Back to the Republic of China as a commander

Ye Zuwen and his eldest son Ye Guoxuan arrived in Jingzhou yesterday, but because Wang Zhenyu was impatient, he didn't care to let his future father-in-law take a rest, so he immediately organized this small meeting.

The reform roadmap proposed by Chen Shao has now been copied in five copies, and everyone present has one copy.Now, everyone is looking at the plan carefully.

Specifically, Chen Shao's general direction of reform is consistent with Wang Zhenyu's, but not without differences:

The first is the reform of grassroots organizations. In this regard, Chen Shao and Wang Zhenyu have basically similar starting points. They both plan to maintain the original social structure and add new things for the expansion of power.In terms of difference, Chen Shao, like his teacher Wang Kaiyun, somewhat despises businessmen, thinking that businessmen are good at adapting to the wind and cannot be relied upon.

Wang Zhenyu does not agree with this. Businessmen are also human beings. In terms of pursuing interests, they are not much different from farmers. Otherwise, why so many farmers can become businessmen in future generations?Probably the only difference is in the degree of firmness.And even at this level, it's actually an illusion. Are farmers not going to see the wind?So what is peasant cunning.It is a human characteristic to follow the wind, and it has little to do with occupation or class.Why does the businessman seem less reliable than the farmer brothers? It’s not that he has bad character, but that he is no longer barefoot. Profit can be driven.If you want a businessman to follow you resolutely to create a situation like a farmer, then you have to be enough to impress his interests.But Wang Zhenyu, who has less than [-] troops, only a territory, and a backer who is only a guardian envoy, can use nothing to fool these smart people.

Even if it is the regime in Jingzhou, it is not enough for the merchants to help.So Wang Zhenyu is playing with a concept. From now on, as long as my power, Wang Zhenyu, is flourishing, democracy and parliament must be established in my jurisdiction.For businessmen, this is not just power, but also a kind of hope, a guarantee of personal and property safety.

Now that you have a concept, let’s invest. The larger the investment, the greater the return. Of course, the risk will also increase. Do you want to reduce the risk?Then fight with Lao Tzu, for nothing else, just to defend the fields that Lao Tzu promised you.

This disagreement has little effect, because Chen Shao's focus falls on the county council:

One hundred administrative villages are set up in each county, and there are no towns and towns, but commercial towns are set up along the commercial road (land road).The functions of these commercial towns are firstly to purchase various agricultural products, and secondly to provide various daily necessities that farmers cannot produce by themselves.

What surprised Wang Zhenyu the most was that Chen Shao was somewhat different from Wang Kaiyun. He actually knew some principles of making a living.One must know that the Wang family has always regarded themselves as noble and despised those who make a living. Could it be that Wang Kaiyun changed his nature when he was old, and was about to abandon Confucianism and go into business?

First of all, according to Chen Shao's investigation in Jingzhou for nearly a month, he proposed a market system.That is, set up ten commercial towns within each county, and each town has schools (primary schools), health centers, public security police stations, a road guard team, and various shops and markets.A small business group is set up in every five commercial towns, and any merchant is allowed to participate, and a business fair is held in a commercial town every five days.The daily management of the commercial town is in the charge of the town’s chamber of commerce. The public security police station is affiliated with the county government, and the road protection team is subordinate to the superior road protection squadron.

The county council is the highest authority in the county. It is composed of village chiefs, business town presidents, patriarchs of various ethnic groups, and local celebrities. It has the right to vote on the county's affairs.

Secondly, it takes into account the nature of social stability, that is, the principle that if everyone has food, the world will be stable.A business dividend plan was proposed. For the forty commercial towns under Jingzhou Prefecture, each town's chamber of commerce would be responsible for the management of daily affairs, including education, health care, and town appearance construction.The business tax and business tax collected each year are distributed according to the principle of keeping three-quarters for oneself and one-fourth being handed over to the county finance bureaus.

The self-retained part of the chamber of commerce in each town is divided into three pieces, two of which are paid to villages within the radiation range of the business town set by each county according to the ratio of land area to population.If someone from a village within the range participated in looting or attacked trade routes, the village's allocation for that year would automatically be cut in half.Increase the cost of robbery through the principle of linking the interests of each village with the safety of trade routes.At the same time, all villages were induced to participate in the work of protecting and building commercial routes by binding interests.

