Late Qing Dynasty Executioner

Chapter 81 Reform
In addition to studying, Chen Gu also had to train new troops and carry out reforms in the mountain stronghold.

The first thing is salary. We definitely can’t share the money as we did in the past. If we don’t make any money, we won’t have any income for a year or two. This is not conducive to stability.

Everyone must receive a salary every month. If a task is completed, bonuses will be calculated separately.

"So how much salary does the young leader plan to give everyone?" asked the third row leader, Lao Sha, with a raised eyebrow.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and said, "This is the early stage, and everyone is still in the learning stage. This means that the copycat not only cannot make money from everyone, but also has to provide everyone with food, clothing, and shelter, and also hire people to teach them, and also buy everything they need for learning.

To study literature, one needs writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. To practice martial arts, one not only has to eat a lot, but also has to prepare weapons and armor. All of these cost a lot of money, so the salary will definitely not be too high at the beginning.

Well, the monthly salary for ordinary people can be temporarily set at one hundred wen. However, as everyone's skills become more proficient, the monthly salary should naturally be increased. Why not increase the monthly salary by one hundred wen every month?

In addition, a monthly examination is held every month. No matter whether it is civil or military, or various craftsmen, they can take the monthly examination. The civil and military officials are evaluated and ranked, and the craftsmen compete in skills. The top ten will all receive a bonus, with the first place receiving 1,000 wen and the tenth place receiving 100 wen.

What do you think? "

Zhang Haomin frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "How long will the monthly salary increase by 100 wen last?"

Everyone had a happy look on their face. This way, everyone's monthly salary would be higher.

Zhang Zongguan had worked in the stronghold for five years, and his monthly salary was six taels of silver. Old Shaking Head has been working hard to run the stronghold for nearly thirty years, so he earns thirty-six taels of silver a month!" Chen Ju said.

Chen Gu thought for a moment and continued, “Moreover, there will be corresponding subsidies for various positions. For example, for the platoon leaders, we can provisionally subsidize them with five taels of silver per month. Of course, this is only the subsidy for our small number of people at present.

If someone leads an army of 1,000 or 10,000 people, or governs a prefecture or a county, the subsidy will be even greater, and it is possible to receive a subsidy of 180 taels of silver per month."

"Forever. As long as you keep on copying, it will keep increasing." Chen Gu said with a smile.

"Yes, and if you have made meritorious contributions, such as a warrior killing an enemy, a scholar making political achievements, or a craftsman making useful weapons or farm tools, all meritorious contributions will have the opportunity to increase your monthly salary in addition to bonuses.

"Forever?" Everyone was shocked. The leader of the fifth row stood up and said, "If that's the case, then in ten years, wouldn't a small fry have a monthly salary of twelve taels of silver?"

In view of the meritorious service of the old brothers in the stronghold in killing Addis last time, your monthly salary does not need to be calculated from the day you entered the stronghold, but will be calculated from the day you entered the stronghold. That is to say, you, Lao Gao, have joined the stronghold for three years and seven months, so your monthly salary is four taels and three cents of silver per month.

Zhang Haomin watched everyone excitedly calculating how much money they could get as monthly salary, and couldn't help but remind Chen Gu: "It's good for the young leader to treat the brothers well, but if so, the expenses will be huge. You know, the court only spends three or four taels of silver a month to support the army."

"How to make money is the business of Lao Shaking Head and me. Brothers, just do your own job. Of course, we have to be frank in advance. Since the village offers such a high monthly salary to everyone, you can't just sit there and do nothing when the village encounters problems!" said Chen Gu.

In fact, in Chen Ju's opinion, this salary was not high, and even if it was really high, it would not matter. After all, one tael of silver was equal to ten silver dollars, and even if a person worked in the mountain stronghold for a hundred years, it would only be one thousand silver dollars. And one thousand silver dollars could also be equal to one thousand yuan, so Chen Ju was not afraid of not being able to pay the money.

It is reasonable to give more money in the early stage of development. As for the later stage, if Chen Gu can rule the world in the later stage, then one thousand silver dollars will definitely be equal to one thousand yuan.

After everyone's enthusiasm for discussing the monthly salary cooled down, Chen Gu continued, "For the better development of the village, we have to make some reforms. The original five rows are no longer enough to cope with the current situation of the village."

"How to change it? Should we implement three provinces and six ministries like the imperial court?" Zhang Haomin asked with a smile.

The others couldn't help but laugh too. The leader of the third row, Lao Sha, said, "Since the young leader is determined to conquer the world, it's not impossible to set up a small court first!"

"The idea of ​​a royal court is too much. Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, once said that we should wait until we claim the throne, build high walls, and store up abundant food. We are not yet strong enough to establish a royal court, but now that we have more people, it is indeed inconvenient for five platoons to act.

After all, Fobao has several villages, hundreds of households, and more than 2,000 people. The place is not small and it also needs people to manage it.

For example, where to build roads, where to build bridges, how much taxes to pay, household registration and other things all need someone to do.

As for the craftsmen, they also need someone to manage what kind of furniture, farm tools, and weapon parts the carpenter should make, where he should go to cut wood, and what he needs to purchase. The same goes for blacksmiths, stonemasons, bricklayers, and ceramicists.

In terms of training soldiers, how sword soldiers, shield soldiers, spear soldiers, musketeers, and artillery soldiers should be trained, how they should fight together, and what weapons and armor they need, these things also need someone to manage.

What are the things needed for studying, such as pens, ink, paper and inkstone, building schools, hiring teachers, and teaching.

In terms of intelligence, we need to send people to collect and organize it, and then analyze what benefits and disadvantages the various things happening outside will bring to us, and how we should respond.

Buddhist treasures are in short supply of various materials. How should we cooperate with outsiders to purchase materials, how should we negotiate, and what should we use in exchange to maximize profits?

Wait, wait, wait, there are so many things to do in all aspects. How should we arrange them? Who should we let do it so that we can do it well, avoid losses, and make some money? We should think about these things carefully, and then discuss what to do and who should do it? "

After Chen Gu finished speaking, he looked at everyone and asked, "What do you think?"

The leader of the 10th platoon, Lao Piao, patted his head, sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Just listening to you talk for so long gives me a headache, so how can I know what to do?
Do we have to reform? Our 10th Platoon is responsible for killing people. We just kill whoever you tell us to kill, right?"

“Back then, the Mongols fought to the ends of the earth, and they were probably the best at killing people. But the Yuan Dynasty was destroyed by Zhu Yuanzhang within a hundred years, so we can’t just know how to kill people.

It is indeed difficult. That is why we need to study and learn slowly. Everything is done by people. We should take it step by step. As long as we keep making progress, we will succeed one day. "

(End of this chapter)