The surveying and mapping skills performed by the students impressed all the young people who came to apply. As some country children, they have seen very little of the world, and any novelty can arouse their unlimited imagination. Everyone hopes that
I can become like those students, who can tell how far away two things are by taking a photo with a gadget. Such a skill cannot be accomplished by even the most knowledgeable private school teacher in the village.
, if you can master it and return to your hometown in the future, how beautiful it will be.
After Hao Tong announced the discipline, he then accepted the registrations and screened the applicants.
The military recruitment system, as the name suggests, is a system of voluntary recruitment. Recruiters sign up to join the army entirely on their own volition, and the court pays salaries to the recruited soldiers, which feels a bit like mercenaries in later generations. Of course, these people are still serving as soldiers for their country after all.
, which is different from the nature of mercenaries who fight purely for money.
According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, after a recruit is selected to join the army, the government will pay him a settlement fee of 3 taels of silver to settle his family. In addition, a military salary of 1 tael and 5 taels of silver will be given every month. However, this amount
The money also includes money for soldiers to eat. The army does not provide additional meals.
Under normal circumstances, there are three situations for people who apply to be soldiers. One is that they have no means of living and need to find a place to eat; the other is that they are interested in resettlement fees and military pay and want to save some money for subsidies.
The third type is those who have ideals and hope to make a career in the army and find a career.
The young people who came to Su Hao's camp to recruit also included the above three types. However, after watching the surveying and mapping performances of the students, all of them, regardless of their original thoughts, now have the last thought.
, that is, I want to learn some skills from Su Hao so that I can have a better future in the future.
Those who signed up may not necessarily be selected. Su Hao arranged for Ma Yu and other recruiters to work with Hao Tong and Deng Kui to strictly screen the applicants: those who are thin will not be accepted, those with low IQ will not be accepted, and those with eccentric personality will not be accepted.
Not those who behave badly, or even those who are too ugly. The reason is that they are afraid of causing discomfort to other soldiers.
Those candidates who had been eliminated had just walked out of the gate of the military camp when they saw a middle-aged Taoist priest with a celestial spirit standing outside the barracks under a disguise to recruit people. He was eloquent and recommended to the unsuccessful candidates.
They go to dig coal in coal kilns, or work as laborers in Liulichang. Those young people who plan to join the army to make a living because of family difficulties think that since their dream of joining the army has been shattered, it would be nice to have another job.
Not bad, so they all followed this old man named Chen Guanyu to work in the industries affiliated with Su's Trading Company.
As for the fact that they finally found out that the boss of Su's Trading Company was also Su Baihu in the army, and that they were still under Su Hao's command after all the rounds, that was a story for another day.
The screening process lasted a whole day, and by nightfall, 55 applicants had been selected and became soldiers of Fengnan Baihu Station. This number is somewhat different from the number Jiangxi Dusi told Su Hao, but
Su Hao said, it is better to train these 55 people first, and then gradually recruit new people in the process, and finally reach the standard of 110 people for a complete hundred households.
After instructing Hao Tong and Deng Kui to divide the selected soldiers into groups, and then take them to the barracks to allocate dormitories, Su Hao returned to the wooden room that served as the official office for hundreds of households, sat down on the Taishi chair behind the case, and breathed.
Getting angry.
In the more than three months since time traveled, Su Hao has been running around. Due to the increase in exercise and better food than in the past, Su Hao's physical condition is now much better than that of the frail scholar three months ago.
In order to improve. But even so, Su Hao was still very tired after working up and down all day.
"Su Baihu, the residences of the soldiers have been arranged. Deng Kui and I divided the soldiers into six small flags. He and I each took three. What do you think?" Hao Tong walked in without knowing when.
Stand in front of the case and report the situation to Su Hao respectfully.
Su Hao said: "You have experience in this matter, so it's up to you to decide."
Hao Tong said: "Okay. There is one more thing I want to report to Baihu. How will the soldiers' dinner be arranged?"
"Dinner?" Monk Su Hao Zhang Er was confused, "You and Deng Kui are in charge of the barracks. Didn't you find a good cook?"
Hao Tong said: "Of course there are cooks. I just ask, how should the rice be distributed to the soldiers?"
"Why do you need to hand out rice?" Su Hao was even more confused, "Just calculate it based on how much food a person can eat, and let the cook make the rice."
"This... Su Baihu, I may have to explain to you a few things about the military." Hao Tong said nonchalantly. Seeing that Su Hao really didn't understand the military affairs, he didn't give any explanation.
Su Hao couldn't explain it.
It turns out that the rations in the Ming Dynasty army were distributed to each soldier. This was also to reflect the need for fairness. The soldiers carried rice on their own backs. When they wanted to eat, they either made it themselves or gave it to the cook.
Do. In the latter case, each person's rice should be packed in a separate bamboo tube. After the cook steams the rice, everyone will receive their own bamboo tube to avoid the phenomenon of grabbing the rice.
