Liu Jun is now the emperor, and in addition to dealing with government affairs and military aircraft, he will also take time out to listen to the lectures of the bachelors. The content of the lecture was selected by Liu Jun himself, scripture and history. The classics are Confucian classics, and history is the official history of all dynasties. As for the compilation of poems from hundreds of schools of thought such as subsets, Liu Jun also learned these, but he read them selectively.

Reading history can be wise, and for Liu Jun, reading the history of ancient dynasties can better understand history. Mei Zhihuan once said to Liu Jun that reading history is not only about understanding the rise and fall of dynasties, but also about learning more. For example, if you read history, you can learn the art of power, and if you read, you can make a big trend tomorrow.

Studying history is also learning the art of the emperor, the art of governing the country in school, and learning to gain insight into loyalty and treachery and distinguish between right and wrong. Although historical figures are not just loyal or traitors in the eyes of ordinary people, if they are not loyal and traitorous, if you read history books carefully, you will have your own understanding. One of Liu Jun's great gains from reading history is to realize that there is no absolute difference between good and bad people.

For example, when he used to watch the Romance of the Fengshen, the Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms and other romance novels and TV, he mistakenly regarded the romance as history, thinking that King Wen of Zhou in the gods was really a good person, and King Shang was a big villain. Looking at the Sui and Tang Dynasties, they will scold Yang Guang for being a great faint monarch, absurd and unreasonable, praise Li Shimin for being a wise man through the ages, and look at the Three Kingdoms and feel that Uncle Liu Huang is benevolent and righteous, and Cao Cao is a traitor.

But later he read the books of Huainanzi and Mencius, and found that Shang Xuan was not as good as the perverts written in the romance, only wine ponds and meat forests, what copper pillars and cannon branding, and so on. Reading the historical records, I found that King Wen of Zhou was not as holy as described in the romance, and then read Zuo Chuan and Shangshu, which made him conclude that King Wen of Zhou and King Shang were actually good people and bad people.

Chinese like to use moral standards to measure historical figures, and then make a traitor, good and evil, but real history is not like that.

Just like Liu Jun listened to the lectures of those historians and scholars, he now has a new understanding of Yang Guang, Li Shimin, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others.

Of course, reading history can also learn the art of imperial power. Insight into the general trend of the world and discover the essence of many things.

After the division of the feudal towns of the five dynasties, the Zhao and Song dynasties unified the Central Plains, and after the founding of the country, they were extremely protective of the feudal towns and the dictatorship of the warriors, so that they were a little too precautionary. It was also from the Song Dynasty that the political model of literature and military force was opened.

The army of the Two Song Dynasty was not weak, and even the Two Song Dynasty was a very unique standing army with a recruitment system in the past dynasties, and the expenditure on the army could be called the highest in all dynasties. But with such a large military expenditure and such a million standing army, why can't the eighteen states of Youyun be recovered, and why are there still Northern Liaoxi, Western Xia, Southern Dali, etc. standing side by side with the Great Song Dynasty?

A deep reading of the history books will lead to a clear conclusion, which has a great relationship with the system of the Song Dynasty to use literature and imperial martial arts. Just because of a military force, the Song Dynasty had a million standing army and a huge annual military expenditure to support the army, but this army is still difficult to play its due role. It was even considered by later generations that the Northern Song Dynasty army was too weak for a long time.

Liu Jun has his own views on reading history, and has read those history books about the Song Dynasty. Liu Jun believed that the army of the Northern Song Dynasty was not weak, and the army of the Northern Song Dynasty was huge, well-equipped, and well-trained. Generous treatment, but why did the Northern Song Dynasty army fail to destroy the Liao State in the north, Xiping, Xixia, and Dali in the south?

It's all because of the military with literature, and the two Song Kongs have a huge standing army, but many times. When fighting, the generals had to be restrained by the civilian officials, and many of these civil and military officials were civilian officials who did not understand military affairs at all.

Some people say that the Song army is weak. That's because soldiers don't know how to know generals, generals don't know soldiers, military orders and military and political systems are separated, and the right to command troops and transfer troops does not belong to each other. But Liu Jun felt that the Song Dynasty did the right thing in this regard, which effectively prevented the harm of the martial arts holding power.

However, what Zhao and Song did not do was that they took too much precautions, separated the military order from the military and the government, and the command of the army and the right to transfer troops did not belong to each other.

