"Does the Champion Hou really mean what he said?"

Li Chengliang couldn't help being surprised when he heard the military salary package given by Wang Bing.

You must know that at this time, except for the Yulin Guards, an army personally led by the emperor, the soldiers of the Qi family army who received the highest salary were only paid eighteen taels per person per year.

And if we follow the military pay standard given by Wang Bing, the restructured Liaodong Army will need 2.5 million taels of silver in military pay alone a year. If other expenses are added in, it will be more than 3 million taels.

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Before Zhang Juzheng's New Deal reforms, the maximum annual income of the Ming Dynasty treasury was only three to four million taels of silver. Although the current income of the treasury is definitely far more than before, the current expenditure of the Liaodong Army alone is 150,000.

It has already exceeded the total revenue of the national treasury in the past. How can people not be surprised?

What's more, this is just the Liaodong Army. If the reorganization of all the armies is completed, even if only one million is retained, the expenditure will be an astronomical figure.

"Haha, Uncle Ning Yuan has no need to doubt the military pay. His Majesty can afford it if he can afford it! You'd better take a closer look at the rectification plan first!"

Ignoring Li Chengliang's disbelieving expression, Wang Bing smiled slightly and pointed at the rectification plan in his hand that he had not yet examined carefully.

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"Uncle Guo, are this...the criteria for selecting soldiers a little too harsh?"

It didn't take long. After reading the rectification plan in his hand, Li Chengliang couldn't help but smile bitterly.

There is no way, if the standards in this rectification plan are followed, at most not more than half of the entire Liaodong Army, not to mention the auxiliary soldiers, including the more than 50,000 soldiers including the servants, can meet the standards.

But this is tantamount to the complete disbandment and reorganization of the original Liaodong Army, and a major blood change. The power that Li Chengliang has cultivated in the Liaodong Army over the years will no longer exist with the completion of the rectification.

"Are you harsh? Uncle Yongning, this selection standard is only half of the Yulin Guard's selection standard for new recruits! Since Your Majesty has offered such a high military salary, the sergeants you want are naturally the best among the best..."

Just kidding, this military salary is higher than that of the Qi family army today, how can it be so easy to get?

It turns out that in this rectification plan, not only did the strict military laws of the Qi family army be fully applied, but even the selection criteria for combat soldiers, in addition to literacy, completely referred to the selection criteria for Yulin Guard recruits. Of course, the selection criteria for the auxiliary soldiers

On this basis, the standards have still been lowered.

"Uncle, the Yulin Guard is an army led by His Majesty himself, and it is also the first army of the Ming Dynasty. How can we compare with it? What's more, if selected according to this standard, most of the Liaodong Army will fail. So.

First, if..."

If it was something, although Li Chengliang didn't say it out loud, Wang Bing naturally understood what it meant. It was nothing more than a mutiny.

"Haha, General Li, should I think that you are threatening the court?"

Hearing Li Chengliang's 'threat' in disguise, Wang Bing, who was still smiling at first, now turned serious again.

"Uncle Guo, although I am not a great hero, I am still a tall and dignified man! How can I do such a sinister and despicable thing since I have promised to cooperate with the imperial army in rectification?"

Looking at Wang Bing, who was turning his face faster than flipping through a book, Li Chengliang, who was 'misunderstood', couldn't help but be speechless for a while.

"Although those sergeants did not have much merit, they did some hard work for the country guarding the border. If they are dismissed rashly and lose their livelihood, without being angry in their hearts, something will inevitably happen..."

Unable to put his losses on the table, Li Chengliang could only use this real reason to explain it.

"Haha, forgive me, Uncle Yongning. It seems that I have misunderstood!"

Looking at Li Chengliang's expression, Wang Bing knew that he might have misunderstood the other party. While laughing, he once again changed the other party's title from 'General Li' to 'Uncle Yong Ning'.

"But Uncle Yongning doesn't need to worry. His Majesty and the Crown Prince have already made arrangements for this matter. If the defeated troops are willing to immigrate to the newly restored land in Liaodong, they will be granted land and houses by the government like other immigrants. They can also

Priority will be given to being selected as government officials at all levels..."

Since the Liaodong Army was to be rectified, how could Wang Bing and the little fat man not think of these things.

You must know that the number of officials required by Nuo Da's new Liaodong is not a small number. And according to the previous discussion with the little fat man, if only the soldiers of Yulin Wei who retired due to injuries will serve as officials, then

It's just a drop in the bucket.

Therefore, recruiting these people who were also dismissed from the army as government officials is a way to get the best of both worlds.

"Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are far-sighted, but I am overly worried!"

After hearing Wang Bing's arrangements for these defeated troops, apart from the 'little' disappointment in his heart, Li Chengliang was also somewhat relieved. Those sergeants who were destined to be defeated had, after all, stayed in the Liaodong Army for so long

An old man of many years. Even if he doesn't pay much attention to these 'cannon fodder', he still has a love after all.

"Haha, no matter what, these people are all people who have shed blood and sweat for the Ming Dynasty. How can Your Majesty and His Royal Highness forget the contributions of these people?"

Looking at the old fox in front of him who was thinking about the soldiers, Wang Bing couldn't help but smile pointedly.

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"Uncle Guo, looking at your majesty's reform plan, the structure of the new army seems to be quite similar to that of the Yulin Guard. I wonder if the Yulin Guard can send some soldiers over to assist the Liaodong Army in its reorganization and training?"

After resolving important issues such as the size of the restructured Liaodong Army and the placement of the unsuccessful soldiers, during the subsequent discussion, Li Chengliang took the initiative to request that the Yulin Guards come to the Liaodong Army to "assist" them.

It has to be said that Li Chengliang was indeed a "proper businessman". After he chose to lie down, he immediately began to manage the relationship with the emperor.

"Haha, although the Yulin Guards have not been in the army for a long time and their qualifications in the army are not high, they do have some experience in training soldiers. In this way, as long as Yong Ningbo takes a fancy to someone, I will immediately take him

Just transfer here and join the Liaodong Army!"

Seeing that Li Chengliang was so "advocate", Wang Bing, who established the Yulin Wei originally to rectify the Ming army, naturally gave up.

'Hey, it was so dangerous, but fortunately I was one step ahead!'

Seeing that Wang Bing agreed to the matter so readily, Li Chengliang secretly took a long breath of cold air, but at the same time he was very happy.

You must know that the Yulin Guards are an army led by the emperor himself. Even Wang Bing, the champion who is in charge of the Yulin Guards, only has the power to direct and mobilize the Yulin Guards during wartime. This kind of transfer of the Yulin Guards to other armies

Matter of fact, except for the emperor, Wang Bing absolutely does not have this right.

But now Wang Bing didn't even think about it, and immediately agreed. From this, it can be seen that this matter must have been decided by the emperor long ago.

Thinking of this, Li Chengliang immediately rejected his original idea of ​​who should come to the Liaodong Army to assist in the reorganization and training.

"Haha, uncle Guo is joking. The Habayashi Guards are an army led by His Majesty himself, how dare I choose. What's more, even if the Habayashi Guards are just a soldier, they have been carefully trained by the Royal Military Academy. So no matter who it is,

If you come to the Liaodong Army to assist in the reorganization and training, I will welcome you!"

Although Wang Bing asked him to choose on his own, Li Chengliang, who understood the inside story, would never really be so "stubborn".
Chapter completed!