If these people don't have money to give gifts, they can't retire.
The reason is very simple. As an official, if you open a hole because you pity them, then no one will be willing to pay, and the deal will not be completed.
Therefore, if you don’t pay, nothing will be done.
As for why their military status was not written off after they died in old age, the reason is very simple. The departments that handle retirement and write off are not the same department.
You who handled retirement took the money and didn't give it to us. These people all served overtime and died of old age in the military camp. If this is leaked, they will be beheaded.
If we who handle the write-off pretend not to know, we will cancel the account directly. We will take the responsibility for those of you who handle the decommissioning.
We were kicked in the head by a donkey for doing such a thankless, useless and risky thing.
Therefore, these veterans who are no longer alive have always been on the roster.
As for the officers, they also knew the inside story here, and they were even more unwilling to offend the people in the Ministry of War. They simply divided the military pay of these people privately.
As a result, most of the people in the Beijing camp were all underworld soldiers and underworld generals, and Chongzhen's back felt cold when he saw it.
Letting these dark soldiers and generals go, Chongzhen continued to look down.
Among them, there are more than 35,000 imposters. They are all hired by regular soldiers to run away.
"What's going on with these hirelings?"
"Your Majesty, there are many officials from various ministries, including various relatives, village party members, domestic slaves and other related households. They received the benefits and sent these people to the Beijing camp to receive a share of food and salary. Apart from the food and salary, they did not come to the military camp at all.
I usually have something to do, which is to receive an extra amount of money and food. When it’s time to review and someone comes from above, I spend money to hire someone to do it.”
Chongzhen was anxious and angry. What did these bastards think of my Beijing camp?
These people obviously have nothing to do with soldiers who can fight. God knows, these people are bathers or pedicure people. They come here to get a free military salary from me.
"The report says that the 50,000 people who came back first are in good health and can be trained as soldiers. What will you do with these people?"
"Your Majesty, I made the decision on these people without authorization and sent them directly to Nanyuan. I ordered the four gates of Nanyuan to be closed tightly and put them under temporary control. Otherwise, if I let them go today, I will never find them again.
If they don't arrive, they will be hidden by the military leaders. These regular soldiers are the capital in their hands."
Hearing this, Chongzhen let out a long breath.
"You did a good job, I'm very pleased."
Chongzhen let out a long breath.
Fortunately, the 50,000 people who were truly qualified were selected and put under control.
He then continued to ask: "I saw that the report counted 100,000 people. What happened to the remaining 50,000 people?"
"Your Majesty, the remaining 50,000 people, many of whom are paid under false pretenses, must be retired. There are also some who are very old, and some are disabled old pawns. According to the military law of the imperial court, they should all retire.
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Chongzhen's heart ached, as there were only 50,000 soldiers left in the capital camp to fight.
There is no need to ask about the remaining 20,000 people. These people managed to come back before dark after all. For those who did not come back after four hours, there is no need to ask anymore. These people are worse than the last 50,000 people.
Chongzhen walked around the Xinuan Pavilion with his hands behind his back.
He is very conflicted now. This is an opportunity, an opportunity to dismantle the nobles' control of the capital. It depends on whether he dares to do it.
Li Banghua has already controlled the situation for him, and now he needs to make up his mind.
"Li Qing, I want to hear your opinion."
As Minister of War, Li Banghua naturally had to put forward his opinions.
"I feel that the laws of the imperial court must be maintained. The Beijing camp must strictly abide by the national laws and military regulations to rectify the origins. First of all, I believe that those who should retire should be retired, and directly handle the retirement procedures for them. Put an end to the bad rules of giving gifts."
Chongzhen nodded. This point is very pertinent. If nothing else, it is to strictly follow the rules and retire when he reaches the age. No one can say anything.
Since we have found out the details directly this time, those who have reached or exceeded the retirement age can just go through the process directly.
In this way, there were only 50,000 horses left in the Beijing camp. Among them, Yang Fan wanted to take away 10,000.
Chongzhen was struggling. Yang Fan was about to go on an expedition. He had sent all his troops away. What if the nobles made trouble? If they were in a hurry, they would do anything to benefit their interests.
This is tantamount to directly depriving them of their military power.
"What do you think should be done with the remaining fifty thousand people?"
"Your Majesty, I think that we should disband them again and reorganize them into a hundred battalions. Re-select officers and re-train them. Then rebuild the three battalions. In this way, military expenditures can be greatly reduced."
"I have also thought about it. The military pay for the Beijing Camp is allocated per cent based on the 400,000 people. It's a pity that these moths have been fattened. If we can eliminate these vacant soldiers, these false soldiers, and retired veterans, we can.
Save seven-eighths of the silver. Or use the silver to provide better equipment."
"Your Majesty, this opportunity must not be missed, and it will never come back. This time we caught your nobles by surprise. They thought that since they issued an order prohibiting leaving the camp, no soldiers would come to participate in the long-distance running today. As a result, they have been inactive for a long time.
The political situation has caused the army to be disorganized and most of the people have come. If we don't seize this opportunity, they will soon hide these soldiers again, and our work will be in vain."
"I have issued a decree to besiege Tumut and Ordos from three sides. Uncle Dingyuan will set off soon. At this juncture, it is too hasty to attack your nobles. I have transferred all the elite soldiers in my hand.
What to do in Beijing?"
Li Banghua felt a little shaken for a while.
Now, Uncle Dingyuan has destroyed Haraqin and Duoyan. It is an opportunity to solve the Tumut and Ordos tribes in one go. If he gives up, it will affect the overall layout of the imperial court in the north. It will also affect the abolition of Jiubian led by Donglin.
Big plan.
However, now the opportunity has come to solve the problem of Jingying. Where to go and how to choose.
At this time, the capital cannot be in chaos. The nobles cannot be forced into despair.
"Your Majesty, I suggest that Uncle Dingyuan take away the 50,000 soldiers from the capital camp to attack Tumut and the Ordos tribe. The rest of the soldiers from the capital camp should be retired if they should be retired, and those who should be demobilized should be demobilized. Take Zhang Shize's 6,000 bird cannon soldiers
He Changping's six thousand Xuanfu soldiers were transferred to the capital to control the situation. We have no more soldiers and horses, and we are not afraid of the nobles making trouble."
Chongzhen felt entangled in his heart. Can he rest assured that Yang Fan would take away the 50,000 yuan?
If you think about it carefully, these people's families are all in the capital, so we don't have to worry about their loyalty.
Thinking about it again, if Yang Fan could train his troops on the battlefield, how many casualties would there be if these 50,000 people had not been trained in warfare for more than a hundred years. Now the Beijing camp only has this little capital.