In the Battle of Yashan, most of the people loyal to the Song Dynasty died for their country.
Li Yunze admired them very much, so he was unwilling to ask them to become his subordinates.
It's good if you're from the North and single.
The Northerners here refer to people from the north of the river and those who escaped from the south.
Ever since Wan Yan Gou Mo Wu had Yue Wu Mu, the river had become the boundary between north and south.
From Jin to Meng, many people from the North fled south because they could not bear the cruel rule and did not want to live a worse life than a horse.
Most of these people are young and strong. After all, it is too difficult to cross the river with their families.
They have no land and no livelihood, so they either work or enlist in the army to feed themselves.
It is not too difficult to select three thousand Northland sergeants from the army.
"You warriors."
The next day, Li Yunze saw the Northern Song Army gathered in front of him and immediately offered him a hard meal, "How long have you been waiting for your pay?"
Traditional skills in the armies of the Song and Song dynasties, deductions and arrears of military pay.
Coupled with the fact that the small imperial court was on the run and losing consecutive battles, even survival was a problem, let alone the payment of food and wages.
The sergeants made a noise, and then a general came forward and saluted, "National Master..."
"My name is Dutong." Li Yunze frowned, "From now on, I will be your Dutong."
All the sergeants were startled, and then they all bowed their heads and saluted, "Du Tong~~~"
"Capital Commander." The general who was preparing to salute again said, "The imperial court is in disarray and has no money. Some of us have been here for seven or eight months, and some of us have not received full pay for a year or two."
"Two years at most."
Compared with the Ming army, the Song army really dared to run away from the battle because they did not receive the reward.
Therefore, Song Ting did not dare to pay any food and salary at all. He would always pay some every month and then owe most of it.
He nodded and said nothing nonsense, "From today on, all your food, salary and military resources are under my personal control."
Half-turning around, he motioned to the pile of silk and copper coins behind him, "From now on, each person will receive fifty cents per year, plus twenty stones of rice, twenty catties of salt, and ten bolts of silk."
The main currency in the Song Dynasty was copper coins. Jiaozi had completely collapsed at this time, no need to count.
The usual amount of money is one min, usually seven hundred and seventy copper coins.
In the past, people in Datong were wealthy. Because of the developed commodity economy, ordinary farmers could earn forty or fifty dollars a year.
But after Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, and after the Mongolian army went south in the Southern Song Dynasty, society collapsed and there was no peace and tranquility to speak of.
At this time, if the sergeants could get fifty thousand dollars a year, it was definitely considered a high salary in this era.
Moreover, as the Mongolian army moved south, food prices soared, and the price of stone food even exceeded Sanguan.
Needless to say about salt, the price of silk cloth in the Song Dynasty was considered stable, with a piece of silk costing two cents.
If all were calculated, Li Yunze would need more than 100 swords a year to raise these sergeants!
Compared with the previous nominal income of these sergeants, it is at least two or three times higher.
"Yu Hou, those who take charge of the game and those who serve as supervisors will all get double (non-commissioned officer level). Those who are above the team general will get triple. (college officer level)." Li Yunze knew very well that in the army of this era, there was no such thing as an integration of officers and soldiers. Generals must take more talents to make them work harder
, Only in this way can ordinary sergeants be motivated and motivated.
Everyone was overjoyed, after all, money and silk moved people's hearts.
Just when they were about to swarm forward, the general who prepared them scolded several team members and many waiters, and the supervisors and supervisors maintained order and lined up in a queue to receive the goods in an orderly manner.
Li Yunze looked on without saying a word.
At this time, anyone who has the ability can come forward and fall into his eyes.
The three thousand northern soldiers are not organized, but are drawn from various ministries.
Most generals have their own systems and cannot easily come over. Therefore, this prepared general is the one with the highest military rank at this time.
The sergeants happily received their military pay, but Li Yunze called the officer to come aside to talk.
"Your accent is from Sichuan?"
"yes."
The prepared general lowered his head, unable to hide the pain in his voice, "My ancestors were originally from Chengdu. After the Kuoduan massacre of Shu, only my father escaped. After that, he joined the army and vowed to take revenge."
The Mongolian Yuan system was world-famous for its cruelty.
The Great Khan Kuaduan invaded Shu forty years ago and slaughtered more than a million people in Chengdu Prefecture. The thousand-year-old city was reduced to a state of inhumanity.
A large-scale massacre occurred throughout Shu, with tens of millions of victims killed.
Every time the grassland tribes went south, they brought endless blood and tears.
Looking at the prepared general in his early thirties, Li Yunze sighed softly, "Will you follow me to expel the Tartars and restore China?"
"The last general, He Yuanli, is willing to follow the capital to drive out the Tartars and restore China!"
He Yuanli was about to be presented, so he immediately bowed his head and bowed.
At this time, almost all of Nanzang's territory was lost. Even the famous Diaoyu City chose Kaicheng to surrender last month.
On the land of Nuo Da, there is only one Lingxiao City that is still holding on and fighting to the bitter end with its mortal enemy.
They persisted until after nine years, they fought to the last man.
And what Li Yunze has to do is to start almost from scratch, return from the sea and completely smash Meng Yuan!
