxi Army, which has just experienced a major expansion of its army, has no conditions to explode its troops again!
  As long as there are sufficient troops, it is not difficult for an army to grow from [-] to [-] million. But in a short period of time, it is difficult for an army to explode from [-] to [-] troops. Unless the combat effectiveness is not taken into consideration, the troops are increased for the sake of increasing the number of troops.

Your commanders and fighters at all levels are simply not enough to support such a large stall. It is not difficult for a company commander to become a battalion commander, and it is not difficult for a platoon leader to become a company commander. The difficulty is that not all soldiers can be squad leaders, not all squad leaders can be platoon leaders, and not all regiment leaders can be brigade leaders!
  (End of this chapter)