As soon as Gao Pragmatic finished speaking, Huang Zhiting suddenly interjected: "Master, after hearing what the master said, I suddenly felt that this system can also be implemented in southern Xinjiang. Of course, the number of residents in southern Xinjiang is quite low. The Ming Dynasty does not need to be divided into four levels but has as many as 1.6 million mercenaries. It may be temporarily divided into three categories: A, B, and C."
Gao Pingshi was a little surprised and said thoughtfully: "But what hidden worries do the armies in southern Xinjiang have?"
"There are no obvious hidden dangers in the six major garrison forces." Huang Zhiting first gave Gao Pragmatic reassurance, and then continued: "But each kingdom has its own army, and although it obeys the orders of Jinghua, it is not directly managed by Jinghua. Moreover, although the troops of these kingdoms have been reduced by Jinghua, the total number is still quite large. If the situation changes, it will be a hidden danger to some extent.
I feel that if the A, B, and C classification system can be used, the entire southern Xinjiang military power can be completely controlled by Jinghua more effectively. In addition, the construction of Dingnan City has been completed, and as the master originally envisioned, it has gradually become the core of the entire southern Xinjiang. In this way, I think that I can imitate the Imperial Guards of the Ming Dynasty and reorganize the Dingnan Guard Army into... A special armed force that is different from other security forces. "
What kind of special armed force? Isn’t it the Southern Xinjiang Imperial Guard? Gao Pragmatic understood what Huang Zhiting meant as soon as he heard it.
Whether it is the Royal Guards, the Yulin Army, the Yulin Army, the Imperial Guards, etc., they all have the same meaning, that is, direct force controlled by the central power. It can be said that in any regime, it is the source of core power.
In ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, whenever there are successful cases of palace coups, they basically control the Forbidden Army or obtain the support of the Forbidden Army. A very few successful cases may be that the Forbidden Army was not controlled at the beginning, but because of superb methods, the Forbidden Army did not attack it immediately, and finally won over the Forbidden Army in time when the situation was favorable, and this was the reason for success - such as Sima Yi and his son. Gaopingling Incident.
But no matter what, there is no doubt that the Forbidden Army is a force that the ruler must completely master.
The situation in southern Xinjiang is very special, but no matter how special it is, the force controlled by Jinghua is still the most direct basis for its power. After Dingnan City officially became the core of southern Xinjiang's rule, the status of the Dingnan garrison had already widened the gap with the other major garrison forces. Huang Zhiting's suggestion to give it a special status can only be said to be for Correct name.
But there are other problems here.
Gao Pragmatic pondered: "In order to give the Dingnan Guard Army a status equivalent to the Southern Xinjiang Guards, I think there are still several prerequisite problems that need to be solved. The mission of the Dingnan Guard Army was originally to guard the Kingdom of Siam. When necessary, they can also be deployed to go out to fight, and usually only the first town stays in the camp on the outskirts of Dingnan City, while the other four towns guard various parts of Siam.
The organization of this first town is no different from that of other garrison towns, with a strength of 12,700. However, Dingnan City is not the only one with this army. In addition to the large camp stationed on the outskirts of the city in the first town, the 8,000 people in the city who are actually responsible for city defense tasks are the Royal Guards. These 8,000 people nominally belong to the Kingdom of Siam. In fact, five thousand are your people from Zhiting, and three thousand are Xin'er's people.
If, in your opinion, the entire Dingnan garrison is to be upgraded to the status of a 'praetorian guard', then should the establishment first be expanded? If so, the expansion strategy is to establish the sixth town, seventh town, eighth town, etc. in addition to the five towns, or to maintain the five town organization, but the infantry association, independent artillery standard, and independent cavalry under the jurisdiction of the town Can the mark be added again?
Secondly, if the Dingnan Garrison is upgraded to the Imperial Guard, how will the so-called Siamese Palace Guard be arranged in the city? Should we continue to stay the same or find another way? If you want to find another way, should you join this adapted Guards, or should you arrange a separate organization and name?
Zhiting, Xin'er, the reason why the Royal Guards were affiliated with the Kingdom of Siam before was because you were in Dingnan City at the time, and it was most convenient to monitor the Siamese royal family with the troops under your direct control; secondly, Being affiliated with the Siamese royal family can not only eliminate some resistance among Siamese locals, but also allow the Siamese royal family to provide part of the military pay for the garrison, the best of both worlds.
