Chapter 211 Where does the huge military pay come from! [Seeking a monthly ticket]
As these generals who resisted the law said, there are very few generals who are not greedy in the army. If Chu Yi really wants to kill, I am afraid that all the generals will really be killed, so even Chu Yi can only select some of them who are the most guilty.
It is used to frighten the morale of the troops.
These generals dare to embezzle military pay in the army. Naturally, each of them has his own background, and some of them can even be related to British nobles.
That is Chu Yi, if it were anyone else, it would really not be an easy task to win down so many generals at once.
The noble group including the British Duke was already on Chu Yi's side, so when Chu Yi killed these people who were greedy for military pay, he had already greeted all the nobles in advance.
Of course, even if these nobles do not support, Chu Yi will not hesitate. It is not an easy task to control the military morale of more than 100,000 people in the capital camp. It is not just to control a few governors, but to win the trust of a group of soldiers.
Recognition.
Even if it was to gain military morale, Chu Yi would definitely choose this method.
Obviously this method is very effective, especially according to the information obtained through Jinyiwei and Dongchang in advance. Every one of the military generals who were selected by Chu Yi as the objects of authority have caused public dissatisfaction in the army. It can be said that
There is no lieutenant in the army who does not hate him.
This time Chu Yi selected these generals to be killed in front of everyone. The reaction can be imagined. All they saw was darkness. More than 100,000 soldiers watched helplessly as the hundreds of soldiers who usually fought in the military camp watched.
The general who committed evil crimes and oppressed the soldiers was beheaded by the enemy. Everyone was stunned at first, and then they shouted loudly one by one.
"My father-in-law, long live your Majesty! Long live your Majesty!"
Cheers rang out, and on the high platform, British Duke Zhang Mao and others couldn't help but frowned when they heard the words, but when they looked at Chu Yi, no one said anything.
Although the cheers of the soldiers were a bit loud, no one was a fool. With the level of trust Chu Yi received from Zhu Houzhao, I am afraid that as long as Chu Yi did not rebel, Zhu Houzhao would not do anything to him.
A thousand-year-old title means nothing at all.
If you want to cause trouble for Chu Yi on this point, you are really causing trouble for yourself.
Chu Yi let out a long roar, and all the officers and soldiers were silent, and their eyes fell on Chu Yi.
Chu Yi pointed with his big hand at the piles of millions of taels of silver and stacks of land contracts piled up beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Soldiers, please come forward to receive your dismissal after you call anyone's name.
Silver and land deed."
Although many people in the army do not want to leave the military camp, most people are very supportive of Chu Yi's actions. After all, many of them are already old and have even stayed in the army all their lives.
If I go down, I'm afraid I won't be able to live for a few more years.
Being able to receive a sum of severance money and two or three acres of land would be enough for them to spend the rest of their lives safely.
"Anyang Li Musheng!"
He saw a white-haired old man wearing a tattered military uniform slowly walking up to the high platform. Looking at his appearance, Chu Yi was worried that he might accidentally fall.
This Li Musheng can be said to be one of the few in this army who has reached the age of sixty. People say that seventy has been rare since ancient times. In this army, it is quite rare for someone to be over sixty.
However, at such an age, he was still in the army. Chu Yi couldn't help but sigh, what else could such soldiers do on the battlefield besides die?
The contract of fifty taels of silver and two acres of land made Li Musheng burst into tears with excitement. He bowed to the ground first in the direction of the Forbidden City, and then in the direction of Chu Yi.
Chu Yi nodded slightly and watched Li Musheng leave.
One after another figures came out of the army and climbed to the high platform to receive the severance money and the land contract.
From morning to night, hundreds of paperwork were processed at the same time, and it took a full day to wait until the unqualified officers on the general list who needed to be eliminated were dismissed one by one.
When the last soldier left with his dismissed silver and contract, there were only about 60,000 people left on the large campus. Many of them had been standing there for a whole day and almost couldn't hold on anymore.
, but Chu Yi stood on the high platform, looked at the remaining 60,000 strong men below, and nodded slightly.
No matter what these people are like, at least they are all strong and strong after eliminating the old, weak, sick and disabled. Since they are strong and strong, it is not too difficult to get an elite army through rigorous training.
On the high platform, there were originally a pile of millions of taels of silver, but now only about one million taels were left.
It was originally intended to be used to win over the morale of the army. Chu Yi looked at the remaining Wen Yin and the soldiers present who were dispirited from standing there for a day. He took a step forward and said: "Soldiers, you have been selected to be able to stay in the military camp.
Among them, they are all the elite soldiers of our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty will not treat the soldiers poorly when reorganizing the capital camp."
As he spoke, Chu Yi cupped his hands in the direction of the Forbidden City and said, "According to the emperor's order, all those who are selected to stay will be rewarded with five taels of silver each!"
Everyone watched helplessly as the dismissed soldiers took the white money and left. Many people even had some thoughts about leaving with them. At least they could get a sum of money, right?
