Chapter 1255 Imperial Strategy

The imperial court has a certain number of establishments. With the talents of Li Si and Fang Xuanling, at least they are also the directors.

However, these positions cannot be adjusted right now.

Ouyang Shuo didn't plan to add new cabinet members even if there was no fixed establishment in the cabinet. Right now, the cabinet already has one Chief Assistant, three Second Assistants and two part-time Second Assistants, which is enough, and any more will make it look bloated.

But it won't work if you don't arrange it. You can't let such a great talent sit idle, that would be "reckless".

When Ouyang Shuo was in trouble, Jiang Shang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think that it's time to equip the three major guards with long history and recorders to join the army."

As the chief yamen of a region, the Duhu Mansion is naturally not empty-handed. In addition to the Duhu, there are two core subordinate officials, Jiang Shang's long history and the recorder joining the army.

Changshi is equivalent to the chief of staff of the Duhu Mansion, and his position is similar to that of the secretary-general in modern society; the recorder joins the army is equivalent to the chief of staff of the Duhu Mansion, and can be regarded as the military staff of the Duhu Mansion.

In view of the fact that Daxia still implements the separation of military and government in the Duhufu, the status of Changshi is much higher than that of being a recorder and joining the army.

According to the Great Xia System, the Duhufu is divided into two levels: the Daduhufu and the Shangduhufu. The system of the Tang Dynasty was different.

Shangduhu ranks in the second grade, the same level as Honglu Siqing, Yushi doctor, and chief justice, higher than the vice ministers of the four courts, and lower than the ministers of the four courts.

Correspondingly, the head of the Shangdu Protectorate, Shi, was ranked in the third rank, at the same level as the governor of the province.

Da Du Hu ranks from the second rank, at the same level as the vice ministers of the Four Courts and Jing Zhaoyi, and higher in rank than the governor of the province. Shi, the Chief Protector of Dadu, was ranked in the third rank, at the same level as the directors of the Four Courtyards.

In the previous adjustments, Jingzhaoyi was promoted from the third rank to the second rank, highlighting the strategic position of the capital. At the same time, as the central bank of Daxia Bank, the president was directly promoted from the third rank to the second rank.

The two presidents of Daxia Commercial Bank and Daxia Agricultural Bank continued to be positioned as third grade.

The Southern Border Protectorate's subordinate five provinces are naturally Shangdu Protectorate, so the full name should be Southern Border Upper Protectorate. The Protectorate of Northern Xinjiang only has three major provinces, and it is only the Protectorate of the Great Capital for the time being.

After conquering nine African countries, the African Protectorate was also promoted to the Upper African Protectorate.

At this time, Jiang Shang proposed that the three major guards should be equipped with long history and clerks to join the army. One is to strengthen the construction of the guards and assist the guards; the other is to imply that corresponding restrictions and supervision should be given to the guards.

Ouyang Shuo listened thoughtfully, and said with a smile, "What Ai Qing said is true."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Jiang Shang was pleased.

It was such a coincidence that Li Si, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Liao were all from the background of advisors, all capable of civil and military affairs, and even had experience as a long history, which happened to correspond to the three major guards.

After deliberation, it was decided to appoint Li Si as the governor of the southern border, Fang Xuanling as the governor of the African capital, and Wei Liao as the governor of the northern border.

Comparatively speaking, the situation in Africa is the most complicated. Li Si should be the suitable candidate for the governor of the African capital. However, Ouyang Shuo considered that Mulan Yue was young and might not be able to control Li Si; Serving in the African theater, in order to avoid suspicion, Li Si, who is also Qin Chen, cannot go to Africa to serve.

Fortunately, Fang Xuanling is also resourceful, honest and kind-hearted, and looks like an elder. He thinks he will become Mulanyue's right-hand man, assisting Mulanyue to become a senior official guarding the frontier for the imperial court.

So far, this round of personnel adjustment has come to an end.

Before leaving, Kou Zhun asked: "Your Majesty, where is the seat of the Guanxi Province?" Whether it is Chang'an or Xianyang, it is more than enough to serve as the provincial seat.

No matter which one you choose, it will easily dissatisfy the people in another city.

Ouyang Shuo took it lightly, and said with a smile: "First come, first come first, let's decide on Xianyang!"

"promise!"

Kou Zhun admired him in admiration. If he wanted to come to Chang'an, he would have nothing to say.

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Sending Jiang Shang and the others away, Ouyang Shuo's affairs are not over yet.

Arranging a group of civil servants and adjusting relevant personnel is only the first step in the aftermath of this battle, followed by how to arrange a group of generals and the armies of Zhou, Song, Qin, and Tang.

Among the surrendered generals, there were Wang Jian, Wang Ben and his son in Qin Dynasty, and Li Ji, Hou Junji, Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin in Tang Dynasty. Among them, Wang Jian and Li Ji, who is also known as Li Jing, are the strongest, and they are worthy of being the commander of the group army; Wang Ben and Hou Junji are second, and Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin are second.

