Chapter 222: Hearings

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji's heart was extremely shocked, and he said in his heart: "This King of Liang is really a demon, and he can handle such a complex issue of military reform, which not only unifies and reorganizes the military strength of the Tang Dynasty to make it more powerful and effective, but also solves the problem of the placement and way out of the army generals. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

I really don't know how his brain grows? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the crown prince Li Chengqian and felt that the gap between him and Li Su, the king of Liang, was too big. Of course, he can't say this idea to Li Chengqian.

He said, "Your Highness, what is your opinion with Master Zhang?" ”

Li Chengqian said: "Support the reform of the military system, and by the way, install your own people in the army. ”

Eldest Sun Wuji nodded and said, "Very good, let's do it." With that, he took his leave with a lot of heart.

Li Chengqian was a little puzzled, and he didn't know why his uncle's mood was so low. However, he didn't think about it so much, so he discussed with Zhang Xuansu about the selection of their generals in the army.

Li Shimin, Li Su, Li Jing, Fang Xuanling, and others discussed and repeatedly demonstrated Li Su's proposal for reforming the military system, and they were basically satisfied.

In order to be able to carry out this reform plan more securely, he decided to convene a hearing and bring in all the major military generals above the third rank in Chang'an. The main heads of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households also came together to discuss it.

After the morning show, the Taiji Hall is partial.

Due to the length of time required for this discussion, all participants in the meeting were seated.

Li Shimin said: "Ladies and gentlemen, Aiqing (this is the title he just adopted, and he used to be called ministers), I Datang will immediately establish the world, and the role of the army is self-evident." In order to better straighten out the command system of the army and maintain and develop the military strength of our Tang Dynasty, the imperial court is ready to carry out further military reforms.

You are all important generals in our Tang Army, and you have the most say in the affairs of the army. The reform of the military system involves the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry, and you should also put forward your opinions.

Next, I would like to ask Xuan Ling, a scholar of the Ministry of War, to announce the main contents of the reform of the military system. ”

Fang Xuanling read out the system of the new-style army.

The main contents are:

Establish a supreme command, with His Majesty the Tang Emperor as the supreme commander of the country.

The Supreme Command consists of the General Staff Headquarters and the Logistics Headquarters.

The army is divided into field armies and armed police units.

Establishment of the Royal System of Military, Political and Logistics Academies.

The armed forces have a new establishment system, a system of military merit, a system of military ranks, a system of retirement of officers, a system of demobilization, a system of reserve forces, and a system of conscription.

After Fang Xuanling finished reading out, Li Shimin said: "If there are any questions now, you can ask questions, and Li Su, the king of Liang, will be responsible for answering." ”

No one has any opinion on the establishment of a special field army, focusing on providing equipment and other logistical support for the field army, so as to maintain the field army's strong combat capability.

Everyone is pleased with the establishment of an armed police force to maintain security and stability in the country. Because of the large size of the armed police force, a large number of positions in the army have been increased all of a sudden, and the generals are thinking that even if they do not have the turn to be in the field army, they can still arrange them in the armed police force. Naturally, everyone has no opinion.

There is no opinion on the establishment of the staff headquarters and the logistics headquarters, after all, there are many more positions.

There is basically no opinion on other systems. The more controversial issue is the retirement system for officers and the system for changing jobs.

In the past, there was no retirement system, and the generals of the army were assigned by the imperial court to perform tasks, and who was used by the imperial court, who was still going out to fight at the age of sixty or seventy, and who was not needed, at the age of 30, there was nothing to do, which was equivalent to retirement.

The new retirement system stipulates the retirement age for officers for their corresponding posts, so that everyone has a good idea of how old they can work and what kind of benefits they enjoy. After the explanation of Liang Wang Li Su, everyone has no opinions.

The job change system is the most difficult for everyone to understand.

Zhang Liang, the squire of the military department, asked: "As we all know, I have the most important military merit in the Tang Dynasty, and the officers are transferred to work in local areas, I'm afraid it will be difficult for many people to accept it, right?" ”

Li Su said: "Over the years, due to the successive wars, the army of the Tang Dynasty has been expanding, so the placement of officers is not involved.

However, after this reorganization, there will be no chance for the army to continue to expand. Even if three people in a department have the opportunity to be promoted to a position, only one person can be promoted. Then the other two people can't be promoted, but the age has also reached the age of the tenure, how do they arrange it?

In the future, there will be an average of one job change every three years, think about it, how many people will not have the opportunity to be promoted? Will there be few people left who can't be arranged? There is no room for these officers to rise, and they must not stay in their original positions. If they don't leave, how will the officers below be promoted? ”

When Li Su said this, everyone thought that was the case.

"Over time, the number of these people will be very large, and most of them are junior officers, and they are young, say 25 or 30 years old, so they can't just retire, right?" ”

Speaking of this, many people burst into laughter.

Li Su continued: "These officers, who have been trained in the military camp, have very good qualities, how can the imperial court let them retire from the army and go home like this, firstly, it is unfair to them, and secondly, it is also a great loss to the imperial court."

Let them work professionally in the local government, firstly, it will give them a way out, and secondly, it will also increase talents for the imperial court. ”

He said this, and the generals all agreed.

For other things, everyone basically has no opinion, and they are thinking about what position they can get and how to arrange their cronies.

The household department also has no opinion. Although the total number of armed forces has increased somewhat, the total number of field armies is not large, the equipment requirements of the armed police force are low, and in addition to the implementation of the compulsory military service system, the cost has not increased much.

Since the country's education system is backward, there is a shortage of qualified personnel, and the quality of officers is relatively high, so it is also a good way to enrich the localities. They don't have any opinions.

After some discussion, the generals all agreed to the plan for reforming the military system. What the generals were most satisfied with was that in the past, most of them had no real power and had no soldiers to bring. This time, some of them were given actual positions and truly enjoyed the corresponding rights and treatments.

The most satisfied is Li Shimin.

The current reform of the military system has abolished the chaotic state of coexistence of the government military system and the conscription system, straightened out the command system of the entire Tang army, and greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the army.

The biggest difficulty in the reform of the military system is that the personal interests of all officers are involved, and all of them have been resolved through the establishment of the armed police force, the general staff, the logistics department, and the military academy.

What the officers were most satisfied with was that in the past, when the government military system was implemented, most of them had no real power and had no soldiers to bring. This time, most of them have been given actual positions and really enjoyed the corresponding rights and treatments.

Even those veterans who follow Li Shimin to fight the world together, and who are now old or in poor health, really can't arrange it. Li Su also made a trick - rehiring. Let them serve as advisers to the army and give them an extra advisory fee. It can also exert their residual heat.

The old guys are also very satisfied.

The reform of the armed forces, which had plagued Li Shimin for many years, proceeded smoothly.

This reform of the military system established the position of Li Su, the king of Liang, in the army.