Bai Tu was originally very worried about the military discipline of Lu Bu's Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry, thinking that they were all border residents after all, and they would inevitably have wild tempers as they had been fighting foreigners for a long time.
But now it seems that the military discipline of Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry is actually better than other armies.
Bai Tu had just figured out this truth not long ago - it was because Bingzhou was always being harmed by the Qiang and the Southern Huns from Hetao, so their soldiers understood more closely how abominable these insurrectionary troops were that harmed the people.
Moreover, the Bingzhou Army also has a "convenience", that is, when they are in Bingzhou, they can plunder the Qiang people unscrupulously, and it will not be regarded as a violation of military discipline. Even if ordinary Qiang tribes with no conflicts are looted by them, Shangguan will not
Just open one eye and close one eye.
Although Bai Tu disagreed with this, but... indeed after arriving in Jiangdong, even though the Qiang did not bring harm to them, these Bingzhou soldiers were a little panicked, but they have always been very restrained towards the compatriots in Jiangdong.
Moreover, the Wolf Cavalry is either under Lu Bu's command or under Zhang Liao's command, which is enough to restrain the soldiers.
But once there is an opportunity to move to the army of "Pingshan Yue", these Bingzhou Wolf Cavalry are the most active!
Of course, those with the best military discipline must be "trapped in the camp".
"Father, drink more hot water..." Bai Tu poured hot water for Lu Bu diligently.
The craftsmanship of today's tea has deteriorated a lot, and it's really not worth drinking.
"Well? What's the problem with the hard drive? Is there anything we and I can't say that we can't talk about?" Lu Bu saw Bai Tu's flattery.
"This... there is really something that only father and son can talk about." Bai Tu said it more seriously, but he still couldn't hide his guilt.
When he heard "Only a father and son can say that", Lu Bu became even more proud, and Lu Lingqi looked aside and secretly curled her lips.
At the same time, Lu Lingqi is always prepared. If Lu Bu wants to make a move, she must avoid it to avoid bleeding all over her body!
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Three days later, five to six hundred representatives of military officers at all levels arrived at Jinling City.
In addition to Dantu's navy, the garrison forces in various places directly entrusted the Ji Zao soldiers in charge to their colleagues who stayed behind. The officers came alone, so their speed was very fast. After all, the lowest officer was also a wood and stone warrior.
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Most of Dantu's troops were transferred outside Jinling City - although the chance is small, Bai Tu needs to guard against Guangling on the other side.
What if Shu Shao, the prefect of Guangling, suddenly made a magic move and judged that most of the Dantu garrison was in a state of trusteeship, and a corps commander led dozens of Ji Zao soldiers... and decisively led the troops to charge, maybe he could really make a big move.
Dantu blows up the camp!
On the contrary, there is no army left outside the city at all. With Zhang Liao in charge of Dantu, even if there are only a few thousand defenders, it is impossible for the opponent to sneak attack and capture it - just like the situation after Chen Palace crossed the river before.
The Ji Zao soldiers brought by armies from various places did not follow them into the city. Instead, they were taken over directly outside the city by the Bingzhou disciples led by Lu Bu. Each of them led dozens of Ji Zao soldiers. Although they were reluctant, they were near Jinling.
No need to worry about being attacked.
Before coming to Jinling, most of the more than 500 officers transferred from various places had heard some rumors and knew that a certain Sima from another department in Yangxian, Wu County was causing trouble in the countryside, behaved badly, and was bumped into by the master, so
Only this time "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" happened.
Inevitably, there are also some discordant voices circulating, all of which think that the Lord is making a fuss out of a molehill.
Some people even deliberately spread complaints such as "if you follow this kind of lord, you will work hard and be treated as a slave", but fortunately Bai Tu's popularity was high enough and he did not treat the sergeants harshly.
Although it can't be said that the salary has been improved, because there has not been a large-scale expansion of recruitment, at least Bai Tu has not stopped paying military pay like other princes.
