Chapter 116: Changes in the Military System (Part II) (1923 Monthly Pass Addition)
After the provinces gradually matured, the prefectures and counties under it gradually spread out, and like the southern yawei, they were gradually merged with the military government.
The military government was the first conscription training institution under the guards, and since the Purple Horde did not have a professional administrative organ in the early years, the military government, like the guards, managed both the army and the people.
At the earliest, the southern soldiers of the Purple Horde were actually farm guards. The Khan's court ordered the inhabitants of each farm to register "military households" in proportion. In some places there are eight families, in others there are ten, organized into groups, and each group supports one military household.
The first weapons of the Khan's court were bought from Venetian profiteers; The first batch of armor was obtained by Boyan Timur who went to the Golden Horde to find the moon and begged for it. With the expansion of the scale of reclamation and the increase in the number of defectors, this bit of weapons and equipment is simply not enough, and everyone can only find their own way.
Military households need to bring their own weapons, so theoretically the richest person in the group should be the one who plays the role. Just like his European counterparts, the knight was responsible for bringing his own weapons and horses, and the villagers provided taxes to feed him.
The problem is that in the situation of the Purple Tent at that time, everyone was basically about the same, and the "rich" in the group, in fact, the conditions were just like that, and they still had to rely on the help of the villagers. Everyone, you make a cuirass, I'll make an axe, and try to pile it up. Therefore, sometimes, it is better to choose the best one in the group, and then everyone will equip him according to the conditions.
At that time, there was not even an iron mine in the Purple Horde-controlled area, and everything had to be bought, but there was no money. It was still the herdsmen of the North Horde at that time, under the leadership of the bold Ye Buhua Taishi, who pretended to be the Golden Horde army, deceived a Genoese merchant fleet, and stole several ships of iron, which led to the starting materials.
It is also because of this that during the "Civil War", although the nobles had serious antagonism, many grassroots officers and soldiers talked about the "first ship of iron" every day, demanding that the ordinary people who were coerced on the other side not be held accountable. After all, they did fight side by side many times.
When the Khan's court won a few battles, annexed some of the surrounding small nobles, and had sufficient supplies, this system between the Yuan and Ming military households and the Eastern Roman peasants and soldiers was not enough.
The Khan's court wanted to organize more soldiers to join the war, or at least to be trained, so that they could protect themselves after the elite soldiers went out to fight. As a result, the brothers Li Tianying and Li Tiance were ordered to carry out reforms, imitate the ancient system, gradually abolish the distinction between military households and peasant households, and replace them with the universal identity of "national people", which the Greeks called "citizens". Later, since most of the soldiers were locals, the latter became the official designation.
These citizen soldiers, who worked on the manor in peacetime, were organized in wartime, and sent personnel to fight as needed, while the rest were responsible for defending and caring for the farm. Theoretically, a hundred households form a manor and elect a hundred household chiefs by themselves, which can generally be referred to as a hundred households.
The personnel arrangement in wartime, the distribution of the spoils of war, and the labor cooperation in peacetime were all arranged by the citizens of the manor themselves under the auspices of the head of the hundred households. Due to the frequent battles, many times, there will also be an assistant Baihu, who is responsible for maintaining the management of the manor in the absence of the other party.
The military pressure of the Purple Horde was high, and the intensity of cultivation and cultivation was no less, so the inhabitants of the estate had to work together.
If someone does not take good care of other people's fields when others go on the expedition, it will be difficult to find someone to go on the expedition next time; If someone does not trust their comrades left behind when they enlist, it is difficult to guarantee the morale of the army. And such a result will obviously affect the combat effectiveness of the army.
If it fails, not only will the manor and fields not be saved, but everyone's lives will also be in danger, and the best result will be that they will be taken into slavery by the hostile neighboring nobles. For this reason, there has always been a strong emphasis on solidarity, justice and teamwork within the estate. Over time, this has also developed a culture that may be quite unique in Europe.
According to this tradition, citizens should work hard to give, and the hundred households must also maintain justice, ensuring that the arrangements for military service and the distribution of the spoils of war are satisfactory to the people, otherwise they can easily be dismissed.
On the other hand, because he had to personally arrange the defense, and even enlist in the war, Baihu was often the most capable person in the village - the advantage of this was that he could get more loot and give everyone more benefits; And for Hyakuho himself, this is not only an honor, but also helps to maintain his authority: a warlike Hyakuho is more likely to be recognized by citizens, and his rulings are more likely to be respected by citizens.
Due to the importance of the role of the hundred households, the upper echelons of the Khan's court also valued these people and showed respect for them everywhere, in order to gain the approval of the citizens and junior officers.
At the beginning, in order to obtain more funds, the Khan's court planned several estates, and the first Great Khan Boyan Timur personally went to try to grow grapes. After many efforts, I finally got the qualified fruit and successfully sold it.
Boyan Timur was very happy and summoned the first batch of 100 households appointed by the Khan court after Li Tiance adjusted the establishment of the farm.
He said that on the European side, everyone likes to take a stick-like thing as a symbol of power. Even the Polish nobles next door had to grab a hammer every day and command others. He also wanted to follow the locals and send something to everyone, at least so that other Europeans could understand it. I just thought about it for a long time, and I didn't know what to do - I can't add a handle to the official seal, and I wield it every day, right?
So, he decided to give away these vines that represent the harvest. The one who holds it, can distribute the harvest in the field and on the battlefield, and supervise others, fulfilling the blame.
After that, it became a common practice. When the hundred households of the Khan court took office, they would accept such a rattan.
The responsibilities of the hundred households are very heavy, and they need to train soldiers, organize production, and even mediate all kinds of trivial matters. Later, with the improvement of the system, I had to discuss education and assessment with the assistant Baihu and others.
In addition to this, these people are even responsible for ethical oversight and counter-espionage duties. In the early days of the Purple Horde, believing in the promises of other surrounding forces and leading them as an internal response, there was far more than one case of the end of the entire estate.
At that time, the Khan's court really couldn't come up with much money. As long as you believe that these country nobles who work part-time as bandits will honor the price they offer, it will definitely be much more profitable than working on a farm.
Neiying is generally only useful in a manor, and it can disappear after fighting, and it is said that he has taken a huge bonus to live a good life. As for whether it's true or not...... No one else can verify it anyway.
(End of chapter)