1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 786 Military Power
On October 1662, 10, Black Hills Barracks (near Palmerston, Australia today).

A not-so-large-scale military parade is being held in the Montenegro military camp. The participating troops mainly include cavalry, army, artillery, coastal defense troops, and heavy troops. On the school field.

The color of the Qianwu 20-style military uniforms is still dominated by the traditional blue-black military uniforms, which are divided into dresses, regular uniforms and combat uniforms.Dresses are characterized by solemnity, beauty and might; ordinary clothes are simple and generous; combat uniforms are naturally simple and durable, and focus on practicality on the battlefield.

The Qianwu 20-style dress is distributed to officers above the school lieutenant and is worn on important ceremonial occasions and during visits between countries. The material of the dress is pure woolen material. The accessories fully display the military appearance of the officers, and show the national prestige and military prestige of Daqi (refer to a certain rabbit's 1955-style military uniform).

Dresses and casual clothes, the style of the hat is a large-brimmed hat, the hat emblem is a perfect circle, the middle is the totem of the yellow dragon, and the crossed swords are added on both sides.The cap wall is navy blue, the army cap tile has red floss on the top, the navy has white floss, and the bottom has natural floss.

General's epaulettes, Hussar General (Admiral): full gold, 4 general-level star badges; Zhenguo General (Lieutenant General): full gold, 3 general-level star badges; Guangwei General (Major General): full gold Gold base, 2 general-level star badges; General Mingwei (Brigadier General): full gold base, 1 general-level star badge.

中阶军官肩章：昭信校尉（上校）：2条纵线，3颗校级星徽；翎麾校尉（中校）：2条纵线，2颗校级星徽；宣节校尉（少校）：2条纵线，1颗校级星徽。

低阶军官肩章：御武校尉（上尉）：1条纵线，3颗尉级星徽；仁勇校尉（中尉）：1条纵线，2颗尉级星徽；陪戎校尉（少尉）：1条纵线，1颗尉级星徽。

The officer's coat style is large lapel, double-breasted, and the color is the same as the army and navy coat.The fabrics are distinguished by rank: generals and school are pure wool breeches, and lieutenants are cotton twill.

Qi’s Military and Political Department made major adjustments last month. The Marine Corps finally became independent from the Navy and established the Army Department. Together with the previously established Navy Department, it formed the Military Command Department as the military’s combat and command organization.

The power of Qi's military is also adjusted and divided into command power and daily administrative power, and is in charge of two completely different systems.The command power is generally in the charge of the military command department, which authorizes the corresponding generals to specifically command the army to fight.The daily administrative powers and responsibilities are in charge of the military ministers and the General Logistics Department, which carry out training, weapons purchase and maintenance, personnel management, logistics management, etc.

The commander of the military command in charge of combat cannot manage the army at ordinary times. He only gets the command power in wartime, and he must hand over power after the war ends.The military ministers can train and organize troops on a daily basis, but they have no command authority and cannot use troops to fight.Without the authorization of the General Staff Headquarters and the Cabinet Department of War, the General Logistics Department shall not distribute combat readiness materials to the troops at will.

The commander of the military order department and the ministers of the military services, the general logistics department, the general equipment department, and the general staff department together form the highest military organ in Qi State, while the cabinet military department controls the armed forces and reserves of the township soldiers in various places, and has the right to review the appointment of middle and senior officers. In the end, King Qi took over the command.

Today is the day when the Army was formally established.As soon as it was established, the army immediately held this army parade, and invited officials and officers such as the King of Qi, the Military and Political Department, the General Staff Department, and the Ministry of War under the cabinet to watch the ceremony.

Qi Dajiang, deputy chief of the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs and chief of the Ministry of the Navy, dressed in the uniform of General Zhen Guo (Lieutenant General) and stood majestically on a horse in front of the army formation. The Chief of the Army Department and General Guangwei (Major General) Niu Hu reported to him in high spirits , all the troops to be reviewed are ready and request a separate military parade.

Qi Dajiang glanced at the more than ten square teams and more than [-] officers and soldiers (half of them were armed rural soldiers and army cadets) on the school's military field, and nodded solemnly, indicating that Niu Hu could start the military parade.

A high-pitched horn sounded, and then, under the beat of rhythmic drums, one after another, the parade teams, carrying muskets on their shoulders, followed a huge red and yellow dragon flag in a high-spirited posture, and lined up to the parade stand one after another.

