Great Han Empire

Chapter 413 Seven Strategies of the Northern Border Military System of Huxiang Barbarian Book Friends

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In order to solve the food and payment problem of the Zhenbei Army and build a strong northern Xinjiang, the following seven strategies are proposed for reference

1. Establish an infantry battalion system. (In fact, it should be called the Fubing system, but in the Han Dynasty, the Fu has not yet evolved to the meaning of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is not appropriate to use the word Fu.) The infantry, mainly yellow scarves, was collectively converted into battalion soldiers.Those who have reached the age of twenty and are strong will enter the camp, and the camp will be removed at fifty. After becoming a soldier in the camp, they will be granted a hundred acres of land.Training while cultivating the land, exempting from all corvee taxes and taxes, all the crops in the fields are owned by themselves, and used as military pay, but the surplus food must be purchased by the Zhenbei Army Government at a uniform price as military rations.Buy a bow, fifty arrows and a knife by yourself.Spears, armor, crossbows, etc. are uniformly distributed by the Zhenbei Army Mansion during training or expedition.Regular martial arts assessments are organized every year. The assessment is mainly based on archery. With a bow, one stone and seven buckets (1 kilograms), a hundred steps (38 meters for a Chinese step), the target is the size of a human torso, and five hits out of ten arrows are passed.With six stones and seven fights (about 200 kilograms), the target is the size of a human torso at a distance of [-] steps, and the arrow hits five out of ten shots, which is a pass.Those who exceed the standard will be rewarded, and those who fail to pass the camp will be expelled.

The reference system of the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be reasonable, and the burden is lighter than that of the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. In addition to bows and knives, the government soldiers of the Tang Dynasty also had to prepare their own military rations.There is no military food here, but the food grown must be purchased by the Zhenbei Military Government at a uniform price, sold or used as military food.However, the reform of the military system is not within the purview of General Zhenbei.

2. Reform the military system.The military system of the Han Dynasty consisted of a team of five, a ten of ten, a team of 50, a village of a hundred, a song of 200, and a team of a thousand.After the reform, the Ministry was led by Sima, with a battalion of 5000 people, the school lieutenant was the head, and the captain was the deputy.The battalion is the basic unit for farming, stationing and fighting. Each battalion is awarded an honorary title and is directly led by the Zhenbei Army Mansion. There are Zhonglang generals above the school lieutenant, and several battalions are assigned to command according to the situation.

The Captain and General Zhong Lang shouldn't have appeared, but they have appeared in the book, and they acted according to the plot in the book.The reform of the military system is not under the authority of General Zhenbei, but it has been changed countless times before, so it can only continue.

3. Nomadic cavalry recruitment system.Moved Yan Rou to protect Wuheng Zhonglang General (Six Commanderies Wuheng), Xu Rong to protect Xianbei Zhonglang General (Xianbei Wuye Department is already full), Zhang Yan to protect Qiang Zhonglang General (leading Dongqiang and Kuangfeng Sand Tribe), leading and protecting all ethnic minorities in northern Xinjiang.Nomadic cavalry usually do not need to be trained, and they do not need to be included in the paid standing army at all. They are only paid when they are recruited for combat.In each battle, [-] nomadic cavalry were conscripted to fight, organized according to ethnic groups, Xu Rong led [-] Xianbei cavalry, and Ju Yi led [-] Hun cavalry.Yan Rou leads [-] Wuheng cavalry, Zhang Yan leads [-] Qiang Hu cavalry, so that is [-] nomadic cavalry, and can temporarily dispatch infantry battalions to command.The nomadic cavalry is paid, and they must compete for the [-] places, which is conducive to improving the quality of the nomadic cavalry.In this way, there is no cost for raising troops in peacetime, but [-] nomadic cavalry are available in wartime.

This is basically in line with the situation at the time, except that the nomadic cavalry was conscripted at that time without payment, and they were conscripted for battle, and it was done after the war.Li Hong is still recruited, but paid instead, and because of the continuous war, he has been away from home. It is time to find a gap for them to return home. There is military salary to be paid, so there is no need to worry about no one to recruit, and he will be dismissed after the war to leave home. suffering.Now it becomes an independent temporary conscript who gets paid.

4. Build a baggage battalion, with Tian Zhong as the captain of the baggage, lead the army of 2.5 baggage soldiers, and maintain tens of thousands of baggage vehicles at ordinary times.It is very necessary to build a baggage car. The transportation capacity of one horse is 66 times that of a civilian husband, and the consumption of food and grass is only 4% more, which is less than the amount of two civilian husbands. Moreover, it does not need to be paid. It saves money and food, and must be widely promoted.If it is equipped with a baggage cart, the horse-drawn cart will save more effort than the horse directly carrying food, and it will pull more.This is a great way to save money.Be sure to make a lot of baggage wagons.One hundred thousand men can be worth 4 horses, and 1 horses can be worth [-] two-horse carts.Moreover, the baggage cart can also be used as a Wugang cart.The ballista of the Chariot Battalion can also be refitted to the baggage car, and the two horses can be used for maneuvering.A supply soldier can manage three carriages, six peasants and six horses.

