African Nationhood

Chapter 300 Army Expansion Conference
  February 1892, 2, Anhai Town Military Headquarters.

Since the British have already doubted themselves, Boss Shi naturally cannot sit still and wait for death.

He had been thinking for a long time and planned to expand the army in two steps. The total number of troops would be expanded once before 1893 and again in 1895.

Then you can wait for the opportunity to see the situation between the British and the Boers waiting for opportunities.

As for the threat from Governor Cecil Rhodes, he is already prepared to get rid of him at any time.

After all, few people knew about ricin at this time, and ricin poisoning has the characteristic of delayed onset.

When ricin attacks, problems in the digestive tract and respiratory tract will first appear. At the same time, there will be a large number of allergic reactions on the skin, which can easily be mistaken for diseases caused by allergies.

At the same time, there is no cure for the poison of ricin, and once poisoned, death is inevitable.

In order to extract ricin, Boss Shi specially asked Tan Yaoxun from the agricultural department to plant hundreds of acres of castor.

The seeds of this plant can not only extract ricin, but also extract oil.

Moreover, the quality of this grease is very good and can be used in many industries.

……

The military meeting was attended by military leaders and representatives from the military industry.

The military leaders: Ye Shilong, the leader of the East African Garrison Regiment, Ding He, the deputy chief of the Matabeleland Garrison Regiment,

Qu Sangqian, the leader of the Lunda Defense Regiment, Tian Liang, the leader of the Orange Forest Defense Regiment, Yan Han, the leader of the Namib Defense Regiment,

Yang Kuan of the Labor Department, Navy Battalion Commander Xue Youfu and Guard Company Commander Shi Ming.

Those in the military industry department include: Qi Lin, the commander of the artillery battalion, and Rong Kui, the representative of the military factory.

It's not easy for everyone to get together. It's the Spring Festival that's the time of the year when they can relax a bit. They spend most of their time in the military camp.

Boss Shi looked good today. Tian Liang was the first to congratulate Boss Shi: "Shitou'er, I heard that you have another son. Congratulations!"

Shi Jintang chuckled, "It's a meeting, don't talk about other things."

Tian Liang retracted his head after making a fuss, and everyone else also quieted down, not daring to mention the issue again.

……

Boss Shi had not planned to give birth, but when he discussed it with Kelly and Ye Rong, he was immediately boycotted by the two women.

Mrs. Smith regretted giving birth to only Kelly, so she warned her daughter to have more grandchildren for her.

Kelly naturally listens to her mother, and she also loves children.

Ye Rong wanted to have more children for Master Shi. After all, Master Shi's family members were all gone due to the disaster, so they needed to have more children to propagate the family.

Moreover, the eldest son Shi Hao has been confirmed as the heir by Master Shi, and her son will be the future main branch of the Shi family.

In order for the main sect to thrive, she wanted to give her son more brothers and sisters so that he would not be alone in the future.

Jin Xiyue only had two daughters. She was afraid that she would have no hope in the future, so she insisted on being coquettish about her father Shi and insisted on having a son.

Boss Shi relented. After all, she was the woman who had been with him the longest and had the most tricks.

Since he couldn't even convince Kelly, Ye Rong and Jin Xiyue, there was no need to mention this matter to Alice, just let it take its course.

This time it was Jin Xiyue's son, and Shi Jintang named him Shi Hui.

Boss Shi, who has five sons and five daughters, is considered perfect.

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"Before the announcement of this army expansion plan, I will announce two things: the positions of the leaders of several major garrison regiments will be changed first, and it will be a practice to change them every five years.

In addition, the Navy Department will not participate in the job swap because the number of employees is too small, and the Labor Department will not participate in the job swap because of its special nature. "

After listening to Boss Shi's words, Yang Kuan sighed secretly. The Labor Department is a quagmire. Most people don't want to come in. He will probably die of old age in this position.

Xue Youfu breathed a sigh of relief. He had just taken over the naval department. If he was transferred, he would have to adapt again.

Tian Liang and others remained silent, knowing in their hearts that Boss Shi was right to do this.

But everyone still had some conflicts in their hearts. After all, they had built their troops by themselves, and they were reluctant to lose them all of a sudden.

Ye Shilong is the most indifferent. He is a happy-go-lucky person. Boss Shi captured him and transferred him to the civil affairs department. Later, he was sent abroad, and now he has a military position again. While he is happy, he also knows the way of being an official. The safest way is to be flattered.

