It's broken, and was picked up by a femme fatale

"The second option is to quit now and leave the Far East with your family. You will receive double your retirement and recovery fee."

Everyone thought of the fate of the county governor.
Some people can't help but grumble: "We live in the Far East, why should we go to other places?"

Wang Laowu laughed and said:

"Stay, we'll settle the accounts later.

See who is eating the empty salary and drinking the blood of the soldiers... or whether there is anyone who bullies others or bullies men and women by taking advantage of their power..."

The generals were shocked when they heard this.

In the county army, it is normal to eat empty salaries and suck the blood of soldiers.

On the surface, there are more than 16,000 soldiers on the Far East County military roster.
However, if we really check, at least 40 to 50 percent of them are "ghost soldiers" in name only.

The eight thousand county soldiers who were facing off against the new Qiraji soldiers,

There were only about 4,000 of them at most, and their morale was extremely low.
Therefore, these generals did not dare to fight against the new Qila army, and they all hid in the foreign lands, knowing the truth.

Lu Yuan was very clear about this, and he could have taken more severe measures.
But, in order to achieve a peaceful transition, he decided to solve the problem with money.
A considerable number of these generals have worked their way up from the bottom.

In the process of promotion, many people have no choice but to "live in the dust".
Lu Yuan defined him as a "former soldier".
At the very least, they are smarter and more capable than ordinary soldiers, and have more experience in commanding operations.

As the old saying goes, it is easy to get thousands of soldiers, but it is difficult to get a good general.

The new army currently has more than 30,000 soldiers, plus nearly 10,000 county soldiers.

If the other three states were added, the military force would certainly exceed 50,000, which is too many!

Because war is all about money.
For the Far East County with a population of two to three million,

The finances can barely support the maintenance of 20,000 regular armed forces, and any more would be too much to bear.

Of course, after Lu Yuanda's reorganization, he would definitely keep the most elite troops.
At the same time, accelerate the updating and iteration of equipment, techniques and tactics so that they can exert a lethality of no less than 50,000 people.

Looking at the outer reaches of the Far East, the combined military strength of the two Jiangzhou and Jiangbeizhou is only 50,000.

Therefore, even if the imperial court ordered a north-south encirclement campaign, the Far East New Army would be able to more than cope with internal operations.

On the other hand, regarding the 30,000 troops that were laid off,

Lu Yuan will transform them into "reserve militia"
It will even be expanded into the initial stage of universal military service.

Select outstanding veterans from among the 30,000 veterans to serve as militia instructors.
It doesn't need to be many, just one in each of the five thousand villages in the Far East, with one veteran leading twenty militiamen.

In the county and state cities, hundreds of militia groups were also formed among the workers, with 30 to 50 people in each group.
Two years later, the time was right.

As long as Lu Yuan gives the order, he can easily mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops... and scare the imperial court to death!

Some people may ask, how many soldiers does the Tifa court have?
To give a brief introduction, the Kingdom of Tifa consists of seven states in the south and eighty-five states in the north.

There are also five special economic zones: Jingji, Jidong, Xijing, Tianfu and Pearl River Estuary.

Each state has 30,000 to 50,000 soldiers, and each special zone has 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers.

If we calculate on the basis of compromise, Tifa's standing army is less than 700,000.
Of course, there are also 30,000 Royal Guards and more than 50,000 naval forces from the South China Sea and the North China Sea.
The entire Tifa navy and army regular army, at most, has 800,000 soldiers!
Because of this, the Far East could mobilize an army of 100,000 or 200,000 well-trained troops to "divide the world equally" with the imperial court.

Therefore, Lu Yuan did not treat the county soldiers too harshly.
In response to the dissatisfaction of these generals, Wang Laowu naturally jumped out to play the villain.

At least half of the generals stopped fighting.

If they bring up old scores, they won't have enough heads to chop off even if they have nine.

At this time, Zhu Yingjun smiled and said:
"Old Five, the situation in the Far East has changed, so we need to start the new show again.
Everyone should work together as one, look forward, and never mention the past again!"

