September 28

The title of Jianguo was held in the newly built Great Auditorium of the People of China.

Chen Shao, the Supreme Commander of the Three Armies of the Chinese Defense Forces, Cai E, the Minister of the Chinese Defense Forces, Jiang Baili, the Chief of Staff of the Chinese Defense Forces, Chen Fuqin, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, Qian Pengfei, the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force, and Chen Shaokuan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, and others presided over the award ceremony.

287 middle and senior generals from the entire National Defense Force gathered together to participate in this grand National Defense Forces Award for the Founding of the National Defense Forces.

Chen Shao attaches great importance to the title of founding the People's Republic of China.

When China is unified and the new regime is established, those followers must be given titles on merit and awarded. Although most of these people participated and fought for the great goal of liberation and rejuvenation of China, they also need commendation.

Chen Shao also knew that most people did not value the award of ranks. It would be better if they could have them, and it would be safe if they didn't have one. What they valued more was the expansion of the entire army immediately after the award of ranks. Whether they could command more troops and better kill the enemy and make contributions on the battlefield in the future is what they valued the most. After all, compared with the commander of a platoon, the future of waving the enemy and destroying is completely different.

Chen Shao also carefully considered the list of awards. The personal name in it was only after thinking about it that they had determined their military rank.

The ranks awarded this time are generally not high, and the rank of general originally planned by Chen Shao was not useful. There is also a little selfishness of Chen Shao. With the outbreak of World War II in the future, if the rank awarded this time is too high, the National Defense Army will be embarrassed that it will be difficult to win the title. Moreover, if a certain rank corresponds to too many ranks, it will lose the role it should have in the military rank. The huge military base and excessive generals and officials will have negative effects, which is also the biggest reason for the abolition of the military rank system in 1965 in later generations. Regarding the control of rank awards, Chen Shao also wanted to reflect the value of the rank of the National Defense Army, and also left room for improvement for others.

War Zone Commander (Military Region): General

Deputy Commander of the War Zone (Deputy Military Region): Lieutenant General

Zheng Group Army: Lieutenant General

Deputy Army: Major General

Zhengjun: Major General

Deputy Army: Colonel

Master: Colonel

The standard for awarding ranks is to follow the benchmark of the military chief at the level of the division to the colonel. In this way, after the National Defense Forces expanded to 2.5 million, take the Army as an example. There are 2 million people in 120 regular divisions. For example, three divisions are one army, at least forty military officers are required. The group of troops will be brought down, and the deputy officers and generals will be added. These will be more than 100. Then there will be the armed police force, the navy and air force, the reserve generals, the artillery troops, and the armored troops. There will be 287 generals and officers in total, not much at all.

At the same time, Chen Shao canceled the organization of the infantry brigade. The brigade-level organization is only retained in the artillery and armored corps, and is generally a unit of the army-level organization. The rank of the military chief officer of the ** brigade-level military chief officer is equal to the division-level military chief officer. The division-level organization of the artillery and armored corps is equal to the army-level military chief officer, and is generally the top organization of the army. For example, a normal army with three armies under the jurisdiction of the army will also have a ** artillery division and the armored division. However, this is only a normal situation. These things will also be changed according to the requirements of the combat purpose or the requirements of the battlefield environment.

Chen Shao always had the title of Supreme Commander of the National Defense Forces. Originally, Chen Shao did not intend to accept the rank, but in the end he decided to give himself a honorary rank: Grand Marshal of the Three Armies.

The main reason is that the rank of marshal will be left for future wars, but this time the rank is awarded without any quota. The rank of marshal will be given below the rank of marshal will be given. Similarly, no quota will be given for this rank.

The highest rank that the National Defense Forces awarded this time was a general, except for Chen Shao. Considering the tens of millions of scale that the National Defense Forces will have in the future World War II, the highest rank of general this time is a second-level general. There are five levels of generals, leaving absolutely sufficient space for future ranks.

The ceremony of the title was very grand. Cai E, the Minister of National Defense, took the lead in starting a brief speech.

