Chapter 027: Ten Strategies for Military Reform
"Big brother, I have a few things I want to ask you." Yang Qing's tone was unfazed.
"Second brother, but it doesn't hurt to say." Yang Qian also sensed the unusual atmosphere.
"1. What is the current state of the military system? In the opinion of the eldest brother, is there still a need for the military system of this government to survive? Second, now that Guanzhong is so short of troops, and the elite soldiers are all in the border towns, what is wrong in the short term? 3. What is the first reason for the current embarrassing situation? Fourth, in the face of today's predicament, what can be done? ”
As soon as the words came out, Yang Wang and Yang Qian were moved, and the four questions asked by Yang Qing were to the point, unceremoniously pointing to the biggest shortcomings of the Tang Dynasty in politics and military today. Maybe the first three questions can be said a little bit, but this fourth question is asking for solutions, where can I answer them in a hurry?
Yang Qian was silent, thinking about the answers to these four questions, and exclaimed in his heart, so powerful! His second brother would never have been able to ask these questions before, and even with his heart, he couldn't even touch these edges! It is true that he likes to read military books, but he is only confined to the progress process of a specific battle, and likes to deduce it, and then there are details such as how heroic the generals are and how the military advisors are full of strategies, how have he ever thought of such an esoteric topic. But now, throwing out these four questions in one breath, where the slightest bit of military is involved, it is all about thinking about the political situation system! It's really a three-day affair, could it be that the second brother has no amnesia?
Yang Wang's face couldn't see anything, and seeing that Yang Qian was thinking hard, he slowly spoke: "Qing'er, if you can ask these four questions in one breath, it must not have just come to mind." Do you have the answer yourself? You might as well say it, and let my father and your eldest brother see if there is really a Zhang Zifang in my family! He wanted to see if his astonishing son had the strength to change the situation!
At that time, there was no "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" to see, from the emperor to the hundred officials, down to the people of Limin, if you talk about the representatives of the country and the country, resourcefulness, the people who are respected are Zhang Liang Zhang Zifang, the marquis of the early Han Dynasty.
As soon as Yang Wang's words came out, Yang Qian was extremely surprised, although his father said that his tone was joking, but it was too unexpected to compare Zhang Liang with the second brother, could it be that the second brother had revealed some thoughts to his father?
Yang Qing smiled "shyly": "Father said that he was joking, how dare Qing'er compare herself to Zhang Zifang, it's just some things that she thinks about on weekdays, and she takes them out to make her father and brother laugh." ”
"It's okay, it's all your own family, you just have to say it. If it is really unreasonable, your brother and I will only listen to it as a joke; If there is your reason, your brother and I can only be happy, and we should help you realize your ambitions! ”
Yang Qian was even more shocked when he heard this, it seems that the second brother really talked to his father about something to help him? The second brother is now unfamous, and he has even forgotten the scriptures he studied before, and it is impossible for him to enter the court as an official in high school in the short term, what do you mean? What did he ask his father for, enter politics? Army?
As soon as Yang Qing heard his father take the initiative to mention last night's incident, he understood that this was the examination of himself, if his answer could convince his father's eldest brother, he could naturally put a heavy weight on the balance in his father's heart, and let his hope of begging his father to understand and support become a reality!
Straightening up, Yang Qing opened his voice: "Okay!" Since her father was so lenient, Qing'er had the courage to speak up and ask her father's eldest brother for advice! ”
After that, Yang Qing picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it all, got up, and paced in the small study.
