I am Da Song

Chapter 117

In the Battle of Tokyo, the total number of Shenwu Youjun casualties was about 3, tens of thousands recovered, and less than [-] were directly killed.

This means that the total pension that the court needs to provide is about 300 million taels, which is only more than a million taels more than the rewards given to the imperial army.

This number is only about one-tenth of the gains from this battle.

If the army has poor military discipline, I am afraid that the loot will be divided directly, and it will not be divided into this mere level.

However, the Shenwu Youjun has awe-inspiring military discipline, and the imperial court controls the distribution of wealth. For each soldier, this reward is so heavy.

This makes the military discipline of the Shenwu Youjun even more precious, and Zhao Huan must not sit back and watch this elite degenerate into an ordinary feudal army.

Yue Fei was so excited that he saluted Zhao Huan and said: "On behalf of all the officers and soldiers of the Shenwu You Army, I would like to thank the officials for their generous rewards. I will serve the country loyally and die for the officials."

Zhao Huan waved his hand calmly, and said: "This reward is just to show the whole army that I am not stingy with gold and silver. With the wealth of my great Song Dynasty, the imperial court can even give out ten times the reward."

Yue Fei firmly believed in this point, and all the soldiers and civilians in Tokyo firmly believed in it. The officials were absolutely generous and forthright in awarding and rewarding soldiers, and they believed what they said.

Previously, the officials had repeatedly confirmed this by rewarding the imperial army and the militiamen outside the city.

What's more, the officials have never treated the wounded soldiers or martyrs well. With such generous rewards, how could they treat the soldiers of the Shenwu Youjun who are fighting for their lives?

So Yue Fei spoke calmly, and said: "I will definitely appease the soldiers and stabilize the morale of the army, and will never make the Shenwu Youjun feel restless because of the award. I just don't know how the officials want to motivate the soldiers?"

Faced with this question, Zhao Huan really didn't know how to speak, he felt like a tiger eating the sky, unable to speak.

During the Battle of Tokyo, most of the Shenwu Youjun had entered the scope of the modern national army. All soldiers had the belief of defending their homes and the country, and they clearly knew that they were fighting for the Song Dynasty and Tokyo. , Fighting for the relatives and people of the same blood compatriots.

The most difficult thing now is how to make this army completely enter the category of modern army, and even use this as an opportunity to turn the country into a nation-state.

The latter is a bit far away, but the Shenwu Youjun has already half-stepped into the modern army. It would be a pity to degenerate into a feudal army.

The hall fell into silence. Zhao Huan carefully sorted out his thoughts for a long time, absorbed the words carefully, and said one by one: "First of all, I want to award honors and merits to the soldiers of the Shenwu Right Army, especially the [-] soldiers who defeated the Jurchen hard army head-on. I want to reward Let them know that they have made contributions to the country, to the world, and to the billions of people in Song Dynasty."

"And this is an honorary reward, so that the kings and generals of the Great Song Dynasty, down to the traffickers and pawns, will respect them when they see them. Things like tattooing on the face will no longer exist in our Great Song Army."

Tattooing soldiers' faces has always been the most desolate scar of the Song army.With the meritorious deeds of the Shenwu Youjun and the honor of this army, it is a matter of course to get rid of the fate of tattooing.

Yue Fei just didn't understand how the officials planned to reward the army with honor.

Zhao Huan said in detail: "I plan to award all the soldiers who survived this battle the Imperial Capital Medal, and reward their achievements in front of millions of people in Tokyo."

"What's the meaning of the medal?" Yue Fei asked.

"Encourage the faith of the soldiers and let them remember that they used their lives and blood to defend this country and this nation regardless of the cost. This is the greatest meaning." Zhao Huan's face was determined.

If you have a career, you have used your life to protect it and defend it with your blood.Then this is your second life, the belief that supports your whole life.Anyone who intends to destroy this country wants to take your life, so why not fight him to the death?
Then Zhao Huan smiled and said: "Of course, this is very idealistic. Although it is also very real, it is not enough to motivate every soldier. I will not lack tangible material rewards."

