On the occasion of the first anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Empire, Song Biao held a joint meeting of the Central Military Department in Xuanzhengyuan. The generals of the navy and army were all here. This time, the Central Military Conference in Xuanzhengyuan had a great impact on the development of the emperor's affairs.

The crucial role was at this meeting that the Empire formally determined the complete military system.

At this meeting, the Imperial Army and Navy were reorganized into the "Imperial Central Defense Forces", and the patrol troops of each province were unified into the "Imperial National Defense Forces". The General Staff of the Central Defense Forces was the highest command center and was under the Central Army Staff.

, Navy General Staff, Central Military Intelligence Department, Patrol Command, Air Police Preparatory Department, Coast Guard Training Department, National Defense Equipment Bureau and other institutions, the Army Department, and the Navy Department are military commands and external agencies.

The Central Army has seven military regions, each military region has military region headquarters, referred to as the military headquarters. The Navy has established three fleets of Beihai, East China Sea and South China Sea. The General Coast Guard Bureau has established five coast guard corps, namely Beihai, East China Sea, South China Sea, Taiwan, and Yangtze River.

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The rank of the emperor is further in line with foreign countries. The rank of the brigade generals but not the colonels, because the CSKA's brigade level has many brigade-level units and is relatively higher, so it is not suitable for being a school official. The brigade general is "brigade generals" in French.

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The Army, Navy, Patrol Force and Coast Guard have all the ranks of **. Unlike Russia, the Army does not have cavalry generals and artillery generals. The preparations for the Air Force are responsible for the Air Force, and the Air Patrol Preparatory Office will organize the two flights.

The detachment set up an aviation school in Shenyang to train pilots and mechanical engineering personnel.

As the emperor, Song Biao continued to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Central Defense Forces and the Coast Guards. The military rank is the highest-level "Central Defense Marshal", which seems a bit redundant, just like the emperor continues to serve as the General of the Cavalry, but he controls everything in the country.

Military power is very meaningful.

If he does not work part-time, this position is given to the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, which is a real constitutional monarchy. If he gives it to others, it is issued by the military government, and he may be completely emptied.

The military ranks of the entire army are awarded. The special general is not awarded for the time being. The two levels of general are Jiang Fangzhen, Shu Fangde, Cheng Biguang, Duan Qirui, Jiang Yanxing, Martos, Cai E, Zhao Tingzhu, Zhang Yahu, Yang Tiesheng, Chen

Wu, Zhu Jie, and Zhang Xianren are all lieutenant generals of the army and lieutenant generals of the army. Song Wenhui was just a major general of the army, after all, the navy did not have any contribution to it.

Duan Qirui made contributions to the reorganization of the Beiyang Sect at a critical moment, and also laid the foundation for Emperor Song to call the Northeast Sect and Beiyang Sect at the same time during the command of the war in North Korea. In addition, the qualifications were placed there, and the rank of lieutenant general was also awarded to the Army.

There was no objection to the matter for granted. Zhu Jie and Zhang Xianren were awarded the Army Lieutenant General because the Changsha Uprising made great contributions and fired the first shot of the liberation revolution.

Yang Tiesheng was awarded the rank of Lieutenant General of the General Administration of Patrol by the position of director of the General Administration of Patrol, which is different from the Central Army.

As for the general's title, this has been dealt with after formal ascending the throne. The Qing Dynasty's meritorious title system was basically adopted. There were four official titles of Gong, Bo, Zi, and Male, and each level had one, two, and three.

In other words, above the title of King is a title, and only members of the royal family are granted.

Under the title of Zheng, there are three types of lords: Duqiwei, Cheqiwei and Yunqiwei, which are awarded to those who have accomplished in different situations. The administrative and technical category is awarded to Yunqiwei, the military and public security category is awarded to Cheqiwei, and the gentry member category is awarded to Duqi.

Wei, also divided into first, second and third grades.

Times have changed. There is no fiefdom in the title, only the gold gold. How many gold coins are calculated every year? In fact, gold coupons are issued. The title of the title can be hereditary, and each generation will decline by one level. The title of the title is only one generation, and there is no gold gold, which cannot be hereditary.

, unconstitutional persons will be deprived.

The civil war was small when the Empire was founded, and there was only a great war on the Korean battlefield. Therefore, even fewer people were granted lords, and the highest title was only Chen Wu's first-class viscount, and the rest were lower and smaller, and some were

Those who died in battle during the Liaoyang Battle, such as Hu Dalin and others, were awarded first-class barons and were hereditary to their children.

In this matter, Song Biao and Yuan Shikai are definitely different. They are not as poor as Yuan Shikai. In order to be the emperor, duke and marquis, they have not won much. Song Biao's throne has been solid, and what he is considering is

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This era belongs to soldiers. If the duke, earl, and the first and second world wars, would it be granted the title of prince or prince after the end of World War II?

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At this time, Song Biao had absolute authority over the entire Central Defense Forces' navy and army. The Central Military Conference of the Empire in Xuanzhengyuan was held for only three days, and he decided on everything he needed to decide.

