Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 871 Changing Jobs
At the meeting chaired by Liu Chan himself, everyone also began to speak freely, discussing constructive issues for the army in detail.Including the shortcomings of the military in the past, they have been discussed in depth.

Especially on the source of soldiers, the discussion was the longest among the people, and the conflict of opinions was also the biggest.

There is no way, wars were frequent during the Three Kingdoms period, and the population was greatly reduced, not only Cao Wei.Soochow, including the Han Dynasty, also implemented the world military system.For example, the army that followed Lao Liu into Shu, because of the loss of Jingzhou, they became world soldiers; Zhuge Liang's southern expedition, the unsuitable flying army he recruited, they also did the same; as for the three guards, they were also a variant of the world soldier system.

However, the army that made up the Great Han not only had the military system, but also local county soldiers, as well as tribal soldiers from the Hu tribe, and even criminal soldiers.

All in all, in the period of great power struggle, almost all countries expand their soldiers to their own limits for the sake of military strength.And the current peace of the world requires the establishment of a universal military system, but no matter what, the abolition of the universal military system is beyond doubt.

Everyone discussed for a long time, and believed that the military system of counties and counties is still retained at the local level.According to different local populations, different grades are divided, such as upper and lower counties, upper and lower counties, so as to ensure the institutional problems of the army.

The military family can be converted into civil registration and does not need to serve in the military for generations.It can also be exempted from taxes as a price, and a child can be born to fight for the great Han.

Farming in leisure time and going out in wartime are based on the system of restricting people's land.Anyone who sends troops must have fields at home.When going out for an expedition, if the labor force in the family is insufficient, the local people need to arrange the villagers to help them cultivate.

This is the most common county military system in the Han Dynasty, but it is different when it comes to the Central Army.The Han Chinese Army will be divided into two northern and southern armies, each divided into four battalions, for a total of eight battalions.That is, the eight battalions of Zhongba, Tunqi, Infantry, Yueqi, Changshui, Huqi, Shesheng, and Huben. Each battalion has [-] soldiers and a total of [-] Chinese troops.

Most of the eight battalions of the Chinese army came from county soldiers.In addition to guarding Chang'an, the captains of the Eighth Battalion will select elite soldiers to garrison the central government or go to the border counties to guard the border every year according to the states and counties assigned to them by the central government. 20 troops.

The rank of the county soldiers who go to the frontier and the center will be higher than that of the county soldiers, and the big man will provide an appropriate salary every month.Of course, frontier county soldiers will also go to Guanzhong to garrison.

That is to say, the captains of the Eighth Battalion, they are actually responsible for the task of managing the county soldiers at the local level, as well as the arrangements for the local government to go to the center and station at the frontiers. They have no right to command or deploy troops.

And they also need to obey the orders of the Privy Council, work inside, and obey the arrangements.Even if the county soldiers arrive and garrison in Guanzhong, they will not be under the jurisdiction of the captain of the Eighth Battalion, but will be led by the generals of the northern and southern armies arranged by the Privy Council.

As for the frontier areas, such as Ning, Jiao, Ping, Liang, Bing, You, and Shuo, the Han Dynasty abolished the prefectural governor in charge of the army and changed it to the system of the governor in charge of the army, and the county guards were still unified in military and political affairs.In the governor's area inside the Han Dynasty, they lost the right to command the soldiers, and retained the right to assess the county soldiers, local security, and personnel promotion.

That is to say, the Dahan implemented the separation system of soldiers and generals, with the eight battalion captains responsible for training, the generals responsible for commanding operations, and the Privy Council responsible for coordinating the overall situation.

After discussing the general military system, Xia Houxuan raised objections to whether all the county military systems should be implemented now.

"Your Majesty, the central plains have been established for the first time, and the people in the west of my Han Dynasty will pacify the world. In the Central Plains, our Han government has not been implemented. Now we have set up county soldiers in the Central Plains, and there may be changes. It is better for my Han to control the western border more lightly. Crowds come to all directions."

Xia Houxuan said: "Besides, my great Han soldiers in the western border are more elite than the eastern land. I have a heavy army in my hand, recruit the warriors from the northwest, educate the Qiang and Hu, and raise soldiers. The wealth of the Central Plains, let it go Pay taxes, raise fewer troops to go to war, and weaken the soldiers and the people, and the world will be safe."

