A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1011 Luzon’s elite warriors
"Issue a recruitment order!"

"The selected candidates will each be granted two hundred acres of land, of which one hundred acres will be a permanent inheritance, which can be inherited by descendants. The one hundred acres will be divided into oral portions and will be recovered after death."

In the Luzon Castle built with red bricks and stones, Wu Huaiyu asked to recruit the first batch of soldiers as soon as possible.

"Alang, we don't have so much land."

Zhao Yi, the right wine minister in the East Pavilion of the Luzon shogunate, reminded Wu Huaiyu that although Luzon has now opened up twenty strongholds, these strongholds do not have many farms except ports, docks, towns and castles.

"In the whole world, there is nothing but the royal land,

The Holy Emperor has granted the entire Luzon Islands to Saburo,"

Wu Huaiyu looked at the map of the Luzon Islands in front of him. There were still many indigenous tribes on the island, but they were not strong, very primitive and backward, and they were still scattered. Many tribes even had feuds and kept fighting.

Each tribe has its own sphere of influence and marks its own territory. If other tribes cross the boundary, it will inevitably cause conflicts or even wars.

Many of the territories of these tribes are produced in undeveloped native states, especially the three major plains, which cover such a vast area, but are rarely used by indigenous people.

The salary of the Shence Army was three times that of the border soldiers, with thirty-six stones of corn and twenty-one bolts of silk a year. In addition to daily supplies, there are often additional rewards.

If I knew, I'm afraid things would change.

Wu Huaiyu said, "Since it is a recruitment system, the soldiers have to make a living and support their families. How can they live without it?"

The Chang'an Yulin and Longwu armies were professional soldiers who recruited soldiers and received salaries. Although most of these soldiers were selected from Nanyafu soldiers, after entering Beiyafu, they were converted into standing armies and became recruited soldiers. Their food and salary Much higher than the border troops.

"They need to accept the Luzon state capital's household registration and naturalization, and they will have to pay taxes and serve in the military in the future,"

Large areas were deserted and became hunting grounds for the natives.

"How much is the food and salary for recruiting soldiers?" Tang Fengxiao asked.

Anyway, there is no winter in Luzon, and there are three crops a year. They can get a harvest just by scattering some seeds.

After the Anshi Rebellion, Qiu Fang soldiers were stationed in the northwest to defend Tibet. Their salary was fourteen dan per year. Not only was the monthly ration more than that of frontier soldiers, but they also had additional benefits, and their families could also receive subsidies. The standard was three Qiu Fang soldiers. One percent to solve their worries. In fact, the Northwest Autumn Defense Army had twenty dan of food a year and more than ten pieces of silk cloth.

“As long as tribes are naturalized within the stipulated time, the Luzon State Government will recognize and protect their land and property, but all uncultivated land belongs to the public.

No matter why the emperor finally handed over Luzon to the Wu family, at least now the emperor still trusts the Wu family and is willing to allow the Wu family to vigorously develop Luzon Island.

Luzon is now the most special place in Jisi Prefecture.
Because this Jisi governor was not the leader of the Daoyi tribe in the South China Sea, but the son of Wu Huaiyu.

Wu Huaiyu shook his head.

Xige quickly went to recruit troops.
The Third Hospital will provide financial and food support.

"Actually, twelve stones of millet and seven bolts of silk a year are not much. Nowadays in the Central Plains, the price for hiring a long-term worker for one year's work is one stone of wheat per month, which also includes food and lodging, and some even include two sets of clothes."

"If there is not enough troops, the Han people in Luzon will be given priority now,"

No one will allow this to happen,
There were so many Jisi prefectures outside the east, west, south, and west of the Tang Dynasty, including the Turks, the Xi people, the Khitans, the Mohe people, the Sogdian Hu, and the Dangxiang people. ,
Who dares to undermine the Tang Dynasty like this?
After the Tang Dynasty conquered or subdued the barbarians, it established Jisi Prefecture on their territory, granted their leaders the title of Jisi Governor, etc., and then moved some tribal people from their tribes.

First in Luzon Island, then in the mainland of the Central Plains,
Han Chinese, men aged 18 to 30, strong, able to swim, archery and other martial arts are preferred.
If they are orphans adopted and raised by the Wu family, they will have the highest priority.

Age, height, strength, these all have assessment standards.

Zhao Yi asked in a nervous voice, "Are you too hasty? Are you planning to do it slowly?"