The empire became stable, and the navy and army began to be fully constructed in a regular manner. There were many problems at this time, especially the replacement of the army's equipment and the acquisition of the navy's warships.

The total military expenditure of the Central Defense Forces is only 100 million yuan per year, which is about 10 million pounds. Even if the war is about to be imminent, some additional long-term military bonds will be added to the navy's purchase of ships alone, and the annual cost of purchasing warships will not be used.

It's too likely to be more than six million pounds.

Therefore, the army still needs to live a life of careful calculations. Saving as much as you can, and saving a penny more is a good thing.

The pitiful and tragic Chinese navy, Qingdao Port was occupied by the Germans, Weihaiwei was occupied by the British, and although Lushun Port was taken back from the Japanese, Russia could not wait to take it into his pocket.

When Song Biao decided to establish the North Sea Fleet, the Navy Company could not find a suitable port, so he had to temporarily send several warships that could still be seen on the market to Jinzhou to prepare for the North Sea Fleet at Jinzhou Port.

After the Central Military Conference in Xuanzheng Park in Beijing, Song Biao personally went to the North Sea Fleet to award the title of naval generals. He boarded the road with a feeling of being almost humiliated by the naval powers of various countries and took the train to Jinzhou Port.

Navy Minister Cheng Biguang accompanied Song Biao to Jinzhou on a special train. After the train started, Song Biao was quite moved and talked about the matters between Weihaiwei, Qingdao Port and Lushun Port with Cheng Biguang. Cheng Biguang was so sad that he was unbearable.

This is really a tragedy for soldiers.

The port occupied by the Navy at this moment is Huludao Port, which was originally a commercial port developed by Far East Shipping Corporation in Jinzhou. It was initially built at the end of last year. It has not been officially used for commercial navigation, and it happened that the Navy had no port available, so it was requisitioned as a military port.

After the special train arrived in Huludao, Song Biao, accompanied by Navy Minister Cheng Biguang, went to the cruiser's New Port Base to inspect. Song Biao's idea of ​​preparing for the Beihai Fleet in China was proposed at the end of last year. The only military port that could be used was

Only here is the only place where funds are allocated from the Admiralty to build the base of the North Sea Fleet here.

The so-called Huludao is a peninsula. It goes into the sea alone, and the peninsula is shaped like a gourd, so it is named after it. The southern side of the Far East Shipping Corporation island reclaims seashore and builds a breakwater based on an island, investing huge amounts of money to build another Jinzhou Port, but the result is half

The road was occupied by the navy.

Cheng Biguang at that time estimated that after the Beihai Fleet was completed, it would be difficult for him to leave Huludao and find a new port as the fleet headquarters within ten years. In addition, Jinzhou has excellent conditions, and there is Jinzhou Shipbuilding College, Jinzhou Port and Jinzhou Shipyard to do it.

Relying on this, it is also a good choice for the time being. The Jinzhou Branch of the Far East Naval Non-commissioned Officer School was established near here.

The existing four cruisers of the cruiser fleet, Haiqi, Hairong, Haichen and Haicho, are all staying here. This is the last force of the Chinese Navy. The total total displacement tonnage is only 13,150 tons, don't look at these four ships.

The light cruiser was very small. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, in order to maintain the last dignity of the Chinese Navy, Song Biao personally approved the four ships to go south to Fuzhou Port to take refuge. Only some small torpedo ships were left to sit in Tianjin and other ports to wait for death.

It sounds very ashamed, but it is also a helpless move. It is not a pity that the ship was sunk, but the naval officers trained on these four cruisers are the future of the navy.

The Chinese Navy in 1911 is really sad.

The four warships were renovated and had been waiting for Song Biao in the port for a month. The officers and soldiers of the entire fleet had already changed into new imperial naval dresses and lined up on the side of the ship, facing the emperor and the ministers of the navy.

salute.

Song Wenhui, the commander of the cruiser fleet, is also here.

As the saying goes, mother does not care about being ugly. As the emperor, Song Biao will never despise the insignificance of Haiqi and other ships. Song Wenhui, on behalf of the officers and soldiers of the entire fleet, came forward to greet him and accompanied Song Biao to board the Haiqi flagship of the cruiser fleet.

In an ink-blue Central Marshal's Army dress, Song Biao walked onto the deck of the Haiqi cruiser in shock. The naval officers and soldiers who attended the reception saluted him again, and he also returned the salute again with a solemn expression.

, and walked up to shake hands with every officer.

After meeting with the officers and soldiers of the Haiqi cruiser, accompanied by Cheng Biguang and Song Wenxuan, Song Biao visited the fleet's flagship. Although it was an old warship purchased 14 years ago, the Qing Empire Navy had only one treasure.

The whole army was very distressed, and the maintenance was very good, and the service status of the warship was still good.

