Luo Youdu stepped up to the high platform step by step, facing the five hundred soldiers. Looking at a group of energetic soldiers, he felt heroic in his chest. These are his soldiers.
"I, Luo Youdu, don't care what your previous status was or what you did. From today on, you will be soldiers of the Royal Camp Division. Before recruiting you, I said that as long as you become a soldier of the Royal Camp Division, I will solve your household registration problem.
Do you want a military household or a registered household? After the dissolution, you can report to me and solve such problems within five days."
Hearing Luo Youdu's words, the spirits of the soldiers, who had changed into brand-new clothes and armor, instantly became excited.
Luo Youdu added: "As for military pay and salary, I think we need to set a rule to avoid procrastination and entanglement. Let's do it on the eighth day of every month. The eighth day has the same pronunciation as "fa". To make a fortune, you have to start from the eighth day. Unless you encounter
During the war, all military salaries and wages of our Royal Camp Division will be paid out on the eighth day of the lunar month. If you have not received it, you can contact me directly, or the future Royal Camp Division Sicang. Anyone who dares to privately withhold military pay and delay the payment of pay will be reported to the Royal Camp Division.
All are serious crimes."
"At the same time, the Royal Camp Division also has a special reward. Performance Award. Regarding training, I will order people to divide the training intensity into three levels. If someone persists in completing the training every day within a month, he or she will receive different rewards.
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"These rewards are not just money, they can also affect your future promotions..."
"To put it bluntly, there is a saying: if you have the ability, you can eat meat, but if you don't, you can eat shit!"
"In the Royal Camp Division..." Luo Youdu raised his voice: "Eat meat or eat shit, it's up to you to decide!"
Each of them cleverly raised their weapons and shouted: "Eat meat!"
One person took the lead, and others immediately joined in.
From the chaos at the beginning to the shouting in unison at the end.
"Eat meat..."
"Eat meat..."
The cheers of "eat meat" echoed over the imperial camp at Xishuimen in the imperial city.
Luo Youdu looked at the howling soldiers and knew that he had taken the first step.
In order to deepen the soldiers' impression of him as a commander-in-chief, Luo Youdu was personally responsible for registering the soldiers' household registration requirements.
Generally speaking, there is more demand from military households.
Compared with registered households, the welfare benefits of military households are obviously better. However, the descendants of military households have to bear certain obligations to join the army.
But in these troubled times, being a soldier is indeed a good choice.
After registering all the places, Luo Youdu chatted with Pan Mei and instilled in him his military philosophy.
Although Pan Mei was in charge of training the army, Luo Youdu had no intention of giving him autonomy.
The training must be done according to his wishes. The top and bottom ranks of the imperial camp are his soldiers, Luo Youdu, not Pan Mei's.
Even if Pan Mei is unhappy and unwilling to do it, Luo Youdu will not compromise.
This imperial camp is of great significance to him.
"Zhong Xun, I thought for a long time last night about how I should express my speech today. Should I establish rules or follow military regulations. In the end, I chose to say these. Do you know the purpose of what I said on the school platform today?"
Pan Meidao: "The student guessed it was because of 'sufficient pay'."
Luo Youdu praised: "Those who know me are Zhong Xun! Any rules and regulations in military law are nonsense in the face of adequate pay. Those who are paid are soldiers, but those who are not paid are bandits. Military regulations can restrain a group of satisfied soldiers, but they cannot restrain a group of hungry soldiers."
soldiers."
There are many strong soldiers in history, but in summary, there are only two points.
Represented by animals, they are wolves and jackals.
The wolves have a clear discipline and eat meat across thousands of miles.
The jackal has fearless courage. Although it is cruel and fierce, it does not care about death.
Most of the powerful soldiers of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were jackals. Wherever they went, they snatched away and left a mess wherever they passed.
This kind of soldier is powerful, but it can only be powerful for a short time.
