Tan Shao said so much in one breath, still eloquent, and continued: "With Brother Jinu's call to develop the six counties in Jiangbei, these old brothers also left the village in Huaibei again and followed Brother Ashou south.
Settled down near Guangling."
"Many of their nephews have combat experience or have undergone military training since childhood, and are capable soldiers. However, in the past few years, most of the men have followed Brother Ashou or Brother Xile, and more than a thousand households have also moved
They settled in Yuzhou and as far as Qingzhou, and there are still about 5,000 households left."
"If I go for emergency mobilization now and give a high enough reward, there should be 5,000 to 7,000 people coming to recruit. It's just that these people are different from your army-building model, Brother Jinu. They are used to plundering after the war.
, rewards are difficult to attract with promotions and titles in the normal army."
Liu Yu nodded: "I understand, after all, it is the army brought by the prison commander. It is more like a group of mercenaries in essence. Let's do this. Now that Ashou and Tieniu are not here, this army will be left to you.
Come and recruit these people to form a separate army, and the organization is not within the regular order of the Jin Dynasty."
"This army is recruited with five times the salary of the ordinary army, and the whole family is tax-free for three years. The only thing is that when fighting in the Jin Dynasty, people are not allowed to rob people. Anyone who violates this will be killed! After the victory, I will give them more rewards.
, you can develop without plundering!"
Tan Shao laughed: "This is a good idea, but it's just that if you don't set it up, you don't count the imperial officers. What about military supplies and food? How do you calculate the gains after going to the battlefield? Otherwise, after the battle is over, if you don't
If plunder is allowed, there will be another repatriation fee, which is also a big expense. Even if I recruit 7,000 troops, calculated in one year, the expenditure we will have to spend is probably ten times that of the same number of regular soldiers.
Woolen cloth."
Liu Yu said fiercely: "Let everyone go back to various places to recruit troops. You should understand why."
Everyone stopped smiling, and we saw the seriousness and seriousness on Liu Yu's face. Obviously, this time was no child's play. Tan Shao said in a deep voice: "This is to prepare for the battle with the demon thieves, and at the same time to frighten the Later Qin Dynasty.
Hulu, so that they dare not act rashly."
Hong Li nodded: "Yes, two evil wolves have come one after another. We must confront them with force. The country has just experienced the war to destroy the Yan Dynasty, and the demon thieves' rebellion has smashed the entire west to pieces. It will take several years.
Restore our vitality, so our top priority is to intimidate the Later Qin Dynasty, and at the same time ensure that the demon thieves are eliminated once and for all. Xile's troops alone are not enough."
"To achieve that occupation, we must at least form another army of no less than 100,000 people so that they will not dare to act rashly. Now that more than 70,000 soldiers have not returned from Qingzhou, we can only find a way to raise an army ourselves.
, if our troops are insufficient, the Qin army may take the initiative to attack us. By then, not only the west, but also Yuzhou and Yanzhou, and even the newly conquered Qingzhou land, will be devastated by war and all life will be devastated."
Tan Shao laughed and said, "I understand, let's do it this way, brother Jinu, I guarantee that we can bring out 7,000 troops within half a month. If you are willing to increase the money, there should be more."
Liu Yu said fiercely: "Raise troops for a thousand days and use them for a while. If the Qin army retreats by then, let this army attack Sima Guofan and Sima Chuzhi who are entrenched in the Changshe area and eradicate those traitors. When the time comes,
The captures and prisoners obtained can be distributed to them. These are not the people of the Jin Dynasty, but bandits, so there is no need to be polite to them. In fact, if they are in the ranks of the Jin army, they do not need to consider the distribution of land, titles, and promotions after the war.
For things that really require the imperial court’s investment, it might as well be just the troops.”
Wang Zhene showed a trace of embarrassment on his face: "Well, that's probably a big hand. I have never held any administrative position in Jiankang City, nor have I been an officer in the Su Wei Army. Most of the people in Jiankang City are
High-ranking officials or merchants with some savings do not need to join the army. Even if they are attracted by paying, like twice the military salary, there will probably not be many applicants. In addition, the people in the city, especially people like
Even if they are recruited, they will hardly be put to use on the battlefield." Hong Li shook his head: "That's not true. When the Beifu Army was established, our military pay was eight times that of the army.
, but in exchange for this, we had to use sharp knives in every battle and rush to the front. Moreover, our military pay at that time was not distributed to the sergeants, but directly from the Xie family through the government.
If everyone's household registration is located and they have a family, the Xie family will take care of that part of the military salary and distribute it to them after the war."
Having said this, Liu Yu looked at Tan Shao: "Although the cost of the troops I recruited is very high, no matter how high it is, can it be higher than the losses caused by the fall of the country, the people being killed, and the warehouses being plundered? I would rather
These seven thousand soldiers are prepared to support them with the standard of 70,000 troops and horses, and we do not hope that due to the lack of this army, the Qin army will take advantage of the situation and lose the land of Yuzhou and Yanzhou!"
Tan Shao saluted solemnly, took the order from Hong Li, and returned to the ranks. Liu Yu turned to look at Hong Lipeng: "Suppress the evil, is there anything you can do to suppress the evil in Jiankang City?"
How about forming a team?"
Wang Zhene suddenly said: "But after all, our military salary is eight times as high. If other troops knew about this treatment, would they be dissatisfied and affect their morale?"
Tan Shao breathed a long sigh of relief: "Understood, I will prepare now. If everything goes well, Brother Xile will win a big victory in the front, then the Qin army will naturally retreat in the face of difficulties. By then, we will not have to maintain such an army size. We can
Send them home, but the severance expenses are not so easy to pay."
"So such military pay, which is higher than that of other troops, will not cause much jealousy and dissatisfaction. After all, they did not have the benefits of promotion and land allocation after the war. Liu Laozhi and Xile have relied on this mercenary model many times to recruit
A large number of elite soldiers and strong generals are working for it, and even Xile’s current subordinates have many people outside the establishment.”
Liu Yu waved his hand: "For an army like his, one soldier can cover the consumption of ten normal conscriptions. Let's get seven thousand first, and ask He Zhi to go back with you and stay in Guangling. If there is an emergency and we need more manpower, then
If you continue to recruit, if you need to pay a deposit first, you cannot use the inventory in Guangling Treasury. When the time comes, let Nanxu Governor Shi Zhaolunzhi work with you to handle this matter." As he said this, he sat in his arms and took out something.
A token was handed to Tan Shao.
This chapter has been completed!