Do you know: I am Yuan Wenshao

Chapter 327 Pay
Chen Ze was not worried about whether Yuan Wenshao could pay his troops on time today.

What Yuan Wenshao did these days has long been spread throughout Qinzhou, so he naturally knows about it.

To be honest, Chen Ze admired Yuan Wenshao's decisiveness, but he was also a little worried.

If Yuan Wenshao does this, the consequences will be serious.

Chen Zeren spoke softly and could not help Yuan Wenshao. He could only swear in his heart that when Yuan Wenshao used Wu Xiongjun next time, he would do his best.

"Report!"

At this moment, a messenger ran over shouting.

When he came closer, he knelt on one knee and saluted: "Commander, the captain guarding the gate of the camp has sent someone to report that the pacification envoy has arrived, less than three miles away from the camp."

"Gather all the generals and come with me to meet the Economic and Strategic Envoy!" Chen Ze shouted.

"Yes!" The messenger responded and hurried down.

After a while, military lieutenants and generals rushed over.

Without further ado, Chen Ze led everyone to the gate of the camp.

When Chen Ze arrived with his people, Yuan Wenshao was only a few hundred meters away from the camp.

Soon, Yuan Wenshao led his soldiers and escorted several carriages loaded with wooden boxes to the gate of the camp.

"The last general, Takeo, and the generals of the army, would like to greet you, the economic and strategic appeasement envoy!" Chen Ze took the lead to step forward and bowed in salute.

"The general will respectfully welcome Mr. Jing Lue and the Comfort Envoy!"

The other generals bowed and saluted in unison.

Yuan Wenshao turned over and dismounted, stepped forward to help Chen Ze up, and said with a smile: "Commander Chen, no need to be polite. Today I brought Wu Xiong's military pay that has not been paid for three months. I heard that Commander Chen is good at training troops. , take me first to see if Wu Xiong’s army is as powerful as rumored!”

"Sir, please!" Chen Ze said sideways.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and took the lead.

Under the guidance of Chen Ze, we arrived at the general ordering platform at the military lieutenant school field.

"Your Majesty, there are 12,000 Wuxiong troops in total. Excluding those who are on duty and on patrol, there are still 9,500 people left. All of them are here!" Chen Ze bowed.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and looked at the neat soldiers standing in the school field.

Although where he looked, he could only see the first few rows clearly.

But it can be seen from the spirit of the soldiers that these soldiers are well-trained.

Perhaps in terms of formation, he was not as good as the rear army he trained, but he had a temperament that the rear army soldiers did not have.

Yuan Wenshao didn't know how to describe it for a while.

It is not appropriate to describe it as murderous. After all, although Takeo's army fought against some small groups of Hehuang marauding troops, they were actually small groups of enemy troops. It was not a big battle, but only a little bit of blood.

If I really had to find a word to describe it, it would be perseverance.

The soldiers' eyes were full of perseverance.

Although the rear army trains hard, it is just training after all.

The conditions in Bianjing are much better than those in the northwest.

Takeo's army had to take turns garrisoning and defending the city of Hehuang. Even if there was no war, the years of training and being on duty had honed their perseverance in the harsh weather in the northwest.

"Yes, Wu Xiongjun is indeed worthy of its reputation." Yuan Wenshao praised.

Chen Ze was a little excited and said: "Please give me instructions!"

Yuan Wenshao nodded, signaled Chen Ze to step back, looked at the soldiers below and said loudly: "I am Yuan Wenshao, the Zhongyong Hou. Your Majesty, thanks to your Majesty's respect, has appointed me as the Qinfeng Road Economic and Technological Envoy. What is the purpose of my coming to Wuxiong Army today?" You all know it too.”

As the saying goes, if there are thousands of people, there will be no boundaries.

In front of tens of thousands of people, even if Yuan Wenshao shouts to break his throat, only those in the front can hear him.

After Yuan Wenshao finished shouting, there were messengers riding back and forth, repeating what he had just said loudly, and spreading it throughout the army.

Yuan Wenshao's words caused a commotion, and they naturally knew the purpose of Yuan Wenshao's visit this time.

However, the commotion quickly subsided, which made Yuan Wenshao very satisfied.

"This time I will not only reissue the three-month arrears of military pay to you, but also pay it all according to wartime. As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to raise an army, but it takes a while. I hope that when you go to the battlefield, you can be worthy of this military pay!" Yuan Wenshao! said.

When Yuan Wenshao's words spread throughout the army, they caused an uproar.

Their monthly military pay is only consistent during wartime.

And Yuan Wenshao said that paying them according to wartime would be equivalent to doubling their wages.

For the soldiers who originally only thought about being able to receive military pay, or even half of it, it was a bit unimaginable for them for a while.

"And this time I will pay you according to the Football Association. If anyone is greedy and pays you a penny less, you can come to me. No matter who it is, I will not let him go!" Yuan Wenshao said .

