Big Ear Thief Selling Straw Sandals

Chapter 47
The greatest fairness is unfairness?

The seemingly contradictory words were exactly the answer that Lord Hou had pondered for three months.

For this reason, Lord Hou overturned all previous ideas.

Pointing at Zhang Fei, Liu Bei asked: "Lieutenant Zhang is tall and has worked hard. Can you eat an extra piece of meat?"

It's just a piece of meat, it's no big deal.

Almost everyone nodded subconsciously.

Pointing to Guan Yu again: "Lieutenant Guan is also a big guy. Supervising and managing the whole army is harder and has higher combat achievements. Is it okay to eat two more pieces of meat?"

The officers hesitated, as if it was possible, but at the same time it seemed a bit inappropriate.

Liu Bei pointed at himself again, and asked, "Then, can I eat all the meat?"

Obviously, the protagonist is not talking about meat eaters.

Everyone realized the problem and pondered seriously.

Aiming at Xu You, Liu Bei deliberately complained loudly.

"It seems that my lord is a failure. I can't even eat more meat."

"Hahaha!"

The generals couldn't help laughing, and the tense atmosphere relaxed a bit.

"Why are you laughing? Is it strange that I want to eat more? Don't you want to eat more meat? Or who doesn't want to eat?"

Yeah, who doesn't want to eat more?

However, since Lord Hou promulgated the military regulations in Youzhou, he clearly put forward the requirement that officers and soldiers should be integrated. After that, clothing, food, housing and transportation in the army can generally be kept relatively fair.

If you want to break this rule now, you don't know how much trouble it will cause.

From frugality to luxury is easy, from luxury to frugality.

Liu Bei beckoned, and the guard asked the waiting cook to bring a piece of square braised pork to every officer, even the lord and the military adviser.

The oily red pork belly is so fragrant that people can't help but twitch their index fingers.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, no one dared to say anything, they all looked at the lord Liu Bei in unison.

"Don't stand still, try them all."

After finishing speaking, he took the lead to pick up the chopsticks and started eating.

The lord's words were military orders, and the generals who didn't know why all followed suit.

After everyone finished eating, Liu Bei wiped his mouth.

"The same kind of rice feeds all kinds of people, and the entire army is tall, short, fat and thin. The big and the small, work or not, and eat the same food. I think it's really unfair. Think about it, the big and tall have three more people in military uniforms." Chibu, is this the truth?"

"I think it is necessary for soldiers with special conditions to get basic living guarantees. For example, the canteen should increase the supply of staple food, and the soldiers can take it by themselves based on the standard of not wasting. At the same time, there is an additional payment window, and those who want to improve meals can buy additional .”

"I paid for the meat you just ate. As for other aspects, improve simultaneously according to this purpose."

Everyone reacted and nodded again and again.

This method is good, and everyone can eat enough. If someone wants to eat more or even good food, he can spend his own money, and others have nothing to say.

However, this leads to another question, what did the soldiers buy?
After all, wars are not fought every day, and not everyone is rewarded even if they fight. There are not many places in the military where you can make money.

In fact, Liu Bei treated the soldiers under his command too well.

In this era, apart from the Son of Heaven's pro-army, other armies basically had two meals a day, morning and evening, and it would be nice to have some fresh vegetables. If soldiers were disabled or killed in battle, there would be little or no compensation.

After three months of investigation, Liu Bei formulated a new military rank system, which is a simplified version of the recruitment system.

In general, to improve the treatment of soldiers again, give priority to rewards, take into account fairness, can be promoted or demoted, can advance or retreat.

Joining the army can be regarded as a salaried job, which avoids the disadvantages of lying on the military merit book and effectively enhances the enthusiasm of soldiers.

But Xu You believes that if this is implemented, the military expenditure will rise sharply, which may not be able to support it with the current income.

He even made a joke: "The soldiers raised by the lord are only a lot more than the emperor's own army."

Right now, Yongzhou officially has an army of 5000 people, plus 3000 armed yellow scarf slaves who supervise the Qiang people in Youzhou, plus 5 garrisons in the enclave, and more than [-] Kuaiji navy, which is close to [-] horses.

This does not include the growing number of secret agents and the guards of various chambers of commerce. To exaggerate, the number is 6.

Liu Bei admitted that the military division's judgment was correct, so he proposed to carry out a military strategy, that is, the line of elite soldiers.

The whole army eliminates the old and weak, except for officers, soldiers over 40 years old are either retired or transferred to left-behind troops, and those over 30 years old are either retired or transferred to logistics troops.

Recruits are limited to men between the ages of 16 and 25, who must receive three months of military training and serve for three years.

Two standing army camps were set up in Shangjun and Zhuoxian County, with [-] standing troops stationed in each, and [-] troops stationed in each enclave.

Gendarmerie, Special Forces, Navy and Secret Service will gradually increase depending on the situation.

