Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 117 Changes in the Military System (1923 monthly ticket plus update)

After the province gradually matured, the prefectures and counties under it gradually spread out, and like the Nanya guards, they gradually merged with the military government.

The military mansion was originally a conscription training institution under the various guards. Since the Purple Horde Khanate did not have a professional administrative agency in its early years, the military mansion, like the guards, managed both the army and the people.

At the earliest, the Nanya soldiers of the Zizhang Khanate were actually farm guards.The Khan court ordered the residents of each farm to register as "military households" in proportion.In some places there are eight families, in some places there are ten families, organized into groups, and each group supports one military household.

The first batch of weapons of the Khan Court was bought from profiteers in Venice; the first batch of armor was bought by Boyan Timur who went to the Khan Court of the Golden Horde and asked for it.With the expansion of the scale of reclamation and the increase of defectors, such weapons and equipment are simply not enough, and everyone can only find their own way.

Military households need to prepare their own weapons, so in theory it should be the wealthiest person in the group.Like his European counterparts, the knight was responsible for providing his own weapons and horses, and the villagers provided taxes to support him.

The problem is that in the situation of the Zizhang at that time, everyone was basically poor. The "rich people" in the group actually had the same conditions, and they still had to rely on the help of the villagers.Everyone, you can gather a breastplate, and I can gather an axe, and try to pile them up as much as possible.Therefore, sometimes, instead of choosing rich households, it is better to choose the most capable fighter in the group, and then everyone can collect equipment for him according to the conditions.

At that time, there was not even an iron mine in the Zizhang-controlled area, and they had to buy all kinds of metal objects, but they didn't have much money.It was the northern tent herdsmen at that time, under the leadership of the daring Grand Master Ye Xianbuhua, they pretended to be the Golden Tent army, deceived a Genoese merchant fleet, and stole several ships of iron, and only then did they have the starting materials.

It is also because of this that during the "Civil War", although the nobles had serious confrontations, many grassroots officers and soldiers talked about their affection for "the first ship of iron" every day, and demanded that the ordinary people who were coerced by the opposite side should not be held accountable.After all, they have indeed fought side by side many times.

After the Han court won a few battles, annexed some of the surrounding minor nobles, and had sufficient supplies, this system between the Yuan and Ming military households and the Eastern Roman peasants and soldiers seemed insufficient.

Khanting hopes to organize more soldiers to join the war, at least to receive training, to be able to protect themselves after the elite soldiers go out.Therefore, the brothers Li Tianying and Li Tiance were ordered to carry out reforms, imitating the ancient system, gradually abolishing the distinction between military households and peasant households, and replacing them with the general status of "nationals", which the Greeks called "citizens".Later, the latter became the official title as most of the soldiers were locals.

These citizen soldiers usually work in the manor, and they are organized during wartime, and they are dispatched to fight according to needs, while the rest are responsible for defending and taking care of the farm.In theory, one hundred households form a manor, and a head of one hundred households is elected by oneself, which can also be referred to as one hundred households for short.

Wartime staffing, distribution of loot, and peacetime labor cooperation are all based on this hundred households, and are arranged by the manor citizens themselves under the auspices of the head of the hundred households.Due to the frequent battles, in many cases, there will be an assistant, Baihu, who will take turns to maintain the management of the manor when the other party is away.

The military pressure of the Purple Horde Khanate is very high, and the labor intensity of reclamation and cultivation is also not low. Therefore, the residents in the manor must work together.

If someone does not take good care of their fields when others go to the army, it will be difficult to find another person to go to the army next time;And such a result will obviously affect the combat effectiveness of the army.

Once it fails, not only will the manor and fields be lost, but everyone's lives will also be in jeopardy. The best result is that they will be captured as slaves by the hostile neighboring nobles.Therefore, the manor has always placed great emphasis on the spirit of unity, justice and collective cooperation.Over time, this also formed a culture that may be quite unique in Europe.

According to this tradition, citizens should work hard to contribute, and Baihu must also maintain justice and ensure that the military service arrangement and the distribution of spoils satisfy everyone, otherwise it is easy to be dismissed.

On the other hand, Baihu is often the most capable fighter in the village because he has to personally arrange defense and even enlist in battle. The advantage of this is that he can get more spoils and give everyone more benefits; For me, this is not only an honor, but also helps to maintain my own authority: a good warrior is more likely to be recognized by citizens, and his rulings are more likely to be respected by citizens.

Since the role of hundreds of households is very important, the upper echelons of the Khan court also value these people and show respect for them everywhere in order to gain the recognition of citizens and grassroots officers.

At the beginning, in order to obtain more funds, the Khan court planned several manors, and the first great Khan, Boyan Timur, went to try to grow grapes in person.After many efforts, I finally got the qualified fruit and sold it successfully.

Boyan Timur was very happy and summoned the first batch of hundreds of households appointed by the Khan Court after Li Tiance adjusted the farm establishment.

He said that in Europe, everyone likes to take something like a stick as a symbol of power.Even the Polish nobles next door have to grab a hammer every day to command others.He also wants to do as the Romans do, and send something to everyone, at least for other Europeans to understand.I just thought about it for a long time, and I don't know what to post - I can't add a hand to Guan Yin, and I just wave it every day, right?
So, he decided to distribute these vines representing the harvest to everyone.Whoever holds it can distribute the harvest of fields and battlefields, and supervise others, fulfilling their responsibilities.

After that, it became a routine.Hundreds of households in the Khan Court will accept such a cane when they take office.

Hundreds of households have heavy responsibilities, such as training soldiers, organizing production, and even mediating various trivial matters.Later, with the improvement of the system, I had to discuss with the assistant Baihu and others about education, assessment and other work.

In addition, these people are even responsible for moral oversight and counterintelligence duties.In the early days of the Purple Horde, there were far more than one incidents in which the entire manor was ruined because they believed the promises of other forces around them and led them as internal support.

At that time, the Khan court really couldn't spend much money.As long as you believe that these country nobles who are part-time bandits will honor their price, it will definitely be much more profitable than working on a farm.

The internal response is generally only useful in one manor, and can disappear after fighting. It is said that he has taken a huge bonus to live a good life.As for whether it is true... Anyway, no one else can verify it.

(End of this chapter)