The little emperor choked the old man enough with a lot of chatter, and he didn't know how to accumulate shortcomings in the army for many years, and he realized that what he said was very right. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoIn order to 'curry' the scholars, the emperors of the past dynasties abused the law of their ancestors and constantly suppressed the warriors until they were trampled under their feet, which has violated the original intention of Taizu to control the martial arts with literature. The warriors have become vassals under constant suppression, and it is difficult for them to have a say in the court, but these civil servants do not understand military affairs, so they have repeatedly lost in foreign wars, especially in the Jingkang period, their lack of judgment of the situation has led to the collapse of the Yellow River defense line and the loss of Bianjing.

After the southern crossing, in order to adapt to the war, and with the shrinking of the territory, Jianyanchu reduced the national state capital to 19 roads. After Shaoxing, the country is divided into 16 roads, and Lizhou Road between Jiading is divided into east and west roads, a total of 17 roads. Every Wenchen is in charge of the pacification envoy and the horse infantry army, and the military administration is always in charge of the army, and he is allowed to act cheaply; Wuchen deputy, so that the 'road' at this time is the Shuaifu Road, that is, the governor of the state where the road is located is located to pacify the governor of the road, which is different from the transfer road before the southern crossing.

In addition to the "Supervision Division", there are also "Miscellaneous Supervision Divisions", and some specialized economic and cultural management institutions, such as the Tea and Horse Division, the Lifting Pit and Metallurgical Division, the Municipal Shipping Division, and the Academic Affairs Division. The local-level administrative units below the road were prefectures or prefectures, military and prisons, and basically became independent kingdoms run by literati.

However, after Ning Zong, the military administration of the pacification division was returned to the capital control department, and the civil affairs of the road were subordinate to the transfer department, the criminal department, and the Changping division, and the pacification department became an idle department. In the later period, the Song-Mongol War began, and the Governor's Office, the Governor's Office, and the Metropolitan Command Department became the most active command institutions on the front line, which actually formed a situation in which the warriors were in charge of the military and political affairs of a place. They do not listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, and do not care about restoring their homeland, but focus on practical interests. The Mongol soldiers went south, and they led the army to surrender and became the heroes of the new dynasty.

After thinking about it, Ying Jieyan felt that it was the little emperor who was defending the law of his ancestors. After the fall of Lin'an, the Xing Dynasty established a court headed by Chen Yizhong, but he did not take on the responsibility of the first assistant, and was still keen on infighting, which led to the centrifugation of the court. After he left, Lu Xiufu was unable to control the government, but Zhang Shijie quickly took control of the government and brought the court to Yashan. If it weren't for the little emperor to turn the tide, not only would the dynasty be destroyed, but Lu Xiufu would not be able to govern the court and suppress Zhang Shijie.

In addition, the old man remembered that after the Shuaifu moved to Qiongzhou, he had always been in charge of military affairs, and Zhao Mengjin was in charge of the military order and took the military power under the Shuaifu. On the contrary, after the arrival of the Xing Dynasty, this new pattern was broken. In the case of the inability of the imperial court, in order to prevent Zhang Shijie from dictating power again, in fact, the little emperor seized the military and political power of the Privy Council, and the personnel appointments of the whole army and generals were all from Ouchi, and the Privy Council was only ordered to lead the army in wartime.

Thinking about it this way, Ying Jieyan understood the bitterness of the little emperor, and his reshaping of the military department and the attribution of the three yas to the military department was to seize the power of the Privy Council to manage the military administration, the right to manage the troops to the hands of the scholars, and the right to transfer troops to the emperor, so as to prevent the dictatorship of the military ministers and the risk of rebellion, and changed the practice of the prime minister concurrently serving as the privy envoy. In fact, this method was more efficient than Taizu's method back then, and it also secretly divided the power of the prime minister and strengthened the imperial power, and the little emperor made enough money and face.

Thinking of this, Ying Jieyan felt that he couldn't see through the little emperor even more, he was really comparable to a demon, but he also felt very relieved, he must be an emperor with ideas, much better than a Ming Jun who does nothing, especially at this critical moment......

"Sir, think what I said makes sense?" After listening to what he said for a long time, the old man was silent, Zhao Yu was a little weak-hearted, shouldn't he have offended the old man for this, and asked carefully.

"Your Majesty is reasonable, but the old man is irrefutable!" Ying Jieyan sighed lightly.

"What doubts does the gentleman have?" Zhao Yu leaned forward and asked softly. He peeked at Jiang Xuan on the side, and his face that had been tense seemed to relax, obviously he was also worried that the old man would mess with his own good deeds.

"Your Majesty, the establishment of 60 ranks of military personnel in our official system is to prevent the embarrassment of being difficult to reward meritorious service due to the rapid rise of military merit in wartime. His Majesty will parallel the civil and military grades, and the minister is worried that the merit will not be rewarded will hit the morale of the army, and even cause trouble for it! Ying Jieyan pondered for a moment.

