Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 15 Disarmament
"Oh? According to Mr. Wang, this Bai Yuanzhong seems to have some intentions?" His gaze narrowed, and Angel's blue pupils seemed to become darker, "You actually got the idea on my head?"
"Well, Mistress, this is actually not important. What matters is whether he is talented and worthy of attention. As for the differences in methods, I think there is nothing wrong with them." Wang Liao explained with a wry smile.
Snorting from the nasal cavity, Angel's face recovered a little, "What is this Bai Yuanzhong's plan?"
"Mother, Bai Yuanzhong has made great progress in Hejian, and Hejian Mansion can be regarded as the top one in the entire western Xinjiang. Now the lands of Beiyuan and Heshuo have been rebuilt, and the new one has been rebuilt. County affairs are also on the agenda, and the first priority of the new county is naturally to select the governor. I heard that the Government Affairs Department suggested that the governor should be selected from the best city guards in each prefecture. Those who are expected to compete for the position of governor, didn't they stretch their necks and look forward to it? It's just that the supervisor's eyes are venomous, watching these people who dare to violate discipline and rules all day long. Apart from doing their jobs well, these city guards also All I have to do is listen to the news, this time the mistress came to Xijiang, this time, the city guards along the way would not take the opportunity to curry favor, this is also reasonable, the mistress really doesn't need to care about it." Wang Liao's words were also true. It's quite satisfactory, pick up the topic and speak directly, without any sham.
"I see! It's the idea of attacking the governors of these two places again. Doesn't he know that I never care about government affairs? I'm not afraid of backfire?" Angel asked thoughtfully.
"Mistress, there are no other outrageous words in this Bai Yuanzhong's words. How can it be counterproductive? Besides, I heard that he is ranked first in the quarterly assessment of the Government Affairs Department. I'm afraid he has a plan in his chest." Wang Liao didn't agree. It's better to interject too much, these things sometimes get worse the more they explain.
"Seeing that he is also a talent, I won't bother him. If he is really a talent, he doesn't need to dig into the government affairs department and he will think about it, and spend all his energy on it. I think it would be difficult for this kind of person to find a job even if he becomes the governor." Angel's words were flat and powerful, "My lord, please bring me a message to Bai Yuanzhong, I hope he will be more practical and less self-indulgent, and don't get involved. Those officialdoms in the Empire of God cannot be tolerated in Western Xinjiang. In this way, let’s hurry up today and rest later, tomorrow we will try to pass Tianshui City in the afternoon, and we can rest in Zhendian in the evening. I don’t want to see a second The appearance of Bai Yuanzhong."
"I understand." Wang Liao nodded in agreement.
"Master Wang, I would like to ask, if I am allowed to sit in Kansai this time, where will the Seventeenth Princess be placed? Hasn't your Highness considered this issue?" Angel finally asked this question Toughest question.
"This, we have already considered it over and over again. The seventeenth princess is not suitable at this time, and you can only take on this role. As for the seventeenth princess, with her wisdom, she should understand what His Highness is doing at this time The whole story." Wang Liao replied lightly.
Apart from the sound of the wind, the carriage seemed to be calm again, and the two of them were chewing on the meaning of their words. Role? Take on this role? This means that in many cases, people often cannot act according to their own wishes and feelings, but must obey the overall situation and play the role he (she) should play.
On March 18, 699 in the Gregorian calendar of the mainland, Li Wufeng, the king of Qin of the Tanghe Empire and the protector of the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Government, who had already returned to Kansai from Tiannan, gave a speech to the media when passing through Lujiang, saying that the power of the empire is now withered. The economy is in recession. At this time, the whole country should put state affairs first, use the voice of the people as a warning, and call on all parties in the empire to put aside their past grievances and maintain the current hard-won prospect of peace. He also said that he would go to Beijing soon, and in order to reflect his peaceful intentions, he announced that he would cut down the army on a large scale within his territory.
"Northwest Star News", "Nanfang Daily" and other mainstream media in western Xinjiang published the full text of Li Wufeng's speech on the second day, and national newspapers and periodicals such as "Daily Express" and "Empire News" in the imperial capital also published the speech. This speech was reprinted for the first time. Just when many people in the empire thought it was just Li Wufeng's tricks to win the hearts of the people, the Western Xinjiang Military Affairs Bureau also officially issued a plan to eliminate the local garrison. Except for one regiment of garrison troops in each prefecture of the county, the garrison troops of other inland prefectures and counties only retain one or two brigades of garrison troops, and all other troops are eliminated. In addition, large-scale adjustments were also made to the six major armies of the Western Xinjiang Metropolitan Guard, to streamline some useless logistics personnel, to maintain the full strength of the armies, and to strictly prohibit overstaffing. All elimination plans will be completed within one month.
