Frankly speaking, although the Qing Dynasty was the most humiliating dynasty in history, its means of controlling the common people were the first in all dynasties. For example, the cities in various places are a good means for the Qing Dynasty to control the world with banner soldiers.

These Eight Banners soldiers live in a flag city isolated from the outside world, have their own small society and life circle, and do not integrate much with the outside world. However, the Manchus, who were a minority in the population, controlled the Central Plains of China for 267 years.

These Eight Banners are isolated from the outside world. Therefore, it is difficult to be assimilated by the Han people in the outside world, and with good treatment, they are naturally loyal to the Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, although the Eight Banners were terrible, they couldn't beat the foreigners or the Taiping Army. However, it is more than enough to suppress ordinary people. After all, unarmed civilians can't even fight against a gang of armed thugs, let alone thousands of soldiers?

Just like the Jiangning Mancheng of Nanjing, which was slaughtered by the Taiping Army, there were four or five thousand Eight Banner soldiers stationed in it for a long time. Including family members, there are 20,000 or 30,000 people.

It was the existence of these cities within cities that the people everywhere were controlled by the Qing court. Without a strong rebel army like the Taiping Army, it would be difficult to resist.

Marin's plan was also to learn from the Qing Dynasty and establish a city-within-a-city like a black city in important cities around the country. Then, use Black City to control cities and towns across Mexico and Peru.

Of course, Marin's core of the American colonies was not the blacks. In fact, the real core was the German mercenaries.

Marin planned to build a smaller city within a city, which could also be called a white city, in the black cities everywhere, with a small number of elite German mercenaries stationed in them.

In the white city, all the people living in the city are white people from the mainland. Many of them would serve as officers of black soldiers and control the black army.

At the same time, there will also be a gendarmerie unit in the white city, which will maintain the discipline of black soldiers. In later generations, as anyone knows, black discipline is the worst in the world. In order to prevent black soldiers from letting themselves go, Marin needed a gendarmerie unit dedicated to maintaining military discipline. The number of this army is not large, only a hundred people are needed, and it can supervise tens of thousands of troops. They would all be made up of more disciplined German soldiers, who would supervise the black soldiers and prevent them from breaking discipline.

Although, the first generation of black slaves were generally more honest and obedient. However, it cannot be ruled out that some of them have lost their sense of awe and begun to let go of themselves after a long time. Therefore, the repression of the gendarmerie is very necessary.

Moreover, controlling the chaos of black soldiers can also reduce the harm to the indigenous people of the colony. In this way, it can also avoid the boiling of colonial resentment as much as possible, and strengthen the local control over the colony.

In fact, the benefits of the gendarmerie are much more than that. The existence of the gendarmerie can not only deter ordinary soldiers, but even lead generals.

Because of the existence of the military police, those generals who lead the troops must also be restrained in their work style. Because, the generals also need to be supervised by the gendarmes to avoid making mistakes and being arrogant.

Therefore, the gendarmerie is actually a role similar to that of Jinyiwei, with the duty of helping the imperial court supervise sick generals in various places.

Of course, the gendarmerie only has the power to enforce the law, not the power to judge. Because, the power of trial rests with the military court. The reason why Jinyiwei can become bigger is because Jinyiwei not only has the power to enforce the law, but also has the edict and prison, and has independent judicial power. Too much power can naturally become a danger.

In fact, like the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the edict is separated from the Jinyiwei, it can become a very good organization. Just like the gendarmes of later generations, there is no harm. Because, they don't have the right to convict people casually. Even if someone is arrested, they will do it according to the rules, just like the traffic police enforce the law. You didn't break the rules, and he didn't do anything to you.

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly slapped his head:

"Yes, I almost forgot about the gendarmes and military courts!"

Prior to this, the army of the Beihai Kingdom had always relied on Sauer's military agents to secretly monitor the army. Although the effect is good, after all, it is a bit selfish and not very bright. Moreover, it is easy for the generals and the court to be suspicious of each other and cause contradictions.

If there is a gendarmerie in the army, and there is a gendarmerie in the army, not only ordinary soldiers will have a lot of rules, but many generals will also be cautious.

Thinking of this, Marin called Sauer and commanded:

"You arrange for someone to select a group of fair soldiers from the army to form a gendarmerie! And you are the first commander of the gendarmerie of the Beihai State! ”

"Gendarmerie? What's that? Sauer was a little confused.

Marin then introduced him to him, and Sauer suddenly realized-

"Oh, the overseer of the army? However, my Military Statistics Bureau has already sent someone to do this......"

Marin shook his head and said:

"It's different! Those intelligence officers in the army under your command cannot reveal their true identities, and their deterrent power is insufficient. After the establishment of the gendarmerie, as long as they put on the uniform of the gendarmerie and hang around the soldiers, those soldiers naturally did not dare to make a mistake. After all, the ruthlessness of military law is no joke. ”

And then there will definitely be a military tribunal in the army to decide on the issue of crimes committed by servicemen. In this way, the gendarmerie has really become a pure law enforcement force, and does not have as much power as Jinyiwei.

At the same time, Marin does not intend to give the gendarme rights that can manage the civilian gendarme, like the French gendarmerie. After all, if the gendarmes had the right to manage the people, it would be very similar to Jinyiwei.

When the time comes, the gendarmerie will only be in charge of the discipline of the officers and men of the army, and will not be concerned with the problems of the people. Even if they participate in the crackdown on the people, they will only do so as an auxiliary and cooperate with other departments.

With the cooperation of the military police on the surface and the intelligence officers in the army who are hiding in the army, it is still easy for Marin to control the army.

In fact, the German soldiers themselves were obedient and obedient. Therefore, even if there was no special gendarmerie before, there were no major problems with the army of the North Sea State.

But as the army expanded, and non-German soldiers joined, military discipline was certainly not as easy to manage as before. Especially the black people, who are accustomed to freedom and looseness, may simply "go to heaven" without gendarmerie suppression......

Therefore, it is very necessary to form a gendarmerie to maintain military discipline. This helps to control the army indirectly. After all, in addition to the role of maintaining military discipline, the gendarmerie also has the responsibility of supervising the local army.

If you encounter a local army general who has different intentions and finds that something is wrong, the gendarmerie can also report it. If you feel that something is wrong, you can also change the general of the garrison according to these reports......

Of course, no matter how bullish the gendarmes are, Marin will not give them the right to judge. Thus, in order to punish those who violate military law, a professional judge of the military court must be in charge of the trial of the offender.

Military tribunals are independent of the military and are administered by legal professionals. The main requirement is fairness and justice. Moreover, it is better to have nothing to do with the gendarmerie. In this way, there is no need for the gendarmerie to intervene in the trial of the persons concerned.

Without the power to judge, the gendarmerie was reduced to an ordinary law enforcement force. Unlike the Jinyiwei of the Ming Dynasty, because of the existence of the edict system, the Jinyiwei can sometimes be very arrogant. Even, it is possible to frame others. After all, the Imperial Prison has independent judicial power and can torture people into tricks.

As long as the military courts are not in line with the gendarmes who enforce the law, the rights of the gendarmes can be greatly weakened, lest the gendarmes become enlarged or even become a danger......