The soldiers who were about to be dismissed stepped forward one by one and told him the questions of their mouths, and this man answered honestly, and if he did not know, he said that he did not know. But he was able to answer most of the questions raised by the soldiers, because they were just as concerned as they were in the first place. It is nothing more than how much land is divided, how much tax is paid, how much harvest can be laid, and how much grain can be left...... And so on, and these things, he naturally knows them by heart.

In fact, although these soldiers all came up and asked gossiping, there were only a few questions they asked, so as soon as a few questions were asked, the doubts in everyone's hearts were gone.

It didn't take long.

With this soldier personally appearing to say, the effect of this move was very good, and even exceeded Dong Ce's expectations, these soldiers who were about to be dismissed were very happy when they heard that they could divide so much land, have such a good harvest, and have so much grain left when they came to Rock Fort. They shouted one after another: "Master Dong, I am willing, I am willing." ”

Some even thought in their hearts, even if they didn't take the ten taels of silver, they would be willing to come to this rock fort to divide the land!

"Yes, yes?"

Dong Ce laughed and raised his voice: "Okay, then go over there to register and make a register, and tell the registered people their names, the military fort villages they belong to, etc., and say as much as possible and be more detailed." ”

As he spoke, he pointed with his hand, and in the direction of his finger, not far in front of the stage, Li Gui had already led people to set up a few tables there. Several scribes under Li Gui's hands sat down behind the desk, with paper and pens in front of them, ready to register and make a book.

In the past, this was Bai Zhongqi's work, but now that the Rock Fort is larger, the rules are much stricter, and everything is on the right path, and these jobs are anyone's and who's work. And these affairs, which belong to the household registration, naturally belong to the civil matter, and of course Li Gui should do it.

All the soldiers answered, and one by one they happily went over there to register.

Seeing this scene, the garrison officers and integrity officers of the various military forts were stupid, they never expected that Dong Ce would do it for such a purpose. Dong Ce selected all these people, it turned out that he was actually trying to remove them.

It's incredible!

And when they heard clearly the conditions that Dong Ce gave to these dismissed soldiers, they couldn't believe it, and they all felt that Dong Ce was simply crazy.

Oh my God! Every soldier who has been dismissed will be given ten taels of silver, and these thousands of people will come down to tens of thousands! And give them land?! Is there so much land around Rock Fort?

What does Dong Ce think? Ten taels of silver for one person, this is an incredible amount of money! You must know that if they replace them to dismiss these soldiers, I am afraid that a single eldest son will not give it, and he will be directly let out.

Dong Ce's move can be regarded as kind, but in their eyes, he is stupid, and they feel that he has wasted so much money in vain. At this time, they couldn't think much about Dong Ce's stupidity, because at this time their hearts were filled with another emotion: that is, anger.

You must know that these people that Dong Ce eliminated today are all soldiers under them!

In their opinion, these soldiers are their private property, and Dong Ce clicked off part of their private property without their permission, how can they not be angry? It's a dignified offense, and that dignified offense isn't the most important reason for their anger. The most important reason is that once there are fewer soldiers, they will make a lot less money.

Take Zhenqiang Fort as an example, the approved soldiers of Zhenqiang Fort should be about 1,100 people, and the number of soldiers in this fort reported by the garrison of Zhenqiang Fort must also be about 1,100 people, and the military salary issued is also 1,100 people. And the actual number of soldiers under his command may only be 700, so he swallowed up the empty salary of 400 men.

And now? Zhenqiang Fort was originally about 700 people, but after Dong Ce was cut and removed, there may be only 500 people left under his command. Looking at it this way, it seems that he still took advantage, because the upper hair is still 1,100 people's salary, and he only needs to pay 500 people's military salary, and he has earned 600 people in the middle. From eating the military salary of 400 people to eating the military salary of 600 people, it seems that the garrison of Zhenqiang Fort will eat more and make more money.

But this is far from the case.

Dong Ce so openly, on a large scale, and without concealment, that he would dismiss 200 soldiers and horses under his command, so he would inevitably report to him? What to report? Naturally, he reported to the superiors, saying that due to the uneven quality of the soldiers in Zhenqiang Fort, 200 unqualified soldiers in Zhenqiang Fort had been dismissed, and only 900 people would need to be paid food and salary in the future. In this way, the food and salary received after the garrison of Zhenqiang Fort was not 1,100 people, but 900 people. If he still wants to eat the fantasy of 400 men as before, then he must maintain the strength of his troops to about 500 men.

But the problem is that if the strength of a large army fort like Zhenqiang Fort is reduced to 500 people, it is impossible to break it, and it will not be able to maintain it at all.

In the entire Beidong Road, the entire North Hebei Road, the entire Datong Town, and even the entire Jiubian important towns and military towns all over the country, the situation of empty salaries is extremely common, and the generals below are doing it, and the civil officials above are also very clear, but this matter is too common, and there is no way to manage it, and if you manage it, it will only offend a large number of people, so everyone simply turns a blind eye. However, just because you turn a blind eye doesn't mean you don't have any restraints.

Take this town Qiang Fort as an example, there should have been 1,100 people, but if there were only 700 people, then Shangguan might turn a blind eye and don't know, but if it was reduced to only 500 people, then Shangguan would be unbearable and would definitely not allow this situation to happen. Therefore, he had to at least maintain his strength to about seven hundred, and in fact, the generals of each military fort basically did this, and they all maintained their troops on a line that could satisfy the officials just now, and it would never be less than this line, but it would definitely not raise more soldiers.

The more they raise, the less they can catch.

Therefore, in this way, the garrison officer of Zhenqiang Fort can only eat the empty salary of 200 people, and his income will naturally be greatly reduced, so he is naturally extremely dissatisfied with Dong Ce.

Zhenqiang Fort is a big fort with a large number of troops and a large number of troops to maintain, while other military forts are small in scale, small in number of troops, and small in number of troops to be maintained, which is roughly the same reason. In the end, Dong Ce dismissed the soldiers like this, and their interests were also lost.

How could these generals do it?

Suddenly, these people all stepped forward and came to Dong Ce, protesting loudly one after another, and their words were very fierce. And Bai Tianjin, the garrison officer of Hongci Fort, was the most fierce among these people.