Wild North America 1846

In the Palace of Qinzheng

The Army General Staff Headquarters is making a report on the current situation in North America, which involves the military's combat readiness arrangements, mobilization and cooperation with the Kingdom's immigration policy. The content is quite rich and there is a lot of useful information.

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The Northern Army's general offensive did not achieve the expected results, which further irritated the sensitive nerves of the American Federation. They invested too much in this civil war. The South could not afford to lose, and neither could the North.

So from November 2nd

The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate passed the bill for the third national military mobilization, and President James Buchanan officially signed it, with the intention of doubling the strength of the Northern Army from the current more than 700,000 to a target of 1.5 million.

In response, the Confederate government responded quickly by passing a new round of national military mobilization orders, striving to increase the number of military personnel to 1.1 million in a short period of time, responding with a tough stance to the North's pressure to expand the war.

In view of the fact that the current situation in North America is heading out of control, the Army General Staff Headquarters has drafted a targeted military expansion plan to deal with the current North American crisis.

The plan was approved by Parliament and sent to His Majesty.

The Army expansion plan will be implemented in two steps;

In the first step, the 186,000 mainland recruits currently being trained at the Salt Lake City military base will gradually enter the field troops in various places from this month to strengthen their strength. This move will bring the total number of the Kingdom's army to 300,000.

The specific allocation is compiled as follows;

All 12 Class-A divisions across the country have been expanded, with a three-regiment system of 6,300 to 6,500 personnel, and will be further expanded to a five-regiment system. Each division will also retain an additional recruit supplementary regiment and training camp. The expanded Class-A field division will be in total.

The number of troops is approximately 12,000.

The existing 16 Class B divisions across the country have all been replenished and must reach a full strength of 6,500 personnel, and wartime training will be strengthened.

There are currently 7 Class C fortress garrison divisions in the country, and all gaps in the number of personnel have been filled, reaching a full-scale scale of 4,200 personnel and training has been strengthened.

The Royal Guards has added three new Class A field cavalry divisions, namely the Royal Oregon Cavalry Division, the Royal Colorado Cavalry Division, and the Royal Omaha Cavalry Division. Each division has a total strength of 12,000 people.

Through the above measures

It will be able to absorb the existing 186,000 mainland recruits. The new establishment of each division will be completed before the end of the year. Through merger training, it is expected to have full combat effectiveness by March next year.

The second step was to further increase investment in training new recruits on the mainland and intensify transoceanic troop transport, aiming to achieve the goal of transporting 25,000 troops to North America every month by the end of 1858.

Thus

By the end of June next year, the kingdom will be able to gather about 180,000 well-trained troops. Together with the 50,000 mobilized militiamen on Paradise Island, the number of troops that can be used at any time will be 230,000.

The two phases combined can reach a total strength of 530,000 troops, which is enough to deal with the current chaos in North America.

At this stage…”

Chief of Staff Lord Dai Changfu read the military's mobilization plan at length. From his calm tone, one could hear the storm that was about to sweep across North America.

This plan took into account the Tang Kingdom's basic policy of focusing on economic construction, and tried to recruit soldiers from the increase in immigration, so as not to disrupt the 1859 plan to introduce more than 1.35 million immigrants.

The new round of large-scale construction boom of the Royal Government requires more labor force from the mainland to maintain the economic momentum of rapid development and achieve an overall jump in economic scale.

Take advantage of the current opportunity of the North American Civil War to surpass and further widen the gap with the economic aggregate of the northern United States, and move towards a higher goal.

The military strives to transport 25,000 recruits to the North American continent every month, which will reach 300,000 in a year, which places higher demands on the current transoceanic immigration capabilities.

The extra 300,000 mainland recruits this year will be realized by the 10,000-ton immigration ships that are working day and night in the docks. These behemoths in the world's oceans can comfortably transport 4,200 immigrants at a time and provide enough spacious personal space.

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If it is slightly squeezed, 6,000 people can be accommodated, but the living environment will be much worse.

Based on the calculation that each ship operates 6 voyages per year, only more than 10 10,000-ton immigration ships are needed to complete the annual average transportation task of 300,000 immigrants. The capability is amazing, and it can significantly reduce the costs of shipping companies.

There are more than 370 steam cargo ships, 53 professional immigration ships, and 11 cruise ships operating on the two golden immigration routes across the Pacific North and Middle Lines, all of which are medium and large iron steam ships with a weight of more than 3,000 tons to more than 6,000 tons.

