Chapter 617: The Eight Legions
The three major corps of Eagle, Chiyan, and Sky were changed to legions. The establishment of a single branch of the armed forces in the interior has all been broken up, and it has become an all-round, all-field corps that combines multiple arms. This also means that many of the soldiers and soldiers will be changed and transferred to other places.
The formation of the Persian legion was not changed, but the soldiers had to be re-disbanded. The Tibetan Wisdom and Courage Legion was also reorganized, and its name was changed to the Tubo Legion. It's just that according to the different defense zones in different places, the time of rearrangement will be in order.
In this way, the Great Yuan Empire has five major legions. According to the establishment of 50,000 men in each legion, it is 250,000 men. In view of the vast administrative territory of the Great Yuan Empire, it was clear that the five legions alone were not enough.
And now the number of troops has long exceeded 200,000. In addition to the five major army corps, Li Chengji established the three major army corps of Khorasan, Kipchak, and Gansu. The Khorasan Legion is named after the original Khorasan country, and this legion has attracted much attention since its inception.
The Kipchak Special Military Region is the largest administrative region in Khorasan, and the establishment of the Kipchak Corps is responsible for guarding the northern frontier of Khorasan. The Gansu Corps defended Huihe, Gansu and other counties and was responsible for the eastern border of Dayuan.
Each legion was also 50,000 men, which made the original number of troops short.
But Dayuan doesn't worry about the source of soldiers!
Before the news was released by the Recruitment Department of the Ministry of War, the people were already looking forward to it.
The number of border troops in various regions is maintained at 10,000 or 20,000 according to the geographical location and population economy. They were under the orders of the local emirs, which were fundamentally different from the eight legions that were at the disposal of the central government.
It's just that the border army is not a standing army, but a compulsory military service system. Adult males in each county are required to serve in the barracks after reaching the age of 16. The time is between six months and two years according to the actual local requirements.
Those who perform well can enter the corps to serve.
In the future, the border army will be the recruit training base of the legion, providing a steady stream of high-quality soldiers for Dayuan.
This change also led to a major change in the ranks of the military. Like the commander of the Eight Legions, it is a hot military position. There are no generals of Dayuan who are not impressed.
But what made them even more hot was the establishment of the Shuai Mansion.
This is a functional department in line with the Cabinet and is in charge of military affairs. All kinds of military defense movements and army expansion are the responsibility of the marshal's office. It's just the transfer of money and food, which is coordinated by the military department. In the future, the authority of the military department will be greatly reduced, and it will really become the Qingshui Yamen.
In the past, the military and government were integrated because Khorasan was not large. At that time, Li Chengji didn't have much government affairs to deal with, and he could handle it. Now the Great Yuan Empire governs more than ten counties and counties, covering thousands of miles. There are tens of millions of people, and there are more affairs to be taken care of.
What's more, the Great Yuan Empire is surrounded by easy battles, and the requirements for the army are even higher. The use of legions to garrison places is also for the sake of the stability of the Great Yuan Empire.
The marshal's office and the cabinet are somewhat similar, with one generalissimo and four deputy marshals. All military orders must come from the Marshal's Mansion, otherwise they will not be counted.
Fortunately, everything in Dayuan was created by Li Chengji! The national style of emphasizing literature over military force has never appeared. Even now that Li Chengji is greatly promoting culture and education, he has never taken much of the importance attached to martial arts.
Most importantly, enlisting in the military is the fastest path to advancement. For some civilians who want to achieve higher status, enlisting in the army is the best option.
Therefore, there is not much resistance to this kind of reform in the court.
Although the post of generalissimo is not daring to be thought of, the deputy marshal can ask for a luxury or two. Some generals who have been in the army for some years have become active.
It's just that military reform is more deeply involved, so Dayuan's first thing now is political reform.
The formation and selection of the cabinet and the redivision of the functions and powers of the six ministries will take time to sort out. In order to better rule the localities, Li Chengji also redivided the administrative regions into various regions.
Mainly on the basis of the county, the province is established. In the Abbasid Empire, the administrative divisions of provinces have a long history. Since the Great Yuan was a new state established on the territory of the Abbasid Empire, it was not exempt from vulgarity.
What's more, the three-level division of provinces-counties-counties is more conducive to local rule.
From the east, the province of Gansu remained unchanged, and Shanbei County and Shannan County merged to form Tianshan Province. Shaye County and Alima County were merged into Chu River Province, Xianhai County and Hayou County were merged into Hebei Province, Hezhong County and Bakhana County were merged into Hezhong Province, Khiva County was set up as a separate province named Khiva Province, Gur County was Gur Province, Sindh County was Sindh Province, Sistan and Maklan, Qierman, and Fars were merged into Potong Province, Yeli, Ban Cheng, and Tus Counties were merged into Khorasan Province, and Malu and Puhua remained the same county level and were directly under the direct control of the cabinet.
The Western Persian Military District and the Kipchak Military District continue to be under military control and will not be changed at this time. Each province has three levels: governor, governor, and admiral, who are in charge of military administration and justice. The size of the border army in each county remained the same, and the emir was only at the disposal of the marshal's office. The provincial governors were only in charge of trivial matters such as grain and grass and conscription, which could be regarded as being hollowed out.
This arrangement is also to prevent local dominance!
Therefore, the military position of the governor will be the place where the army will retire in the future.
But the Governor and Admiral still have a lot to offer! If you can't become a cabinet minister and the head of the six departments, it is also good to enter the local area to serve as a feudal official. Especially in a wealthy province like Khorasan, it has a great future.
However, now that all personnel appointments have not yet been promulgated, everyone is naturally jealous of the cabinet.
No matter how troubled the affairs outside are, Li Chengji in Malu Palace and a harem concubine live their lives in harmony. Aina, who was named a pure concubine, stayed in her palace and quietly enjoyed the music played by the palace people.
This is what Lee Seung-ji asked the musician to prepare!
The melody is very soft, and it is dedicated to prenatal education in later generations. As his first child, Li Chengji attaches great importance to it. The mother is more expensive than the child, and Aina's child was named a concubine before she was born, which shows that Li Chengji attaches great importance to this child.
Because of this, even if there is a master in the palace now, the palace does not dare to snub Ayina in the slightest.
Li Chengji, who was empty, also came to Aina's palace after dealing with not much government affairs. Since she had a skin-to-skin relationship with Li Chengji in Puhua, she has been following Li Chengji. After the overhaul of the Malu Palace, she was also one of the first few women to move in.
Although there was no name before, it was not clear. But because there are not many people in the palace, there are always two or three days a week when you have to have sex with Li Chengji. Later, there were more and more people, and official business became busier and busier. In a month's time, you may only see Lee Seung-ji two or three times.
But after all the hardships, she is an easy one to satisfy. Compared to the precarious life in the Puhua Dynasty before, now I can live according to my own will, and it is also Allah's protection.
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