Jing Anmin is the deputy envoy of Jiedu and has rich experience in both military and political affairs.
Guo Ning himself was stationed in Haicang Town, and the tasks of collecting people and assets from various places were all coordinated by Jing'an Min in Ye County. Because Guo Ning did not use local officials or people who relied on powerful families, Jing'an people had to recruit dozens of barely literate junior officers from various ministries to support the scene.
In the past, these small officers in the army could only do chores such as counting money and food, but they were probably not able to catch the eye of Qi Li Chu Cai, so they did not belong to the staff system of Qi Li Chu Cai's subordinates and the general judge of Jiedu envoys. But under Jing Anmin, all of them can take on important responsibilities.
However, because most of them were not good at calligraphy, many of the documents submitted by these junior officers were written on wooden boards with charcoal pens. Jing Anmin had to arrange a few clever people on hand to guess what these handwritings meant.
A few days passed like this, until the people of Jing'an stepped into the Chinese military tent in Tunbao, Haicang Town. He was preoccupied, constantly thinking about his own strength and the possible movements of the Mongolian army, but his eyes were still wandering, as if those ghostly symbols were still hovering.
Then he saw the generals holding their breath and waiting to discuss with Guo Ning.
The two people had probably been discussing for a long time. They moved a few pieces of writing paper in front of Chu Cai and wrote a lot with ink. From time to time, they also added annotations to a map.
On the other hand, Xu Jin was still a little dazed: "Jie Shuai, since ancient times, how can anyone manage a place like this? Even the Jurchens' Meng An Muke is nothing more than..."
"Why are we talking about governing the place?" Jing'an Min was a little confused. He asked Hao Duan in a low voice, who had arrived at the camp earlier: "Didn't you say that we were going to fight the Mongolian army?"
Hao Duan listened intently, but did not answer for a moment.
Guo Ning said calmly: "Since the Jurchens are so fierce, there is nothing Han'er can't do. The most important thing right now is to integrate the people of Laizhou and the soldiers of Dinghai Navy into one body. The sooner the better, the better." The stronger the better!”
"...that's what Commander Jie said."
"Then it's settled! Jin Qing will sort out the terms and implement them immediately!"
"Execute what?" Jing Anmin changed direction and punched Ma Bao in the waist.
Ma Bao's face was full of admiration, almost drooling: "Get on your horse to manage the army, dismount your horse to manage the people, this is so majestic!"
It turns out that when the current situation was stable in the early years of Taihe, the total number of households in the five counties of Laizhou was 86,000, with 500,000 registered men and women. Today, the people of Laizhou are dispersed and the fields are deserted, and the household registration directly controlled by Guo Ning is only less than 20% of what it was at that time.
In the past few days, the Jiedushi government has tried its best to count its harvest. According to a rough calculation, the number of civilians recruited and taken back from powerful families and meng Anmouke from various places totaled 12,000 households and more than 67,000 people.
Correspondingly, the number of Dinghai navy officers who accompanied Guo Ning to Laizhou was about 5,500. Because many officers and soldiers fled from northern Xinjiang and were bare-bones, the number of family members of the officers and soldiers accompanying the army was even smaller, less than 4,000.
Therefore, Guo Ning decided to take advantage of the approaching threat of the Mongolian army to make a drastic operation.
He wanted to integrate the Ding navy officers and Laizhou people into one place and reset the security force.
In the old days of the Jin Dynasty, the law of protecting the five families emphasized that those who hide spies and thieves would sit together, so that the five families would be neighbors and the five neighbors would be the protectors to inspect each other.
Guo Ning's redesigned Baowu has different specifications.
Every named naval officer naturally has the status of a neighbor's leader, managing and protecting the five families of his neighbor. The two neighbors merged into one bao, and in time of war, the bao chief would be the main army, while the neighbor's chief would be the adjunct army.
Above the security chief and the neighborhood chief, there is no such thing as lizheng, chief, etc. They are arranged directly according to the positions in the army. The captain of the team leads 20 troops. At the same time, he also manages the people of a hundred households. The general leads the troops in the capital. One hundred people manage five hundred households; further up, to the commanding envoys and military envoys, all of whom are in charge of military and civil affairs.
There is no rush to control the central and eastern areas of Laizhou for the time being. Only in the coastal area to the west, from Haicang Town to Ye County, and then to Xiyou Town, Sanshan Port and Zhaoyuan County, the Jiedushi Mansion took control of all the fields that were originally abandoned and set them up as military villages. Every household was unified. Granted 100 acres of land.
Military households are also granted land, and in addition to the output of the fields, they can also receive 10% of the output of the people under the protection of this army, which can be used to prepare weapons and military uniforms. In addition to this 10%, the people only need to pay another 20% of the grain to the Jiedushi government. If there are other military supplies and taxes, the 20% of the grain can also be exempted.
For example, right now, the soldiers and civilians have chosen the fields, but they are not yet able to take advantage of them.
All the people had to shrink back to the coastal forts and cities, repair and build defense facilities, strengthen and heighten the city walls, dig trenches to protect the city, organize the production of various ordnance, and participate in simple military training.
