The back door of my house can last until the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 91 Counselor System
Chen Hu's words resonated with Zhao Dading and Liang Wu.

The other generals are basically from ordinary people, and their understanding of military households is limited to other people's mouths.

They were all frontier soldiers in Yansui Town before, and they have also encountered the things that happened to Chen Hu.

Just as Chen Hu sat down, Zhao Dading stood up.

"My lord, we are all rough people, and we don't know the benefits of this military household.

Those of us who came out of our mother's womb knew that we were going to be soldiers in the future.

Sometimes it's ridiculous to think about it.

Those people in the family were born to be high-ranking adults, but we live a life that can't be seen at a glance! "

Zhao Dading complained more than Chen Hu did, and he babbled on and on for a long time.

Next was Liang Wu, who spoke similarly to Chen Hu and Zhao Dading, constantly cursing the military household system.

From the court level, the military household system has great benefits.

It can ensure that the supply of soldiers is sufficient, and you can recruit many soldiers and horses without wasting time.

The cost is also much less than ordinary soldiers and horses.

All the guards have military garrisons, and the grains they garrison every year are their military rations.

The imperial court does not need to allocate additional military expenditures. When it comes to war, it is enough to yell.

There is no such thing as the best of both worlds, and the Weisuo system is a double-edged sword.

It looks good on the surface, but there are not many disadvantages at all.

Since the Hongwu period, sporadic soldiers in the guards have become fugitives. After the Tumubao Incident, the situation intensified.

There are many reasons for the corruption of the guard system and bureaucratic corruption.

Lieutenant generals were squeezed step by step, and in the end, they were all squeezed on the lowest-level military households.

Sometimes, these lowest-level military households are not even comparable to ordinary people.

Not only will the military settlement be embezzled, but even the credit for its establishment will also be embezzled.

If things go on like this, who can stand it?

Nowadays, corruption is serious, and the weapons in the hands of soldiers are all fire sticks. It is difficult to kill chickens, let alone beheading people.

You can't get enough to eat, and there are problems with logistics. Who likes this kind of system?

Chen Hu and the others jumped up and scolded, it was perfectly normal.

The hall fell into silence, and everyone, including Sun Jie, began to meditate.

After a long time, Sun Jie spoke again: "As for what kind of military system, let's put it aside for now, and don't necessarily have to come up with a definite solution today.

Today, let's get busy with the immediate affairs first. Now that there are eight thousand soldiers and horses, how should we manage them? We should teach them well! "

Some things cannot be resolved in a short while.

Instead of wasting time, it is better to let this kind of thing go first, and deal with it slowly later.

When these words were spoken, everyone began to discuss.

The topic just now was a bit esoteric, and everyone could only talk about it in general terms, and they couldn't discuss any substantive solutions.

Now this has something to do with everyone, and everyone can say a thing or two.

Still the same as before, Wang Bi stood up again.

Said: "Now there are 1000 soldiers and horses, among which there are more than [-] veterans who have experienced war experience. Your lord is our backbone. I suggest that we should deploy [-] people to form a personal guard camp to protect your safety at all times!"

The importance of Sun Jie is self-evident, without him, there would be no city today.

Now the lives and future of the more than 8 people in the resident depend on Sun Jie alone, and it cannot be overemphasized.

Wang Bi's statement instantly aroused everyone's agreement.

"That's right! My lord is the backbone of us, there must be no mistakes, no matter how much we protect him!" Chen Hu said.

"That's the reason, all the old soldiers must be drawn out to protect your lord!" Zhao Dading said.

Liang Wu also said: "That's how it should be! Form a personal guard battalion to closely protect the safety of adults!"

The rest of the generals also had the same opinion.

Seeing this, Sun Jie didn't feel any embarrassment or embarrassment.

Of course he can figure out the reason behind this.

As one's rights expand, one's responsibilities also begin to expand.

This is a reality where nothing will be left behind.

In this city, anyone can die and sacrifice, except Sun Jie.

Without him, the current power would disappear in an instant.

After finally finding a place to live in this troubled world, how can we allow mistakes to occur?
"That's the reason, but two thousand veterans are too much!"

Sun Jie shook his head.

It's not that Sun Jie is hypocritical, these two thousand veterans are indeed a lot.

These 8000 people have all seen blood, but there are still many soldiers who have not experienced real battlefield fighting.

They are not yet real fighters, and on the battlefield, no one knows what will happen.