When the marching queue was about to approach the reviewing stand, all the officers and soldiers turned into walking forward, holding bayonet-mounted muskets in both hands, and striding forward solemnly. , an inexplicable excitement arose in an instant.

Looking at the queues in front of him, Qi Tian felt a sense of déjà vu, and couldn't help showing an imperceptible wicked smile on his face.After more than [-] years of construction and development, our army of Qi has the temperament and appearance of modern soldiers of later generations.What is missing now is nothing more than quantitative scale and historical background.Presumably, with decades of development, this mighty division representing Chinese civilization will definitely be able to step onto the world stage and compete with European powers for the survival and development space of our Chinese nation.

"Father, the child also wants to join the army!" A 12-year-old boy looked up at Qi Tian with an envious look on his face.

"You are still young, no matter how good you are, you will be raised for a few years, and you will be able to train in the army like your elder brothers." Qi Tian stretched out his hand and rubbed the boy's head, and said dotingly.

"My child wants to join the army now and become a soldier of our Great Qi Kingdom." Qi Zili's eyes shone brightly, and he pointed to a parade queue, "Just like the third brother is doing now!"

Qi Tian looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a mighty officer in front of the approaching formation, holding a saber in his hand, and slammed forward, the entire formation immediately changed into kicking and marching, and all the officers and soldiers faced Turning his head to the right, he stared at the direction of King Qi on the review platform at no more than 45 degrees. The leader of the queue commander was Qi Zi'an.

"The third child in our family has graduated from a military academy?" Qi Tian turned to ask his chief guard.

"Back to the king, three...Qi Zian has graduated from the army school, and now belongs to the first company of the fifth mixed battalion of the army, and serves as the second lieutenant trainee platoon leader." Wang Shaofu, chief guard and Lieutenant (Lieutenant Colonel) Linghui of the Imperial Guard bowed Shen replied: "...the troops they are in will be sent to Guangning (now Cilegon City, Java Island, Indonesia) next month to change defense with the previous garrison troops."

"What is the situation in the Straits Administration?"

"The situation has eased much more than it did three years ago. However, there are still sporadic natives who refuse to accept the kingship, and the army and local soldiers are needed to suppress it."

Hearing this, Qi Tian nodded, then stretched out his hand to rub Qi Zili's head again, and turned his gaze to the reviewing queue.

The location of the Guangning Strait (Sunda Strait) is critical, and Qi State naturally attaches great importance to the territories on both sides of the strait cut from the Kingdom of Banten Sultan, and it must be permanently controlled in its hands.Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, the State of Qi set up a separate strait management area here, and also expelled and relocated the local natives on a large scale to reduce the existence of the aborigines. Operate as if it were local.

Therefore, this colonial model of vacating the cage and changing the bird immediately aroused fierce resistance from the local natives. In addition, the Qi State implemented a high-pressure policy on the true god believers in the local area and imposed a special poll tax, which also made the natives dissatisfied. Frequent attacks on local immigrants.

In order to stabilize the local situation, the Qi military deployed a mixed battalion in Guangning and Zhaoping (from today's Sumatra, Indonesia to Banda Lampung City in the east).In addition, all the self-rescue troops of the two decommissioned battalions were placed in the newly occupied territories on both sides of the strait for armed colonization.
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After the military parade, Qi Dajiang did not return to Jianye City by train with many officials, but rode with his brother Qi Dahai and more than a dozen entourages to the mountains in the northeast of New Huai'an City, where he was going to hunt and relax inner anxiety.

"Second brother, do you have something on your mind recently?" Riding on a horse, he ran to a hillside and looked at the lush forest in the distance. Seeing Qi Dajiang stationed here, he was silent for a long time, and Qi Dahai couldn't help asking.

"What can I do?" Qi Dajiang shook his head and gave a wry smile, "Now that the affairs of the military department are becoming more and more detailed, the affairs I can handle are also getting less and less. It is nothing more than signing a report among many professional officers. Calligraphy and painting bet, in the end, it is still up to the king to make the final decision."

"..." Qi Dahai heard the words, stared at Qi Dajiang for a while, and then asked softly: "But you are dissatisfied with the king...?"

"...Brother, how can I be dissatisfied with the king?" Qi Dajiang was startled, and said quickly: "Don't tell me, he is the Lord of Hanzhou, the king of Daqi, he is our relative Brother, I definitely won't feel dissatisfied with him!"

