After the announcement of the army reorganization plan, the next step was to reward the soldiers according to their contributions.
Wei Zhang was conferred the title of General Yang Lie, and the other generals, including the soldiers who had fought well, were all rewarded. Of course, all the rewards were carried out according to the military merit system and military rank system formulated by the military office.
After a month of hard work, Du Ruhui led the military office and finally formulated the territory's military merit system and military rank system, which were approved by Ouyang Shuo.
The reward according to the merit system was based on the Mountain and Sea Territory's Military Merit Reward System.
According to the established rules, the territory's military merit rewards were roughly divided into three categories.
First, rewards of property.
This was the most common and the most common type of reward. Gold, silver, jewelry, silk satin, armor, elite warhorses, elite weapons, cultivation techniques, and so on were all among the rewards.
Among them, monetary rewards were the most common.
In the system, there were clear rules on how much one would be rewarded according to how much one's contributions were. From generals to ordinary soldiers, everyone was among the list of rewards.
Of course, the targets of the rewards were limited to those who performed well.
In other words, the rewards in the army would not be on a large scale. Only the bravest in battle, those who killed the most enemies, and those who made extraordinary contributions were qualified to be rewarded.
Only in this way could the morale of the army be boosted and play the role of motivation.
Second, promotion of military rank.
According to the Mountain and Sea Territory's Military Rank System, the territory's military ranks were divided into general, lieutenant, lieutenant, sergeant, and soldier. There were a total of five ranks and 18 ranks.
General was divided into five ranks, with the first being the highest and the fifth the lowest. Each rank of general had a specific title, and it was unique. Lieutenant was divided into three ranks, namely high-rank lieutenant, middle-rank lieutenant, and low-rank lieutenant.
Lieutenant and sergeant were both third-rank, namely captain, first lieutenant, and second lieutenant, and staff sergeant, sergeant, and corporal. The lowest rank of soldier was fourth-rank, namely first-class soldier, first-rank soldier, second-rank soldier, and private soldier.
Military rank was linked to one's position.
The rank of general was only granted to division commanders and above. The rank of lieutenant corresponded to the rank of brigade commander; the rank of lieutenant corresponded to the rank of battalion commander; the rank of sergeant corresponded to the rank of squad commander; and the rank of soldier corresponded to the rank of squad commander.
In addition, the rank of private was only granted to non-officers. When all the recruits of each division became regular soldiers, and the soldiers reached the rank of rank five, they would automatically be granted the rank of private.
Soldiers below the fifth rank were called recruits and had no military ranks.
Based on this alone, one could see Shanhai City's elite strategy. According to this standard, the meaning was very clear. Those below the fifth level were all rookies. They didn't even have the qualifications to enter the battlefield.
If it was in other territories, a rank 5 soldier would be considered an elite soldier.
Every military officer would have a basic military rank after taking up their post. For example, when a soldier was promoted to a squad leader, he would automatically be promoted to a second-rate soldier. After rendering meritorious service, they could be promoted to first-class soldier and then first-class soldier.
Of course, Private First Class was the highest he could go. Only when he was promoted to captain again could he be given the rank of corporal. So on and so forth, when the division commanders assumed their posts, they would automatically receive the rank of a fifth-rank general.
Military rank marked the relationship between superiors and subordinates in the military. Junior officers had to obey their superiors unconditionally. This was an iron law in the army. In this way, there would be no confusion in command during the war.
Take a battalion for example. If a battalion commander died in battle, according to convention, there would be no one to replace him. The platoon commander would not have the authority to command, and the entire platoon would immediately become a plate of loose sand.
With a military rank, the situation would be very different.
Once a battalion commander died in battle, according to military rules, the person with the highest military rank in the battalion would automatically take over as the temporary commander. If the replacement was also killed in battle, the person with the highest military rank among the survivors would take over. In this manner, the team would be able to continue fighting until they were completely defeated.
This alone was better than thousands of troops. No territorial characteristics could compare to a perfect system.
In addition to marking the relationship between superiors and subordinates, military rank was also closely related to military pay.
Taking this opportunity, Du Ruhui also made a change to the military pay system in the territory. In the future, military pay would only be linked to military rank, and not to the rank and position of a soldier.
For example, before, the monthly pay for squad leaders was a uniform one gold coin. After the change, it was changed to a first-class squad leader's pay of one gold coin, a first-rate squad leader's pay of 80 silver coins, and a second-rate squad leader's pay of 60 silver coins.
In other words, a high-rank military rank corresponded to the previous standard military pay. In this way, the expenditure of officers' pay was imperceptibly reduced.
It should be noted that the officers accounted for about 30% of the military pay.
However, the officers couldn't say anything about it. In the army, martial arts were respected. If a second-rate squad leader felt that his pay was too low, he could just fight hard and be promoted to a first-class soldier.
In this way, it would instead stimulate the soldiers' desire to make contributions.
Du Ruhui's move could be said to be a stroke of genius. Not only did she trick people, but she also made them speechless.
Correspondingly, the standard of military pay for all levels of military rank was unified. The basic principle was to use 08 as the benchmark. It meant that in the same rank, the soldiers of the lower rank would only be paid 80% of the soldiers of the higher rank.
