Late Ming sea owl

Chapter 135 Rewards and Punishments After the War
"Captain Ruan, in yesterday's battle, your team was the only one without a single deserter. What do you think is the reason for this?"

On the day after the Battle of Tamsui River, Lin Hai called in one by one the personnel above the rank of corporal commander of the Security Department for questioning. One was to learn more about the battle, and the other was to discover talents.

The person being questioned now was Ruan Jin, the captain of the second team of the first sentry team. After hearing what Lin Hai said, Ruan Jin replied: "Master Lin, I think it may be because I am usually strict with my subordinates. Once they make a mistake, I will teach them a lesson with my fists myself.”

Ruan Jin raised his right fist and shook it, and then said: "As long as they fear my fist more than the enemy's weapons, then naturally there will be no deserters on the battlefield."

Lin Hai glanced at his jealous fist and thought: This thing is indeed more effective than a military stick.

I heard Ruan Jin continue to say: "Furthermore, I am the first one in the Security Department who can fight, so I stand at the front and my subordinates are confident."

Lin Hai nodded and then asked: "Is there any other reason?"

Ruan Jin thought for a while and then said: "Besides, I am a loyal person. As long as my subordinates do not make mistakes, I will treat them as brothers. Especially the two wolf warriors, I pay special attention to becoming brothers with them."

"Oh? Why Lang Shanshou?" Lin Hai was a little curious.

"Because for the new recruits, the wolf sword is the most important thing. With the wolf sword protecting them, everyone feels at ease. To be honest, Mr. Lin, I am the captain. When I think of the two wolf swords behind me, I feel sad. Much more grounded.”

Ruan Jin said and changed the subject: "However, if they are all veterans, I think this wolf's spear is useless. The two shields on the front are enough. It is better to replace it with a long spear."

Lin Hai was surprised when he heard this. Qi Jiguang also said something similar in "Ji Xiao Xinshu". The original text was "Zun can be used to control but not to kill...those who must use this in the army are because soldiers are timid when facing the enemy. His weapon is so thin that anyone who dares to seize it will have it... If an elite army is strong enough to fight against the elements, this weapon will become a heavy redundant item."

Therefore, the wolf sword is not actually a magical weapon. Although its defensive power is indeed good, it is too bulky. As a weapon, its overall performance is not very good. This is why the wolf sword is rarely seen on ancient battlefields. Even Qi Jiguang himself didn't need it after arriving in Jizhen.

But for recruits, this thing is indeed an artifact, mainly because it plays a great role in stabilizing military morale.

Ruan Jin can have this understanding, which is enough to prove that this person is quite talented on the battlefield. Lin Hai then asked him: "I heard that when you were chasing the enemy yesterday, you arranged for your subordinates to be divided into groups to pursue them. How were they divided?"

Ruan Jin replied: "It's just a group of two, one in each group is the main attacker and the other is the main defender. The remaining two boring palladium players are with me. I didn't let him join the team. Those barbarians still have a few brushes when fighting alone. of."

"Why aren't the big and small three-talent formations used? Have you seen this before when you were in the Zhoushan camp and the Zhenfu team?" Lin Hai asked.

Ruan Jin scratched his head and said: "The Security Department of the Three Talents Formation has not started training yet. I think it will be easier to cooperate with fewer people."

"Okay, that's all I have to ask. There is a sentinel-level meeting this afternoon. You should also come and participate."

Lin Hai was very satisfied with Ruan Jin's answer. This person does not stick to established methods, but has his own thinking and is very insightful. This is quite rare.

What's more, among all the officers in the security battalion, only Ruan Jin remembered to give orders to his men during the final pursuit.Including the general Feng Yidao, he forgot his responsibilities after he became obsessed with killing.

"I was born to be a general!" Lin Hai sighed silently in his heart, thinking that he had found a treasure this time.

This Ruan Jin can fight, convince the crowd, and can think positively, and his ideas are very insightful. What is this if not a natural born general?
In the afternoon of that day, after Lin Hai learned in detail about the battle from all levels of the Security Department, he summoned officers from the post commander and above for a meeting. Ruan Jin and Jiu Zhi, two captains with outstanding performance, were also allowed to attend the meeting with exception.

In addition, Zheng Tingqiu, who came up to guard the formation later, was also listening.It turns out that he was one of the four leaders in Shibi's gang, and his position was above Feng Yidao, so he sat at the top with Lin Hai.

The theme of this meeting is rewards and punishments after the war. Since there are too many deserters, if the company sitting method is strictly followed, all members of the Security Department will be punished except Ruan Jin's team.In the case of victory in the end, this is obviously impossible.

"Captain Zhao, please tell me your opinion first." Lin Hai called Jiuzhi's name first. This guy was the first to engage the enemy. He was the only one in the first row at that time. If he hadn't been brave enough, this guy would have been killed. Most battles are lost.

"There's nothing to say. Anyone who escapes will be cut down. These cowards are only a drag on our Security Department."

As Jiuzhi said this, he began to boast happily: "If you don't dare to risk your life, what kind of soldier do you want to be? I was standing at the front alone..."

He got carried away for a moment and opened his mouth to say "I".

