Kai Fu Han

Chapter 455 The Recruitment Plan
Li Gang did not go back to Jiangnan directly. After meeting Liu Xinqi, he knew that the Xinghan Alliance had become a force and that Southern Zhao had not had many opportunities. He planned to take a good trip to Denglai and get to know the Xinghan Alliance in depth.

On July 25, Liu Xinqi and Liu Zhimu returned to Penglai in a steam engine carriage, while Li Gang and Xu Han stayed in Baishiwan.

The first thing to do when returning to Baishiwan is to go to the institute.

This time I stayed in the institute for ten days and didn't come out until August [-]th.

In the past ten days, Liu Xinqi has passed on all the knowledge he knows about trains to the researchers in the research team. Basically, it is superficial, but the key points have greatly improved the progress of the research.

For example, train wheels, because Liu Xinqi has seen train wheels from later generations and watched some short videos on wheel knowledge, he knows what the wheel shape should be, and he knows that wheel treads are divided into two types: tapered and wear-shaped, and wear-type is better than tapered. , but it is difficult to manufacture. You can use the tapered shape first and slowly develop the wear type.

Knowing the structure of the switch directly solves the problem of train separation.

Knowing the composition of the railway embankment, skipped the fumbling and trying in the road construction process.

…and many more

With Liu Xinqi's participation, a simple train model was produced in ten days. A small steam engine was used as the locomotive, pulling several simple carriages, and the train ran in circles on the wooden track.

This train model is simpler than the toys sold to children in later generations, but after simple calculations, most researchers in the research team are still full of praise for this advanced mode of transportation.

There are some exceptions.

"Why does it have to be limited to fixed tracks? I think steam engine carriages are very good. They can run around on the road and go wherever they want." One researcher asked his doubts.

"You are right. Steam engine carriages are indeed more free, but the load capacity is limited. A steam engine with the same horsepower can pull more than ten times more weight on the track than a carriage. And on special tracks, steam engines can be made very huge. On the road Because of the limited bearing capacity of the road surface, there is an upper limit on the weight of the cargo carried." Gao Hui explained that he is indeed a super-intelligent person who can do it all with just one click.

"Gao Hui is right, the cargo capacity of trains is unmatched by steam carriages." Liu Xinqi added: "You should study carefully and strive to be able to transport supplies to the front line by trains during the next large-scale war. By then our The results will definitely be greater.”

"Try your best!" Liu Zhimu promised.

"Just keep an eye on it." Gao Hui also said.

This time, the institute has more than 400 two-star or above general cards, more than doubling the original quota of warriors, greatly increasing the institute's manpower. The leaders of the two institutes have greatly improved their morale and are gearing up to prepare. Go for it.

Research projects that were not launched in the past due to lack of manpower have been quickly launched in recent days, and research funds have also been rising.

When he returned to the alliance headquarters, Liu Xinqi discovered that Liu Lizhen was back.

After Liu Lizhen learned that Liu Xinqi had returned to Penglai, he immediately approached the League Office.

"You are so anxious to come back. Is it because things are not going well there?" Liu Xinqi asked.

"It's not unsatisfactory. The progress of troop formation is pretty good, but I just feel something is wrong, so I'll come back to discuss it with you." Liu Lizhen replied.

"You said." "There are a total of nine prefecture-level armies on Jingdong East Road. Seven of them have been recovered by us. The remaining Yucheng and Linyi in Qizhou have not been recovered. The Huaiyang army has not yet entered. Xiapi and Suqian have been It’s in the hands of Nan Zhao.”

"After all, there are a total of 38 counties on Jingdong East Road. Four counties are not under our jurisdiction, and 34 counties need to recruit garrison troops to garrison."

"Of the nine prefecture-level troops on the east and west routes of Beijing, only Yanzhou has been fully occupied by us. Some prefectures and counties in Yunzhou, Jezhou and Xuzhou have been recovered by us. The other prefectures have not intervened yet."

"After all, there are a total of 43 counties on the east and west roads of Beijing. Only [-] counties are under our jurisdiction and need to recruit garrison troops to garrison them."

Teng County had been recaptured by Liu Xinang's army on July [-]th.

"Yes, there are currently a total of 48 counties under the jurisdiction of the Xinghan League." Liu Xinqi nodded and waited for Liu Lizhen to continue.

"Previously, the eight counties of Denglai recruited [-] garrison troops. These soldiers were basically trained as new recruits. Not only were they easy to manage, but they also had very good discipline. They played a very positive role in the security of a county. .”

"But now the forty newly recovered counties need to recruit 4 garrison soldiers. These garrison soldiers can only be recruited from local veterans. These soldiers are not only difficult to discipline, but also bully good people. .”

"Is there such a thing?" Liu Xinqi was a little surprised.

In the past, I had thought about emergencies and selected some strong soldiers from so many prisoners. I could always screen out some good soldiers and then slowly train them locally.However, judging from Liu Lizhen's reaction, the effect of this was not satisfactory.

"I can't lie to you anymore. I'm used to using elites who have been trained as recruits. It's really unbearable to see these rabble." Liu Lizhen rubbed his temples, as if he was very angry with those soldiers.

"Then what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, can we recruit new soldiers again? Even if the training time is shortened, it would be better than directly recruiting prisoners of surrender." Liu Lizhen suggested.

Seeing that Liu Xinqi did not directly agree, Liu Lizhen continued to increase the pressure: "When the time comes, these recruits will be assigned to outside the countryside. Those who are unaccompanied can only rely on us to prosper the Han Alliance. We will also have stronger control over the garrison."

It is an unspoken rule for future generations to serve as soldiers in different places, and what Liu Lizhen said makes sense.

"Then what to do with these garrison soldiers who have been recruited?" Liu Xinqi asked, wanting to see if Liu Lizhen had thought carefully.

"This is not simple. Those who don't want to be soldiers are allowed to go home and farm, and they are given land rent discounts for a certain period of time, or they can work in factories. Those who want to be soldiers are selected to be honest and enter the new barracks to be reworked and accept our work. The Han League will retrain on military discipline, and after leaving the camp, they will be qualified soldiers," Liu Lizhen replied.

"Okay, let's leave this matter to the Ministry of War." Liu Xinqi nodded. He should have expanded his troops after expanding his territory. He saw the steam locomotive before and went into the research institute. It had been delayed for less than half a month. Fortunately, Liu Lizhen took the initiative to mention it.

"How many people will be recruited, according to actual needs?" Liu Lizhen asked.

"Recruit more." Liu Xinqi made a mental calculation: "Recruit 10 people, of which 1 are recruited as sailors. Later, the navy's new mountain-class battleships will also need to be controlled by soldiers."

(End of this chapter)