"Sir, I don't think there is any need to worry about this, every time there are thousands of casualties in a big war, how many soldiers will survive to the end of the moment?" Zhao Hao sighed.

"Sizzle...... Your Majesty is right, the soldiers who can return from a hundred battles can be described as one in a hundred miles! Ying Jieyan listened and took a cool breath. He is also a person who has been on the battlefield, so he naturally knows what it is like on the battlefield, and the dead in battle are often full of corpses, and many people will not survive the time of the reward.

"Sir, Your Majesty has already made preparations, and has divided the military ranks into eighteenth rank and sixth rank, which corresponds to the military rank, and has formulated the corresponding retirement period, even if the veterans who have survived a hundred battles can no longer be promoted, they can also get the corresponding compensation." At this time, Jiang Xuan also interjected.

"Your Majesty's plan to change the lifelong military service system, the old man has also seen it, but I am afraid that I will face a situation where there are no soldiers available when it is implemented." Ying Jieyan said.

"Sir, I thought not." Jiang Xuan argued, "With His Majesty's design, the conscripted ordinary soldiers can be discharged after eight years of service, and they will be transferred every two years for the first two years, from deputy to regular soldiers; After that, he became a sergeant, still every three years, starting from a corporal to a sergeant, and returning to his hometown after retirement; If a sergeant has special merit and ability to become a sergeant, he may continue to serve in the army for three years and then retire. Among them, those who have made great contributions can be transferred to officials and promoted to high-quality generals. In this way, it can be supplemented into the army by constantly recruiting soldiers, so that experienced veterans can be retained as the head of the soldiers, and the old and weak can also be avoided from continuing to stay in the army, so that there will be redundant soldiers! ”

"This arrangement can indeed prevent the trouble of redundant soldiers, but the reason why Taizu formulated the military system of 'once a soldier, a soldier for life' was also to prevent these soldiers who had mastered the skills of the army from returning to their hometowns, serving as bandits and thieves, endangering the stability of the township and the safety of the society, such a modification is contrary to Taizu's original intention!" Ying Jieyan retorted.

"This ......" Jiang Xuan was speechless when he heard this, and he also knew that a group of soldiers and men rebelled much more than a group of mud-legged people. They are familiar with the situation in the army and know how to use soldiers, and once they fail to suppress it, it will cause a catastrophe and sweep through several states.

"I don't think so!" Zhao Hao took a sip of tea and motioned to Su Lan to pour it for the other two, "It is true that there are some scum in the army, but there are evil intentions in the world, and there are not only those who commit adultery and criminals in the army. However, the reason why the soldiers only taught war in the army was that they were not educated, and it was not the reason why the soldiers were sent back to their hometowns. ”

"Oh, I want to hear about it!" Ying Jieyan's statement about the little emperor was fresh, and he said in surprise.

The two gentlemen also know that the current generals are all restraining the soldiers with severe punishments, relying on heavy rewards to motivate the soldiers, and using the plundering of the soldiers to boost morale, so that the soldiers are like walking corpses, puppets who only know how to kill. But the soldiers did not know why they were fighting and for whom, so that once they were free from the constraints of military law, they would become traitors, thieves and bandits, and plunder! Zhao Yu said.

"If we join the army, in addition to teaching war, we also teach the words of the saints, the principles of life, and understand the truth of loyalty and patriotism, resistance to the enemy and humiliation. Then after they return to their hometowns, they will not go to the traitor department because they have escaped the constraints of military discipline. On the contrary, because he knows the truth of being a man, he will be kind to his neighbors, eliminate violence, be peaceful, and protect the hometown and the land. ”

"Well, Your Majesty's words are very kind." Jiang Xuan clapped his hands and applauded, "The military service period has expired, and they are in the prime of life, so they can still marry a wife and have children, plow the fields and work, and there is no need to worry about the fields being barren because no one cultivates!" ”

"It is the responsibility of the military department to train soldiers and cultivate morality, and we will have to rely on Jiang Shangshu in the future!" Zhao Hao smiled.

I think that there were not only workers and peasants in the People's Liberation Army back then, but also bandits and soldiers who were recruited, but in the end, they all became useful people after being tempered in a melting pot and maintained the foundation of national stability. If he doesn't believe in the soldiers of ancient times, he will not be able to teach, and his moral foundation will be so low. However, Zhao Yu did not believe that a person engaged in pyramid schemes could turn a normal person into a staunch pyramid scheme element in a dozen days, and he could not brainwash a soldier in eight years and transform him into a good soldier who loves the country and himself.

"The minister knows how to do it!" Jiang Xuan said with a happy face.

"Your Majesty, even so, once the service period of military generals expires, according to Your Majesty's plan, they can be transferred to civilian officials at the same level, so there will be the danger of redundant officials, and can these military ministers be competent after transferring?" Ying Jieyan was still suspicious of the plan, and asked again.

