Eighty, Army and Celestial Battalion (Part 2)

Eighty, Army and Celestial Battalion (Part 2)

As a result, even though Grand Secretary Fei Liguo was so angry that he only brought a team of five hundred foreign guns when he left Beijing. When he walked to his hometown, Suzhou, there were only five hundred foreign guns. Grand Secretary Fei was so depressed that he simply retreated into his hometown and pretended to be sick, and he refused to leave again.

——If you only bring such 500 people to Shanghai, it would be nothing more than a siege, you would be just a death sentence

Just as his distant nephew Wang Qinian, who had just been taken off from the position of Shanghai Dianshi a few months ago, was trapped in the battlefield and almost died. At this time, he had just arrived in Suzhou and tried to seek the position of Suzhou Troupe General Manager. After hearing this, he immediately ran up and recommended himself, "...Don't worry, because the world is so big, how can there be no lack of loyal and patriotic people? As long as you give your nephew a name and borrow the foreign gun team led by Aner Leguan to use it, there is no need to spend a penny or a grain of rice, and tens of thousands of troops will be able to complete it immediately."

Grand Secretary Fei Liguo didn't believe Wang Qinian's crazy words. But since it seemed that he was at the end of the road, he followed the situation and carried out a new round of organizational structure adjustments to his Jiangdong recruitment camp with the intention of being a living:

Specifically, in Suzhou City, which is about 200 miles away from the Shanghai War Zone, the headquarters of Jiangdong Recruitment and Discipline Camp was established, with the general manager of the Recruitment and Discipline Camp, and the commander of the Recruitment and Discipline Camp, was held in remote control. Then, Aner Leguan was promoted to the rank of general, and was appointed as the deputy general, acting as the front-line command affairs, and leading the first battalion of troops to continue to rush to the war zone. Wang Qinian was appointed as the General Office of the Recruitment and Discipline Camp, and was fully responsible for recruiting and raising funds...

In the final analysis, it is just this sentence - completely let go of your power, I will kill you, I will pick the peaches

Anyway, when Grand Secretary Fei Liguo arrived at his hometown in Suzhou, he retracted into his turtle shell and refused to move his nest anymore. The war was fully entrusted to An Erle and Wang Qien. If he won, he would naturally have to be rewarded with the immediate superior of Grand Secretary Fei Liguo. If he unfortunately lost, it would be that An Erle and Wang Qien took the blame and died. Grand Secretary Fei was only dismissed from office at most. To be honest, looking at the crazy scene of the imperial court dancing with demons, and then feeling Emperor Kant's suspicion of the old Han officials, Fei Liguo really didn't want to serve him anymore.

The Anerle pipe belt of the foreign gun team was immediately surprised to find that he had been promoted again, and he had also changed from deputy commander to de facto commander (Fei Liguo refused to go to the battlefield again, so his command was naturally all over the place in Anerle). Unfortunately, although he was promoted, he had not many brothers under him, and he still had more than 500 years of old foundation brought from Fujian, which was completely inconsistent with the status of the commander of the side.

What's worse is that even such a pitiful army had no food and military pay that should be supplied. On the way from Beijing to Suzhou, his 500-strong foreign gun team was considered the guard of the Grand Secretary Fei Liguo, so the Fei family manager paid the bill for food, clothing and expenses. But if he continues to go to the front line, he will rely on himself. Grand Secretary Fei will not pay a penny in addition to waiting to share the credit.

——Fill in the rear and starve to death on the front. This is a common problem that almost any corrupt country will experience...

Letting soldiers fight at their own expenses while hungry, bleed and sacrifice in vain, and no pensions are left regardless of burning and burying, is an upgraded version of the brain-destroying version.

Fortunately, the new deputy Wang Qinian was flexible enough - just as Anerle pipe, well, now General Anerle is now General Anerle. In short, when he walked out of the Fei family manor with a letter of appointment and military talisman seal, and looked confused and didn't know what to do, General Wang Qinian, who was full of bad luck, immediately offered an extremely despicable plan, which immediately made General Anerle overjoyed and no longer worried.

From then on, the two generals of the Jiangdong recruitment camp began their great cause to harm the people of Jiangnan... Well, by the way, they turned the camp into a giant celestial camp, which was a fashionable activity that was ahead of the flow...

Divide-Separation-Line

The next morning, General Anerle began a vigorous campaign to recruit men according to the instructions of General Wang Qinian.

In Jiangnan where the densely populated and villages are close to each other, it is actually relatively easy to recruit men - the premise is that they are not worried about violating the interests of local gentry, so that they can wear iǎ shoes for you through the means of the government, and they will still be demoted and lost after winning the battle.

