Fengzhou, December 18th.
Ye Mingsheng, who was dressed in military uniform and carrying a sword on his waist, entered the camp in the north of the city with hundreds of soldiers without saying any greetings. He went directly to the martial arts field to see the thousands of new recruits in the camp. training situation.
He Jingyun, who was directing the training, saw Ye Mingsheng's arrival and came over to greet him. However, Ye Mingsheng did not interrupt his command of the recruits' training. His sudden visit this time was to see the real training situation of the recruits. .
"Kill! Kill! Kill..."
"Whose food are we eating?"
"Dashuai Ye's meal!"
"Whose clothes are we wearing?"
"Shuai Ye's clothes!"
"To whom do we owe allegiance?"
"Swear loyalty to Marshal Ye to the death!"
Listening to the deafening slogans of thousands of recruits who were practicing on the martial arts field, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but have a satisfied smile on his face, even though he was used to keeping his emotions and anger hidden.
In order to enhance the loyalty of the soldiers, Ye Mingsheng thought of doing some ideological work for his soldiers when he was still in Luo'an.
But considering that the time was not ripe at that time and he had no roots, if he was reported and exposed, he would die without a burial place, so Ye Mingsheng was patient and waited until today.
Now in Fengzhou, his own territory, Ye Mingsheng can naturally let go and do what he wants to do, and let his subordinates engage in personality worship...
In addition to doing ideological work for the soldiers, in order to prevent his subordinates from learning to support the soldiers and respect themselves, Ye Mingsheng can be said to have put in a lot of effort. In addition to firmly controlling financial and personnel rights, Ye Mingsheng , Ye Mingsheng still strictly prohibited, and his generals privately recruited troops to expand their troops.
All recruitment work must be carried out by him, and the recruited recruits are also uniformly handed over to the recruit camp for training. After the three-month recruitment period, they are distributed to various combat units.
And this is called Beida Camp, which is where the recruits recruited by Ye Mingsheng are trained!
After watching the new recruits' training for a while, Ye Mingsheng once again confirmed in his mind He Jingyun's ability to train troops. It had only been about a month or so, let alone the combat effectiveness of the troops.
But He Jingyun has given these farmers a sense of strict discipline, and they can still complete training tasks with quality and quantity in this freezing environment, which is very rare now.
"General He, how many recruits are currently training here in the camp in the north of the city?" Ye Mingsheng asked:
"I would like to report to the Commander-in-Chief, there are currently more than 5,000 soldiers being trained at the North Camp. According to the news from Liu Tong, it is expected that 7,000 young men will come to the North Camp for training in the next two months. !” He Jingyun cupped his hands and replied:
Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly when he heard this. A month and a half ago, under his order, Fengzhou colleague Liu Zhengxian had officially counted a total of 3,700 hectares of unowned fertile land in Fengzhou. In addition, there were at least Thousands of hectares of land suitable for farming but undeveloped wasteland...
After confirming the resources in hand, Ye Mingsheng held several meetings with his generals and officials from the Fengzhou government to reach a balance between the needs of the army and the capabilities of the Fengzhou government as much as possible. Finally finalized his immigration plan.
The young and strong labor force who immigrated to Fengzhou can each be allocated three acres of private land and can rent seven acres of land from the government.
The three acres of private land will be exempt from taxes for three years, and the seven acres of land will be rented from the government, and one-third of the grain will be paid every year.
In addition, Ye Mingsheng also considered that the immigrant farmers were too poor and did not have production tools, so he personally invested and purchased a large number of farm tools from Dalongchang Company at cost price and provided them to the Fengzhou government, so that the government could These farm tools were rented to immigrant farmers for free...
As a time traveler, although Ye Mingsheng knew from history books that farmers during the feudal period were very eager for land, he still underestimated the extent of their desire.
During the Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for hundreds of years, in addition to the decline in imperial prestige and the separatist rule of Fanzhen, the problem of land annexation was extremely serious. Ordinary people, in order to avoid harsh taxes, had no choice but to sell their land. Give it to the gentry, and then make yourself a tenant of the gentry landlord and work for the gentry landlord.
Even if the people work hard for a year like this, they will not get more than 10% of the food. They can only make a living, and there is no quality of life at all. Whenever they encounter some disasters and cannot even afford medicine, they will We can only resign ourselves to fate. Such a life can be said to be extremely miserable...
