I want to be emperor

Chapter 501
(Osamu)

For many things, it is impossible to find a solution once and for all.

Just like there is no eternal dynasty in this world, as time goes by, no matter how good the system is, it cannot stand the test of people's hearts.

The same is true for the Great Chu Empire!
Luo Zhixue is very clear that it is impossible for him to come up with various systems once and for all. This is simply impossible.

Even the current affairs system he has come up with seems to allow him to control the entire empire more freely, but to be honest, it is actually not much different from the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty or the military aircraft department of the Qing Dynasty.

They all rely on the mutual restraint among the cabinet ministers to achieve a balance, so that the emperor is on top.

But this requires the emperor to continuously control the balance between the cabinet ministers. If there is no continuous adjustment and balance, powerful ministers will easily appear.

It's just that compared with the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty, the ministerial system has more constraints and more scruples on cabinet ministers.

The same is true for controlling military power.

Simply relying on various systems for balance, in fact, it is difficult to maintain a complete balance, so Luo Zhixue's methods of restricting military generals have never been one, but many!
Such as the guard system.

Luo Zhixue had long established the Guards independent of the Army and the Navy, using the Guards as the predecessor, and paid special attention to the Guards.

The Guards formed its own system, with its own staff, ordnance, military administration, and logistics organizations. Even the Military Academy was established last year, and starting last year, Luo Zhixue directly banned the guards and the army in order to further divide the guards. Transfer of officers between corps and army and navy.

At the same time, the military expenditure of the Guards is not military expenditure in the traditional sense. The military expenditure in the financial budget refers specifically to the military expenditure for the army and navy.

The military expenses of the Guards are directly paid out of the royal family's funds.

From funding to personnel, the Guards are not under the jurisdiction of the army or navy.

At the same time, as the size of the army continued to increase, Luo Zhixue did not forget to continue to expand the size of the Guards.

During the Northern Expedition, as the [-]st Guards Division and the [-]nd Guards Division went north to join the battle, the [-]rd Guards Army and the [-]th Guards Division also quietly began to organize and train in the outskirts of Jinling City.

Up to now, the [-]rd Guards Division and the [-]th Guards Division have formed an army and are stationed in Yingtian Mansion.

In addition, the Guards also established the Guards Cavalry Division, which was also the first division-level cavalry unit in the Great Chu Empire. It had two hussar regiments, one dragoon regiment, one lancer regiment, and one The Artillery Regiment, a cavalry regiment, has a total strength of more than 3000 cavalry and more than 3000 artillery and baggage troops. This is a cavalry unit with independent combat capabilities.

Well, in fact, Luo Zhixue prefers to call this cavalry division a fast mobile division, otherwise he would not have equipped them with a cavalry train regiment and cavalry artillery regiment with a large number of mules and horses.

There are a total of five guard divisions, with a total strength of more than 7. This is a key force that can balance the army and navy in normal times and maintain imperial power at critical moments.

As a result, the army, navy, and guards formed a triangular structure of military power in the Great Chu Empire.

As we all know, the triangle structure is the most stable!

Because there are a lot of guard divisions, and at the same time, the pan-jiangnan area where Gyeonggi is located is unlikely to encounter any large-scale military threats in the near future, or even in the next few years, so naturally these guard divisions will not be allowed to stay idle in Yingtian Mansion.

Luo Zhixue sent the First Guards Division and the Second Guards Division out to fight.

Now, Luo Zhixue is using a rotation method to let the [-]rd Guards Division and the Guards Cavalry Division go north to replace the [-]nd Guards Division for the rotation.

The Second Guards Division will end its two-year overseas campaign and withdraw to Tianjin to rest and garrison, serving as a strategic reserve team.

In addition, the First Guards Division, which went to Shanxi and Shaanxi to fight, has also been transferred back to Yingtianfu to garrison, and at the same time accepted the reorganization and replacement.

Because this first guard division is still an old-style first-class division, it happened to take advantage of this time to reorganize and reorganize into a new-style first-class division.

