422. The New Establishment of the Army (II)
Jingwen and Li Shimin only roughly decided on the establishment of the army in the future, but they actually did not have the right to make a thorough adjustment, and this must be approved by everyone. However, Li Shimin then began to think about how to deploy the army. The issue of the deployment of the armed forces is an important one. In the past, everyone adopted the government military system, and the soldiers were scattered in various places, and they would not gather lightly. And now that they have formed a professional army, they naturally let the generals have an army under their command for a long time. However, because of these staff systems, Li Shimin will not worry too much about the rebellion of his subordinate generals. At that time, as long as those staff officers are controlled, there is almost no possibility for the generals to rebel. These staff officers are also the supervisors of the army, and they can supervise the behavior of the generals. At that time, the generals and the staff officers of the three systems of military affairs and service will have to decide on affairs according to the voting decision. Even when the time comes, set up a deputy for those generals, then they will be the chief of the three staff systems, and five people will form a leading group, and one person will decide the affairs of the army, so as to avoid the excessive authority of the chief general. This kind of collective leadership system, this is made by Jingwen. When the time comes, as long as you control these people, don't all be from a faction, it's suitable for playing balance. If the kind of army in the past, the authority of the generals is too great, and the emperor is not at ease. Now with this method, that is, it provides the basic conditions for the formation of a standing army.
And the standing army, where to deploy these troops, is also a question worth studying. The next defense mode is actually deployed in line with the method of strong cadres and weak branches. The so-called strong cadres and weak branches means that the strong army is concentrated in the central government, and the central government controls the vast majority of the army, and the number of troops in the local areas should not exceed that of the central government. In other words, the elite soldiers of the Central Army are much higher than those of the local army, which can play a role in suppressing the localities. Although there is a staff system. But what should be avoided is still avoided. And Li Shimin also knew that although the government and military system in the past could prevent rebellion, it could degrade the army's combat effectiveness. Now that a standing army will be formed in the future, the deployment of the army should also follow the method of strong cadres and weak branches.
"Your Majesty, it's better than this. We formed and reorganized the left and right Shence armies, the left and right Longwu armies, the left and right Yulin armies, and the left and right tiger armies near Chang'an. And we are in the north separately to form a northern army. The South formed an army to conquer the South. The West formed the Western Army, and the Eastern Army was formed. In this way, our center will be able to control eight armies, and there will only be four armies in the locality. Even, we can draw the elite from the local army to enrich the central army, so that we can effectively suppress the local army. The local armed forces are also not allowed to meddle in government affairs, and it is necessary to completely eliminate the kind of military that used to interfere in local government affairs. The local army can only be responsible for defending against the enemy, and their military expenditure is also directly responsible for the center. Localities cannot meddle. Moreover, localities cannot set up firearms factories, and local armies cannot set up places for the production of weapons. As soon as it is done, it must be deployed by the general service department of the center. Even. We can disrupt the source of the army. In the past, our military was recruited nearby, and we could disrupt the place where the army was served. Those in the south can be assigned to serve in the north, which can not only control the collusion of the party in the township, but also allow the soldiers to adapt to various climates of combat. It is good for the army to adapt to various complex terrains. In addition, the local army does not have the right to recruit soldiers on its own, and must have a central general department responsible for allocating soldiers. In this way, the source of soldiers can be controlled by the local army. Even, the appointment of officers had to be approved by the general department of general affairs in the center, and high-ranking officers even had to be discussed by the province of Shangshu and approved by the emperor. Finally, officers have to change their posts every time they serve for three years. If you don't get promoted after three job adjustments, you have to change jobs. After this kind of control layer by layer, I am afraid that the local army will not be able to have any bad ideas. Jingwen said.
Li Shimin looked at Jingwen in surprise, obviously very shocked. Even Li Shimin, the emperor, didn't think of such a set of methods to restrict the military power of military generals, but Jingwen thought of it. In fact, Li Shimin is not out of the question, but those methods are all to quench his thirst, which will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the army. However, Jingwen's methods have very little damage to the army's combat effectiveness, and they are rare and good methods. How did Li Shimin know that this is the difference in vision caused by the times. Li Shimin was an ancient emperor, and the method he came up with to look at the problem would naturally not be as complete as the experience of more than 1,000 years in Jingwen's later generations. And the methods that Li Shimin's people in his time thought of were all ways that would affect the combat effectiveness of the army, and they were to drink to quench their thirst.
And Jingwen's method is a method that has been studied for many generations before he came up with a method of controlling the army. Generations of people have figured out how to control the army, and finally figured out how to control the army from logistics, personnel, and even all aspects, so that not only can the army be controlled, but also the combat effectiveness of the army will not be too damaged. Therefore, Jingwen proposed a method that is more than 1,000 years ahead of the world, which really shocked Li Shimin's thinking.
"Awesome! I can come up with such a powerful method casually, this kid is better than me breaking my head in a certain department. I'm afraid that neither Fang Xuanling nor Du Ruhui can do better than him. Li Shimin sighed in his heart.
Li Shimin naturally had to accept Jingwen's "ghost idea". Although Jingwen's ability to handle government affairs is very poor, his various novel ideas can be compared to Li Shimin's ability to break their heads. Jingwen may not be able to be a good politician, but he can definitely be a good reformer in ancient times. Jingwen is mainly a person who is good at coming up with fresh ideas, and is not the kind of person who can handle government affairs on the case. The affairs on the case are not suitable for Jingwen to handle. But many problems seem to be easy when they get to Jingwen, and this is something that Li Shimin has to convince. In a certain way, Jingwen's method of solving certain things is better than Li Shimin's ten days and half a month of meetings.
"Although this kid is not suitable to be a prime minister with all kinds of opportunities, but being a high-level strategist must be absolutely qualified, and no one can even be better than him! With his ghost idea, I'm afraid Datang will be able to sit back and relax. Li Shimin made a positioning for Jingwen in his heart. (To be continued......)