Chapter 37: The Eight Banners
"You don't have to call me a teacher in the future!" Huangfu Lesheng sighed a little.
"Teacher, why is this?" Zhou Yi thought he had heard it wrong, and was shocked, why did this Huangfu Lesheng teacher say this.
"Don't panic, I mean that a great talent like you, I can't be your master, and I can't teach you!" said Huangfu Le Shengyi.
"Teacher, you must not say that, one day is a teacher and a father for life, the teacher has instructed me a lot in martial arts, there is a precedence in hearing the Tao, there is a specialization in the art industry, I will always be your disciple!" Zhou Yi hurriedly bowed down and said.
"There is a precedence in hearing the Tao, and there is a specialization in the art industry?! Incisive and incisive, haha, okay, since you are still willing to follow me to learn martial arts, then I will do my best to teach you!" Huangfu Lesheng smiled when he heard what Zhou Yi said.
"As for the disposition of the half-elf clan, if you are asked to preside, what should you do?" Huangfu Lesheng laughed for a while, and then asked about the topic at the beginning.
"Yes, teacher. There are eight upper and lower half-elves, in fact, the population is not much different, and the reason why it is divided into four parts is just whether there are towns or not. Now the Night Ministry of the Night Minister's father and son are in the law, the Night Elder's Council and the other seven Elders' Churches have been wiped out, and the Night Ministry can be directly governed by the Imperial Pacification Envoy, and its head is chosen by the Pacification Envoy. The leaders of the other seven tribes are actually hereditary inheritances, and it is not appropriate to make a big move at this time.
If I am asked to preside over this matter, I will move the two tribes of Yueyun to Pingman City, which is usually full of soldiers and merchants, and there are very few civilians, so these two tribes can live here. Nightingale City is the most prosperous town of the half-elves, although the area is not as good as Starfire City, but it is the closest to Pingman City, but it is possible to move the second part of Mushui to Nightingale City, so that the night department can be mixed with sand, so as not to make their family dominant.
The leaders of the half-elves call themselves princes, and the people are used to calling them so, but after all, it is not in line with the imperial etiquette, and I want to ask the court to add the title of the eight leaders of the county. After the king of each tribe, each of them can have a personal guard of 500 people, and the tribal army is handed over to the imperial pacification envoy to manage, and it can be divided into eight teams according to the division of the tribe, and each department will select the best and strongest, and collect all its soldiers.
I will then select a number of chiefs or nobles' children from each ministry to learn the way of civil and military affairs with me, so as to win the hearts of the elites of each department.
The land, mountains and forests from Pingman City to Zefeng City were all confiscated, and distributed in the name of the empire to the civilians of all ministries and rewarded military merits, so that the hearts of the eight tribes could be collected. Zhou Yi said to Huangfu Lesheng in detail about the method he considered.
"Haha, okay, your idea is indeed sound! It's not in vain that the eldest prince and I recommend you!" Huangfu Lesheng laughed and said, "The leader of the eight half-elves canonized the county king, I and His Royal Highness the Great Prince have already planned, you choose the night department to take over as the leader, and then report the candidates of each department to me, and His Royal Highness the Great Prince will ask for them to be crowned in the imperial court!"
"Recommend, I'm going to choose the leader of the night department, teacher, what's going on?" Zhou Yi was a little dazed.
"Haha, it turns out that there are still things you can't guess! This is the best way to take over the Eight Departments of Pacification, isn't it you Zhou Yi! His Royal Highness the Great Prince and I have already jointly signed a concert to recommend you to take over as the Eight Divisions of Pacification Envoys!" Emperor Fu Le Sheng saw that his resourceful disciple also showed a blank look, and his heart couldn't help but be happy.
"The disciple thanked the teacher for his recommendation, but I still have little experience in the army, and I have not made military merits on the battlefield, and my military status is still made up by the teacher;
"Hehe, who said that you have not made military merits, this time to quell the half-elf rebellion, you can stabilize the overall situation without spending a single soldier, you are the first to make a contribution! You don't have to be arrogant!" Huangfu Lesheng waved his hand and interrupted Zhou Yi's humble words.
"Besides, who said that the pacification envoy should be appointed by the imperial court, and the pacification envoy of the Fan clan is the imperial position, and it is not included in the civil and military ranks of the imperial court, and only His Majesty needs to decree it. ”
Speaking of which, Huangfu Lesheng explained the official system of the empire in detail for Zhou Yi.
The empire implemented a two-track system, one was the central and local officials recommended by the imperial cabinet, approved by the emperor, and appointed by official decrees, such as the central cabinet ministers and the officials of the six ministries and three divisions, as well as the local county guards and city guards. In the army, it is the rank of division commander, corps commander and the rank of captain, general, and marshal. The appointment and dismissal of the official was determined by the level of the Holy Dao assessment, and the promotion and demotion were mainly controlled by the imperial cabinet, so they were also controlled by the imperial courts.
The second is the various imperial envoys and temporary governors appointed by the emperor's direct decree, such as the pacification envoys involved in the management of other races in the frontier and the empire, the commanders of the imperial fleet and the temporary governors, etc., this type of officials are generally selected from the nobles, or recommended by the nobles, they are called the central officials, and they are not the mainstream of the imperial official system, but the imperial family restricts the formation of the holy court in order to consolidate the imperial power.
