"But Ling only made strategic plans according to His Highness the intention of His Highness, which does not mean that Ling agrees with His Highness's reorganization plan in military affairs." Ling Tianfang's words immediately added shocked Wufeng and Xiao Su. Unexpectedly, the Chief of Military Affairs actually opposed the military affairs reorganization plan. This is one of the core contents of Wufeng's reorganization of military affairs.

"Haha, Tian Fang, I'll give me this set at this time. You really have it. It's okay. Xiao Tang and Su Qin are here today. Except for Moron, the flies, you four directors of the four departments are basically here. We won't discuss the content involving legal affairs today. Let's discuss these issues thoroughly, so as not to complain in your stomach after going on. As long as you can tell the truth, I believe Li Wufeng will not turn a deaf ear." Wufeng also intended to activate the atmosphere and tease the other party with a smile.

"Your Highness's idea of ​​military rectification is essentially to vigorously develop the navy and compress and eliminate the army. I firmly support the vigorous development of the navy. After all, our new empire has faced two oceans, and there is a stale enemy of the Japanese in the East. The South Ocean is the main channel of our trade route, and it is our exit to the Central and Western continents and even the New World. Although there are no specific enemies yet, potential enemies have emerged, especially in the future competition for the rights and interests of the New World, the navy will inevitably play an important role."

Ling Tianfang was excited. When he saw His Highness the King of Qin's attitude two days ago, Ling Tianfang was a little discouraged. If the lord had made up his mind to weaken the army in exchange for the development of the navy, he would probably be difficult for him to change the other party's attitude. He even specifically contacted the Finance Department of the Government Affairs Bureau to learn about the current financial situation in Western Xinjiang. Although James did not specifically inform the current financial situation in Western Xinjiang, Ling Tianfang learned about Liang Chongxin and Cheng Dayou's special actions in the East China Sea and Yanyun from where he was visiting Mi Feng and Hai Zheng, the Supervision Department of the Legal Affairs Bureau, which made Ling Tianfang overjoyed and also felt a little regretful.

Ling Tianfang knew about Cheng Dayou's behavior. This person was brave and cruel. Most of the nobles and gentry in Yanyun were exposed to this plague god and most of them had to peel off the skin. However, Yanyun was not rich at all. In addition, Situ Tai had been in charge here for a long time, so I thought I would not have gained much. Although the East China Sea was a wealthy area, Liang Chongxin paid too much attention to the reputation of the military and refused to use such excessive and fierce methods. Unfortunately, if Cui Wenxiu came, I was afraid that the reputation of Cui Yanwang would be enough.

The unclean gentry and nobles were trembling and handed over everything with their heads. But it was his Highness who thought that Liang Chongxin was in charge of the East China Sea. After all, the East China Sea is a consular area of ​​the empire. The means are too violent, which will inevitably arouse the emotional rebound of the gentry and affect the overall situation. But I think there will definitely be no less gains in these two places, especially in the East China Sea. Since Your Highness intends to keep Liang Chongxin in charge of the East China Sea, he must have obtained some reliable clues. It will be impossible to be able to act with the instruction of Your Highness.

It was precisely because of these tips that Ling Tianfang had some clues in his heart. He was just worried that His Highness King Qin was too tough and difficult to convince. But today, Ling Tianfang was very confident that His Highness King Qin said this.

"But we should see and admit that in fact our new empire is a land power. Although we face the sea, both of us are facing the most threat to us in the north and southeast, and in the west, we have special economic interests, and in the west, we are all popular lands. The Liberians and the Machikhans are still in a state of war with us, while the Luzons, who are increasingly powerful in the west and the Hansen alliance, which has been trying to break our balance of interests in the Indian and German regions. Now the Luobei people are actually integrating into our economic circle step by step, but the alliance between the Chidi and Ano people is still facing Luobei.

People are under great pressure. If we want to ensure that our existing interests and areas that are about to integrate into our circle of interests are not damaged, we must maintain a strong enough army. Personally, the existing army is not enough, let alone the number of troops needs to be cut. Of course, Tian Fang also understands that His Highness needs to build a powerful and powerful army. Focusing on quality but not weight is the direction of development, but our new empire is such a vast territory, facing so many enemies and potential enemies, in order to achieve the goals set by His Highness for us and eliminate the naval factors, the army can only be strengthened and not weakened!"

