Why doesn't Wang Buxing not know Zhang Cang's difficulties?

The imperial court has more and more projects, and there are more and more places where money can be used.

The huge army has already made the imperial court's financial resources miserable, and reform is only a matter of time.

Although listing seven areas may seem like a lot, in fact they are all necessary.

"The main direction of the First Army in the future is to fight on the plains and attack and defend cities. It is located in the center of the empire and is protected on all sides. Therefore, I consider mainly using Category B troops and placing three Category A troops in Hengshan County, Sishui County, and Nanyang County.

Just level 1 troops."

"Seven B-level troops are placed in the remaining places. Hengshan County can support the east and north at any time, Sishui County can support the east and south at any time, and Nanyang County can support the south at any time."

"The Second Army can place one A-level unit in Donghai County and Liao County each, and four B-level units in other places."

"The Third Group Army will place one A-level unit in Yuyang County, Yunzhong County and Grassland each, and the remaining six will be B-level units."

"The Fourth Group Army will place one A-level troops in Chencang and Jiuyuan counties, and three B-level troops in other places."

"The Fifth Group Army has a total of six A-level units and four B-level units. The specific placement location will be decided after on-site inspection."

"The Sixth Army has two Class A troops and three Class B troops."

"The Seventh Army has five A-level troops and ten B-level troops."

"If calculated this way, there are a total of twenty-three Class A troops and thirty-seven Class B troops, with a total strength of 600,000 troops, and an actual strength of 526,000."

Wang Buxu slowly revealed his plan.

The full strength is exactly 600,000, but the Class B troops will not be at full strength during non-war times, and only retain 80% of the strength, so if we only count the strength, the number will be 526,000.

Compared with this number, this round almost directly cut off 700,000 troops, cutting off more than 60% of the total strength of the Han Dynasty.

After hearing this number, Zhang Cang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

so far so good……

The final amount was finally acceptable to me.

It's enough to maintain this number in peacetime. If a war breaks out, then don't talk about it.

No matter how poor the Ministry of Revenue is, even if all other projects are stopped, we must support military expansion.

Although Zhang Cang doesn't quite understand why a separate second army should be set up?

It would be nice if he was included in the first group army. With this organization integration, maybe 10,000 more people can be cut off.

Of course, Zhang Cang is not a dissatisfied person, on the contrary, he is very contented.

However, what Zhang Cang didn't expect was that something even happier happened next.

"The strength of the Imperial Guard must also be cut down. After careful consideration, I decided to retain the strength of 45,000 people and form four armies and one guard." Wang Buxu continued.

"Okay! This is great!" Zhang Cang subconsciously clapped his hands excitedly.

Then I realized that the situation was wrong, and I stood there without blushing or panting, as if nothing had happened.

Anyway, as long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed. This is an eternal truth.

"Your Majesty, how are we going to disarm?" Wang Li asked calmly, without the slightest shock.

Wang Buxu basically guessed where the Grade A troops would be stationed.

Especially on the First Army side, Wang Li guessed nothing wrong.

The three Class A positions are arranged to advance, attack, retreat or defend, which can ensure the safety of the central part to the greatest extent.

If there are any internal problems, the Imperial Guards entrenched in Luoyang can dispatch support at any time.

Although there is no hierarchy for the Guards, this is a unit that does not need to be classified, but everything must be treated according to the highest level.

This is something that no one will have any objection to, and it is something that can be determined without discussion.

The only thing that Wang Li didn't expect was that the Imperial Guard would also be disarmed.

But as a result, the pressure on the Imperial Guard seems to be greater.

"Let the soldiers make their own choices first. Those who are willing to retire early will be able to retire and go home according to the salary of the year. Those who are unwilling to retire early will complete their current contracts. This year's veteran renewal share will not exceed 10% of retired personnel. The quota for new recruits

The Ministry of War made a calculation and completed the disarmament and reorganization plan within three years." Wang Buxu did not choose a one-size-fits-all approach.

He doesn't want to do those chilling things.

Anyway, after so many years of support, it doesn’t matter if it takes more than three years.

It only needs to strictly control the number of renewals and the number of recruits, and the plan can be completed in up to three years.

Three years is a long time, but three years is also a short time.

This time, even Xie Cang did not say that the time was too long and that the household department could not support it.

Even Zhang Cang, who is obsessed with getting money, knows how difficult it is for a big man to lay off 700,000 people in one go.

If you are too hasty and make a one-size-fits-all decision, something might happen.

Therefore, this matter must not be rushed, and can only be done step by step.

Of course, Wang Buxu actually had a solution deep down in his heart, but he didn't want to say it.

He has to leave something for the ministers to do. Otherwise, if he, the emperor, has to do everything, does he show that he is too much?

However, just a few days later, Wang Li sent a disarmament and reorganization plan.

Although disarmament comes first, reorganization must come first when it comes to specific operations.

Therefore, the plan for the first year was to organize each of the seven armies to form a Class A unit, mainly to gain experience. After all, it was the first time for everyone and no one had any operational experience.

After this time, the next step will be easier to handle.

As for how to organize it?

Of course, priority will be given to selecting those with strong abilities, those whose contracts have not yet expired, and those whose contracts have expired and have been given renewal quotas, will be sent to the A-level team first.

Then, those who did not get a quota that year were all retired. In this round alone, almost hundreds of thousands of people were laid off.

Therefore, when there was a shortage of troops, the benefits of Wang Buxu's insistence on stable military expansion were reflected in this way.

The number of people increased very steadily back then, and now the disarmament is also very stable.

Then in the second year, each group army will complete 70% of the reorganization task. For the first group army, there are only three A-level units, so the focus in the second year is on the B-level units. For A-level units, there will be one per year.

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The entire disarmament and reorganization plan was completed by the end of the third year, and that was it.

The plan is not complicated, it's just about survival of the fittest.

It can't be said that those who are willing to stay will pick the strongest ones. Anyway, when the final plan is completed, the ones who stay will be the strongest ones at the moment.
Chapter completed!