Chapter 885 Restructuring

Chapter 885 Restructuring

Chapter 885 Restructuring (Part )

Guanqiu Lu quickly left Pingyang and rushed to Bianliang like a fugitive to deal with a special matter.

However, just as he had begun, he was stopped by Liu Mi, the prefect of Chenliu.

He waited in Bianliang until mid-August but still had no news, so he went to inspect the areas of Shahai and Muze.

Last year, we brought back tens of thousands of horses from Dai State. After a few months of feeding, they recovered. After a winter, they lost some weight again, so we fed them again. Now they are basically back to a fat and strong state.

This batch of horses was originally intended to be traded with Henan scholars, but after the Jinyang Discussion, the plan was suspended.

Guanqiu Lu was ordered to sell the horses in batches in exchange for food and temporarily store them in Bianliang, Xingyang, Henei and other places. However, just after he had agreed on part of the deal and sold about a thousand horses to the Yingchuan gentry, he was soon stopped by Liu Mi, the prefect of Chenliu.

He was also very helpless.

But after arriving at Mu Ze, I seemed to understand a little bit.

The gate of the Chuitai Longxiangfu Military City next to Mu Ze was wide open, and teams of soldiers from all over the city gathered and seemed to be taking action. There were already many soldiers stationed outside the city. They came from Luonan, and the leader was quite surprising. He was Shao Shen, the nephew of King Liang.

"General Shao." Guanqiu Lu stepped forward and saluted.

"It's you." Shao Shen didn't want to return the gift at first, but then he thought that Guanqiu clan was a vassal of Yu clan, so he returned the gift.

"General, what are you doing..." Guanqiu Lu pointed at the Luonan soldiers who had gathered and asked.

"Chenliu is a little unstable, so I'm here temporarily." Shao Shen said, "The Luonan Prefecture soldiers are organized into the Left Cavalry Guard. I will lead the Left Cavalry Guard as a guerrilla general, and we'll stop when the task is completed."

"Left Cavalry Guard?" Guanqiu Lu was a little puzzled.

Shao Shen gave a brief explanation.

King Liang ordered that about 4200 soldiers of Luonan Prefecture be converted into cavalry.

It sounds a bit far-fetched, but the Luonan soldiers have a long history. Everyone has a horse, and many people have practiced cavalry warfare in their spare time. Over the years, the skills have become quite impressive.

To be more precise, this group of people is a bit like those who are good at both riding and walking.

When dismounting, they can serve as heavy armored infantry, and when mounted, they can engage in cavalry combat with the enemy. They can also maneuver on horseback, and then dismount to fight. They are much faster than ordinary infantry and have strong burst capabilities on the battlefield.

In addition, the Imperial Guards Cavalry Corps has about 2,000 cavalrymen. Shao Xun intends to reorganize them into the Right Cavalry Guard, but currently lacks troops, so the plan has not been implemented yet. He is just making a plan first.

The Left Cavalry Guard had four Longxiang Prefectures under its jurisdiction, also known as "Military Prefectures."

Each Longxiang Prefecture had an official leader, with a maximum of 1200 people. They usually trained in the countryside, and gathered together during the slack season to practice military formations and tactics.

As the reform progressed, the rules for the government soldiers became stricter and stricter.

First of all, no one is allowed to leave the county without permission, and violators will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane - the original rule was the territory of Longxiang Prefecture, but it was too harsh, so it was relaxed a little.

Secondly, all Longxiang Prefectures, from the commander-in-chief to the officers and soldiers below, are not allowed to summon the prefecture troops without orders. Those who violate the orders will be severely investigated and convicted.

Third, there is no hierarchical relationship between the palace soldiers and the Longxiang Palace.

Taking the Left Cavalry Guard as an example, the guard had an office in Pingyang, and the highest officer was the guerrilla general.

On weekdays, the guerrilla general can only manage the military registration and training, that is, order the four Longxiang Prefectures under the Wei Mansion to assemble and train locally, and disband after the training. He has no command or mobilization authority at other times.

As far as the single Longxiang Prefecture is concerned, there is no subordinate relationship between the highest commander, the Buqudu, and the Simas of the four defense departments under his jurisdiction.

They must be acquaintances of each other, but from an institutional perspective, the military governor can only manage the military register and regularly assemble for training every year. At other times, the soldiers are scattered in various defenses and cannot be summoned without orders.

