Only Zhou Wen, a part-time adjutant, could answer this question. He said immediately without thinking: "Master, because of the previous resolution to increase the combat effectiveness of the reserve, the strong men in our territory have experienced military training. It can be said that the more strong men there are, the more troops they have. However, without affecting the people's livelihood, after deducting the instructors who need to train new recruits and the troops required to garrison, there are only two infantry brigades that can be used now."

Zhao Hu thought for a while and said, "Well, transfer these two infantry brigades and a cavalry corps. Then draw a group of low-level officers to come. The troops in our Qin family territory cannot be transferred too much. The troops required for expansion in the future must be recruited from the empire's land."

Peter hurriedly nodded in agreement: "Yes, we must do a lot of military service in the empire, otherwise our entire army would be from the Southeast Peninsula, which would definitely cause trouble."

"Then how many soldiers are we going to recruit in Hui? Now the people in the territory here, especially those slaves, are all hoping to change their destiny by entering the army." Zhou Wen asked.

Zhao Hu thought for a while and said, "We cannot recruit too many at once. First recruit 30,000 strong men, select excellent personnel to form two reserve brigades, and then select the main soldiers of a brigade from them. After breaking up with other brigades, they form a reorganized division. What do you think this is the case?"

Zhou Wen nodded without any objection, but Peter said with some doubts: "Lord, I think it's better to organize the 30,000 people recruited by the new Hui into a separate brigade? Let them directly enter the current brigade. If there are any disadvantages in daily contact, the world will definitely discover the identity of our soldiers. It may be bad if it causes trouble."

"Mr. Peter, if you want to win people's hearts, you can only treat the other party as your own. Your proposal is equivalent to treating those young and strong people as outsiders!" Zhou Wen interrupted dissatisfied.

If he hadn't had a good relationship with Peter and had also investigated Peter's loyalty to Zhao Hu, Zhou Wen would have cursed him at this time.

Peter said with a bitter face: "Mr. Zhou Wen, think about it, the soldiers with the lowest rank in our brigade are all from the warrior class. Those strong men can only be suppressed and unable to move after joining the army. Even talented people cannot be promoted, because no samurai is willing to obey the boss who is just a villager. Instead of wasting a lot of rural talents like this, it is better to form a new army."

Zhou Wen blinked and said with some doubts: 'Let them form a single battalion? We won't send officers?"

"How is this possible? Of course, we have to send an officer." Peter immediately interrupted when he said this.

"That's it. Since the single battalion is still to be given to our warrior leaders, what is the difference between this and what the lord just said?"

Peter hesitated for a moment, and carefully lowered his musical voice and said, "In fact, most of our samurai can only be low-level officers, and most of our samurai are not qualified.

Even so, it is better to disperse them. This not only satisfies the wish of these warriors to be officers, but also allows capable people to take office. After all, in the brigade, even the soldiers are warriors, so it is too difficult to become officials.

Finally, in this way, we can use the hands of warriors to firmly control the grassroots troops. Even if the officers who rule a division in the future have a second heart, they will not be able to command the troops!"

Zhou Wen's face changed. What does Peter mean? Is it implying that there are rebels in the army? It seems that he has to review officers at the brigade captain or above.

Zhao Hu frowned. He heard Peter's words and knew that the warrior system under his command was too large.

However, Zhao Hu thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Peter's proposal is good, just implement it like this, but, another order will be issued.

The ranks of warriors and scholars are only honorary ranks among the people. In the yamen, the official position should be determined by the level of military ranks. Even privates who are superior samurai must obey the orders of the first-class civilians under the headquarters. Violators shall be punished according to the regulations."

When Peter heard this, his eyes shone in admiration.

After this order, warriors and scribes dare not be so arrogant, and samurai scribes will not have much objection. After all, no one will be a political and military personnel for a lifetime, and resignation will not affect their status and wealth among the people.

The hierarchy of warriors and scribes still has the power to be obsessed, thus allowing people with literati warriors to do things more carefully. Who would be deprived of their ranks if they commit crimes?

"Lord, should we conquer other warlords now? Or let the warlords we bought rely on us to increase our reputation and territory?" Zhou Wen asked enthusiastically.

