"Everyone, you all have veterans who are tired of the military and want to start a family and start a career, right?"

Before dark, generals who were deploying defenses everywhere inside and outside the city gathered Wang Tong's commander's tent. Everyone thought that Wang Tong had also assigned some tasks, but they did not expect that this was the problem.

In this era, when they were in the army, from teenagers to decades, it was not so easy to retire and return home, especially for men in border towns. To serve in the army is their profession. They can only leave the battlefield until they are old or disabled. Of course, more people die in battle.

Who doesn’t want to live a peaceful life, who doesn’t want to marry and have children, but when they are in the army and fight, their military pay is extremely deducted, and their life and death are uncertain. Who will marry them?

The situation is difficult, but this does not mean that the soldiers do not want to get married and have children, and do not want to get married and have children. Wang Tong asked, and several generals of the Huwei Army were not very good-looking, but the generals of Jizhen were not very good-looking.

Qi Jiguang has been in Jizhen for more than ten years. Many soldiers have started from new recruits. After finally becoming combat power, they naturally will not allow the soldiers to get married and get married. The soldiers are burdened by their families and dare not sacrifice their lives on the battlefield. Everyone knows this. In this era, when they are teenagers, they have to marry and have children. The soldiers in Jizhen are really old.

"I'm afraid everyone under the command of the general is like this."

At this time, Yang Jin knew where Wang Tong had confidence in the quality of the caravan guards in the afternoon. The soldiers in Ji Town only dared to answer the truth after seeing Yang Jin's expression.

Even so, the Qian-man who spoke was still hesitant. Wang Tong was stunned, then shook his head and asked with a smile: "Is this coach who will give him the next order to retire, I'm afraid there will be no one left!"

"It's almost that's it"

Wang Tong shook his head again, turned to ask Li Hutou and Tan Bing and said, "What's the matter with Huwei Army?"

"Reporting to the general, the generals and soldiers of the Huwei Army are willing to join the army and do not serve the people. They are over thirty years old and have no official ranks."

Li Hutou replied loudly. This was arranged in advance, and the Huwei Army itself is mostly young. Wang Tong originally planned to let the Huwei Army come out to be an example, but he didn't expect that there were more in Jizhen, and it was a little more.

After saying both sides, Ma Yong, who saw Wang Tong's gaze, bowed and replied: "The Grand Marshal, most of the soldiers led by his subordinates are personal soldiers and servants in various places in Datong Town. They are unusual soldiers, with rich salary, and are all one with the master's family. Most of them have families, but they have nowhere to go except this army."

The situation of the veteran is much more complicated than Wang Tong thought, but the reason is the same. Wang Tong paused and said loudly: "This victory is the best, but everyone knows the rules of our Ming Dynasty. This commander and you will naturally have rewards, but the soldiers below are not beneficial."

Everyone nodded. The Ming Dynasty was very stingy about rewarding. With such victory, the 30,000 army, from Wang Tong to the ordinary soldiers below, won no more than 100,000 taels of silver. For the rewards of Wang Tong and others, there were more titles and privileges, and they could not count on salary.

When we move forward, there are always some means and the spoils can be divided into a lot. Senior officers can make money through privileges, but the soldiers below may be promoted, and more people may be rewarded for a few rounds of wine and meat, and that's all.

Whether it was the border soldiers or the cavalry of the Huwei Army, the military discipline was not very good, and they acted casually, so they naturally gained a lot of spoils. However, the infantry of the Huwei Army and Jizhen Army were strictly restrained on the battlefield because of their strict military discipline. Although they fought bravely, they did not get much benefit.

It is a duty for soldiers to fight for the country. They also have the honor and pride of soldiers, but life is life after all, they have to support themselves, and they also want to live a better life.

Wang Tong said very slowly, and continued: "Everyone lives and dies together for so long, and some things can be said to be open. The ability to achieve such victory is all based on the hard-working battles of our men. We all have to rely on the future glory and wealth, and we still have to rely on them to conquer Guihua City, a sea of ​​gold and silver, and a thousand hectares of fertile land, but they do not get any benefits. How can we fight to the death in the future? Our hearts will slowly cool down and we must always give them some benefits."

Everyone nodded again, and some people thought to themselves that it is strange that this adult in his early twenties but he speaks and acts like an old man in his fifties.

"I just wanted to say that if the army does not want to continue to join the army and fight, give them an industry in this Guihua City and let them live in peace. After listening to your statement, I am afraid that after this order, the 20,000 troops in Jizhen will soon disperse. Is that true?"

