Beiyang 1917

As soon as Wang Geng said this, all the generals present looked at each other with embarrassing expressions. Jiang Hongyu had no choice but to remind in a low voice,

"Supervisor, this is a great thing to say, but it is a common practice in the military that even if the various ministries can receive sufficient rations from the Ministry of War, our brigade still has to spend a lot of money to do the work. The rations of the officers and soldiers are really not enough. Send it down, or the agencies at all levels of the brigade, regiment and battalion will have to drink the northwest wind!"

"That's right! Chief of Staff Jiang is right. Follow the old rules. The brigade headquarters will keep [-]%, the regiment headquarters will keep [-]%, and the battalion and company will each keep half. Otherwise, the various expenses of the agency will not be covered!" Li Mingzhong scratched The head said, thinking that the supervisor who grew up drinking foreign ink at West Point is really sincere. Looking at the office expenses and miscellaneous expenses of any army in Beiyang, the amount allocated by the Ministry of the Army is enough, and it is not necessary to withhold a little food and salary at all levels to make up for it.

"Don't worry about the supervisor, the funds intercepted by all levels of our 16th mixed brigade will go into the provident fund account, and will never go into personal pockets. According to the rules set by Boss Feng, whoever dares to enrich himself will be a capital crime!" Zhang Zhijiang explained, patting his chest.

Wang Geng smiled slightly when he heard the words, he knew in his heart that this was what Lao Feng did, otherwise how could he feed a team of nearly 8000 people with the food and salaries prepared by [-] people, but this guy pretended to be embarrassed and said,

"Our 16th mixed brigade originally had less food and pay than other troops. According to what you said, the Ministry of the Army paid the full amount of the salary. Didn't the officers and soldiers receive only [-]% at most?"

"Don't worry about the supervisor, a big soldier, the army is in charge of food, drink, and housing. It can cost three oceans a month, which is quite a lot. These days, a policeman in Beijing is only 8 oceans a month, so he has to solve it by himself." Stay, eat and drink!"

The one who spoke was Liu Yufen, who was the head of the Beijing Office of the 16th Mixed Brigade and the headmaster of Beijing Guanzuo Children's School.

"This brigade commander's new officer takes office. If the officers and soldiers under his command are still not paid enough, how to establish trust in others? The problem of funding for agencies at all levels is easy to solve. Let's fill up the staff of the agencies and go to the frontline troops. Anyway, Most of the brigade, regiment, battalion, and platoon officers have joined the teaching regiment, and the frontline troops are short of people, so all these people in the agency should go down and lead the troops!"

"Hey!" Several regiment leaders gasped, really confused about Wang Geng's way. Because the 16th mixed brigade was limited to the establishment of a small temple to raise a big Bodhisattva, the brigade, regiment, battalion, and company levels did not miss much. With a lot of vacant officers struggling for seniority, does the new brigade commander really want to break up the entire brigade of the 16th mixed brigade?

A few people cast their eyes on Jiang Hongyu and Shi Jingting. Obviously, these two people are definitely better at speaking in front of Wang Geng than the group leaders. Speaking of it, it is still necessary to use the funds retained by the agencies at all levels. Of course, the name is very nice, it is called a provident fund, and how to use it in practice was not a word from Boss Feng before.

"Since the 16th Mixed Brigade is a team brought out by Boss Feng, there will be no situation where it will be filled with private pockets and blood. Chief of Staff Qiu, do you know how much provident fund is left in the account of the brigade? Report it to me!"

Wang Geng led an army calmly.

Qiu Bin blushed, and thought to himself that although I am the chief of staff, I am not the only one who manages Mr. Feng's account. That old Feng usually carries a few yuan in his pocket on the left and a few yuan on the right to catch the people. He and the soldier's family were in trouble, so they poured out all their pockets and said, take all the money I have with me, and send it to my family quickly!

This guy turned his attention to Xue Dubi for help.

In terms of account management, Xue Dubi, the military judge who is also the secretary-general of the brigade, knows the brigade's provident fund account. This fellow took out a small notebook from his pocket, flipped through it, and honestly said,

"Report to the supervisor. As of yesterday, there are 9527 yuan left in the provident fund account of our brigade! 5000 yuan of which is the balance of the military salary that Mr. Feng has not withdrawn over the years!"

"Oh? Didn't Boss Feng take him with him when he left this time?" Wang Geng's impression of Lao Feng improved by [-]%.

"Boss Feng's military salary is usually left in the provident fund account of the brigade headquarters." Jiang Hongyu had been the chief of staff for two and a half years, and he still admired this old boss.

Of course, what Jiang Hongyu didn't say was that when Lao Feng really spent money, no matter whether the account was public funds or private savings, anyway, the entire 16 mixed brigade was just like his own home. talk.

"The provident fund of each regiment still has a balance?" Wang Geng asked several regiment leaders.

