Later, Xue Wanjun also talked about his own story.
He was in charge of a lot of things. Since Li Bi was pregnant, Xue Wanjun took advantage of the opportunity to join Su Quan and served as the general manager of the palace to join the army. He was in charge of recruitment of soldiers, training of troops, criminal responsibility in the army, herding horses, supervising the manufacture of ordnance and other matters.
This is undoubtedly a very important position, and a large part of it is the authority deprived from the military government. In other words, Xue Wanjun has great power and can directly hold the military generals accountable, and in some cases, can directly command
The soldiers of the military government act.
Of course, he was able to get to this position because of his luck. First, Li Bi gave birth to a child, and he happened to be the military training ambassador under Li Bi, so he took over Li Bi's duties.
As for the other one, the army was out at that time and no one was competing with him. Furthermore, his brother Xue Wanche was in charge of Li Po's guards, and he gained Li Po's trust more and more, which also benefited Xue Wanjun.
Otherwise, without these coincidences, how could such a heavy responsibility fall on Xue Wanjun.
Of course, the war period produced many people who rose to great heights, Xue Wanjun being the only one. There are other reasons for this that need not be elaborated on.
Speaking of which, in order to rest with the people, the important function of recruiting soldiers has now come to a standstill, and the expansion of the military brigade has been artificially suppressed.
Only the captured Turkic tribes in the north are constantly filling the cavalry army.
In the past year or two, Xue Wanjun's most important tasks were actually two. One was to train the Turkic soldiers so that they could better integrate into the Daizhou cavalry group.
Then there are strict military disciplines to restrain these Turks who once had fun on the prairie. Now it seems that they have achieved remarkable results. The expansion of various cavalry units has been ongoing. Turkic soldiers can quickly adapt to the military career in the Sui Dynasty. Xue Wanjun's contribution
It’s a must.
But Xue Wanjun also said that the formation of the Turkic army was limited by war horses. The Turks had a very strong desire to join the army, but the supply of war horses was somewhat limited.
There was no way, in order to restore the vitality of the Northland, a large number of cattle and sheep were put on the pastures, and the grazing of war horses was also affected. Moreover, Xue Wanjun also felt that the winter storage of forage had its limits. If there were more cavalry, the forage would also follow.
Not on.
The general meaning is that it is best to maintain the current scale of cavalry. If there are more cavalry, the only option is to use troops in Yunzhong.
In addition, replenishing the cavalry's battle losses is not a problem at all. There are many Turkic warriors stretching their necks waiting for others to die in battle so that they can leave a position for themselves.
Obviously, the captured Turkic tribes really want to get rid of their current living conditions, and the successive purges have caused the number of nobles among the Turks to decrease sharply. Those ordinary herders finally have a chance to get ahead, and their desire to return to the grassland is increasing.
He is indifferent and just wants to get rid of his status as a slave and works hard to do so.
With Xue Wanjun's analysis, Li Po's next decision would be very quick.
Turks are allowed to intermarry with local people. Once they merge with the local people, they can be given the status of government soldiers, but there are prerequisites: they need to change their surnames to Chinese people and learn to speak Chinese.
There is nothing strange about it. Both Xue Wanjun and Chen Xiaoyi accepted this task calmly, because since the Qin and Han Dynasties, they have actually done this to the Hu people inside.
The work done in the Jin Dynasty was too rough, and their vitality was too severely damaged by the wars at the end of the Han Dynasty, so they were bitten by the foreigners who came with them.
The current situation is actually very dangerous. Li Po has long wanted to move the Turks into Yanmen, but this does not seem to be a good strategy. The Turks need a lot of living space, and Yanmen cannot meet this condition. Moreover, the people of Yanmen and the Turks
There is a big feud, and if the Turks come, there may be civil strife.
Therefore, intermarriage between Turks and Daizhou people is not very reliable. There are many widows in Mayi City, but how many can really marry a Turk?
This must be a long-term effort, and for a long time, we must prevent the Turks from returning north or rebelling on the spot.
That's pretty much it. Xue Wanjun also has his own suggestions. Nowadays, the soldiers of the government have resumed the old Sui system in their off-farm training, and weapons and armors are also being distributed.
However, the area under the jurisdiction of the military government has not yet been determined. In other words, the military government system is out of touch here. The generals of the Wei government have real military power. Recruitment and training and other matters have returned to the general manager's office, so they have control over the local government.
The soldiers lost interest no matter what, and no one spoke up on the matter.
What Xue Wanjun meant was that the military status of the government troops should be completely returned to the central government. After that, the general management office would order each guard government to send people to the local areas to train the government troops, and the general management office would send people to exercise the power of supervision.
Once something happens, the soldiers will be recruited based on their military status and placed under the control of the generals of the Weifu.
After Li Po thought about it for a while, he realized that it was not impossible. One of the most important purposes of the military system was to centralize power and prevent generals from using their personal prestige to separatist regimes.
The benefits are obvious. He can indeed ensure the combat effectiveness of the army and at the same time restrain the ambition and strength of the generals. The generals with names and surnames all serve in the central government, so those in the local area naturally do not dare to be too presumptuous.
