This is actually a fixed military expenditure, allowing the Privy Council and the Third Ya to have their own independent financial capabilities, and at the same time reducing the troubles of the Central Secretariat. The military expenditure is now very complicated, and it belongs to several yamen. The usual salary belongs to the Third Yamen. The amount is set every month, and the generals and soldiers go to the Grain and Material Court to collect it themselves. There are countless disputes. Whether the grain is millet or rice, or wheat flour, is different every month. The money given is also a discount, and how many discounts are exchanged for other goods. The prices of these goods are numerous disputes. The holiday rewards mostly come from the emperor's treasury. The name is a reward, but it is actually fixed.

If military expenditure is transferred according to year and month, the Privy Council and the Third Office will be responsible for it, so there will be less trouble.

After hearing Du Zhongxiao's words, several ministers were talking about it. Some agreed that the country's unified issuance of paper money has the basis for doing so. Some opposed it, believing that directly transferring money to the Privy Council and the Third Yamen, the Secretary of the Central Committee had fewer means to restrict the army, and the army's independence was stronger.

Du Zhongxiao said: "In the future, military affairs, especially imperial military affairs, will be managed by the Privy Council and the Third Organs. The remaining yamen, including local officials, cannot intervene too much. The imperial military is a major weapon for the country and mainly fights against foreign countries, so there are naturally many differences."

Wang Yaochen said: "If there is chaos in the country, what should I do?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "Generally speaking, if there is chaos in the country, it should be solved by the Xiang army. If the chaos is too large and the Xiang army cannot solve it, then the Zhongshu Xingwen Privy Council will send the imperial guards to quell the rebellion. Once the imperial guards are dispatched, it will be a battle between the enemy and us, which is different."

Wen Yanbo shook his head: "How can this be done? Just like the rebellion of King Ze of Enzhou in the past few years, how can we quell the imperial guards without using the imperial guards? The delayed time will inevitably change and it is even more difficult to deal with."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Your Majesty, like the king, the rebellion will only happen once every few years. If it happens, the Zhongshu Xingwen Privy Council can be. If the military system is reformed, many of the troops participating in the war at that time should have been the wing army sequence. The subsequent imperial guards will be used exclusively for foreign wars, which will be very different from the wing army. The difference is not the soldiers, but all aspects."

Wen Yanbo said: "After all the army is, how bad can it be? Just like in the past few years, Shaanxi has used more archers, which isn't the same?"

Du Zhongxiao shook his head: "But it's different. Among the imperial guards, there will be more artillery and cavalry, which are all valuable troops. The wing army is mainly infantry, mainly guarding thieves in China. Without artillery and cavalry, the combat power is very different."

Speaking of this, the ministers suddenly remembered that the current army is very different from before. In particular, artillery has a prominent role in the army, whether there is or not. The success of this attack on Dangxiang is related to the unfavorable artillery of Dangxiang. The Xiang army has no artillery, and it is vulnerable in front of the imperial guards, which is completely different from before.

Zhao Zhen said: "The Taiwei means that the world is unified now, and the imperial guards will be exclusively used to the outside world, while the wing soldiers will be responsible for the internal forces. There may be inconvenient things in the meantime, so I will discuss it later. Let's decide this first. In addition to the Privy Council and the Three Yamen, how to organize the imperial guards? How many people are there?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "According to my years of experience in leading troops, the army's organization is based on command. Once commanding four or five hundred people, the organization is too small. Once wartime, the organization is often unable to cope with large-scale wars. The organization of the imperial guards must be based on war as the basic principle and conform to the laws of war. According to experience, it is appropriate to have 30,000 to 50,000 troops along the way, and this number is the largest organization in the army."

Wen Yanbo said: "Thirty or fifty thousand people, one is the commander. The Taiwei will not remember the disaster of the Tang Dynasty's vassal states?"

Du Zhongxiao said: "What my husband said is that in this way, the first thing is to do not become a vassal state. The so-called military power is nothing more than three types: one is the power of command, one is the power of personnel, and the other is the power of financial power. The generals in the army are divided into commanders and general officials, and the commanders are organized separately. In principle, the commanders are assigned to the Privy Council, while the general officials are assigned to the three yamen. However, this has to be divided into levels, and the most basic organization still depends on military management."

Wen Yanbo thought for a while and said, "If this is done, it depends on whether the commander can suppress the common officials. If the commander is in the army, he can still ensure that he will not be united and do not listen to the imperial military orders."

Du Zhongxiao said: "The new military system requires commanders not to cover up the sky in the army. All common affairs in the army are managed by the three yamen, and the common officials in the army are also under their jurisdiction. Without the power of personnel and financial power, the commanders can only obey their orders, which is nothing more than that."

