"Uncle He, although we forced back the Houjin soldiers last time, we didn't have an actual blow to them, and now I have robbed Nurhachi's concubine again, Nurhachi will definitely make a comeback soon, we should prepare for war quickly now, just in case!" Yang Zhen suggested to He Shixian.

"Hehe, I've already started to prepare, I've already sent the invitations to the various patriarchs of the Mongolian tribe for your wedding with Sibaltai, and now Nurhachi is going to vomit blood!" He Shixian said happily.

"So we have to step up our preparations for the war, and I want to ask Uncle He for help and start by strictly checking the empty salary!" Yang Zhen said.

"This ...... The big war is coming, why don't you wait until the battle is over! He Shixian said.

"No, I haven't paid my military salary for a few months, and if I don't pay it, I am afraid that it will change drastically, at least it is difficult to guarantee morale. Yang Zhen said.

"To be honest, this matter is very difficult to do, and if it is strictly investigated, it is very likely that it will change drastically!" He Shixian said helplessly.

Yang Zhen actually knows a little bit, the matter of eating empty salaries is already very common in Liaodong, basically there is this situation among officers above the thousand generals, if it is strictly investigated, at least half of the thousand generals will be killed, partial generals, that will definitely not work! But Yang Zhen has Yang Zhen's method, that is, what his father used to say, take root in the masses!

"Uncle He, I have my own way, you just need to cooperate and support it!" Yang Zhen said with a smile.

"Okay, as long as there is no chaos, I will support you!"

Yang Zhen knew that Nurhachi might come at any time, so he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately ran to the barracks the next day and began to investigate the matter of eating empty salaries!

"Brethren!" Yang Zhen stood on the platform and looked at the groups of soldiers below, "Do you want to receive a salary?" ”

"Yes!" There was a roar from below, mixed with anger and unwillingness, when soldiers eat food, kill people and receive rewards, the emperor does not send hungry soldiers, and the soldiers hate this kind of thing!

"Very good, I'm here to talk to you about the salary today!" Yang Zhen said.

"Good! Lord Yang is benevolent! "Is Lord Yang really paid? That's great! "Okay!" The GIs cheered excitedly!

"Good! I owe you such a long time of salary, although I have just taken office, but I am also deeply ashamed, I am ordered by Sun Chengzong Sun to record every soldier in each battalion, as long as I hand in everyone's name, the salary will arrive immediately, there is only one purpose in doing so, that is, never miss anyone! Now, come and count the brothers, and count them one by one, and write down your names and the amount of money you owe, and I will report to Lord Sun the amount of money you owe, and I will not owe anyone a penny! Do you think it's good? ”

"Good!" The soldiers below are boiling!

"Brothers from the Che Camp come first!" Yang Zhen greeted and lined up the more than 20 clerks he invited from Shenyang City to start recording! "Are you done?" Yang Zhen looked at the soldiers of the Che battalion and asked.

"It's all done!" A group of GIs said happily.

"Hmm!" Yang Zhen pretended to pick up a piece of paper, and after reading it twice, he suddenly said, "That's not right!" How much do you pay each month? ”

"We have one or two a month!" A couple of GIs said.

"No, it won't! There are a total of 3,583 of you, and one tael per person a month is 3,500, even if you add Qian, the total salary is only more than 4,000 taels, but the salary issued by the imperial court every month is 11,500 taels, so it should be more than two taels per person? Yang Zhen said strangely.

"Lieutenant, come here, what's going on?" Yang Zhen asked.

"This, this, the subordinates don't know very well!" The battalion lieutenant said tremblingly, Yang Zhen's powerful slashing in the school field, these generals have already heard about it, especially now, Yang Zhen's hand has been placed on the handle of the knife, this battalion lieutenant is afraid that this little ancestor will cut over again! "My lord, someone is eating empty salary!" There's a noise down there! "Hmph, there are people who eat empty salaries?" Yang Zhen glared at the battalion lieutenant fiercely, "Everyone, listen, eating empty pay is actually eating your blood and your flesh, tell you, for this kind of thing, I will report to General He Bing, I believe General He will give you an explanation1"

"But since this is the case, I, Yang Zhen, are in charge, and in the future, our military salary will be two taels, and we will be paid the day after tomorrow!" Yang Zhen said with a wave of his hand.

"Oh!" "Hello Lord Yang!" A cheer jumped in all directions, and the soldiers were extremely excited, and they couldn't wait to go up and hug Yang Zhen and kiss him!

