Chapter 282: Statistics of armed servants inside and outside the palace (Twenty-eight)
Since we are talking about "Duan Shui", we must first talk about what kind of structure the Jinghua armed servant system is within the territory of the Ming Dynasty and within the sphere of influence mainly located in the north.
In general, in addition to the southern Xinjiang system and the two ocean fleets, Jinghua's armed servants are mainly divided into three parts.
The first part is the "Kyoka Security Team" system, which is mainly responsible for the Kyoka Trading Company. This system is divided into two parts according to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the vassal state and the Jisi area.
The former is mainly composed of infantry, and its main business in normal times is to escort large-scale merchants in the country and undertake commissions from the government or private powerful people to suppress bandits.
Of course, sometimes when refugees and disaster victims undergo civil uprisings, they will choose whether to accept tasks entrusted by the local government to suppress them depending on the situation. In short, the "security team" of the Buding system is mainly responsible for domestic business in the Ming Dynasty.
In contrast, there are the cavalry in the vassal state and the Jisi area. The cavalry is also a type of "security team", and their tasks are not essentially different from those of the domestic infantry. They are also responsible for escorting caravans, exterminating horse thieves, and entrusting clean-ups.
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However, since the Cavalrymen are not in the Ming Dynasty, their behavior is much harsher, and their methods are often vicious. For example, sometimes the Cavalrymen of the security team will even act as mercenaries for one of the tribes in a vendetta. When they defeat
Later, things like killing all the strong men and bringing the women and children back to their employers were also done.
Gao Pingshi was well aware of Qiding's behavior, but he never gave orders personally. The actual tasks were most often reported to Cao Gan, the general manager of Jinghua Trading Company, and Cao Gan would use Mohu language when reporting to the secretariat.
Expressions, in short, are not true.
As for why it was done... it was just to imitate the Qing Dynasty's "reducing Ding" policy. Of course, the Ming Dynasty's policy towards Mongolia and the Jurchens over the past two hundred years was actually much harsher than that of Beijing. Apart from anything else, it was to "prevent autumn famine".
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Although objectively speaking, the "ploughing and clearing holes" is actually not as effective as the later Tatar reduction, there is no doubt about the toughness of Ming Dynasty's policy. As for "preventing autumn burning", it is actually setting fire to the grassland directly.
, the intention is self-explanatory.
Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty does not need to use these two tactics. However, under the premise of promoting Lamaism, the Ming Dynasty also used the small-scale method of annihilating small tribes by the security team cavalry of Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. In the final analysis, it is due to the limitations of the current era.
What are the limitations of the era? The limitations of the era of alternation of hot and cold weapons. Although firearms have gradually become stronger, they have not completely replaced cold weapons, nor have they reached the technological height that later completely defeated the cold weapon cavalry on the prairie. Therefore, in order to maintain the "strong center, weak
"local" situation, controlling Mongolia Dingkou is still a last resort.
Ah, of course, the same goes for the Jurchens. Unless they fully accept the full rule of the imperial court like other ethnic groups in the Ming Dynasty, they will have to wait until hot weapons completely crush cold weapons before such methods will be abandoned.
Closer to home, the "security team" system of Jinghua Trading Co., Ltd. is strictly organized in accordance with the high and pragmatic requirements of "name it small" and is divided into three main levels: the provincial-level security column, the prefectural-level security brigade, and the county-level security team.
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However, the establishment of the security force is not as strict as that of the garrison. Regardless of column, brigade or squadron, the number of establishments has a certain flexible range. Generally speaking, the establishment of the infantry security force is larger and the number of people is larger, while the establishment of the cavalry security force is larger.
Small, with fewer people.
As for the cavalry, take the "Tumote Security Column" as an example. This largest cavalry security force has a total number of about 20,000. It has three large-scale horse farms under its jurisdiction and has nearly 50,000 war horses. Various types of horses are used for breeding.
There are nearly a thousand male and female horses, and nearly two thousand experienced herders obtained through various methods.
In terms of infantry, take the "Liaodong Security Column" as an example. This largest infantry security team has a total number of more than 30,000. It is not only densely distributed throughout Liaodong, but also penetrates deep into some Jurchen areas. As mentioned many times before
There is a Changchun Security Brigade with more than 2,000 people at the "Changchun Station".
In short, the security force system is not a fixed establishment such as the "three-three system". Within the jurisdiction of a northern regional column, there are as many security brigades as there are prefectures and as many security squadrons as there are counties. In the south, there are as many security brigades as there are prefectures.
The partial coverage is much weaker and cannot cover the whole area at all. In some provinces, there may be only two or three brigades and a dozen squadrons in total.
In summary, the current total strength of the security force system alone is as high as about 180,000, distributed throughout the Ming Dynasty and within the sphere of influence on land. Of course, it is certain that the south is weak and the north is strong. After all, Jinghua’s foundation is in the north.
