Chapter 188: Forbidden Army System
But even with these dividends, He Xi still has to face another problem, that is, how much can be done with how much money is spent? How to ensure that the money distributed will not be swallowed by the lower class into their own pockets.
It should be noted that it is very difficult to circulate information in this era.
Many places below are really as far away as the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Regulation is simply not possible.
This is another reason why He Xi's reforms are limited to the central government and the military, and have not yet carried out reforms in local prefectures and counties.
On the one hand, it is due to financial expenditure restrictions, and on the other hand, it is distrust of the officials below.
After a series of discussions, the Beijing Camp System was renamed the Forbidden Army System.
The reason for this is that the Beijing camp has expanded massively and will become the main force in future battles. However, the Guard Army has been weakened. In addition to defense, there will probably be no Guard Army involved in the future.
This is essentially the result of a redistribution of interests.
Almost all generals who can fight have been transferred to the Forbidden Army, while those who cannot fight, those who are older, whose combat skills are stuck in the cold weapon age, and who cannot adapt to the rhythm and changes of firearms combat, are all assigned to the Guard Army. among.
There is no big problem with this division.
Without him, the treatment of the forbidden army would be better than that of the guard army. There is no doubt about this. The imperial army is fully paid, eighteen yuan a year. While the guardsmen had to farm the land while stationed, not only could they not receive military pay, but they also had to pay for seeds and grain. And when they go out to fight, they only get monthly rations, which is just a few buckets of rice per month, which is just enough for food.
Generally speaking, the Guard Army is the cheapest.
But the peak of the guard's combat effectiveness has passed. The fall will be faster and faster in the future.
That was still the age of cold weapons, let alone the age of firearms. Generally speaking, the firearms era has higher requirements for the quality of soldiers. This quality is not a hard quality such as physical fitness, but a soft quality such as literacy.
The treatment of the guardsmen was simply not enough to cope with such a war.
The military pays attention to strength. Those who are strong are treated well, and those who are weak are treated badly. Except for some complaints from some generals who relied on their elders and betrayed them, no one opposed this reform.
Not to mention, there is still a connection between the Forbidden Army and the Guard Army. Soldiers in the Guard Army who are of good quality will be selected into the Forbidden Army. Nowadays, some members of the Forbidden Army are retiring. Generally speaking, officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army will retire after they reach the age of forty-five. One of the retirement options is to be placed in the Guard Army. Or they could be gathered together and settled in the frontier to open up wasteland. If the new settlement opened in this way is in a relatively safe place, it will naturally be an ordinary village. If it is in a dangerous place, it is likely to be classified under a certain guard station. It can be regarded as returning to the guard army.
Of course, if you don’t want to, you can get the money and go home.
In addition, the military system of the Forbidden Army is also distinguished from the military system of the Guard.
The military system of the guard station is: 100 households, 1,000 households, guard station, Dusi, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies.
The military system of the Forbidden Army includes platoon, battalion, regiment, army and privy council.
The so-called platoon, as mentioned before, is actually a hundred households.
Because they have to line up and shoot, among the three horizontal rows, the soldiers in one row have to listen to the orders of an officer, and this officer is the platoon leader.
However, due to tactical needs, the number of people under the platoon leader's responsibility is not one hundred. How much specifically. This is still under discussion.
The so-called camp refers to the establishment of thousands of households.
Because, when fighting, the battalion acts as an independent combat unit and a complete military formation. Naturally, one person is responsible. If there is still debate about the size of the platoon establishment, there is almost unanimous agreement on the establishment at the battalion level. That's compression.
For a thousand households, the exact number of people is around 1,200. Many people think that a battalion of 800 people is enough.
A battalion has three or six platoons, and the battalion headquarters has a part of the cavalry, a part of the artillery, and a baggage team. One eight hundred people.
Of course, even so, some people suggested splitting up camps. That is to say, a battalion is divided into two parts: left and right. Or the small camp system. That is, three horizontal lines, plus
The upper part of the cavalry, artillery and headquarters has about 300 to 400 people as a unit.
He Xi felt that this was probably the reason why the company was formed later.
However, He Xi did not get too involved in tactical matters.
In the end, we decided to be more conservative. That is, a battalion of 800 people.