"There are a few, but there are really not many left, brigade commander, you don't know that the Ministry of the Army has not paid the salary in the past six months, and the whole brigade has tightened their belts until today, and the provident fund account is about to collapse. It’s a negative number, if the Ministry of the Army doesn’t pay you back this month, the team will really go to the northwest wind!”

Wang Geng, the new brigade commander, had unknowingly established his own authority. At this moment, Zhang Zhijiang really didn't dare to say that the team would mutiny if they owed their salary, so he had to say that he wanted to drink the northwest wind!

Seeing that Zhang Zhijiang's tone contained elements of begging for mercy, Wang Geng didn't think too much of himself, he waved his hands and said,

"I don't care how Brigadier Feng withheld and spent money when he was in office, but from the moment I take office today, all future accounts and expenses will be used according to my charter!"

The generals have heard Brigadier Xindao, you are not talking nonsense, whether it is the Republic of China or Beiyang, the army is not all headed by the chief officer, the emperor and the courtier, since you are the brigade commander and supervisor at the moment , If you don't listen to the financial and personnel rights in this one-third of an acre of land, who do you listen to?

Qiu Bin not only nodded, but also superficially expressed his loyalty, "Brigade Commander, rest assured, since brothers are willing to fight with you to continue to be a patriotic soldier for the sake of ideals, of course the rules and regulations of this world are up to you. Wait for nothing!"

The group leaders nodded silently. Now that they have come to this point, who has the courage to jump out and say no now?Let's wait and see, if Wang Geng will do what he says, he is really a better leader than Boss Feng, brothers, so what if you bet on it!

Wang Geng scolded with a smile, "Chief of Staff Qiu, how can you just flatter me? I'll say what I think, and everyone can raise their opinions, but in the end, what I decide, I have to do as I said, and something goes wrong. I will bear it myself. Of course, the chief of staff has the right to serve as a staff officer. You can give me suggestions or opinions, and the same question is limited to three times."

"The three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. Everyone here is a first-class military talent in the Republic of China. If you have opinions or ideas, you are not allowed to hide them. Frankness is very important. If you feel that it is difficult to speak in front of everyone, you can talk to me in private afterwards. , just remember one thing, the order must be done! Is there any problem?"

Wang Geng let out a low shout!

"No problem!" All the officers present cheered up and straightened their backs in unison.He stared intently at the new brigade commander who had already shown a bit of arrogance and the supervisor of preparations for joining the war.

"Okay! That's it. Chief of Staff Jiang, please record the following order!" Wang Geng also straightened his back and issued the order on the wine table.

First, the preparatory office for participating in the war established a staff headquarters, with Jiang Hongyu as the chief of staff, and the staff of the staff headquarters were recruited by Jiang Hongyu from inside and outside the 16th mixed brigade.

Second, the Preparatory Office for Participating in the War established a model teaching group, with Wang Geng as the supervisor and the head of the teaching group, Shi Jingting as the executive head of the teaching group, Liu Yufen as the chief of staff of the teaching group, and the chief officer and deputy of the entire brigade and battalion company of the 16th Mixed Brigade. Voluntary as a premise to join the model teaching group

Thirdly, the brigade headquarters of the 16th mixed brigade was directly transferred to the Yamen of the Preparatory Office for Participation in the War, and the cadres of the other brigade, regiment, battalion and company organizations were enriched to lead the troops on the front line.

Fourth, the General Staff Headquarters set up a recruiting office, which mobilized elite personnel from the 16th mixed brigade and the teaching regiment to form a small team, splitting the attack, and recruiting recruits in cities and towns in the vast area centered on the three provinces of Zhishan, Henan and Henan!In the first phase, 9000 people will be recruited, and it will be completed within one month. The recruiting targets are not limited to farmers and students. For the urban poor and rural refugees, as long as they are in good health, have identity certificates, and have no criminal records, they are all within the scope of recruitment!

The fifth and 16th mixed brigades have the same salary standard as the new brigades in the future. Soldiers will be paid 6 yuan, squad leaders 10 yuan, and platoon leaders 15 yuan. They will be paid monthly at a rate of 1%!In addition, the training allowance will be increased by 100%, and the battlefield allowance will be increased by [-]% when performing combat missions!

Sixth, in order to ensure that soldiers can reasonably and effectively assume their respective responsibilities to their families, and reflect the honor of military families and the dignity of soldiers, the remaining [-]% of the soldiers' monthly salary will be remitted directly to the soldiers' families by the troops!Soldiers who have no family members or whose families cannot be contacted are stored in the provident fund account set up by the army for individuals, and will be distributed to family members after the soldiers get married in the future.

After the 16th and [-]th mixed brigades departed to the new resident Nanyuan, they will make up the payment in full for the last six months in one go.

Eighth, when the recruiting office recruits new recruits, each person will be given a ten-dollar settling allowance!Food, lodging and travel expenses on the way to the army will be reimbursed in full.Recruitment advertisements and benefits were directly published in the newspapers, and the recruitment offices in Zhiluyu were required to be set up at the county and township level, and outside Zhiluyu, at least cover provincial capitals and major cities.