Chapter 361 A Tiger without Claws
After the arrears were paid, the next step was to issue retirement benefits to all the retired old, weak, sick and disabled, and nominal dude. As for the travel allowance, the soldiers only needed to report their names, units, and home addresses to the other side, and the quartermaster would register and sign to get the allowance. It was very humane and made all the soldiers grateful.
The remaining young and strong soldiers needed to be screened and assessed. Those who were qualified joined the recruit division, and those who were eliminated retired and were given retirement benefits and travel allowance.
There were thousands of child soldiers. Those who did not want to stay were given retirement benefits and travel allowance. Those who were willing to stay also needed some low-intensity assessments. After passing, they entered the reserve forces and received formal military training. They could only transfer to the active field forces after adulthood.
The assessment was tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. After the retirement benefits and travel allowance were issued, all soldiers stayed in the barracks and were not allowed to leave. However, there were chicken, duck, fish and other delicious food to enjoy, and drinking was prohibited. It was the last dinner of the 100,000 Beijing troops.
All the soldiers were not dissatisfied with this. The emperor was really considerate and caring to them. If they were not satisfied, their conscience would be fed to dogs.
Of course, not all officers and soldiers had no complaints. Some officers still had resentment, but they did not show it.
The next morning, Xu Yu assessed all young soldiers according to the assessment requirements of recruits. Only more than 3,500 soldiers passed the assessment and were incorporated into the recruit division to receive formal military training.
According to Zhu Youjian's previous conscription requirements, all soldiers must be farmers with clean backgrounds, but it is not absolute. Although most of these more than 3,500 soldiers have been infected with some bad habits of the old army, it is not serious. At least there is a chance to save them. The army is a melting pot for training people.
Moreover, there are inevitable casualties in war. The damaged troops need to be supplemented. There are law enforcement gendarmerie in the army. If these old oil soldiers dare to violate military discipline, they will taste the taste of confinement. If they dare to turn around and run away on the battlefield, the officers and gendarmerie will shoot them without hesitation.
Only iron-like military discipline can forge iron warriors.
When Xu Yu was busy assessing the soldiers of the Beijing Army, the retired soldiers had already left the barracks in groups of three or five, carrying their bags, happily leaving the barracks, and going out of the city together, embarking on the journey home.
Near the barracks, there were many unidentified people wandering around. When they saw the young and strong soldiers walking out of the barracks dejectedly, they immediately came forward and whispered something. Most of the soldiers shook their heads and left, and some soldiers followed these unidentified people.
This scene was seen by the Jinyiwei spies scattered nearby. Some of them followed quietly and followed from a distance. After confirming that these soldiers followed the unidentified people into a certain house, they immediately reported it after finding out the owner of the house.
Some spies also carefully recorded the number of soldiers who followed the unidentified people to leave. There were more than 3,500 people. Although it was not completely accurate, the difference was only within a hundred people.
Jinyiwei Commander Tian Boguang received the report from his subordinates and did not dare to neglect it. He immediately went to the palace to report.
"Yes, we should commend those spies who have made contributions." Zhu Youjian affirmed and commended Tian Boguang's work, reminding him to praise and reward his subordinates who have made contributions, so as to stimulate their enthusiasm and stimulate others to compete for meritorious service.
"Yes." Tian Boguang bowed and withdrew. The emperor's affirmation was the best reward for him, and the throne of Jinyiwei Commander became more and more stable.
At the morning court today, Zhu Youjian explained the reasons for disbanding 100,000 Beijing troops, and officially announced that the Royal First Division, Second Division, Third Division and Fourth Division, as well as several newly recruited divisions, were all included in the Ming National Defense Army series.
The troops with the "Royal" number are honorary troops. Since the Royal Fourth Division, all division-level troops have all been numbered as the National Defense Army's first division. Unless the troops have made repeated military exploits and become elite troops among the elite, they can be awarded the honorary title of "Royal".
The previous salary supplements and retirement benefits had caused a lot of noise, and all officials knew about it, but they didn't react much. Seeing that the emperor took the initiative to hand over the elite troops that had cost countless gold and silver and energy to build, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and all the officials of the Donglin Party were even more smiling.
If the emperor handed over the military power, it would be like a tiger without claws. They were afraid of nothing, and they had to die to force the emperor to withdraw his order to tax merchants.
"Your Majesty, this old minister opposes taxing merchants."