Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

"Gong Liang, be careful what you say." Hu Weiyong was trying to dissuade him on the surface, but he was already laughing in his heart.

And he knew in his heart that for people like Lan Yu, the more others dissuade him, the more rebellious he would be.

As expected, Lan Yu complained loudly: "The superior is trying to burn bridges across the river. When we conquered the world for him, many of our Huaixi brothers died. Now, the Ming Dynasty has been abolished just a few years after peace."

"The generals are fine. At least they have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives. But the brothers below are in a miserable state. Many brothers who were already members of hundreds or even thousands of households are now either dismissed or downgraded. , even starting from the head soldier, that one is really miserable." Hu Weiyong picked up the wine bottle, poured another glass of wine for Lan Yu, and said.

The layoff of 200,000 veterans is equivalent to laying off about one-seventh of the entire Ming Dynasty's military personnel. The original military establishment will naturally be reorganized.

If there are only 30 or 40 people left in a 100-household institution, then 100-households will naturally not be able to become 100-households.

Generally speaking, the original generals and officers will be demoted one level, Baihu will be changed to the general flag, the general flag will be changed to a small flag, and the small flag will start from the head soldier again.

Therefore, Hu Weiyong did not lie, but he used the art of speaking skillfully.

In order to reduce the perception of the sergeants as being directly downgraded.

At Yang Xian's suggestion, Zhu Biao also restructured the military positions in the Ming Dynasty. Now that there are no military households, naturally there are no more "hundred households" or "thousand households".

Military positions directly follow the template of later generations and are changed to seven levels: squad, platoon, company, battalion, regiment, brigade and division.

Then corresponding military ranks are awarded to each level of military positions. There are a total of 6 levels and 19 levels of military ranks.

Marshal Level 2: Grand Marshal of the Three Armies of the Ming Dynasty (concurrently held by Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang), Marshal of the Ming Empire (first-class treatment);

General level 4: general, admiral, lieutenant general, major general; (the treatment is from the first to the third level)
Colonel level 4: senior colonel, colonel, lieutenant colonel, major; (salary from fifth grade to third grade)

Lieutenant level 4: captain, captain, lieutenant, second lieutenant; (salary from seventh grade to fifth grade)

Non-commissioned officer level 3: staff sergeant, sergeant, corporal; (salary from eighth grade to seventh grade)

Soldier Level 2: First Class, Private. (no grade)
There used to be a total of 17 levels from Xiaoqi, General Banner to Commander-in-Chief, but now there are two more levels. Even if Lao Zhu is subtracted from the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, there is still one more level.

To a certain extent, it buffered the perception of the rank and file being demoted. Of course, in fact, the demotion must have been a downgrade, and the position of Xiaoqi was still gone.

Moreover, as the emperor, Zhu Yuanzhang directly held the military power firmly in his hands. Zhu Yuanzhang naturally supported such reforms with both hands.

In addition to cushioning the impression that generals and junior officers would be directly demoted, Yang Xian also had an important purpose of doing this to strengthen the organizational structure of the army.

This is crucial in Yang Xian's view, because it is something that can truly change the form of war.

Military ranks play an inestimable role in determining the status and authority of soldiers in the army. Military ranks are necessary for the army to be regular.

Under Yang Xian's suggestion, in the new Ming Dynasty army, each soldier had his own military rank, and corresponding armbands were produced for each military rank.

New recruits who have just joined the army are classified as private soldiers, and veterans who have killed enemies are awarded the rank of rank and file.

Going up from the squad leader to the division commander, there are one-to-one corresponding military ranks.

Maybe some people think that setting military ranks after having a military position is like taking off your pants and farting, which is unnecessary.

But this is not the case.

For example, when a commander is transferred to a new unit, he is not clear about the affiliation between his superiors and subordinates, and does not have enough authority to command his subordinates. There is no other supporting evidence for the identity of the leader and officers, making it very difficult to identify.

There are also two armies fighting together, and one must also pay attention to the equivalence of military ranks. Without military ranks, many cooperation problems will occur, which is not conducive to the combat effectiveness of the troops.

Everything on the battlefield is in chaos. After a big battle, I don’t know how many people will die.

After disrupting the organization among different teams, these soldiers were able to form a complete team in the shortest possible time with just their military rank.

If there is a command, there will be no chaos.

