Zhu Youxiao's imperial edict came down in time.

Zhang Haogu himself was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the first assistant to the cabinet. Basically, after he communicated with Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao unified them.

Guangning City was handed over to Sun Chengzong, who asked him to arrange for soldiers to be stationed there.

The Liaoxi Army and Dongjiang Army, which originally belonged to Yuan Chonghuan, were arranged by Zhang Haogu to move to southern Liaoning.

Yuan Chonghuan was the commander-in-chief of Liaonan, and Cheng Wenyun was appointed governor of Liaonan. At this point, Liaonan and western Liaoning were two different battlefields.

Western Liaoning is mainly defensive, eroding the Jurchens' living space step by step, while southern Liaoning is mainly offensive. With a Jinzhou Guard and a Fuzhou Guard in hand, at least Dalian and Yingkou can be controlled in their hands.

The next step is to look for opportunities to capture Haizhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard. Once these two places are captured, the entire southern Liaoning will be completely in their own hands.

As long as the Four Guards of Liaonan are completely under their control, they will be the greatest deterrent to the Jurchens.

Once foreigners control the Four Guards in southern Liaoning, they also control the Liaodong Peninsula, which will put great pressure on the Great Wall. On the contrary, if the Central Plains court controls the Four Guards, it will also control all the ethnic groups in the Northeast. Therefore, the Four Guards have great influence on both the Ming and Jin Dynasties.

There's important meaning.

However, at this stage, Zhang Haogu does not expect to capture Haizhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard by himself. Huang Taiji also attaches great importance to these two places and has arranged for his cronies to capture them, so it is not easy to capture them.

Moreover, the most important thing right now is to quickly stabilize the situation in southern Liaoning.

Rapidly transform the Dongjiang Army.

As long as the conditions are ripe, you can capture Haizhou Guard and Gaizhou Guard.

The total number of the Dongjiang Army and the Liaodong Army is 50,000. According to Zhang Haogu's plan, a new round of downsizing is to be carried out, and the troops should be more refined rather than more expensive.

Of course, there is another very critical issue.

Even if he was given so many soldiers, Zhang Haogu didn't have that many flintlock muskets and powerful general cannons. Muskets and cannons were easy to come by, but the most difficult thing was actually bullets.

The more soldiers there are, the more manpower and material resources are needed. When the Ming Dynasty was first founded, the country's population was about 60 million, of which the total number of troops was 2 million. Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the soldiers of the guards all over the world, and from now on seven out of ten soldiers were stationed.

, guard three out of ten cities, and do their best to cultivate the land to provide enough food for the army.

In the 2 million-strong army, there are about 600,000 retired soldiers. In other words, the soldier-civilian ratio is about 1/100, and 100 ordinary people support one retired soldier.

This is actually a very ideal state. The people's taxes are low and the soldiers can have enough money.

And now the Dongjiang Army and the Liaoxi Army combined, according to the current treatment of this group of soldiers, at most 200,000 are enough.

Of course, this is not an extreme situation. If taxes are increased wildly, five common people can support one soldier. The price is that these five common people will rebel on the spot and show you.

The new army can be trained, which is why Zhang Haogu has worked hard to get money for Zhu Youxiao over the years.

Only then did the boss waste his efforts and create a new army.

Now, neither the three major camps in Beijing nor the three major camps in Nanjing dare to maintain a large scale, and are basically controlled at around 100,000 people.

This time, Zhang Haogu put forward a total of four requirements for elite soldiers.

First, those with physical disabilities should not

Second, don’t do it if you are too old.

Third, only children don’t want it.

Fourth, the principle of voluntariness. If you want to be a soldier, you can continue to serve as a soldier. Except for the temporary lack of weapons, everything else will be treated as a new army.

Zhang Haogu set up the Daming Bank in southern Liaoning, and also took out boxes of silver.

None of the soldiers received at least ten taels of silver.

If you give them banknotes now, I'm afraid the Dongjiang Army will rebel on the spot. Show it to you. Give them money. This is the most real thing.

All the money was sent to Dongjiang Army on the same day.

Afterwards, military and political officials were asked to publicize national policies, as well as military policies. If something unfair happened, they could directly appeal to the Soldiers' Committee.

Wang Laoshi has been a soldier for more than three years.

Although his name is Wang Laoshi, he is still a full-fledged soldier.

Over the years, I must pick up the leaks when I can. Once my life is in danger, I will run away immediately. Don’t even think about it. What’s the point of making so much money in a year?

But, today when all ten taels of silver are in my hand,

Wang Laoshi was still stunned, and all the Dongjiang troops present were stunned.

Is this money given directly?

An ingot of silver is just sitting here.

Then, there were more than 300 military and political officials in total.