As for the regiment, it was transformed from the guard station. The name "Regiment" was decided by He Xi, but there was no inconsistency between the top and bottom. After all, the name "Regiment" was originally the traditional name of the Chinese Army.
Even without He Xi, the later Ming army also established regiment camps.
A regiment consists of five battalions. In addition to the regiment headquarters, there are also cavalry, artillery and other units directly under the regiment headquarters. There were more than a thousand people in total. It's almost the same size as a guard station.
Above the regiment, it is directly the army.
It can also be regarded as the experience of this battle. At the health center level, new establishment is needed. But there is one point that needs to be debated, and that is whether this establishment is fixed or temporary.
After all, in the guard station system, there is a capital commander above the guard station, and there is a capital commander above the guard station commander. But in reality, the guardhouses are separate. It is impossible for the capital commander to fully manage the guard station. They are only called together when there is a war.
When the army goes on an expedition, the commander usually wears the seal of general, and there are deputy generals below him, and there are even deputy generals and deputy generals of deputy generals. These people each led tens of thousands of troops to obey the orders of their commanders.
This can be regarded as a check and balance method invented by Zhu Yuanzhang, which cannot allow the power of the army to be in the hands of one person.
How army became a permanent establishment.
That is to say, there are tens of thousands of troops, about 30,000 in number, who have been controlled by one person for a long time. This is already quite impressive.
At the end of the discussion, after referring to the staff system, it was finally decided that the army would be a permanent organization.
One corps, six regiments, plus military headquarters, and a large number of baggage trains. Also because the place where they are stationed is different from the combat targets. The number of people is between 30,000 and 40,000, and the highest number will not reach 40,000.
Twelve armies were thus organized, with a total of 600,000 forbidden troops.
Among them, the First Army, and even the Ping An Commander, had a very large establishment. There are ten regiments with more than 60,000 people. Because the First Army is the garrison in Beijing, it is Zhu Xiongying's heart and soul. It is also Zhu Xiongying’s power guarantee.
From the Second Army to the Ninth Army, there are eight armies in total, plus the auxiliary troops of General Ye Chen Zhengnan, there are a total of 300,000 soldiers.
Almost the entire country's troops were in Ye Chen's hands.
Of course, these armies were commanded by Ye Chen in the name of the war general. It can be called the Conquest of the South Army. Once the war is over and Ye Chen does not have the title of Conquest of the Southern Army, the Conquest of the Southern Army will be revoked immediately.
This is also normal.
The imperial court did not allow it, and there were other establishments above the military level. Even if necessary, it must be a temporary establishment with officers leading the troops for a long time until military control. Everyone above the military level must serve in the Privy Council. He has the title of Privy Council.
There are many deputies in the Privy Council. The Privy Council envoy is the chief officer, and there are deputy Privy Council envoys who know the affairs of the Privy Council, who also know the Privy Council envoys, and so on. There are also levels among these deputies, which are actually for the placement of generals above the military command level.
When these generals go to war, they are released to command several armies and take on independent tasks. When not at war, if you can serve in the Privy Council or in an agency under the Privy Council, it is naturally possible. Read the book
But many generals are not good at anything other than fighting.
Naturally, he holds the position of deputy of the Privy Council and has the right to know about the military. But no management rights. If there are important military and national affairs, they will also attend the discussions. Make sure to lead the troops without leading them, and lead the troops without leading them.
This has also formed a whole system. An officer will climb through the ranks in the early stage and rise to military control step by step. This is already the limit of most generals. And there are many people who are particularly powerful. It is about to enter the Privy Council system.
He no longer leads troops on the front line.
The Ninth Army was placed in the direction of Datong. The Tenth Army was placed in Liaodong, and the Eleventh Army was placed in Japan, under the military control of Wu Gao. The Twelfth Army was placed in Monan. By the way, the Twelve Military Complete Cavalry Corps. There are 50,000 fine riders in total. No artillery. The number of firearms equipment is also insufficient. No fight
The fighting ability is also quite good. It can also be regarded as the general reserve team of the army. Once a war breaks out in the south, the Twelfth Army will directly belong to the Southern Conquest Army. After all, there is nothing to defend in the north.