At this time, the old soldier is particularly important.

Veteran soldiers are also the backbone of the army, with old soldiers leading new soldiers, they can improve combat effectiveness in the shortest time.

If all these veterans were placed in Sun Jie's personal guard battalion, it would be safe, but the combat effectiveness of the army would be reduced, which was not in line with Sun Jie's plan.

"A thousand veterans are enough, other teams also need veterans to lead."

Sun Jie explained the truth very patiently.

"However, the safety of adults is the most important thing!"

Chen Hu looked at Sun Jie with a stubborn look.

So did everyone else.

"Okay, let's settle this matter first, and then gradually increase the number of troops when there are enough troops in the future.

8000 people, forming three major battalions, the personal guard battalion, 2000 veterans and [-] recruits, totaling [-] people.

The remaining 6000 people were divided into two camps, each with 3000 people.You can talk freely about the specific staffing! "

Once again, Jay Sun set a major tone.

The atmosphere became active, and everyone spoke freely, constantly expressing their opinions.

Time passed slowly, and it was already night.

A basic framework was finally negotiated.

Zhao Dading led the first battalion, with three thousand soldiers and horses, and three thousand households under it.

Liang Wu led the second battalion, with three thousand soldiers and horses, and three thousand households under it.

Chen Hu led the personal guard battalion, with two thousand soldiers and horses, and two thousand households under it.

Among them, the guard battalion has the largest number of veterans.

No one had any objection to Chen Hu's arrangement.

The three of them were the first to follow Sun Jie, and their contributions and qualifications far surpassed everyone else. With this setup, what else can everyone say?
In the other two battalions, the old soldiers can basically become generals at the grassroots level, but in the personal guard battalion, they are just ordinary soldiers.

Sometimes, the size of the official position does not distinguish between high and low.

I am afraid that many old soldiers would rather be ordinary soldiers in the personal guard camp than generals in the ordinary army camp.

The general framework has been worked out, but many generals have not yet been selected.

In the past, the generals in the army were basically selected based on military merits, and there was no problem.

The main focus is on the one hundred households. As for the eight thousand households, Chen Hu, the others and Sun Jie were basically employed concurrently.

Now that they have their own arrangements, the eight thousand households are vacant.

Qianhu has now become a middle-level official.

In the future, with the expansion of Sun Jie's influence, the speed of promotion will definitely be much faster than ordinary hundred households.

These eight thousand households will definitely attract the attention of many hundreds of households, and there will be some competition.

The merits of these hundreds of households are not bad. Without large-scale battles, it is almost impossible to tell the winner.

The eyes of the hundreds of households present suddenly became fiery.

Everyone has a competitive heart, especially these young and energetic soldiers.

Looking at the fiery eyes of these people, Sun Jie smiled.

There is already a plan in mind.

"Everyone, now there are eight more thousand households, and the eight thousand household positions will be selected among you hundreds of households according to the rule that the capable go up and the mediocre go down.

I will give you a month of preparation time, and when the time comes, there will be a full-army contest to be selected among you!As for the rules of the competition, they will be distributed in the next few days, so prepare well! "

Sun Jie's words, like cold water poured into a frying pan, exploded the pan.

For a moment, these hundreds of households, as if they had been injected with chicken blood, patted their chests and promised.

After everyone calmed down, Sun Jie said again: "This time, counselors will be set up in the army. Starting from the general banner, there will be counselors in the general banner, one hundred households, and one thousand households."

Hearing Sun Jie's voice, everyone frowned.

These people in the hall have hardly heard of this term, and when they heard it at this moment, it gave people a feeling of inexplicability.

But Wang Bi realized something.

Recently, he had read a lot of history books. Although Sun Jie didn't say what this counselor was, he had some guesses.

Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Sun Jie continued: "The so-called counselors are military affairs counselors, who are responsible for coordinating and managing various military affairs together with the general banner, hundred households, and thousand households.

In terms of status, the two sides are completely equal, and there is no difference in size.In marching and fighting, the general banner, hundreds of households, and thousands of households have priority in command.

If the General Banner, Hundred Households, Thousand Households, etc. lose command authority due to some force majeure factors, then the Counselor can direct command to prevent war accidents.

The main duties of the counselor are to lead the troops to implement regulations and other laws and regulations, maintain the discipline of the army, and ensure the unity, stability and centralization of the troops.

