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Chapter 787
After the end of the Great Court Conference, the whole court began to fully implement the various decrees formulated by the meeting.

A few days later, Lin Yifan came to the military mansion and held a military meeting.Among the participants, in addition to the generals and staff of the military stationed in the Military Mansion, Han Santie from the Ministry of Public Works and Murong Kang from the Ministry of Military Affairs.

At the meeting, Lin Yifan set the tone. This meeting will discuss the reform of the military from the era of cold weapons to the era of hot weapons.

Today, Tianhua has reached a relatively mature stage in the use of firearms.The proportion of firearms used in the military is increasing year by year; the dependence on firearms is also deepening.Over the years, firearms have been continuously tempered on the battlefield and accumulated a lot of valuable experience.It can be said that in today's combat, firearms have gradually occupied a dominant position.And this will inevitably make cold weapons such as swords and spears less and less effective on the battlefield.Although it cannot be completely replaced for the time being, its weakening trend has been irresistible.

Therefore, Lin Yifan pointed out at the meeting that the military reform must be carried out from top to bottom, and the Tianhua Army must be transformed as soon as possible, so as to be an era ahead of all countries in the world, in order to ensure the strength of the Tianhua Army.

You must know that because of Cao Ziyan back then, the gunpowder formula has been exported to foreign countries, and various countries are vigorously developing gunpowder technology. Because of the advantage of latecomers, it is easy for various countries to follow Tianhua, shorten the gap, and catch up.If Tianhua wants to stay ahead, he must make continuous progress and must not rest on his laurels.

How to change it?Lin Yifan already had a draft.According to the current stage, it is unrealistic to fully implement firearmization.Not to mention that the imperial government's finances and military factories cannot meet the needs of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the army, and it is not possible to train a group of soldiers and horses suitable for firearms warfare overnight.

Based on this, Lin Yifan's various armies formulated three stages of reform goals.In the first stage, within the next two years, the entire army will be equipped with grenades, and no matter what type of arm it is, it will be possible to equip several grenades as a means of assault.Today, the production process of grenades is very mature, with low cost and rapid production, which can fully meet the needs of the entire army.The division-level army has an artillery regiment with [-] artillery pieces of various types, a musket battalion with [-] muskets, and a magic machine battalion to operate various equipment.In future local wars, the division level will be used as an independent combat unit. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize the combat effectiveness and various configurations of the division-level army to support it in winning a war.

In the second stage, within three years, the army will be semi-armed, and the scale of spears, knives, shields, and crossbows will be greatly reduced. Among the regular infantry, musketeers will be popularized.The sword and spear soldiers and horses were temporarily retained as the guarding musketeers, while the crossbowmen began to be further eliminated, and all were replaced by musketeers.

In the third stage, it will take five years to realize the weaponization of the Tianhua Army, and the sword and shield will be completely replaced.

From then on, the Tianhua Army will become the first army in the world to enter the era of hot weapons.The mode of war will be transformed from superiority in military strength to superiority in weapons, and it will also be transformed from population competition to national power competition.No matter which aspect Tianhua is in, he has a dominant advantage and can fully support the entire army to complete the transformation of the era.

Today, Tianhua has a territory of thousands of miles, and countless resources in the territory have been developed, and a steady stream of materials have entered the workshop, and are made into various commodities, which are circulated in the market.The same is true for the military factory, which has sufficient iron ore, coal mine and various military supplies.Today's weapon production can fully meet the needs of the entire army.And this is where Lin Yifan has the confidence to carry out a comprehensive renewal of the entire army.

In addition to changing weapons, the combat mode of the Tianhua Army also needs to be further updated.Many battle formations in the cold weapon era have been unable to meet the needs of the firearm era.If you still follow the old ways, not only will you not be able to play the role of firearms, but it may even lead to defeat and death.

Therefore, Lin Yifan asked the military government to conduct a series of firearms combat drills to explore a path suitable for the new type of military warfare.

During the meeting, Lin Yifan asked Han Santie to continue to expand the scale of the military workshop and manufacture new guns in large quantities, so that in the next few years, it can meet the needs of the entire army for equipment replacement.

There is also the construction of the navy. Now there are fewer and fewer enemies on land, and they are also farther and farther away.The interests of many places are beyond the reach of the Army.Then the navy will assume the long-arm jurisdiction of the empire in the future, extending the will of the empire to the extreme western continent, in order to protect the interests of Tianhua's business and trade, and exert Tianhua's influence.

Lin Yifan hopes that the navy will more than double its strength in the next five years.The standard new warships reached 20, ships of various types reached [-], and the total naval force reached [-].And in Yanzhou, Haizhou, and Dongyang, build three major military ports and build three cruise fleets.

In the future, the coastal states of the Central Plains will build seaports for maritime trade.Exploring the route to the west is already a top priority.This important task can only be entrusted to Haizhou's new navy to lead a fleet to the west and open a sea corridor.

Lian Haiping, who was still in the capital because he came to participate in the Great Court Conference, could not help standing up excitedly when he heard that His Majesty was going to let them explore the deep sea.

Lin Yifan nodded to him with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "General Lian, this trip to the west is a great mission. Along the way, we will definitely pass through many foreign countries. I will send a group of officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow you to the south and communicate with other countries. Establish contact. If you treat me with a friendly state, I, Tianhua, should make friends. If you want to be unfavorable to me, you must cut them off and kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. Mark the map carefully. I will include all these places in Tianhua's territory, making them Tianhua's overseas enclave, as well as the stronghold of the future navy and maritime trade, so we must not give up lightly."

"I obey." Lian Haiping nodded quickly and said cautiously.

"There is also a fleet stationed in Dongyang. After the situation in Dongyang calms down, they will also send ships to explore the surrounding area, survey and map the surrounding seas, and find out whether there are other land or islands." Lin Yifan looked at the representative Liang Shicheng sent to the capital, "At the same time, You two fleets must pay attention to collecting the newly discovered local products. All the things that we have never seen in the Central Plains, all of them will be excavated and transported to the capital. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want exotic flowers and plants, and we must not just get them. Those beautiful plants or animals. Remember, what I want is all the things that are rare in the Central Plains."

Seeing everyone looking at him with puzzled faces, Lin Yifan explained: "What I want is to enrich the types of planting and animal husbandry, as well as obtain some raw materials that can be used in industry. I will send people from the Agricultural Research Institute and the Gewu Institute Let them follow you to explore and collect all kinds of rare species."

Only then did everyone suddenly realize that they immediately complimented His Majesty on his vision.

(End of this chapter)