July 8, Shanhai City.

Although there were a lot of things waiting for Ouyang Shuo to deal with in the capital, after coming back, Ouyang Shuo did not summon a group of ministers in the morning and a group of ministers in the afternoon as before, and he was so busy that he was dizzy.

Ouyang Shuo only summoned Jiang Shang, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhang Liang, a senior cabinet veteran and senior minister of the cabinet, and Du Ruhui, minister of military aircraft and minister of military affairs, to discuss matters in the imperial study.

First, Jiang Shang reported the cabinet's opinions on the resettlement of Dali.

"The cabinet suggested that the title of Dali be stripped and the former prince of Dali should be renamed as the Marquis of Dali, and the hereditary replacement should be replaced. In view of the special relationship between the Duan clan of Dali and Dali City, it may be allowed to still settle in Dali City as appropriate. It's just that the existing Dali Palace needs to be renovated and downgraded to the Hou Mansion. Jiang Shang was concise and to the point.

Prior to this, the title of Daxia was only retained for one generation and could not be hereditary, and the Marquis of Dali who gave Duan Yu was considered to break the convention and was the first time since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Only in this way can we impress Dali Duan.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and added, "That's very good. The former Dali Emperor Duan Zhengchun should also be posthumously sealed, and Daxia came forward and buried with the princely rite system. ”

Ouyang Shuo still has a good impression of Duan Zhengchun, the emperor he has never met.

"The king is shengming!" Jiang Shang nodded in response, so that he could also subdue the hearts of the people of Dali. "As for how to resettle Dali City, the cabinet has two plans, and I also ask the king to rule."

"Tell me about it!"

"First, Dali County will be placed under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court; Second, Dali County was incorporated into Yunnan Province, and the provincial administrative office was moved from Lingxi City to Dali City. ”

The people of Dali City are nearly 10 million, which is equivalent to the population of a province, and the cabinet's hesitation is that it is worried that the inclusion of Dali County in Yunnan Province will cause the governor's yamen to be powerful, and then compete with the imperial court for power.

Of course, the second option also has benefits.

As we all know, Bai Huayuan, the governor of Yunnan, is the lord of Lingxi City, and in Lingxi City, no one can match his influence in Kunming County. Now he is the governor of Yunnan, which can be described as a prince.

This time, taking the opportunity of adjusting the provincial administrative office, Bai Hua was transferred from Lingxi City openly, which also helped the imperial court balance Bai Hua's influence in Kunming County.

Even if the white birch is unwilling, it can only obey.

Dali is a royal city in the end, no matter how it is said, it is more suitable than Lingxi City to serve as a provincial governor, and there is no reason for the outside world to say that the king is suppressing his former allies in disguise, causing any negative impact.

Because it involves the issue of the king's trust in the governor of Yunnan, it is very sensitive, and Jiang Shang naturally does not dare to make a claim before he finds out the king's thoughts.

Ouyang Shuo naturally saw the cabinet's intentions, thought for a while, and said, "Let's implement the second plan." ”

"No!"

Jiang Shang's eyes flashed.

Ouyang Shuo sat in his seat, but what he was thinking in his heart was not what Jiang Shang had speculated.

For Bai Hua, Ouyang Shuo not only trusted, but also had high hopes, leaving Lingxi City was only good for Bai Hua, if he couldn't get out of the existing barrier, how could he go further in the future?!

It's just that even an old minister like Jiang Shang will be wrong, but I don't know if Bai Hua will think about it.

"I hope she can figure it out!"

Ouyang Shuo didn't plan to explain anything to Bai Hua, some things were said, but they were boring.

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"What is the opinion of the Privy Council on the 800,000 Dali forbidden army?" Ouyang Shuo asked Du Ruhui.

Dali is attached, and the 800,000 forbidden army will naturally be absorbed, and Daxia has never reorganized an army of such a scale at one time, and the Privy Council must come up with a creative plan.

After all, Great Xia has won in the battlefields of Dongying, Goryeo, Nanzhang and Zhenla, and there is no shortage of soldiers.

Another point, the Wangcheng Forbidden Army, which had not experienced a major war, was only a little better than the recruits, and there was still a big gap compared with the Great Xia Field Army, and it was not suitable for all of them to be incorporated into the regular army.

The Battle of Dongying is a clear proof of this. The 500,000 Dali forbidden army was defeated in just one day before 200,000 were defeated, although there were factors of Han Xin's intention, it was enough to show that the forbidden army was unsatisfactory.

