Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 89
Zhu Youjian decided to establish the Grand Marshal's Mansion in the name of wartime needs.

It was reorganized on the basis of the original Dudufu of the Five Armies.

The Generalissimo's Mansion consists of the General Staff Headquarters, the Army Department, the Navy Department, the Finance Department, the General Armament Department, the General Political Department, the General Logistics Department, and the General Training Department.

The Emperor Ming personally served as the Grand Marshal.

That is to say, all the affiliated agencies of the Generalissimo's Mansion are responsible to Chongzhen Emperor Zhu Youjian, and are not affiliated to the Six Ministries and the Cabinet.

At the same time, the commanders-in-chief of the twelve war zones, namely the general soldiers and the governor-general, are also directly responsible to the Generalissimo's Office.

What Zhu Youjian did was to separate the military from the government, with the cabinet in charge of the civil affairs, the Grand Marshal's government in charge of the military, and the Ministry of War as a bridge for coordination between the two.

The Grand Marshal's Mansion was established, followed by the appointment of commanders in each theater.

The important purpose of Zhu Youjian bringing the seven members of the cabinet to Huai'an Mansion was to set aside the Nanjing officials and directly establish a command system in Huai'an Mansion from the Central Generalissimo's Mansion to the local governor and general army.

Before the establishment of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies were still important links for the delivery of orders and decrees.

Therefore, after Zhu Youjian asked the cabinet to draw up votes, the supervisor of ceremonies approved the award, and ordered the establishment of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, he directly announced the existing twelve candidates for the commander-in-chief of the war zone with the order of the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

among them.

In the Shandong war zone, including part of the Northern Zhili area currently controlled by the Ming Dynasty, Ni Yuanlu, Minister of the Household Department, was changed to Youdu Yushi as the governor of Shandong, and Zhu Zhaoming, the emperor's righteous sister and wife of Zhou Yuji, was the commander-in-chief.

And Zhou Yuji was transferred to Huaiyang as the commander-in-chief to assist Zhu Youjian in training the new guard army.

In the Henan war zone, Lu Daqi was appointed governor and chief military officer of Henan from the rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of War, and he was in charge of the military and political power in Henan.

Henan is the land of the Four Wars, where the people's livelihood has long been withered, and there is no danger to defend. Zhu Youjian was worried about letting Xu Dingguo, who had surrendered to the Qing Dynasty in history, take over the command of the army, so he let Lu Daqi take it directly.

In the Fengyang war zone, Li Banghua served as the governor directly with the honor of a bachelor, while Liu Fangliang served as the commander-in-chief.

The cabinet bachelor can also hold the post of local governor, but this can only be Zhu Youjian's absolute confidant and must be in the Gyeonggi area for military and political coordination.

In the Yingtian war zone, Lu Zhenfei is the governor, and Yumajian He is the new commander in chief.

Of course, in the Huaiyang theater, Li Mingrui served as the governor, and Zhou Yuji served as the commander-in-chief.

In this way, the three theaters of Fengyang, Yingtian, and Huaiyang are all direct descendants of Zhu Youjian who moved south.

The Susong war zone is a rich and prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is also a place where gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are concentrated. Zhu Youjian simply let Gao Jie, who was born as a thief, be the commander-in-chief and governor of the place.

In this way, it can be regarded as preventing the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River from controlling the military power.

After all, people like Gao Jie have never been tolerated by the gentry, and now Zhu Youjian has Gao Jie stationed in Susong, no doubt to disgust these gentry on purpose.

In the Huguang war zone, Zhu Youjian could only nominally appoint Zuo Liangyu as the commander-in-chief and He Tengjiao as the governor, but the imperial court did not have much actual control.

In the Jiangxi war zone, Zhu Youjian made Yuan Jixian the governor-general and Huang Degong the commander-in-chief.

In this way, Huang Degong's army directly changed defenses in the Jiangxi Jiujiang Nanchang area in the name of transfer, and together with Liu Fangliang in Anqing and Luzhou areas defended Zuo Liangyu from the east and south.

For the Yunnan-Guizhou theater and the Guangdong-Guangzhou theater, Zhu Youjian didn't know who to choose, so he could only shelve them for the time being.

In the Zhejiang war zone, the focus was on anti-Japanese and Zheng Zhilong pirates in Fujian. Zhu Youjian appointed Sun Yuanlun, who had worked with Zhou Yuji in Shandong and was also his confidant in the south, as the governor of Zhejiang and also the chief military officer.

In the land of Fujian, Zhu Youjian transferred his entourage to the south and his confidant Shen Jiayun as the governor of Fujian, and Zheng Zhilong was naturally the commander-in-chief of Fujian.

