There is no doubt that at a time when there is a shortage of population in the whole country, the return of hundreds of thousands of young and middle-aged men to the people is a great supplement to the people's population.

Disbanded all of them to the people, went to the grassroots villages to lead the militia, engaged in farming when the farm was busy, and led the strong men to conduct collective drills when the farms were slack, so as to exercise the military skills of the strong men.

In the future, whether it is to open up the Western Regions, the Northern Expedition to Xianbei, or the south to Jiaozhou, the regular army formed by the militia in these places will be needed to play their role.

Guo Peng partly referred to the system of the Western Han Dynasty.

He designed that when there was no war, men in the whole country would serve two years of military service in their lives, one year in Beijing and one year in the frontier, both of which would be provided with food and equipment by the state, and the rest of the time would be spent in their hometowns.

When the country needs it, either a counterattack or an expedition, the militia with regular military training can quickly mobilize and assemble into a regular army, and the state will equip it and go to the battlefield.

The regular army, which has always maintained its establishment, is incarnated as an officer, and each person leads a small unit to form a strong military unit.

In this way, when needed, the empire can pull up a powerful army of hundreds of thousands in minutes, but in peacetime it does not have to consume a lot of resources to maintain such a large army.

The most important thing is to control the grassroots.

The Tuntian Farm founded by Guo was the foundation for the Wei Empire to build its military system and political system, and the Tuntian Farm and the people of Tuntian, which were directly controlled by the government, were the foundation of everything.

With the Wei Empire's current control of the grassroots, the implementation of such a military service system is entirely possible, and the conscription system is a temporary demand, and the military service system is long-term.

As for the future, Guo Peng doesn't have much thought and confidence in the world after his death.

If you die, you can't intervene, and you can't change it.

But while you're alive, you have to do something you can do.

Maintaining a large number of troops for a long time and following the model of the Song Dynasty will let the phenomenon of redundant troops drag down the country's finances, and the number of troops from more than 500,000 to 600,000 will become an unbearable burden in Guo's life after the country is fully pacified.

In fact, such a thing is already underway.

Among the Wei soldiers, those who were injured and could not continue the war, or who had no children at home to take care of their parents, would be discharged according to the requirements.

Limb damage is also graded, seriously damaged limbs, severely disabled or simply paralyzed, etc., the kind that loses mobility, naturally can only be honored, of course, the family still enjoys the treatment of military dependents, and will not reduce benefits.

It is not the same as the ability to retain the basic mobility.

For example, if you are blind in one eye, deaf in one ear, or lose an arm, etc., although you are injured, you can retain your mobility, and you can still wield a knife, run and jump, and so on, you will be arranged to work in a local area together with a normal retired person.

The official version is to turn into a reserve, and the meaning of reserve is not to let you leave the army, but to continue to be in the military system, have the status of a soldier, and your family enjoys the treatment of military dependents.

However, your battlefield is in the local grassroots villages, not in the frontier, and your task is not to kill the enemy, but to lead the strong men in the Tuntian Farm where you are located.

You settle down there, and then serve as an "instructor" in your village, engage in agriculture with the strong men when the farm is busy, and be responsible for leading the strong men to practice military skills when the farm is not working.

Training them to use swords, spears, military formations, bows and crossbows, and familiarity with the army's banners and horns are all about teaching the basic skills of the Wei army to these strong men.

In this way, when the military service system is introduced in the near future, it will not be so abrupt.

It is really difficult to maintain a large-scale standing army for a long time, and it is difficult for Guo himself to support such a situation.

However, large-scale and powerful force is necessary to maintain the empire, and it is not easy to find a balance between the two, and the Western Han model is a good choice.

The pilot first began in Qingzhou, where Guo Peng began.

After this policy worked well and gave the soldiers of the active army great confidence, it began to be implemented in Yanzhou, and then extended to Yuzhou and Jizhou.

At the moment, there are not so many retired soldiers who can be arranged, so this system has not been determined at the level of national policy, and then the scale has been raised, and this system has to be fully established.

This will further strengthen Guo Peng's control over the local grassroots and further expand Guo's power.

