Since Li Banghua took over the task of reorganizing the capital camp, he tried every means to get a sum of money from Chongzhen and Lin Jing. The amount was not much, only about 200,000 taels in total, but this money would become his
The key to leveraging the Beijing camp.
Although the previous issue of Juntian Qingzhang was more important than the two hundred thousand taels, it still needed to be done step by step.
For Li Banghua at this time, his key right now is to use these 200,000 taels to clear out the old, weak, sick and disabled in the camp first. These soldiers who have been cleared out can receive half of their previous arrears at once.
The remaining half of the salary will be paid in the future, while the remaining soldiers will receive one month's salary arrears first, and the remainder will be made up in the future.
Although this plan cannot completely solve the problem, it is like a timely rain for the current Beijing camp. It not only stabilizes the already impetuous soldiers of the Beijing camp, but also establishes Li Banghua's prestige.
"Your Highness, in the future, the Beijing Camp will completely cancel the three major battalions and directly change them into the War Barracks and the Auxiliary Barracks. The War Barracks has jurisdiction over 30,000 troops and has a monthly salary of five taels of silver. It is responsible for combat duties, while the Auxiliary Barracks also has jurisdiction over 30,000 troops.
The salary of the army was reduced by half. On weekdays, I was only responsible for guarding and patrolling the city, as well as transporting grain and forest materials during wartime."
Li Banghua and Zhu Cilang walked slowly in the military camp. He slowly and comprehensively introduced his reform measures to Zhu Cilang.
Since Lin Jing had cleared out the Beijing giants in the Beijing camp before, Li Banghua's reforms were successfully implemented. Therefore, the reform of the Beijing camp this time was extremely drastic and even surprising.
First, Li Banghua removed the old, weak, sick and disabled in the Beijing camp who were unable to fight, including a large number of unqualified officers. Li Banghua used iron-blooded methods to remove them, and then replaced them with a large number of young and strong officers with enterprising mentality.
The appearance of Jingying suddenly changed.
In addition, Li Banghua ordered an increase in the pay of all the soldiers in the Beijing camp, and even the pay of the auxiliary soldiers was increased from one tael to two taels and five taels. This was a quite bold move - but the effect was also very good, at least there were already people inside and outside the city.
Many people began to join the Beijing camp enthusiastically, and their attitude was also very proactive.
Although the actual number of troops in the Beijing camp is less than 20,000 (after dismantling), according to the current recruitment progress, the full strength of 60,000 troops in the Beijing camp will be completed by the end of July at the latest, and then appear in front of everyone
The Beijing Camp will stand out with a new attitude.
Of course, Li Banghua's reforms naturally angered the interest groups in the military. Naturally, they were unwilling to give up and began to find connections to squeeze Li Banghua out. However, due to Lin Jing's firm support and the top nobles, they did not dare to
There was a riot, so all the turmoil was calmed down.
Although there was resistance, bloodshed, and even small-scale rebellion during this process, the final result did not change.
Lin Jing whispered with appreciation: "It seems that I did underestimate Mr. Li before, but it also proves how high my vision is. As expected, Jingying is not completely hopeless in front of Mr. Li."
Li Banghua shook his head and sighed: "Your Highness is joking. The Beijing camp has only initially restored its previous order, but its combat effectiveness is not so easy to restore. To put it simply, the Beijing camp currently lacks weapons and equipment, let alone backbone forces.
Elite veterans.”
Any powerful army pays great attention to a mentor, among whom the role of veterans is irreplaceable. However, because the Ming army had suffered too many defeats in the past, almost all its elites were destroyed, making the current situation in the Jingying camp
Regardless of whether it is the newly formed Yu Guards, there is a lack of veterans.
"I can find a way to arrange a batch of weapons for you."
Lin Jing pondered for a while and said: "But veterans are not good. I am in short supply now... In the future, I can only send them to the battlefield for training, and maybe we can cultivate a group of elite enough veterans."
Li Banghua nodded slightly and said expressionlessly: "Your Highness is right, true veterans need to be polished on the battlefield after all."
Lin Jing said no more and walked forward with his hands behind his hands. Although he was quite satisfied with Li Banghua's introduction, there were many things that he needed to see in person before he would feel at ease.
Although Lin Jing was not optimistic about the future of the Beijing camp from the beginning, if Li Banghua can really rectify and achieve some results, he will be able to better consolidate the current defense of the capital in the future, and the situation will be more favorable to the current Ming Dynasty.
However, after walking a short distance, Lin Jing saw a group of soldiers from the Beijing camp kneeling on the ground in front of them. The leader put up a white cloth banner with a big word "injustice" written on it.
When he saw the banner, Lin Jing's face was not moved at all. He turned his head and looked at Li Banghua. His eyes were not questioning, but asking for his opinion.
The expression on Li Banghua's face was not moved at all. He glanced at the soldiers lightly, and then he honestly said with his hands: "Your Highness, since the soldiers have grievances, maybe I did not do something well, please allow them to come forward."
Come and air your grievances.”
As soon as he heard this, the face of the chamberlain Li Jizhou suddenly changed. He glared at Li Banghua fiercely, and then said in a deep voice to Lin Jing: "Your Highness, no, who knows if these people have ulterior motives? If there are any among them.
Just in case, I'm just afraid..."
"It doesn't matter."
Lin Jing took a deep look at Li Banghua and said softly: "Bring their leaders here. I would like to hear what their opinions are."
"yes...."
In this matter, Lin Jing naturally smelled something different. After all, how could an ordinary soldier have the courage to block the way of the prince to redress his grievances? How could an ordinary soldier know the whereabouts of the prince?
Li Ruolian, the Jin Yiwei on the side, naturally thought of this problem. His eyes narrowed slightly, and one hand was already placed on the embroidered spring knife. The other Jinyi guards also took a vigilant posture.
After a while, the leader, a general, was brought up. This man was strong and had a beard. When he saw Lin Jing, he knelt on the ground. However, when he opened his mouth, he sounded a bit like a scholar.
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"Zhao Chun, the commander of the left post of the final general Shenji camp, has met His Highness the Crown Prince. I would also like to ask Your Highness the Crown Prince not to blame me for being disrespectful."
"Get up and talk about it first. What grievances do you have?"
The expression on Lin Jing's face was still very calm, and there was no trace of anger at all.
But because of this, Zhang Chun couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He hesitated and couldn't say anything. When he glanced at Zhu Cinong secretly, he saw a face as calm as water. At that moment, his heart was filled with fear, and he clasped his fists and shouted loudly.
"The grievances of the last general were complained by everyone in the Shenji Camp. We have worked hard, so why are we canceling the Shenji Camp and taking away all our firearms?"
"The general thought that there must be a treacherous minister in the court, so he asked His Highness the Crown Prince to make the decision for the ministers and others!" This chapter has been completed!