Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 128 Order of Command
Since Shang Fangjian was mentioned, in order to avoid Yuan Chonghuan killing Mao Wenlong without authorization as happened in history, Zhu Youjian made it clear:
"Shang Fangjian is only used in wartime. Those below the rank of general soldier who do not need to be killed can engage in military law."

"If the commander-in-chief disobeys orders, he can be dismissed on the spot and the deputy commander-in-chief can temporarily take over."

"Shangfangjian is not allowed to be used in peacetime except in times of war or emergencies. It violates military law and will be detained by the Guards Department and tried by a military court."

"Beheading or detaining persons with Shangfang sword must be recorded, and the military court will determine the subsequent trial."

Many restrictions have been imposed on Shang Fang Sword. Zhu Youjian does not think that it is necessary to use Shang Fang Sword in normal times. Even if the upper and lower parts can be straightened out, it is unlikely that Shang Fang Sword will be used in wartime——

This thing more shows the emperor's trust and represents the authority to control the generals.

Yuan Keli was ordered to formulate specific terms and stipulate the authority that could be dealt with by Shang Fangjian. Yuan Keli asked:
"The Commander-in-Chief of Liaodong, the Admiral of Liaodong, and the Protector of Liaodong all have Shangfang swords."

"If three people are present at the same time, how should we make a decision?"

Zhu Youjian thought for a moment and said:

"The Shang Fang sword that exists at the same time has the highest official rank and is most effective."

"When the Liaodong Governor, Liaodong Admiral, and Liaodong Protector are present together, they shall be arranged in order."

"The Governor of Liaodong is present, so the decision will be made by the Governor of Liaodong."

"The Admiral of Liaodong is absent or unable to take charge of the situation, so the decision will be made by the Admiral of Liaodong."

"With neither the Liaodong Governor nor the Liaodong Admiral present, the decision will be made by the Liaodong Protector."

"If it is wartime, you can temporarily authorize Shang Fang Sword to the General Soldier on my behalf, and the General Soldier will serve as the frontline commander and control other soldiers."

After delineating the order of command, Zhu Youjian felt that this was a bit rough and said:

"Appoint generals such as the general and deputy generals according to their past merits, and award them with honorary ranks and casual officers and titles."

"In peacetime, each army must draft a command sequence and clarify the order of succession. When the previous commander is killed or unable to take charge, the next commander will take over. As long as the number of troops is more than 100, at least five commanders must be drafted."

"When the armies join forces, if the superiors do not clearly specify the commander, then the one with the higher position will command the one with the lower position. If the position is the same, the rank will be compared. If the rank is the same, the casual officer will be compared. If the rank officer is the same, the rank will be increased."

"In short, each army must distinguish between superiors and subordinates, enforce orders and prohibitions, and must not shirk responsibility."

This is a major adjustment of the army's command system. Although Yuan Keli feels that such a clear distinction between superiors and subordinates will not lead to no leader during the war. However, things that the military is trying to push back and wait and see cannot be changed in a short while.

Even, because the command after joining forces is clear, some armies may wait and see from a distance and simply not join forces.

Regarding this problem, Zhu Youjian's method was to set up security guards at all levels, so that the security guards could force the generals such as the commander-in-chief and deputy commander-in-chief to execute military orders:

"The guards at all levels are responsible for the internal affairs of the military and have no command authority."

"But they have the right to supervise the execution of military orders. If the general refuses to push forward, the guards have the right to urge him, or even remove the general for violating military orders, and replace him with other generals according to the order of command."

"When the Guard Envoy and Guard Captain take office, they can apply for a team of guards from the Security Department to help the military enforce the law and protect their own safety."

"If there are any casualties among the guards and guards, the Jinyi Guards will investigate to the end."

This measure will allow the civilian officer system of the Guards to be more deeply embedded in the military. The guardian envoy who leads them naturally has greater authority.

As a civilian official, Yuan Keli could not help but support this policy, and he immediately stated that the guards could have this authority to supervise the actions of generals.

Zhu Youjian restrained the generals in this way, which was actually a last resort. With the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, military generals have to be used, and they must be given status.

However, blindly improving the status of generals without restraint will cause many problems.

In particular, some military generals do not know awe and will be arrogant after making great achievements. Zhu Youjian must be careful not only of their becoming warlords, but also of their trusted subordinates who are rampant and disrupt the local area wantonly.

Just like the Northwest Bandit Suppression, Zhu Youjian was not worried about whether he could win. What's more worrying is that the soldiers are like a grate, and while suppressing the bandits, they will loot the place and force more people to rebel.

The former governor of Sichuan and Guizhou, Zhang Wexu, was impeached for saying "a teacher has no restraint, and his plundering is worse than a thief."

This kind of behavior of robbing people was deeply abhorred by Zhu Youjian. Therefore, he imitated the political commissars of later generations and set up guards to protect the army and at the same time supervise the discipline of the army. At the same time, Jinyiwei led the Guards Department and was responsible for law enforcement in the military.

The work of suppressing bandits in the northwest can only be fully launched after the envoys to protect the army and the envoys to suppress the bandits take office and the army is reorganized and trained.

