Chongzhen also figured it out at this time.
If these people don't have money to give gifts, they can't retire.
The reason is simple. As an official, if you open a mouth because you pity them. Then no one will pay. This deal can't be done.
Therefore, if you don’t pay, nothing will be done.
As for why their military status is not canceled after they die in old age. The reason is also very simple. The departments that handle decommissioning and write-off are not the same department.
Those of you who handled retirement collected the money. Not given to us either. These people all served overtime and died of old age in the military camp. If this is revealed, he will be beheaded.
If we handle the write-off, if we pretend not to know, we will cancel the account directly. I have to take responsibility for those of you who are going through retirement.
We were kicked in the head by a donkey for doing such a thankless, useless, and risky thing.
Therefore, these veterans who are no longer alive have always been on the roster.
As for the officers, they also know the inside story here, and they are even less willing to offend people in the Ministry of War. Simply divide the military pay of these people privately.
As a result, most of the people in the Beijing camp were all soldiers and generals, and Chongzhen's back felt cold when he saw it.
Letting these soldiers and generals go, Chongzhen continued to look down.
Among them, there are more than 35,000 impostors. They are all paid by regular soldiers to hire people to run.
"What's going on with these hirelings."
"Your Majesty, there are many officials and nobles from various ministries who have various relatives, village party members, domestic slaves and other related households. They received the benefits and sent these people to the Beijing camp to receive a share of food and salary. Apart from the food and salary, they did not come to the military camp at all. I usually have something to do, which is to receive an extra amount of money and food. When it’s time to review and someone comes from above, I’ll spend money to hire someone to take care of it.”
Chongzhen was anxious and angry, these bastards. What do you think of my Beijing camp?
These people obviously have nothing to do with soldiers who can fight. God knows whether these people are taking baths or doing pedicures. Come to me and get a military salary for nothing.
"The report says that the 50,000 people who came back first are in good health and can be trained as soldiers. What will you do with these people?"
"Back to Your Majesty, I made the decision on these people without permission and sent them directly to Nanyuan. I ordered the four gates of Nanyuan to be closed tightly and put them under temporary control. Otherwise, if I let them go today, we will never find them again. If they don't arrive, they will be hidden by the military leaders. These regular soldiers are the capital in their hands."
Hearing this, Chongzhen let out a long breath.
"You did a good job, I'm very pleased."
Chongzhen let out a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the 50,000 people who were truly qualified were selected and controlled.
He then continued to ask: "I see that this report counts 100,000 people. What is the situation with the remaining 50,000 people?"
"Your Majesty, many of the remaining 50,000 people are paid in disguise. These must be eliminated. There are also some who are very old and some are disabled old pawns. According to the military law of the imperial court, they should all retire. .”
Chongzhen felt a pain in his heart. There were only 50,000 soldiers left in the Beijing camp to fight.
There is no need to ask about the remaining 20,000 people. At least these people managed to get back before dark. For those who haven't come back after four hours, there is no need to ask anymore. These people are worse than the next 50,000 people.
Chongzhen walked around the Xinuan Pavilion with his hands behind his back.
He is very confused now. This is an opportunity, an opportunity to dismantle the nobles' control over the capital. It depends on whether he dares to do it.
Li Banghua has already controlled the situation for him, and now he needs to make up his mind.
"Li Qing, I want to hear your opinion."
As Minister of War, Li Banghua naturally had to put forward his opinions.
"I feel that the laws of the imperial court must be maintained. The Beijing camp must strictly follow the national laws and military regulations to rectify the origins. First of all, I believe that those who should retire should be retired, and directly handle the retirement procedures for them. Put an end to the bad rules of giving gifts."
Chongzhen nodded. This point is very pertinent. If nothing else, it is to strictly follow the rules and retire when he reaches the age. No one can say anything.
Since we have found out the details directly this time, those who have reached or exceeded the retirement age can just handle it directly.
In this way, there were only 50,000 troops left in the Beijing camp. Among them, Yang Fan also wanted to take away 10,000 yuan.
Chongzhen was struggling. Yang Fan was about to go on an expedition. He had sent all his troops away. What should he do if the nobles made trouble? If you want to move their interests, they will do anything if they are anxious.
This is tantamount to directly depriving them of their military power.
"What do you think should be done with the remaining fifty thousand people?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that we should disband them again and reorganize them into a hundred battalions. Re-select officers and re-train them. Then rebuild the three battalions. In this way, military expenditures can be greatly reduced."
"I have also thought about it. The military pay for the Beijing Camp is allocated every penny based on the 400,000 people. It is a pity that these worms have been fattened. If we can eliminate these empty soldiers, these fake soldiers, and retired veterans. It can be done. Save seven-eighths of the silver. Or use the silver to provide better equipment."
"Your Majesty, this opportunity cannot be missed and will never come back. This time we caught your nobles by surprise. They thought that since they issued an order prohibiting leaving the camp, no soldiers would come to participate in the long-distance running today. As a result, they have been inactive for a long time. The political situation has caused the army to be disorganized and most of the people have come. If we don't seize this opportunity, they will soon hide these soldiers again. Our work will be in vain."
"I have issued a decree to besiege Tumut and the Ordos tribe on three sides. Uncle Dingyuan will set off soon. At this juncture, it is too hasty to attack the nobles. I have transferred all the elite soldiers in my hand. What to do in the capital?"
Li Banghua was a little shaken for a while.
Now, Uncle Dingyuan has destroyed Haraqin and Duoyan. It is an opportunity to solve the Tumut and Ordos tribes in one go. If we give up, it will affect the imperial court's overall layout in the north. Influence Dong Lin's plan to abolish the Nine Sides.
However, now the opportunity has come to solve the problem of Jingying. Where to go, how to choose.
At this time, the capital cannot be in chaos. You can't push Xungui to a corner.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that Uncle Dingyuan take away the 50,000 soldiers from the capital camp to attack Tumut and the Ordos tribe. The rest of the soldiers from the capital camp should be retired if they should be retired, and those who should be demobilized should be demobilized. Take Zhang Shize's 6,000 bird cannon soldiers He Changping's 6,000 Xuanfu soldiers were transferred to the capital to control the situation. We have no more soldiers and horses, and we are not afraid of the nobles making trouble."
Chongzhen felt entangled in his heart. Can he rest assured that Yang Fan would take away the 50,000 yuan?
If you think about it carefully, these people's families are all in the capital, so we don't have to worry about their loyalty.
Thinking about it again, if Yang Fan was to train on the battlefield, how many casualties would there be for these 50,000 people who had not been accustomed to fighting for more than a hundred years. Now Jingying only has this little capital.
82 Chinese website
