"The military reform involves four major sections: anti-corruption, elimination of old and weak, resettlement of old and weak, and disarmament. There are many details to be dealt with, which can be said to affect the whole body." Yang Ji was silent for a moment, and smiled bitterly at Yang Su. Said: "The disarmament of 400,000 soldiers involves the interests of all aspects. This is more difficult than the expansion of the army by 400,000 people."
"Indeed." Yang Su smiled. He picked up the tea cup on the table, picked up the lid and fiddled with the tea foam. After the tea cooled down a little, he took a sip, put down the tea cup, and briefly introduced the regulations: "Although the military reform is decreed today, beforehand, the saint has asked me to negotiate with the Ministry of War and decided to cut the quota of 400,000 while the army in Beijing is being reorganized. The 14th Battalion in Beijing has as many as 700,000 soldiers and horses, which consumes a lot of money and food every year. , but many armies are unable to bear their heavy responsibility. Our intention is to reduce the fourteenth battalion into twelve battalions, with each battalion tentatively set at twenty-five thousand, and then reallocate them according to combat needs and the importance of tasks. What does King Wei want?"
Yang Ji pondered for a long time and said: "Yue Gong, in addition to guarding the capital and intimidating Xiaoxiao, the Beijing soldiers also have the mission of rushing to support the border troops. If there are fewer soldiers and horses, how can the safety of the capital be guaranteed?"
Yang Su's intention was that the world was settled, and the powerful Turks in the north were divided into two. The east and west were in constant war and had too much time to take care of themselves. Some armies and camps in the Sui Dynasty should also be withdrawn. This would not only reduce financial pressure, but also provide the court with "400,000" more farmers. Create taxes.
As far as the current situation is concerned, it is not impossible for the Beijing army to maintain 300,000 elite troops. If the troops directly under the Twelve Guards are added, the army under the control of the imperial court will be about 400,000. Such an army is enough to cope with all changes. .
The idea is good, but the problem is that if the streamlined army is still not effective, it will eventually return to the old path of military expansion.
"There are not even 300,000 troops available now. If we take the road of elite and strong troops and control the number to 300,000, it should be fine." Yang Su smiled: "This is what the saint discussed with me. The results are out, but the specific regulations have not been made yet. Some places can still be changed! What do you think?"
Yang Ji said: "The troops are better but not too many. It is natural for the imperial court to adopt the route of fine soldiers. But in the final analysis, we still have to look at the results of this army reorganization. Otherwise, acting rashly will weaken our Sui army and combat power, which is contrary to the strong power of the Sui Dynasty." It is the principle of weak branches. I think that after the capital is moved, Daxing and Guanzhong will have at least 100,000 elites left, and Luoyang is the place of the Four Wars, so the total number of Beijing soldiers should be at least 400,000. Otherwise, it will not be enough to cope with the four directions, and it will not be enough. In order to deal with the high possibility of unrest among the foreign tribes in the north..."
At this point, he paused subconsciously. When he combined what Yang Su said with his advice to Yang Guang, he suddenly said clearly: "After moving the capital, if you feel that your troops are insufficient, you can actually start from Yuzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou are recruiting troops."
Today's Sui Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, and has long passed the critical period of Xianjun politics, but Guanzhong must also maintain a relatively large number of elite troops to prevent changes.
Once the Beijing troops were reduced to 300,000, and 100,000 were left in Guanzhong, the "Luoyang Pass Defense System" would only have 200,000 troops, which was not enough to ensure the security of the new capital and to deal with a sudden war.
However, if we take the opportunity to recruit young men from the Northern Qi's hometown as soldiers, the strategic purpose of moving the capital to Luoyang will become substantial. It will not only win over the people of Qi and increase the mobile force, but also dilute the nobility of Guan and Long.
"Heroes see the same thing!" Yang Su laughed loudly: "In my opinion, once the Beijing soldiers have checked the vacancies and eliminated the cancer, they will eliminate the old and the weak and maintain the force at a reasonable number. If the force is insufficient, we will send troops from Luoyang Surrounding states supplement.”