Guo needs more and more power, enough power to clean up those guys.

Not enough now, not strong enough!

With the successful pilot projects in these four prefectures, Guo Peng was relieved to carry out the first wave of large-scale disarmament in Jingzhou.

With the previous experience, this wave of Jingzhou's disarmament was quite successful, and Jiangxia County and Jingnan County had a large amount of abandoned and fertile land, which was just suitable for these more than 30,000 strong men to develop.

Guo Peng sent officials from the General Staff Department and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to Jingzhou to assist in handling the case.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs is mainly responsible for guiding and supervising the local government to grant land, and then organizing cattle, farming tools, seeds, and houses for the soldiers to help them start families and businesses in the local area.

These officials also did a group old age, held a large-scale blind date in the army, and arranged for orphan girls displaced by the war.

The General Staff Department is responsible for guiding the soldiers to take up "instructor" positions in their villages in Tuntian.

Instruct them on how to lead the local strong men to cultivate during their time, practice in their leisure time, and defend themselves if necessary, until the arrival of the regular army.

Generally speaking, a village sends two to three retired soldiers to serve as instructors according to the number of people, and because these soldiers are literate, they can also assist the village chief and other grassroots officials to lead the farmers to read and write.

On the whole, this policy was implemented very successfully and effectively, and it was implemented relatively smoothly among the five counties of Jingzhou, with no interference, and Jingzhou officials were relatively obedient to Guo Peng's orders.

It was probably the previous Cui Qu case that brought a lot of shock to the officialdom of the Wei Empire, and the aftermath has not dissipated, and the local authorities dare not make a mistake.

For fear of becoming the emperor's next target.

In particular, the status of Jingzhou officials was generally not high and they surrendered not long ago.

Of course, the fundamental reason is that Jingzhou's interests have been divided, and Guo and Jingzhou locals have reached a compromise.

Guo had control of the four counties of Jiangxia and Jingnan, while turning a blind eye to the richest and most populous Nanyang and Nanjun.

On the surface, they collect taxes, but in fact they are still their private paradise and private kingdom, and there are not many yeoman farmers under the management of the government, and there are many manors and forts with a high degree of autonomy.

The Eastern Han Dynasty model will continue to be maintained in these two counties, and no one should interfere with anyone.

The reason why Guo can maintain the current situation is also thanks to this model.

This time in the development of the four counties of Jingnan, the locals of Jingzhou contributed a lot, and contributed money and materials to assist Zhu Ling in transporting materials, so Guo gave a lot of rewards to those who contributed, as well as some political benefits.

It's good, acquaintance, stay honest, and let you enjoy it for a while longer, if you have to jump up and fight against me now, won't it be a dead end?

Who do you beat if you don't beat you?

Right, Cui Yan?

Guo someone's heart was full of banter.

The problem of Jingzhou was basically settled in about four months from March to July of the third year of Yande, and the disarmament was completed, and Zhu Ling led an elite army to continue to sit in Jiangling.

While intimidating the younger generation, he led the army to take on part of the responsibility of repairing the road, and on the other hand, he also took on the responsibility of the general reserve.

No matter who needs help from Zhang Liao or Lejin, he will send troops to help.

In the future, it will be more convenient for him to go south directly from here.

Among the four states in the south of the Yangtze River, Jingzhou was the fastest to settle down, saving Guo a lot of money, but Yangzhou and Yizhou were not so fast, not to mention the Jiaozhou that Guo promised not to touch for three years.

Well, that's the schedule.

Within three years, Yangzhou and Yizhou will be completely stabilized, and they will be able to continue to advance southward and stab the real strength of Wei into Jiaozhou.

Before the Xiaoice River era completely comes, at least the land south of the Yangtze River must be initially developed, and the Grand Canal project must be planned on a day to be calculated.

Within twenty years, the Grand Canal will inevitably play an unexpected role.

Whether the Wei Empire can carry this wave of Xiaoice depends on whether its preparations are complete.

Not surprisingly, Guo is sure, so no matter what, Jiangnan must be developed!

Arrangement!