"Mr. Shi's strategy is good. On the one hand, it prevents hierarchical solidification in the army, and on the other hand, it brings a new atmosphere to each unit.

After all, each officer has a different personality and a different style of leading troops. I wholeheartedly support this! "

Tian Liang and Qu Sangqian looked at Ye Shilong, secretly scolding Ye Shilong for being shameless and only trying to flatter him.

But Ye Shilong has expressed his stance. If they don't speak, they will boycott Mr. Shi's decision.

Therefore, Tian Liang, Qu Sangqian, and Yan Han also spoke: "We firmly support Mr. Shi's wise decision."

Since several military leaders nodded in support, Shi Jintang announced directly without any further nonsense: "Ding He will be appointed as the commander of the Longda Defense Regiment, Ye Shilong will be appointed as the commander of the Namib Defense Regiment, and Qu Sangqian will be appointed as the commander of the Orange Forest Defense Regiment. Yan Han serves as the deputy of the Matabeleland Garrison Regiment, and Tian Liang serves as the commander of the East African Garrison Regiment.”

Ding He had been following him for many years, and this time he was promoted to a full-time position. Yan Han was young and lacked qualifications, so it was just right for him to be his deputy.

As for Tian Liang's decision to go to the East African Defense Regiment, he hoped that he could develop the combat effectiveness of the East African Defense Regiment as soon as possible.

Ye Shilong had not been in the army for a long time, so he was asked to go to the old army for edification.

After Boss Shi made the announcement, everyone applauded to show their support.

Shi Jintang waved his hand, "This matter is settled. You will complete the handover within ten days. Remember, each person can bring up to 5 old subordinates to the new unit."

Everyone answered in unison: "Yes!"

"After talking about the transfer, let's talk about the establishment of a military academy. I plan to establish a military academy in Harbin.

After you arrive at your posts, you can select a group of young and flexible mid-level officers to receive training there.

This infantry academy will not be listed, but this institution does exist. Rong Kui and Qi Lin serve as the head and deputy leaders of the infantry academy preparatory team respectively.

Some of the instructors in the academy are hired from Germany, and you have to tell your mid-level officers to study hard. If you fail the assessment, you will be fired from the military and become new recruits. "

Everyone answered in unison again: "Yes!"

"Let's talk about the expansion of each unit. The Namib Garrison Brigade is formed with the Namib Garrison Regiment as its backbone. It has 3 garrison regiments, each with 1500 people. The garrison brigade commander Ye Shilong."

Ye Shilong stood up straight and said loudly: "Yes!"

"The Orange Forest Garrison Brigade is formed from the Orange Forest Garrison Regiment as its backbone. It has 4 garrison regiments, each with 1500 people, and the garrison brigade commander Qu Sangqian."

Qu Sangqian stood up straight and said loudly: "Yes!"

“The Matabeleland Garrison Brigade is formed from the backbone of the Matabeleland Garrison Regiment. It has 4 regiments with 1500 people each. The original artillery battalion was upgraded to an artillery regiment with 2000 people. The artillery regiment is led by Qi Lin.

I will continue to serve as brigade commander, and Yan Han will serve as brigade deputy. "

Qi Lin and Yan Han stood up straight and answered in unison: "Yes!"

"The East African Garrison Brigade is formed with the East African Garrison Regiment as its backbone, and mid-level officers are continuously transferred from other units to supplement the East African Garrison Brigade. It has 4 garrison regiments, each with 1500 people, and the brigade commander is Tian Liang."

Tian Liang stood up and stood at attention, loudly saying: "Yes!"

"The Lunda garrison brigade is formed from the backbone of the Lunda garrison regiment. It has 4 regiments, each with 1500 people. The brigade commander is Ding He."

Ding He stood up straight and answered loudly: "Yes!"

"The guard company has been expanded into a guard battalion with a strength of 500 people. The battalion commander is Shi Ming."

Shi Ming stood up straight and answered loudly: "Yes, thank you Sir for your cultivation!"

"Each garrison brigade strives to complete the expansion work within three months and step up training. There may be battles to be fought next year."

Today, the total strength of the five garrison brigades, the labor department, the guard battalion and the naval department has reached 41800. Considering the total number of immigrants in Nanhua Company of 185 million, this ratio is still a bit high.

But in the current situation, it is impossible not to expand the army. He must respond to emergencies at any time.

Next it is time to administratively subdivide Matabeleland and accelerate the pace of inland city development.

The speed of electrification must also be accelerated, and we strive to achieve electrification throughout the country before 1910.

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