Chapter 282: Inside and Outside the Palace (16) Military Secretary
The Military Secretary, also known as the Military Secretary, is one of the permanent secretaries of the Beijing Secretariat. Since the establishment of the Secretariat, a total of three people have officially held this position, namely Liu Xin, Erde Mutu, and Ruan Fuyuan.
Among them, Liu Xin is the secretary-general and also the military secretary, so he is not responsible for specific affairs. It is equivalent to the responsibilities of the main leaders of a certain unit in later generations, which are usually to "grasp the overall situation." Erdemutu and Ruan Fuyuan have a simple division of labor.
Demutu is in charge of army military affairs, and Nguyen Phuc Yuan is in charge of navy military affairs.
As mentioned above, these three "officially serve" as military secretaries. In other words, they also serve informally.
Yes, it was after Erdemutu, the military secretary of the army, became the prince of Shunyi after the Battle of Yuan Dynasty and went to manage Transkarkha that the position of military secretary began to undergo some changes.
Shortly after Erdemutu went to Transkarkha, Ruan Fuyuan was transferred to Nanyang by Gao Pragmatic and became the main executor of Jinghua Nanyang Strategy. The new concurrent position was called "General Manager of Jinghua Group Nanyang Development Company".
However, it should be noted that this "Jinghua Group Nanyang Development Company" is not a simple trading company, its attributes are more similar to the "East India Company". Therefore, although Ruan Fuyuan does not have the authority to directly manage the Nanyang Fleet, due to his high pragmatism and clear
It is stipulated that he, the "general manager", is directly under the jurisdiction of Huang Zhiting in the southern Xinjiang area, and he also serves as the military secretary (in charge of the navy), so almost all the expansion of the Nanyang Islands in recent years has been promoted by him.
After talking about Ruan Fuyuan, let’s go back to Erdemutu. What Erdemutu and Ruan Fuyuan have in common is that they are both highly pragmatic students. Since Ruan Fuyuan can be appointed to such an important position, Erdemutu is certainly not idle.
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Although Erdemutu himself is the prince of Shunyi, and the lord of the entire Outer Khalkha tribe after the Battle of Yuan Dynasty, it stands to reason that he has a lot of responsibilities. However, he has not stepped down from his position as military secretary in Beijing.
And he is really responsible for one thing: training the most elite cavalry for Jinghua.
This cavalry had high hopes from Gao Pragmatic, and was rarely given a unique name: Helinlang Cavalry.
Helin is the former capital of the Mongolian Khanate, the current Khanate of the Outer Khalkha tribe, and the residence of the Prince of Shunyi. As for "wolf riding", of course it does not mean riding a wolf, but refers to the prairie wolf, which means to be like a wolf
The group is as fierce as the Mongolian cavalry and can adapt to the grasslands. It is a special cavalry that is different from other "Han-style" cavalry in Beijing.
Even so, this cavalry is composed of pure Han people, selected from "sons born in the family", and it goes without saying that they are loyal.
At first, Gao pragmatically asked Erdemutu how old Mongolians start riding horses. His original intention was to train Mongolians according to their age. Who knew that Erdemutu said that usually people start riding ponies at the age of three under the guidance of their elders.
At the age of seven, he started riding independently.
This choked Gao Qingshi so much that he decided to put aside the pony stage. He studied in the first few years and was sent to Helin to start training at the age of seven. The training lasted for six years, and basically one group was trained every year.
So far, the first batch, the second batch, the third batch, and the fourth batch of Wolf Cavalry have all been trained. However, since each batch only trains 800 people, there are now three "Helin Wolf Cavalry" in the army.
Thousands and two hundred people.
Except for visiting relatives, "Helinlangqi" generally do not return to the Ming Dynasty, and usually stay outside the customs to perform various tasks. Their tasks are diverse, including escorting important commodities, fighting Mongolian and Han horse thieves, and punishing certain tribes
Wait. Of course, in essence, doing these things is more to maintain their combat effectiveness, which is no different from other cavalry in Jinghua.
At the same time, another role of staying outside the pass with Lin Langqi is to help Erdemutu stabilize the situation in the Outer Khalkha region. One of their tasks mentioned just now is to "punish certain tribes."
, this task is due to the needs of Erdemutu.
After all, the Transkarkha region is a newly annexed land that was acquired by Hannaji and Erdemutu for less than ten years. The so-called kindness and prestige are not obvious. In addition, some tribes still miss their old masters, so
It is normal for people to occasionally disobey, so troops need to be sent to suppress them.