Therefore, under the background of Ye Mingsheng's defeat of the Khitans, the poor people who had been oppressed by the gentry class for a long time were excited when they heard that Fengzhou could divide their land and exempt them from taxes. In the first month of the introduction of the immigration policy, Tens of thousands of people poured into Fengzhou from all over Liaoyang.
With the population, the problem of soldiers will naturally be solved. It was at this time that Ye Mingsheng launched his own conscription policy in a timely manner.
Since all families who settled in Fengzhou and had family members joining the army, they could receive an additional five acres of private tax-free military land from the government. In addition, the land rented from the government would be exempted from rent and the whole family would be exempted from corvee. After the three-year tax holiday for land ends, the tax will be reduced by half.
Under such favorable conditions, almost every family that immigrated to Fengzhou would have a young man join the army. For a time, Ye Mingsheng's military camp was actually overcrowded...
"General He, for your next work, you need to select the best from the best and eliminate some people from the team!" Ye Mingsheng ordered to He Jingyun:
Hearing Ye Mingsheng's instructions, He Jingyun showed a little surprise in his eyes. In his eyes, Ye Mingsheng has always been an ambitious man. Therefore, shouldn't the more soldiers he requires, the better?
Seeing He Jingyun's look, Ye Mingsheng naturally knew what he was thinking. In order to let He Jingyun understand his decision and better carry out the tasks assigned by him, Ye Mingsheng immediately explained:
"With the elimination mechanism, these recruits will feel the pressure. They will work harder during the training process, and the combat effectiveness of the unit will be more guaranteed!"
“Besides, there are too many people joining the army, and we in Fengzhou cannot afford to support so many soldiers!
"I plan to divide the newly recruited soldiers into two parts. Those who perform well will be included in our Zhenwu Army as usual, and those who are eliminated will form the rural army and security battalion to serve as reserve teams. They will usually farm, mine, and engage in production. , wait until there is a war, and replenish the Zhenwu Army!"
Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said so thoroughly, He Jingyun naturally understood. He nodded and asked Ye Mingsheng again for instructions:
"Then I don't know, sir, how many people do you want to eliminate?"
Regarding this question, Ye Mingsheng originally wanted He Jingyun to figure it out by himself, but after thinking about it, he still gave the answer.
"Four percent!"
Ye Mingsheng originally had three battalions and one cavalry team, totaling 7,000 people. After the battle with the Khitans, about 1,000 people were killed. Plus some wounded who were unable to fight, the total wasted by about 2,000 people.
Ye Mingsheng's initial goal was probably to expand the army to 15,000 people, which means that Ye Mingsheng had to recruit 10,000 young men. Judging from the current enthusiasm of the people to join the army, at least they should be eliminated. People who lost 40%...
"Understood, sir!"
He Jingyun took the order and said:
After the recruits finished training, Ye Mingsheng, as the commander-in-chief, also stood up at the invitation of He Jingyun and gave everyone a lecture.
It has been some time since he became an official. Although Ye Mingsheng had no experience in giving lectures before, it can be said that he is getting more and more experienced now. In just a few words, he has narrowed the distance between him and the officers and soldiers, and mobilized them. The emotions of the soldiers caused more than 5,000 soldiers to burst into applause and cheers loudly...
At the end of the lecture, Ye Mingsheng even announced that there is no limit to the additional meat dishes today, and you can eat them with an open stomach. For soldiers who performed exceptionally well in training, he personally awarded awards, giving them the honorary title of Huben, as well as silver, cloth, food and other rewards.
These measures have greatly improved Ye Mingsheng's glorious and majestic image in the minds of the soldiers, as well as the recruits' enthusiasm for training.
After completing all his activities at the Chengbei Camp, Ye Mingsheng returned to Fengzhou City. During his inspection at the Chengbei Camp, he not only wanted to see the real training situation of the recruits, but also accepted the training for himself. Decided to do some research!
Back in the study room of the General Military Mansion, Ye Mingsheng, who had made up his mind, immediately wrote down a few orders.
After the training for new recruits at Chengbei Camp
Deploy new soldiers to replenish the first, second, and third battalions, as well as the cavalry's losses from the last battle!
New soldiers were transferred to establish the fourth battalion, and some military attachés from the third battalion and some members of the personal corps were transferred to support the formation of the fourth battalion. Ye Tie, the former sentry commander of the third battalion, was appointed as the commander of the fourth battalion!
