Zhu Changwu's tone suddenly became much higher, "Being a soldier is to protect your home and country, and you should fight for your country as a soldier. This is our mission, and it is also our honor."
"Think about it, why we call people outside the city thieves? It's because everything they do is the same as thieves."
"Everywhere they go, they will burn, kill, and loot. Once someone disobeys, they will directly kill people. Some of their actions are even more abominable than those corrupt officials sitting on our heads. If we let If such a person enters the capital, think about the consequences."
"Ah? If our family, relatives and friends are in the capital, then I can assure you that once the intruders enter the capital, they will definitely suffer disaster, and many of them may even die. And if this is the result , I think, before they die, they will definitely scold us, scold us soldiers as useless, scold us as a bunch of losers, then I want to ask everyone, are you willing to bear such a reputation?"
As Zhu Changwu asked, there was naturally silence below. Even those who wanted to cause trouble and be a thorn in the side were speechless at this time. Because they really don’t know what to say?
Do you want to object and say that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, so you can bear this infamy?
People can be timid or timid, but they can't just call others timid. If anyone can do this, it's really hopeless. Such people are no different from dead people. No army would be able to accept such a person, and he would not be able to stand among the current crowd.
No one refuted, but Zhu Changwu continued to say: "So, we have no way to retreat now. There is only one way before us now, and that is to fight to the death. Yes, fight to the death! Fight for the dignity of our soldiers, Fight for the Ming Dynasty. As your general, all I can do is charge at the front, and all I can do is prevent your blood from being shed in vain. Xiao Liangzi, bring up the wooden box."
Zhu Changwu became more and more excited as he spoke. Just when Liang Jun was listening, he saw the young master calling his name, and he quickly responded with a shout, and then ordered people to carry the closed wooden boxes over one by one.
"Come on, open them all and show our Ming soldiers what these are." Zhu Changwu said with great interest.
"Yes, sir." After Liang Jun agreed, he ordered someone to open the first wooden box. Silver light flashed through, and the neatly stacked silver ingots were displayed in front of everyone.
"Take out the box and let everyone see if it is true." Zhu Changwu seemed not satisfied with the effect and gave another order.
Then, a wooden box was tipped down, and then white money appeared in front of everyone.
"Here, another box." Zhu Changwu seemed to find this unsatisfactory and continued to give orders to Liang Jun.
"Yes." As Liang Jun agreed, the second wooden box was opened, and then there was another burst of silver light, and then it was poured out.
"Come again." Zhu Changwu shouted again, and the silver ingots in the third wooden box were also poured out.
"Continue." Zhu Changwu still shouted loudly, but it scared Liang Jun into a cold sweat.
How can we continue this? If we pour it out again, it will be full of rocks. Wouldn’t it be exposed?
But as expected of following Zhu Changwu for so many years, Liang Jun's brain reaction speed was still very fast, "Sir, we can't fall back now. These boxes are all sealed. It will be difficult to put them in after a while."
As he spoke, Liang Jun looked at Wu Linzheng standing aside with a look for help, as if to say, you can help me.
Wu Linzheng already knew the identity of Liang Jun after the previous contact. The person who grew up with the general could be said to be the most trusted person. Having a good relationship with such a person will do you a lot of good.
Seeing the look asking for help, Wu Linzheng hurriedly said: "That's enough, General. Otherwise, if there is so much money piled up on the tower, everyone's heart will be broken. How can we fight with all our strength? Besides, everyone has Trust you, trust you.”
With Wu Linzheng taking the lead, some of the Ming soldiers below were also smart, and they immediately agreed, "Yes, there is no need to fall again, we believe in the general."
"Forget it, let's get down to business." Zhu Changwu said as if he was very receptive to Jin's suggestions, but in fact he gave Liang Jun a thumbs up in his heart.
The reason why he wanted to take such a risk was because in the current Ming Dynasty, the generals had already changed their quality. They didn't think about how to fight or how to improve the combat effectiveness of the army. They only thought about how to make money and eat empty pay.
As time passed, the soldiers no longer believed the general, which forced Zhu Changwu to do this.
Now that the money has been poured out, everyone believes that when Zhu Changwu has the money, his next words will create more recognition in the hearts of the soldiers, and this is the effect he wants and the goal he wants to achieve.