Xia Houxuan's meaning is not difficult to understand. The great Han has just pacified the world, and has not implemented land administration in the Central Plains, so there should be no county and county soldiers in the local area.Instead, the military system of prefectures and counties was implemented on a large scale in the western region, allowing the people of the Central Plains to pay taxes and rely on the western soldiers to control the Central Plains.

Liu Chan pondered Xia Houxuan's words, but did not give his answer, but asked, "What do you generals think?"

Jiang Wei pondered for a while, and said: "I would like to report to Your Majesty, the words of Xiahou Shangshu are the strategy to strengthen the foundation. Most of our elite soldiers are in the west, and the province is merged with the army. We should not abolish the Guanzhong and Northwest soldiers, and give up the Central Plains." This is the foundation of preserving combat power."

"Your Majesty, Chen Ai thinks that we can keep some soldiers in some states and counties in the Central Plains to pacify the enemies in the Central Plains, or in the Central Plains counties, send out a few counties and counties to prevent accidents." Deng Ai said.

Liu Chan thought for a while, and decided to add his own thoughts, and said: "There are also warriors in the Central Plains. It's a pity that the big man doesn't take them. Deng Qing's strategy can be used. However, the words of Taichu and Boyue are the foundation of our country. Don’t forget, you can do both.”

"Please show your Majesty!"

"In the upper county of the Central Plains, fifty warriors were selected as officials, and in the lower county, thirty warriors were selected as officials, and the provinces and the generals were sent to the localities as officials. They thought that all the places were tested, and the counties and counties were all like this. The county examination, the inspection How about generals and military strategies, those who are good will be stationed in the central and border counties. It can not only provide places for generals and schools, but also implement strategies to weaken the Central Plains, and make the people of the Central Plains prosperous, killing three birds with one stone." Liu Chan said.

According to Liu Chan's plan, the counties in the Central Plains will have no more than 1000 people, and a state will not exceed [-] people.The Central Plains basically does not pose a danger to the big man, and the big man can also pick out warriors from it to fill the army of the big man.

And the officers who were abolished by the Han Dynasty can also take up official positions in local counties. After all, they come from the west, and when they first enter the local area, they can deter the local government for the central government.

After a pause, Liu Chan looked at Huo Yi, Deng Ai, and Jiang Wei, and asked, "If it is discussed according to the province and army, how many generals and officers are there?"

"The Great Han has conquered for more than [-] years, and there are many generals and officers. Now according to what His Majesty said, some officers can be placed in the place, but there are still many left." Huo Yi said.

The big man has fought for more than [-] years and has accumulated a large number of generals and officers. If the province is merged with the army normally, these people will return to the local area to work in agriculture, and if they are lucky, they will serve as military officials in the county military system.

Liu Chan put his hand on his knee and said, "Let's do this! In the early Ning of the Central Plains, many counties and counties obeyed the law and violated the law, and it was difficult for the county guards to manage the government. Now the central government will send more censors to inspect the places and test the officials. Selection, to control the place for my big man."

Liu Chan is not going to let the military power group control the power of the Dahan Center, but he is going to let grassroots officers enter the Central Plains counties and counties as officials to help the county guards sent by the Dahan to start their work.

Liu Xiu founded the country and chose to be a civil servant and retire a meritorious official.Liu Chan is planning to recruit heroes at the grassroots level to serve as civil servants.After all, Liu Chan has a large number of officers in his hands, and it would be a pity not to use them.

This is why Liu Chan wants to save and merge the army first, because only by saving and merging the army first can the officers be released to go to the local area.And only when the province merges with the army can the central finances be relieved.Only the big man can free up his hands and feet to solve many affairs.

Guan Xing hesitated for a while, then said: "Your Majesty, let generals and school officers take up local officials, fearing that their military habits will not be conducive to governing the region. It is also unknown whether they will be competent for government affairs."

Liu Chan smiled and said: "No hurry! Let the generals and officers who came out of the province go to the government to study local government affairs for a few months. Local government affairs are mostly the same thing, not complicated. There are county guards and county magistrates in command , they are just like being in the army, just obey orders."

In fact, it is not as simple as Liu Chan said. If it is really simple, there is no need to train officers.It can only be said that if the big man wants to quickly grasp the place and let the officers enter the grassroots, it is the fastest way, and it is the only place where the big man can free up so many positions in a short period of time.

Its disadvantages are not without, such as Cao Wei officials were kicked out, and local governance was rough.But compared to the disadvantages, in the short term, it brings more benefits to the big man.

"promise!"

Compared with the officials at Shangshutai, Jiang Wei and Deng Ai responded happily.

(End of this chapter)