Chapter 885: Restructuring (Part 1)
Guan Qiulu quickly left Pingyang and rushed to Bianliang in a desperate manner to deal with a special matter.
However, he had just started to do it when he was stopped by Liu Bi, the prefect of Chenliu.
He waited in Bianliang until mid-August, but still had no accurate news, so he went to inspect the Shahai and Muze areas.
Last year, tens of thousands of horses were brought back from Daiguo. After raising them for a few months, they initially recovered. After a winter, they lost some weight again, so they raised them again, and now they are basically back to their fat and strong state.
This batch of horses was originally intended to be traded with the scholars in Henan, but it was suspended after the discussion in Jinyang.
Guanqiu Lu was ordered to sell these horses in batches in exchange for grain, and temporarily store them in Bianliang, Xingyang, Hanoi and other places. However, he had just negotiated a part and sold about a thousand horses to the Yingchuan gentry, and soon they were Liu Bi, the prefect of Chenliu, called for a halt.
He was also very helpless.
But after arriving in Muze, I seemed to understand a little bit.
The gate of the Chuitai Longxiang Mansion military city next to Muze was opened, and groups of soldiers gathered from various places, seemingly taking action. There were already many soldiers stationed outside the city. They came from Luonan, and the leader was surprisingly Shao Shen, the nephew of King Liang.
"General Shao." Guan Qiulu stepped forward and saluted.
"So it's you." Shao Shen didn't want to return the gift at first, but then he thought that the Guanqiu family was a vassal of the Yu family, so he returned the gift.
"General, this is..." Guanqiu Lu pointed at the assembled Luonan Mansion soldiers and asked.
"Chen Liu was a little unstable, so he came here as a temporary commander." Shao Shen said: "The Luonan Mansion soldiers were organized into Zuo Xiaoqiwei. I will lead Zuo Xiaoqiuwei as a guerrilla general, and that's it."
"Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard?" Guan Qiulu was a little confused.
Shao Shen explained briefly.
King Liang ordered about 4,200 Luonan soldiers to be converted into cavalry.
It sounds a bit fanciful, but Luonan's army has a long history, everyone has a horse, and many people have practiced riding combat in their spare time. Over the years, it is quite impressive.
To be more precise, these people are a bit of a walking horse.
You can dismount and act as heavy armored infantry. When you mount, you can engage in mounted combat with the enemy. You can also maneuver on horseback, and then dismount to fight. They are much faster than ordinary infantry and have strong battlefield explosive capabilities.
In addition, there are about 2,000 cavalrymen in the Forbidden Forces Cavalry Army. Shao Xun plans to reorganize them into the Youxiao Cavalry Guard. However, there is currently a lack of troops and has not been implemented yet. He is just making a plan first.
There are four Longxiang Mansion under the jurisdiction of Zuo Xiaoqiwei, also known as "Military Mansion".
Longxiang Prefecture has its own officials, with a maximum of 1,200 people. They disperse in the countryside to practice by themselves on weekdays, and gather together during leisure time to practice military formations and tactics.
With the deepening of the restructuring, the rules of the government soldiers have become more and more strict.
First of all, you are not allowed to leave the boundaries of the county without an order, and those who violate it will be punished with a fifty-fifty rod. The original rule was the boundaries of Longxiang Mansion, but it was too harsh, so it was slightly relaxed.
Secondly, each Longxiang Prefecture has its own generals and commanders, and no troops are allowed to be summoned without an order. Anyone who violates the order will be severely investigated and convicted.
Third, there is no superior-subordinate relationship between the guards and Longxiang Mansion.
Take Zuo Xiaoqiwei as an example. The Wei government has an office in Pingyang, and the highest officer is a guerrilla general.
The guerrilla general could only manage military registration and training on weekdays, that is, he ordered the four Longxiang Mansion under the Wei Mansion to assemble and practice locally, and then disbanded after the practice. He had no command or mobilization rights at other times.
As far as a single Longxiang Mansion is concerned, there is no subordinate relationship between the Qudu, the highest official department, and the Sima of the four defense departments under his jurisdiction.
They must be acquaintances with each other, but from a institutional point of view, the military governor can only manage military registration and regular annual gatherings for drills. At other times, the soldiers are scattered in various defenses and cannot be summoned without orders.
The Sima of the other departments at the lowest level manages a lot, including the military registration, training, weapons depot, etc. of 300 people, and many things - but it is only 300 people, and they are not allowed to leave the country. To this extent, it is completely possible. .
