Chapter seven hundred and seventy-two. The reaction of the parties (two).
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Just as the big shots in Guyuan Military Town were shocked by the sudden change of attitude of Commander-in-Chief Fang Zhenshan, in the main camp of Guyuan Military Town, the lower-level border soldiers were also talking a lot because of the announcement posted by the Governor's Mansion.
Different from the seven official documents received by the General Military Mansion, the announcement from the Governor's Mansion was aimed at the lower-level frontier troops. The content was roughly similar to the seven official documents. However, after the lower-level frontier soldiers saw the content of the announcement, they paid little attention to Zhao Junchen's leadership of Shaanxi and Gansu.
The legality of the military and government did not care about Zhao Junchen's request for private soldiers from the border military attachés to form a new army of soldiers. They cared more about Zhao Junchen's promise to repay back pay and rewards, and even more about the series of laws promulgated by Zhao Junchen.
The military orders on rewards and punishments also pay more attention to the deeds of Zhao Junchen leading his troops to defeat the Mongolian army with a small victory and a large number. Especially after the victory, the soldiers who participated in the battle received large sums of silver rewards and military merits, which also made many at the bottom
The border troops were jealous and envious.
In fact, the content of the announcement is mainly based on these three points.
At this time, on the training ground of Guyuan Camp, hundreds of low-level border soldiers were discussing around the announcement on the wooden fence.
Since arriving at the Guyuan Military Town Camp, the Jin Yiwei and the Forbidden Army have posted announcements everywhere, and the announcement on the training ground is just one of them.
Most of the frontier soldiers at the bottom were illiterate, so there were still several elite guards and forbidden troops standing next to the announcement, ready to answer questions from the frontier soldiers.
"Old man Xia, do you think the things in this announcement are true? Is the Governor's Office really going to give us back pay?"
A thin young border soldier got a little excited and asked an elderly border soldier next to him.
Old Man Xia looks like he is at an age where he knows his destiny. He is also physically disabled. He is blind in his right eye and missing two fingers on his right hand. These injuries are not battle wounds, but were caused by a certain frontier military attache. Although he is old and has
Although he was disabled, but because he was born into a military household, Old Man Xia was still a member of the frontier army.
Because of his age and broad knowledge, Old Man Xia was respected by many low-level frontier soldiers. Some low-level frontier soldiers were always accustomed to asking Old Man Xia for advice.
After hearing the young border soldier's inquiry, Old Man Xia pondered for a moment and said: "It should be true, at least the repayment of this year's back pay will not be false! In the past, most of the rumors about repayment of back pay were just rumors, and they were never accurate.
Letter, where is the direct announcement like this time? Or is it an announcement signed by the Imperial Envoy? The Imperial Envoy’s statement represents the credibility of the imperial court, and he should be true to his word!"
Like most common people, Old Man Xia did not trust the lower-level officials of the imperial court. Instead, he believed in the credibility of the central government. He believed that the oppression he suffered was only because the lower-level officials deceived the emperor, but the emperor was still wise no matter what.
The young frontier soldier was immediately overjoyed and said: "That's great. I owe two months' salary this year. After receiving this money, I can finally give some subsidies to my family... The family has been in trouble for many days!...
If the Imperial Envoy can still make up for the salary arrears from previous years, maybe..."
Speaking of the latter part, the young frontier soldier suddenly blushed.
Old Man Xia glanced at the young frontier soldier's expression and suddenly smiled: "Maybe what? Maybe you, Li Dahu, will have the money to build a new house and marry a wife?"
Hearing Old Man Xia's teasing, young frontier soldier Li Dahu blushed even more, obviously he had been told what he meant.
Seeing Li Dahu's statement, a trace of sadness flashed in Old Man Xia's eyes.
In the announcement, the Governor's Office promised to repay this year's arrears of rewards and salaries within half a month, and will also repay all arrears of salaries and rewards from previous years after this year's fire screening of invaders is over.
