On the third day of February, Zhu Cihong first made a major adjustment to the army.

The guard system was abolished, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, which managed the national health center, naturally existed in name only and was useless.

Zhu Cihong redivided the functions of the governors of the five armies and arranged for garrisons in various places.

The Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, founded in the Yuan Dynasty to the Zheng Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang initially set up the Generalissimo Mansion of the United Army, which was later changed to the Privy Council, and finally changed to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion to control the Chinese and foreign military.

In order to consolidate the imperial power, in the thirteenth year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, took the idea that "power is not dedicated to one division, and things are not left in the shadows." For this reason, the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was divided into five, which were the front and back, the left and right, and the middle five mansions, and since then it has become customized, and it has continued to the present.

At first, the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies was very powerful, and he was in charge of the world's soldiers and horses, and the military department was just in name, and he was willing to be a younger brother.

Later, slowly, the military department and the five military governors contained each other, and finally the military department completely overrode the five military governors and became the highest military management structure of the country.

This process of change is also a game between the civil and military forces of the Ming Dynasty, because the officials of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies are basically nobles, while the military department is a civilian official.

Even though the power is not as good as before, the accusations of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies have basically not changed, and it is mainly responsible for taking charge of military registration, managing the tuntian of local guard stations, recruiting troops, and transporting military rations.

There are 13 provinces in the Ming Dynasty (now 14 provinces), with a total of 140 prefectures, 193 prefectures, and 1138 counties, and militarily governed by 493 guards and 259 guards, which is the guard system.

The Governor's Office of the Five Armies is in charge of the command and envoys of each province, and the command and envoys of each province are in charge of a number of guards, and the guards have jurisdiction over a certain number of thousands of households and hundreds of households.

The Governor's Office of the Five Armies is divided into the Governor's Office of the Central Army, the Governor's Office of the Left Army, the Governor's Office of the Right Army, the Governor's Office of the Front Army, and the Governor's Office of the Later Army.

In the event of a war, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies had to obey the arrangements of the military department and lead the army to fight.

Of course, the Governor's Office of the Five Armies can elect generals, and the hereditary assessment of military attachés and the competition of appointment officers are jointly presided over by the Ministry of War and the Five Governments.

In other words, the generals of the Governor's Office of the Five Armies are responsible for managing the army of the local guards, recruiting, training, and fighting.

And the civilian officials of the military department are responsible for the deployment of troops.

After discussions with several nobles of the Military Aircraft Department, Zhu Cihong officially changed the Left Army Governor's Office, the Right Army Governor's Office, the former Army Governor's Office, and the Later Army Governor's Office to the Eastern Army Governor's Office, the Western Army Governor's Office, the Southern Army Governor's Office, and the Northern Army Governor's Office.

In addition, the unchanged Governor's Office of the Chinese Army, the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces was reset, and the places under its jurisdiction were also changed.

The Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, leading and commanding all the armed forces in Zhili, Zhejiang, and Fujian, set up the Governor's Mansion in Nanjing, and was guarded by the three armies of Tianwu.

The Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Army, leading and commanding all the armed forces in Huguang, Henan, and Jiangxi, set up the Governor's Mansion in Wuchang, Huguang, and was stationed by the Anwu Army.

The Governor's Office of the Southern Army, leading and commanding all the armed forces in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, set up the Governor's Office in Kunming, Yunnan, and was stationed by the Jingwu Army.

The Governor's Mansion of the Western Army, leading and commanding all the armed forces in Shaanxi and Sichuan, set up the Governor's Office in Xi'an, Shaanxi, and was stationed by the Dingxi Army.

The Governor's Mansion of the Northern Army, leading and commanding all the armed forces in Beizhili, Shandong, Shanxi, and Daning, set up the Governor's Mansion in Beijing, Beizhili, and was stationed by the Tianxiong Army.

The new Governor's Office of the Five Armies is responsible for both defending the territory and the frontier and attacking the Quartet, just like the five major theaters.....

The Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, attacking Dongfan, Nanyang, Qingguo, Japan, and Australia, covering the entire South China Sea, East China Sea, and Pacific Ocean, and developing to the Americas.

The Southern Military Governor's Mansion, conquering Southeast Asian countries, India and other places.