Lin Hai immediately patted the armrest of the seat and stood up, pointed at Jiuzhi's nose and yelled: "Shut your stinky mouth! Where is this place? Look at everyone here, who is not in a higher position than you? Who can a captain call me?"

Jiuzhi saw Lin Hai getting angry and said sarcastically: "Yes, Mr. Lin, my subordinate said it smoothly for a while."

"It won't be an exception next time. Just go ahead and say what you think. Don't brag." Lin Hai continued, "In addition to deserters, what should we do with captains and corps commanders who fail to stop deserters in time?"

"Well... I think the battle has been won. As long as the captain didn't run away, he doesn't need to be punished, right?" Jiuzhi felt a little guilty. There were several deserters in his team, all from Xiao Zhou's team.

Lin Hai nodded, and then called Ruan Jin's name: "Captain Ruan, please tell me."

"I think that since there is military law, it should be dealt with strictly in accordance with military law." Ruan Jin continued, "But the first post was about to engage the enemy, and the captain and corps commander were ahead, so the first post was Officers are exempt from punishment.”

Jiuzhi was sitting next to Ruan Jin. He almost got angry and hit someone when he heard what he said in front of him. Fortunately, the second half of it was quite pleasing to the ear, so he immediately loosened his clenched fists.

"Well, that's very well said." Lin Hai verbally praised Ruan Jin. After this battle, he quite recognized his eldest son, Lao Ruan, and had decided to transfer him to the field force when the Zhoushan Battalion expanded in the future. Served.

However, this was not the reason why he wanted to praise Ruan Jin in public, but because among the three sentry posts behind him, one of the captains who failed to stop the deserters in time was an old brother who had boarded the ship very early. According to military law, this person should be beheaded.

This person was also from the village of Feng Yidao and Viper. He later followed Feng Yidao on Shibi's boat, and was later transferred by Lin Hai to accompany him.

Lin Hai was not actually praising Ruan Jin. He wanted to give a biased opinion on the punishment of officers. After all, the officers above the commander of the Security Department were all old brothers of Feng Yidao and Viper.

"Deputy Director Xiao, you are also the captain of the suppression team, so tell me first, what should be done to the captains and corps commanders who failed to stop the deserters in time?" Lin Hai bypassed the four sentry commanders and asked Viper directly. .

Viper was quite an obedient person. He was the first one on the Bowang to change his name to Lin Hai as his boss. Everyone else at that time called him Uncle Lin.

After hearing what Lin Hai said, Viper was a little confused. He understood what Lin Hai meant, but he was a little afraid of making people angry. After hesitating for a long time, he said: "This, I agree with Captain Ruan's opinion..."

"Viper." Feng Yidao became anxious after hearing this. In desperation, he called Viper's nickname at the military meeting.

"Ahem." Lin Hai coughed lightly. Feng Yidao was the chief officer of the Security Department. It was impossible for him to reprimand Jiuzhi in public, especially since almost all of Feng Yidao's subordinates were here.

Feng Yidao didn't care so much anymore. He immediately left his seat and knelt down to Lin Hai and said, "Mr. Lin, this is the first battle of the Security Department, and it happened in a hurry. My subordinates thought that for the captain and Wu who failed to stop the deserters in time, Commander, you should be given a chance and should not be beheaded directly." As soon as he knelt down, the three commanders headed by Scarface also left their seats and knelt down, and they all expressed their pleas.

The remaining one with a crooked mouth hesitated for a moment, and finally knelt down, but did not speak.

In Lin Hai's heart, there was a battle between heaven and man. If this matter were in Zhoushan Camp, there would definitely be no discussion.But after all, the Garrison Department is not a field force, and will also be responsible for civil affairs in the future. If the edges of these sailors are smoothed out with harsh military methods, it may not necessarily be a good thing.

At this time, Zheng Tingqiu spoke next to him: "Mr. Lin, I think what Director Feng said is reasonable. How about letting it go this time?"

The chief officer of the Security Department is not called the commander-in-chief, but the director. This is also to be consistent with the chief officers of other civil affairs departments in the future.

Zheng Tingqiu was not from the Security Department, and his status was relatively aloof. Lin Hai then walked down the slope and said, "Since Fourth Brother Zheng said so, let's make an exception."

"However, the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be avoided!" Lin Hai continued, "Except for the first post, the captains and corps commanders of the other posts, whenever there are deserters in the team or corps, fail to cut off the ears or kill the deserters in time. All of them will be dismissed from office after being beaten with thirty military sticks."

"As for after being dismissed? Since Fourth Brother Zheng interceded for them, then he will be transferred to Fourth Brother Zheng from now on. I don't care how you arrange it." Lin Hai said to Zheng Tingqiu.

Zheng Tingqiu also knew the old brother who had violated the military law. After all, he was originally from the Shibi Ship.

By doing this, Lin Hai was actually taking care of his former personal attendant in disguise, and at the same time, he was also taking care of the emotions of Feng Yidao and others, but he couldn't come forward in this matter himself.

