In the military camp outside the city, Huo Jun led Wei Yan into the Chinese military tent. Liu Cong had been waiting for a long time.
"Last generals Huo Jun and Wei Yan, please pay homage to your lord." Huo Jun and Wei Yan knelt down on one knee and said to Liu Cong who was sitting at the top.
Liu Cong walked up to the two of them and personally helped them up and said, "Now that I have a scholarly talent and a martial arts master like Zhongmiao, great things can be expected!"
Liu Cong said again: "Shi Yuan, what do you think of what I just told you?"
Pang Tong said: "What the Lord said is a clever plan to gather the morale of the army and refine the army!"
Liu Cong stroked his hand and said: "Okay, Huo Jun, go and gather the whole army, I have something to announce!"
Boom.
Boom, boom, boom.
Boom, boom boom...
As the sound of drums spread, all three thousand sergeants gathered at the school grounds in less than a moment, including five hundred cavalry.
This is an elite army! When they gathered at the school grounds, everyone was at their designated position, holding swords, guns, swords and halberds in their hands. There was no sound, only the snoring and panting of the horses.
Liu Cong and others stood in the stands, looking at this army. Pang Tong nodded and said, "My lord, this is an elite army!"
Wei Yan and Huo Jun also nodded.
Liu Cong looked at the army below and said loudly: "Everyone, from today on, you will belong to me, Liu Cong. Maybe I have a bad reputation in your ears."
There were some impetuous voices in the military formation below. That was for sure. Who didn't know that Liu Cong was a playboy in the past?
Liu Cong stretched out his hand, and the military formation became quiet again: "Everyone, you don't need to think too much about what kind of person I am, Liu Cong. You just need to know that you will be rich if you follow me!"
"Now there are three thousand people in the army. I want you to have a big competition, from the youngest corps commander to the army commander. You can win them all by your own ability!"
"I have prepared money here today that you can't even imagine. After the competition, I will reward you based on your performance!"
After Liu Cong finished speaking, he said to Pang Tong behind him: "Shi Yuan, follow me to the big tent first. This place will be left to Wen Chang and Zhong Miao."
"promise!"
Four hours later, Liu Cong stood in the stands again, looking down. Some people had already lost the prize, but the excitement on their faces could not be concealed, while some people were dejected.
Liu Cong spoke again: "Wei Yan!"
"The general is here!" Wei Yan knelt on one knee in front of Liu Cong.
"I will give these five hundred cavalry, plus five hundred soldiers, to you and make you the captain of the Polu army. From now on, you will serve as the Polu army. I hope you will live up to my expectations!"
Wei Yan's heart was churning. Yesterday he was still guarding the city gate, but today he became a captain in charge of a thousand people!
"In the end, our lord will fight to the death!" Wei Yan shouted loudly!
Liu Cong nodded and shouted again: "Huo Jun!"
"The end is here!" Huo Jun also knelt on one knee in front of Liu Cong.
"The remaining two thousand soldiers will be commanded by you. Your unit will be the Jianwu Army, and I will make you the Jianwu Colonel!"
Huo Jun was also excited. Speaking of which, he was just a gatekeeper, but now he has become a captain in charge of two thousand people!
Huo Jun also clasped his fists and said: "The last general will die in the service of our lord!"
Liu Cong looked at Pang Tong beside him, and shouted to the whole army: "Ling, Pang Tong, and Pang Shiyuan, are the commander-in-chief of the military division, and the whole army must obey their orders!"
Military Advisor Zhonglang General, this was invented by Liu Bei, and he used it first today.
Pang Tong also bowed to Liu Cong: "Pang Tong thanks my lord!"
"From now on, you will be my soldiers, Liu Cong. I declare that from now on, each ordinary soldier will receive 500 coins per month, the corps commander will receive 750 coins, the commander will receive 1,000 coins, the dubo (hundred-man general) will receive 2,500 coins, and the army commander will receive 2,500 coins.
Those who command 400-500 people and below the rank of captain) 4,000 coins, captains 15,000 coins, and lieutenants 20,000 coins.”
coax!
Everyone in the military formation below began to get excited, and the soldiers began to whisper among themselves. In the Han Dynasty, only high-ranking officers had the term salary. Ordinary soldiers were called border guards, military service, and corvées! It's up to you to serve, and you will only know how to do it.
I'll take care of your food. If you die on the battlefield, you'll die in battle. Where can you get the money?