After each military and political officer calls out his name, you come up and collect the money directly.

Wang Laoshi was stunned. When he held the silver in his hands, it was so heavy that he almost doubted his life. Didn't all ten taels of silver get lost?

In the past, the silver given to the army was a loss. It does not mean that if I give you ten taels of silver, you really have ten taels of silver. It is said to be ten taels of silver, but in fact, I can give you five taels. Why? Because there are losses.

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But now, they were shocked. They didn't even consider the loss. Moreover, they also said that these ten taels of silver were rewarded for the annihilation of more than 9,000 people in Huang Taiji. What a pity, it was done by the new army, and they couldn't say no.

The relationship, even if there is one, is minimal.

Zhang Haogu asked Zhu Youxiao for money, but Zhu Youxiao was serious and didn't mean anything.

It’s only five hundred thousand taels of silver. The imperial court really doesn’t need this little money now. As long as it can train an army that can fight, it’s only five hundred thousand taels. Don’t you look at it? Zhang Haogu is getting it for himself.

How much silver was paid?

In addition, the imperial court has made it clear that the wages paid to them in the future will be Ming Dynasty treasure notes, which can be used to buy food, salt, and all commercial supplies. There are banks where you can exchange them at any time.

Absolutely no default.

A month is one thousand yuan, and a year is twelve thousand yuan.

Wang honestly thought about it, if he was more ruthless and ate all his meals in the military camp for a year, he would have more than 12,000 yuan in his hands.

After all, the ten taels of silver in his hand are equivalent to ten thousand yuan.

Wang Laoshi immediately felt that this new commander seemed a little different.

You're not greedy and don't take free money, so it's not considered a loss?

So what do these so-called military and political officials eat? What do they drink? How do they go out to visit prostitutes?

It's hard for others to tell, but Wang Laoshi knows that his predecessor Mao Wenlong brought a flower boat directly from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and it was full of beautiful women, laughing happily on Pi Island.

Mao Wenlong and his generals were really dissolute, and Wang Laoshi was also the first to see a naked woman.

Wang Laoshi had been having an erotic dream for several days.

This kind of thing also happens often.

But now, Wang Laoshi can't figure it out, and others can't figure it out.

Could it be that Zhang Haogu didn't have a woman, or had a foreign wife? Mao Wenlong had a foreign wife, and in total, he had eight women instead of ten. How could he have enough money from the court?

Zhang Haogu can almost be said to be the largest official in the Ming Dynasty. How can he live without the loss and empty pay? With his identity and status, as long as his kidneys can withstand it, he can support at least a hundred.

Don’t be greedy for money, don’t drink the blood of soldiers, is this the law of heaven? Is there any law?

Should the master’s wives and concubines buy rouge, gouache, and new clothes so that they can serve the master well? How can the master’s mood be happy? Only when the master is in a good mood can he live a good life.

Wang Laoshi still remembers Wu DaDang next door telling him that once again, Liu Qianhu came out with a woman in his arms and asked Wu DaDang to touch her body.

Very soft!

Listening to Wu's bold memories, Wang Laoshi shamelessly had erotic dreams for a few more days.

This military and political officer actually gave the money directly to himself. It was completely unreasonable and even the rules were broken.

They are born to be humble, and the men are the superior ones. This is like some kind of ideological stamp, firmly imprinted in their minds.

However, now the military and political officials are telling them that this world is not what you imagined, and that there is actually another possibility in this world.

At least there are people who are not free from corruption. They will not take free money or take losses. This world should be what it is.

Holding the money in his hand, Wang Laoshi was completely silent, but he still felt that it was unreal. Without rules, there would be chaos. How could this be possible?

Everyone remained silent, and after receiving their pay, they obediently listened to the instructions from the military and political officers.

In short, we still implement Zhang Haogu’s ideas.

In a word, if you are a voluntary soldier and are willing to leave, the imperial court will allocate a piece of land to you in southern Liaoning for you to cultivate and harvest. If you are unwilling to leave, you can also enjoy the treatment of the new army.

The military and political officer was a young man named Liu Chao, who allowed everyone to speak freely.

Ask all the questions you can.

Wang Laoshi is only twenty-four years old this year. It can be seen that Liu Chao also hopes that Wang Laoshi will stay, and Wang Laoshi has repeatedly asked about this process.

"That!" Wang Laoshi couldn't help but asked, "Can you get me a wife?"

A group of people couldn't help laughing. Several young people were also full of energy and looked at Liu Chao expectantly.

"I can't make the decision on this issue. We have rules and we must not go against a woman's wishes!" Liu Chao smiled and said slowly: "However, we can still arrange a blind date for you. If you are really willing,

We also encourage you to stay together!”
To be continued...