Chapter 10 Reforming the Civil System and Reforming the Military System
"I have called you here today to discuss important matters. This will determine our future path." Zhou Yunfei glanced at the counselors and generals around him, and then detailed the history introduced by the system yesterday.
After he finished speaking, he took a sip of tea and waited for everyone to think about it.
After about a stick of incense had passed, Zhuge Liang first said: "My lord, what do you think of this change? How should we develop? Should we maintain the original peaceful rise path based on commerce, or should we turn to the force development path of large-scale conscription?"
"Oh? Mr. Zhuge, do you have a clever plan? Tell me quickly!" Zhou Yunfei knew that Zhuge Liang had an idea as soon as he heard it.
Zhuge Liang smiled and fanned his feather fan, and said slowly: "Master, if we pursue a peaceful development path focused on commerce, then we should actively participate in the nobles of the Bywast Empire. I think there will be considerable success in this case."
Difficulty, after all, the lord is not recognized by those nobles. However, he can temporarily use the power of the empire to increase his strength. Time is the most important thing for us.
What matters is time. With time, there will be food, and with food, new populations will be brought in, thereby strengthening military strength. The necessary prerequisite for this cycle is that we need more time. And befriending the big local forces will
You are very determined to gain this precious time." Zhuge Liang paused, then looked at Guo Jia: "Brother Fengxiao, you might as well tell us the other way in detail."
Guo Jia sipped the wine bottle in his hand, nodded and continued: "If my lord abandons business and pursues martial arts, he should immediately send troops to seize the city of Sais and break up with the Claire family."
"Why? Didn't we just enter into a business alliance? It's not good to go back and give someone a knife like this." Zhou Yunfei was a little embarrassed,
"No, this is a move to show the southern forces, and it is a necessary move. Wen He, please explain it to the lord in detail."
Jia Xu said: "From the intelligence point of view, the Byvost Empire is not stable internally. First of all, it is the royal family. The old emperor is dying, and there will inevitably be conflicts between the four princes. And behind these four princes...
Representing the four major forces of the empire. Behind the eldest prince, the imperial minister of military affairs, Uhtred Cantelo, is the patriarch of the Cantelo family and controls
At the same time, his family controlled 3 of the 12 border fortresses of the empire. Because he was a new nobleman, he developed rapidly while the Clare family in the north was weakening. He was very ambitious and wanted to replace him. But he himself was deeply worried.
Proficient in military affairs, he eventually reached the position of Minister of Military Affairs of the Empire through many military exploits, and now he supports the eldest prince in his bid for the throne."
"The eldest prince, Alec Byvost, is 31 years old. He is the son of the third princess and the first prince of the empire. He is a stable man and good at military affairs. He entered the Royal Knights five years ago and was an orc last winter.
Leading half a regiment of Royal Knights in the Battle of Raid
He continued to kill a large number of orc troops, so he was very popular in the country. At present, it seems that he has a high possibility of taking the position, but Wen He feels that this person is too perfect and must have more ulterior secrets. He hopes that the lord will deal with him in the future.
Keep an eye out."
"The second prince, Amos Byvost, is 27 years old. Born to the fifth princess, he is the second prince of the empire. He has liked shiny things since he was a child. He was once called a dragon in human skin.
, showed extraordinary business talent when he grew up, and controlled the royal merchant group of the empire, whose industries were spread all over the empire. Supporting him was the Lancelot family, a great nobleman in the south, which owned the Phantom Knights and had combat capabilities.
It is very powerful and has been suppressing bandits on the border with the empire all year round. Because it is adjacent to the Alton Empire with developed commerce, horse bandits who rob caravans continue to emerge around it. The current patriarch of the Lancelot family is a member of the Phantom Knights.
The commander, Ashley Lancelot, is 48 years old. It is said that he single-handedly defeated a large number of invading horse bandits, but the details are not clear, but it is certain that this person is well versed in the art of war."
"The third prince, Juno Bywaste, is 24 years old. He was born to the second princess. The second princess is the sister of the current patriarch of the St. Clair family and the aunt of Miss Yuna. She is extraordinary and handsome.
, loves music, and was once very obsessed with a dancer, but nothing happened. At the age of 22, he left the capital and temporarily lived in the territory of the Clare family. The backer was the Clare family. However, the Clare family has been in trouble recently, and the third prince came to power.
It is unlikely that this will work, as I am not keen on the throne."
"The fourth prince, Jerry Byvost, is 23 years old. He was born to the ninth princess and is also the youngest prince. He loved martial arts since he was a child. When he grew up, he received the emperor's permission to join the Knights of the Rose. He is currently the deputy leader.