When Yang Ji heard this, he said solemnly: "If that's the case, then we can't be radical anymore. Isn't Yue Gong worried about losing both ends?"
Yang Su frowned and asked, "What does King Wei mean by this?"
Yang Ji replied: "Military reform is an imperative thing, but those whose interests are harmed will definitely be resentful. However, the Beijing army does have major problems, so the court will investigate, change, and deal with them. Everything is reasonable and reasonable, leaving them speechless and unable to change. But if the order here is not settled yet, the court will recruit troops from other places, and I am worried that these people whose interests have been harmed will cause trouble based on regional opinions. "
When Yang Su heard this, his face became serious, and he also realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Yue Gong, I agree with King Wei's point of view." Duan Wenzhen bowed his hand to Yang Su and said solemnly: "The capital soldiers are mainly from Yongzhou, and the people from Yongzhou have fought for so long in the Eastern Wei and Northern Qi Dynasties, and the two sides have formed a profound friendship. Hatred. The world has finally been at peace for decades, but the civil war two years ago brought the old and new hatreds between Yongzhou and Bingzhou people to their hearts. At this moment, both sides are in an extremely critical period. If this side has not been sorted out yet Well, if we go over there to recruit troops, those who are laid off may really provoke regional disputes. Once this idea of confrontation sweeps across the entire army, the consequences will be unpredictable."
Yang Ji thought for a while and advised: "The Duke of Yue recruited Shandong's young men as soldiers, which reflects the imperial court's idea of treating everyone equally. It is beneficial to the country, but it should not be done too hastily, otherwise it will not benefit but suffer harm. I think it is better to start with Reorganize the troops in the capital, and then recruit the young men from Shandong as soldiers."
Everyone knows that it is better to have better troops and simpler administration, but it must also be formulated according to the internal environment and strategic environment.
The massive disarmament of millions of major countries in later generations also occurred after the international situation changed drastically.
Now that the capital is about to be moved, everyone in Guanzhong has different people's hearts and minds, and has all kinds of strange ideas. The imperial court's rectification of the Beijing soldiers has aggravated the fluctuation of people's hearts in Guanzhong. If he were Yang Guang or Yang Su, he would use laws to rectify the soldiers of the capital, leaving people speechless, and at the same time order Bing, You, Ji, Qing, and Yu to silently recruit and train soldiers.
This kind of cut and repair, one in and one out, prevented the court's combat effectiveness from declining, and at the same time took care of the emotions of the people in Guanzhong.
At that time, whether there is an invasion by foreign enemies or a major turmoil here in Guanzhong, there will be a strong army to suppress the situation.
The "Beijing soldiers" have been organized, and the entire army has maintained absolute loyalty. The well-trained troops from Bing, You, Ji, Qing, and Yu have been included in it. There may be a slight discomfort at the beginning, but it will never happen. Big mess.
"What King Wei said is absolutely true. There is no rush to recruit troops for the time being." Yang Su glanced at Yang Ji appreciatively and said with a smile: "Of course, we can also recruit troops in Shandong at the same time, but we cannot recruit them in the name of Beijing soldiers." ,Is it this way?"
"Yue Gong is still very powerful. I can't hide anything from you." Yang Ji felt relieved when he heard Yang Su say this.
As a minister, a minister of Conglong, and a god of war, Yang Su can completely influence Yang Guang's thoughts. If he adds the opinions of himself, Yang Xiong, Xiao Jue, and Duan Wenzhen, he will definitely attract Yang Guang's attention and dispel his eagerness for quick success.
Yang Su smiled when he heard this. He pondered for a while and said, "King Wei, you are idle, why don't you help me reorganize the camp?"
"Which battalion?" After Yang Ji captured the young men for Yang Guang, he realized that he could not escape. What's more, the military reform was closely related to the interests of the Sui Dynasty, so how could he stay out of it.
Yang Su looked at Yang Ji and said word by word: "Binzhou Army!"
When Yang Ji heard this, his eyes were dark.
