"What are our losses in this battle?" Wu Dong had already arrived at Zhongjing City. He stood on the wall of Zhongjing City and looked at the scenery below, while Hua Rong stood beside him.
"The losses are quite heavy. The number of dead and seriously injured soldiers has reached 70,000. Now these must be replenished as soon as possible! Commander, after this battle, the army has been tempered, but some problems have also been discovered. I think
The military system still needs reform." Hua Rong hesitated for a moment and said.
"Oh?" Wu Dong was stunned.
Hua Rong said cautiously: "Grand Governor, now the Northern Army has a military headquarters to manage the military affairs in the north. I think the military headquarters should be separated from the Northern Army, increase the authority of the military headquarters, and let the military headquarters be responsible for the military affairs of the entire Liangshan.
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The reason why he was cautious was mainly because he felt that his words might increase his rights, and he was afraid of arousing Wu Dong's scruples.
Wu Dong didn't have much scruples, and said with a smile: "I agree! The military department plays a great role and can direct the war across the country! However, this matter still needs to be discussed at a military aircraft meeting before it can be passed."
"Thank you, Governor!" Hua Rong said excitedly.
"This is good for Liangshan. Even if you don't say it, I will expand the authority of the military department! From now on, you will still be the person in charge of the military department." Wu Dong said.
He is not afraid that Hua Rong's status is too great. Hua Rong is now equivalent to the Chief of General Staff in later generations. The modern military system is very different from the ancient military system. Even the Chief of General Staff is subject to great constraints. Moreover, Hua Rong
He was his brother, and he trusted Hua Rong very much. As the Grand Governor, Wu Dong himself had a very high prestige in the army, and he was not afraid of anyone threatening his status.
"Grand Governor, the various legions under Liangshan should also be reorganized! Now we have the northern legion, the legions in Hedong, the death squads, the navy, etc. Each legion and the army belong to different leaders, which is not conducive to us
unified command." Hua Rong said again.
"Oh, what suggestions do you have?" Wu Dong said.
"When I was in the military academy, the Commander-in-Chief once said about the composition of a 'group army'. A group army is composed of various services of the army, which work together and are divided into different divisions and brigades. I think our army can be divided into various group armies, including the Northern Army.
All legions in Hedong are reorganizing their ranks
Among them! Yang Zhi can be responsible for the first group army, Yang Xiong is the second group army, Yue Fei is the third group army, Han Shizhong is the fourth group army, Sun Li and others are the fifth group army, Wu Song is the sixth group army, and the suicide army is the third group army.
Seventh Army, Lin Chong is the Eighth Army." Hua Rong said.
He spoke very quickly, obviously thinking about it for a long time.
Wu Dong frowned slightly. According to this classification, there was nothing for others, but Lin Chong's status had been greatly reduced. Lin Chong was originally a giant in Liangshan, but now he is just the commander of a group army! He thought for a long time, and thought
I think Lin Chong should take on other tasks, so let Hu Yanzhuo be the commander of the Eighth Army. In addition, Liu Yanqing, Zhe Keqiu and others also have many troops under their command, and they can also be placed under the jurisdiction of the military headquarters.
"This matter can be considered." Wu Dong nodded.
"A group army should not have too few troops, at least 100,000 people." Hua Rong said again.
"What? One hundred thousand people? With eight armies, wouldn't that reach 800,000 people?" Wu Dong was stunned.
The total strength of Liangshan is now around 500,000. As a result, the army will expand its recruitment on a large scale.
"Grand Governor, when we were in Goryeo, we only ruled a population of 5 million, and we had 200,000 troops at that time! Now our population in Liangshan is several times that of before, so our military strength will naturally double," Hua Rong said.
"Will the number of the navy also need to be increased?" Wu Dong said.
"Yes, the navy should be increased to 200,000 people! According to my plan, the navy can be divided into the Northern Navy Regiment and the Southern Navy Regiment, each commanding 100,000 people!" Hua Rong said.
"In this case, one million troops nationwide is too much, isn't it?" Wu Dong said.
"Grand Governor, there are not many at all. When the Liao Kingdom was at its peak, it had millions of troops! The area we now rule has surpassed that of the Liao Kingdom, and our population has exceeded that of the Liao Kingdom in the past. A million soldiers is not much." Hua Hua
Rong shook his head and said.
"With a million troops, how much military rations are needed every year?" Wu Dong said.
