Chapter 154: Spending money like flowing water
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After some changes, the Beijing camp was soon divided into two groups: "Heavy Infantry Division" and "Light Infantry Division". The heavy infantry division had more than 13,000 personnel and the light infantry division had more than 11,000 personnel.&1t;/p>
The heavy infantry division has two thousand additional archers, and all musketeers are equipped with iron armor. In contrast, the musketeers of the light infantry division are equipped with leather armor and do not have archers.&1t;/p>
The common change is that the formation of the spearmen has become four rows. At the same time, each division is equipped with artillery, equipped with three-pound cannons and one-pound cannons that have begun to be in service. Each division is equipped with three-pound cannons and two-pound cannons per pound cannon. Because these three-pound cannons and one-pound cannons are relatively light and have a relatively close range, they are specially used for shooting shotguns. There are not many gunners required, and two soldiers cannons cannons per cannon. Therefore, these cannons have not changed their system, but are used as infantry cannons.&1t;/p>
As for artillery organization, it is necessary to wait until the artillery with greater power and longer range is developed before each infantry division will be equipped. Although the current three-pound cannon and one-pound cannon have good performance, it can only be regarded as the level of infantry cannons.&1t;/p>
The reorganization began. After squeezing toothpaste, officers at all levels seemed to be pieced together, and they gathered up the number of people and sent them to the martial arts lecture hall for further study.&1t;/p>
At this time, the border troops were first pulled to be recruits to practice.&1t;/p>
The training of the recruits lasts for one month, and then determine which infantry division belongs to and what kind of troops they become. During the training period of the recruits, they mainly practice the queues and teach military laws, and make them adapt to military life. They know how to obey military orders.&1t;/p>
If there are enough grassroots officers with rich experience, and these border troops themselves have certain military qualities. After one month of recruitment, if the troops are determined to practice combat formations and personal martial arts for another two months, you can directly enter the battlefield. If the battle situation is urgent, the three-month training time can also be reduced to two months. Muskets and spears are not difficult to master. If there are enough grassroots officers, there is no problem with two months. It is just that you are on the battlefield. Such troops are more likely to collapse.&1t;/p>
For those troops who have been trained for one or two years, the quality of the soldiers is relatively good, the musketeers are more accurate in firing guns, and the spearmen are more professional when assassinating. They naturally have stronger combat power on the battlefield and are not easy to collapse.&1t;/p>
What kind of musket hit rate is too low? That is the data of the Western army. Westerners fight for money. Many of the soldiers are temporarily recruited gangsters. They are led by a group of officers on the battlefield after training. The gun is naturally not accurate. There is also the problem of the lack of faith in the army if they suffer more than one-tenth of the casualties. It is also the problem of the lack of faith in the army. Since ancient times, the war mode in China has been completely different from that of Westerners. China's war is mostly born when the dynasty changes, unlike Westerners who usually fight.&1t;/p>
Therefore, in China's war, both sides of the camp either die or I die. The army is also more extreme, including an army that flees when they go to the battlefield, and an army that is desperate.&1t;/p>
This is the issue of military governance.&1t;/p>
The professional ethics of Western soldiers are also based on the premise that war can gain dividends. Those soldiers are originally gangsters who make money on the battlefield. Therefore, Western soldiers will not sacrifice their lives for the victory of the country in an unfavorable war situation, but will choose to surrender after trying their best.&1t;/p>
In China, it is different. Many ordinary soldiers are forced to go to the battlefield. They are more attached to their families, and most of them are ordinary people who want to live a peaceful life. Unlike Western gangsters, who regard being a soldier as a career to make a living. Therefore, a group of soldiers who do not want to participate in the war will appear on the battlefield. Under the leadership of generals who do not know how to manage the army, the army basically flees when they see the wind. However, generals who know how to manage the army can solve the problem of fleeing when they see the wind.&1t;/p>
If it is encountered when foreign enemies are invading, if these generals can mobilize the soldiers' will to resist, they can pull out a desperate army. For example, Yue Fei, who did this. Before Yue Fei became a general, he led the Song army with more than 300 subordinates to kill several in and out of thousands of enemy troops. It is not that the Song army has a stronger combat effectiveness, it is completely desperate, so the enemy is afraid of them.&1t;/p>
Many times, Westerners do not need to talk about military governance, because their wars have formed a consistent pattern of interests. In addition, Western culture is relatively shallow. To put it bluntly, it is to transform foreign barbarians. They do not have so many family factors. Many Westerners can even break up with their relatives and friends and immigrate to the Americas. Unlike Chinese overseas immigrants, they still think about going back to return to their roots when they go out.&1t;/p>
At the same time, Westerners are also more warlike. To put it bluntly, they are a group of robber countries. The action of the entire society will eventually be converted into robbers. Even some Western scientists will not all transform into productive forces that are used to invade the outside world.&1t;/p>
