In the Xinye official hall, Chen Yuyi was crouching behind the desk, dealing with official documents these days. Niu Gao and Shao Ling were sitting and chatting, talking about what happened to Shao Ling in Shaanzhou these days. After staying in Shaanzhou for a few months, most of the people moved there.

When I entered Dengzhou, too many things happened.

After a long time, Chen Yuyi stretched and stood up.

After walking a few steps in the hall, Niu Gao suddenly asked Chen Yuyi: "Counsellor, I heard that Xiangyang city is very lively these days!"

Chen Yuyi nodded and said, "That's right. Recently, a society has been established, a bank has been set up, and a research institute has been built, and all those with skills in the city have been moved there. With these things done, the city has become a lot more lively.

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Niu Gao sighed: "When I came back from Jingmen, I spent most of my time in Xiangyang City and rarely came to Xinye. As soon as the army had money, the lives of those scholars and entertainers became easier, but the Xinye army did not

People asked."

Chen Yuyi was shocked after hearing this, turned around and said seriously: "Why do you say that? The ones who observe the most attentively are the army."

Niu Gao said: "It's just talk. Looking at other places where governors are envoys, whether it is military or civil affairs, it is the military commander who has the final say. Only here, all the army is in Xinye, and the civil affairs are not involved at all."

Chen Yuyi said: "People have their own strengths. Civil affairs are of course handled by civilian officials. It is not an emergency period, so there is no need to entrust these matters to the military. If the military officers manage civil affairs, they will be distracted and it will be inconvenient for the people.

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After hearing this, Niu Gao laughed: "How are those holding awls in their hands better than those of us holding knives? I think those civil servants are not very good at governing. I don't know how much chaos there is in the county below.

thing."

When Chen Yuyi heard this, he knew that this was not what Niu Gao said casually. In the past few months, Wang Xiaolie spent most of his time in Xiangyang, dealing with civil affairs. The framework of military affairs had already been set up and entrusted to Niu Gao and Shao Ling.

It doesn't take much care.

No matter how old a person is, his mentality is always like that of a child. In the past, Wang Xiaolie spent most of his time in Xinye, and the army had high morale and confidence in doing things. In the past few months, Wang Xiaolie spent most of his time in Xiangyang, and the army felt left out.

Many people have resentment in their hearts.

There is another problem that Chen Yuyi is worried about. Recently, many scholars have been recruited and appointed as state and county officials. These people are mixed, some do well and some do poorly. In the eyes of soldiers, it is inevitable that they will have their own ideas.

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Chen Yuyi said: "It's not particularly urgent, or there is no solution. Civilian affairs are naturally managed by civilians. There is no doubt about this. I have observed it countless times, and the army will handle the army's affairs well. If it is drawn out, it can fight and win the war.

, is enough. Soldiers cannot worry too much about other things, so as not to affect military morale. Similarly, soldiers should not worry about political affairs. Otherwise, either the people in charge of political affairs are not capable enough, or the soldiers are too ambitious.

Got it!"

Seeing Chen Yuyi's seriousness, Niu Gao said: "I'm just talking casually, where does the ambition come from?"

Chen Yuyi said: "I am a counselor. I don't have much control over military matters, but I have to understand. The same goes for political affairs. How to combine military affairs with civil affairs is a matter of observation. I will help from the side. You are soldiers, and I don't care about political affairs.

You should ask more questions! There are officials who do not handle political affairs well and people have complaints. You have heard it and it is right to speak out. But if you suspect that the officials are not doing a good job and think that you are more suitable, you have crossed the line!"

Chen Yuyi's face was serious and his tone was serious. Only then did Niu Gao realize that he had said what he had just said.

It is a principle set by Wang Xiaolie that soldiers are not allowed to interfere in political affairs. In the past, when officials were not uniform and political affairs were careless, this principle was not obvious. In the past two months, a large number of scholars have been recruited, and the implementation has become more and more strict.

What does the army do? The army is for foreign enemies. The army should not interfere in internal affairs. Allowing the army to interfere in internal affairs will cause endless troubles. Many people cannot see this issue clearly and cannot understand it, and many people think it does not matter.

.It’s not like that. If conditions permit, if the military is not isolated from internal affairs, many things will be difficult to do later.

If there is a problem in internal affairs, then reform the internal affairs. We cannot expect that if there is a problem in internal affairs, we will bring in the army to solve it. In that case, the problems in internal affairs will never be corrected. And if the army is given a chance to interfere in internal affairs, it will also be a chance for a military coup.

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Fundamentally speaking, the country is the people's country, and the political power is the people's political power. What is the rationale for using the military against the people? Unless you are on the opposite side of the people, or you think that the political power is no longer the people's political power.