In this way, at Gyeonggi, there are still the [-]st Guards Division and the [-]th Guards Division stationed to ensure the safety of Gyeonggi and deter possible changes.

Well, by the way, it also helped the army suppress and guard the Jiangnan area.

In today's Pan-South area, there are actually not many main army forces.

There is a No.20 First Division in Zhejiang, which is stationed in Ningbo, Hangzhou, and Huzhou.

There is a No.20 Second Division in Jiangnan Province, which is stationed in Songjiang, Suzhou, and Changzhou respectively.

Then...then there were no A-level divisions, only some B-level divisions, such as the 130th Division in Wusong Fortress, the 130th Division in Yangzhou, and the 140th Division in Dangtu.

Then there are second-class divisions under the jurisdiction of the garrison headquarters scattered in various prefectures and counties, mainly suppressing civil strife, such as the [-]st Division in Jiangnan Province, the [-]th Division in Anlu, and the [-]st Division in Jiangbei. One hundred and two divisions and so on.

But the second-class divisions guarding these places are all scattered, and it is too difficult to gather them together.

Under such circumstances, the two guards guarding Yingtian Mansion can be regarded as strengthening the military deployment in the Pan-Jiangnan area.

Well, in fact, it is precisely because of the existence of the Guards that the Army can transfer a large number of main forces away from the Jiangnan and Jiangbei areas to fight in various places.

For example, the No. 20 Sixth Division and No. 20 Seventh Division of the Sixth Army that had just been successfully compiled and trained before were transferred from Jiangbei to the North to prepare to participate in the Northeast War.

The Northeast Campaign is the most important strategic plan for the next stage of the Great Chu Empire.

It's not just about capturing Liaodong and recovering the land of Han, but also wanting to completely solve the major threats in the Northeast and even the grasslands, so that the Great Chu Empire can free up its hands for internal economic construction, or expand in other directions.

In order to guard against Dongyao and Eastern Mongolia under Dongyao's control, the Great Chu Empire hoarded hundreds of thousands of troops on the long Great Wall defense line in the north!
From Shanhaiguan in the east to Jizhen, then to Xuanfu and Datong.

Not only Jiliao and Xuanda, but most of the troops in the Shaanxi-Gansu defense line were actually fighting against the Mongols under the control of the Dongyao people.

During Chengshun's six-year captivity, their territory was not limited to Liaodong...they also controlled the Koryo Peninsula, a large area of ​​Northeast China in the north of Liaodong, and a large area of ​​Monan Mongolian grassland.

The Dongbang people completely conquered the Koryo Peninsula a few years ago, and incorporated the Koryo Peninsula into their own vassal state system.

Similarly, the Dongyao people started to deploy the various tribes of Monan Mongolia a long time ago. When the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty hid in Youzhou City to play court and fight in the house, the Dongyao people first used wars and marriages to win them over. defeated Horqin, and then defeated Lin Danhan and conquered the entire Monan Mongolia (probably the modern Inner Mongolia area).

So at this time, the sphere of influence of the Dongyao people was as far as the Tsushima Strait in the east and the Gobi Desert north of Jiayuguan in the west, almost completely covering the northern border of the Great Chu Empire.

In addition, in order to resist the invasion of Russia, many tribes in Mobei Mongolia and Moxi Mongolia adopted the strategy of paying tribute to the captives in the East.

The Eastern captivity is the greatest threat to the Great Chu Empire in the north. If they are not killed for a day, the Great Chu Empire will have hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the north, spending a huge amount of money and food to maintain the Great Wall defense line in the north.

Although in terms of the national strength of the Great Chu Empire, it is not impossible to maintain it. It is only tens of millions of military expenditures a year, which can support it.

However, if most of the fiscal revenue is invested in military expenditures, then there will be no money to develop the internal economy and people's livelihood.

Without internal development, national strength cannot be improved, and the people's livelihood and economy will be suppressed due to the long-term heavy military pressure. At that time, a vicious circle may even form.