During the expedition, the highest officer of the Wei Mansion led the team.
For example, the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard was led by the guerrilla general Shao Shen, but generally speaking, there may be more than this number of people going on the expedition. There are also temporarily assigned governors above the generals, and the command power in wartime is in the hands of the governor.
There is no fixed affiliation between the four levels of governor, general of the guards, governor of Longxiang Prefecture, and Sima of other departments. It is essentially a relationship of mutual supervision.
Suppose the emperor sends someone to lead the troops of the Four Guards on an expedition. If this person wants to rebel, the generals under his command are not familiar with him. They may not carry out the order or even kill him. To put it bluntly, this will greatly increase the number of rebellions. costs and risks.
The Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard was newly established, and the guerrilla generals were basically determined to be the commanders - a bunch of generals from the Jin Dynasty who were not actually in charge came in handy.
Chen Liufu soldiers were also restructured.
A total of 9,600 people were organized into the Zuojinwu Guards, named after the "Zhijinwu" in the Han Dynasty. Daily affairs were managed by the newly promoted Zuo Army General (fourth grade) Chang Can - Zuojinwu Guards had a long history and other assistant officers.
There were 9,600 soldiers in the Taiyuan Prefecture, reorganized into the Youjinwu Guards, and managed by Huang Biao, the Third Division Governor of the Forbidden Army Zuowei and the current Right Army General Huang Biao. The post of the Third Division Governor was succeeded by Yu An, the Qu Governor of the Xialou Longxiang Prefecture.
There were 9,600 soldiers from Gaoping and Dongping Prefectures, who were reorganized into Zuo Feilongwei. People at that time called people with outstanding talents "dragons, colts, and phoenix chicks." For example, Lu Yun was once called this. As the offspring of a dragon and a horse, this group of Laoyamen troops who dared to fight and everyone had a horse were reorganized into the "Zuo Feilong Guard" to show that they could march long distances on horseback and come and go like the wind.
The highest officer of the Zuo Feilong Guard is Xu Lang, the former Zuo Wei General of the Forbidden Army and now the former general of the Liang Kingdom. This is also an old man who has followed Shao Xun for many years. After Xu Lang left, the Forbidden Army canceled the left and right guards and was downsized to several battalions with more than 10,000 people. . As of August, only these four guards and more than 30,000 soldiers had been reorganized.
The soldiers of the Four Guards have an important task when they are not on an expedition, which is to go to Beijing to guard. In principle, each guard will allocate a part of their troops to guard a part of the area. For example, the left Jinwu Guard guards the Daxia Gate in Pingyang North City, and the right Jinwu Guards guard the Daxia Gate in Pingyang North City. One part of Zhizhi assisted in the defense; one part of Zuo Xiao's Cavalry Guard guarded Yuanlin; part of Zuo Feilong Guard's Zhi assisted in the defense; and then there was a certain guard who was in charge of the day and night patrol in the capital, and so on.
Recruited soldiers such as the Silver Spear Army are no longer responsible for city defense tasks, but are stationed in other suburban counties outside Pingyang.
There is no subordinate relationship between the government soldiers and guards, and they are independent.
When delivering an order, it is necessary to have an order (imperial edict) signed by Shao Xun, a troop deployment document from the Fifth Army Cao, and all the generals in the area must be summoned to read out and combine the military symbols in public.
If one of the several major conditions is not met, the soldiers cannot move.
In fact, it was basically the management system of the Sui and Tang Dynasty soldiers, with fine adjustments made to adapt to the times.
This time Shao Shen received the order and led 4,200 soldiers of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry to go eastward and stationed in the outskirts of Bianliang. The reason was that there was a rebellion by the small gentry in the area.
"The Yu family is very courageous. Even though they have children serving as officials in the shogunate, they openly insult the king and criticize the land transfer." After explaining the military system of the government, Shao Shen cursed.
"Ah?" Guan Qiulu was a little surprised and asked, "Did I make a mistake? I didn't hear the news."
"The news from the traitorous governor cannot be false." Shao Shen said displeased that this man actually doubted his third uncle.
"Mr. Chenliu and Liu Mansion also got the news. The Yu family also somehow managed to drive away the county officials of Dutian." Shanshi, who was formerly engaged in the governance of Bingzhou and is now Zuo Xiaoqi Guards Chief Shi (sixth grade), came back. Taking a step forward, he said: "These thieves have obviously participated in Jinyang Taoism and did not raise any objections at the time. Now that the land has been transferred to his family, they have regretted it. They must be surrounded and suppressed by soldiers to serve as a warning to others."