"However, your performance is clearly dissatisfied with the king." Qi Dahai glanced at the entourage and guards scattered around the corner of his eye, and said in a low voice: "Today the Ministry of the Army held a military parade. , until the end of the exercise, you did not communicate with the king. Do you feel a little bit of resentment in your heart for the king's reorganization of the military department and the establishment of multiple military agencies, which scattered the power in your hands?"

"I..., I didn't..." Qi Dajiang's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Qi Dahai nervously, "How can I feel resentment towards the king. I just feel..., I feel... Your majesty doesn't trust me anymore. He wants to deprive me of power, and let the civil servants of the cabinet and military department divide some of the powers of the military department, so your majesty is... suspicious of me!"

"So, you are dissatisfied with the king?"

"Brother, I'm not dissatisfied with him." Qi Dajiang said aggrievedly: "I just feel... a bit of chills! I am loyal to him, and I have never had any dissatisfaction. Back then, my uncle (Cao Xiong) had several times during his lifetime. Warn me, Xiaotian will be the master of Hanzhou in the future, let me support and protect him wholeheartedly, not to covet him, let alone fight among himself. In the past twenty years, I have never failed him in my work. He is conscientious, dedicated to his duties, and never dares to slack off. I helped him build a navy, enhance his military strength, and even personally lead troops to fight the enemy at sea several times. It can be said that he has spent countless efforts on the development and strength of Qi. ... Xiaotian, he shouldn't be suspicious of me like this!"

"Second brother!" Qi Dahai opened his eyes wide with anger, and shouted sharply, "Are you going to die?"

"Does he still dare... to kill me?"

"He is a king, and you are a minister, so why dare not kill you?" Qi Dahai hissed, "In the past dynasties, in the emperor's family, fathers killed sons, sons killed fathers, and brothers killed each other. There are few such cases. ?"

"He really dared to kill me..."

"Why don't you dare?" Qi Dahai said coldly: "As long as you dare to threaten the status and power of the king, who can't be killed!"

"I'm his second brother,... my dear second brother." Qi Dajiang said tremblingly.

"During the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong also killed several of his brothers."

"Xiao Tian... Your Majesty, you are not such a person..."

"But if you don't know how to advance and retreat, and act recklessly, then the king will definitely kill you."

"I didn't act recklessly! I just felt...I felt dissatisfied in my heart, and I didn't have any dissatisfaction!"

"Second brother, you are No.1 in Qi's army, and you are the king's brother. Countless people are watching your every word and deed." Qi Dahai said earnestly: "I know that you are absolutely loyal to the king. There is no disagreement. But, don't you feel that your previous authority was too heavy? Most of Qi's military power is in your hands, and all the navy and marines in the country are at your disposal. To put it bluntly, if you want to If you do something rebellious to the king, no one can stop you!"

"I... Although I have these rights, I have never had any unreasonable thoughts!"

"You don't have the intention of treason, but can you guarantee that your successor won't have other thoughts after having these powers? You can guarantee that there will be no ambitious people in your subordinates, who will encourage you to make great achievements. Rebellion?" Qi Dahai held up his whip, and lightly tapped Qi Dajiang's shoulder, "Your Majesty's move is to preserve the friendship between your monarchs and ministers, and the brotherhood."

"I... I still want to do my best to support the king for more than ten years, so that our Daqi Kingdom will be stronger and more prosperous."

"Second brother, the king has been on the throne for 20 years, and he is also in his forties." Qi Dahai said leisurely, "He is no longer the ignorant boy he was more than 20 years ago!"

"..."

"Also, do you think your abilities are worthy of great responsibility?"

"..." Qi Dajiang stared blankly at his elder brother.

"I heard a teacher in the school once said a very reasonable saying: if virtue is not worthy, there will be disaster; Dahai looked at Qi Dajiang who looked panic-stricken, shook his head and said, "For more than 50 years, you have been able to occupy this high position, isn't it because of your relationship with the king? Hehe..., we are all in our [-]s Sometimes, when it’s time to let go, you have to let go, don’t be too greedy.”

Half a month later, King Qi received a resignation letter from Qi Dajiang, claiming that he was old and weak, lacking in energy, and was already embarrassed to take on the responsibility.

However, King Qi returned the resignation letter without accepting it.At the same time, an order was issued to promote Qi Dajiang to the rank of General Hussars (Admiral), and to give him the title of Lord of the Town, which is as glorious as ever.

(End of this chapter)