July 8, Shanhai City.

Although there were a lot of things waiting for Ouyang Shuo to deal with, after returning, Ouyang Shuo did not summon a group of ministers in the morning and a group of ministers in the afternoon, and was so busy that he was dizzy.

This time, Ouyang Shuo only summoned the cabinet chief Jiang Shang, the cabinet senior and the chief seal secretary Zhang Liang, and the military minister Du Ruhui, the minister of military affairs and military affairs, to discuss matters in the imperial study.

First, Jiang Shang will report the cabinet’s opinions on the placement of Dali.

"The cabinet suggested that the title of Dali State should be deprived of the title of Dali State and the title of former Dali State Prince Duan Yu was the Marquis of Dali, which was hereditary. Given the special relationship between Dali Duan and Dali City, he could be allowed to settle in Dali City at the discretion. It was just a matter of fact that the existing Dali Royal Palace should be renovated and demoted to the Marquis' Mansion." Jiang Shang said concisely.

Before this, the title of Daxia was only retained for one generation and could not be inherited. The Dali Marquis who was given to Duan Yu was considered a violation of the convention and was the first time since the founding of the Daxia Dynasty.

Only in this way can we impress the Duan family in Dali.

Ouyang Shuo nodded and added: "This is very good. The former Dali emperor Duan Zhengchun should also be posthumously granted a title, and Daxia will come forward and be buried with the rituals of kings and princes."

Ouyang Shuo still has a good impression of Duan Zhengchun, the emperor he had never met.

"The king is wise!" Jiang Shang nodded, and this would also convince the people of Dali. "The cabinet has two plans for how to resettle Dali City, and I would like to ask the king to make a decision."

"Tell me!"

"First, Dali County is assigned to the court's direct jurisdiction; second, Dali County is included in the Yunnan province, and the provincial capital is moved from Lingxi City to Dali City."

The people in Dali City are nearly 10 million, which is equivalent to the population of a province. The cabinet's hesitation is that it is worried that the inclusion of Dali County into the Yunnan Provincial Capital will lead to a great influence in the Governor's Office and will then compete for power with the court.

Of course, the second solution is also beneficial.

As we all know, the governor of Yunnan Bai Hua was originally the lord of Lingxi City. No one can surpass his influence in Lingxi City and Kunming County. Now he is also the governor of Yunnan, and he can be regarded as a prince.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of adjusting the provincial capital, the transfer of Baihua from Lingxi City openly also helped the court to balance the influence of Baihua in Kunming County.

Even if Bai Hua is unwilling to give up, she can only obey.

After all, Dali is a royal city. It is more suitable for serving as a provincial capital than Lingxi City. There is no reason outside the world that the king is suppressing his former allies in disguise, causing any negative impact.

Because it was very sensitive to the king's trust in the governor of Yunnan, Jiang Shang naturally did not dare to make a decision before he figured out the king's thoughts.

Ouyang Shuo naturally saw the cabinet's intentions, thought for a while, and said, "Let's implement it according to the second plan."

"promise!"

A glimmer flashed in Jiang Shang's eyes.

Ouyang Shuo was sitting in his seat, but what he thought was not what Jiang Shang had guessed.

Ouyang Shuo not only trusts Bai Hua, but also has high hopes. Leaving Lingxi City is only beneficial to Bai Hua. If there is no existing barrier, how can we go further in the future?!

But even an old minister like Jiang Shang would have misunderstood, just because he didn't know if Bai Hua would think it was wrong.

"I hope she can figure it out!"

However, Ouyang Shuo was not going to explain anything to Bai Hua. Some things were uninteresting, but they became boring.

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"What is the opinion of the Privy Council on the 800,000 Dali Imperial Guards?" Ouyang Shuo asked Du Ruhui.

When Dali surrendered, the 800,000 imperial guards were naturally to be incorporated. Daxia had never reorganized such a large army at one time. The Privy Council had to come up with a creative plan.

After all, Daxia has won all the battles in Japan, Goryeo, Nanzhang and Zhenla, and there is no shortage of soldiers.

Another point is that the imperial guards in the royal city, which have not experienced a great war, are only a little better than the new recruits, and are still very different from the Daxia Field Army and are not suitable for all to be incorporated into regular troops.