"First, the military system of the government now exists in name only, and there is no need to continue! Since the time of Gaozong and Empress Wu, the world has not used soldiers for a long time, and there is no need to say more about the * soaking of government soldiers. The government soldiers cultivate at three times and govern the armed forces at one time, which is actually an empty word! My Tang Dynasty has a vast territory, and the soldiers of the government have to train in winter, to go to the border, to stay in the Beijing Division, to go out to fight, and the soldiers are together, and the time spent on the road is more than one month or two months, where is the time to return to their hometowns in the spring to farm? It is because the soldiers are war-weary, homesick, and flee at every turn. The old system was four years, but in fact, many places exceeded 20 Chinese New Year's Eve years! If it disturbs the people like this, why is it not bad? This is one of them. Second, the government military system is based on the uniform land system, but now the wind of land annexation by the big families in various places is becoming more and more intense. The common people have become tenants of the village, and they have no land of their own at all! Is this still the case in the left side of the capital, let alone other provincial governments? If you have no land and you want people to serve in the military, how can there be such a reason in the world? It is not surprising that the source of government soldiers is drying up day by day! Third, the government soldiers were originally forbidden troops, known as 'attendants', there were government soldiers at home, and they were honored in the township, which was the envy of the world, but now the twelve guard generals are mostly served by relatives or Tang generals, arrogant and domineering, only the government soldiers are child slaves, and the world is ashamed of it, so now no one is willing to respond to the military edict. This reality can never be changed in a few years or decades, nor can it be changed unconditionally, so there is really no need to continue the government military system! ”
"Second, the border towns are full of soldiers, and there are few soldiers in the pass. In the short term, the border will become bigger and bigger, and the power will be monopolized, and it will become a country! The desire to despise the court is growing day by day, and it is difficult for the central government to issue orders to be implemented at the border gates. If there is a suspicious person who peeps at the artifact, my Datang will immediately suffer from elbows and armpits. If it goes on for so long, my Datang will fall apart, and from then on, the Warring States will be divided and the world will be ruined! ”
"Third, the root cause of such a situation is nothing more than two points. First, the state allowed the big families to annex land, resulting in the government having no land to grant, and many people in the world went into exile, and the people's hearts were unstable. The government military system is corrupt, and the border town guards are all recruited, and the army is at risk of being used for private purposes. When the end of the year is too big, the community is in danger! Second, the festival of my Tang border town makes the power too great, and there is no restraint, and more often use the foreign clan to entrust this important task, this is actually Li Linfu's selfishness, thinking that Yi Di can not enter the worship of the prime minister, and he has no worries, which actually causes the border generals to be special soldiers, arrogant and sluggish, in fact, now my Tang Dynasty is heavy on the outside and light on the inside, and the signs of disaster have appeared! ”
"Fourth, it is indeed difficult to change the current crisis, but it is not impossible*! 1. Clearly abolish the government and military system and calm people's hearts; 2. Raise the recruitment system, reform training*, and create an elite forbidden army to defend the center; 3. The towns and towns will not be appointed for a long time, not far away, and not concurrently, and they will be changed every three years; Fourth, each town should separate the military power, financial power, and human rights, and only command the army and ignore the government; 5. Even if the towns of the border army do not go on expeditions on weekdays, they must be stationed in the supervising army, and the generals must not be left alone; Sixth, the task of fiefdom and land splitting is so heavy, it is really not appropriate to appoint it to the general Hu clan, but it is also not chilling, and he can be transferred to Guanzhong to appoint another appointment, and he is also a high-ranking official; 7. Hu sergeants are not allowed to form a brigade alone, and the original generals are not allowed to command the old soldiers, and the generals and pawns are mixed into the various armies; 8. Generals in the army may draw their own soldiers from the strokes, strictly control the number of soldiers according to their ranks, and decrease them in turn, but they must not treat the whole army as a domestic slave; 9. The regiment and brigade shall increase the number of military officers, who shall be specially organized in the army, and shall not be subject to the control of the commander-in-chief, and shall be self-commanded by the military department, and shall be replaced in three years; 10. The Ministry of War has set up a general examination section, and generals in various localities will be assessed every three years, and those who are not worthy of the name will be demoted and placed on probation. ”
After Yang Qing finished speaking, he just walked back to the table, he refilled himself with a cup of tea, and then sat down slowly.
Looking up at the reaction of his father and brother, both of them were dumbfounded. That's what you want! Yang Qing smiled with satisfaction.
"Wonderful!" Yang Qian was the first to come back to his senses, "Second brother, is this really what you think?" ”
"Cranky, make the eldest brother laugh." Yang Qing pretended to be modest. This is a historical lesson summed up by later generations, the so-called people are in the game, the authorities are confused, they are outside the chess, and the bystanders are clear. Besides, many of the systems in my solution * are in place in the past, but they have not been implemented at all in recent years.
"If you can realize what the second brother said...... Ten strategies for military reform, my Tang Xiongshi will definitely have a new look! Yang Qian was so excited that he admired his second brother.
"What does Father think?" Yang Qing was most concerned about the old man's reaction.
Yang Wang closed his eyes and was silent at this time, and Yang Qing and Yang Qian also closed their mouths when they saw this.
After a long time, Yang Wang slowly opened his eyes: "Qing'er, you now tell your eldest brother what you said last night." He serves in the military department, and there may be something you can't see when you see things, so you can refer to it in detail. ”
With that, Yang Wang got up and walked towards the backyard.
"I'm a little tired, you guys talk, I'm going to rest." After walking to the door and pausing, Yang Wang was still a little uneasy, and reminded: "Qing'er, don't be in a hurry in everything. Your eldest brother and I will help you if you have the chance, but you have to hold on to yourself. The Guo Yang Guo family you know today, as well as your father-in-law, the Qin family, are not small forces that can be relied on. Remember, be calm! ”
Yang Qian looked at Yang Qing, and the excitement in his eyes became stronger and stronger......