Dynasty Conquest

Chapter 131 Rewarding Military Merits
"First of all, I suggest canceling the name of Xingtu Army and changing it to Nanchuan Army."

As soon as Lin Chuan said this, there was an uproar in the conference room.

Even Caton and Lin Nuoyan were stunned. You must know that the name of the Xingtu army has been used since the imperial mausoleum, and there are countless Xingtu soldiers under this banner, throwing their heads and blood.

The commander of the No.11 Banner Regiment first stood up and objected: "I object, our Xingtu army has been changed to Nanchuan army, then what have we become, are we worthy of the dead brothers?!"

"That's right, our Xingtu Army is doing well, why did we change it to Nanchuan Army?!"

The first ones who objected were veterans from Xing Tujun. They already had feelings for Xing Tujun, and now they suddenly wanted to remove Xing Tujun's designation, which immediately made them unacceptable.

Even Xia Ge, Gang Yu and other military officers who had always supported Lin Chuan remained silent, apparently disagreeing with this proposal.

In the end, it was Lin Nuoyan who stood up and suppressed the voice of discussion, and let Lin Chuan continue to speak.

Lin Chuan did not expect that the modification of the name of the Xingtu army would encounter such great resistance, but he did not retreat, and continued: "Xingtu, it is a contemptuous name for us by the dynasty, and it looks down on us. Xingtu is always like a shackle. Let us not become normal people, who among us Xingtu soldiers wants to be Xingtu? In the past, the dynasty made us become Xingtu. Today we have to break this shackle and become an upright person, not an inferior Xingtu. , so Xingtu’s military name no longer exists.”

"Before we rebelled against the dynasty in order to survive. Now that we have escaped the control of the dynasty, why should we keep the title of Xingtu imposed on us by the dynasty?! Starting today, let us use the sword in our hands to fight for a better Live, Xingtu! Let it be history!"

Lin Chuan's words silenced those Xingtu generals who just opposed it. They used to call themselves Xingtujun habitually, but now that they think about it carefully, yes, who wants to be Xingtu?Who wouldn't want to live a normal life?

Xia Ge stood up first and expressed his support to Lin Chuan: "I agree to change the name of the Xing Tu army. We are not the humble Xing Tu in the population of the dynasty. We used to be ordinary people, and now we want to become ordinary people again."

Lin Chuan smiled slightly at Xia Ge's support and expressed his gratitude.

"Fuck him, damn it, Laozi is no longer a Xingtu, why should he be a Xingtu, and be looked down upon by others." Someone stood up to express their support.

Lin Nuoyan said in a timely manner: "Agreed to change it to Nanchuan Army's raise of hand."

As soon as Lin Nuo finished speaking, he first raised his hands in approval.

The Xingtu fighters have carried too much hatred, it's time to let it go.

It is always uncomfortable to be called a Xingtu. Those civilian officials raised their hands in favor without exception, and the military officers also raised their hands in agreement after a moment of contemplation.

"Although we have been changed to the Nanchuan Army, we still charge forward under the black battle flag. One day, our black battle flag will be planted on the head of Wangjing City!"

"Long live the Nanchuan Army!" Xia Ge raised his right fist above his head and shouted loudly.

"Long live the Nanchuan Army, long live the Nanchuan Army!" Everyone shouted excitedly.

In Lin Chuan's outline for the whole army, the purpose of first modifying the name of the army is to eliminate the inferiority complex in the hearts of the Xingtu soldiers, so that they can fight and enjoy life with the mentality of a normal person.

"The second rectification is the implementation of the compulsory military service system in our army."

Although the Xingtu Army now controls dozens of towns and the entire northern part of Nanchuan Province is occupied by them, with a population of nearly a million under their command, there are not many people who volunteer to join the army. Compulsory military service system.

The idea of ​​the compulsory military service system, Lin Chuan had discussed with Caton and Lin Nuoyan before, and got their unanimous consent, so they were not surprised when Lin Chuan said it now.

"What is the compulsory military service system?" A civil servant stood up and asked.

The generals were all rough and didn't know at all, so they looked at Lin Chuan blankly.

Lin Chuan smiled, the compulsory military service system is the military service system of later generations, just explain it yourself.

"The so-called compulsory military service system is that in the territory controlled by our army, all young and strong men who have reached the age of 16 must serve in the army for three years, and after three years they will automatically be discharged and return to their hometown."

A civil official suddenly asked dissatisfiedly: "Master Lin, according to what you said, all the young and strong men have joined the army, who will cultivate the land, and who will guarantee the huge military rations consumed? Do you want them all to go to the army to drink the northwest wind?" ?!"

Xia Ge also stood up and asked worriedly: "If you retire after three years, how can you guarantee the combat power of the army?"

Lin Chuan smiled, he had already prepared for these things.

"First of all, I want to answer the question about who will cultivate the fields. All the young and strong who have reached the age of 16 will join the army not all at once, but in batches. The first batch will leave the army, and the second batch will enter the military camp, so there is no need to worry. The fields are uncultivated."

"As for how to ensure combat effectiveness, it is even simpler. Our army will establish a full-time recruit battalion. All recruits will undergo three months of intensive training before being assigned to each combat unit. I guarantee here that you will get They will be qualified soldiers, not like the stragglers now."

Gang Yu asked worriedly: "However, if such a system is enforced, will the common people be dissatisfied? After all, when soldiers fight, their heads are tied to their trouser waists. Who wants to send their children to the army to fight?"

Lin Chuan smiled and replied: "This is related to the other system I will talk about next."

"In the past, our army did not have military pay, but after the implementation of the compulsory military service system, all soldiers will receive a military pay of one silver coin every month, and those who fight bravely will get more rewards."

"But that requires a huge amount of money, where will it come from?"

Caton Consul said: "There is no need to worry, since it has been raised, we have enough military pay."

Carton Consul's words are still very convincing, after all, he has always kept his word.

"In addition to the military salary system, our army will also implement a military rank system, and officers of different levels will also receive an extra reward when they retire."

Someone asked curiously: "What reward is that?"

Lin Chuan took a deep breath, and said loudly: "Ordinary soldiers will get ten gold coins as retirement pay, and the whole family will be exempted from tax for one year. In addition to ten gold coins, ordinary sergeants will be given ten acres of land, and they will be tax-free for life! Sergeant, officers will get more, of course you have to have enough military exploits to be promoted..."

"Hiss!" Hearing this, all the officials in the meeting room gasped. This kind of reward is too great.

You must know that one gold coin is enough for a family of three to live for one year, and ordinary veterans are ten gold coins.

More importantly, becoming an ordinary sergeant will get ten acres of land, and it will be tax-free for life, which means that after serving as a soldier for three years, you will not have to worry about it for the rest of your life.

This reward is too big, so big that many people are jealous and short of breath.

In fact, such a generous reward is also to encourage more people to join the army. After all, the Nanchuan army is too weak now, and it will be swallowed up by the beast of the Dynasty at any time.

The land was not a problem at all. The Nanchuan Army wiped out the big nobles, and the land was more than ten thousand hectares, even if it was [-] mu for each soldier, it would be more than enough.

(End of this chapter)