After the adjustment, the front-line standing army will be 5000 people, the special forces will retain 2000 people, the Kuaiji Navy will tentatively have 3000 people, the second-line left-behind troops will be 7000 people, and the logistics force will tentatively be 5000 people.

The saved expenses are all used to improve the equipment and welfare of the soldiers. In this way, the existing military expenditure is barely enough.

After Xu You understood the military innovation conceived by the Lord, he repeatedly weighed and finally approved the plan.

Because the benefits of elite soldiers are obvious.

Weed out old and weak infantry, strengthen cavalry, logistics can almost be fully transformed into mules and horses, and combat power will not decrease but increase.

At the same time, the small number of people will inevitably reduce the logistical pressure and avoid a lot of consumption.

When the generals heard the lord's idea about the new military system, they immediately burst into flames, with all kinds of expressions and voices like a tide.

The main worry is that the reduction in troop strength will lead to a reduction in combat power?

Most of the generals' personal guards, there are many veterans in their 40s and [-]s, who expect to work with them for a lifetime, is it appropriate to kick them away?

Also, how will Yongzhou run its own military system and explain it to the court? Will there be any trouble?

Liu Bei was very straightforward: "It's easier and safer for veterans to transfer to the logistics or left-behind troops. It's better to go back to your hometown to reunite with your family after retiring. It's better to die in another country and become a lonely ghost. As for the court, I'm not afraid. What are you worrying about?" "

Now that this matter is mentioned, the generals have nothing to say. There are very few soldiers who can start well and finish well.

The lord is so benevolent.

As a result, the Yongzhou Army began to make major adjustments.

More than 1 veterans in their 40s and [-]s received a one-time demobilization subsidy. For a total of [-] yuan, they can buy ten acres of farmland.

At the same time, all the equipment and materials worth tens of thousands of dollars, such as military uniforms and armors issued before, belong to the individual.

Finally, every county in the current jurisdiction has an office of the Yongzhou Army. If you encounter difficulties in the future, you can go to ask for help.

Guan Yu had many subordinates, including quite a few elderly soldiers, a considerable number of whom were unwilling to retire and begged bitterly.

Old man Zhao, who had just turned forty and had gray beard, was quite unconvinced.

"Second Lord, I have never seen those raw melon eggs and blood, so how can they fight? Believe it or not, the old man can't make an exception if he beats them both alone?"

"Since you are a subordinate of a certain person, you should know that the military order is like a mountain."

A group of veterans knew that there was nothing to change, so they could only pack their bags silently.

Guan Yu beat the old man Zhao, and said to everyone: "Don't worry, everyone, Lord Hou said: The Yongzhou Army is the natal family of retired soldiers, but anyone who has a stutter will never let you go hungry; Watching you being bullied! Go back to your hometown and spend the day with your family!"

Leaving the familiar barracks and bidding farewell to the comrades who lived and died together day and night, more than 1 veterans embarked on the road home with their equipment and bags on their backs.

Jizhou, Changshan County, Zhending County, Zhaojiazhuang.

The big willow tree in front of the village is still so lush and lush, no different from when we left ten years ago.

Lying on the edge of the pond, Old Man Zhao took a full sip of the sweet home water.

"Pfft!"

A piece of dirt fell in front of old man Zhao, and the water splashed all over his face and body.

Not far away, a group of young men held sticks and stared at this old foreign man with spears and short knives with vigilance on their faces.

A tall, fair-faced boy warned loudly, "Hey, old man, this is Zhaojiazhuang, don't cause trouble!"

Little bunny!

It's been a long time since I heard the authentic local accent. The old man Zhao, who wiped his face, deliberately asked in Youzhou accent, "What's wrong? You bastards still want to beat the old man?"

From Youzhou?

The people of Youzhou are all hooligans, they bullied Jizhou badly, so teach this old bastard a lesson!
In an instant, three or four Lengtouqing stood up.

"Old guy, your mouth is dirty, don't you need a spanking?"

The old man Zhao belonged to the old, weak, sick and disabled in the Yongzhou Army, but he had experienced many battles, and he was the personal guard of the chief general who crawled out of the dead.

With a kick of the left leg, it rushed towards the opponent like a shell.

"Crackling!"

After a while, the three guys lay down numbly.

The Youzhou guy has made a move!

The white-faced boy didn't hesitate anymore, and smashed old man Zhao with a stick.

Hearing the sound of wind brought by the long stick, old man Zhao took a step forward, kicked back and kicked the long stick away accurately.

Hey, this old guy is so skilled?
With a twist of his wrist, the young man turned a stick into a gun, shook out three spear flowers, and stabbed Old Man Zhao in the abdomen.

Hey, this kid's marksmanship is so familiar?

　Happy day, I wish you a little more happiness

　　
　
(End of this chapter)