The most basic Sima of the separate departments has a lot to manage, including the military registration, training, armory, and many other things of 300 men - but there are only 300 men, and they cannot leave the country yet. It is completely fine to reduce it to this level.

When going out to war, the highest commander of the Wei Palace led the troops.

For example, the Left Cavalry Guard was led by the guerrilla general Shao Shen, but generally speaking, there might be more than this number of people going on the expedition. Above the generals of the guards was a temporarily appointed grand commander, and the wartime command power was in the hands of the grand commander.

There is no fixed affiliation between the four levels of Grand Commander, Generals of the Guards, Inspector of the Longxiang Prefecture, and Sima of the Other Departments. In essence, they have a relationship of mutual supervision.

Suppose the emperor sent someone to lead the troops of the Four Guards to go to war. If this person wanted to rebel, the generals under his command were not familiar with him and would probably not follow his orders or even kill him. To put it bluntly, this would greatly increase the cost and risk of rebellion.

The Left Cavalry Guard was newly established, and it has basically been confirmed that it will be led by a guerrilla general - a bunch of generals in the Jin Dynasty who had no actual power were finally put to use.

The Chenliu Prefecture soldiers were also reorganized.

A total of 9600 people were organized into the Zuo Jinwu Guard, named after the "Jinwu" in the Han Dynasty. The daily affairs were managed by the newly promoted General of the Left Army (fourth rank) Chang Can. The Zuo Jinwu Guard had assistant officials such as the Changshi.

The 9600 soldiers of Taiyuan Prefecture were reorganized into the Right Jinwu Guard, managed by Huang Biao, the commander of the three divisions of the Left Guard of the Imperial Army and the current general of the Right Army. The post of commander of the three divisions was taken over by Yu An, the commander of the Xialou Longxiang Prefecture.

9600 soldiers from Gaoping and Dongping were reorganized into the Zuo Flying Dragon Guard. People at that time called people with outstanding talents and intelligence "dragon colts and phoenix chicks", such as Lu Yun. According to legend, tall and majestic horses are the offspring of dragons and horses. Therefore, this group of brave and combative old soldiers, who all had horses, were reorganized into the "Zuo Flying Dragon Guard" to show that they could ride horses for long distances and come and go like the wind.

The highest commander of the Left Flying Dragon Guard was Xu Lang, the former General of the Left Guard of the Imperial Guard and the current General of the Front Army of Liang State. He had been with Shao Xun for many years. After Xu Lang left, the Imperial Guard abolished the Left and Right Guards and was reduced to several battalions with more than 10,000 soldiers. As of August, only these four guards and more than 30,000 soldiers had completed the reorganization.

The soldiers of the Four Guards had an important task when they were not going out to fight, which was to guard the capital. In principle, each guard would draw a part of its troops and have them guard a certain area. For example, a part of the Left Jinwu Guard would guard the Daxia Gate in the north of Pingyang City, and a part of the Right Jinwu Guard would assist in guarding; a part of the Left Cavalry Guard would guard the gardens and forests, and a part of the Left Flying Dragon Guard would assist in guarding; and another guard would be in charge of patrolling the capital day and night, and so on.

Recruited soldiers such as the Silver Spear Army no longer take on city defense tasks, but are stationed in other suburban counties outside Pingyang.

There is no affiliation between the various guards of the palace army, and each is independent.

When delivering the order, one must have the order (imperial edict) signed by Shao Xun and the document of mobilizing troops from the five military officers, and summon all the officers in the area to read out and check the military order in public.

If any of the major conditions is not met, the government troops will not be allowed to go out.

In fact, it is basically the management system of the Sui and Tang Dynasty soldiers, with only minor adjustments made to adapt to the times.

This time, Shao Shen received an order to lead 4200 soldiers of the Left Cavalry Guard eastward and station them on the outskirts of Bianliang because there was a rebellion by a small noble family in the area.

"The Yu family is quite bold. They have children serving as officials in the shogunate, yet they openly insult the king and criticize the land measurement issue." Shao Shen cursed after explaining the shogunate system.

"Ah?" Guanqiu Lu was a little surprised and asked, "Did we make a mistake? I didn't hear the news."

"The news from the assassin can't be false." Shao Shen said unhappily. This man actually suspected his third uncle.

"Chenliu Liu Fujun has also received the news. I don't know how the Yu family drove away the county official who was responsible for measuring the land." Shan Shihui, formerly the governor of Bingzhou and now the chief of the Left Cavalry Guard (rank 6), stepped forward and said, "This villain clearly participated in the Jinyang Discussion and did not raise any objections at that time. Now that the land measurement has come to his family, he has changed his mind. We must use a large army to encircle and suppress him to serve as a warning to others."

