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Chapter 1472 Conquering the Empire (18)

To this question, only Zhou Wen, a part-time adjutant, could answer. He didn't even think about it, and immediately said: "Master, because of the previous resolution to increase the combat effectiveness of the reserve force, all the strong men in our territory have undergone military training. It can be said that there are as many strong men as there are." However, without affecting people's livelihood, after deducting the instructors who need to train new recruits and the troops required for garrisoning, there are only two infantry brigades that can be used now."

After thinking for a while, Zhao Hu said: "Well, transfer these two infantry brigades and a cavalry regiment. Then transfer a group of low-level officers. Our Qin family's territory can't transfer too many troops. Troops still have to be recruited from the mainland of the empire.”

Peter hurriedly nodded in agreement: "Yes, it is true that we must recruit troops in the empire, otherwise all of our troops are from the southeast peninsula, which will definitely cause trouble."

"Then how many soldiers are we planning to recruit? Now the people in the territory here, especially the slaves, are all looking forward to changing their destiny by joining the army." Zhou Wen asked.

Zhao Hu thought for a while and said: "You can't recruit too much at one time. First recruit [-] strong men, select outstanding personnel to form two reserve brigades, and after training for a period of time, select a brigade's regular soldiers, and other brigades. What do you think of the formation of an integrated division after the brigade is disbanded?"

Zhou Wen nodded without any objection, but Peter said with some doubts: "My lord, I think it's better to organize the 3 people newly recruited into a separate brigade? Let them directly enter the current brigade Internally, if there is a malpractice in daily contact, the world will definitely discover the identity of our soldiers, and it may not be good to cause trouble."

"Lord Peter, if you want to win people's hearts, you can only treat the other party as your own. Your proposal is tantamount to treating those young and strong as outsiders!" Zhou Wen interjected dissatisfied.

If he hadn't had a good friendship with Peter, and he had also investigated Peter's loyalty to Zhao Hu, Zhou Wen would have already yelled at him at this time.

Peter said with a bitter face: "Master Zhou Wen, think about it, the soldiers with the lowest rank in our brigade are all warriors, and those strong men can only be suppressed and unable to move after joining the army, even talented people can't move." Get promoted, because no samurai is willing to obey a superior who is just a villager. Rather than wasting so many rural talents, it is better to form a new army."

Zhou Wen blinked, and said with some doubts: 'Let them form a single battalion?We don't send officers? "

"How is this possible? Of course we need to send officers." Peter said that Zhou Wen immediately interrupted.

"That's it. Since there is a separate battalion, we still have to be led by our warriors. How is this different from what the Lord said just now?"

Peter hesitated for a moment, then carefully lowered his voice and said: "In fact, most of our warriors can only serve as low-level officers, and most of the officers above the regiment are not qualified.

If this is the case, it is better to disperse them. This will not only satisfy the desire of these warriors to be officers, but also allow capable people to take the position. After all, even the soldiers in the brigade are now warriors. It is too difficult to become an officer. up.

Finally, in this way, the soldiers can also firmly control the grassroots troops. Even if the officer who rules a division in the future has a double heart, he will not be able to command the troops! "

Zhou Wen's face changed, what did Peter mean by this?Is it implying that there are rebels in the army?It seems that I have to review the officers above the level of the captain.

And Zhao Hu frowned, listening to what Peter said, he just knew that the warrior system under his command was too large.

But Zhao Hu thought for a while, then smiled and said: "Peter's suggestion is good, we will implement it like this, but let's spread another order.

The ranks of warriors and scribes are just honorary titles among the people. In the yamen, the rank is determined by the official position, and in the army, the rank is determined by the rank. Those who are punished according to the regulations. "

Hearing this, Peter accepted the order with his eyes shining in admiration.

With this order, samurai and scribes will not dare to be so arrogant, and samurai scribes will not have much opinion. After all, no one will be a political and military personnel for a lifetime, and retiring from the army will not affect their status and wealth among the people.

The rank system of samurai and scribes still has the power to make people obsessed, so that people with the rank of scribes and samurai are more careful in doing things. Who wants to commit crimes and be deprived of their ranks?

"My lord, do you want to conquer other warlords now? Or let the warlords we bought join us to increase our prestige and territory?" Zhou Wen asked enthusiastically.

Peter, who was about to leave, was shocked when he heard the words: "No, my lord! We are enough to attract attention now. If several warlords suddenly appear to join us, I am afraid that they will immediately become the enemy of all the warlords in the coastal province!"

