The management of the forbidden army is relatively extensive, and there are not many military laws in peacetime, mainly in the aspects of class, escape, and prosperity. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 The most important of these is the class law and the law of rejuvenation, the class law gives the commander-in-chief almost unlimited power and absolute authority over the subordinates, and the law of the reinstatement is the restraint of the power of the commander-in-chief, they do not have the power to use troops, and the dispatch of troops must go through the Privy Council. The flight of soldiers under this management system is inevitable, and the escape law is a punishment for the flight of soldiers.

On the one hand, the commander-in-chief has absolute power over his subordinates, and all affairs managed in the army are entrusted to them, and on the other hand, they are often to blame for the use of troops during war, and most of them prefer to passively avoid war. These are two sides of the same coin, and theoretically the two complement each other, and it is impossible to ignore them. Absolute control over the armed forces must limit their power to use force, otherwise it will be difficult to avoid the sight of five generations of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals standing on their own. Restrictions everywhere made the commander-in-chief lose the initiative in the war, and passively respond to the orders of the imperial court.

After all, the army is used to fight wars, and in order to severely punish the behavior of passive avoidance of war, there are also penalties that are only applicable in military operations. The meticulous and harsh military law of the Song Dynasty is mainly reflected in the punishments.

In history, Ding Du and Zeng Gongliang compiled the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts", which collected a total of 72 fines, almost all of which were beheaded by criminals. Those who carry the army on their backs are beheaded, those who are sick are beheaded, those who are self-injured and disabled and avoid service are beheaded, those who arrive later, those who do not save their neighbors are beheaded, those who hear the drum and send a bow and crossbow are beheaded, those who violate the master's military orders are beheaded, those who confuse the army's heart are beheaded, those who gamble involve money are beheaded, those who discuss matters in the army privately are beheaded, and those who lose their clothes and armor are beheaded.

The extensive management in peacetime, and the detailed and harsh penalties in wartime, no matter how you think about it, you know that the execution is extremely low. Xu Ping's experience in his previous life knew that management is a scientific system engineering, and management should be implemented in every link. This kind of extensive and high-pressure management method of the forbidden army in peacetime and wartime is precisely the most stupid.

In order for such an army to be able to fight, the requirements for the commander-in-chief are extremely high. Either it is to have fun with everyone, a lot of money is sprinkled out and everyone is happy, usually eat and drink well and have fun, and take the lead in the charge in wartime. Either they are strict with themselves, start from themselves, have high standards for themselves, and take the lead in wartime.

Such an excellent commander cannot produce one out of a hundred, and it takes decades of fighting to collide with great luck. However, the system of banning the army, the state finances simply cannot support them to fight for decades. This creates a paradox that is practically unsolvable.

Xu Ping repeatedly told the imperial court that the current military was a problem of the system, and that the military system must be reformed in order to be able to cope with the war, but no one supported it. Most of the people in the imperial court supported the old military system for the main battle of the party, believing that the army's ineffective combat was due to the fact that the military law was not harsh enough, and too few people were killed. As long as we act in strict accordance with military law, and kill those who are cowardly and do not fight, or who violate military orders without permission, and make an example of a hundred, everyone will naturally be able to fight bravely to be the first. Either they are cowardly and do not fight, or they disobey military orders and advance rashly, and it is very difficult for the commander-in-chief to grasp the situation. Most of the officials who believe in Xu Ping are officials who follow him to reform the economy in the affairs of the three divisions, but they are not sure about the reform of Xu Ping's military system. The embarrassing thing is that most of these people are lords and factions, and they don't need to have the same knowledge as the party, and when they develop for a few more years, the court will have enough money and food, and Yuan Hao will be killed by smashing it with money.

has been an official for so many years, and once served as the third envoy to preside over the world's money and grain, and there are some people around Xu Ping. But at this time, these people can't help, it's good if they don't pull Xu Ping's hind legs.

After venting to Wang Shougui and Gan Zhaoji, Xu Ping was in a good mood, and carefully analyzed the affairs of the army to the four most important subordinates in front of him. Tell them why and how the military system should be changed.