So if the name of the army is to be changed now, will the above three points be affected? What do you think of this? "
"These are two things. Please answer them one by one." Huang Zhiting thought for a moment and said: "As for the upgrade of the Dingnan garrison, I thought that there was no need to expand the number of towns and we could still maintain the five-town establishment. However, the infantry corps under each town should be increased from two corps to three corps, and the independent artillery corps and independent cavalry corps should be upgraded to one artillery corps and one cavalry corps. The engineering, infantry, baggage and other departments will also be upgraded accordingly in accordance with this law."
Liu Xin helped to add something at this time and said: "If this is the case, the military strength of a town will probably be increased to more than 19,000, or even 20,000. The army originally had five towns and 63,500 people. , with this upgrade... it will be a small force of 100,000 people."
Before Gao Pragmatic said anything, Huang Zhiting had already expressed his position: "Since ancient times, it is better to have strong branches and weak branches than strong branches and weak branches. The six major garrison troops originally had about 300,000 troops, and Dingnan only had more than 60,000 troops, which was already somewhat insufficient. , but the garrison system is different from previous generations, so I didn’t say much before.
But again, since the status of Dingnan City has been determined, it is natural to strengthen Dingnan's military strength from all aspects. "
Gao Pragmatic didn't understand why Huang Zhiting paid special attention to this matter at first, but Liu Xin quietly winked at him and he suddenly understood.
The reason does not lie with him being pragmatic, nor does it lie with herself. Huang Zhiting is thinking about the future. Or to put it more bluntly, he was thinking about Gao Yuan.
Perhaps in her opinion, if Gao Yuan wants to inherit Southern Xinjiang in the future, he must complete the transfer of power in Dingna City. In this era, the transfer of power between father and son basically occurs when the father dies.
In Huang Zhiting's view, although Gao Pragmatic has not been in southern Xinjiang for a long time, he is not only famous all over the world, but the important civil and military officials in southern Xinjiang are either from his servants or old generals he has surrendered, or it is even simpler. Directly a member of the Gao family.
In other words, these people neither know nor dare to have any second thoughts about high pragmatism. However, to Gao Yuan, these people are just like "old ministers of the former dynasty". Each of them has worked hard, and they have all served Gao pragmatism for at least most of their lives. Who can guarantee what their attitude will be when facing Gao Yuan, the "young master"?
Even Huang Zhiting always has some other worries, that is, there are several clan members of the Gao family who currently hold real power, but Gao is pragmatic and does not worry at all that they dare to show their teeth to him. He is very willing to delegate power when using it. A few people have military power in their hands...
Yes, Huang Zhiting also knew that they would not dare to show their teeth to Gao Pragmatic even if they were killed, but what about Gao Yuan, the young master? Here Huang Zhiting actually has a hidden worry that has been buried deep in her heart for a long time, and that is her own origin.
Although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except at the beginning of the founding of the country, later married the daughters of minor officials in the capital as their queens and concubines, the Gao family was not a Tian family, so it was logical that this would not be popular in their family.
Normally speaking, Gao Pragmatic should marry the daughter of a civil servant as his wife, otherwise he should marry the daughter of a scholar leader, or at the worst, he should marry the daughter of a military general - such as Liu Xin. kind. Only in this case, the identity of his legitimate son is undisputedly noble - this principle has been discussed before, that is, the relationship between the mother and the son is noble, and the son is noble based on the mother.
However, Huang Zhiting's origin does not fit into the previous three categories. She is the daughter of a chieftain. Even if she could be regarded as a female chieftain due to the actual situation at the time, she is still not considered a true upper class in the orthodox concepts of the Ming Dynasty. .
If Gao Jingshi did not have such a large foundation as in southern Xinjiang, and he was still just an ordinary civil servant of the Ming Dynasty, then even if Huang Zhiting's identity had some flaws, it would not be a big problem.
After all, you, Gao Jingshi, are just ordinary courtiers, and the inheritance rules in your family must comply with the Ming Dynasty's traditions. She, Huang Zhiting, is the head wife, and Gao Yuan is the undisputed eldest son. Even if the other sons have ideas, they cannot defeat the laws of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Gao Pragmatic is not an ordinary minister. The land of Southern Xinjiang is now completely a country within a country - it is not even right to say that, it may be more of a country outside the country. It is almost independent, but is nominally composed of several subordinate countries of the Ming Dynasty.
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As early as when Zhu Yijun first revealed that he would establish a Dingnan Protectorate in southern Xinjiang, Huang Zhiting was very supportive and hoped that this would come true as soon as possible. But at that time, Gao Pragmatic immediately judged that Zhu Yijun didn't really intend to do this right away, but was just hanging a carrot in front of him. Huang Zhiting also felt that it was reasonable, so he didn't dare to express his feelings.