Separation of the army's command and transfer power, the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals do not know the soldiers are not the most terrible, after all, the rotation of the defense area, the transfer of officers, etc., no matter how he changes, he is still a general and a leader. can be written in the imperial history, but it is a layman to lead an insider, especially the status of the Song civil officials is much higher than that of the military attaché, when fighting, it is good to meet an excellent civil official, if you meet an ordinary civil official, and then come to a non-listening to the advice of the generals, blind command, it is really a good soldier, no matter how good the equipment, it will not work.

Song, that's a sheep leading a herd of lions to fight.

After the Song Dynasty, the Ming expelled the Tatars and restored China.

Zhu Ming had the opportunity to correct this mistake, but Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born as a peasant, ********** many of the national policies he formulated. The clan feudal system has the actual feudal feudal system and the military escort. There is also the guard system of the Ming army.

In terms of the army, Zhu Ming even completely followed the Song system, and exerted the use of literature and imperial martial arts to the extreme. Especially after the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, this trend became more and more powerful. The status of the warriors is getting lower and lower, the soldiers have become the slaves of the officers, and the military attaches are regarded by the civilian officials as lowly reckless men.

The imperial court used troops to fight, and above the generals, eunuchs were also sent to supervise the army, civil governors, and governors

Even a five-grade soldier can sometimes command and mobilize a general soldier. The march and formation, the attack and retreat, all had to be decided by the civilian officials.

After the Ming Dynasty, the imperial history of Yiwen was more powerful than that of the Song Dynasty, and the army after the Ming Dynasty was even worse than that of the Song Dynasty.

Liu Jun also has the heart to get rid of these malpractices, and the military and the government are separated and not unified with each other.

It was only because of the continuous wars at the beginning of the founding of the country that the imperial court could not control the situation in various places in time, so there was a military region and a governor to lead the affairs of one side.

For a long time, the governors of the military regions of the Han Dynasty and the governors of the provinces have assumed the important responsibility of leading one side alone, and under the leadership of these feudal officials, all parts of the country have developed very well, both military and economic.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Jun later set up the governor and governor who were only temporary in the Ming Dynasty as a formal official position.

But now, Liu Jun hesitated.

The urgent report sent back from Guangnan made Liu Jun completely unable to sleep last night.

The blind command of Liu Jian, the governor of Guangnan, led to the defeat of the Sixth Fleet at Xianghe, which lost 27 large and small ships, including five frigates, and killed more than 2,300 naval soldiers. If it weren't for the fact that his old subordinate Zhao Kang commanded the landing team to fight against the Jianzhou army, the carried away Nguyen army even seized the opportunity to capture Hue in one fell swoop. The situation in Quang Nam is only afraid to be even more ugly.

But even so, the first battle of Guangnan also exposed many problems, which made Liu Jun unable to sleep.

Originally, the governor and the governor were in charge of the military and political affairs of one side, but they were only the commanders-in-chief, and the specific affairs were still in charge of specific personnel. For example, in the civil affairs aspect, there are political envoys, in the judicial aspect, there are procurators, and in the military aspect, there are commanders and general soldiers.

In particular, in the case of wars, the commanders and commanders should be responsible for making decisions. Finally, the governor or governor is responsible for the gatekeeping, and is responsible for coordinating the coordination of the various troops, as well as the supply of food and grass.

However, in the battle of Quang Nam, Liu Jian, the governor, completely regarded himself as a commander, and even disregarded the professional advice of the generals, and insisted on launching an attack, carelessly letting the fleet break into the Xianghe River, so that he finally suffered this heavy blow.

This time in the incident. Although the original army commander mainly took into account the fact that Liu Jian was the emperor's younger brother, Liu Jian's authority as the governor in charge of the military affairs of a province was indeed an important reason why Liu Jian was able to directly seize the command of the army.

If Liu Jian hadn't lost the battle this time, who would have thought that Liu Jian was wrong in commanding the army? I'm afraid it won't.

Governors everywhere were commanding the army. Zheng Zhilong, the governor of Central and South China, Fu Shan, the governor of Annan, Liu Yunsheng, the governor of Nanyang, etc., especially the governors of those border areas, are not yet stable in the frontier, and these governors almost all preside over the military and political power of one side.

This is the beginning of the founding of the country. The governors of various places can be said to be the most trusted ministers of Liu Jun, and they are also very capable. They are on one side. Commanding the military government did not arise any problems.