It should be said that this plan was not serious, but it still caused considerable repercussions in the empire. After all, when the shadow of foreign invasion had not yet disappeared, and the cloud of civil war began to loom, Li Wufeng, the largest foreigner in the empire, unexpectedly The banner of disarmament was raised high. Although the slogan of rectifying the six major legions is meaningless, it is just a vague and empty air, but the reduction of the garrison is real. This will reduce at least one hundred thousand Troops with more than one man, and according to the efficiency of Xijiang's vigorous and vigorous work, the guard troops of this legion will disappear within a month, and after a month, everyone knows that anything may happen after the meeting of the kings. At this time Downsizing the army is not without danger.
Wufeng's move was premeditated a long time ago. With the continuous expansion of his territory, the number of troops has become larger and larger. According to the territory he currently controls, even if each government has only one regiment The garrison force also has more than 200,000 garrison troops. These garrison troops usually have low combat effectiveness and are scattered. Except for some border prefectures and counties, the functions of the garrison troops in inland counties have gradually been replaced by increasingly strengthened police stations. In some places The garrison force has even become a burden. In view of this situation, Wufeng made a decision to reduce the garrison force on a large scale.
Wufeng's plan has also been supported by the Military Affairs Administration and the Government Affairs Administration. Digesting these useless garrison troops can also effectively improve the overall quality of the army, and use the saved funds to support the elite troops.
In fact, although this disarmament plan is suspected of being a show to create momentum, it is indispensable. Of course, the main reason is the financial problem with Xijiang. The military expenditure of Xijiang has reached a terrifying level. The astronomical figure, the number of troops that need the financial burden of Western Xinjiang alone exceeds one million, which has far exceeded the number of regular troops in the heyday of the Tanghe Empire, and now the empire is still considered to be the most prosperous. The land of the government has never been obtained.
But just the salaries of the officers and soldiers of the army is enough to make any party pay attention to it. The average monthly salary payment has reached 6 million imperial gold coins, which means that the salary expenditure of the officers and soldiers alone has reached 7,000 a year. More than 10,000 imperial gold coins, and this is just the salary, plus the daily training and maintenance expenses of the troops. The annual budget of the Financial Secretary should also be more than 50 million imperial gold coins. In this way, the annual military expenditure of Xijiang will exceed 130 million imperial gold coins, but this is only based on conservative calculations in peacetime, and does not calculate the special military expenditures required in the event of war. Calculated in this way, even if there are one or two medium-scale wars, it is estimated that the military expenditure in Western Xinjiang will exceed 150 million.
When the Financial Secretary handed over the military budget expenditure to Li Wufeng, who hadn't bothered much since James took over the financial affairs, Wufeng couldn't help being shocked, even though he had snatched money from Indiana. Although the financial industry is advancing by leaps and bounds~IndoMTL.com~, if the military expenditure is calculated in this way, it is difficult to maintain the current financial resources of Xijiang for a long time, especially the military expenditure has crowded out some financial projects that should have been invested in civil affairs, such as Infrastructure construction such as road traffic, farmland water conservancy, and urban construction, as well as investment in technological development, cultural education, and medical care, have made the already quite backward civil affairs in various parts of Western Xinjiang even more embarrassing, especially the investment in education and health. It is pitifully small. Except for a very small number of wealthy classes who can guarantee it, the vast majority of children from the middle and lower classes cannot satisfy their desire to study and study through national education.
Although Wufeng has also taken some measures to attract foreign private schools and academies to run schools in Xijiang, such private institutions are inherently insufficient in funding, relying entirely on the support of local gentry and subsidies from the local government, and it is difficult to expand their scale. It's just a drop in the bucket, not a big deal. Under such circumstances, Wufeng had the idea of disarming the army, but the combat tasks before him were still quite heavy. If the six major legions were eliminated, it would not be conducive to the development of the war in the later period, and it would also have a fatal impact on the morale of the troops. , the only way is to eliminate the tasteless security forces.
Wufeng's plan to reduce the garrison force still caused some confusion. Many soldiers who had served in the garrison for a long time were also very angry when they were disbanded. Small-scale riots, but Wufeng had already prepared for it. In addition to preparing a fairly generous retirement pay, it also adopted a policy of differentiation, absorbing a group of high-quality personnel to retire and join the police station of the local internal affairs department. We call on industrial and commercial workshops around the world to absorb more of these people into the workshops, and through various means, these unstable factors are gradually resolved.
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