In fact, the military expenditures of the Jin Dynasty court had already been drawn by those who handled them even before they were allocated.
The emperor and the court discussed the amount of military expenditures. After the emperor nodded and approved, they began to count the money and record it in preparation for disbursement. At this stage, the handling officials began to take action.
They mop up the profits, make false accounts, and everyone gets the benefits from it together. The part after they get the benefits is the part that is really distributed.
In the process of distributing the money, one hand will be drawn after each hand, and one hand will be drawn after another. The relevant officials will be exposed to rain and dew. They should take what they want to take, and still take what they don't want to take, otherwise they will be out of touch.
It's not just officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War who do this, but everyone who handles them does it this way. To put it bluntly, even the transportation teams responsible for transporting military expenses to the military camps have to take advantage of it and make a profit. Give yourself a meal with this benefit.
Before military expenses arrive at the military camp, all handling links must be divided among the handlers. Failure to do so is simply treacherous and disrespectful of one's authority.
From high-ranking officials to low-level officials, as long as their interpersonal relationships are okay, they can get some benefits.
Only when they are satisfied can the army get the money.
When the money reaches the hands of the army, it is not the end, but another beginning.
Of course, from generals to officers, this military expenditure is exploited at all levels, and everyone will be affected by the next wave of rain and dew.
The general gets the big head, the officer gets the small head, and from level to level, the military officers at each level can get benefits, more or less.
Perhaps for their own personal affairs, or to strengthen the equipment and food of the guards, etc., they have to take a sum of money from military expenditures and give it to themselves.
When they are all full, the remaining military expenses can fall on the heads of the big soldiers.
The remaining number is really pitiful.
The generals and officers treated their personal guards extremely well, and they were willing to spend money to feed, clothe, and use the soldiers well. They were very generous.
According to Yelu Yuanyi's understanding of the army when he was the Minister of War, it was not uncommon for the generals' personal guards to have three meals a day, and it was common for them to eat meat. When the general was happy, he waved his hand and directly gave money to his relatives. The soldiers went out to eat, drink and have fun.
When the big-headed soldiers could only eat rice bran or even porridge, those soldiers who were fed dry rice, fat meat and oily soup became fat and strong, with shiny faces and full strength. Compared with ordinary big-headed soldiers, they were nothing like them. same species.
Therefore, the most elite people in the army are the close guards of the generals and officers.
In a real battle, if the decisive moment comes, it is the general's personal soldiers who charge into battle and charge to the death. When defeated, it is also this group of personal soldiers who protect the general's escape.
Ordinary big-headed soldiers are not treated so well.
Generally, even the Huotou Army has to take advantage of the food expenses of the big-headed soldiers.
Many armies pay their food expenses to the Huotou camp. What the big soldiers eat depends on what the Huotou can buy.
The hotheads are not stupid either. What they spend belongs to the big-headed soldiers, and what is left over is their own. Of course, they have to find ways to reduce costs, so they try to find some bargains to frustrate the big-headed soldiers.
Rotten vegetable leaves, old sesame seeds, rotten millet, it doesn't matter what people don't eat normally, as long as it can be eaten, as long as it's cheap, as long as it doesn't kill people, then I'll take it all.
The rest is calculated and put into his pocket.
So you can imagine what the big-headed soldiers put into their mouths and stomachs.
If you can drink one or two light meals, your stomach will be fine. It's also a good benefit to eat some salted vegetables to replenish the much-needed salt in your body. As for dry rice, that really depends on your luck.
Unless you have a good relationship with the hotheads, are close friends, or are willing to be filial, know how to be a good person, and know how to give benefits, then when the hotheads start their own small stove, they can almost pull you to join them in the tooth ceremony.
When people eat meat, they will never miss a few mouthfuls of your soup.
If you have low emotional intelligence, don't know how to work, and can't do anything, then you can only accept the minimum life needs protection.
Hungry to death.
At least he won't starve to death.
That's it, it's still considered a regular soldier's treatment.
If you sign the army and ordinary civilians, those who really have a stutter will be thankful.
