Spring is coming, the earth is decorated with green, wild flowers are beginning to bloom, and goshawks are flying in the sky.

In the Houya of Shengzhou, Du Zhongxiao set up a banquet under the big poplar trees in the courtyard to see Yao Shouxin, Shisanlang and Dou Shunqing off, and the transfer envoy Bao Zheng, the food and grass officers Li Fugui, and Liu Ji, and Zhang Ji accompanied him.

Everyone sat down and Du Zhongxiao said, "Winter is over, spring is coming, and people are much more refreshing. Today I will see you off, and the table is a little simpler. Don't blame me. When you return to the capital, you will have whatever you want to eat. Even if you don't have it in the capital, you can ask someone to take it back like this ice fish."

Dou Shunqing said: "We have been with Jieshang for several years, so how can we care about these things? If you have any questions in the future, you can give us instructions."

Liu Jidao: "We have to go when we sent a court to the court. We have been training together for four or five years, and we are really reluctant to part ways. But this is the case in the officialdom. We are wandering around, gathering and separation, and we cannot help ourselves."

Dou Shunqing said: "The army leader is actually different from the officialdom. As long as it is not a military position, it will be together for decades."

Du Zhongxiao said: "That was the past, and it will be difficult to be like that in the future. Why do you want to go back to Beijing? If the imperial guards are changed, the previous rules must be changed. Generals will change to officers in the future. What is an officer? Just be an officer in the army. Officials are different from generals. First, officers are vacancies, with term of office and leave after expiration. Second, officers must avoid them. In the past, father and son are in the same army, brothers are in the same army, and various relatives must avoid them."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao sighed: "I have already written to the court. Since the entire army is about to change, we will start from Hequ Road. Officers are like military positions every five years, and when they are appointed to change their posts, you will almost be in office. The effectiveness can be extended, and a total of several positions can be held. We will discuss it later. The service period of the army is five years. After the expiration, the person who passes the service will be transferred to the utility, otherwise they will be released to the hometown. In the past, they will be in the military service for a lifetime. The army will be in the iron-killed army for the rest of their lives, and then the iron-killed army will be in the opposite direction.

Liu Ji was stunned: "Administrative, is this appropriate? It is not easy to train a soldier. After several years of raising soldiers, it has become an elite soldier in several battles. It will be released to the countryside in five years. How could the court be willing to do this? Besides, if the soldiers are released to the local area, once they gather—"

Du Zhongxiao said: "The military leader, don't have confidence in his own soldiers? The soldiers we train like this abide by the laws and regulations the most. Why should we release them in five years? In the military for five years, countless opportunities cannot be effective. The officers show that they are indeed not suitable for life in the military, so why should we stay? There is no difficulty in training a soldier. Now everything has regulations, and half a year is almost done. Half a year of training, and the court has used four and a half years of military service, which is enough. Just like a military academy launches new officers every year to ensure that the old and new are eliminated, and the same is true for soldiers. In the future, recruitment will be changed to recruiting soldiers, saving many troubles."

Du Zhongxiao made this matter clear, but pointed out the general direction. The court had already issued a decree and agreed to Du Zhongxiao's proposal that soldiers who were unwilling to serve in the army to return to their hometowns. When Han Qi was there, Du Zhongxiao mentioned that it was a commitment to his subordinates. The court agreed to this matter and stated that the resumption system had been responsibly approved by the emperor and would be implemented soon.

It is just an excuse to say that veterans have combat effectiveness and do not allow them to vote. They would rather be supported by the court for a lifetime. How can veterans have combat effectiveness? It is not that they have been in a hard battle for life and death, and veterans are more likely to become soldiers. They have been in a hard battle. How many years can the so-called veterans live in the army? In five years, they will either be promoted to an officer or die in the battlefield. Five years of life in the army have been long enough, and it is not effective or an officer, which means they are not suitable for joining the army.

The most important reason for the professionalization of the imperial guards and the wing army was that the imperial power had to use it to control the armed forces of the court. The army was divided as a whole from the society ruled by the Secretariat. The civil and military control were coordinated to ensure the stability of the imperial power. The Song Dynasty never concealed that it was established by the army. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the emperor and military power were integrated, and the civil service system of the regime was more like a working person. Taizong was defeated by the Khitan, and the civil service status was rising, and the relative status of the military power and the regime changed. The army became more and more like a working person, and became an actual mercenary, the so-called raising the army.

There are two reasons for allowing soldiers to serve for life. One is that soldiers can only join the army to fight and cannot make a living after being released. The other is related to this, if they cannot make a living, they will easily gather and rebel. They also have military knowledge, which has become an unstable factor in the world. These two reasons are very far-fetched. Under the conscription system, they have their own professions, and they will return to their own careers. As for military knowledge, it is even more important. Without organizational ability, the so-called military knowledge of soldiers is useless. Not to mention that they cannot obtain military weapons, have no organization, and have military weapons, they are not opponents of regular troops.

