readx; If it is said that the adjustment of the four guards of the imperial city is still the emperor's family affair, then Zhu Youzhen's adjustment of the soldiers and horses of the five cities is a major reform of the defense of the Beijing Division. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info [Ran^Text^Library]

First of all, even the name of "Five Cities Terracotta Division" has been changed to "Nine Gates Terracotta Division". Specifically, it is named after the nine gates of the inner city, such as the "Zhengyangmen Terracotta Division", which governs the area centered on Zhengyangmen, north to the imperial city, south to the outer city Yongding Gate, and so on.

Second, in the past, the Terracotta Division of the Five Cities was nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and then under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but in fact, the commanders of each division were all ministers, and the soldiers were all hereditary military households. At present, Zhu Youjian has stipulated: The number of soldiers in each division is the same as that of the four guards of the imperial city, which is 1,120 people, and all of them are selected from the reserves organized by the Beijing division to defend the war. As for the original soldiers and horses of the five cities and the reserve soldiers, they were converted into official military households, and the rest were restored to the people, and the imperial court arranged their livelihoods. The soldiers of the Nine Soldiers served for three years, and after the expiration of the period, they also changed their status. Since then, the reserve has also become a rule, and it must be recruited from among the people of Beijing every year.

As for the subordination, the changes are even greater. Zhu Youzhen stipulated that the nine divisions of soldiers and horses were not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but that each division was jointly managed by a cabinet minister and a lord. The two persons each hold the left and right halves of a seal, and the normal movement within the jurisdiction shall be jointly sealed by the two persons before it can take effect; If it is a city-wide transfer, it must be carried out.

Third, the Nine Gates Soldiers and Horses Division is only equipped with cold weapons, and its responsibility is only to maintain law and order in the jurisdiction, and the city defense of the inner and outer cities is still the responsibility of the Beijing camp.

For the Beijing camp, which was specifically responsible for the defense of the city, Zhu Youzhen also made redeployments. Originally, the Beijing battalion was divided into three battalions: the 5th Army Battalion, the 3,000th Battalion, and the Shenji Battalion, which corresponded to the infantry army, the horse army, and the firearms unit. Now the three battalions are retained, but the main force moves out of the city and is deployed dozens of miles around the Beijing division; In addition, four battalions of Qinglong, Baihu, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu were established, with a capacity of 1,500 people per battalion, which was actually based on the establishment of the three battalions of the newly built Ming Army. These four battalions each led the defense of the inner and outer city walls, and the horse infantry army and all kinds of firearms were readily available, and the combat effectiveness was quite strong; The official positions of the generals of each battalion are all five ranks, and the official quality is not high, but they are all directly appointed by the emperor and are only responsible to the emperor, and no other officials have the right to command.

After such a reform, the Beijing Division formed three lines of defense inside and outside the Imperial City Four Guards, the Nine Gate Soldiers and Horses, and the Four Battalions of the Beijing Division. Among them, the four battalions of the Beijing Division are only responsible for defending the city, the Nine Gate Soldiers and Horses Division are only responsible for the security of the city, and the four guards of the imperial city are only responsible for defending the imperial city. If anyone wants to support the army, it will always be only a minority, and it will not be successful. And if you want to conspire to rebel, because there are too many people involved, it is difficult to keep secrets. Moreover, the appointment and dismissal of most of the leading generals are completely controlled by the emperor, and Zhu Youzhen must choose people who are loyal enough to him, even if there are really individual rebellions, there is no need to be afraid.

But Zhu Youzhen also saved face for the ministers, that is, the command of the Nine Soldiers and Horses Division was in the hands of the cabinet ministers and lords. When its predecessor, the Five Cities Terracotta Division, was first established, all the officials in the neighborhood who had water and fire thieves and people who had a detailed story or had to hear about it could respond to the call at once, put out fires, patrol the night, and be honest and honest in government, without taking a penny. However, after a long time, the malpractice arose, first arresting thieves, then stealing thieves, and finally taking funds from thieves, and colluding with thieves. Therefore, the commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division in the past was a big fat shortage, with at least 100,000 taels of silver every year. Now that the scale of the capital is larger than in the past, the population is larger, and the economy is more developed, and if it continues to operate as it did in the past, the benefits will be greater, so no matter who it is, they want a piece of the pie.

