Wild North America 1846

Palace of Qinzheng
The Army Staff Headquarters is making a report on the current situation in North America, involving the military's combat readiness arrangements, mobilization, and cooperation with the kingdom's immigration policy. The content is quite rich and dry.

"...

The general offensive of the Northern Army did not achieve the expected results, which further stimulated the sensitive nerves of the United States. They invested too much in this civil war. The South could not afford to lose, and neither could the North.

So from November 11nd
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill for the third national military mobilization, and President James Buchanan officially signed it, intending to double the strength of the Northern Army from the current 3 to a target of 70 million.

The corresponding Confederate governments responded by quickly passing a new round of national military mobilization orders, trying to increase the number of military troops to 110 million in a short period of time, responding with a tough stance to the expansion of war pressure from the North.

In view of the fact that the current situation in North America is going out of control, the Army Staff Headquarters has drawn up a targeted military expansion plan to deal with the current crisis in North America.

The plan has been approved by Parliament and has been transmitted to His Majesty.

The army expansion plan will be implemented in two steps;
In the first step, the 1 mainland recruits who are currently being trained at the Salt Lake City military base will gradually enter the field forces in various places to replenish their strength starting this month. This move will bring the total army of the kingdom to 18.6.

The specific distribution is compiled as follows;

All the 12 Class A divisions across the country will be expanded, with a three-regiment system of 6300 to 6500 people, and will be further expanded to a five-regiment system. Each division will also retain an additional recruitment regiment and training camp. The force is about 5.

There are currently 16 second-level divisions in the country that have all supplementary establishments, and must reach a full-staffed scale of 6500 people, and strengthen wartime training.

There are currently 7 C-level fortress garrison divisions in the country, and the gaps in the number of troops have all been filled, reaching a scale of 4200 people and strengthening training.

The Royal Guards have newly added three first-class field cavalry divisions, namely the Royal Oregon Cavalry Division, the Royal Colorado Cavalry Division, and the Royal Omaha Cavalry Division. The total number of each division is 1.2.

through the above measures
It will be able to absorb the existing 18.6 mainland recruits, and the new establishment of each division will be completed before the end of the year. After combined training, it is expected to have full combat effectiveness by March next year.

The second step is to further strengthen the investment in training recruits on the mainland, and strengthen the strength of transoceanic troop transport, with the intention of reaching the goal of transporting 1858 people to North America every month by the end of 2.5.

Thus

By the end of June next year, the kingdom has the ability to gather about 6 well-trained troops, plus the 18 mobilized militiamen on Paradise Island, and there will be 5 troops ready to use at any time.

Taken together, the total size of the two can reach 53 troops, which is enough to deal with the current chaos in North America.

At this stage..."

Lord Dai Changfu, Chief of Staff, read the military mobilization plan at length. From his calm tone, he could hear the storm that was about to sweep across North America.

This plan took into account the basic policy of the Tang Kingdom focusing on economic construction, and recruited soldiers from the increase in immigration as much as possible, so as not to disrupt the plan to introduce more than 1859 million immigrants in 135.

The new round of construction boom by the Royal Government requires more labor from the mainland in order to maintain the momentum of rapid economic development and achieve an overall leap in economic scale.

Use the opportunity of the current North American Civil War to surpass and further widen the gap with the economic aggregate of the northern United States, and move towards a higher goal.

The military strives to send 2.5 new recruits to the North American continent every month, which is 30 a year. This puts forward higher requirements for the current ability of transoceanic immigration.

The extra 30 mainland recruits for this year will be achieved by the 4200-ton immigrant ship that is rushing to work day and night in the dock. These behemoths in the world's oceans can comfortably transport [-] immigrants at a time, providing enough spacious personal space .

If it is slightly squeezed, 6000 people can be accommodated, but the living environment will be much worse.

Based on the calculation that each ship operates 6 voyages per year, only more than 10 30-ton immigrant ships are needed to complete the annual average [-] immigration transport task. The capacity is amazing, and it can also significantly reduce the cost of shipping companies.

