Chapter 888 Rather lack than abuse
The original Sanguang and Five Mansions, Guangzhou Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, Yongzhou Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, Guizhou Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, Rongzhou Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, and Annan Metropolitan Protectorate’s Mansion have now added several new Metropolitan Governor’s Mansions, Wu’an Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion, Juding Metropolitan Governor’s Mansion The Dudu Mansion, the Dudu Mansion, and the Tonghai Dudu Mansion are actually the Sanguang and Jiudu Dufu Mansions.
"At least one army must be set up under each governor's mansion."
Guangzhou Metropolitan Government established a town navy,
The Governor's Mansion in the south of the town set up a quiet navy,
Yongzhou Governor's Mansion established a military army,
Guizhou Governor's Mansion set up the Jingjiang Army,
Ningyuan Army was set up in Rongzhou Dudufu.
The Governor's Mansion of Juding set up the Ande Army;
Another town Nanguan has a special decree from the emperor to build the Zhennan Army, and Gaopingbao has a special decree from the emperor to build the Pingnan Army.
Nine Dudu Mansions have a total of 11 armies, each with 3,000 garrison troops, and the number of troops is 33,000.
Nine capital governor's mansions, and each mansion will make up another 9,000 soil groups, totaling 81,000.
"We in Lingnan can't expect soldiers from the Central Plains to come and take turns guarding the border. First, it's too far away, and second, the people of the Central Plains are not used to the water, soil and climate in the south. It's not worthwhile to travel all the way to guard the border for a year or so. We have to use The southerners guard the southern frontier, so I propose to select young and strong elites from the three prefectures in south of Lingnan, Guangxi and nine Dudufu prefectures, and directly set up 30 Zhongzheng prefectures with 1,000 people, and deploy them in critical places in various places."
Zhechong Mansion and Dudu Mansion’s garrison army are two systems. Zhechong Mansion is a mansion, a place where troops are stored and prepared for war. It is a military system in wartime and a farmer in leisure time. It is a system that combines agriculture with soldiers.
The various armies, guards, towns, and guards of the Dudu Mansion belong to the garrison and garrison standing soldiers conscripted. Although these soldiers sometimes farm and farm, their main task is to garrison various military forts, fortresses, and beacon piers. Waiting for garrison and patrol. The town garrisons are mainly from the prefectural soldiers who are conscripted in turn, and some are from the prefecture, county and township training.
The Dudu Mansion directly commands the state soldiers, but does not directly command the Fubing, because the Fubing is under the command of the Twelve Guards and only obeys the orders of the Ministry of War. The Dudu and the Governor have no right to mobilize. There must be a transfer order from the Ministry of War.
However, the soldiers who were recruited into the town and garrison belonged directly to the Dudu Mansion.
Qin Lang planned to set up 30 Zhechong military mansions directly in Lingnan, and it was also to make it easier for these soldiers to go to the towns and guards under the governor's mansions to avoid thousands of miles away. Most of them work in the government for farming or regular rotation training, but the military government is in Lingnan, so once something happens in Lingnan, these government soldiers can still be quickly mobilized and recruited, compared with the military government far away in the Central Plains Guanlong Mountain and other places, if there is something to call to the south, it will be too fast, at least a month or two.
If you want to control the vast area in the South of the Five Ridges, first of all, military coercion is essential. Otherwise, you can transfer those tyrants to the north this time, but it is impossible to leave them in the north all the time, and you will always come back.
Regardless of whether you give the private soldiers of these people the names of united soldiers or township bravery, they are still an armed force after all, and they will still threaten Datang's control of Lingnan at any time, so in the final analysis, the court still has to be in charge. Lingnan has real and strong military power in Lingnan. Datang's military power in the Central Plains alone is beyond reach after all.
Earlier, the imperial court had begun to set up military mansions and added garrisons in Lingnan, but the steps were still too small. Firstly, it was a matter of money, food and soldiers, and secondly, it was also considering the feelings of local forces in Lingnan.
But after the chaos in Lingnan this time, Qin Lang thought that he should cut the mess quickly, and take advantage of the remaining prestige of the Tang Dynasty to calm the chaos, so that he could achieve it in one step.
Li Daliang, who has always been a hardliner, expressed his full support for this. He had previously discounted 8,000 elites, but Annan's strength was greatly reduced, and the court's replenishment was delayed. It would be very unsafe if it lasted for a long time.
"Will the imperial court agree with us to take such a big step?"
"I'm here to tell Your Majesty Chen Zou, choose the government soldiers, award the military fields, purchase the government soldiers' equipment, and also select the united soldiers and purchase the money and food needed for the soil regiment equipment. We in Lingnan can afford it ourselves, and we will keep the necessary equipment. The state tax is purchased from Weiwei Temple of the imperial court, and the imperial court does not need to supply it. In this case, the imperial court has no reason to disagree."
Li Daliang reminded Qin Lang that even so, if tens of thousands of government soldiers are added at once, it means that millions of acres of military land will be awarded. These military fields are rent-free, and these tens of thousands of government soldiers will also If it becomes unclassified, the court will also lose a lot of tax revenue.
Although the treatment of Tutuan is not as good as that of Fubing, they still have a lot of benefits and other benefits.
"We can all compensate the imperial court by ourselves. Is there a shortage of land in Lingnan now? There is no shortage. There is a large area of wasteland, which is more than enough to be awarded to the government soldiers, and even the united soldiers. Moreover, the military mansions, towns, garrisons, etc. After the establishment of the Unity Battalion, we can also implement the policy of military garrison, so that these soldiers can take care of farming in addition to guarding and training, so that the issue of military food can basically be self-sufficient.”