Baggage carts are actually very strong and not easy to be damaged. Like the pallet carts made by ordinary carpenters we see every day, it is not easy to disassemble and destroy them. As military baggage carts, the materials are better and the structure is better. sturdy.

5. The horse administration is in charge of the nomads in northern Xinjiang. War horses are temporarily requisitioned from the nomads, and they will be returned after the war. They will also be subsidized with money and war damage.In this way, the nomads are happy to raise horses and are willing to accept recruitment, without worrying about not having enough good horses to use.In this way, there is no cost for raising horses in peacetime, and hundreds of thousands of military horses are available in wartime.

6. Fine riding system.The cavalry of the Han army must be kept on standby, and they are not engaged in farming. They are elite soldiers who are specially paid for training.Qian Xianyu was appointed General Du Liao, and the [-] Du Liao cavalry was directly led by him.In this way, only [-] fine cavalry are raised in peacetime, and [-] cavalry with Duliao cavalry as the core are available in wartime.In addition, the Zhenbei Army Mansion directly leads a standing cavalry, the Black Panther Yi Cong.

The cavalry of the Han army had to be kept on hand, and the cavalry of the Duliao Battalion could not be withdrawn by Li Hong. Besides, it was the trump card of the Han army, so it would be a pity to cancel the establishment.

7. Ordnance system.Ancient ordnance has always been provided by state-run workshops, and raw materials such as iron are monopolized. There is no commercial cost, only extremely low labor costs, mainly wages, and the cost is extremely low, which can be mass-produced.Generally rely on the system of engraving the producer's name on the weapon to ensure the quality.At present, it is purchased from a private workshop, and the cost has increased, so it should be changed.

Above comments are for reference only.

The characters in my book basically don't do anything, they are basically like rice bugs, and they should also perform their functions.
Addendum to the modification of the battalion system:
Addendum to the modification of the battalion system:
The four principles of the Military System Amendment Addendum: First, we must eliminate the old, weak, sick, and disabled; second, we must eliminate some Yellow Turban soldiers and generals; third, we must thoroughly control the Yellow Turban Soldiers and the nomadic cavalry conscripted; Three-level system.

1. The battalion system.On the principle of voluntariness, recruit those who are at least [-] years old and strong enough to enter the camp, and remove them from the camp at [-] years old.Since Bingzhou has now realized that everyone has a field, granting a hundred acres of land may not have much practical significance, so it is changed to guarantee a hundred acres of land, and all corvee taxes are exempted. Give.Battalion soldiers do not cultivate their own private fields and concentrate on training, so Han infantry and cavalry can enter the camp, and nomads do not farm, so it is another consideration.Not to mention the purchase of military rations at a fair price, perhaps the surplus ration purchase system can become a policy for the entire northern Xinjiang, not limited to camp households.Yellow Turban soldiers came out to rebel because they could not survive. It was not their will to serve as a soldier, but they just had to fight.If you can fill your stomach without fighting, many people will not want to be soldiers, and it is not their own will to be recruited.In particular, the existing troops stationed in the army are very reluctant. Except for those selected as battalion soldiers, they will be transferred to civilian villages on a voluntary basis.Maybe they can fight for the big man against Hu, but they may not be willing to be soldiers as a career.Therefore, a voluntary principle can basically eliminate more than half of the Yellow Turban soldiers, including the army, and can also make the Yellow Turban soldiers no longer private, because the Yellow Turban soldiers voluntarily apply to the Zhenbei Army, and no one can stop them.The original Yellow Turban officers were also dealt with on a voluntary basis. The Yellow Turban commanders were too mixed, and most of them did not agree with Zhang Yan, Yang Feng, and Li Hong. The vacancy of a lieutenant is also considered to have soldiers under his command, and then give money, land, house, and officials, kick out those who like to enjoy life, go to the local area, and prevent them from going to the battlefield. Under such generous conditions, it is estimated that All that was left was Prince Sun and a few of Zhang Yan and Yang Feng's buddies, who could make room for officers from the former Zhenbei Army.Prince Sun and the few others must not only stay but also turn into official military officers. As an example, Li Hong should have the power to appoint military officers below the captain, and the imperial court should appoint the captain and above.

In addition to the main infantry battalion directly under the Zhenbei Army Mansion, the battalion should also be divided into frontier troops.

There are [-] frontier troops among the battalions, and they are scattered and stationed at various key points on the northern border and Yanmen Pass in units of tribes. After the four counties are taken back, Yanmen Pass may not even need a battalion. A few troops are enough. Lang will sit at Yanmen Pass and command the northern border guards.The border guards organize farms on the border to meet their own living needs.The difference from the main force battalion is that military settlements (official fields rather than private fields) were organized in the stationed areas, with the purpose of achieving self-sufficiency in food and not relying on inland transportation, as was the case in the Ming Dynasty.

