"When you send generals without sending troops, you must first invite them and then move them. This is like taking advantage of Han Lu and punishing him." [Book of Han·Biography of Wang Mang]
"You are still responsible for the affairs of the Secretary, but the subordinates of the Taiwei no longer have such chores. These matters are led by you, who is in charge of military affairs. It is somewhat unjust and unreasonable, and it also overlaps with other officials' powers.
Erection of buildings creates redundant officials, and now it is also beneficial to the country to abolish them all." The emperor's attitude was gentle and every word was reasonable, so Dong Cheng could not refute for a while.
Wu Shuo seems to be afraid that Dong Cheng will say something about "losing three thousand to himself". Today, the other party has not followed the premeditated plan of him, Hu Miao and others, and has made his own decisions several times. If he keeps going as they discussed,
, how could there be so many complications that others could seize the opportunity? So as soon as the emperor finished speaking, he impatiently interjected: "Your Majesty has learned from your wisdom that clarifying duties and responsibilities and streamlining personnel are all essential to good governance. I think that you can do it yourself."
From the time of Wei Shi, from the time of the Third Duke, Situ was in charge of people's affairs, and Sikong was in charge of water and soil affairs, so that they all performed their duties and got their own places."
Huang Wan raised his eyebrows slightly and was about to speak, but Zhao Wen took it for granted and said: "I would like to streamline government affairs starting from Sangong. If the foreign affairs planner accepts the Du branch, I would like to start from Sangong."
Seeing that Zhao Wen was taking the lead, Huang Wan did not want to lag behind others, so he had to accept the order and said: "I promise."
When Dong Cheng saw that other people were treated the same as him, even though he was resentful, it was relieved a lot at this time.
Unknowingly, the monarch and his ministers had been discussing for more than half an hour. After finalizing the transfer matters of the military camp and the specific details of the plan, everyone did not forget the most important issue today, and continued to break down the complicated military affairs and clarify them.
Power is distributed to different agencies. Among them, Taiwei is responsible for the transportation of military supplies, maintenance of post roads and mails, construction of military camps and other logistical affairs. The Education Department under Taixue continues to be responsible for the ideological work of middle and lower-level officers, conducting night classes, strengthening
Faith in Emperor Liu's family.
In this era when there is no concept of 'country', and 'country' is only an imaginary community of the elite, the people at the bottom have no idea what a country is, let alone the initiative and sense of responsibility to protect their country, because in their eyes
Here, the country only belongs to the royal family, scholar-bureaucrats and powerful people. Often only when the dynasty is destroyed and foreigners invade, the people at the bottom will establish the consciousness of 'country'.
Because they don’t have this awareness, soldiers who eat food and get paid follow the generals to disrupt the imperial court. That’s why Li Shu and Guizhou leaders are indifferent to state affairs. That’s why powerful families kick in the precarious pillars when the building is about to collapse.
Change dynasties with peace of mind.
The emperor attaches great importance to establishing the concept of 'country' in everyone's hearts. However, at present, he has not yet compiled a logical and complete theoretical system to support it, and the time has not come yet. He has to first do political work in the most important army through the education department.
Teaching Chinese characters and reading, and popularizing the law are secondary. The most important thing is to let the soldiers at the bottom understand that Liu's orders are from heaven and that the emperor's authority should not be offended.
In this regard, Gao You, a disciple of Lu Zhi who was in charge of the education department and a native of Zhuojun, Youzhou, did a good job.
"The duties of the Education and Science Department remain the same as before. They are the same as the Civil Affairs Department. From now on, although they are institutionally subordinate to Taixue, they are not under the control of Taixue, but directly under me." The emperor said a few words briefly and then decided: "As for them,
Regarding the content of academic studies, such as sending students to teach and other matters, first let Pan Xu, the servant of the Imperial Academy, write a letter and state it, and then discuss it with us."
