Although the commander and the governor sounded similar, they were two completely different things. The governor was in charge of several provinces and was also in charge of military affairs in addition to government affairs. They were all civil officials and could be said to have great power.
The commander was different. The commander was in charge of an army and was more similar to the commander of a military region in the future.
The most important point was that the commander was a general and only commanded the army. He did not participate in local government affairs.
Zhu Yijun had studied it. Daming's army was missing a link. There were no generals with real power above the commander-in-chief.
Although the governor was in charge of military affairs, he was a civil official. He was a typical civil official.
As for the commander-in-chief of the five armies, he was nominally in charge of the world's military and led the country's military construction.
However, it gradually became an empty name. From the personnel, it ranged from meritorious generals to the commander-in-chief.
From the relationship with the Ministry of War, it went from the commander-in-chief to the two restraining each other. Then, the Ministry of War became the highest management organization of the country's military above the five prefectures.
The commander-in-chief of the five armies was basically useless at the time of Zhu Yijun.
The commander-in-chief of the five armies was built on the military household system of the Ming Dynasty. The military household had to send adult men to serve in the army. If the father died, the son would replace the brother.
This system had long been rotten. Otherwise, it would not have been beaten to a pulp by a few groups of Japanese pirates.
The emperor and the ministers also realized that this system was not working, but they did not dare to abolish it for fear of trouble. There was also a large group of Honours who sucked blood from this system. The commander-in-chief of the five armies was the source of this group of vampires.
Because it was a military household, it was based on the household register. That was why there were the titles of baihu and qianhu. Above baihu and qianhu were the commanders of the guards, the commander-in-chief, and the commander-in-chief of the five armies. This was a complete military system.
But now, Daming only recruited soldiers. The most typical example was the Qi Family Army. They were also beaten by the Japanese pirates and had no choice but to recruit soldiers.
The highest commander of the recruits was the commander-in-chief. Under the commander-in-chief, there was the deputy commander-in-chief, the general, and the general of guerrilla warfare. Under the general of guerrilla warfare, there was the commander of the camp, the commander of the garrison, and the commanding officer.
However, there was no one above the commander-in-chief. This created a gap in the central authority.
It's already good enough that the Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies doesn't suppress the recruitment of soldiers, yet you expect them to speak up for you?
If no one spoke for you in the central government, it would be impossible for you to rise in power. Zhu Yijun wanted to appoint an Admiral above the General.
Using the troops of several provinces to establish a large military region, similar to the Tang Dynasty's Sixteen Guards. Establishing the Grand Council in the center, or reorganizing the Governor's Office to be responsible for commanding the troops of various regions, similar to the Central Military Commission of later generations.
Therefore, the establishment of an admiral was an extremely important step. Zhu Yijun planned to start from the capital camp and use military officers to fill the post.
After going through his thoughts several times in his mind, Zhu Yijun frowned when he saw that the four of them were still silent. He coughed lightly and said, "Since you don't have any objections, then this matter is settled!"
If you don't say anything, I'll take it as you agree. Zhu Yijun looked at the four of them with satisfaction.
This time, the four of them were embarrassed. They looked at Zhu Yijun and wanted to open their mouths to say something, but they didn't know what to say.
Just now, I asked you to say something, but you didn't. Now that the emperor doesn't allow you to say anything, you jumped out. What do you mean?
Zhu Yijun didn't give the four of them a chance. He continued, "I want to appoint an admiral and two deputy admirals in the capital camp to supervise the troops in the capital camp."
"The admiral will be a military officer, and the deputy admiral will be a civil officer and a military officer. The left admiral will be a military officer, and the right admiral will be a civil officer."
Zhu Yijun's idea came from the political commissar of later generations. With a political commissar and a deputy commander, it was just right.
"The right admiral will be in charge of military supplies, but will not interfere with the training of the troops and military affairs. The left admiral will assist the admiral in training and commanding the military affairs."
"There will be two military supervisors. One will be the internal supervisor, and the other will be the imperial censor. Both of them only have the power to report, and are not allowed to interfere with the training and commanding of the troops." After Zhu Yijun finished speaking, he looked at the four of them with a faint smile on his face.
When Zhu Yijun said this, the four of them were momentarily stunned. Then, their expressions became serious.
To appoint a military officer as the admiral and command an army, and to appoint a civil officer as the deputy admiral, the emperor wanted to promote the status of a military officer!
The four of them instantly smelled something bad. They looked at each other. They had no choice but to speak up at this time.
Originally, they thought that the emperor only wanted to reorganize and clean up the troops. This wasn't a big deal, even if it was instigated by someone.
After all, the governor of the capital camp had always been an official, and the assistant minister of the Ministry of War was in charge. The current assistant minister of the Ministry of War was Ceng Shengwu, who was one of their people. It would be very easy to do this, but now it was different from what they had expected!
"Your Majesty, isn't this a little too hasty?
Why don't we consult the opinions of the officials? "Lv Diaoyang said with some hesitation.
Zhu Yijun immediately laughed. Consult the opinions of the officials?
Who knew what kind of trouble would come out of it. At that time, this matter would be dragged on until it was ruined. He wasn't stupid, how could he make such a mistake?
"Aren't we asking for you's opinions?" Zhu Yijun looked at the four of them with a smile, as if he valued the four of them very much.
The faces of the four of them became even uglier. He was making the four of them a scapegoat!
From the emperor's attitude, this matter was probably difficult to refute. However, if the four of them agreed, how would the people outside look at them?
Would they help the military officers seize power?
This big scapegoat was not easy to carry!
"Your Majesty, this official feels that it is not appropriate to change the direction rashly. If it causes the dissatisfaction of the soldiers, it will easily cause trouble," Ma Ziqiang braced himself and said.
Zhu Yijun said lightly, "Why?
Are you rebelling? "
When Zhu Yijun said this, Ma Ziqiang was shocked. Why did the emperor say this?
He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, this official has misspoken!"
Glaring at Ma Ziqiang, Zhang Siwei cursed in his heart. You are adding oil to the fire. The emperor originally had the intention to reorganize the capital camp, and you still say that the capital camp will cause trouble. Are you afraid that the emperor's confidence is not firm?
"Your Majesty, this official feels that most military officers are vulgar. I am afraid that there will be many omissions in the capital and even under the feet of the emperor.
Most military officers don't understand the words of saints and have no saints in their hearts.
This official feels that it is not appropriate for military officers to control the three camps! "Zhang Siwei also stood up to oppose.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Siwei, then looked at Lv Diaoyang, and did not speak for a long time.
The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat heavy, and the four of them also felt a little awkward. Could it be that the rejection was too direct?
"I don't think it is anything!"
Zhu Yijun said after a while with a smile, "Who will do their own thing? It is normal for military officers to lead the army and train the soldiers. Isn't it the same for the chief of the army?
Furthermore, there is still the deputy commander and the army supervisor. "