Chapter 191: Formulating Military Development Plans (Part 2)
Wu Shigong did not include the military households in the Qianhu Station in Runing Prefecture that were nominally under his command as part of his military strength. Apart from the reason why the military households in the Qianhu Station had low combat effectiveness, the main reason was that,
According to the principle of the Ming Dynasty's large and small system, it is best for Wu Shigong's garrison to have no contact with the Qianhu of the Qianhu Station during peacetime. Only in wartime, the Qianhu of the Qianhu Station would be temporarily under the command of Wu Shigong.
In addition, there is the construction of military buildings. In addition to the construction of the Runing camp and the reinforcement of Li Yaozi's village, Wu Shigong is also preparing to purchase some land in key places and build some Zhuangzi.
Because Wu Shigong is the garrison of Runing Prefecture after all, and he wants to control the entire Guide Prefecture area, at least the western area of Guide Prefecture, so the combat scope of Wu Shigong's army is not limited to the fortress triangle area.
Therefore, Wu Shigong's purpose in building these Zhuangzi was to store grain and grass in these Zhuangzi and serve as a foothold for Wu Shigong's army when they marched.
In the future, when Wu Shigong's army marches in Runing Prefecture and Guide Prefecture, they can rely on the grain and grass stored in these Zhuangzi to supply the army, and they can also rely on these existing Zhuangzi as the main camp of their own army. In this way,
, when Wu Shigong fought in Runing Prefecture and Guide Prefecture, he could greatly speed up the army's march and reduce the time it took for the army to build camps.
However, the specific construction locations of these Zhuangzi will not be determined until Wu Shigong returns. To be honest, Wu Shigong and even the main building locations of Runing Camp have not yet been determined.
However, although Deng Qifan helped Wu Shigong to formulate the army development plan, he still advised Wu Shigong in the end: "Sir, it is very wasteful for you to expand the army and build large-scale construction projects. You must think twice!"
After that, Deng Qifan settled an account for Wu Shigong. According to Wu Shigong's army expansion plan, military pay will cost about 80,000 taels of silver every year. But now Wu Shigong's property in Henan, plus the income from "bodyguards" and salt sales, is the most every year.
He received about 30,000 taels of silver. In addition to the military pay for the 1,200 soldiers this time, in the worst case scenario, the imperial court issued 30% of the military pay, and the annual military pay he received was only about 8,500 taels. In this way, Wu Shigong would receive only about 8,500 taels of silver every year.
There was a gap of more than 40,000 taels of silver.
According to Wu Shigong's plan, he had to prepare 20,000 taels of silver to build the Runing camp and strengthen Li Yaozi's village. He had to prepare 50,000 taels of silver to buy land and build the village. Wu Shigong had to keep 50,000 taels of silver around him for emergencies.
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But now Wu Shigong's side, plus the silver at the Qianhu Fortress, totals just over 230,000 taels of silver. Calculated in this way, Wu Shigong will be able to subsidize the military pay of his army for about three years. You know, this is still
This does not include the horses, weapons, firearms, uniforms, etc. needed to expand the army. Adding these things, the time that Wu Shigong can subsidize will be shorter.
Wu Shigong really had no reason to refute Deng Qifan's question, and he couldn't say: "My soul comes from later generations. I know that Li Zicheng will overthrow the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars will move into the Central Plains." If Wu Shigong said this, Deng Qifan would definitely regard him as a fool.
The brain is sick.
So Wu Shigong had no choice but to pretend to be a magician and said: "Sir, if you don't know something, the world will be in chaos within three years. I am doing this to protect myself!"
Wu Shigong's words made Deng Qifan even more strange: "Where did your Excellency know that the world was in chaos for three years?"
Wu Shigong was speechless. But Wu Shigong's silence made Deng Qifan mistakenly believe that Wu Shigong might have obtained inside information from the upper echelons of the imperial court from his father-in-law and father. Although Deng Qifan still felt that Wu Shigong's actions were a bit unbelievable, Deng Qifan finally
It helped Wu Shigong find a reason.
In fact, Wu Shigong was not sure whether the world would be in chaos within three years. He just calculated that since Emperor Chongzhen was the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he would only be emperor for about ten years at most, and it was already the third year of Chongzhen.
Three years later it will be the sixth year of Chongzhen. By that time, the chaos in this world will be revealed.
