Chapter 6 Military Region and Military Ranks (2)

Moreover, after the military reform, the Ming Dynasty generals began to set up female soldiers, mainly medical soldiers!

For national defense considerations, this will facilitate the centralized mobilization and command of the court, and will facilitate the mutual adjustment of various troops. Another is the rotation system of the chief general of the military region. In order to prevent the general from being too powerful or holding troops, the rotation system will be particularly necessary at this time. Although to some extent, it will affect the combat effectiveness of the army in a certain way, the country will never be able to fight every day, so there are almost any concerns. After all, there are also wartime practices.

The layoff of nearly one million troops was a huge burden on the court's finances. Fortunately, the disarmament was staged, and the front-line corps were first laid off, and combat corps were given priority. For example, the Liaodong Military Region was the first to be reorganized, but the Liaodong Military Region was all veterans who were good at fighting. Except for some sergeants who were over and disabled, the people who were basically discharged were only 10,000 or 20,000 people. In this regard, Liaodong opened a few more fields to put the soldiers who were cut off and settled down.

Since the primary purpose of the military reform was to completely transform the Ming army from the system of garrisoning, the army should be younger, regularized, professionalized and disciplined, especially for the front-line corps. The combat troops survived because of the battle. When they took off their armor and military uniforms, they would be the time to pick up the sickle and hoe again.

The new Military Service Law stipulates that the people are obliged to serve the obligation of compulsory military service regardless of their high or low status. Anyone who escapes military service can be directly beheaded and displayed in public in serious cases.

The military camp is a huge furnace. No matter what kind of iron is thrown into it, it may turn into a piece of steel when it comes out!

Running a military academy is also the most important part of the military reform. Although the use of firearms is just starting now, and it is even worse than cold weapons at some point, whether it is a low-level soldier or a senior general, from the correct use of weapons, combat skills to military command, the arrangement of troops must be systematically learned, and the superstructure is determined based on the superstructure. Therefore, the military academy is the top priority. Zhu Yinglong and in the plan are preparing to build a military academy in Nanjing and Fujian. Nanjing mainly trains middle and lower-level officers in the infantry army. Fujian established a naval officer school. As long as it is to train navigators and command generals at sea, in the next five years, at least every military region can have a school that trains low-level officers and cancels the examination for military juren. The only way to enter the military in the future is to enter the military academy. In addition to the recommended training of major military regions, it will also be open to the public. Only if you are admitted once every four years, you will be eligible to apply for the exam!

The military reform had a very great impact on traditional etiquette. This made officials who adhered to the traditional Confucian etiquette for thousands of years very dissatisfied with it, but they no longer had the power to oppose it. After the etiquette in the military was revised, it was no longer the kind of servile kneeling and bowing, but instead it was a new style of mercy on the forehead. This new salute and the way of rituals were indirect and bright, and it was more vigorous to young people. It was easy to learn and promote. There were too many red tape in the military camps in the past (this was all the disgusting things brought in by the military through culture). Moreover, there were generals who privately changed military rituals and made the imperial army wantonly, so Zhu Yinglong was determined to abolish these useless things.

Another important measure in the military reform was that the Ming Dynasty implemented the military rank system from then on, which means that in the future, both officers and soldiers will have their own military ranks, which coexist with the existing credits and feudal system. However, most of the titles are lifelong, but not military ranks.

According to the military rank system of the People's Liberation Army and countries around the world, Zhu Yinglong and the Military Museum jointly formulated the first military rank system in the history of the Ming Dynasty, or in the history of the entire Chinese military.

Among them, the officers have third-class and twelve-level, respectively:

General: General, General, Lieutenant General, Major General;

School Army: Colonel, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major;

Captain: Captain, Lieutenant, Second Lieutenant, Warrant Officer.

Soldiers are divided into:

Non-commissioned officer: Sergeant chief, professional sergeant; (Non-commissioned officers are divided into 1-6 levels)

Sergeant: Sergeant, Sergeant, Corporal;

Soldier: Private, Private.

After the military rank is listed, the Military Machinery Pavilion will conduct a rating of generals and schools at all levels across the country within three months to half a year. After the assessment, the emperor will personally award the rank of generals and above. Ordinary officers at the school level will be given the rank of generals and officers at the division level, and officers at the soldiers will be given the rank of generals and officers at the brigade level.

The entire army used new military uniforms, with the army red and black, the cavalry black, and the navy sky blue. As for the collar and epaulette style, Zhu Yinglong abandoned the familiar five-pointed star in later generations and switched to plum blossoms, because the pride of plum blossoms can best reflect the soldiers' heroic spirit of standing proudly in the wind and snow, fearless and unfair.

After the military reform was officially launched, not only did the Ming army fluctuate one after another, but the people were greatly affected. The result of the military reform was that the status of soldiers increased significantly, but the power of senior officers was somewhat limited. At the same time, the status of ordinary soldiers increased greatly, and their interests would be further protected by the court laws. At the same time, the treatment and welfare of soldiers were unprecedentedly improved. Even civil officials who were unable to tie up their hands wanted to join the army.