At the same time, the prefecture and county spent a sum of money to repair the entire commercial road, improve the road surface condition, and speed up the efficiency of commodity circulation.

As for the construction and management of the county seat, Chen Shao improved the power structure of the parliament:

The part handed over to the county government is unified into the county finance by the county council.

The county magistrate is elected by the county council, and the annual budget of each county is reviewed by the county council in addition to the fixed ratio handed over to the government.

The head of the County Public Security Bureau is nominated by the county chief and appointed and removed by the county council.

Regarding the independence of the judiciary, Chen Shao suggested the establishment of a supervisory bureau and courts, adopting a vertical management model, from top to bottom, to form effective supervision of local councils and the government.At the same time, the government also faces two-way supervision from the parliament and the judiciary. In Chen Shao's view, the government is the final executive department and the department that directly deals with the people.As long as the supervision of the government is in place, many problems can be solved and many risks can be avoided.

After listening to Chen Shao's statement, Ye Zuwen nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Wang Zhenyu and said, "Wenzheng, where did you invite such a great talent, how lucky you are!"

Ye Zuwen no longer calls him General Wang Zhenyu, but calls him by his own name since his marriage was conceived.And Wang Zhenyu no longer called him Mr. Ye, but called him Ye Weng respectfully, and claimed to be Wen Zheng.

"Ye Weng, this person is the proud disciple of Mr. Wang Kaiyun from the Wang family. Now he is waiting for success. It is indeed Wen Zheng's blessing to have such a great talent as Mr. Chen Shao..."

Next is the military reform proposed by Wan Yaohuang and Xu Yuanquan. After all, the overall situation is basically stabilized now. Although Wang Zhenyu knows that the troubled times of the Republic of China have just begun, but if he really wants to participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world, he does not have to blindly launch war.You also have to consolidate your existing power and stabilize your own foundation before you dare to take the step of expansion, and finally you can aspire to the top, right?

Wan Yaohuang's suggestion is: the captain of the local security brigade is directly appointed and dismissed by the security detachment under the jurisdiction of the police headquarters.

The Security Brigade is equivalent to an infantry battalion with three squadrons.

The first squadron is the road protection squadron, which consists of ten dissatisfied squadrons with 140 people.They are stationed in various commercial towns, and they are transferred once a year. They are responsible for guarding the commercial towns and inspections of commercial roads, and half of them are equipped with cavalry.

The second squadron is the mobile squadron, which consists of five reinforced squadrons with 200 people, all of whom are stationed in the county, equipped with [-] horses.

These 340 people are all in accordance with the regular military establishment, training and reorganization, the recruitment of soldiers and the training and appointment of officers are all in the hands of the guarding emissary. Strictly speaking, the local sources of the two brigades are not allowed to exceed 50.00%.Soldiers who have served for five years and failed to transfer to the field army will go to the police station according to actual needs, and they will be placed in the local police station according to actual needs; the second is to be recruited into a part of the directly affiliated enterprise that may be established in the future, and more The other is to enter a vocational school for free for one year and earn a living after graduation.25% of the military pay is directly paid by the Garrison Headquarters on a monthly basis according to the standard of the regular army; Hand it over to the detachment department.Soldiers in the Mobile Brigade of these two brigades shall not be older than 35 years old, officers shall not be older than 30 years old, soldiers in the Road Protection Squadron shall not be older than 45 years old, and officers shall not be older than [-] years old.

The third squadron is the Guardian Squadron, which is composed of armed forces from each village. Each village has a squad with a regular establishment of four people. The squad leader is appointed by the village head.The squadron headquarters and the squadron headquarters are located in the county town and the commercial town respectively. The officers of the brigade headquarters and the squadron headquarters are selected from among the demobilized officers and soldiers who belong to the other two brigades of the detachment, and secondly from among the squad leaders of each squadron. Promote based on merit and performance.

The Guardian Squadron participates in a military competition every year, the autumn exercise in October.Forty percent of the compensation for officers is directly paid by the county government according to the regular army standard, while the treatment for soldiers is relatively poor, only 10%. These expenses are audited by the Department of Integrity of Jingzhou Prefecture.

