Ten days later...

Wang Buxu came up with his reform plan in advance.

Zhang Cang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

He hasn't looked at the plan in detail yet.

But at least judging from the emperor's attitude, this matter was really put on the agenda.

The first person to see this plan was naturally Wang Li, Minister of War.

This is his job. Even his predecessor, Guan Ying, has to stand back now.

Looking at this somewhat crude reform plan, Wang Li frowned slightly.

Why frown?

Because there are only a few hundred words in this plan.

Can military reform be completed in a few hundred words?

Wang Li didn't quite believe it.

But looking back, Wang Li became more and more shocked.

You may not be too surprised when you first look at this plan, but when you taste it carefully, you will find that this plan is actually far better than the current plan.

Even including the plans they proposed.

First, Wang Buxu divided the entire army into three different levels of troops: A, B, and C.

Category A troops correspond to full strength and training. They are stationed far away from urban areas and are not responsible for any defense and combat readiness tasks. The requirement is that after receiving an order, no matter what time it is, the entire army can be dispatched within half an hour.

In other words, the only task left for Category A troops every day is training. In addition to training, it is training.

In this case, the military's combat effectiveness can only become stronger and stronger.

Now it's not the same as before. Although I still can't train every day, I can still train at least every three days. The main reason is that my food has caught up.

Not only grains, but also some vegetables and meats have followed.

Although the cost is high, you can breed it yourself and save some costs in this way.

Category B troops correspond to more than 80% of the establishment, half training, stationed relatively close to the city, responsible for a certain degree of defense and combat readiness tasks, and the requirement is that after receiving the order, the entire army can be dispatched within one day.

At the same time, when necessary, Category B troops can be reorganized and transferred to Category A troops.

Although it takes some time to adapt, it won't take long.

Even if it is half training, there is still comparison.

Category A troops train every three days, and the corresponding half-training for Category B troops is every six days.

The current troops train every five days, so the combat effectiveness of Category B troops can basically be guaranteed.

You don't need to worry about becoming a weakling in an instant if you become a Category B unit.

The Category C troops are simple. They correspond to the common people serving corvee service in various places. Their tasks are to defend the city on a daily basis and conduct training.

That is to say, when you are recruited, you will undergo a day of adaptation training and then go directly to work.

Anyway, their service period is only half a month. After half a month, they still go back to their respective homes to find their respective mothers.

The daily tasks are to patrol the city, guard the city walls, and guard the city gates.

If there is any emergency, they only need to delay for a while and then wait for the nearby Category B troops to come to support.

To put it more bluntly, Category C troops do not seem to be classified as Category A troops at all.

His existence is only to free up the time of troops A and B, allowing them to have more time to devote to training.

"This idea is good, very feasible, and cost-effective. If it can be implemented, the imperial court's military expenditure can be reduced by more than sixty-seven percent!" Wang Li gave a positive reply.

As a veteran soldier who has been associated with the military all his life, he can still see the advantages of this system.

Although it literally weakens the combat effectiveness of Category B troops, this is not actually the case.

What is the difference between training every five days and training every six days?

Training doesn't mean that if you practice once or twice more, it will make a huge difference.

Unless you train every three days like a Category A unit, you will be able to see the obvious difference at a glance after half a year or a year.

Compared with now, even the Category B troops have actually improved in strength.

Because he only assumed the task of guarding and preparing for war to a certain extent. Unlike now, in addition to training, he was on duty.

And although this free time can't be used for training, it can't be just lying around and messing around.

At this time, can’t the troops organize and train on other related things?

If it's inconspicuous for one or two days, what about one or two years?

What about three to five years?

Don't always think that training is useless. There are some things that you can't see until you actually work.

Even if each person is only 0.1 stronger than he was a year ago after a year of training, what about the entire army?

Anyway, idle time is idle. If you have such an opportunity, why not do it?

"This is indeed a good idea..." Guan Ying also nodded in agreement.

The reason he agreed was simple.

The world is at peace and there is no need for so many troops.

This is a law that no one can escape.

Therefore, part of it is strengthened and part of it is moderately slowed down, which not only reduces the pressure but also increases the strength.

You won't have to wait until something suddenly happens to panic and be at a loss what to do.

"I also think this method is good, but we still need to discuss, how many people are the full complement? How many Category A troops are needed? Is the salary of Category B troops lower than that of Category A troops?"

Even if everyone closed their eyes, just by listening to the meaning of the question, they could guess that this question must have been asked by Xie Cang.

"The Western Region must have more than 60% Category A troops, and the city guarding there must be Category B troops. There are not that many people to do this!" Chen Tieshan looked directly at Zhang Cang and said, as if he was warning.

He, don't cause trouble.

"The Western Regions are also part of the Han Dynasty. Since they are from the Han Dynasty, why should they be different from other parts of the Han Dynasty? The people of the Western Regions also have to bear the corvee burdens borne by the Han people." Zhang Cang said without any sign of weakness.

"How dare you ask for the fighting power of the people from the Western Regions? Who knows if they have evil intentions in their hearts? What if something goes wrong? Are you responsible or am I responsible?" Chen Tieshan said directly.

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This Zhang Cang is so obsessed with money that he doesn't even care about some of the most basic things.

She is just like a model that if you have money, you will be a mother.

"Zhang Cang is right!" Wang Buxian suddenly spoke.

There really needs to be a question mark about the loyalty of the people from the Western Regions.

But if we leave them out in everything, isn't this just establishing an opposing consciousness?

"Category B and C troops can allow people from the Western Regions to join. As for the Category A troops, it depends on their abilities. If they perform particularly well and have no problem with their loyalty, they can be allowed to join." Wang Buxu said lightly.

This matter has been concluded.

Then he took out another piece of paper, with the new organization of the army clearly written on it.

This is a tree diagram. The top one is the group army, marked with unequal army composition.

Below is the army, with a full strength of 10,000 people, including 1,000 military personnel, responsible for security, communications, etc.

Then came the tribe, with 4,500 people.

Then there are the battalions, each battalion has 500 people.

Then came Bai, Tun, Shi, Wu, the same as now.

There is no change in the establishment at the grassroots level, and the changes are mainly concentrated at the battalion level and above.

It can also be seen from this organization that in Wang Buxu's plan, the next smallest organization that can carry out tasks alone is the battalion.

Individuality here refers to being able to take charge of temporary tasks in a certain area. For example, if a battalion is stationed next to a county magistrate, this battalion will be responsible for the defense of the city.

"My idea is to reorganize the country into several different group armies. Each group army is responsible for different tasks in their respective regions. Vertical management makes communication easier." Wang Buxu said slowly.

The general does not know the soldiers and the general does not know, so it is safe, but the problem is that the combat effectiveness cannot be fully displayed.

Even though the Han army implemented a standard training program, there were still some acclimatization phenomena in practice, and what should be adjusted still had to be adjusted.
Chapter completed!