But even if those lands were left uncultivated, the tribe would not give them to the Wu family in vain. In the past, when the Wu family built trading stations in various bays, they would lease or buy them from local tribes.

"If you have to be tough, be tough."

The border guards of the Tang Dynasty were paid twelve stones of millet and seven bolts of silk, and they also received food and shelter while guarding the border.

Sometimes there are also some annual rewards and the like, but not many.

Of course, the emperor and the court did not know the real situation in Luzon Island now, nor did they know that the Wu family had already made such a big move in Luzon, nor did they know that the Wu family would make even bigger moves in the future.

"The original guards of each stronghold can be given priority to recruit troops to Luzon,"

While there is still a gap in information, we should quickly do everything we can.

This is completely based on the treatment of soldiers in the Tang Dynasty's border army.

Wu Huaiyu remembered that in the late Tang Dynasty, the central government of the Tang Dynasty relied entirely on Bei Ya's Shence Army to maintain control of the feudal towns.

"Isn't it too high? After all, Luzon is a small island with few people in the middle of the sea."

Not to mention this, even if you want to open a border market for trade at the border, you have to ask the Emperor of Chang'an for permission before you can open a border market. Where, when, how many times a month, and what items are allowed to be traded? How much tax you have to pay is entirely up to Datang.

Without the emperor's acquiescence,

After all, since Luzon is just a Jizhou state, it is not completely considered the territory of the Tang Dynasty in the final analysis. The Wu family immigrating from the Central Plains to Luzon is an act of poaching the Tang Dynasty.

"The food and salary for recruiting soldiers is tentatively set at twelve stones of corn per year, seven pieces of spring and autumn clothing, and annual rewards are calculated separately."

Such an opportunity is rare, and no one knows when the court will suddenly stop it.

The Luzon state government asked for the right to reclaim wasteland.
The right to mine minerals and harvest trees..."

Nowadays, the newly-established Fourth Army of Beiya in Chang'an is different from the government soldiers in Nanya and the garrison on the border. Most of the border soldiers are transferred from the mainland government soldiers to serve on duty, and some are from the border areas. Young and middle-aged people are on duty for team training.

But it’s just a small piece of land rented and purchased.
If the stronghold wants to expand and develop, it must continue to rent or buy land from the tribe, but now the tribesmen have become greedy, and the prices are getting higher and higher.
"Send the emperor's edict to the tribes and tell them that from now on, the entire Luzon, including the entire archipelago, will be granted a title to the Wu family by the emperor.
From now on, Lu Song’s surname will be Wu.
All land, minerals, forests, rivers, and lakes on the island belong to the Wu family, including various tribes. "

The main reason is that the opportunity is rare now. The emperor rarely cares about Luzon and is willing to hand it over to the Wu family. Wu Huaiyu also happens to be in Lingnan. It can be said that it can have the greatest convenience, whether he immigrate secretly from the mainland or go to Luzon recruits craftsmen, etc. In this window period, the emperor and the court will turn a blind eye.

Luzon Prefecture soldiers must be responsible for their own military expenses.

Which tribe dared to move people from the Tang Dynasty?

The food and clothing for the frontier soldiers of the Tang Dynasty was the same as the income of a young and strong laborer. It can be said that it was indeed not high. However, there may be some additional rewards for those who serve as soldiers, and if there is a chance to fight, there may also be rewards for meritorious service and trophies seized. The soldiers themselves were granted military fields and exempted from school service.

A middle-class family of self-cultivators in the Tang Dynasty had an annual income balance of about fourteen to five kilograms of grain.

When the weather is good and there is no illness or disaster, a strong laborer can barely support his family, but he is just struggling on the line of food and clothing.

Wu Huaiyu knew very well that if a soldier cannot have enough food to eat and cannot support his family, no one would be willing to be such a soldier. Most of the soldiers who can be recruited into such an army are soldiers with poor conditions. These soldiers are not only capable of fighting Worse, they may still be ruffians and thieves.

Only the economic base determines the superstructure.

The ancients also often said that the warehouse is full of etiquette.

The reason why the soldiers in the early Tang Dynasty generally had high combat effectiveness is the same as how Jiujiu Lao Qin was able to conquer and fight well. They relied on military merit rewards.
By killing enemies and making meritorious deeds, people at the lower levels also have the opportunity to receive honors and obtain official positions, and have the opportunity to receive honors and land.

Having the opportunity to transcend classes and change your destiny is the most important thing.

