My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 137 The Prelude to Liaodong’s Restructuring

The fifteenth day of the first month, the Lantern Festival.

After today, the New Year is over.

On this festive occasion, Xiong Tingbi was not celebrating the festival, but was alone in the Jinglue Mansion, reading the pamphlet given to him by the emperor.

He is from Huguang. When he came to Liaodong this time, his wife and children did not follow him.

"After a brief review, the Mongol envoy from Inner Kalkha sent news that their leader, Sai, was released by Jian Nu."

Just as Xiong Tingbi was fascinated by the emperor's pamphlet, the infantry guerrilla general Mao Guoqi came in to report.

"Huh? Zaisai was put back?"

Hearing this, Xiong Tingbi raised his head with a question mark on his forehead.

"What does Jiannu want to do? Win over the tribes in Inner Kalkha?"

Borjijin Zasai, the lord of the five tribes of Inner Khalkha in Mongolia, was also known as Zhaisai, Jiesai, etc.

In the 47th year of Wanli, after the fall of Tieling, Zaisai took money from Xiong Tingbi on the one hand, and on the other hand he wanted to add insult to injury and capture Tieling to give himself a base for stable development. He led his army and built a fierce battle in Tieling. He was defeated and captured, and played a decisive role in the Ming Dynasty's stabilization of Liaodong.

In addition, Nurhaci wanted to conquer Ye He's tribe, which gave Xiong Tingbi enough time to rectify the Liaodong military town. In Wanli 48, he defeated Nurhachi twice.

"I believe that Jiannu will attack Liaodong with all his strength this year."

Seeing Xiong Tingbi's performance, Mao Guoqi raised his hand and said.

"This time the envoy from Nei Khalkha came here to ask if this year if they continue to harass the Jiannu slaves, the annual reward of ten thousand taels of silver and the mutual trade in Guangning will be counted."

"Okay, of course."

Closing the booklet in his hand, Xiong Tingbi nodded and said to Mao Guoqi.

"Go and tell the Nekalkha envoy that not only will the reward promised in this book count, but if you kill Jiannu and come to Shenyang with Jiannu's braided head, you will get 30 taels for the head of a man and 50 taels for a living person."

"Jinglue, this..."

Hearing this, Mao Guoqi was a little surprised, and then said worriedly.

"This reward is higher than the rewards in our army. Will this make the brothers feel unfair?"

Cutting off the head to record merit has been used by all dynasties since Shang Yang introduced it. Mao Longbao's "Miscellaneous Notes of Experiences" of the Qing Dynasty has this sentence: Folks, I am in great hardship and have no money to use. If you are willing to lend me your head, I can receive a reward of 50 taels.

The military discipline of the Liao Army, or the Ming Dynasty Army, has long been in chaos.

Before the Battle of Sarhu, why was Yang Hao reluctant to send troops?
Because he was improving military discipline and introduced fourteen penalties, three of which were related to borrowing heads.

Those who killed Chinese (Han people) and captured people to repay their merits were beheaded.

The surrendered barbarians and women, old and young, were killed indiscriminately and those who wanted to do so were beheaded.

Those who compete for the heads obtained by (friendly forces) Goryeo (North Korea) and Beiguan (Yehe tribe) will be beheaded.

However, Yang Hao, who had been urged to send troops, failed to do so. Even when the Saarhu War began, military discipline was not good.

During the Battle of Sarhu, General Du Song of the Northern Route Army led 1 troops across the Hun River and launched a fierce attack on the Hou Jin Army stationed at Jilin Cliff.

Juniper himself is a famous general, and his subordinates are also famous generals who have experienced hundreds of battles. His subordinates are also elites selected from Jizhen.

But after the fight started, the Ming army's old habits fell into place.

Whenever a Houjin soldier was knocked down, a dozen people would swarm around and compete to behead him.

The result was that they defeated more with less and were besieged again. The whole army of Jun Jun was wiped out and Jun Jun himself was killed by an arrow in the face.

"unfair?"

Hearing this, Xiong Tingbi shook the pamphlet in his hand.

