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After four days, Qin Wu and his civil and military subordinates discussed the establishment and functions of each department under the jurisdiction of the "Four Generals" one by one, and finally finalized the framework as well as the specific responsibilities and powers of each department.
Such an important decision, involving such a wide range of aspects, was able to be discussed and concluded within four days. This can definitely be described as lightning fast. If such a thing happened in the Ming Dynasty court, it would take at least a year or two to get any results, or even to implement it at all.
After deciding on the structure of each department, the last thing to do was personnel appointments and dismissals. This was actually much easier and there was nothing to argue about. It was basically decided by Qin Mu alone.
Sima An was appointed Chief of the General Staff, and Meng Ke, Ma Yongzhen and Liu Meng were all deputies. Although the three were deputies, they all had specific control over the army and were not much weaker than Sima An in actual power.
During the battle, Sima An was in charge of the formulation of battle plans and the deployment of troops, especially in large-scale battles. The overall battle order had to be issued by Sima An.
Of course, Qin Mu, the "Chairman of the Military Commission", holds the final say in the war.
The most important department under the General Staff was the Operations Department, with He Liang as its chief.
The core function of the Operations Department is to formulate operational plans. It also leads the campaign and tactical training of the various armies and is responsible for formulating plans for the recruitment, training, allocation and use of personnel.
In a nutshell, other departments of the General Staff all serve the Operations Department. Take the General Staff Military Intelligence Department as an example. Its main function is to provide intelligence to the Operations Department so that the Operations Department can formulate targeted combat plans.
In fact, the Minister of Operations is the first person after the Chief of the General Staff.
The General Inspectorate was under the jurisdiction of Shao Hua. Two days ago, he proposed to include the Bachelor's Family into the Military Intelligence Department of the General Staff. Instead of blaming him, Qin Mu appointed him as the Director of the General Inspectorate on the spot. The reason was that Qin Mu felt that his proposal was not out of selfishness, because the Military Intelligence Department of the General Staff was not under the jurisdiction of his Inspectorate, and his proposal did not contain any intention of fighting for power.
On the contrary, Qin Mu felt that he was a man of perseverance. The real power of the General Inspection Department was not much weaker than that of the General Staff. In the future, all the assistants (political commissars) in the army would be sent by the General Inspection Department, and they would have the power to supervise the merits and demerits of the generals and soldiers in the army and reward and punish them. Therefore, the Minister of the General Inspection Department must be a man of perseverance, principle, fairness and selflessness.
The chief logistics officer Qin Mu handed it over to Du Yinxi.
Du Yinxi, courtesy name Zhongjian, was born in the 29th year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty (1601 AD). He was a native of Qianting Village, Qiting Town, Yixing. He became a Jinshi in the 10th year of the Chongzhen reign (1637).
During his tenure as the prefect of Changsha, a bandit named Xiao Xiangyu rebelled and defeated the government troops several times. Du Yinxi led the local soldiers to defeat the bandits and killed the bandit leader, thus becoming famous for his military knowledge.
When Zhang Xianzhong went south to Huguang, Huguang General Yin Xianmin and others opened the gate of Changsha to surrender. Du Yinxi refused to follow the enemy and was thrown into prison and tortured to death. Fortunately, Qin Mu quickly recaptured Changsha and saved his life.
Because he was grateful for Qin Mu's life-saving grace and was extremely disappointed with the Ming Dynasty, Du Yinxi resolutely joined Qin Mu's school. So far, he is the highest-ranking official under Qin Mu.
Because of his outstanding ability, Qin Mu appointed him as the head of the General Logistics Department, and no one had any objection. The head of the General Logistics Department is a lucrative job in normal times, but it is definitely a very hard job in wartime, and it can be expected that there will be continuous wars in the future. Therefore, few people envied Du Yinxi, and some even looked at him with sympathy.
The Minister of the General Armament Department is Wu Jinxi.
Wu Jinxi, courtesy name Zishou, was from Wujiang, Jiangnan. He was originally a magistrate in Wuchang. When Zhang Xianzhong captured Wuchang, he was held hostage by the rebels. The court thought he had joined the rebels and dismissed him from his post. When Qin Mu captured Changsha, he rescued him. Later, he helped Liu Boquan manage the Ministry of Revenue.
Wu Jinxi is fond of Taoism, proficient in the art of Taiyi Qiren, and is also proficient in various "strange skills and tricks". This is why Qin Mu handed over the General Equipment Department to him.
It is said that Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty, Zhuge Liang of the Three Kingdoms, and Liu Bowen of the Ming Dynasty were all masters of Qimen Dunjia. Qin Mu didn't know much about this, but he really expected Wu Jinxi to give him a surprise in the future. For this reason, Qin Mu also let him take on a concurrent post as a staff officer of the General Staff Operations Department.