The Eastern Blaisdell family is its supporter. The Knights of the Rose are all composed of descendants of local minor nobles, and they can be called Blaisdell's family soldiers. The fourth prince's personal charm is very outstanding, and he was called a knight in a short time.
His high position in the regiment shows that he is extraordinary."
After hearing this information from Jia Xu, Zhou Yunfei thought for a while and understood the reason for mobilizing troops with the Claire family. Since the third prince was not favored by others, mobilizing troops against his family meant being on good terms with the other three princes.
, because of this, waiting for the princes
When wooing, you can strive for the maximum benefit and time. As for the Claire family, after listening to Jia Xu's intelligence, Zhou Yunfei felt that he was not that scary. At least the troops he could mobilize were only tens of thousands. To be honest, Zhou Yunfei had tens of thousands of militiamen.
Not paying attention yet
However, Zhou Yunfei thinks that this third prince is very problematic. Isn't it usually like this in TV dramas? The person who is the most harmless and least wants to be the emperor becomes the winner in the end. So Zhou Yunfei thinks it is very possible that the third prince is pretending to be a pig.
Hu. Thinking of this, Zhou Yun
Fei decided: "I think there is something wrong with the third prince. I guess this guy is sinister. His harmless appearance makes people not think there is a problem. Compared with the elder prince's perfection, which makes people suspicious, his hiddenness is deeper.
So, don’t make enemies with them for the time being.”
"My lord is right. Liang also thinks that this person is very strange. He has not been able to understand his true identity, so it is better not to do anything for the time being." Zhuge Liang agreed cautiously.
Zhou Yunfei calculated that from the end of last autumn to the present spring, it took a total of 5 months. Because the system matured for 10 days, there were 15 rounds of grain. Due to the use of advanced combined planting methods, the yield was greatly increased. Longcheng is now
There is food that can fully meet the needs of nearly 200,000 troops for one year or the needs of 500,000 residents for one year. Thinking of this, Zhou Yunfei decided to
0 days is changed to half a year. (There are two grain crops a year here, only within the control area of Longcheng.) Using high-quality grain varieties and advanced technology, excluding the grain reserves, 100,000 residents can be fed in a year, and this is only the existing farmers, because of commercial
Due to the development of the country, there are now only more than 2,000 farmers. After assimilating the local residents, the food production will be greatly increased and more people can be fed! The key now lies in this assimilation.
After upgrading to the city, Yandi Temple was also upgraded to 15%, which means that if 100 people are added, 15 people will become civilians recognized by the system. So if you have food, people will continue to come.
After Zhou Yunfei explained to everyone, Zhuge Liang proposed to improve the treatment of civilians in the system and add several classes of people to facilitate management.
Then Zhou Yunfei made some adjustments. There are now more than 11,000 Chinese people as citizens. Citizens are permanently exempted from agricultural taxes and business taxes are halved! When the local people enter in the future, those who assimilate will automatically become citizens, and the rest will become civilians, who will collect agricultural taxes.
, the tax ratio fluctuates according to the current year's grain production, and full commercial tax is levied. Local residents who have not joined Longcheng will not be allowed to cultivate the land.
A 150% commercial tax was levied on foreign caravans. In addition, a slavery system was established. Future prisoners of war, criminals, bandits, etc. were treated as slaves and had no right to perform hard work. Slaves were removed and promoted to civilians depending on the situation. After making the above adjustments, Zhuge Liang and others
Our eyes can't help but shine. This will greatly enhance the cohesion of citizens, and civilians can also work hard for citizenship.
After the public class was determined, Zhou Yunfei announced the establishment of a cabinet system and the Ministry of National Defense.
Zhuge Liang led the cabinet as the chief minister and the left prime minister, and held the position of prime minister.
Guo Jia is the right minister of the cabinet, the same position as the prime minister.
Ju was appointed as the deacon of the cabinet and took the position of Grand Sima of the Left.
Lu Su was the deacon of the Ministry of Commerce, in charge of the Ministry of Commerce, and took the position of Grand Sima on the right.
Chen Qun is the deacon of the household department, in charge of the household department, and takes the position of Zuo Sikong.
Hua Xin is the deacon of the Ministry of Agriculture, in charge of the Ministry of Agriculture, and holds the position of Sikong on the right.
Chen Jiao was the deacon of the Ministry of Personnel, in charge of the Ministry of Justice, and took the position of Taiwei Zuo.
