Wang Xu's letter was quickly sent to the capital through Yuan Bao, and then sent to the emperor through Xue Mushan, a teacher in the cabinet.
It's just different from what Wang Xu thought. His request was approved by the emperor, but the military training in the field was not only carried out in Jiaozhou, but in three states and three places.
Emperor Wu requested that three new armies be organized and trained, namely the Jiaozhou soldiers in Jiaozhou, the Jingzhou soldiers in Jingzhou, and the Central Army in the capital.
The selection, fielding and training of Jiaozhou soldiers can be left to Wang Xu for a period of three years with a maximum limit of 500,000.
However, the Jingzhou soldiers and the Central Army had to leave it to others. They also asked Wang Xu to present three crops and give the cultivation method to the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Wang Xu thought about it for a moment. During the White Lotus Rebellion, two million elite soldiers were accumulated in the Jiangnan camp. Half a million soldiers would definitely not be enough for the battle to conquer the south.
It seems that the emperor is deliberately decentralizing military power. It is estimated that the Jingzhou soldiers are training 500,000 soldiers, and the total number of Jiaozhou soldiers is one million.
As for the Central Army, with the word "Central" in its name, it must be the largest, probably between 1 million and 1.5 million.
The combination of the three armies, 2.5 million troops, plus some auxiliary soldiers responsible for doing miscellaneous tasks, is enough to fight the barbarians.
Wang Xu figured out the key here and of course he wouldn't say anything more.
If used well, half a million troops will be put to great use.
War is not a fight between two people, and the barbarians are mainly in the form of tribes. The large tribes only have 200,000 to 300,000 soldiers, while the small tribes can fight with less than a thousand men.
As long as you show your prestige in the early stage, do you need to worry about subsequent reinforcements?
Five hundred thousand is enough for the time being. No matter how many emperors there are, I'm afraid they won't trust it to him.
Ten days later, an imperial edict came from the capital, appointing Wang Xu as the magistrate of Ishikawa Prefecture in Jiaozhou, with a fifth-grade official position and a fourth-grade governorship of the new army.
Ishikawa Prefecture is the closest prefecture in Jiaozhou to the barbarians. This place is originally an important defense town against the barbarians.
Coupled with the open border trading market, overtly and covertly, the imperial court immediately transferred him here. It was obvious that Wang Xu had considered how to use troops against the barbarians before he submitted a letter to pacify the barbarians.
As for the official position of the fifth rank, there should be little controversy in the court.
He was originally the number one scholar in Tian Ping for 24 years. If he had not resigned and returned to his hometown to open an academy, he would have started his career as a sixth grader.
According to the practice of appointing officials from the capital to be promoted directly to the first rank, and coupled with his status as a great Confucian, it was also appropriate for him to be a fifth-rank official.
As for the rank of fourth-rank governor, I'm sorry, the Great Wu Dynasty respected literature. Let alone the fourth-rank captain, even the second- and third-rank generals were nothing in the eyes of Mr. Ge.
Wang Xu's teacher was a cabinet minister and a big boss who held the third position among the civil and military ministers, so he still had some respect.
Taken together, the imperial court's rewards and promotions should be considered quite satisfactory.
No matter how low the official position is, it will be difficult to check and balance a government, coordinate the territory of a government, and it will be difficult to organize and train a new army.
No matter how high it is, it is still impossible. Although Wang Xu's rank is still there, after he resigned and returned to his hometown to run a school, it was equivalent to staying at his job and going overseas in the early stage of reform.
If he was not the initiator of the Pingman strategy and offered three high-yielding crops, I am afraid that he would have to start as an editor of the Sixth-grade Hanlin Academy when he came back, and it would be impossible for him to directly go out to the prefecture and control the military strength of a prefecture.
"It's not bad. After I train the new army, I should be able to raise my level again. Then I can lead the army to conquer the south as a fourth-grade civilian officer and a third-grade military attache, and I can also be a marshal. Although my plan is a little preliminary.
I can go in and out, but there is not much difference. After all, I am not from the imperial party. I can be the marshal of the East and West Second Route. If I want to take charge of the three armies and become the chief general, the emperor will not rest assured."
Wang Xu's original intention was that he would train a large army and then march south as the general.
Today, when we build three armies, we call them Jiaozhou Soldiers on the left, Jingzhou Soldiers on the right, and Central Army in the middle. At a glance, we know that we don’t want the military power to fall into the hands of one person.
In this way, the Jiaozhou soldiers, who are best at fighting in mountainous areas, are indeed more suitable than the right and center armies.
If he was sent to Jingzhou with a pole, he would be in tears. Jingzhou soldiers are good at water warfare, transporting supplies and blocking the rivers in southern Xinjiang are okay, but breaking down the city and building strongholds is a bit worse.
After another three days, Wang Xu packed his bags and set off from Ziyang Academy, heading south to Ishikawa Prefecture.
Ishikawa Prefecture...
“The foundation is not bad!”
Wang Xu stepped on the flying geese and looked at Ishikawa Mansion from top to bottom.
Because Ishikawa Prefecture is close to the land of Nanman, the White Lotus Sect also knows the importance of it, so the damage to this place is not serious.