A typical example of giving a slap in the face and then giving a sweet date.

But, some people buy into this.
A new emperor appoints new ministers. If you want to survive in Far East, you can only follow Shen Beixuan's rules.
Some clever ones immediately agreed with a smile:

"Yes! What's past is past. Let's talk about how to organize it next!"

Lu Yuan had already made a plan for this.

All military officers must be retrained.
Among the nine powers, Lu Yuan hired Prussia to give systematic lessons to middle and senior military officers for a period of one year, on a part-time basis.

In addition, there are also grassroots officers who will participate in short-term intensive training in batches.

It is easier to screen ordinary soldiers.
First, the disabled soldiers were eliminated, then the weak and sickly ones were eliminated, and finally various technical and tactical indicators were evaluated.

Such as parade, 5km cross-country, shooting, tactical movements, cultural courses, etc.

In short, it is better to have fewer people than to have too many. We should choose the elite route and those who do not meet the requirements will be retired.
All retired soldiers were given five dollars as resettlement allowance, as well as personal belongings and weapons.
In addition, those who are willing to serve as militia instructors will be paid half the salary of ordinary soldiers.

His mission is to train ten qualified militiamen every year and lead the militia team for five days of military training every month.

In this way, the dissatisfaction of the vast majority of retired soldiers can be eliminated.

You know, in this era, being a soldier and getting paid is like hanging your head on your belt.
Being a militia instructor is much safer.

One dollar a month can satisfy the family's food and drink needs.

I used the five dollars in retirement pay to buy a few acres of land and raise some chickens, pigs, ducks and geese.

Those days were so leisurely.

In addition, the Far East New Army also has a special "Veterans Office", which is the home for all retired soldiers.

If you are in the countryside,
When you encounter something unpleasant and unfair,

The Veterans Affairs Office will be responsible to the end.

Never let retired veterans shed blood and tears!
Anyway, after listening to all the speeches, the generals were not particularly dissatisfied.
The new rules are simple.
Whether they are officers or soldiers, it is a job and they are no longer the personal soldiers of a certain officer.

Some people may say, doesn’t that mean we have to listen to Chairman Shen?
Oh, it’s not really.

According to the rules of the Eighth Board of Directors,

Shen Beixuan was only temporarily serving as the "chief commander".
As long as the war subsides, he will return the military power to the Eight Directors Council and select another army commander to be responsible for daily management.

Will this army commander steal the military power? No,
Because the army commander is just like a shopkeeper, he only has the power of making suggestions.
They have no power to make personnel decisions, let alone the power to start wars or mobilize troops.

Most generals chose to stay in office.

After all, they only know how to fight and are accustomed to military life, so they will start by working and studying part-time.

There are also a few veteran generals who came in through connections.

Knowing that the Eighth Director will not tolerate any injustice, I will definitely not be able to survive in the future.
So he bought out directly, took double the retirement pay and left.

After dealing with the middle and senior generals, Lu Yuan began to reorganize the Far East New Army.

The first step is to check the soldiers according to the list, commonly known as "counting heads".
The actual number is 30,000 new Qiraji troops.

Add another 10,000 county soldiers and 6,000 three-state militia, a total of more than 45,000 soldiers.
In the first round of screening, the old, the young, the sick, the disabled, the veterans, the bullies, etc. were all dismissed.
Anyone who is under the age of sixteen and over the age of thirty-five and has committed many bad deeds will be retired unconditionally.

In this round alone, more than 7,000 people were eliminated, most of them were happy and few were depressed.
After all, most of them have only been in the militia for a month or two.
Being able to receive so much retirement pay, I immediately took the money and went home happily.

There are 38,000 soldiers left, entering the second round.

In three days, the assessment includes a parade and a five-kilometer cross-country race.
Those who cannot distinguish front from back, left from right, east from west, south from north, should retire.
If the five-kilometer cross-country run exceeds half an hour, the runner must recover.

