This aspect is mentioned in Zhang Weixian’s plan.
Zhang Weixian even felt that since the General Staff Office was responsible for military advisory, it should be mainly composed of military generals. Therefore, in his plan, nobles and relatives of nobles accounted for a large proportion.
Like Qi Jin, although he was not a hereditary noble, his family also had hereditary generals.
The same was true for Qi Jiguang. Many officers recruited through the conscription system were eventually promoted to hereditary generals, which did not change anything in essence.
Therefore, the status of the nobles and relatives of the nobles was very stable, which was something Zhu Youxiao did not want to see.
We need to change, but we can't do it so blatantly. We need to think long-term.
If the General Staff Office was composed entirely of military personnel, the civil officials would certainly disagree, and this would likely lead to a civil-military dispute. This was not what Zhu Youxiao wanted to see.
The General Staff Office must have civil servants, and many civil servants in the Ming Dynasty are very good at fighting, so this is something to consider.
As for whether the civil servants would look down on the General Staff Office or even turn their backs on it, Zhu Youxiao was not worried at all.
You have to speak for the place where you sit. If you sit in the General Staff Office, it will be difficult to do anything that will harm the interests of the General Staff Office.
Because the interests of the General Staff are personal interests, and no one is so selfless and great.
Soon, Zhang Weixian walked in from outside.
Upon seeing Zhu Youxiao, he quickly bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I am Zhang Weixian, your servant."
"Alright, excuse me." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand and said, "Come here, please take a seat."
After Chen Hong moved the stool and Zhang Weixian sat down, Zhu Youxiao said, "The affairs of the General Staff Office need to be handled. I plan to ask the cabinet to draw up a list. Join the General Staff Office and serve as a minister of staff, with a rank of fifth grade."
After hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, Zhang Weixian was stunned.
Wasn’t it agreed that we would use nobles and relatives of nobles?
Why do we suddenly need civil servants now?
If civilians were to take control of the General Staff Office, would people like us still have a good life?
What exactly has happened these days? Who has slandered you before Your Majesty?
Zhu Youxiao didn't look at Zhang Weixian's expression, but continued, "I have already made up my mind about the selection of the General Staff Office."
"We must recruit talents widely, choosing among the generals those who are capable of fighting. In addition, we must also select some from the civil service, and select some talented and learned from the newly graduated Jinshi to supplement the General Staff Office."
After listening to Zhu Youxiao's words, Zhang Weixian began to understand something.
In this case, this General Staff Office will be very powerful.
There are civil officials, military generals, and new scholars, which means there are reserve talents. It seems that Your Majesty wants to make use of the General Staff Office.
In fact, Zhang Weixian had never doubted Zhu Youxiao's determination to reuse the General Staff Office, but he did not expect it to be in this way.
Zhang Weixian originally thought it was just a military office, but now it seemed that was not the case at all. So he said, "Your Majesty, this is a wise decision. I have no objection."
"That's perfect." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said, "Over there, military commanders, you should draw up a list!"
"I obey your order." Zhang Weixian said quickly.
"Okay, there's nothing wrong, you can leave." Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Weixian and said.
After Zhang Weixian left, Zhu Youxiao tapped the armrest of his chair gently, turned around and said to Chen Hong, "Go to the cabinet and convey the order. Ask them to draw up a list and send it to us as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed and turned to go to the cabinet to convey the order.
Once this news gets out, I'm afraid there will be some fighting in the cabinet.
After all, anyone who could enter the General Staff Office would definitely be given important positions in the future. The elders in the cabinet would probably argue endlessly.
This list is important enough and exciting enough, so other people will also take action. It seems that the officialdom will become uneasy again.
But these had nothing to do with him, so Chen Hong just went over them in his mind.
As Chen Hong had expected, the news immediately caused quite a stir. Many people began to ponder the matter, and it was clear that everyone was very excited.
The atmosphere in the cabinet also became strange.
The ministers could naturally see how important this matter was, so they each began to think about what kind of personnel to deploy, and did not start to discuss anything for a while.
After leaving the yamen, everyone went home.
After returning home, Sun Chengzong ate a little, took a sip of tea, looked up at the housekeeper and asked, "Has Lord Yuan arrived?"
"Master, the person hasn't arrived yet!" said the steward with a smile.
He didn't know why his master was so anxious, but it was obvious that something big had happened. After all, normally when someone came to his house, he would inform them immediately, and his master would never ask about it.
Since he asked this time, it was obvious that he was a little out of control.
But it didn't take too long before the people below came in to report.
The housekeeper followed Sun Chengzong's instructions and took the person directly to the study.
Yuan Keli looked at Sun Chengzong and said with a smile, "You asked me to come here so late. Is it because of the General Staff Office?"
The two had known each other for many years and knew each other well, so they didn't beat around the bush when speaking. Sun Chengzong wasn't surprised by Yuan Keli's directness.
He nodded gently and put down the teacup in his hand. Sun Chengzong said, "You should be able to see how important the General Staff Office is this time. Your Majesty is going to take action against the military, but the world cannot be in chaos."
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