() Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei spoke first: "Your Majesty, during this time, I was thinking that we cannot let Guan Ning's army run away privately. After this kind of disregard of the court's laws started, other general soldiers have
If you follow the same example, it will be more difficult to control in the future.”
"Yes, I wonder what Mr. Zhong has to say?" Upon hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately put aside the issue of how to arrange Zhong Jinwei. Obviously, he was more concerned about the topic at hand.
Zhong Jinwei first moved Emperor Chongzhen to a table aside and asked him to sit down, and then he also sat down.
Emperor Chongzhen has become numb to Zhong Jinwei's etiquette, and he also knows that he comes from a different world. He has told himself this repeatedly before, and promised not to care about these things in advance. Besides, I want to be the master of Xingxing.
, Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters.
Zhong Jinwei and Emperor Chongzhen sat down face to face, and then said: "This, first, is to control the logistics of the army. Without logistics supply, it will not be able to escape."
"I know this, and all the previous dynasties have done this." Emperor Chongzhen thought Zhong Jinwei had some good ideas, but he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this.
"It's not like this now, I haven't finished speaking yet." Zhong Jinwei said to Emperor Chongzhen with a smile. He knew that Emperor Chongzhen would be disappointed: Hey, I did it on purpose. I just pointed out the key points and looked uncool.
"Controlling the logistics of the army means removing the quartermaster from the military chief, that is, not being under the jurisdiction of the commander-in-chief, and setting up a supervisory agency."
Zhong Jinwei expressed his thoughts and then waited for Emperor Chongzhen to comment. It would be best to admire him.
Unexpectedly, Emperor Chongzhen shook his head and said, "I thought it was a good idea. It's all what you said."
After a pause, he looked at Zhong Jinwei and said, "I will tell you about the supervision situation of this dynasty first."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he said no. Then why are there people running away, embezzling, and deducting military pay?
"This dynasty has two supervision mechanisms: eunuchs supervising the army and civil servants supervising the army. Among them, the eunuchs supervising the army are divided into levy and garrison eunuchs, and each road has separate guards, guards, and gun supervisors; civil servants include governors, governors, censors, patrol supervisors, etc.
The responsibility of supervising the army."
"I know the eunuch who supervises the army. Aren't the governors, governors and the like also in charge of the army?"
"Has the power to command troops, and is also subject to supervision. Several categories of people have the right to impeach relevant personnel who have failed in their duties."
Zhong Jinwei scratched his head. It seemed that he didn't know much about the Ming Dynasty. However, it seemed to be a very common problem for the Ming Dynasty army to pretend to be leaders, deduct military pay, and use the country's salary to support their own servants. Why are these supervision mechanisms useless?
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Thinking about the specific situation at that time, he asked Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, how many eunuchs, civil servants and other military supervisors are there, or how many people are there in an army? What are they mainly supervising?"
Emperor Chongzhen knew that Zhong Jinwei wanted to help him solve the problem, but he didn't know the specific situation, so he patiently explained to him: "An army usually dispatches a eunuch as a supervisor. His main responsibility is to monitor whether the generals have done anything illegal. He can also supervise
The illegal situation of civil servants supervising the army, such as governors and governors.”
Hearing this, Zhong Jinwei had some clues and waited for Emperor Chongzhen to finish his words, "At first, civil servants only had the power to supervise the army. Later, they coordinated with the various commanders and generals, and in the end they also had the power to lead the army."
Hearing this, Zhong Jinwei spoke directly: "Your Majesty, do you think that supervising the army is mainly to supervise the illegal activities of the leading generals? Is that true?"
"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little confused. Isn't it like this?
"Your Majesty, these current military supervision systems may be applicable at some time, but they are definitely not suitable now. Otherwise, there will be no problems such as the troops running away privately and collapsing halfway."
Emperor Chongzhen disagreed: "This time Guan Ningjun returned to Ningyuan privately because I had promised Yuan Chonghuan not to send eunuchs to supervise the army. Among civil servants, since Governor Bi died, I also agreed to let him concurrently serve as governor of Liaodong.
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Emperor Chongzhen still trusted Yuan Chonghuan too much!
"Your Majesty, let's not talk about this. I think the following difficulties in this situation are knotty and cannot be solved."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he regained his previous disappointment.
"First, if the eunuchs sent by His Majesty are bribed by the leading generals, it does not mean that they will join together to cause rebellion. They do not have the courage, but they may be able to deduct their pay and resell military supplies together."
Emperor Chongzhen himself knew that it was impossible for all the slaves he sent out to be of high moral character. At that moment, he nodded.
"Second, if the eunuchs sent there secretly deduct military supplies and pay, blackmail the generals, or even mess with the command in order to grab credit, is it possible that these things will happen based on the power given by His Majesty?"
Emperor Chongzhen nodded again, but said in his heart: I don't rely on these slaves, do I believe in the personal morality of the generals who command the army?
Zhong Jinwei continued following his own train of thought: "Both of these situations will greatly affect the morale and combat capabilities of an army. In fact, this is not only the case if the supervisor is an eunuch, but it may also be the case if the supervisor is a civil servant. What's more,
Nowadays, civil servants are still leading troops, which does not mean that civil servants are not good at leading troops. But at present, it is not likely that most civil servants are familiar with leading troops in combat?"
"Of course, what is Mr. Zhong's advice?" Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but nodded.
"Your Majesty, if one person's character cannot be trusted, what about the character of a group of people? If we add another supervision mechanism, will this situation still happen?"
"Please teach me, Mr. Zhong." Emperor Chongzhen said to Zhong Jinwei sincerely.
