Da Qin: Destroyed the Xiongnu at the beginning

Xianyang City, Imperial Palace, Ying Zheng’s Bedroom

“Military restructuring?”

Looking at the draft Fusu sent up, Ying Zheng couldn’t help but say with a slight expression on his face.

“Exactly, our Daqin territory is now thousands of miles away. If we continue to follow the original military system, we will need at least two million troops. This will be a huge burden on the national treasury, and it will also occupy a large number of production labor. Therefore, when It’s time to adjust. Fusu said with a slight smile.

“How to change it specifically?”

Ying Zheng waved his hand and said

“Da Qin’s current army mainly consists of three types, namely the imperial guards guarding the inner history (Xianyang City and surrounding areas), the local soldiers guarding local counties, and the border troops already guarding the frontiers.”

“Among them, the Imperial Guard and the Border Army are both standing services.

Except for the temporary recruitment and expansion during wartime, the local soldiers only retain a few backbones in peacetime to maintain local security together with the government officials.

They were first placed under the control of the county chief officials.

After the establishment of the three provinces and six ministries, Transferred to the unified command of the Privy Council, with the Ministry of War responsible for establishment management”

“The important factor in this change is to relieve local officials from the power to command troops and completely separate military and administrative affairs to prevent local officials from having too much power and creating a situation where the tail cannot be lost.”

Fusu said in a deep voice.

“This is indeed the case in 947. According to Fusu’s reform plan, the Privy Council only has the function of planning campaigns, the Ministry of War is responsible for the specific establishment management and assessment during non-wartime, and money and food belong to the Ministry of Household Affairs. Even if a few people have different intentions, they cannot easily succeed.”

“However, dual management has also brought about many new problems, and it is time to make adjustments.”

Ying Zheng thought for a moment and said.

Since ancient times, the reason why emperors have been more afraid of military attachés than civilian officials is that military attachés have the power to lead troops. Especially some highly prestigious military commanders, who respond to everything at once. Once they have different ideas, they will It posed a huge threat to the entire dynasty.

Especially the important officials who guarded one side and led the military and political affairs before. They needed soldiers, money and food. If they had different intentions, the threat was really too great. After

Fusu’s reform, the army and The localities were completely separated. During non-wartime, the Privy Council was only responsible for campaign planning. The distribution and establishment of money and grain were managed by the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of War, which were affiliated with the Shangshu Province. Civil and military forces restricted each other, and the controllability was much improved.

During wartime, the Privy Council only assisted the emperor. The emperor commands the army to fight, but the real power still lies in the hands of the emperor.

In the local area, the army and the government are separated and supervise each other, and the possibility of local rebellion (baaa) will be much smaller.

In addition, officers need to take turns to go to the Daqin Military Academy Accepting Qin-loving education has greatly strengthened Xianyang City’s control over local armies.

However, this has also brought about a new problem, that is, local soldiers who originally only needed to be managed by the local government now need to be managed by three departments. Procedures It is much more complicated.

As the territory of Daqin grows larger and larger, and the military establishment continues to expand, the cost is also getting larger and larger. It is indeed time to improve.

Especially although the number of managers has increased, the management model has not been optimized. Not only did the efficiency not improve, but it actually regressed.

There were also many cases of corruption, perversion of the law, personal enrichment or prevarication and delay. There were dozens of cases investigated and dealt with by the Yushitai alone.

“Therefore, after thinking for a long time, Erchen planned to directly integrate Da Qin’s current three arms into two types, namely the main force and the inner guard.”

“Among them, the main force was transformed from the original imperial guards and border troops. It was the most elite combat force of the Qin Dynasty. It was responsible for guarding the security of the Qin border areas and forging ahead with the outside world.”

“The Internal Guard was transformed from the original local soldiers. It also has a standing army and a reserve army. It is responsible for the maintenance of public security in Daqin, emergency response and rescue and disaster relief, as well as rear defense in wartime.”

Fusu said.

“The name has changed, but the function doesn’t seem to have changed much?”

Ying Zheng said with a look of surprise on his face.

Just changing the name doesn’t mean much.

“It seems that there is no change, but in fact there is still a big gap”

“First of all, after the local army was changed to the internal guard army, the requirement to follow the main army in wartime was cancelled. It was only responsible for the second-line defense work. Therefore, there was no need to equip large equipment such as repeating crossbows for field operations, which could save a lot of expenses.”

“The training content should also be adjusted accordingly to better perform tasks such as public security maintenance, emergency rescue and disaster relief, and become more professional.”

Fusu introduced with a smile.

Ying Zheng nodded slightly. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

An important reason why the expenditure of Da Qin’s army continues to increase is that although new equipment is easy to use, its price is also high It is getting higher and higher. If all the armies of Da Qin are to be re-equipped, it will indeed be a huge expense.

Under the new organization, only the main army needs to be equipped with main battle equipment, and the inner guard army is only equipped with defensive equipment. The expenditure is indeed It can be much smaller.

The money saved can be used to focus on strengthening the main army, making the main army stronger and siege the city more smoothly.

Moreover, if the inner guard army focuses on defense, the potential threats will be much smaller and easier to control.

“The change of name also has another meaning, which is to cancel the title of so-and-so county soldiers, and instead change it to the so-and-so field army or internal guard corps of the Great Qin Dynasty, which will be unified and directly under the management of the Privy Council and the Ministry of War.”[]

“This is not only more delocalized and generalized, but also has the advantage that the imperial court can flexibly arrange the internal defense troops according to the different defense needs of various states and counties, which can once again save a large number of establishments.”

“Moreover, after the unified training is completed, just like Da Qin’s current local official rotation system, the internal guard corps and even the field corps can also be stationed in different places and regularly adjust their garrison locations.”

Fu Su said slowly.

A look of deep thought suddenly appeared on Ying Zheng’s face.

The reason why the official rotation system was implemented before was because he was afraid that some officials would stay in one place or department for too long and have too many contacts with local powerful people. Affecting the impartiality of its administration.

In fact, if a legion is stationed in a certain place for too long, it will also be affected.

Especially now that the local troops in Daqin basically come from the local area, it is inevitable that there will be The off- site enlistment and regular defense changes proposed by Fusu can solve this problem very well. It can also enhance the field army’s understanding of different areas of Daqin. Once it enters wartime, it can play its role without having to adapt for a long time. The strongest combat power

“It’s just that if this is the case, the soldiers will have to stay away from their hometowns, and I’m afraid they will complain a lot!”

Ying Zheng pondered for a long time and said.

The people of the Old Qin Dynasty have always attached great importance to the concept of family. It doesn’t matter if they are a little tired or a little tired, but if they have to stay away from their parents’ homes when they are young, many people are afraid that they will not be willing to do so.

This will definitely affect morale and combat effectiveness.

“This is the next military reform issue that I will propose.”

“That is, the Great Qin army must be fully formalized and professionalized!”

Fusu’s reply was completely unexpected.