Soon Deng Ming met with the Qingchengshan warlord group, and Deng Ming told Liu Yao and Yang Youcai that he would not forget the merits of the other party, the foundation of Chengdu and their support. But because of this, Deng Ming can't agree to their retirement, otherwise people in the world will think that Deng Ming is mean and unkind, and even revenge.

This reason made Liu Yao and others speechless, and they expressed their willingness to continue to contribute to the great cause of the Admiral. However, the warlords of Qingchengshan wanted to stay in Chengdu to work, and they didn't want to be a subordinate to the Liu prefect who liked to beat people. Deng Ming expressed his willingness to meet their requirements as much as possible, but for the time being, he didn't think about what position should be given to them, because the warlords of Qingcheng Mountain are strictly speaking the leaders of the military tun, and according to Deng Ming's observation, their ability to govern the military tun is not as good as Xiong Lan, not to mention that there is no military tun under Deng Ming's system, even if there is, it is impossible to give it to them to govern.

Deng Ming could not let the warlords of Qingcheng Mountain go to serve as soldiers, their experience in leading troops to fight was basically zero, not only could the warlords not stay in the standing army, but even none of their officers and personal soldiers could meet the requirements of the standing army. After the Qingchengshan warlords were reorganized, they were able to release more than 10,000 people, and Deng Ming told Liu Jinge that even if 10,000 people went to farm, the annual tax payment would be as high as 1 million, and the subsidies given to the Qingchengshan warlords by the Chengdu prefect yamen would not exceed this figure -- even if they did not give so much, it would be enough for them to have no worries about food and clothing in Chengdu.

For the time being, Deng Ming plans to give this kind of subsidy to the warlords of Qingchengshan first, and let them hang relevant official positions when rectifying Dujiangyan's government affairs, and wait until they have a suitable position in the future.

At the same time, the Ming army once again began to disarm. Needless to say, the tens of thousands of strong men brought back should also be cut off from most of the soldiers, leaving only a standing army with a total of no more than 4,000 men. Deng Ming decided to keep an infantry regiment of 1,800 men and a cavalry regiment of 900 men. The cavalry regiment is now unable to muster enough manpower, and the infantry regiment is at most more than 2,000 men. Deng Ming estimated that there might be some additional establishments, such as the artillery and military academies he had conceived, as well as a special tactical and special training unit, which would also be included in the standing army.

More than 8,000 soldiers who participated in Gaoyou Lake will receive a bronze medal, and 4,000 Zhejiang soldiers need to be given a bonus of 5,000 yuan each because they already have families, which is the largest printing since the implementation of the IOU system in Chengdu. Xiong Lan fidgeted at the thought that the 20 million yuan IOU was going to flow into the market, but Deng Ming did not intend to let the huge amount of currency hit the market like this.

The Industrial Bank is buying a large amount of jewelry and fabrics, and since the soldiers have no problem eating, they will definitely buy clothes and jewelry for their wives and some things for home use. In order to purchase these luxury goods and daily necessities, Deng Ming spent a lot of silver, but if he could not let the soldiers and their families enjoy a better life, it would be impossible to improve the social status of the soldiers.

Deng Ming had already made a few pairs of high heels, but they were not mass-produced and sold, because many of the wives of the Zhejiang-Chinese had small feet and could not consume this new commodity. The potential main consumers do not have any money left in their hands at present, so they can only wait until the brides who have just married into Sichuan start to participate in the labor before trying to sell them to them. These pairs of shoes have been handed over to Liu Jinge, told him to produce them properly, and then distributed them as prizes to those female production activists.

In order to digest a large amount of currency, Deng Ming also made a decision, that is, to sell horses: "Of the more than 4,000 horses we seized in Gaoyou Lake, 300 were given away, and the mares and stallions that were not castrated were given to the horse dealer on credit, and the rest were sold." All soldiers who participated in the battle of Gaoyou Lake could have the right of first refusal, but only one horse. ”

Deng Ming's words made his subordinates stunned. The captured horses in Gaoyou Lake were all first-class war horses, and with so many good horses, although the cavalry regiment lacked riders, the war horses were more than enough. Unexpectedly, Deng Ming only planned to leave 500 horses for the army, and they were all inferior horses obtained from other channels, and the better ones would be sold together with the batch in Gaoyouhu.

"Admiral, these are good horses." Zhao Tianba was the first to hold back and stood up and said. After Deng Ming returned to the division, he stayed in the army horse herd for two days, and spent the night in the stable, and he couldn't get enough of those good horses.

"That's right, if it's a bad horse, will anyone buy it? Can it be sold at a good price? Deng Ming replied confidently: "Each person has given a bonus of 5,000 yuan, and if they are not allowed to have a place to spend, will they just watch prices skyrocket?" ”

A large amount of land around Chengdu was reclaimed, and the Ming army brought back a lot of grain, and in the case of worry-free food and clothing, Deng Ming estimated that many soldiers wanted to buy a horse.

"Yes...... But ......" Zhao Tianba felt that his brain was in chaos, and he was in a hurry to disband the army for the sake of production, but no matter how he looked at the important military material of the war horse, he should not let go.

