Chapter 508 Recruits join the army
Outside Kaifeng Prefecture City, the new recruits from the Palace Front Office are under intense military training.
After the court annexed Jingnan and Hunan in one fell swoop, the military officials from all over the country were even more afraid to doubt the authority of the Kaifeng Prefecture court. In addition, Fan Zhi, Wang Pu and others strongly supported Dong Zunhui's new measures, and established new positions such as the magistrate, the magistrate, the Transport Department, and the organization even deprived the civilian power of the military officials from all over the country. In this way, the imperial edict of the court suddenly increased, and Dong Zunhui took the opportunity to send "soldiers" (high and powerful soldiers) to recruit qualified soldiers from all over the country. The military generals from all over the country did not dare to refuse, and could only pinch their noses and give out the local young and strong...
Dong Zunhui did not intend to leave all these soldiers in Kaifeng Prefecture, nor did he want to follow the situation of being strong and weak in the Song Dynasty. He just wanted to train these soldiers in a general way so that they could know the honor and responsibilities of soldiers. After forging these "iron embryos" into "steel", Dong Zunhui would still send them out in an established system and distribute them to various places to participate in garrison or field missions.
Of course, the appointment of these soldiers' commander and above positions must be issued by the Privy Council, otherwise the appointment will be invalid! In this way, military generals from all over the country only have the right to command troops to fight, and lose the right to appoint and remove middle-level and above officers in the army, and there is no possibility of separatist rebellion.
This day was the first day of recruits training. Young and strong men who had just been recruited from all over the country wore the newly distributed clothes and formed a series of crooked small square formations under the constraints of veterans. Each small square formation had about one hundred people, roughly one of which was organized, and the instructors temporarily acted as the head.
These instructors were carefully selected by the troops under Dong Zunhui. Most of them were veterans who returned to the team after being injured. Everyone had seen blood and had a lot of experience in the battlefield. It was great to use them to train these new recruits.
Although the new recruits have changed into military uniforms, they are still ordinary people. Although they dare not speak loudly, they still lowered their voices and chattered non-stop. In this regard, the instructors did not strictly restrict them, allowing them to enjoy this last day as the common people. And today is not only a good day for the recruits to join the army, but also a good day for the veterans to pay their wages. The instructors also intend to leave a deep impression on these new recruits, so that these new recruits who have just pulled their feet out of the soil know that being a soldier can make money. It is not worse than farming and doing business!
Just on the other corner of the playground, the military reporters had set up several cases and put the roster on them. The pen, ink, paper and inkstone were all ready, and the basket next to it was filled with money, which was shining silver and full of gold!
The veterans lined up in an orderly manner, handed over their waist cards in turn, and then used this to receive military pay.
The instructors also shouted to the recruits in their respective capitals: "Everyone has read it carefully. Our front office in the hall receives military pay, weapons and other supplies with their waist cards. Touch the wooden sign in your arms. If you lose it, you will be compensated!"
After hearing what the instructors said, almost all the soldiers touched the waist card in their arms with meaning. The name of the turn in the new song on the waist card. Most of the recruits were illiterate. For the first time, they knew that their names were actually written like this!
When the recruits heard this, they looked at the silver dollars in the instructor's hand and the bulging wallets of veterans in the distance, and couldn't help but look forward to a happy life in the future. However, they will have to undergo hellish training next! Only by enduring such training can they proudly say: We are from the Palace Front Office!
Chapter completed!