This round was too difficult, and nearly 12,000 people were eliminated.
The remaining 25,000 men were considered elite soldiers by everyone.
However, Lu Yuan continued with the third round of screening.
Within 30 days, three indicators will be assessed:

Gun shooting accuracy, 50-meter target, live-fire shooting average score of no less than six rings,

Technical and tactical movements, fighting, hand-to-hand combat, crawling, climbing, swimming, obstacle course running, earthwork, night marching and camping, etc. must be qualified.

Cultural courses include 150 commonly used Chinese characters, addition, subtraction and multiplication tables, hand-drawn topographic maps, and the ability to recount at least ten classic battle examples.

This move left the soldiers of Yuan County dumbfounded.

Is this a selection of military officers or a selection of special forces?
If it is really that strict, I guess only one out of ten soldiers will survive...

However, Lu Yuan remained unmoved.
A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.

People are forced to do things!

Only by sifting through the sand and selecting the best from the best can we achieve a true elite strategy!

Of course, the army is generally stable.

After Zhu Yingjun was appointed as the commander of the Far East New Army, he was responsible for the civil affairs of Far East, which was the foundation of Far East County.

When he handed over the military power to Zhu Yingjun,

Not only did the eight directors and heads of state breathe a sigh of relief, but even the foreign powers were relieved.

Previously, they had been worried that Shen Beixuan would use the new army to interfere in civil affairs.

Facts have proved that Chairman Shen is not a brainless and reckless man who is greedy for power.

In order to unify the administration of Jidong County, Lu Yuan convened a civil affairs consultation meeting.

This time, all nine states and 148 towns actively sent representatives to participate in the consultation meeting.

The business delegations of the powerful countries were invited to send observers to observe the demonstration.

The first question is, because the entire Far East County has achieved harmony and unity,

The management model of the Eighth Board of Directors is obviously out of step with the current era and must be changed. According to the "recommendation system", each town will select ten civil rights representatives.

The representatives of each town then formed the state assembly and elected the civil governor.

The civil chief of a county or state is equivalent to a shopkeeper.

One term per year, a maximum of two terms.
If they do not do a good job, civil rights representatives can initiate impeachment in the state legislature.
As long as more than half of the votes for impeachment are passed, the person can be removed from office.

On this point, the representatives of the Nine States had no objection.

According to this model, Lu Yuan proposed to set up a county council.
Each state assembly shall elect three independent county representatives who shall not overlap with the state assemblymen.
Thus, the county had a total of thirty county council representatives, plus seven industry representatives from “France, industry, agriculture, commerce, education, military, and women”, making up the county council.

At this time, someone asked doubtfully:

“Are the County House and the State House in a superior-subordinate relationship?”

"They are on the same level, there is no affiliation, and the functions of both parties are different."

“What are the differences in functions?”

"The State House is responsible only for the affairs of the State.
The County Council manages the county's military, diplomatic, legal, commercial, educational, health, and people's livelihood affairs.

Someone continued to ask: "What if there is a conflict between the State House and the County House?"

Lu Yuan nodded. This person should be relatively familiar with the "federal system"...

However, someone else asked in confusion: "What kind of conflict will there be?"

“For example, the county council ordered that the state and county pay taxes and fees…

There will definitely be problems, after all, the situation in each state and county is different.

Some are rich, some are poor... and the population and territory size vary greatly..."

Everyone suddenly understood.
Yup!

The conditions in each state, county, and even each town are certainly very different.

We must not adopt a one-size-fits-all approach, otherwise, it would be too unfair...

So, everyone started arguing.

Many people say that counties with large populations and wealth should pay more.

Obviously, the richest place is the county seat. One county seat is equivalent to six or seven counties.

When the county representative heard this, he immediately refused to do it.

"Aren't you just robbing the rich to help the poor?
What's the difference between them and bandits? Why should the rich be taken advantage of?

No one's money comes from the water. No, we firmly oppose it!"

After he said this, the representatives from Bang County also quit.
"Fuck, you guys still have the nerve to say that,

We grow crops and vegetables to support you, and provide so many laborers, so we deserve to be poor all our lives?"

