The warriors of Ding Haijun also led the military and political affairs in the local area, and were in charge of military households and private households. They had great authority. Under this policy, even the most ordinary soldiers also serve as security chiefs and corps commanders, in charge of several ordinary people, and have a very high status.
When soldiers are closely related to the people, the soldiers will have a strong desire to protect their families, and when the people see the status and treatment of the warriors, it can also trigger their longing for meritorious service on the battlefield.
When the military general reaches the level of Qian, with more than a few hundred officers and more than a thousand households under his control, the military and political affairs are separated again. The Department of Civil Affairs also dispatched corresponding officials to take charge of civil affairs to implement dual management of military households and shadow households at lower levels.
In this way, the hundreds of soldiers, horses, and thousands of people under each commander's command form a basic unit. Those above them all commanded the Envoy Division, but the scale was not fixed. Depending on the situation, Guo Ning can dispatch various commanders or deputy capital commanders at any time to strengthen or weaken the six armies directly under the commander-in-chief's office in each state.
For example, now, Han Xuan's headquarters, which is responsible for garrisoning in Gaizhou, has been greatly strengthened.
Han Xuan was born in Changzhou, and he was an old acquaintance of Guo Ning from the same hometown, and they fought side by side many times. This time on Huanglonggang, he used his iron cavalry to frustrate the Mongolian army one after another, and killed thousands of Mongolian households in Hundugu, which made him famous in Liaodong.
He is the most reliable person who is in charge of Liaodong as the Liaohai Defense Envoy.
Moreover, when Han Xuan was in Changzhou, he was not a soldier of the ordinary garrison army, but a descendant of the Wuyue Camp's troops. The so-called driving troops were mostly slaves of the Liao people who had been spared from the early days of the country. They were often driven in front of them in every battle, hence the name. Therefore, Han Xuan was quite familiar with the ways of the foreign tribes in Northern Xinjiang, and he could also speak a few words in Khitan.
Among Guo Ning's Dinghai navy, a piece of the Sixth Army, the main force used for field operations, was allocated. But Han Xuan's troops alone were not enough, so Guo Ning transferred Xiao MoLe's troops from Wang Shixian's command to enrich Fuzhou.
Xiao Mo Le was a personal guard of Guo Ning. His ancestor was an official on Shangjing Road. He joined the army since he was a child. He was known to be thick and strong during the fight with the Mongolian army. There are three generals under Xiao Mo Le, and Zhang Qian is one of them.
Zhang Qian made great achievements in Liaodong during this trip, and his return to the state will definitely help Xiao Mo Le quickly control the situation in Fuzhou.
As for Pu Su Lie Meng, it naturally has its own unique role.
Previously, Pu Xianwannu gathered a huge force of eleven Meng'an in Xianping Prefecture, and was able to suppress Yelvliu Ge from the west, and became the military and political leader of the Northeast interior. Even the imperial court wanted to appoint him as the Northeast Propaganda Envoy to appease him. . Although he was defeated in battle, there were still remnants of those fierce soldiers there.
Logically speaking, He Shi Liehuanduan, the successor of the Northeast Xuanfu envoy, would recruit them as soon as possible, but who said that Guo Ning could not get some benefits from them?
In addition to Xianmeng'an in Xianping Prefecture, there are thousands of barbarian tribes and hundreds of thousands of Dingkou scattered in places such as Posu Road, Huli Gai Road, and Supin Road. These tribes either claim to be Jurchens, or are another species of Goguryeo, and some claim to be descendants of Bohai. In fact, most of them are savages who drink blood from their hair.
Guo Ning and Yi La Chucai discussed that if they could tame a group of them and gradually migrate to the Central Plains, they could continue to enrich their military resources. Even if the deserts were eliminated in the future, they could serve as local labor.
How to do it depends on Pu Sulie's ability. If he is capable, Liaohai Deputy Defense Envoy is just the beginning. Most of the high-ranking officials around Guo Ning started from the ranks within a year or two, and he has always been bold in hiring people.
Strictly speaking, Guo Ning's official status at this time was still a third-grade naval officer. In order to avoid conflicts with Yang An'er, he never formally took up the title of Shandong Xuanfu Envoy.