Also, military rank is an honor for soldiers.

Honor is even more important to soldiers than life. An excellent soldier can die in battle with honor, but he will never tolerate living without honor. This is the real reason why generals compete for military rank, and it is also the reason why the army maintains its The motivation to make progress.

The military reform promoted by Yang Xian and Zhu Biao this time is actually the same as the previous reform of subordinate officials, so that soldiers and government officials can see the path to advancement and improve their treatment and social status.

Let them spontaneously become soldiers/government officials and be proud of it.

But, since it is reform.

Then there will definitely be losers.

For those hereditary thousands and hundreds of households, downgrading is another matter. Under the new military system, they will no longer be able to suck the blood of military households.

And from now on, military merit will come first.

Those who eat and wait to die will also lose the soil in which they can survive.

It is this group of people that Hu Weiyong wants to stir up dissatisfaction. Needless to say, Lan Yu and other Huaixi military generals have great prestige in the military, and they also have many brothers under their command.

Hu Weiyong leaned close to Lan Yu, and whispered something into Lan Yucheng's ear. Lan Yu's face changed, and he raised his head and looked at Hu Weiyong with doubtful eyes, and said, "Is this really possible? Is it possible? Something happened?"

"Nothing is guaranteed to happen in this world, but if you don't work hard, you will definitely have no chance." Hu Weiyong sat up straight and said. "I have already told Duke Liang about the method. Whether or not he does it is his own business."

Lan Yu's face was gloomy and uncertain.

Being able to make Lan Yu, who has always been fearless, have such a reaction, the dangerous degree of the method mentioned by Hu Weiyong can be seen clearly.

"No matter what the final result is, Duke Liang has not been to my house tonight. It is getting late, so I will not keep Duke Liang overnight." Hu Weiyong said as he prepared to see off the guests.

Lan Yu stood up silently. When she walked to the door of the study, she stopped and said, "I understand."

After saying that, he put the black cloak back on and left without looking back.

When the official announcement of the abolition of the Military Aircraft Department was sent to the Beijing camp and all the guards around the world.

Those big-headed soldiers who were eliminated were actually doing fine.

Although in the future, after being reclassified as a civilian, he will have to find a way out for the rest of his life, after all, the subsidies given by the court are sufficient.

Not only food but also fields are given.

These military camps in the army have not lost their farming skills, and they no longer need to train in the future. They have a lot of time, no matter what they find, they will not starve to death. You must know that Ming Dynasty has moved forward for six years with Yang Xian's intervention.

The working class has also begun to rise. As long as they are not lazy, they will not starve to death.

But those hereditary military officers in the military academy didn't think so.

Complaints abounded in military camps across the country.

"We are a good Qianhu, but this guy from the Military Aircraft Department transferred us to that kind of battalion commander with just an official document? Now I am in charge of how many soldiers and horses in Qianhu, and this shitty battalion commander is in charge of how many people. This is not a show of force. Do you understand that I will be downgraded?"

"Sir, you are still a battalion commander after all. Those little flags below have not violated any military laws. Now you have to either become a soldier, or you have to retire and go home to farm."

"I'm going to find the general." "The general himself can't protect himself."

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After the abolition of the guard system, these generals of the guard school can no longer collect the wool of the military camps and drink the blood of the soldiers; the break of the hereditary system has made their jobs no longer stable; and finally, the restructuring of military positions and ranks has actually reduced the number of soldiers. Take away their military power!
It can be said that it has completely affected the interests of this group of people.

But this is the effect of this reform.

In addition, the new military system of the Ming Dynasty also stipulates that any school officer who has served in the army for more than 12 years and has not been awarded a battalion level or above must be transferred when the age is up.

Returned to his original place of residence, demoted three levels to serve in the government, and incorporated into the government service system.

It can be regarded as leaving a way out for them.

this day.

People were standing outside the bulletin boards of major military camps.

The top soldiers also stood quietly outside the bulletin board, listening to the literate brothers beside them read the words on the bulletin, with confusion written all over their faces.

This feeling is like a person who has worked for a company for half his life and then suddenly was told that he was fired.

They have been soldiers for half their lives, and in the ten years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, their lives have been all in the small world of Weisuo.

I never thought that one day I would leave the military.

And we must know that it is not just themselves who have changed, but also their families. After the military household is abolished, the future path of their family will have to be re-planned.

