In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 129 Desperate Crazy, Insatiable Greed

In the past, these garrisoned troops were under the command and jurisdiction of each capital, but the failure of Ningzong’s Kaixi Northern Expedition, especially the rebellion of Sichuan military general Wu Xi, made the Song court feel that it was necessary to change the system of garrisoned soldiers, and strengthen the system of envoys and appeasement. The commanding functions of the deputy system envoys, Xuanfu envoys, supervisors and military horses, and military commanders.

Afterwards, in places like Qingyuan Mansion, the magistrate and the envoy of the coastal system were generally in charge, and then took charge of the military, government and civilian power.

After Zhao Yurui was outsourced to Qingyuan Mansion, the dispatch was equivalent to the prefect of Qingyuan Mansion and the envoy of the Eastern Zhejiang Coastal System.

Feng Deshan, deputy general of Dinghaihui, is the deputy envoy of the coastal system in eastern Zhejiang and the chief general of the Qingyuan government's internal water army.

Under him, there are the capital commanders and deputy capital commanders, commanders, etc. of the garrisoned army.

Zhao Yurui went to Qingyuan Mansion in February, first settled the sea navy, then centralized power in Dinghai County, and then opened shops, before they had time to garrison troops.

Now that Zhao Yurui wanted to sell the military officer and increase the number of posts in the name of empty pay, they needed to use the garrisoned army.

Qingyuan Mansion has 6737 military registrations, including archers and post soldiers, and there are more than 6300. The empty salaries of the Tujun and Xiangjun are the easiest to eat.

The Southern Song Dynasty soil army was set up by Shenzong, and it was subordinate to the inspection departments of various places; it was originally an official, and it was sent to serve as a servant.

In the middle and late Southern Song Dynasty, the number of deserters was insufficient, and the number of deserters increased. Coupled with the needs of local governance and management, the Turkish army began to be placed under the command of the garrisoned army.

So at this meeting, there is no difference between the forbidden army, the Xiang army, and the local army. They are just one army. Anyway, if there is any problem, they will all be dispatched together, and everyone will eat together if there is food.

Luo Wei is in charge of the capital, and Jiang Fei is in charge of the deputy capital. Will Liang Pengying not be paid?
Zhao Yurui certainly didn't believe it. Now Qingyuan Mansion had more than 6000 people on its books.

A few days later, he took Feng Deshan back to Qingyuan Mansion, and then called Mo Ze, Nie Zishu, Luo Wei, Deputy Governor Jiang Fei, and Liang Pengying.

Zhao Yurui asked them face to face, how many soldiers are there in Qingyuan Mansion.

Luo Wei was also straightforward, and directly said that the actual number of 3248 people was less than half of the number.

Among them, many of the original Tujun and Xiangjun formations disappeared more than ten years ago.

But Luo Wei said, these empty salaries are not eaten by them, including the former prefect of Qingyuan Mansion, the general judge is doing it, and now Nie Zishu, Mo Ze and others eat together.

Mo Ze and Nie Zishu looked at Zhao Yurui calmly, "Your Majesty Wei, if you want to eat the navy's spare salary, you must leave it here for us to eat?"

This matter of eating empty pay was everywhere in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is said that even famous generals such as Yue Fei, Zong Ze, and Han Shizhong did it.

Sometimes there is really no way, everyone eats together, you have to cooperate with the local officials, the food and money are all controlled by the local government, if the local officials want to eat empty wages, everyone has to share.

For example, you only have more than 3000 troops, but you have a staff of [-]. If you honestly report to the Department of Production and the local government, you will be paid [-], but the department and the local government will report it to you at [-]. The extra [-] will be paid. Come share with you.

You are forced to eat empty pay.

But there is another situation. For example, some local officials do not pay for their own empty salary, but use the excess empty salary for government expenses and even people's livelihood. There are also such officials.

People also said that Yue Fei was eating nothing to train his troops and farm the fields.

