Chapter 694: The Grand Ceremony (Part 2)
During the lunch break, the generals were taken to a banquet. Yuan Xi brought Tian Feng, Li Ru, Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu, Pang Tong and others back to the Huagai Hall for a short rest.
"Your Majesty, I'm so lucky that I will be much more relaxed in the afternoon," Tian Feng said with a smile.
Yuan Xi took the clean cloth from the side, wiped it a little, and smiled and said, "No problem, it's okay to have a few thousand people in my body, so let's sit there!"
"Thank you Your Majesty" everyone sat on the left and right sides after saluting.
After Yuan Xi sat down at the main seat, he picked up a memorial from the side and said, "At this time, the General Staff just submitted various suggestions on the future army construction and distribution bureau. I believe you have read them. Except for the seventh level of the army, division, regiment, battalion, company, platoon, and squad, which are proposed by me, the others are Gongjin's opinions. Let's use this time to talk about it! What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think Gongjin's arrangement is very good. At present, my Daxi territory is too vast. The previous layout must have been bad. Just say that now, there is a little chaos below. The reason for the chaos is that there are problems in the command system, so the establishment of the ten military regions that Gongjin said is imperative," Tian Feng agreed.
Yuan Xi glanced at Zhuge Liang and smiled and said, "Kong Ming, I heard you have some opinions on this suggestion."
Zhuge Liang immediately said seriously: "Your Majesty, I fully agree with the establishment of the ten military regions, but Gongjin's appetite is a bit too big!"
"Haha, Kong Ming, this cannot be completely blamed on Gongjin. This proposal was studied by Shu and Gongjin with many staff members of the Privy Council. Isn't it just that there is more military expenditure? Don't be so stingy," Xu Shu laughed loudly.
"Yuanzhi, is it a little military expenditure? Since you learned that Tiangong Shen Academy developed a steam engine and created a new era of coin making, and when I decided to officially implement paper money, I thought that as long as I Daxi was willing to print, the central bank could print as much as I wanted. The total logistics and equipment required funds were as high as 450 billion Xi coins. You just moved half of the national treasury." Zhuge Liang said in anger.
"Kong Ming, although this number does seem to be a bit large, you also know how vast my Daxi territory is. In order to be completely stable, a military region must have at least three fronts, and one front has six group armies and one group armies has eight group armies. Each military region has at least more than 600,000 people, and the top ten military regions are only more than 600,000 people. This does not include other logistics, medical care, etc. You say that such a large force and there is not enough military expenditure, our Privy Council cannot operate." Xu Shu also said helplessly.
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang looked directly at Yuan Xi and said seriously: "Your Majesty, if half of the treasury is given to the army, how should Daxi's economy, people's livelihood, and business develop? How can the three empires be completely stable? In addition, President Ma of Tiangong Sect Academy also found me a few days ago and asked for 50 billion Xi coins to study the difficulties. I am not a god, and I really can't afford so much money."
"Haha" Yuan Xi smiled loudly and comforted: "Don't worry, Kongming, it's understandable that the Shangshu Desk has difficulties. My Interior Department estimated a few days ago that there are at least 300 billion Xi coins. I can lend it to you first. In addition, I have many rich people in Daxi now. You can start with Kushan, Anxu and Rome investments, at least 100 billion yuan. I should be able to hold on to this money for a few years. When the world stabilizes, I think this little military expenditure is just a drizzle."
As a later generation, he knew very well that for a great empire that was about to unify the planet, more than 400 billion military expenditure was nothing, but other places had not yet developed, so there were difficulties in operation.
"Your Majesty, the wise and wise" Xu Shu immediately stood up excitedly, saying that if the military expenditure is sufficient, he, the Privy Council, can gain a foothold, otherwise the generals would not block his home!
Zhuge Liang saw this scene and immediately smiled bitterly, saying, "Your Majesty, I think it is not appropriate to use the money from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. After a while, I will go to major business groups to have a good chat."
"Kong Ming, this time I was indeed a little aggrieved by Shangshu Academy. However, after all the ten military regions were formed, Daxi's focus would still be on economic construction." Yuan Xi comforted him.
"Thank you Your Majesty" Kong Ming said gratefully.
"Your Majesty, it's time to award the title." At this time, a cultural official from the Huagai Palace came in to report.
"Okay, I will first give the generals the titles." Yuan Xi waved his hand and led everyone out to the Chaotian Palace again. ...
Not long after, in Chaotian Hall, the loud national anthem sounded again, and the thirteen marshals of Daxi stood on the Dragon Platform in the respectful gaze of the generals in the hall.
Yuan Xi walked step by step to Jiao Tu in front of him. When the two of them held their hands tightly together, extremely loud applause suddenly erupted in the hall, and even the other marshals next to him clapped vigorously.
Looking at the tears in my eyes, Yuan Xi patted his palm and said softly: "Zhongsheng, you have not let me down, and I have not let you down."
"Your Majesty" Jiao Chu finally failed to control himself and shed tears. He thought that he was just a captain of the Iron Guard Army and was often bullied and despised by two generals of the two personal army, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. He never thought that he could become the leader of the generals today.
"Zhongsheng, keep working hard, there are more battles waiting for us in the future," Yuan Xi said softly.
"Yes, Your Majesty" Jiao Tu replied loudly.
After Yuan Xi moved gently, he came to Zhou Yu who was standing in the second place and smiled and said, "Gongjin, although you and I are kings and ministers, I am really close friends. I will fight in the battle of the sky well. I hope you can go further in the future."
"Thank you Your Majesty" Zhou Yu said gratefully.
After Yuan Xi nodded, he came to the third Zhao Yun. After shaking hands, the two nodded in knowing each other.
"Zilong, thank you for your hard work," Yuan Xi said softly. There were not many touching words, but it did sound more trust and caring.
"I wish to go through fire and water for Your Majesty," Zhao Yun immediately said loudly.
"Okay" Yuan Xi smiled and awarded medals and Daxi Dragon Rings to the other ten Daxi Marshals one by one.
After the generals finished all the ranks awarded, they immediately knelt down to Yuan Xi and whispered loudly: "Your Majesty, long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long live long, and then waited to be the first to be the first
"Long live your life, your Majesty"
The generals in the hall followed. After the huge sound of long live came outside, tens of thousands of troops also bowed to the ground in unison, shouting in shock, as if shaking the sky under the blue clouds, which lasted for a long time.
On the Longtai, Yuan Xi, the only one who was still standing, laughed to the sky and whispered: "Long live Daxi!!"
Chapter completed!