"The emperor's military reform has asked me to try it out in Liaodong. From now on, the reward method in Liaodong will change. All beheads will be rewarded according to the number of beheadings in the entire establishment. I am still considering this matter. You don't have to worry. When I reorganize the army, I will Ordered to go down."

It's obvious that Xiong Tingbi doesn't want to talk about this topic now.

"Just tell the Nekalkha tribes what I say. I'm not afraid that I won't be able to pay for them, but I'm afraid that they won't be able to cut off enough heads."

"Yes!" After hearing this, Mao Guoqi didn't dare to say anything more and backed away.

"We have to change the organizational structure and military rewards. This is really difficult for me."

After Mao Guoqi left, Xiong Tingbi looked at the pamphlet in his hand and couldn't help but become worried.

I don’t know what the emperor thought about the frontline military reform.

Fortunately, the emperor did not give this offending job to him, but gave it to Yang Hao to be implemented in Guangning first.

If Xiong Tingbi was worried, then Yang Hao and Sun Chuanting had sad faces at this time.

It embarrasses people, it embarrasses people too much.

At this time, the largest government office in Guangning was filled with civil and military officials and generals from Guangning.

Sun Chuanting and Yang Hao sat side by side, separated by a small table. Behind the table, there was Shang Fang's sword covered with yellow satin.

On the small table in the middle, there were five seals.

Two belong to Yang Hao, namely the Dingliao military envoy and the Dingliao right guard garrison envoy.

Three belong to Sun Chuanting, namely the deputy envoy of Dingliao soldiers and horses, the prefect of Guangning, and the garrison envoy of Guangning.

Five official seals, one cultural seal, and four military seals.

These five seals were all engraved by the emperor's new seals. Those of the fourth rank and above used turtle buttons for civil servants and tiger buttons for military attachés.

Looking down at the generals standing in the hall after bowing and saluting, Yang Hao couldn't help but complain to Sun Chuanting in a voice that could only be heard by the two of them.

"Why did you call the civilian officials here when we were doing military reform today?"

The body tilted toward Sun Chuanting, and Yang Hao felt like he was being roasted on the fire.

Saerhu was defeated, his defeated army humiliated the country, and countless people in the Ming Dynasty hated him to death.

Helping the emperor to establish the Military Academy made it impossible for him to survive among the civil servants.

Now, if he had another hand in the cultural reform, would he still be able to return to Shuntian alive?

"Now that I have a military position, I may be overstepping my authority by interfering in government affairs."

"Your Majesty, do you think we can complete the military restructuring if we don't call the civilian officials?"

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting, who was sitting upright, also tilted towards Yang Hao and whispered.

"Do you think people who participate in politics, patrol, patrol, and prepare troops have military or civilian positions?"

"Forehead."

After Sun Chuanting finished speaking, Yang Hao couldn't help but blinked.

Then I felt a headache.

Because they absorbed the lessons of the redundant officials of the former Song Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty was very cautious about adding officials, which resulted in the Ming Dynasty's official positions being too chaotic.

It can be said that the three positions of political participation, inspection and sub-inspection are all civilian positions. In principle, they are only responsible for civil affairs.

As for military preparation, this is more ambiguous. Military preparation is an important part of civilian intervention in military affairs.

In terms of responsibilities, Bingbeidao is responsible for stabilizing local public security, and at the same time assisting the governor in handling military affairs, including training the garrison troops and local people, arresting thieves and suppressing civil unrest, managing the garrison troops, money, grain and farmland, and patrolling the rivers and lakes Defense and so on.

But sometimes, Bingbeidao was also responsible for organizing culture and education, constructing water conservancy projects, building city walls, managing Yanzheng Mazheng Station, etc.

"What are you going to do?"

Knowing that Sun Chuanting, a young man with no martial ethics, must have one or more secret decrees from the emperor, Yang Hao asked directly.

Sun Chuanting moved his shoulders before answering Yang Hao's question.

"Withdraw, what else can we do?"

(End of this chapter)