, is also the most powerful transoceanic transport capacity in the world today.

nowadays

There are 21 10,000-ton immigration ships and large cargo ships being built in major shipyards along the coast, of which there are 5 immigration ships. Four of them are ordered by the Royal Pacific Shipping Company, the largest ocean shipping company controlled by the royal family, and will be put into use.

On the Pacific Immigration Route.

Under the Royal Pacific Steamship Company plan;

Some immigration ships and cruise ships with smaller tonnage will be put into the route from the southern provinces of the mainland to New Xi'an, or the route from Paradise Island New Xi'an to Donggang, Hawaii to Los Angeles, and Los Angeles to the coastal routes of Central America or South America, and the transportation capacity will be reasonably allocated.

Large immigration ships with a capacity of 10,000 tons are used for direct routes from Xi'an or Donggang to Los Angeles. In this way, the utilization rate of large immigration ships will increase linearly, reaching a return voyage of one per month and efficient utilization of 12 voyages per year.

Richard sat high on the throne. After Lord Dai Changfu gave a lengthy report, he gently tapped the imperial desk with his hand to remind the cabinet ministers who were distracted to pay attention, and then said;

"As the military stated, the current civil war situation in North America has rapidly spiraled out of control. The scale is getting bigger and bigger, the battlefield is getting wider and wider, and it is not surprising at all that it has spread to the Tang Kingdom.

in this case

It is necessary to strengthen military armaments, guard the country's gates, and send a clear message to the general public and our neighbors that the Tang Kingdom is sacred and inviolable, and that military expansion is imperative.

The military's military expansion plan is rigorously demonstrated and highly feasible. If all of you dear friends here have no objections, it will be promulgated and implemented immediately.

If you have different opinions, please raise them now for targeted discussion. What do you think?"

There was silence in the palace for a while, and all the cabinet ministers began to whisper privately. Prime Minister Count Gu Yan and Finance Minister Viscount Huang Yuanqing made eye contact silently. Viscount Huang Yuanqing walked out bravely, saluted and said;

“Start your majesty;

Your Majesty, Your Excellency, has some concerns, mainly related to the military appropriation for 1859 and the military's wanton squandering of military expenditures. Do you need to question Commander Dai in front of the emperor?"

no way

Military expansion always involves the word "money". As the Minister of Finance, Viscount Huang Yuanqing has the unshirkable responsibility and can only make the first move.

When his name was called, Lord Dai Changfu could only stand up, but his face was not very good-looking. He gave Viscount Huang Yuanqing a sharp look in his eyes, but Viscount Huang Yuanqing pretended not to see him.

It's a joke. Everyone has different positions. I have no obligation to wipe the butt of your Army Department.

Richard glanced at the two people who stood up, and said in a calm tone: "In that case, let's ask the question before the emperor."

in the royal council

Proposals that are unanimously agreed upon by the cabinet will generally be passed smoothly. After being signed by His Majesty, the Minister of Privy Seal will stamp the proposal with his jade seal, and then order the entire country to implement it.

If there are still any doubts, they will be resolved through inquiries in front of the emperor, and will be decided by His Majesty. After the final decision is made, His Majesty will sign the decree, and the Minister of the Seal will stamp it with a jade seal, and then order the whole country to implement it.

There is one more program, but there are also many secret flashes of swords and shadows in the court, and internal battles.

Viscount Huang Yuanqing did not even look at Lord Dai Changfu who was standing next to him. Now that he had stood up, he was ready to lose face with the military.

Therefore, after saluting with a respectful expression, he said;

“Start your majesty;

When Wei Chen raised the question, he did not question the overall plan for mobilization of the Ministry of War, but questioned whether the use of financial allocations was suspected of wanton squandering of military expenditures and increasing the financial burden.

as we all know

Mainland recruit training consists of two parts, one is for refugees in the mainland, and the other is at the Salt Lake City military base.

Among the 197,000 mainland recruits this year (note: 11,000 recruits were mobilized to Mexico to replace retired soldiers from four field divisions going south), there is a lot of waste and unreasonable expenses.

Treasury Department review findings;

As of November 20 this year, of the 197,000 mainland recruits, 83,000 have been trained for more than one year, 51,200 have been trained for more than 10 months, 43,300 have been trained for more than 8 months, and the rest have all been trained.