Looking at the dark yellow and spotless bulkhead of this old flagship, Song Biao was quite moved. After walking out of the cabin, he praised Song Wenhui: "It is very well maintained and it seems that it can serve for many years."

, The empire is not easy, it is only possible to rely on this ship."

Song Wenkui said: "The technology of cruisers is slow, and it is okay for this warship to continue to serve for ten years. It is just that serving as a flagship for a long time will damage the national military power."

Song Biao nodded slightly.

The Navy began to purchase new ships at the end of last year, but encountered the Sino-Japanese War of 1911, so it could only suspend negotiations with foreigners for warship prices. It has only been renegotiated in the past two months. Of course, the Navy hopes to purchase warships from the UK, but it is just China-UK relations.

It is severely blocked, and almost all the military advisers of the Shanghai Military Department come from the United States, so new warships can only be purchased from the United States. Fortunately, the price offered by the US shipyard is much cheaper than that of the United Kingdom.

Thinking of this, Song Biao and Cheng Biguang said, "Although the military expenditure is limited, I still have this capital to buy a 10,000-ton battleship. I can talk to the United States first and build a 20,000-ton battleship.

A little bit, a small one, just enough for the time being. If you can't buy a suitable 10,000-ton battleship, then build a high-protection cruiser. Compared with our long-term plan, this warship is only a transitional nature.

As a flagship during the years, the key is to look at the price in the United States. If the price is moderate, you can buy three to four ships."

Cheng Biguang said: "The British newly launched Invincible Class Battlecruiser is very distinctive and is recognized to represent the new trend of the world's navy. We seem to be able to purchase two 10,000-ton battlecruisers in this way."

Song Biao thought about it and shook his head, "I have read this information submitted by the Navy and the General Staff. Generally speaking, I am not very interested. I don't understand the navy very much, but I believe that the principles of military always

The same is true, either a battleship or a cruiser. From the perspective of cost, I don’t think there is much difference between the two. If I were from Britain, I would rather build more real battleships. It is not very meaningful for us to buy battleships.

, it's better to buy a cruiser, with a design displacement of more than 8,000 tons. It's best to have about 10,000 tons, with good protection and speed, and the caliber of the main gun. The number of main guns should be more appropriately, and the caliber of the smaller ones is not a problem. At this point,

I appreciate the planning of German heavy cruisers, but I think the heavy cruisers in Germany have designed the main gun caliber. During the actual combat process, whether it is a heavy cruiser or a battle cruiser, it is basically the same

You can only deal with cruisers and temporarily act as battleships when the opponent's navy does not have battleships. No matter how big the main gun is, it is impossible to fight against the battleships. I always remember the lessons of the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. As it turns out, artilleryism may not be really powerful.

There are too many risks in naval battles, and defense and speed are more important advantages, especially for this kind of armored cruiser. If you really encounter a battleship, you must always run, and bullying the weak is the only way to live.

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Cheng Biguang and Song Wenhui looked at each other. Although both of them thought that British battle cruisers were more valuable, since the emperor admired German heavy cruisers more, he could only buy heavy cruisers.

It just depends on the emperor's intention. It seems that we must further strengthen defense and speed on the basis of German heavy cruisers, weaken the power of the main gun, or increase the number of main guns, concentrate on dealing with weak cruisers and destroyers, and hand over the mission of the war to

Battleships are in charge.

No matter what, as long as the emperor agrees to purchase, it is a good thing to bring it back as the flagship of the North Sea Fleet.

Song Biao had other ideas about this. Although the battleship will be eliminated in the future, it still has critical value even during the entire World War II.

No matter how China's economy develops, its economic scale and industrial level will not be comparable to that of the United States before World War II, so it is impossible to build aircraft carriers on a large scale and continue to build battleships like the United States. We can only insist on focusing on aircraft carriers and use heavy cruisers.

Replacement battleships, after all, the price of a battleship is almost three or four times that of an aircraft carrier, and two or three times the cost of a heavy cruiser of the same displacement level.

The cost of one battleship of Iowa is 115 million US dollars, and the cost of a single Yamato-class battleship is 130 million yen, which is much cheaper than Iowa. The cost of a Hood-class battleship of a single ship is 6.08 million pounds, equivalent to 3,000

The scale of 10,000 US dollars is equivalent to the entire military expenditure of the Chinese Navy this year. This is the result of the army's efforts to squeeze military expenditure for the navy while the army is temporarily suspending its development speed.

Therefore, it is a tragedy for poor countries to engage in naval forces. If you can only buy ships and spend gold and foreign exchange to buy from Britain and the United States, that is a tragedy.

This means that no matter how poor or backward China is, it is necessary to pull up its shipbuilding industry, even if it can only build warships, it has to make such a struggle. No matter how poor China is, it cannot be poor in the military industry.

This matter cannot be left to the government for purchase. The operational efficiency of state-owned enterprises is too low, and not every country is as unique as Japan. Therefore, when he lent all the funds in his hands to the Central Military Department to purchase warships, Song Biao felt that
To be continued...