Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 315 Yang laughed at you for underestimating His Majesty.

Two days later.

Soldiers are deployed in the Yamen, and official duties are on duty.

Qi Tai was sitting in the main seat, Chen Qia, the left minister, and Yang Rong, the right minister, were sitting on the top chairs on both sides. The other doctors and principals were all seated in an orderly manner according to their rank.

"Mr. Qi, today the newly appointed Right Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office, Cao Guogong, has personally brought people to the Ministry of War on His Majesty's orders to move away documents, maps and other files belonging to the Military Selection Department, the Staff Division, the Arsenal Department, and the Chariot and Driving Department."

The doctor of the martial arts department stood up and bowed and reported.

Immediately afterwards, the staff doctor stood up again and said with a bitter look on his face: "Qi Gong Mingjian, if this happens, our Fourth Division of the Ministry of War will be abolished."

In the morning meeting two days ago, Zhu Gaoxu's third imperial edict was equivalent to officially reforming the Ming Dynasty's military system.

Before Zhu Gaoxu's restructuring, the Fifth Army Governor's Office was divided into various garrison posts in Beijing, except for the pro-army command and envoys department, and the garrison posts in the capital outside.

However, after the restructuring, except for the three armies of the Beijing camp and the emperor's personal guards, the rest of the military posts in the world became directly managed by nine governor's offices.

Before the restructuring, all matters such as replacement, preferential maintenance, and preferential payments of military officials, current officials, and local officials were reported to the Fifth Army Governor's Office, which then forwarded it to the Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War for selection.

After the selection of the Ministry of War, it will be sent to the Dusi Guard Station through the Fifth Army Commander's Office.

The Military Selection Department of the Ministry of War has the most important responsibilities and is responsible for the selection, promotion, replacement, and merit rewards of the non-commissioned officers of the Guard Station.

Whenever there is a vacancy in the officials of the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armed Forces, such as Zhang Seal and Qian Shu, the Ministry of War will recommend them and ask Jian to use them. If there is a vacancy in the local governor's office, such as Zhang Seal, Qian Shu, etc., the Ministry of War will recommend Jian to use them.

The Zhifangsi is in charge of the map, military system, city god, garrison, conciseness, and conquest.

As for the arsenal, it is in charge of storing weapons, talismans, firewood, and soaps, and the chariot driver is in charge of the books, ceremonial guards, relays, and stables.

After the restructuring, the replacement, preferential maintenance, preferential treatment, etc. of all military officials, current officials, and native officials will be reported by the local governor's office to the military and administrative department of the metropolitan governor's office. After the selection, the military and administrative department will issue the order through the local governor's office.

As for the selection and award of the original chief officers, as well as the maps, military system, garrison, conciseness, and conquests that the staff department was responsible for, they were also responsible for the relevant departments and departments of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

For example, the Military Training Department and the Military Recruitment Department are responsible for military training and recruitment. One of the responsibilities of the Military Intelligence Department is to collect military information, which naturally includes maps.

In addition, the matters concerning the storage of weapons, talismans, firewood, and soaps that were formerly in charge of the Arsenal Department, and the matters in charge of the bookkeeping, ceremonial guards, post missions, and stable animal husbandry that were in charge of the Chariot and Driving Department were all transferred to the relevant departments of the Metropolitan Governor's Office.

Other matters such as the military attache's decree, the training of water and land cavalry, the clearing and replacement of troops in the army, rations, farming expenses and farming equipment, boats and carts, military news, maps and documents of the frontier and hinterland, fuel charcoal, thorns and reeds, etc. were also transferred. The relevant departments and departments of the Metropolitan Government are responsible.

As a result, the Military Selection Department, the Staff Division, the Arsenal Department, and the Chariot and Driving Department of the Ministry of War were completely in name only. The powers of the Military Selection Department were all transferred to the Military and Government Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Palace, and the Functional Division, Arsenal Department, and Chariot and Driving Department were transferred to the Ordnance Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Palace. Department, Munitions Department, Military Intelligence Department, Troop Training Department and other departments.

The most frightening thing is that the power to mobilize troops previously held by the Ministry of War was also deprived of it and transferred to the Military Staff Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion.

"Qi Gong, by doing this, your Majesty has turned the military department into an empty shell!"

The arsenal doctor couldn't help but speak.

The driver's doctor added: "Your Majesty's move is suspected of changing the ancestral system. Qi Gong, we have to report to Your Majesty and beg Your Majesty to take back your order!"

"presumptuous!"

Qitai's expression changed, his silver-white beard trembled, and he shouted loudly: "Your Majesty's words are true, how can you change your order overnight?"

He calmed down his expression, looked around at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "The departments in the governor's office in the capital are in charge of military registration and tiger talismans. The governor's office in each place is in charge of the army and leads the ministers to lead the troops. Each has its own division, so the military and government are maintained. , this is a method that will never be easy."

"Your Majesty's change of the military system is indeed a wise move. You should carefully understand its true meaning."