There were not 700,000 Beijing soldiers at first. Although there were 14 battalions at the beginning, they were distributed around Daxing City. In the second year of Kaihuang's reign, due to the massive Turkic invasion, the northern parts of Liangzhou and Yongzhou were looted by Turkic soldiers. Yang Jian ordered Yang Shuang to march for the army. The marshal led 70,000 infantry and cavalry to fight, but when Yang Shuang arrived at the designated position, the Turkic soldiers had already fled without a trace with the wealth and population they had grabbed.
On the advice of Yang Shuang, who returned without success, Yang Jian worked hard to expand the army and placed the 14th battalion at various strategic points in Yongzhou in order to respond to invading enemies in a timely manner. Therefore, the 14th battalion was concentrated around Daxing City. Instead, they are distributed in various states of Yongzhou (big state).
The Binzhou Army mentioned by Yang Su is located to the west of Jingshui River, at the junction of Yongzhou, Binzhou, Jingzhou, and Qizhou - Xinping County, Binzhou; due to the Malingshui flowing from the northwest, Jingzhou from the northwest to the southeast, and the The Nahe River and Heihe River from west to east and Daxi River all converge here, and the riverbanks allow the cavalry to travel smoothly. Therefore, Xinping is a strategic location from Guanzhong to Yongbei in the north, Liangzhou in the west, and Yongzhou (small) in the back. Yang Jian originally founded During the 14th Battalion, the first one established was the Binzhou Camp where the Binzhou Army was located. The founder and garrison of this battalion was Yang Shuang and the 70,000 people he brought to intercept the Turkic soldiers.
As for the military camp, it is Qianshuiyuan where the famous Battle of Qianshuiyuan took place. The number of troops on the account is still 70,000, which is more than half that of the Shangyi Army and Liquan Army in Yongzhou.
Whether there is corruption within it is hard to say yet, but during the Yang Liang Rebellion, not a single person came out of this army. It was not until the news of Yang Su's burning of Gaobiling was spread back to Guanzhong that this army was belatedly arrived.
Based on this alone, Yang Guang will focus on rectifying this army.
However, the Binzhou Army seems to be the hardest nut to crack.
"How is it?" Yang Su sat upright, crossed his arms across his chest, looked at Yang Ji with a half-smile, and said slowly: "The Binzhou Army was built by King Wei Zhao. Many of the soldiers were established with King Wei Zhao." It’s a fault, but they are in a bad situation now and are being bullied by corrupt people who bend the law.”
"I don't trust leaving this army to others. After much thought, it would be better for you, King Wei, to handle it."
"But I am Liangzhou Mu, and my duty is to be a good Liangzhou Mu." Yang Ji looked at Yang Su, who encouraged him to take on the important task, and was secretly amused. No matter how he looked at it at this time, he felt Yang Su's smiling face. , very similar to the big bad wolf who instigated the little rabbit to open the door.
"Don't you have a right-guard general? Moreover, the saint also gave you the world's sword Chengying, what do you have to be afraid of?" Yang Su curled his lips as he spoke, and said with some disdain: "If you agree, I I will recommend you to Binzhou to the sage. If you don’t agree, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Yang Ji glanced at Yang Su and said in a deep voice: "Although I knew it was a provocation, I still took it."
Yang Su nodded with satisfaction: "This is the King of Wei who can conquer thousands of miles and be so heroic. He is indeed responsible."
"..." Yang Ji smiled bitterly upon hearing this: "Then it's settled, but I have two requests."
"Please speak!" Yang Su waved his hand generously.
"First, I can hand over an answer sheet that satisfies Yue Gong and the court, but I want a lot of autonomy. During the process of reorganizing the army, I don't want anyone to dictate from the side." At this point, Yang Ji then explained: "Of course, I will always keep in touch with the saint, Yue Gong, Xiao Shangshu, and Duan Shilang. If you have any good opinions, you can write to me. As for Yuwenshu, don't let me serve in the Binzhou Army. See him."
Yang Su knew that Yang Ji, a Liangzhou herdsman, was not only wild, but also had his own unique methods. He couldn't stand other people gesticulating and making irresponsible remarks. This was very similar to him. However, he couldn't give Yang Ji a clear answer now. After being silent for a while, he asked, "What about the second one?"
