Youzhou Canglang Army
The top priority of Youzhou’s reform is here!
From now on, the Youzhou Army will use the Canglang Flag as its military flag, with a white background and a gold border on the left side of the flag to mark the number.
The original 100,000 cavalrymen of Yanjing were split into the 20,000-strong Canglang First Army, stationed in Yanjing, and were the elite troops directly under the command of the King of Yan!
The Canglang Second and Third Armies, each with a strength of 20,000 men, were stationed in Chang'an County and Changping County, Zhenbei Prefecture, respectively, and were commanded by the General Zhengbei and the General Zhenbei.
The Fourth Army and the Fifth Army were stationed in Linhai County and Linshan County of Tai'an Prefecture, commanded by General Zhengnan and General Zhennan respectively. The four armies were randomly rotated twice every spring and winter.
The original 100,000 Great Wall garrison troops and the original three prefecture garrison troops, totaling 200,000 garrison troops, will be integrated and split into five 40,000-strong Canglang armies. Among them, the Sixth Army will be responsible for guarding the center of Yanjing and will also be commanded by the King of Yan!
The Seventh and Eighth Armies were divided and stationed at the Great Wall defense line and the Lushan defense line, commanded by General Zhengdong and General Zhendong.
The Ninth and Tenth Armies, commanded by General Zhengxi and General Zhenxi, were stationed in the Tai'an Prefecture.
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Liu Buqi then briefly explained the various conveniences after the reforms in military, civil affairs, and official system. Everyone in the room slowly anticipated the future work processes, which would indeed bring the various parts of Youzhou closer together!
Although there are many terms that I have never heard of, their meanings are basically clear from the names.
People like Wang Changling, Gao Yi, and Bai Qiangwei, who have a deep understanding of the Taiyue Empire, can actually see Liu Buqi's intention to part ways with the empire!
This so-called reform is no longer just a spur-of-the-moment decision made by a vassal king after he established his government. It is clearly starting from scratch!
Wang Changling, Bai Qiangwei and other former subordinates of the Hidden Prince naturally expressed their support.
After Gao Yi knew that Yue Lingxi would send troops to attack Yehe within a year, he became even more determined to follow Youzhou and would not say anything against this model which was obviously more efficient with a little thought.
The two major military leaders of Youzhou did not raise any objections, and no one else would say anything more!
Seeing that everyone began to agree with the reform, Liu Buqi breathed a sigh of relief. This time the changes were huge, involving all aspects of the military, politics and civilians. Unexpectedly, none of the expected resistance to the advancement appeared!
So, next, it’s our Lord King Yan’s turn to appear!
"Everyone!" Yue Lingxi has been in a high position for a long time, and this trip to the capital has made his majesty even greater!
When they heard him speak, the people who were discussing heatedly in the room immediately shut up and looked towards the main seat with sharp eyes!
"You gentlemen and Youzhou are interdependent. Now that we have reformed Youzhou's system, you must redouble your efforts!"
"I am now announcing!" Everyone in the room immediately stood up in awe!
Wang Changling served as one of the Four Dukes, the Grand Tutor!
Gao Yi was appointed as the Grand Marshal, one of the Four Dukes!
Liu Buqi was appointed as Sikong, one of the Four Dukes!
The position of Sikong is vacant, and Buqi will temporarily take over the job!
Until a suitable candidate is found, Bai Tuo will exercise the authority of the Minister of Works and assign the rank to the third grade.
Bai Tuo himself would have preferred to be a dedicated doctor, but in order to reward this earliest team, he was temporarily asked to manage the Ministry of Works, which was actually an opportunity to give him an official position.
Lü Ren served as the Minister of Rites, in charge of external liaison and sacrificial matters.
Lü Xin was appointed Minister of Revenue, in charge of education and civil affairs, and also served as the Magistrate of Tai'an Prefecture.
Zhu Caicai served as the Minister of Commerce, in charge of Youzhou's commercial affairs and foreign trade.
The Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel are vacant!
Zhang Xiruo was appointed General Zhenbei, commanding the Third Army!
Wang Sheng was appointed General Zhengbei, commanding the Second Army!
Song Chen is appointed General Zhendong, commanding the Eighth Army! This is Gao Yi's deputy general, a rare loyal and righteous general, especially good at defense, and is currently stationed at the Lushan defense line!
As for the other generals, please ask the Grand Marshal and the Grand Guardian to select personnel from the Great Wall Garrison and the Yanjing Iron Cavalry to take over their duties first, and then when we attack Yehe, we will select and appoint them based on their merits!
Bai Qiangwei is appointed as the doctor of the Inner Court Department, and she can recruit the personnel under her jurisdiction on her own!
Yue Lingxi pointed at the platinum crystal again and said, "My lady has appointed you as Doctor Fengwen, and the specific duties will be assigned to you by her."
Bai Jinjing served as Liu Buqi's personal maid in Jinan and Beijing. In fact, she had already begun to obtain a lot of information from the waiters and storytellers in the Desheng Tavern. She was extremely talented!
Liu Buqi appointed her as Doctor Fengwen, which shows that he knows how to use people well!
The position of Inspector is temporarily vacant!
As Yue Lingxi announced the appointment, the whole room was filled with joy, especially Zhu Caicai, who was so excited that he could hardly control himself as he suddenly became one of the powerful officials in Youzhou!
After everyone saluted and expressed their gratitude, Yue Lingxi continued, "Everyone, the structure of Youzhou has been temporarily established, but most of the ministers are now without any troops!"
"Fortunately, what is the name of the civil service exam organized by Buqi, Master Zhu, and Master Lu? Oh! Thousands of people have signed up. After a great process of selection, there will be a large number of young officials for you to choose from."
"All units must get moving as quickly as possible! Time waits for no one. Our next goal in Youzhou will be extremely difficult. Although the Yehe tribe suffered heavy losses in this defeat, they still have a strong foundation! They will be difficult to defeat!"
Everyone said "yes"!
The "Yanjing Customization" which had a profound impact on later generations ended so simply. There was no debate, no weighing, and no repeated deliberation. The reform was successfully completed solely by relying on the personal prestige of Yue Lingxi and Liu Buqi!
Then, they began to allocate "office locations" to various departments. At Liu Buqi's suggestion, they changed the old Taiyue system of holding court before dawn and decided to start meetings at noon every day.
The remaining details will be adjusted slowly in the future! People, people! Youzhou is desperately short of people now!
Fortunately, half a month later, under the personal supervision of Prince Yue Lingxi of Yan, the "Civil Service Examination" that suddenly appeared in the Taiyue Dynasty officially began!
This exam is completely different from the imperial examination, and the entire exam can be completed within one day!
In the morning, we take the criminal law exam and in the afternoon, we write policy essays. In short, we do it in a practical way. There is no intention of testing the books of the great sages and wise men at all!
Criminal law is basically a dead-end exam, nothing much to say; it tests your ability to memorize. As for policy essays, they don't emphasize literary talent or originality like the imperial examinations.
Candidates can choose one of the two directions: "Policy to Subdue the Barbarians" and "Theory of Supporting the People"!
Although only 2,000 people took the exam in the end, it basically included all the current talents in Youzhou. Except for the 200 people who wanted to be retained, Liu Buqi didn't want to miss the rest!
Three days after the exam, the Youzhou leaders were in a state of panic! Led by Yue Lingxi, they actually started reviewing the exam papers together!
After all, they were the people he would be employing in the future, so it was a good idea to get to know them in advance! Furthermore, while Youzhou officials were generally not highly educated, they were clearly experienced and more practical, often able to point out unrealistic measures in candidates' policy essays!
However, the measures written by some candidates impressed everyone and even caused widespread discussion and controversy!
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