The room was quieter, and then there was a burst of laughter. Yang Jin and others were nodding there. Wang Tong's joke made the atmosphere in the camp much more relaxed.

Wang Tong clapped his hands, and the camp was quiet again. Wang Tong continued to say, "The soldiers are the fundamentals, so naturally they cannot be allowed to disperse. It is better to stay in the army as a seed, but they also have to do something to repay military merits. Lord Yang, can you come up with half a century of people?"

Yang Jin took a step forward and bowed and said, "Master, there are many people who have made contributions to these camps. In addition to being rewarded with military merits and having a future of promotion, there are about 10% of them, and what they do and what they have gained is quite different. Such people are also full of resentment when they stay in the army. It is better to let them out as a compliment!"

Wang Tong nodded with satisfaction. Yang Jin's words seemed to be talking about some hidden dangers, but in fact they were cooperating with Wang Tong's words. One percent of the people were nearly two thousand. Wang Tong turned his head and looked at Ma Yong again. Ma Yong bowed quickly, but replied with a wry smile: "Master General, these soldiers are private soldiers of the generals of Datong's families. If they stay or not, they can't make the decision. I will ask and persuade me. There are dozens of people under my generals."

Wang Tong understood what Ma Yong said, that the family members are equal to the clan members of the generals, and they have a deep personal dependence and cannot leave at will. If they decide to stay, they must obtain the consent of their original master.

The military generals in Datong Town were willing to send their own personal soldiers to the war, which was already a great favor from Wang Tong. This was their core strength, but they were used to let Wang Tong lead the battle to kill him. With such cooperation, Wang Tong could not keep these people after victory, and he would not be able to do anything in the future.

"The auxiliary soldiers and Changfuli who were in charge of the Huwei Army could be left behind by 1,500 soldiers, plus 175 soldiers. This number is a big number for me!"

Wang Tong said a few words and took out troops, although it was for rewards and to gather the morale of the army, it was also to damage everyone's strength. If Wang Tong asked others to come out and the Tiger Force Army, which he directly affiliated with, did not move, everyone might not be convinced, but Wang Tong also showed enough sincerity.

Everyone on the battlefield could see clearly the performance of the auxiliary soldiers and the eldest husband of the Huwei Army. They were completely elite soldiers, no less powerful than the armies.

As a result, nearly 4,000 experienced veterans have been left in Guihua City, including even low-level military generals, which has met Wang Tong's requirements.

"Everyone, this matter was decided today, but I also made it clear that if you want to retire from the army and settle down, you can only give them land, houses, livestock, and even long-term workers and tenants. But if you want to maintain these benefits, you must continue to engage in martial arts."

Wang Tong said in a stern voice: "The caravans and merchants in the city need guards, their guards need people to train, and the farms around Guihua City need militia townships. These people need training and people to lead. Moreover, when there is something to do in Guihua City, they are among the first batch of recruits and must be recruited."

All the generals in the military tent nodded. They got so much, and it was impossible to do nothing. Wang Tong continued: "The guards and merchants traveled around the world, fought for life and death, had many fields, good houses, and many livestock. Those who trained in the city were to lower the standards. Retreat did not mean enjoying the peace and happiness. They had to fight for their lives and their homes, and then they enjoyed everything they gave them."

Ma Yong hesitated in the military tent and said, "Master, those people in the caravan may not be able to use us, they will definitely do it."

"Our people are not required to be guards, we should not be recruited as guards, we should not go on business on the grassland, and we should not live in Guihua City!"

Wang Tong said with a smile that the merchants must rely on this Guihua City as a base to make profits on the grassland. They cannot get this benefit for nothing. They must provide these veterans and support a civilian armed force that can allow the existence of Guihua City to achieve this benefit. This is also a kind of tax.

It came to an end when Ma Yong asked, and Yang Jin also asked: "Master, I'm afraid that civil servants will be sent here to take charge in the future. This is different from civil and military in the Ming Dynasty. The rules set by the Master will be in the future."

At this point, everyone was planning for their subordinates, and some words could be said openly. Yang Jin asked about it. Everyone was concerned about it. Wang Tong smiled confidently and said, "In such a miserable place, no civil servant is willing to come. Even if they want to come, Your Majesty will be sympathetic to their safety and will not let them come."

Hearing this sentence, everyone felt at peace.

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"The land in Guihua City belongs to His Majesty. Don't think about it. In the future, you can have some discounts on the land."
Chapter completed!