Yang Ji said: "Second, I need the Ministry of War to give me the Binzhou Army roster in the shortest possible time. The more detailed the better."
"It doesn't matter what I say, it depends on what the saint thinks about it. As long as the saint agrees, everything is easy to talk about." Yang Su stood up and said to the next few people: "We have almost discussed it. Let's go and communicate with the saint together." Communicate, if the saint has no objections, then the Ministry of War will start formulating an implementation strategy for the military reform."
After saying that, he took the lead and walked out the door.
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The Sui Dynasty was a unified dynasty that came out of troubled times. Under the prosperous surface, there were all kinds of monsters and monsters hidden, and it was a mess. When Yang Jian was alive, he was inevitably ignored by people with impure intentions. At the same time, it was also convenient for him to understand the world. The most authentic voice, so many things are done by oneself. As long as this happens, the emperor will be extremely tired. When Yang Guang arrived, although he transferred part of his power to the three provinces and the assembly hall, as the emperor, he still had a mountain of memorials to review every day, and sometimes he had to be busy until late at night.
It was almost noon, and Yang Guang was reviewing memorials in an intense and orderly manner in Qianqiu Hall as usual. Fortunately, he was in his promising years and had excellent energy and physical strength. Over time, he became accustomed to this kind of high-intensity fatigue.
At the reminder of the chamberlain, Yang Guang knew that it was time for lunch. After reviewing the memorials at hand, he washed his face in the gold basin brought by the chamberlain, wiped his face with a towel, and planned to go to the side hall to have a meal. Take a nap by the way.
Just when he was steady, a chamberlain hurriedly came to the door and reported: "To the saint, King Wei, King Ande, Yue Gong, Xiao Shangshu, and Duan Shilang are outside the hall asking for an audience."
"Let them in!" Yang Guang turned his head, sat back down and waited silently.
More than an hour ago, Yang Zhao had come back to report to him. He knew very well about the fight that took place at the Ministry of War's official residence, but he did not intend to hold Yang Ji accountable. First, Yuan Shou provoked him first, and Yang Ji was forced to fight back. , it belongs to "legitimate defense" and there is nothing wrong with it; secondly, Yang Guang, as the emperor, also has a distinction between closeness and distance in his heart. Although Yuan Shou is barely a "minister of Conglong", his status in Yang Guang's heart is obviously far away. Not as good as Yang Ji.
Since his brother didn't suffer, and Yuan Shou didn't stupidly scold Yang Ji's ancestors and come to complain, Yang Guang was happy to play dumb.
However, he did not intend to forgive Yang Ji so easily: First, Yang Ji had such a good way to deal with corruption, but he did not tell him earlier, which made him tired to death every day, but the more corrupt officials were investigated, the more they rebelled.
Second, Yang Ji produced "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", which caused him and the queen to suffer from insomnia every day. The result of insomnia was that the couple would hum and hum, but the queen didn't care. She had nothing to do the next day, but she But I have to go to court early every day, and then do reviews all day long. What's going to happen in the long run? So a few nights, he ran to take refuge with the Chen sisters and the Wang family, but in the end, these few were even more ruthless and insisted on having a child with him.
In the midst of their thoughts, Yang Ji, Yang Su and other five people walked into the hall. They lined up in a row, cupped their hands with Yang Guang who was looking up at him and said, "I see you, the saint."
"No gifts! No gifts!" Yang Guang raised his palm slightly, ordered the servant to move the embroidery pier, and asked enthusiastically: "Sit down and talk. By the way, have you had dinner?"
"No!" Yang Ji said straight and casually: "Sage, we have been busy all morning, you have to take care of the food. Yes, Yue Gong likes to eat braised beef and twice-cooked pork the most. This is a must."
This was not a formal occasion, so Yang Ji spoke quite casually, naming his favorite dish in the name of Yang Su.
These two dishes were also brought to Gong Yan by him.
The main ingredient of twice-cooked pork is naturally pork.
