Chapter 1489
There are not many soldiers with families in Ying Yi’s army.
In a world of chaos, because of hunger and wars, many families are ruined. Such as Wang Qi, also family members and relatives, less than two or three.
For those with relatives, the resettlement method shall refer to ordinary commoners. If not, they will be placed in a centralized manner. In Nanyang and Kaifeng, there are military resettlement villages in several counties, and all the resettlers are soldiers who have lost their families and depended alone.
A large part of Ying Yi's pawns were selected from prisoners in every war. Most of them have no family members. Make one hundred households for every one hundred of them, and gather one resettlement village. The military land granted is temporarily managed by the government and commoners are recruited for farming.
In this New Year's Day, when officers and men took turns on vacation, there were also government officials who took red lines to build the bridge. Although each person only rotates for three days on vacation, there are also 7,000-8,000 soldiers who have left singles and have their own families.
People who are not concerned are often cruel, but those who are not concerned are not stable enough. Let the soldiers get married, one is a kind of responsibility, and the other is also for stability.
The military resettlement village established a year ago has gradually gained popularity after the festival. The soldiers who took the last vacation all returned to the camp on the 20th of the first lunar month, leaving behind their newlyweds' rooms, which added popularity and color to the previously empty military resettlement village.
Wang Qi brought more than 20 new recruits from the village to Yexian County, and handed the new recruits to Yexian Recruitment Office, then gathered his comrades and returned to the headquarters.
In just a few days, the nearby county town with a large population of people has been bustling. Most of the temporary barracks set up by the conscription office are already full.
These new recruits will undergo a month’s initial training in the temporary barracks, and then they will be reorganized and rationed to form an organization of four lieutenants.
It cannot exceed March at the latest, that is, the establishment must be completed by the end of February.
In this process, more functions of the army have been gradually improved and systemized, such as conscription and training. The method of conscription, take this as an example, and follow it from now on. The method of military training is compiled based on the code of practice, with the new book of Ji Xiao as the core, with slight additions and reductions, forming a code of practice method belonging to Ying Yi's army.
What is meant by large-scale conscription? Those who say that they are knowledgeable and literate are ordinary commoners, and they can also figure out one, two or three.
This is the case with no outside wars.
"It looks like there is going to be a war again."
There is a post in Shilipu outside Zhuxian Town, and a tavern beside the post. Visitors to and from Trading Company people often have a glass of wine and a bowl of tea here. If you are hungry, ask for a few bowls of dry rice, or open a room when you are tired.
The so-called Shiliyiyi, the original infrastructure of the Great Ming Dynasty, is actually quite good. There are many post stations all over the world. One is convenient for conveying Imperial Court orders, the other is for receiving officials, and the third is for merchants to rest.
Since the rage of thieves, the post station has basically been abandoned. There are external reasons as well as internal reasons. The external reason is the restlessness of the world, and the internal reason is that the Ming court cannot afford to pay.
For example, Li Chuang was originally a postman. Because I couldn't get the salary, I was hungry, so I set off.
Ying Yi took possession of Henan and gradually restored its post station function during this period. The original intention is naturally to facilitate the transmission of military information, etc., and the convenience to the civilian population is second.
The station itself is an official institution and does not accept ordinary persons, but it cannot hold the businessmen’s eyesight. When the post was revived, merchants bought land and built houses and set up a tavern.
"I heard that there are conscriptions everywhere." Several merchants sipped their wine and chatted. One person said: "Brother came from Nanyang, that guy, a lot of tin cans, and the new ones are one crop after another. Tsk tsk, mighty and tight. By the way, the army is really extraordinary under the command of Master Ying."
"Nonsense." One person said: "If there are no strong soldiers, how can you occupy Henan? Even the Imperial Court..."
"Hush!" Someone hurriedly said, "Quiet, If you have any, please stop talking."
"What's the matter." The person didn't care: "In my opinion, the sun and the moon are going to change to a new sky. You see earlier, year after year. In the famine, the government didn’t even have a relief, saying also that the thieves were fierce and cruel. But now, can this Henan also be hungry?"
"That's right." The people in the tavern couldn't help but Agree, I believe it.
Someone said: "It's really amazing. Look at us, businessmen, who have been suffering year after year, walking around the world, and also afraid of being frightened. No matter which day the mountain king will be provoked, our lives will be suspended. In this way, there are not a few coppers all year round. Hey, look at those who plant the land, which households are not well-received this year? It is a lonely family, and there are five acres of land, after paying taxes, twenty or thirty shi. Surplus. The government has set the price of food to death, and it is also buying on a large scale. Which one is not making a lot of money? I want to go farming."
"Don't say it." Someone said:" Some of this grain business is currently being done. We are not short of grain in Henan, but it cannot withstand the lack of other places. With that ability, the old grain is collected locally and transported to other places for sale, let alone three to five times the profit."
"Then you have to have the ability to be enough." The person said with a smile: "Out of Henan, you may not be able to keep your food. Not to mention the thieves and bandits everywhere, but the officials on the way Layer after layer, how many oils and water did you get into your pocket in the end? I'm still terrified."
"So let's say the sun and the moon change into the new sky." A man said earlier: "This is not I’m kidding. Look at Henan, where are the thieves? I’ve been combed a long time ago. The killers are heads rolling, and those who haven’t died are doing coolies. Now in Henan, I’m not afraid to go anywhere, it’s a night road. Don’t be afraid of hitting ghosts."
"Right, right. We are obediently and honestly doing business. We are tired, but we have hope, right."
" This tax is unreasonable." Someone complained: "The last time I had two carts of cotton cloth, I received 2 taels 5 mace silver. Ouch, my heart hurts."
"Two carts Cotton is not a decimal." Someone astonished said: "Brother is doing a lot of business. Two carts of cotton are shipped from other places. How can they make fifty taels in Kaifeng? Twelve taels are taxed at five cents, fifty taels are positive. It’s two, two and five."
"Yes." Someone said: "You will be transported, and you will receive a tax refund here. Are you still heartache? In the early years, there were many checkpoints, walking all the way to collect all the way, you Can you make 47 two or five? Four, two, seven, and five are almost the same."
The man was said to be blushing.
Someone said with a smile: "You really don’t complain. Didn’t you see those big merchants and didn’t speak up? As soon as they came back, the profit was more than a thousand taels, and the business tax increased by 20%. You have to pay a few hundred silver tael at a time. How old are you?"
"That shouldn't be. If you earn more, you should pay more. They deserve to have a bigger business."
Many people are businessmen, so you don't need to say that they are envious and jealous of those big merchants. Now that I hear this, I feel a lot more relieved.
Someone said: “I’m going to Kaifeng this time. I’m afraid that silver and copper won’t work. The big guy who issues new coins above knows about it?”
“Just outside the door There is a notice, who can’t see it?" Someone said: "I just don’t know what the new currency is."
The little second is coming up with a tea tray, hearing this said with a smile: "Masters, don’t worry. , The new currency is cute and tight."
"Yo, my second brother also has this knowledge?" Everyone laughed.
The little second brother didn’t think he was disgusted, said with a smile: "Guests are all great people. The villains are trifling and cannot be compared with the uncles. But we must be well-informed, dears. It depends on me."