Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 539 Starting with the Military System

"Renovate the establishment, select officials, train generals, and train newcomers." Wang Xiu's eyes were full of excitement, and the resistance to military system reform was the least. After careful consideration, he believed that economic reforms had already been paved the way, and some people were needed. The critical point is to start, the forbidden army has already affected the implementation of the national policy, and to the extent that he can't wait, he decided to start with the military first.

"There are so many numbers in the forbidden army, all are under the control of each army, and the generals are not in control of each other. It is difficult to control the armies. Although they are ten times stronger than the enemy in each battle, the generals advance and retreat individually, and are defeated by the enemy one by one. This has caused the court to suffer repeated setbacks. In my opinion, the Forbidden Army should establish a whole set of new military system, which can prevent the five generations of generals from doing their best, and can also issue orders and prohibit them in front of the battle.

"The establishment of the Aspect Dusi, which is controlled by the generals, is the yamen for the control of wars. There are three levels of commanding generals in the army, brigade, and battalion to replace the general's art of war. The command of the generals is the main general, and the deputy and Du Yuhou are assistants. The army and the brigade set up a general to join the army and a deputy to join the army. The battalion is set up to march and join the army, participate in military aircraft, and assist the commander-in-chief in making decisions."

"They all joined the army, staff officer?" Zhang Shuye looked at Wang Xiudao in surprise. There were staff officers.

"Counselor military aircraft, the generals of this dynasty often use ministers' money to recruit staff officers, but they have not been systematically trained, and most of them are incompetent, that is, they have nothing. Trained in a specialized school, the general must have the qualifications to serve in the army, otherwise he will not be promoted."

Zhang Shuye nodded and said yes, the generals use the money of the ministers to recruit talented people, and use the money from the court to cultivate their own power, which is usually tolerated, but the world is in chaos, the power of the generals is increasing, and gathering private think tanks around him is definitely not what the court wants have witnessed.He seemed to understand Wang Xiu's intentions, and established a system of joining the army to replace private staff officers, so that the staff who participated in the military aircraft became generals appointed by the imperial court, and had to be trained by the imperial court. What made him applaud was that there was a faint rotation between generals and staff Responsibility, to a large extent, avoids the disadvantages of the general's long-term command of the army, and avoids the court's doubts about the general's military tactics. The scale of the army can be expanded, and each department can independently fight the Jin army.

"The system of generals and commanders has been simplified, the scattered ranks have been abolished, and officials, positions, and ranks have been set up. The appointment of generals and commanders cannot be promoted by the festival level. The selection of generals and schools will be taught by the martial arts schools at all levels set up by the imperial court. Cabinet position, improve the general’s decision-making ability as much as possible.”

"Remove Marquis Yu from the officer in charge of the military, and completely restore the Tang Dynasty's responsibility for supervising military discipline. The Ministry of War will be directly in charge of it, and it will be used to supervise the commander.

"The imperial court uses the Privy Council to control the military talisman, set up the military division of the capital, and the divisions of the capitals are in charge of the military envoys. The military department is in charge of the military divisions of the capitals. The Marquis of Yu supervises military affairs. Every order for the transfer of a large army has an imperial decree, a tiger talisman of the Privy Council, and the festival order of the Ministry of War, which is signed by the Marquis of Du Yu. The envoy's deputy signed the name, all joined the army to sign the order, and the capital Yuhou supervised it, and the troops cannot be transferred without one of them."

"Try it slowly, it's a safe way." Sun Fu nodded in agreement. He is a civil servant, but he also saw the subtleties.

He no longer contradicts Wang Xiu's military system reform, and even has a lot of approval. Generals control the top and bottom, but separate command, supervision, and military aircraft. Not unified.The control power of civil officials increased, which actually increased the control power of the imperial court.

"This method is very good, I'm afraid the commander-in-chief will not want it!" Zhang Shuye was very worried. He was optimistic about the reform of the military system. Although the military system had traces of restoration before Xining, it was undeniable that it was beneficial to the court. He was worried that the generals would be dissatisfied.

Li Gang frowned slightly, and said sharply: "The general of the court, how could he refuse to obey the order of the court? If so, it would be a great fortune for the country to realize it earlier. The Son of Heaven has his own sharp blade."

It really is murderous!Wang Xiu knew that the masters were all outstanding people in the world, and with their approval, it seemed that there was not too much resistance to promoting the reform of the military system.Now, the Jurchens make some noises every year. Big things are nothing but small things. Bian Shuai’s power is increasing day by day. His plan is very simple. Instead of letting Bian Shuai’s hidden power continue to increase, it’s better to give you power, and by the way, make a trick in power , Yi let the general command the army calmly, and let the civilian officials have laws to follow in governing the army.

"The lower officials estimated that after selecting officials and soldiers, counting the soldiers and horses stationed in the upper line, nearly 40 horse infantry troops and [-] navy troops can be retained inside and outside. As for the issuance of Baojia Dingzhuang in wartime, the court can save a lot of money and food."

"The Privy Council will discuss with the three yamen to make a comprehensive plan." Li Gang was full of publicity, and the old city proposed steadily.

Wang Xiu curled her lips, feeling very unhappy. He didn't realize that Li Gang was not targeting him, but was trying to win the support of the high-level generals. He said in a deep voice, "How can the generals participate in the decision between the two governments?"

"Alright, then the two governments will agree on the regulations." Sun Fu also didn't want the generals to participate, and the initiative in such matters should be held in the hands of scholars.

"Well, we can start with the soldiers and horses and the navy. The navy separated from the infantry department of the guards and established the Navy Division of the Guards separately, under the jurisdiction of the southern and northern fleets. The head of the palace is the emperor's guard."

Zhu Lian stared at Wang Xiu through the beaded curtain, feeling silent for the past few years, and she didn't even hint at the sudden change. She was a little worried at first, but she didn't expect that Wang Xiu would talk about military affairs first, and achieve her goal very easily, which made her feel relieved.

However, the most important thing is economic and political reform, which is what people are most concerned about. If you are not careful, you will be opposed by the crowd. Qingli and Xining must be guarded against. She raised her voice and said: "Establish a new official system, select talented people. What to say?"

Everyone was a monkey spirit, how could they not understand what was going on, their faces were blank, waiting for Wang Xiu's explanation.

Wang Xiu saw that Sun Fu, Tang Ge and others were standing in a state of embarrassment, she couldn't help but feel contemptuous, and said in a deep voice: "The most urgent thing at the moment is to restore the ancestors to set up officials, determine dispatches, reduce official offices, establish grand ceremonies, and auspiciously establish provincial and ministerial laws."

"The law of the ancestors is checked and balanced by the government. It is not easy to reduce the officials. It seems inappropriate to reduce the government?" Sun Fu did not raise any objections.

"Everything in the world is changeable, only the principle of checks and balances is absolutely immutable, but it is not complacent. In troubled times, it is imperative to reduce government offices."

Qin Hui shook his head secretly. It seems that Wang Xiu's innovation is to touch the interests of many people. He is bound to face the entire bureaucratic group of the Song Dynasty. In the end, make a wedding dress for others.

(End of this chapter)