From top to bottom, there is this kind of robber culture. When soldiers go to the battlefield, they are professional robbers, so naturally they don’t have to worry that they will surrender when they go to the battlefield. However, once they can’t defeat them, these Western soldiers will definitely surrender decisively, even the German soldiers in World War II will be the same.&1t;/p>
This military model of the Westerners can bully China during the Qing Dynasty. However, once a military force appears in China that is desperate to fight, the Westerners will have no choice. Just like the Korean War, the Americans' advanced equipment is still defeated by China with backward equipment.&1t;/p>
Therefore, only a military with faith can combat effectiveness be the most terrifying. When it comes to military beliefs, only China had the most say in ancient times.&1t;/p>
This time, the 100,000 border troops trained by Zhu Youxiao, should be trained for a longer period of time, indoctrinated with thoughts, and strict military law constraints. After entering the battlefield, it is basically impossible to defeat. As long as you practice shooting more, you cannot hit the lead bullet to the sky. The hit rate within 50 meters is still very high.&1t;/p>
If you want to invest these 100,000 Beijing camps into the Liaodong battlefield, it will take at least half a year to train.&1t;/p>
The longer the training time, the higher the cost.&1t;/p>
At present, Zhu Youxiao said that more than 100,000 "Central Army" is at least necessary! Otherwise, how can you curb the situation? It is okay to have a longer training time.&1t;/p>
However, the financial situation is a little nervous. The settlement fee costs 20,000 silver dollars, the equipment cost reaches 150,000 silver dollars, and the daily military pay costs about 350,000 silver dollars throughout the year, as well as the food expenses for hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, equipment maintenance, and equipment consumption, which costs at least 150,000 yuan a year.&1t;/p>
So much so that after counting this, the cost of this 100,000 army in the second year of the Apocalypse is as high as 850,000 silver dollars. Fortunately, this money does not need to be spent in one breath, otherwise Zhu Youxiao would not be able to come up with much money now.&1t;/p>
At this time, there are still 460,000 silver dollars left in the treasury, and the military pay of the nine borders must be released, the military pay of the Dongjiang Army and the Jinzhou Army must also be paid, and administrative funds for the administrative maintenance.&1t;/p>
It’s really like spending money. After the first quarter of the second year of the Apocalypse, the treasury was empty.&1t;/p>
"Report to the Emperor, this is the tax statement of the Taxation Bureau for the first quarter. A total of 3.2 million silver dollars of various commercial taxes were collected in Beizhili." Wei Zhongxian reported, "These taxes have been transferred to Taicang warehouse."&1t;/p>
"There are so many taxes already?" Zhu Youxiao asked in surprise. Wei Zhongxian replied with a smile: "The business in Beizhili has prospered a lot this year, and maybe there will be more taxes in the next few months."&1t;/p>
"It's done well." Zhu Youxiao nodded and praised.&1t;/p>
"It's all the emperor who has good governance." Wei Zhongxian replied happily, but the significant increase in commercial tax is mainly due to a large amount of official infrastructure. Coupled with the result of a large investment in royal capital, it would be strange if so much money is spent, the economy is not prosperous!&1t;/p>
In addition to the very beautiful income of the Taxation Bureau, the Royal Bank of China is also not bad. Soon Yang Guorui also attacked and submitted the first quarter profit statement of the Royal Bank of Ming Dynasty to Zhu Youxiao.&1t;/p>
"In the first quarter of this year, Royal Bank and Shanxi Piaohao strengthened their cooperation. In just one quarter, the number of silver shipments reached 60 million taels. The total profit of silver dollar minting was minted by silver dollar, and the profit of copper coins was minted by copper dollar minting was 1.6 million silver dollar." Yang Guoruihui reported.&1t;/p>
"Okay, okay." Zhu Youxiao was immediately excited. The profit of this coin was too objective. In one quarter, he actually made a profit of 760,000 silver dollars, which was definitely a good business.&1t;/p>
"But the profit of this silver dollar is probably only in the past two or three years, and there will be no silver to be used to mint silver dollars after that." Yang Guorui hurriedly reminded.&1t;/p>
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said: "It is enough to last for two years to survive this difficult period, and even if we are still short of money, we can still print banknotes."&1t;/p>
Two years is indeed enough for Zhu Youxiao to free up his hands to rectify many things, such as salt administration. But the most profitable thing is finance! Paper money is definitely more profitable.&1t;/p>
If this is not enough, at most you can print more money. Once inflation is too big, although it is a bit poison to quench thirst, it can still last for a few more years.&1t;/p>
At that time, as long as you have enough troops, you don’t have to worry about the merchants joining together and copying all the Shanxi merchants who have bought to envy.&1t;/p>
Anyway, as the current situation continues, the road is getting wider and wider, so there is no need to worry about this.&1t;/p>
"The Emperor is wise." Yang Guorui has to admire the emperor's keenness in finance. It is obvious that the emperor is unlikely to have so many tricks to make money in finance.&1t;/p>
"How is the salt administration?" Zhu Youxiao continued to ask.&1t;/p>
"The salt company made a total profit of 2.3 million silver dollars in the first quarter. The official salt in northern Zhili has already occupied the absolute advantage, but the market outside the town is still full of private salt." Yang Guorui replied, "In addition, private sea salt has been openly scattered in Tianjin and other places. Not only the powerful and powerful participated, but many people even joined in it. After their private salt is cooked, the canal ship will be shipped to the south for distribution."&1t;/p>
"I know this, I will deal with them in a while." Zhu Youxiao did not attack those private salts at this time, mainly because he didn't have many troops in his hands. (To be continued...)&1t;/>&1t;/p>
Chapter completed!