New soldiers were transferred to establish the fifth battalion, some military attachés from the first battalion and some members of the Guards were removed to support the formation of the fifth battalion. Xun Ke, the former sentry commander of the first battalion, was transferred to the fifth battalion commander!
New soldiers were deployed to expand the cavalry into a cavalry battalion. Guo Zhiping, the former sentry commander of the cavalry, was promoted to commander!
Chen Chuanwu, former sentry commander of the third battalion, was promoted to deputy commander of the third battalion.
Zhang Qinghua, the former sentry commander of the first battalion, was promoted to deputy commander of the first battalion, and Ma Zhongjun, the military attaché of the first battalion, was promoted to sentry commander.
Within one month, the Fourth Battalion was formed, and was transferred to Xiangshuiyuan to protect the trade routes, replacing Yuan Song's First Battalion. After the First Battalion was revised, it was transferred to Xinfa County together with the newly formed Fifth Battalion. , changing to defend Lin Huaiwu's second battalion.
Now that the army has been expanded, some talents must be promoted, so the promotion of Ye Tie, Xun Ke, and Guo Zhiping is considered appropriate.
First of all, Xun Ke is an unexpected surprise for Ye Mingsheng this time...
Although Ye Mingsheng knew that he was very capable and resourceful before, when he was hired, he wanted to alienate the small group around He Jingyun and achieve the purpose of defeating He Jingyun.
But what I didn't expect was that Xun Ke did an outstanding job in the first battalion. In the battle against the Khitan people, he assisted Lin Huaiwu in blocking the fleeing Khitan army. In a full day, he helped Ye Mingsheng He led a large force to arrive and severely damaged the Khitans, creating an opportunity.
Although the battle report stated that this battle was commanded by Lin Huaiwu and assisted by Xun Ke, based on Ye Mingsheng's understanding of Lin Huaiwu's abilities, he guessed that this battle should be commanded by Xun Ke and assisted by Lin Huaiwu.
Of course, no matter who is directing or assisting, the only thing that is certain is that this Xun Ke is very capable!
He made great achievements in the battle against the Khitans!
In addition, according to Huo San's surveillance report, not only did Xun Ke and He Jingyun lose contact, their relationship also deteriorated a lot.
Taken together, these circumstances also allowed Ye Mingsheng, who needed talents to work for him, to feel more confident and bold in promoting Xun Ke, He Jingyun's old subordinate.
The second person promoted to commander is Guo Zhiping!
In the battle against the Khitan people, Guo Zhiping's cavalry team restrained the main force of the Khitan force while guarding the camp, and slowed down the opponent's speed during the pursuit, which also achieved considerable military exploits. However, whether he was promoted or not, it was still unclear whether he would be promoted or not. Some military attachés headed by He Jingyun also had some opinions...
Ye Mingsheng himself was a military attaché from the Forbidden Army, so the army under his command mainly continued the military attaché system of the Forbidden Army. Except for Guo Zhiping, they were all orthodox military attachés.
Although everyone did not show it openly because of Ye Mingsheng's trust and importance in Guo Zhiping, except for Ye Tie, everyone secretly also had great disdain for Guo Zhiping, who was born a bandit and accepted recruitment.
The last time Ye Mingsheng handed over the cavalry to the command of Guo Zhiping, a group of people had strong opinions. It was Ye Mingsheng who relied on his prestige in the army and his control over the army to forcefully overcome all opinions. Guo Zhiping helped him rise to power...
In this battle against the Khitans, Guo Zhiping used his solid military exploits to win respect and dignity for himself in the army. He also told everyone that he had lived up to Ye Mingsheng's trust in him! Give Ye Mingsheng a good face!
So this time, Ye Mingsheng also fulfilled the promise he made to Guo Zhiping when he recruited troops. Once the army expands, he will give priority to promoting Guo Zhiping to the commander.
Ye Mingsheng wanted to use the example of Guo Zhiping to set an example for the generals in the army and tell everyone that his subordinates, Ye, only valued military exploits, regardless of origin, and would definitely be rewarded if they established meritorious deeds!
In addition to promoting Guo Zhiping, Ye Mingsheng also had deeper plans. Wherever there are people, there are rivers and lakes, especially in a place like the military. He had to make plans early and use Guo Zhiping as a check and balance. Chess pieces, prepare for a rainy day and take nip in the bud...