"Our National Defense Forces has gone through fourteen years. In the war years, the army fought south and north, and made great achievements for the national peace and peace. The people regard the National Defense Forces as their soldiers and called them the "cutest people"; during the period of peaceful construction, the National Defense Forces won the honor of "a mighty army and a civilized army" with practical actions. Being a member of the National Defense Forces is an honor, a responsibility, a dignity, and a mission.

Taking the opportunity of awarding the title today, I once again hope that you can continuously strengthen your military awareness, comprehensively improve your military literacy, and strive to become a qualified general of the National Defense Forces; at the same time, give full play to the role of officers as a bridge and link, actively seek support from all parties for the construction of the troops, do your best to solve the problems of the troops, and do your best to strengthen the construction of national defense reserve forces and jointly build a world-class army."?

Jiang Baili, the chief of staff of the three armies, also stood up and said a few short sentences:

"... Put on military uniforms, resolutely; put on military ranks, and move forward bravely. I hope that you can withstand the test of the motherland and the people and live up to the trust of our supreme commander and His Majesty the Emperor."

Finally, Chen Shao, who was sitting on the rostrum, stood up and spoke.

Everyone stood up and listened quietly.

"Soldiers, today you can stand here, which means that you have made great contributions to the New China. Some of you come from the former Southwest Army, some of you come from the generals of the original warlords. For the great cause of this nation, to save this disaster-ridden nation, to fight against the atrocities of Western powers, and to fulfill the sacred mission of being a soldier in your heart. It is because of many common goals that you can gather with me today.

People of all ethnic groups will not forget the great contributions you have made to the rejuvenation and strength of this nation. No matter who it is, as long as he makes contributions to this nation and as long as he makes contributions to the people's army, he should receive honors.

Now I announce that the rank ceremony has officially begun”

Immediately, Cai E, Jiang Baili and others accepted Chen Shao's personal title first, and then the two of them announced the other list of titles as Ministers of National Defense and Chief of General Staff. Then the generals who received the title came to the stage to accept Chen Shao's personal military seal.

"Cai E. was awarded the rank of second-level general in active duty."

"Jiang Baili, awarded the rank of active second-level general."

"Chen Fuqin, awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Kong Wenhong was awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Qian Pengfei was awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Chen Shaokuan was awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Li Zongren was awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Bai Chongxi. Granted the rank of active first-class general."

"Yan Xishan is awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Chen Jitang is awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Zhang Xueliang. He was awarded the rank of active first-class general."

"Wang Xiaoshan, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Xu Jinghai, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Huang Bai. Granted the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Wang Yunshan was awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Liu Deshui was awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Long Yun, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Su Yusheng, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Chen Gengpeng, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Du Yuming, awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Hu Zongnan was awarded the rank of active lieutenant general."

"Zhang Zizhong was awarded the rank of lieutenant general in the reserve."

"Xue Yue, awarded the rank of lieutenant general in the reserve."

"Zhang Zhizhou. Awarded the rank of lieutenant general in the reserve."

...

"Bai Tao, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Chide, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Yu Xue, he was awarded the rank of active major general."

"Luo Rong, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Xu Xiangqian. Awarded the rank of active major general."

"Di Lang, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Liu Haijiang, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Fang Jiwei, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Luo Rong, awarded the rank of active major general."

"Nie Fuzhen, awarded the rank of active major general."

...

After all the titles were awarded, Chen Shao made a brief speech:

"At the beginning of the establishment of the National Defense Forces, I said that you will give you a glorious ceremony. When you hang the stars one by one, you will officially become a general of the empire. However, this also means that the responsibility on your shoulders is heavier. I hope you can remember your glorious mission, be cautious of arrogance and impetuousness, and deal with wars that will break out at any time in the future. A arrogant soldier will be defeated, and I hope you can remember this. Otherwise, the people will not spare you, nor will I spare you."

Chen Shao's words were full of warnings. Maybe saying such words on this occasion is a shame. But some things should be explained. Chen Shao didn't want to let these generals be above the top just because they won two battles, and they developed the contempt that they should never have. Some things must be strangled in the bud.

