open sea

Chapter 569 Barracks
Talent is the most fundamental thing. The next day after the craftsmen arrived in Tianjin, the craftsmen who were skilled in prospecting were divided into several teams by Chen Mu and sent to various parts of Kaiping in Yongping Prefecture to explore coal mines and iron mines.

The delivery of the silver has given Beiyang the most solid backing for many of its plans.

Together with Xiang Fei, Jun Jun led his men to Xuanfukou City. The first was to purchase military horses, the second was to recruit soldiers, and the third was to recruit grassroots officers from the graduates of this year's Xuanfu Lecture Hall.

The recruiting conditions of the Beiyang military government are more stringent than those of the recruiting army at the same time. The main reason is that the educational level of the recruits is conditional. At least they must have attended social studies, be able to read some characters and understand some arithmetic, but there is not much rigidity in terms of physical fitness. Conditions, between 25 and [-], good health, not too tall and not too short, sign a five-year contract, and you can receive a relatively generous military salary.

The recruiting contract carried by Juniper was prepared by Chen Mu himself. It is more similar to the recruiting contract, and the obligations and remuneration of the recruiting are clearly written.

Their basic salary is only a pitiful five qian per month, which is almost negligible compared to the Beijing army’s 18 taels a year for food and salt, but the contract also states various reward and punishment systems, such as monthly long-range shooting, cross-country , Combat, Bomb Changing and other exams are rewarded with half a money for each school that meets the standards, and half a money is rewarded for reaching the first grade. At the end of the year, there is also a year-end bonus for the annual assessment.

This means that an excellent Beiyang infantryman can get more than the military salary of the Beijing army without war profits and rewards. Or renew the contract for another five years. If you make meritorious service in the process, you also have the possibility of being promoted to an officer.

Not everyone can be in the Beijing Army, and now the Beiyang Army is obviously the best way out for young men.

When Chen Mu wrote this recruitment contract, he had calculated it. It is difficult to get the highest military salary, but it is not difficult to get a military salary that exceeds that of the Beijing Army. It means that he has military skills far superior to those of the Beijing army - if this kind of soldier has the opportunity, Qi Jiguang will rush to get it.

This is a business, and Chen Mu will never lose money in business.

Chen Mu asked people to make barbells, dumbbells, parallel bars and other equipment for training soldiers' strength, and placed them on the edge of the school field at the Yamen of the Beiyang Military Mansion. The large infantry barracks connected to the left side of the school field have already started construction, while the cavalry barracks on the right side only enclose a large area of ​​woodland.

Under the construction of a large number of craftsmen and peasants step by step according to the design drawings, the infantry barracks with brick and wood double-layer structure have sprung up. The barracks are not only equipped with baths and toilets, but also have sandwich walls for heating in winter. The bricks are bonded with cement. The bricks made the barracks stronger, and the first few barracks that were erected first entered the stage of tile installation.

Before the construction of the yamen started, most of the infantry barracks had been completed, forming a continuous long street on the east side of the school grounds.

Yin Zhengmao stayed in Beijing longer than Chen Mu, and when he returned to the Beiyang Yamen, he was extremely surprised by the changes. After Chen Mu took him through the school grounds and boarded the Bell and Drum Tower in the middle of the cavalry school grounds, he overlooked the entire planned area of ​​the Beiyang Army Mansion. At that time, he pointed to the infantry barracks and asked: "Jing Haibo has built many houses. With so many barracks, how many soldiers can they house?"

"The infantry barracks to the east of the schoolyard can house six thousand infantry families after completion, and the cavalry barracks to the west of the schoolyard can house four thousand cavalry families." Chen Mu retracted his arm that crossed the battlements of the Bell and Drum Tower, and said to Yin Zhengmao: "Now I haven't planned to recruit so many soldiers."

"What a big project, where is the north side?"

Yin Zhengmao asked Chen Mu with emotion. The yamen opened to the south, and the gate of the Beiyang Military Mansion was also to the south. In addition to the yamen land where piles were laid, there was also a large area of ​​land that had been surrounded and started to cut trees. Chen Mu didn't go into details, just said : "The various facilities of the military mansion, warehouses, medical academy, officers' classrooms, canteens and other places."

In Yin Zhengmao's eyes, this is a waste of money. A military camp is not worth such a big construction project. He shook his head and said, "The cost is too high, Shuai Chen."

