The Rise of the European Emperor

Frankly speaking, although the Qing Dynasty was the most embarrassing dynasty to the outside world in history, its means of controlling the people was the first in all dynasties. For example, the Mancheng in various places was a good way for the Qing Dynasty to control the world with banner soldiers.

These Eight Banners soldiers live in the banner city isolated from the outside world, have their own small society and life circle, and are not very integrated with the outside world. However, the Manchus, who had a small population, controlled the Central Plains of China for 267 years.

These Eight Banners soldiers are isolated from the outside world. Therefore, it is difficult to be assimilated by the Han people from the outside world, and with good treatment, they are naturally loyal to the Qing Dynasty. In the late Qing Dynasty, although the soldiers of the Eight Banners were terrible, they could not beat the foreigners, nor could they beat the Taiping Army. However, it is more than enough to suppress ordinary people. After all, unarmed ordinary people can't even fight against a gang of armed gangsters, let alone thousands of soldiers?

Just like the city of Jiangning, Nanjing, which was slaughtered by the Taiping Army, four to five thousand banner soldiers were stationed there for a long time. Including family members, there are 20,000 to 30,000 people.

It is precisely because of the existence of these cities within cities that the people in various places were controlled by the Qing court. Without a strong rebel army like the Taiping Army, it is difficult to resist.

Marin's plan is also to learn from the Qing Dynasty and build black cities in important cities in various places. Then, use Black City to control towns and cities in Mexico and Peru.

Of course, the core of Marin's control of the American colonies is not those blacks. In fact, the real core is the German mercenaries.

Marin intends to build a smaller city within a city inside the black cities in various places, which can also be called a white city, where a small number of elite German mercenaries are stationed.

In the white city, all the white people from the native land live. Many of them will serve as officers of black soldiers and control this black army.

At the same time, in white cities, there will also be a military police force dedicated to maintaining the discipline of black soldiers. In later generations, as long as everyone knows, the discipline of black people is the worst in the world. In order to prevent black soldiers from letting themselves go, Marin needs a military police force dedicated to maintaining military discipline. The number of this army does not need to be large, it only needs a hundred people, and it can supervise tens of thousands of troops. They will all be composed of relatively disciplined German soldiers, who will specifically supervise black soldiers and prevent them from violating discipline.

Although, the first generation of black slaves were generally more honest and obedient. However, it is not ruled out that some of them lost their sense of awe after a long time, and began to let themselves go. Therefore, the suppression of the gendarmerie is very necessary.

Moreover, controlling the chaos of black soldiers can also reduce the harm to the indigenous people in the colonies. In this way, it is also possible to avoid the boiling of public dissatisfaction in the colonies as much as possible, and strengthen the local control over the colonies.

In fact,

The benefits of the military police go far beyond this. The existence of military police can not only deter ordinary soldiers, but also deter generals who lead troops.

Because of the existence of the military police, the generals who lead the troops must also restrain their behavior. Because the generals also need to accept the supervision of the military police to avoid making mistakes and domineering.

Therefore, the gendarme is actually a role similar to Jin Yiwei, who has the duty to help the court supervise the sick generals in various places.

Of course, the gendarmerie has only law enforcement powers, not judicial powers. Because the right to judge belongs to the military court. The reason why Jinyiwei can grow bigger is because Jinyiwei not only has law enforcement power, but also has imperial edict and independent judicial power. Too much power can naturally become a hazard.

In fact, like the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, as long as the prison is separated from the Jinyiwei, it can become a very good organization. Just like the military police of later generations, there is no harm. Because they don't have the right to convict people casually. Even if people are arrested, they will act according to the rules, just like the traffic police enforcing the law. You did not violate the rules, and he is not good at you.

Thinking of this, Marin suddenly slapped his forehead:

"That's right, I almost forgot about the gendarmerie and court martial!"

Prior to this, the army of the North Sea State had been relying on Sauer's military spies to secretly monitor the army. Although the effect is good, but after all, it is somewhat private and not very open and aboveboard. Moreover, it is easy for the generals and the court to suspect each other and cause conflicts.

If there is a gendarmerie in the army, and if there is a gendarmerie in the army, not only ordinary soldiers will have a lot of rules, but many generals will also become more cautious.

Thinking of this, Marin called Saul and ordered:

"You arrange for people to select a group of fair soldiers from the army to form a gendarmerie! And you are the first gendarmerie commander of Beihai State!"

"Gendarmerie? What is that?" Sauer was a little confused.

So Marin introduced it to him, and Sauer suddenly realized——

"Oh, it's the supervisor in the army? But, the Military Statistics Bureau under me has already sent people to do this..."

Marin shook his head and said:

"It's different! Those military intelligence officers under you cannot reveal their true identities, and their deterrence is insufficient. After the establishment of the gendarmerie, as long as they wear gendarmerie uniforms and hang around the soldiers, those soldiers will naturally dare not What a mistake. After all, the ruthlessness of military law is no joke."

Then, military courts must be set up in the military to adjudicate military crimes. In this way, the gendarmerie has really become a pure law enforcement force, and does not have as much power as Jinyiwei.

At the same time, Marin does not intend to give the gendarme rights that can manage civilians like the French gendarmes. After all, if the military police had the right to manage the people, it would be very similar to Jin Yiwei.

At that time, the military police will only care about the discipline of the soldiers, regardless of civilian issues. Even if they take part in the suppression of the people, it will only be used as an auxiliary to cooperate with other departments.

With the cooperation of the military police on the surface and the military intelligence agents hiding in the army, it is still very easy for Marin to control the army.

In fact, the German soldiers themselves were very obedient and well-behaved. Therefore, even though there was no special military police before, the army of Beihai State did not have any major problems.

But with the expansion of the army and the addition of non-German soldiers, military discipline is definitely not as easy to manage as before. Especially the blacks who are accustomed to freedom and slack, without the suppression of the military police, they may simply "go to heaven"...

Therefore, it is very necessary to form a military police to maintain military discipline. This facilitates the indirect control of the military from above. After all, in addition to maintaining military discipline, the gendarmerie also has the responsibility of supervising the local army.

If you encounter a dissident local army general and find something wrong, the military police can also report it. If it feels wrong, the higher-ups can also replace the generals of the garrison based on these reports...

Of course, no matter how good the military police are, Marin will not give them the right to judge. In this way, in order to punish violators of military law, professional judges in military courts must be responsible for the trials of soldiers who violated the law.

Military courts are independent of the military and are run by professional legal professionals. Its most important requirement is fairness and justice. And, preferably, nothing to do with the gendarmerie. In this way, when the relevant persons are tried, there is no need to be interfered by the gendarmerie.

Without the right to judge, the gendarmerie is reduced to an ordinary law enforcement force. Unlike the Jinyiwei in the Ming Dynasty, because of the existence of the prison system, the Jinyiwei can sometimes be very arrogant. Even, you can frame others. After all, the prison has independent judicial power and can beat people into tricks.

And as long as the military court is not with the law enforcement gendarmes, it can greatly weaken the rights of the gendarmes, preventing the gendarmes from becoming big, or even becoming a hazard...