The other two squadrons conduct the parade twice a year, and the time is scheduled to be held in May and October each year.

Due to the needs of the war, after the field army mobilized excellent soldiers from the mobile squadrons of the security detachments in various places, the temporary gaps that appeared were mobilized from the road protection squadrons, and the gaps in the road protection squadrons were mobilized from the civilian protection squadrons.

After carefully listening to Wan Yaohuang's suggestion, Xu Yuanquan also added another opinion. The mobile squadrons directly under the security brigades of the counties go to the town guarding the emissary to participate in the parade every March.

According to this standard, the number of local armed forces in each county will reach 600. Wang Zhenyu thought about it a little, and felt that this amount of troops is basically sufficient if it is to maintain the local area.

Xu Yuanquan then offered his opinion on the reform of the field troops:

The first is treatment:

The monthly salary of soldiers is 15 yuan, platoon-level officers 24 yuan, company-level officers 35 yuan, battalion-level officers 48 yuan, regiment-level officers 63 yuan, brigade-level officers 81 yuan, division-level officers 100 yuan, and military-level officers [-] yuan.

For full-time jobs, according to this standard, 2 yuan, 3 yuan, 6 yuan, 10 yuan, 12 yuan, 15 yuan, 19 yuan, and 30 yuan will be added respectively.

The above is still the same as the treatment system announced by Ma Xicheng when the Tiger Brigade was formed, without much change.But then, Xu Yuanquan's suggestion made Wang Zhenyu frowned unconsciously.

The first is the establishment of military rank allowances: non-commissioned officers get five yuan a month, lieutenants get 20 yuan a month, school officers get 60 yuan a month, and general officers get 100 yuan a month.

The second is to set up family allowances: lieutenant officers get 30 yuan a month, school officials get 80 yuan a month, and general officials get [-] yuan a month.

The third is to establish subsidies for senior officers: 20 yuan per month for regimental-level officers, 30 yuan per month for brigade-level officers, 50 yuan per month for division-level officers, and [-] yuan per month for military-level officers.

The fourth is to pay double wages during wartime. One-time compensation for the disabled is 12 times the monthly salary standard of the official position at the level of the officer.

Those killed in battle will be compensated according to 24 times the monthly salary standard of the officer at the level of the officer. If there are children, the children will enjoy nine years of free education, and ordinary residents will enjoy six years.

Military academies are divided into non-commissioned officers (mainly training officers below the company, such as platoon leaders, deputy platoon chiefs, and secretary chiefs, etc., who are selected from middle school graduates and active soldiers), and infantry command departments (training officers above the infantry company, and officers below the active company) According to military achievements and recommendations, the artillery command department and the staff department (to train professional military staff officers), and a strategic research school was set up to train military intelligence agents and intelligence analysts.

This is a systematic project, not to mention remuneration, just to establish a military academy requires a large number of professionals and a large amount of capital investment.But what to save, Wang Zhenyu does not intend to save the military academy, so the postponed ones are naturally the three items of military rank, family, and senior officers. Note that it is postponed rather than cancelled, and I hope it will be left to his subordinates; The salary was agreed by Wang Zhenyu, because this is necessary, and nothing can be saved to save the life of his subordinates.

After Xu Yuanquan recorded Wang Zhenyu's decision, Wan Yaohuang brought up the issue of recruitment and training of recruits. In fact, Wang Zhenyu had exchanged opinions with him in private the night before. In fact, Wang Zhenyu also attached great importance to this issue.

The recruitment of new recruits adopts a recruitment system. The monthly salary of new recruits is 20 yuan, the settlement allowance is [-] yuan, and the recruit period is six months.

The recruitment and training of recruits are unified by the three units of the Brigade Headquarters Staff Office, Training Office, and Armament Office (combined military supplies and equipment).

None of the above is the key point. The key point is that from now on, the recruiting power of the Ninth Brigade has been transferred from all combat units to the brigade headquarters. The recruits will know who is the boss of the Ninth Brigade from the beginning of training. . .

Political and military reform plans have a clear direction. Wang Zhenyu looked at Ye Zuwen, and the next economy is the focus of his concern.

Ye Zuwen also looked at Wang Zhenyu. He came this time and brought two big gifts to Wang Zhenyu. . . . . .