"Presumably, His Majesty's will is also coming soon, your idea can be implemented, but what are you going to do with the eight tribes to collect their armies?" Huangfu Lesheng then asked, pacifying the envoy who is in charge of tribal affairs, and can also command the tribal army. But after all, military power is sensitive, and he still wants to know Zhou Yi's specific countermeasures.
"Thank you, teacher!" Huangfu Lesheng, as his teacher, is very principled in controlling the army in peacetime, and Zhou Yi is very grateful for not avoiding relatives this time.
"Don't thank me, since you have this talent, I naturally want to be virtuous and capable for Your Majesty. Tell me about the specific strategy for the withdrawal of troops!" said Huangfu Lesheng with a wave of his hand.
"Yes, teacher. The first step is to determine the new leader of the night department, and then convene the eight departments to discuss the meeting. If you can accept the policy of the Empire, then you will recommend these people as kings. If you don't accept it, then change people!" Zhou Yi said a little murderous.
"Each of the eight divisions selects 20,000 strong men, and organizes them into one banner, and each flag sets up a unified capital, and allows a separate military flag; in this way, the eight banner sergeants can be obtained, totaling 160,000 people, and the half-elf clan can be said to have collected all its troops except for the labor necessary for production and life on weekdays.
The Eight Banners are awarded the yellow, blue, red, white, yellow, blue, red, and white military flags, and the empire is responsible for the whole training, and the half-elves are good at shooting bows and arrows, which can be matched with war horses and short bows, and the Eight Banners army is trained into archers.
After the initial training, this unit dismounted for the people on weekdays and served as an army in wartime, and there was no military pay on weekdays, mainly because they were promised wartime rewards, and the rewards for them must be based on military merit.
The title of the county king shall be inherited by the eldest daughter of the minister, and the second son and second daughter shall serve as the commander of the capital. If there is only one son or one daughter, the title of Governor and Commander of the Prefecture can only be chosen, and the other position will be held by the relatives of the previous generation until the next generation of the royal family is born. Such an orderly order between the young and the old, the separation of military and political affairs, and the fact that the interests of the heads of various departments were not harmed, presumably there would be no resistance to the empire's strategy of receiving.
The pacification envoy of the Eight Banners is also the commander-in-chief of the Eight Banners, and has the right to appoint and dismiss each banner, and the establishment of the Eight Banners can be increased or decreased, as long as the total number remains unchanged. In this way, it can deter the Eight Banners and make them abide by military orders.
In order to prevent the Eight Banners from supporting the army and losing their tails, when the princes of the Eight Banners have many heirs, except for the two children who inherit the prince and the commander, the rest of the children must also divide the people and territories, and must serve in the banner army. This is the son of the royal family of the Imperial Enzepushi tribe, which can be called the Tui En Order.
In this way, if all the flags and departments want to be dominant, it is absolutely impossible!"
Zhou Yi thought about introducing the Manchu Eight Banners system and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's Tui En Decree into the half-elf clan, and wondered if this newly formed half-elf eight-banner army could be like the brave army in the previous life. As for not being a permanent army, it is because it cannot stimulate the sensitivity of the imperial court to military power.
"Yes, the Ninth Legion can stay here for a while, you don't have to wait for His Majesty's will, you need to hurry up now, and our army can also deter those who oppose it here. It is estimated that as soon as His Majesty's will arrives, I will have to lead the army south! As for the war horses, if I want to raise nearly 400,000 horses at one time, I need to report to His Royal Highness the Great Prince, and let him think of a way from the imperial court!" It's just that there are so many war horses, and Zhao Mu really needs to find a way to transfer them from the north in the name of the royal family in Luojing.
"Teacher, then I'll go and convene the leaders of the seven departments and the representatives of the night department now, and finalize this in advance!" Huangfu Lesheng cares about himself so much, and Zhou Yi is even more ambitious.
"Well, you go! Regarding the war horse, I will immediately write a letter to His Majesty and His Royal Highness the Great Prince!" Huangfu Lesheng waved his hand and asked Zhou Yizi to implement it, the 160,000 Eight Banners Legion will also be a big help for the current royal family, and His Majesty will definitely spare no effort to support it.
Zhou Yi bowed, then hurriedly walked out of the courtyard, recruited the personal soldier named Xu Huai who was assigned to him, and asked Xu Huai to inform the leaders of the eight tribes to go to his courtyard to discuss matters. Since Huangfu Lesheng went to the Yuebu and the major events were settled, the three towns of the upper four divisions were under the control of the Ninth Legion, and the leaders of the seven tribes were taken to Pingman City to wait for the Huangfu Lesheng to report to the imperial court for his handling opinions. The father and son of the night department committed suicide in fear of crime, and the half-brother of the night Changkong, Ye Changxun, rushed from Nightingale City to Pingman City in person, looking guilty. Zhou Yi learned from Yun Xing that Ye Changxun was very incompatible with Ye Changkong on weekdays, and Ye Changkong wore small shoes for him.
Zhou Yi naturally changed his attitude towards Ye Changxun, and personally took him to invite Huangfu Lesheng, and took Ye Changxun as the temporary representative of the night department. This incident made Ye Changxun grateful to him, and hugged Zhou Yi's thick thigh tightly, but he had seen His Royal Highness the Imperial Prince call Zhou Yi's eldest brother.