Chapter 2838

Judging from the scale of recruitment alone, the army expansion plan described by Chen Pingliao was actually much more implicit than Bai Kesi expected. He originally thought that Chen Yixin had made so much preparations that the Northern Region would at least request the expansion of an army division, but

Chen Yixin's goal was obviously more pragmatic. He did not plan to go all out with force, but only planned to expand a regiment.

Of course, Bai Kesi did not ignore Chen Pingliao’s mention of expanding the militia armed forces at the same time. This can actually be regarded as a disguised military expansion. After all, the environment in Liaodong is not so peaceful, and the militia armed forces here are not as good in military capabilities.

The requirements are probably different from the militia groups in the south that mainly maintain local security, and will be closer to the functions of the border army.

According to the plan of the Northern Region, the weapons and equipment provided to the militia are likely to be old weapons that have been replaced and eliminated by the Haihan Army. Arming thousands of people according to this standard will also be a considerable expense.

After pondering for a long time, Bai Kesi asked: "How are you going to solve the military expenditures required for military expansion?"

Chen Yixin responded: "Of course for the regular army, the Executive Committee allocates military expenditures from the national treasury. This should not be controversial, right?"

Bai Kesi nodded slightly in agreement.

Chen Yixin continued: "As for the militia armed forces, most of the daily expenses can be borne by the local government, but the gap in weapons and equipment needs to be allocated by the Ministry of National Defense to make up for it. If a war breaks out, the militia groups participating in the war should be given military pay and pension benefits compared to the regular army, and this part of the expenditure should also be provided by the Ministry of National Defense.

The treasury will bear it.”

Bai Kesi also realized at this time that his previous belief that the main purpose of the Northern Region was to ask the Executive Committee for money was actually a bit biased. Chen Yixin's real purpose was not to ask for money, but to ask for staff from the Executive Committee.

We need permission to expand our military and prepare for war.

To be fair, the military expenditure sharing method proposed by Chen Yixin is quite reasonable. The Ministry of National Defense will provide the required equipment, and local governments will bear the costs of maintaining daily operations. In this way, while minimizing military expenditures, local governments can still save thousands more

Available troops.

However, the Executive Committee has always been very cautious when it comes to requests made by overseas regions, especially military purposes such as expanding garrison establishment. It may not necessarily reject it, but generally it will not pass it 100%, and it will still be more or less necessary.

Find some detailed issues and check them one by one. Otherwise, the local government will ask for and ask for them, and the authority of the executive committee will be affected if they are repeated too many times.

Bai Kesi continued to ask: "After adding more troops, is the Northern Region prepared to continue to expand the scope of the control area through military means, or to go to war with other countries?"

Chen Yixin shook his head and said: "There is no such plan for the time being. The main purpose of replenishing troops is to strengthen defense. As for taking the initiative to launch an attack, I think it is not wise to continue to expand the territory at this stage. To the north is a bitter cold land, and it is not

It is suitable for Han people to live in. Even if it is occupied through military means, long-term governance will become a problem."

Chen Yixin's point of view has actually been revealed before, and he reiterated it again now. It seems that he is also aware of the Executive Committee's taboo on the use of troops.

Bai Kesi said: "Let's do this. Regarding the expansion plan, you prepare a written report. After I read it, I will attach my opinions and report it back to Sanya for the executive committee to discuss and vote."

After the morning meeting, Chen Yixin arranged a brief military parade. There are not many troops currently stationed in Jinzhou Camp. Except for a small number of mobile troops, most of them are troops who have returned from duty rotation in border areas to rest and recuperate. Currently, there are only more than a thousand troops.

Just people.

It is worth mentioning that the function of Jinzhou Camp is not only a garrison base, but also serves as a military school. In addition to some grassroots officers who are about to be promoted, there are also military personnel from other countries who are studying here.

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The largest number of them were students from the northern region of North Korea, with a total of more than 40 people. These people were all subordinates of Li Hao, the great king of Fenglin, and the army they were originally in was loyal to Li Hao, not the king of North Korea, Li Xie.

Although the military force controlled by Li Hao is far inferior to that of King Li Xie, there are many mineral deposits in the northern part of North Korea, and with the support of Haihan behind him, he can always maintain a state of rivalry with the south. And these officers who were trained in Haihan are also

It was one of the measures taken by Haihan to provide support to Li Hao.

Of course, these supports are not provided unconditionally. Haihan not only obtained the mineral mining rights in the areas ruled by Li Hao, but also asked Li Hao to spend money to purchase standard equipment produced by Haihan in the name of military assistance. In this way, Li Hao

The training and equipment of the troops under Hao's command are all in line with those of the Haihan Army. In wartime, they can seamlessly integrate with the Haihan Army's combat command system and play a good role as an auxiliary army.

Haehan's interests in the north and south of North Korea are controlled by the Donghae Region and the Northern Region respectively. Although the income from industries operated by Haehan, such as mining and commerce, needs to be turned over to the national treasury, these two regions secretly obtained from North Korea

How many hidden benefits are there? Because the entanglement of interests is so deep, it is actually difficult for the Executive Committee to grasp the exact number.

But what is certain is that the relevant number should be very considerable. Otherwise, it would only be enough to arrange for these North Korean students to be trained at the Datong River base. There would be no need to cross the sea to come to Jinzhou for further training.

The Executive Committee has always been able to turn a blind eye to this gray area and is unable to conduct investigations. If the water is clear, there will be no fish. If the people who do the work are completely useless, then the cooperation with North Korea

I'm afraid it won't be possible to keep going smoothly.

In addition to these Koreans, Bai Kesi also met some students from the eastern Liaoning tribe, including Mongolians and some from some remote Jurchen tribes.

The tribes of these people were not included in the Eight Banners of Manchuria because of their remote location. Therefore, not only did they not enjoy the various advantages after the founding of the Qing Dynasty, but they were also exploited by the Qing Dynasty like the Han and Koreans.

Suppress.

After Haihan learned of this situation, he tried to contact these tribes and said that he could train military personnel for them, sell some basic weapons and equipment, and provide them with long-term military support.

This kind of practice of adapting to what others like, naturally got a response very quickly. Haihan did not need to earn economic benefits from this cooperation, so as long as these tribes only needed to pay some symbolic materials or money, they could get Haihan.

The military support provided by the Han Dynasty.

After these students complete their studies, in addition to being able to return to their hometowns to organize resistance forces, some of them will also join the Qing army and become hidden thorns that Haihan buries within the Qing army.

Although the number of such foreign students is not large, with continuous operations year after year, the quantity and quality have been continuously improved, and certain results have been achieved.
Chapter completed!