Chapter Ninety-One: Fixed Salary
Min Yuanqi also did the same, and he was also in the queue of guns.
In this era, there was a lot of residue after the gunpowder was discharged, and it was necessary to clean the chamber with a strip after each shot.
Next, the projectile is loaded, the lead bullet is loaded, and then compacted with a strip.
As a firearms instructor, Shen Liang checked the compacting of the firearms soldiers one by one.
In the midst of the scramble, some people loaded lead bullet without loading the projectile, some people loaded two parts of the projectile, and some people reversed the projectile and lead bullet.
"I'm stupid, and I'm pretending to be the other way around! Fuck you, no matter how many times you've been taught, you won't. Shen Liang hit them one by one with a thumb-thick military stick, and the beaten flag soldiers did not dare to shout, because according to the regulations, those who were punished by the military stick for screaming would run ten extra laps, and if they didn't want to be beaten and then go to run circles, they could only endure it.
"Don't press too tightly, and you can't be too loose, if you are tight, you will fail to release it, and if you loosen it, the bullet will not go far." Shen Liang finished inspecting them one by one, and when the wrong gunners reloaded, Shen Liang said loudly on the side: "You can't afford to make a mistake now, Lao Tzu beat you a few military sticks, if you make a mistake on the battlefield, there is no such good thing, the enemy's swords and guns are combined, and your life is not guaranteed, which is much worse than being beaten." Don't think Lao Tzu scares you, when Lao Tzu was in the town, Governor Sun invited the Portuguese to come as instructors to train the Fubiao battalion, Lao Tzu is the Fubiao battalion soldiers, and later the Dongjiang soldiers rebelled, we usually seem to be strong and strong, the Dongjiang horse team is rushing left and right, and those dogs on the flanks usually refuse to practice well, either the ammunition is not loaded, or they are released in advance. When the people rushed to the front, the array was suddenly chaotic, and the Fubiao battalion collapsed in a battle, if it wasn't for Lao Tzu's fast running, it would have rotted into a mess of mud in the ground by now. Either you were coerced by those brutes to shave your hair and surrender......"
When Shen Liang mentioned the events of the year, he was also full of hatred, and the people of Denglai were afraid that there was no one who did not hate the Dongjiang rebels, and there was a big chaos in the place of ten rooms and nine emptiness, Dongjiang soldiers, local rebels, and the Xiangma bandits who took advantage of the fire to rob, plus the military discipline of the soldiers and horses sent by the imperial court was not much better, and the turmoil of that year made the vitality of Denglai a great injury, and it has not recovered until now.
When Shen Liang finished speaking, the faces of the twenty firearms team members showed all kinds of looks, some were afraid and panicked, and some people showed disdain on their faces, after all, Shen Liang was talking about a disgraceful experience, a fiasco on the battlefield plus escape, this is a defeated soldier and a deserter.
"Don't you think it's easy to survive on the battlefield." Shen Liang smiled coldly and said: "Our Dengzhou standard camp doesn't work, it's not good training, everyone usually refuses to sweat, and the salary of the battalion soldiers is also insufficient, and everyone's morale is not high." Now the adults have given us enough pay, and the firearms in your hands have been repaired, so if you don't train well, you can't survive on the battlefield, don't complain. ”
"Raise the gun, aim for the ......"
"Put!"
"Gun up, stupid pig."
Amid the gunfire one after another, the morning passed quickly.
In the last two days, another 100 people have left, but the mass exodus soon stopped. The salt pond, the construction site, and the living quarters were all managed in a mixed manner as suggested by Zhuwen.
Everyone's food is no longer distributed every day as before, but once every few days, and those who don't want to accept it will be told to leave on the spot.
Then the construction site is graded according to various types of technical work and labor, and the grade is one point, and the treatment of each person is obviously different, some people are angry, and of course some people are extremely happy.
The workers in the salt pond began to receive grain according to their output, and Min Yuanqi also announced that if they felt that the grain reserves were almost enough, they could directly receive the corresponding silver money after the next salt release, which was even more exciting.
In fact, the grain of the Ming Dynasty also has a monetary function, even after a whip law, most of the tax income of the annual income of the Ming court is still collected in kind, including more than 10 million stone of grain in kind.
Grain, cloth, silk, silk, and goods are not as strong as those of the Tang and Song dynasties, but they are definitely hard currencies that have been believed.
But in any case, these things are always more joyful than the shining silver and yellow copper coins.
The construction site is distributed according to the large workers, small workers, and laborers, although some military households have been forced away, but the progress of the work of the people who stayed behind has obviously accelerated a lot.
And after accounting for their own income, although everyone was quite satisfied, at the same time, they also found that except for the big work, everyone's income was still not worth the flag army trained in the barracks.