The rice distributed to the soldiers must be included in the soldiers' pay. How much rice is distributed will be deducted from the pay. Some soldiers have small appetites or want to save money, so they can receive less rice. In the future,
Get some more silver.
"Is...is this necessary?" Su Hao asked depressedly, "Wouldn't it be better for everyone to cook and eat together?"
Hao Tong said: "Su Baihu, you don't know something. This has always been the case in our army. Military rations are distributed based on head. If it is not distributed to everyone, then some big-bellied men will eat other robes."
The others will not be satisfied with the food. If you do this, the army will probably fight over food every day."
"What about the vegetables? Everyone cooks them separately?" Su Hao asked again.
Hao Tong said: "How can soldiers have any food? Just make some pickles and molded tofu to eat. If the camp is in a densely populated area, the soldiers can buy some vegetables from the farmers and cook them themselves. If they go out to fight
, On the battlefield, it’s good to have a hot meal, but what else can we eat?”
After hearing this, Su Hao pondered for a while and said: "Hao Tong, let's do this. I can't control what happens in the Ming army. But in my house of 100 households, everyone should eat together. You go and tell the cook.
Plant more rice and cook some more delicious dishes, making sure that each soldier can get a full spoonful of the dishes. By the way, be sure to put more oil in the dishes, as they will definitely taste meaty the next day."
"Hundred households, this must not be done." Hao Tong dissuaded him, "You don't know how much those soldiers eat. If you let them eat, all the money and food allocated by the capital will be eaten by them in just a few days."
It’s over.”
Su Hao waved his hand and said: "It's a good thing to be able to eat. Only when you can eat can you fight. They only have a large appetite at the beginning. After eating for a while, there is oil and water in their stomachs, and their appetite will be smaller. What we are training are scouts, and we want them to
How can you go over mountains and draw maps if you don’t have good physical strength?"
"But how to solve the problem of money and food?" Hao Tong asked.
Su Hao asked back: "Hao Tong, we are training this soldier so that it can be used by your Yunnan frontier army in the future. Didn't Mr. Tu give you another silver bar for training?"
"This is not the case." Hao Tong answered honestly.
Su Hao smiled and said: "Haha, you don't have to be afraid, I was just joking with you. You said that Zhang Dusi ordered 200 telescopes from us at 100 taels of silver each. Is this serious?"
"There are no jokes in the army, Zhang Dusi will never break his promise." Hao Tong said.
"When can Zhang Dusi give me the money?" Su Hao asked.
"Pay when you see the goods." Hao Tong said.
Su Hao said: "That's good. Your uncle has hired more than a dozen short-term workers these days, working day and night. Now he has made 5 telescopes. You can take these 5 telescopes to Nanchang tomorrow to see Zhang Dusi.
, and asked him to pay 500 taels of silver. Once the silver is in place, the soldiers will have enough money to eat."
"Su Baihu, this money from selling the telescope is your personal money, how can it be used for public use?" Hao Tong asked in shock.
Su Hao said: "You concealed the cost of the telescope in front of Zhang Dusi for me, and I should give you a commission. However, this commission cannot be paid to you, but can only be paid to General Deng. Now I will take General Deng's
Money, come to train soldiers for General Deng, there is nothing to say, right?"
Hao Tong was silent for a moment, then bowed to Su Hao and said: "Su Baihu is a true-hearted person, Hao Tong admires him. The matter of feeding the soldiers is as Su Baihu sees it. Then in the future, we will give the soldiers a check."
How should I deduct this meal expense when paying?"
Su Hao said: "Based on one penny a day, a total of 3 taels of silver will be deducted a month. Each person will be given 1 tael and 2 taels of cash as military pay. What do you think?"
Hao Tong smiled bitterly and said: "Su Baihu leads the troops like this, I'm afraid he will spoil these soldiers. In the future, when they join our army, how can we afford to raise such a delicate army?"
Su Hao had not thought about this level of things. He just had the instinct of a time traveler and felt that since people came to serve as soldiers, they would always have to eat. He had not thought that the society at this time was still a
In a society where supplies are scarce, even the army cannot guarantee that soldiers have enough food and clothing. It is not easy for officers at all levels to avoid deducting soldiers' military pay. How can anyone use their own money to subsidize the lives of soldiers like him?
He had the intention to take back his previous opinion, but then he thought about it and felt that since he had traveled through time, he must do his best to do something to change the world. He said to Hao Tong:
"Hao Tong, when these soldiers are in my camp, they will follow my rules. When they come to your camp, they will follow your rules. In addition, the responsibilities of this survey battalion are different from those of other battalions.
Similarly, even if I go to Yunnan in the future, I hope you can still keep them in a relatively stable organization, so that you can take a little care of them, right? After all, not everyone can do such things as map surveying. "
Hao Tong said: "I understand, I will make arrangements right away."