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Chapter 259 Yuan Chonghuan's Request
After Yang Reform finished speaking, he turned to the crowd and said, "My dear friends, after listening to the strategy of North Korea, I think you have a comprehensive understanding of the entire strategy of the North. You will be the key to implementing the strategy in the future." Dear man, that's why I made the details of this whole strategy clear to everyone, so that in the future, when everyone encounters an emergency on the front line and needs to make a choice, when faced with various emergencies, they can make their own decisions according to the grand strategy. Choose a more suitable countermeasure so as not to delay the opportunity. This is the purpose of calling everyone here today.... In the future, if there is no time to ask me for instructions, I will use the grand strategy as a reference and guide the direction. A small defeat is nothing to worry about. As long as we can ensure victory at the strategic level, the final victory is our goal..., and I want to warn everyone that this matter is very important, please keep it secret, don't let it out, and don't mention it to others on today's platform. Words, do you remember?"

"The ministers will keep this in mind, and must strictly implement His Majesty's strategy and live up to the entrustment."

Yang Reform finally explained the grand strategy of the whole north.These are the key executors. I have explained to them the whole strategic level. When they start to do things in the future, I hope they will not be blind and messy. I hope that they will be able to fight according to their own grand strategy. The big layout shall prevail and the big layout shall be the most important.As long as we win strategically, small defeats in some places are tolerable.

"After talking about the strategy, let's talk about the treatment next. I thought about it for a while. General Man, General Zhao, and your troops enjoy the same treatment as my new army. You get three taels of silver every month; or you get a stone of rice. Add one tael of silver, double salary at the end of the year, subsidy for war, during the service in the army, food, lodging, and clothing are included, anyway, I cover everything..." This treatment was negotiated with Sun Chengzong before Yang reformed. The treatment of the elite of the new army is now also given to the most elite troops of the Ming Dynasty. Man Gui and Zhao Ledjiao both died in the matter of King Qin in history. There is no doubt about their loyalty, so enjoy a better treatment. is required.

As soon as these words were said, Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao were drooling, this kind of treatment, even with a lantern, they couldn't find it!Food, clothing, and shelter are all included. Basically, it doesn’t cost much to serve as a soldier. It’s just three liang of silver a month, just to support the family. This kind of treatment is several times better than their current treatment. , everyone was happy, waiting for the emperor to finish saying thank you.

"...However, the salary has gone up. This training must be very hard. During the war, it must not be shrinking. Hehe, I can say my ugly words before. If you get this kind of military salary, if you are fighting Don't blame me for being rude..."

Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao hurriedly said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, we will fight, and there will never be any cowards. If there is no order to retreat, we will definitely fight to the last person. Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Yang Reform is not worried that the troops of these two people will retreat when they fight. Even if he does nothing, at that moment in history, the troops of the two of them will still fight wild boar skin to the death, not to mention that he is now The salary has been improved. In ancient wars, in many cases, it was the general who fought to the death. The general always fought to the death, and the soldiers would also fight to the death. Thinking of the tragic fate of two people in history, Yang Reform looked at these two people differently. Like myself, they are all people who dare to take responsibility for themselves, and they are all people who can show their ambitions by dying. They all died for this country, and they are regarded as sympathetic.

Yang Reform sighed with emotion for a while, before exhaling, and said: "... When it comes to war, people will inevitably die in the future, so there must be some money for burning and burying. As for how much, you two don't have to worry about it. Yes, in addition, there are pensions. Some people have old and young at home. If this is not resolved, it will inevitably be distracted during the war. Therefore, if you die in battle, I will take care of the young ones until death, and the old ones until death. A certain amount of pensions can be received every month, and my soldiers will never be shed blood and tears..." Yang Reform also used the killer tool of pensions. This thing is a big killer, which can make the troops There is a bonus to the combat effectiveness, and the soldiers will not be distracted during the battle. Of course, this cost is also huge. If there are tens of thousands of casualties in a major battle, then the burning and compensation will be an astronomical figure.In fact, the Ming Dynasty also had such a rule. If you die in battle, you will have to burn and bury the money and compensate the family members. However, it is relatively small, which is a meaning. When the living can't get enough to eat, how can the dead be treated?

Hearing the emperor's solemn promise, Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao had tears in their eyes. It has been so many years, who has been looked down upon as a soldier?They knelt down one after another and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy. We will fight to the death for Your Majesty."

In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty, there was absolutely nothing to look down on warriors. Military generals were all majestic. The Ming Dynasty did not have the practice of absolutely belittling and suppressing warriors like the Song Dynasty. The status has always been relatively high. The problem lies in the civil fortress After the change, when they went out to fight, those warriors gave the emperor to the Mongols, and they had to rely on the literati to defend Beijing, so as not to end up in the end of subjugation. At this time, the backbone of the soldiers was discounted, until Qi Jiguang, Just a little longer.Therefore, firstly, warriors are looked down upon by ordinary people, and secondly, they are completely looked down upon by literati. At critical moments, literati are still in charge, and literati are still needed to save their lives. The relationship between landlords and slave owners and tenants and slaves is even more contemptible. In the end, even low-level civil servants wantonly killed high-ranking military officials.

