Borrow the day to change the day

Emperor Chongzhen has been very satisfied with this Jinyiwei political commissar system since Zhong Jinwei proposed it and implemented it in the Beijing camp.

Because since ancient times, preventing generals from monopolizing power has always been the most troublesome thing for rulers of all dynasties.

The disadvantages brought about by using literature to control military affairs and emphasizing literature over military affairs, as long as a ruler with a little common sense, will not be ignorant of the seriousness of the consequences.How many tragedies in history have been caused by this system.

But also because of the lessons of history, the court cannot effectively control generals, and the harm is even greater.The rulers of previous dynasties had no other way to solve it, so they could only choose a slightly better method.

But Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect Zhong Jinwei's next words to make him even more happy. He only heard Zhong Jinwei say: "Speaking of the imperial court's control of the local army, I remembered that I can add two more measures."

"What measures? Master Zhong, tell me quickly."

"Duke Xingguo, come quickly."

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren unanimously urged Zhong Jinwei. Regarding this issue, not only Emperor Chongzhen was concerned, but Wen Tiren, who was the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, also attached great importance to this issue.

Zhong Jinwei looked back at Wen Tiren, then turned back to look at Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, it will be the era of hot weapons in the future, that is, the era of firearms. And one of the characteristics of the age of firearms is that it relies heavily on logistics and weapon updates. Change of generation. As long as the imperial court controls the logistics of each frontier army, it is tantamount to controlling the lifeline of each frontier army. The generals of each frontier army want to have misbehavior, but there is nothing they can do."

Regarding this point, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren didn't have a deep awareness, after all, it was still a relatively new thing for them.Therefore, after hearing Zhong Jinwei's serious proposal, they began to consider this matter.

According to the characteristics of firearms, if you think about it in depth, it is true.Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren couldn't help showing a kind of ecstasy on their faces.In other words, the possibility of the frontier generals of all dynasties and dynasties becoming self-respecting will become even lower.

Seeing their smiles, Zhong Jinwei smiled, and then continued to say his second measure: "Your Majesty, there is another measure that the imperial court will establish an army academy, oh, it is the current martial arts, expand it, and improve the standard.

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Hearing Zhong Jinwei utter a new term, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren quickly collected their minds and listened carefully to Zhong Jinwei's next analysis.

"Your Majesty, the characteristic of the age of firearms is high-tech warfare. For example, artillery shooting cannot be mastered by strength alone. The age of firearms is actually quite new to soldiers today. Its tactics are different. Fight with cold weapons."

"Therefore, the Army Academy was specially established to expand the number of students, so that all generals above a certain level in the border armies will come to the capital to study. The benefits of this are, first, to ensure their combat effectiveness, and second, to take the opportunity to increase their loyalty to the court and reduce Private loyalty to the frontier general."

"This can also be used in conjunction with the Jinyiwei political commissar system. For example, border army officers who come to the Army Academy for advanced training must be allowed by the Jinyiwei political commissar. This will further increase the Jinyiwei political commissar's voice in the non-military command of the army. This will further Reduce the general control of the frontier army by the generals of the frontier army."

The two measures that Zhong Jinwei originally thought about had already been finished, but he remembered a little while talking just now, and added: "In addition, we can also cancel the original banners of the frontier troops, that is, use the surname of the general as the banner to command. How to do it. Use all numbers, even if the general is changed, the number will remain the same. This will further weaken the general’s influence on the army, and there will be no such thing as the Yue Family Army.”

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he chuckled and said, "I know, it's just imitating the practice of the Beijing camp today, right?"

Zhong Jinwei did this at the beginning of the reorganization of the new army. There are already examples, and Emperor Chongzhen has long seen it.

"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhong Jinwei has also become a veteran, and he can give flattery if he seizes the opportunity.

"Mr. Xingguo, now that you have martial arts, why did you change the name to this Army Academy?" Wen Tiren was not very good at military affairs, so he asked the question in his heart.

Zhong Jinwei looked at him and explained to him with a smile on his face: "New words and new atmosphere! In addition, the functions of the army can be further distinguished from the name. It is to tell the world that the three armies of the army will change again in the future."

"This also reflects the progress of the times, from the earliest three armies of walking, carts, and cavalry to the current front army, middle army, and rear army, and then to the future army, navy, and air force..."

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, it was easy for the army and navy to understand, but he didn't know the other one. He interrupted Zhong Jinwei and asked, "Master Zhong, what is the air force?"

"Ah, let me tell you soon, there will be no such air force now anyway. As the name suggests, the air force refers to the army flying in the sky." Zhong Jinwei explained a little embarrassedly.What I just said was too advanced. The Air Force has not been able to figure it out yet.

Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised and said: "But what kind of plane did Master Zhong mention before?"

"Your Majesty has a good memory!" Zhong Jinwei immediately boasted.

After hearing this, Wen Tiren longed for it for a while, then frowned and asked, "Duke Xingguo, can this plane be built?"

When Zhong Jinwei heard his question, he turned his head and said to him: "It's not enough now. It will only appear when the technology advances and the foundation is established. In Chen's hometown, it seems that there will be more than 300 years before it will appear. This thing."

Both Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren understood Zhong Jinwei's words, which meant that in the original history, it would take more than 300 years to build an airplane.

As a result, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both showed disappointed expressions.If there is such an army in the sky, thousands of rivers and mountains will no longer be a barrier. Wherever there is a problem, it will be able to fly over from the sky immediately. Thinking about it, I feel a little incredible.

Zhong Jinwei looked at the expressions of the two of them, and encouraged them: "But with my minister here, I dare not say whether this plane will be built in my lifetime, but it will definitely be built earlier than my hometown, I am sure of this! "

Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren couldn't help nodding when they heard this, but Wen Tiren began to hate himself for being born decades earlier.I am too old to see all the incredible things described by Duke Xingguo.

"Master Zhong, I have always felt that when you fell in front of me that day, you must have been blessed by your ancestors. You are the greatest wealth of Ming Dynasty." Emperor Chongzhen suddenly expressed great emotion.

When Zhong Jinwei heard this, sometimes he also felt that there was some kind of providence in the dark, and he actually allowed himself to cross in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and took the upper route from the beginning. It was such a coincidence.

Speaking of this, the hall fell silent for a while, and the three of them were all deeply moved.

After a while, Zhong Jinwei broke the silence first.He said with a smile: "Ah, this is a crooked building! Where did I just say it?"