However, Erdemutu did not want the troops of the Tumote tribe he brought to merge with the remnants of the Outer Karkha tribe. He still wanted to learn the methods of the Han people and use both kindness and power, so he and Linlangqi
A place to use. Gao Pragmatic has no objection to this. Since it is called "Wolf Rider" and it is not targeting the Han people, even if he wants to maintain a certain "wolf nature", he can still take this job.
In this way, although Erdemutu is far away from Outer Mongolia, it has always had a close relationship with Beijing, which is a good foundation.
As for Meng Guzhezhe's proposal to let Liu Xin go to the Tumotexi expedition led by Erdemutu, in addition to her being able to represent high pragmatism, another advantage is that she is the "Military Affairs Secretary".
Liu Xin is not only a highly pragmatic bedfellow, but also Erdemutu’s old boss. In fact, when Erdemutu first became military secretary, he had little understanding of military affairs and no actual command experience.
So Liu Xin, who had already fought several battles in southern Xinjiang and had great military achievements, became his leader, which made Erdemutu even more grateful to her.
Gao pragmatically found that Meng Guzhezhe's suggestion was indeed very good. Not only would Erdemutu definitely not neglect Liu Xin's visit, but he and Lin Langqi could immediately be under Liu Xin's command, which was very good from all angles.
Good arrangement.
The only question now is when Tumut will need to send troops, and will it be too cold in Transkarkha then? Gao Pragmatic still cares about Liu Xin, mainly because in his impression, Liu Xin does not seem to be
Very cold resistant.
Speaking of which, among the girls from his Gao family, there is currently only Meng Guzhezhe who is really cold-resistant, followed by Jia Feiji, then Liu Xin, and finally Huang Zhiting... Well, it seems that place of origin does affect the ability to withstand cold.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! When he raised this point, Liu Xin didn't care. On the contrary, Meng Guzhe was a little surprised at first, and then apologized repeatedly, saying that he had not considered it.
Liu Xin smiled and waved her hands, saying: "Sister Meng Gu, you don't have to be like this. I'm not really afraid of the cold. I just don't like dressing like a bear."
Meng Guzhezhe wanted to say something more, but Liu Xin stopped her and said with a smile: "Besides, the actual time to send troops is unlikely to be in the winter, at least after the snow melts in spring. At that time, even in Waikaji
It won't be too cold in Erqa.
In addition, I have not led an army for a long time. I have been living in the capital for many years, and I will become fat if I continue like this... Saying this, it really makes me yearn for leading cavalry across the grasslands."
Huang Zhiting remembered something at this time and asked: "Should I transfer the Third Association of Dingnan Guards to you? After all, they are your own soldiers, so they should be easier to use."
"No need." Liu Xin shook his head and said: "Although they are my personal soldiers and have a few skills to fight, few of them are good at cavalry combat. If they are transferred to attack with the Mongolian cavalry... it may delay things.
, let them stay in Dingnan."
"Oh, that's true." Huang Zhiting nodded, feeling that this was indeed the case. The three thousand Liu family troops Liu Xin left behind in Dingnan were obviously not strong in cavalry combat, and were indeed not suitable for the needs of this battle.
Liu Xin then said: "Sir, since I will be going to Transkarkha to lead the army, then all three military secretaries will be away from the capital. Should we consider letting Wu become a regular official?"
Gao Pragmatic pondered for a moment, frowned and said: "The two of them have been working as trainee secretaries for some years. Logically speaking, they should become full-timers. However, they have experienced few setbacks and have no combat experience, so the opinions they put forward are often not comprehensive enough, or
It's a little naive...
I originally planned to find an opportunity to let them personally lead thousands of troops to have a good training, but since the current situation is like this, it seems that this is the only way to arrange it.
Well, otherwise, let Gao Qi also work part-time as a military secretary. Although he is a junior, he has been doing intelligence work all year round, and he often appears to be more careful."
Liu Xin has no objection to this. They are all clan members of the Gao family anyway, so who should be used?
At this time, Huang Zhiting thought of another question: "By the way, if Master can't go to the Western Expedition this time, who will lead the Western Expedition army? Which generals will he bring with him?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I haven't thought of a candidate for the general manager at the moment, but I can say that the generals are fine...except Ma Gui who can't go, everyone else can be easily dispatched."
"Why can't Mr. Ma go?" Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin were both a little surprised.
Gao pragmatic replied: "He wants to be transferred back to the capital to take charge of the Imperial Guard. In addition, he also has to serve as the dean of the Military Academy like Qi Shuai. Naturally, he cannot be sent abroad easily."
That's it. Huang Zhiting and Liu Xin both nodded.
Then Huang Zhiting glanced at Liu Xin, thought about it again, and asked, "Will Dong Zongrong and Liu Zongrong both join the Western Expedition Army?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "It's hard to say Dong Yiyuan, I think he has already decided to give up. Sheng Wu (Liu Wei) should go... At present, the Western Expedition should be the last and probably the biggest one in the Ming Dynasty in the near future.