"Grand Governor, back then the Liao Kingdom could afford to support millions of troops. Our food production far exceeded that of the Liao Kingdom. We can definitely afford it! Moreover, the death-defying army, Han Shizhong and others are on the grassland. We must let them
They are in the grassland
Slowly become self-sufficient! The Beihai Navy is stationed in Japan and other places. Japan is rich in products and the Japanese people on Kyushu Island are also very large, enough to support the Beihai Navy. In total, we only supply 700,000 troops." Hua Rong said.
"When you put it that way, it doesn't seem like there are many." Wu Dong said with a wry smile.
He thought carefully and felt that Hua Rong's idea could be considered. In such a large country, a million troops is really nothing. Liangshan will gain more territory for the Han people in the future, including Mongolia and some places further north, which will be included in Liangshan.
Within the rule, enough soldiers and horses are still necessary!
On June 25, Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng came to Zhongjing City. They were very happy to see Wu Dong, especially Wu Yong, who was extremely excited. From last autumn to now, Wu Dong was not in Korea, and Wu
Yong seemed to have lost his backbone. Now that he saw Wu Dong and learned that he would work with Wu Dong in the future, he felt full of strength.
On July 10th, Lin Chong, Hu Yanzhuo, Zhu Wu, Wu Song and others came to Zhongjing City. They were also very interested. They first walked around Zhongjing City and enjoyed the scenery of Zhongjing.
Discuss state affairs with Wu Dong.
It was not until July 20 that Chao Gai, Liu Yanqing, Chai Jin, Lu Junyi and others arrived in Zhongjing City.
On July 22, the military aircraft meeting was finally held. This was the largest meeting held by the Military Aircraft Department in recent years. More than half of Liangshan's senior officials attended this meeting.
The first topic of the meeting was the reform of the Military Aircraft Department. After five days of discussion, the preliminary plan for the reform of the Military Aircraft Department was finalized.
According to Wu Dong's proposal, the responsibilities of the members of the Military Aircraft Department were divided in detail!
As the governor of Liangshan, Wu Dong is still in charge of the overall situation, and the military aircraft department is responsible to him! Hua Rong is the military minister, in charge of Liangshan's military and national defense, leading the military department to formulate various combat plans, and commanding various armies in war! Li Gang is the economic minister
Minister, in charge of agriculture, industry, and commerce, and Gongsun Sheng, deputy minister of economy, in charge of road maintenance work in the north! Wu Yong was declared
The Minister of Chu was in charge of the ideological reform work in Liangshan. Qin Hui was the Deputy Minister, assisting Wu Yong. Although Qin Hui did not come to Zhongjing, he was also classified as a member of the Military Aircraft Department at this time! Lin Chong was the Minister of Law, in charge of criminal law, including
Legislation, law enforcement, etc. are all under his jurisdiction. This can be regarded as a high-power position! Zhu Wu is the Minister of Foreign Affairs and is responsible for diplomatic work.
The responsibilities of the main members of the Military Aircraft Department were divided in detail, which can be regarded as the first step of the transformation from the Military Aircraft Department to the Cabinet. Although the name of the Military Aircraft Department is still used, it is very similar to later cabinets in many aspects. Of course, the minister's
The number is far less than that of later generations, and the division of responsibilities is not as detailed as that of later generations. In later generations, the economic minister alone may include the minister of agriculture, the minister of industry, the minister of commerce, etc.
This system is different from the previous dynasties in China. The Qin and Han Dynasties had a system of three ministers and nine ministers. In the Sui Dynasty, in order to divide and restrict the rights of the prime ministers, they began to implement a system of three provinces and six ministries. The Tang and Song Dynasties basically followed this system.
In the Song Dynasty, the responsibilities of the six ministries were already very clear. The Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Household Affairs each took care of their own affairs. However, above the six ministries there was the Zhong Province, which had the left and right prime ministers, the middle minister, the subordinate ministers, etc.
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They are all above the six ministers, and there is a Privy Council. The Privy Council envoys and deputy privy ministers are also state ministers, and their status is also above the six ministers. In this way, the status of the ministers in charge of specific matters in the six ministries is not high enough, and they are subject to restrictions when dealing with national affairs.
Layers of restrictions. Wu Dong now puts the ministers responsible for specific affairs into the first rank of the country, second only to him, the highest governor. In this way, the efficiency of handling political affairs will be greatly improved.
Of course, the current so-called "cabinet system" is just an appearance. The real cabinet is elected by the parliament, which is the essence of the cabinet. The current Liangshan cabinet is elected by some high-level officials within Liangshan, mainly from
Wu Dong’s personal will.
In this way, Liangshan finally has a preliminary "central government". In the future, the central government will be stationed in Yanjing. In addition to the central government, local governments also need to be established as soon as possible.