After announcing the two important candidates for the two vice chairmen and the General Staff and General Political Department, Zheng Hong immediately asked a question that surprised everyone.

"Husband, what kind of department is the Ministry of War? What is the authority, why can you enter the Military Commission, and the ranking is still the first? Zheng Hong asked.

Wang Guorui immediately explained: "This war department was set up in accordance with the situation of foreign countries, and the war department in foreign countries is the department responsible for the management of the military forces of the whole country, which is equivalent to the person who is really responsible for managing the army. However, we have a military council here, so naturally it won't be exactly the same. The functions and powers of our War Department are responsible for military diplomacy, and in the future, the military attaches of various countries stationed abroad and the exchanges of various armed forces will also be managed by the War Department. In addition, the Ministry of War will also be responsible for military cooperation, the sale of various military equipment and materials, research and so on. In principle, the Ministry of War is responsible for managing military diplomacy, and there are two departments under the direct leadership: the logistics department and the equipment department. And it is the responsibility to publicize the positive image of my military power to the outside world, and then to manage various military academies. In the future, all our military academies except for the highest royal supreme war military academy will also be managed by the Ministry of War, and other business departments will only have the right to guide the business, and have no direct management power! And this war ministry is under the dual leadership of the future cabinet and the military commission. ”

This Ministry of War is actually the Ministry of Defense of later countries, but it was not called the Ministry of Defense in this era, and all major countries in this era were also called Ministry of War. For example, the U.S. War Department, Germany also has a War Department, and all major countries also call their own departments responsible for military armament the War Department. As for the Ministry of Defense, it was later named the Ministry of Defense because after the outbreak of the war, in order to ease the mood of the people in the country. And in this day and age, European countries are also keen to expand. Keen on expanding their colonies and interests, they naturally do not name any Ministry of Defense. The word Ministry of Defense is biased towards defense, while the Ministry of War obviously gives people the feeling of foreign warfare, so it is so red-fruited. Only when the people are tired of the war and the world situation is biased towards peace, will it be renamed the Ministry of Defense. This lightens the mood. But in fact, they are all changing the soup and not changing the medicine. And Wang Guorui doesn't want to be named the Ministry of Defense at this time, isn't that a brain in water? Wang Guorui just wanted to mobilize the ambition of the whole country to expand abroad, how could he have such a defensive-biased name? Isn't this actively weakening the morale of your own army? Although there may not be much weakening, but this kind of thing can not be done or not to do it, the current trend of the world in this era is to go to war, why should you have your brain into the water?

However, Zheng Hong's face was a little helpless again, and Wang Guorui directly deprived her of part of her power again. Originally, military diplomacy and the management of various military academies were also the responsibility of the General Political Department, but now the management power of military academies has been transferred to the Ministry of War. In addition, in the future, the power of military recruitment, national defense policy, military diplomacy, and so on was also swallowed up by the War Department. In addition, Wang Guorui also handed over military equipment and logistics affairs to the Ministry of War, which means that the Ministry of War will become the number one official after the two vice chairmen. And it can be seen from his ranking that the Ministry of War is the number one person after the two vice presidents, which is enough to show his power.

If another division is used, one vice chairman is in charge of military orders, the other vice chairman is in charge of military affairs, and this war department is also in charge of logistics.

And Wang Guorui's design for this war department was actually formulated according to the situation of the Chinese Ministry of Defense in later generations. Many people in later generations may think that the Ministry of Defense has no power. However, in fact, the Ministry of National Defense has rights, and even in the 21 st century, China's Ministry of National Defense has considerable power. If you divide the various departments of the Military Commission in later generations. The General Staff Department, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, the General Assembly, the Navy, Air Force, the Rocket Force, and other departments are all regarded as cakes. And the two vice-chairmen and the Minister of Defense are also the ones who go to share the cake. In later generations, the Minister of Defense will be qualified to discuss with the two vice-chairmen who is in charge of what department, which means that the two vice-chairmen and the Minister of Defense are the ones who share the cake, while the other departments are waiting to be divided into the cake. So, in this case, can you say that the Minister of Defense has no real power?

However, generally speaking, the Ministry of Defense is mainly in charge of the general assembly. At present, in order to strengthen the power of this war department, Wang Guorui has also assigned the general rear and general assembly to it. In the future, except for the so-called "51st District" Red Police Base that is directly under the management of Wang Guoruilai, everything else will be gradually handed over to this general assembly.

"Minister of War, I plan to let Chen Liyan take the position!" Wang Guorui said.