"Then I, Old Zheng, will accept it." Zheng Tingqiu chuckled. These people survived almost because of Fatty Zheng's intercession. Why not recruit a few subordinates who are grateful to him?
Under Lin Hai, soldiers in the Security Department are treated the same as sailors, but most people prefer to work in the Security Department, because being a sailor on a sea-going ship is really not done by humans.

"I would like to thank Master Lin for your kindness!" Feng Yidao and others kowtowed to Lin Hai in thanks.

"Don't thank me. I only care about Brother Zheng. Otherwise, if you do what I want, not only will the captain and the corps commander be beheaded, but you guys who begged for mercy will also be beaten with thirty military sticks each." Lin Haiban Said with a face.

Viper and Ruan Jin both breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Mr. Lin was still interesting enough and didn't just let the two of them take the blame.

"All of you, please get up." Lin Hai asked Feng Yidao and others to get up and take their seats, and then said, "Since the captains and corps commanders mentioned just now are saved from death, those fellow soldiers who failed to stop the deserters will be separated this time. Memorize the ten military sticks and allow you to recite important golden drum orders to counterattack."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and Lin Hai then asked Zheng Tingqiu: "Brother Zheng, how many of the deserters killed the Leilang people in the end?"

Zheng Tingqiu replied: "There are 85 deserters in total, 36 of them died..."

"Only five people died in the battle, but more than 30 deserters died. You should write down this number later and tell it to your subordinates when you go back." Lin Hai interrupted Zheng Tingqiu and said to the officers of the Security Department.

Of the 36 dead deserters, only seven or eight were killed by Folang machine guns, and most of the others died at the hands of their superiors.

Especially the four sentry commanders, each of them personally killed several deserters. If these old brothers were not reliable, I would have been afraid that the entire Security Department would have been disbanded yesterday.

It has to be said that Feng Yidao was able to win people's hearts. The dozen or so people he led on the ship, including later Ruan Jin, Jiuzhi and Xiao Zhou, were all convinced by him.

Except for Shouhou and Xiaozhou, who are too young, and the two people in the suppression team, the rest of the dozen or so people are at least captains.None of these people were deserters, and only one captain failed to kill the deserters in time.

This is the cadre base that allowed the Security Department to gather more than half of its people after a large-scale rout and win yesterday's battle.

"You continue." Lin Hai motioned to Zheng Tingqiu to continue.

"Of the remaining 49 people, 28 have killed at least one Lei Lang barbarian, and 21 have not been beheaded."

"That's it, all 21 people will be beheaded. As for the 28 people, if there is a captain or corps leader among them, or the first one to escape in the team, unless they kill two or more barbarians, they will also be beheaded."

"This... Mr. Lin, you said that as long as you kill one barbarian Lei Lang, you can avoid death." The fat man Zheng Tingqiu is acting like a good guy again.

"I'm talking about avoiding death if appropriate, not necessarily avoiding death. If you didn't convey it properly, then it was you, Fourth Brother Zheng, who harmed them."

Lin Hai said and added: "The deserters who escaped death will be expelled from the Security Department after being beaten with thirty military sticks. From now on, they will be under the control of your fourth brother Zheng. As for the vacancies in the Security Department, they will be replenished from your own people. Tomorrow you will Let them sign up on their own.”

There is no objection to this matter. In the view of the officers of the Security Department, all deserters should be killed. Such people are harmful to others on the battlefield.And once he becomes a deserter, he will never be used in the same army, and all his colleagues will despise him.

After talking about punishment, the next step is reward, so this issue becomes much easier.

Finally, based on everyone's discussion, Lin Hai decided to reward everyone who did not become a deserter with a reward of thirty taels of silver. Every enemy killed was also rewarded with thirty taels of silver.

This reward can be said to be quite high. After all, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers in the Garrison Department is only two to five, and the Leilang people don't have a few pieces of iron in their hands. To be honest, this battle was not very glorious.

The reason why they are higher than the Zhoushan Camp is mainly because they do not have miscellaneous benefits such as monthly rations, line rations, salt and vegetable money, and the annual distribution of military uniforms and shoes is less, and the food standards are not as high as those of the Zhoushan Camp.

After this battle, Lin Hai also reflected on it. For the security force, which is mainly composed of sailors and fishermen, the rewards and punishments may still be more emphasis on rewards.

This group of people is not a good person in the first place, and it is impossible to expect them to fight a real tough battle, but there is definitely no shortage of brave men among them who dare to risk their lives for rewards.

Then came the first and second skills. Everyone unanimously recommended Nine Fingers as the first skill, and the guy himself recommended himself unceremoniously.

As for the second prize, most people thought it should be Slender Monkey, and only Scarface nominated Ruan Jin.

Lin Hai was originally inclined to do Nine Fingers as the first skill and Ruan Jin as the second skill, but in the end he decided to follow Shan Ruliu.

After all, what ordinary soldiers value most is bravery, and what they admire the most is bravery, so bravery is what should be rewarded most in the army.

As for Ruan Jin's role in this battle and his outstanding performance as a captain, Lin Hai only needs to know these things.

"You two stay here, I have something important to tell you." After the meeting, Lin Hai said to Feng Yidao and Viper.

(End of this chapter)