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Judging from the security teams that may be transferred to support the Western Expedition, there are probably about 60,000 cavalry and 89,000 infantry. Of course, it is impossible to transfer all of these people. Firstly, the logistics cannot keep up. Secondly, if they are all transferred
If we leave, local business will be ruined and the economic losses will be too great.
According to Gao Pragmatic's previous thoughts, the maximum number of security teams that may be mobilized for the Western Expedition will not exceed 20,000, and most of them will be cavalry.
In addition, Gao's pragmatic plan is not only to mobilize the cavalry of the security force. The independent force "Helinlang Cavalry" trained in the Outer Khalkha is an elite force that he has high hopes for, and will definitely be sent to fight in the Western Expedition.
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If the security team is the "standing army" of armed servants, then the "factory protection team" system can be regarded as the "reserve force."
The "factory protection team" is composed of various armed servants such as the "factory protection team", "mine protection team", and "house guards" in Jinghua's past, forming a separate system.
However, this "independence" is not really independent. It basically copies the security team. However, it is not divided into provinces, prefectures, and counties. Instead, it is divided into Northeast China, North China, East China, South China, and Central China.
There are eight divisions in Southwest, Northwest and Mongolia. That is, "North China Factory Protection Team" and "Mongolia Factory Protection Team".
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There is no need to explain the seven domestic factory protection teams. The Mongolian factory protection team may have to talk about it. Didn’t I say it a long time ago, Gao Pragmatic and Han Naji cooperated in
Tumut opened many mines. For example, Gao Pragmatic bought most of the surrounding major mining areas at the core of Hannaji's West Outpost - later Baotou City.
Later, after the Northwest Rebellion ended, Gao Jingshi's influence on Ordos reached its peak. Naturally, Yinjinhuoluo, the world's sacred mine, would not be ignored by Gao Jingshi. A large area around it was bought by Jinghua at a low price, and the Ordos Ministry even discussed it.
For a moment, they were almost ready to move the Khan Court in Jinong - of course, this was not forced by Gao Pragmatism, but it was just that most of the place was bought by Jinghua, which they felt was a bit strange.
Forgot to introduce it, Yin Jinhuo Luo is the city of Ordos in later generations. It is said that this place is the "holy mine of the world". No one should object, right?
In short, Jinghua has quite a few mining areas in Monan Mongolia. Although the current level of development is nothing compared to later generations, if they were all added together, there would be 40,000 miners alone.
According to Jinghua's system, every ten miners select one person as a mine protection team, so the "Mongolian factory protection team" has more than 4,000 people. As for domestic mines with a higher degree of development, factories with more employees, etc.
The number of people in the team is larger.
At present, the eight major factory protection teams have a total of more than 70,000 people, including more than 5,000 "female soldiers". Almost all of them come from tussah factories, textile factories, etc.
The team with the smallest number of members of the Jinghua armed servant system is the "Ministry of Internal Affairs Special Service Team", which can be regarded as the force directly under the Jinghua headquarters. Their tasks mainly include three tasks, the first two of which are to protect Gao Pragmatic himself and his documents, and to protect
Nanning Marquis Mansion, Jinghua Headquarters (see Xinzhai Courtyard, Baiyu Tower, etc.), Yongning Princess Mansion, etc.
The last item is that it has a special investigation action group, which has nothing to do with the supervision system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is not responsible for intelligence or supervision, but carries out tasks such as internal arrests.
It can be understood that it is the violence enforcement agency of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Its main responsibilities are that when the Ministry of Internal Affairs discovers that someone within Beijing has seriously violated the rules and the person has a considerable amount of armed force, the special investigation team will send people to organize it.
Zero enters the target area and then suddenly makes an arrest. To a certain extent, it has certain military police functions and a bit of Jinyiwei.
However, the number of people in this armed force is not large. Although it has three main tasks, the total number of people is only more than 2,000. Although each of these more than 2,000 people are selected from the best within the Jinghua system,
Generally speaking, it is not easy to regard it as a regular combat force.
In this way, the strength of Jinghua's domestic armed servants other than the garrison and the two ocean fleets is relatively clear. There are roughly more than 250,000 people. The main branches are in the northern region, especially near Gyeonggi. After all, Jinghua's headquarters is in the capital.
, the largest industrial zone is in Kaiping.
Huang Zhiting said that Jinghua had too much power near the capital, and even if the husband was a civil servant, it might cause the emperor uneasiness. Gao Pragmatic thought about this, and he had to admit that he had about three cavalrymen in the capital and surrounding areas alone.
10,000, and the infantry and factory protection teams are also about 30,000.
A total of 60,000 armed forces are located within a radius of no more than 200 miles around the capital. Their strength is basically the same as that of the imperial guards. If you were the emperor, you would not be worried.