"We have to spend money to raise the standing army, and the same is true for war horses, how much do we have to eat a day to raise thousands of horses? How many people are to hire to take care of them? You have to let them go out every day so that they don't waste up. Now we don't have a single adult horse in our horse dealership, and if we sell it, it won't affect the horse dealership, and we can recover some prize money, so why not? Deng Ming immediately calculated the economic account with his subordinates: "The soldier who is willing to spend a lot of money to buy a horse will definitely treat it well, and the forage money will not need to be paid by the capital." ”

There are many disadvantages of raising a large number of horses in the army, such as worrying about someone stealing forage money, worrying that the horsemen are not doing their jobs with all their hearts, and Deng Ming has these worries

said again: "The things of the public house are like the goods stored in Wuchang, I don't know what will happen in the end." But private property is different, and the owner will cherish it; Besides, there are too few people in the capital who can ride horses now, and it is difficult to get enough cavalry. These people won't buy the horses for nothing, they will definitely ride them. If we train cavalry, we will have to pay for the training, and we will have to worry that the soldiers will not study well. Just sell the horses to them, and they will learn to ride at their own expense, and in a year and a half, we will not have to worry about running out of riders if we want to recruit cavalry. ”

"But ......" Zhou Kaihuang disagreed, seeing that Zhao Tianba was speechless, he hurriedly came up to help: "There are not many soldiers who know how to take care of horses, and if the horses are sick, they don't know how to treat them." ”

"Mountain people have their own tricks." Deng Ming was confident and said with a smile: "If we come to raise these horses, won't we get sick?" Don't you need to be taken care of? The owner has fewer horses to manage, and they will be more attentive. ”

"Don't we have Mongol tartars? Those hundreds of Mongolian Tatars are just right for them to raise horses. Zhou Kaihuang still refused to give up.

"That's right, we thought of going together." Deng Ming nodded, and further explained his plan to his subordinates, obviously his determination was unshakable: "But remember, in the future, call them Mongols, don't call them Tartars anymore." ”

"Can I buy one, then?" Zhao Tianba was moved to hear this, although he had the right to use military horses, but seeing that there were so many good horses for sale, he also wanted to have a batch of his own horses.

"You didn't participate in the Battle of Gaoyou," Deng Ming shook his head and said, "You have to wait a few days, if there are any that are not sold out, they will be auctioned in the market, and you can go to the auction when the time comes." ”

"Can I buy it, then?" Zhou Kaihuang, Ren Tang and Mu Tan shouted out almost at the same time.

"Yes." Deng Ming nodded.

……

After following the Ming army to Chengdu, Fuer and his Mongol companions were still waiting for their fate, and after waiting for several days, Deng Ming finally met them again.

According to Deng Ming's order, more than 100 Mongols who participated in the death squads were incorporated into the Ming army, and after swearing allegiance to the Ming Dynasty, they could receive military ranks and enjoy military pay from the following month. However, the remaining 600 people could not enjoy this treatment, and Deng Ming announced that they would be disbanded and would need to fend for themselves in Chengdu in the future.

Although they were afraid of Deng Ming, the Mongols protested one after another, saying that they did not know how to farm at all, and they could not even distinguish between rice and millet except when they were eating. Standing in the front row of the line, Fore was also among the protesters, and he mustered up the courage to shout to Deng Ming: "The villain will do nothing but treat the horse." ”

"You can continue to see horses." Deng Ming heard Fuer's shout, looked at him and replied loudly: "The capital not only needs veterinarians, but also riding instructors, and needs you to teach people how to feed horses, walk horses, and train horses." ”

"So we're still soldiers?" Many people's hopes have been ignited again because of this sentence.

"No, you're not soldiers, you're fending for yourself." Deng Ming shook his head: "There is a horse shop in the capital; In addition, there will soon be thousands of fellow showers who have their own horses, but who don't know how to raise horses, and who don't know anything about equestrianism, so you can give them work and receive a fee; Of course, if the army wants to hire you to do things, they will pay you. ”

Deng Ming carefully explained Chengdu's policies, assuring the Mongols that their skills would not be useless: "When you start paying taxes, you will be the same talent in the capital, and you will have the opportunity to get a conscription order when you go out on an expedition in the future, and you will still have the opportunity to become a soldier." Besides, in addition to raising horses, you can also go to the iron. I can lend you money, but it is borrowed, and you will have to pay it back in the future. By the way, don't you know how to barbecue? There is a new crop called potatoes in Chengdu, and you can also bake potatoes to sell on Chunxi Road; There is also a cake ......"

"We're not returning to the Western Regions, we don't know how to barbecue!"

"Oh, I'm mistaken, but it's a good job. The blacksmith job is not difficult, and you can learn it as soon as you learn it. You know how to make harness, right? You can also do this, but you have to spend money to buy a license, and doing business here in Chengdu is a monopoly. ”

Seeing that Deng Ming's mind had been decided, the Mongols were helpless, but some people muttered: "Didn't we surrender?" ”

"Surrender is to avoid death, not to raise you for a lifetime. If the whole world surrenders to me, will I have to support the whole world for the rest of my life? Deng Mingzheng replied rhetorically: "By the way, I almost forgot." You still owe me two months' food money, and you will have to pay it back later. ”

"What kind of food?" Faure yelled again.

"The money for the meal from Jiujiang to Chengdu," Deng Ming replied solemnly, "When I was in Jiujiang, I said that you could leave freely, but if you didn't leave, I don't think you would be considered a prisoner from then on." The previous meal was considered a prisoner of war treatment, and the food you ate after that was paid for. ”

"We helped the Admiral to defeat the imperial camp, and we have nowhere to go!"

Quite a few Mongolians again protested loudly.

"So those who participated in the death squads were incorporated into the army. I didn't drive you away, and the money for the boat to come to the capital is considered a treat for me. But you still have to pay for your meal. Until you find a job, I can continue to provide room and board, but it will be a bookkeeper and I will have to pay it back in the future. ”