Go back to the Ming Dynasty to be a thousand households

Chapter 71
"That's the way it is, my lords, what do you think?"

The next morning, in the hall of Qianhu House, when Huang Laifu said these words, He Chaoxun, Deputy Qianhu, Jiang Yongsheng Jiang Baihu, Yang Anzhang Yang Baihu, Li An, Li Cheng, Han Bing and other hundreds of households, It's all in your eyes, I'm in your eyes, and I can't speak for a long time.There are also some general flags sitting below, and everyone is staring at each other.

Just now Huang Laifu said that from tomorrow onwards, he will strictly supervise and urge the generals of Wuzhaibao to practice, but since all the adults are old, I am afraid that they will not be able to stand this kind of drill, so after careful consideration, he came up with an idea. A recipe.

It is these adults who still hold the title of Baihu or General Banner in name, but the elderly and infirm can arrange young family members to share the labor for them.For those who are too old or too weak, they can also arrange some young people from the clan to come out to do things.

As for these old, weak, sick and disabled adults, they can live a more leisurely life at home, so they don't have to come out to practice hard every day, lest they move slowly sometimes, and be beaten by the strict Mr. Huang Laifu, making everyone's face pale. nice.

Of course, Mr. Huang Laifu will not forget to give them benefits. Every year, the income from the farms in Wuzhaibao will be distributed to them as dividends.In this way, they live a happy life at home every month, and they can still share the money every year, wouldn't it be happy?

In fact, to Huang Laifu, these officers are certainly not the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, but most of these officers are old-fashioned. The soldier who brought things down, the official.

Of course, these officers are hereditary generals after all, and their family inheritance makes them know more than ordinary soldiers.Although these people can't lead troops, they can still serve as advisors and staff officers at that time.Everyone has his usefulness, it depends on how you use it.

Of course, Huang Laifu also said that they can choose to stay in the Banner Army, but Huang Laifu said beforehand that his training will be very strict at that time, and if they can't bear it and want to quit at that time, they will be severely punished.

He Chaoxun and Deputy Qianhu had smiles on their faces. He had already made a decision in his heart. Anyway, he never cared about the army. His usual duty was to garrison the fields and operate the camps. Now the so-called garrison camps in Wuzhaibao existed in name only many years ago. up.He doesn't care what Huang Laifu wants to do, anyway, he is satisfied with his dividends from the various farms in Wuzhaibao every year.

But seeing that everyone was pondering, he didn't speak, he wanted to see what they had to say.The other officers were all thinking about whether this matter was good or bad for them, so no one jumped out to speak at once.
At this time, Huang Sihao, who was sitting at the top, laughed and put down the teacup in his hand.He stood up, paced slowly, and when all eyes were on him, he walked up to Jiang Yongsheng and Jiang Baihu, and asked, "Yongsheng, have you been with me for more than ten years?" ?”

Jiang Yongsheng Jiang Baihu stood up, feeling a little emotional: "Yes, Mr. Huang, it has been about 15 years."

Huang Sihao kindly motioned him to sit down, and sighed: "Yes, it will be 15 years in the blink of an eye. We are all old, and now it is the world of young people. What Fuer said just now is right, Wuzhaibao is now a big business. , it is inevitable that villains will be coveted. We need to protect our family property and train a battle-ready army. But now everyone is really old, and everyone is old-fashioned in this training. , who can bear it? It's just that the military law is like a mountain, and Fu'er is a quick-tempered person, and if something happens at that time, everyone will feel embarrassed."

He glanced at the crowd and said, "Why don't these things be left to the young people to do? We are at home and live a happy life with our grandchildren. If we are free, we can go to the barracks and talk to the children. Wouldn't it be better?" Okay? Everyone, tell me, is what I, Huang Sihao, right?"
All the adults nodded quickly, yes, the Huang family has operated in Wuzhai Fort for a hundred years, who dare not give Mr. Huang some face?Don't want to hang out in Wuzhai Fort?Especially this Young Master Huang, he is not a good friend.Besides, what Mr. Huang said just now, if you think about it, it is indeed reasonable.