In Old Man Xia's view, the former is still possible, but the latter is absolutely impossible! Because of Liang Fuchen, the imperial court allocated a large amount of money and food to the Shaanxi-Gansu border army this year, so the Shaanxi-Gansu border army does not owe much pay this year.
, only two months! It is not difficult to reissue this salary! But the salary arrears from Shaanxi and Gansu in previous years are really too much. For example, Old Man Xia has been in the army for nearly 30 years, and the accumulated salary arrears is at least ten years.
A lot! This amount of money is not a small amount. Even the imperial treasury may not be able to come up with such a large sum of money in a short period of time!
Therefore, Old Man Xia did not have high expectations for the latter, thinking that the imperial envoy was just drawing a big pie for the border troops.
However, seeing Li Dahu's excited and expectant look, Old Man Xia couldn't bear to throw cold water on him after all. He just smiled and said: "If you really marry a wife, your mother will have something to look forward to. If there is another fat boy, maybe there will be another big fat boy."
Your mother's lung disease will be cured."
Li Dahu chuckled and didn't know how he should respond. After a long time, he said: "This imperial envoy Mr. Zhao is really a Qingtian master. He just came to Shaanxi and Gansu and he has to repay us. If he is...
It has really repaid all the arrears of previous years, and I and I will definitely enshrine him with an immortal tablet!"
Old Man Xia was slightly startled, but he still nodded in agreement and said, "Yes, if he really repays the back pay from previous years, he will be the great benefactor of our border army. Not only your family, but most of the border army will also pay him back."
Be grateful to him!"
On the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, arrears of pay are commonplace. The border troops are accustomed to it and even take it for granted. Repayment of pay has become a rare thing. In this way, repayment of arrears of pay is obviously a matter of course, but
In the eyes of the border soldiers, it became a favor.
Therefore, if Zhao Junchen can really repay all the back pay of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Army in previous years, he will definitely become a great benefactor to all the border troops and completely gain the popularity and prestige of the Shaanxi-Gansu Border Army. It is not an exaggeration to say that the military's morale has been restored.
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In fact, now Zhao Junchen has only repaid two months of back pay this year, and he has already won the favor of all the border troops! With this announcement, Zhao Junchen also announced one thing to everyone, that is, the imperial envoy Zhao
Junchen had replaced Wang Zheng, the governor-general of the three sides, as the military and political leader of Shaanxi and Gansu, and Zhao Junchen was also a "good official" who was willing to pay back his salary.
In the eyes of the border troops, as long as Zhao Junchen can repay their back pay, he is the Great Master Qingtian!
In this way, Zhao Junchen's position in Shaanxi and Gansu has been completely consolidated!
Even if some upper-level military attachés wanted to defy Zhao Junchen, they could not get the support of the lower-level frontier troops. The lower-level frontier soldiers still expected Zhao Junchen to continue to repay the back pay from previous years!
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Just when young frontier soldier Li Dahu was dreaming about a better tomorrow, a thick and broad palm patted his shoulder.
The force of this palm was so strong that Li Dahu was almost knocked off his body.
Li Dahu turned around and saw a tall, middle-aged man. His face suddenly showed awe, and he lowered his head and said, "Brother Hero, you are here too!"
This man in his prime was named Li Ershan, but he thought the name was unpleasant, so he changed his name to Li Yingxiong. This man had a rough expression and a carefree personality. Not only was he physically strong and skillful with swords and guns, but he was also quite prestigious in Guyuan Military Town.
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Li Yingxiong also came from a military family, but the commander-in-chief Fang Zhenshan took a fancy to his martial arts and promoted him to a private soldier. Now he is a member of Fang Zhenshan's private soldiers. Fang Zhenshan always attaches great importance to private soldiers, not only doubling the
Soldiers' pay was never in arrears and was given many privileges. Therefore, Li Yingxiong did not pay attention to the issue of repayment of arrears in the announcement. He paid more attention to the series of military regulations on rewards and punishments promulgated by Imperial Envoy Zhao Junchen.