The Northern Military Governor's Mansion, attacking Mobei, cooperating with the Northern Protectorate and the Eastern Protectorate, attacking the Qing Kingdom and Siberia, and reaching the Arctic Ocean.

The Governor's Mansion of the Western Army, the Governor of Moxi Mongolia, the Zungar Khanate, the Yarkand Khanate, and the Heshute Khanate, etc., covered Central Asia.

The Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Army is responsible for filling the position and maneuvering, and wherever there is a war, it will send troops to assist.

In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the soldiers to open up the territory and expand the territory, Zhu Cihong implemented the system of territorial fiefdom, as long as the military merits are outstanding, those who open up the territory for the Ming Dynasty can be rewarded with territory and given the right to use the land.

For example, if Zhou Yuji can conquer a khanate in Moxi and expand the territory of one million square kilometers for the Ming Dynasty, he will get the territory of a county, and have all the land use rights, economic autonomy, and personnel appointment and dismissal rights in the territory.

Under the condition of paying taxes and fulfilling other obligations, Zhou Yuji's descendants can also inherit the land, but it cannot be transferred, and the court will take back the land use right until the hereditary title is over.

If the descendants of Zhou Yuji have a future and make meritorious service again, the imperial court will give priority to the Zhou family to renew the land use right of the territory.

In order to prevent the emergence of a feudal state, Zhu Cihong set a rule that the fiefdom should not exceed one county, and the upper limit of land was 5 million mu.

The private soldiers in the family territory are not allowed to exceed 1,000, and they must follow the "Da Ming Law" and be controlled by the imperial court.

That is to say, in the fiefdom, no matter how you toss economically, politically and militarily, less toss, honestly enjoy happiness, and cultivate more future generations to become talents.

Since ancient times, China's successive dynasties have been weak in their external expansion, and most of them have become the main ones in terms of self-defense.

Even if there are a few dynasties that like to expand, they don't know how to convert the profits, and they lose money in it, making everyone unwilling to go to war and expand.

Unlike the West at this time, after the Great Voyage, the whole world ran around, fought wars and grabbed territory, engaged in colonies, trafficked people, and dug for gold to make a fortune.

One side gets the benefits, and everyone around them follows the trend, actively engaging in colonization, and influencing dozens of generations from all aspects.

As for the rewards of small and medium-ranking soldiers, they were carried out in the provinces under the jurisdiction of the governors, and they were rewarded with land and silver according to the size of the military merits.

After years of war, a large amount of land has been barren, and now there are too many land resources available to the imperial court, especially in the north.

In addition to Zhili, Zhejiang, Huguang and other places in the south, the rest of the land is also vast and sparsely populated, and there is a large amount of land that has not been used in place.

For some retired soldiers, Zhu Cihong also provided them with employment opportunities, and they could choose to be grassroots cadres such as local lieutenant chiefs and village chiefs, or enter military factories.

You can even enter the armed forces of the royal group and become mercenaries for ocean trade and colonization overseas.

In order to enhance the combat effectiveness of the troops under the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, Zhu Cihong thought twice and combined the right to train troops and the right to command troops into one, and the imperial court only retained the right to transfer troops.

Several major battles in the Northern Expedition, although they were fought beautifully, also exposed many problems of the Ming army.

For example, the running-in between the generals and non-commissioned officers of various departments, the matching and transportation of firearms, and logistics all need to be strengthened again.

Some troops almost had a situation in the Northern Song Dynasty in which "soldiers do not know generals, and generals do not know soldiers", which affected the combat effectiveness of the army.

The armed forces should be a highly centralized and unified armed group, because only a high degree of centralization and unity can have strong combat effectiveness.

From this point of view, the power of the five military governors before the Ming Dynasty was weakened, and the power of the military department was strengthened, which was actually a kind of progress, which was beneficial to enhancing the combat effectiveness of the army, and the military department was controlled by civilian officials and would not pose a threat to the imperial power.

It can be said that in the late Ming Dynasty, a central military leadership system was basically established that could enhance the army's combat effectiveness without undermining centralized power.

However, this kind of leadership system is not perfect, and the civilian officials of the military department interfere too much in the front-line command is one of them, and the layman directs the insider, adding to the fucking chaos!

Therefore, in the next Ming court pattern, Zhu Cihong will completely divide the civil and military affairs, and separate government affairs from the military.

(End of chapter)