So Zhao Yurui quickly understood that before he came, the Qingyuan Mansion was also on empty pay, but it seemed to be used for the expenses of the yamen.

After Nie Zishu and the others came, they divided up with Luo Wei, the governor of the capital, Jiang Fei, the deputy commander of the capital, and Liang Pengying.

Now that Zhao Yurui suddenly mentioned this matter, these people on the other side are quite embarrassed.

Originally, they thought that it would be good for the king of Wei to eat the navy and they eat the infantry, and they would not bother each other.

Wei Wang, you are so ugly in eating now, you still want to eat with the infantry?This is too much.

Zhao Yurui just wanted to give Shi Miyuan the image of wanting to pay for nothing, I don't care if you like it or not?

He first asked: "The last time we signed a report for the navy five thousand and six, can it be approved?"

Nie Zishu immediately said that there is no reply yet, and he will arrive in a few days, and then said that it may not be according to our quota.

"Then--this king has thought about it. Dinghai County needs to re-establish the city shipping department. It needs to use the navy and infantry battalion. This Dinghai County has to arrange--five hundred--one thousand infantry battalions. .”

Zhao Yurui faltered, the general meaning was understood by everyone.

The king of Wei wanted to eat a thousand-step battalion.

"Crazy, greedy." Nie Zishu, Mo Ze and others cursed secretly in their hearts again.

Wei Wang's eating looks too ugly.

But they couldn't help it. The King of Wei didn't pursue the issue of the shortage of troops stationed in the army. He just wanted to share a thousand posts. That's fine, everyone bear with it.

In this way, Zhao and Rui directly obtained a quota of [-] soldiers from the local army stationed in the infantry.

As for whether he will be paid for nothing, in the eyes of Nie Zishu and others, it is certain.

A few days later, the imperial court approved and came to Qingyuan Mansion.

It is agreed that the Dinghai Navy will expand to 800 people (a little less than Zhao and Rui imagined), with one commander, two deputy commanders, and five generals.

The Dinghai Navy does not have a command or capital control, but is determined according to the number of soldiers. According to the practice of the Southern Song Dynasty, if there are many soldiers, the capital control or command may be established, and if there are few soldiers, a commander will be established.

But it doesn't matter to Zhao Yurui.

The posts are recruited on the spot, and the local fiscal expenditure of Qingyuan Prefecture (Dinghai County) is to allow Dinghai County, where it is stationed, to support itself.

One of the key points is that the navy ships are also raised by the local government (Dinghai County).

What Shi Miyuan meant, I agree with you, King Wei, that you will be paid empty-handed, but if you really want to increase troops and buy ships, you can only go out from Dinghai County, not from Qingyuan Mansion.

A larger warship would cost thousands, or even tens of thousands, and Dinghai County would definitely not want to pay for it.

Shi Miyuan didn't mind whether it was Zhao Yurui's empty salary in the navy or military training. At this time, he had already created momentum for Zhao Yurui to be emperor, so of course he didn't want to have a quarrel with Zhao Yurui.

It can be said that Zhao Yurui did not intervene in major local government affairs, which made Shi Miyuan very relieved.

As for Zhao Yurui really training some sailors?Shi Miyuan wouldn't take it to heart either, he would only think that Zhao Yurui wanted to use it for sea trade.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, no one has ever heard of anyone going ashore with a navy to make trouble.

Old Shi was very generous. The Dinghai Navy changed from one lieutenant general to five generals and ten lieutenants. None of the military-level units were transferred from other places.

One is to promote Zhao Yurui himself, and the other is to give Zhao Yurui a free salary.

