I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 499 The emperor builds a new army, and young men compete to recruit soldiers; if a man doesn’t have a hook, where can he find a title?

Huo Guang used this method to arrange the nephews and nephews of the Fan Huo family into the Han army, and then controlled the Han army.

Fortunately, Liu's destiny has not changed, and the Han soldiers still believe in the "Edict of the Emperor", so they did not let him succeed in causing rebellion.

In the original historical line, at the end of the Later Han Dynasty, although the Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan and the local governors only had the power to command troops, how could they need Tiger Talisman to mobilize the army?

When reforming the court last month, Liu He changed the Grand Sima into the Sima, lowering the official's status and eliminating the possibility of the "Sima" seizing military power.

Nowadays, Liu He is implementing the recruitment system, and the number of soldiers recruited in the army will increase, and the time for soldiers to join the army in the military academy will also become longer.

In this way, it is easier for the captain who directly commands the troops to accumulate prestige and turn the soldiers into his own private army.

Liu He's prestige was on the rise, and neither the captain nor the generals were as prestigious as him.

But in the future, as monarchs change, young monarchs will inevitably encounter senior generals and lieutenants, and military power is likely to be lost.

In order to give both the emperor and his ministers a "good end", Liu He wanted to add a second lock to the Han army, which was to divide the Han army into different systems.

Avoid a few people to control all the Han troops.

At this point, the previous emperors of the Han Dynasty had already paved a way for Liu He.

Emperor Xiaowu took this matter to the extreme: dividing the main force of the Han army into several troops that were not affiliated with each other.

For example, the main force of the Han Dynasty in the Sanfu area was divided into the southern army, the northern army and the patrol soldiers.

Among them, the Southern Army was divided into Bingwei, Qimenlang, Habayashilang and Chaqiduwei; the Northern Army was divided into eight captains; Zhijingo also had to command thousands of soldiers patrolling the city.

These three armies are not affiliated with each other, and their garrison areas and combat tasks are also different.

Through this "divide and rule" measure, we can avoid the possibility of the Han army "collaborating with each other".

During the Witch Gu Rebellion, the violent prince Liu Zhi, with the assistance of Queen Wei, could only mobilize part of his military guards. The rest of the southern and northern armies still only looked at the tiger talisman.

During last year's cholera, Huo Guang had been in charge of the central government for more than ten years, but he only controlled part of the Northern and Southern armies. This also allowed Liu He to make a comeback at a critical moment.

Cutting the Han army into smaller pieces and letting each department monitor and restrict each other is the second yoke Liu He wants to create today.

"Last year, due to cholera, the Southern and Northern armies suffered the most serious damage. It is not easy to restore the old system immediately..."

"So it is better to disrupt the organization, retain the military name, and reorganize the new army. Instead, we can have a new atmosphere."

Liu He finally came to terms with the situation and talked about a new issue.

After Zhang Anshi and others listened, they continued to look through the "Arms and Arms Conference" and quickly found the column "Han Army Organization".

Under the emperor's explanation, they slowly read down and back.

"From today onwards, the Han army will be divided into a garrison army and an expeditionary army."

"The garrison is mainly responsible for defense and garrison. The patrol guards in each city, the guards in each palace, and the gate guards in each government office all fall into this category."

"The expedition army mainly conducts field attacks, and the Southern Army, Northern Army, soldiers from various counties and counties, and tunnel soldiers from border counties all fall into this category."

"The number of national soldiers and tunnel soldiers in various counties and border counties remains unchanged on a permanent basis. Large counties have more soldiers and smaller counties have fewer soldiers, and they are distributed according to needs."

"The Southern Army includes four armies: Habayashi Lang, Qimen Lang, Changyi Lang and Cheqi Duwei. Each army is divided into three captains on the left, middle and right, making a total of twelve captains."

"The Northern Army has also increased its number from eight to 12 captains."

"In this way, the Southern Army and the Northern Army each have 30,000 troops. They are of equal strength and can form a check and balance."

"The two armies combined have 60,000 elites, which can meet the needs of troops."

"If the war is urgent, we can mobilize the troops from the prefecture and the country to replenish the army. With the recruited soldiers as the backbone, we can expand quickly and it will be more than enough to cope with the unexpected situation."

After Liu He's adjustment, the originally stronger Southern Army was weakened, and the two armies became more balanced.

If the captains of any party gather to cause chaos, the other party can confront them.

Of course, it is also possible that the Southern and Northern armies collude and conspire against each other.

But it was too difficult to get the twenty-four captains to work together. When that day comes, the man's strength will come to an end.

"In order to prevent the captain from turning his troops into a private army, all captains are rotated every five years."

