Chapter 1441: Give rewards and punishments at the same time, and achieve what you want
After hearing the words of Master Zhang, the leader of the university field, Hu Zongxian felt as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. Mei Mei asked back, "Haha, Mr. Zhang, did you raise the Japanese pirates?! You said that if the Japanese pirates don't come to Yingtian, they won't come to Yingtian?" !"
"What?! I'm raising a Japanese pirate?" Master Zhang burst into a cold sweat, his head shaking, and he blurted out, "How is it possible?" "Don't talk nonsense!"
Hu Zongxian's expression remained unchanged and he said nothing, just looking at Master Zhang, the master of the field, quietly.
Master Zhang, the leader of the university field, seemed to realize that he was a little too excited just now. He coughed and defended softly, "Ahem, Master Hu is joking. The hat of 'raising Japanese' is too big, and my head is too big." Too young to be carried away! How could I do such an inhumane thing if I am completely loyal to the emperor and love the country and the people!”
"In that case, how can Mr. Zhang ensure that Japanese pirates will not attack Yingtian City?!" Hu Zongxian asked leisurely.
The master of the college field had a sarcastic look on his face, and the corners of his mouth twitched twice, unable to make a complete sound.
"Sir Zhang, the Japanese invasion is becoming more and more serious nowadays, especially Wang Zhi and Xu Hai, who are wreaking havoc in the southeast, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of crimes. The people are miserable. Yingtian is in the southeast, like a pillar holding up the sky, Yingtian No mistakes can be made, otherwise the Japanese pirates will become more fierce, the people's hearts will become colder, and the court will lose face. No!" Hu Zongxian said with a serious face, "The consequences are beyond what you and I can bear!"
"Master Hu is right."
Mr. Zhang. He nodded, but he didn't think so in his heart. You are just being alarmist. How could Ying Tian be on a business trip?
"Master Zhang, what I am going to say is a bit straightforward. You don't have to rush to defend me. I am not an unreasonable person. I will not make any records of today's inspection and what I said today, let alone report it. However..." Speaking of this, Hu Zongxian paused. After a pause, he looked at the commander of the large school field with stern eyes and said with a serious face, "But Mr. Zhang wants to find out the shortcomings and actively rectify them. The next time I come to inspect your army, it will not be so easy to talk to. Ding will be Ding Mao then." It's Mao! I'm coming to your army today. After checking, it was found that compared with the number of soldiers reported in the books, the actual number of soldiers in your army was seriously insufficient. The shortage of soldiers was as much as 80%. Even the soldiers actually in the camp were mostly old, weak, sick and disabled. Military discipline was indiscipline and disorderly, and the soldiers were poorly trained. , armor and equipment order It’s so shameful to be able to fight with bare hands! Such an army has terrible combat capabilities. Such an army is not enough to shoulder the responsibility of guarding Yingtian!” “Master Hu, you are exaggerating!” I feel that Hu Zongxian exaggerated.
Free pay and such, this is the default unspoken rule of the entire Ming Dynasty. Do you think that military camp does not take free pay? !
What if the Japanese invasion is serious? ! The Japanese pirates were wreaking havoc in the countryside and county towns, and they had never harassed a few in the capital city. How could they dare to attack Yingtian City? ! Even if we borrow a hundred thousand courage from the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates would not dare to attack the world. Yingtian is the second largest city in the Ming Dynasty. It has a high city and a deep pool. It is equipped with artillery and is heavily guarded. Not to mention that our military camp is very short. It is large, but Yingtian's military camp is more than just the Daxiaochang camp. With so many military camps added up, the actual number of available troops is no less than 30,000. The Japanese pirates want to attack Yingtian only if they use the power of the Japanese country. However, is it possible for the Japanese pirates to use all the power of the Japanese country? It is simply impossible. The Japanese country itself is still in chaos! Therefore, Yingtian is as stable as Mount Tai.