If the emperor had been more careful, he might have suspected another thing: Gao Jingshi's influence in the Imperial Guard was very, very, very huge. Although the Imperial Guards had strict military discipline, it stands to reason that Gao Jingshi was not
A pragmatic gesture can make someone turn against him, but if someone takes advantage of someone else's fault, how can it not be regarded as a huge threat?
At this time, Gao Pragmatic even realized that Gao Luo's name had caused such a big reaction from Zhu Yijun.
Yes, with his high reputation and strength now at the height of his power, suddenly naming his son who is half of the Tian family blood "Luo" is indeed unavoidable and makes people suspicious.
This cannot even be said to be that Zhu Yijun is suspicious. If he were the emperor instead of being pragmatic, he might have a greater reaction than Zhu Yijun this time, and he might even quickly arrange some defensive measures in advance.
Speaking of which, Zhu Yijun can be said to be very confident - of course, there may be reasons for believing in his high pragmatic character.
In short, Huang Zhiting's concern is by no means unwarranted. It should indeed be taken seriously and some adjustments should be made to show the emperor to put his mind at ease.
Huang Zhiting's worries are reasonable, but Liu Xin's opinion also follows this line of thinking - she said that the Western Expedition will definitely mobilize Jinghua's armed servants, which will naturally dilute Jinghua's military strength in the Gyeonggi region. This is also in line with high pragmatism
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The problem now is that one of them thinks that half of the armed servants and guard troops should be transferred to Japan, and the other thinks that since some of the armed servants will be transferred to the northwest soon, it will not be enough to account for the "Japanese dispatched troops".
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In the final analysis, this is a question of troop allocation, and behind it is the question of focusing on southern Xinjiang or focusing on the imperial court. A little bit of selfishness between the two of them is also hidden in the choice of these two priorities.
Gao Pragmatic has basically determined that about 20,000 to 23,000 cavalrymen will be mobilized for the Western Expedition, so the current question actually lies in how many people will be mobilized to Japan.
If you want to satisfy both of her ideas at the same time, it means that it is best not to mobilize too many troops to Japan. Otherwise, the garrison may still be able to mobilize, but the armed servants may not be enough - it is not that the absolute number is not enough, but
It may not be enough to maintain business.
"The strength of the troops for the Western Expedition has been planned for a long time. As you all know, the problem is not the lack of troops, but the difficulty of logistical support. I intend to mobilize 20,000 cavalry, including the Linlang Cavalry, to accompany the expedition, which can not only ensure combat effectiveness, but also ensure the
Since the two Mongolian cavalry units from Tumut and Ordos can attack together, the logistical pressure will drop drastically, which is the best strategy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! As for the number of troops sent to Japan by the garrison and security forces to be divided equally... it is not impossible, but it must ensure that the total force cannot exceed one hundred thousand at most.
Each security team will spend about 50,000 yuan."
Huang Zhiting asked: "What's the significance of the 'one hundred thousand' that the master said?" This sentence actually asked, "Why is it just one hundred thousand?"
Gao pragmatically said: "Because I have roughly calculated that the two factions in Japan currently, that is, the dogmatic faction who may be on the side of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and the loyalist faction who may be on the side of the Five Advocates, the strength of the two sides is basically the same.
Taking into account that they each need to leave part of their troops to look after their own affairs, the number of troops that can be mobilized to fight outside the territory may be around 100,000. Although our army has superior equipment, organization, and training may be more advanced, but
To form a strong deterrent to them, the military strength must be able to overwhelm at least one of them.
Now we have some elite troops in Japan, but since we want to stabilize one side, won't the number of troops transferred still need to be about 100,000?"
Huang Zhiting silently estimated that more than 20,000 cavalry would be mobilized for the Western Expedition, which accounted for slightly more than one-third of the total cavalry force. At least half of the reason why Japan feared the Ming Dynasty was in the military aspect.
Cavalry, that is to say, it is best for the security teams transferred to Japan to be mainly cavalry.
Why? Because there are very few cavalry in southern Xinjiang, and it is indeed not a place suitable for large-scale use of cavalry. Even if the garrison is willing to deploy, there are not many cavalry to deploy. So in other words, this cavalry is originally
I'm hoping to be recruited from the security team's cavalry.
This is troublesome. Can't all the cavalrymen of the security team be transferred?
Sure enough, Gao Jingshi had already spoken at this time, saying: "The number of cavalrymen transferred to Japan by the security team can only be about 20,000 at most. If there are more, it will be inconvenient to maintain the safety of foreign trade."
Liu Xin thought for a while and then said: "Since the cavalry is limited, let's rely on artillery as a deterrent. I suggest that the artillery establishment be temporarily increased in the army sent to Japan, and we can even consider temporarily adding an independent artillery unit to each department."
Hey, this is a good idea. Gao Pragmatic and Huang Zhiting looked at each other and both felt that this suggestion seemed feasible...
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