All in all, Ishikawa Prefecture should have the fewest White Lotus sect believers among all the prefectures in Jiaozhou. The only flaw is that due to the White Lotus sect uprising, the border trade in Ishikawa Prefecture was closed for a long time. Many merchants either moved away to seek refuge or fled north to flee the famine.
There are signs of decay everywhere.
Wang Xu was in charge of the Ishikawa Prefecture, and his first important task was to recall the former merchants, use the economy to sow discord among the barbarian cities, and use the merchants to act as scouts to detect the true and false status of the barbarian tribes.
In contrast, troop training must be carried out secretly, otherwise if the major barbarian tribes see it, there is no guarantee that they will not be alerted in advance.
"Although Ishikawa Prefecture suffered the least damage, it also suffered many defeats, causing people's livelihood to be difficult. However, the construction of this prefectural government office is refreshing."
After entering Ishikawa Mansion and standing in front of the magistrate's office, Wang Xu looked at it and shook his head secretly.
Sure enough, there are only poor people and no poor government.
The city walls of Ishikawa Prefecture are dilapidated and the people are in dire straits. Even so, the magistrate's office is still beautifully restored, which is in sharp contrast to the corpses of people who died of starvation on the roadside.
"Stop, who is it?"
Seeing someone approaching, the officer guarding the gate of the magistrate came up carrying a fire and water stick.
Wang Xu frowned slightly, looking at these servants acting like rogues, and said: "I am Wang Xu, the new governor of Ishikawa Prefecture. This is my official seal and documents. After checking, go and ask for help.
The officials from the six offices of general judge, chief executive, official promotion, governor, academic administration, city Sima, and officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers came to see me."
The officer took the document and the official seal and looked at it. He was so frightened that his legs and stomach cramped. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Please come in, sir. I will call you all right away."
Wang Xu stood with his hands behind his hands and strode into the prefect's Yamen.
Passing through the gate of the government office is the front yard, and beyond the front yard is the magistrate's lobby where cases are adjudicated.
Wang Xu walked into the lobby, and what he saw was a plaque that read "Heart is like a mirror." Under the plaque was a screen. In front of the screen were large chairs and a long table.
Wang Xu sat down on the chair and raised his head to scan the lobby.
In the lobby, at the four corners of the southeast and northwest, there are four title plaques: Dignity, Serenity, Serving the People, and Integrity.
Near the wall, there are also gongs, iron chains, wooden sticks, black scabbard whips, gourds, tail guns, black fans, yellow umbrellas and other utensils.
Looking to the left and right, there is a small door on each side. The left side is connected to the police room, and the right side is connected to the prefect's prison.
To the north is the screen, and behind the screen is the back hall, which leads to the six rooms for officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers, as well as the back house of the prefect.
Because the position where the prefect is sitting is much higher than the surroundings, even if Wang Xu is sitting, he is still higher than the people below him standing.
From the bottom up, you can only look up, so the prefect is also called the prefect master. You have to look high to see him.
Tap tap tap...
Not long after Wang Xu sat down, a group of officials came together.
The person walking in front is the Ishikawa Prefecture's deputy, and the tongzhi is the deputy to the prefect. For example, Wang Xu's Ishikawa prefect is the fifth grade, and the tongzhi is the sixth grade.
The position of Tongzhi is usually selected from county magistrates and county captains.
County magistrates and county lieutenants take exams every three years. Those with excellent results will be promoted to the first level twice. In theory, seventh-level county magistrates who do well can be promoted to sixth-level officials after six years.
At this point, there are two places for county magistrates. One is that those who are young and have hope for promotion can be promoted from lower county to upper county.
The county magistrates of lower counties are generally from the eighth and seventh ranks, the magistrates of middle counties are from the seventh to the sixth rank, and the magistrates of upper counties are from the sixth rank.
Some students who are older and not suitable for promotion but have excellent academic performance can be transferred to prefectures and counties to serve as co-prefects and second-in-commands to the prefects.
After Tongzhi, he was promoted to the sixth grade Tongpan, who was in charge of grain transportation, inns, water conservancy, litigation, and prisons. He was the direct superior of the policemen and policemen, and also had the responsibility of the chief inspector.
Standing next to the general magistrate is the chief steward, who is also in the sixth rank. The chief steward is in charge of money, grain, commerce, and agriculture. He is the chief steward of the prefect and is in charge of the granary and the treasury.
Later, the official was responsible for evaluating the officials below, the governor was the person responsible for the specific implementation, the academic government was the supervisor of the prefecture and county, and the city commander was in charge of the city guard.
The officials in the six departments of official, household, ritual, military, punishment, and work are officials, not officials. They sound like they are modeled after the six ministries. In fact, they are high-ranking officials but low-ranking officials.
However, no one dares to look down upon them. They are the magistrates who have strong officials and good reputations. This is not just talk.
These officials have been working in the yamen for generations, and the people below are all their people. Without the cooperation of these people, no matter whether you are a prefect or a county magistrate, government orders will not be able to leave the yamen.
Of course, unless the prefect and county magistrate go too far, these people will not go against you.
The county magistrate who ruined his family, the governor who exterminated his family, these words are no joke. They have the reputation of righteousness, and the chiefs of government departments will not be easily ignored by the people below.
Unless the other party really doesn't want to mess around anymore, if you confront your boss, you will ultimately suffer the loss.