Huang Laifu watched his father speak calmly, and he admired it in his heart. This ginger is really old and spicy.

Huang Sihao smiled and said: "Besides, Fu'er also said just now that every year's farm dividends will be indispensable to everyone. According to what Lai Fu said, every family will have at least a few hundred taels of silver every year. How could there be so much money in the past? It is not easy for him to accumulate such a large family fortune. We all need to hold together and protect the family of Wuzhaibao together."

Han Binghan Baihu stood up and said loudly: "I didn't say anything, Master Huang can do whatever he says, I am old, and I really don't have the energy to practice swords and guns every day. How about hugging your grandson at home and enjoying yourself leisurely."

Huang Laifu took a look at Han Bing, and felt for the first time that Han Bing's fat, oily face was so cute.

With him taking the lead, the other hundreds of households all said one after another: "That's right, we can arrange it as your lord says, we have nothing to say."

Seeing the surging emotions, Huang Sihao pressed his hands together and said happily: "Okay, okay, everyone has this heart." They looked at each other with Huang Laifu, and both father and son smiled slightly, secretly happy in their hearts.

Jiang Baihu was a bit unhappy when Han Baihu took the lead in confessing his love just now. It stands to reason that when Mrs. Huang asked him just now, he should be the first to jump out to speak, but this fat man Han took the lead, which made people feel uncomfortable.He said to Jiang Dazhong behind Huang Laifu: "Zhonger, come out."

Jiang Dazhong came out.

Jiang Baihu confessed to him, "I'm old now, so I'll see you in the future, you know?"

Jiang Dazhong knelt down in front of his father and said loudly: "Don't worry, Daddy, the child will not embarrass you."

Jiang Baihu nodded in satisfaction.

Looking at the situation in the hall, Huang Laifu heaved a sigh of relief, his heart was full of enthusiasm and pride: "This Wuzhai Fort is finally completely his own world."
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In the afternoon of August 1590, 8 AD.

For the weather in August, for Wuzhaibao, it is almost autumn.Today's weather is fine, and Wuzhaibao's bumper harvest is just around the corner, so the military households walking on Wuzhaibao Street are in a happy mood.

But at this time, in front of the gate of the barracks in Wuzhai Fort, there were even more people crowding in full swing.Because Huang Laifu, an adult from thousands of households in this fort, posted a notice at the gate of the barracks that he was going to start recruiting troops inside and outside Wuzhai Fort.

Recruiting soldiers is normal, there are recruits in various places in Ming Dynasty, but it is said that good men do not serve as soldiers, and good irons do not nail. .And before joining the army, you have to ask left and right questions. You can be a soldier, but you can't be put into the military household registration.

But when it was Master Huang Laifu's turn to recruit troops, it was a little different.Since last year, in the past few months, which one of the things Mr. Huang Laifu has done does not attract people's attention?Who doesn't envy the big farms he runs, cement factories and the like, who doesn't want to go in?It's just that if you want to go in and eat food, you have to have that life, right?Now Master Huang is recruiting again, it must be different.

Sure enough, on the recruitment notice, the treatment regulations for recruiting soldiers are quite attractive... special.

First of all, if you are lucky enough to be recruited, Master Qianhu will give you five taels of silver for your family first, so that your family can rest assured and eat with peace of mind.Then, the military ration is one stone per month, and when they arrive in the barracks, they are fully covered with food, clothing and housing.

Of course, it’s not a big deal to put these in some towns near the guards, and it’s basically the same everywhere, especially for some battalions, in addition to five taels of Anjia silver, in some places, each person has one tael and five taels of silver per month.But everyone knows that when serving as a soldier under Master Huang Laifu, he will never deduct his salary, and the money he gets is real.

If this is still common, the special care regulations for the sergeants behind, such as the regulations on compensation for injuries and death in battle, and the retirement regulations of what kind, are very attractive.

