Chapter 740 The Dust Settles
Su Yue wanted to see Chen Xu's good strategy for disarmament, but he didn't dare to see it, so he felt itchy all over. He could read it openly now, so he excitedly cleared his throat and read it loudly.
"The dismissal of 300,000 troops in the northwest is very difficult to place. I plan to have three strategies. First, select brave generals and soldiers, form an army of no more than 30,000 people, and equip saddle equipment for daily training. As a standing army to guard the northwest border, patrol the areas outside the pass and monitor the submission of the Huns and Hushangs, and maintain border security."
"Secondly, establish a national police system, set up a government office belonging to the Ministry of Justice, deal with civil traitors, robbery, looting, killing, fighting, bullying and other incidents, and are responsible for pursuing fugitives to investigate and arrest the criminal case, and separate the same positions as county, county magistrate, county magistrate, You Jiao and other departments, and replace them with police personnel..."
"This is a move to change the soup but not the medicine. Police replace the position of the county magistrate. How should the county magistrate and soldiers belonging to various counties be dealt with?"
Before I could finish reading the second method, the sound of doubts in the court suddenly burst out.
"Third, the county magistrates and county magistrates no longer participate in civil security matters. The soldiers are stripped of soldiers and reorganized local security forces, equipped with horses and weapons daily training, mainly used to control bandits and refugees, stop armed fighting, riots, rebellions and other major security accidents, and maintain county and county security..."
As Su Yue read out the third line, the doubts of civil and military officials instantly became less and they all suddenly realized.
A new police station was set up to deal with trivial matters among the people, while the soldiers of the county magistrates were stripped out to deal with major events. In this way, the military and civilian management had their own subjects and the responsibilities and powers were relatively clear.
"Your Majesty, it is indeed very necessary to establish a police station. At present, the Qin Dynasty has been ruled from chaos, and civil robbery, looting, fighting, and killing are endless. The county magistrates are military soldiers, who are good at fighting but not good at arresting criminals. With a separate police officer, the county magistrates can greatly alleviate the energy of the county magistrates wasted on these folk trivial matters, so that they can strengthen regular training to suppress evil people who disrupt the national order!"
The Ministry of Justice ordered Yin Wu to stand up first and loudly support this strategy with excitement on his face.
The Ministry of Justice is now known as the name. Although it is nominally managed the national public security, there is actually no one in his hands to allocate it. It is okay for Xianyang to say, after all, the ruling deployment yamen has an imperial guard, but once they reach the county and county below, they can only look at the face of the county magistrates. After many orders are issued, there is no news like a mud bull entering the sea. This is not only that Xianyang does not have enough control over the county and county in the world, but also that the county magistrates belong to the army. They are all regular soldiers of the Qin Dynasty. All the mobilizations are military orders, and only the Ministry of War can manage them. Other government offices of the three provinces and six ministries have no right to interfere. If the county magistrates are in a mess, not only the Ministry of Justice cannot control them, but the three provinces and six ministries may not control them. This is a huge hidden danger.
But it would be different if the direct police station under the Ministry of Justice was formed. These people were under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Justice and could handle cases independently of the county lieutenant and county lieutenant. The Ministry of Justice would have a veritable force to manage public security issues across the country. Naturally, all police officers were subject to assessment and selection by the Ministry of Justice, and orders would naturally be accessible.
Of course, the most important thing is that Yin Wu has sufficient power and strength in his hands, and he no longer has to look at the face of the Ministry of War.
"Your Majesty, I also think that the Qinghe Marquis' strategy is so sophisticated. The Ministry of War governs the soldiers under the county and counties, wasting a lot of energy on trivial matters such as civil wars and thefts, and wasting training. If a war occurs, it will inevitably be impossible to respond adequately. The responsibilities of the county magistrate and county magistrate are re-divided and the daily training of the military camp is specially used to clear up bandits and suppress rebellions, which will inevitably make the counties and counties more peaceful!"
Wei Liao, the commander of the Ministry of War, also stood up to agree with Chen Xu's plan.
The county magistrates are not at the moment responsible for public security and suppression of bandits, and are responsible for handling various civil cases such as theft and robbery. Although they usually pay attention to it, no matter what, the soldiers in counties are limited. There are more than a hundred soldiers in a county and a hundred soldiers in a county must be responsible for defending the safety of the county towns, and also be responsible for the civil affairs of the towns below, suppressing bandits, arresting refugees, arresting criminals, and even handling adultery. They are simply too busy to do so. Therefore, many trivial matters can only be left unattended, resulting in extremely chaotic county and county governments in many places, and the people complain.
If the responsibilities of the county magistrate are separated, there will be no need to worry about these messy things among the people, and it will be much easier to manage.
"Marquis Qinghe didn't say how to resettle the Northwest Army?" An official whispered to his colleagues.
My colleague couldn't help rolling his eyes and said contemptuously: "It is natural to need people to establish a police station alone. Nowadays, Daqin has more than 900 counties. Even if only one hundred people are needed in a county, more than 100,000 people will be placed..."