Zhang Kang is a member of the main battle faction that supports the old military system, and after listening to Xu Ping's words, he still felt that there was no need for this, and said: "Jie Shuai, the imperial court raises soldiers, lives until death, and makes them have no shortage of money and food." Looking at the military of the past dynasties, there has never been a dynasty that has treated soldiers so generously as this dynasty. The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while, and in wartime, as long as these people are willing to use their dead power, why are they afraid of the western thief Yuan Hao! The party is a small country, Yuan Hao is not a temporary murderer, as long as the soldiers work hard, they can be captured in a battle, why bother with a lot of effort! ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "You and Jingtai have both been sentenced by the Zhenrong Army, and they are no strangers to the party. Let's talk about it, in your eyes, how does Yuan Hao compare with his father and ancestor? Is the party stronger now, or is the party stronger at the time of Jiqian and Deming? Is the current forbidden army able to fight, or can the forbidden army under Emperor Taizong be able to fight well? ”

Zhang Kang opened his mouth and did not speak.

These are the two views of the main and the main battle faction, the main battle believes that the imperial court is as kind to the party as a mountain, and Yuan Hao's rebellion is absolutely not forgiving. Moreover, the party is a small country after all, and as long as it sends troops to the country, it will inevitably be able to be destroyed in a battle. Especially the current party items have offended the Great Song Dynasty and the Khitan at the same time, so there is no need to worry about the north for the time being, and you can deal with the party items with all your might. The main and faction believed that the party at this time was stronger than in previous decades, and the forbidden army was not as good as in previous decades, and the enemies that Taizong and Zhenzong did not win at that time were also not sure of winning now. He advocated the use of economic means to pressure the party to submit and return to its original track.

Xu Ping agrees with the analysis of the main peace faction, but it is the proposition of the war faction, and the two sides do not rely on it. He acknowledged the difficulties encountered by the imperial court, but advocated reforming the military system, reorganizing and training the army, fighting while reforming, and completely eliminating the party.

Seeing that Zhang Kang was still unconvinced, Xu Ping said: "Gongshou, we are all people who have read sage books and passed the Jinshi exam. Zi said, my way is consistent, loyal and forgiving. The reason why the Tao is the Tao is that one loyalty and one forgiveness, one body and two sides, can not be abandoned. If you only emphasize one side, you will lose your way, and your ruin will not be far away. The army only emphasized that the soldiers should fight to the death, but never considered for them, how to move forward bravely, and lost the way of loyalty and forgiveness. How can we, the Confucian scholars who read the books of the sages, talk about the soldiers, but have the same argument as the Legalists of the tyrannical Qin, do you think it is ridiculous? ”

Zhang Kang raised his head: "However, the remnants of the violent Qin Fen VI dominated the United States, chased the Xiongnu in the north, drove the Baiyue in the south, and established immortal martial arts!" If you want to talk about the army, it is naturally better to learn from the tyrannical Qin, is it difficult to learn from those countries that were destroyed? ”

"If you don't learn from Qin, you have to learn from those who are defeated, what is the truth? Shouldn't we stand on the shoulders of our predecessors and be stronger than our predecessors? Why can't you invent something yourself? It was good for Qin to unify the United States, but it was also the second to die. At the beginning of this dynasty, the country was established and unified in the United States, just like the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, what now? ”

Seeing that Zhang Kang was still indomitable and insisted on his strict original military law, Jingtai said: "Gongshou, we are now doing things under the marshal, just do what the marshal commands." Didn't the marshal say that he had to do it if he knew it, and he had to do it if he didn't know it, and he had his own opinions in his stomach first. What's the point of fighting now? Although the former marshal disposed of Wang Shougui and took his handle, he will inevitably play to the court for the sake of this road. Let's think about how to deal with him first. ”

Zhang Kang said: "I'm just talking, and what I should do has never been shirked." As for the king's observance, it is better to—"

Seeing the fierce light in Zhang Kang's eyes, Xu Ping said: "What do you think!" We reported it truthfully, and it was up to them to deal with it by the imperial court. ”