According to the imperial guard system, the deputy commander and Du Yuhou were both idle and reserved positions, unless they were in charge of the special order of the Gouxuanwei army, that is, the acting commander. Xu Ping did not want to continue this tradition. He wanted to use these officials to establish the organization and command system of this army. This was the purpose of transferring two generals from Jinshi.

The general who likes to use civil servants is different from Zhenzong and Taizong. When Zhenzong was in charge, he not only did not like civil servants and generals, but even he opposed military generals. Once a military general gave a memorial and used a little more elegant language, he would specifically warn him not to do this. Military generals should be vulgar and not to get involved with civil servants. After all, it is still different in positioning the army. Emperor Taizong of Zhenzong would deliberately provoke disputes between civil servants and military affairs, and stir up different arguments, which would be beneficial to the emperor's control.

After seeing the military camp, we arrived at the commander's tent and everyone sat down with guests and hosts.

Xu Ping ordered the paper and pen to be taken, spread it on the table, and said to Zhang Kang and Jingtai: "We are officials in the local area, and we have the assistants of the officials of the Mu Cao. The so-called Mu Cao was originally set up in the army. The dynasty collected the soldiers of the vassal states. The Mu Cao stayed in the local area, but the imperial guards lost the officials of the officials. In the broad sense, the Han Taizu fought with Xiang Yu to dominate the world, and Xiao He guaranteed enough food and soldiers. He was the leader of the subordinates in the Han Taizu army, so he ranked first in the heroes. In the small sense, the Emperor Zhaolie of Shu Han rose up in Jingzhou, and Zhuge Wuhou was the military advisor and the general of the military advisor. He was also the leader of the assistants. In the war, the chief general was limited in his energy and could not be in charge of everything. The officials of the subordinates were very important."

Zhang Kang had a bold and unruly personality. He smiled and said, "The counseling is to be the military officers, not the commander-in-chief? Then the position of the deputy commander-in-chief and Du Yuhou will be inconsistent, so won't it be criticized?"

"The army has established officials and officials, and the military system is far away from the Qin and Han dynasties, so they start from Xuanwei's army. If you start all things, don't care about the names of the official positions. When you make military achievements and make a name for the foreign land, you will naturally be legitimate. Now there are only two officials and officials in Xuanwei's army. In the past few months, you will have to figure out which positions you need and how many people you need. When the martial arts examination is held next year, you will use the martial arts and Jinshi to make up for these official positions. If you are not enough, you will recruit people from the failed Jinshi."

Xu Ping carefully considered the fact that he used the military ranks and failed juren among the Jinshi and the civil servants as the assistants, rather than directly selecting people from the army. The current civil and military disputes actually have the shadow of the Hu-Han dispute behind it, which is why Zhenzong was particularly concerned about the cultural level of military generals and told them not to read poetry and books. Historically, Fan Zhongyan valued Di Qing and asked him to read "Spring and Autumn" and actually had the same intention behind it. Since its founding, inbreedings within the imperial guards have been strong, and many people have the background of the Shatu tribe, and the Shatu tribe's sacrifices and other facilities in the capital have always existed. Unless they have a background of the life experience like Di Qing and others, the people selected from the army may not be able to implement Xu Ping's measures due to cultural concepts and other reasons.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the traditional requirement for military generals was to have a certain culture. For example, Sun Wu, Wu Qi, let alone Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others were also good at politics. They were military commanders, whether they were emperors like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, or generals like Guan Yu, Zhang Liao, and Lu Xun, their cultural level was not low. Military and politics were inseparable. They could lead troops to fight and generally could govern the local area. The belief that military generals were vulgar and could not even be illiterate, was due to the trend that emerged from the late Tang and Five Dynasties, and it was not the traditional understanding of military generals by the Han people.

However, this concept has been in the army for a long time, and those who have been in the imperial guards for a long time will be affected more or less. When they pick people out from the army, they think it is not important to the officials and it is difficult to rely on them to change the military system.

Xu Ping picked up his pen and wrote while saying: "I will first mention a few of the most important things for the assistants. If you have no objections, you will set up these positions in the army and set up relevant regulations. The first is training. The major matters are naturally controlled by the commanders, but some daily chores must be assisted by officials. Second, the use of information, advancement and combat, which is also the matter of commanders. Special officials must also be set up. Third, military equipment and supplies, so that the commanders cannot be distracted from this. Special officials must be required to ensure that there is no shortage of cost. Fourth, money, grain, horses, materials, etc., how to collect, how to transport, and ensure that there is enough food and enough soldiers. Fifth, the emotions of officers and soldiers, how to make them brave to fight, daily enlightenment, reward the best and punish the poor, and do not have negative emotions. Sixth, military law, the army must act according to regulations, and cannot be the same as before, all depends on the mood of the commanders."

Seeing Zhang Kang and Jingtai being stunned, Xu Ping said again: "There are some positions in the middle that are used for foreign troops, such as money, grain, grass and materials. However, our army not only needs to have dedicated officials when using foreign troops, but also daily garrisons. Don't underestimate these. Only by properly managing daily routines can we fight in battles."

Zhang Kang licked his lips and said to Xu Ping: "Advice, in this way, there will be more and more positions in the army."

"Don't worry about those, just one army, how many more people can be added? As long as the facts prove that these positions are useful, just set them up. The army is always going to fight, and the army that cannot be fought is useless whether it is more or less."

Jingtai, who had never spoken much, also said: "According to the counselors, this army is completely different from the three imperial guards."

"It must be different, otherwise why should we set up a single army? We also specially transferred you two to come over. The most important achievements in fighting against foreign races are the Qin and Han dynasties. Now we face Dangxiang and Khitan, so the military system naturally needs to learn from them."

Sang Yi whispered: "Review, Dangxiang has not yet rebelled, so it's not good to target this."

Xu Ping waved his hand: "Everyone knows Yuanhao's ambition, and he will rebel soon. It's actually a bit late to prepare now. Don't worry about what others say, just concentrate on how to manage the army well."

Zhang Kang and Jingtai did not expect Xu Ping to take such a big move, especially the establishment of so many new positions, which made them a little uneasy. With the rules of many years, the army wanted to cut off all the less necessary positions, preferably one chief officer would take charge of the army. This also has a theoretical basis, and it is about to be dictatorial, the army must have combat effectiveness, and the chief general should say the same thing. According to Xu Ping's intention, it is contrary to this, and the establishment of an official will inevitably divide the power of the chief general.

Seeing that Zhang Kang and Jingtai were hesitant, Xu Ping said: "Anyway, the same sentence is still the case. Our army must change from managing people to managing affairs. The chief general is in charge of leading troops to fighting. Don't be too distracted from other matters. If you have any responsibility for anything, don't take care of everything in the army. In the future, the superiors in the army will order the subordinates, one is to inform the chief officer, and the other is to order the chief officer. What kind of military order must be agreed by the chief general, and what kind of military order is not required, you can also make a rule."

Zhang Kang and Jingtai looked at each other and whispered: "Maintain business? How to manage business?"

"Management is to do things every day according to regulations. The same is true for the rewards and promotions of officers and soldiers. There must be rules and not rely entirely on the words of commanding the army. Commanding the army is to train the subordinates to become soldiers who can fight, command during wartime, and ensure victory. Other matters should not be blamed on the commanding officers, and of course they cannot be credited to them. This army should not be promoted like now. The promotion of a general in charge of the army is not based on the merits of commanding the army, nor does it rely on military merits. This is not possible."
Chapter completed!