In the middle and late Tang Dynasty, there was no land to distribute to the soldiers, and no land to cash in the rewards. The officers who had worked hard to exchange for them became worthless. When ordinary soldiers no longer had the opportunity to gain officers by killing the enemy, naturally there was no one. No matter how willing you are to become a soldier, if everyone avoids choosing to be a soldier, the system of soldiers will collapse without a successor. Later, the military recruitment system could not be changed.
However, under the recruitment system, the court refused to provide sufficient money and food, and even often defaulted on arrears. The soldiers were often hungry, and their families were not protected. Therefore, in the late Tang Dynasty, many soldiers were recruited by force.
They even had their faces tattooed to prevent soldiers from escaping.

Just like those humble slaves,
From the early Tang Dynasty, when the social status was high and everyone wanted to recruit soldiers, to the later thieves who joined the army, the combat effectiveness naturally plummeted.

Wu Huaiyu didn't want an army with tattoos on their faces to prevent them from escaping, and he didn't want to recruit strong men by force. He hoped that the Luzon army could fight a tough battle.

Also willing to give them a higher social status.

"When Luzon recruits soldiers, the basic money and food every year is twelve stones of rice, seven bolts of silk, and five bolts of silk for three festivals and other rewards."

"In addition, soldiers below the rank of officer are divided into two levels, namely warriors and soldiers, with three levels each according to their service years and personal skills. Soldiers are divided into upper-class soldiers, first-class soldiers and second-class privates, and the third-class soldiers are sergeants, sergeants and corporals."

Sergeant is awarded to those elite soldiers below the ninth rank military attache who have rich experience or outstanding personal martial arts skills.
The soldiers are about to end.

In the army of the Tang Dynasty, the team is the lowest level, the team leader is below the ninth rank, and the deputy is below the ninth rank.

Below the team level, although there are still groups, or squadrons and squadrons, those group leaders, squad leaders, etc. have no rank and are not considered formal military attachés.

But the flag bearer, team leader, corps leader and others in the team are also the backbone of the team and are very important.

Therefore, Wu Huaiyu plans to improve the treatment of these small soldiers.

The third class of sharp soldiers, that is, corporals, in addition to the basic clothing and food, plus one season of clothing and food, that is, three stones of rice and three bolts of silk. For sergeant, add two quarters, six stone meters and six bolts of silk; for sergeant, add three quarters, and add nine stone meters and nine bolts of silk.

But even if a sergeant gets three seasons of additional food and clothing, the difference is still quite big compared to high-ranking military attachés like the team leader and deputy. The team leader's annual salary is 40 dan, and the team deputy's annual salary is 30 dan. If the assessment is high, he can get an extra season's salary. In addition, the head deputy also has monthly salary, daily necessities, and miscellaneous supplies, which adds up to 1,500 yuan a month. There are also welfare benefits such as job land or job land rent, and permanent land for officials.

And if an elite veteran who serves as a flag bearer or team leader is awarded the rank of elite warrior plus three seasons of food and clothing, then he will have an income of twenty-one stones of rice and twenty-one bolts of silk a year, which will increase his income by 70%.

And the third-level military soldiers,
Private soldiers receive half a month's additional food and clothing a year, which means five dou of food and two feet of silk.

A first-class soldier will receive one month's additional food and clothing, and a first-class soldier will receive two months' bonus.

When new recruits enter the camp, they are temporarily classified as private soldiers. After serving for half a year, if they perform well, they will be awarded the rank of private soldiers.

The soldiers were paid in kind, such as grain and cloth. It was also considered that distributing money would be affected by price fluctuations, and paying them directly in kind would minimize the impact.

As for officers above the rank of deputy,
Wu Huaiyu is tentatively treated according to the treatment of military attachés in the imperial court, including annual salary and monthly salary, as well as subsidies such as public house money, job land rent, daily supplies and miscellaneous supplies, and even additional Yongye land granted to officials.

"Each newly recruited soldier will be granted 200 acres of land, 100 acres of permanent property, and 100 acres of land."

"Furthermore, if the family members of the recruited soldiers immigrate to Luzon with the army, we will also give preferential treatment. The young men will be granted 100 acres of land, and the middle men will also be granted 50 acres. The family members of each soldier will be limited to 300 acres of land."

It’s not scary now that there aren’t so many fields,
Once the surrounding tribes are conquered, there will naturally be fields to allocate.

In the future, when meritorious services are awarded in battles, fields will also be awarded.