Yang Reform said: "Soldiers don't need pity. Soldiers should use their actions to prove their value. What is the value of a soldier? It is to defend our Ming Dynasty and the people. We need you in the people and in our Ming Dynasty. When defending the battlefield and defending your hometown, you can stand up. This is the mission of your soldiers and the value of your soldiers. If you have done this, the court and the people will naturally remember you. No need for others to pity you. Remember my words Soldiers don’t need pity from others, they need to use their own actions to prove their worth..." Yang Reform instilled this kind of military values ​​in his new army.

"Your Majesty's teachings must be kept in mind, and we must use our actions to prove the value of our soldiers, to defend Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty, and the people..." Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao were in tears, moved by the emperor's words, and determined to The value of the soldier mentioned by the emperor, to pursue, to die.

"Very well, I won't go into details about the other treatments. Anyway, the treatment is the same. You have what the new army has. What I ask of the new army, that is, what I ask of you, is given to the new army. How to arrange it, I will arrange it for you, well, don't kneel down, get up." Yang Reform still has a lot of policies for the new army, so he doesn't plan to talk about them one by one.

"I understand, thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Man Gui and Zhao Lijiao just got up, with tears on their faces.In my heart, sweet and happy, this trip is really a bumper harvest!
Man Gui and Zhao led the teachings, but Yuan Chonghuan turned into a bitter face. The treatment the emperor gave to the new army is really good. There are many other treatment, the emperor has not said, Yuan Chonghuan had to think of a way .

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I also ask Your Majesty to give the soldiers outside the customs the same treatment as the new army." Yuan Chongyuan finally waited for an opportunity and asked for mercy.

Seeing Yuan Chonghuan's pleading, Yang Reform could only refuse. Firstly, the situation outside the customs is too complicated. Secondly, he really does not have the ability to support so many soldiers. Now it is almost beyond his ability to support these elites. The upper limit is up, and three times, with these troops now, it is enough for the time being to deal with the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, no matter how many you raise, it will not be worthwhile for yourself.

"Yuan Aiqing, to be honest, it's difficult for me! I want to treat everyone equally, but I really can't figure it out. Do you think I don't want to send more soldiers to defend the capital? It's difficult!" Yang Reform cried poorly. I can't wait to train tens of thousands more elites, so that the chances of winning are obviously higher, but it is obviously impossible without money.

Yuan Chonghuan's request was not granted, but he was not disappointed, and then said: "Your Majesty, I will go to Liaodong to be the governor. In the future, I will face the double squeeze of Donglu and Lin Danhan. Can you give me some favors?"

"This, I can consider." Yang Reform had originally planned to let Yuan Chonghuan go to Liaodong, and also prepared a batch of silver for him in his own money. Now that Yuan Chonghuan asked about this, Yang Reform would not be stingy.

"Your Majesty, I have calculated that Liaodong outside the pass will face the double threat of Lin Dan Khan and Donglu. Therefore, I believe that the number of troops must not be less than one hundred thousand. Among them, I am going to divide the soldiers into groups according to your Majesty's request. The third class, the first-class elite is about 3 people, and the second-class guards are about 6. As for the third class, His Majesty ordered the ministers to conduct military control outside the pass, and the common people can all hold guns. Everyone is a third-class soldier, and women and children can kill the enemy. The number of these third-class soldiers is the number of people outside the pass. There is no need for military expenses... According to the current military salary of our dynasty, the elite is about two taels, and the average The number of soldiers is about one tael. Therefore, the monthly salary of the ministers is about 7 taels for the elite, about 13 taels for the garrison, a total of 1506 taels, and a total of 200 million taels per year... In addition, weapons still need to be built Armor, gunpowder, horses, clothing, fodder, construction and repair, daily consumption, burning and burial, rewarding silver and other miscellaneous items, I am afraid that it is more than [-] million taels..." Yuan Chonghuan reported the silver he needed.

Yang Reform himself will also calculate the bill. Yuan Chonghuan's bill is definitely a low price. This is only a normal standard requirement, and there is absolutely no high requirement.If you want to save more money, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers will drop significantly.

"Yuan Aiqing, how much money can the household department get outside the pass?" The Jinning line of defense outside the pass is different from the troops defending the capital from Mangui. The Ministry of Households dispatched, and Mangui entered the capital, which was regarded as an army of the capital. This was paid by the emperor himself. Therefore, Yang Reform asked Yuan Chonghuan how much money the Ministry of Households gave him outside the customs.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, besides the silver, there are other materials that the Ministry of Accounting released to the outside of the customs. The total price should be around 300 million taels of silver. Transshipment consumption, according to my understanding, is generally only [-]% to [-]%, and silver is about [-]% to [-]%. Because the materials have to be transferred to various places, the consumption is more, and the actual income of the general place is only [-]% to [-]%. If the underpayment is added, the actual income will be even lower." Yuan Chonghuan explained in detail.