However, seeing that the court is now shaking, the military leaders in various places have long stopped selling their government accounts. In the world, if they have soldiers and money, they are the kings. If they are short of soldiers and money, it doesn’t matter - just let them go and rob them.

The only factor that can limit the army's plunder is that the local area is too poor, and even if you want to plunder the army, there is nothing to plunder. However, in the prosperous and prosperous Jiangnan water town, there is naturally no such problem.

Of course, Suzhou Prefecture is not only the hometown of Grand Secretary Fei Liguo, but also the hometown of Wang Qinian. Many people are related to each other. No matter how heartless Wang Qinian is, after all, there are a large group of relatives living here, so they don’t want to do too much to their fellow villagers.

Therefore, he just asked the foreign gun team to surround a relatively prosperous village, and showed off his swords, guns and weapons to intimidate him. Then several elders in the village were elected, and they lined up in a row with their teeth, kneeling at the feet of Anerle and Wang Qinian, and stutteringly expressed their infinite loyalty to the court and their infinite admiration for Grand Secretary Fei, General An and General Wang.

In response to this, Wang Qinian just nodded with a smile and took all the flattery of these old men. And all experienced elders also knew the truth that thieves would not leave empty-handed, and understood that these soldiers could not be dismissed with just a few good words.

Therefore, Wang Qinian General Office just seemed to have just started a new head when it seemed to be unintentionally. These tactful old men immediately agreed and made a promise to give out the money and some grain and rice to "reward the king's army", just to send these plague gods to leave as soon as possible.

However, when Wang Qinian mentioned the next request, it was to let a group of strong men from the village go to the army to fight, "... This time, I was ordered by the emperor to go to Shanghai to fight against foreigners for the court. Unfortunately, there were few soldiers and few generals, and local volunteers needed to actively help the war... Don't be afraid, this is to serve in the court, and it is the most glorious fight for the country. There are food, drinks, and military pay in the army. I will be given severance payments when I retire. I will also be able to let your children go out to see the world. Where can I find such a good life... It is better than staying in this acre of three-point land for life and digging food from the soil."

"...Sir, iǎ, don't let the children go out to see the world, just want to stay by your side and watch with peace of mind, please give it a tribute."

"... As the saying goes, parents are here and not traveling far away, and those who do not expect their children and grandchildren to have any prospects. Just stay by your side safely..."

When they heard that these military men had to recruit men in the village in addition to money and food, they had to recruit men. The elders suddenly turned pale and even softened. According to years of experience, the children were arrested and became soldiers, which meant they could never come back.

The official army of the Great Jin court never had a retirement system, and it was normal for "to join the army for a few years to return after being eighty."

What's even more terrible is that in the past few days, the treatment of ordinary soldiers is extremely poor, and the benefits are even more detrimental. Basically, every military officer will use his soldiers as slaves, and he will be frustrated and unkempt. Even the beggars will live better than theirs.

As for severance payments, pensions are even more unfamiliar. Even military pay is a legendary thing - the military expenditure that the court should pay every year is often divided up layer by layer before leaving the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War.

Senior generals still have to live a life of dust income, and the lower-level soldiers often don’t even have to eat, let alone give money. Instead, they have to pay money to the officers, otherwise there will be countless terrible punishments...

Therefore, every year, many unlucky guys who have less than money are starved to death or beaten to death in the military camp, and there is no place to complain.

It is precisely under such a social background that the concept of "good iron does not make nails, and good men do not join the army" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Before Wang Qinian finished speaking, an old man immediately fell down and kowtowed to mercy in tears. The other elders also followed his example, and mourned with tears...

If you lose money, you can make money again. If you lose money, you will never come back...

In this case, it was General Anerle's turn to appear - he saw his face sinking, walked to these old men who begged, kicked the old man who was leading the crying, and threatened unabashedly: "...I don't understand the idea of ​​not wanting children and grandchildren to stay away, but I have been wading through mountains and rivers from Fujian, but I haven't received military pay for several months, and I haven't had a nv person for half a year. Everyone was so nervous..."

Wang Qinian also followed suit and said softly with a smile on his face: "...If I were in another place, I would not have told you so much for so long. After all, I am from Suzhou. Everyone is from the villagers. They look up and don't look down. If something is too inappropriate, it doesn't seem to be very suitable, right?

But if you still don’t know how to advance or retreat, I can’t guarantee that something will happen—the swords and guns of these men are already hungry and thirsty.”

——Obviously, if you push back and get angry with these Qiu Ba, you will slaughter the village and rob.
Chapter completed!