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Chapter 259 Meeting - Armament Logistics Division!

Prince Yun's Mansion, the meeting hall.

All the leaders and brains of Yunzhou County have arrived. Before the meeting started, everyone was whispering about the situation.

"Old Chen, what's going on today? Why is there a meeting all of a sudden? There are so many people here. The three chief officers of your old yamen and the two chief officers in the army are all here. decline!"

"Like you, I received the notification suddenly, and I don't know the specifics very well, but I heard that the prince called this meeting.

Specifically why I don't know. "

"Old Zhang, do you understand?"

"I know what's going on! I was called over just like you all of a sudden, and I don't know as much as you do!"

Such discussions are everywhere, and everyone is guessing the purpose of today's meeting.

Finally, after receiving the news that everyone was here, Zhao Jun came to the meeting hall.

As soon as Zhao Jun came, the hall, which was still a little noisy just now, became quiet in an instant.

Everyone's eyes turned to him involuntarily, and as he moved, they finally landed on the rostrum.

After taking his seat on the rostrum, Zhao Jun looked around, Ding Hongguang was sitting on the left, and Li Yi was sitting on the right. The two highest-ranking military and political officials under Zhao Jun's command were also a little confused at the moment.

I don't understand what is the purpose of this meeting?
Their doubts were quickly answered. After everyone saluted Zhao Jun according to the usual practice, Jiang He, the presiding officer of the meeting, announced the start of the meeting according to the procedure.

As soon as the meeting started, Zhao Jun, who was sitting in the main seat, put down the tea he had just taken a sip of, stood up and looked at the crowd, glanced around and then slowly said:

"This meeting was convened by the king, and there are two main topics.

[-]. According to reliable sources, the Tatars are about to launch an attack on Yunzhou County.

But we are still in an unknown state about the number of people they will attack and when.

Facing the threat of Tatars, what kind of preparations should Yunzhou County make so that we can resist the Tatars' attacks after the war comes.

[-]. After two years of expansion, the sphere of influence of our Yunzhou County has expanded to four counties. In order to defend these territories, the guards have repeatedly divided some troops.

The original number of 20 guards, if it is normal, must be enough.

But now my Yunzhou County is facing the threat from Tatars, and the original number of people is seriously insufficient to deal with the threat of Tatars when they are scattered to defend the remaining three counties.

So after careful consideration, the king decided to expand the guard army again.

At the same time, due to several expansions of the guard army, the current number is too bloated for the existing military system, so the king wants to reorganize and reform the existing military system of the army.

In order to achieve the purpose of clarifying and simplifying the guards.

As for the specific implementation plan, I hope everyone can give me feasible suggestions at this meeting!

At the same time, if you still want to know something that you don’t understand, I will also answer it for you, and I hope everyone can speak enthusiastically.

Solve the two main issues of this meeting as soon as possible, as soon as possible, and set the target direction for the development of Yunzhou County for a period of time in order to deal with the increasingly severe situation. "

After Zhao Jun's words fell, there were bursts of discussions in the meeting hall, and Zhao Jun did not stop them.

Self-serving to do it again, sipping tea and waiting.

Many senior officials of Yunzhou County in the hall discussed for about half an hour before someone finally stood up first.

The person who stood up was a fat middle-aged man. Judging from the shape of his official robe, he should be the director of the Military Logistics Department of Yunzhou County.

The Armaments and Logistics Department is one of the first high-level officials under the three chief officials of Yunzhou County, the Sheriff, the Cheng, and the Lieutenant.

There was a rectangular white nameplate on the table in front of his seat, on which was written Li Shaoshi in bold black characters, which should be the director of the Armament Logistics Department.

After Li Shaoshi stood up, he immediately asked his own question:

"See you, my lord!
Xiaguan added the position of director of the Armament Logistics Department. Regarding the topic raised by the prince, Xiaguan, on behalf of the Armament Logistics Department, had a few questions and wanted to ask the prince. "

Zhao Jun glanced at him, nodded immediately and said, "Talk!"

Only then did Li Shaoshi express his doubts:
"My lord, our Armament and Logistics Division is in charge of the military's logistics equipment manufacturing, damage recovery, damage repair, and army refitting.

In the face of the Tatars' intention to attack Yunzhou County and the prince's desire to expand the army again, what our Armaments and Logistics Department wants to know is the corresponding armaments and new equipment to be prepared for the Tatars' invasion of the border and the expansion of the army. As for the quantity of armaments, do you have an estimated quantity, my lord?
What is the approximate quantity and delivery time?

In terms of the expansion of armaments this time, what is the budget that the county government can give to the Armaments and Logistics Department? "

After listening to the three questions raised by Li Shaoshi, Shui Zhaojun nodded in satisfaction. The questions raised by Li Shaoshi are very important and crucial, and they all cut to the point of view and the responsibilities of his department.

The Armament and Logistics Department, as the name suggests, is in charge of all matters related to military armament.

The department is responsible for the manufacture and maintenance of weapons, armor, and various equipment in the army, as well as recycling and recasting.

It was originally the largest iron workshop of Feiyun Chamber of Commerce in Yunzhou County. Later, as Yunzhou County continued to expand its army, in order to meet the increasing demand for armaments, Zhao Jun specially separated it from Feiyun Chamber of Commerce. After coming out, it belonged to the Yamen of Yunzhou County and became a public office of Yunzhou County.

Its director is half a level higher than the county magistrate, and enjoys the treatment of a fifth-rank official in Yunzhou County.

As the director of the Armaments and Logistics Department, in the case of Tatars intending to violate the border, it is natural to consider in advance the amount of armaments in the army that need to be prepared and manufactured in advance, the delivery time, and the corresponding financial budget that can be allocated by the county government.

That's why Li Shaoshi had these three questions.

After Zhao Jun heard the words, he thought for a moment and then replied:

"According to the intelligence clues of the secret guards, after more than a year of war with the Da Yuezhi, the number of troops that the Tatar royal court can currently mobilize should be around 40, except for the [-] left-behind personnel who will stay in the headquarters.

It is estimated that 25 to 30 people will be mobilized for this Tatar border crossing.

The number of people is about twice the number of guards that my Yunzhou County can currently mobilize.

Compared with the mixed infantry and cavalry of the guard army, the entire Tatar army is cavalry, with extremely strong mobility, which is the biggest threat to our guard army.

Except for the only [-] cavalry, the other troops in the army could not catch up with the fast and mobile Tatar army, and it was very likely that they would be led by the nose.

Therefore, in order to prevent our army from being kited by the Tartars with the advantages of large numbers and mobility, the king decided to expand another 10 people.

Among the 10 people this time, there were [-] infantry and [-] cavalry.

Coupled with the possible loss of armaments during the battle, it means that the Armaments and Logistics Division needs to prepare at least another [-] sets of infantry equipment and [-] sets of cavalry equipment.

According to the usual habits of the Tatars, after missing the spring offensive, most of their time to violate the border is in autumn. Now it is the middle of May, and the Tatars may violate the border at any time starting from the end of September.

Coupled with the familiarization time required after the delivery of armaments, all armaments must be delivered to the army in mid-September so that the soldiers can begin to familiarize themselves with the weapons.

That is to say, the time left for your Armaments and Logistics Division is less than four months.

As for the budget, you don't have to worry, the county yamen will provide it with all its strength.

Based on the financial situation of my Yunzhou County, the silver taels needed for the manufacture of these 15 sets of equipment will be fully allocated within half a month!
And in terms of the corresponding financial budget, the king will order the county yamen to allocate [-]% more to you, which should be enough to absolutely fully guarantee the production needs, right? "

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(End of this chapter)