For them, they don’t know where the next meal will be after eating. Some people have to thank you profusely before eating, and then they have to work hard to cheat, rob, and fight hand-to-hand. Otherwise, don’t say they are hungry. You deserve to die.
How can we train without a full stomach?
Without training, how can one be elite?
But this is also helpless. This extremely corrupt bureaucracy, which is the basis for the operation of the entire empire, has automatically formed such an unspoken rule system. After entering this system, anyone with a little power can find a channel to monetize it.
There is no other good way for people above to drive people below.
Talking about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is too broad, and only two hundred and fifty people believe it, so interests are the best means.
The people at the top get the big head, and the people at the bottom get the small head. Those who have both get the most important. Only in this way can the people at the bottom work seriously and maintain the operation of the system.
Yelu Yuanyi felt that everyone from Wan Yanliang to a top soldier understood this.
Thinking about it this way, it is not surprising that the elite of the Guangfu Army became elite. Maybe it was because they were full and practiced more, so they became elite faster than the Jin Army.
For example, it takes an average of three years for the Jin Kingdom's army to be well-trained and become elite. However, because the Guangfu Army is well-fed, trained frequently and frequently, it only takes one and a half years.
Thinking about it this way, whether the army is elite or not really depends on whether the ruler is willing to spend money and whether he can control the use of the money.
This is extremely difficult.
If Wan Yanliang could manage the use of money, he wouldn't have had most of the military expenses stolen by his subordinates, leaving only a pitiful amount for the big-headed soldiers.
In fact, the military pay, pensions and other things set by the imperial court for the top soldiers are quite generous, but they can't get them.
Yelu Yuanyi, who was well versed in the rules, looked at the face of General Su in front of him and listened to his tone, feeling that it was normal for the army to have three meals a day.
Is this really happening?
Is there no corruption within the Liberation Army?
With so much money handled, no one has ever been greedy?
Won't they take advantage of it and get some benefits?
If a person does not serve himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.
Yelu Yuanyi couldn't figure it out.
But since Su Yonglin said this, he chose to believe that the Liberation Army could really use 150,000 soldiers and more than 100,000 local armed forces to fully respond to the Jin Army's southern invasion.
Then, Su Yonglin asked about the Jin Army's combat effectiveness.
"I don't care about the signing army. They will collapse at the first touch. Even my local armed forces can defeat them. Even if they come with one million, I won't worry. The problem is the 160,000 to 70,000 regular soldiers. In your opinion, these regular soldiers, Elite?"
"They are said to be regular soldiers, but not all of them are elites."
Yelu Yuanyi said: "Generally speaking, the Kingdom of Jin will not maintain a large army during non-war times. Do you know Meng An Mouke?"
"You've heard a little bit about it, it's a way of combining soldiers and civilians, right? They're farmers in peacetime, and soldiers in wartime, that's probably the case."
Su Yonglin's answer was naturally correct, and Yelu Yuanyi nodded.
"Yes, that's it. Raising troops costs a lot, so the Jin Kingdom will not maintain a large number of troops during non-war times. In addition to the border guards in various places, the capital's forbidden army needs to be maintained on a permanent basis. These border troops are distributed in various places.
There are frontier troops in Shandong, Kaifeng, Guanzhong, Liaodong, and the northwest. Together with the Zhongdu Forbidden Army, they are powerful and are the main force of the Jin Kingdom. In addition, they are the Meng'an Mouke troops temporarily recruited during the war. horse.
Both the standing elites and the Meng'an Muke soldiers are female real soldiers, but their combat effectiveness and equipment are very different. In the early days, the court would pay close attention to the training of Meng'an Muke in various places, but as time goes by, the more It is relaxation, fierce planning to defeat the soldiers, not in the army, and life is the same as that of civilians.
They did not practice weapons, archery, or equestrian skills. When inspectors came to inspect, they would prevaricate. When no inspectors came to inspect, they would live and drink and enjoy themselves wantonly. As a result, Meng'an Mou Kebing was no longer what it was before. The elite. "
Yelu Yuanyi half sighed and half mocked, and told Su Yonglin everything he knew.
