Chapter 517 - Eight Military Laws (II)
Like Wang Junzhuo, Zhang Jian and Chen Cheng could not prepare a set of military disciplines in advance, they thought that fighting on the grassland still followed the previous rules.
However, Li Zicheng is ready, during his stay in Liangzhou, he has been preparing for this, only military discipline can restrain the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, truly bring them into the orbit of the Mandate of Heaven Army, and contribute to the future of China.
He smiled faintly and said: "The tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, in addition to fighting on the grassland, will eventually return to Han to live, and they must abide by the habits of Han land, if there is no military discipline, how can Han land be peaceful?" Don't forget, now we are all Han people, Han people, not only our brothers, but also our food and clothing parents! ”
Except for Gao Yigong, they may not be able to fully understand these words, but they looked at the seriousness that Li Zicheng had never had, and unconsciously nodded in agreement, they wanted to see what kind of military discipline Li Zicheng wanted to formulate for the cavalry.
Li Zicheng took out a blank piece of paper from his arms and handed it to He Xiaomi behind him, "Xiaomi, you read out the military laws on it one by one, pay attention to read it slowly!" ”
"Yes, Grand Duke!" He Xiaomi took a sip of tea, unfolded the white paper, and said loudly: "First, all actions are under command!" ”
He Xiaomi still had to read it, Li Zicheng stretched out his hand to stop it, "Yigong, Junzhuo, and you thousands of household officials, let's come one by one, how about this one, can you guarantee to abide by it?" ”
"The subordinates must abide by this military discipline established by the Grand Governor!" Gao Yigong is a Han Chinese, originally a thousand-household official under Li Guo, the second thousandth household of the Heavenly Mandate Army, and there is such a military law in the military discipline of the Heavenly Mandate Army, which is naturally nothing to him.
Wang Junzhuo was still thinking about it, but he had already stated in public yesterday that from now on, he will follow the Mandate of Heaven Khan wholeheartedly, if he repents today, not only will the Mandate of Heaven Khan be angry, but even the cavalry sergeants under him will not be ashamed of his capriciousness, once the people's hearts are gone, can he, the commander of the wolf cavalry, still be able to do it?
Besides, this is only the first article of the military law, let's take a look at it first, and then say: "The subordinates will abide by this military law!" ”
Li Zicheng saw that Wang Junzhuo hesitated for a moment, and was already dissatisfied in his heart, but fortunately Wang Junzhuo changed quickly, so he waved at He Xiaomi and asked him to continue reading.
He Xiaomi continued: "Second, if the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry go on the expedition, if they rob women, cattle and sheep, gold and silver, etc., seventy percent will be kept for themselves, and thirty percent will be handed over to the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion!" ”
"Seventy percent of your own stay?" Wang Junzhuo was overjoyed, according to such distribution rules, most of the property looted by the wolf cavalry belonged to himself, and the part handed over was only equivalent to taxes, and he blurted out: "My subordinates thank the Heavenly Mandate Khan!" ”
For Gao Yigong, this is simply an unexpected joy, originally in the Heavenly Mandate Army, all the seized property was to be handed over to the public, and his mind was similar to Wang Junzhuo, and he almost wanted to hug Li Zicheng and thank him loudly.
Zhang Jian, Chen Cheng, Lin Xi, Li Ji and others did not have much right to speak, but Li Zicheng was so divided with the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, it was still very unexpected for them, and it was too late to be happy, how could they object?
This military law, in the eyes of everyone, is that the Mandate of Heaven allows them to go out to plunder, except for Gao Yigong, the rest of the five people are used to the life of plundering, if they are kept in captivity Yonggu City and Sha Liucheng, they are really not very adaptable.
Li Zicheng nodded, and motioned to He Xiaomi, He Xiaomi couldn't help laughing, and continued: "Third, the strong men and war horses captured on the battlefield must be handed over to the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion for centralized processing, and they will be dealt with according to the agreement before the war!" ”
Li Zicheng added: "Zhuang Ding and war horses are military strategic materials, which must be arranged by the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Office, under normal circumstances, the war horses are divided into fifty and fifty, and the strong men will return the cavalry that captured these prisoners of war after completing a year's hard service." ”
Wang Junzhuo knew that Li Zicheng had always attached more importance to war horses, in addition to the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry, the Heavenly Mandate Army also had the 1,000th and 2,000th households, they were all cavalry, and they were in urgent need of war horses, and it was already very good to be able to return the strong men.
Besides, can he oppose the decision of the Mandate of Heaven Khan?
Several people nodded their heads and clearly accepted this military discipline.
He Xiaoxiao saw that the discussion was over, and hurriedly said: "Fourth, the tiger cavalry and wolf cavalry must strictly restrain the soldiers, and they must not loot in the Han land, even if they pass through the Han land, they must not disturb or harm the people, and those who violate the order will be beheaded, and the family property will be used to compensate for the loss, if the family property is not enough to pay, the rest of the part will be compensated by the supreme commander of the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry!" ”
"Ah......" Wang Junzhuo was taken aback, the soldiers scourge the people, and the commander still has to take responsibility? How can there be such a rule in the steppe?
However, he soon understood that Li Zicheng not only wanted the commanders to strictly restrain the soldiers, but also to protect the people of the Han land.