A bit like the workers who were laid off during the wave of reform in later generations.

Fortunately, the court's compensation and the subsequent series of measures were fair. As long as we work harder in the future, we can still see hope of life.

Gradually some people began to leave silently.

Some people began to follow the official documents on the bulletin board and go to the designated place to submit the discharge report.

Some people also began to say goodbye to the brothers around them, and agreed to have a drink together on the day they were discharged from the army.

The faces of the middle and lower-ranking school officials remained where they were, with anger written all over their faces.

For them, the court's doing this is simply adding to the crime without committing any crime!
They didn't make any mistakes, but they were inexplicably demoted by the court, which would make anyone else angry.

But now Zhu Yuanzhang's behavior, in their view, is completely burning bridges across rivers.

If it's just this group of middle and low-level school officials, it's easy to deal with. Sir, please give more answers.

Coupled with a series of new measures such as military ranks, this part of the resentment will be diluted by time in a short time.

Because of the military rank system, it gives them wider room for advancement and personal honor.

As long as you are a true soldier, you will never be able to refuse this temptation.

At that time, except for those guys who just want to drink the soldiers' blood, eat and wait to die, the rest will get back on track and work harder than before.

And that part of the garbage that was left to die was meant to be eliminated from the Ming Dynasty's military ranks.

But it happened at this time.

Some people took the risk and chose to incite the army.

They took advantage of the fact that the treatment of those who were dismissed from the conscripted army was the same as that of those who surrendered and were relegated to the army, and they carried out wanton incitement in the army.

Some of the soldiers who were enlisted in the army really persuaded people.

They thought that it was their own group of brothers who fought bloody battles on the battlefield to win the Han Dynasty for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Why do those people who surrendered to the army and those who were expelled from the army enjoy the same treatment as them? !
Those guys were still enemies back then.

This is what they find most intolerable.

In their simple understanding, only their Huaixi brothers, who were the first to follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world, were Zhu Yuanzhang's own people.

But now Zhu Yuanzhang, his own people, did not treat them well. Instead, he gave preferential treatment to the surrendered troops and the relegated troops.

Now that the superior is doing this, he must have been confused by the traitor!
Under the encouragement of caring people.

In the capital city, there is a large camp of the Beijing army.

A group of generals, assistants, and school officers from Huaixi, general banners, hundreds of households, and thousands of households, were quietly gathering in a camp.

These people have either received definite news that they will be transferred out of the capital, or they have reached old age and need to hand over their seals and transfer to the official government of their place of origin.

Nearly a hundred strong men gathered in the tent.

Everyone has evil spirits on their bodies, and almost everyone has scars on their bodies.

"This world was brought down by us brothers who worked hard for His Majesty. Where was the treacherous Yang Xian at that time? Now he is inciting Your Majesty to deal with us!"

"It's not just us. So many of our Huaixi generals were exiled or imprisoned before. I heard that it was also the master-disciple pair of Yang Xian and Liu Bowen who was responsible!"

"I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup this guy poured into His Majesty and the Crown Prince to make them believe in him so much!"

"The reason why Yang Xian wants to have the same treatment for the conscripted troops and the surrendered troops is because he has a high reputation among the surrendered troops. Who doesn't know that the border troops in the north regarded him as a god? What's so great about him? Are you relying on those new types of firearms? I can downgrade, but I have to demand justice for the brothers under me!"

"That is, if we had those new types of firearms at that time, we could still bring down Mobei."

Just when the generals and officers were complaining, the tent was suddenly opened, and a Qianhu suddenly broke into the tent. He looked at the people in front of him coldly and said: "The time has been set. It will be in an hour." Get started, if there’s nothing else, let’s all go back to camp and get ready.”

As soon as these words came out, those thousands and hundreds of households who had complained before immediately fell silent.

Complaining is just complaining, but when it comes time to do something, it's a different story.

Because what they are going to do next is really too big.

Some of them visibly hesitated.

"First of all, I have to say, it's not that I'm afraid of death."

"Maybe, I mean maybe, we can directly ask the generals, or even His Majesty, for orders. Isn't it necessary to go to this step?" Someone lowered his head and whispered.

Because once you take this step, there is no way back.

Not just them, but also the old brothers who followed them in the army. (End of chapter)