According to the imperial system, the generals directly under the Jiedushi were the seventh-rank commanders of the capital, and there was only one in number. However, Guo Ning himself appointed more than a dozen chief and deputy commanders, and also made the governors of Ninghai Prefecture and Deng Prefecture their subordinates.
At this moment, he created a fourth-grade defense envoy for Gai Zhousheng out of thin air. Such an appointment was ridiculous, but no one present had any objections.
After all, Guo Ning made it clear that Feng Yu from the Internal Affairs Bureau had just drowned, and the emperor was about to give in. Why should the people below care?
Today, in the territory of Dajin, there are already princes who have established an independent country, and one more separatist warlord with strong soldiers and horses is nothing. As long as everyone is okay on the surface and doesn't fall out with the court, no one should care about the details.
And Guo Ning continued: "The number of soldiers of the Liaohai Defense Envoy is set at five thousand. You will be given one month to replenish your own troops. In addition, by the Mid-Autumn Festival at the latest, you must sign an army of 10,000 from the border of Liaodong. Ship to Shandong."
Xiao Molele and Pu Sulie looked at each other fiercely and obeyed the order sternly.
Guo Ning looked at the generals again: "After entering Xia, the local recruits from Shandong recruited at the end of last year have been almost trained. I heard that there are still people in Yinhu in various places who are eager to try and join the army. Then pass the order and post the recruitment list. The first to arrive During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we will sign another 5,000 troops."
As soon as these words came out, monk Luo, Li Ting and other important generals were all overjoyed. There are 10,000 soldiers in Liaodong and 5,000 in Shandong. These 15,000 new soldiers will definitely be enriched by the generals. In other words, there will be a total of 25,000 elite soldiers in Shandong for field battles. The subordinates of Monk Luo and others will double in one breath.
But some civil servants were surprised and stunned.
These officials know the navy's fortune better than the generals. After the battle with the Mongolian army last year, the entire Shandong Province was in dire straits. Although Guo Ning extorted a batch of supplies and food from the Mongols, the consumption was extremely intense.
In the past few months, all kinds of construction projects have been carried out in the three prefectures of Denglai. Both money and food are being consumed like running water. The officials maintain the situation of cooking oil, but they know that their own old foundation has been destroyed many times. It almost turned upside down, and it became increasingly dependent on the smuggling trade with the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties.
I originally planned to relax a little after this autumn harvest and live a prosperous life for a few months, but I never thought that the commander-in-chief would sign an army contract again?
In the last two months, the Dinghai Navy Mansion reopened the Xiyou and Hengcun salt fields, employing more than 5,000 civilians. The food and drink rewards given to those people had already forced the judge to accuse him of ruthless crimes and opened a private warehouse for local wealthy families.
If large-scale military signings are made, financial and material resources will continue to be tight. It may even be more tense than before, because Fuzhou and Gaizhou are newly acquired. Officials need to be in place, local governments need to be appeased, and roads, bridges, and docks need to be repaired. It is also the time to spend money.
Commander-in-Chief is so eager to expand his troops on a large scale, could it be...
While everyone was guessing, Guo Ning laughed and said casually: "The larger the territory, the greater the number of troops. This is natural. You don't need to think too much about it. Generals, hurry up and recruit troops. The Chief Affairs Secretary must squeeze out money and food to support them. "
Someone wanted to ask a question, but saw Yi La Chucai already out of the queue: "As ordered!"
At that time, all the civil servants were in attendance.
Guo Ning nodded and continued: "The next step is the appointment of government personnel. Haha, there are many talented people from Liaodong here today. I am going to take this opportunity to..."
Just as he was talking about this, there was a thunderous sound of horse hooves outside the gate of Commander-in-Chief's Mansion.
Xu Jin suddenly stepped out of the queue and bowed: "Commander Jie, he is my man. I will go and ask."
Guo Ning waved his hand, and Xu Jin hurried out, then turned back quickly, and said a few words in Guo Ning's ear.
Guo Ning's expression remained unchanged, he thought for a moment, then stood up on the steps and said apologetically: "Everyone, there are some small things to disturb you today. Let's continue announcing the appointments tomorrow, okay?"
(End of chapter)