Cui Yan is the deacon of the Ministry of Industry, in charge of the Ministry of Industry, and takes the position of Taiwei on the right.
Jia Xu was the deacon of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and took the position of Situ.
After establishing the cabinet and six ministries, Zhou Yunfei began to change the army.
First, the Ministry of National Defense was established, and Pang Tong was appointed as the national defense staff and in charge of the three armed forces. During the war, Zhou Yunfei appointed a new marshal.
Divide the existing army into regular guard forces and strategic mobile forces. Determine that the guard troops cannot leave their base without permission from the Ministry of National Defense, and establish corresponding wartime headquarters. The top commander of the wartime theater is appointed by Zhou Yunfei, and there must be a staff department.
Only with dual permission from Zhou Yunfei himself can you fight across theaters.
After the general system was established, Zhou Yunfei established the officer system and adopted a military rank system.
Private soldiers are divided into three classes. New recruits are all third-class privates. After training, recruits automatically become second-class privates and are upgraded to first-class privates during war.
Non-commissioned officers are divided into three levels: lower, middle and upper. The corporal is the squad leader. In wartime, he automatically becomes a sergeant. The cavalry unit is automatically upgraded to a staff sergeant.
Lieutenant officers are divided into three levels: junior, middle and upper. The second lieutenant is the captain. In wartime, he automatically becomes a lieutenant. The cavalry unit is automatically promoted to captain.
School officers are divided into three grades: major, middle and upper. The major is the commander of the branch line, the lieutenant colonel is the commander of the branch team, and the colonel is the commander of the regiment.
The generals are divided into five levels: junior, middle, senior and senior, and they are unified into group army commanders.
When the top commander is killed or loses contact during wartime, the next-level officer automatically becomes the commander of the corps, up to and including the non-commissioned officer.
At the same time, it was pointed out that the highest wartime theater commander was automatically promoted to lieutenant general, and the Ministry of National Defense established the position of wartime marshal to oversee the entire military.
A pension system for fallen soldiers was formulated in detail and a military rank system was added. When an officer is killed in action, his military rank is automatically raised by one level.
Establish a medal system
The highest medal, the Five-Star Golden Dragon Medal (the highest wartime medal, from the marshal on down, all soldiers and officers salute when they see it!)
Five-star Silver Dragon Medal (the second highest medal during wartime, from lieutenant general on down, all soldiers and officers salute upon seeing it!)
Five-star Bronze Dragon Medal (a third-class wartime medal, from brigadier general on down, all soldiers and officers salute upon seeing it!)
Secondary Medal Wartime Secondary Medal (First Class Medal of Valor, Second Class Medal of Valor, Third Class Medal of Valor)
Non-combat secondary medals (first-class loyalty and bravery medal, second-class loyalty and bravery medal, third-class loyalty and bravery medal)
Military-level medals: This medal is not awarded to individuals (First-class Medal of Valor, Second-class Medal of Valor, Third-class Medal of Valor)
The evaluation of the medal system is extremely strict. The evaluation is reported to the Central Staff by the Theater Staff Department, and is determined by Zhou Yunfei after repeated review. The officers and soldiers who receive the medal will be recorded in the record forever! Of course, the material rewards are indispensable and generous.
The bonus also comes with a higher military rank.
After the formulation of the military merit pension was completed, all the military generals were extremely excited. Not to mention the magical military rank system that suddenly aroused the enthusiasm of all soldiers and minimized the embarrassment of the army being left without command due to the death of officers during wartime. Let's just say that
The legendary medal is a thing that truly represents military achievements! Who doesn’t want to be crowned king and prime minister, and who doesn’t want to command an army?
At the same time, Zhou Yunfei decided to set up a local civilian army in the future, and incorporate unassimilated people into it, and they could become citizens after obtaining corresponding military exploits. This was mainly because he was afraid that there would still be too few citizens in the future, and the elite troops did not need to participate in some low-intensity battles.
Then establish a military academy, all military
All officers must enter the school, and the instructors are in charge of the generals and the cabinet in turn. Zhou Yunfei shamelessly took the position of principal. He just thought that in the future, all the officers would call him principal when they see him. After all, Zhou Yunfei thought that he had no command.
Now that I have the opportunity to join the army, I have no choice but to follow the imperial commander and experience the battle in person.
After saying the above, Zhou Yunfei stood up and said to everyone: "We are not just a city now with ten thousand people. In the future, a great dynasty will be reborn here! The Han Dynasty! Those who offend me are powerful!"
"Even if you are far away, you will be killed!" Everyone stood up and shouted with enthusiasm!