More than 6 months.

I would like to ask Lord Dai Changfu, even if the training target is farmers who have never held a gun, does it really need to be trained for such a long time?

Based on four months of military training, the military spent an additional 9.3 million yuan on this aspect alone. Is there any suspicion of over-training?

Question 2;

Recruit training in the mainland is less expensive. Why do they have to undergo long-term military training at the Salt Lake City military base? Can't it all be completed in the mainland?

According to calculations by the Ministry of Finance, if recruits who have completed all four months of military training in the mainland, after arriving in North America, undergo no more than one month of adaptive training and transition, and are directly dispatched to the field force, each recruit will cost at least 67 yuan less.

If calculated based on 300,000 people, the amount would be as high as more than 20 million, which is almost equivalent to 29% of the kingdom’s fiscal revenue in 1858. It is not a small amount!

Moreover, at the Salt Lake City military base, the military has put forward extremely high requirements for the food of the troops participating in field training, including high-end food including beef, sheep and canned fish. The cavalry troops even have to use reserved field beef jerky.

Is the lavish spending really necessary?

The military's various expenditures are chaotic, with millions more expenditures added every year. This extravagant and wasteful habit must be severely punished. It is simply evil. Can't we fight a war if we can't eat canned meat?

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Also, nepotism is prevalent in the military, and now some military personnel are actually involved in material procurement..."

It's not like I don't know, I'm shocked when I think about it.

Viscount Huang Yuanqing couldn't stop the car once he started spraying. Dai Changfu, the chief of staff who sprayed, had cold sweat on his forehead, his face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and he almost cursed.

But this is a question in front of the emperor. If he is given two more courages, he will not dare to act recklessly. Your Majesty is a god-like figure in the Tang Dynasty. He suppresses all parties and no one dares to act recklessly.

Are there any problems with the military?

That must be true. Lien Zhan and Lianjie brought blind confidence and arrogance, and his temper became much stronger.

If someone robbed someone during an expedition and went on to do it successfully, it would be difficult to stop him for a while when he returned home. There were cases where he would reach out everywhere, but it was not common.

As for using canned meat and field dry food for outdoor training, that is a practice that is consistent with actual combat, and this situation is not common, but it is indeed excessive.

What era is it now?

Tsarist Russian soldiers also ate black bread mixed with sawdust and rice bran. When the supply was insufficient, the northern soldiers of the United States had to fight with hunger and full meals. The comparison was harsh.

When Viscount Huang Yuanqing finished spraying, everyone's eyes fell on Lord Dai Changfu, which put great pressure on him.

But the combined pressure of everyone was not even half as strong as the sharp gaze from the throne, which seemed to penetrate straight to the bottom of his heart. For no reason, Lord Dai Changfu's back was covered with a layer of white hair sweat, and his calves were a little cramped.

He quickly thought about countermeasures in his heart, bowed respectfully to the throne, and then replied;

“Start your majesty;

Wei Chen believes that the statement made by the Ministry of Finance is completely untrue and exaggerated. It even uses generalizations to smear the Royal Army, and I sincerely ask for your Majesty's enlightenment.

Article 1 Military training matters;

Originally divided into two parts: the mainland and the Salt Lake City military base. Due to the huge number of personnel involved, the kingdom's transoceanic immigration capabilities are limited, so they must be transported to North America in batches, and then unified into the Salt Lake City military base for joint training of the entire battalion and regiment.

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from a military perspective

This kind of joint training is very necessary, as it helps to condense a bunch of scattered soldiers into an iron fist, greatly improving battalion and regiment level combat effectiveness.

As for overtraining, it is completely unjust. The military must obey the kingdom's military and political plans and the North American situation. When needed, it can immediately produce a fully-staffed army with high morale. Part of the over-scheduled training should be necessary.

Cost should not be over-interpreted.

If the Kingdom's diplomacy reaches an alliance with the South this year, the military will have sufficient strength to dispatch troops at a timely manner and deal a heavy blow to the Chicago area from the north.

The political interaction between the upper echelons of the kingdom is a quantitative measure that the military cannot accurately grasp. Using this to accuse the military of over-training, I think it is unfair, and I sincerely ask for your Majesty's enlightenment.

Looking back now

The military department did not take into account the wastage of military funds when formulating the plan. The ministers and staff at the general staff headquarters were willing to take responsibility for this.