"As for other expenses, etc., we in Lingnan are now developing maritime trade, and we can use some of our taxes from Liuzhou to compensate the imperial court, which is completely achievable."
As long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.
Niu Jianhu came over with a shy face, "Sanlang, you recruit troops and buy horses to expand, can you help me expand the South China Sea Division?"
"Your navy now has 6,000 troops, isn't that enough?"
"Who thinks there are too many people?" Niu Jianhu said bluntly.
"Don't even think about expansion. A navy is a navy after all, and the imperial court can't make it too big. However, I have a way to help you improve your strength a little bit." Qin Lang said with a smile.
"Quickly tell me what is the solution." Niu Jianhu said anxiously, it is rare to be the commander-in-chief of an army, who doesn't want to be strong and strong.
"Look at the borderlands of our Tang Dynasty, we are now implementing the native regiment system and building united barracks to supplement the town garrison. Your navy can also get some auxiliary troops."
"How did the navy do it?"
"There are so many ships sailing in the South China Sea. We have a policy to let them register all the merchant ships that have been handed over to the ports of Qingui, and accept the command of your navy. For some large merchant ships that are sailing in the South China Sea, you You can let them be included in the navy's reserve service sequence, and you can also arrange these merchant ships to receive training for a certain period of time in turn, and you can even assign several reserve service members, instructors, brigade commanders, etc. to each ship, and assign numbers , to award the flag, etc.”
"Usually, they still run their own ships to do their own business, but they also have to provide you with some news and information, and once there is a war, you can recruit these registered reserve merchant ships and sailors according to the situation, to serve you. Transporting supplies and armaments, and even assisting in combat, wouldn’t your navy suddenly have hundreds of reserve ships and tens of thousands of reserve sailors?”
"This is also okay?"
"What's wrong?"
Niu Jianhu thought for a while, and it seems that this is really the case.
"It's just that those merchant ships really obey orders?"
"There is a policy, do they dare not listen?" Qin Lang reminded Niu Jianhu, "You are the admiral of the South China Sea Navy, and these merchant ships are all going to sea on your territory. Who dare not obey the order? Are you just eating nothing? of?"
"But if it's not beneficial, others will be reluctant, right?"
"Why is it not good? Joining the navy reserve, first of all, you can get the designation and flag of your navy reserve, and you can also get regular training from your navy, and even send troops and instructors to guide you, not to mention that you will definitely understand these at sea Your own ship is especially protected, and there is another one, you can also let these reserve merchant ships share information with you, etc., in short, as long as you do it, it will certainly be stronger if you hold a group..."
In the vast sea, no matter how big a sea ship is, it is still small, and it must face various dangers at any time, so it is always safer to have more friends at sea.
Merchant ships join the navy reserve. Although they may need to spend some time every year for training, and even have to accept unified scheduling, etc., the benefits are also visible. Don't talk about this and that, as long as you become a reserve, you can go to the navy. Channels to purchase some sophisticated weapons and equipment from the Weiwei Temple of the imperial court.
Although some powerful ordnance is definitely not available, general knives, guns and arrows are definitely no problem, and there must be some discounts in the price. Turning merchant ships into armed merchant ships is very useful for merchants traveling far away. seductive.
Buy it yourself, the channel must be a problem, and the price must be higher.
What Niu Jianhu needs is to issue a certificate of reserve service, issue a designation flag, and train them on a regular basis. There is not much to do, but a large number of reserve merchant ships can be added for nothing. What a wonderful thing.
"Xie Sanlang, you are really my good brother. This way, my strength has greatly increased."
"Don't be in a hurry. You must pay attention to discipline when setting up the reserve force. You can't have illegal ships. Besides, you have to take care of your interests. Otherwise, you can't even protect your own people. Which merchant ship is willing to follow your South China Sea Fleet? ?”
"Another point is that the more ships the better, don't indiscriminately award the reserves as soon as you come here, make a mess, and ruin the reputation of the South China Sea Navy. Remember to strengthen the qualification review, and pay attention to follow-up management and supervision after recruiting. From time to time, recruit those who are also merchants and thieves to ruin their own reputation. It is better not to abuse the lack, but to be more refined. The flag of the South China Sea Navy cannot be ruined by others casually."
"Xie Sanlang for your guidance, I will definitely rather be short than abuse, and review it carefully."
Qin Lang tapped on the table, "Your South China Sea navy guards the surface of the South China Sea, and I, the economic envoy of the Nine Prefectures of Lingnan, mainly manage the land. Although I don't directly control your navy, the merchant ships on the sea It is extremely important to Lingnan, and I hope that we can work together in the future so that the South China Sea can thrive in maritime trade and free from pirates and smuggling."
"Please don't worry, Saburo, you are not only the envoy of the Nine Houses of Lingnan, you are also the governor of our navy, and you still have this job. We are your people." Niu Jianhu laughed road.
"The naval division has almost completed the training. I will resign from the part-time job to Your Majesty this time. You will have to do it yourself in the future."
"Don't, you are the founder of our navy, and our navy is all from Saburo, you can't leave us alone, we haven't grown up yet!"
"Hey, the sailor is Datang's sailor, and I, Qin Sanlang, only supervised the choreography and practice according to the order. Now that the choreography and practice are completed, I will naturally take over the responsibility. I must never talk nonsense like this in the future." Qin Sanlang Lang Zhengse reminded Niu Jianhu that if this word got out and someone like Hou Junji heard it, wouldn't it be very troublesome to say that the Datang navy was the Qin family's navy?
(end of this chapter)