In the Ministry of War of the shogunate, Minister Tian Huixu and Deputy Minister Xun Jingyun were checking files. Next to them, Chief Jia Hongyu of the Recruitment Department of the Ministry of War was busy with more than a dozen subordinates. A mountain of files and rosters were piled on the table. , everyone is looking through, transcribing, and sorting out one by one.
At the same time, people from the Drill Department and the Military Preparation Department were also present, and the three departments of the Ministry of War were busy in their respective areas.
Xun Jingyun stretched tiredly and looked at the busy people. At this time, the Recruitment Department was checking the information of the 137,000 garrison troops in Shandong and reorganizing them into battalions. The Drill Department was formulating a training plan for the garrison troops and various training plans. While these regulations are being drafted, the Department of Arms and Armament is planning the allocation and deployment of specific arms and equipment.
"Minister, should we give everyone a day off? This has been going on for four or five days in a row. If we continue to be busy, no one can bear it."
Tian Huixu sighed and said: "The time is tight and the tasks are heavy. The governor has made it clear that the reorganization must be completed within a month. There is no time to rest!"
At this time, the guards in various places had completed the work of eliminating the old and weak and recruiting the young and strong. Liu Yan immediately ordered the reorganization to begin.
According to Liu Yan's reorganization strategy, all the guards in Shandong were merged and reorganized: Dezhou Guard, Dezhou Zuowei, Pingshan Guard, Linqing Guard, and Dongchang Guard were reorganized into the first battalion of the garrison, and Rencheng Guard, Jinan Guard, and Jining Guard , Jining Left Guard and Jining Right Guard are the second battalion of the garrison, Tai'an Guard, Qingzhou Guard, Qingzhou Left Guard, Dengzhou Guard and Qingzhou Right Guard are the third battalion of the garrison, Ninghai Guard, Weihai Guard, Chengshan Guard, Jinghai Guard, The Yizhou Guards were the fourth battalion of the garrison, and the guards of other vassals from various places were reorganized into the fifth battalion of the garrison. Dengzhouying and Wendengying
Organized into the sixth battalion of the garrison.
At this time, Xun Jingyun looked at the reorganization plan in his hand and said: "The time is indeed very close, so we can only let everyone work harder. But the specific establishment of each battalion, should it be changed?"
"Of course it needs to be changed."
"Although these garrison soldiers have been reorganized, their combat effectiveness is still relatively low. The governor assigned them to be stationed in various places and at the same time serve as a reserve source of troops for each battalion of the new army. Therefore, the specific organization of the garrison does not need to be completely copied from the new army. military."
"Any ideas, minister?"
Tian Huixu then took out a document and said, "I have drafted a garrison organization. Lord Xun, please take a look at it."
"good."
Xun Jingyun opened it and looked at it. According to Tian Huixu's organization, a battalion of the garrison is basically modeled after the New Army's combat barracks. There are more than 12,000 people in each battalion. They are also divided into three parts. Most of the troops are Bird gun soldiers account for two-thirds of the military strength. The total strength of the six battalions of the garrison is more than 73,000.
However, the garrison's military equipment was insufficient. Even though the arsenals in Qingzhou and Laizhou Prefectures had sufficient supplies, the military strength suddenly doubled, and the arsenals in various places were still in short supply.
Therefore, after discussing with Xun Jingyun, Tian Huixu decided to give priority to weapons such as cannons and spears, and gradually equip armor. As for the artillery and war horses, we will talk about it later. We should give priority to the supply to the battalions of the New Army.
After Xun Jingyun saw it, he said: "With this reorganization, the 137,000 people will be reduced to more than 73,000, and more than 60,000 people will be eliminated. How to arrange these troops? It must be done carefully, lest those soldiers After returning to his hometown, he caused trouble."
Tian Hui narrates
Said: "This is a big problem, but it is easy to handle. I have already made arrangements with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Commerce. The Ministry of Finance will allocate money and food and provide a return home allowance to all the dismissed soldiers, starting from five silver coins according to their level. It ranges from ten silver coins. In addition, after these soldiers are disbanded and return to their hometowns, the Ministry of Commerce and the Chamber of Commerce will send people to recruit workers, and arrange for the returning soldiers to serve as guards in various shops and workshops."
