From the Lang Zhongling and Wei Wei in the Nine Ministers, to a series of military positions in the Imperial Guard, Li Xiang has placed them all as generals under his command, and they are all from the same clan or have been with him for a long time. That group of generals.
He completely regards Luoyang as his own and will never give anyone else a chance to take advantage of it.
Of course, just doing this is never enough. In addition to these, Li Xiang is also preparing to give full play to the power of the floating house. Whether it is within the palace or the ministers of the court, they must be in control of their every move.
After the generals' issues have been arranged, the next thing to be put on the agenda is the issue of disarmament and military expansion.
Now is the time to conquer the world, and all the princes are recruiting as many troops as they can afford. At this time, Li Xiang would not be stupid enough to reduce the number of troops under his command.
Otherwise, if you find that you don't have enough troops when the next war comes, it will be embarrassing!
Moreover, among all the princes in the world, Li Xiang has the largest number of soldiers and horses. However, Li Xiang also has the largest territory and the most places to defend. Therefore, his troops are not actually rich, and they are far from luxurious enough to need to be abolished.
The reason for the reduction is not to reduce the number of soldiers and horses under his command, but to eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled among them.
The Jin army has been developing for more than ten years, and has expanded its troops several times. The army already has a small number of older ordinary soldiers or low-level establishments such as corps commanders and chief commanders.
As these people age, their physical fitness has declined, and their combat effectiveness is bound to be affected. Therefore, this part is one of the targets for cuts.
In addition, those who have to be abolished are soldiers who suffered injuries that affected their combat effectiveness during the war, and even soldiers who have become disabled.
Of course, these people are already veterans, and their combat experience is quite rich, which is also a resource. Since it is a resource, Li Xiang will not waste it.
Some of these people can serve as county government servants and second-line county soldiers. In troubled times, chaos abounds, bandits and bandits emerge in endlessly, and there are also many participants in professions such as thieves. If you want to strengthen local governance, a large number of government officials and second-line county soldiers are indispensable.
Moreover, some of the soldiers to be laid off can also be selected to participate in auxiliary training of new recruits. In ancient times, the army would only conduct training every winter and during the slack seasons to maintain combat effectiveness. At other times, they would plow the fields like ordinary farmers. Therefore, it is very helpful for a group of veterans with combat experience to assist in the training of the soldiers.
In ancient times, it was not that there were no standing armies that were completely off-the-job, that is, professional armies that were only responsible for training and combat.
However, the number is very small. For example, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various countries such as Wei, Zhao, Qi, and Qin began to select their most elite infantry to become standing armies. Typical examples were elites like Qin Ruishi. Later, with the continuous development of social productivity, the proportion of standing armies began to expand.
However, at least during this period, in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, a large part of the army, especially the frontier troops, were basically both soldiers and farmers. They trained or fought every winter and during the slack farming season. Other times, farming is carried out.
The so-called farming wars during Shang Yang's reform period, and the military settlements that were vigorously implemented between Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Guangwu, all used similar methods. Even Cao Cao accepted the suggestions of Zao Zhi and Han Hao and implemented the largest farming system in history. Its essence was just a combination of military and civilian villages.
In the case of limited productivity levels in ancient times, the problem of army supply could not be solved at all if this approach was not adopted. Moreover, if this were not the case, how could the feudal dynasties, or even some vassal states during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, easily have hundreds of thousands of troops.
After eliminating the old, weak, sick and disabled, the next step is to expand the army.
The number of troops Li Xiang currently has seems to be a lot, but in fact, when divided among the five states, there is not much left in each state. If these troops were only used for defense, it would be fine, but if they wanted to expand further, they would not be able to meet the demand.
Excluding Gao Shun's trapped camp, Ju Yi's Xiandenshishi, Mengtian's Golden Fire Cavalry, Yue Fei's Beiwei Army, Han Sizhong and Li Siye's Modao Army, Li Cunxiao's Flying Tiger Army, Lian Po's Euphorbia Soldiers, and Bai Qi's In addition to the special units such as the Mountain Formation Warriors and the Killing God Thousand Team, as well as the navy and 15,000 heavy cavalry, Li Xiang plans to expand his troops to 600,000.
Among them, there are 100,000 infantry, cavalry and horses stationed in each of the five states. Among them, the three states of Bing, Si, and Liang have 20,000 cavalry and 80,000 infantry; Hezhou has 30,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry; and Yongzhou has 10,000 cavalry and 90,000 infantry.
As for the remaining 100,000 soldiers and horses, Li Xiang decided to set up two battalions, Guangcheng and Lantian, each with 50,000 soldiers and horses, to facilitate flexible deployment.
Of course, expanding the army is a big project, especially now that the top priority is to recuperate. Even if the army is expanded in a short time, Li Xiang will probably not be able to support them. So this is something that's expected to be done over the next three years, not something that's going to be done in a short period of time.
In addition to the infantry and cavalry, the next step is the construction of the navy. Unlike at the beginning when the navy generals did not even have three or two big cats and kittens, now in addition to Han Shizhong, the navy general, there are also navy generals such as Qi Jiguang, Jiao Mo, Deng Shichang, and Lai Huer.
Now, Li Xiang's navy has reached the stage of expansion. Of course, in the north, it is not easy for the navy to expand and train. Therefore, this process must be quite slow, and Li Xiang expects to expand the navy to 30,000 in the next few years.
Among the navy, there was another general named Xu Cheng. However, Li Xiang learned that Xu Cheng had just joined Li Xiang's army and was just a low-level officer. No one outside knew about him.
After learning such a piece of information, Li Xiang couldn't help but think a little bit. Instead of keeping him here, wouldn't it be better to send him to Dou Jiande?
I believe that with Su Qin's secret support, given time, he will be able to use Dou Jiande's help to help him form a second navy army.
What's more, if you want to form a navy army in Qingzhou, where Dou Jiande is located, it is much more convenient than here. After all, it is a place close to the sea. Although it is in the north, there should be many people who are not landlubbers!
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