"The Beiyang Military Mansion is not a place like the North-South Martial Arts Hall. Training soldiers doesn't have to be like this."

Chen Mu understood what Yin Zhengmao wanted to say, he shook his head and smiled and said, "This is a new attempt. I think a military camp that costs a lot is worthwhile compared to what can be achieved here in the future."

Yin Zhengmao said disapprovingly, "I would like to hear the details."

"Positioning is very important, just like the Siyang military mansion is to collect money and strengthen the army for the imperial court, and Xu Ge's Lecture Academy is to train six officials for the imperial court. I advocate the establishment of the North and South Lecture Halls, with the best veterans in the world as teachers. , In-service generals compiled military textbooks, not for the purpose of cultivating grassroots officers of the country.”

"Using them as low-level military officers is a waste of money. It's just that there is no good environment. After graduation, some of them who have connections can be commanders, and those who have no connections can only be small banner officers and general banner officers. This has nothing to do with their talents, let alone At this moment, any guard can get a student to be a thousand households, and he will not be able to display [-]% of his talents."

Yin Zhengmao took it for granted. He knew that every student who went out of the Navy Lecture Hall was a talent.

But in a short period of time, those people are embarrassing and useful, just like what do the students who go out of the Xuanfu Lecture Hall do most often?No general dared to let them lead troops to guard the border, they could only train soldiers, survey and map maps.

The environment that these people need requires Qianhu Institute to fully deploy vehicles, cavalry, infantry, artillery, and five divisions of troops. For a regular battle, there must be 440 bird guns, 22 tiger squat guns, and [-] empty guns. Small flags and arrows, not to mention the size of [-] general Zhenshuo cannons, the size of the artillery team directly under the artillery team of two artillery [-] households.

Even the most talented commander, what can he say when he sees this kind of subordinate who is too aggressive?
The reality is that it would be nice to be able to equip him with five Weiyuan cannons. Otherwise, there are only three bowl-mouth cannons, and the small flag arrows cannot be fired. If the bird guns are replaced with fast guns and fire guns, they can barely make up [-] guns. However, the Tiger Crouching Cannon can provide two hundred households with two doors, which is already the best of benevolence.

Not every Qianhusuo is called Xiangshan, not every guard is called Nanyang, and there is no money.

This is the embarrassment of the students of the North and South Lecture Hall after graduation. After learning the Dragon Slaying Art for three years, they found that they also learned the skills of training soldiers and drawing, which can be used immediately. No chance.

I would often be ridiculed by others: "I really have such financial resources. I can win without graduating from the martial arts hall. Do I have such financial resources? No!"

"The widespread installation of guns, guns and armored equipment is a matter of time for a country with a large military force and a vast territory. Guangdong's manufacturing capabilities are unmatched in the world. Now the banner armies of Guangdong and Guangxi have not been replaced, not to mention the uneven administration of officials in various places. It will take many years. Yin Gong must also understand it very well."

Accompanied by Yin Zhengmao's nod, Chen Mu continued: "But the quality of the soldiers is different. As long as the students who graduated from the martial arts hall have suitable soldiers, even if they lack guns, they can still fight better than others. Officers, As long as you can lead your subordinates to win battles, the court will reward you, and if you have rewards, you will have money, and if you have money to change clothes, you will be able to win battles."

"In the next two years, the Dongyang military government will lead the first batch of soldiers to go on an expedition. Some veterans will be retained and recruited from the North and South Lecture Halls to serve as banner officers for recruits. A batch of outstanding soldiers have retired, and Beiyang can recommend them to serve as small banners and general banners in guards all over the world, and they will be the best small banner officers and general banner officers."

"Ugh……"

Yin Zhengmao sighed for a long time, raised his hand and wanted to pat the shoulder of Chen Mu who was working hard, but he might feel that it was inappropriate, but he didn't pat him while hanging in the air. General, it's money...the guards in various places have good banner officers and good officers, but what about the money?"

"Jianwutang teaches good generals, Beiyang trains good banner officers, and they train good soldiers. When the time comes to lead troops across the Great Wall from Congling to Changbai Mountain, where will the court get money to reward these tiger and wolf troops?"

"Hahaha!"

Chen Mu raised his head and laughed loudly when he heard this, and stretched his hands between the two, with a relaxed expression, he said, "Dongyang, Xiyang, Nanyang, Guangzhou, Tianjin, right...the first five-year plan!"

(End of this chapter)