bookcurios Chapter 221
Chapter 221
After Lin Hongfei was promoted to the Jiangbei Guardian envoy who governed the seven counties in Jiangbei and the waters of the Yangtze River in Jiangbei, his core team also benefited a lot this time with the stack of blank letters of appointment.
First of all, Wu Yongquan, as the second in command of the team, concurrently served as the deputy county magistrate of Jiangdu County and the deputy head of the independent regiment. Lin Hongfei handed over the only certificate of commission for the rank of colonel among the stack of certificates of appointment.
From this moment on, Wu Yongquan, who was also a captain, jumped to the rank of colonel, only one step away from the rank of general.
As for the old subordinate Guo Lang, his military rank was only lieutenant, and he served as the deputy head of the independent regiment as a lieutenant.
Huo Yunshan and Chu Liangyi, old classmates, are also lieutenants, one is the director of the Military Law Division of the Independent Regiment, and the other is the director of the Military Supplies Division of the Independent Regiment.
In addition, there is his cousin, Wu Qiusheng, who is currently the chief of Jiangdu County Police Department.
For these four people, Lin Hongfei gave them four certificates of commission for the rank of lieutenant colonel.
According to the rules, Wu Qiusheng is the chief of the police station, and he is not qualified to carry the military rank, but this is not the capital city, nor the Ministry of the Army. This is Jiangbei, Lin Hongfei's territory. He said that if the chief of the police station can carry the military rank, he can carry it!
If you are not convinced, the 152-caliber cannon of the armored gunboat will convince you with its noble character.
The rest were the three platoon leaders Luo Ke, Zhou Meng, and Jiang Haiyang brought out by Lin Hongfei from the fourth company in Lu Province.
These three people are now the battalion commanders of the first battalion, second battalion, and third battalion of the independent regiment respectively. Originally, the three were only second lieutenants.
There are also several old brothers of Lin Hongfei, Lu Xiwa, the deputy chief of the police station, Ding Dehu, the commander of the fourth battalion, Chen Deshan, the commander of the fifth battalion, and Wang Deming, the commander of the guard company. The five of them also carried the rank of major.
As for Fu Tao, the captain of the iron cavalry gunship 'Jiangdu', he is a naval officer, and he cannot be promoted to the rank of the army with a letter of commission from the Ministry of War.
But Fu Tao didn't care about his military rank anymore. He cared more about whether he could operate a warship. Moreover, Lin Hongfei had already taken good care of himself in terms of salary. If he got too much, Fu Tao would feel very embarrassed instead.
As for Ren Jiu, Lin Hongfei also gave him the rank of captain, which made Ren Jiu so excited that he didn't know what to say, and directly gave Lin Hongfei a knock.
In his words, Ren Jiu's original surname was Hu, but in order to get ahead, he changed his surname directly to Ren and worshiped Ren Anfu as his adoptive father, so he was promoted as one of his confidant housekeepers.
As a result, Ren Jiu was expelled from the family tree of the Hu family. The elders in the family called him a bastard who insulted his ancestors, and he could not be buried in the family cemetery even after his death.
However, how can we say that people are treacherous and horses are slippery!
Although the patriarch at that time spoke seriously, he didn't completely kill his words. He also gave Ren Jiu a chance to return to the family tree.
That is, when Ren Jiu became an official, put on the official clothes given by the government, and was able to change his surname back, the family could still include him back in the family tree, and he will still be the Hu family from now on.
In fact, this is also the treacherous side of the patriarch. If you, Ren Jiu, are Ren Anfu's slave all your life, then you can bury him wherever you like.
But if Ren Jiu becomes an official in the future, you can still change your surname back, which means that you no longer need to rely on Ren Anfu for charity.
At this time, it is a good thing for the Hu family that you return to the genealogy. Who wouldn't want an official in their clan.
Therefore, this time, Ren Jiu was finally able to wear the military uniform and carry the rank of captain in an upright manner, return to the Hu family's ancestral hall, and change his surname back!
And all of this was given to him by the county magistrate.
Doesn't it work?
Not only do I have to kowtow to the county magistrate, but I will buy burning paper as a tribute tomorrow, and go to the ancestral grave to tell my parents, so that their two elders can also feel proud down there!
Lin Hongfei also joked: "Ren Jiu, will I change my name to call you Hu Jiu in the future?"
Ren Jiu chuckled: "Actually, my real name is Hu Yitong, but I even changed my surname. I dare not use Yitong's name anymore. After all, I am insulting my ancestors."
"However, if the county magistrate thinks it's called Ren Jiushunzui, then he can continue to call it that."
"The name, isn't it just a pronoun?"
That's what Ren Jiu said, but Lin Hongfei could tell that he still wanted everyone to call him by his real name.
After all, the name Ren Jiu symbolizes an experience in his life when he chose to trample on his dignity for the sake of glory and wealth.
Since my subordinates want dignity, as a boss, it is natural to give him what he wants.
Therefore, from this day on, when Lin Hongfei called Ren Jiu again, he would directly call him by his real name [Hu Yitong].
Upside down
Even the boss called it that, and the others naturally changed their words.
In just a few days, the name Ren Jiu disappeared and was replaced by [Hu Yitong].
And Ren Jiu, no, Hu Yitong's attitude towards Lin Hongfei became more and more respectful and humble.
Apart from these core members, some squad leaders, veterans, and soldiers who have performed outstandingly recently have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant recognized by the Ministry of War.
This move made the subordinates of the independent regiment reach a peak in their loyalty to Lin Hongfei.
Although the head of the regiment is strict with everyone on weekdays, but the head of the regiment has money and an official position, it is really given!
There is nothing to say, and I will follow the head of the regiment wholeheartedly from now on.
Anyone who dares to have second thoughts will be hanged from the sky, like his whole family!
Taking advantage of the opportunity of being promoted to the military rank, Lin Hongfei also proceeded to arrange the next step of military and political affairs.
In the spacious and bright conference room, Lin Hongfei was speaking slowly to his team:
"I, the Jiangbei town guard, nominally govern seven counties and one water, but in fact, my government orders can be unimpeded in Jiangdu County, and Renle, Songshan, and Huixian will listen to the instructions and not listen to the announcement."
"As for the rest of Bei'an County, Pingcheng County, and Huaishui County, they don't recognize me as a guard at all. The local militia leaders think that my militia has the final say, and you, a guard, are nothing."
"Everyone, I already have two eggs, I don't want to be this thing anymore."
"So, if we want to completely control the land of the seven counties as soon as possible, it is imperative to expand the army!"
"I decided to expand the establishment to a brigade of 3000 people on the basis of 7000 people in the independent regiment, with three regiments under its jurisdiction."
"General Guo Lang is in charge of conscription, except for conscription in Jiangdu, Renle, Songshan, and Huixian."
"It is necessary to select and send some military officers who are descendants of Jilu to return to their hometowns to recruit soldiers in the name of returning to their hometowns to visit their relatives."
Lin Hongfei has always paid attention to mixing up the origins of the troops under his command. Although this would add a lot of workload, as an outsider, Lin Hongfei couldn't accept that his troops were all composed of locals.