"Regarding the battle army, my initial idea is to rely on the original Xiangping defenders and the soldiers who returned from this battle, and then select qualified warriors from the local guards to jointly form an elite division with a scale of up to 600,000 and ready to fight at any time!"

After a pause, as if remembering something, Liu Yi added: "Of course, the training of the guards cannot be relaxed, they are also an important part of the military strength of Liaodong!" ”

"Liaodong Guard, there must be no shortage, all the soldiers must reach the third-order strength, the first-level military general of the military marquis needs at least the strength of a senior military general to serve, the county lieutenant or battalion Sima of Xiaocheng needs at least third-rate strength, the lieutenant of Zhongcheng County or Sima of other departments is second-rate, and the captain of Dacheng County or the captain of the school is first-class! A month later, the Taishou Association will send an inspection envoy, and as long as there are unqualified ones, they will be dismissed and demoted! Shang Ji said coldly.

Everyone present was suddenly awe-inspiring in their hearts, the standard of Shang Ji was consistent with the standard of the soldiers of the Han Dynasty on the surface, but in recent years, corruption in the imperial court has become commonplace, and the armament has been relaxed.

With the character of Shang Ji, once this standard is set, it will inevitably be strictly enforced. What made everyone even more nervous was that many of the generals present were unqualified even if they were judged by the standards of the guards, let alone the war army.

Although Liu Yi kept saying that the war army and the guard army were both important components of Liaodong's military strength, the two were treated equally. But if you think about it with your ass, you can also know that there must be a world of difference in opportunities, treatment, and promotions in the future. As long as there are self-motivated people, if they have the opportunity to stay in the war army, they will definitely not want to go to the guard.

Seeing that everyone was nervous, Shang Ji couldn't help but smile in his heart, but on the surface, he still looked cold.

Sometimes people have to be a little stressed, and only when there is pressure can they be motivated. Of course, Shang Ji would not really send a large number of henchmen and generals to the guards.

If some of them really don't meet the standard before the deadline, the merchant will help. Although this may not be fair to ordinary generals, but there is no absolute fairness in the world, many of these people have grown up with Shang Ji all the way, and their feelings are naturally very deep, and they are not loyal to Shang Ji, as long as they don't take the initiative to give up, Shang Ji will do his best to help them.

However, this good news Shang Ji will not tell them now, and Shang Ji will be more pleased that they can reach the standard with their own strength.

"Brother, please continue!"

Regardless of the anxious generals, Shang Ji waved his hand and motioned for Liu Yi to continue.

"Regarding the battle army, it is planned to include 50,000 black armor Xuan cavalry, 30,000 Lieyang cavalry, 30,000 Dayan iron cavalry, 30,000 wolf cavalry, 20,000 Youlong bow cavalry, 30,000 Beidi strong crossbows, 30,000 long-shot strong bows, 50,000 heavy armor sword soldiers, and giant axe soldiers, and then add 280,000 regular troops to form the main battle army. Regardless of whether it is a special class or a regular class, a minimum of four ranks is required. ”

As he spoke, Liu Yi glanced at Shang Ji and added: "Military generals at all levels require a level higher than the same official rank, calculate it yourself!" ”

Obviously, this requirement was inspired by Shang Ji and added temporarily!

As soon as Liu Yi's voice fell, even Liu Meng, Guo Biao and others, who were stronger among the veteran generals, couldn't help but change their color.

Their current official positions are all captains, and by the standards of the war army, at least super-first-class forces are needed, but the strongest among them, Guo Biao, is only at the peak of first-class, and it seems that he is not far from super-first-class, but when will he be able to break through, or whether he can break through, no one has a score in his heart!

"Make a little adjustment, reduce the size of the battle army to 500,000, and increase the Sun Cavalry, Dayan Iron Cavalry, Wolf Cavalry, and Dragon Archer Cavalry by 10,000 each, forming a 200,000 cavalry corps. 50,000 crossbows and long-shot bows in the Northland, 100,000 in heavy armor swords and giant axes, cancel the regular types of troops in the army, and use special classes in the army! ”

After Liu Yi finished speaking, Shang Ji coughed lightly and said slowly.

"Virtuous brother!" "Brother!"

As soon as Shang Ji's words fell, Liu Yi and Deng Yan got up at the same time.

Shang Ji naturally knew what they were going to say, waved his hand, and motioned for the two to sit down first. Out of trust in Shang Ji, the two sat down temporarily, despite their doubts.

"Do you have any opinions on this army training plan?"

Everyone looked at each other and hesitated for a while before they said no.

However, many of them were worried, but because Shang Ji had just asked Liu Yi and Deng Yan, who had just intended to speak, to sit down first, they didn't say anything.

"In this case, then the change of the army will be based on what Captain Liu said, everyone cheer up, and in three months, I will see 500,000 soldiers with fully formed combat strength!"

"The last general commands!"

In any case, Shang Ji's order was given, and everyone immediately received the order in unison.

"Okay, the military side will be like this for the time being, and if there is anything that needs to be adjusted, we will discuss it in the future. Next, please give us a brief introduction to the government affairs! ”

"Third brother, please!" As he spoke, Shang Ji nodded slightly to Deng Yan.

According to the previous records, the registered population of Liaodong is more than 36 million, but there should be a big error between this data and the actual data. Next, we will organize a population inventory and come up with specific and accurate population data! ”

"According to last year's data, we collect a total of 24 million gold in taxes in Liaodong a year, of which 15 million gold need to be handed over to Luoyang, and 9 million gold can be reasonably withheld in Liaodong. Theoretically, Luoyang needs to allocate another 20 million gold to Liaodong every year to help the soldiers of Liaodong County resist foreign troubles! ”

Hearing this, Shang Ji was stunned for a moment, and looked at Deng Yan with some surprise. You can also take out 20 million gold military expenses from the imperial court every year, you heard it right

As if he understood what Shang Ji was thinking, Deng Ran said angrily: "But this money now only exists in name, and there is not a copper plate that is actually allocated every year!" If it weren't for this, the armaments of Liaodong would not have been abandoned to this point! ”

Shang Ji nodded in understanding.

With the actual financial revenue of 9 million gold, Liaodong was able to support the county's more than 2 million troops, as well as the salaries and other messy expenses of officials at all levels, large and small, and it was already inconceivable that it could survive the merchants.

Under normal circumstances, two million troops (conventional third-order army) will have more than 20 million gold a year, and if everything is normal, Liaodong will pay a part of it, and the imperial court will allocate another 20 million to barely maintain the normal operation of Liaodong County's military force.

Even if all the taxes of Liaodong County were withheld and not a dime was paid to the imperial court, the 24 million taxes would barely be able to maintain the normal operation of the county, and life would still be tight.

This is also the reason why the appointment of Shang Ji can be so easily passed by the imperial court. Liaodong is a mess, and those who have connections don't bother to come to Liaodong to drink the northwest wind.

A prosperous county in the interior can even earn more than 10 or 20 times more than Liaodong in a year. Although it is nominally the same county, it is just like the difference between the real national poor county and the top 100 counties in the country, and the gap is desperate.