The salary of a sergeant was 5 gold coins, a sergeant was 4 gold coins, and a corporal was 3 gold coins. The salary of a captain was 20 gold coins, a lieutenant was 15 gold coins, and a junior was 12 gold coins.
The salary of a high-rank brigade commander was 50 gold coins, a middle-rank brigade commander was 40 gold coins, and a low-rank brigade commander was 30 gold coins.
The military rank of a general was different.
According to the rules, the general received an annual salary, which was received once a year. The annual salary of a fifth-rank general was 1,000 gold coins, a fourth-rank general was 2,000 gold coins, a third-rank general was 3,000 gold coins, a second-rank general was 4,000 gold coins, and a first-rank general was 5,000 gold coins.
In addition to the annual salary, the general also enjoyed other special treatment.
According to the rules, every general was given a general's residence in Shanhai City. The standard of a general's residence was different according to the rank of the general.
For example, Lin Yi, who was a fifth-rank general, was given a general's residence. Bai Qi, who was a first-rank general, was given a general's residence.
Ouyang Shuo's arrangement was also in the hope that the generals under his command would be able to enjoy the warmth of home in addition to leading troops to war. When they returned to Shanhai City, they would also have a place to stay.
According to Gaia's arrangement, the families of historical figures would automatically appear in the wilderness after the dynasty entered the wilderness, so they could be found.
For example, Bai Qi's wife.
Similarly, the families of Sun Bin, E Lai, Zhang Han, Wei Zhang, and the other generals also came to Shanhai City.
In the military rank system, in addition to the treatment of generals, there were also different rules for privates and even new recruits. Similarly, because of the reduction in military rank, the soldiers' pay was naturally reduced as well.
Recruits from rank one to rank four were paid 20 silver coins. Private soldiers of rank nine and below were paid 40 silver coins. Elite soldiers of rank ten to rank twelve were paid 60 silver coins, which was the same as a second-rate squad leader.
Du Ruhui was also very ruthless. With this reform alone, she reduced the military expenditure by more than ten percent. Previously, the average soldier's rank was four, and a battalion's pay was 275 gold coins.
But after the reform, the military's pay was directly reduced to 237 gold coins.
And so on and so forth, a division's pay was directly reduced from 8,250 gold coins to 7,200 gold coins. A full division's pay was around 36000 gold coins.
The monthly salary of three full-strength legions was roughly around one hundred and ten thousand gold coins.
In order to reduce the military expenditure, Du Ruhui had gone all out this time.
At the same time, the military administration had also made clear regulations on the local garrison troops' pay.
The garrison troops' pay was the same as the field army's, and their pay was calculated at eighty percent of the latter's. The city guard division, as the capital's garrison troops, had their pay according to the field army's standard.
With a military rank, there were naturally corresponding medals.
According to Ouyang Shuo's instructions, the medals were based on the dragon and the totem.
Generals all wore the golden dragon badge.
What differentiated the rank of a general was the number of golden dragons spitting out pearls. A rank five general only had one dragon pearl; a rank four general had two dragon pearls. And so on and so forth, a rank one great general had five dragon pearls.
And so on and so forth, a rank one great general had five dragon pearls.
Ouyang Shuo, as the commander-in-chief of the army, also wore the golden dragon badge when he wore his military uniform. The difference was that his golden dragon was a nine-clawed golden dragon, and the dragon pearl it spat out was also an incomparably large golden dragon pearl.
The nine-clawed golden dragon had five first and four last.
The general's dragon pearl was a white dragon pearl. The golden dragon only had seven claws, four first and three last.
Lieutenant, Lieutenant, and Sergeant corresponded to the silver dragon badge, iron dragon badge, and bronze dragon badge respectively. High, middle, and low ranks corresponded to three dragon pearls, two dragon pearls, and one dragon pearl.
Each dragon badge's material corresponded to its title.
For example, the golden dragon badge was made of gold.
As for the lowest rank of soldiers, they did not have the right to wear the dragon badge. Their medals were also made of bronze, and the symbol was a cross between a Tang saber and a heavy sword. What differentiated the ranks was a bar.
Private soldiers had one bar, second-class soldiers had two bars, and so on and so forth. First class soldiers had four bars.
There was no doubt that the establishment and implementation of the military ranks symbolized that the Shanhai City's army had taken another solid step on the road towards professionalization.
One of the major tasks of the army's reorganization this time was to confer titles to all the officers and soldiers.
According to the arrangement of the military office, the conferment ceremony would be held immediately after the army's reorganization was completed.
At that time, Ouyang Shuo would personally preside over the conferment ceremony.
The last type of conferment for military merits was the conferment of nobility.
Needless to say, in ancient times, the conferment of nobility was even more important than the military rank. It was not an exaggeration to say that it was the greatest reward. As long as one obtained a noble title, it would be enough to bring honor to one's ancestors.
Unfortunately, regardless of whether Ouyang Shuo was the Marquis of Lian Province or the Governor of Southern Border, he did not have the authority to confer nobility to his subordinates or generals.
Only the ruler of a country could confer a noble title.
Therefore, the third type of conferment could only stay in the files drawn up by the military office for the time being and could not be carried out. Only after the country was established could a noble title be conferred.
Du Ruhui listed it out to give the officers and soldiers something to think about. (To be continued.)
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