Now the instructors of the Datang Royal Military Academy have begun to conduct basic training for those students, and those who are scholars have begun to train their physical fitness and courage. And those who came from the rank and file officer must be literate. Therefore, it is now the time for basic training for a year, and there is no real content to be learned. If you don't even have these basic things, then you can't have a future in the future.

However, Li Junxian was summoned by Li Shimin again, and obviously had something to discuss with Li Junxian.

"Jun Xian, I plan to gradually establish the six departments of Nawu that you mentioned, and the first thing to be established is the most important staff headquarters. Do you think what departments should be subordinate to our Datang Staff Headquarters? Li Shimin asked.

When Li Junxian heard that the staff headquarters was going to be established, he immediately thought for a while and said, "After all, this is the head of the army of the whole Tang Dynasty, so you might as well be comprehensive." The subordinates should at least have an operations department, a training department, a public opinion department, and a mobilization department. After having these four subordinate ministries, there will also be an office responsible for internal documents and confidential documents, as well as the internal affairs of the General Staff. There is also a strategy department that makes long-term plans for the military development of the Tang Dynasty. ”

"Then how is the position below this graded?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Junxian replied: "In my plan, there is no absolute rank for any position in the army, only an approximate rank, and the military officer is used as the military rank. ”

"Is that okay?" Li Shimin was a little surprised.

"Yes, those with deep qualifications or actual combat merits can be graded according to the highest standard. And if you have just been promoted, or if you are not deep in seniority and have no military achievements, then it will be calculated according to the lowest grade of the same position. And if an officer of low rank sees a senior officer, he must salute first. And on the battlefield, once one's immediate boss cannot be contacted, the nearest high-grade officer must unconditionally obey the command, and the subordinate troops are temporarily assigned to the high-grade officer. Li Junxian said.

In fact, Li Junxian implements the military rank system. However, the name of the military rank system was not directly stated. And Li Shimin is also a smart person, of course he knows that once chaos occurs on the battlefield, it will be very terrifying. Once those immediate superiors are dispersed, the subordinate soldiers will have no command for the time being, then I am afraid that the whole battlefield will be chaotic, and the enemy can attack most of the enemy army with a small number of soldiers. This is also the reason why once a general is killed, the subordinates will immediately disperse.

And this provision can integrate the nearby troops as soon as possible and organize resistance, so that it will not be scattered. Don't look at it as a small change, but in fact, it can increase a very strong combat power.

"You go back and draw up a statement for me. I'll take a look! Now let's talk about this staff headquarters first. Li Shimin said.

Li Junxian continued: "The chief of staff of this staff headquarters can be designated as the third rank, and if the war at the national war level is carried out, it can be promoted from the second rank to the second rank if it is won. There are two or three subordinate commanders under the General Staff Headquarters, and the deputy chief who ranks first can be set as the third rank, while the deputy chief who ranks later can only be set as the fourth rank and from the fourth rank to the bottom of the fourth rank. ”

"The second-level department under the General Staff Headquarters is generally led by a Lang Zhong, and the grade of Lang Zhong is above the fifth grade and below the fifth grade. There should be a few more places under Langzhong, and the commander should be a foreigner. The grade is usually from the top of the sixth grade to the lower part of the sixth grade. The following should be the department, the commander is the main thing, and the grade is generally set as the seventh grade up to the seventh grade. As for the department, there is no position under the department, and generally speaking, it is the staff officer of the ordinary work of the eighth or ninth grade. Being responsible for actually carrying out various tasks is not the power to actually lead. ”

"Jun Xian, then who do you think will be the chief of staff headquarters?" Li Shimin asked.

Li Junxian immediately said: "Your Majesty, this is a major matter of the country. The minister didn't dare to say. The minister thought that the emperor had already made a plan, so it was better to ask the emperor to make his own decision! ”

Li Shimin nodded, he knew that this Li Junxian was very smart. Know what to do and what not to do. Although this staff headquarters and various systems were all proposed by Li Junxian, there are still many people in front of Li Junxian in various generals, and I am afraid that this staff headquarters is not something that Li Junxian can touch. Since ancient times, in addition to merit, officials should also look at qualifications, and even more importantly, look at the closeness to superiors.

Although Li Junxian has enough military achievements, his closeness to Li Shimin is obviously not enough, and age is also a big problem. Datang may have generals in their twenties, but they will never allow a commander of the three armed forces in his twenties. To a certain extent, the General Staff Headquarters is the largest and most important department of the Sixth Military Division, and it can almost be said to be the commander of the three armed services. And Li Junxian's age is not convincing, so the commander of the three armies definitely does not have his share. Li Junxian still needs time to accumulate from the position of commander-in-chief of the three armies, so that he can become the commander-in-chief of an army.

In fact, Li Shimin of the General Staff Department was relieved, because according to this method of commanding, he was not directly subordinate to the officers and men, so strictly speaking, the General Staff Department was only an indirect commander. The ancient emperor's pursuit was to maintain the combat effectiveness of the army while reducing the risk of rebellion. There were not many things that could be done well in ancient times, and the Song Dynasty died because of this. However, this general staff system has an exemplary role for indirect commanders, through the indirect leadership of the four headquarters, the emperor is not afraid that the power of the courtiers will affect him, but also allows the courtiers to have enough power.

"Alright, I already have a plan, and the pharmacist will be the chief of this staff headquarters. However, I intend to appoint two deputy chiefs, the left and the right, to correspond to the squires of the six civil departments. According to what you said, the General Staff is the most important department, so the left deputy chief can be set as the third grade. I already have a candidate for this left-second chief, and I want to ask for your consent. Li Shimin said.

The Tang Dynasty respected the left, so the left second chief can be set as a higher grade. And Li Jing served as the chief officer of this staff headquarters, and Li Junxian was also prepared, because Li Jing was very good in terms of his military exploits and his relationship with Li Tang Dynasty. And he was called the god of the Tang Dynasty before, so his status is high, and now it is normal for him to serve as the chief of the staff headquarters. But who will be the second deputy chief left?

"Who does the emperor want to appoint as the deputy minister of the left, does it still need the consent of the ministers?" Li Junxian asked.

Li Shimin wrote a few words on a blank piece of paper, and Li Junxian exclaimed: "Is it her?" ”

Li Junxian didn't expect that Li Shimin would actually do this, which made Li Junxian, a later generation, a little surprised. (To be continued......)