In the Han Dynasty, the annual fiscal revenue of the entire country was more than 40 billion yuan. Nowadays, we are in troubled times, but Jingzhou is one of the richest states in the world, and its fiscal revenue is at least more than 2.5 billion yuan. If you include the food of the aristocratic families, it is a bit like Jingnan now.
Those who are disobedient may have more than 5 billion.
Liu Cong's 3,000 people, 600 are corps commanders, 300 are captains, 30 are dubo, 7 army commanders, and the rest are ordinary soldiers. There are two school captains and one lieutenant general. The total is
Probably less than 2 million per month, about 24 million a year.
If we use this method to raise an army of 200,000, the annual cost will only be about 1 billion. With Jingzhou’s financial resources of 2.5-4 billion, it is enough. Doesn’t it sound very impressive?
But there are many places to spend money, such as war horses, shipbuilding, ordnance, city repairs... This is only about the military, which can also be counted as part of military expenditures. It does not include people's livelihood, education, medical care, official salary payment, and national construction.
.... Therefore, according to Liu Cong's estimate, Jingzhou's annual military expenditure will be about 1.5 billion.
If you think about the future military expenditure of Yingjiang accounting for one-fifth of the national finance, you will understand what the country's people's livelihood will be like.
In the Han Dynasty, one stone of rice cost about 100-150 yuan. The two captains Wei Yan and Huo Jun and the lieutenant Pang Tong belonged to the local army of the Han Dynasty, but according to the Han Dynasty system, they should also have a salary of about 2,000 yuan. Now Liu Cong
The money given was only equivalent to 150-200 shi. So Liu Cong lowered the salary of senior officers. Wouldn't it be better to use the money to let more ordinary soldiers serve? This unprecedented reform will make ordinary soldiers under Liu Cong spend their lives.
To maintain! This was something Liu Cong discussed with Pang Tong. Pang Tong was shocked at the time, and he also supported Liu Cong's policy. Pang Tong understood that if it succeeded, under such a policy, Liu Cong's army would have
How terrible!
One stone in the Han Dynasty is roughly equivalent to 60kg today. Now a 20kg bag of ordinary rice costs about 80 yuan. A person with a monthly salary of 3,000 can buy 37.5 bags, which is 750kg, which is equivalent to 12.5 stones in the Han Dynasty.
Now an ordinary soldier of Liu Cong can buy about 3 shi (about 180kg) of rice every month. So Liu Cong's method is equivalent to throwing a big stone in calm water. It would be strange if these soldiers didn't explode.
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You may think that 180kg of rice is too little, but think about how much rice your family can eat in a month? For these mud-legged people who have always served under the orders of the ruler, they have always followed to fight. After the war
Go home and die in battle, nothing else. Such a policy is enough to excite them.
In fact, there was a military salary system in the Han Dynasty, but it was only limited to part of the army, and more was given to senior officers.
Liu Cong stretched out his hand to stop the excited soldiers below and continued: "As Liu Cong's soldiers, he and his family members no longer need to perform corvee service, but they still have to pay the taxes. When you get old, fight
If you don't move, the government will give you a sum of money and arrange a job for you. If you die in battle, the government will erect a monument for you, honor you as a martyr, and pay you a one-time salary of ten years. If you have made a major contribution, depending on the situation,
Additional rewards. And the government will support your parents and children. Your children will be orphans of martyrs, and the government will provide for them to study!"
Soldiers of the Qin and Han Dynasties also received pensions when they died in battle, but whether it can reach your family depends on the general you meet. And if this method was used in the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty's finances would not be able to support it. Therefore, most of them are exempted from local pensions.
Taxation and corvee. But when you get to the place, you have to think about how the execution is.
Therefore, Liu Cong will not do things like exempting taxes. It is better to give a sum of money to the families of those who died in the war. Why do governments in modern society have all kinds of wrangling? For the lower class, talents are always in their hands.
It’s the most affordable!
"Long live!" Someone shouted.
"Long live, long live!" Then everyone started shouting.
All the soldiers, waving their swords and guns, banging their shields, excitedly looked at Liu Cong on the high platform and said long live!
The man on the high platform drew a big cake for these mud-legged people. Although they hadn't eaten it yet, it didn't stop them from being excited.
When will a poor soldier get paid and get so many benefits?
In the Han Dynasty, long live was not exclusive to the emperor. In the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian made it exclusive to the emperor. During this period, people who wanted to express their joy and excitement would also shout long live. Just like you and your dad asked for one hundred and zero.
Spend money, your dad gives you a thousand, will you be so excited that you want to shout long live dad?