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Volume 1 Blood of Tongguan Chapter 13 Military Reform

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    This book is coming to an end, and I look forward to book friends continuing to support Tang Yuan's new book "The Glory of the Song Dynasty".  For new books to be on the list, a large number of recommendation votes are needed. Members click and collect. Please support new and old book friends. Thank you very much! ¡ª¡ª After ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, Yang Xi was full of energy.  , devoting almost all of his energy to governing the country.  He was very diligent and worked late every day after Li Bin's mourning period ended and he took charge of the court.  The world now belongs to him. Although he is not satisfied with the current political, economic, and military systems and achievements, he believes that with his own efforts and the assistance of a group of capable ministers and generals, everything will be possible.  Can be changed.  After ascending the throne and becoming the emperor, let¡¯s start changing! It can be said that Yang Xi became the emperor through a coup.  Although it is said that he took advantage of King Yong Li Lin to launch a mutiny and killed Emperor Li Bin, then led his army to eliminate Li Lin's power, took advantage of the situation to control the situation, and ascended the throne with the support of his cronies, but those around him  Know what's going on.  In order to avoid another situation like this, where he was ousted by force, after Yang Xi became emperor, he first carried out drastic reforms in the military system.  Of course, the initial reforms were temporary and their main purpose was to control the situation.  Yang Xi reorganized the Forbidden Army and other guards inside and outside Chang'an City, placing several of his cronies: Pang Zhong, Hun Yan, Pugu Huai'en, Li Baoyu, Li Han and others under their respective control, and the defense areas of each department overlapped with each other.  achieve the purpose of mutual restraint.  Moreover, he also issued strict orders, and there were no orders jointly signed by him and the prime ministers of the political hall.  No one may mobilize the military without permission.  After the situation becomes chaotic, maintaining stability is the top priority. Yang Xi does not want his generals with heavy troops to have different intentions again.  After making such arrangements, he immediately began to carry out the military reform that had been suspended for some time.  He personally took charge of the reform of the military system and involved ministers such as Guo Ziyi, Gao Shi, Li Guangbi, Yan Zhenqing, Zhang Hao, and Li Lin.  Among the ministers who participated, there were many close confidants, but there were also some people who were not originally in his own camp.  The purpose of this is to adopt opinions from all sides and avoid neglecting some issues because the people in charge are all their cronies.  Yang Xi has always believed that in a place, if there are mutual restraints and mutual supervision, things can be done better.  The imperial troops inside and outside Chang'an City are basically under control, and there is no possibility of further trouble.  But An Lushan's rebellion had just passed, and the lesson was right in front of us.  Today, the Jiedushi of each town still holds heavy troops. Although they no longer have the power to do whatever they wanted a few years ago, there is still the possibility of rebellion. This is something Yang Xi is very worried about.  This was a serious disease caused by Li Longji after he became emperor, which eventually led to the Anlushan Rebellion.  In the original history, the shortcomings of the military system in Li Longji's era have always affected the rest of the history of the Tang Dynasty, eventually leading to the separatism of vassal towns, the rise of warlords, and the disintegration of the Tang Dynasty.  Yang Xi doesn¡¯t want to see this happen anyway.  Therefore, the reform of the military system must be carried out, and it must be vigorously implemented even if it encounters very strong resistance.  on this matter.  He was also personally responsible as the emperor and took the lead in military reform.  In later generations, Yang Xi had been in the army for many years and was familiar with the military system of the Republic. He also roughly knew how the armies of various countries in the world were composed. Therefore, in this regard, he was able to put forward many opinions and ideas that were unclear to people of this era.  .  Yang Xi¡¯s opinions and ideas have of course become the leading ideas of this comprehensive military reform.  Just three months after Yang Xi became emperor, the Tang Dynasty announced that military reform was in full swing.  A very important point in this reform is: the reform of the powers of the Ministry of War and the cancellation of the establishment of military governors in each town.  The imperial edict announced that the Ministry of War was still the highest military organ of the Tang Dynasty, and was fully in charge of the management of military status of all guards in the country, the training and selection of officers, military training and military training, national defense, intelligence reconnaissance, weapons production, horse administration, and shipbuilding.  The task of the bridge.  The expedition, garrison, and training of the national army are all subject to the orders of the Ministry of War. In the event of war, the Ministry of War will mobilize the army according to the emperor's order, appoint marshals of troops and horses, deputy marshals, marching commanders, and branch commanders, issue seals, and lead the deployment.  The army goes out for war; after the war, the leading officers pay their seals to the court, and the officers and soldiers return to their garrison.  The duties of the Ministry of War are not much different from those before, but its structure and composition have undergone great changes.  There are seven departments under the Ministry of War, one is the never-before-seen Staff Department; the second is the Department of War; the third is the Ordnance Supervision; the fourth is the newly established Intelligence Department, the fifth is the Staff Department, the sixth is the Driving Department, and the seventh is  Treasury Department.  With the exception of the General Staff and the Intelligence Department and the separately established Ordnance Supervision, all other departments areCome to the functional departments under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War.  It is an inevitable trend that the Ministry of Ordnance Supervision and Planning has the jurisdiction.  The Intelligence Department is in charge of all situational detective work, including military and people's livelihood aspects. This is an extremely important department. Its director is directly responsible to the emperor. The Minister of War is only a nominal supervisor. Without the authorization of the emperor, he cannot interfere with the work of the Intelligence Department.  The Staff Department is also directly responsible to the emperor. His duties mainly include taking charge of the deployment of troops and horses across the country, including the recruitment and garrison of troops and horses, and more importantly, the deployment of wartime operations.  The composition of the Staff Department is not fixed, and several officials from the Ministry of War are responsible for handling affairs on a daily basis.  