Those fellow tribes on the steppe have now taken refuge in the Jurchens, and they are all enemies, only the Mandate of Heaven Khan...... Only the Han people are now their own brothers......
Wang Junzhuo and Gao Yigong glanced at each other, and they both nodded vigorously.
Li Zicheng said: "It's good that you understand the reason, we are all Han people now, so naturally we can't harm our brothers and sisters, if we harm the people, who will produce food for us in the future?" Regardless of whether they understand it or not, let He Xiaomi start the next one.
He Xiaoxiao said: "Fifth, when distributing the spoils, one for each soldier, half for the small flag officer, two for the chief flag officer, four for one hundred households, eight for a thousand households, and no more than ten at most!" ”
According to this military law, in the future, the officers will be able to share more in the battle, and according to the original habits of the Mongols, the officers are the same as ordinary soldiers participating in the war, except that the goods are selected by the officers, the cattle and sheep are fatter, and the women's waists are thicker......
It doesn't matter if it is Gao Yigong, he rarely looks down on the property of the nomads, if it is not for the order of the Grand Governor, he is too lazy to serve as the commander of the Tiger Cavalry, however, he does not like these goods, they can be sold in the future, and there is better than nothing, he naturally will not oppose this military discipline.
"Sixth, in Dacaotan and Datong Mountain, encourage the people to raise poultry and livestock, grow vegetables around the house, and make a fortune in various ways!"
This article basically does not need to be discussed, but to help the people of Yonggu City and Sha Liucheng to become rich, and it is too late for everyone to be grateful, only Wang Junzhuo put forward some opinions to Li Zicheng, hoping that the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion can provide some seeds and send people for technical guidance.
Li Zicheng agreed, but it will take time, and the Heavenly Mandate Governor's Mansion does not have enough manpower for the time being.
"Seventh, the tiger cavalry is centered on Yonggu City, and the wolf cavalry is centered on Shaliu City, implementing animal husbandry and settlement, and when they go on the expedition, there will be troops of the Mandate of Heaven to protect their families, and if the soldiers are rich, they can also go to Xining, Lanzhou and other cities to buy houses and settle down, but they must abide by the laws of the Mandate of Heaven."
Originally, Wang Junzhuo's biggest worry was that after the soldiers went on the expedition, the safety of their families could not be guaranteed, since the Mandate of Heaven Army protected the safety of their dependents, they were relieved, as for whether to settle in central cities such as Xining and Lanzhou, where there were more Han Chinese, it was voluntary, not forced, and they didn't have to worry.
Besides, if you don't have enough money, going to live in the city is also a luxury, and most herders are still willing to live near the pasture.
Li Zicheng waited for everyone to finish the discussion, and then said slowly: "There is another point, Ben Khan has not been able to make up his mind, you can help to refer to the details," his eyes swept over everyone's faces, and said: "Every time you go on an expedition, there may be death, how to compensate the families of the injured brothers?" ”
"This is easy to do," Wang Junzhuo finally got the opportunity to share his worries for the Mandate of Heaven Khan, "We Mongolians...... In the past, the Mongols would also suffer casualties when they went on expeditions, and if a soldier died in battle, he did not need to be compensated at all, and the people of his own tribe would take care of his wife and children. ”
"Oh?" Li Zicheng then remembered that the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry still maintained the nomadic nature, and if the soldier died in battle, the same clan or companion would take over his wife and son, no wonder the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry went out to plunder a large number of women and children every time.
Although they drank the blood of Maoru, in this regard, they were more practical than the Han people, no wonder the soldiers who went out to fight were not afraid of death, and they had no worries at all.
Once a Han soldier dies in battle, his wife has to be widowed for chastity and other things, even if there is enough pension, he will be lonely all his life, in case the pension is not in place, he does not know how to live with his children.
Wang Junzhuo saw that Li Zicheng was pondering, thinking that he did not agree, if the commander gave compensation like a soldier who violated military discipline and harmed the people, it would be troublesome, so he said: "Heavenly Mandate Khan, if the casualties of the soldiers have to be compensated, how can there be so much property?" ”
Li Zicheng nodded, in the current situation, the Mandate of Heaven Governor's Mansion itself is also poor, Wang Junzhuo's opinion is not a good way, so he said: "According to Junzhuo's words, if a soldier is disabled, his original property will remain unchanged, and the spoils of war will be distributed in two; A soldier who dies in battle is cared for by his wife and children by his own clan or companions! ”
After the discussion of the eight military laws, the morning meeting was over, and Li Zi became the honor of increasing the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, and awarded each soldier the title of "warrior", starting from the lowest level and the highest level eight.
The rank of a soldier has nothing to do with the level of his position, but only represents the degree of bravery of his person on the battlefield and the status of meritorious service.
The title of "warrior" is like the university of the Star-Spangled Banner Country in later generations, the threshold is very low, as long as it is a soldier of the tiger cavalry and the wolf cavalry, they are all first-class warriors, but if you want to "graduate" and achieve a higher level, you have to show your own skills.
No matter what others think, Gao Yigong has no objection to the eight military laws, he is worried about Li Zicheng, I don't know if the wine and meat are ready, as soon as the words are spoken, Li Zicheng glared at him, "The new military law has just been issued, why don't you quickly convey it to the soldiers, and you want to get drunk like yesterday?" Drop-off! ”
Gao Yigong was so frightened that he hurriedly fled.