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The entrance examination areas are in Sichuan, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangxi, and Guangnan. In Tibet's Pingnan Military and Civilian Prefecture (Myanmar), if there are scholars who take the imperial examination, they will also be classified as successful.

This examination area is in Baling. After the news was announced, Anhui officials expressed strong opposition.

Anhui was recovered earlier, and there were also important ministers!

Cabinet ministers Zhang Bingwen and Wu Yingji were both from Anhui. Their words at the imperial meeting did not work, so they hinted to Anhui officials to go to court and request that Anhui be changed to the Nampang Kao District.

This behavior made Zhao Han very unhappy. He didn't blame anyone. In a rage, he changed the location of the examination to Chengdu.

Anhui officials were immediately dumbfounded.

The division of examination areas has political significance. Jiangxi belongs to the southern list, both for historical reasons and practical considerations. First, Jiangxi now has the most officials, so scholars from Jiangxi and Zhejiang are needed to balance the officialdom; second, there are many rich people in Jiangxi and Zhejiang, and Jiangxi officials need to suppress them.

Although Jiangxi and Jiangdong are close to each other, they have always loved and killed each other in the officialdom, and they have an extremely strong relationship of checks and balances.

The power of Nantang is so strong that Anhui must be included in the middle list, otherwise it will be connected. Anhui, Sichuan, Hunan, and Hubei, the four provinces combined, can barely compete with the Nanbang examination area.

Zhang Bingwen and Wu Yingji colluded with Anhui officials to cause trouble. Officials in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Jiangxi seemed to be supportive. This means that if most of the important ministers join forces to resist Zhao Han's zoning policy, they must be beaten hard with sticks!

Anhui students from many prefectures and counties can reach Nanjing by boat in one or two days... Now they are relieved, they have to go to Chengdu to take the exam.

It was just a matter of changing the exam location, but the ministers in the cabinet were frightened into silence. They all knew that the emperor was really angry this time.

No one dares to discuss the matter of the examination area.

The next step is to divide the military regions.

The Chinese Military Governor's Office is located in Nanjing and governs Jinling Prefecture, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, and Guangdong.

The former Military Governor's Office is located in Kunming and governs Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangnan, Kangzang, and Pingnan Military and Civilian Offices (Myanmar).

The Right Army Governor's Office is located in Xi'an and governs Shaanxi, Gansu (including Ningxia), and Qinghai. (In the future, the Western Region will be governed, but the organization will not move westward. Only Xi'an can quickly mobilize food and grass. Neither Gansu nor Xinjiang can support the logistics of a large army.)

The Zuojun Dudufu is located in Shenyang and has jurisdiction over Liaoning, Xuantu (Jilin), and Andong Dudufu (Heilongjiang and Siberia).

The Houjun Dudufu is located in Beijing and has jurisdiction over Beiping Prefecture, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Henan and the Mongolian grasslands.

The Naval Governor's Mansion is located in Guangzhou.

The Central Army and the Rear Army are obviously the highest-ranking, especially the Rear Army Governor's Office, which is responsible for the use of troops in the entire Mongolian region. If it concerns Hetao and Horqin Grassland, the left and right army governors must cooperate, which means that the entire north must obey the orders of the rear army's left governor.

Setting up the rear military governor's office in Beijing is to improve Beijing's military status and make Beijing the military center of the entire north.

The left commander of the rear army must be a general who is familiar with the war in the north. Needless to say, the separation of military and political affairs is to prevent the situation of vassal towns. Without money and food, power cannot be separated.

Moreover, the provincial patrols, that is, the armed police system, were partially separated from the governor's office and placed under the control of the provincial commanders. Let them check and balance with the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. Only after receiving military orders from the central government will the patrol soldiers cooperate with the Governor's Mansion in operations.

If there is a rebellion in the Mongolian grassland, the Anbei Protectorate and the Raole Protectorate will first resolve it themselves. If the Mongolian rebels cross the Great Wall in large numbers, the left governor of the rear army has the right to temporarily dispatch patrol troops.

Only when there is a real big disturbance, the central government will issue a military order, and the commander-in-chief of the rear army, Zuo, will take over the entire northern military system and mobilize the efforts of several northern provinces to suppress the rebellion. This situation is a critical one and may only happen two or three times in a hundred years.

The name of the Governor's Office in Nanjing remains unchanged, but the governors at this time will be called generals from now on, and the prefix "General XX" will be added to distinguish them.

The Central Governor's Office has seven departments: military administration, propaganda, staff, military law, training, logistics, and equipment. There was also an imperial military meeting, presided over by the emperor and attended by the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office.

The powers of the Ministry of War have been reduced, but it still controls part of the power of military expenditures. It retains control over the provincial command departments (in charge of the armed police forces) and retains the power to appoint and remove senior military attachés (which must be approved by the Imperial Military Council).

Lu Xiangsheng, Minister of War, was speechless for a long time after reading the military reform plan.

Lu Xiangsheng knew very well that with the increase in the number of military cadets in each army, the emperor was no longer afraid of suppressing those generals. This system has always been implemented, and civilian officials should not want to suppress military generals arbitrarily, even if all the founding officials are dead.

Moreover, military generals are also allowed to give up their command rights and join the Ministry of War as officials. If things go on like this, one day, the Ministry of War may be directly merged with the Governor's Office, leaving only military district agencies like the Sixth Army Governor's Office - which would require the invention of radio.

The Ministry of War in the Ming Dynasty seized power because of the Tumubao Incident.

Not only did the noble generals suffer heavy losses, but the northern troops also suffered heavy casualties. In order to defend Beijing, Yu Qian naturally and must seize power, otherwise he will not be able to organize and command the army. But how can civil servants be willing to vomit out the power they have obtained?