The original military settlements were too bitter. If the principle of voluntariness was followed, everyone would be converted to civilian settlements.The reorganization of military settlements is mainly based on voluntary recruitment in civilian settlements. One county has one battalion, and they do not leave the township or production.It is also farming the official land, but those who accept the recruitment will be exempted from the [-]% reduction of the food handed in compared to the Mintun, and only pay [-]% of the food. The army is stationed in the Mintun, not a battalion.There are currently six battalions of [-] in the two counties and the four northern counties.A Diannong Zhonglang general, a local captain in charge of a battalion, and local captains and other officers at all levels are responsible for training. They only supplement the main force with soldiers, not officers. A fixed number of people is maintained at any time, and the positions of captains and other officers are arranged. The yellow turban officers who enjoy the blessings do not let them go to the battlefield.The frontier army and the first battalion in the army station must have at least one-fifth of the cavalry.

Mintun is the most important thing, and the military rations are mainly provided by Mintun. There are 160 million in Mintun, which is enough.Mintun is recruited refugees to garrison fields, and the fields belong to the Zhenbei Army. They cannot be assigned to their own names like the battalions. Half of the food in the fields must be handed over, not all of them, so as to maintain the attraction of the battalions. force.

In the third level, the mintun did not have their own fields, but they cultivated the official fields and handed over five cents of grain.Juntun does not have its own fields and pays [-]% of the grain, but they must receive training.The battalion has a hundred acres of fields, and all the products in the fields belong to themselves.Only the frontier battalion soldiers, in addition to their private land, also farmed in the garrison area for self-sufficiency in military supplies.

According to the data of past dynasties, Cao Wei's civilian villages were 45 to [-] mu per person, and military households in the Ming Dynasty had cattle and farm tools, which were [-] to [-] mu per household (note the difference between the two, one person and one household respectively) .According to this calculation, a strong adult man can plow [-] mu of land with oxen and agricultural tools, and a family without a strong adult man should also be at this level. For others to farm on behalf of others, a hundred acres is not a problem. If there is too much, it cannot be cultivated, and if there is less, it is meaningless.

2. Nomadic cavalry recruitment system.See the Seven Strategies section for details, and explain it again here.Yan Rou led the protection of Wuheng, Xu Rong led the protection of Xianbei (the northern Xianbei was also moved here), Zhang Yan led the protection of the Qiang Hu (brought in the Eastern Qiang), and Ju Yi led the protection of the Xiongnu.In the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many affiliated Xianbei tribes, but they were generally assigned to Wuheng and managed by Wuheng Xiaowei.Now in a single row, together with Wuye Xianbei, Northern Xianbei and captives, it is also a force that is not inferior to the Southern Huns, Qianghu, and Wuheng.The nomadic cavalry was changed to a single recruitment system instead of tribal conscripts, so the officers among them were temporarily appointed by the Zhenbei Army instead of the tribal commanders. The nomadic cavalry conscripted were controlled by the commanders and leaders. The control of the coming is in the hands of the Zhenbei Army.Two organization schemes, one is the decimal system of nomads. Because nomads are good at riding, shooting and fighting, they are mostly loose and flexible. The commander and below are appointed and recruited by the Zhenbei Army, and the above are Han officers. .One is the establishment of the cavalry of the Han Army (five people for one army, ten people for one team, 50 people for a team, 200 people for a village, 5000 people for a song, and a thousand people for a team. The department is led by Sima, and a battalion of [-] people. The captain is the captain, and the captain is the deputy.), the cavalry of the Han army is good at fighting and fighting, so the organization is more strict and has strong control over the soldiers.If this organization is adopted, the officers above the Sima and above will be filled by Han officers, and in this case, each Zhonglang general's mansion will also prepare two school lieutenants and two captains. Soldiers, once mobilized in wartime, quickly replenish soldiers and middle and lower-level officers.I personally prefer the former, and the latter is just a backup. One is that I am afraid that there will not be so many officers in the battalion dominated by the Yellow Turbans.The second is that the Hu and Han cavalry are easy to divide according to their proficiency. The Liao battalion is in the center to attack, and the Hu cavalry fights on both wings.In this way, the Xiongnu Zhonglang General Ju Yi will have [-] Xiongnu cavalry in his headquarters, Xu Rong will have [-] Xianbei cavalry in his headquarters, Huwuheng Zhonglang General Yan Rou will have Wuheng cavalry in his headquarters [-], and Huqiang Hu Zhonglang will have [-] cavalry. Zhang Yan sent [-] Qiang and Hu cavalry from his headquarters, plus [-] Liao cavalry from General Du Liao Xian Yufu, and General Zhenbei's headquarters from Black Panther Yicong.

Fengyun Cavalry really didn't consider it last time, because it hadn't appeared for a long time, and Li Hong didn't take it to Youzhou because he was worried about reliability.My opinion is not to spend money to raise an unreliable standing army. Anyway, the personnel are mainly composed of Xianbei Wuheng. Together, the Cloud Cavalry Battalion is Fengyun Iron Cavalry.

The Black Panther Yicong has a lot of barbarian cavalry, so granting land is meaningless.Either implement the military salary system, and supplement some elite cavalry of Fengyun, expanding to 5000 people.Or simply let the barbarians farm.If not, it will be replaced by Han Chinese.The fewer standing barbarian cavalry under Li Hong's control, the more reassured the court and central ministers would be, but it was impossible to be completely reassured.
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