Chapter Seventy-Nine: Changes in the Army
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"What kind of letter, this is a list of silver rewards, you see, Zhao Gang, a soldier of the Daimyo Mansion, Chongzhen in June of the third year, went to the Jurchen hinterland, captured the spoils of war, and received a reward of eighty-nine taels of silver, a total of forty taels of military pay for two years of joining the army, a retirement subsidy of sixty taels of settling-in expenses, and the supervision team counted two enemies killed, and a reward of twenty taels of silver, a total of two hundred and nine taels" This is a list of silver rewards received from retirement, originally Sun Chengzong fooled Chongzhen during the formation of the new army to ask for a military salary of fifty-five taels a year. Later, Chongzhen calculated that he really couldn't afford to raise so many high-paid troops, and after Wang Chengen's reminder, Chongzhen realized that the soldiers in the Beijing camp were only seven or eight per month, and the Liaodong Army was at its highest when it was twenty taels.
Chongzhen, who felt that he was fooled, directly changed the military salary demanded by Sun Chengzong from the terrifying fifty-five and twenty-one years, and directly changed it to twenty-two and one years, so Chongzhen's inner treasury on the one hand had to support the formation of a new army, on the other hand, to build a new artillery and musket factory, expand the imperial village, and subsidize the treasury from time to time.
"More than two hundred taels, you can go back and be a rich man, wait just now, didn't you say that in June of the third year of Chongzhen, he went to the Jurchen hinterland, captured the spoils, and got a reward of eighty-nine taels of silver, which means that the last time we went to the Jurchen hinterland to fight the autumn wind, so the loot that was robbed has been counted by the people of the Ministry of War, according to the reward that Gangzi received, wouldn't everyone be able to get seventy or eighty taels of silver" said that all the eyes here lit up.
"So much money, when will you act next time, I will also go, brothers, you can take me with you" At this time, the recruits who had just arrived in the barracks saw the silver that the veterans had received when they went to fight the autumn wind, and their eyes turned red.
"Don't think about it, the Ministry of War has stipulated that it is forbidden to bring recruits when you go out to fight the autumn breeze independently for the first time, and if you catch it, you will lose your head, and you can only bring a small number of recruits to watch the battle from the second time" Xiucai is also a recruit, and this unlucky child wants to go himself, and he has already inquired about all aspects of the information clearly.
"But they've already done it once, and it's not the first time to set off again" Seeing that someone actually knew the inside story, all the recruits rushed to inquire about information, and no one would be able to get over the money.
"That's not good, the recruits who go out for the first time can only support on the warship, it is forbidden to go ashore, I said that I will let you go ashore, which of you can ride a horse, and you can't ride a horse ashore, what should I do if I meet a Jurchen" Looking at Xiucai's arrogant appearance, it is obvious that this guy has learned to ride a horse.
"Horseback riding, I haven't learned it, and besides, do we have horses in our team?" many people have seen war horses when they are marching, but few have ridden them.
"There are no horses, you can go to rent, now the cavalry rents out war horses, as long as you pay the money, there will be cavalry to teach you one-on-one, and there are more professors to drive chariots, use bows and arrows, crossbows, muskets, cannons, as well as hand-to-hand tactics, knife skills and the like, and the price is extremely cheap, you only need to pay the forage for the war horse, and the food money of the cavalry, of course, you have to learn the musket, and you have to pay for the ammunition for the training" Xiucai said here to turn his head and look for something everywhere. "Who, any of you saw my teacup, and after talking for a long time, I didn't even have hot water"
"Hot water, yes, Ergouzi, go get some hot water, Xiucai, you go on, the water will come in a while" The new soldier Ergouzi on the side was very reluctant to run out to get hot water.
"What, you still need money, the emperor is really, the whole world is his, why do you need money" When a muddy man heard that he had to pay money to learn this, he began to mumble unhappily.
"Zhao Wu, I don't like to listen to what you say, you learn skills, the emperor helps you pay the tuition, let you pay some money for the meal that the master invites, the war horse gives you training, buy some forage money, you are not happy, what are you, if you have the ability, don't go to learn, the easiest to die on the battlefield are those who have no ability, these are the emperor's words, usually you want to learn you can't learn it, I really don't know how to lift, go out, I won't tell you" Hearing Zhao Wu's slander of the emperor, Xiucai suddenly became anxious.
"Xiucai, don't be like me, you know, I'm just a muddy person, I can't talk with my brain, I'm wrong, Xiucai, you're my brother, can't I be wrong?" he said and slapped himself twice on the mouth.
"Zhao Wu, you too, the emperor is also you and me, can you and I talk nonsense, be careful to be heard by someone with a heart, where to tell the prison army, you are comfortable" said the prison army, everyone shrunk their necks, the prison army is a eunuch, it is good to provoke anyone in the Ming Dynasty, just don't provoke the eunuchs, the consequences are not something that ordinary people can afford.
"In the future, every six months in the school field of the whole army held a big competition, then anyone can sign up for the stage, there are horseback riding, driving, archery, as well as artillery, bed crossbows, muskets are the most exciting is unlimited horse battles, foot combat, when the time comes eighteen weapons for you to choose, the two of them in a ring at the end of the standing which person is the winner, that is a real knife and gun, can hurt people, but not allowed to kill hands, outside the field is the prison and military doctors waiting to catch or treat the wounded, the top ten in various events not only have rich rewards, Qin Liangyu, the secretary of the Ministry of War, will personally meet and inspect, and those who are qualified are all official positions of a guerrilla general, and the first place is directly a staff general."
"Guerrilla generals, generals, what kind of big competition, our recruits can participate" The guerrilla general of the Ming Dynasty was in charge of a battalion of soldiers and horses. According to the establishment, there are 4,890 horsemen under his command, and for the big soldiers, there are 4,500 people under his command, which is a real general.
"Yes, even the leaders of the gang can participate, what I said, it is written on the notice of the change of the barracks gate, who made you illiterate, these are ordered by the emperor himself, this can be fake"
"What, if I shoot a bow and arrow well, can I teach people, and the emperor will also pay me wages" Zhao Wu which muddy goods began to think about making money.
"Yes, but it has to be confirmed by the people in the Ministry of War, so don't think about getting by, just your archery breaking skills, don't go to the scourge of recruits" Everyone is in the same team, who has a little ability, and when they heard Zhao Wu's words, a group of people laughed one after another.