Liu Yu frowned slightly and looked at Zhuge Changmin: "Changmin, can't you make the soldiers believe that this treasure is a fiction? Do they have to rely on plunder and robbery to give them the chance to fight? Desire and fighting spirit?”
Zhuge Changmin sighed: "Brother Jinu, as I said before, the Beifu Army now is different from the one when we joined the army. Liu Zhenbei has been in charge of the army for many years and has long established this unwritten rule. The stragglers he recruited into the army back then have now become mid-level officers such as captains and captains. They are the ones who have the most contact with the soldiers. They brag to the soldiers all day long about how they won the battle. How can the soldiers not envy those who later become rich and prosperous, marry a wife and have children?"
Xiang Mi nodded: "Yes, Brother Jinu, the middle and lower class Jingba brothers will not talk about expelling the barbarians and restoring the ideals of the Central Plains like us all day long. They will only think about how to get benefits from the war. We are all preparing to die this time when we go deep into Qianghu territory alone, and we also want to get more rewards. I am afraid it will not be able to calm the hearts of the soldiers just relying on the kind of rewards from the court."
Tan Shao also said sternly: "Yes, according to the current merit evaluation system, even if Queen Yan is destroyed, most of the soldiers will have to disarm and return to their fields. What they will gain is only about half a year's military pay. Plus a one-time subsidy, this amount of money is only three For four hundred dollars, it is difficult to buy two acres of land, and I can't even buy a cow. In addition, the family will be exempted from tax for one year and exempted from military service for three years. To be honest, even being a Kudin is similar to this return, but this I came to Qingzhou to fight for my life against the Murong family's cavalry. If I only give you this, let alone the army being dissatisfied this time, I'm afraid no one will be willing to apply for the Northern Expedition next time."
Liu Yu nodded: "I understand, but why do you think that the reward given by the court this time will be an ordinary military reward? Do you think I don't know the difficulty of the Northern Expedition to destroy Yan? How difficult is it to stand guard and patrol the city?"
A trace of excitement flashed in Zhu Lingshi's eyes: "I knew that the commander-in-chief would definitely consider this issue, so please let the commander-in-chief make it clear so that we can go back and appease the soldiers."
Liu Yu nodded and said seriously: "In this Northern Expedition, we are facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, and we are also going to achieve an unprecedented feat since the founding of our Jin Dynasty's southern expedition. This requires the lives of the three armies and the unity of the soldiers. Of course I know , we join the army not only to serve the country or to exterminate Hu, it is an ideal, a slogan, it cannot be eaten as food, what we really want to give is real rewards. The emperor is not short of hungry soldiers, and I, Liu Yu, will never The soldiers will be dissatisfied."
"The destruction of Yan this time is a battle of revenge and a battle of annihilation of the country. The reward will be much higher than that of ordinary conscripts. Regarding military pay, everyone does not need to worry. For this expedition, our military pay is higher than that of the Beifu Army in peacetime. On the basis of three times the military salary for other troops, ten times will be added. The calculation starts from the day you arrive at the army and ends on the day you return to the division and disband."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, many people started counting on their fingers. After all, these old men didn't even know a few words. It was really difficult for them to learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division quickly.
Wang Zhene's eyes widened: "What? Three times and then ten times? The salary in the ordinary army is twenty dollars per month. So, this time it can be two hundred dollars a month?"
Xiang Mi stopped counting on his fingers and took a breath of cold air: "I'll give you a good one, two hundred dollars a month? That's so much, can't I buy an acre of land?"
Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "Zhen evil, you made a mistake in your calculation. I didn't mean ten times based on twenty dollars, but ten times based on the Beifu Army's military salary of sixty dollars a month. That is to say , if this war lasts for half a year, then each brother can get 600 yuan per month, a total of 3,600 yuan. And as long as it exceeds one month, this month's salary will be made up without any discount. Six months plus one day, It’s calculated as seven months.”
This time, the whole tent exploded. All the generals and colonels were beaming with joy. Many people said excitedly: "Oh my god, six hundred dollars a month. This, this is something I never dreamed of. Now I can really do it." Make a fortune."
"Brother Jinu, why didn't you announce such good news earlier? You made everyone think they could only get dozens of dollars a month, so they were thinking about those treasures."
But the smile on Zhuge Changmin's face slowly solidified, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he said: "That's not right, Brother Jinu, if it is calculated as four thousand yuan per sergeant, then our entire army will have 60,000 soldiers. , will be rewarded with 240 million yuan at once (billion in Jin Dynasty often refers to 100,000, here it is expressed as 240 million), which is a huge amount of money. Now the annual tax of Jin Dynasty The tax income is only 6 million people, and each family has 5 shi of rice, which adds up to 30 million shi per year. Calculated based on one shi of rice and 100 yuan, this is almost 1% of the country's annual tax, once I am afraid that the high-ranking officials from the aristocratic families in the court will not agree to it."
The smiles on everyone's faces gradually dissipated. In addition to the excitement, someone finally began to calmly think about where the money came from, and shouted to Mi: "Grandma, I worked hard with blood, what happened to the money after all?" , which bastard dares to object, let him be destroyed like Wang Yu, let’s see who dares to have an opinion!”
Zhu Lingshi shook his head: "Tieniu, don't be stupid. The main source of the country's taxes now still relies on the collection of estates managed by these noble families. If you piss them off, then there will be a passive confrontation. The military rations for the Northern Expedition will no longer be supplied, and our lives will only become more difficult. Besides, this reward is in addition to normal taxes and should not be borne by the noble families and the common people. Commander, this money must come from the national treasury, but Is there so much money in the treasury?”
Liu Yu said calmly: "These matters about the country's wealth are not something that brothers should know. Those who lead the troops are just responsible for fighting. But this time the situation is special. I need everyone to tell the soldiers. Therefore, I We have to pay everyone the money. This reward money will not go to the national treasury, or most of it will not go to the national treasury. Instead, it will go to the noble family."
As soon as this statement came out, there was another round of discussion, and many people said in frustration: "That's it, it turns out that the commander-in-chief is just trying to make us happy, and he can't do that at all."
"That's right, those high-ranking families are not even willing to send troops to fight this time, let alone reward them after the battle. Marshal, you can't possibly let us lead troops to steal money."
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Of course you can't steal the money, but you can let them pay it willingly. Isn't the land in Jiangbei and this land in Qingzhou worth their acquisition?"