Guanqiu Lu was speechless.

Your Henei Shan clan is also a noble family. Why are you so excited when you see the Chenliu Yu clan in trouble?

However, Guanqiu Lu had no other choice but to agree: "Indeed, if you punish without teaching, it is the king's fault. When we discussed the Dao, we have announced it to the world. If you rebel again now, you must be severely punished."

After that, he asked, "Are there any rebellions in other states and counties?"

"I heard that it has already happened." Shao Shen cursed, "You haven't even measured the land yet, and you're already rebelling. You really don't know what you're talking about."

Not far from Shao Shen stood a large group of soldiers from the Zuo Xiaoqi Guard, many of whom were honored officials. When they heard the word "rebellion", their eyes lit up.

If the fields of the Yu family in Chenliu could be cleared, there should be more than 300 hectares, which can be occupied by 60 to 70 flying cavalry lieutenants - according to the latest 18 ranks of honorary officers, including Shang Zhuguo, Zhuguo, Shang Da Jiangjun, Da Jiangjun, Shang Hujun, Hujun, Shang Qingche Duwei, Qingche Duwei, Shang Qi Duwei, Qi Duwei, Shang Xiaoqi Wei, Xiaoqi Wei, Shang Feiqi Wei, Feiqi Wei, Shang Yunqi Wei, Yunqi Wei, Shang Wuqi Wei, and Wuqi Wei, a flying cavalry lieutenant (a seventh-rank honorary officer) can occupy 5 hectares of land.

Everyone loves cultivated land, which is much better than reclaimed wasteland.

There were more than 7.3 million hectares of farmland in the Later Han Dynasty, but now a lot of it has been abandoned. It is very troublesome to restore it. It would be good if we could buy cultivated land.

After Shao Shen finished speaking, he added: "I know why you are here. Don't sell the horses for now, so as not to help the enemy. We will deal with them after the situation stabilizes."

"This matter needs to be reported to the king for approval." Guanqiu Lu said.

"Then go and report it quickly. The king will probably agree." Shao Shen said, "I will go to the Yu family tomorrow to get rid of the bad luck. Do you want to go and see?"

"Forget it." Guanqiu Lu waved his hands repeatedly and said with a wry smile: "I have more important things to do."

Shao Shen sneered and ignored him.

Guanqiu Lu looked at the palace soldiers.

Officials with honors are definitely inferior to officials by appointment. Not to mention their responsibilities, they will be demoted several levels when selecting officials - if the Ministry of Personnel is willing to select them.

But an official of the seventh rank can own 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 number is staggering.

No wonder when he was in Pingyang, a group of officials and staff suggested reducing the number of times the government soldiers went into battle, so as to avoid occupying a large amount of land and not having enough in the end - this kind of thing really happened in history. During the Kaihuang period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, government soldiers and civilians "should be granted 49 billion mu of land", but the actual amount was far from enough. After all, there were only more than million mu of land in the Eastern Han Dynasty (an acre in the Eastern Han Dynasty was only % to % the size of an acre in the Sui Dynasty, and about % the size of an acre in the Jin Dynasty).

"General." Seeing Shao Shen was about to leave, Guanqiu Lu seemed to have thought of something and hurried forward to say, "The government soldiers are valuable. Attacking the fortress will cause too much casualties. It's not worth it. If you can avoid using the sword, it's best not to do so. This will also be good for the king's reputation among the scholars."

"His house is not a fortress, it's a manor." Shao Shen glared at him and said.

"Although the manor is easier to attack than the fort, it will also cause the loss of a large number of soldiers." Guanqiu Lu advised.

Shao Shen suddenly smiled and said, "Do you think I'm stupid? Of course we will recruit the men first. Lord Liu will try to persuade them first, and we'll talk if he can't persuade them. The Left Cavalry Guard and the Left Golden Guard have more than 10,000 soldiers, and they will kill everyone even if they surround them. No one can save them. As for the king's reputation——"

"The general doesn't care, but the king may care. We must not act rashly." Guanqiu Lu said hurriedly.

Shao Shen was silent for a moment, then said, "I know my limits."

After that, he turned around and left.

Guanqiu Lu sighed secretly, this world is really full of things.

King Liang had to fight wars and reform the system, and it was not easy for him to move forward step by step.

(End of this chapter)