"As you can see, I, General, have money here, lots and lots of it. Maybe your general owed you unpaid military salary before, or even owed you a lot, but I, General, can only say that future generations will not care about their predecessors, these things I am helpless. But if I were to lead the troops myself, I would definitely not send hungry soldiers. At least my words would count."
"Have you seen this money? Let me tell you, this is what I have prepared for you in this war. As long as you have achieved military merit, you can come to me to collect the money. You can get one tael for killing a bandit, and there is no upper limit. "
Wow!
As soon as these words were spoken, the fifteen thousand Ming soldiers below exploded.
What did Zhu Changwu say just now? Did they hear it right?
You can get one or two pieces of silver by killing an intruder. If that's the case, isn't the money too good to make?
You must know that at this time, the monthly subsidy for ordinary soldiers in the Ming Dynasty was only three taels of silver. This was only on paper. It was not even two taels that was actually sent to them. If they could not live and eat in the military camp, I am afraid that they would be They can no longer support themselves.
Now, if Zhu Changwu kills an intruder, he can get one tael of silver, which is a ten-day subsidy.
What is a burglar?
I have to admit that there are indeed powerful people among them, with good riding skills and good martial arts. But they are only a few people after all. The more intruders are composed of ordinary people. They fight without rules and rely on their own strength. Such ordinary thieves are not difficult for Ming soldiers to deal with.
If you kill such a person, you can get one tael of silver. To be honest, this reward is already very high. When they fought in the past, whether they won or lost, it had nothing to do with ordinary soldiers. Even if they won, the reward would only be their generals.
With the emergence of Zhu Changwu, the original big pot meal was now changed to household quotas. It is conceivable that this move alone mobilized the enthusiasm of all soldiers to go to battle to kill the enemy.
Just when the hearts of the soldiers below were surging and excited, Zhu Changwu spoke again, "Look at your worthless looks, is this enough for you? Let me tell you, I will reward you with one tael of silver for each person you kill. It's just the basics. If someone can kill three people, in addition to the reward of silver, I will let him be the captain of the corps; kill five people and make him a captain; kill twenty people and make a hundred households; kill fifty people and make a thousand households. "
"hiss!"
This time it was no longer a surprise, but a constant sound of gasps.
Killing people can not only get money, but also get an official position. This is something they never dared to think about before.
In previous wars, the credit went to the generals. What does it have to do with them? At most, if you can fight and kill the enemy, you may join the general's personal army and eat better in the future, that's all.
Yes, this is the current combat effectiveness of the Ming army at the end of the Ming Dynasty.
All generals have soldiers, and among the armies they command, the most capable soldiers are their soldiers. The biggest reason for this result is that they have gathered good soldiers together, so that it has evolved into a situation where the strong become stronger and the weak become weaker.
Often in a battle, once all the soldiers around the general are exhausted, the general will turn around and flee without hesitation, followed by the collapse of the entire army. Many times, the Ming army still had a strength advantage, but they were still defeated by enemies with fewer numbers than them.
When fighting, everyone has selfish motives and cannot fully demonstrate their fighting power. How can this battle be won?
As time went by, most of the Ming army just dealt with the situation with a muddled mentality. So much so that if you hit the enemy on the battlefield, you will be defeated, which seems like playing house.
Since Zhu Changwu knew this truth, of course he wanted a way to solve the problem. There is a reward for killing the enemy, and it is a heavy reward. This is the first solution he gave.
If there is enough time, Zhu Changwu will also improve some methods in army training, but now, there is no time at all. The enemy is on the side again and may attack the city at any time. At this time, he can only use money and official positions to stimulate him. Army.
As soon as these two magic weapons were released, the 15,000-strong army was also stimulated and howled.
Especially some capable people, such as some centurions, they know that their centurions were either killed or captured by Zhu Changwu, and now there are many vacant positions. Isn't that what they want to do to make great achievements? The timing?
When a person has an idea and a goal, he will work extra hard no matter what he does. This was the case for these centurions. After their enthusiasm was mobilized, under their leadership, the morale of the army began to rise continuously.
The faces of many soldiers became excited because of this, and their whole bodies involuntarily exuded a fighting spirit. Zhu Changwu, who was standing on the tower, felt the fighting spirit and immediately laughed.
This is what the army should be like. Although their combat power may not be very high, at least they know how to kill the enemy, know that they must kill the enemy for their own future, and have initiative, which is enough.