Many generals in the audience were originally excited, and when they heard Chen Shao's words, they felt a little worried.

"We will never let down the high expectations of the people and the country, nor will our high expectations of His Majesty." The generals below shouted in unison.

The title award ceremony has ended, but there are several important arrangements for this title award ceremony. The title award ceremony is just a prelude.

Kong Hong, Weiren and Liu Qing came out. After they greeted Chen Shao first, they nodded to each other with Jiang Baili and Cai E.

Kong Hong, the new Prime Minister of the Chinese Empire, took the lead in coming to the podium and said:

"I am here to represent all government officials of the Empire. I wish you all the generals of the Chinese Empire. The first thing I do when I come here today is to congratulate the series of victories of the National Defense Forces, and the second thing is to talk about the future arrangements of the Empire's military expenditure. The empire just now, the national economy is very backward, and various people's livelihood construction will be the empire's next main policy policy,..."

Then Liu Qing, as Minister of Finance, gave a brief explanation of the future military financial appropriation budget. As the vice premier, Weiren also made a brief speech on the issue of national defense construction.

Chen Shao had previously disclosed what Kong Hong said to the military, so these military generals were mentally prepared. I had only heard of it before, but now I have only confirmed it.

Chen Shao made a decision early in the morning. In the next ten years, the military's funds will only be maintained on the research and development and production of new weapons, as well as ensuring that all military factories can operate, as well as the daily expenses of soldiers, training costs of reserves, and equipment maintenance. All others will be stopped. Moreover, these military expenses must be relied on the military's weapons foreign trade to obtain funds, and the Imperial Ministry of Finance only made up for some vacancies.

However, Chen Shao will increase investment in some major plans, such as the development of strategic artillery and other things. The research funds for these things will be paid out by Chen Shao himself, which is allocated from Longteng Group.

Longteng Group has now become a world-class large group, and the benefits generated every year are very objective. Moreover, it is 100% controlled by one person. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Chen Shao also planned to deliver some sub-groups under Longteng Group to state-owned, and some things are still controlled by the state. For example, railways, oil, steel, and other things that are related to national strategies will be delivered to state-owned. However, in name, it is also Chen Shao's. It is only handed over to the state to control and the profits are also handed over to the state. Longteng Group cannot control these things.

At the same time, Chen Shao decided to give 95% of the benefits of the entire Longteng Group directly to the country, and the royal family only received 5% of them. This five percent will be used as the royal daily expenses. All the royal expenses have nothing to do with the imperial Ministry of Finance. On the issue of the royal family, the finance department does not need to take out money.

As soon as Chen Shao's proposal came out, it was rejected by all parties. While they were shocked by Chen Shao's righteousness, they also opposed this matter very much. Especially for Kong Hong and other old people from the original southwest period, such proposals were very difficult to accept. They all knew that the Longteng Group was Chen Shao's private property. Although Chen Shao is now the emperor of the empire, some things still have to be separated. Although the empire is just starting out and the domestic economy is very primitive, the emperor does not need to pay his own pocket to fill the treasury. This is a denial of the ability of these imperial officials.

However, these obstructions can be ignored in front of Chen Shao. Chen Shao made up his mind to do this. Kong Hong and the others could not stop it.

Faced with Chen Shao's insistence, Kong Hong and the others felt ashamed, but they had no choice but to make a decision. The original proposal of Chen Shao was 99%. Kong Hong and others accepted Chen Shao's proposal, but as long as half of it, they would not accept Chen Shao's 99%. In the end, Chen Shao decided to be 95%.

This incident may be just a small matter for Chen Shao. But for those officials, the shock in their hearts could not be calmed for a long time. Chen Shao's behavior of loving the people has been deeply rooted in their hearts. It can also be seen from this incident that Chen Shao's selfless dedication to this country.

Although they also believe that they can do their best to this country and this nation, how many people can do their best to do this like Chen Shao? Are you willing to ask you to give 95% of your property to the country? And they also contribute 95% of their income to the country every year. How many people can do it?
To be continued...