As for the disadvantages, if you look at the current world, you can understand the consequences of the collapse of the military system.
Xue Wanjun's proposal was to continue to deprive the generals of their power on the basis of the government military system. The reason why Li Po felt it was feasible was not because of this, but because such fine adjustments would not arouse the resentment of the generals.
Xue Wanjun cleverly assigned the power of military training to the Wei Mansion, but took away the military registration of the soldiers that should have been stored in each Wei Mansion. In other words, it was a mistake to make a mistake. Anyway, the jurisdiction of the Wei Mansion was unclear now, so he simply used some more tricks.
Continue to tighten control over the guardsmen.
Although Li Po thought the idea was good, he did not make a decision immediately. Matters involving the core of the Wei Mansion were already considered major events. It would be too hasty to make a hasty judgment.
Li Po is also very satisfied with Xue Wanjun. He has always admired people who work hard. Being able to give such suggestions shows that Xue Wanjun has some foresight. The only shortcoming of this man is that he is not ruthless enough. He is in charge of military law and criminal responsibility.
It's no longer appropriate.
At this time, Li Po naturally would not blame Xue Wanjun for this. Instead, he felt that sending troops to Youzhou would bring a lot of benefits. In addition to the population and soldiers, the people from Youzhou led by Wen Yanbo were quite a bit
What about talent?
When it was Chen Xiaoyi's turn, what she said was very complicated.
The Turkic royal court in the north has returned to its ancestral homeland. There are pros and cons to continuing to have good relations with the Turks in the future, or to turning a blind eye.
Chen Xiaoyi believes that it is best to maintain the status quo with the Turks. If they are too close, they have sent troops to annihilate the Yulin bandit Guo Zihe. Will they be allowed to attack Dou Jiande, Li Yuan and others in the future? If He
The strategies here are conflicting, do you listen or not?
If you don't want to be the target of the Turks' swords and arrows, you have to stay away, but it's not good to stay too far away. The Turks' minds suddenly became hot and they remembered the blood feud they had formed in the past. That was no joke.
Therefore, this requires a very flexible diplomatic strategy. Chen Xiaoyi suggested that through marriage with the Turks, Yu Wenxin, the general manager of Daizhou's march, should personally go to the Turkic royal court to make friends with some Turkic dignitaries and make plans for the future.
In fact, Li Po had already made a decision on this matter. He would delay for a while before sending people north. Since Chen Xiaoyi proposed Yu Wenxin, the candidate would be Yu Wenxin.
With a slight signal, Chen Xiaoyi immediately changed the topic smartly and talked about personnel appointments and removals. Recently, officials in Jinyang recommended more and more people, and Chen Xiaoyi felt that something was wrong.
So he proposed to call back some old people from Daizhou. Of course, what he said would not be so direct. He just said that the people in Daizhou worked hard and made great achievements, but when it comes to describing their merits, they often lag behind others.
In the long run, wouldn’t this make people feel disheartened? It would be better to use merit to describe the position and appoint someone else.
This reminded Li Po again. Li Po looked at Chen Xiaoyi and sighed secretly in his heart. It would be nice if there were fewer white hairs on his head.
It can be said that in terms of foresight and propriety in doing things, none of the people around him can compare with Chen Xiaoyi. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaoyi is indeed old...
There was no need to hesitate about this matter. Li Po had been thinking about it for a long time. He nodded and agreed with Chen Xiaoyi's suggestion, asking him to draw up a list as soon as possible so that he could reward the meritorious people later.
Chen Xiaoyi, a cunning old man, took a look at Li Po's appearance, and then smiled and said: "General Manager, don't be anxious... I feel that this matter will only be effective after the General Manager becomes king..."
As soon as these words came out, the other two people trembled slightly. One put down his drink and the other put down his chopsticks. They all sat upright, pricked up their ears, and looked over with burning eyes.
This is the second time that Li Po calls himself a subordinate in front of him. In the past, he always called himself a subordinate, but now he has changed his mind. It can be seen that Wen Yanbo and Chen Xiaoyi are indeed his most trusted and valued confidants.
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There is nothing to hide now. Li Po shook his head and smiled and said: "For such a big thing, I have to meet the Queen before talking about it... Haha, I can only get to where I am today thanks to the help of all the talented people. Come on, I respect you all."
One cup.”
Even though they knew that this person would not claim the throne, several people still felt relieved at this moment, because everyone could see Li Po's preference for the Sun, Moon and Star Flag, so they all kept their hearts in mind.
Woolen cloth.
The three of them said a few words of humility, drank a glass of wine, and looked happy.
Xue Wanjun immediately raised his hands and asked: "I want to be king, but I wonder if the manager has already decided on the king's title?"
Li Po snorted and asked, "Does Sima have a good opinion for me?"
Xue Wanjun was stunned immediately. He really didn't think about this problem deeply, but then again, he was no stranger to the king's title as he was born in a wealthy family. After thinking for a while, he looked at the other two people and thought to himself, I definitely can't listen to this matter.
Yes, what's the harm in talking casually? Anyway, there is an old fox and a little fox here.