"Oh, it's not bad, I haven't turned my head!" The official who asked suddenly realized.
"How come Qinghehou's head is so smart..." The official who answered, pinched his chin and muttered, looking at Chen Xu's head.
Although Chen Xu's memorial did not specify how to place the abolition of soldiers, the extra police department could solve the most troublesome job problems, and other problems would naturally be solved by the three provinces and six ministries.
Only military ranks above level eight have fiefs. Although this title is not small among the 300,000 troops, it is definitely not as large as the Qin Dynasty cannot settle it.
The minimum number of troops to command one thousand troops is to be 1,000. The number of people above the commander will not exceed 300. There will definitely be no problem scattering these people to counties across the country.
Therefore, after listening to Chen Xu's memorial, the princes, princes, princes, ministers, and all the civil and military officials of the court breathed a long sigh.
Your Majesty's difficult problem was resolved invisibly under the plan of Qinghehou.
It can be said that it is the best of both worlds, and there is no better way to find.
Police officers are responsible for maintaining civil order, and these soldiers are just fierce soldiers who have been baptized by war. They are more than enough to deal with the gangsters and gangsters in the townships, and are just extremely practical.
"Since all my dear friends agree with the separation plan of the Marquis of Jingyang, the matter of abolishing the Northwest Army will be agreed to implement today, and the Su Mansion will draft an order." Qin Shihuang stood up.
Su Yue immediately spread the hemp pulp and paper on the desk table, lifted up his brush and waited for the imperial edict.
"The Secretary of State Feng Xiang obeyed the order!"
"I'm here!" Feng Quji stood up.
"The Ministry of War was responsible for coordinating the disarmament plan, first of all, selecting 30,000 soldiers to defend many passes in the Northwest Great Wall, and this matter is under the responsibility of the Ministry of War;"
"Secondly, all soldiers without titles are abolished, money and grain are distributed to the family and the people, and farming is allocated according to military merits. This matter is the responsibility of the Ministry of Revenue;"
"Third, the police station is formed, which is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice. After the preparation is completed, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Justice will grant official positions and allocate land and fiefs according to their military merits;"
"Fourth, the soldiers of the county magistrates and county magistrates who belong to the country no longer participate in the compilation of theft and arrest punishment, but are only responsible for suppressing bandits and the people. The county magistrates and county magistrates re-determined the power of the county magistrates, and then reported to the Secretariat for reading with me after discussing the matter."
"I obey the order!" Feng Quji bowed and sat down.
"Li Xiang, the Secretariat, obeyed the order!"
"I'm here!" Li Si stood up.
"I ordered the government offices under the Secretariat to take disarmament as the priority, except for war, civil unrest and farming matters, and disarmament matters should be dealt with quickly and not delayed!"
"I obey the order!" Li Si bowed and sat down.
"Meng Qing, the supervisory province, listened to the order!"
"I'm here!" Meng Yi stood up.
"I order the supervisory offices at all levels of the province to send supervisory censors to closely monitor disarmament matters, those who commit malpractice, those who collude to cause trouble, those who disrespect the law and those who do not lend money according to the law!"
"I obey the order!"
"From today, the disarmament will be subject to half a year. The generals must be properly placed. The three provinces and six ministries shall not delay and obstruct. If there is any disrespect for the order, I will be punished seriously!"
"I will obey the order!" Hundreds of civil and military personnel in the court stood up and bowed together.
The disarmament matter finally settled, and the heart that everyone was hanging on their belly button.
But the emperor did not sit down, but looked across the entire court hall and spoke again.
"The order was passed on to the Northwest Military Camp, and General Meng Tian returned to Xianyang immediately, and all military affairs were handed over to the Wucheng Hou Wang Li!"
"ah?!"
Not only did the civil and military officials in the court be shocked, but even Su Yue, who had finished writing the order to defence, was in a hurry to pick up the brush again.
Seeing the surprised and astonished expressions of civil and military officials in the court, the emperor paused slightly, "A few days ago, General Meng Tian wrote a letter to ask for retirement and return home to live his life. I have been thinking for several days that General Meng is the pillar of my Great Qin. Now that the spring and autumn are prosperous, how can he retire and enjoy the joy? However, the northwest is hard and cold, and General Meng should enjoy wealth and prosperity. Therefore, I transferred General Meng back to the capital, not to demote the official position, but to use it for other purposes. Don't be suspicious!"
Seeing the emperor explaining this, although the civil and military officials in the court were confused, they could only agree with the emperor's statement.
Meng Tian handed over military power, and no one of the generals involved in the elimination of the six countries was in charge of commanding the army.
Wang Li's command of the Northwest Army can be seen as the rise of a new generation of leading figures. However, after the Northwest Army was dismantled, only 70,000 people were left, and the 40,000 new-style pawns were each under the command of four generals. They were nominally under the jurisdiction of Wang Li, but in fact, they obeyed the emperor's orders alone, which was completely different from the previous situation.
Chapter completed!