"I don't dare to take it seriously. I'm just telling you based on some of my understanding. This is like this: Your Majesty can let the quartermaster in the army be independent, and it will not be under the jurisdiction of the leading generals. In a separate system, there will be a quartermaster at any level.
For example, every unit of 100 households has one at the beginning. This quartermaster has two functions: one is to distribute military supplies and pay directly to the soldiers; the other is to also do the ideological education of the soldiers. But it must be clear that it cannot interfere with the command of the army.
The general’s command.”
Seeing that Emperor Chongzhen was listening attentively, Zhong Jinwei spoke with satisfaction: "There are several advantages to doing this. First, the quartermaster is not under the jurisdiction of the commanding general, and being in charge of military quarters and logistics is equivalent to pinching the lifeline of the army.
, it means that the leading general has other ideas, such as deducting military pay, or causing chaos, which is very difficult. Second, the quartermasters at all levels directly pay the soldiers, which can prevent the military pay from being deducted or being falsely received.
Third, the quartermaster is also responsible for the ideological education of soldiers, that is, they must be loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and let them know that military pay is issued by your majesty, which can effectively prevent generals from causing rebellion, because even if the generals want to cause rebellion, the soldiers may not follow."
Emperor Chongzhen felt that Zhong Jinwei's statement was very novel, but it was not perfect, so he expressed his inner doubt: "Then if these quartermasters colluded to deduct military pay and supplies, how should we prevent it?"
"Assuming that the quartermasters all collude to deduct military rations, then the soldiers can report it to the higher-level generals, and finally let the general commanding the army report the situation to the relevant departments or to your Majesty."
Emperor Chongzhen was confused: "What if the generals who command the army collude with all the quartermasters to deduct military supplies and pay?"
"Your Majesty, don't you still have Jinyiwei and Dongchang? They can arrange to go in, or in the soldiers, or in the quartermaster's room. If there is corruption, etc., report it directly to the relevant departments or to your Majesty."
Zhong Jinwei thought for a while and added: "Your Majesty can also arrange regular inspections such as censorship and inspection, so that soldiers can have a second channel to report illegal things."
Finally, Zhong Jinwei concluded: "If these are implemented, the leading generals will only be responsible for fighting the war, and the quartermaster will be responsible for logistics and military thinking, and in conjunction with other supervision measures, they will be able to perform their respective duties, and winning the war will not be a problem."
Although it was the first time for him to hear many of Zhong Jinwei's terms, it did not prevent Emperor Chongzhen from understanding the general meaning of Zhong Jinwei. Emperor Chongzhen felt that what he just said was a bit too much, so he slowly started to review it in his mind.
Zhong Jinwei looked at Emperor Chongzhen's thoughtful look and knew that he was seriously thinking about his method. He was not worried at all that Emperor Chongzhen would completely reject this method because:
The first is that this method was completely thought up from his perspective and will only benefit him.
The second is that he knew that Emperor Chongzhen was an enlightened man. Even though it was the first time he heard the content, he would definitely agree to it as long as he thought it was good. For example, when Xu Guangqi played something from the West, Emperor Chongzhen thought it was good, so he immediately
Let him revise the calendar. Alas, I forgot about Xu Guangqi. This great man has not been introduced to Emperor Chongzhen yet. I will give him some key recommendations later.
Emperor Chongzhen thought about it again and again, and felt that in general terms, it was a good strategy that could well solve the current problems of the army. However, some details were still worth considering; and, for such a major matter, it was still important to consider.
Just be cautious.
"What Mr. Zhong said is indeed brilliant. I think about it and there are almost no flaws in his strategy. But this matter concerns the army, so we must be cautious."
"Haha, Your Majesty has given me an award. It's because of the Zu Dashou matter. I thought about it for a few days to see if I can help His Majesty solve the problem." Tsk, in fact, it's just a reference to the practices of later generations. It's just that no one in this world knows about it.
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"Write this policy into a memorial with more details and show it to me again." Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly.
I hate writing weekly or monthly project reports. I didn’t expect that I would have to write reports in this world. However, if I don’t want to give up, I still have to take action.
"No problem, I'll write to you later." Just after he finished speaking, Zhong Jinwei thought of something, and immediately added with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I can't write traditional Chinese characters, which are the characters of your world."
Well, this is a question. Emperor Chongzhen nodded, but he didn’t want others to know about this matter. It was spread everywhere, so let Wang Chengen write it and Zhong Jinwei narrate it.
"Your Majesty, I forgot. I have a secretary. I asked Archie to write it." Unexpectedly, Zhong Jinwei came up with a solution first.
As for Aqi, there's no need to worry about her leaking the news. Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement.
At this time, Wang Chengen from outside came to report: "Your Majesty, Sun Chengzong, a scholar of Zhongji Palace and Minister of War, has come to see you."
"Oh, Master Sun came to see me. He thinks he has something important to do. I'll go back first. After Aqi has finished writing, give the memorial to Wang Cheng'en himself and ask him to give it to me directly." After saying that, Emperor Chongzhen left in a good mood.
Went to see Sun Chengzong.
"Ah!" After Emperor Chongzhen left, Zhong Jinwei remembered that he had forgotten to recommend Xu Guangqi, and couldn't help but knock his head.
It’s nothing, there’s no rush, Zhong Jinwei comforted himself, and then shouted outside the palace: “Daughter-in-law, come and give me a hand, my husband’s leg is numb.”
There was no movement at all outside the palace. Well, what happened to Archie? He was not outside the palace. Could something have happened?
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