There are more than 370 steam freighters, 53 professional immigration ships, and 11 cruise ships running on the two golden immigration routes across the Pacific North Line and the Central Line, all of which are medium and large iron steam ships of more than 3000 tons to more than 6000 tons , is also the most powerful transoceanic shipping capacity in the world today.

nowadays

There are 21 5-ton immigrant ships and large cargo ships being built in major coastal shipyards, of which there are [-] immigrant ships, four of which are ordered by Royal Pacific Shipping Company, the largest ocean shipping company controlled by the royal family, and will be invested in Pacific immigration routes.

Under the Royal Pacific Lines program;
Some small-tonnage immigrant ships and cruise ships will be put into the route from the southern provinces of the mainland to New Xi’an, or the route from Paradise Island New Xi’an to Donggang, Hawaii to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to Central America or the coastal routes of South America to rationally allocate capacity.

The 12-ton large immigrant ship will be used for the direct route from Xi'an or Donggang to Los Angeles. In this way, the utilization rate of large immigrant ships will increase linearly, reaching one round trip per month and [-] voyages per year.

Li Chagao sat on the throne, and after Lord Dai Changfu's long report, he tapped on the imperial case lightly with his hand, reminding some distracted cabinet ministers to concentrate, and then said;

"As the military said, the current civil war situation in North America has rapidly slipped out of control. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, and the battlefield is getting wider. It is not surprising that it has spread to the Datang Kingdom.

under these circumstances
It is necessary to strengthen the armament, guard the gate of the country, and send a clear message to the subjects and our neighbors that the Tang Kingdom is sacred and inviolable, and the expansion of the army is imperative.

The military's military expansion plan is rigorously demonstrated and highly feasible. If all the dear ministers here have no objections, then it will be promulgated and implemented immediately.

If you have different opinions, you can raise them now and have a targeted discussion. What do you think? "

The hall was silent for a while, and all the cabinet members began to whisper in private. The prime minister, Earl Gu Yan, and the finance minister, Viscount Huang Yuanqing, met each other silently. Viscount Huang Yuanqing stepped out bravely, and said after saluting;
"Show Your Majesty;
There is still a slight concern in my humble opinion, mainly related to the military appropriation in 1859, and a series of issues such as the military's wanton squandering of military expenditures. Is it necessary for the imperial court to question President Dai face-to-face? "

no way

The expansion of the army can never avoid the word "money". As the Minister of Finance, Viscount Huang Yuanqing is duty-bound, and he can only start the gun.

After being named, Lord Dai Changfu could only stand up, but his face was not very good-looking. He gave Viscount Huang Yuanqing a fierce look with his eyes, but Viscount Huang Yuanqing pretended not to see it.

A joke, everyone has a different position, I am not obliged to wipe your ass for the Ministry of the Army.

Li Cha glanced over the two people who stood up from His Highness, and said in a calm tone; "If that's the case, let's ask the emperor."

in the royal council
Proposals reached by the cabinet will generally be passed smoothly. After being signed by His Majesty, the Minister of Seals will affix the jade seal, and then order the whole country to implement it.

If there are still doubts, they will be resolved through the imperial inquiry, and His Majesty will make a ruling. After the final decision, His Majesty will sign the decree, and the Minister of Seals will affix the jade seal, and then order the whole country to implement it.

There is one more program, but there are many dark swords and swords in the court, and internal struggles.

Viscount Huang Yuanqing didn't even look at Lord Dai Changfu standing beside him. Since he stood up, he was ready to smear his face with the military.

Therefore, after saluting with a respectful expression, he said;

"Show Your Majesty;
Wei Chen raised doubts, not to question the overall planning of the Ministry of the Army's mobilization, but to question the use of financial appropriations, and whether it is suspected of wanton military spending and increased financial burdens.

Well known
The mainland recruit training is composed of two parts, one part is in the mainland refugees, and the other part is in the Salt Lake City military base.

Among the 19.7 mainland recruits this year (note; 1.1 recruits were once mobilized to Mexico to replace retired soldiers from 4 field divisions going south), there is a lot of waste and unreasonable expenditure.

