Anti-Qing: I'm actually an honest person

Chapter 197 Military Reform
Looting licenses is something that Europeans play, it can be said that it is especially good for Chinese people, but Lao Le didn't even look at it, and just tore up the documents on the table in front of him.

"Liu, I need an explanation."

Liu Dapao smiled and said, "You haven't even finished watching."

Lao Le didn't take this approach at all, and said directly: "Liu, I'm a soldier. I don't like the hypocritical political rhetoric of politicians. I prefer to be straightforward."

"The so-called plunder license, on the surface, is to recruit pirates for their own use, but the pirates in this world will not appear for no reason. In essence, the so-called private plunder license is to allow armed merchant ships to leave my The military command acts on its own, which is to encourage the army attached to me to become a free man, which is to set up a completely independent military system under my naval system. Are you dividing my military power?"

After finishing speaking, Lao Le stared straight at Liu Dapao, looking as if he was ready to turn against Liu Dapao at any time.

Liu Dapao also didn't expect that Lao Le would be such a tiger, so he directly spread out the cards to play in such a situation, but instead he was a bit incapable of playing.

This was Liu Bingquan's idea to him, hoping to slowly weaken Lao Le's military power and influence by cutting sausages.

It's not that he doesn't really distrust this old Le, it's just that the matter between Liu Dapao and Lao Le is indeed a bit complicated.

No matter how powerful a country is, military expenditures are limited. If the navy is developed, the army must suffer, and if the army is developed, the navy must endure.

In essence, Liu Dapao has actually become a representative of land power, while Lao Le is temporarily acting as a representative of sea power. What Liu Dapao wants is to open more factories and develop technology, while Lao Le thinks to build more colonies and squeeze the land. Aboriginal.

Both complementary and mutually exclusive.

In addition, Liu Dapao is a Han Chinese, and Lao Le is a Dutchman who was abandoned by his motherland. This really made this already not a simple power struggle much more complicated.

In fact, Lao Le's claim to attack India itself is a bit of a struggle for power. The Mughal Dynasty is one of the few unified dynasties in India, and its overall strength is at least on paper. Fuming is different. It is a war of aggression against India. It is not surprising that anything happens. As the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, Liu Dapao must sit in the inland of Ming Dynasty. will follow the transfer.

So you come and go, and each makes a move. This is a very common political method, but it is really unexpected that Lao Le actually turned the table directly?
How could a man who was born as a goddamn soldier and left a great name in the history of the world be really a straight-headed person.

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Dapao really understood a little bit.

Lao Le thought that the way of strategy was far inferior to his own, so he simply came to be reckless and threatened himself by turning his face.

The other shareholders were also a little scared when they saw this. You must know that if Lao Le and Liu Dapao really turn against each other, the whole company will inevitably fall apart. It is obviously a normal political struggle.
Fortunately, although Liu Dapao was caught off guard, he was not unprepared to appease Lao Le.

So Liu Dapao sighed, but simply turned Erlang's legs up, lit his cigar, and laughed loudly: "Lao Le, I really didn't mean what you said. You, anyway, were the number one in Europe before. One, how can a navy general who has never been defeated be so petty? You are small, and you have a small structure. Lao Le, if I remember correctly, you should be a little older than Wu Sangui, in your sixties ?."

"Hey~, already, 67."

"It's 67, and you still plan to just float on the sea like this? It's really not to divide your power. Come on, I'll give you another share. You have a good look. My own power is also being divided down. Me, it's purely I feel sorry for you. After fighting for a lifetime, can’t you enjoy it? Not for yourself, for your family and children, don’t be so tired, then if you disagree with what happened today, just pretend I didn’t say anything. "

Lao Le was taken aback when he heard this.

Then he looked at Liu Dapao with a very complicated expression for a long time, and then he picked up a cigar and lit it as if he had been appointed. He laughed and took the plan from Liu Dapao's hand and read it again.

Obviously, this is the implication of understanding Liu Dapao.

After all, Lao Le is almost seventy years old, and even by the most optimistic estimate, he will still be in power for another ten years or so at most, but Liu Dapao is really too young.

"Without attacking the Mughal dynasty's homeland, it is not easy to truly eliminate the Far Eastern forces of the East India Company. You can't always lead a fleet to block them at sea, but pirates can."

