Chapter 57 New Military System
That night, the palace held a banquet for all the ministers. At the end of the next day, the guests and host had a great time and dispersed.
Xi Guang, cock crow.
After a rare quiet night, the city of Hangzhou seemed to be reborn from the ashes. Except for some areas in the north of the city that are still under martial law, the south of the city has temporarily allowed people to take to the streets between Chenshi and Shenshi.
Under the joint control of the Hangzhou Government Office and the Chief Envoy Office, various grain stores began to sell grain at a fair price, and the prices in the city were still within a reasonable range.
The common people were in a panic and lined up to buy food under the supervision of officials.
Merchant ships from eastern Zhejiang also carried documents from the Haiphong Governor's Office and entered the city to sell fruits and vegetables.
The Jinghai Navy has been protecting merchant ships plying the water and transporting supplies to Hangzhou City. Otherwise, prices in the city would have skyrocketed and public resentment would boil over.
Duduo naturally knew, but there was nothing he could do for the time being. When he went south this time, he did not expect Hangzhou's resistance to be so strong, so he did not recruit naval forces.
This is also the reason why he decisively withdrew his troops.
Outside the Houchao Gate in the south of the city, the Jinghai Navy sent another group of rebels, totaling 30,000 people. They are currently reorganizing the army and preparing to enter the city and garrison.
Zhu Dadian personally took the officials of the Ministry of War to register and register. At the banquet last night, King Lu did not say a word to him, which made Zhu Dadian extremely panicked.
The supervisor Xia Yunyi personally took charge of Fengshan Gate.
At the same time, in the Ma Mansion, since Ma Shiying was imprisoned, everyone in the Ma Mansion has been locked up and imprisoned in the prison of the Hangzhou Government Office. It can be regarded as a neat and tidy family, reunited.
Now, the entire Ma Mansion has been requisitioned, and even the plaque on the gate has been removed.
The cabinet was moved to the backyard, and the front yard was divided into six offices.
In the cabinet room at this time, three cabinet ministers were looking at a list of names written by Zhu Changzi himself.
"Directly subordinate? Is there really no need to reset the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion?" Huang Daozhou asked somewhat bluntly.
"You Xuan, you are serious. I think the Beijing camp will change drastically. It will no longer be the old system." Gao Hongtu looked at Huang Daozhou helplessly and said with a smile.
"Since Shaobao, the functions and powers of the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army have been gradually replaced by the Ministry of War. Later, its training of troops and farming was also replaced by governors and general soldiers from various places. It can be said that it has ceased to exist in name only." Jiang Yueguang sighed.<
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After the two said this, Huang Daozhou also felt that under the current situation, it would be a bit useless to reset the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.
"Forget it, it is also a good thing that the supervisory state is determined to innovate." After Huang Daozhou said this, he raised the cabinet seal and stamped it hard on top of the seal of the Ministry of War.
With the issuance of the cabinet document, the reorganization of the Beijing camp began.
The appointments and dismissals of the Ministry of War were quickly sent to various generals.
"The imperial edict of the Supervisor of the State calls for a new army of 100,000 in Beijing, divided into ten battalions. Each battalion shall have a chief soldier and a deputy chief soldier to lead the army in combat. There shall be a supervisor of the army to supervise the money and food books, and record military affairs, but shall not
Intervene in the war. Set up three battalions on the left, middle and right to inspect military discipline, mention punishment names, and verify military merits..."
In the Governor's Mansion of Zhejiang Province, Zhang Guowei was reading the official documents of the cabinet. In the hall, Yang Tinglin, Xu Fuyuan, Qi Biaojia, Qian Sufan, Huang Degong, Fang Guoan, Fang Yuanke and others were all present, and they all pricked up their ears and listened carefully.<
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When they heard about the official position of Battalion Lieutenant, everyone looked at each other, especially the matter of enforcing military discipline, which made them think of Ting Lieutenant.
After Zhang Guowei finished reading, he gently placed the document on the table and looked at the people who were meditating.
This is a new system that Zhu Changzi developed based on the military system of the Qin Dynasty and the Ming army. He wanted to try it first in the new army in the Beijing camp.
Mainly because the First Emperor felt that since Chongzhen, the establishment system of the Ming army was somewhat chaotic, with unclear leadership, mutual restraint, and excessive internal friction.
In particular, some generals have the idea that whoever has the most soldiers will speak tough, which has led to some generals even having to compromise with their generals.