Arrangements were made for Dongge to start recruiting troops, and Wu Huaiyu discussed with the Third Academy about the construction of an arsenal, a military shipyard, etc. in Luzon. Weapon workshops for bows and arrows, crossbows, armors, knives, shields, spears, etc. were all to be set up and constructed immediately.
Start with simple manufacturing and maintenance, slowly accumulate technology and talents, and expand the scale. In the future, you will definitely have to produce it yourself. You can't expect to send it from the Central Plains, as it will be choked at any time, and purchasing it will definitely be better than making it yourself. The cost should be high.

You have to build your own boat,

Luzon cannot live without ships. Whether it is for military, civilian or commercial use, the demand will be huge in the future. This is a big market, and Luzon must own it.

"Don't worry about money,"

"I know that Luzon has a lot of expenses now, and I don't expect to be self-sufficient now. I will arrange the money."

Wu Huaiyu asked the Luzon embassy to sign a loan agreement with the Wu family's bank.

Although both Luzon and the bank belong to the Wu family, Wu Huaiyu still requires the process to be followed. With so many industries in the Wu family, his rule has always been that they can cooperate with each other, but the accounts must be clear, and each business must be responsible for each other, and there can be no chaos. .

The Luzon embassy borrowed money from the Wu family's bank and used Luzon's land and mineral resources as collateral. The bank could earn a large amount of interest by lending out this large sum of money, and it was also guaranteed by the mortgage, so it would not lose anything.

As for Luzon, after having sufficient funds to borrow money, whether it is to continue to expand the stronghold, recruit soldiers, recruit workers, immigrate, or build ordnance, warships, mine minerals, build cities, build ports, and build roads, etc.,

No need to worry about money anymore.

We cannot wait for Luzon to gradually develop self-sufficiency. We have to grab time. We can only borrow money to develop first. This is called borrowing chickens to lay eggs. Even if you have to pay interest, the time you gain is worth it.

"By the way, we need to pay for the recruitment of soldiers and resettlement allowance. Not only do we have to give them fields, but we also have to give them resettlement allowance."

"Alang, how much is the settlement allowance?"

Wu Huaiyu thought about it and said, "As for the resettlement fee, I'll give two dan of rice, two pieces of cloth, and one hundred coins."

"Is it too much?" Zhang Yi couldn't help but ask again.

"Just use this number,"

Wu Huaiyu thought it was not much. In the late Ming Dynasty, Anjia's silver was only five taels.

The best-paid elites among the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty, such as forwards, pro-troops, guards, leaders, and bowsmiths, were equivalent to the non-commissioned officer class. They were given four taels of silver and four shi meters per month.

Xiaoqi, coppersmith, and bowsmith will be given three taels of silver per month, plus four stones of rice.
The gunner's moon was given three taels of silver and three stones of rice.

The infantry leader asked for one month and two taels of silver, the infantry leader one, two and five, and rice and two stones.

The green battalion soldiers were paid much lower. The three battalions patrolling the capital, the horse soldiers, were given two taels of silver per month, and the infantry was only one tael, with five dou of rice per month.

The lowest is the green camp guard, one tael of silver per month and three dou of rice.

Private soldiers newly admitted to the camp in Luzon were rewarded with twelve stones, seven bolts of silk, plus five bolts of silk cloth. After being promoted to private, he can get half a month more food and clothing a year, plus five buckets of rice and half a bolt of silk cloth.

If Luzon fully recruits 10,000 soldiers and horses, the annual expenditure on food, wages, equipment, etc. will be a huge figure. However, Wu Huaiyu is not worried about this. He feels that raising an elite army will not only not lose money, but also make money.

There are so many tribes in Luzon, but they still have a lot of gold in their hands, and even those people can be sold for a lot of money.

And once this Luzon army matures and reaches the Spice Islands and successfully brings back spices from there, it will be even more profitable.

Soldiers are not recruited just to watch.
You have to practice, and you have to be dragged out to fight. You have to fight to support fighting.

The troops and horses have not been moved, but the food and grass have gone first. Now the problem of military expenses has been solved by borrowing money from the Wu family bank, and the recruitment conditions he gave are also good. I believe that the first batch of 5,000 people will be recruited soon.

But what troubles Wu Huaiyu the most now is how to recruit soldiers.

But what to do with the officers of these five thousand people, where did they come from?

This was not about poaching the imperial court, and Wu Huaiyu didn't have the guts to openly poach Tang military attachés to lead troops in Luzon.

Headache,

If there are soldiers but no generals, then it is difficult for these soldiers to have combat effectiveness.

(End of this chapter)