"Uh, although it's true that it's better not to be too ostentatious, but obviously we are much stronger than them, and we still have to stand aside and stare blankly?" Zhou Wen said with a frown.

Seeing that Zhao Hu was waiting intently for his answer, Peter hurriedly said, "At the moment, there is no way to do this, it would be bad if the world thought we were militaristic.

However, it is very simple to solve this matter. According to the estimates of the servants, after the lord presents a statement to the imperial capital, the imperial capital will definitely give the lord an official title. When we have a righteous name, no one can say anything about us no matter how ostentatious we are. "

"Great fame? The crown prince of the imperial capital occupies the imperial capital. Although the imperial capital has a lot of money, materials and population, it is an isolated island. What is remarkable is that it has won a few victories at the beginning. What righteous reputation can it have? And in the In this era of warlord separatism, is righteousness still useful?" I want to ask very puzzled.

Peter smiled and said: "Hehe, that's right, it is indeed a warlord regime, but it is not a feudal regime. At this time, no one dares and no one is willing to stand up and be the first to be the king, even the princes are not Dare to do so. If there is one, only the crown prince in the imperial capital dares to become the first emperor in the entire empire."

"Why can he? Other princes can't?" Zhou Wen was extremely puzzled.

Peter raised a finger: "It's very simple. The first reason is that although it is well known, according to imperial practice, the crown prince is only the eldest son, not necessarily the future emperor.

But literally, the title "Prince" originally meant the future emperor. After being a prince for more than ten years, the emperor passed away and the prince ran away. The entire imperial capital left a prince, not the prince who registered as the successor. Who else could the emperor be?It's justifiably so smooth that it can't be more smooth! "

Peter raised another finger: "Secondly, the ministers who support the Crown Prince are the Marshal and the Prime Minister, both of whom are the most important ministers in the empire, and they are respectively the leaders of civil and military officials. Their connections and prestige are almost all over the world, and they are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As long as these two people bow down to the crown prince and swear allegiance to the crown prince during the enthronement ceremony, the people of the empire will immediately recognize the crown prince as the new emperor. Even if they dare not admit it because of the existence of warlords, they will admit it in their hearts. "

Speaking of this, Peter smiled and waved his hands: "With these two conditions, the righteous name of the crown prince is established. As for the money, material and manpower of the imperial capital, these are just things that allow the crown prince to gain a firm foothold. Not very important.

Therefore, with the righteous title of the imperial capital, we can reduce our troubles in the empire, and it is not difficult to even attract talents to join us.So the lord's decision to report to the imperial capital is really a coup! "

"Then... now we can only wait for the letter from the imperial capital before proceeding with the next round of offensive?" Xiang asked with some reluctance.

No wonder he is like this, who told him that he is the person who most hopes that his master can gain great power in a very short period of time?

"Hehe, it's actually not bad. We also need time to digest and absorb the current population and territory. At the same time, the newly recruited Bingding will need a period of time to exercise."

Zhao Hu couldn't help laughing when he saw Zhou Wen's uneasy expression: "Of course, although we can't send troops, we can still send secret guards out, and we can try to buy warlords. Automatic chaos.

In this way, maybe when we are ready, we can wipe out the entire coastal province with great ease.As for whether it can be done, it depends on the results of your work, Zhou Wen. "

Want to ask immediately smiled, and said excitedly: "Master, as long as you give the order, all the warlord leaders in the seaside province will be assassinated on the same day!"

As soon as Zhou Wen said this, Peter's heart jumped immediately.

Oh my god, my lord's secret guard system is so powerful!You must know that there are dozens of warlords in the seaside province, none of them are idle people, and they are all in different places.I want to ask, how dare you say that they were killed on the same day?Is this what it is!Isn't it a boast?

Zhao Hu immediately shook his head and said: "If they die on the same day, then we will be the only warlord left in the whole province. In this way, the warlords in the whole world may regard us as enemies. This way is too eye-catching. It shall not be carried out until a critical moment.

Now let the secret guards monitor every move of these warlords, especially lurking around the main personnel. It is best to provoke and frame several powerful warlords to fight each other and consume their strength! "

"Yes!"

Zhou Wen also knew.If it really made it so conspicuous, then my master would have attracted the attention of the whole world. Knowing that my master's assassin is so powerful, anyone would put the master at the top of the enemy, and would definitely strike first. So although Zhou Wen was not happy, he followed orders.

(End of this chapter)