Especially with Wang Jian's talent, even as a commander in a theater, he is also competent.

Then there are the surrendered troops of the four kingdoms, of which the Zhou army is 650,000, the Song army is 380,000, and the Qin and Tang Dynasties are each 500,000, for a total of 2.03 million troops. Except for the slightly inferior Song army, the rest can be called elites.

It would be a pity if they were all abolished.

The problem is that with the unification of the Central Plains, the existing Great Xia Army will undergo a round of major layoffs in order to cut expenses and enrich the treasury, not to mention the establishment of a new legion or group army at this time.

How to deal with the two million troops has become a big problem.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, three ministers, Zhang Liang, Jia Xu and Du Ruhui, were invited to the imperial study to discuss matters.

"What do you think, how should the armies of the four countries be arranged?" Ouyang Shuo asked.

Seeing this, Zhang Liang was still the first to come out, and replied: "Your Majesty, I believe that the placement of the armies of the four countries should not be an isolated incident, and should be considered together with the next major disarmament."

"What does Ai Qing mean?"

Zhang Liangdao: "With the unification of the Central Plains, the strategy of the empire has shifted from the inside to the outside. This large-scale disarmament should not be as simple and rude as the previous few times. Instead, it should be based on the strategic direction of the empire. Fight to determine the army. The fundamental purpose of a thorough reorganization of the military structure is to enhance the combat effectiveness of the entire army, not to weaken it."

Since Qin and Tang belonged to each other, the ministers very tacitly replaced the "dynasty" with the "empire". That's right, with the current territory of Great Xia, although it is not an imperial dynasty, it definitely deserves the title of "Empire", which is worthy of the name.

It used to be called the Dynasty, but it seemed a bit petty.

To this, Ouyang Shuo acquiesced. No matter how you say it, an empire sounds much more imposing than a dynasty. This is also a newly rising power, so it should have confidence.

As Zhang Liang said, what was involved was no longer an issue of two million troops, or even a purely issue of the Great Xia Army, but a strategic issue that directly rose to the next two to three years of the empire, or even a longer period of time.

The problem is big, but it cannot be avoided.

Ouyang Shuo just smiled, Zhang Liang is indeed a master of strategy, Ouyang Shuo is willing to follow suit, "Okay, let's talk about it first, how should the future strategic direction of the empire be determined?"

It was Zhang Liang who stood up again, "The prerequisite for promotion to the imperial dynasty is to obtain the hegemony in Asia. If we start from this point, Tianzhu in the southwest, the Persian Empire in the west, and the Romanov Dynasty in the north are all It is an unavoidable enemy and should be the strategic focus of the empire."

Zhang Liang didn't mention Java in Southeast Asia and the Mongol Empire in the north. It wasn't his omission, but with the current strength of the empire, the two countries were just weak points, and they were no longer enough to be treated as major opponents.

"Further away, the African continent that has achieved results and the American continent that is still in its infancy are the strategic priorities of the empire. As for whether to intervene in the European continent, it all depends on His Majesty's divine judgment." Zhang Liang said.

Unknowingly, Daxia already has a large framework of global hegemony, with tentacles almost all over the world, but this framework is still very fragile and needs to be constantly consolidated.

Ouyang Shuo stated: "Continental Europe is not included in strategic considerations for the time being."

In Europe, Great Xia currently only has one base city, and it is undoubtedly a bit whimsical to think of leveraging the power of one city to shake up the European continent. More importantly, in Ouyang Shuo's long-term plan, Europe should not be Great Xia's sworn enemy.

In the future, it may not be impossible to form an alliance.

"clear!"

Zhang Liang nodded, he also thought it was a wise choice to abandon Europe, and the stall should not be too large.

At this moment, Du Ruhui stood up and said: "I believe that although external expansion is important, it cannot give up local defense. No matter how it changes, the Central Plains should be the center of the empire, and we must not relax."

Ouyang Shuo nodded, and concluded: "Central Plains, South Asia, West Asia, North Asia, Africa, and America, each of the six strategic directions cannot be ignored, and there are strong opponents. It can be seen that the challenges facing the empire are still not small. , As Zifang said, this major disarmament should be carefully planned, how to ensure or even improve the combat effectiveness of the entire army on the basis of reducing the absolute number of troops is the top priority."

"After you're here, the Military Aircraft Department, the Privy Council, and the Ministerial Council should make careful plans to come up with a feasible disarmament plan as soon as possible, and strive to complete this round of disarmament before the end of the year." Ouyang Shuo ordered.

"No!" The three ministers took the order together.

It is already mid-July, and there are only five months left until the end of the year.

According to common sense, this round of disarmament involves the entire military, and it will take at least three months, or even longer. This also means that there is not much time left for the three major agencies to formulate disarmament plans.

Before that, the placement problem of the two million troops had to be resolved. Regarding this matter, Jia Xu has a plan and is about to report it to His Majesty.

It's just that this plan is very poisonous, and it may not be able to pass.