"Well, I've thought about it too, but it's not like there's no solution!" Zhao Yu said that according to Zhao Yu's plan, officers above the rank of general can not retire until they reach the age of office. Once the seniority of the middle- and lower-ranking officers has reached the end of their seniority and there is no hope of promotion, they can be forced to retire and make room for future generations to be resettled by the imperial court. This is similar to the practice of converting military to civilian use in modern society.

"Hehe, could it be that Your Majesty has already had a case against this? I would like to hear the details. Ying Jieyan knew that the little emperor had always been good at scheming, and it seemed that this time it was not without a target, but he also hoped that His Majesty could solve the problem that had plagued the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, so he said with a smile.

"I think that these retired generals can be treated separately, and for those who intend to return to their hometowns, they can be compensated according to the length of service, so that they can buy houses, buy land, or do business; Those who are close to the age of Zhishi can retain their military status, reduce their salary and pay them to Zhishi, and then pay a pension according to the regulations; For those who are willing to transfer capital, the imperial court is responsible for the placement, and low-ranking officers can serve as county lieutenants, county officials, head catchers, patrol inspectors, and thief arresters, and they are always more suitable than those who are from scholars. On the other hand, officers engaged in baggage and military administration can go to local prefectures and counties to serve as staff officers, and even enter various ministries to do things, and the experience of managing the army can also be used in local areas. And they are subject to military discipline all the year round, and their self-discipline and execution are no less than those of scholars. Zhao Yu said.

"Your Majesty's strategy is indeed feasible, but it will still encroach on the position of the scholars, and the minister is worried that it will cause the dissatisfaction of the scholars!" Ying Jieyan frowned and said.

"Sir, I really shouldn't have thought like this!" Zhao Yu frowned and stared at Ying Jieyan for a while.

"What did Your Majesty say by that?" Ying Jieyan said in surprise, he has been with the little emperor for three years, although they have the difference between monarchs and ministers, but the little emperor has always respected himself, never half a sentence, let alone rude words, today there is no blame between the words, so he is very surprised.

"Both gentlemen entered the imperial examination, but they both led soldiers in the army, and the promotion of the generals when they knew the soldiers was based on a gun and a knife, and they came and went in the blood, fighting for their lives, which was a hundred times more difficult than the ten-year cold window. But the ministers blindly suppressed the warriors, and lowered the military rank again and again, have they ever asked if they are satisfied? Zhao Yu said solemnly.

"......" Ying Jieyan and Jiang Xuan both sighed when they heard it, feeling deeply ashamed, and of course they couldn't argue.

"The two gentlemen also felt that this was really unfair to the warriors, but when the country was ruined and the soldiers needed to fight bloodily, I treated them with kindness and made irresponsible remarks, and still did not forget to suppress the soldiers who fought to the death for the country and only cared about their own selfishness, and I was ashamed to be with them. If those scholars are willing to join the army and serve the country in this time of crisis, I will also reward them, and I am willing to give them more officials and knights! Zhao Yu said in a deep voice.

He was a little angry, let the donkey pull the cart and have to be fed, the dog guarded the door and gave a bone, and still discriminated against those soldiers who did not hesitate to protect their families and defend the country, and also hugged Chen Shou and did not forget the shameless warriors who fought infighting, Zhao Yu felt that he should give them some color to see, and expecting them to return to the country was purely a dream, relatively speaking, he believed in those warriors. You must know that the person who can be promoted from a soldier to a senior officer alive is already a phoenix, but they can't tolerate these soldiers who have survived a hundred battles, which is really intolerable for him.

"Your Majesty's hard work, the minister understands!" Ying Jieyan understood that the little emperor had made up his mind about this military reform, but he also understood that if it was a blind infighting, it would inevitably lead to the old road of destruction.

"The two gentlemen will take on the heavy responsibility of this military reform, and the military department will also assume the responsibility of managing the military and politics, and many of them will also be transferred to military positions. Therefore, it is necessary to select personnel strictly, and select those officials who are proficient in military affairs and preferably have experience in serving in the army, rather than mediocre people who talk about military affairs on paper. Those who refuse to dedicate themselves to the army and refuse to accept the transfer must be resolutely eliminated. Effectively build our army of the Great Song Dynasty into a division of 100 victories, a division of benevolence and righteousness, and only in the coming days can we use this as a basis to recover, recover the old land, and restore our Great Song Dynasty! Zhao Yu said.

"The ministers obey the holy decree and never dare to forget!" This is no longer a conversation between master and apprentice, but a discussion between monarchs and ministers, Ying Jieyan and Jiang Xuan got up and saluted.

The biggest 'roadblock' in the general reform was solved, and the three monarchs and ministers discussed some of the details and made amendments. Of course, Zhao Yu also knows that nothing is absolutely right, including the experience he brought from his previous life. The same is true of military reform, he knows that this will not be smooth sailing, but as long as the main body remains unchanged, some localities themselves will have to make conditional compromises......