Chapter 93 Disarmament
Wang Ping was asked to go home to rest for more than two hours. At around 8:30 in the evening, in the dining room of the lord's cabin, there were more than a dozen torches hanging on the surrounding walls, illuminating the 20-square-meter dining room as if it were daytime.
Qu Mao sat in the middle of a round table, Wang Ping sat on the left, Su Yan sat on the right, Chafidel, Sunan, Su Buqing, Zhang Da, and Zhao Pan sat at the round table in turn.
Su Qiaoer and two slaves Xueer and Pinger bought from Yancheng were busy serving dishes and barbecue on the table.
Qu Mao said: "Let's chat while eating, the Tier 1 barracks in Yi Village's territory will be repaired in a few days, and now the Tier 0 barracks have been repaired.
Logistics Officer Wang Ping and Interior Officer Su Yan have always believed that there are too many fighters and too few people in our territory of Yi Village, so I want to hear your thoughts. "
Zhao Pan was the only one who was eating dinner, and he was a first-rank spearman, so he was the first to say: "My lord, my subordinates don't think so. The meaning of your lord is very obvious. The two lords think that there are too many soldiers. The first-tier barracks have been repaired, nothing more than wanting to cut down the number of first-tier soldiers.
Although the first-tier soldiers are not strong, their supplies are relatively cheap, and their salaries are not high. They must serve as the backbone of the territory's military force. Any country or force on the mainland has Tier 1 fighters as its backbone. "
Zhang Da also advanced from the first-level spearman to the second-level halberd soldier, and he was an early comrade-in-arms with Zhao Pan, and then said: "My lord, this subordinate also feels that the logistics officer, Mr. Wang Ping, has prejudice against the first-level fighters. I don't want to see any subordinates change jobs and retire.
The subordinates believe that both the first-tier spearmen and the second-tier halberd soldiers are very good in our territory at present..."
Qu Mao raised his hand to stop Zhang Da and Zhao Pan, and looked at Chafidel.
Chafidel said: "My lord, this subordinate also advanced from a second-level archer to a third-level sharpshooter, so this subordinate believes that fighters of any rank have their existence.
At present, the number of fighters in our Yi Village territory is indeed too high, but this is also because our territory is still in an abnormal development stage, and the overall number of people in the territory is relatively small, and it will definitely get better in the future.
Now we have a total population of less than 2,000 people, and we have three small villages, as well as a civilian wharf outside the village and a salt field outside the village. This is not counting our 18 resource points in the wild. There are many places where soldiers are required to guard and patrol, and there is a great demand for the number of soldiers.
The subordinates disagree with the logistics officer Wang Ping's view that there are too many soldiers. "
Su Buqing said: "My lord, my subordinates feel that it is enough to keep our third-tier princess guards in Yi Village territory at this stage, and remove a few comrades who are seriously injured and cannot continue to serve. Our robes have more than 240 people, and we are fully capable of taking on the entire Yi village. The duty of guarding and patrolling the three small villages in the village territory and all facilities outside the village.
And the third-tier princess guard can attack from a distance or fight in close combat. It is a relatively comprehensive unit with a wide range of applications..."
Su Nan said: "Captain Su, stop talking. I agree with Lord Wang Ping's opinion. The number of soldiers in Yi Village is indeed a bit high compared to the number of citizens."
Qu Mao looked at Wang Ping and said, "Wang Ping, don't just listen, talk while eating. We are open and honest today. Say whatever you want, don't have any scruples, and we are not right about people."
Wang Ping said with a wry smile: "My lord, it hasn't been long since my subordinates came to the territory to serve as their allegiance, but I do think that raising the current number of fighters is indeed very stressful for the people of the territory."
Su Yan coughed a few times and said: "My lord, the smaller the number of troops, the less the military pay, and many problems are not obvious for the time being.
You spent 900 gold to upgrade the lord’s hut today, and it’s only a week before the end of the month. When the time comes to pay the military salary, I hope you don’t cry.
And this is only counted as military pay, not the maintenance cost of logistical military rations and equipment wear and tear. For example, the military salary of the third-tier princess guards is 35 silver per month on average for each soldier, and there are additional positions for the squad leader, squadron leader, and team leader.
We don’t have a zero-level fighter in our territory for the time being, but the zero-level fighter also needs military pay. Their average military salary is about 8 silver a month. You can calculate the number of fighters and your monthly military salary.
It can be dealt with in a month or two, but if the army is not paid for a long time, it may lead to a military uprising..."
Qu Mao's heart thumped, and he said secretly: "It's over, just 250 third-tier princess guards, that's more than 87 gold for a month, and only five days left, where can I go to steal 75 gold?
Now all fighters need about 200 gold a month, which can barely handle the past, but to maintain such a large amount of expenditure every month, how can we talk about development? "
Thinking of this, Qu Mao's forehead broke out in cold sweat, and he asked, "Wang Ping, how should soldiers change jobs and retire?"
Wang Ping said: "My lord, either the lord himself, or a hero appointed by the lord to serve as a military officer, sits in the first-tier barracks and handles them one by one, but the first-tier soldiers need to pay a retirement resettlement fee of 1 gold for each soldier. The retirement resettlement fee for a first-tier fighter is 2 gold per fighter, and for a third-tier fighter is 3 gold per fighter.
This retirement resettlement fee only depends on the rank of the military, not on the type of service and military position, it is a one-time fee..."
Hearing what Wang Ping said, cold sweat broke out again on Qu Mao's forehead, and the barbecue in his mouth seemed not so delicious.
Several people began to chatter again, and when everyone finished eating the barbecue and cleared up all the dishes on the plate, Qu Mao finally made up his mind and said: "Once the first-tier barracks is built, we will give priority to a first-class barracks immediately." The transfer and retirement operations of super fighters.
First-tier fighters only retain two types of first-tier spearmen and first-tier sword and shield soldiers. Others, such as combat soldiers and level soldiers, are all disbanded.
Wang Ping personally handled this matter, and all of them were transferred and retired to be civilians..."
Su Yan smiled bitterly: "My lord, first-tier sailors need a naval barracks to operate, and they cannot operate through the first-tier barracks we are building now.
The subordinates agree to transfer and retire all the first-tier troops that are not in the team, but is it enough to leave only the first-tier spearmen and first-tier sword and shield soldiers? If you continue to recruit in the future, it will be a bit of a waste of gold coins. "
Wang Ping said: "My lord, the 50 first-tier fighters left should be about the same..."
Qu Mao waved his hand, indicating that this problem is not entangled, and said: "After the territory develops and grows, we will talk about it. At this stage, there are 30 first-tier spearmen left, which will be selected by Zhang Da. Zhao Pan is not included in the quota of 30 first-tier spearmen. within.
Zhao Pan, please help me choose 20 first-tier sword and shield soldiers. Before the total population of our territory has doubled, the number of first-tier fighters will not change.
The zero-level barracks has now been built. If there is a shortage of soldiers, we can consider selecting some of the retired soldiers to form a zero-level militia to be responsible for tasks such as patrolling the territory, patrolling between territories, and delivering food. No need to discuss any more.
After the second-tier barracks are built, the same operation will be performed. Only the second-tier archers, second-tier hunters, and second-tier throwing ax fighters will be kept, and the others will not be needed.
So be it! "
After the disarmament meeting, Qu Mao began to have a headache again. Where did the severance pay for the first-level soldiers come from when they transferred to and retired from the military?
(end of this chapter)