Chapter XIII The Privy Council System

Zhang Xuan's advice to Li Dingguo, whether it can work or not depends on the future. And now Zhang Xuan didn't pause much, and summoned Yuan Shizhong again.

Yuan Shizhong's actions today were beyond Zhang Xuan's expectations. Zhang Xuan didn't ask clearly, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

Zhang Xuan invited Yuan Shizhong to come in, greeted him twice, and went straight to the point. Treat different people with different attitudes, Zhang Xuan didn't need to be too polite in front of Yuan Shizhong, and said: "Brother, don't you want to lead troops on the front line?" ”

Yuan Shizhong said: "Your Majesty, you have always known that the ministers are scholars, and they do not practice military affairs, but the Ming court is mediocre, so that the people are not able to make a living. The ministers can live their lives now, but marching and fighting has never been the minister's strength, and he can only do it reluctantly, and he has long been overwhelmed. ”

"Your Majesty set up a Privy Council, and the minister took the liberty of thinking that the minister's clerical skills were okay, and he could help His Majesty, and asked His Majesty for permission."

Zhang Xuan listened and sighed slightly in his heart. He knew that what Yuan Shizhong said might not be all the truth. These reasons are true, but there should be reservations in them.

But even with reservations. Zhang Xuan also recognized Yuan Shizhong's reason.

First of all, as Yuan Shi said, fighting a war is a matter of talent. Some military books are read in a way that is not used. Yuan Shizhong's fighting is never good, he can only be said to be qualified, speaking of which, in Zhang Xuan's opinion, Yuan Shizhong's level of fighting is much lower than Zhang Xuan's.

Naturally, it is not as wise as Cao Zongyu, nor as indomitable as Xu Du, nor as calm and spicy as Gao Yigong, nor as experienced as Yuan Zongdi, nor as good as Li Dingguo's sense of battle.

Thinking about it this way, it may not be a good thing to withdraw Yuan Shizhong from the front line.

He was right about at least one thing.

In fact, although there are privy envoys in today's Great Xia, in fact, all military power is in the hands of Zhang Xuan, so for a long time, the Privy Council is just a clerical organ.

The real power is in Zhang Xuan's hands, no matter what kind of privy envoy or deputy privy envoy is, without Zhang Xuan's nod, I'm afraid that not a single sentinel will be able to be transferred.

This is also the reason why many people are reluctant to enter the Privy Council.

On the outside, it is a monopoly on power, and in Beijing, it is a snort of people, where to go. Naturally, it's easy to choose.

The wood is already in the boat, and Zhang Xuan can't say anything. At this moment, he had already faced Yuan Shizhong as the new privy envoy, and said, "Brother, do you know what this privy envoy is going to do?" ”

Yuan Shizhong also did his homework and said: "Rebuild the Privy Council." ”

Zhang Xuan pointed

Nodding his head, he said, "That's just as well." "The Privy Council, which had previously run in Nanjing for several years. In Zhang Xuan's eyes, he is a cripple, not to mention, and now he doesn't even have a crippled Privy Council.

Only Wang Jin brought a batch of papers, although the sign was hung with the Privy Council. But it's actually more like a military department. Because Zhang Zhen commanded Wang Jincai without hesitation.

It seems that it is an instinctive act for civilian officials to expand the boundaries of their power. I never cared that in Zhang Xuan's planning, the cabinet and the Privy Council were parallel institutions.

The rebuilding of the Privy Council is a natural necessity.

Zhang Xuan continued: "This is not enough. ”

Yuan Shizhong thought for a while and said; "Establish the number of troops in all armies in the world, and make sure that the actual soldiers are paid."

Zhang Xuan said: "This is not bad. ”

It can be seen that Yuan Shizhong also has his own thoughts about the Privy Council. This statement probably extends from the fact that Zhang Xuan reduced the number of troops.

In the previous crusades, everything was based on being able to win battles.

But if you can win the battle, there are many things that don't need to be pursued. But now it has to be standardized, not to mention anything else, there must be a roster of nearly a million troops.

Don't look at the four words of real soldiers and real salaries, but any army that can do these four words, no matter how embarrassing it is, can do it by sticking to the city.

Not to mention anything else, as long as the Ming army can do this, it will not be beaten to Burma by falling flowers.