At this time, Li Yingxiong patted Li Dahu on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Little cat, you want to get a wife? Why don't you tell me? You don't need any repayment from the court, I'll just give you some!"
Li Yingxiong and Li Dahu are distant cousins, but Li Yingxiong thinks that Li Dahu is too thin to bear the name "Big Tiger", so he calls Li Dahu "Little Kitty" on weekdays. Li Dahu has always been in awe of Li Yingxiong, but he doesn't
Dare to refute.
Hearing what Li Yingxiong said, Li Dahu lowered his head even more. He didn't dare to look directly into Li Yingxiong's eyes. He always had a sense of inferiority in front of Li Yingxiong and whispered: "I don't dare to trouble Brother Yingxiong anymore. My wife at home a few days ago."
If I get sick, if Brother Yingxiong hadn't donated the medical money, I wouldn't be able to fulfill my filial piety from now on... Besides, Brother Yingxiong, you haven't gotten married yet, so it's better to save your money. If you save more money, you might be able to get married.
A girl with an innocent family background..."
Li Yingxiong laughed loudly and said: "Mao'er, you are too foreign... We are brothers, so what if I give you a wife with my money? If I don't have money, I will cut off the heads of a few Mongolian Tatars."
Got it!"
Having said this, Li Yingxiong turned his head and glanced at the announcement, his expression slightly fanatical and excited.
Seeing Li Yingxiong's appearance, Old Man Xia couldn't help being shocked and asked, "Hero, do you want to join the soldiers and fight the enemy?"
Li Yingxiong glanced at Old Man Xia, still with a generous smile on his face, and said: "You have also read this official document. This year's military reward and punishment order from the Governor's Mansion. As long as you hand over a Tatar head, you will be credited once, and you will also be rewarded.
There is a reward of ten taels of silver... A few days ago, the General Soldier sent troops to escort Governor Zhang to greet the Imperial Envoy. I did not go, but Wang Da and Ma Shun all went. After encountering the Mongolian attack, they all made great contributions.
, according to the announcement, everyone is rewarded with a thousand taels of silver and two levels of merit! I just asked the imperial guard next to the announcement. There is no shortage of these silver rewards. All of them have fallen into Wang Dama's hands.
Shun's hands! Obviously this year's military orders of rewards and punishments are real... Mr. Xia, you also know, Wang Da, Ma Shun, who are my opponents? None of them are my three-in-one enemies, they can all stand up
If I have achieved such military exploits, then I, Yingxiong Li, will definitely be able to achieve even greater military exploits! By then, won’t we have as much money as we need?”
Then, Li Yingxiong showed his determination and said: "Now the Imperial Envoy is going to mobilize elite border troops from all over the country to form combat troops. I have decided to ask the Commander-in-Chief to participate! I will definitely have to cut off dozens of Mongolian Tatar heads.
, be promoted to a high official, make a lot of money!”
Having said this, Li Yingxiong once again showed a generous smile, patted Li Dahu on the shoulder again, and said: "When that time comes, it won't be too late for Brother Yingxiong to marry again!"
After hearing Li Yingxiong's decision, both Old Man Xia and Li Dahu had complicated expressions, with some admiration and some worry.
They admired Li Yingxiong's ambition and courage, but as an old and weak member of the border army, they were afraid of war and regarded the enemy as a tiger. They could not help but worry about Li Yingxiong's safety.
From the perspective of Old Man Xia and Li Dahu, it would be great if the imperial court could reissue their salary, but they never dared to expect to be rewarded with military merit.
Seeing the expressions of Old Man Xia and Li Dahu, Li Yingxiong laughed again. Just as he was about to say something, someone suddenly ran up quickly and shouted: "Everyone, General He, the Hedong garrison officer, is here! General He is here!"
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As the man finished speaking, the hundreds of border troops surrounding the announcement suddenly burst into an uproar.
At the same time, Li Yingxiong's body was shaken, and he turned around suddenly, with an uncontrollable expression of enthusiasm and reverence on his face!