After Qin Mu appointed the heads of each department, the other subordinates were appointed through discussion by everyone. It took another day to barely set up the framework of the General Staff Department, the General Supervisory Department, the General Logistics Department, and the General Armament Department.
Everything is just in its infancy at the moment, and it will take time to fully flesh out all four parts.
In terms of civil affairs, Zhuge Min, Li Yuan and Yang Shen will still assist Qin Mu in handling daily government affairs.
Now everything is centered on military affairs, and Qin Mu's group is somewhat similar to a military government. In addition to Liu Boquan, the "Minister of Revenue", another person is selected to serve as the "Left Censor-in-Chief" of the "Duchayuan".
Now these people are just relying on Qin Mu's power to exercise such powers in Huguang and Jiangxi. In terms of specific titles, they are still just Qin Mu's staff officers. As for the functions of "Ministry of Works, Ministry of Personnel" and so on, they are not established now. It is still operating with the original governor's office structure.
The person in charge of the "Duchayuan" is Bai Tie, with the courtesy name Zijian. He is 36 years old, from Yueyang, and was born as a juren. Like Qin Mu, he failed the three examinations, but he is a man of extraordinary talent and upright character. He was recommended to Qin Mu by Yang Shen and has been used as Shao Hua's deputy, in charge of the "inspectors" of various places. His good performance proved his ability, so Qin Mu promoted him to this position.
After dealing with all the matters, Qin Mu breathed a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to invite everyone to watch and formally held a marriage ceremony for Li Xiangjun.
Naturally, there were many gentry from Changsha who came to join in the fun. This time, Qin Mu accepted everyone and held a very grand ceremony. The streets of Changsha were deserted, and the festive atmosphere swept away the gloomy atmosphere brought by the plague in February.
On the streets where the sedan passed, people sang songs such as "The East is Red" that had been tampered with by Qin Mu, and the sound shook the sky and echoed throughout the city.
There were even opera troupes in the city who set up stages on the streets and performed free plays such as "Peach Blossom Fan" and "A Rage for Beauty", praising the touching story of Qin Mu and Li Xiangjun, a pair of talented scholars and beautiful women. The performances attracted huge crowds of viewers and received rave reviews.
It is said that someone has found out that Li Xiangjun agreed to play a piece of "General's Order" for Qin Mu. Some writers who specialize in opera creation are working hard to create this play. The content of this play will express the touching scene of a beautiful woman playing the piano on the top of the city, a handsome and brave general leading his troops in a desperate battle with the enemy outside the city, and finally returning victoriously after annihilating all the enemies.
It is said that the compilation work has been preliminarily completed and is undergoing final revisions and polishing. It will be ready for stage in three days at the latest, and will surely present a visual feast to the people of Changsha.
Li Xiangjun was sitting in the bridal sedan chair. Seeing this passionate scene, she couldn't help crying with joy, and her tears stained her red makeup... ... ... .
What was the grand scene of Zhu Guobi, the Duke of Baoguo, sending 5,000 soldiers holding red lanterns and carrying sedan chairs to welcome Kou Baimen
Look at my man, I don’t need to send a single soldier, the whole city will congratulate me and sing together.
Moreover, when Kou Baimen got married, she had to follow the rules of a prostitute's marriage, which meant she could only get married at night. But her husband insisted on holding a wedding ceremony for her during the day, which showed that he treated her as a decent woman. This alone was enough to move Li Xiangjun even without a single guest to congratulate her.
Qin Mu had not expected that the whole city would celebrate on such a grand scale. The enthusiasm of the people could not be stopped. The opera troupes spontaneously performed for free, and the residents along the street spontaneously hung red lanterns and set off firecrackers. These were not arranged by him.
A large number of shops took the opportunity to offer discounts and price cuts to reward customers. Drinks were given away for free with a meal in restaurants. Girls from brothels all over the city came out in their best clothes, carrying their zithers and flutes, singing and dancing in the streets. Even the old lady selling pancakes had a buy one get one free deal.
These were not arranged by Qin Mu.
On this day, the whole city of Changsha was in a frenzy because Qin Mu took a concubine. Such a grand scene occurred not only because Qin Mu drove away the rebels, distributed the land, and quickly restored people's livelihood, but also because these measures won the heartfelt support of the people.
The unstable situation in the world and the threat of a terrorist plague a few days ago have caused a heavy sense of depression in the hearts of the people. The people's emotions have been suppressed for too long, and it is rare to have a festive gimmick, so they all joined in this spontaneous carnival.
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