Zhu Youjian must now also admit Zheng Zhilong's strength in Fujian, and he has to show his importance.

Except for Fujian, Huguang, Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangdong.

Reliable people have been arranged for the most important three theaters in Gyeonggi and the three frontier theaters in Jiangxi, Henan, and Shandong.

Next, Zhu Youjian decided to continue to appoint the head of the central subsidiary organization of the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Zhou Yuji was concurrently the head of the Army Department, the General Staff Headquarters was temporarily headed by Ma Shiying, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, the Navy Department was temporarily headed by Caojiang Admiral Liu Kongzhao, the Finance Department was temporarily headed by Han Shoujing, and the General Political Department was temporarily headed by Zuo Shilang Jin Xuan , The General Armament Department is temporarily headed by Shi Kefa, the General Logistics Department is temporarily headed by Huaiyang Governor Li Mingrui, and the General Training Department is temporarily headed by Liu Fangliang.

In this way, the entire Grand Marshal's Mansion can be regarded as completed.

"Now you all know what your job is, and you should guard that piece of land. Then the next step is to form the twelve guards. All your previous troops will be disrupted. After you go back, you must eliminate the old and the weak within one month. The headquarters will send all the soldiers to Huai'an Mansion, and then report the actual number of your troops;
I will fill you with 15 main soldiers and [-] auxiliary soldiers. Don’t cheat. I will order Jin Yiwei to assist in the investigation. In addition, my Grand Marshal’s Mansion only sends out [-] people. If you want to recruit more troops, Either report to me, or pay for it yourself!
Besides, except for Fengyang, Yingtian, and Huaiyang, you train your own troops and build your own teams in each war zone, but there is also a competition mechanism. In the future, I will hold military exercises in the name of the Grand Marshal's Mansion. Whoever wins the most, at the same time, in the future In the war, whoever performed best, I will make him the prince of the hereditary country, and even make him the leader of the Northern Expedition indifferently. "

In addition, I made a decree here, whoever can conquer the Central Plains and restore the capital in the future will be crowned king! "

As soon as Zhu Youjian's words came out, the officials couldn't help but gear up. Although it has always been taboo by the monarch to call the king with a different surname, he still symbolizes the highest status of an individual rising in the system, so he can still attract countless people.

Except for Zhou Yuji, Li Mingrui, Liu Fangliang, Li Banghua, He Xin, Lu Zhenfei, Ma Shiying, Liu Kongzhao, Han Shoujing, Shi Kefa and others who stayed behind, all the others began to leave Huai'an Mansion one after another to accept new appointments.

Lu Daqi's face was solemn, and now the war was spreading to Henan. Although he didn't understand why His Majesty asked him to be the governor and commander-in-chief of Henan, he could only grit his teeth and try his best to defend Henan.

Huang Degong, on the other hand, looked indifferent, and took the initiative to greet Liu Fangliang, inviting him to find a restaurant in Huai'an Mansion to talk. After all, Liu Fangliang was about to take over his territory, and he could explain some things to Liu Fangliang.

Although Liu Fangliang disapproved of Zhou Yuji, he was also quite polite to Huang Degong, the honorable Lord Hou. Now that he was teaching him everything, he also admired him, and asked for advice humbly.

Gao Jie was very happy, he ran over excitedly and greeted Liu Fangliang: "Brother, brother, I am going to Suzhou. I heard that there are many beauties there. Do you want my brother to find some for you then?"

"You bastard, His Majesty is strictly enforcing the law. If you dare to mess around after you go to Suzhou, be careful that His Majesty will take your head!"

As Liu Fangliang spoke, he glanced at Zhou Yuji and couldn't help snorting.

Here, just as Liu Fangliang said something to Gao Jie, he saw Li Ruolian, the Commander of the Jin Yiwei, approached: "Bo Xingping, Gao Jie, Your Majesty summoned him!"

　In the end, I chose the Grand Marshal’s Mansion, which I feel is better than the Ministry of Military and Political Affairs, because the word Ministry always feels similar to the Sixth Ministry, and the Grand Marshal’s Mansion reminds me of the Tiance Mansion in the Tang Dynasty and the Grand Marshal’s Mansion in the Republic of China.There is a feeling of monopolizing the military power in the world, and it is easy to be understood by the people at that time. As for the establishment of the General Armament Office in the Grand Marshal's Mansion, it is not the same as that of the Ministry of War. The research and development and equipment of important weapons must be controlled by Zhu Youjian. Will it not lead to a situation where the local gendarmerie is better equipped than the field army?Thank you for the 1888 book coin reward from Shuyou Island, and the 588 book coin reward from Shuyou Yongji
　　
　
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