The Ministry of Finance audit found that;
截止本年度11月20号，这19.7万名大陆新兵受训超过一年的有8.3万人，受训超过10个月的有5.12万人，受训超过8个月的有4.33万人，剩下的全部受训超过6个月。

I would like to ask Lord Dai Changfu, even if the training targets are farmers who have never held a gun, is it really necessary to train for so long?
If it is based on four months of military training, the military has spent an extra 4 million yuan on this aspect alone. Is there any suspicion of over-training?
The second question;
The recruit training in the mainland is less costly. Why do they have to undergo long-term military training at the Salt Lake City military base, can't they all be completed in the mainland?

According to the calculations of the Ministry of Finance, if recruits who have completed all four months of military training in the mainland, after arriving in North America, undergo no more than one month of adaptive training and transition, and are directly dispatched to field troops, each recruit will spend at least 67 yuan less.

If it is calculated on the basis of 30 people, this amount is as high as more than 2000 million, and this is almost equivalent to 1858% of the kingdom's fiscal revenue in 29, which is not a small sum!
Moreover, in the Salt Lake City military base, the military has put forward extremely high requirements for the food of the troops participating in the field training. It is equipped with high-end food including cattle, sheep and canned fish. Is the big spending really necessary?
The military's various expenditures are chaotic, and the expenditure increases by several million a year. This kind of extravagant and wasteful habit must be killed. ?
Also, nepotism is prevalent in the army, and now there are some military personnel reaching out to purchase supplies..."

It's really not that I don't know, it's a shock.

Once Viscount Huang Yuanqing started spraying, he couldn't stop the car. The chief of staff Dai Changfu who sprayed had cold sweat on his forehead, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and he almost cursed.

But this is an interrogation in front of the emperor, and if you give him two more guts, he will not dare to act recklessly. His Majesty is a god-like figure in the Tang Dynasty, suppressing the Quartet, no one dares to jump around.

Are there any problems with the military?

That must have happened, what Lien Chan and Lian Jie brought was blind self-confidence and arrogance, and his temper was also a lot stronger.

Robbery and robbery went smoothly when they were fighting abroad, but it was difficult to stop their hands and feet for a while when they returned to China. There are also cases of reaching out everywhere, but it is not common.

As for the use of canned meat and field dry food for field training, it is a practice that is in line with actual combat, and this situation is not common, but it is indeed a bit excessive.

What age is it now?

Tsarist Russian soldiers also ate black bread mixed with sawdust and rice bran. The soldiers in the North of the United States fought hungry and full meals when they could not supply them.

After Viscount Huang Yuanqing finished spraying, everyone's eyes fell on Lord Dai Changfu, which put him under great pressure.

But the pressure from all the people added up was not half of the sharp gaze from the throne. The gaze seemed to penetrate to the bottom of his heart. For no reason, Lord Dai Changfu's back was covered with white sweat, and his calves were a little cramped.

Thinking quickly about the countermeasures in his heart, he saluted respectfully to the throne above and replied;
"Show Your Majesty;
I believe that the statement made by the Ministry of Finance is incomplete and exaggerated, and even smears the Royal Army with partial generalizations. I implore Your Majesty to learn from it.

Article 1 Matters concerning military training;
It was originally divided into two parts, the mainland and the Salt Lake City military base. Due to the huge number of personnel involved, the kingdom’s ability to migrate across oceans is limited, so it must be transported to North America in batches, and then unified into the Salt Lake City military base for joint training of the entire battalion and regiment. .

from a military point of view

This kind of joint training is very necessary, it will help to condense a group of scattered soldiers into iron fists, and greatly improve the battalion and regiment level combat effectiveness.

As for the theory of over-training, it is purely unfair. The military must obey the kingdom’s military and political plans, and obey the arrangements of the situation in North America. When needed, it can immediately bring out a full-stacked army with high morale. Part of the extended training should be necessary. The cost should not be over-interpreted.

As far as the kingdom's diplomacy is concerned, if an alliance is reached with the south this year, the military will have sufficient strength to send troops in a timely manner to deal a heavy blow to the Chicago area from the north.

The political interaction of the upper echelons of the kingdom is a quantity that the military cannot accurately grasp. Using this to accuse the military of over-training, I think it is unfair, and I implore Your Majesty to learn from it.

looking back now
When the military department formulated the plan, it really did not take into account the waste of military appropriations. The ministers and the staff headquarters were willing to take responsibility for this.

