After receiving a large sum of money, word spread throughout Hanzhong Mansion instantly.
In the army, it naturally spread.
Serving as a soldier provides food, promotion, and wealth. These are the simplest requirements of the army.
After escaping to Hanzhong, the first stage of the mission was completed, and naturally a reward was needed.
Han Feizi once said: "The master's way of controlling his ministers is only two handles. Two handles are the virtue of punishment."
What is criminal virtue?
"Killing is called punishment, celebrating and rewarding is called virtue."
Therefore, Zhu Yixi prepared a big reward for the entire army. a big surprise.
He had nothing else but money.
Before that, Zhu Yixi was planning to do something important:
Clearly define the ranks of the army and issue military pay.
"For example, Li Canjun and Chen Zongbing have high official positions and low positions, but their power is opposite. It is extremely important to clearly define the superiors and subordinates in the army."
Zhu Yixi looked at Zhao Shu and said seriously.
At present, the only one who can discuss it together is Zhao Shu.
Zhao Shu frowned and thought for a while, then said: "I understand what the general means, but is it too blatant now?"
"After all, the Ming Dynasty is still here—"
As he spoke, he pointed lightly upward.
The biggest change when changing dynasties is institutional reform. Now that we have just settled down in Hanzhong, it would be unwise to change the military system.
"No, Mr. Zhao, you misunderstood."
Zhu Yixi was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly: "I am not changing the military system, I am just setting the military pay and increasing the salary for the officers and generals."
"However, the general indirectly has less influence through his salary, so he can demarcate the top and bottom, and form a self-contained system quietly."
Zhao Shu said with a half-smile.
What a smart man he was, he could see through Zhu Yixi's mind at a glance.
Zhu Yixi shook her head and chuckled: "It's really comfortable to chat with smart people like you."
"However, I do also want to increase the salary for the officers."
"After all, it is easy for civil servants to make money, but the only way the military can do it is to withhold military pay. I cut off my career as a general a while ago. If I don't make up for it, I'm afraid many people will be resentful."
Zhao Shu understood that he was talking about the transport department.
Disbursing salaries to generals no longer handles them, cutting off other people's financial opportunities, which is tantamount to killing their parents.
"General, this trip is very good. It can not only eliminate bad habits in the army, but also win over the morale of the army."
Regarding this matter, Zhao Shu expressed his approval and even praised: "It is really a blessing for the army that you can think of this."
The Ming Dynasty was famous for its low salaries.
Take Zhu Yixi's guerrilla general as an example. He is a fifth-grade man with a monthly salary of sixteen dan. The price of rice in Hanzhong Prefecture is twenty taels, which is thirty-two taels of silver.
And a war horse costs more than a hundred taels.
Needless to say, the bosses Qian and Bao at the bottom are not difficult to make ends meet, but it is difficult to support their families.
Ordinary soldiers, ordinary soldiers, earn five or six coins, while many such as Guan Ning's cavalry earn a monthly salary of twenty taels.
Moreover, wages are often in arrears.
Apart from living on empty wages and deducting military pay, it is simply difficult to survive.
"I wonder how the general can increase his pay?"
Zhao Shu asked with great interest. He really wanted to know how to increase pay for the army in an inconspicuous way.
"Soldiers, the monthly salary has been increased to one tael."
Zhu Yixi first talked about the ordinary lower-level soldiers. Although they accounted for the majority, unfortunately, their voice was too weak, so their natural increase was limited.
The important thing is to bribe the officers.
"It's natural." Zhao Shu thought for a while, then nodded and said:
"Although it has increased a lot, whether it is to appease soldiers who have left their hometown or to recruit new soldiers, it would be better to have higher wages."
Immediately, Zhu Yixi expressed his opinion: "I will increase the salary of the generals according to the Wusan rank."
"Wu Sanjie?" Zhao Shu frowned.
Seeing this, Zhu Yixi smiled and explained.
To put it bluntly, since Beijing was still there, Zhu Yixi did not dare to go too far, so he planned to use the familiar Wu Sanjie to achieve his goal.
The Wusan rank in the Ming Dynasty started with Zhongxian Xiaowei starting from the sixth rank. There were two ranks in the first rank, which were divided into initial awards and promotions. Additional awards were added for those above the fourth rank.
It has a total of twelve and thirty levels.
Zhu Yixi directly deleted it, removed the promotion award, and added the award. Only the initial award was given, and it became the twelfth level of Wu San.
He will use Wusan rank to replace the role of the military rank system in later generations.
For example, the captain (Qin military system) commanded hundreds of people and was also the sixth-rank Zhongxian captain. He was regarded as the first rank, but his monthly salary was increased to ten taels.
His salary this month is five taels, which has doubled.
The rest of the commander-in-chief and the commander-in-chief Qian were nominally awarded the rank of Wusan, and their ranks were used to distinguish high and low.
In terms of monthly salary, the total amount is ten taels, and the total monthly salary is fifty taels.
For battalion-level officers above the rank of Thousand Generals such as the New Barracks and the Sanbian Battalion, their monthly salary reaches one hundred taels.
The basic salary will be increased to a casual level and two monthly salaries will be received, which will greatly improve the situation of the officer class.
Of course, for Zhu Yixi, the military expenditure will triple.
"Perhaps this is what is called raising soldiers with high salaries!"
Zhu Yixi chuckled lightly and said, "But it's all worth it."
Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhu Yixi's plain smile, and couldn't help but sigh: "General, this method is very expensive, but it is extremely tempting. I am convinced."
"From then on, no matter the official position in the army, they were ranked in rank."
This is the most poisonous thing.
If things go on like this, official positions will be meaningless. Ranking is linked to power. Zhu Yixi will naturally have leadership power if distribution is controlled in his hands.
In other words, even if high-ranking officials in the imperial court seize power in the future, it will have no effect because they will no longer recognize their official positions in the army.
Hearing this, Zhu Yixi smiled reservedly, which made him think of military ranks and Wu Sanjie as a substitute, so he figured it out.
"Let's go, let's not mention the dispersal. We have obtained such a large amount of money, but we can't dissipate it to appease the morale of the army."
With that said, Zhu Yixi directly proposed one hundred thousand taels of silver and sent it to the army with a stroke of his pen.
According to the calculation, one hundred taels weighs approximately six kilograms, which is six thousand kilograms.
This is still King Qin’s money!
The first to arrive was the firearms camp.
This scene is much more lively than issuing monthly salary.
Unexpected wealth always makes people excited.
According to the old routine, Zhu Yixi held silver, thousands of musketeers, and five hundred grenadiers, and each one received the silver with tears in his eyes.
Many people saw a dozen pieces of silver for the first time in their lives.
"Thank you, General——"
…
After repeating it two thousand times, Zhu Yixi's hands were sore.
Immediately, he came to the cavalry camp.
One horse and two people, once again squandered ten thousand taels.
Recruit camp.
Five thousand soldiers are trained here, including 3,000 soldiers defeated on three sides and 2,000 Hanzhong soldiers.
"Thank you, General -" Zhu Yixi just stood aside this time with a smile on her face, enjoying the soldiers' salutes and bows.
To distribute silver, someone will naturally do it for you.
The busy work from the morning to the afternoon was finally over.
As the sun set, just as the group was preparing to go back, Zhang Daoyuan ran over in a hurry and said with a flattering smile:
"General, I wonder if I have one?"
"you?"
Zhu Yixi laughed and shook his head. The latter's expression instantly became sad.
"Hahaha, the stuff has been delivered to your house, go back and take a look!"
After patting the old Taoist priest on the shoulder, Zhu Yixi laughed and left, causing everyone to laugh.