"Go get the food and salary." Li Yunze helped He Yuanli up and patted his shoulder, "I have to do something later."
Li Yunze asked Lu Xiufu for these coins, silk, grain and so on.
The Mongolian army fled too quickly before, and basically everything in the military camp fell into the hands of Song Ting.
The supplies seized were abundant, and Lu Xiufu was also very generous.
Li Yunze knew the armies of the feudal era very well, and feeding them was more effective than any kind of encouragement.
The three thousand northern soldiers who had received a large amount of food and salary had high morale, and their eyes looked at Li Yunze with light.
Li Yunze smiled and waved, "Eat first. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work."
The Mongolian army left a large number of wounded and dead horses on the battlefield. At this time, large pots were set up and fires were lit everywhere. Large pieces of horse meat were thrown into the pot and kept tumbling in the boiling water.
Li Yunze even saw someone sprinkling spices into the pot.
"Do you have so many spices?" Seeing this scene, Li Yunze expressed surprise.
The modern world has no shortage of spices, which are a staple in the kitchen.
But ancient spices were luxury goods, and no one except wealthy families would dare to spread them in handfuls.
"The commander-in-chief doesn't know anything." He Yuanli explained, "Many of the ships in the army go to foreign countries in the south, where there are a lot of spices."
Maritime trade in the Song Dynasty was extremely developed, and ships even went as far as the west of Malacca to purchase goods from the spice gardens established by Da Shiren in India.
Many of the ships of the Song Army in Yashan are large-scale ships that were recruited, so there will naturally be no shortage of such supplies.
"I see."
Watching the sergeant pour the jars of salt into the cauldron and stir it randomly a few times with a horse spoon, the rising and falling of the large pieces of horse meat made the sergeants around him swallow their saliva.
They had only been able to eat raw dry food on the ship before, and they were already extremely hungry.
"As long as it's cooked." Li Yunze immediately said, "Eat!"
The sergeants opened their arms and ate as much as they could. Anyway, there were too many horses left on the battlefield.
Everyone was very satisfied, and everyone was very happy.
After eating and drinking, it was finally time to get down to business.
He took his troops and horses to a camp where prisoners were held.
According to the agreement between Li Yunze and Lu Xiufu, the prisoners must be handed over to him for disposal.
Most of the prisoners were wounded soldiers who could not escape, and only a few unlucky ones were caught. There are about a few hundred people in total.
"Take some people and set up some tents nearby." Li Yunze told He Yuanli, "This is so..."
He Yuanli nodded repeatedly and started to take care of things.
There is no need to take care of prisoners who are too seriously injured, and no one will.
The other prisoners were taken into tents and interrogated individually.
Ask clearly about your name, place of origin, where you were born, where you fought, whether you have done any evil deeds, etc.
At the same time, they will also ask, which one of these prisoners do you recognize? Their names, places of origin, where they were born, and whether they had any evil deeds.
After asking all questions, conduct a cross-reference.
Anyone who has something to hide or has a problem with should be pushed aside. Those who have done evil in the past are also put aside. Those above Yu Hou were also pulled over.
After some searching, only about twenty intact prisoners were left shivering.
Li Yunze was not in a hurry to recruit, but asked He Yuanli to "give each of them a tool and dig a big hole over there."
The soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty had already dug holes and disposed of the corpses on the battlefield.
Now he actually has to dig a hole... He Yuanli looked surprised and nodded vigorously.
The more than twenty prisoners were exhausted and finally dug a hole. But then they saw the people who had been selected before being driven over by the Song army with swords and guns.
They were immediately frightened out of their wits.
Not far away, Li Yunze called out coldly, "You haven't come over yet, are you waiting to leave together?"
After dealing with the prisoners who had done evil, Li Yunze said leisurely, "There will definitely be a bumper harvest here this year, so don't delay the spring plowing."
The last step was to call out to the more than 20 captives, "Will you join me as auxiliary soldiers?"
This is not a multiple-choice question at all!
The next day, soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty continued to come ashore. After all, there were too many of them.
But Li Yunze couldn't wait any longer.
He went straight to Lu Xiufu and said, "Prime Minister, I want to attack Guangzhou Prefecture."
Lu Xiufu was stunned, "What?"
"Go to Guangzhou Prefecture."
Yashan is only two to three hundred miles away from Guangzhou, and over there is the largest city nearby.
If you want to gain a foothold, of course you can't stay on a boat. You must have land, a city, and people!
"But Meng Yuan is powerful..." At this point, Lu Xiufu suddenly woke up. The man in front of him knew magic.
He couldn't hide his excitement and took two steps forward, holding Li Yunze's hand firmly. "Then please sir. How many troops and supplies are needed? Sir, please tell me!"
Pulling his hand out forcefully, Li Yunze shook his head and said, "This is a bad habit of yours. You must change it in the future. Don't shake hands easily. You are not a pretty girl."
"Our troops and horses are enough."
Li Yunze waved his hand and said, "Nothing else is needed. The Prime Minister has arranged things here and will go directly with his people. By the time you arrive, Guangzhou Mansion will have been restored!"
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