The military department can guarantee that most of the military training will be completed in the mainland in the future, and related expenses will be reduced as much as possible. It is hoped that this can be discussed in depth with the Ministry of Finance to reach a solution that is satisfactory to both parties.

In addition, in 1858, so far, the military has trained and received a total of 19.7 mainland recruits who landed in North America. This number is beyond doubt.

However, the statistics of the Ministry of Finance are often calculated at 30, exaggerating the scale of expenditure, which is an unfair fact.

During the military training in Salt Lake City, some troops did undergo harsh desert training. This is the field training that is closest to actual combat. It needs to walk through 20 kilometers of Gobi Desert and mountains in 720 days, fighting while walking, and breaking through all the way. The siege is a test of the soldiers' fighting spirit and morale.

Canned meat and field beef jerky are used in order to maximize individual food carrying capacity, but I can assure Your Majesty that this is by no means universal.

in future training

The military department will strictly control expenditures, strictly prohibit the use of food reserves in non-actual combat situations, and severely deal with a group of officers involved in the incident. I beg Your Majesty to learn from you. "

Lord Dai Changfu, chief of the army staff, has not been an official for nothing in recent years. Generally speaking, it seems that it is not a big problem. The Ministry of Finance is suspected of making a fuss over a molehill.

But under His Majesty's sharp eyes, Lord Dai Changfu still lowered his head in shame.

There are so many arrogant soldiers in the military. It's not easy to deal with, and he needs to be balanced in the position of chief of staff.

Although the situation is not as serious as the Ministry of Finance said, it does expose many problems, such as the fact that the random stretching of hands is true, and it has a tendency to spread.

However, as the head of the military department, Lord Dai Changfu didn't want to expose these problems to other cabinet ministers. When he went back for something, the military department closed the door to solve it by himself, and deal with these dark sores.

For the soldiers of the Tang Empire, honor is more important than life.

If you really want to be invited to drink coffee by the newly independent ICAC, then you might as well die and clean up, and you will be ashamed of yourself.

Lord Dai Changfu wanted to cover it up, but Viscount Huang Yuanqing didn't like him. He directly took out the survey data from the Ministry of Finance and refuted it rationally.

Now that we have fired, we will never retreat unless we win.

This is not the sole action of the Ministry of Finance, but an action that has the acquiescence and support of Prime Minister Gu Yan. Some government departments are not used to the power of the military, but the Ministry of Finance is just taking the lead.

After a confrontation in the court, Lord Dai Changfu could only admit that the military did have faults such as poor dispatching, flawed planning, and extravagance, and said that he would severely punish illegal officers and cut off their hands stretching everywhere.

Until the end, Lord Dai Changfu stuck to the bottom line of internal investigation and handling by the military.

It is difficult for outsiders to understand the obsession of soldiers with honor.

"Okay, now that the debate is clear, the next step is to form a joint review team from the military, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior to conduct a financial review of the corresponding military expenditures and deal with the relevant officials." Li Chating, sitting on the throne After a long time, the final decision was made.

He looked directly at Lord Dai Changfu, and said in a cold voice with great pressure; "The recruiting and training plan of the military department in 1859 can be passed, but for you to sit in this position, you must arrange things properly, and Not to place the blame on others.

Next time, I will never forgive you lightly. "

The tone of these words was so severe that Lord Dai Changfu’s legs gave way and he almost sat down. He curtseyed and replied tremblingly in cold sweat; Training, sweeping out the scum in the army, and looking after this army for His Majesty."

"Well, it's getting late today, I'm tired, so the imperial meeting will end here."

After Li Cha finished speaking, he stood up, turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving only a group of cabinet ministers whispering and Lord Dai Changfu with a bitter face.

no need to ask
After this lord returns, it must be a thunderbolt method, venting ten times and a hundred times the suffering he suffered in front of the imperial court today on his subordinates, and many officers who stretch out their hands will be in bad luck.

If a tiger doesn't show off its power, is it really a sick cat to be the chief of staff?