Peter, who was about to leave, was shocked after hearing this: "Lord, no! We are so noticeable now. When several warlords suddenly appear, they will probably immediately become enemies of all warlords in the coastal province!"

"Uh, although it's better not to be too arrogant, we are obviously much stronger than them, so we should stand aside and stare at each other?" Zhou Wen said with a frown.

Seeing that Zhao Hu was waiting for his answer, Peter hurriedly said, "In the present, there is nothing we can do about it. It would be bad if the world thought we were in a state of war.

However, it is very simple to solve this matter. According to the estimation of the minister, after the lord submits a letter to the imperial capital, the lord will definitely give the lord the lord the title. When the lord has a great reputation, no one can say anything no matter how arrogant we are."

"The title of great righteousness? The crown prince of the imperial capital occupied the imperial capital. Although the capital has a lot of money and material population, it is still an isolated island. It is amazing that it will win a few victories at the beginning. What title of great righteousness can it have? And in this era of warlord separatism, is the title of great righteousness still useful?" I wondered if I wanted to ask.

Peter smiled and said, "Haha, that's right. It's indeed warlord separatist, but it's not separatist separatist of princes. At present, no one dares or no one is willing to stand up and dominate the king. Even those princes dare not do so. If so, the entire empire is only the crown prince in the imperial capital who dares to ascend the throne as the first emperor."

"Why can he? Other princes can't?" Zhou Wen was extremely confused.

Peter raised a finger and said, "It's very simple. The first reason is that, although it is well known that according to imperial convention, the crown prince is just the eldest son and does not necessarily be the future emperor.

But literally, the title of "Crown Prince" originally means the future emperor. He has been the crown prince for more than ten years. The emperor passed away and the prince ran away. The entire emperor left a crown prince. Who else could it be if the crown prince registered as the emperor? It was so legitimate that he could not be more suitable!"

Peter raised another finger: "Secondly, the ministers who supported the crown prince were the marshals and the prime ministers. These two were the largest officials of the empire, and they were the leaders of civil and military officials. Their connections were almost everywhere and were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

As long as these two people knelt down to the crown prince and swore allegiance to the crown prince at the ceremony, the people of the empire will recognize the crown prince's new throne as soon as possible. Even if they dare not admit it because of the existence of warlords, they will admit it in their hearts."

Speaking of this, Peter smiled and waved his hand: "With these two conditions, the title of the crown prince is established. As for the money and materials in the imperial capital, these are just things that make the crown prince stand firm and are not very important.

Therefore, with the great title of the imperial capital, we can reduce the troubles in the empire, and it is not difficult to attract talents to join us. Therefore, the decision made by the lord to submit to the imperial capital is really a clever trick!”

"Then... we can only wait for the letter from the imperial capital to launch the next round of offensive?" I asked reluctantly.

It’s not his fault. Who said that he is the one who most hopes that his master can gain great power in a very short time?

"Haha, this is actually not bad. We also need time to digest and absorb the current population and territory. At the same time, the newly recruited Bing Ding will take some time to exercise."

Seeing Zhou Wen's face was not very good, Zhao Hu couldn't help but smile and said, "Of course, although we can't send troops, we can still send the secret guards out. We can try to bribe warlords. If we can't bribe, we will prepare to assassinate and let the other party's entire system be unmoved.

In this way, maybe when we are ready, we can easily wipe out the entire coastal province. As for whether we can do it, it depends on your work results."

I immediately smiled and said excitedly, "Lord, as long as you order, all the warlord leaders in the coastal province will be assassinated on the same day!"

As soon as Zhou Wen said this, Peter's heart immediately jumped.

Oh my god, my lord's secret guard system is so powerful! You know, there are dozens of warlords in the coastal province, and no one is an ordinary person, and they are all in the world. I would like to ask, "How dare you say that they will die on the same day?" Is this what? Could it be that you boast?

Zhao Hu immediately shook his head and said, "If they die on the same day, we will be the only one of the warlords in the whole province. In this way, the warlords in the world will regard us as enemies. This method is too eye-catching and must not be implemented until the critical moment.

Now let the secret guards monitor the every move of these warlords, especially lurking around the main personnel. It is best to provoke and frame several powerful warlords to fight each other and consume their strength!”

"yes!"
Chapter completed!