Zhang Cang has been focusing almost all his energy on disarmament recently.

Now, the total number of large and small military camps of the Han Dynasty totaled about 1.2 million troops.

The consumption of such a huge army has already exceeded the carrying capacity of the imperial court.

If these people only eat, that would be fine. The most important thing for big men now is food.

With the promotion of composting technology, the output is increasing every year.

But the terrible thing is that after the military professionalization reform, military pay will be needed.

The imperial court's income has been increasing year after year, but no matter how much it increases, according to the current level, it cannot support the needs of an army of 1.2 million.

In order to ensure that the army's salary would not be affected, Zhang Cang almost did everything he could to make the most of his nickname.

But even so, there are still quite a few gaps.

But now, when distributing military pay, Zhang Cang has asked the Ministry of War to distribute it in the form of half military pay and half grain or meat.

There may not be too many problems in a short period of time, but if it continues like this, no one can guarantee whether there will be problems.

Some people in North Korea and China are even discussing whether military reform is necessary?

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Because before the reform, no matter how large the army was, the big men could afford it, but now, the expenditures have skyrocketed.

Fortunately, it was Zhang Cang who couldn't hold on any longer and mentioned the disarmament issue to Wang Buxu.

Otherwise, if we wait for a while, many ministers in the DPRK will jointly submit the memorial.

Of course, Zhang Cang is also a good person.

It was precisely because Zhang Cang heard about it that he hurriedly reported it.

In order to avoid having those ministers unite to present a memorial at some time, the emperor would not be able to come down from the stage and fight against each other.

Because Zhang Cang was very sure that the emperor would be the winner in the end.

The two sides were quarreling, and it was his household department that was injured in the end.

Can you do this kind of thing that harms others and does not benefit yourself?

Therefore, Zhang Cang almost lived in the Ministry of War during this period, pestering Wang Li to discuss garrison issues with him every day.

Finally, with Wang Li's nod of approval, Zhang Cang came up with this version.

In general, the significance of garrisoning is more of a deterrent.

With the garrison there, many people don't dare to go too far, and they don't dare to have so many ideas.

And ancient times are different from modern times. In ancient times, it was necessary to defend the city, but in modern times, it is more like skirmishing.

Inside the city, there will be no regular field troops stationed.

The first is a training issue, the second is a development issue, and the third is a stability issue.

But one thing cannot be changed. The more troops are stationed in a place, the worse the local economy will be relatively speaking.

Because there are too many restrictions, and the garrison originally chose some relatively remote places.

One is for confidentiality, and the other is that under modern traffic conditions, walking an extra one or two hundred kilometers is not a problem at all, it is nothing more than a matter of two or three hours.

But simply changing the number of people seems to be a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution.

And most of them are just cosmetic projects. Although it seems that there are fewer people, the troops have not been actually improved.

To put it more clearly, the main purpose of disarmament cannot be just to reduce the number of people.

The first consideration should be how to maintain the existing combat effectiveness while reducing the number of people, or improve the combat effectiveness.

Otherwise, military reform will completely lose its meaning, and the military will only become weaker and weaker.

Then he gradually became like Song Jun.

Wang Buxu carefully read the plan prepared by Zhang Cang, and then gently put it aside.

This plan is not perfect, it is more focused on reducing the burden on the court.

This is not the plan Wang Buxu wants to see.

However, Wang is neither hungry nor idle these days. He has been thinking about which plan is more appropriate?

"As for disarmament, I have been considering this issue recently. I think there are some problems with your plan. Don't rush me on this matter. I will give you a plan within half a month." Wang Buxu said directly.

Seeing that the emperor had said so, Zhang Cang had no choice but to resign.

If I continue to say anything, it is my own fault. For the emperor to make such a statement, it is already quite a show of respect.

If it had been during Qin Shihuang's time, I'm afraid they would have killed you immediately.

A man who made his fortune through war, you ask him to disarm?

And it was just after reunification?

"The number of the Imperial Guards must also be reduced!" After thinking for a long time, Wang Buxu said to Zhang Buyi beside him.

"Twenty thousand at most, no matter how many people there are, it won't be enough!" Zhang Buyi didn't feel surprised at all and directly gave an exact number.

The number of the Praetorian Guards remained at about 50,000 at the beginning.

With the successive rounds of army expansion, more and more outstanding young people were available, and the Imperial Guard also began to appropriately expand its army.

However, the number control has always been very strict, so so far, the total strength of the Guards is more than 60,000.

After laying off 20,000 troops, about 40,000 are left, which is just the right amount of troops.

Twenty thousand people are used to defend the city of Luoyang. Now there are three shifts: 6,000 people in the morning, 6,000 people in the afternoon, 3,000 people in the evening, and 5,000 people taking turns in the camp to prepare for war.

Ten thousand men were used to guard the palace, three thousand in the morning, three thousand in the afternoon, and three thousand in the evening, and one thousand men took turns to prepare for war.

The remaining 10,000 people were stationed outside the city. After all, the security around Luoyang was also the responsibility of the Imperial Guard.

In any case, no matter how we reduce the number, the 30,000 people in Luoyang City cannot be reduced.

After all, this is the capital, the seat of the imperial palace, and the political and economic center of the entire Han Dynasty. There must be no chaos here.

"Now that the military academy has been established, the Imperial Guard no longer needs to focus on cultivating junior officers. However, the advantages must still be maintained. When the quotas are recommended, more quotas will be allocated to the Imperial Guard." Wang Buxian added.

said.

Another reason why the Guards are so popular is that they are the cradle of junior officers.

Many soldiers with outstanding performance are selected into the Guards and stay here for a few years. If their performance is still good, they have the opportunity to be sent to serve as officers in various places.

This has nothing to do with origin, the reason why the Guards can do this.

Or is it because there are resources here that are not available elsewhere.

The Guards will organize various trainings in their spare time, including cultural classes, military classes, training classes, etc.

Staying here for a few years is equivalent to working and studying for a few years, and your own strength will naturally increase.

After being placed outside, their abilities are sufficient to serve as grassroots officers.

Therefore, before the military academy was formally established, the Guards assumed part of the tasks of the military academy.

But now, it seems there is no need for that.

However, the imperial guards have a special status, so it is impossible not to give them some preferential treatment.

There are two main sources of military academy students, one is application and the other is recommendation from the military.

Therefore, the Imperial Guard still has an advantage in this regard.
Chapter completed!