"Ha ha!"
Xun Jingyun clapped his hands and said with a smile: "That's great. Not only will there be severance pay, but it will also relieve the worries of returning soldiers. That's great!"
Xun Jingyun then added: "I think that these more than 60,000 demobilized soldiers should be registered separately as the hidden force of our Shandong Dusi. Once the battalions expand in the future, these returning soldiers with basic foundations can be recruited first. "
"Well, Mr. Xun has a good suggestion. Let the Recruitment Department draw up a draft. After we complete it, we will submit it to the governor for approval."
After Tian Huixu and Xun Jingyun finished sorting things out, they ran into trouble again.
"Minister Tian, look at these six garrison battalions, who should be appointed as the commander of each battalion?"
The garrison is temporarily based on the officer level of the garrison system. The general of each battalion is the commander of the capital, each department is the commander, and each commander is the commander of the thousand. The following are commander of the hundred, flag commander, and captain. There are no guerrilla generals and staff generals. official position.
Xun Jingyun took out a list and said: "The governor has a proposal to select available talents from the martial arts hall in Qinglai Town, and the rest from the guerrilla generals of the New Army battalions."
"Qinglai Town Martial Arts Hall?"
Tian Huixu took the list and looked at it, and said, "Zheng Yi just entered the martial arts hall not long ago. Jia Hongyu has already graduated and his grades are pretty good. This
Which one is Han Qin? "
"Han Qin is a guerrilla general in Dengzhou Camp. He has been in the martial arts hall for a while and is relatively active."
"Well, that's fine. Count the three of them. In addition, I suggest that we transfer the three guerrilla generals from the front camp, Wei Han, the guerrilla general from the left camp, Shang Zili, and the guerrilla general from the guard camp, Tian Zhenbei. How about that?"
"good."
Xun Jingyun said: "I will draw up the transfer order, and then promote three people from the front camp, left camp, and guard camp to take the position. Minister Tian will decide the replacement candidates."
"good."
On the same day, Tian Huixu and Xun Jingyun finalized the candidates for the six commanders of the garrison. The remaining candidates for the generals of each department and general headquarters need to be gradually determined after the final reorganization of each battalion is completed.
The two rushed to the Governor's Mansion and submitted the list of personnel to Liu Yan. After Liu Yan read it, he immediately approved it with a stroke of his pen and said: "The shogunate's military department can start the specific reorganization matters."
"A garrison training camp will be set up in each of Jinan Prefecture, Dongchang Prefecture, Qingzhou Prefecture, Laizhou Prefecture, Dengzhou Prefecture, and Yanzhou Prefecture. Guard soldiers from each prefecture will take turns to go for training for a period of two months. According to the training requirements As a result, the troops will be laid off."
"Two months later, the six battalions of the garrison must be reorganized and then go to various prefectures and counties in Shandong to garrison according to the garrison map of the shogunate's military department."
Tian Huixu and Xun Jingyun took the order, but they also had some difficulties.
Xun Jingyun said: "Master Governor, the rest of the guards are easy to deal with. It's just that the guards of the vassal kings in various places will be difficult to organize and deploy in two months."
Liu Yan asked: "Is there any movement among the vassal kings everywhere now?"
Tian Huixu smiled bitterly and said: "There is a lot of movement, the shogunate's military department
Many of the officials sent to various places to reorganize their troops have been intimidated by the lord's people, and there are also many places where the lord's men have appeared to openly disrupt the order of the reorganization. "
"Is there a conflict?"
Tian Huixu shook his head and said: "That's not true. Since Zhu Shuji was killed by the governor, the vassal kings everywhere have been very measured in doing things. They only send people to make trouble, or make trouble behind our backs, and do not confront us head-on. The conflict didn’t leave anything behind.”
Liu Yan nodded and said: "The Ministry of War of the Shogunate will advance this matter first. Remember: no matter who comes to obstruct it, I will stand up for it. If a life is lost, I will deal with the aftermath. Don't be afraid of wolves in the front and tigers in the back. Take the time to rectify it." Soldiers and horses are the top priority.”
"yes."
