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Chapter 507: The Quiet Military Reform

"Long live my lord, it's the staff officer from Guangzhou who has returned. I have something important to ask and I would like to see him and report it in person."

Wang Chengen quickly ran back with a metal waistband, panting and looking solemn. Although he was not qualified to ask the visitor what he wanted to report specifically, he also knew that asking the palace door to be opened was definitely not an ordinary matter.

"Staff officer from Guangzhou? Naval staff officer?" Maybe he was too tired, or maybe it was because the number of staff officers was increasing. Hong Tao didn't understand for a while which staff officer was so eager to see him.

"Wang Datou from the Statistics Department of the General Staff Headquarters..." Even though there was no one in the hall at this time, Wang Chengen still took half a step closer and revealed the identity of the person in the lowest voice.

This department sounds like it is under the General Staff. In fact, most of the staff officers in the General Staff, Naval Staff, and Army Staff do not know that the Statistics Department exists. It was established completely secretly by the emperor. Its nature is similar to that of Gecko, except that most of its members are from the Kaihu Division and are normal people, not eunuchs.

"Wang Datou..."

Every time he heard this name, the image of a skinny little boy with a big head would appear in Hong Tao's mind. He was only eight years old at the time and knew his surname was Wang, but his name and place of origin were unclear.

Thirty-six is ​​his number. Every child officially adopted by the Temple of Europa will have one. The bed, rice bowl, locker, and clothes are all distinguished by this number.

After being transferred to the Kaifushi Division, all graduates will be given a national surname and the number will be used as a name. Regardless of whether there is an original name or not, it will only exist in secret files and will not be used publicly again.

"My servant was negligent. It was Zhu Sanliu. Long live your forgiveness!" Seeing the emperor's eyes, Wang Chengen immediately realized that he had made a mistake and quickly changed his words.

"It seems that the artillery issue has something to do with it. Let him come in and get me some breakfast. He may not have eaten the double portion." Hong Tao did not pursue the matter any further. The change of name was not so much for To keep it secret, it is better to say that it is easy to remember.

There are hundreds of children who have graduated from Kaito Division. I really can’t remember so many names. It is much more convenient to change it to a number. Regardless of memory or not, just by counting the number, you can roughly understand when the person entered and graduated, which is more convenient for management.

"Datou, are you still adapting to the new job?" But all rules and disciplines have exceptions. For example, the emperor does not have to abide by them. I just finished teaching Wang Chengen a lesson, and in the blink of an eye he became a negative example.

"Thanks to Lord Long Live, Thirty-Six has made some small gains in his first mission, and has made a small contribution." Zhu Sanliu himself had no objection to the title of emperor. He stood at attention and clenched a fist with one hand. If it reaches chest level, it is considered a great salute.

"Is this the rush to enter the palace or the smuggling of artillery?" Hong Tao has no assessment requirements for the work of the Statistics Department. This department is the prototype of the future standard intelligence agency. When it is just launched, results are not important. Training and screening of suitable talents, Gradually forming a set of effective management methods is the key.

However, it is not a bad thing to get some useful information by hunting rabbits. Zhu Sanliu is one of the lucky ones. By virtue of his discovery of the artillery smuggling case, he was promoted from commander to captain and awarded the title of Armed Forces Lieutenant.

The military commander system of the Ming Dynasty was similar to that of civilian officials, and was divided into four types: life officers, casual officers, honorary officers, and appointment officers. Mingguan, also called official, was formally appointed by the emperor according to rank. There were twelve levels in total, from the left and right governors of the first rank to the trial hundred households of the sixth rank. Casual officials are also called casual ranks. Titles such as Doctor Guanglu and General Hussars only represent the level of awards and certain benefits they enjoy. They do not have actual positions or errands. They are similar to the medals of later generations. Ranks are supplementary to casual officials and have no impact on actual duties and salaries.

Appointment officers are temporarily assigned positions, such as admiral, general manager, commander-in-chief, bearing the seal of General XX, etc. They have no rank or rank. After completing specific tasks and fighting specific battles, and returning the seal, the position will be revoked.

Hong Tao felt that this system was too cumbersome. In the later stage, a person would have N titles, which was more symbolic than practical, so he changed it when he established the navy.

But because I was lazy and didn't want to go to great lengths to redesign a brand new system, I didn't completely overthrow the old system and start a new one. I just summarized and simplified it on its basis.

The new military career system has only two categories, full service and honorary service. The main positions still follow the twelve levels of the life officer, plus the unqualified captains, chiefs, corps commanders, soldiers, and pawns, for a total of seventeen levels.

The honorary rank is a combination of honorary officers and casual officers, ranging from the first rank to the sixth rank, a total of twelve levels. However, in order to allow ordinary soldiers to also have the right to obtain honors, three new levels of Feiqiwei, Yunqiwei, and Wuqiwei have been added, which specifically correspond to captains, commanders, corps commanders, and soldiers without ranks. Death.

At the same time, the role of the meritorious service has been improved. It is no longer a simple standard of honor and salary. Two new very practical concepts have been added, which together with the official position fully reflect the value of soldiers.

If you encounter a special situation on the battlefield and all the full-time officers are killed in battle, leaving only soldiers or pawns, and it is impossible to distinguish between high and low by position, you can use the honorary title as the honor, and whoever gets the higher honorary title will get it. Command the team.

When a soldier retires from active service due to injury or other reasons, his official position will be cancelled, but his honorary position will remain until his death and is partially related to his civilian position. Relying on honorary titles, veterans can obtain corresponding positions in local areas or receive corresponding allowances in recognition of their merits in fighting for the country.

Why were ancient people so afraid of joining the army? It's not that I'm afraid of danger, or that I'm timid by nature. There's only one reason: the interests are not guaranteed and the price/performance ratio is too low.

Studying and taking the imperial examination, even if you are only a scholar, can bring tangible benefits to individuals and families. If you happen to be promoted to Jinshi, you will not only become a master in this life, but you will also be able to benefit from it for several lifetimes, and it is the most cost-effective.

When a businessman does business, even if he sets up a small stall, as long as he budgets carefully and is not afraid of trouble, he can still save some family property for future generations. If you have a little better luck and seize the opportunity, you may be able to make a lot of money every day, and the price-performance ratio is not bad.

Although it is a bit hard to learn a craft as a craftsman, as the saying goes, it is better to have a skill in your hand than to have a thousand pieces of gold in your hand. No matter what dynasty comes, and no matter who becomes the emperor, craftsmen will not suffer too much. It is not difficult to make ends meet. Although the price/performance ratio is not very high, it is better than stability.

Don’t learn anything, just be a farmer, go out early every day and come back late every day to work hard in the fields, face the loess and back to the sky, rely on hard work to make a living. It is indeed a bit difficult to get rich, and sometimes you have to be bullied by God, and the price/performance ratio is low .

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