What Ling Yuzhu didn't expect was that the new recruits, who were originally expected to take three months to recruit, were already full after only one month.
Not only that, there were also many strong men who came from Shandong and Henan to block the gate of the camp.
"Xiao Lu, the military salary is still too high!" Yuzhu was very happy but also helpless.
Lu Wu said with a smile: "Chief, there are so many people outside, they are all good materials for the auxiliary soldiers! You old man once said that the soldiers should be paid as high as possible, and the auxiliary soldiers should be paid at most two handfuls of money.
That’s it.”
"That's right, the talents in Shandong and Henan love the high-paying system most. As long as we leave a crack in the door to become soldiers, we won't worry about them not actively devoting their youth and sweat." Yuzhu said.
Holding a cigar in his mouth, there was a sly glint in his eyes.
In the northern region of the Qing Dynasty, as long as the errands related to the yamen were paid little or even no money, it was acceptable.
The premise is to leave them with the hope of becoming official servants.
Why? The economic situation in the northern region is generally not as good as that in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as you do some side errands with the yamen, you can get a lot of gray income.
The errands in the yamen may seem like humble servants, but in fact, as long as they don't make fatal mistakes, they basically become good business hereditary.
Many secrets that are not passed down are passed down from father to son, and from son to grandson, from generation to generation.
Why do you have a stable income? Even ordinary people can settle accounts. How can they not flock to it?
The level of Yuzhu's new army is much higher than that of county, state and government offices, and there is no way to compare them.
After the truth was explained clearly, and with Yuzhu's order, the Shandong and Henan men who crowded outside the camp gate were recruited into the military camp in the name of auxiliary soldiers.
The monthly salary of combat soldiers is ten taels, while the monthly salary of auxiliary soldiers is one tael. The gap is extremely huge. However, the auxiliary soldiers do not spend money on food and accommodation, nor do they spend on military uniforms.
Every year, after rigorous evaluation, 3% of the auxiliary soldiers will join the ranks of combat soldiers.
In fact, this is a conspiracy set by Yuzhu.
The cost of 50,000 soldiers is really too great, costing more than 10 million taels of silver a year.
The so-called auxiliary soldiers are actually no different from combat soldiers, but their military pay is ten times less.
Don't ask, just ask, who told you to come late?
The commander-in-chief is showing mercy and allowing you to serve as soldiers and eat food. This is already considered extremely merciful!
Take a look at the disaster areas on both sides of the Yellow River. How many victims were left naked and hungry?
Lu Wu knew in his heart that judging from the number of people fighting outside the camp gate, the cost of the 100,000 new troops was only more than 18 million taels of silver a year.
Rather, it was more than 30 million taels of silver as the officers had privately thought before.
There is certainly no way to save on military officers’ pay, weapons and equipment, and the daily expenses of raising soldiers. However, the military pay of 50,000 soldiers can be saved much more!
Saving more than 10 million taels in one year, and more than 100 million taels in ten years, is already a very considerable amount.
Marshal, he is really tall in Gaojiazhuang!
The result of the rapid recruitment of the 100,000 new troops was that all of the 6,000 people in the old and new troops were promoted, and all of them led troops, and the youngest was a platoon leader.
Choice must outweigh talent, this is an iron rule!
As long as you follow the right person, you will have great hope for Wudingshi!
If Kang Mazi was still in power, there would definitely be nothing to be done with such a huge expenditure on raising troops.
However, Yuzhu's knowledge far exceeded that of the old emperor.
Can we colonize Nanyang?
One hundred thousand new troops seems to be a lot. Similar to the Philippine Islands, Indonesian Islands, and Indo-China Peninsula, each colonial settlement has several hundred thousand troops stationed. Not only is it not many, but it is too few.
After the cake grows bigger and absorbs the blood of the colonies, Yuzhu's cost of raising soldiers will be almost negligible!
Otherwise, the court's fiscal revenue of only 30 to 40 million taels would not be able to support such a large new army.
One hundred thousand troops gathered at Dagokou. How could such a huge movement be hidden from anyone who was interested?
The notoriety of Tong A'hao and Tong Mang became so popular that it spread throughout the capital and beyond.
Yuzhu doesn't care about this, just do whatever you have to do.
A real man dares to do what he does. Damn it, you have raised soldiers, why are you still afraid of what others say?
The expansion of the army by 100,000 will definitely stimulate those men in the northwest greatly.
Hehe, if you don't raise the flag to clear your side, it will be too late!
A few days later, Zhang Tingyu came.
Since Zhang Tingyu took refuge in Yuzhu's sect, he has been loyal and secretly passing on all kinds of news.
Unlike Ma Qi, Zhang Tingyu was extremely thoughtful, and the accuracy of the information he delivered was astonishingly high.
In fact, Yuzhu also trusted Zhang Tingyu.
Unless there is a disaster of genocide, a well-educated and knowledgeable person like Zhang Tingyu will never be able to be a young boy again once he changes his family.
Is it that easy to be a 25-year-old boy?
Hong Chengchou surrendered to the Qing Dynasty, and in the end, wasn't he also nailed to the pillar of shame by Qianlong in "The Biography of Erchen"?
Qian Qianyi thought the water was too cold, so he took the initiative to shave his head and surrendered to the Taqing, but the Taqing did not reuse him.
The great traitor Fan Wencheng was highly regarded by Huang Taiji, but his newlywed wife was still snatched away by Duduo and played with for three months.
"Hengchen, I haven't seen you for a while, so I miss you." Yuzhu smiled and raised his hand to give up his seat.
