Yang Fan and his entourage walked out of the Chinese army's tent and boarded the temporary military parade platform built with wood. bright
Looking at the dark crowd of officers and soldiers below, I couldn't help but frown.
Half were grizzled veterans. People in this era are aging very fast, and they are probably over forty.
Yang Fan and four generals stood on the general stage and shouted to the soldiers in Shanxi Town below: "I am Uncle Dingyuan, General of the Expedition to the West, Yang Fan, your commander-in-chief. Brothers, leave your homes and careers to follow me." Come here to fight against the trappers. Everyone is lucky."
Yang Fan's words immediately won the favor of the soldiers. These days, the conflict between officers and soldiers is very serious. The officers of the Ming Dynasty had a very rough work style in both the guard system and the camp system.
Of course, Yang Fan also punished soldiers corporally. The main thing is to fight with military sticks.
However, every officer and soldier Yang Fan punished violated military regulations or failed to complete their tasks. Never wrong someone. Those who were punished, those who watched the execution, and all the officers and soldiers were convinced.
We will handle it as military regulations stipulate, and we will never mess around. bright
Moreover, Yang Fan's team is very reasonable, so as long as you are reasonable and act according to the rules, you don't have to be afraid. Complaints can be made to the Supervisory Army and the Military Justice Department.
Military pay is the most important issue for officers and soldiers. As a soldier under Yang Fan, rewards and punishments were clearly defined. Every copper coin was calculated clearly. Not a penny of military pay was missing. Xinghe Bank paid it directly into their respective bankbooks. There was no corruption among other local officials in the Ming Dynasty.
However, the other armies of the Ming Dynasty, whether they were guards or camps. No one follows the rules. From top to bottom, they rely on deception to deceive soldiers into giving up their lives.
During the Wanli War to Aid Korea, Li Rusong said that the first person to reach Pyongyang would be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver, plus the rank of commander. As a result, the city was conquered and no longer mentioned.
These people, if they have finished cheating this time, they will find another reason to cheat again next time. Keep lying to the end, and the road will end in darkness. When doing so caused serious consequences, they suppressed them brutally.
Later, the Qi Jiajun made a fuss about payment and demanded the cash reward promised by North Korea. They directly deceived the Qi Jiajun, who was unarmed, to receive the salary. Then close the gate of Weng City. The ambushing army, matchlock guns, and cannons opened fire to directly wipe out the Qi Jiajun, and then reported the Qi Jiajun to mutiny through pay.
No general has ever said a word of luck to these officers and soldiers. bright
Yang Fan's words immediately touched the softest part of these officers and soldiers' hearts. The superiors have always treated them as pigs and dogs, never treated them as human beings.
"Brothers, Yang Fan is standing here today. He is just different from you in the division of labor. There is no distinction between high and low. I command you to use your brain power, and you use your physical strength to kill the enemy. Everyone is fighting for the Ming Dynasty. Everyone is. Both father and mother have only one life. They will scream when they are hit by a knife. They will bleed when they are hit by an arrow. To the commander, you are not numbers, but living people."
The officers and soldiers below were all dumbfounded. No one had ever said that to them.
"You owe a lot of wages, and I know all about your difficulties. The imperial court is currently in financial difficulty, but before departure, Your Majesty still allocated money from the internal funds and gave each of you three taels of departure money."
When Yang Fan said this, there was a sudden buzz below. The officers and soldiers were in confusion.
Man Gui did not expect that Yang Fan would make the matter public directly. He was so nervous that he was sweating all over. He already knew that he couldn't be kind today.
"Quiet, what are you yelling about below? Tell me if you have any grievances. The commander will make the decision for you." Zhang Shize shouted loudly. bright
A veteran suddenly ran out of the queue, knelt on the ground and cried: "Uncle, there are female ministers in this court, and they don't let the young ones live. Long live my money, the young ones only see it." Three coins."
Yang Fan felt angry after hearing this. He had expected that these bastards would be greedy, but he didn't expect it to be so different.
"Old man, you get up first. I must explain this matter to everyone. Now everyone comes to the front in order of the team, and each person receives one tael of silver. At the same time, write down your place of origin, name, age, and position. .”
These officers and soldiers were dressed in tatters. They were all sallow and thin. Their mandarin ducks and jackets were all black and had not been washed for an unknown period of time. At this time, I heard that the commander gave
Each person was given one tael of silver, and everyone immediately became excited. They haven't been paid for a year and a half since last year.
The salary of these northern soldiers was two-thirds lower than that of the southern soldiers, that is, the Qi Army and the Zhejiang Army. Their monthly salary was three denarii. That is one penny a day. And the Qi Jiajun, whose combat effectiveness is extremely high, earns three cents of silver a day.
They owed wages for eighteen months in total, and the total amount was five taels and four cents. The emperor paid three taels of silver as a departure fee, and the commander-in-chief gave him one tael of silver as a meeting gift. If the arrears can be made up again, each person can be given a small amount of ten taels of silver.
Suddenly everyone was so happy that they were dumbfounded. bright
Yang Fan continued: "If you want money, I will gradually make up for it. If you want food, I will ask the caravan to transport corn and miscellaneous grains to you. One copper coin is equivalent to three kilograms of corn. However, everyone knows that food transportation is difficult. , it will take longer.”
For a moment, there was a cry below. He kept kowtowing to Yang Fan.
Prices have skyrocketed in the past two years, especially grain. Rice has increased several times, and miscellaneous grains cost five yen per load. Looking at this situation, the grains will soon be worth one tael per load. By then, even grains will be unaffordable.
These soldiers in the camp have many families and families to look after. Without followers, it is easy to desert. The camp soldiers didn't dare to recruit either. The families of these people live on salary. None of them have land. If not, there would be no way out of life. No one wants to come here to serve as a soldier.
The military is not a nice place to be. It is common for soldiers to be beaten by officers at all levels. If they don't pay attention, they will be lynched in various ways. No one cares about their life or death. Officers all believe that soldiers are made by fighting.
The officers punished the deserters to death. Because they didn't control it, all the soldiers fled. Shangguan will punish them to death.
Although these soldiers are from Shanxi, they have also heard of corn, a new cereal that is super cheap and can fill their stomachs. bright
From Beizhili, despite various restrictive measures taken by supermarkets, food will still flow out of Shuntianfu territory in Beizhili.
The officers and soldiers below all cried out for food but not money.
Uncle Dingyuan has a huge amount of grains in his hands, and this matter has been spread all over the country for a long time. Those new cereals are delicious and cheap.
Under the general ordering stage, there were hundreds of tables arranged horizontally. The veterans of the Jia Ding Regiment sat at the back, registering and verifying the number of officers and soldiers in Shanxi Town, recording information, and then issuing a badge.
The breastplate is carved directly into the wood with a red-hot iron cone.
The servants are extremely efficient and have sufficient numbers. The soldiers in Shanxi Town were quickly identified.
Yang Fan took the statistics and looked at his face getting darker and darker. bright
"Man Gui! You are so brave. Thirty thousand taels, but you actually took 20,000 taels. Get him." Yang Fan roared angrily.
Man Gui had long been frightened. Unexpectedly, Yang Fan actually thoroughly investigated his camp. Now it all fell off. He fell to the ground with a thud.