Guanqiu Lu was speechless.
You, the Hanoi Shan clan, are also a noble clan. Why are you so excited when you see the Chenliu and Yu clan suffering?
However, Guanqiu Lu couldn't say anything about this kind of thing. He could only agree: "Indeed, if you don't teach and then punish you, it is the king's fault. When you discussed the Tao, you have made it known to the world. If you rebel now, you must be strict." Increase punishment.”
After speaking, he asked: "Is there anyone in other states and counties who are rebelling?"
"I heard it already exists." Shao Shen cursed and said, "You rebelled before you even conquered the fields. I don't know what to say."
Not far from Shao Shen stood a large group of soldiers from the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guard. Many of them had the status of honorary officers. When they heard the word "rebellion", their eyes lit up.
If Chenliu and Yu's fields can be cleared, there should be more than 300 hectares, which can be occupied by sixty or seventy flying cavalry officers - according to the latest eighteen rounds of honors, they will go to Zhuguo, Zhuguo, Shangdajun, Dajun, etc. Shanghujun, escort, Shangqingqiduwei, Qingchaoduwei, Shangqiduwei, Qiduwei, Shangxiaoqiwei, Xiaoqiwei, Shangfeiqiwei, Feiqiwei, Shangyunqiwei, Yunqi In terms of Wei, Shangwuqiwei, and Wuqiwei, Feiqiwei (from the seventh rank) can occupy five hectares of land.
Everyone loves cultivated land, which is much better than cultivated wasteland.
Of the more than 7.3 million hectares of farmland in the Later Han Dynasty, countless areas have been abandoned. It would be very troublesome to clean it up again. It would be good if we could buy mature land.
After Shao Shen finished speaking, he added: "I know why you came here. Don't sell the horse for now, so as not to endanger the enemy. We will wait until the situation stabilizes before we deal with it."
"This matter needs to be reported to the king for permission." Guan Qiulu said.
"Then go and report it quickly. Your Majesty will agree." Shao Shen said, "Tomorrow I will go to the Yu family to bring bad luck. Do you want to go and have a look?"
"That's all." Guanqiu Lu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a wry smile: "I still have business."
Shao Shen chuckled and ignored him.
Guanqiu Lu looked at the soldiers.
Honored officials are definitely not as good as official officials. Let’s not talk about their positions. When selecting officials, they have to be demoted several levels - if the Ministry of Personnel is willing to select them.
However, a seventh-grade officer can occupy five hectares of land. If there are 100,000 people, they can buy up to 500,000 hectares (if they have money and can find people to farm for them). This amount is astonishing.
No wonder when he was in Pingyang, a group of officials and staff suggested reducing the number of times the soldiers went out to fight, so as not to occupy a lot of land and end up not having enough - this kind of thing really happened in history. During the reign of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, the soldiers and the people " The "should be granted land" is 4.9 billion acres, which is actually far from enough. After all, the Eastern Han Dynasty only had more than 732 million acres of land (one acre in the Eastern Han Dynasty was only 80-90% of the Sui acre, and about 90% of the Jin acre).
"General." Seeing that Shao Shen was about to leave, Guan Qiulu seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "The soldiers are valuable, and attacking Wubao will cause too much damage, so it's not worth it. If you can't use your swords and soldiers, it's best not to move. This will also be good for the king’s reputation among scholars.”
"His home is not Wubao, but a manor." Shao Shen glared at him and said.
"Although the manor is easier to fight than Wubao, it will also lose a lot of soldiers." Guanqiu Lu advised.
Shao Shen suddenly smiled and said: "You think I'm stupid, of course I have to recruit the young men first. Mr. Liu will persuade him first, and then he will talk if he can't. Zuo Xiao's Cavalry Guard and Zuo Jinwu Guard's tens of thousands of soldiers will surround them. We are surrounded to death, no one can come to rescue us. As for the king’s reputation——”
"The general doesn't care, but the king may care, so don't act rashly." Guan Qiulu said quickly.
Shao Shen was silent for a moment and said: "I have my own sense of proportion."
After that, he turned around and left.
Guan Qiulu sighed secretly, this world is really full of things.
The King of Liang was fighting wars and restructuring. It was not easy to go step by step.
(End of chapter)