"How much is spent? I have never calculated it, but I suddenly thought of something." Zhang Nan said.

"What did you suddenly think of again?" Li Er said helplessly. Sometimes Zhang Nan's ability to learn from others really makes Li Er love and hate him.

"I think otherwise, we should take advantage of this time to reform the military system. We will establish a comprehensive three-way navy, army, air and military force. In this way, the military strength of the Tang Dynasty will be invincible in the whole world. At that time, the emperor will fight wherever you want. The emperor of other countries will not be able to carry your shoes for you." Zhang Nan said with a laugh.

Zhang Nan spoke easily, but he was like throwing a bomb on the long-silent water surface. Didn’t he say that he was going to sea? Why did it directly involve such a big deal of military system reform?

When Li Er heard Zhang Nan's words, he straightened up and said, "Qingquan, now the military system reform is starting. Isn't it a bit rash?"

After hearing this, Zhang Nan disregarded himself and said, "Your Majesty, we are now crossing the river by feeling the stones. If we don't change it, will it be too late to use it when we really need to use it? Besides, this is not a solution for dragging it around."

"As the saying goes, tomorrow will be tomorrow, so many tomorrows. When tomorrow is tomorrow, everything will be wasted." Zhang Nan said.

"Let's wait for tomorrow, everything will be wasted? Well, well said, since the issue of reform of the military system has been raised today, let's discuss it. Qingquan is right. It's not a matter of dragging it back and forth. The military system must be changed." Li Er is also a decisive figure. For him, as long as he can strengthen the rights in his hands and strengthen the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, he will support him in any way he can change it.

"Then I will talk about it briefly. My initial idea is that since we now have sea ships that can sail far away and hot air balloons that can take off to fight, we might as well establish our Tang Dynasty navy and air force to correspond to our Tang Dynasty army, that is, our existing troops."

"The three armies have established commanders and political commissars, and the commander-in-chief of the three armies is set up. Of course, this is what you are here for, the emperor." Zhang Nan said.

After Zhang Nan said this, Li Er nodded with satisfaction. As the emperor, the most gratifying and reassuring thing was to hold the military power firmly in his own hands.

"As for the assignment and functions of the commander and political commissar, you know the emperor. If you consider the good candidates, you can assign them."

"In addition to the three major departments proposed by the Jiechen, the General Political Department, the General Staff Department, and the General Support Department, I also want to establish a new military procuratorate and a military court to ensure the purity and fairness of our Tang army." Zhang Nan said.

"Well, that's right. If an army wants to be able to fight, in addition to strict discipline, it is also necessary to ensure the cleanliness of the generals." Li Er nodded. It seemed that Li Er simply regarded the procuratorate and the military court as a means of preventing corruption.

However, this did not affect Li Er's willingness to establish these two departments.

"The functional ministers of these departments will give the emperor a detailed note. The emperor will consider the candidates as appropriate. In addition, the reforms within the army, you also know that the functions and rules of centurions and thousands of commanders in our army are too unclear, so I think that we should divide them in detail."

"As the basic unit of the army, one squad and ten people, a squad leader and deputy squad leader is set up to facilitate the management of the next level. One platoon and three squads are set up, a platoon leader and deputy platoon leader. One company and three platoons are counted as a kitchen squad, one hundred people. A company and three companies are set up, and a battalion, three battalions, one division, three regiments, one army and three divisions. The number of people is similar to this. In this way, a military force is about 40,000 to 50,000 people. The emperor, our army has two permanent armies or three armies, and the number of naval and air force is still in the beginning. Let's focus on the army first, and the navy and air force will come first. "Zhang Nan said.

"You keep talking." Li Erdao.

"Yes, since there is a detailed internal division, there must be detailed military ranks. The platoon cadres are awarded the rank of second lieutenant, and the company cadres are awarded the rank of lieutenant. The battalion cadres are awarded the rank of major lieutenant colonel, the regiment cadres are awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, the regiment cadres are awarded the rank of lieutenant colonel, the division-level cadres are awarded the rank of lieutenant general, and the military-level cadres are awarded the rank of lieutenant general." Zhang Nan continued.

"As for this military rank, it's even simpler. Master, please remember the military uniforms in our military academy."

Li Er nodded.

"There will be a military rank on the shoulders of the military uniform. Tomorrow will take out a formal military uniform for the emperor to show it. The design of the military rank is already in place." Zhang Nan said.

"This is the general military system. What do you think, Your Majesty?" Zhang Nan was quite surprised when he saw that he had been talking for a long time, Li Er did not raise any objection.

"Well, I remember it all. What you said sounds much better than the current military system. It seems to be more complicated, but when it comes to war, it must be easier to manage than the current military." Li Er listened for a long time. Although he had never been exposed to such a military system before, as a general from the army, Li Er could know what benefits such a military system would bring.

"That's definitely good. How many times has the military system been changed to this system before it can be modified? How can it be bad?" Zhang Nan said silently in his heart.

"Also, our military academy can recruit students from the army after this military system reform. All grassroots officers of the army will come to the military academy for half a year for training. Although their command ability is not as good as that of students who graduated from the four-year military academy, there is also strict discipline in the military academy. They must learn and promote it."

"After all, there are too few students in our military academy now. It would be useless to spread them into the wrong place, so we can only do this for the time being." Zhang Nan said.

"Well, right, I agree with this point. However, the military system reform you mentioned will not be implemented until I have seen the functions of all military departments and determined the candidates. However, we can first select veterans from the army and study in the military academy." Li Erdao.

"Yes, I think so too." Zhang Nan bowed.

"What should I do about sailing? Could it be that if there is no navy, I will not look for crops now?" Li Er asked.

"That's definitely not possible. Just let our Tang Dynasty navy draw some of them to follow. I guess that no country's sea boats have the strength of our Tang Dynasty. Even if we meet pirates at sea, we can let the hot air balloons take off and then strike in the air. What we need to pay attention to is the bad weather at sea." Zhang Nan said.

"Well, that's right. In this way, Qingquan, go back today and prepare to present everything to me tomorrow." Li Erdao.

"Since the order."
Chapter completed!