Chapter 023 Perverted Man, Perverted Military Achievements

"The head of the Tartars is one, twenty taels of silver."

"A set of clothes and armor for the Tartars, with five taels of silver on the pattern."

"A set of scimitars of the Tartars, with five taels of silver patterns."

Zhang Qiuqing and several people took a few people to count the specific military achievements one by one. The voice of Yu Lijun's tutoring came one after another, with ups and downs and full of infectiousness. The military achievements of the Ming army were generally recorded by military discipline officers. In the military army, there was no special military discipline officer, and the tutoring between the general banner and the hundred households assumed such a function.

In the past, the various custodials of the Pinglu Qianhu District basically had nothing to do. They couldn't control the discipline of the troops. Everyone couldn't even eat enough, so how could they talk about abide by the discipline? If they didn't make a case of murder and arson, they would give face. As for registering military achievements, there was almost no. Instead, it took a lot of effort to count the casualties of their own people.

In order to inspire the morale of the army, there were also special meritorious officials within the Ming army, usually flag officials with sufficient energy. They spread the counted military achievements in a very excited tone to spread them from a distance. This was a huge encouragement for the soldiers who made meritorious service, and a great stimulation for others.

Due to the lack of personnel, the Pinglu Qianhu Institute did not have a special meritorious service, so Yu Lijun simply took on this function himself. He read out the counted military achievements one by one. His scrupulous energy was sufficient, and his voice spread from afar. Only the fields around Niujiaodune heard his meritorious service.

"Xu Xingxia, a total of seven Tartars' heads, and a total of one hundred and forty taels of silver."

"Xu Xingxia, a total of seven sets of Tartar clothes and armor, and a total of 35 taels of silver.

"Xu Xingxia, a total of seven scimitars of Tartars and seven tartars, a total of thirty-five taels of silver."

Yu Lijun finally realized Xu Xingxia's military achievements.

Even though he had tried hard to control his emotions and prevented himself from appearing too excited, Yu Lijun's voice was obviously a little changed at the end of his recitation. There was no way, Xu Xingxia's military achievements were indeed too perverted. He had a strange feeling that perhaps, in the future, he would even read more perverted military achievements.

"Smack!"

Peng Feng took the lead in applauding with a smile on his face.

Everyone around immediately applauded, and the applause spread far away in the field like a tide. Liu Guangliang and his three sons were almost slapped with their hands. Xu Xingxia's military achievements this time were so outstanding that he would definitely rise to the top and soar into the sky. An officer with the general flag would definitely not be able to escape. The Xu family will be prosperous and prosperous from now on. This is also a great thing for the Liu family.

After all the military achievements were read out, it was the specific reward measures. Peng Feng was happy and his actions were very quick. He had sent people from Pinglu City to bring all the silver required for the reward and the documents required for the promotion. He wanted to fix this matter as soon as possible, which became a foregone conclusion, so that Wu Datou would cry while crying.

The heads of the Tartars, the war horses of the Tartars, the bows and arrows of the Tartars, all of which should be thirty taels per person. Sometimes, if you are more generous, you will be given fifty taels per person. Of course, now there must be only thirty taels of silver, not a penny. The defenders of Niujiaodun killed twenty-three Tartars, which would be 690 taels of silver. Peng Feng had not been generous yet, so he paid out of his own pocket and paid additional rewards.

To calculate, of course, Xu Xingxia received the most rewards, seven Tartars, that is 210 taels of silver. It is basically equivalent to two little red deer. Relatively speaking, killing Tartars is still a generous reward. However, the risk of killing Tartars is much stronger than hunting Tartars. Most people cannot afford such military achievements.

Of course, this money was not paid by Peng Feng, but by Ningxia Town. To be precise, it was finally paid by the court. This reward rule was originally formulated by the court. However, Peng Feng was very happy and he first made advance payment. Why? He was proud! As long as he thought about Wu Datou's face, he would be willing to pay less than 700 taels of silver.

"Now, please arrange your meritorious soldiers and come up to receive the reward in turn. Please reward the meritorious soldiers. Everyone else, please applaud the meritorious soldiers!" Yu Lijun finally announced loudly.

Amid the warm applause, Peng Feng stood enthusiastically on a dirt slope, and next to it was a white cloth bag containing silver. This was a white cloth bag specially used for awards, and they were customized by the imperial military department according to unified specifications. The surface of the cloth bag was written with special commendation words. By the way, such cloth bags were idle for many years in the Pinglu Qianhu Institute, but now they finally have the opportunity to come in handy.

The soldiers of Niujiaodun went up one by one and took the heavy white cloth bag from Peng Feng's hand. Someone quietly looked inside the cloth bag and found that the silver-patterned color was quite good. What's rare is that they didn't even deduct it. This is a rare thing. It seems that the boss is indeed very happy this time.