If she really wanted to follow her idea, the earlier the Dingnan Protectorate was established, the happier she would be, because with this Dingnan Protectorate, there would be less chance of accidents when Gao Yuan takes over in the future.
In her view, once the Dingnan Protectorate is established, it will inevitably become a semi-independent kingdom. It is like a large-scale chieftain in the Ming Dynasty. Its hereditary inheritance is inevitable, and the "improper title" must be confirmed by the emperor - even if Most of the time it's just a formality.
If so, Huang Zhiting would probably not be as concerned as he is now about whether the Dingnan garrison should be expanded, because the tradition of the Ming Dynasty is very stable, the inheritance rights of the eldest son must not be challenged, and Gao Yuan's status is very solid .
But it's different now. She can't see clearly when the emperor will establish the Dingnan Protectorate. However, "medicated eucalyptus" has recently appeared around the emperor. This is an extremely dangerous signal in her opinion!
What if the emperor dies unexpectedly before the Dingnan Protectorate is established? Although according to the previous analysis of Gao Pragmatic, Liu Xin and others, even if the emperor really dies now, only his master can control the situation in the capital, but... what happens after that?
If the master had full control of the capital, would he be able to be a Duke of Zhou from now on, or would he simply... Even she didn't dare to ask. What's more, even if you ask about this kind of thing, it's hard to say whether the master's answer - no matter how you answer it - is sincere.
This is no longer a question of trust, but this matter is too sensitive. The master himself may be undecided, or may not be able to say it clearly... In short, it is difficult to say anything.
Huang Zhiting asked herself that she was too far behind her husband in politics. In the past few years, she might not even be as good as Liu Xin, so she simply followed the stupidest way: focus on Yuan'er's southern Xinjiang foundation first, and do everything else. Go back a little bit first. Therefore, Huang Zhiting will regard everything that is conducive to Gao Yuan's successful inheritance of Southern Xinjiang as a top priority and must be dealt with as much priority as possible.
Gao Pragmatic was not particularly sensitive to this, but Liu Xin saw the opportunity faster than him. After receiving Liu Xin's hint, he roughly guessed what Huang Zhiting meant.
Of course, Gao Pragmatic can understand Huang Zhiting's thoughts and has no objection. The larger the foundation, the more important the issue of successors. As for now, there is at least nothing about Gao Yuan that makes him feel unsuitable to be his successor.
"Since Zhi Ting said so, let's discuss the matter like this for now." Gao Pragmatic said calmly: "The Dingnan Garrison Army is preparing to be upgraded to the Huben Army. At that time, it will be organized into six towns, each of which will govern the infantry, artillery, and three associations. There is an association for each of the cavalry and engineers, and an independent standard for the engineers and baggage troops.
The Huben Army has a commander, a deputy commander, a political chief, and a chief of staff. The first commander was Gao Yuan, the deputy commander was Gao Jue, the chief of Xuanzheng was Cao Ke, and the chief of staff was Gao Lian. "
As soon as he said this, Huang Zhiting, not to mention Liu Xin, was stunned.
This remark was very informative. First of all, Gao Pragmatic not only approved the upgrade of the Dingnan garrison and named it the "Tiger Ben Army", but not only Huang Zhiting's proposed expansion to the town level, but also additional One more town was added, from Dingnan-oh, Huben Five Towns to Huben Six Towns.
As a result, the total strength of the Huben Army should be close to 120,000, making it truly a powerful force in southern Xinjiang.
Secondly, Gao Pragmatic actually directly asked Gao Yuan to serve as the commander of the Huben Army! This was what surprised Huang Zhiting the most.
In ancient China, there were often theories about the Sixth Army of the Emperor and the Sixth Army of the East Palace, but often these armies known as the "Sixth Army of the Emperor" actually existed. Most of the Sixth Army of the East Palace only had such a name and did not actually exist at all. Even if the "East Palace Six Rates" existed in some special periods of a very few dynasties, the scale of their troops was very limited, and they could only be said to be symbolic. At most, they could only protect the East Palace.
But if Gao Jingshi's appointment is true, it would be the first time in history... With more than 300,000 soldiers and horses in southern Xinjiang (after the expansion), Gao Yuan, the eldest son who is in fact similar to the "East Palace", can directly control More than 30%, and it also controls Siam, the center of southern Xinjiang!
Even Huang Zhiting, after being shocked for the first time, hurriedly stopped him and said: "Master, wait a minute! It is impossible for Yuan'er to directly control the Hu Ben Army. Please take back your orders!"
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