The first wind and rain drifted away

Ni Shilang's words, Emperor Chongzhen can understand it, and he is bleeding again!

However, the money must be spent.

Moreover, spend more to buy a wave of people's hearts.

Think about it, even the palace maids and eunuchs around you have to benefit, not to mention the border soldiers who are fighting bloodily at the forefront?

This is the heart of the army!

It's just that this money must be spent cleverly, and it must be implemented, so that the border soldiers can clearly feel that this is the favor of the Son of Heaven to them.

Instead of giving the money to the household department as before, and then sending a few eunuchs to inspect the water, it was over.

As a result, from top to bottom, layers of deductions were made, and finally fell into the hands of the soldiers, less than fifty percent of the time, and the effort was in vain.

"What Ni Aiqing said is extremely true."

In Ni Jiansheng's uneasy mood, Emperor Chongzhen nodded, praised first, and then said: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish, and if people are observed, there will be no disciples, I understand these truths."

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it has long become a practice for the nine sides to make false claims. In this case, the past issues are not mentioned, and the imperial court will not pursue them.

The Ministry of War ordered that the arrears of the imperial court over the years could be settled in one fell swoop this time.

It's just, only once, not for example!

If there is another general who falsely reports the salary of the army, no matter how much, once it is discovered, it will be beheaded all over the house! ”

The first half of Emperor Chongzhen's words also made the three old ministers in the imperial study like a spring breeze, but the second half of the words made them like a cold winter wax moon.

This seems to be the rhythm of a tyrant!

If a general pretends to receive three or five people's salaries, it is only a hundred taels of silver a year, and he will be beheaded all over the house?

This is more tyrannical and ruthless than the corruption of sixty taels of silver in Taizu's ancestral training, which seems to be more tyrannical and ruthless.

Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, frowned, and had the intention to persuade him, but he could see Emperor Chongzhen's face full of determination, and the words fell into his mouth and swallowed in his stomach.

He understands that the emperor is preparing to use heavy codes in troubled times to completely solve the chronic problem of empty salary.

Previously, military salaries were paid on a per capita basis and were paid to everyone.

Later, the world was in chaos, military families fled, and empty salaries became more and more intense.

And the household department has never honestly paid military salaries according to the figures reported by the Ministry of War, and they have all been discounted.

In fact, the military department is also discounted, and the military department and household department actually know about the greasy side of the border army.

It's just that they don't want to pursue it, they don't want to offend people.

In this way, a vicious circle is created.

The military department and the household department gave less and less, and the border generals reported more and more.

Of course, there is a premise here, the imperial court has no money and has not seriously cleaned up the number of real personnel.

Now, the Son of Heaven's inner library seems to be very sufficient, and it is also an opportunity to solve this chronic disease.

"In addition, I am going to let the Household Department, the Military Department, and the Imperial Horse Supervisor set up a team to reward the army and send them to the Nine Sides to reward the army.

The soldiers of the Nine Sides have worked hard for so many years, and it is indeed time for a good year.

Therefore, I decided to allocate four million taels of silver from the inner treasury and distribute them to each soldier at the rate of ten taels per person. ”

In the worries of the three old ministers, Emperor Chongzhen made another decision for ordinary soldiers.

When the three of them heard this, they all left their seats and knelt on the ground together, saying that the emperor was wise, and this sentence was indeed from the bottom of their hearts.

The original worries were all gone.

They are all old ministers who have been walking in the court for many years, so they naturally understand Emperor Chongzhen's intentions.

Think about it, one person will distribute ten taels of silver to the army according to the way of head, which can not only check the actual number of soldiers again, but also win the hearts of the army.

With the will of the army, it does not seem to be a big problem to use violent means to deal with generals who risk their salaries.

In a word, it can't be messed up.

Moreover, the disposal of these generals will be supported by the soldiers again.

Do you think that the soldiers who can't eat empty pay will not have a grudge against the generals who eat empty salary?

Isn't that?

It's just that you dare to be angry and don't dare to speak!

It's just that the emperor is really courageous!

The use of four million silver taels at a time seems to have only appeared during the Northern Expedition to Mongolia during the Chengzu period, and then it became a swan song.

Now, in the most critical time, the emperor is doing this, which is really a blessing for the society.

As for where the money in the inner treasury comes from, they know more or less, and the emperor can use it all for the soldiers, which is gratifying!

"Three Aiqing, please."

Emperor Chongzhen smiled smugly, very satisfied with the compliments of the three old ministers.

Although, he doesn't know if they are sincere.

But what does it matter?

As long as the situation in the imperial court improves, they will naturally have a rod and scale in their hearts.

"The decree was passed on the nine sides, and the border armies of each town were divided into war barracks, garrison battalions, and baggage battalions.

The general officer of each town is fully responsible for all the affairs of the three battalions, and he leads the first battalion to stand in the barracks.

Among them, the general army led the war battalion, which was composed of elite soldiers from each town, with 3,000 people in each battalion, and a fixed salary of five taels of silver per month.

The deputy commander-in-chief of each town led the garrison battalion, which was composed of the able-bodied men of each town, with 3,000 men in each battalion, and a fixed salary of four taels of silver per month.

The guerrilla led the baggage battalion, which was composed of eliminated soldiers from each town, with no limit on personnel, and a fixed salary of three taels of silver per month.

The above three battalions are all paid real soldiers, and no false reports are allowed! ”

In order to squeeze out the moisture of combat effectiveness, Emperor Chongzhen reformed and reorganized the soldiers of the Nine Sides, and greatly increased military salaries.

"The emperor is wise! In this way, the elite soldiers can be expected. ”

After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Sun Chengzong's eyes lit up, and he stroked his beard and clapped his hands.

For the sake of the strength in their hands and the need to save their lives, the commanders of each town will naturally transfer the most elite soldiers in the army into their command.

After all, the nine sides are the front line, and now that the war is not stopping, they know how to choose soldiers.

And the emperor greatly increased the military salary, and even the eliminated old and weak are the same as the military salary of the current recruits, three taels of silver per month.

So, the unsuccessful soldiers have no grievances, right?

After all, they have no less money, and they can only say that they are old, or that they are not good at learning.

Therefore, Sun Chengzong, the secretary of the military department, was very happy, and the emperor's methods were indeed clever.

But the head of the household department is strict, but he is panicked.

He stroked his chest and asked slowly: "Your Majesty, how can the imperial court's finances be maintained for a long time if the military salaries of the Nine Sides are so greatly increased?"

Is there any policy of the emperor that can change the finances of the imperial court? ”

He agreed with the emperor's use of the inner treasury to reward the army, after all, this was a one-time act.

Moreover, it is not the money of the treasury that is spent.

It can raise the salary of the nine-sided army, which is a long-term behavior. Moreover, it is difficult to go up and down.

The most important thing is that the military salary must be borne by the state treasury, but the national treasury ......

PS: Thank you for the book friend 0 Yuyu 0 and Liu-Ka for the reward, I admit it.