"Your Majesty." All the ministers responded in unison, seeing that the emperor had already made a decision and obviously did not want to discuss the matter with others.
The emperor nodded and continued: "Now the armor, swords and other soldiers of the Northern and Southern Army are all trained by Kao Gong Supervisor and Shang Fang Supervisor. The reason why I did not promise them to the Ministry of Works and still assigned them to the Imperial Servants and the Shaofu is completely
It must be established separately. When the scale is expanded in the future and new furnaces are added, the system and specifications can be unified to equip the soldiers of the county. In addition, the smelting and machine learning departments of the Gewuyuan should also focus on developing methods of forging steel and improving weapons.
Once the method is effective, it can be entrusted to the Second Supervisor of the Kao Gong and Shang Fang. The commander of the Arsenal Order is responsible for the storage, maintenance, and distribution of weapons to each army. Its chief officer is Jinwu, who is not under the jurisdiction of the Taipu, Shaofu, and Gewuyuan.
But we need to work together more on this matter, and those who damage weapons or steal them will be severely punished."
Zhao Wen nodded repeatedly. Now that the logistics, equipment and other responsibilities related to military affairs have been clearly decomposed, only the most core ones are still unaccounted for. Huang Wan, Dong Cheng and others are also looking forward to this, wanting to know what the emperor's final decision is.
What.
The most important aspects of military power are to mobilize troops, command them, and select generals.
When the emperor first came to power, he restored the destroyed system of dispatching troops, using four kinds of documents: symbols, festivals, feathers, and edicts as evidence for dispatching troops. The most important of them was the edict, which could mobilize multiple troops from different places.
Whether it is a tiger talisman that can only mobilize troops from one place in a targeted manner, or a feather talisman with the lowest binding force, which can recruit soldiers and horses from a county in critical moments, it requires the cooperation of the emperor's edict to be considered legal. As for the tiger talisman, the yak festival
, the seals are all stored in Fujie Tai, and can only be used by the emperor's edict. The restoration of the army dispatching system has completely changed the situation since the middle of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in which the power to command troops and the power to mobilize troops were not separated, resulting in local governors controlling the army and being unable to lose control of the army. The emperor was in
Many local guards who did not abide by the system were punished, and after becoming a general, he also firmly grasped the power to mobilize troops from the imperial court to the central government.
"To send out troops without being given the tiger talisman is to make troops." As long as everyone restores their observance and respect for this old system, no one will be able to mobilize troops at will, and the emperor can ensure that there will be no more military chaos under his command.
Unless another young emperor comes after him and the authority of the emperor is greatly reduced, almost no one can shake the system of dispatching troops that "military power is delegated to the emperor".
"After Emperor Xiaoming and Xiaozhang came, the world was in chaos and wars were frequent. The governors of prefectures and counties often couldn't wait for the military edicts to be issued, so they sent troops first to quell the rebellion. Over time, the chiefs of prefectures and counties were all in charge of military affairs, which became an old custom and became what it is today.
Local separatism and disobedience to the imperial court caused great disasters." The emperor did not hide himself in front of Zhao Wen, Huang Wan and other ministers, and analyzed it straightforwardly: "In the third year of Chuping, the imperial court reset the system of sending troops in Fujie, but considering that
The situation in Guandong is special, and there is no time to dispatch orders. Therefore, the special envoy, former general Zhu Jun, has the right to mobilize troops on his own and make decisions when the situation arises. But now the situation has changed. Yuzhou has returned to the rule of the imperial court, and the land of Yanxu has also surrendered. Guandong
Only Yuan Shu of Yangzhou and Yuan Shao of Jizhou are doing whatever they want. I also intend to lead the Northern and Southern armies to go out next year and regain the world in one fell swoop..."
What was said next, Huang Wan, Dong Cheng, Yang Qi, etc. were not informed of the situation in advance. Those who did not know the inside story did not bother to continue listening for a while, and their minds were all confused by the intention of the emperor to restrain Zhu.