Chapter 2838
Judging from the scale of recruitment alone, the military expansion plan described by Chen Pingliao is actually much more implicit than Baikes expected. He originally thought that with all the preparations Chen Yixin had made, the Northern Region would at least request the expansion of an army division. However, Chen Yixin's goal was obviously more pragmatic and he did not intend to go all out with force. He 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 that peaceful. The military capability requirements of the militia here are probably different from the militia 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 army expansion?"
Chen Yixin responded: "Of course the executive committee allocates military expenditures from the national treasury for the regular army. There shouldn't be any controversy about this, right?"
Bai Kesi nodded slightly in agreement.
Chen Yixin continued: "As for the militia, 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 participating in the war should be given military pay and pensions compared to the regular army, and this part of the expenditure should also be provided by the Ministry of National Defense. The treasury bears it.”
Bai Kesi also realized at this time that his previous belief that the main purpose of the Northern Region was to reach out to the Executive Committee to ask 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 relatively 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, thousands more available troops can be made available locally.
However, the Executive Committee has always been very cautious about the requests made by overseas regions, especially military purposes such as expanding garrison establishment. It may not necessarily be rejected, but generally it will not be 100% approved. It is more or less necessary to find some details to deal with. Otherwise, the local government will take and ask for it, and the authority of the executive committee will be affected if the number of times is too high.
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: "We have 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 territory at this stage. To the north are bitter cold places, and it is not It is suitable for Han people to live in. Even if it is occupied by military means, long-term governance will become a problem. ”
Chen Yixin's point of view had actually been revealed before, and he reiterated it again at this time. It seemed that he was 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 the Jinzhou Camp. Except for a small number of mobile troops, most of them are troops who have returned from the border area to rest and recuperate. Currently, there are only more than a thousand troops. 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 junior officers who are about to be promoted, there are also military personnel from other countries who are studying here.
The largest number of them are students from northern 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 was far less than that of King Li Xie, there were many mineral deposits in the northern part of North Korea, and with the support of Haihan behind him, he was able to maintain a state of rivalry with the south. These officers trained in Haihan were one of Haihan's measures to provide support to Li Hao.
Of course, these supports were 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, the training and equipment of Li Hao's troops are all in line with Haihan's. In wartime, they can be seamlessly connected with the Haihan army's combat command system and play the role of cooperating with the army.
Haihan's interests in the north and south of Korea are controlled by the Donghai Region and the Northern Region respectively. Although the income from industries operated by Haihan, such as mining and commerce, needs to be turned over to the national treasury, it is difficult for the Executive Committee to grasp how many invisible benefits these two regions have secretly obtained from North Korea because the entanglement of interests is so deep. Exact numbers.
But what is certain is that the relevant number should be very considerable. Otherwise, it would 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 investigate. If the water is clear, there will be no fish. If the people who do the work are completely useless, then cooperation with North Korea may not be able to continue 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 approach that favors others will naturally be responded to quickly. Haihan does not need to earn economic benefits from this cooperation, so these tribes only need to pay some symbolic materials or money to obtain the military support provided by Haihan.
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 specifically and become hidden thorns buried by Haihan within the Qing army.
Although the number of such foreign students is not large, with continuous operation year after year, the quantity and quality have been continuously improved, and certain results have been achieved.
(End of chapter)