Cooperate with military chief officers at the same level to organize and command operations, training, and the completion of major tasks; lead the execution of various tasks such as operations and training; and sign various orders with military chief officers at the same level.

"

Sun Jie's voice was unhurried, and he tried his best to explain what the counselor was in plain language.

If there were modern people here, it would not be difficult to guess what this counselor Sun Jie was talking about—a political commissar.

Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun. The reason why the royal family of the Ming Dynasty declined and why the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were so arrogant is because the emperor did not have military power.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, this situation intensified.

The military leaders, big and small, are not as good as the feudal towns in the late Tang Dynasty, but they are not too controlled by the court.

Leaders like Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou were also civil servants. Although they obeyed Chongzhen's orders, they were still civil servants.

If Chongzhen had an army directly under him, the situation would be much better.

The lessons learned from the past are right in front of us, and the eight thousand soldiers in our hands are just the beginning. From now on, we must firmly hold the military power in our hands.

It's not that they don't trust Chen Hu and the others, there are some things that must be planned ahead.

Otherwise, it will be too late to do it later.

"Supervisor eunuch!"

This noun instantly appeared in Wang Bi's mind.

The eunuchs who supervised the army were not a special case in the Ming Dynasty. The rulers of all dynasties liked to use eunuchs to supervise the army and limit the powers of generals.

In the Ming Dynasty, this situation magnified infinitely, and the power in the hands of the eunuchs continued to expand, even threatening the army.

Soon after, Gao Qiqian, the eunuch who will kill Lu Xiangsheng in Julukeng, will be the eunuch of the Supervising Army.

Wang Bi frowned, somewhat incomprehensible.

Although it is necessary to supervise the eunuchs, isn't it too early?
This kind of thing is a double-edged sword with great limitations.

It has a certain effect on preventing the army from mutiny, but most of the time, it is a cancer in the army.

Sometimes, if the army wants to mutiny, the eunuchs really have nothing to do.

Sun Jie's eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and finally stopped on Wang Bi's face.

Looking at Wang Bi who was frowning and thinking, Sun Jie asked, "Do you have any doubts?"

Wang Bi's expression lifted, he shook his head, and was about to say it's okay.

Suddenly thinking about it, he asked: "My lord, who is this counselor? Whose orders do they obey!"

Those books were not read in vain, but they caught the problem.

Sun Jie could naturally guess Wang Bi's confusion, so he explained: "In terms of military affairs, the counselor obeys the superior military chief officer, and in matters such as military discipline and ideology, he obeys the superior counselor chief officer.

The personnel in charge have the same origin as the General Banner, Hundred Households, and Thousand Households, and they are all selected from the army. "

Hearing this, the doubts in Wang Bi's heart completely disappeared.

The eunuchs of the supervising army will not obey the orders of the superior military chief. They are a system independent of the army and have amazing power. Sometimes they can even directly ignore the orders of the superior military chief.

With this setting alone, you can feel at ease.

This counselor, looking at it now, seems to be nothing special.

The other generals heard it ignorantly, right and wrong.

Sun Jie explained it very clearly, but it will take some time for them to fully digest it.

In addition, from the hundred households up, there are also staff officers, and the current personnel have the same background as Zongqi and Baihu.

In the future, after the military academy is established, it will re-train talents in this area.

Being a consultant is not a modern privilege. It can be traced back to "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty Deng Kou Biography", which says: "If you have a big discussion, you are in the court, and you are a staff officer with the minister."

In the late Tang Dynasty, he was one of the staff of the Jiedu envoy, and he was in charge of the premeditated painting of the staff.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, there were ambassadors and horse officials in the Supervising Army, and the Privy Council also had this official in the Northern Liao Dynasty.

In the Ming Dynasty, most of them were staff members of senior military officers, not an independent official position.

Now, Sun Jie puts his staff directly on the bright side.

Everyone has more or less known about this official position, so they are not as confused as the counselor just now.

In the following time, everyone discussed these contents in detail and perfected the detailed terms.

Throughout the meeting, Sun Jie played a leading role.

By the end of the meeting, it was completely dark.

Fortunately, the specific charter has been completed, and only a little detail needs to be added.

On the second day, the charter was renamed "Fuping Fort Military Interim Measures" and distributed.

The charter has come out, but it will take a few days to complete the military reform.

However, these things have nothing to do with Sun Jie, the people below can do it.

(End of this chapter)