Under the new military system, the emperor's control over military power has changed, and the lifelong system of recruiting soldiers has come to an end. The Privy Council and the commander-in-chief used troops, and the three yamen managed the military, which is actually a separation of military and political affairs and military orders, and the Chinese tradition and a variant of tiger talismans. Except for the Privy Council and the commander-in-chief, the army under the command of the three yamen could not be organized into an effective army, and the two were restrained. In addition, the bureaucratic system no longer relies on people to control military power, but through the power of affairs and financial power, the status of human rights declined, and everything changed naturally.

This is a professional variant under the conditions of traditional Chinese military system and technological development. To illustrate the truth, Zhao Zhen can understand it at a glance by combining history. After the Han Dynasty, due to the limitations of technology, as long as soldiers have military weapons, armor, and horses organize themselves, they will form an army, breaking through the regime's control over the army through responsibilities and financial powers. Under the new technical conditions, soldiers have firearms, but they cannot organize themselves into large-scale troops. They must combine professional arms and professional talents to truly have combat capabilities. At this time, just like the Han Dynasty's military forces against counties and states, the reason for collecting their weapons in normal times is similar.

The Third Ya is a special military management yamen, responsible for the daily training, management, military command, intelligence, organization, finance, logistics, and strategy of the army. Daily training and management are bureaucratic and wartime command professional.

Since Zhenzong, the emperor was no longer the commander-in-chief of the three armies in the later sense, and there was no general staff in the later sense. The role of the Privy Council actually corresponds to the previous generals and ministers, and officials must have both civil and military skills. Various schools, exams, etc. are all prepared for this. The General Staff Office later became the protagonist of the military institution, corresponding to a commander-in-chief of the three armies at the head of state, otherwise it would be military politics and military orders separated. Officials with military academy and Jinshi status may become the mainstream of the Privy Council's identity in the future.

Du Zhongxiao's Wanyan Book suggested that it would be based on ancient times to reform the system and move closer to the Han military system under new technical conditions. There is no way. China's history is too long and almost any system can find a shadow in the previous dynasty. Zhao Zhen agreed to change recruitment to recruitment, which shows that this path has been chosen.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Shisanlang said, "I have been with Zhuanjie since Bozhou for many years. I don't know when I will see you again this time."

Du Zhongxiao said: "There will be a day to meet again in the future. This time I return to Beijing is a good thing. In the capital, there is no need to fight to death. All the achievements are at your fingertips. Don't say that teaching is more powerful than fighting wars, and the emperor knows some connections."

Speaking of this, Du Zhongxiao said, "You have to use a lot of familiar skills to return to Beijing this time. Before leaving, if you want to transfer some people, you will first ask them what they think. If you are willing, it will be much more convenient for you to transfer people in the capital."

Yao Shouxin said: "Master, we have transferred everyone away. What should you do here?"

Du Zhongxiao smiled and said, "You can't transfer all people away. As long as you leave seeds, you can start all over again. Why do you think I can't train such an army again?"

Shisanlang laughed: "We all have the ability to train a strong army, so what else can't be done!"

Du Zhongxiao nodded and drank with everyone. It is inevitable to transfer people from Hequ Road, otherwise who are used as instructors in the school will be transferred. It is better to propose it yourself and send a signal of kindness to the court. The transferred people will have a better future and leave a good impression on them. As for keeping people to preserve their strength, it is completely unnecessary. If you can train this army, Du Zhongxiao can train the second one. With the previous experience, this process will be easier.

All the logistics and materials of Yingtianxiangjun came from the mainland, without independence, such as self-respecting, Du Zhongxiao was very clear-headed. With the experience of Hequlu, the incense of these officers and soldiers was always there, which would be good for themselves in the future.

Entering a new era, the iron-clad soldiers are different from before. The era of relying on personal relationships to control military power and speaking with strength has passed. This trend was originally started by Du Zhongxiao, and of course he would not go against the trend.

With such reforms and a new army was established, the Central Plains would have formed a continuous military advantage around them. The comparison of military strength has become a comparison of national strength, and military strength directly represents national strength. If we rely solely on muskets and artillery, the rest will be the same as before, and in a few years, the Khitan Dangxiang learned it and then suppressed the Song army to fight, it would be funny.

For Du Zhongxiao, the more generals in Hequlu are now transferred, the better. They will keep thinking about this old friendship. Whether it is for themselves or their family, this is an important wealth. If you have selfish thoughts and want them to become their own private circle, you will not succeed at all, and you will also harm them and yourself.

When a large number of generals from Hequ Road went out, their old dependents were spread all over the world, and they would be military pillars of the court in the future. If you train a strong army, you will have more friendship and prove your ability. It is not that these people have good qualifications, but that they can practice well.
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