The Ministry of Military Affairs can guarantee that most military training in the future will be completed on the mainland and reduce related expenses as much as possible. It hopes to have in-depth discussions with the Ministry of Finance on this matter and reach a plan that is satisfactory to both parties.

In addition, in 1858, so far, the military has trained and accepted a total of 197,000 mainland recruits who landed in North America. This number is beyond doubt.

However, the statistics of the Ministry of Finance are often calculated at 300,000, which exaggerates the scale of expenditure. This is an unfair fact.

During the military training in Salt Lake City, some troops did undergo harsh desert training. This is the field training closest to actual combat. It requires walking across 720 kilometers of the Gobi Desert and mountains in 20 days, fighting while walking, and breaking through along the way.

A heavy siege tests the fighting spirit and morale of soldiers.

In order to maximize the amount of food carried by individual soldiers, there are indeed cases where canned meat and field beef jerky are used, but I can assure your Majesty that this is by no means a common phenomenon.

in future training

The military will strictly control expenditures, strictly prohibit the use of reserve food except in actual combat situations, severely deal with a group of officers involved, and ask for His Majesty's clear guidance."

The Chief of Army Staff, Lord Dai Changfu, has not been serving as an official for nothing in recent years. He usually suppresses and eliminates the issue, which makes people feel that it is not a big problem. The Ministry of Finance is suspected of making a fuss out of a molehill.

But under His Majesty's sharp gaze, Lord Dai Changfu still lowered his head in shame.

It's hard for these proud soldiers in the military to deal with so many mountains. Even sitting in the position of chief of staff, he has to balance himself.

Although the situation is not as serious as the Ministry of Finance said, it does expose many problems. For example, the issue of reaching out indiscriminately is indeed a thing, and it has a tendency to become widespread.

However, as the head of the military department, Lord Dai Changfu did not want to expose these problems to other cabinet ministers. If something happened after returning home, the military department would close the door and deal with it himself, dealing with these dark scars and sores.

For the soldiers of the Tang Empire, honor was more important than life.

If you really want to be invited to drink coffee by the newly independent Independent Commission Against Corruption, then you might as well die cleanly and lose yourself.

Lord Dai Changfu wanted to cover up the matter, but Viscount Huang Yuanqing did not follow his lead. He directly took out the data from the Ministry of Finance's survey and retorted in a reasonable and reasonable manner.

Now that we have opened fire, we will never withdraw our troops until we win.

This is not an independent action by the Ministry of Finance, but an action that has the tacit approval and support of the Prime Minister's Counsel. There are also some government departments that cannot stand the power of the military, but it is just the Ministry of Finance that takes the lead.

After a heated exchange of words in the court, Lord Dai Changfu could only admit that the military did have faults of poor scheduling, defective planning and extravagance. He also stated that he would severely punish the officers who violated the law and cut off their hands that were stretched out everywhere.

Until the end, Lord Dai Changfu adhered to the bottom line of internal investigation and handling by the military.

The dedication of soldiers to honor is difficult for outsiders to understand.

"Okay, now that the debate has been clear, the next step is for the military, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Interior to form a joint review team to conduct a financial review of the corresponding military expenditures and deal with the relevant officials." Li Cha listened, sitting on the throne.

It took a long time before the final decision was made.

He looked directly at Lord Dai Changfu and said coldly with great pressure; "The military's 1859 recruit recruitment and training plan can be passed, but for you to sit in this position, you must arrange things properly, and

Don't put the responsibility on others.

Next time, I will never be lenient."

The tone of these words was so severe that Lord Dai Changfu's legs went weak and he almost sat down. He took advantage of the situation and curtsied, and replied with a cold sweat, "You deserve to die, I will never dare to live in such a hazy way anymore. I must obey the Holy Spirit."

Training, drastic measures to eliminate the scum in the army, so that His Majesty will be optimistic about this army."

"Well, it's getting late today. I'm tired, so the imperial meeting will end here."

After finishing speaking, Richard stood up, turned around and left with a flick of his sleeves, leaving only a group of whispering ministers and Lord Dai Changfu with a bitter look on his face.

No need to ask more

After this prince returns, he will definitely use thunderous means to vent on his subordinates ten times and a hundred times the pain they suffered today in front of the emperor. Many officers who reach out randomly will be in bad luck.

If a tiger doesn't show off its power, is it really like a sick cat to be the chief of staff?