However, in wartime, the staff will be expanded indefinitely, and its members can include any important officials from the DPRK and China.  In other words, in wartime, the General Staff will be the highest decision-making body of the war.  Yang Xi plans to separate the General Staff Department from the Ministry of War after such a system has been in operation for a period of time and become a department directly responsible for the emperor and the political affairs hall.  The Ministry of War in the future will become a department similar to the Ministry of National Defense in later generations.  The army is the foundation of the country and must be well controlled. There are several departments that have checks and balances and coordinate with each other to command and control the army. Although the possibility of rebellion in the army cannot be completely eliminated, its possibility will be greatly reduced.  He wanted to see whether the measures he proposed could adapt to the situation in the Tang Dynasty and whether they could work in this era.  If implemented, the effect will be good.  Further military reform will be carried out in the future, including the establishment of military commissions and other measures. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Re-define the powers of the agencies that manage the military.  Of course, the following military reform measures will also follow.  The military Jiedushi system in each town was abolished and replaced with Dao as the basis. Large-scale military guards were established and prepared nationwide, and formally established guards and state troops were established, as well as a militia reserve system similar to that of later generations.  This point of Yang Xi comes from the system of military regions and group armies in later generations.  The policy he formulated is that he, the emperor, controls the army through the General Staff Department, the Intelligence Department, and the War Department, and the General Staff Department, the Intelligence Department, and the War Department firmly control the country's military by controlling the military guards. In this way, the power in the hands of each town army general  will be greatly weakened.  The Guards were the main armed force of the Tang Dynasty.  It is the main combat force in foreign campaigns; the state soldiers are responsible for maintaining local security.  Military guards are set up according to regions. One guard or several guards are set up in one line, or one guard is set up in several lines.  The specific setting is based on the area and population of each lane, as well as the importance of geographical location.  Now the troops in the hands of the Jiedushi of each town will be reorganized and divided. After the establishment of the Guards, the border troops of each governor's office will also be included in the Guards. The functions of the Guards are somewhat equivalent to the combination of military districts and group armies in later generations.  .  The imperial court also announced the composition and organization of the Guards in the edict announcing the comprehensive formation of the Guards: the armed forces of the Tang Dynasty were divided into thirty Guards.  They are arranged by numbers, that is, the first to thirtieth guards. Each guard consists of 15,000 to 30,000 people, and they are divided into A, B, and C.  The 1st to 10th Guards Corps are Category A. Each Guard Corps has 25,000 to 30,000 people and is subordinate to three guard divisions.  The commanders of the guards will be two generals, and the commanders of the guards will be generals; the 11th to 20th will be the B Guards, and the establishment will also be three guard divisions, with a total of 20,000 to 25,000 people; the 20th will be  One to thirty are the C type of guards, each with two guard divisions.  There are about 15,000 to 20,000 people.  The First to Third Guards were mainly adapted from the Forbidden Army, and their future responsibilities will still be to guard the safety of the capital.  The main composition of each guard force remains the same as before.  However, in the future construction process, various technical arms will be formed and supplemented.  The establishment of the frontier army is slightly different from that of the Beijing army. The Guards and the Dudufu or the Dudufu are the same team. They set up Dudufu, towns, garrisons, passes, etc. according to the region, and station a certain amount of soldiers to guard them. The Dudufu is equivalent to the Guards.  The establishment of the division.  There is also a separate army of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, which is also organized like the land division. There are five naval guards and a total of 50,000 people.  Today¡¯s shipbuilding technology is still very backward, and Yang Xi hopes to build a navy with better combat capabilities in the future.  The government troops are temporarily retained, and the Sixteen Guards have not been abolished, but they are almost in name only.  The generals of the various guards have almost become honorary titles, but it is impossible for Yang Xi to disappear the long-established sixteen in the long river of history immediately.  The government soldiers were still led by the original guards, similar to the militia organizations of later generations, and also served as a source of recruits. Soldiers recruited from the army served for a certain period of time and were incorporated into the government soldiers after retirement.  Another very important point is that the military and people's livelihood are completely separated.  The military pay and supplies for each guard army were directly allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs through the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the border troops were allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs through the various state governments. Monthly salaries were distributed in equal parts. There were rewards for annual festivals, gifts for ceremonies, and traveling expenses for marches.  In this way, the border armies and localities are not under each other. The state officials have military resources but no soldiers. The army has soldiers, but money and food have to be processed.Passing through the state capital.  The rebellion in Anlushan during Li Longji's time was mainly due to the excessive power in the hands of the Jiedushi of each town. Within their jurisdiction, the military and people's livelihood were in full control. Even the appointment of officials and the promotion and appointment of military generals were also decided by the Jiedushi.  Each military town seems to have become an independent kingdom.  Moreover, a Jiedu envoy had almost no life span. Even in the late Tang Dynasty, it was hereditary. When the father died and the son took over, how could this be allowed?  This is the root cause of the turmoil. When Yang Xi decided to carry out military reform, he was determined to eliminate these shortcomings.  At this point, he was very dissatisfied with Li Longji. He really couldn't imagine how Tang Minghuang, who was regarded as wise and decisive, could make such a wrong move.  Li Longji's wrong moves brought him a lot of trouble as the newly ascended emperor, and he had to carry out reforms in these aspects as soon as he came to power.  Yang Xi also knew that the measures he vigorously promoted would definitely encounter opposition from the governors of each town.  Sure enough, after the imperial edict was announced, turmoil immediately began.
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