A battle once and for all.
But having said that, preparations for the Western Expedition will take at least one or two years, and no one knows whether the situation will change by then, so we’ll leave it at that time.”
"Dong Zongrong asked to withdraw?" Huang Zhiting said in surprise: "I think the master also asked him to go to another hospital, thinking that the master will be of great use next."
"Does a great talent need to be taken care of?" Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "In the political arena, the most taboo thing is not to burn incense and just do something temporary. If you want to maintain influence for a long time, you must have continuous investment. This kind of investment
It can be support and help, or it can be respect and understanding.
What's more, regardless of whether Dong Yiyuan retires or not, the Dong family are the best among the generals in Shaanxi, and he himself is also one of several famous generals in Shaanxi, so treating him with courtesy is the same as treating the generals of Shaanxi."
Huang Zhiting rolled his eyes: "That is to say, for the Western Expedition, we will still try our best to select generals from Shaanxi generals?"
"Naturally, for the Western Expedition, Shaanxi is the rear area and should contribute at least half of the force." Gao Pragmatic paused and added: "However, we rarely send troops to only one place, so I just said
My brother wants to go too."
It stands to reason that Liu Xin should be happy that Liu Wei can send troops, but she was surprised and asked: "My brother's troops should still be mainly infantry, but he is also asked to go to the Western Expedition?"
"Importantly, the imperial court's western expedition was not just to punish Chahar, but to completely regain the homeland of the Han family in the Western Regions. Therefore, I proposed to the emperor that in the future, we should use the Yinli River Valley as the basis to re-create the core farming area of the Western Regions.
Then we must use this as a base to gradually expand the territory and scope of influence, and finally bring the Central Asia region under control to prevent Tsarist Russia from controlling the area in the future and use it as a bridgehead to invade our country, the Ming Dynasty.
Central Asia has been nomadic for thousands of years. If Tsarist Russia takes control of it, the threat may be greater than that of Mongolia. Therefore, if our country wants to defend Guanzhong, it must first defend Gansu. If it wants to defend Gansu, it must first defend the Western Regions. If it wants to defend the Western Regions, it must ensure that Central Asia is at least
Occupied by Tsarist Russia.
As for the Western Region being too far away from the Central Plains, this is naturally true, but Tsarist Russia is not close to Central Asia either. As long as our country can manage the Yinli River Valley well, then at least for food and grass, it does not have to rely on the Central Plains for supplies. In this way, the Central Plains has no influence on the Western Region.
The government only needs to provide arms and main soldiers, and things will be much easier to handle."
Gao Pragmatic's words are indeed true, but there is one point that many people in later generations may misunderstand, that is, Central Asia is actually closer to Tsarist Russia than to the Central Plains.
Take Samarkand, a famous city in Central Asia, for example. The distance from Samarkand to Moscow is about 5,600 miles (2,800 kilometers), while the distance from Samarkand to Beijing is about 8,300 miles.
Of course, both the Ming Dynasty and Tsarist Russia had their own difficulties in terms of the difficulty of traveling from their core ruling areas to Central Asia.
Tsarist Russia's conquest and rule of Central Asia mainly relied on Cossack cavalry, and Gao Pragmatic believed that if the Ming Dynasty was to complete this work, it would definitely need the help of Mongolian cavalry. Therefore, this is why he insisted thirty years ago that I should pay tribute.
One of the reasons why it must be done.
As for the construction of the Yinli River Valley, it was because Gao Pragmatic believed that if the Ming Dynasty wanted to regain the Han family's homeland in the Western Regions, it could not rely solely on Mongolian cavalry - if the Han family's homeland were all Mongolians, would it still be called the Han family's homeland?
Therefore, the Han people must have a large enough gathering area in the Western Regions. Since the Han people are to be gathered, the local area must be agriculturalized. Otherwise, it may become "the Chinese invade the barbarians, and the barbarians will conquer the barbarians."
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Today’s matter has come to this point, and basically everything that needs to be discussed has been discussed once. Liu Xin smiled and said: "It seems that the Secretariat is still busy, whether it is about sending troops or about building the Yinli River Valley, these things
The Secretariat will put together a plan as soon as possible."
Gao pragmatic nodded in agreement, and said: "To be honest, if we are two people, let's become military secretaries as discussed before. However, don't let them just work as staff officers in the capital according to the map. Naturalization, and Lin must
They went there in person to understand the current situation in Tumut.
In addition, Gansu must also go there, even outside Jiayuguan... If possible, it is best to go and see it on the spot, which will help them understand the difficulties of this battle and formulate more appropriate plans."
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