Only like the Great Qin, the Great Han and the Great Tang Dynasty, after the emperor settled in, use famous generals to reshape the forbidden army, and it is best to experience the tempering of war to temper it into a truly strong army.

In any case, the roots of the forbidden army are good, and the qualifications of the soldiers are also the best choice.

Specific to Dali, one is that Duan Zhengchun has not been in Dali for a long time, and the other is that Dali lacks famous generals, and the forbidden army brought out is naturally unsatisfactory.

As for how to reorganize the army, Du Ruhui, the Minister of War, is also experienced, and replied: "The Privy Council proposes to divide the 800,000 forbidden army into three parts, one part into a regular army, one part into a city defense force, and the last part to arrange for transfer. ”

"City defense troops?" This is a new formulation.

"The Privy Council believes that for the capital and the former royal city and other super large cities, it is impossible to deal with large-scale sudden violent incidents by relying only on government officials to maintain law and order, and it is necessary to equip a city defense force to protect the safety of the city."

Du Ruhui's expression is similar to that of the federal armed police force, but it is not complete, after thinking for a while, Ouyang Shuo said: "The name of the city defense force is inappropriate, it is still called the garrison force, and its responsibilities should include internal security, gold, forest, water conservancy, transportation, guard, border defense and fire protection, etc. ”

"The garrison is not under the command of the Military Aircraft Department, but is under the dual leadership of the Privy Council and the local yamen. Cities at and above the county level should be equipped with corresponding garrison troops according to actual needs. ”

Du Ruhui was a little confused.

According to the king's will, if each city is equipped, the garrison required will be massive.

More importantly, every duty of the garrison is linked to the yamen organs, including but not limited to the Public Security Department, the Sihai Money Bank, the Forestry Department, the Water Conservancy Department, the Taxation Department, etc., which need to be coordinated by the Privy Council.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo said to Jiang Shang: "The cabinet and the Privy Council are jointly responsible for this matter, draw up a detailed rules and regulations, and then implement them, so as not to make any trouble." ”

"The old minister's order!"

With such a huge amount of coordination, only the cabinet can do it. Fortunately, Jiang Shang is not afraid of trouble, and said with a smile: "Lao Chen suggested that the capital city can be used as a pilot first, and the first try first." After landing, it will be extended to the level of the provincial governance office, further summarized and refined, and finally transmitted by the provincial governor level. ”

This is what Lao Cheng said about the country.

Du Ruhui naturally has no opinion, if he really wants to set up the garrison forces in each city one by one, the total scale is not less than 500,000, and if all of them are placed under the command of the Privy Council, it will only greatly enhance the status of the Privy Council.

Ouyang Shuo continued: "The 800,000 Dali Forbidden Army has only reorganized two field legions, one of which is the Fifth Legion of the Praetorian Guard, with Yue Yun as the commander. ”

The Praetorian Guard was the only one of the armies that did not reach full strength. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo not only replenished the Praetorian Guard, but also promoted the young general Yue Yun.

Du Ruhui nodded and wrote it down.

"The other place is reserved for the Guards, and the First Guards Army is formed." This is the third group army number directly under Ouyang Shuo after the Praetorian Guard and the City Guard, which is of extraordinary significance.

Just by the name, you can see that the Guards, like the Praetorian Guards, will be the trump card of the trump cards.

The positioning of the two is very different.

"Oda Nobunaga was appointed commander of the First Guards Corps, which consisted only of musketeers and was equipped with a direct artillery brigade and a flying wing, the first pure thermal weapons corps of the dynasty." Ouyang Shuo continued.

As dynastic industrialization intensified, the weaponization of the military was the general trend.

Before the large-scale transformation, Ouyang Shuo needed to set a benchmark in the whole army, and use this as a base point to slowly expand to the whole army to complete a historic transformation.

The Guards are the benchmark for this.

After Oda Nobunaga was captured, Ouyang Shuo was in Edo and had an in-depth conversation with him. At that time, Ouyang Shuo revealed the idea of forming a guard army to Oda Nobunaga.

It was with this that Ouyang Shuo successfully persuaded this person to surrender.

Jiang Shang, Zhang Liang and Du Ruhui heard this, and they were thoughtful one by one. There is no doubt that this will be a historic moment for Bactria .

From this moment on, Great Xia will undergo remarkable changes.