Seven strategies

In order to solve the problem of food and salary for the army in Zhenbei and build a strong northern Xinjiang, the following seven policies are put forward for reference

1. Establish an infantry battalion system. (Actually, it should be called the government military system, but in the Han Dynasty, the government did not evolve to the meaning of the Tang Dynasty.) Therefore, it is not appropriate to use the word "Fu") The infantry mainly in the yellow turbans was collectively converted into battalion soldiers. Those who have reached the age of 20 and are strong enter the camp, and after 50 are removed from the camp, and after becoming the battalion soldiers, they will be granted 100 acres of land. Training while cultivating the land, exempt from all conscription taxes, and all the production in the fields will be owned by oneself as military salaries, but the surplus grain must be purchased by the Zhenbei Military Government at a unified and flat price as military rations. Purchase a bow, fifty arrows, and a sword. Spears, armor, crossbows, etc. were uniformly distributed by the Zhenbei Military Government during training or expeditions. Every year, the martial arts assessment is regularly organized, and the assessment is mainly based on shooting, opening the bow with one stone and seven buckets (50 kilograms), 100 steps (1 meter 38 in one step) away, the size of the human torso, and the target is five in ten shots, and it passes. Zhang Qiang's crossbow has six stones and seven buckets (about 200 kilograms), 200 steps away, the size of a human torso, and five hits in ten shots, passing. If you exceed the reward, those who fail to meet the requirements will be removed from the camp.

The reference to the Tang Dynasty government soldier system can be said to be reasonable, and the burden is lighter than that of the Tang Dynasty government soldiers, who also have to prepare their own military rations in addition to bows and knives. There is no military ration here, but the grain grown must be purchased by the Zhenbei Military Government at a unified and affordable price, sold or used as military rations. However, reforming the military system was not within the purview of General Zhenbei.

2. Reform the military system. The military system of the Han Dynasty was five people and one team, ten people and one team, one hundred people and one tun, two hundred people and one song, and one thousand people. After the reform, the department was led by Sima, with a battalion of 5,000 people, with the captain as the principal and the lieutenant as the deputy. The battalion is used as the basic unit for farming, stationing and combat, and each battalion is awarded honorary titles, and is directly led by the Zhenbei Military Government, and there are lieutenant generals above the rank of lieutenant, and several battalions are assigned to command according to the situation.

The lieutenant and the lieutenant general should not have appeared, but they have already appeared in the book, and they are engaged in the plot of the book. The reform of the military system was not within the authority of General Zhenbei, but it has been changed countless times before and can only be continued.

3. Nomadic cavalry recruitment. Moved Yan Rou to protect Wuheng Zhonglang General (Wuheng of the Six Counties), Xu Rong to protect Xianbei Zhonglang General (Xianbei Wuye Department has been very substantial), Zhang Yan to protect Qiang Zhonglang General (leading Dongqiang and Storm Sand Tribe), leading and protecting various ethnic minorities in northern Xinjiang. Nomadic cavalry also did not need to be trained in peacetime, and did not need to be included in the standing army that paid salaries at all, and were only paid when they were recruited for battle. In each battle, 10,000 nomadic cavalry were levied to fight, and they were grouped according to the nationality, Xu Rong led 10,000 Xianbei cavalry, and Ju Yi led 10,000 Hun cavalry. Yan Rou led 10,000 Wuheng cavalry, and Zhang Yan led 10,000 Qianghu cavalry, so that it was 40,000 nomadic cavalry, and the infantry battalion could also be temporarily transferred to command. The nomadic cavalry has a salary to be paid, and it is bound to compete for 10,000 places, which is conducive to improving the quality of the nomadic cavalry. In this way, there is no money to raise soldiers in peacetime, and 40,000 nomadic cavalry are available in wartime.

