The Weapon Tycoon Who Traveled to Great Qin

"How to calculate the military expenditure for sending troops overseas, as well as the daily maintenance, depends on the current situation, it is difficult for us to meet this point." Xiang Liang said. He is the Secretary of the Navy. He naturally knows the situation of sending troops overseas. The Chu army is scattered to various regions. Not only is it necessary for swift communications, but also for swift military operations, such as support, supplies, etc. These problems are not the same. It's easy to solve.

"I know all these things well." Xiang Yan said.

"We naturally have to consider this issue. Therefore, we need to invest more military spending on this issue. As long as the military spending is in place, all problems can be easily resolved." Xiang Yan said. In his view, these problems are caused by military spending. As long as military spending is in place, all problems can be solved immediately.

"Sir. Officer." At this moment, Bo Xiang hurried over. The Chu army has changed the name of the army. For example, any military officer can be called an officer, in order to ease the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and at the same time facilitate management. This is Chu. An important step in the country’s military reform. The Chu Army is discussing the further popularization of the military rank system. The local army established by the nobles does not have a military rank. Even if they do, it is a matter of officers. They never know the ranks of soldiers. Concerned.

"What's the matter?" Xiang Yan asked.

"The message from the State of Qin said that it is for you to go to State of Qin immediately to participate in any meeting. The content of the telegram said that it is necessary to make further adjustments to the Chu army." Xiang Bo said. He had already handed you the telegram to Xiang Yan. The telegram came from Fan Zeng. During the conversation with Qin State, he realized that Qin State seemed to be disgusted with the huge military expenditure and military scale of the Chu army. From the perspective of economic development. The huge Chu army has become a burden or a huge burden for Chu's economic development. How to solve this burden requires careful discussion. The bond scale has been fixed. Chu State wants to invest more resources to build Chu State not only to introduce foreign capital, but also to organize internally. Therefore, he needs The support of the domestic military can at least promote the reform of the Chu army in order to reduce military expenditure. In the telegram, Fan Zeng explained his intentions in detail, as well as Qin's requirements.

"Sir, what did the telegram say?" Xiang Liang asked.

"The telegram said that we must carry out military reforms." Xiang Yan simply said this. Then he handed the telegram in his hand to Xiang Liang. Xiang Liang quickly read it. But Xiang Yan didn't say anything. He knew that Chu's military reform was not so simple, and many things had exceeded his control. For example, the nobles of the Chu Kingdom. As one of the nobles of the Chu Kingdom, the Xiang family also has its own army. This is the basis for the nobles to gain a solid foundation in the Chu Kingdom. Other nobles have such financial and armed forces, especially the previous ones. During the chaotic period, the nobles of the Chu Kingdom were given such an excellent opportunity. Each noble has its own army. For this reason, the size of the Chu army was suddenly expanded to one million in a very short period of time. . This is a huge number, and reforms are very tricky.

"It is very difficult for us to do such a thing. The Prime Minister should know this." Xiang Liang said after reading it.

"En. I also think that it is impossible to let go of the army in the hands of the nobles, and they are very large. But their role is very limited. Not only that, they also often ask for military expenses. This is a huge cost. The army’s funding.” Xiang Bo said. Xiang Yan was only thinking about her own problem, how to deal with it if the military reform was carried out. Or in other words, if the establishment of an army belonging to Chu State itself. This is difficult, and there is no previous experience in this area. Think of several military or political changes in the history of Chu. Xiang Yan felt that it was impossible for him to complete such a military mission.

Qin State Xianyang. The General Staff of the Qin Army. Fan Zeng and Chen Ping came to visit and study together. In fact, their main task was to study, or to explore how the Qin army carried out military reforms. This is very important to the Chu State, because it must get rid of the great trouble of the army, otherwise, on the road of future development, Chu will have no way out. This is Shang Wen's meaning, and it is also Qin State's. Meaning, Chu had to do this.

"The current size of the Qin Army is maintained at about 450,000, of which more than half was established by foreign troops, while the size of the local soldiers of the Qin Army is declining." Wang Jian said unceremoniously about the current problems the Qin Army is facing. Only in this way can the people of Chu know the current situation of Qin Jun.