"Exaggeration?! Haha, Mr. Zhang, nothing is impossible in this world! People who have no long-term worries must have immediate worries! Mr. Zhang must keep what I just said in mind. I will come back in half a month. . I hope that by then, the number of your troops will be no less than 10,000, the number of old, weak, sick and disabled will not exceed 10%, the military appearance and discipline will be greatly improved, and the armor and equipment will be completely new." Hu Zongxian shook his head and sneered, looking at Mr. Zhang with a burning gaze.
"The number of people is not less than 10,000, and the old, weak, sick and disabled are not more than 10%." Hearing this, Mr. Zhang couldn't help opening his mouth wide and frowning, with a face of embarrassment and disapproval, and every expression was resistance, "Hu Sir, you are not a householder and you don’t know that food, rice, oil and salt are expensive. Do you know how much money it takes to raise a soldier in terms of military pay and food and grass? , soldiers, armor, etc., which one doesn’t cost money? Our imperial treasury has been tight every year, and we have encountered numerous floods and droughts in recent years. The military pay has been delayed, so how can we have extra money to support the soldiers in the military camp? , it’s not that I drink the soldiers’ blood and eat empty pay, but that it’s hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice, and the court doesn’t give out money, so how can we support the soldiers?”
Hu Zongxian interrupted Mr. Zhang’s complaint expressionlessly, looked at Mr. Zhang with burning eyes, and said word by word: "Sir Zhang, if your army meets the requirements, I assure you that this year After the inspection, I will rate Mr. Zhang as first-class competent! If it fails to meet the requirements, I'm sorry, then I will offend Mr. Zhang! In this year’s inspection, the third-class service cannot be achieved and can only be classified as inferior. I will also impeach Mr. Zhang! I always keep my word, and it is still inferior to Mr. Zhang!”
"Ah?!" Mr. Zhang heard this, his face was like a chameleon, hesitating, struggling, and excited.
This is an inspection! Rare opportunity!
Being an official in the Ming Dynasty, there are generally two main ways for officials to be promoted and demoted. High-ranking officials are mostly appointed by recommendation, while officials below the fourth rank are mainly determined by inspection. The inspections are mainly divided into two types: the "Beijing inspection" inspection by the Ministry of official affairs and the inspection by the imperial censor. The inspection content is assessed according to the "four grids", namely: one is guarding (having invitations, being cautious, and having peace), and the second is talent (having talents, Youping), three political affairs (youqin, youping) ), four years (youthful, strong, and healthy), the examination results are evaluated according to the four-level examination content, among which the first-class is competent, the second-class is diligent, the third-class is service, and those who are ranked first-class can be promoted to awards. , promotion and salary increase are just around the corner. Of course, if an official's performance is poor and his grades are inferior after inspection, depending on the severity of the case, he will be dismissed from his post, handed over to the Ministry of Criminal Justice for sentencing, ordered to rest, or demoted for external transfer.
The number of people should not be less than 10,000, the old, weak, sick and disabled should not exceed 10%, the appearance and discipline of the army should be greatly improved, and the armor and equipment should be completely new. These requirements are not too difficult to ask for. I should eat less free money. I am not responsible for it alone. , no matter how much we emphasize military discipline, strengthen training, grit our teeth and work hard, we can still do it!
If the requirements are met, the inspection will be first-rate! First-class competent, this is an achievement that is difficult to achieve even if you are looking for connections and begging grandpa and grandma. Once you are rated as first-class competent, you can wait for promotion. Even being transferred back to the capital is not that difficult. Although it is moisturizing, it is not as good as the capital city.
Thinking of this, Mr. Zhang gritted his teeth, raised his hands to Hu Zongxian and said: "I should do my best!"
"Sir Zhang, I am not doing my best, but doing my best. !" Hu Zongxian returned the greeting with a serious look on his face.
Master Zhang nodded, "Definitely."
"I believe that with Mr. Zhang's hard work, your army will live up to the name of the Beijing camp and make great achievements soon!"
Hu Zongxian was satisfied and said with a smile. "Borrowing Mr. Hu's good words." Mr. Zhang handed over his hand. In fact, he had never thought about making achievements or anything like that. He was just coping with the inspection. Even now, he still feels that Hu Zongxian's words are exaggerated and unfounded!
(End of this chapter)