Coupled with the fact that the internal ministers supervised the army, got involved in the military affairs, and acted recklessly, the Ming army was always in chaos during its operations, sometimes heading east, and then turning west again.
The most recent and most distressing of these was when the Qing army was approaching at the Shikefa Shige Department of the Hongguang Dynasty in Yangzhou. In desperation, the army made three adjustments a day, resulting in a loss of ground and a exhausted military spirit.
Then they urgently mobilized troops from surrounding areas to assist Yangzhou. As a result, only Liu Zhaoji and his troops were ordered to arrive, while the rest either fled or waited with troops.
It is impossible to comment on the merits and demerits of the Yangzhou tragedy. We can only wake up future generations and not make the same mistake again.
This was Zhu Changzi's original intention to innovate the military system. Although he once wanted to copy the Qin military system, he gave up after thinking about it. He should keep pace with the times and learn from each other's strengths.
"The general can't command troops without the Tiger Talisman?" Fang Guoan asked with his eyes wide open.
"Exactly, we only train troops on weekdays and cannot mobilize them without authorization. During wartime, Dehu Fu is sent to lead troops on expeditions." Zhang Guowei nodded and explained.
Fang Guoan's face suddenly lost all hope and interest. This seemed to be no different from that of a bare-bones soldier.
"Zhi Tai, I have a question, what about the garrison commander? It's far away from the capital and the military situation is changeable. Is it possible that we have to wait for the Tiger Talisman before we can dispatch troops to fight?" Yang Tinglin couldn't help but ask.
Hearing this, Zhang Guowei picked up the official document on the table and read it for a while, then said: "Huh? Abandon the guard post and leave the capital department. Each county will have one captain each on the left and right, commanding one hundred and fifty county soldiers. They will be responsible for the county's garrison and assistant commander.
The magistrate is responsible for the security of the county, and the county soldiers are trained by the county's civilians in rotation. The soldiers of each county are under the direct jurisdiction of the provincial capital, and the captains of each county rotate every year... The captains are under the dual jurisdiction of the county magistrate and the capital!"
As soon as the words fell, everyone in the hall was in an uproar and talked about it.
Yang Tinglin's eyes widened, and he felt that this setting seemed a bit familiar... Isn't this just an adjustment to the county configuration of Da Qin? ?
Qi Biaojia gently shook the folding fan and suddenly realized that this was an optimization of the military system of the garrison. In this way, the county soldiers were rotated by the county citizens, which not only ensured the security of the county, but also reserve troops. The best thing is that the three
One hundred people will not have much impact on a county.
Isn’t this how the Qin Dynasty’s million-strong army came about? Most of the people have received military training, and they can form an army with just one order!
How else to say that Wang Yu raised his army and repaired my spear?
"County soldiers rotate once every two months. During their on-duty period, their taxes will be reduced or exempted!"
Zhang Guowei dropped the big news.
Yang Tinglin jumped up from his chair, dumbfounded and said: "This, this, this..."
"It's wonderful. Since the Chongzhen Dynasty, the imperial court has increased training rates, suppression rates, and Liao rates every year. The people have been overwhelmed, and thieves have emerged in droves. Sooner or later, taxes will be reduced, which is just a good way to motivate the people to take turns to serve as county soldiers."
Xu Fuyuan is the most stable person. Hearing this, he couldn't help but applaud.
Just imagine, serving as a county soldier for two months can reduce taxes for two months. This temptation is really too great.
In fact, what the court reduced was the exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that should not be collected...
Including the young and middle-aged people in these counties into the military camps can also reduce their troubles and release all their passion on the school grounds. It really kills two birds with one stone.
As for supporting the troops and respecting themselves, it is even more impossible. The left and right captains supervise each other. In addition, there are county magistrates and supervisors. Above them, there are also governors. The chief envoys are responsible for guarding the roads, and the inspectors and envoys are responsible for patrolling the roads. There are many supervisions.
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After all, what kind of disturbance can three hundred county soldiers cause?
Once there is a war, the capital will report it to the imperial court and send generals to assemble soldiers from all counties to reorganize and fight. The imperial court will dispatch general soldiers to the battlefield to command.
If the war is unfavorable, the Beijing camp will be dispatched to fight. With this set of plans, it can be considered complete.
"Awesome!" Even Fang Guoan couldn't help but praise, although this would end the era of warlords like them dominating one side.
"King Lu is really the master of the Ming Dynasty!" Qian Sufan said with emotion.
Zhang Guowei coughed and said: "Let's talk about the appointments in the Beijing camp..."
Chapter completed!