"In addition to the continuous expansion of the territory of the Qin State, the Qin Army's domestic defense forces and mobile forces have been relatively reduced. If it were not for the Qin Army's absolute weapon advantage, I am afraid this proportion will increase a lot." Wang Jian introduced.

"En." Fan Zeng just gave a gratitude. He knew all this, and he also made such a prediction. He knew that after Qin State opened the passage of foreign soldiers, foreign soldiers would be inevitable. But what he didn't expect was how long it took Qin Jun to expand the scale by more than 200,000. This is a considerable number. At the same time, he was thinking about it. The Qin army can use foreign soldiers, so the Chu army can also. In this way, the Chu army can reduce a certain scale to a certain extent, but where the reduced personnel will go, this has become a big problem. The most important thing is how the Chu army currently responds. This is the root.

"The Qin State currently adopts a rotation system. Every year, a certain number of recruits are replenished to various units. After a period of training, these units will be dispatched to the theater for combat. The original units will be replaced, and some veterans will retire. After some training, they can return to their posts. Qin Guo currently has a lot of jobs." Wang Jian introduced. The things that Wang Jian introduced cannot be accomplished by any country. Even the new South Korean Army, which is equipped with the best equipment and second only to the Qin Army in logistical supply, cannot do this, because the new South Korean Army’s military expenditure is far lower than that of the Qin Army. It is so rich, and the Qin army often has wars to fight, so the new South Korean army is different. They simply cannot do this.

"Qin State can provide more jobs, but unfortunately we don't have it in Chu State." Chen Ping said on the side.

"This is natural. Qin's economy is developing at a high speed, and the requirements for the army are getting higher and higher. Only in this way can the Qin army develop faster, and at the same time, can its equipment continue to be updated. Chu still lacks such a foundation. Only with such a foundation, Chu Jun will be the same as Qin Jun.” Wang Jian said. Wang Jian had received the news before. The people of Chu came here to learn. What they learned was Qin’s military reforms. Chu needed to solve their huge army size. However, Wang Jian thought it was meaningless, because Chu’s problems could not be solved at all because of them. The economic foundation of the military cannot be changed. That is to say, the economies that compete with the military for personnel have not played a good role, and their economies have no competitive pressure. This is actually a question of military personnel selection.

Qin's economy is developing rapidly, and the requirements for the quality of people, especially talents, are becoming more and more excessive. Compulsory education in the Qin State began to spread to the first level of high school. Students at this level can become good apprentices or basic workers after some learning. They can get a good salary. This salary cannot be given by the military. With bonuses and various rewards, this kind of salary is more than three times the salary of ordinary soldiers in the army. This is also the reason why many Qin people are unwilling to join the army. There are multiple choices in the source of suitable soldiers, and they choose to further study or enter. Factories and enterprises, as well as banks and trading companies, can learn from some militias to use guns to maintain combat effectiveness in accordance with national regulations. There is no need to spend time on military affairs, and the military is uncompetitive in this regard.

People in developed areas yearn for higher local development. Qin Jun could only focus on those poor areas, such as the mountain people and the mountain Qiang people. As for the people of the Western Regions, there may be more other races to join in the future, because the army needs these people, their quality is generally low, and the ordinary salary of the Qin army is too generous for them. This is the difference in the regional economy.

Instead, look at the situation in Chu State. The situation in Chu Kingdom is not as good as that in overseas colonies. Overseas colonies do not need to pay taxes. They are completely in the anarchy stage, and the colonies they develop become their own private property. They can live wealthy, and in China, there are many kinds of taxes. Even if the government does not levy taxes, there are still nobles. Taxes from nobles are impossible to avoid. In this way, the domestic situation is not as good as overseas colonies, and for those Chu people, it is more advantageous to choose to be a soldier. In fact, this is a choice. Wang Jian already knew this about the two-way choice relationship, but Chu State did not understand some of the truths. These truths are easy to understand, but not easy to understand.

"Can you tell me some information about the militia in the Qin State?" Fan Zeng asked such a question about the militia. Fan Zeng believes that Chu can do the same, because the militia is spontaneous. Perhaps the militia problem can solve the problem of Chu’s huge army size and dissolve the army among the militias. In this way, Chu can retain an acceptable Chu. The size of the country’s army. This is a good idea.