With [-]% to [-]% of actual income and [-]% to [-]% of consumption, Yang Reform could only be speechless after hearing this. It is impossible to serve the Ming Dynasty with meals. The agreement reached with the bureaucrats before Yang Reform was to allow [-]% of the drift, that is to say, to allow [-]% of corruption, but corruption plus transportation consumption, it reached [-]%. This...Yang Reform really has a sense of powerlessness, and counting owed money, the actual income is even lower, and Yang Reform has a feeling of softness, unable to breathe. With this state, do you want others to work hard?It is too difficult, too difficult, for one person to change the trajectory and mode of operation of the entire country, even if he is the emperor.

Yang Reform had to pull himself together, made some calculations, and said: "Well, I know, the actual income of the soldiers outside the pass may still be low, so I will give you another 10 taels of silver per month, and an extra month at the end of the year. Every year, you will be replenished with 160 months of silver, a total of [-] million taels of silver, plus the silver and supplies released by the Ministry of Households, it should be almost the same, Yuan Aiqing, what do you think?" Yang Reform faced the Ming Dynasty machine Corruption, sluggish, slow response, it is a deep sense of powerlessness, which can only be repaired as best as possible.

Yuan Chonghuan thought for a while, and said: "It's almost time to go back to Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your love. I implore Your Majesty to allocate more hand grenades. In this way, I will distribute them to various cities and forts. It can kill and injure Donglu in large numbers, which is convenient for defense, so that Donglu dare not easily provoke our court... It is best that His Majesty can dispatch a group of craftsmen to manufacture near Liaodong, and avoid transportation consumption..." Yuan Chonghuan heard that every year he can get from the emperor He was overjoyed to get the support of 160 million taels of silver here, and with the allocation of the Ministry of Households, his military expenses were guaranteed. If he had no money or food, would he go outside the customs as a governor?That was impossible, so they began to ask the emperor for something extra, which was a grenade, which was really a sharp weapon for defending the city, and even asked the emperor for the right to manufacture the grenade.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a certain right to manufacture weapons. Ordinary Qianhusuo and Baihusuo could make bows and arrows, knives and guns, armor after applying for registration, and larger guards and towns could make muskets and even guns. Some artillery, in the center and palace, can be used to make heavy weapons such as general cannons.Yuan Chonghuan's request for the right to make the grenade is not out of the ordinary.

Hand grenades outside the pass to make?Yang Reform became vigilant, as if he had forgotten something.From now on, it is because of the artisans of the Ming Dynasty that the wild boar skin has weapons such as cannons. In future battles, the city walls will no longer be able to provide much protection for the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. , must also be taken seriously, must be strengthened, and then, Yang Reform is going to start the arms business, where will others be allowed to forge arms?Wouldn't it ruin your business?
Yang Reform thought for a while, and said: "When it comes to arms manufacturing, I have forgotten one thing. When you go out in the future, you must strictly guard against all kinds of craftsmen and technologies, especially craftsmen who can manufacture arms and weapons and weapon-related technologies. Go outside the customs, otherwise, it will definitely bring endless disasters to our dynasty. Think about it, if Donglu gets the artillery casting technology and uses cannons to attack the city, wouldn't the city wall that my dynasty has always relied on be useless, so I say , we absolutely do not allow weapon manufacturing technology to flow outside the customs, you must be [-]% energetic and pay attention to these things, otherwise, it must be a nightmare for our dynasty... Therefore, Yuan Aiqing's request, I will not allow, advanced and powerful firearms It must be kept strictly confidential. Therefore, I will not release it to other places for manufacturing. It can only be supplied by my military bureau. I will never allow each guard to make it by itself. Once these manufacturing secrets are leaked to the enemy, our losses will be immeasurable. Ah!" Yang Reform reminded Yuan Chonghuan that he was alert to the outflow of weapon manufacturing technology, prepared to strictly prevent the outflow of weapon manufacturing technology, and was even more prepared to take back the right to manufacture weapons.

When Yuan Chonghuan heard the emperor say that Donglu had artillery technology and used cannons to attack the city, he was also frightened by this situation. Yuan Chonghuan's combat method has always been to rely on the city wall to defend to the death, and then take the opportunity to counterattack. If Donglu had cannons If you come to attack the city, your own tactics will be completely ineffective. Staying in the city is tantamount to committing suicide!Yuan Chonghuan was stunned by the assumption made by the emperor.

"...Yuan Aiqing, outside the customs, although we don't allow you to make grenades yourself, we can supply you with a batch of grenades to help you defend the city. The muskets can also support you with a batch of military uniforms..." Yang Reform is not stingy, some things should be generous when they should be generous, stingy should be stingy, and cautious should be stingy and cautious. This is a matter of principle.

Yuan Chonghuan did not expect that the emperor would not allow him to make grenades by himself, but would give him an additional batch of new muskets and military uniforms.

"I thank Your Majesty for your reward, and I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

"Get up...after you go out, remember what I said. You must not let the weapon manufacturing technology, especially the artillery manufacturing technology and craftsmen go out, otherwise, I will be in trouble." Yang Reform once again warned his subordinates .

"I will obey your orders." Everyone agreed in response.

(End of this chapter)