But just like Liu Jian's matter now, it didn't exist before, it doesn't mean that it won't happen in the future. It is impossible for every governor to have excellent military literacy, just like in the late Ming Dynasty, although there were also civil officials such as Hong Chengchou, Lu Xiangsheng, Sun Chuanting, and Chen Qiyu who could be civil and military and good at military affairs, there would also be civil officials such as Yang Sichang with general military ability, and even some civilian officials who were completely military idiots.

Liu Jian's incident sounded a wake-up call for Liu Jun.

His separation of military and political affairs was not complete, and the two official positions of governor and governor were the biggest failures.

This time Liu Jian disappointed him in Guangnan, the last time the development of the outer city in Beijing was just a small problem, Liu Jun took the opportunity to let him go out to exercise, which can be regarded as an example to reiterate the attitude of the imperial court on some things.

But this time, Liu Jian's actions disappointed him too much. Liu Jian is not suitable to serve as a feudal official at all, let alone to lead the military and political affairs of a province.

Liu Jian definitely has to be replaced.

But now Liu Jun is still thinking about the existence of the entire governor and governor. Last night, Liu Jun repeatedly thought about whether the governor would continue to be established, and after considering the good and bad aspects of the establishment, he now intends to correct the problem he left behind.

Governors and governors must be abolished.

The military and the government must be completely separated, and there can no longer be such a thing as using literature to control the military. Martial artists cannot interfere in politics, but civilian officials cannot dominate military attachés. The army is therefore an independent system, a system of vertical management.

The system of supervision and appeasement was abolished, and the system of large military regions was also abolished.

In the future, under the central government, it will be the fourth level of provincial capital, county and township. The central cabinet directly administers more than 30 local provinces. The province no longer has a governor, but has set up four sets of teams, the chief official is the political envoy, and the adjutant is the deputy political envoy.

In addition, the Department of Prosecutors and Envoys continued to be in charge of the judicial affairs of a province, and the left and right inspectors were changed to the chief and deputy prosecutors.

Provincial military districts were newly established, and each province had a metropolitan command and envoy department, and the head of the provincial command and envoy department was the commander of the capital, which was responsible for the management of the local garrison forces, militia, and reserve forces in a province.

Field troops stationed in localities within the province are not under the command of the commanders, but are directly subordinate to the commanders of the five major theaters. Each of the five theaters has a theater commander and a theater chief of staff, as well as a theater command and a theater staff, which are specifically responsible for commanding the field units under each theater.

The Fifth Theater is subordinate to the Privy Council, the Fifth Theater Headquarters is set up in Beijing, and the Fifth Theater Staff is located in Wudu.

The field troops and garrison troops, as well as the garrison of the Beijing Division, the military power is in the military department, and the military command power is in the Privy Council. The command of the troops belongs to the General Staff, and the transfer of troops belongs to the Headquarters.

All troops' equipment and salaries go to the Ministry of War, but the military budget must be approved by Parliament.

When there is no fighting, the troops are stationed in the defense area camps, and the military headquarters, the Privy Council, the General Staff, and the commanders of all branches of the armed forces. The chiefs of staff of the services, the commanders of all arms, the headquarters of the five theaters, the general staff of the five theaters, the commanders of the provincial capitals, and the general corps of the field army are under the command of the chiefs of staff, and each is responsible for a part.

In the event of a war, the emperor will select a general as the commander at the military aircraft meeting, and award a certain general to lead the army. After the war, the general returned to Beijing to surrender and resign, and the troops returned to the garrison. At this point, just like in the early Sui and Tang dynasties, senior generals such as generals and generals of various guards were usually in Beijing and did not directly command the troops. Soldiers are trained by the commanders of the military government in various places, and in case of war, soldiers are drawn from the various guards to form an army, and then the generals are selected from the DPRK to lead the army, and after the battle, the government soldiers return to the government, the generals return to the court, and the soldiers are separated.

Such a change. The military has not changed much, that is, there are no more civilian officials to interfere. The commander appointed by the emperor to go out must be an active military general, and civilian officials are not allowed to command the army. In the future, there will be no more governors, governors, governors, etc., to interfere with military command. Even the head of the cabinet has no right to interfere in the military.

The army was divided into two systems, the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, and then the emperor commanded the army through the meeting of the Military Aircraft Department.

After the abolition of the Grand Military District. In the future, each province will have its own government, and each province will have one unit, and the political department will be issued. In addition to the three leading bodies of the judicial department and the provincial commander, the Senate and the House of Representatives will also be set up in each province, and in accordance with the current troika model of the central authorities, the separation of powers will also be practiced, and mutual supervision and checks and balances will be practiced. The provincial military district will be independent and will command the local garrisons, militia and reserve forces in the province, and will be responsible for conscription and resettlement of discharged soldiers.