Correspondingly, if you move Chu Cai here, a book of merit calculations will be compiled immediately. Military households who performed well during this process could obtain more acres of land and be promoted to higher positions. Ordinary civilian households can also become military households if they wish, transforming themselves into people who protect others.
As for the powerful families who have taken refuge in Guo Ning in Laizhou, the people they control are the same as the local registered household residents, so they can't be taken care of for the time being. On paper, they have all been transferred by Tongpan Jiedu. He was in charge of Chu Cai's administration, and it was mixed with taxes, duties, servitude, etc., just like the old practice. When it comes to war, let's try our luck.
Ma Bao explained this arrangement.
He is a rough and fierce warrior, and his words are inconsistent and confused. The people of Jing'an couldn't help but wonder: "Originally, the Jiedu envoys are responsible for both the military and the civilians. Isn't it common sense that we should compile household registrations and let them pay taxes?"
Guo Ning, who was at the top, heard this and shook his head and said: "It is common sense to organize households to unite the people. But, brother Anmin, I just ask you right now, the Mongolian army is in Jinan. If they send troops to suppress the border, what will happen to the people in Laizhou?" How many of you recognize us? How many of you will follow us to the death and fight against the Mongolian army?"
"This... after all, we have only been here a few days, so I'm afraid the people can't count on them. When the Mongolian army comes, they will flee immediately."
"Without the support of the people, we will be a rootless tree in Laizhou, and we will die sooner or later. In the face of a powerful enemy, we must first lay down a solid foundation. Compared with the Mongolian army, our military strength is far inferior, and our power is far inferior. , but as long as the foundation is solid, we will become copper peas that cannot be smashed."
“How can I become a copper pea that cannot be smashed?”
He moved Chu Cai and said: "This is how we protect the military system. First, the military and government are integrated, and orders and prohibitions are implemented; regardless of the military or civilians, if there is any abnormality, they should be dealt with immediately. Secondly, the soldiers have fields and have expectations for the future. Local identity means identification with the place. Thirdly..."
Yi La Chucai looked around at the crowd and said solemnly: "The people and the army are one. At the critical moment, both the army and the people can kill the enemy!"
This Wu-protecting method was the idea that Guo Ning had come up with before.
Guo Ning has not read many books, but he has fought in battles for many years. He has thought countless times about how to defeat powerful enemies and what kind of organization to use to unleash the potential of war.
When Laizhou was established that day, what he thought of was to imitate Meng'an Muke when the Jurchens were strong and integrate the power of Laizhou as soon as possible. After the Mongolian army captured Jinan, they discussed it with Chu Cai for a whole night and added many management details to it.
The final method is actually more similar to the military system of the early Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and even the Tang Dynasty. Cut off the beginning and the end, as if the Meng'an conspiracy system was transferred to the Ding navy officers and the dependent people of Laizhou. .
This system, which starts from a military organization and then becomes a political organization, is best able to mobilize all social forces.
Once this kind of system is in operation, it seems to be infinitely powerful. In fact, the key point is to lower the mobilization power to the lowest level and squeeze people, money, and materials to the extreme. Once the system was implemented, it actually greatly improved the status of warriors, making joining the army to kill enemies a direct means for ordinary people to improve their social status.
The same is true for the system of hundreds or thousands of households established by the Mongols on the grasslands. As long as everyone in the entire system is not dead, there will be a steady stream of soldiers.
So, if the Mongolians can do it, how come Han'er can't do it? After the mobilization efforts are also brought down to the grassroots level, will there be more Mongolians or Han people? Is the war potential greater in the Mongolian steppes or in the Han lands?
Guo Ning wanted to see more, so he started from Laizhou.
Not even the entire Laizhou, but just the people within Laizhou that he, the naval governor, could directly control.
If there are still officials in Laizhou and the influence of powerful families is still there, if Guo Ning wants to do this, it will inevitably arouse a lot of opposition and cause all kinds of criticism.
But at this time, the officials were all detained by Guo Ning in Haicang Town to eat and drink; most of those powerful families were dead, and the rest were still looking forward to the high-ranking officials and generous salaries promised by Guo Ning... Who would stop them?
What's more, the Mongols have already captured Jinan! Think clearly, Jinan City is only five hundred miles away! God knows where those murderous stars will go next? Who knows if they will kill Laizhou?
At this time, we are not going all out to rectify in preparation for facing the enemy. When will we rectify? What? Do you dare to object? Are you a Mongolian spy? You are a golden traitor! Drag it out and chop it!
"Once the rules are set, do it immediately. The people who were originally gathered will be dispersed under the control of the officers and soldiers. I will give you five days to explain the rules clearly and divide the land. After five days, I will see eight All the soldiers and civilians are united and can fight against the Mongolian army at any time!"
"When the soldiers communicate with the people separately, they always have to spend some time talking. Isn't five days too short?"
Guo Ning sneered: "It's not short. Guess how many days the Mongols will rest in Jinan, and how many days Wanyan Salara can last in Yidu?"
"Yes, then five days!"
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