Now the Great Chu Empire is able to hold on because when the Han provinces in the pass were unified, a large amount of money and income was obtained through large-scale confiscation. However, if the huge expenditure continues, the money will be spent in a few years. At that time, the national treasury may not be able to make ends meet.

Naturally, Luo Zhixue would not let this happen.

So after the end of the Yunnan-Guizhou campaign, Luo Zhixue actually began to deploy troops and generals to prepare for the subsequent Northeast campaign.

The direction of dispatching troops is not limited to the front line of Shanhaiguan. Although it is a key area, Jizhen, Xuanda, and the Shaanxi-Gansu area are equally important.

The enemies of the Great Chu Empire were not only the hundreds of thousands of Dongyao people of their own clan, but also a large number of Mongols who had defected to the Dongyao people on the vast grassland.

These Mongols are also a big threat, so when the army enters the northeast, it is also necessary to ensure the safety of the Great Wall defense line, especially the direction of Jizhen and Xuanda.

Not to mention taking the initiative to kill, but at least be able to hold on.

As for Shaanxi and Gansu, it is easier. Although many tribes in the Monan Mongolian region in the north of Shaanxi and Gansu have surrendered to Dongyao, the Dongyao people mainly control the tribes close to Liaodong. The actual control over some Mongolian tribes in the west is weaker.

In addition, this kind of surrender is more like a vassal state system. Many of these tribes still maintain their independence. It is okay to follow the Dongyao people to fight against the wind, but you want them to attack the Great Wall defense line in the Shaanxi-Gansu area alone. Army frontier army, that is also unlikely.

To the north of Shaanxi and Gansu is Monan Mongolia, while to the south of Gansu is the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau...Well, the territory of Gansu occupied by the Great Chu Empire is relatively small, with only one Hexi Corridor, Monan Mongolia to the north, and the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to the south. There are rumors that the people over there are fighting with the Heshuo special forces in Moxi Mongolia... So this direction poses no threat to the Great Chu Empire.

To the west of Jiayuguan, the Eastern Chagatai Khanate is also under great internal and external threats. At present, it actually controls the area of ​​Turpan. After entering the Hexi Corridor, they immediately sent envoys to Jiayuguan, established contact with the Great Chu Empire, and continued to trade with each other.

So in this direction, the Great Chu Empire will not be threatened.

Finally, in the north and northwest regions, there are still some Mongolian tribes that have not been in contact with the Great Chu Empire, such as Mobei Mongolia, and the other three major tribes of Moxi Mongolia, such as Jungar, Durbert, Huit department.

But these Mongolian tribes will also have a serious impact on the situation in the north of the Great Chu Empire.

Especially in Moxi Mongolia, the Zhungeer tribe is quite powerful. The Heshuote tribe's smooth entry into the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is due to the support of the Jungar tribe.

This Zhungeer tribe is the Zhungeer Khanate that fought with the Qing Dynasty in the original time and space.

It is worth noting that many tribes of Mobei Mongolia and Moxi Mongolia have successively sent envoys to pay tribute to the Eastern captives in order to fight against the Russian invasion.

The Great Chu Empire also tried to send envoys there before, wanting to make them fight the Dongyao people, but unfortunately they are not stupid...the Great Chu Empire's request was ignored.

On the one hand, the distance between the two is too far.

On the other hand, they themselves are threatened by Russian invasion, and the external pressure is extremely high.

At the same time, the notoriety of the Dongyao people on the grasslands is still quite ruthless these days. They have nothing to do and can't provoke the Dongyao people...

On the whole, the Great Chu Empire is in the northwest direction, and the situation is stable in a short period of time, and it is unlikely that there will be any powerful enemies.

In this way, the Great Chu Empire can concentrate more forces on the east of Xuanda, all the way to the front line of Shanhaiguan.

Get rid of the Dong captives and regain Liaodong!
And once the Eastern captives are killed, not only will Liaodong be recovered, but the entire Monan Mongolia may also be recovered by the way.

Luo Zhixue is looking forward to this!
(End of this chapter)