This is basically in line with the situation at that time, but at that time, the nomadic cavalry was levied and not paid, and the war was levied and distributed, and it was stopped after the war. Li Hong is still requisitioned, but he is paid instead, and because the war has been uprooted, it is time to find a gap for them to return home, there is a military salary to pay, there is no worry that no one will be recruited, and after the war, he will be dismissed and go to leave home. It becomes the paid autonomous temporary conscription now.

4. Build a baggage battalion, with Tian Zhong as the captain of the baggage, lead the troops with 5,000 baggage soldiers, and maintain tens of thousands of baggage vehicles in peacetime. It is necessary to build a baggage truck, the capacity of a horse is 2.5 times that of the people, and the consumption of grain and grass is only 66% more, less than the amount of two people, and there is no need to pay, save money and grain, and must be promoted in large quantities. If it is equipped with a baggage cart, the horse-drawn cart is more labor-saving than the horse directly carrying grain, and it will pull more. It's a great way to save. Be sure to make a lot of baggage trucks. 100,000 people can be worth 40,000 horses, and 40,000 horses may be worth 15,000 two-horse baggage carts. Moreover, the baggage truck can also be used as a Wugang car. The crossbow carts of the chariot battalion can also be converted to baggage wagons, and two horses are used for maneuvering. One baggage soldier can manage three wagons, six men, and six horses.

The baggage truck is actually very strong, not easy to be destroyed, like the general carpenter we see every day to make the trailer, it is not easy to disassemble and destroy, as a military baggage truck, the material is better, the structure is stronger.

5. The horse administration is in charge of the nomads in northern Xinjiang, and the war horses are temporarily requisitioned from the nomads, which will be returned after the war, and the money will be subsidized, and the war damage will be subsidized. In this way, the nomads are happy to raise horses and are willing to accept recruitment, and they do not have to worry about not having a sufficient number of good horses available. In this way, there is no cost of raising horses in peacetime, and hundreds of thousands of military horses are available in wartime.

6. Elite riding system. The cavalry of the Han army must be on stand, and they are not engaged in farming, and they are elite soldiers who specialize in training with salaries. Qian Xian Yu was assisted as the general of Duliao, and the 10,000 Duliao cavalry was directly led by him. In this way, only 10,000 elite cavalry are raised in peacetime, and 50,000 cavalry with the Duliao cavalry as the core are available in wartime. In addition, the Zhenbei Military Government directly led a standing cavalry Black Panther Servant.

The cavalry of the Han army cannot but be prepared, and the cavalry of the Duliao battalion is not something that Li Hong can revoke, and it is also the trump card of the Han Dynasty, so it is a pity to cancel the establishment.

7. Ordnance system. Ancient ordnance has always been provided by state-run workshops, plus the monopoly of raw materials such as iron, there is no commercial cost, only very low labor costs, mainly wages, the cost is extremely low, and it can be produced in large quantities. Generally, the system of engraving the name of the maker on the weapon and holding him accountable ensures the quality. At present, it is purchased from private workshops, and the cost has risen, so it should be changed.

The above opinions are for reference only.

My characters in the book basically don't do anything, and they're basically like rice worms, and it's time to function.

Addendum to the Revision of the Battalion System:

Addendum to the Revision of the Battalion System:

There are four principles for the revision and addendum to the military system: first, it is necessary to eliminate the old, weak, sick and disabled, secondly, to eliminate some Yellow Turban soldiers and generals, and thirdly, to thoroughly control the Yellow Turban soldiers and the requisitioned nomadic cavalry, and finally to improve the three-level system of the Zhenbei Army (border army), Juntun, and Mintun.