What is somewhat funny is that Wu Shigong's current mentality is that if the world is in chaos within three years, he will feel uncomfortable; but if the world is not in chaos within three years, he will still feel uncomfortable. Anyway, there is no possibility of feeling comfortable.
On the contrary, because of Wu Shigong's morbid collection of food, Wu Shigong's food was not in short supply. If Tang Liu had sent all the food to Henan. Wu Shigong and Deng Qifan calculated that even if there was no grain in the fields, Wu Shigong's food would still be there.
You can guarantee that your army and domestic slaves will be fed for three years.
In the final analysis, it is the army that is a gold-eating beast that eats too much money. Not to mention ordinary people, even noble families like Wu Mansion and Xue Mansion, there are not many families who can earn more than 30,000 taels of silver in a year.
.But Wu Shigong now has a big hole in his back.
Afterwards, in discussions with officers such as Zhou Xun, He Fei and Yu Ji, Wu Shigong determined several principles for the army. Among them, the biggest change was the principle of distribution of spoils of war.
Wu Shigong stipulated that in future battles, all captured soldiers of the army must still be handed over to the public. After this, the spoils of war will no longer be distributed. Only the soldiers of the combat troops will receive double pay during the battle.
In this way, Wu Shigong can effectively control the expenditure of military pay. Among the seized items, Wu Shigong will use part of it as a pension and illness fund for the soldiers, so that the soldiers can use it when they get old and sick.
The purpose of Wu Shigong's approach was not to establish a welfare society. His main purpose was to bind the soldiers to him and improve their loyalty through these long-term benefits.
However, these two welfare systems, which Wu Shigong originated from modern times, were greatly welcomed by the soldiers after they were announced to the soldiers. In fact, in the Ming Dynasty, the two matters of old age care and illness seemed to hang over the heads of every common people.
Like a sword, it can fall at any time, often reducing those families to extreme poverty. Therefore, with these two welfare guarantees, those soldiers will not have to worry about anything in the future.
Another principle of Wu Shigong is to establish a hierarchical system in the army. This hierarchical system is not like the hierarchical system of the modern army, but through a series of assessments, as well as the difference in military pay between auxiliary soldiers, second-line soldiers and elite soldiers, so that the soldiers can
I have the motivation to train hard and make many achievements and climb up.
In fact, Wu Shigong's hierarchical setting of the army had already taken shape in the past, and now it is nothing more than perfecting this system.
What Wu Shigong didn't know was that in the current Hou Jin Dynasty, they also formed a hierarchical system among the soldiers of the Later Jin Dynasty through "Qiancheng". This system is nothing more than the military merit system established by Shang Yang of the Qin State during the Warring States Period. Needless to say, it can be continued.
A system that has been used for thousands of years is a good system.
Wu Shigong also established a rotation training system for the army. Wu Shigong stipulated that every two months, the army of Qianhu fortress, the army of the mountain village, the militia and the army of Yu Ji would all send a team of 100 people to the Runing camp for rotation training.
Wu Shigong’s purpose for doing this is threefold:
The first is that through Wu Shigong's supervision, the training quality of those troops who are not with Wu Shigong will not decline;
The second is that through the promotion and mobilization of soldiers who have passed the assessment in rotation training, those troops who are not with Wu Shigong will not form small hills, strengthening Wu Shigong's control of the army;
Finally, during the process of marching training, those centurions will receive training in marching, camping and defense when enemy attacks, to improve the army's level in this area.
What Wu Shigong finally determined was the officer system. Wu Shigong's definition of an officer is that at least he is the deputy captain of the Hundred-Man Team. The squad leader and squad deputy of the Ten-Man Team, their roles in Wu Shigong's army are like modern non-commissioned officers. Of course
, the salaries of the team leader and team deputy of the ten-man team are also much higher than those of ordinary soldiers.
Wu Shigong stipulated that in the future, for the promotion of officers, they must pass the training of the Guards Corps and have the qualification to be the captain of the ten-man team. Wu Shigong wanted to pass these strict conditions to truly establish his own officer corps.
Of course, the salary of these officers is very high. In addition to high military pay, Wu Shigong also promised those officers that if conditions permit in the future, Wu Shigong will issue certain duty fields to these officers.
After making all the plans, Wu Shigong was ready to return to Henan and discuss with Yuan Xingshan and Zheng Zhen, who were in charge of business, how to develop more financial resources.