"Sure enough!" Everyone thought in their hearts.

This Ministry of War has so much real power, it seems to be the first person after the two vice chairmen, and even qualified to argue with the two vice chairmen! Those who have a worse reputation. Naturally, there is no qualification to hold the position. And the one who currently has this prestige is Chen Liyan, who was the first to recover the country. Now in the army, Chen Liyan's reputation and prestige have risen greatly. The name that succeeded in recovering the land alone was enough to make him inexhaustible. Since the Manchu Qing Dynasty, China has only lost its territory, and has not recovered its territory. Therefore, the first to recover the land will gain an incomparable reputation. So it is precisely because of this fame that Chen Liyan has the capital to stand on his own. So who else can be in this position besides him?

"Chen Liyan was transferred to this war department? If this is the case, then the army still has an absolute advantage! It seems that there must be a certain degree of balance, otherwise the army will definitely be very strong in the future. Wang Guorui thought.

Wang Guorui continued: "I think the next person for the general assembly and general rear, I think the people from the navy can be responsible!" Let the Navy draw up a list and send it in! ”

Wang Guorui hopes that the strength of the navy can be appropriately strengthened in accordance with the balance of the landing navy, otherwise it will definitely not be conducive to the development of the navy in the future. At present, whether it is Chen Liyan, Zheng Hong, Chen Liyan and Li Fusheng of the General Political Department, they are all from the army. And it is necessary to balance and strengthen the strength of the navy, otherwise there will definitely be problems next. In the future, Wang Guorui's global strategy cannot be without the navy as an important support, and if there is no navy, the interests of overseas countries will not be able to be maintained. Especially if Wang Guorui occupies the South Seas, it is even more necessary to have a navy to protect them, otherwise the South Seas will inevitably be lost. Why did the British lose their colonies after World War II, wasn't it because after the two wars, their economic strength was severely damaged, and after the economic strength was damaged, they could not maintain a strong navy? The navy is a gold-swallowing beast, and without money, people alone cannot form a navy.

And if you want to maintain a strong navy, you must have enough military spending. And there has always been a land-sea dispute within the army, and there is a land-sea dispute in that country. The British, on the other hand, valued the navy, the French valued the army, and the Germans valued the army at first, and then the navy. The Japanese, on the other hand, are the country with the greatest contradictions between land and sea. Of course, this has something to do with Japan's great ambitions, so there is a great contradiction between land and sea.

Therefore, there must be contradictions between the army and navy of any major country in the world, especially in the area of military spending. Although Wang Guorui wants to support the navy at present, Wang Guorui's words alone are not enough, the key is that they must have enough influence in the Military Commission. Therefore, it is not surprising that the general staff and general assembly will be given to them, as for the general staff will be in charge of the navy in the next five years, plus Li Yuanhong, the commander of the Marine Corps, is also half of the navy, so the navy will also have four people in the military commission. And Hu Wei, Zheng Hong, Chen Liyan and Li Fusheng, who were born in the army, must be a balance between them. This will help the navy to fight for rights and interests to a certain extent, so this is just a balanced measure. And the formation of the Air Force in the future will definitely upset this balance again.

"So how do we decide on this Navy Chief of Staff next? Qiu Baoren, chief of staff of the Navy, was transferred to the post of chief of the General Staff, so naturally the chief of staff of the Navy could not let him continue to serve as the chief of staff, so who would serve as the chief of staff of the Navy? Zheng Hong asked.

Wang Guorui thought for a moment and said, "Regarding the chief of staff of the Navy, I have two candidates to consider. I didn't have a clear idea of who was going to do that. One of these two people is Li He, and the other is Sa Zhenbing. Li He's original status in the navy was higher than that of Sa Zhenbing, and Li He's original status in the Beiyang Naval Division was higher, so if Li He was allowed to manage the navy, it would be easier to be more convincing in the upper echelons of the navy. And Sa Zhenbing really started to improve rapidly after he recently joined us, so Sa Zhenbing's qualifications are a little worse than Li He's. If they were only the commanders of the fleet, there would be no problem, but now it is necessary to choose the chief of staff of the navy, the de facto head of the navy, that is, the real number one of the navy, then the difference is huge. At present, Sa Zhenbing is mainly good at amphibious landing operations, and in Nanyang, he also needs such a general with experience in amphibious landing operations. That's why I'm hesitant! Do you have any good advice? ”

And Zheng Hong replied: "Since this is the case, then I still think Li He is better!" ”

"Tell me what you think!" Wang Guorui said. (To be continued.) )