This is also Min Yuanqi's intention, after the construction site and the salt pond, the flag army in the barracks also received a notice that they began to receive monthly salary after the next salt, and the soldiers could each receive a monthly salary of one or two or five yuan, four buckets of grain, this income was much more than the imperial court gave to the battalion soldiers, and as we all know, the battalion soldiers have never received enough food, and even except for a few important military towns, ordinary battalion soldiers have long been unable to receive normal salaries.
And here in Min Yuanqi, people don't have to worry about this, this is also the credibility accumulated during this time, after the announcement, the flag soldiers thundered, and almost everyone knew it in the shortest possible time.
The officers of the team have two taels of silver and one stone of grain per month, the flag captain has four taels of silver and two stones of grain per month, and the deputy hundred total has six taels of silver and three stones of grain per month, and the hundred generals have eight taels of silver and four stones of grain per month.
As we all know, the quality of the acres of land here in Dahewei is relatively poor, although the water conservancy is much stronger than the acres in the north, but the soil quality is extremely poor, even if you have 100 acres of paddy fields, the income of a year is at most less than 200 stones, excluding taxes and field rent, the annual income of 100 acres of paddy fields is not more than 50 taels at most, if you encounter a famine year, this number is still halved.
That is to say, now Min Yuanzhong, Min Yuanjin, Gao Cuncheng, and Yang Zhijin are already waiting for the landlord who owns 100 acres of private land, and he doesn't need to bother to work, just waiting for the monthly salary.
Speaking of which, these people were originally seven-rank small flag officials, and their status was equal to that of the magistrate at the beginning of the country, but now everyone knows that the little flag officials are not counted, and these small flag officers are also struggling on the food and clothing line like ordinary flag soldiers.
As a result, in a short time, it was only the end of March, at the beginning of February, they trained with Min Yuanqi, attacked the river house, dried salt, and trained the troops, and now it is less than two months, and the small flag officers who were originally poor and talked about have become the commander of 100 people, and at the same time have an annual income that is the envy of thousands of adults. The least noteworthy change is this.
Running a lifeless and stagnant 100 households into what it is now, as well as the force to kill Yang Shida and his gang, plus the Min family's century-old operation in Dahewei, what is a deputy thousand households?
If it weren't for the fact that there are Liukou besieging the Beijing Division now, and the Ming Dynasty is still in Taiping, many people feel that Min Yuanqi can be in charge of the position of commander or Tongzhi in about 30, and can be in charge of class drills, military training, city guards and other things related to military equipment.
The loyalty of the flag army, including the recognition and respect for Min Yuanqi, has undoubtedly gone up a lot. After the military law was practiced, although it shocked many people, but the killing of comrades, even if the other party violated the military law, it would still make everyone in the army suspicious and anxious, and when the military regulations and regulations were later announced, the flag soldiers found that there was no imaginary cruelty and impersonal feelings, and the beheading was very rare, only if they fled on the battlefield in wartime, bewitched and shook the morale of the army, or left the camp without permission to escape, only this kind of situation will be sentenced to beheading. Usually make mistakes, or with military sticks, leather whips and confinement, the deduction of silver is the most severe punishment in the hearts of the flag soldiers in addition to beheading, fortunately, there are not many regulations for deducting silver.
The firearms in front of them were equal to the soldiers, and there were several banner soldiers selected from the firefighters, and they were quite proud and proud of this result.
Soldiers are not considered soldiers, and their monthly salary is only five coins of silver and a bucket of food, although they still earn more than ordinary military households, but as long as they are a little self-motivated, they already want to become soldiers without exception.
"You must cherish the firecrackers in your hands, this is the foundation of your meritorious service on the battlefield, and using your firecrackers well is the best means to kill the enemy and save your life, okay, disband!"
After the last round, dust and sawdust splashed on the hillside and wooden targets, Shen Liang waved his hand, ordered everyone to clean up the guns, and then carried the guns on their shoulders, and the firecrackers of the two teams carried the firecrackers of different shapes on their backs and turned to leave.
When Min Yuanqi was in the last round, the fire from the fire door splashed on his face, he quickly turned his face to the side, of course the bullet was crooked, and landed at a certain point on the slope, splashing a piece of dust.
Of course, Min Yuanqi was not satisfied with such a result, but there was no way to do it.
The distance between the fire door is close, the charge is less powerful, and the charge is more powerful, but it is easy to splash the shooter.
But if you don't put the handguard against your shoulder, the shock force when you hit it will make the fire gun skewed, not to mention the accurate hit, even if you hit high and low, you don't know it, and it has no effect at all.
Many guns subconsciously keep the guns away from their faces, not against their shoulders, as long as Shen Liang sees it, he will be whipped, and after a few days, everyone's face has more or less traces of gunpowder splashing, even Min Yuanqi is no exception.
"My lord, you still have to hurry up and make your own." Shen Liang did not follow the team, he was originally a knife player, and he was also quite good at spears, because he was born in Dengzhou Fubiao, he was also a veteran in playing firearms, although the newly established firearm flag team only had twenty people, Shen Liang was still transferred to serve as the flag captain of the firearms flag team.