Therefore, the morale of the military has not been shaken yet, but many people still sympathize with the Sima from another department. The limitations of time and status make it difficult for them to empathize with the suffering people, and they can only prefer to be of the same status.
Sima of other departments.
However, what surprised everyone was that after entering the city, Bai Tu did not take them to "watch the killing of chickens", but first took them to the Protector's Temple.
Bai Tu specially built the Protector Temple in Jinling City.
Although it seems very empty now, Bai Tu tells everyone with the actions he has taken that in the future, all soldiers who died in battle will be engraved on the stone tablets of the Shrine of Protectors.
Depending on the merits, there will even be an introduction. During the Battle of Qu'a, a soldier landed with an enemy cavalry in his arms in order to hinder the cavalry's charge. Before they died together, he also tried his best to disturb the other "war horses".
It is so long that there is even a small stone monument standing on its own, right next to the big stone monument of the Battle of Qu'a.
This is a person from Qu'a County. His family lives in a farm outside the city...
Although he was only very talented, his achievements and spirit earned him his own stone monument in the Shrine of the Protector of the People.
"And I can promise you that at the age of forty...it is now forty. Officers who reach this age, regardless of rank, can decide whether to stay or leave at their own discretion! The retirement reward will not be lower than the pension of the rank at that time!
Now I can only promise you that you will be forty years old, but believe me, this year will only get earlier and earlier, and will not be postponed. All officers who have retired normally, your names will also be remembered in the memorial monument."
Bai Tu said.
If they can survive to the rank of captain or above, officers will basically not think about retiring from the army, while ordinary soldiers are synthesized from manpower and will not consider retiring.
However, for those veterans who are limited by their origins, were deprived of too much manpower when they were young, or for other reasons... who can only hang around at the Dub level and below, a reasonable retirement system is what they need.
And Baitu also explained that under his rule, the standards of "settlement allowance" and "pension" - pension is the pension that can be received by family members or oneself after being killed or disabled in battle, while settlement allowance refers to the amount that can be received by oneself after joining the army.
, the land can be granted in one lump sum.
The resettlement allowance was only granted to land, or wasteland that was promised to be reclaimed by the official settlement within one year. This was Lu Kang's suggestion.
Firstly, it is because this part requires the replacement of all existing officers, which is a huge expense. Secondly, Lu Kang is also worried that someone will make a wrong decision because of this!
Even if the land is divided, you cannot take it away. In the future, if someone maliciously "swipes" the settlement money, they can get it back at any time.
In addition, Baitu also announced new military pay standards. The military pay for garrison and garrison duty was only a symbolic increase of 20%. At the same time, the state pastoral office delineated the standards for "garrison and guard" - that is to say, like Dan Yi,
, Chaisang, this type of town is not nominally on the border of the Han Dynasty, but in fact it is an important town at the junction of Bai Tu and other forces, and will be correctly classified as "Garrison" in the future.
In wartime, military pay is almost doubled, whether for fighting against rebellion or resisting invasion. Even if one dies in battle, the military pay will be handed over to the family members together with the pension.
After that, Bai Tu also specially prepared a surprise "awarding" session. The garrison in various places had previously selected outstanding officers with various names. Just after hearing Bai Tu announce the new military pay, as soon as they left the Protector's Temple, there were already rehearsals
Children, lined up outside to wear garlands to the award recipients, as well as silver medals made by the state pastoral office!
The scene was very lively...
The officers did not expect that they did not come to see the "killing of chickens", but instead were "corrupted" by various honors and the interests that were close at hand.
Each one of them even had doubts in his heart, whether the previous gossip was wrong?
But it was time to come back. After the awards were given, Bai Tu took them to the military camp in Wengcheng - the general yamen could not accommodate so many people.
Feeling the change in the atmosphere, everyone was convinced that the "second half" was coming...