Thinking of the town governor, Zhu Youjian felt that Liaodong needed someone to take charge of law enforcement and ordered:
"The Northeastern Town Governor was established in Shanhaiguan, directly under the jurisdiction of the Liaodong Weiwei Office, responsible for intelligence and law enforcement work."

"The Advocate of the Northeast Town is the commander of Jinyiwei, and is also responsible for the intelligence of Houjin, Grassland, North Korea and other places. The Advocate of the Northeast Town has the right to collect and obtain any information related to the three places and the Northeast war situation, and provide relevant information to Liaodong Governor’s Reference.”

"Zhang Daojun, the former commander of Jinyiwei and the governor of Nanzhen Fusi, was reinstated as the commander of Jinyiwei and the envoy of Northeastern Town."

"Jinwuwei is a hereditary Luo Yangxing of one hundred households. He serves as the captain of the Liaodong Guards Department and is responsible for law enforcement in Liaodong."

After deciding the matter of Jinyiwei and Weiwei Temple, Zhu Youjian said to Yuan Keli again:

"Yuan Qing needs to help with the establishment of the Liaodong Guards Office."

"The Liaodong Tingwei Office must also be established in time and a separate military court should be established."

"The Liaodong Military Supervision Office and its subordinate integrity, auditing, procuratorial, and investigation agencies must also be established in a timely manner."

"In short, all departments in Liaodong must be improved. The millions of money and food allocated by the court every year and the Liao wages handed over by the people of Ming Dynasty must not be unclear."

"Sun Chengzong said, 'Use Liao soil to support Liao people', and asked him to find a solution as soon as possible."

The loudest slogan put forward by Sun Chengzong when he was in charge of Liaodong was "defend the land of Liao with the people of Liao, and nourish the people of Liao with the land of Liao".

It should be said that this strategy is clear and half achieved. "Using Liao people to defend Liao soil" has basically been completed now. The imperial court no longer mobilizes troops everywhere to continue to cause chaos such as the She'an Rebellion in the southwest and the banditry in the northwest. This is Sun Chengzong's contribution to the Ming Dynasty and should be affirmed.

However, the effect of "nurturing Liao people with Liao soil" is relatively slow. When Sun Chengzong was in charge of Liaodong, he also tried his best to cultivate land and improve Liaodong's self-sufficiency. After he left, the Liaodong Economic Strategy Gaodi who took over abandoned Shanhaiguan 200 miles away, triggering a large-scale offensive by Hou Jin. How could he still maintain stable farming?
Now the imperial court allocates millions of money and food to Liaodong every year, and this will continue. The heavy burden of Liao's salary will always be on the people of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youjian was extremely dissatisfied with this, but he did not dare to check the accounts at will. It was not until he drove out the eunuchs and recalled Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong and others that he decided to attack Liaodong and save military expenses as much as possible.

This matter is of great concern, and Yuan Keli dare not promise that Sun Chengzong can do it well.

After Zhu Youjian thought about it, he decided to forget about it and said:
"I don't want to pursue the past matters, but starting from the first year of Chongzhen, Liaodong needs clear accounts. I want to know where every tael of silver and every stone of grain is sent."

"The military guard envoy is responsible for the internal affairs of the army, logistics, money and food, etc. The guard army envoy will lead the army guards at all levels to be responsible."

"If this matter cannot be handled well, I will hold the Liaodong Governor and the Liaodong Protector Envoy accountable."

"The civil affairs affairs that were previously the responsibility of the governor of Liaodong were also handed over to the Liaodong military envoy."

"Everyone, please discuss, who is qualified for the position of Liaodong Army Protector?"

　"History of Ming Dynasty":
　　Liaoyang was besieged and the army was defeated. (Zhang Quan and Yuan Yingtai) Quan and Yingtai guarded the city separately. Yingtai ordered Quan to retreat to Hexi Province in order to try to raise the enemy again, but he refused.

　　After guarding for three days, the city was broken. He was unyielding and wanted to kill him. He held his neck and waited for the sword, and then sent him back to the office. He bowed to the palace with his clothes on, and bowed to his parents from afar, so he prayed by himself.

　　After hearing about the incident, he presented it to the Minister of Dali and then to the Minister of War, with the posthumous title of Zhonglie.

　　The official's son Daojun Jinyi commanded the affairs.

　　(Zhang Daojun) Daojun was an official in royal robes, and he was known as a loyal minister. He was assigned to the capital many times to direct his affairs and to serve as a guard post.

　　Gu was friendly with the eunuch Yang Weiyuan and others, but Wang Yongguang pointed out that he attacked Qian Longxi, Cheng Jiming, etc., which was rejected by public opinion. He failed in his attempt to accept bribes and guarded Yanmen.

　　When bandits arose, Song Tong, the governor of Shanxi, praised the painting in front of the army. Dao Jun's family has many strong men who can fend off thieves.

　　"Records of Ming Xi Zong" in December of the third year of Tianqi:

　　Luo Sigong, the former left governor, was granted the title of male nurturance... and it was hereditary for hundreds of households.

　　(Luo Yangxing is the son of Luo Sigong, the former Jinyiwei palmprinter. He was the last Jinyiwei palmprinter in the Ming Dynasty. He was later demoted to the Qing Dynasty)
　　
　
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