Liu Yu frowned: "Going to the battlefield again? I'm afraid it won't be easy. Normal soldiers in the Jin Dynasty only serve two and a half to three years in the military, and then they can be exempt from tax for life. As far as I know,
Soldiers who join the army rarely return to the army."
Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "The kind you are talking about is normal conscription, replacing corvee with military service. According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, after becoming a Ding, you have to serve the country for twenty to thirty days of corvee one year. If
Joining the army in place of corvee service, after two years, you have served more than twenty-four years of corvee service, almost a lifetime, so you can be exempted from the burden of corvee service for the rest of your life."
"But the Beifu Army is different. From the beginning, this army has been recruited. It is a voluntary surrender, not a forced recruitment. Therefore, the military pay given is more than three times that of other normal troops. In other words, the Beifu Army does not restrict those who serve.
There is no time limit, and there is no rule that you cannot return to the army after you retire."
Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, we surrendered voluntarily to the army at the beginning. So, next time it will still be voluntary. If people don't want to come back, we can't force them, right?"
Xie Xuan said seriously: "Yes, but this kind of persuasion is left to you, the usual building leaders and military leaders. Don't worry, when the Beifu Army was first established, it was three levels higher than other troops.
Double the military pay is here to attract brave men. If we want to rebuild for the Northern Expedition, the treatment for these veterans will only be more generous."
Liu Muzhi's heart moved and he said, "How rich can it be?"
Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "First of all, as long as the sergeants who are willing to come back can pass the test of physical fitness and combat skills, they can start directly as officers. The lowest level will be the corps commander. Generally speaking, they can become the captain of the team and the deputy of the team.
The salaries of these grassroots officers are several times higher than those of ordinary soldiers, and for the veterans they re-enlist in the army, we will give them five times more than the salaries of officers of the same type with the same positions in similar units."
Liu Yu took a breath: "Five times? So, a team leader can get seven to eight hundred dollars a month?"
Xie Xuan nodded: "That's natural. Other aspects, such as allowing the preservation of the spoils after the war, rewards based on merit after the victory of the war, and bringing people into the army. As long as they pass the test, there will be an introduction fee, which will be
The future regulations. Generally speaking, there are many benefits. As long as you are willing to join the army to serve the country and fight for your life, I, the Jin Dynasty, and our Xie family will never treat you badly."
Liu Yu nodded: "This condition is really good, but I still think that most of the soldiers who have experienced life and death, have taken a large amount of money, and can settle in Jiangnan, are not willing to give up their peaceful life in the future.
, joined the army again. Unless they are not living a satisfactory life, or they are people who want to strive for fame. There are not many of these people, and I don’t know if there is one among ten people."
Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "Just one out of twenty people is enough. There are too many veterans, and I don't have that much money to give out here. Besides, Xiaoyu, you are familiar with military books and you should know the heart of a soldier. Only that kind of
Those who are eager to make achievements, or those who have nothing, are the most motivated. Just like when you first entered Beifu, the refugees from Huaihe and Huaihe had nothing. Even the right to settle in the south of the Yangtze River had to be fought for by joining the army. But you, on the other hand, dreamed of the Northern Expedition.
Central Plains, this belief will make you strong and able to survive the hellish, rigorous and arduous training. Without such rigorous training, how can you be invincible on the battlefield?"
Liu Yu sighed: "Thinking about the days when I was shedding a layer of skin every day, I almost couldn't hold on many times. I really don't know how I got over it. You are right, you have to let people who have returned to their hometown go through this again.
Once, I’m afraid many people are unwilling. So the question is, where will the new recruits come from? I’m afraid there won’t be as many strong refugees in the Huaihe and Huaihe areas as there were last time.”
Xie Xuan said with a smile: "So we want all the people in Jin Dynasty to see how generous the treatment of Beifu soldiers is and how good their life is after returning to their hometown after joining the army. This Northern Expedition consumed a lot of national resources.
Taxes will definitely be increased in the future, so many people will not be able to survive, and joining the army is almost the only way out."
Liu Yu frowned: "Do we really have to force those people into desperation before they can join the army?"
Xie Xuan sighed: "Xiao Yu, I know you are kind-hearted, but you have to know that kindness cannot lead an army, justice cannot lead a country, and running a country and an army cannot only rely on kindness. If everyone can live comfortably, who else will?"
Are you following you in the Northern Expedition? How could those foreign barbarians have developed such survival skills and fighting abilities if they weren't nomadic outside the Great Wall, eating wind and sand, and living a life worse than death? Just to go south to seize the land of the Central Plains.
You can farm, and you no longer have to worry about a storm destroying the entire tribe. If the Hu people can do this, why can't we Han people do the same?"
Although Liu Yu was sad in his heart, he knew that Xie Xuan was right. This was indeed the only way to build an army in the Northern Expedition. It was himself. If he had lived in Jingkou without worrying about food and clothing, would he still have such a strong desire to build an army in the Northern Expedition?
I'm afraid there's a big question mark as to the motive.
Thinking of this, Liu Yu breathed a long sigh of relief and said: "But the last time the Beifu Army recruited, all the people who came were strong men. Those refugees from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River had experienced hundreds of battles and fought with bandits and horse thieves every day.
He has often gone out to steal others' lives, so his military quality and physical fitness are very good. It can be said that he fights when he comes. He only needs to train some formation methods. But if it is other places in the Jin Dynasty, those poor people who cannot survive
, I’m afraid they are sallow and skinny, but they may not be able to stand straight even if they have a disheveled appearance. Can they really fight?”
Xie Xuan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, just like last time, the basic physical strength must be assessed first when recruiting soldiers. If it is because of starvation and temporary loss of strength, we will first eliminate them and enter the civilian camp, where they will eat for ten days and a half."
Roujiamo and mutton soup, as long as the skeleton is there, you can use your strength. Just like Xiang Jing just now, I remember that he was not so strong when he first came here. Didn't he become a strong man after eating it?
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Liu Yu said with a smile: "That's true. The Beifu Army has never treated the soldiers badly in terms of food and drink. Well, everything will be done according to Xuan Shuai's wishes. I will ask the brothers later and let them ask the brothers in each team.
, if anyone is willing to join the army after returning to his hometown, please report the list to Commander Xuan."
Xie Xuan waved his hand: "No rush, you just need to control the more than 200 brothers who followed you across the Feishui River. These are elites. It's best to come back in full strength."
This chapter has been completed!