In fact, of course things will not be so simple. The power depends on who is the general. The vassal states of the Tang Dynasty were not like this at the beginning, but developed step by step. Institutional prevention, but when an accident comes, these preventive measures are completely ineffective. Who can do it? Du Zhongxiao can only say that to change the problem of the imperial guards not fighting a big battle, the army must be strengthened. The editor-in-chief fails when a big battle is fought, and it is difficult to exert all combat power. The generals from the battle and the formation map are all in line with the editor-in-chief and are not suitable for actual needs.

Wen Yanbo thought about it and shook his head: "This matter is not small, it depends on the new military system of the Taiwei, so that we can make a conclusion."

Du Zhongxiao said: "What I said is that the specific situation depends on the authority of the three yamen and the Privy Council. Only when both can perform their responsibilities can they limit local generals. However, in order to prevent the vassal states, there is another one that is to use resigned officials in the army. The smallest organization just mentioned is this. Officials above this smallest organization must be all resigned officials. If they have a term of office, they are generally not allowed to be re-elected, and they will be transferred to other military forces after the expiration."

Han Qi said: "Is it like a local official? As soon as the term of office arrives, don't transfer other places."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Yes, it's like a local official. According to the previous situation of leading troops on Hequ Road, according to the Hequ Road military system, this basic organization is more suitable for battalion. There are more than one thousand people in a battalion, and the commander is appointed every three or five years, and will be transferred to other troops after the term. Generals below the commander can be transferred to their posts in this army, and the commander or above must be transferred to other troops."

Wen Yanbo nodded: "This is what I want. If a general is a militant official, it will be difficult for him to win over soldiers and turn his troops into private ownership. However, if he is transferred frequently, he is afraid that he will not know the general. Those who are in the same desire to win, but soldiers do not know the general, so it is difficult to do this."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Therefore, the army must add generals to manage various common affairs. Commanders do not have to spend time on common affairs. As long as they are dedicated to commanding and spend time with their soldiers, it is much easier."

Wen Yanbo nodded and said nothing more. In fact, in the army, officials above the commander are also transferred. There are very few who can lead troops in one place for several years or even more than ten years. It is just that there is no institutionalization, and it depends more on artificial mobilization. Du Zhongxiao's reforms were to institutionalize the term of office in various positions, completely officialize the generals, and completely change the feudal traditions in the army.

Zhang Sheng said: "The soldiers of the lieutenant generals and sects live with their families. When the low-level generals are officials, it will be difficult for the family members to live with them, and many inconveniences. If the low-level generals are allowed to carry their families, it will appear chaotic."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Yes, it's true. So the low-level generals in the army all have term of office. The lower the official position, the shorter the term of office. In other words, if you cannot be promoted to the army, you will be removed from service early and your family will be reunited."

Zhao Zhen said: "In this way, after the military reform, not only will the soldiers in the army no longer serve as soldiers, but even the low-level generals are not?"

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Your Majesty, that's the case. If the army wants to remain energetic, it must be able to enter and exit. If you enter the military camp, you will have to serve in the army for the rest of your life. For many people, joining the army will become a waste of life. Furthermore, let them find a way out early and do not have to sink into the subordinates in the army, which is also a good thing for the generals. Now many generals are in charge of their duties in the army and cannot be moved for decades. It is really useless."

The imperial guards of the Song Dynasty used to be a lifelong system, and all soldiers had to be soldiers for a lifetime, let alone generals. Because there were too many monks and too little porridge, many generals often fell in low-level positions for decades, and even could not move the capital in five years. For example, Yang Wenguang, before making military achievements, worked as a class leader for more than 20 years. If it weren't for the kindness of his brothers, he would not need to support him and life would be difficult.

Wen Yanbo said: "Since you are a general, you are an official. Even if you are removed from service, you cannot ignore the court."

Du Zhongxiao said: "Young Master is right. The court should have official positions, give these people. Under the new military system, generals need to recognize words, be able to manage them basically, and be competent for other positions. Now, in addition to previous officials, there are factories and field affairs, the imperial court can arrange for decommissioned generals to serve. Low-level officials do not cost much food."

How to arrange the military's exit mechanism is a big problem. For a moment, everyone didn't speak or were thinking.

The treatment in the army is not good, and the salary may not be obtained. Many people are unwilling to stay in the army. In the past few years, soldiers fled every year, thousands or even over ten thousand a year. If the court did not care, the imperial guards would only be left with a false head unit. But the problem is that the more capable people are, the more they fled and not in the army, they can live a good life elsewhere. The older, weaker, sick and disabled are, the more they stay in the army. Not to mention those families who have been in the army for generations, their relationships are mixed, and they are even more in power at this time.

The soldiers fled to the court and asked the army to withdraw normally, and the court was also worried. It was okay for the soldiers to be unable to give preferential treatment from taxes and labor services, which was not a big burden. The generals were different, and they would not be in the army, so the court would have to raise them. Once the number was too large, they would be overwhelmed.
Chapter completed!