The field military towns are under the command of the general army, and they are directly under the command of the five theaters.

The military expenses of all armies are calculated by the Ministry of War and submitted to the Cabinet for approval and then submitted to the Senate for examination and approval; the appointment and dismissal of low-level officers is in the hands of the provincial commanders and the commander-in-chief of military towns, the promotion and appointment of middle-level officers is in the hands of the Ministry of War, and the appointment, dismissal and promotion of senior officers are directly vested in the emperor.

The three high-ranking official positions of Governor, Admiral, and Governor will be abolished completely.

In the future, the imperial court mainly implemented vertical and stripe management, rather than block management.

The Provincial Political Department is under the leadership of the Cabinet, the Provincial Prosecutor is under the leadership of the Imperial Observatory, and the Provincial Council is under the leadership of the National Assembly of the Imperial Court, and the Provincial Command Department is under the dual leadership of the Military Department and the Privy Council.

At the provincial level, there is no longer a governor and governor who are the leaders of the various departments, and the three departments and one court are relatively independent and do not subordinate to each other.

In this way, perhaps the management of the central court in the future may be more difficult, but it will also be more balanced.

Liu Jun did not want to have another governor commanding the army in the future, and as a result, he was defeated by a strong attack and a weak attack. And the complex relationship between the military and the commander and the control can also avoid the occurrence of situations such as the martial arts supporting the army and respecting themselves or separating the rebellion.

If there is a problem with a system, change it.

Now, only one last question is left in front of Liu Jun, how is he going to deal with Liu Jian?

After the abolition of the governor-general and the admiral, Liu Jian was naturally not the governor of Guangnan. If Liu Jun has some personal feelings, it is not a bad idea to take the opportunity to recall Liu Jian back to Beijing at this time.

But Liu Jun clearly knew that this time Liu Jian was not only defeated in Guangnan, but he also angered many soldiers. If there is no punishment, or even a light punishment, it may be difficult for the soldiers of Quang Nam to be satisfied.

After pondering for a long time, Liu Jun finally found a place for Liu Jian.

Dahan Nanyang Company, the former Dahan East India Company, can now be regarded as the leading large business group of Dahan, especially in the import and export trade and shipping, no one can match.

After the curtain came down on the Nanyang War, Dahan Nanyang Company benefited the most, and recently the former president resigned due to illness, and the company needed a credible and capable person to preside.

Liu Jian is his own brother, and he really showed excellent ability in management when he was in charge of Shuntian Mansion in the past, especially in business.

Now that Liu Jian is no longer suitable for an important position in the imperial court, it is a good choice to transfer him to Nanyang Company, a private company, as president.

Serving as the president of a private company is also tantamount to removing Liu Jian from his official position, and this punishment is not too severe, and it can be regarded as giving an explanation to the soldiers of Guangnan and the government and the opposition.

And arranging Liu Jian to be the president of Nanyang Company is also an explanation to the young third brother. After all, it is still a family, and Liu Jun cannot arrest him and shoot him because of his defeat, on the other hand, Liu Jian's defeat is only due to improper command, he took over the command as a governor, at most he has some dictatorship, but he did not seize power illegally.

I hope Liu Jian can understand his hard work, Liu Jun shook his head.

"Come on, immediately summon all the prime ministers to participate in politics and enter the palace to participate in the prime minister's meeting!" Liu Jun called the chamberlain and said.

Liu Jun already has the basic reform strategy, and now he only needs to formally notify the prime ministers and politicians and announce it directly.

If it weren't for Liu Jun being the founding emperor, and now it is the beginning of the founding of the country, Liu Jun has a very comprehensive grasp of the court. Liu Jun is going to throw out such a big reform all of a sudden, but I am afraid that the ministers will shout and toss.

This is not only as simple as the abolition of the three posts of governor, governor, and admiral, but also includes the abolition of the 13 major military regions, as well as the four levels of provincial capitals, counties, and townships, all of which must be separated according to the central troika system, and new parliaments must be established in the provinces, counties, and townships.

In the future, the prefects, counties, and mayors will only be able to manage civil affairs, and the judiciary and legislation will have to be established separately, which is a major operation for the current local bureaucratic system.

There is still a long way to go before such a comprehensive change can be successfully accomplished, and whether it can be adapted and sustained after the change.

But no matter how difficult the road ahead is, what Liu Jun has decided will continue to do it against all odds. (To be continued.) )