Tian Huixu and Xun Jingyun were heartbroken about this matter. At present, the rectification of Shandong's soldiers and horses has already begun and there is no turning back. The attitude of the vassal kings in various places is also very clear. The shogunate can rectify the guards of various places. If they want to mobilize the guards of vassal kings in various places, It just doesn’t work!
"You two, go back and do your work first, and report anything in time."
"yes."
After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Xun Jingyun frowned, and Tian Huixu's face was solemn. After the two returned to the shogunate's military headquarters, they looked at each other, and both of them felt helpless.
"Now that the two sides are at odds with each other, what can be done?"
Xun Jingyun said: "You and I are both subordinates of the governor, so naturally we have to obey the governor's orders. As for the vassal king, no matter how many plans he has, you and I have our own obstacles. We can only focus on reorganizing our troops."
"Right!"
Tian Huixu said: "It is a sore that will always ooze pus. The vassal kings in various places are like the sores in Shandong. Maybe the governor has made up his mind and wants to take this opportunity..."
"Minister Tian, be careful!"
Xun Jing
Yun lowered his voice and said: "You and I don't know what the governor thinks. If there is really a certain vassal king who is up to no good, I think the governor and the court will take care of it. Let's just do things."
At the same time, Liu Yan was also deep in thought in the Governor's Mansion. In fact, it took two months to reorganize the troops and horses, which was enough time. Now that the troops and horses in various places had been reorganized, they only needed to further reorganize and build a command system of six battalions. That’s fine, there’s no difficulty. Military preparations, supplies, etc. can also be gradually improved in the future.
It's just that the current attitude of the vassal kings in various places made Liu Yan very unhappy. They secretly collaborated and sent domestic slaves and subordinate officials to make trouble everywhere. Although they couldn't cause any big trouble, they were as annoying as flies, which made the shogunate's military department Progress can never be accelerated.
"Perhaps, we should go to King De. With King De coming forward, this matter should be easier to handle."
Liu Yan had a detailed understanding of the vassal kings in various parts of Shandong. King De in Jinan Fucheng was relatively rational and open-minded, and had a close relationship with Liu Yan.
When the Qing army attacked the city, and when the bandit army attacked the city before, it was Liu Yan who commanded the new army to repel the enemy and save King De's family.
Therefore, Liu Yan thought that King De should be a breakthrough and he could discuss it with King De.
So Liu Yan called his advisers Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming, expressed his thoughts and asked, "What do you two think?"
Li Jiwen smiled and said: "Master Governor, I think this matter is to abolish and reorganize the guards of the vassal king. King De is also one of the vassal kings. It is estimated that King De will not come forward to deal with it this time."
"otherwise."
Hu Zongming said: "The two governors and ministers
Saving King De for the first time is a gift. King De will definitely give this face to the governor. In addition, Prince De's Mansion is located in Jinan Fucheng. When the garrison battalions are formed, the battalions of the new army will gather in Jinan Fucheng to garrison. Tens of thousands of elites are in the city. Doesn't Prince De know how to choose? "
The two of them each held their own opinions. After Liu Yan thought about it, he smiled and said: "Prince De is smart, not as smart as Zhu Shu. I think I can go to Prince De's palace."
"Why don't you two follow me and stop by King De's place for a delicious meal?"
Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming agreed one after another.
Then Li Jiwen said: "There is another person: Duke Shen of Qufu. After the governor took office, he has not visited him yet. If this is spread to the court, I am afraid there will be another discussion."
"Mr. Yan Shenggong?"
Liu Yan sneered and said: "The flowing court and the iron-clad Yan Shenggong. Even though scholars all over the world respect Yan Shenggong's lineage, in the eyes of this governor, these people are just spineless, charming and groveling." Senior! I don’t have time to meet such a person.”
Li Jiwen and Hu Zongming didn't know why Liu Yan had such a grudge against Yan Shenggong, but they still persuaded him.
Hu Zongming said: "Everyone in the world is for my use. The governors do not need to look at what kind of person Yan Shenggong is, but only whether they can be used by me. Maybe they have seen Yan Shenggong and the reorganization of the vassal king's guards. There will be a turnaround."
Liu Yan thought for a while and said: "Forget it! I will go to Prince De's Mansion first, and then go to Qufu to meet Duke Yan."