"Well, very good, I am worthy of being the Director of Military Affairs. I said it very well. Basically, I have figured out my ideas. The Army of 1.5 million cannot meet the implementation of this plan? I also have objections to this. Tianfang, your appetite is really big. Have you considered whether the finance can afford this factor? As a director of Military Affairs, you cannot only care about the needs of the military and ignore the financial support capabilities." Wufeng was not angry either. He knew that there would definitely be objections to this matter, especially the rebound of the military was inevitable. He also wanted to hear the military's specific opinions on this aspect.

"Your Highness, if we only want to maintain the defensive position, let alone one.5 million army, one.2 million, or even one million army forces, Ling Tianfang can also do it perfectly. However, as you said just now, you are not the master of the preservation. The new empire must maintain an offensive state from the outside and obtain our rights. Then one.5 million force is far from enough. If there is no elite force of more than 400,000 on the northern front, we cannot maintain a high-pressure situation against the Liberians. If the Liberians really unite, this number will need to be increased by at least more than 200,000."

"There are 300,000 forces on the Maqi Khan side to ensure safety, but it is still insufficient to launch a war. The eastern part of Sanjiang is still in the hands of the Maqi Khan. This is a scar on our faces. If the new empire cannot solve this problem, I think the army will not be able to raise its head even in front of the Chinese. In addition, such as Ankun City-state, Jiemeiluo Kingdom, and Yuejing Kingdom have always been our sphere of influence. The Ronesia region and our peninsula region are the same. These need to be considered for the psychological factors of the people, and it is not a long-term solution to continue to drag on it."

"Although the Japanese in the east pose a threat to us mainly at sea, Kamchatka Island, Treasure Island and Ryukyu Islands are still occupied by the Japanese. This is also unacceptable to the people. At this point, it is not only possible for the army or the navy to solve it. I have some new ideas, but it is not yet mature. I need to plan and find another time to report to Your Highness. But in the east, the 100,000 army should be a base."

"The west is the core area of ​​interests of our new empire. Because it is relatively far from the central area of ​​our empire, Tian Fang thought that the military forces stationed there are far from enough to bear their responsibilities. Now they are stationed in the entire Western Regions, Indian, Northern Luzon, and even the East Tenggeri region, and they are all second-line corpses. This is far from enough. If you follow His Highness Qin's idea, we must ensure that our sphere of influence on Indian, German and Tenggeri grasslands are not challenged. At least there should be more than 500,000 troops in this area, and the cavalry should have more than 200,000 cavalry."

Xiao Tang and Su Qin are already calculating Ling Tianfang's grand plan. So far, according to Ling Tianfang's preset, at least one and three million troops have been needed. This amount makes Xiao Tang and Su Qin frown. And seeing Ling Tianfang's endless momentum, I'm afraid I don't know how much more it will be added below.

As expected, Ling Tianfang did not stop saying this: "His Highness Qin also pointed out that we need to intervene in the development of the New World as soon as possible. Now the powerful countries of the Chinese and Western continents have begun to shift their attention to the increasingly understood New World. We are not as good as the Chinese and Western continents in terms of geographical location, so we cannot descendants. However, our land territory is too far from the New World. To intervene in the New World, our navy lacks a springboard, and our navy cannot obtain such a springboard with its own strength. Therefore, we need the army to open the way. There are suitable ports in the Western Peninsula Alliance and the Latin Ocean, but we need to fight for it ourselves. Therefore, it is indispensable to maintain the necessary military force in the southwest direction. To achieve our goals as much as possible, it is best to station 200,000 troops."

"Here, Tian Fang proposed that only the military force required for external defense has reached 1.5 million people, and what about the necessary guard forces in important areas of our country? What if we launch an offensive, we need to invest the troops and the general reserve team? If these three forces are to be prepared, at least 700,000 troops will be needed. Therefore, Tian Fang believes that the upper limit of the army proposed by Your Highness to maintain the 1.5 million army cannot complete the tasks assigned to our military by Your Highness. On this point, I believe that the generals of the other fronts all agree with my opinion."

As soon as Ling Tianfang finished speaking, Xiao Tang and Su Qin couldn't help but gasp. According to Ling Tianfang's idea, the army alone would need 2.2 million, which was more than twice the regular army in the late Tanghe Empire. Moreover, the new construction and expansion plans proposed by the Navy were also shocking, and they were built entirely on a scale that overwhelmed the surrounding neighbors. Such a large expense would not immediately overwhelm the finances of the new empire?
Chapter completed!