Yang Fan glanced at them coldly and said, "Now that everyone is here, let's talk about the next step. Since the city has been surrounded, the next step is to assign various troops to attack the city..."
Before Yang Fan finished speaking, Man Gui suddenly said: "Uncle Dingyuan, I think now is not the time to discuss the distribution of sieges. There is still an important issue that has not been resolved. If Uncle Dingyuan cannot solve it for the brothers, I am afraid that Brothers will be powerless when they attack the city."
Although Yang Fan was very unhappy when his speech was interrupted. But he still looked at him with a warm face and said, "General Man, if you have any questions, just ask."
"Our soldiers and horses in Shanxi Town have been in arrears with military pay since last year. It has been eighteen months today. Brothers, there is no rice to cook at home. There is a saying that the emperor does not need hungry soldiers. If the problem of arrears of pay If we don’t solve it, I’m afraid the people below will be unable to do their job.”
Zhang Shize became furious when he heard that Man Gui said that he wanted to solve the problem of salary arrears. Who doesn't know that the imperial court is in financial difficulties now. It’s not that the army owes a huge salary, and besides, the emperor paid for the expedition with his own money.
It was the account of Xinghe Bank, not the account department.
Angrily, Tobe jumped up and down and cursed. The 30% floating rule was broken this time. Not only do they feel sorry for money, but they are also afraid of making a bad start. If we follow the rules in the future, wouldn't it mean that we will cut off an important source of income for civil servants?
"Before departure, didn't your Majesty give you some silver? Each of you received three taels of silver, and you had 10,000 cavalry. Your Majesty issued you thirty thousand taels. This money went to Xinghe Bank, and the household department did not lose a penny." Zhang Shize said angrily.褘
Everyone can understand the issue of payment. This has been a routine operation every few years since Xuanzong. Some of them aimed to expel the superiors, some of them wanted to cause trouble, and some of them simply avoided fighting.
However, if the money is available, even though it cannot be fully reissued, the officers and soldiers will still buy it, and it will never be endless. Man Gui and others have already taken His Majesty's internal funds, so it would be too much to come out and ask Yang Fan to make up for the unpaid wages at this time.
Man Gui glared and said, "Young master, don't talk nonsense. Our soldiers in Shanxi Town are not comparable to noble people like you who are well-dressed and well-fed. We are poor and have a small business. If we lack a handful of firewood, we will not be able to cook." Yes. Departure is the money for departure, and the pay owed is the money owed. Killing the enemy is the money for killing the enemy. How can they be confused."
Zhang Shize was immediately furious. He hated being called Young Master.
He rose to power by his own strength, not by relying on the British government.
Indeed, according to usual practice, before the Ming army goes to war, they must first make up for the arrears of wages. The amount of payment depends on the financial situation. The second is to develop and extract money. The third is to reward silver for winnings.
To make up for the arrears of wages, you must make up some amount. The amount of silver usually paid out is about three taels, which is divided according to the head. To behead a true Tatar, the price is fifty taels of silver, which can be cashed on the spot.褘
Or give up the money and get a promotion. When a soldier captures the head of a true Tatar, he is promoted to captain. Once again, he captured a head and was promoted to a small flag. And so on.
Mangui himself was like this, rising through the ranks from corps commander, Xiaoqi, general banner, trial 100th household, 100th household, deputy 100th household, 1000th household... all the way up.
However, this is a routine situation and the current special circumstances must also be taken into consideration. The imperial court's finances were already in such dire straits. Except for Yuan Dudu, who was able to get military pay, Jiubian basically didn't see a penny of silver.
At this time, it was already very difficult for the emperor to get his own money.
As soon as Mangui made a fuss, the generals and guerrillas in the big tent were all shouting that they were really too poor to survive. They almost beat out the whole family and left them begging on the street.
Suddenly, the big tent was as chaotic as the vegetable market.
Yang Fan waited for them to finish venting without saying a word and slowly calmed down.褘
"General Man, how many soldiers and horses do you have under your command?" Yang Fan looked at him and asked.
Man Gui looked into Yang Fan's eyes and suddenly felt a little guilty for no reason. Immediately, he thought that asking for back pay was a matter of course, and there was nothing to be afraid of. The same is true when the emperor comes.
He immediately puffed up his chest and said loudly: "I have about 10,000 soldiers and horses under my command."
Yang Fan asked: "More than 10,000, or less than 10,000?"
, what is the actual number of people. "
Mangui was asked and was suddenly stuck. He suddenly didn't know how to answer. In fact, he really doesn't know. How many specific people do he have under his command? He only had a rough idea.
"You don't even know how many troops you have under your command, how did you become the commander-in-chief." Yang Fan scolded.
Man Gui suddenly thought that this was Yang Fan deliberately embarrassing himself in front of everyone. His face turned red. He said loudly: "Uncle Dingyuan, does he know how many people there are in the capital camp?"
There is no so-called digital management in this era, and it is normal for the number of soldiers to be accurate to less than single digits.
The army gathered together, and there were accidental deaths every day. For example, those who died of illness or those who starved to death due to lack of timely food supply. Beaten to death. Murdered. The one who ran away, the one who disappeared, the one who defected. When building fortifications, digging trenches, or cutting down trees, accidents may occur and cause casualties.
Therefore, the number of people is just a dynamic number that fluctuates in a range. No one can clearly grasp it in real time. In fact, I am too lazy to pay attention so clearly.
Man Gui was sure, and Yang Fan also didn't know how many people there were in the Beijing camp. Because Jingying is a famous quagmire, no one can understand it.
There are all kinds of shady stories inside, and the interests are intertwined and can affect the whole body.
"Before the departure of the Beijing camp, the actual number of soldiers was 87,145. As of yesterday evening, the cumulative casualties were 6,875." Yang Fan waved his hand, and the secretary placed the information on the note. .
Yang Fan said: "I can immediately gather the 50,000 Beijing camp here. Their actual number is 47,511 people. You can count the number of people camp by camp. If there is one missing, I will make up for all the arrears for you."褘
Suddenly, there was a discussion below.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Dingyuan really paid attention to casualties and losses every day.
Mangui was dumbfounded. People really know. I'm sitting on my back now.
Yang Fan asked: "How many wives does General Man have?"
"The general will have one wife and five concubines in total." Man Gui said subconsciously.
Yang Fan smiled and said: "You know very well how many wives you have, but you can't even tell how many soldiers you have. You are really a bad guy."
Suddenly, there was a burst of laughter below.褘
Man Gui's face was red, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
"Uncle Dingyuan, don't change the subject. Anyway, if you don't pay your brothers, I can't command them."
Yang Fan smiled and said: "Pay, pay. Have you really paid all the money from Kaiba?"
Man Gui immediately acted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, roaring angrily: "Our army's opening silver was naturally sent out in batches, and every officer and soldier received it."
Yang Fan yelled: "Tell me that ****, you don't even know how many soldiers you have, how the hell did you distribute money to every soldier?"