But for Zhang Xuan, is that all he can do when he establishes the Privy Council?

"Anything else?" Zhang Xuan said.

Yuan Shizhong thought for a while and said: "Supervise the soldiers and horses of the world, don't make trouble." ”

This article is also derived from Zhang Xuan's actions, and the officials sent by Zhang Xuan to clean up the number of soldiers are not called other military judges. In Yuan Shizhong's eyes, it was already a very clear hint.

The reason is very simple, this military judge does not conform to the naming principles of official positions in this era.

Zhang Xuan said: "There is this, but it is not the most important thing, as long as the general trend is in me, a little clown will not be able to shake the society of Daxia." ”

Yuan Shizhong couldn't guess for a while, maybe he guessed that Zhang Xuan had something to explain, and said respectfully; "The minister is ignorant, please show it to Your Majesty."

Zhang Xuan said: "I want a top-down Privy Council system, not a Privy Council that is only in charge of the military. If you are only in charge of the army, it is fashionable to open the country, but in the future, it will definitely be overwhelmed by civilian officials, and when the world is peaceful, this privy council will also be like the Ming Dynasty's five military governors' mansions, which will become a fictitious thing. ”

"I don't want this point, and the Song Dynasty punished the rebellion of the Five Dynasties, emphasizing literature over military force. So much so that it was destroyed in Mongolia, which made my Han dynasty sink for a while, and the Ming Dynasty was still heavy on literature and light

Wu, as for the destruction of King Chuang, took away half of the rivers and mountains for the Eastern Captives. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Xuan almost changed his words temporarily, he wanted to say that the Ming died in the Qing Dynasty, but in this time and space, it was Zhang Xuan who destroyed most of the Southern Ming with his own hands, and it is not good to say that he died in the Qing Dynasty.

"I want to dominate the world, and I want to be in Great Xia for thousands of generations, and I must rectify the military system. However, what kind of military system can make military generals and civilian officials opposite, and can play the effect of paying equal attention to civil and military affairs. Ever since I started the army, I've been thinking about this thing, thinking about it. I thought it was just five words. ”

Yuan Shizhong leaned forward and said, "What are the five words Your Majesty?" ”

"A good family is a soldier." Zhang Xuan said.

"A good family is a soldier?" Yuan Shizhong chewed these five words carefully, and wanted to taste something from these five words for a while?

Zhang Xuan said: "If you want to refresh the military system, it is better to follow the sages, and the prosperity of ancient martial arts has touched the Han and Tang Dynasties, and the armies of the Han and Tang Dynasties are all from good families, and the people are not ashamed of the military affairs." Since the Song Dynasty, the army has become a thief army. But who will join the army if there is ambition? Even if there are nearly one million troops now, how many can really become good families? ”

"The so-called constant birth has perseverance. I have always wanted to allocate land to my soldiers, so that they can have a constant income, and then settle millions of people, so that today there is a great chaos. The land is vast and sparsely populated, and it may be able to be settled, but in the future, the world will be peaceful and the people will be prosperous. ”

Yuan Shizhong pondered for a while and said, "Your Majesty is too worried. As long as there is enough food and salary, there are naturally people who are willing to join the army, and even let Lijia be a guarantor. ”

Zhang Xuan said: "But how long will it take? ”

Before coming to the end of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xuan's impression of history was vague, and he was all stereotyped, and even felt that the ancients were immutable. But in fact, there is no difference between the ancients and the present, as long as there are interests, it is not difficult to change the perception of the past, but it also takes time to change customs.

Yuan Shizhong said: "What does Your Majesty mean? ”

Zhang Xuan said: "I am ready to let the Privy Council walk on two legs, one is to be in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, the Privy Council is directly in charge of the towns, and the town has an army, a battalion under the army, a sentry under the battalion, a team under the outpost, and a team under the team. We will set up a deputy post to be in charge of military law at each post, and each battalion should have a deputy post to join the army and be in charge of various things, such as the Linying battalion system. ”

Speaking of the establishment of the Linying camp, Zhang Xuan's heart couldn't help but darken. Linying Camp has always been Zhang Xuan's testing field, and Zhang Xuan has an idea to test in Linying Camp. After many adjustments in the Linying Camp, many of Zhang Xuan's ideas can become reality, but now, the establishment table of the Linying Camp is still there, but there are no people.