As soon as the news came out, the noisy voices of the soldiers came from below.

Some soldiers were whispering to each other, while others were asking loudly if it was true.

For a time, the school grounds became a mess.

In ancient times, copper coins were worth one thousand cents, but in fact the coins were basically less than one thousand cents.

The reason for this is that the imperial court is acting rogue.

When the court was short of money, it would split the copper coins.

Take the Tang Dynasty, for example, where money was basically seven to eight hundred cents.

But this is spent by the imperial court, but if it is a transaction with the imperial court, it must be calculated according to the full calculation.

For example, whether it was buying things or paying salaries to officials, the imperial court always paid seven to eight hundred cash.

But if you pay taxes to the court or buy something from the official business, you must pay it in thousand yuan.

This was done because the imperial court was short of money, and the five guans were changed into six guans, which was an extra fifth, which could alleviate the financial pressure on the imperial court.

Gradually, the public has also acquiesced in this approach.

Therefore, the often mentioned money is not a thousand coins. The specific amount depends on the amount given by the court.

In Dazhou, the actual amount of money was almost more than 700 Wen. In other words, the actual military pay of soldiers was only more than 300 and less than 400 Wen per month.

In addition, there are also deductions from superiors. Even if Chen Ze manages the army strictly, such things are inevitable.

It can only be said that it is better than other armies.

After all, it is not as easy for military generals to make money as it is for civilian officials.

In addition to reselling military equipment and food, the only thing they could do was deduct soldiers' pay.

As for reselling military equipment and food, once discovered, it would be a serious crime to be beheaded, and in an army, only the top few could do it successfully.

The generals at the middle and lower levels simply don't have that ability.

Therefore, deducting the military pay of ordinary soldiers is their way of making money.

Ordinary soldiers are actually used to this kind of exploitation.

Even if the upper-level generals are upright, there is nothing they can do about this kind of thing.

As the saying goes, if the water is clear, there will be no fish.

Generally speaking, don’t go too far, and the higher-ups will not interfere.

Yuan Wenshao said that they would be paid according to wartime arrears, or according to football, and no one would be allowed to embezzle.

If this is the case, the military pay received by ordinary soldiers will be almost three times the usual amount. This makes these soldiers unhappy.

"quiet!"

Chen Ze shouted loudly, and after the order was passed on, the soldiers in the school grounds slowly became quiet.

"Sir, is there something wrong with this?" Chen Ze whispered.

Yuan Wenshao has already caused a lot of trouble in order to raise this batch of military pay.

Now that it is distributed according to wartime, and it is consistent, and if it is spread out, how can other army sergeants and soldiers be balanced?

When other armies start to make trouble, those generals will only blame Yuan Wenshao for this incident.

This will make Yuan Wenshao even more troubled.

"It doesn't matter. I dare to do this for my own reasons." Yuan Wenshao said.

He naturally knew the consequences of doing so, but Takeo's army was demoralized because of unpaid wages.

If you make up for it now, the most you can do is restore your morale.

But now the Hehuang land is in chaos, and there will be a war soon, and they will even have to face the Xixia army.

How could he resist with the few soldiers and horses in his hands?

In fact, Qin Feng Road also had two armies besides Wu Xiong's army.

But those two armies were defending the city at the junction of Qinfeng Road and Xixia, and were dispatched by Duke Gui Ding.

The only thing he could use was Takeo's army and the five thousand soldiers and horses he brought with him.

Yuan Wenshao did this to boost morale.

As for what to say to the soldiers.

Haha, stop being funny.

Ordinary soldiers do not have such a high level of ideological awareness. If you are talking about protecting your home and country, it would be more practical to give them more money.

Of course, Yuan Wenshao is not stupid. He dared to do this because Zhao Zongquan had promised him to do it easily when he came.

Naturally, Yuan Wenshao would not take it completely seriously and felt that he could do whatever he wanted.

The so-called "acting cheaply" just sounds nice.

It's like the emperor made a mistake. Who dares to go to the emperor and say that the emperor broke the law and the common people are equally guilty?

Isn’t that nonsense?

Before this, Yuan Wenshao had already written a memorial and reported his approach and plans to Zhao Zongquan.

Although the memorial was still on the way, he had the intention to kill it first and then report it, but at least he reported it, and Zhao Zongquan said that he was allowed to act cheaply, so he was not afraid of being impeached.

Chen Ze didn't know what Yuan Wenshao was thinking. Seeing what Yuan Wenshao said, he couldn't persuade him any more. He was silent for a while and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Marquis, the distribution of military pay this time will be carefully supervised, and no one will be allowed to be greedy." A penny."