Pork was very common in aristocratic families in the Sui Dynasty. Therefore, it was listed as one of the eight treasures as early as the Zhou Dynasty. Even the nobles who adhered to the traditions of the ancient Han Dynasty did not shy away from and despised pork. By the Eastern Han Dynasty, the technology of pig grooming appeared in the Central Plains. , so pork is not as unpalatable as later generations thought, and Gong Yan did not ban it.
The reason why it has not been popularized all over the world is mainly due to the limitation of breeding technology, which has nothing to do with the so-called nobles not eating pork in later generations.
When Yang Su heard this, he was dumbfounded: "..."
Although he is well-informed, he doesn't know what braised mutton or twice-cooked pork are, let alone likes to eat them.
"Haha! Take care, take care, take care! You have to take care of it." How could Yang Guang not know that Yang Ji borrowed Yang Su's name to report his liking? He smiled cheerfully: "It just so happens that I didn't eat either. Let's go together later. If there are more people, we can eat. Interesting." After saying that, he ordered the waiters to prepare meals, and even ordered a few dishes for Yang Ji.
Yang Su and others were secretly speechless after hearing this. I really don't know what charm this King Wei has. How could a generation of emperors care so much about him?
What made people even more speechless was that Yang Ji didn't seem to appreciate it. When the waiter moved the embroidery pier up, he sat down crookedly.
On the other hand, the chamberlains were used to it. They all followed Yang Guang when he was the crown prince. They have followed Yang Guang for so long and know this "Lord" very well. They also know that Yang Ji is different from everyone else in the mind of the saint. For example, it can be reflected in the simplest and simplest tone. The saint When letting others in, they often say "announce" or "announce their presence" in a very formal way...
Only when King Wei arrived, his tone became very casual. Knowing this important point, the servants had always been attentive and polite to Yang Ji.
Xiao Jue wanted to scold Yang Ji, saying that he was not polite, but when he saw his brother-in-law and brother-in-law looking happy and happy, and thinking that he was the son-in-law of the Yang family and half of the Yang family, he stopped talking and sat down depressedly. Come down.
"As for the food, it will definitely have to wait!!" Yang Guang comforted Yang Ji and said directly to Yang Su: "Yue Gong, I heard from the prince that you have a more detailed regulation on the military reform?"
Yang Su was not Yang Ji. After hearing this, he stood up and replied respectfully: "I can't go into details, but King Wei has provided a lot of valuable advice, and the veteran has become more confident in the next military reform."
Yang Guang waved his hand and motioned for Yang Su to sit down and talk. At this time, a waiter served tea. Yang Guang asked them to step aside, which meant that the formal conversation had officially begun.
"Saint!" Yang Su saluted, sat down again, and said: "The veteran has already made a relatively detailed plan for the military reform, but..." He smiled bitterly, and then said: "But with the help of King Wei, After they are combined, everything changes."
"Haha!" Yang Guang almost died laughing when he heard this. He laughed and gloated to Yang Su: "Yue Gong doesn't know what he's doing. What this guy is best at is finding faults. He's been like this since he was a child. To tell you the truth, I'm full I am used to being poisoned by him. If there is anything wrong, I apologize on his behalf."
Yang Ji was speechless when he heard this. He didn't expect that in Yang Guang's mind, he was actually a troll.
"Don't dare!" Yang Su said he didn't dare.
"Okay!" Yang Guang regained his composure and said, "The five of you have come together, so you must have a more appropriate method for military reform?"
"Exactly!" Yang Su said with cupped hands: "I just discussed this matter with King Wei. King Wei has quite a refreshing view on the Beijing army. Although there are some rules that people can't digest for the time being, but when you think about it carefully, it's quite interesting. There are rules.”
"..." Yang Ji looked at Yang Su and said in his heart, you didn't say that just now.
Yang Su turned a deaf ear to Yang Ji's gaze and recounted their previous discussions at the Ministry of War.
Yang Guang frowned, and finally looked at Yang Ji again. Although he had a vague feeling that this guy was going to Binzhou to cause trouble, he couldn't think about it carefully, so he didn't ask any more questions, and instead agreed with what they had discussed. As a result, Yang Ji was put in charge of reorganizing the Binzhou Army.
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