Song Gexing

The military system mentioned again in Chapter 206

"I thought of a name, Admiral. What do you think?"

Zhao Fang really thought about this issue seriously, but in the end he felt that the admiral was better, and it could be promoted nationwide in the future.

The official position of admiral began in the Ming Dynasty, and was perfected and popularized in the Qing Dynasty. The earliest use of this term was in the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was not an official position, but a direction, which meant promotion and supervision.

This meaning was used in the Ming Dynasty. For example, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the role of the admiral in the capital camp was not to command the army, but to promote supervision, usually by eunuchs.

Naturally, Zhao Fang would not use this meaning to appoint an official. What he wanted was a Manchu-like admiral, whose full name was Admiral Military Affairs Chief Military Officer.

Of course, he could not be used according to the grades of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties. The Manchu and Qing Dynasties assigned military attachés of the first rank, but in the Song Dynasty, the first rank was the highest official official.

Tongping Zhang Zhongshu's disciples and privy envoys are only from the first rank, and admirals cannot be used in any calculation. What's more, among the three chief officers of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, the governor's signature is the third rank, which is the same as the commanders of the six major fleets.

The admiral of the overseas garrison cannot be higher than the commander of the fleet. At most, he must be of the third rank or even lower to be able to convince the public.

Unexpectedly, when he finished explaining what he meant, Zhe Jizu's eyes shone brightly and he was the first to jump out and said: "I second the emperor's proposal. The title of Admiral Military Affairs Chief Officer is a good one and can be extended to the entire army."

As expected of someone who has followed Zhao Fang since childhood, he immediately grasped the key. Without waiting for anyone to question, he immediately explained: "Comrades, think about it, is the name of the military attache rank in our army insufficient now? After the military restructuring, , a hundred households, a thousand households, commanders, all commanders, but what about the commanding generals?"

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped questioning and thought about it seriously. It seems that something was missing from the upper levels of the military attache, and they did not want the original general manager, control, etc. to be perfected.

But these were changed at the beginning because the names of the Forbidden Army, Xiang Army, and Fan Army were too complicated, so it was obviously wrong to change them back.

We can only add official positions and names to the existing system, and it must also support the current system. This is how the Governor's Mansion came into being.

Although the title "Capital Commander" was originally the highest position among the military attachés of the Song Dynasty, it was only the title of the leader of an army, and it was obviously inappropriate to place it on the commander-in-chief.

When a general is stationed on one side, he should not only have one army under his command, but should mobilize multiple armies to form a large army. This way, he can restrain each other and prevent the commander from having ulterior motives.

This is not unique to the Song Dynasty. Even the Han and Tang Dynasties have to be restricted. Therefore, all commanders can only be used as military officers, and cannot be used for foreign appointments.

In ancient times, it was different from later generations. It was difficult for military generals in later generations to separate their empires because transportation and communications were so developed that the central government could respond quickly to encircle and suppress the rebels.

But in ancient times, if there were local separatist regimes, the imperial court would probably not know until half a year after the traffic was blocked. By then, the daylily would be cold. This is the reason why the ancient emperors tried their best to restrict the generals.

"How does Han Chen feel?"

Deputy Privy Councilor Chen Xu asked Di Qing in a low voice. Di Qing thought for a while and nodded, "I think it's feasible. What do you think?"

Chen Xu nodded, and after the two looked at each other, Chen Xu stepped out first and said, "I also agree!"

Chen Xu is different from Di Qing. Although he is in the Privy Council, he is a civil servant. When he speaks, the censors are much more cautious. If they want to object, they have to think more about the reasons.

After Han Qi looked at everyone, he looked at the four ministers of the Political Affairs Hall with a questioning look in his eyes.

But the military attachés were obviously more active. Zhong Hu, the commander-in-chief of the Ma Army, immediately reacted to the matter. After asking Yang Wenguang, he stepped forward and said: "I second the proposal!"

Yang Wenguang hesitated and glanced at his deputy Hu Yanshouyong. Seeing him nodding to him, the two of them immediately agreed in unison.Zhao Fang was very happy. Today, these two people finally showed that when the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was first established, there were only three chief officers of the Ma Army Governor's Mansion who were actually military generals.

The chief officer of the Navy Governor's Mansion is vacant and has not been appointed. The remaining four chief officers of the Navy Commander's Mansion are actually either civil servants or relatives of distinguished officials.

For example, Yang Tian was born as a general, but he was born as a Jinshi and was a proper civil servant, not to mention Bao Zheng.

Although Liu Congguang was a military official, he had never been on the battlefield. His other identity was that of a relative. Zhao Fang should call him his cousin.

Cao Quan had been on the battlefield, but that was many years ago, and he was a real relative. The two Cao family members were Zhao Fang's uncles in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion.

Therefore, Zhao Fang hopes that these two people will be more courageous and not be like Di Qing who knows how to protect himself. He admires Di Qing in the war, but he really looks down on him as an official.

Of course, he also knew that Di Qing could not be blamed for this matter. This was caused by the political environment. In addition, the Di family was from a grassroots background, so they were naturally more cautious.

There is no other way. If a person without a backing becomes a high-ranking official, it would be better to walk on thin ice. It will not be you alone who will die, but the whole family will suffer.

For example, why Gao Zunyu dares to take credit? It's because he comes from a martial arts family. People can't stand you and will worry about the family behind you.

After chatting, we returned to the topic. As soon as the two of them were dispatched, other people in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion also came out to second the proposal. Even Hei Lao Bao also seconded the proposal.

Fu Bi saw this and quickly discussed with Wen Yanbo and others. Wang Gongchen came out first and said: "I would like to ask Your Majesty, if the title of Admiral and Chief Military Officer is used, does it need to add a military attaché position of Chief Military Officer? If so? , what are your responsibilities and what is your rank?"

This is tantamount to agreeing to the admiral's suggestion, but it is just a further request to clarify the rights, responsibilities and ranks.

Zhao Fang replied immediately without thinking: "Actually, I have considered the military attache rank a long time ago. At the beginning, the military system modification was only half completed. Since we have talked about it today, let's just make it clear."

All the ministers said that it was good, but indeed the military attache system always felt strange, with a semi-finished feeling, and the grade was obviously insufficient.

Although the titles of the entire army are clearly unified at a glance, it is too simple and difficult to manage. This is actually Zhao Fang's own fault.

I always think that the military officer ranks in the Song Dynasty are too complicated, and it would be better to simplify them. In fact, this is not the case. Some things can be simplified, but some cannot.

Of course, the names of the more than 50 ranks of military attachés in the Song Dynasty were indeed too confusing, but it couldn't be changed to just five ranks like his.

Du Commander, Commander Commander, Thousand Households, General Commander and Hundred Households were his military officer ranks after the original restructuring. The general banner and the small banner were officials rather than officials and were not included in them.

Even if you include the deputy commander of the capital, the commander of the capital, the deputy command room and the commander, there are only nine levels.

Later, the three chief officials of the Dudu Mansion were added, and there were only twelve grades. But these are not actually grades, they are official positions.

For example, the rank of the commander is actually on the same level as the commander, and the commander is also on the same level as the thousand households. They can be leveled with each other.

To put it bluntly, coupled with the setting up of the Governor's Office, the Song Dynasty currently only has a six-level military attaché system, which is too crude.

(End of this chapter)