The Battle of Japan is a clear proof. The 500,000 Dali Imperial Guard was defeated after only one day. Although Han Xin intentionally made the case, it is enough to show that the Imperial Guard was disappointing.

Only when the emperors move in, like the Qin, Han and Tang dynasties, use famous generals to reshape the imperial guards after the emperors enter, it is best to go through the tempering of war to temper a truly strong army.

No matter what, the root of the imperial guards is good, and the qualifications of soldiers are the best choice.

Specifically in Dali, one thing is that Duan Zhengchun has just settled in Dali, and the other thing is that Dali lacks famous generals, so the imperial guards he brought out are naturally unsatisfactory.

Du Ruhui, the Minister of Military Affairs, has rich experience in how to reorganize the army and replied: "The Privy Council recommends that the 800,000 imperial guards be divided into three parts, partly composed into regular troops, partly reorganized into city defense troops, and the last part is arranged to transfer."

"City Defense Force?" This is a new term.

"The Privy Council believes that for super-large cities such as the capital and the former royal city, it is impossible to deal with large-scale violent incidents by relying solely on yamen runners to maintain public order. It is necessary to equip a city defense force to protect the city's safety."

Du Ruhui's statement is similar to the federal armed police force, but it is not complete. After thinking about it, Ouyang Shuo said: "The city defense force is inappropriate, it is called a security force. Its responsibilities should include internal guards, gold, forests, water conservancy, transportation, guards, border defense and firefighting, etc.."

"The security forces are not under the command of the Military Affairs Office, but are led by the Privy Council and local governments. The county and above cities should be equipped with corresponding security forces according to actual needs."

Du Ruhui was a little confused when he said this.

According to the king's wishes, if each city is equipped, the number of guards required will be huge.

More importantly, every responsibility of the security forces is linked to the yamen organization, including but not limited to the Public Security Bureau, Sihai Qianzhuang, Forestry Department, Water Resources Department, Taxation Department, etc., which require coordination among the Privy Council.

Seeing this, Ouyang Shuo said to Jiang Shang: "The cabinet and the Privy Council jointly take charge of this matter, and formulate a detailed rule and system and then implement it. Don't cause any trouble."

"The old minister received the order!"

Only the cabinet can handle such a huge coordination amount. Fortunately, Jiang Shang is not afraid of trouble and said with a smile: "The old minister suggests that the capital can be used as a pilot first, and try first. After it is implemented, it will be expanded to the provincial capital level, further summarized and refined, and finally transmitted by the provincial governor level."

This is the old saying of planning the country.

Du Ruhui naturally had no objection. If he really wanted to form the security forces in each city one by one, the total scale would probably be less than 500,000. If all of them were placed under the command of the Privy Council, it would only greatly enhance the status of the Privy Council.

Ouyang Shuo continued: "The 800,000 Dali Imperial Army only reorganized two field corpses, one of which is the Fifth Corps of the Imperial Guards, with Yue Yun as the commander of the legion."

The Imperial Guard was the only one among the army groups that had not reached the full rank. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ouyang Shuo not only supplemented the Imperial Guard, but also promoted the young general Yue Yun.

Du Ruhui nodded and wrote down.

"The other quota is left for the Guards and the First Army Corps of the Guards." This is the third direct army number established by Ouyang Shuo after the Imperial Guards and the City Guards, and it is of great significance.

You can tell from the name that the Guards, like the Imperial Guards, will be the ace among the aces.

The positioning of the two is completely different.

"Oda Nobunaga was appointed as the commander of the First Legion of the Guards. The corps of the army had only musketeers and was equipped with direct artillery brigades and flight wings. It was the first pure heat weapon legion of the dynasty." Ouyang Shuo continued.

As the industrialization of the dynasty intensifies, the military's thermal weaponization is the general trend.

Before a large-scale transformation, Ouyang Shuo needs to set a benchmark for the entire army, and use this as the basis to slowly expand to the entire army, completing a historic transformation.

The Guards are this benchmark.

After Oda Nobunaga was captured, Ouyang Shuo had an in-depth conversation with him in Edo. At that time, Ouyang Shuo revealed his idea of ​​forming a guard army to Oda Nobunaga.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Shuo successfully persuaded this person to surrender.

Jiang Shang, Zhang Liang and Du Ruhui all thought about it after hearing this. There is no doubt that this will be a historic moment for Daxia.
Chapter completed!