When they heard Chu Yi say that the emperor had not forgotten them, but instead gave them rewards, all the soldiers shouted excitedly.
Compared to the previous cheers when those generals who were greedy for military pay were killed, the cheers this time were naturally loud and loud, attracting many people's attention.
That's five taels of silver. Normally, when the military pay is distributed, less than three cents of silver can be received in their hands every month. If you calculate it like this, Chu Yi's large-scale distribution of silver this time is equivalent to more than a year's reward for each soldier.
How could this not make all the soldiers excited about their pay and silver?
When the soldiers calmed down, Chu Yi looked at the crowd and spoke again: "Your Majesty took pity on the meager salary of the soldiers, and issued a special decree. From now on, every soldier in the army will receive double the salary!"
"Your Majesty is wise, Your Majesty is wise!"
You must know that when the Ming Dynasty recruits soldiers, they usually only give them three to five taels of settlement allowance. As for salary, it is only five to eight taels a year.
Even for an army like the Qi Family Army, when recruiting soldiers, each soldier's annual salary is between ten and eighteen taels.
As soon as Chu Yi opened his mouth, he doubled the salary. If we go by the salary that soldiers in the Beijing camp can currently receive, after doubling it, it means that each soldier will receive about 10 taels of salary per year.
Zhang Mao, who was sitting there, couldn't help but frowned, coughed slightly and said to Chu Yi in a low voice: "General manager, if you rashly increase the soldiers' pay, I'm afraid the cost of raising soldiers will be doubled!"
A soldier needs about 10 taels a year. This does not include armor, weapons, etc. In total, the maintenance of a soldier requires at least 30 taels of silver a year.
It’s not that I didn’t know, but I was really shocked when I calculated it. According to Chu Yi’s plan, the capital camp will be expanded to about 200,000 people. If calculated according to this calculation, even the investment in weapons can be regarded as a one-time investment.
, then to maintain such an army of 200,000 people, at least 5 million taels will be invested in the first year, and in the future, at least 3 million taels will be needed to maintain the army every year.
According to Chu Yi's investigation, the Ming Dynasty used to spend hundreds of thousands of taels per year to support the more than 100,000 soldiers in the Beijing camp. According to Chu Yi, in the future, the Beijing camp alone will need to spend millions of taels to maintain.
, if the civil and military officials above the court knew about such a huge and terrifying military expenditure, they would probably explode.
The Ming Dynasty's annual taxation of grain and other goods, in terms of silver taels alone, was only three to five million taels, which meant that the imperial court was simply not enough to support so many soldiers in the capital.
No matter what happened to Zhang Mao, Xu Guangzha, and Zhu Fu, at least Chu Yi was their ally for the moment. They had never heard Chu Yi mention increasing pay for the soldiers before, so they made a calculation in their minds when they heard it.
Everyone was shocked.
Even if the Ming Dynasty treasury was emptied, it would not be able to support so many soldiers. You must know that it is not that easy to reduce the salary after it has been increased.
Chu Yi could tell what Zhang Mao and the others were worried about just by looking at their expressions. However, Chu Yi shook his head slightly at Zhang Mao and the others, and said with a bit of confidence on his face: "Everyone, Chu
Since you dare to make such a decision, you will naturally have a way to solve the salary problem."
However, Zhang Mao and others did not believe it. Chu Yi ordered Dongchang and Jinyiwei to monitor the documents and distribute silver coins to the excited soldiers present, while he, Zhang Mao and others retreated to the side.
Zhang Mao looked at Chu Yi with a worried look on his face and said: "Master Manager, please think twice before you increase your salary!"
Zhu Fu stroked his beard and frowned: "What the British Lord said is true. Sir, it's not that we don't believe you. It's actually millions of taels of military pay every year that the court simply can't afford. At that time, if you are not careful,
, that would lead to a mutiny."
If you serve as a soldier, you have to eat food. If the promised salary cannot be paid, you can imagine what the consequences will be if you are not a fool.
Not to mention the princes, even Han Kun, Cheng Xiangwu and other generals who were deeply favored by Chu Yi looked at Chu Yi with worried faces.
Chu Yi smiled and said: "Chu has his own way!"
Xu Guangzhao said anxiously: "I know that the steward still has a confiscated property in his hand. The key is that this property can last for two or three years. But in the future, the steward cannot confiscate the property every year."
As Xu Guangzha said, it is impossible to ransack homes for a long time, just once or twice. If homes are really ransacked at every turn, it will arouse public outrage.
Chu Yi glanced at everyone and said slowly: "Everyone, I will report the matter of military pay to Your Majesty. You should believe that Your Majesty will not let Chu do anything reckless. If Chu has no way to solve the problem of military pay, just
Your Majesty will not be able to pass that level."
Hearing what Chu Yi said, the British Duke frowned and said, "Well, in that case, we will wait for the manager to come up with a solution. Otherwise, please forgive me for offending the manager, and we will definitely write a joint letter to the emperor.
Stop the Lord Controller from acting recklessly."
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