For many things, if you don't think about the fundamentals and analyze them to the extreme, you won't be able to distinguish right from wrong. For many people, if you don't listen to me, I will order the army to kill you. It seems to be a common thing. Of course it is not like this.

Yes, there must be rules in everything. Without rules, how can a country be established? How can a political power be established? How can society function?

It is useless for Wang Xiaolie to talk about this issue. It needs to be understood by the people below. How many people understand it? Among the generals below, no one has figured out the problem. Some people just think that after winning two battles in a row, the territory has been stabilized.

When they were sitting in rows to divide Guoguo, he had no part in the army and just had a complaint in his heart. Niu Gao only listened to his subordinates talking a lot, and he spoke out unconsciously.

Chen Yuyi sat down on his seat and was silent for a while. He said: "I am a civil servant, and now I am a counselor to manage the affairs of the army. Many people feel that it is inappropriate. Why is it inappropriate? Because I don't know about the affairs of the army. Why?

Can I manage it well? You don’t have to think like this. I don’t care about military training, combat, and other matters. I don’t even care about merit evaluation or promotion. What I am in charge of is only the execution of the system. The military system and the observation orders are all

It must be executed. To be honest, it is not appropriate to ask military generals to do these things."

Having said this, Chen Yuyi motioned to Shao Ling and Niu Gao to sit down. He said to them: "The idea of ​​observation is that one's own envoy department is actually the headquarters. The one who performs the functions of the headquarters is the Staff Office. Now the Staff Office still has

It is quite simple and lacks many officials. For example, in the future, there must be someone in the staff office who can formulate training plans for the entire army and someone who can decide on combat strategies. These all need military generals. But there must also be people who can ensure military supplies, food and grass, and recruit people.

Recruits, comforting veterans, and other chores all require civilian officials. In other words, there must be both civilian officials and military generals in the headquarters. Of course, if military generals can do the civilian officials' work, all military generals can be used.

Civilian officials and military commanders are just statuses and do not need to be taken seriously. The most important thing is that in the headquarters, there are both military general affairs and civilian affairs."

Seeing Shao Ling and Niu Gao with their eyes wide open, both sitting there silently. Chen Yuyi smiled awkwardly: "This is what I heard from observation. Although I can't fully understand it, the general meaning is always correct. Our army is the same as before.

It’s different. In the past, the army relied on commanders to manage, train, and command operations. This will no longer be the case. In the future, the management, training, and command of the army will be the responsibility of the headquarters. The orders received by subordinates are mainly based on the orders of the headquarters.

, supplemented by the military commander. The core of the headquarters is the staff office, as well as many departments such as training, operations, and food and grass. When generals are appointed as military commanders, they also exercise their power through the headquarters, not the close generals.

The soldiers are waiting."

After speaking, Chen Yuyi said: "Do you understand?"

Shao Ling and Niu Gao shook their heads together: "Back to the counselor, I really don't understand."

Chen Yuyi sighed: "To be honest, I don't understand it very well. But I roughly understand the meaning of observation. In the past, relying on the commander of the army relied on a certain person. In the future, relying on the headquarters relied on an organization. It is not only about suppressing and pacifying

The same is true for the commander-in-chief, and the same is true for the following ranks with command functions. It has not been decided yet to which level the headquarters will be located."

After hearing this, Shao Ling said: "So we will also set up a headquarters below?"

Chen Yuyi nodded: "Yes, it must be set up. However, headquarters are different from headquarters. Some are permanent and some are temporary. For example, when united troops are fighting, when several armies are temporarily put together, the headquarters will naturally be reset."

Shao Ling and Niu Gao discussed in a low voice, but after a long time they didn't understand. They didn't know why Wang Xiaolie did this and what it meant. What was the meaning of it for them, who were commanders of the army?

People of later generations sometimes talk about the classical army, the modern army, and the army of later generations. In fact, it is not clear. What is the biggest difference between the army of later generations and the classical army? There are many different opinions, but the most important one should be the army of the headquarters.

set up.

The headquarters is not a commander, but a command organization. For example, the army of New China has headquarters above the regiment, all the way to the Military Commission. The familiar four headquarters should, strictly speaking, be the headquarters organization below the Military Commission.

Some people think that the difference between later armies and classical armies is the staff department. This is not true. The staff department is only a part of the headquarters. Although it may be the most important part, it is not the whole thing after all.

As the future began to become clearer, Wang Xiaolie began to formalize the reform of the army. This is true for the reorganization of the entire army, and the same is true for the establishment of headquarters. Only after reorganization and improvement of the headquarters can the Dengzhou army be reborn and be like other soldiers of this era.
Chapter completed!