As a result of the court meeting, in addition to the first assistant Han Yi and Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, who are already old, Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the household department, and Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, who are too busy with official affairs and have not concurrently led the soldiers and horses, the cabinet ministers Li Biao, Qian Longxi, Liu Hongxun, He Ruchong, Wu Zongda, Zheng Yiwei, Zhou Yanru, Wen Zhenmeng, the new secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the Criminal Department, each receive a division. Since Wen Tiren was the last to enter the cabinet, there was no place for him, so he had to hold back secretly.

As for the lords, they were elected by the courtiers, and they were none other than the dukes and counts in Beijing. Except for the British public Zhang Weixian, who refused to accept his words, the other lords and ministers were secretly trying to become commanders, and some even paid bribes for this. After another two days, after fierce bargaining, the final court launched a list approved by all parties, and Zhu Youzhen also counted his words, and the royal approval immediately took effect.

Among them, the soldiers and horses assigned to Zhengyangmen were cabinet ministers Liu Hongxun and Hui'anbo Zhang Qingzhen. The relationship between the two was good, Zhang Qingzhen was able to be the commander, Liu Hongxun did a lot of work, and Zhang Qingzhen was grateful to Liu Hongxun.

As soon as the decree was issued, Zhang Qingzhen immediately went to work. He has been an idle lord for too long, and he really wants to experience the taste of power, and after the handover, he immediately rode a high-headed horse to swagger through the city in the jurisdiction, and he was not prestigious.

However, as soon as he walked thirty steps outside the Zhengyang Gate, a newly built soldier of the Vermilion Bird Battalion had already stopped him and said: "Within thirty steps from the north and south of Zhengyang Gate, it is the defense area of the Vermilion Bird Battalion. The garrison has an order, whether it is an official or a citizen, to dismount here. ”

Zhang Qingzhen's majesty hadn't shaken enough, and when he was stopped by the soldiers in front of so many people, he suddenly felt very faceless, and glared at him and said angrily: "Blind your dog's eyes, you don't even know Benbo?" ”

The family of the Earl's Mansion, who traveled with Zhang Qingzhen, also helped: "Our lord is Uncle Hui'an, the commander of the Zhengyangmen Soldiers and Horses Division who has just been enshrined, and our lord should be under the jurisdiction of Zhengyangmen inside and outside the Zhengyang Gate!" Your head is a garrison, and it is a five-grade martial arts, and our lord is an earl, higher than the first grade! Tell your bird guards to come out and kneel to greet you, or you won't be able to eat and walk around!" ”

When the common people from the south to the north saw the two groups of officers and soldiers pinching each other, they all gathered over to watch the excitement. At this time, Zheng Qixin, the garrison of the Vermilion Bird Battalion, arrived in a hurry, he was also from the Qin Army, because of his excellent performance in the defense of the Beijing Division, he had just been appointed by Zhu Youzhen as one of the four battalions of the Beijing Division. He hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Zhang Qingzhen and said, "The last general, Zheng Qixin, the garrison of the Vermilion Bird Battalion, has seen Hui Anbo!" ”

When Zhang Qingzhen saw that Zheng Qixin was only about twenty years old, and he spoke with a little Shaanxi accent, he looked down on him more and more, pointed at Zheng Qixin's nose and said, "Zheng Shoubei, your official authority is not small!" But don't forget, Benbo is also a long live Qin, and both inside and outside Zhengyangmen are under the jurisdiction of Benbo, why do you let Benbo dismount in the jurisdiction? ”

Originally, Zheng Qixin didn't want to conflict with Zhang Qingzhen, but it can be seen that he was so arrogant and rude, after all, the young man was full of anger, and immediately replied loudly: "The will of the Holy Lord is clearly written, thirty steps inside and outside the Zhengyang Gate is the jurisdiction of the Vermilion Bird Camp, anyone who comes here needs to dismount, and the general will only act according to the order." If Hui Anbo feels that it is not appropriate, he can play the Ming Shengshang and redraw the jurisdiction, but if you don't get off the horse today, the last general will not dare to let you go! ”