Before Zhu Gaoxu changed the military system, both the Commander-in-Chief and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies obeyed the emperor's orders. The Governor-General's Office of the Five Armies had the power to command troops but not to deploy troops, and the Ministry of War had the power to deploy troops but not to command troops.

Whenever a war broke out, the emperor would order a general to lead the troops from the garrison under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to go out for battle.

After the war, the commander-in-chief returned to the court, and the troops under his command returned to their garrison.

The Governor's Office and the Ministry of War of the Five Armies are in control of each other and do not subordinate each other. The former controls military status and the latter controls orders.Under normal circumstances, in order to prevent the military power from slipping away, all major military decisions, issuance of military orders, and appointment of generals will be made by the Ministry of War after requesting orders.

However, after the restructuring, the Military Staff Department of the metropolitan governor's office was in charge of military deployment, and the military admirals under the governor's offices in various places were in charge of military power.

The separation of the power to lead troops and the power to deploy troops can prevent local military governors from relying on their own troops.

Under normal circumstances, the troops under the jurisdiction of various governor's offices train and garrison at their respective stations.

In times of peace, all armies are under the control of the local governor's offices. The nine governor's offices formulate military training plans in accordance with the requirements of the relevant departments and departments of the major governor's office, and the admirals of each army are responsible for specific military training matters.

Whenever there is a war, the Military Staff Department of the metropolitan governorate is responsible for the highest command, the local governorate is responsible for the frontline command of the army under its jurisdiction, and the military admirals and generals Yin follow orders to lead the army in battle.

After the war, the generals who commanded the troops surrendered their seals to the court, and the troops returned to their respective stations.

"Your Majesty's reform of the military system is indeed a great act of good governance."

Yang Rongdao: "The soldiers of the world are based in the governor's office. They have the power to send troops but not to hold them."

"The troops in the capital are under the control of the military and political admirals of the three armies. They have the power to control the troops but do not have the power to send them. The troops in various places are controlled by the local governor's office, but they are in the hands of the military admirals. The admirals have the power to control the troops. There is no right to send troops. This is a matter of mutual maintenance between the top and the bottom, and no tyranny is allowed."

"Not bad!"

Chen Qia added: "This military system separates the power of holding troops, the power of deploying troops, and the power of commanding troops. It is very similar to the Song Dynasty's 'Three Yamen Military System', but it does not have the disadvantages of the three-part military power of the Song Dynasty."

Qi Tai wanted to use Chen Qia's words to appease the doctors and officials in charge of the Ministry of War, so he asked: "Shu Yuan might as well speak more straightforwardly."

Chen Qia, whose courtesy name was Shuyuan. After listening to Qi Tai's words, he slightly cupped his hands, and then said: "In the Song Dynasty, military training, troop deployment, and wartime commanding were not an office, let alone a person."

"This creates a situation where the soldiers do not know the generals and the generals do not know the soldiers, so that the combat effectiveness of the officers and soldiers is greatly reduced."

He changed the subject and said: "If an army wants to maintain strong combat effectiveness, the first priority is morale, and the most important thing to boost morale is the 'soul' of the army. His Majesty has said before that the 'soul of the army' It is formed with military generals as the core, such as the Beifu Army and the Yuejia Army."

"Of course, under the new military system promulgated by His Majesty, the one who is responsible for training troops according to the training plan on weekdays is the admiral of the first army, and the one who leads the army in war is also the admiral of the first army. This arrangement avoids the problem of 'the soldiers do not know the generals, and the generals' It’s a situation where you don’t know how to fight.”

"But as time goes by, the military admirals will inevitably develop friendships with the sergeants under their command. If someone colludes and conspires to rebel, wouldn't it be possible to raise their arms and a crowd of people will respond?"

The doctor from the Martial Arts Division expressed his doubts.

Yang Rong next to him smiled and said nothing.

"What are you laughing at, Mr. Yang?"

The Martial Arts Division doctor asked with some dissatisfaction.

"Yang laughed at you for underestimating His Majesty! In the early Yongle period, the imperial court established a quartermaster. Since then, food and wages have been distributed by the quartermaster on a per-capita basis."

Yang Rong explained: "The existence of the Military Supplies Department of the Metropolitan Governor's Office is to ensure that the food and wages of the imperial court can be implemented in the hands of every soldier. If there are sergeants who eat the food and wages of the imperial court, and just for the sake of friendship, they have to build the imperial palace. On the contrary, this kind of person is probably either crazy or stupid."

"Ahem, let's listen to Qi's words. Your Majesty is not planning to abolish the military department. Please be patient and calm. There will be a decree in a few days."

Qi Tai coughed, and after attracting everyone's attention to him, he said loudly: "Although this dynasty is not guilty of words, it is disrespectful to His Majesty to make arbitrary decisions."

"Everyone, just do whatever you are supposed to do. Don't think, talk, or make up nonsense."

"Yes."

Yang Rong and Chen Qia quickly bowed and responded.

Seeing that the assistant ministers on the left and right had expressed their opinions, the remaining doctors, chief officers and other officials of the Ministry of War had to stand up, salute and say yes.

(End of this chapter)