"Well, I can rest assured that you are doing the job. I also know that it is not easy for the generals and colonels to support their families. The three months' military pay they owe will be paid out in full in the same way as the soldiers. You tell them, if there are still people who are greedy for money, Don't blame me." Yuan Wenshao smiled.

Since all generals and commanders are officers, their salaries are naturally higher than those of ordinary soldiers.

Different classes have different expenses, so they cannot be compared with ordinary soldiers.

However, there is no distinction between wartime and non-wartime for generals. Their salaries are the same.

It's just that when fighting, if you perform meritorious service, you will not only be promoted, but you will also be rewarded.

Therefore, Yuan Wenshao would only repay them the military pay they owed, and it was definitely impossible to pay them more.

Chen Ze saw the smile on Yuan Wenshao's face, but his heart tightened.

Although he didn't know what Yuan Wenshao relied on for doing this, he still knew that Yuan Wenshao wanted to use this to boost the morale of the army.

But since ancient times, rewards and punishments have been clearly defined to win over military morale.

Now the reward is there, but the punishment is not yet there.

He believed that as long as someone dared to commit corruption, Yuan Wenshao would never let go of this opportunity to establish his authority.

Chen Ze secretly reminded himself that he must supervise carefully this time and there must be no corruption.

"Okay, let's order people to pay the military pay." Yuan Wenshao said.

"Yes!"

Chen Ze quickly called the quartermaster and asked him to take charge of the distribution of military pay.

"Master Marquis, let's go to the camp to rest for a while." Chen Ze said.

Yuan Wenshao nodded and headed to the camp under the leadership of Chen Ze.

When he came to the camp, Yuan Wenshao saw a map hanging on it. When he came to the map, Yuan Wenshao looked at the map of Hehuang Land.

"Commander Chen, I ordered the Tibetan spy you captured last time to be released and asked him to go back and contact the Tibetan prince. There has been no response yet. Do you think the Tibetan prince will seek help from Xixia because of this?" Yuan Wenshao? asked.

Chen Ze pondered for a while and said: "Master Marquis, I think it is unlikely."

"Oh, tell me." Yuan Wenshao turned around and said.

"Master Hou, please sit down and talk first." Chen Ze said.

Yuan Wenshao nodded, came to the main seat and sat down. Seeing that Chen Ze was still standing, he waved his hand and said, "You can sit down too."

"Thank you, Lord Marquis."

Chen Ze sat down, considered for a while and said: "Master Marquis, in recent years, small groups of troops from Xixia have often entered the Hehuang land to plunder, but I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have never made a move on the Hehuang land. Even if the Hehuang land is There were some tribes in the area who wanted to raid the Zhou Dynasty, but they were usually driven back and never entered the territory of Hehuang."

The reason for this is not that I don't dare, but that I don't have an order.

When someone comes to attack, as a defensive general, he naturally has to face the enemy.

But taking the initiative to attack requires orders.

Yuan Wenshao also knew this and motioned for Chen Ze to continue.

"For Hehuang and Tubo, Xixia is very offensive. On the contrary, we, the Zhou Dynasty, have never used troops against Hehuang. As long as the Tubo prince is not stupid, he will definitely worry that Xixia will turn against the guests, so he will not ask Xixia for help." Chen Ze said.

"But didn't the previous intelligence say that the Tubo prince launched a mutiny, and there were traces of Xixia?" Yuan Wenshao asked rhetorically.

"At this time, the Tubo prince didn't care so much in order to seize power. Now that he has seized power, he naturally has to guard against Xixia." Chen Ze said.

"Clap!"

Yuan Wenshao applauded: "Commander Chen hit the nail on the head, and his analysis was very insightful."

"The princes are ridiculous. I think these princes have already thought of it and will show their disgrace in the end." Chen Ze said.

Yuan Wenshao smiled and asked: "Then do you think that if we send troops to help the Tibetan prince, Xixia will have some scruples and give up?"

"Impossible." Chen Ze shook his head without thinking, and said: "Perhaps because of the alliance, Xixia will not fight against the Zhou Dynasty and will give up temporarily. However, Hehuang is now in chaos, and Mavis will definitely not We will obey the Tubo prince, even if we help the Tubo prince and let Xixia give up temporarily, the split of Tubo is a foregone conclusion.

The Qiang people will definitely take the opportunity to annex Tubo, and then the Hehuang land will enter a period of melee.

The eldest prince of Tubo would definitely not let Zhou's troops stay in Hehuang for a long time. Seeing that Xixia did not take any action, he would find a way to make Zhou withdraw his troops.

Xixia can wait until the critical moment of the battle in Hehuang, and capture Hehuang like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. "

Yuan Wenshao nodded, these are the tricky parts.

He only has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses. It is unrealistic to compete with Xixia for the land of Hehuang when Xixia sends troops.

They can only help one of the Hehuang forces and use their power to organize Xixia's annexation of Hehuang.

(End of this chapter)