The Ninth Princess was already good at observing words and expressions, and now she knew Jin Feng thoroughly. She could guess Jin Feng's thoughts from his reaction.
The male population of the well-off people was declining. In order to restore the population as soon as possible, Jin Feng did not adopt conscription after taking control of Sichuan and Shu. Instead, he adopted recruitment methods to expand the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the Zhenyuan Army.
The military expenses of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau and the Zhenyuan Army are one of the largest expenses in Xihewan, and are more expensive than building a factory.
If compulsory recruitment is adopted, there will be no need to pay wages to the soldiers, and they will only need to take care of food and provide weapons, which can save a lot of military expenses.
Many people, including the Ninth Princess, proposed compulsory conscription to Jin Feng, but they were all rejected by Jin Feng.
The Ninth Princess, like Tie Shixin, thought Jin Feng would refuse this time.
"One moment and another, the current situation cannot be solved without conscription!" Jin Feng sighed helplessly.
Now that there is no advantage of airships, the previous combat model of Zhenyuan Army is no longer feasible. A large number of soldiers must be deployed to guard the position. It is indeed impossible not to recruit troops.
Hearing what Jin Feng said, Zhang Liang breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, I have prepared the conscription order. I will ask Chen Wenyuan to publish it in the newspaper later!"
"No," Jin Feng waved his hand to stop Zhang Liang: "Don't issue the conscription order yet."
"Why?" Zhang Liang asked with a frown.
But Jin Feng did not answer him, but turned to look at Chen Wenyuan: "Mr. Chen, you are responsible for publishing a special issue to explain our current situation, and then use Qingshan County as a pilot to call on the people to join the army."
"Is it okay to call for help?" Chen Wenyuan asked with a frown.
"Whether it works or not, you'll know after you try it." Jin Feng said, "If it doesn't work, just issue another conscription order."
"Sir, is this necessary?" Zhang Liang didn't understand why Jin Feng did this.
"Yes!" Jin Feng said: "Active recruitment and passive recruitment, morale and enthusiasm of soldiers are completely different."
Seeing that Zhang Liang still wanted to speak, the Ninth Princess winked at him: "Listen to sir!" Bayi Chinese Website
Zhang Liang could only nod helplessly when he saw that Jin Feng and Ninth Princess had made this decision.
"How to write down the salary?" Chen Wenyuan asked: "Are you going to give me a monthly payment?"
"Of course!" Jin Feng nodded without hesitation, then took out a piece of paper from the table and handed it to Chen Wenyuan: "This is the salary and benefits arrangement. You can just publish it in the newspaper. If someone does not receive the allowance after joining the army,
You can go to the governors in various places to ask for subsidies. If the governors don't care, go to the Escort Bureau headquarters in Guangyuan to complain!"
"Yes!" Chen Wenyuan quickly took the note.
The note listed in detail the salaries of recruits, veterans and officers at all levels, as well as the reward levels after meritorious service in battle.
Although the salary is not as high as that of Zhenyuan Escort Agency, it is not low for ordinary people.
And at the end of the note, it was written that the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau would no longer recruit people from the common people, but would only recruit veterans from other units except the Zhenyuan Army.
As long as you perform well, you can participate in the annual Zhenyuan Escort Assessment.
"Sir, this is a wonderful move!"
Chen Wenyuan couldn't help but give a thumbs up after reading the annotations at the end.
By doing this, Jin Feng can not only enhance the pride of the bodyguards, but also set a benchmark for other soldiers so that they can see the direction of their efforts.
After a period of time like this, the elites from each army will gather at the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau.
Jin Feng also owns the sharpest long sword.
The Ninth Princess stood aside and also saw the content on the note.
Although she understood that if Jin Feng did this, military spending would definitely increase exponentially, she did not object.
Since the establishment of the Zhenyuan Escort Agency, Jin Feng has always adopted a model of high salary and integrity.
While giving high treatment to the bodyguards, extremely severe punishments were also formulated to deal with corruption among the bodyguards.
Those with less corruption will be directly kicked out of the escort team, their corruption gains will be confiscated, and they will never be hired.
Those who are too greedy will not only have their corruption gains confiscated, but will also undergo labor reform according to the specific amount of corruption.
Those who commit huge amounts of corruption will be beheaded and their property confiscated.
This approach can not only greatly enhance the loyalty of the escorts, but also ensure the integrity of the escort team to the greatest extent.
During the recent period, the escort agency has been encircling the territory like crazy. Everywhere they go, they will collect a large amount of money and food from the rich and powerful.
If it were the veteran soldiers before Dakang, there would definitely be very serious corruption, but there is very little corruption among the bodyguards.
Because escorts cherish their current jobs and are satisfied with their income, and are not willing to risk their own futures for a small profit.
Moreover, Jin Feng stipulates that escorts should operate in groups of at least three.
This not only ensures the safety of the escorts, but also allows the escorts to supervise each other.
The human heart cannot withstand temptation. Sometimes people can change with just a thought. If a single escort goes to ransack a house, it will be difficult not to be tempted when faced with the gold and silver left behind by the rich landlord.
But if it is a group of escorts acting together, even if some of the escorts are careful, other people will be present and will suppress the idea.
Jin Feng knew that some bodyguards must have hidden gold and silver during the house raid, and he had no idea what to do about it. After all, there was a Judas beside Jesus, and Jin Feng did not expect all the bodyguards to be able to control him.
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If it is not discovered and no evidence is found, then treat it as unknown.
But once he was caught, Zhang Liang took care of him without Jin Feng saying a word.
It is precisely because of this system that although the escort's military expenditures are large, the trophies collected from various places are also greater, and it is completely possible to support war with war.
The vast majority of landowners and gentry could only take away part of their gold and silver when they ran away, but not the food for their houses.
In order to vent their anger, some landowners would burn their granaries before running away. When encountering such landowners, the bodyguards would hunt them down. Once overtaken, the landowner who set the fire would surely die.
As time went on, fewer and fewer landowners dared to set fire to burn grain, and the grain they plundered from the people also fell into the hands of the bodyguards.
Tie Shixin made an estimate and found that the reported granary reserves in Sichuan, Shu and Qin alone would be enough to feed all the people in the two places for two and a half years.
Jin Feng also wrote a special song "Shuo Mouse" to satirize the wealthy landlords.
Having finished asking the questions, Chen Wenyuan stood up and saluted Jin Feng and the Ninth Princess: "Sir, Your Majesty, then I will go back and write the manuscript. When the journal sample comes out, I will bring it to you and Your Majesty for review."
"Go!" Jin Feng nodded.
Chen Wenyuan usually seems a bit carefree, but when it comes to serious matters, he is still very reliable.
Only two hours after leaving, a handwritten newspaper sample was delivered to Jin Feng.
At the top of the first page, there is a conspicuous title "No country, no home!"