At the same time, the corresponding military discipline has become more stringent, and the standardization of military style has become more rigorous. Scattered and chaotic phenomena will become history.

Sony witnessed the beginning of the Ming Dynasty's announcement of military reform, but unfortunately he could not stay and continue to observe and study the military reform of the Ming Dynasty. Because he received the order from Huang Taiji, he was about to step down from his position as minister and return to Shengjing.

Sony's departure made Huang Taiji miss the best opportunity to understand the actual situation of the Ming army reform. Although Sakhalin later took over Sony's job, he did not get the handover from Sony, and he was even unable to take over the network of relationships that Sony had accumulated in the Ming Dynasty over the past four years. Therefore, even if Sakhalin had the ability to reach the sky, he would not be able to grasp some confidential information about the Ming army reform at the beginning.

What exactly did the Ming Dynasty do? An epoch-making military reform attracted the attention of many countries around the Ming Dynasty. The Later Jin, Mongolia, Siam and other countries were looking at the Ming Dynasty and seeing what the Ming Dynasty was going to do.

Especially the Later Jin Dynasty was the most distressed. Since the Ming Dynasty did not obtain the exact content of the Ming army reform, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng were two heroes and wise rulers in the world, and the other was contemporary Zhuge who was talented in Zifang. The two of them became at a loss at the same time.

However, Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng both saw that the Ming Dynasty's military reform was obviously to strengthen its military strength, especially the disarmament, which suddenly disarmament was one million. No monarch has ever had such courage in ancient times, and there were many desperate efforts to increase the army.

Although Huang Taiji has always looked down on Zhu Yinglong, he has already regarded him as an opponent in his heart. The thin camel of the Ming Dynasty is bigger than a horse, and he is just a strong dog now. Although this metaphor is a bit ambition to others and destroy his own might, it is actually the case.

Since he was born Yu, He Shengliang, and Huang Taiji was familiar with the Three Kingdoms. Perhaps only this sentence is the one that is closest to his deepest thoughts now!

No one would have expected how much impact such a long-planned military reform would have on the Ming Dynasty, nor would he know that it had happened, but once again promoted the world's military leapfrog transformation, and was hailed as the greatest military change in the 17th century!

Zhu Yinglong didn't know what the military reform he launched would bring to the Ming Dynasty and the world. He only knew the truth that changes would make it clear, changes would make it stronger, and unchanged would make it dead. Therefore, he planned and launched this military reform as an emperor.

When later historians studied this history, they had to admire the cleverness of Emperor Chongzhen's choice of the timing of the military reform. First, when the rumors were about to arise, they decisively announced the reform and made sufficient preparations to let everyone in the world know that this was a major revolution in military history. Second, the people's hearts and military spirits were available. After four years of ascending the throne, they were burdened with the people, and quickly unified the divided country, served the generals, accumulated lofty reputation, firmly grasped the general's power, and cleverly put the possible opposition generals in disguise house arrest, and then overturned the old military system in one fell swoop, establishing a military system that was difficult for future generations to understand and had extremely advanced.

During the military reform, a large number of incompetent generals and mediocre generals in the army would be transferred or replaced. In order to avoid the sharpening of the contradictions, Zhu Yinglong made a secret to some generals who were not clean or did fewer evil. However, even so, there were still generals with nineteen lives or above in the country who were killed in the heads.

After the Xingdu Department was abolished, it was changed to the local security command. Then the local military regiment reorganization will be responsible for the local security command, which is the highest security officer in the province.

The seven military regions have a total of seven armies. The food and salary will be allocated by the court. The court will build new arsenals in Chengdu, Wuhan, Nanjing, Fujian, Guangzhou and other places to meet the upgrade and renovation of weapons in major military regions!

Zhu Yinglong knew in his heart that the military reform only had a beginning and no end!

In addition to the unrealistic fantasy of the Air Force, Zhu Yinglong not only wants to build a powerful navy, but also wants to build an invincible army. Whether it is cavalry or infantry, it must be the strongest army in the world!

Zhu Yinglong didn't know that the military reform he launched had quietly moved the Later Jin Dynasty launched a battle of conquest against Chahar Mongolia!

Sony is still losing money, because as soon as Sony returned to Shengjing, the stool at home was summoned to the palace by Huang Taiji overnight before it even sat in the hot spot.

The people who entered the palace together were Huang Taiji, Dai Shan, Haoge and others. They were either confidant officials or brothers and sons. The king and minister heard Sony's lectures all night.

I don’t know if Sony deliberately exaggerated his experiences or if he really said something that touched Huang Taiji and other emperors of the Later Jin Dynasty.

After the incident, Huang Taiji secretly ordered the troops to remain unmoved, and delayed the launch time for two months.

It was these two months that made Huang Taiji regret it later. The Ming Dynasty took advantage of the situation to intervene in Mongolia's internal affairs. Huang Taiji lost the most favorable opportunity to conquer Mongolia in the southern desert, which also laid a huge foreshadowing for the demise of the Later Jin Dynasty.
Chapter completed!