Emperor Chongzhen has been very satisfied with this Jinyiwei political commissar system since it was proposed by Zhong Jinwei and implemented in the Beijing camp.
Because since ancient times, preventing military generals from taking power has been the most troublesome thing for rulers of all ages.
Rulers with a little common sense will not be unaware of the seriousness of the consequences of using culture to control force and valuing culture over force. There are many tragedies in history that have been caused by this system.
But also because of the lessons of history, the court could not effectively control the generals, and the harm was even greater. The rulers of the past dynasties had no other way to solve the problem, so they could only choose a slightly better method.
But Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect Zhong Jinwei's next words, which made him even more happy. He only heard Zhong Jinwei say: "Speaking of the imperial court's control of local legions, I remembered that I can add two more measures."
"What measures? Master Zhong, tell me quickly."
"Mr. Xingguo, come quickly."
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren coincidentally called on Zhong Jinwei. Regarding this issue, not only Emperor Chongzhen was concerned, but Wen Tiren, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, also attached great importance to this issue.
Zhong Jinwei looked back at Wen Tiren, then looked back at Emperor Chongzhen and said: "Your Majesty, the future will be an era of hot weapons, that is, it will enter the age of firearms. One of the characteristics of the firearms age is that it relies heavily on logistics and the updating of weapons.
Change of generation. As long as the imperial court controls the logistics of each border army, it is equivalent to controlling the lifeblood of each border army. The generals of each border army may have evil intentions, but there is nothing they can do."
Regarding this point, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren were not very aware of it. After all, it was still a relatively new thing to them. Therefore, they only began to consider this matter after hearing Zhong Jinwei raise it so solemnly.
Based on the characteristics of firearms, upon further reflection, it turns out that this is indeed the case. Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren could not help but reveal a kind of ecstasy on their faces. In this way, the possibility of the various frontier generals in the past dynasties to support their troops and respect themselves will become even lower.
Seeing their smiles, Zhong Jinwei smiled along with them, and then continued to say his second measure: "Your Majesty, another measure is for the imperial court to establish an Army Academy, oh, it is the current martial arts academy, expand it, and improve its standards?
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Hearing Zhong Jinwei say a new term, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren quickly calmed down and listened carefully to Zhong Jinwei's next analysis.
"Your Majesty, the characteristic of the firearms age is high-tech warfare. For example, artillery shooting cannot be mastered by strength alone. Also, the firearms age is actually very new to today's soldiers. Its tactics are different.
Fight with cold weapons."
"Therefore, the Army Academy was specially established to expand the number of students and allow generals above a certain level in the border armies to come to the capital to study. The benefits of this are, first, it can ensure their combat effectiveness, and second, they can take the opportunity to increase their loyalty to the court and reduce the number of students.
Personal loyalty to the frontier generals."
"This can also be combined with the Jinyiwei political commissar system. For example, border army officers who come to the Army Academy for further training must have the permission of the Jinyiwei political commissar. This can further enhance the Jinyiwei political commissar's voice in non-military command in the army. This will further
Reduce the overall control of the border army generals over the border army."
Zhong Jinwei had already finished the two measures he originally thought of, but as he was talking, he remembered something again and added: "In addition, we can also cancel the original flags of each border army, that is, use the general's surname as the flag to command.
The method is to use all numbers. Even if the generals are changed, the numbers will remain unchanged. This can further weaken the influence of the generals on the army, and there will be no such thing as the Yue Family Army."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he laughed and said: "I know, it is just to imitate the current practice in Beijing, right?"
Zhong Jinwei did this when he first reorganized the new army. There were already examples, and Emperor Chongzhen had long seen it.
"Your Majesty is wise!" Zhong Jinwei has become an old man, and he can flatter you whenever he seizes the opportunity.
"Mr.
Zhong Jinwei looked at him and explained to him with a smile: "New words and new atmosphere! In addition, the functions of the army can be further distinguished from the names. It is to tell the world that there will be changes in the three branches of the army in the future."
"This also reflects the progress of the times, from the earliest three armies of infantry, vehicles, and cavalry to the current front army, center army, and rear army, and then to the future army, navy, and air force..."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, the army and navy could easily understand it, but the other one didn't. He interrupted Zhong Jinwei and asked: "Master Zhong, what is the air force?"
"Ah, sir, come on, this air force will not exist now anyway. The air force, as the name suggests, refers to the army flying in the sky." Zhong Jinwei explained a little awkwardly. What he just said was too advanced. The air force is still
It can't be sorted out.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised when he heard this and said: "But what kind of airplane did Master Zhong talk about before?"
"Your Majesty has a good memory!" Zhong Jinwei immediately praised.
After hearing this, Wen Tiren looked forward to it for a while, then frowned and asked, "Mr. Xingguo, can this airplane be built?"
When Zhong Jinwei heard his question, he turned to him and said: "It's not possible now. Only when science and technology improves and the foundation is established, will it slowly appear. In Chen's hometown, it seems that there will be more than three hundred years before it can happen."
This thing will appear."
Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both understood what Zhong Jinwei said, which was that in the original history, it would take more than three hundred years for an airplane to be built.
As a result, Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren both showed disappointed expressions. If there were this army in the sky, thousands of rivers and mountains would no longer be a barrier. If there was any problem, they would be able to fly over from the sky immediately. Thinking about it, they felt a bit incredible.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the expressions of the two of them and encouraged them: "But with me here, I can't say whether this aircraft can be built in my lifetime, but it will definitely be built earlier than in my hometown. I am sure of this!"
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Emperor Chongzhen and Wen Tiren couldn't help but nod after hearing this, but Wen Tiren began to hate himself for being born decades earlier. He was too old, and he must not have been able to see all the incredible things described by Duke Xingguo.
"Master Zhong, I have always felt that the day you fell in front of me, it must have been the blessing of our ancestors. You are the greatest wealth of the Ming Dynasty." Emperor Chongzhen suddenly sighed with great emotion.
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he sometimes felt that there was some divine will that allowed him to travel through time in front of Emperor Chongzhen, and he took the upper-level route from the beginning. What a coincidence.
Speaking of this, the hall fell silent for a moment, and the three people were all filled with emotion.
After a while, Zhong Jinwei broke the silence first. He said with a smile: "Ah, this is getting weird! Where did you just say it?"