1. Battalion system. On the principle of voluntariness, recruit those who are 20 years old and strong to join the camp, and after 50 are removed from the camp, and after becoming battalion soldiers, their families are called battalion households and granted 100 acres of land. Since the annexation of the prefecture has now realized that everyone has land, it may not be of much practical significance to grant 100 acres of land, so it has been changed to guarantee 100 acres of land, and all forced labor taxes are exempted, and all the products in the fields are owned by themselves, and the ordnance is changed to official payment. The battalion soldiers do not plough their own private fields and concentrate on training, so the Han infantry cavalry can enter the camp, and the nomads do not farm, so consider otherwise. Regardless of the parity purchase of military grain, perhaps the surplus grain procurement system can become a policy for the entire northern Xinjiang, and it is not limited to camp households. The Yellow Turban soldiers did not survive to come out to rebel, and it was not their will to fight, but they had to fight. If you can fill your stomach without fighting, there will be many people who are unwilling to become soldiers, and they will not be recruited out of their own will. In particular, the existing army cantonment soldiers are very reluctant, and except for those who are selected as battalion soldiers, they will be converted into civilian cantonments on a voluntary basis. Maybe they can fight for the Han Dynasty against Hu, but they may not be willing to make a career out of being a soldier. Therefore, a voluntary principle can basically eliminate most of the Yellow Turban soldiers, including Juntun, and can also make the Yellow Turban soldiers no longer private, because the Yellow Turban soldiers are voluntarily recruited from the Zhenbei Army, and no one can stop them. The former Yellow Turban officers are also dealt with according to the principle of voluntariness, the composition of the Yellow Turban is too mixed, most of them do not have the same heart as Zhang Yan, Yang Feng and Li Hong, and offer generous conditions for repatriation, anyway, there will be many vacancies for local lieutenants and county lieutenants in the four northern counties, and even if there are soldiers under them, they will be given money, land, houses, and officials, and those who like to enjoy happiness will be kicked out, and they will go to the local area, and they will not be allowed to go to the battlefield. Prince Sun and a few others should not only stay but also become official officers, as an example, Li Hong should have the power to appoint officers below the rank of commander, and the rank of commander and above should be appointed by the imperial court.

In addition to the main infantry battalion directly under the Zhenbei Military Government, the battalion soldiers should also be separated from the border army.

There are 20,000 border troops among the battalions, and they are scattered and stationed at various key points on the northern border and Yanmen Pass in units of troops. The border guards organize tuntian at the border to meet their own living needs. The difference with the main battalion is that the purpose of organizing military cantonments (official fields rather than private fields) in the garrison areas is to achieve self-sufficiency in grain, and not to rely on inland transportation, as was the case in the Ming Dynasty.

The original military tun was too hard, and if it was based on the principle of voluntariness, everyone would be converted to a private tun. The reorganization of the military cantonment is mainly based on voluntary recruitment in the people's tun, one county and one battalion, not leaving the hometown and not leaving production, working at home and farming at three times, and concentrating on teaching and fighting at one time. It is also to cultivate official fields, but those who accept recruitment are exempted from 20% of the grain handed over than the Mintun, and only 30% are paid, and the army is stationed in the Mintun, not the battalion. At present, there are two counties and four northern counties, with a total of six battalions and 30,000. A general of the general of the peasant lieutenant, a local lieutenant is in charge of a battalion, and the local lieutenant and other officers at all levels are specially responsible for training, only replenishing the main force with soldiers, not officers, maintaining a fixed number at all times, and placing the blessed Yellow Turban officers in the position of the lieutenant and other officers, and not allowing them to go to the battlefield. A battalion of border troops and cantonments should have at least one-fifth of the cavalry.

Mintun is the top priority, and the military rations are mainly provided by Mintun, and Mintun has 1.6 million yuan, which is enough. Mintun is a recruited homeless tuntian, and the fields belong to the Zhenbei Army, and cannot be assigned to their own names like the battalion soldiers, and fifty percent of the grain in the tuntian must be handed over, rather than all for themselves, so as to maintain the attractiveness of the battalion soldiers.

Among the three levels, Mintun does not have its own fields, ploughs the official fields, and hands over five cents of grain. The military tun did not have its own fields, and handed in three points of rations, but had to be trained. The battalion soldiers have 100 acres of land, and all the fruits of the field belong to themselves. In addition to owning private land, only the soldiers in the border army battalions also provided their own military rations in the tuntian areas where they were stationed.