"For the first five years, a school lieutenant serves as a school captain in the Confederate Army. After that, he must serve as a captain in a local area for the next five years. After another five years, he can be rotated back to the Confederate Army."

"If a prince is promoted to captain, he cannot serve in the camp. He must rotate with others."

……

Liu He took all the academicians to read carefully one by one. There were ten regulations, all of which were for the military camp of the local captain Shangen.

This "Law on the Rotation of School Captains" is already more complicated than the "Three Mutual Laws" that must be followed when promoting local officials.

However, Zhang Anshi and others did not feel that the emperor was making a fuss.

As ministers, they did not want a powerful minister specializing in military power to appear in the Han Dynasty. This was also a threat to them.

Just like a few months ago, not only was the emperor worried about rebels attacking Chang'an City, they were also worried.

More than an hour later, the "Han Army Organization" item was finally finished, and Zhang Anshi and others basically understood the emperor's intention.

Especially Han Zeng and Zhao Chongguo, they listened very carefully.

As generals who will lead troops in the future, they must know this thoroughly, otherwise not only will they not be able to lead troops, but they may also violate the emperor's taboos.

"When I send out troops, I will take the opportunity to select generals to lead the troops and make detailed plans for the expedition."

"Although the generals cannot open offices as before, they can hire less than thirty subordinates as staff in the government for use."

"No!" Zhao Chongguo and Han Zeng responded quickly.

Immediately afterwards, we entered the third part of the Han Army's restructuring-"Han Army Ordnance".

Liu He partially upgraded the Han army's equipment.

Weapons are all forged from hundred-forged steel, cavalry are equipped with saddles, stirrups and horseshoes, infantry and cavalry are equipped with rockets equipped with gunpowder, and new drill regulations are used...

When the noon bell rang, Liu He read the book "The Military Preparation Conference" from beginning to end.

The next process is very simple. The cabinet will first form an edict on the matters discussed today, and then distribute it to relevant government offices such as Sima Mansion, Da Sinong, Shaofu and Shuiheng Duwei for execution.

A set of processes, self-made.

"My dear friends, you must thoroughly understand the "Armed Forces Meeting" as soon as possible, and then proceed one by one. I hope that this battle in September will be the last battle against the Xiongnu."

"promise!"

Seeing everyone responding in unison, Liu He was very satisfied.

It can even be said to be complacent. Political power comes from the barrel of a gun. This is a truth that applies to all countries.

Once the Han army completes its restructuring, the old network of relationships in the army will be completely broken, and Liu He will have a very powerful Han army.

By then, more drastic new policies can be implemented.

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As the news of the Han army's restructuring spread, many people's lives changed.

In the north city wall of Chang'an City, there is the Jiazilu in Ping'an.

Zhang Sanzheng, the second shopkeeper of Xianheng Restaurant, was carrying a roast duck and walking forward with a heavy heart.

He was thinking about something in his mind, and he was mumbling something more, as if he was thinking about how to speak when he saw Guan Er later.

This roast duck is a popular food in Chang'an City after the beginning of spring. It is said that it was also spread from the palace.

The preparation of roast duck is very complicated, and even a large vertical furnace built with bricks and stones is specially used for roasting.

After the stove is built, the duck cannot be just put in and roasted. It must be marinated with various spices before being roasted in the stove.

Even the charcoal for roasting the duck is made from the trunk of the pear tree. It is said that roasting with this fruit charcoal can give the roast duck the aroma of fruit wood.

Not only is the process of roast duck extremely complicated, but the way of eating roast duck is also very particular. You need to use a very thin pancake to roll up duck meat, green onions and cucumber strips and eat it with sauce.

Such a special duck is naturally expensive. One duck costs more than a hundred yuan, which is enough to buy a handful of corn.

Ducks are expensive, but good people flock to them. People in Chang'an City are proud to have roast duck at their family banquets.

Because the cooking process is complicated and cannot be made casually by ordinary small shops, there is only one roast duck restaurant open in Chang'an City.

The people who opened this restaurant were also old people brought to Chang'an City by the emperor from Changyi State - it was the old woman Zhang and her youngest son Hei Fu.

The emperor was kind and not only gave them recipes, but also gave their restaurant a resounding name, "Quanjude".

The people in Chang'an City didn't know the meaning and weight of these three words, but they all praised the name as a good one, and even envied Heifu's family for their good luck.

Eating roast duck from Quanjude, drinking Xuanjiu from Xianheng Restaurant, and reading the Emperor's "Sacred Scriptures", these three things have become the "three interesting things" in Chang'an City.