For example, like a commander, at least he must be a doctor of Wude, who is a military officer of the seventh rank or above. For example, Feng Deshan's doctor Wude has a monthly salary of 25 guan, and there is also a stone of rice for cooking every month, two stones of noodles, and seven pieces of spring silk and winter silk. Ten bolts of silk and 30 taels of cotton. He is currently dispatched as a lieutenant general of the navy, and he still has about fifteen guan of in-service money. You see, the income of the seventh-rank military officer in the Southern Song Dynasty plus dispatch is equal to that of Zhao Yurui's former King Yi almost.

If Zhao Yurui had nothing to pay and did not promote him to control, then the money and the rice, flour, and silk would become his.

Will Zhao and Rui have nothing to pay?Of course eat.

The reason for his expansion of the army is to eat empty salary. If he takes this opportunity to raise all the middle and high-level generals, it will not be empty salary, but to cultivate confidant generals.

Moreover, he had just arrived in Qingyuan Mansion and had just formed a navy, so there were not many trustworthy and valuable people at all.

Zhao Yurui intends to propose a command, one deputy commander, two out of five generals, a few out of ten lieutenants, and all the others will be paid for nothing. By the way, they will assess the navy generals and give them motivation. The king still has a position. .

Seeing that there are so many vacancies, many people must want to join Wei Wang.

After getting the posts of the navy, Zhao Yurui put his own people into the navy in the name of recruiting, and at the same time recruited the navy nearby to gather enough manpower. While expanding the army, he cooperated with selling officials and began to arrange for the promotion of a group of himself. Confidant entourage.

At the end of February, Zhao and Rui were assigned [-] posts in the large battalion. Using the pretext of being stationed near Shibosi, they surrounded a piece of land as a barracks, and then recommended and appointed a group of low-level infantry officers, all of whom were his own. Among them, Li Pingxia's Li family has a lot of people in the eastern Zhejiang, and many people came to vote.

These 1000 people are set as a general, and Niu Bao, his personal bodyguard, will be in charge of the general. Below the deputy general, everything above the head is empty.

Because the officer he just recommended can only start at the lowest level.

The entire general had only officers and no soldiers. In the eyes of Nie Zishu and others, the king of Wei was completely empty-handed.

When the news reached Shi Miyuan, Shi Miyuan wiped his beard and smiled, King Wei didn't let go of anything that could make money, even the spare salary.

So far, Zhao Yurui already had his own navy and infantry in name. He had been in the Southern Song Dynasty for so long, and finally took an important step in the military.

At the beginning of March, more than 30 large and small boats came to Dinghai County. Qin Zhuo, who was busy in the world, was full of energy, and led a large group of people off the boat to Zhao Yurui's Yamen in Dinghai County.

After he accompanied Zhao Yurui to restart the Xinzhou Mine in October last year, he traveled around, mainly to re-establish logistics and intelligence bases. This was his old business, and everything was done in a few months.

This time Zhao Yurui wanted to employ people, so he hurriedly brought more than 100 people from the Xinzhou mine, along with Zhao Yurui's cousin Quan Yong, and new servants Qin Zhuo bought from various places.

The new servants are all teenagers, about seventeen or eighteen years old, relatively strong in stature, and all orphans. There are more than 100 people in total, and the two groups add up to about [-].

And a few days before Qin Zhuo came, Xiaokaifeng in Lin'an City sent more than 30 people over, so Zhao Yurui had nearly 400 people available.

All the people in the mine have been trained by Quan Yong for nearly half a year. In addition to the original ones, Zhao and Rui formed their own 150 followers, and the actual number is close to 170. Appeared at the same time, so everyone did not know the actual number.

About half of the remaining 200 people are placed in the 'Yan's Four Seas Trading Shop' established by Zhao and Ruixin. The shop is located in Dinghai County and operates various businesses such as salt, sugar, and sea trade.

The superficial shopkeeper of this shop is Yan Kang, a wealthy local businessman in Dinghai. He has business contacts with Qin Zhuo and has a good relationship. Zhao and Rui set up a shop in the name of Yan's family, but it is actually controlled by their own people.

(End of this chapter)