Chapter 168: Grace and Might
"That's it, Ben Hou won't want your life, but it's impossible to let you continue to stay in this position, if you still have a little heart to serve your family and country, go to logistics to take care of affairs, if you don't want to, bring your own things, leave the barracks, Ben Hou will not stop you." Xuan Shijing said.
"I'm willing to stay in the army." These people can achieve the position of the middle and high level of the army, and they are not mediocre, although they have followed Li Zhi on the black road, but they still have some talents, as long as they don't do things inside and outside, Xuan Shijing will not punish them heavily at this juncture, at the moment, it is the right thing to concentrate on studying how to fight against Tuyuhun.
"In this case, the matter of the rear army's allocation of grain and grass equipment will be a matter of labor." Xuan Shijing said, and then looked at Gao Jun: "Let a few of them loosen their bonds." ”
"Yes." Gao Jun responded, and then together with Chang Le, he untied the ropes tied to these people.
"Thank you for your grace." These people stood in front of Xuan Shijing, bowed in unison, and thanked Xuan Shijing.
Judging from Xuan Shijing's words, it is obvious that Li Zhi, the king of Jin, is on the side of Chang'an, and has been identified by His Majesty as a rebel, after all, he is the prince, and His Majesty may not want his life, but these people belong to subordinates, and those who are good to die are still in the army.
"You must remember that this is a habit of gambling and drinking in the army, if you are willing to work hard in the future, with your own ability and credit, it is not impossible to return to this position again, understand?" Xuan Shijing said: "Benhou asked you to go to logistics, looking forward to you being able to make meritorious contributions." ”
"Yes, the last general thanked Master Hou."
Beat a stick and give a sweet date to eat, in is the way of the emperor, the army in Minzhou has been infiltrated by Li Zhi almost, and it is also useful to keep these people, otherwise, it will really mess up the military camp in Minzhou.
"There's one more thing that Ben Hou wants to ask you." Xuan Shijing said.
"Master Hou, please speak."
"There has been no salary in the army for three months, what is the situation of the soldiers below?" Xuan Shijing asked.
"This" the man groaned, and then said: "Although there is a lot of resentment against the King of Jin in this matter, the military salary is usually paid in a timely manner, and occasionally there is a month or two in arrears, and it can be made up soon, so now the soldiers in the army have nothing to say, but if the matter of King Jin leaving Minzhou reaches the army, I'm afraid"
This person is also telling the truth, but the more this is the case, the more headache Xuan Shijing has, Shangzhou doesn't know when there will be news, and his own excerpt is handed to Chang'an, even if Chang'an is now allocating money and grain, it will take more than a month to reach Minzhou, within this time, who can expect Tuyuhun to have any other actions.
"In this case, the matter of military salary, Ben Hou will personally explain to the soldiers, but Ben Hou needs your help, there are many people in the army who were inserted by King Jin before, Ben Hou wants you to help Ben Hou screen out all the people, who are available, who do not have to stay in the army, and give Ben Hou a result as soon as possible." Xuan Shijing looked at a few people.
"Yes." A few people understood in their hearts that this Hou Ye came to Minzhou and wanted to be in charge of the army in Minzhou, and it was certain that the army would change as much as the two of them did a few years ago.
Half an hour later, Pang Mi came back and informed that the soldiers in Xuan Shijing's camp had been assembled and were waiting for Xuan Shijing in the training ground.
Xuan Shijing nodded, and asked the shirtless people in the camp to quickly put on their clothes and go to the training ground with him for a military parade.
The training ground is not far from the camp, just on the west side of the camp, and a huge open space has been opened, enough to accommodate 30,000 people, and the training is carried out on this training ground on weekdays, and the training ground is divided into several parts, and there are weapon racks and many arrow targets around it.
There is a high platform on the north and south sides of the training ground, and on weekdays, the officers will stand on the high platform to watch the training of the soldiers below, and Xuan Shijing wants to inspect this team, so he naturally has to climb this high platform.
On the high platform, Xuan Shijing stood in the center, Chang Le and Gao Jun stood on the side behind Xuan Shijing on the left and right, while the generals in the original army stood on the left side of Xuan Shijing, Pang Mi and others stood on the right side, and Qin Bingyue stood behind the crowd.
Xuan Shijing was on the high platform, but the state of the sergeants below was in full view.
"Look at you guys, I guess I haven't trained in a while." Xuan Shijing said loudly: "In you, Ben Hou can't see a trace of morale!" ”
The soldiers below looked at Xuan Shijing on the high platform, and they were all wondering in their hearts, who is this young man? What is this to do when you suddenly appear in the middle of the camp? Isn't that Zhang Xingcheng in charge of the usual army? I heard that that person is a confidant of King Jin, but I haven't seen him for a while, why is it that this time I gathered, but a newcomer came?
"Presumably you are very curious about the identity of this marquis, then Benhou may as well tell you, I, Xuan Shijing, the marquis of Dongshan, the minister appointed by His Majesty, temporarily acting as the governor of Minzhou, the commander-in-chief of Minzhou military and political affairs, as for the previous Minzhou assassin history, His Royal Highness the King of Jin, now it is estimated that he has been summoned to Chang'an for some things, of course, this matter, including the three months of military salary owed to you by His Royal Highness the King of Jin."
As soon as Xuan Shijing's words came out, the nest was blown up in an instant, why was he a soldier? Isn't it just to eat military rations and get military salaries to support your family? Now that the king of Jin has run away, what will happen to his military salary? You must know that the army in Minzhou was only 10,000 people before, and the amount of money and grain allocated by the imperial court was also 10,000 people, but now, what should I do with the extra 20,000 people?
"Quiet!" Xuan Shijing shouted: "The matter of military salary, Benhou will find a way to solve it for you, the fastest ten days and a half months, the slowest month, and the military salary will definitely be distributed to you, Benhou will do what he says!" ”
When the people below heard Xuan Shijing's words, they quieted down, and then they waited for the young marquis on the high platform to fulfill his promise.
"Being a soldier, eating military food, that military salary, supporting a family, is justified, but as a soldier of the Tang Dynasty, you must also have the country in your heart and do things to protect your family and defend the country, how many people are present, wives and children, all of them live in Minzhou, raise your hand!"
Of the 30,000 soldiers in the audience, ninety percent raised their hands, and one percent remained, that is, one who was alone and had no relatives.
"It seems that most people, wives and children, are in Minzhou, right behind you, under your protection!" Xuan Shijing said sharply.