"That's it." Zhang Rong breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, he and Yan Shi both had their families under their subordinates, unlike Yan Ning, whose subordinates were all fierce warriors. When they came to Haicang Town, they were shocked by the power of Ding Haijun, but it would not be a good idea if they were to end up in a series of battles just after joining Guo Ning's command.
And when the group of people left, several soldiers who had been lying down and resting got up.
"Did you hear it? Did you hear it? What Commander Ji said just now!"
A soldier with a round face, red and black, who seemed to have some foreign blood, laughed and said: "Commander Jie said he has no majesty! What a liar, he went to fight in the killing field, his majesty, his power, how powerful! To be honest, I don’t even dare to look at him!”
"...You guys are indeed a bit stupid."
"You bastard, what are you talking about! Do you underestimate the majesty of the commander-in-chief?"
The round-faced soldier cursed angrily, while several soldiers beside him nodded: "Commander Jie is certainly majestic, but Old Wu, you are indeed stupid. What you are talking about is not the same thing."
"It's not the same thing? Then what did you guys hear from Commander Jie?"
When the soldier was waiting for words, Chen Ran hurried over from behind with a cold face. The soldiers seemed to be more serious about this attendant who had mastered the secret than they were about Guo Ning, so everyone kept silent.
It wasn't until Chen Ran was far away that the soldier stood up and pointed his halberd at his round-faced companion: "Expand the army! Expand the army!"
He said sadly: "Commander Jie just said that we will expand the navy to ten thousand people!"
Many people further away did not hear Guo Ning's words clearly, but now they all looked at them: "Really? Are you going to expand the army again?"
Guo Ning's subordinates have gone from hundreds of people by the Xiangjun River to where they are now. They have experienced several fierce battles and suffered heavy losses. However, each loss was exchanged for a big leap forward. expansion.
In such a world, soldiers are horribly tolerant of death and sacrifice, and Guo Ning's style of rewarding soldiers for their merits has enabled many of them to benefit greatly from the expansion. In particular, most of Guo Ning's companions who initially gathered in the Xijunhe camp became officers. People like Han Xuan and Qiu Huiluo were already commanders.
When Ding Haijun came to Laizhou, there were more than 6,000 soldiers and followers in total. After several fierce battles, more than 1,000 people were killed or seriously injured, leaving less than 5,000 people. This loss was real. All the soldiers knew that Tuo Lei and Guo Ning were negotiating in the prison cell at that time, and they used this as a reference to threaten Guo Ning.
But this was Tuo Lei's first trip south to fight in the Central Plains. He saw the vastness of the Central Plains and the dense population, but he could not imagine how easy it would be to expand the army in the Central Plains.
With the manpower Guo Ning had in Laizhou, if he mobilized all his men, he could easily raise an army of 20,000 people. When Guo Ning is about to obtain Jinan's household registration, as long as he expands his army to ten thousand people, it is already a prudent move to strive for elite troops and strong generals.
The expansion of the army from 5,000 to 10,000 is not just a reorganization of old and new people. An experienced general will definitely retain an elite force composed solely of veteran soldiers, and then select and promote meritorious soldiers and grassroots officers to serve as instructors and backbones of the newly formed army.
Even though the officer establishment of the Ding Navy is not as bloated as the ordinary imperial army, the expanded 5,000 people will actually include hundreds of generals, hundreds of captains, dozens of lieutenants, and even more. All those above will be in charge.
There are so many positions, each of which is a stepping stone for veterans. Each one represents a better future, more military pay, more generous land gifts... Who wouldn't be jealous?
And in the original army, the vacancies left after veterans and junior officers are transferred will also become a stepping stone for others!
In such a world, soldiers can die at any time, but precisely because they face death at any time, soldiers' desire for status, wealth, and future is also naked and unabashed, deeply engraved in their bones, just like their desire for Guo Ning The worship of the strong is the same.
Before Guo Ning and the others could walk out of the military fort, the soldiers in many barracks inside were all spreading the news.
The only ones who could rest in the military fort, apart from Guo Ning's headquarters, were the wounded and meritorious soldiers. Many soldiers were counting their own merits and couldn't help but laugh, guessing that they would earn a lot of money no matter what.
The generals of the Ding Navy are not the most ordinary people in the imperial army. A general is in charge of five regular soldiers, five servants, and fifty households! Fifty shady households equal 5,000 acres of land!
Although at the level of Shijiang, he can only get 10% of the output from the five households directly under his family, but the military households have a lot of their own acres, right? How beautiful would it be to share it with farmers for farming and harvest grain every year?
If you put it on Zhongdu Road or Hebei Road, I'm afraid those wealthy Jurchens who are plotting against the Communist Party can only live like this, right? Once you have the land, you can build a house, get married, have a wife, and have a few babies...how beautiful will that life be?
Who would have thought that all of these guys, all of whom came from poor military backgrounds, could really earn such a good life by killing enemies and performing meritorious deeds?
Many people were thinking about it at the moment, and some people had smiles on their faces as they thought about it, with a strand of saliva dripping down their chins.
The entire barracks was quiet for a long time, and everyone was immersed in expectations for the future.
After a while, someone suddenly gasped and whispered: "No, there is a trouble."
The person speaking now was General Zhang Qian. His brother Zhang Jiao was the leader who died while defending the camp in Haicang Town. He himself has been on the front line of the battle with the Mongols, and was injured in the face and shoulders, which is quite admired by ordinary soldiers.
At that moment, several people around asked: "What's wrong? What's the trouble?"
Zhang Qian crossed his fingers and said: "Think about it, when the commander-in-chief established the military household system, we had six thousand soldiers and generals, and then there were 12,000 households. Therefore, it is said that each soldier protected five households. Farmers, in fact, when the Mongols came, many brothers only had their turn to protect one or two farmers. Commander Jie said that after the war, he would recruit people and enrich them..."
"That's right, I only shade one family. After a while, if I marry the daughter of that family, and the two families become one... there won't be even one shade house!" Someone nodded repeatedly.
"So, now that the war is over, the Commander-in-Chief wants to expand his army to ten thousand people. Where do so many shelters come from?"
Zhang Qian looked at his companions: "What's the use of more than 30,000 people coming from Jinan? Isn't it enough?"
"this……"
Someone was bored for a long time and whispered: "Jie Shuai won't trick us, right?"
"Nonsense... when has Commander Jiex ever fooled you..." Someone sneered and said, "Zhang Qian, you are calculating a stupid score! I tell you, everything is under Commander Commander's control! The navy must first be expanded by 10,000 people , and then there will be all kinds of shade houses and fields!"
Zhang Qian was suddenly scolded and couldn't help but curl his lips: "Then there must be 50,000 households for distribution! Are you afraid of two to three hundred thousand people? Where do so many people come from? Did they fall from the sky?"
With his mouth still curled, Zhang Qian suddenly saw the soldiers in front of him saluting one after another. Zhang Qian felt something was wrong. He turned around quickly and saw Wang Shixian's livid face.
It seems that Wang Shixian spent a lot of time in the school to settle the officers who questioned his unfavorable command on the battlefield, but this matter will never make people happy. At this moment, he is angry and looking for someone to vent to. Zhang Qian was so desperate that he hit the head of his immediate superior's gun.
"Zhang Qian, there is a military review in the school. You can't make excuses, but you have the energy to arrogantly discuss the major affairs of the Jiedushi government here? Wait for the detention!"
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