According to the above, if you die in battle one day, there will be a one-time compensation of 30 taels of silver.Khan, this is already shocking. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, if you die in battle one day, the funeral fee is only one stone of rice. If you die of illness in the military camp, you only have five buckets of rice.This was the regulation at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty. By the end of the Ming Dynasty, this kind of enforcement existed in name only in various places.

That's not to mention, according to Huang Laifu's death compensation regulations, the widows of the families of these soldiers will also receive a meter and a stone every month to ensure that their lives are worry-free.In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, soldiers did not work hard when fighting. One very important reason was that most of these soldiers were strong laborers from their families. If they died, their families would have no one to support them. Don't be the king of escape.

In this regard, Huang Laifu solved the worries of the soldiers, allowing them to fight with peace of mind. Even if they died, their family members would be taken care of by Mr. Huang Laifu. Invisibly, this greatly improved everyone's combat effectiveness.

Above it is the Death Pensions Act, and then the Disability Pensions Act.

If you are unfortunately injured, of course you can walk around after a month of rest, and minor injuries that are alive and kicking are not counted.If you are unfortunately injured, missing a hand or a leg, congratulations, you can retire honorably.

First of all, you will have a one-time disability pension of 20 taels of silver, and then Wuzhaibao will subsidize your disability fee of five buckets of rice every month.In addition, if these injured soldiers are willing to work, each of them will be arranged to be supervised on various farms in Wuzhaibao, and they will have five buckets of monthly food.Moreover, if you do a good job and let the farm harvest, the annual bonus is very generous every year.

The Death Pension Regulations and Disability Pension Regulations are already very exciting, as well as the Soldiers' Retirement Regulations.

According to the regulations, if the sergeants want to retire after joining the army for five years, they can receive a one-time retirement payment of about 20 taels of silver. If they are willing to work, they will be arranged to work in various farms in Wuzhaibao. Priority was given to arranging supervisory positions, which meant that the long-term life in the future was guaranteed again.

If the above is already very exciting, the last statement in Huang Laifu's notice is even more exciting.

Because Huang Laifu made a decision, he will build temples and sacrifices for the soldiers who died in battle, and each of them will engrave a hero tablet.Then, Wuzhai Fort will hold a grand memorial ceremony every year. Huang Laifu will lead the soldiers and civilians of the whole castle to pay homage to these soldiers who died in battle, and let their spirits enjoy the offering of incense.

This notice explained that everyone who saw it was shocked. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty had always been in a low position. Except for some famous people who would be commemorated by some civilians, most of the soldiers died in obscurity.And now, even if I die in battle, I can enjoy other people's worship like a bodhisattva. Even if I die in battle, what's the point?

In fact, the formulation of the above recruitment and treatment regulations is the result of Huang Laifu's careful consideration.The monthly salary of the sergeants should not be too high, otherwise, according to the serious small peasant thinking at this time, I am afraid that no one is willing to live that kind of life, and it is estimated that they will all consider living a stable life.There is a good saying that the radish has to be hung in front, so that the donkey can see it but can't eat it, so that it can be effective. If it is really eaten, it will lose its effect immediately.

Only with higher retirement benefits, disability benefits, death benefits, iron discipline, and spiritual encouragement and beautification can an excellent steel army be produced.

Sure enough, these recruitment and treatment regulations set by Huang Laifu have shown good results. The saying that good men don't serve as soldiers, and good irons don't nail nails, has no market here.The flow of people who signed up outside the barracks has been lined up far away, most of them are private households from various places and some refugees from other places.Of course, at this time, the flag soldiers in the Wuzhai Fort barracks were also going through their own selection process.

The crowds of people attracted many bystanders to watch the excitement, and many businessmen also stopped to watch, and everyone talked about it.

Qu Yuanrui was also at the side, shocked by Huang Laifu's recruiting regulations, shocked by the number of people who signed up, he thought to himself: "Why don't men bring Wu hooks and collect the fifty prefectures of Guanshan, is there another Qi family army in the world?"

(End of this chapter)