"This order is not so much aimed at you, it is better to say that it is aimed at those Luzon natives, Japanese pirates, Koreans, and most importantly, Europeans."

"In fact, they are the Chinese who have the most pirates in the world. Tell me, for Chinese pirates, which is the easiest target to rob, and the most lucrative loot."

Lao Le was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but suddenly realized: "You mean... the Mughal Dynasty?"

"Yeah, backstabbing an ally is always much easier than confronting a powerful enemy head-on, isn't it? For the Chinese, the important routes of the Mughal Dynasty are not too difficult to find out. I heard that Even for sailors, their treatment is not high. If you can use the information in your hands to successfully rob the merchant ships of the Mughal Dynasty, and sell them to us, you can get countless wealth and shelter. Why not do it? ? There are always sailors, not so patriotic."

"People who are in their seventies, why are you still thinking about fighting and killing everything, how bad it is, a lot of things come to light, it can only be life and death, but as long as you hide and stretch out your fingers to fiddle with it gently Fiddle with it, maybe the problem will be solved.”

When Lao Le heard this, he was taken aback again.

He really didn't think so far, but thinking about it carefully, this thing is actually very likely to happen, especially when he is operating behind the scenes and lured by a lot of money.

This Liu Dapao has such a brain!
Of course, in fact, what Liu Dapao said was a real event that happened in history not long ago. If there is no Liu Dapao in this world, in more than ten years, the famous Captain Kidd, who was born in the British Navy, will Taking advantage of the good relationship between Britain and India, they robbed a tribute ship full of gold and silver treasures and used to give gifts to the emperor within the Mughal Dynasty. The wealth plundered was equivalent to the sum of all the pirate wealth in the world in the past 200 years.

The influence of this matter is very great, because the Mughal dynasty put great pressure on the British East India Company afterwards, forcing the British royal family to execute Captain Kidd, who clearly had a plundering license. It hit the pirates' enthusiasm and trust in the British government, and it can almost be said that it ended the era of great pirates. Since then, there have been almost no great pirates who can influence the world pattern.

So to put it bluntly, Liu Dapao's policy is not only for Lao Le, but also for Captain Kidd's eyes. I don't know if this guy is a navy or a pirate.

In other words, it was shown to thousands of Kidds in the British army.

One Kidd can destroy the already fragile Indo-British alliance, how about ten?What about a hundred?
And after saying this, Old Lena's originally very ugly face finally looked a little better.

Although in his opinion, this matter is still dividing his power in essence, but at least there are plausible reasons, and it seems to be much easier in terms of face.

"At the same time, Lao Le, everyone's military power is divided. Both the army and the navy will recruit and use retinues on a large scale. The navy will absorb a large number of pirates, and the army will also have a large number of pirates. Large-scale absorption of green battalion soldiers and horses, as well as county bravery."

"Unless there is a large-scale battle, in principle, no direct leadership of a large-scale corps will be established. This is the most important thing for our Great Ming to recuperate in the next two years: the reform of the military system."

"Regardless of the two divisions of land and water, the five-level organization of army, division, brigade, regiment, and battalion will be adopted. The commanders-in-chief of each locality will be transferred to division commanders on the spot. A plundering license is issued to allow it to attack the East India Company and all enemy ships of the Ming court, and only when it is urgent and necessary, the post of commander will be added."

"Old Le, I think that large-scale naval battles are not specially suitable for the basic national conditions of our Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, they are disorderly, and the wolf pack tactics that give full play to the subjective initiative of the grassroots can better leverage the advantages of our bourgeois army."

"Do you take a long-term view? Do you want a bigger picture? Not only in Asia, but also in Europe, Africa, and North and South America. If anyone can establish a trade base, I, Ming, can admit it, and I will never be stingy with economics and politics. , all support in status.”

"This is what I think, regardless of whether it is our Da Ming's merchant ship or not, anyone who robs the merchant ship of the country is willing to provide shelter for it. Any team that is capable of building a trade base will be directly awarded the title of Daming, and the base is 40% If the legion leader himself is willing to retire, he can spend his life in Chenghai City and enjoy 10% of the trading base's profit dividend forever, distributed in the form of stocks."

Lao Le heard that his face, which was a little better, turned ugly again, and said: "Two questions, first, if you delegate the military power of the navy to the regiment level, then what will my colleagues and I do, just retire? ?”