"Owners of the Imperial Capital Medal have made meritorious service to the country. As long as they are in the Song Dynasty, they will have many privileges. In the army, if they meet the conditions of officers and non-commissioned officers, they will be recruited first. After retiring, if they participate in the imperial examination, their grades will be carried forward. .Even if you are a rich man, you can see the official without paying homage, and report to me about the government. All his children can enter the Taixue, and they can be exempted from the qualification review of the county to participate in the imperial examination, and they will be sent directly to the state to participate in the review. Counties review the qualifications of local scholars and send them to the state for review)”

In a word, the principle is to deeply bind their interests with the country.

Their bloody battles have made this country and nation, and then this powerful country and nation will repay their interests.

The interests of defending the country and protecting the family are the same, and war and honor are unified.

"In addition to medals, I also plan to implement a system of merit and honor. The more meritorious service a soldier has in the army, the more honor he has, and the more allowance he will receive when he retires. Of course, if he has committed crimes, violated laws and regulations, or even If they run away, their allowances will drop sharply, or even be banned. And they are not allowed to participate in the imperial examination, and their children are not allowed to be officials."

"Subsidy?" Yue Fei was surprised for a moment. The army implements the conscription system, and there is no military salary.

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "The subsidy is not given to ordinary soldiers, but only to honorable soldiers, non-commissioned officers, and military officers. This is used to motivate the soldiers and strive for the top."

I have to admit that Napoleon's words are very classic. A soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier.

The reason why he has such a high prestige in the army is because he successfully led the soldiers to achieve class leap.

"The non-commissioned officers and officers in our army are all considered officials and talents. How can they be forced to retire in three years? After soldiers are promoted to non-commissioned officers and officers, they can choose to continue to serve in the army. The imperial court will pay them generously. Three years is one year. period. You can also choose to apply for retirement after the expiration date.”

"I will not hesitate to give rewards to the soldiers. Those soldiers who have won the honor of the medal, even if they are just a small soldier, will have a very generous allowance when they retire. But I want the soldiers to know that they get this reward because they have kept The family defends the country because they have meritorious service and honor in the army, and because they once fought for our country, for the country, and for the community of the world."

After listening to the official's impassioned speech, Yue Fei could only feel the blood rushing in his chest, the blood was throbbing, and his whole body was invigorated.

This is the country you are loyal to!This is what it means to serve the country with allegiance!

It's not for the corrupt court, not for the sleazy camp of the scholar-bureaucrats.

It seems that there is a bright light that illuminates the way forward, and the future is no longer lost.

Yue Fei clasped his fists heavily, bowed his hands to Zhao Huan, and said: "I now know the meaning of fighting hard, and I have a clearer goal of serving the country loyally. The bloody battle between the minister and the soldiers is not just for a little money, but for the sake of the world." The country is peaceful and peaceful, and the country is rich and powerful!"

Zhao Huan smiled gratifiedly, at least his grand goal is not unintelligible, and Yue Fei is a man of lofty ideals who walks with him.

For this incentive, Zhao Huan did not lack material rewards from the soldiers.Human nature cannot be violated. Soldiers hope to have better material rewards, and they will not change after a thousand years.

However, Zhao Huan did not directly reward the soldiers with gold and silver wealth, but resolutely set up an additional layer of replacement in the army.Gold and silver are replaced by loyalty, honor, discipline, and the feelings of family, country, and world.

This is very vulgar. Soldiers have to make contributions to their homeland and the world in exchange for more wealth.

But this is very effective. Although it is only a layer replacement, honor, discipline, and meritorious service have replaced gold and silver, and they have been more clearly implemented in the hearts of soldiers.Will significantly affect their spiritual will and national identity.

When they clearly know that each of their victories will make the nation and the country stronger, they will be able to have a stronger sense of national identity.Because only this nation, this country, and this Great Song Dynasty exist, their struggle is meaningful!
This meaning includes family and country feelings, as well as direct material rewards.

(End of this chapter)