"Hehe," Yang Zhen said at this time, "Don't be too happy, it's easy to say the salary, but you have to have the ability to take it, starting tomorrow, the car battalion will begin to assess the combat skills, and those who fail to meet the requirements will be cleared on the spot, my military salary is only for those who have the ability, if you don't have the ability, go home and farm, don't mix with Lao Tzu's salary here!" ”。

"Good!" There was still a sizable part of the soldiers below shouting happily!

Yang Zhen then began to use this method to conduct additional assessments on various car battalions, cavalry battalions, artillery battalions, and Shenji battalions!

"Uncle He, the situation is very serious! I looked through the previous salary records of each battalion, and in the case of the car battalion, the salary was as high as more than 10,000 taels! But in fact, the salary only needs 3,500 taels, and the empty salary is as much as more than 6,000 taels. Yang Zhenqi's face turned green, he used to listen to his father at home and say how hateful corrupt officials are, but today I finally understand, it's so fucking hateful! The soldiers fought hard, only one tael a month, even if the reward was added to the silver was less than ten taels!

"You report the number of all the battalions to me, I, He Shixian, am not strict in governing the army, and I am ashamed of the court and raising a nest of thieves!" He Shixian's words were all trembled!

"To tell the truth, the Liaoshen border army said that there were 60,000, that is the number of people receiving salaries, the actual number is less than 40,000, and the specific number of ordnance and equipment has not been verified, I'm afraid there are problems!" Yang Zhen said.

"These bunnies! Bastard! He Shixian's face darkened, "When will the military salary arrive?" ”

"I have reported the specific situation, but it is still double the actual number, if you report it according to the real number, I am afraid that the above will hold you accountable, but even then it will be less than 30,000 taels of military salary! As for the military salary, Master Sun has already sent it, and it should arrive tomorrow! Yang Zhen thought about it this way so that He Shixian would not be held accountable, and besides, he promised to increase his military salary, so he couldn't report it like this!

"When the military salary is paid, I will go with you, those bunnies, I will personally clean them up!" He Shixian gritted his teeth and said.

The next day, when the military salary arrived, He Shixian came to the military camp with his big knife and Yang Zhen and began to pay!

"Two taels per person, and the same is true for the salaries of officers and lieutenants at all levels, plus one tael each!" Yang Zhen stood on the platform and said to the soldiers below.

"Lord Yang is benevolent!" Roaring like a huge wave below!

"Don't be too happy, pay today, assess tomorrow, and continue to pay two taels next month if you are qualified, and the two taels of silver that are not qualified are your severance pay, understand?" Yang Zhen roared.

"Honorable General's Order!" The soldiers below shouted again!

"You've all been following me for years, haven't you?" He Shixian looked at the kneeling battalion lieutenants below and asked.

"My lord, when you were beaten as a captain, a few of us followed you!"

"Yes, at that time, we killed the enemy together, enjoyed the reward together, drank and visited the kiln together, and were like brothers!" He Shixian picked up his big knife, "But now you are all battalion captains, driving thousands of soldiers, and becoming officials!" Sitting in an official position, stuffed with a fortune, but there is a ghost in his heart! How much pay have you eaten, tell me, and I will leave you with a whole corpse! ”。

"My lord, we were wrong, give us another chance, we will definitely change!"

"Yes, my lord, don't you look at anything else, but if we follow you from birth to death for so many years, can you do it?"

"My lord, which battalion lieutenant doesn't eat some empty pay now......

"Brush!" He Shixian slashed with a horizontal knife and split the table in half, "Let your mother's fart!" I, He Shixian, went into battle to kill the enemy, went home for dinner, and never spent a penny other than Yulu, worthy of the imperial court, worthy of those brothers who died in battle! Who doesn't eat empty pay? Tell you that I don't eat! Not only do I not eat, but my subordinates are not allowed to eat, if I let you go today, then my reputation will not be ruined! But you are my brothers who have followed me for many years, I will give you a chance to die on the battlefield, and now that the big war is imminent, you and your gang will form a vanguard battalion and listen to the Hou's orders! If you come back alive, I will kill you with my own hands, and if you die, I will play the court and leave you a little reputation, do you want to choose yourself! ”

He Shixian disposed of his subordinates, Yang Zhen was not idle, after the sound, began to assess the whole army, after the assessment, left most of the people, dismissed a part of the old, weak, sick and disabled and no combat effectiveness of the wine bags and rice bags, the entire Liaoshen border army only left 30,000 people, after the combination, the entire Liaoshen border army was divided into three parts by Yang Zhen, the Shenji battalion, the artillery battalion, the car battalion and the cavalry battalion and the infantry battalion, the battalion captains of each battalion are the best lieutenant officers in the assessment and selection! After this combination, the Liaoshen Border Army has become an elite division!