"Secondly, with the decentralization of military power, the court will inevitably lose its ability to organize the fleet, and the position of commander will no longer be permanent. How will the court control the army in non-combat situations, how will it grasp its movements, and how can the court quickly form a large-scale naval fleet during wartime? "

Liu Dapao smiled and said: "This is the real core of this military reform. Regardless of the army, the army will set up a committee of soldiers at the regiment level."

"The imperial court will directly assign the position of the chairman of the committee, and the members of the committee will be selected by soldiers themselves. In principle, veterans and those who are disabled due to war are given priority."

"The committee is not directly involved in military command, and its only mission is to spend money and manage accounts."

"Specifically, first, the army will abolish the military salary system in the future and replace it with stock options, but pocket money can be given to soldiers at ordinary times, but how the stock options are calculated, how to distribute them, and how to distribute the pocket money is solely in the charge of the committee."

"Secondly, the legion is financially independent and uses military merits in exchange for financial allocations. Of course, during specific wars, the imperial court will also allocate funds to the army during wartime, but whether it is ships ordnance or guns and ammunition, the legion must pay for it to the military enterprises under the imperial court. For purchases, military enterprises will also be split up to a certain extent and a competition mechanism will be introduced.

In other words, the Legion has the freedom to spend money, but all financial matters must go through the hands of the committee, and all financial details are disclosed to all soldiers, including the regiment commander. All expenses must be transparent, and year-end remittance, the revenue and expenditure of the Legion must be offset, To put it simply, the head of the regiment is responsible for fighting, and the committee is responsible for the lives of the soldiers. "

"Under extreme conditions, as long as the committee votes unanimously, they can be allowed to spend the money used to buy guns and ammunition as pocket money, but the combat mission must be completed, and they must be able to fight with swords and spears. By the way, deserters will be imprisoned and confiscated all assets."

"Thirdly, the committee is responsible for anti-corruption and eradicating discipline. If the army commanders of various regions have committed corruption and the evidence is solid, they can directly arrest the army commanders for a preliminary trial without an order from the court. If more than 7% of the votes of the entire army agree, they can Directly escort the general commander back to the court for reexamination by the court, and if more than [-]% of the soldiers voted to pass, the general commander can be executed on the spot without an order from the court."

"Above each legion, there are division and brigade level committees, which are responsible for the unified management of the directors of each regiment. Above each division level, the military political department is set up by the imperial court."

"My military political department in Ming Dynasty, the first minister should be appointed by the emperor himself, to show the mighty grace of the emperor."

"There are two deputy ministers, respectively managing the army and the navy. I will be the deputy minister for the army, and Lei Zhentian, Feng Zhenhai, Chen Jinnan and others will be the general affairs committee. For the navy, I plan to let you be the deputy minister. .”

"Lao Le, you are in your [-]s, and I want you to relax a little bit. Let the people below handle the fighting and killing. How about staying in Chenghai to enjoy life in peace?"

"There is an old saying in our country that children and grandchildren have their own blessings. They can last seven points and give the remaining three points to their children and grandchildren. If they are very capable, they will work hard. The children and grandchildren are not as good as people."

When Lao Le heard this, he snorted unhappily.

Once again, he lamented his old age and Liu Dapao's youth in his heart, but muttered: "Are you sure, the army and navy will reform together, right?"

"Of course, the military reform treats everyone equally, but because the nature of the army and the navy is different, the autonomy of the army corps is much smaller, and the main asset must be land."

Lao Le looked at Geng Jingzhong and Ma Baozeng Yangxing and said, "You agree with this?"

The three of them looked at each other.

To be honest, this incident was too sudden, and they really couldn't understand the pros and cons of it for a while.

There is no doubt that their powers have increased to a certain extent, and the fact that the army decides military expenditure by itself is also a temptation for them, but the establishment of the committee is undoubtedly equivalent to creating a group of fathers on top of them.

There's not even time for a discussion.

However, when Lao Le asked this question, what do you want them to say?express objection?This is equivalent to directly standing on Lao Le's side in the political struggle between Liu Dapao and Lao Le. Isn't that the head kicked by a donkey?
"I agree."

"I agree."

"I agree too."

When Lao Le saw this, he only agreed with the appointment.

(End of this chapter)