The peaceful manor is bustling with activity these days.
A large number of women and old officers lined up to apply for recruitment in An Ning.
An Ning handed over the review of the women to Christina and her regimental commander, and then worked with Lazar Cano to review the officers who came to apply.
Because there were so many officers applying, An Ning suddenly had a new idea. He pulled Lazarcano to the small room next to the study room used by the interviewing officers, and seriously solicited opinions: "With so many officers, we can't
Send them all to the training and teaching brigade, right?"
Lazar Cano: "Since there are so many officers, it's better to just send them to the army directly."
An Ning: "Do you think it's okay?"
Lazar Cano curled his lips: "There will definitely be a problem. The soldiers of the National Guard have been enlightened by the revolution and are very disrespectful to the old officers. And your army also has such a thing as a soldier committee. I'm afraid it will
Soon the soldiers will be at odds with the officers."
"So!" An Ning clapped her hands, "The way I see it, we will directly form a unit composed of old officers and non-commissioned officers, and call it a 'demonstration unit'."
Lazar Cano: "You mean, bringing together non-commissioned officers and officers with noble backgrounds?"
"Yes, a noncommissioned officer is a private, the platoon leader is a second lieutenant, the company commander is a captain or even a captain..."
"This will cost a lot of money. Isn't it appropriate to spend so much just to build a demonstration unit?" Lazarcano asked without knowing why.
An Ning: "You don't have to worry about money. I confiscated a lot of church properties in Konta. I can still afford to support a company of all nobles."
Lazar Cano: "Since you said so, I don't have any objection. Moreover, with such an army of all nobles, if it is operated properly in the future, it can ignite the competitive spirit of the troops of civilian origins."
An Ning clapped her hands: "Okay, then it's settled."
Kano: "So, what should this all-noble army be called? I don't think it's good to call it a demonstration force directly. It seems to want the common people to learn from the nobles, and the common people will have opinions."
An Ning scratched his head. He didn't think much about it when he first mentioned it. The inspiration came directly from Denikin's White Guards two hundred years later during the Soviet Revolution. The basic composition of that army was all officers and cadets from the old Tsarist Russia. The captains were only
Can be a company commander.
After thinking for a few seconds, An Ning thought: "How about calling them the New Noble Company? After all, they are all new nobles who are loyal to the new regime."
Lazarcano frowned: "The upstart company...sounds weird."
Obviously Lazar Cano had objections to this name, and An Ning himself felt that there was something wrong with it, but he was very bad at coming up with names and could only find them from existing names, so after holding it in for a few seconds, he came up with a
New idea: "Then we call them Ultramarines?"
Kano: "It sounds like he has no contact with the nobles or anything."
"What about the Emperor's Fist?"
Carnot: "So this has become the French King's army, and will be regarded as a royal party. Your friends are all Montagnards, not even the Girondins. And, most importantly, we are not an empire.
, the Dharma King is not the emperor..."
An Ning was a bit frustrated and casually said: "They are the sunset of the feudal era that has passed away. Let's call them the Afterglow Knights, or Gray Knights for short."
"Huh?" Kano raised his eyebrows, "Yes, this is a wonderful name."
——What the hell, is it wonderful? Are you sure?
Carnot: "The setting sun of the feudal era is fighting for the new constitutional monarchy of France. What a good intention!"
Is it good? I just said it randomly!
Kano: "Just do it. It's better than stuffing them into your troops and causing conflicts between soldiers and officers.
"I think your army should establish a principle. The army only uses non-commissioned officers with civilian backgrounds, and all those with noble backgrounds will join the Sunset Knights.
"When the results are tallied in the future, it will be announced to everyone whether the civilians or the nobles have more results! The side with more results will receive a special award."
An Ning: "That's it! You understood my intention perfectly! This is what I want!"
After saying that, he patted Kano on the shoulder.
"Then I'll do it like this." Cano turned around, opened the door, and returned to the hall where the enlisted officers were waiting.
Kano: "Everyone, I have just discussed with Mr. Frost. All of you do not need to be reviewed. People with noble backgrounds will be incorporated into a unit called the Afterglow Knights! Those with civilian backgrounds will be directly added to the army.
force!"
An Ning left all the marshalling work to Lazar Cano, walked around and went to see the situation with the ladies.
The selection of the cavalry was held in the courtyard of the manor. As soon as An Ning went out and stood on the steps of the main building of the manor, she was startled by the dark crowd in the manor.
The key is obviously to recruit female cavalry, but there are many old men and little kids in the yard, and An Ning is a little confused.
At this time, Christina ran over and said with a sad face: "Andy! You are finally here. Look, who are all the people here? Many aunts and their whole families are here, saying that they can find a job here.
!”
An Ning frowned: "The whole family is here? What do they think we are doing?"
As soon as he finished speaking, an aunt who was close to him spoke up: "Mr. Frost! Please, you see, our family is all agile people. When my husband is strong, my two little babies are also strong."
I can run errands for you!”
An Ning was very surprised and asked: "Auntie, haven't the prices of food dropped now? Life in Paris should have gotten better. Why are you still looking for me?"
"In Paris now, although the price of food has come down, it's hard to find a job! The director of the factory where my husband used to work refused to raise wages. We went to him, and he said that the situation has changed now, and the Parliament
My husband is on the same side as him, and if he says he won’t give you a salary increase, there will be no increase!
"The Congress also banned the guilds, and General Lafayette's National Guards closed the guilds forcibly! The former head of the guilds, the respected old John, is now the representative of the district and doesn't care about us!"
An Ning frowned, he didn't expect Paris to be like this now.
The aunt stretched out a hand and pulled An Ning's sleeve: "Mr. Frost, they say you are the savior. Please think of a way. We don't want a high salary. You only need to give us twenty su a week. No.
, fifteen sous is enough for us to survive! We will work for you and help you fight the war!"
An Ning frowned, he was not the real savior.
Parliament was busy formulating the constitution, but ignored economic issues. The new aristocracy took advantage of the changing weather to gain profits without caring about the lives of the people.
That's why there were successive turmoils. The Peyant faction, which represented the big aristocrats and big bankers, was overthrown by the Girondins, but the people's lives still didn't get better, so the Jacobins rose up again and brought down Gironde.
The special dispatch was overthrown...
It can be said that what An Ning sees now is the source of the turmoil in the entire legal revolution era.
This kind of problem is not something that a 21st century programmer can solve.
But An Ning couldn't bear to drive this lady away like this.
So An Ning turned around and looked for Fanny.
"Are you looking for me?" Fanny suddenly refreshed!
An Ning was startled: "Damn it, why are you so invisible?"
"Wherever the master needs me, I will be there. I am a professional maid." Fanny paused and then said, "The manor can't use that much manpower. You'd better not think about taking in all the people in the yard."
Come down."
An Ning curled her lips.
At this time, a sergeant who was promoted by An Ning came over and said: "General, in fact, it can be like this. I think this lady's husband should be very good as an infantry soldier. Just as your army is preparing to expand, you can use men as infantry personnel."
After joining the army, the lady will let her go home and take care of her children. With the pay of an infantry soldier, the family should be able to live on."
The aunt immediately said: "This good gentleman, I can also be a cavalryman, and my child can also run errands for the army. He is very excited. He can send a letter or something!"
An Ning shook her head repeatedly: "No, we only want young and middle-aged men and women. You and your children are not of the right age."
After saying that, An Ning turned to the sergeant and said: "You organize it immediately, call a few non-commissioned officers to come over, and set up a recruitment position here. But be careful, the couple came together, we only recruit one, as for the child,
We cannot let such a young child get involved in the war, not at all!"