The Imperial Camp Front Army led by Yue Fei was increased from 35,000 to 40,000.
The 25,000 troops of Zhang Jun's imperial camp remained unchanged;
The 15,000 naval forces under Zhang Rong's command remained unchanged;
The Imperial Navy led by Li Bao will remain at 5,000 to 6,000 men for the time being, but Li Bao's title of Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Camp has been officially recognized. After the imperial edict arrives, he will enjoy similar treatment as Li Qiong.
The strength of the Imperial Cavalry led by Qu Duan was increased from 15,000 to 20,000;
Finally, there were Guo Zhongxun's 10,000 imperial camp reserve troops, whose treatment was halved compared to that of the imperial camp soldiers, and who were recruited and resettled locally.
In general, this military expansion was equivalent to an increase of 45,000 regular soldiers in the imperial camp, of which 25,000 were given to the Kansai direction, 10,000 soldiers were added to the area near Tokyo, which was directly under the central government, and only 5,000 were given to the Jingdong direction, most of which were those surrendered by Yue Fei's troops during the rebellion.
Basically, the original strategy of expanding land, expanding cavalry, and expanding westward was implemented.
Of course, these quotas were not added all at once... In addition to the actual recognition of the previous military expansion, most of the new personnel, from the front line to Guo Zhongxun's reserve army, would be added in batches gradually over three years.
The advantage of this is that it saves money, and a lot of money can be saved, giving the finances some buffer space, but the disadvantage is that the soldiers are inevitably under-trained, especially the cavalry, who will inevitably have to follow the route of the foreign army again.
But there is really nothing we can do about it.
No matter what, with the public decree being issued, the official documents of the Privy Council in the capital and provinces being delivered, the secret letters with personal replies from the emperor being sent back, and even the direct publication in the court gazette, this huge court finally took a firm but shaky step forward.
In contrast, the central court in Tokyo, faced with the public memorial from former prime minister Li Gang, did not give Li Gang any public orders or official responses, nor did it make any promotions, transfers, or demotions.
If the Ministry of Internal Affairs had not sent and received a self-defense memorial from Zhang Shuxiang, the Hanlin Academy would have kept a record of Zhang Shuxiang's resignation being rejected, as if the incident had never happened.
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By the way, just to say something out of place, today is the one year anniversary of the release of this book… a year.
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