Chapter 894 (1/2)

Chen Zhong certainly understood what Li Yuanqing meant.

On the one hand, the government's payment is on the one hand, but the key is how much money can be paid to the grass-roots soldiers and used on the soldiers.

Take a soldier's monthly salary of thirty-two and a half as an example.

After deducting one or two salaries, the remaining two and two half of the total amount includes equipment, supplies, training, illness, and even injuries.

According to the prices in Daming, especially in the Liao area at this time, to tell the truth, this silver is really not enough

But ”there are policies at the top and Countermeasures at the bottom.”.

If you don't have enough food to eat, plant it yourself.

If you don't have enough money to spend, try to earn it.

Of course, this is only done by a very small number of generals with conscience and ability to lead troops. At this time ~ ~, the general situation of the whole Liao region, including the whole nine sides and the whole Ming Dynasty, is still ”drinking the blood of soldiers.”.

To put it bluntly, it is possible that only one, two and a half of the salary that the imperial court gives to a soldier every month may be only one, two or two cents.

Five cents of silver is paid, and five cents of silver for food and drink, and two cents of silver is left to deal with miscellaneous tasks, including clothes, boots, injuries and injuries.

But even in western Liaoning, even this treatment may not be able to be implemented.

Liaoxi is said to be one hundred thousand elite soldiers, but in fact, only a few servants under the command of the generals are really available.

Even if they are housekeepers, they may not be able to get out of work completely. Many of them have to undertake a lot of physical labor, such as farming and grazing.

However, according to the economic situation of Daming at this time, it was impossible to pay the full amount.

Not to mention, but to feed the big guys on the line.

Even though the camp now has nearly 20000 troops, and the government pays 300000 yuan of food and salaries a year, it is actually not even able to pay 250000 yuan.

”Yuanqing, we have won so many battles. The new emperor won't give us this face, right? This son of a bitch, we are still not the officers and soldiers of Daming? ”

Chen Zhong was about to jump for a moment.

However, Li Yuanqing waved his hand with a smile: ”elder brother, the new emperor will not agree. It's hard to say now. However, I estimate that if we add a guerrilla establishment to each of us, the problem will not be too big. ”

Chen Zhong was stunned and understood Li Yuanqing's meaning. ”Yuanqing, do you mean that we should build a plank road and cover Chen Cang secretly?”

Li Yuanqing nodded, ”big brother, you can eat as much as you want. It's a good thing to have more troops, but it depends on our affordability. I'm going to have eight thousand new recruits in the camp. ”

”Eight thousand?”

Chen Zhong was deeply worried for a moment.

Li Yuanqing is not in a hurry, waiting for Chen Zhong's consideration.

The scale of the additional 8000 troops in Changsheng battalion was also a decision made by Li Yuanqing after careful consideration and deliberation.

The most important task of these extra troops is to defend the front line of Gaizhou and the central part of southern Liaoning Province, which can be regarded as half War soldiers and half garrison troops. They can exploit the wasteland of Gaizhou and the central part of southern Liaoning and expand the scope of their functions.

Another is to increase the ability of Changsheng camp and southern Liaoning to cope with emergencies.

As the old saying goes, ”if you have food in your hand, don't panic.”.

At this time, Changsheng camp was not only facing the Tartars in the north, but also an important direction to guard against.

Especially in the southern part of Liaoning Province, although Li Yuanqing was a nominal ”guide”, in fact, Chen Zhong, Zhang pan and Chen liangce were all independent individuals with military and political power.

In order to maintain this balance, the camp must ensure the leading force and deterrent force.

And specific to Chen Zhong's Guanglu island.

Although he had a lot of dividends in the southern Liaoning commercial banks, he could also get a lot of war Dividends with Li Yuanqing. Especially in the past few years of hard work, whether in Guanglu Island, or in Jinzhou and Fuzhou, he could provide Chen Zhong with a lot of food and grass, which was barely ”living water”.

But in fact, his living water is still too small.

Supporting the children in their early ten thousand years, coupled with the government's food and salary, and the support of Li Yuanqing, it was barely profitable.

If the army is to be expanded again, Chen Zhong will have to rely on him, Li Yuanqing.

Therefore, Li Yuanqing must make it clear to Chen Zhong about this matter, so that Chen Zhongxin has a number.

”Yuanqing, that is to say, we will expand our army by 5000, 3000 troops and 2000 soldiers in Guanglu island. At that time, we will work together to lay out the central line of southern Liaoning to stabilize the situation! ”

Li Yuanqing and others are Chen Zhong's words. They can't help laughing: ”big brother. If so, I will be relieved! The overall situation of Liao is settled! ”

Chen Zhong also responded and laughed.

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During lunch, Li Yuanqing and Chen Zhong had a detailed discussion on the specific details of military expansion, including military academy affairs.

The two soon reached an agreement.On the fifth day of November, the military academy was officially closed. The report to the imperial court was postponed to the end of November, before the new year, to give the new emperor a happy start.