Although Zhang San is the second shopkeeper of Xianheng Winery, his monthly income is higher than that of ordinary people.

But because I have been frugal since childhood, I rarely buy this roast duck. At most, I buy a roast chicken from another restaurant to satisfy my craving.

Today, he bought such one for the first time, and naturally it was used as a greeting gift when he came to visit.

Zhang San walked in the alley with his head lowered, thinking about the troublesome things in his heart, and said nothing.

He didn't notice at all that several thin dogs with sensitive noses were following him, eager to try the roast duck.

When they reached a remote corner, the thin dogs finally couldn't bear it any longer, howling and pounced on them, preparing to snatch the roast duck.

Fortunately, Zhang San finally came to his senses, and at this critical moment, he suddenly lifted the roast duck, causing the thin dog to pounce away.

Zhang Sanchao, who was already unhappy, became furious and cursed several times at the group of thin dogs.

Feeling that it was not enough to relieve his anger, he picked up a few pieces of broken tiles from the ground and threw them at the group of small dogs who did not know whether to live or die.

After all the thin dogs ran away with their tails between their legs, he cursed and continued walking forward.

Not long after, Zhang San came to the alley where his old brother Guan Er lived.

Before he could walk over, he saw people crowding around the entrance of Guan Er's house, their faces full of gloating as they watched the excitement.

Occasionally, noises and curses could be heard coming from the house.

Zhang San didn't know what was going on, so he trotted over quickly, squeezed his way through the crowd, and reached the front yard.

As soon as he saw the scene in the courtyard, he already understood eight or nine points.

Guan Er, who looked like an iron tower, stood under the eaves with his face flushed, holding a stick as thick as a cup in his trembling hand. It looked like he had just gone crazy.

The Guan family's aunt and the two Guan family daughters, who were equally tall and strong, were kneeling on the side. They must have just cried, and there were still tears on their cheeks.

Guan Er's seventeen-year-old only son Guan Kuang stood in the courtyard with his head held high, his fists clenched and silent. There were five red marks on his face, indicating that he had obviously been beaten.

The Guan family is different from the Zhang family. The Zhang family has three sons, while the Guan family has only this one son.

Although Guan Er does not dote on Guan Kuang, he definitely values ​​him very much.

Zhang San and Guan Er have known each other for decades and have watched Guan Kuang grow up. They have never seen Guan Er defeat Guan Kuang.

Today is so abnormal, something "big" must have happened.

"Brother Guan Er, what is going on today? Why do you want to take action?" Zhang San came to Guan Er and asked.

"Isn't this a damned fool who wants to piss me off to death!" Guan Er said angrily.

"Guan Kuang, what the hell did you do again to make your old father so angry? Why don't you kneel down and apologize!?"

Zhang San hurriedly walked up to Guan Kuang, tugged on his sleeve, and scolded him half-seriously.

"I just want to join the army. What's wrong with me? Why do I have to apologize!?" Guan Kuang said without hesitation, holding his head higher.

"Look at you, this Zhuzi is simply unfilial. If you don't beat him to death, why would he still do it?" Guan Er said angrily, holding up a stick as if he was about to rush over, but Zhang San quickly stopped him.

The idle neighbors who gathered around the gate of the courtyard suddenly became energetic again when they saw the commotion in the courtyard, and they smiled and pointed at the Guan family members in the courtyard.

"Brother Guan, calm down, calm down, there are many people with mixed eyes, don't lose face because of this!" Zhang San persuaded Guan Er in a low voice.

"Guan Kuang, if you don't help your mother to the backyard, I really want to piss your mother off to death!" Zhang San turned to Guan Kuang again and kept winking.

Finally, Guan Kuang wiped away his half-dried tears and snot, and prepared to help his mother with his two sisters to take shelter in the backyard.

Zhang San handed the roast duck and food boxes to the two daughters of the Guan family, then came to the door of the house and persuaded those who were watching the excitement to leave.

It wasn't until the thin courtyard door was closed that Zhang San pulled Guan Er back to the main hall and sat on the couch.

"Second brother, the Guan family has been passed down from three generations alone, and now Guan Kuang is the only one. Do you really want to beat him to death?" Zhang San turned his back on the guest and poured a cup of tea for Guan Er.

With no outsiders watching the fun, Guan Er finally regained his temper. He sighed and drank the herbal tea in one gulp.

"Hey, do you think I am willing to beat him like this? But if this guy has to surrender to the army, isn't he going to die? It is better to die in my hands than to die under the Huns' horses!"

When Guan Er said this, he threw the stick in his hand to the ground. The wooden stick bounced several times before rolling towards the door very unwillingly.

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