Even if Yu Qian wants to restore the status quo, other civil servants will object.

What's more, Yu Qian not only refused to recover, but also continued to let the Ministry of War seize more power after retaining Beijing. He may have had good intentions because the generals were terrible at the time, but his influence lasted until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of War's seizure of the power of the Dudu Mansion was not actually the main reason for the Ming Dynasty's military discord.

The real main reason was the military household guard system. Civil servants were forced to start reforming it. In the middle period of Jiajing, the Longqing period, and the early Wanli period, the results were achieved. For a time, the stars were as bright as the clouds. However, due to financial difficulties, the recruitment system was discontinued, and it became a completely flat-line servant war.

It comes down to finances!

As for the Datong court, the military academy continued to send out graduates. Even if there are a few major defeats, as long as the military academy is still operating normally, officers will continue to be trained.

These military academy students will form a community of interests. Although the military academy is also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, only the principal is an official of the Ministry of War. The other teachers are all from the military, and the self-identification of military students must be towards the group of generals.

Zhao Han even wanted to hold a martial arts imperial examination. Every year, the best military school graduates would come to Nanjing and be tested by the emperor to be a martial arts scholar. In this way, military commanders are also disciples of the emperor.

In addition, Beijing's status as the northern cultural center and northern military center has been established.

Beiping Prefecture finally looks like a municipality directly under the Central Government. It was too shabby before. After many years of recovery, the whole government has ten counties under its jurisdiction, with a total population of less than 2 million, which is completely incomparable to another municipality (Jinling Prefecture).

After its status is confirmed, Beijing will definitely be able to develop rapidly.

Xi'an, Shenyang and Kunming, where the three governor's offices are located, will also form a siphon effect in the northwest, northeast and southwest.

If there are frequent chaos in Kangzang, Chengdu will establish a secondary military region. However, with the ghostly climate of the Little Ice Age, it was difficult for Kangzang to cause chaos. It was just a little trouble. Tubo and Tang Dynasty Hard Steel had encountered a warm period.

At this moment, the northern army is conquering Mobei. When the war is over, military reforms will be fully implemented.

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Zhao Hancai didn't care what the civilian officials thought. He had been planning this military reform for several years.

I usually used chats to solicit the opinions of the generals who returned to Beijing, and based on the situation of the Ministry of War, the Governor's Office and the local troops, I drafted an outline myself, and asked the generals and civilian officials of the Governor's Office to add details, and finally revised it several times myself.

The civil servants were not alarmed throughout the whole process, and they only occasionally made insinuations and asked Lu Xiangsheng and others to make some suggestions.

It was another holiday, and Zhao Han rarely felt relaxed. He took a walk alone, and then went to see Zhu Ailao for some fun.

As I was walking, a boy holding a dog bumped into me.

"Father!" The young man stopped quickly, but it was Zhao Kuangji, the fifth prince born to Fei Rumei.

"Woof woof woof!"

The Shar-Pei barked at the emperor.

Zhao Han glared fiercely, and the Shar-Pei suddenly lay down, tilted its head and stuck out its tongue.

Zhao Han asked: "Are you walking your dog, or are you going to a dog fighting ring?"

Zhao Kuangji replied: "Reporting to the emperor, my son plans to leave the palace for a walk."

"No gambling!" Zhao Han reminded.

"My son will never gamble." Zhao Kuangji said quickly.

This prince has excellent academic performance and good character, but he is also very playful.

Two years ago, I went out for autumn hunting in the city and met a mangy dog ​​on the way. It was estimated that he was just one month old and was dying of hunger. Zhao Kuangji felt pitiful and wanted to take him back to the palace to raise him.

Later, he asked his classmates to appreciate his dogs. One classmate said that this kind of dog is the best fighting dog, and there is a secret dog fighting ring outside the city.

Zhao Kuangji was curious and ran to check. Sure enough, there were many mangy dogs there. After a dog fight, Zhao Kuangji was bitten and bruised all over his body. Zhao Kuangji felt it was exciting, but he couldn't bear the dog getting hurt.

Moreover, although Zhao Kuangji often took his dog to the dog fighting ring to play, he never got out of the dog fight because he was afraid that his pet dog would be injured.

The accompanying guards reported the situation. Zhao Han couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. He had no hope for this prince.

Excellent in studies, but also playful.

Academically, he is not aggressive at all. He ranked average in elementary school, average in middle school, and probably average in college. Anyway, don't be embarrassed if you do poorly in the exam. This is enough. I never thought about being among the best.

Seeking excitement, but kind-hearted.

This kid couldn't bear to see the poor suffer, or even see the dogs bleeding. But he couldn't help but watch the dog fighting. After watching a few games, he couldn't bear to watch it. He quietly left in the middle, and then went to watch it again next time.

They have a completely contradictory personality. This kind of person is often indecisive and is not someone who can do great things. If he were really allowed to become emperor, he would probably be able to compete with Song Huizong.

Of course, Zhao Kuangji has a smart mind and a wide range of hobbies, so he might be able to excel in a certain field.

Recently, I have become obsessed with Cuju, and I often play ball while walking my dog.

I also have a basic knowledge of classics, history, poetry, calligraphy, painting, music, astronomy, geography, mathematics, and physics. But when my level reaches a certain level, I no longer study hard and find other fun.

No matter how he was taught, he refused to listen, and it was as if he had ADHD, making him feel uncomfortable sitting there for a long time.

Zhao Han wouldn't be surprised if one day he said he wanted to travel around the world.