Therefore, Luo Youdu wanted to create an iron-blooded force with strict military discipline like the Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army.
But if in this era you use the slogan "Don't demolish the house to death if you freeze, don't plunder to death of starvation" as a military slogan, it will only be regarded as a fool and fool, and it will have no effect at all.
Why do Yue Jiajun and Qi Jiajun have such military discipline?
The extraordinary military level of Yue Fei and Qi Jiguang is of course the key, but the real key lies in their adequate pay.
When Yue Fei was guarding Xiangfan, he also served as camp ambassador. The army's rice income finally amounted to more than 180,000 dan, which could supply about two and a half months of military rations. It was said in history that "when there was no time for the army to attack, they all tried their best to conquer the southern acres, but no one was left."
Those who wander around, their territory, management, ditches, and systems are all well organized."
While farming, Yue Fei was also exploring other sources of income.
At that time, it was legal for the government and the army to engage in business to make profits and open wine shops and the like.
Liu Guangshi and Zhang Jun even used this method to line their own pockets, especially Zhang Jun, who was useless in fighting and had extraordinary ability to make money and do business, comparable to the wealthy businessman Tao Zhugong.
Yue Fei appointed Li Qi to be in charge of the Yue Family Army's business operations. He could make a profit of 1.6 million yuan a year, which was three months' military pay for the Yue Family Army.
Coupled with the support provided by the imperial court, the entire Yue family army was excited after hearing the golden drum. They were wrapped in food and sat in armor, but the enemy was begging for help.
If not, how could he defeat the cavalry with his feet and beat the arrogant Jurchen to the point of calling him grandpa?
The same goes for Qi Jiajun. Qi Jiguang is very good at life and has the full support of Zhang Juzheng and Hu Zongxian. He doesn't have to worry about military pay at all.
Without such conditions, the Yue Family Army and the Qi Family Army may be able to possess extraordinary combat effectiveness by relying on the abilities of these two military elites, but they will never be as terrifying as they were in history.
One beat up the Jurchen cavalry who had never lost in the field and called him grandpa, and the other treated the Japanese pirates who had troubled the Ming Dynasty for many years as his son.
Adequate pay, two simple words, is the core key to building a strong army.
Luo Youdu never mentioned military discipline and military regulations, but he believed that as long as the soldiers of the Royal Camp Division enjoyed sufficient benefits, for his own benefit, he would respond to military regulations on his own initiative instead of shouting an unrealistic slogan from the beginning.
.Let a group of soldiers who came just to eat and make a fortune fight you on an empty stomach.
Pan Mei looked at Luo Youdu and said: "The students have no objection to Mr.'s training methods and will strictly abide by them. They just don't understand. Why do we have to set aside some time every day for them to learn to read and calligraphy? If we have this time, why not
I need to practice two more rounds of physical strength."
Luo Youdu said: "No, reading and practicing calligraphy must be strictly followed. Learning can make people wise. I don't need a group of rough guys who rush up to talk to people one-on-one when they hear the horn sound. I need a group of people who know how to use their brains.
Fighters know how to use their advantages anytime and anywhere, cooperate with each other on the battlefield, and use more soldiers to defeat fewer soldiers. Even if I am on the battlefield, even if it is a small soldier, I must let him know what he is doing, what his mission is, and when.
Fill up positions, when to advance and when to retreat."
"If Du Yuhou dies in battle, there is no need for any arrangements. Du Yu will be replaced by his own initiative. If Du Yu dies in battle, his deputy will take his place. If his deputy is killed in battle, ten generals will take his place until Yu Hou is defeated."
Pan Mei's eyes flashed with shock, she swallowed and said, "This is difficult!"
Luo Youdu looked at Pan Mei without thinking and said: "That's why I wrote to you immediately to inquire. I believe that no one can help me do this except you."
Although Pan Mei felt that her teacher was giving her a high hat again, it was really exciting!
"Students do their best and live up to their teacher's trust."