Zhang Tingyu was very familiar with Yuzhu's temper, so he sat on the chair unceremoniously.
Over the years, Zhang Tingyu has served two masters, Kang Mazi and Yuzhu.
Kang Mazi's character was tolerant on the outside and taboo on the inside. He said he did not doubt anything, but was extremely suspicious in his heart and was very difficult to serve.
As for Yuzhu, while he dares to employ people, he also prefers to trust the balancing power of the system.
In other words, when you are reused, there must be power to contain you, and this is done in an obvious way.
To be honest, Zhang Tingyu prefers an upright master like Yuzhu.
In a society dominated by imperial power, what ministers are most worried about is that the ruler is too fickle, causing orders to be changed overnight.
Yuzhu's habit is to first tell the ugly story, clearly define the scope of authority, determine the supervision system, and then each perform their duties according to their talents.
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What kind of person is Zhang Tingyu?
He knows it better than anyone else. How can a king and father not doubt his subordinates?
Instead of having random suspicions about each other, it is better to simply rely on the system to suppress misjudgments caused by speculation to the lowest point.
"Your Majesty, I am here this time on the orders of my mother, the Empress Dowager." Zhang Tingyu opened his mouth and explained his purpose.
Yuzhu smiled slightly, he and his uncle had already discussed it.
If he really wanted to come to Beijing, his aunt would directly send Zhang Tingyu to invite him back in person.
Zhang Tingyu is not only able to do such a big thing with ease, but also does not need to worry about leaking secrets at all.
"Hengchen, the reputation in Beijing is very bad, right?" Yuzhu deliberately teased Zhang Tingyu.
How could Zhang Tingyu dare to talk nonsense? He bowed and said, "To be honest with you, Your Majesty, there are indeed some material issues in Beijing, but they are nothing to worry about!"
Even if Yuzhu is not in the capital, there are two door gods, Wu Sidao and Sun Chengyun, who are watching every move in the capital. Who dares to make a mistake?
"Hengchen, do you think it's appropriate for me to return to Beijing at this time?" Yuzhu trusted Zhang Tingyu's ability.
Zhang Tingyu said without hesitation: "My lord, I think it is not appropriate to enter the capital at this time. If we wait until the 300,000 new troops are trained, it will not be too late to enter the capital."
Yuzhu smiled hoarsely, "Good guy, the rumors are so powerful. He only trained 100,000 troops, but the capital dared to spread it to 300,000."
Just a small area of Dagukou, a small area, and 300,000 troops. Isn’t this nonsense?
However, people in the capital these days believe in rumors the most.
How can there be no wind coming out of an empty hole?
Facts have proven that in the end, rumors often become true.
You have to believe it even if you don’t believe it!
"Well, that's what I plan to do. There's no need to be anxious about entering Beijing." Yuzhu accepted Zhang Tingyu's suggestion and simply stayed in Dagukou to train 50,000 elite soldiers first.
It was not easy for Zhang Tingyu to go out to Beijing, so Yuzhu simply let him stay in the guest house.
Early the next morning, Yuzhu's cubs made a lot of noise during their morning run, which woke up Zhang Tingyu from his sleep.
Zhang Tingyu put on his clothes and got out of bed and came out to take a look.
Hey, good guys, Yuzhu stood in the yard with his hands behind his hands, staring at a few little brothers running.
Zhang Tingyu opened his mouth slightly, looking attentively, feeling relaxed and happy, and his heart was shaking.
Since ancient times, families that have transformed their family into a country have had many incidents in history that resulted in the death of their second generation because they failed to take good care of their children.
Among them, the most famous example is Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty.
It is clearly written in the history books that under the rule of Emperor Wen, the world was at peace, the common people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and there was too much food in the state warehouse to eat!
However, Yang Jian failed to educate his sons well, which led to Yang Guang taking advantage of them.
The Yang family's world was wiped out in an instant, turning into a stepping stone for the Li family in Guanlong.
Ninety fell down and no one helped him.
I saw that the little guy got up automatically without saying a word, spread his short legs, and continued to keep up with the large running team.
Zhang Tingyu's eyes became brighter and brighter, and finally, she couldn't help but smile.
If jade is not polished, it will not become a useful tool!
The most fearful thing about taking refuge in the master is that there will be no successor!
Now, after seeing that Yuzhu has put so much thought into shaping the next generation, what else does Zhang Tingyu feel uneasy about?
During breakfast, Yuzhu took Zhang Tingyu to formally meet Alice and Xuewei.
It's good to have a good family, but that's all.
Yuzhu didn't say anything, Zhang Tingyu had already understood, and he was already concerned about it.
These days, Jane is more precious than anything else in the emperor's heart.
Although the treatment was top-notch, how could Zhang Tingyu dare to make a mistake in front of Yuzhu's family?
By the time the meal was over, Zhang Tingyu was only three-thirds full.
After seeing off Zhang Tingyu, more than thirty foreign ships arrived at Dagukou Pier.
However, these foreign ships were not carrying arms or commercial goods, but cheap grain bought from Southeast Asia.
Foreign merchants are actually not willing to sell food.
Because the profit of food is low, and it takes up a lot of space.
However, Yuzhu offered a high price and subsidized the freight. Seeing the benefits of long-term cooperation, the foreign merchants reluctantly shipped the grain.
If it offends Yuzhu, the huge domestic consumer market of the Qing Dynasty, as well as the porcelain, tea and silk urgently needed in Europe, then bye bye!
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