In fact, Peng Feng was indeed very happy, so he stopped all the deductions and the broken silver and the like in the past. The silver he sent was genuine and the weight was in accordance with the rules. He wanted everyone in Ningxia Town to see that our Pinglu Qianhu Institute has made great contributions this time. Our rewards are real and will never be discounted. If you are jealous, you can find a way to create military achievements!

Ningxia Town is one of the important towns on the nine sides. It has always been on the front line against the Tatar cavalry. The troops are still relatively strong. There are ten guards directly under the jurisdiction. These ten guards are the front guard, the rear guard, the left guard, the central guard, the right guard, the front guard, the rear guard, the left guard, the central guard, the right guard, the right guard, and the other guards. In addition, there are the guards of the Prince Qing Mansion. When the situation is urgent, the guards of the Prince Qing Mansion will also be mobilized to participate in the war.

Under each guard, there are five thousand households under the jurisdiction, and all of them are 50 thousand households. The rated number of military households per thousand households is 1,120. If all guards are fully organized, the number of soldiers under the jurisdiction alone will exceed 56,000. With more than 60,000 officers at all levels, there will be more than 70,000. If war soldiers are added, there will be more than 70,000 soldiers in Ningxia Town.

Of course, these are all numbers on the books. The actual number of soldiers may be less than half of the number on the books. But no matter what, there are still troops of 20,000 to 30,000 people. Among so many soldiers, how many Tatar cavalry can be killed? On average, there will definitely not exceed one hundred a year, and sometimes there will be only twenty or thirty a year.

In a battle, Niujiaodun's soldiers wiped out the number of Tartars that could only be eliminated in a year in Ningxia Town. His thousand households were designated to be promoted and made a fortune. A position as a deputy commander of the guards would never be able to escape. If he had any military achievements in the future, he might be able to replace Deng Rubai and become the commander of the Ningxia vanguard.

Why are there so many garrisons in Ningxia Town? That's for reasons. When the Mongolian iron cavalry was rampant, the Western Xia Kingdom was destroyed by the Mongols and the population was slaughtered in large numbers. Almost all the Western Xia royal family of the Li surname were slaughtered. Anyone with the surname Li was killed mercilessly by the Mongols. When the Ming Dynasty was established, Ningxia's population was very sparse, and the entire Ningxia Plain had less than 50,000 people. Obviously, this was very unfavorable for stabilizing border defense.

Zhu Yuanzhang adopted the old method, which was to migrate the army directly and farm in the Ningxia Plain. With a big stroke of his pen, he established ten guards in one breath. A large number of military households migrated from all over the country to Ningxia Town, where they took root and sprouted and reproduced. It can be said that the current Ningxia Town was developed based on these ten guards. At the beginning, there were only tens of thousands of people. After more than two hundred years of development, there were already millions. Among them, more than half of the number of military households.

Unfortunately, what Zhu Yuanzhang did not expect was that the system he created, after two hundred years of continuation, had already been in name only. Ningxia Town is the same. In Ningxia Town, the garrisons still exist all, and there are indeed ten garrisons and fifty thousand households. But there are only a few people in each thousand households, and then there are only ghosts who know.

It seems that the Pinglu District has an organization of 1,120 people, but in fact there are less than 700 people. The others have basically fled. This is what Peng Feng can do if he has some ability to stop the military households from escaping. The other Thousand Houses have a more serious escape than the Pinglu District. For example, the Ningxia rear guard stationed in the desert area, the number of military households remaining in some Thousand Houses is less than 400.

Even so, compared with other border towns, the military households in Ningxia Town are relatively good. After all, Ningxia Town is located in the Ningxia Plain, with the Yellow River passing through, there is enough water source to irrigate, and the Helan Mountains block the wind and sand. The output of various crops is quite good. With the developed animal husbandry, Ningxia Town's income is relatively stable. As long as the military households work hard on their own, they can still eat enough.

Relatively speaking, the border troops in Yansui Town, Gansu Town and Guyuan Town are not so lucky. The places they are in are desert areas. Under the influence of the Little Ice Age, the climate is getting drier and the temperature in winter is getting lower and lower. This leads to the land's grain output becoming lower and lower, and it is increasingly impossible to maintain their own lives, and the number of fleeing military households is increasing.

It seems that there are thousands of households in Yansui Town, with only less than 300 people. Some thousand households in the west of Gansu Town, even less than 200 people. The Tatar cavalry rampant everywhere is also closely related to the empty military force of the Ming army. No matter how many numbers there are on the books, what's the use? There is a reason why hundreds or even dozens of Tatar cavalry dare to rush into the mainland to plunder.
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