According to the data of the Tuntian of the past dynasties, the Mintun of Cao Wei was 15 to 45 mu per person, and the military households of the Ming Dynasty had ploughing cattle and farm tools, which were 50 to 100 mu per household (note the difference between the two, which is one person and one household). According to this calculation, a sturdy adult man can plough 50 acres of land with ploughing oxen and farm tools, and a household without a sturdy adult man should also be at this level.

2. Nomadic cavalry recruitment. See the Seven Strategies section for details, and here again. Yan Rou led the protection of Wuheng, Xu Rong led the protection of Xianbei (moved the northern Xianbei over), Zhang Yan led the protection of Qianghu (took in Dongqiang), and Ju Yi led the protection of the Xiongnu. There were many Xianbei tribes in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but they were generally classified into Wuheng and managed by Captain Wuheng. Now it is a separate column, plus Wuye Xianbei and Northern Xianbei and captives, it is also a force that is not inferior to the Southern Xiongnu, Qianghu, and Wuheng. The nomadic cavalry was changed to a single recruitment system, rather than tribal requisition, so the officers were temporarily appointed by the Zhenbei Army, rather than the tribal marshal, and the requisitioned nomadic cavalry was controlled by the marshal and the leader, while the conscripted ones were controlled by the Zhenbei Army. There are two kinds of preparation schemes, one is the decimal system of the nomads, because the nomads are long in cavalry and archery guerrillas, so the establishment is loose and flexible, and the commander and below are appointed and recruited by the Zhenbei Army, and the Han officers are above. One is the cavalry establishment of the Han army (five people and one team, ten people and one tithe, fifty people and one team, one hundred people and one tun, two hundred people and one song, and one thousand people. The department is led by Sima, with a battalion of 5,000 people, with the captain as the principal and the lieutenant as the deputy. The cavalry of the Han army was good at fighting and killing conflicts, so it was more tightly organized and had strong control over the soldiers. If this kind of establishment is adopted, the officers above the rank of Sima will be filled by Han officers, and in this case, each Zhonglang General's Mansion will also prepare two lieutenants and two Du Lieutenants, and the Zhonglang General's Mansion is just a shelf, and the five people do not care about the affairs and soldiers in peacetime, and the soldiers and middle- and lower-level officers will be quickly replenished once mobilized in wartime. Personally, I prefer the former, and the latter is just a backup, one is that I am afraid that there will not be so many officers in the battalion dominated by yellow turbans. Second, the Hu and Han cavalry were convenient for the division of labor according to their expertise, and the Liao battalion was in the center of the assault, and the Hu cavalry fought on both wings. In this way, the Xiongnu Zhonglang will Ju Yi will have 10,000 Hun cavalry in the headquarters, Xu Rong will have 10,000 Xianbei cavalry in the headquarters, Yan Rou will have 10,000 Wuheng cavalry in the headquarters, Zhang Yan will have 10,000 Qiang Hu cavalry in the headquarters, plus 10,000 Liao cavalry in Xian Yufu and the black panther Yi in the headquarters of the Zhenbei general.

Fengyun Tieqi really didn't take it into account last time, because it hadn't appeared for a long time, and Li Hong didn't take it to Youzhou because he was worried about reliability. My opinion is not to spend money to raise an unreliable standing army, anyway, the personnel are mainly composed of Xianbei Wuheng, temporarily recruited, and dispersed to the Xianbei Zhonglang General and the Wuheng Zhonglang General, one is called the Wind Cavalry Battalion, the other is called the Cloud Cavalry Battalion, which together is the Fengyun Iron Cavalry.

There are a lot of cavalry from the Black Panthers, and there is no point in granting fields. Either implement a military salary system, and replenish some of the elite of the Fengyun Iron Cavalry, expanding to 5,000 people. Or simply let the Hu people farm. If not, it will be changed to the Han people. The fewer standing Hu cavalry Li Hong controlled, the more reassuring the ministers of the DPRK and China became, but it was impossible to be completely reassured.