"That's right! Without our food, vegetables and meat,
Without laborers, the county will starve to death and stink to death!"

"That's unkind of you.

We paid for your food, vegetables and meat, and we also paid the workers..."

Now, more than 200 representatives were arguing fiercely and were about to start fighting.

The eight directors looked worried, the foreign observers were interested, but Lu Yuan smiled and said nothing.
Elizabeth came closer and whispered:

"Chairman Shen doesn't seem to be in a hurry?"

Lu Yuan laughed: "Why should I be in a hurry?

Having conflicts is a good thing. Only when conflicts are laid out can everyone see more clearly. "

"Aren't you afraid that the situation you have worked so hard to maintain will eventually lead to conflicts between the city and the countryside, and everything will be ruined?"

Lu Yuan shook his head and said confidently:

"No! Politics is the art of compromise.

Moreover, I have said long ago that this meeting is a 'consultation meeting', and everything should be done together...

When they get tired of arguing, they will naturally find a way to reach an agreement."

Elizabeth smiled and said, "Oh! Then I'll wait and see!"

This quarrel lasted for three days and three nights.
It was a battle of words with many scholars, with storms from all directions, with raging waves, with people going through mountains of swords and cauldrons of oil...

By the end, more than half of the representatives' throats were smoking... like the quacking of a drake...

Everyone saw it and said,

No matter how much we quarrel, there is no result.

The trouble should end it……

Therefore, they all asked Chairman Shen to come forward and give an explanation.

Lu Yuan asked in a friendly manner in the auditorium of the County Magistrate's Mansion:

"Everyone, now that you have quarreled enough, please calm down and listen to me.

First, let's recall how much tax was originally shared by the states and counties.

Almost everyone knows this.

Originally, the county government and the nine states shared taxes in a 70:30 ratio.

The majority of them are county seats with developed commerce and trade.

Lu Yuan looked around at everyone and asked:
"If the tax is collected according to the original share, do you have any objection?"

Among the nine states' representatives, someone asked tentatively:
“The burden on farmers is too heavy. Can it be reduced a little?”

Lu Yuan asked: "How much do you think is a reasonable reduction?"

Someone said: "Subtract 10%, we only have to pay 20%..."

The county representative immediately became anxious: "Impossible, our burden is also heavy..."

Lu Yuan said:

"Don't talk yet, you will have something to say later!"

The county representative tried hard to hold back.

Anyway, he had made up his mind not to bear any extra share.

Lu Yuan asked the Bang County representative: "Let me ask again, do all Bang County representatives agree with this proposal?"

Seeing that taxes can be reduced by one third,

The representatives from the counties were delighted and expressed their agreement.

Lu Yuan nodded and continued to ask:
"So where do you think the reduction should be made?"

Many people were confused. Some thought that it would be fine if the reduction was equal, while others said that it should be coordinated among the states and counties.

Once again, there was a cacophony of opinions and no consensus.

Lu Yuan slammed the gavel, and when everyone quieted down, he said:

"As for the rest, I won't interfere with your internal coordination, but agricultural taxes must be waived!"

"Ouch!"

The whole audience was shocked.

After paying grain to the emperor for thousands of years, farmers have never been exempted from taxes.

Lu Yuan said with a smile:

"In fact, the agricultural tax in the entire county accounts for a very low proportion, only half, so we might as well exempt it!"

Because the vast majority of farmers were in the nine states, every year they would fight to the death for grain collection, and the people were extremely angry.

Exempting agricultural taxes means greatly reducing conflicts between officials and the public.

In addition, due to Chairman Shen's favor,
So, after discussion, the representatives of the nine states readily agreed.

After dealing with the nine states, Lu Yuan discussed with the county government representative.

"Chairman Shen, we are also burdened with heavy responsibilities.
You can't just take money from one place to pay for another, or be partial to one and favor another!"

"Hahaha! Don't worry, I will definitely reduce your burden..."

The county representatives looked at each other in bewilderment.

Is it possible for a horse to run fast and eat little? (End of this chapter)