At the end of February, it was not easy for Ater to return to the valley territory. As the five county soldiers patrolling the county spread the news that Ater had taken over Tyniec, the lords, squires, officials and elders at all levels in the county came to the valley to visit the lord with congratulatory gifts.
At this time, Art was already the master of Tyniec. He could not treat the people under his rule as before, especially these enlightened gentlemen who took the initiative to express their attitude.
Yat held a banquet for these visiting guests at Beiguan Army Fort. The scale was not large, but it was enough to make those guests feel at ease.
Yate hinted at his governing philosophy to the guests - being as warm as spring to his friends and as harsh as winter to his enemies.
At the end, Art assigned a small task to the visiting lords, squires and officials and elders, asking them to report to the new lord the status of their territories and managed villages and estates, including the cultivated land, wasteland, forests, lakes, rivers, population, grain reserves, number of farm tools, mules, horses, cattle, livestock and poultry, etc. after they return.
Matt has read the county information book he brought back from the lord's hall in Tyniec County. Pierre's control over Tyniec is only situational, and the things recorded in the county information book can be basically ignored. If Art wants to govern a county, he must at least understand the county first.
Of course, there are many lords from all over the country who have concealed their land, lied about cultivated land, and underreported their grain production to evade taxes. Therefore, Art has ordered the civil affairs to start preparations. By then, the civil affairs officials will verify the situation in various places in the county one by one. This is not mentioned later.
In addition to receiving visitors from all over the county, Art also led his bodyguards to inspect all the territories that were actually under his rule. He was present one by one in the valley, from the production of the three workshops in the workshop area and the Wellsburg infrastructure construction site on the hills next to the workshop area to the four organized villages and the site selection of the four new villages to be built.
Then there is the outside of the valley, from the border post on the southern border (today it is more appropriately called the border military town) along the north-south trade route to the Boulder Town garrison camp, Lane Manor, Wincheston Manor, and Southwest Farm. When Art visits these places, he will bring some gifts. Sometimes he will give each citizen a copper coin as a reward, and sometimes he will give each farmer a few coins. Wheat bread, or giving them a little bit of salt and cloth captured from the Swabians in the east. Such rewards would not cost Art too much money and materials, but for the subjects under his rule, this was simply a great gift. Many of them had lived in this world for decades and had never seen a lord who took the initiative to give gifts of money and food to lowly subjects.
For a time, Art's reputation for being good at fighting reached another climax...
The last stop of the inspection was over, and the group of people rode horses and walked slowly on the road leading to Wincheston Manor.
The wheat in the wheat fields is enough for the whole family to eat and drink this year, and there will still be a surplus of food next year after paying taxes. This is the hope of ordinary farmers; it is the hope of ordinary soldiers that they can hold on to this battle and still be sure to win the next battle; they are still fleeing on the road today, but tomorrow they can find a place to stay and have a sip of warm wheat porridge. This is the hope of refugees..."
Ron straddled the horse and followed the saddle, letting the war horse walk freely under him, touching the scars on his face and savoring the "hope" in Art's mouth, "Master, I understand a little bit of the "hope" you said. Sir, don't mention it. The expressions on the serfs and farmers' faces when they kneel down to you are absolutely sincere. The kind of kneeling is different from surrendering in front of those bully squires. I understand that feeling. "
After hearing Ron's words, Art's heart felt warm. He raised his head and glanced ahead. A group of newly recruited leaders were heading towards the southwest farm under the leadership of several officials and soldiers...
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At the beginning of March, the eastern and western armies of the northern Count of Burgundy were still in a stalemate on the border of Saône Province. However, after half a year of fierce fighting, both sides were unable to bear the huge battle losses. For a while, the tense confrontation could not break out the flames of war.
· Taking advantage of this period of time, various forces took action, looking for allies to strengthen themselves, and doing everything possible to isolate their opponents. However, the political impact of the defeat of Besancon was still revealed. More and more surrounding forces began to openly or covertly support the new king Flanders who dominated the court of Besancon. The Liberation Army also received more and more support from weapons, armor, and food supplies...
At the end of February, the Liberation Army held a large-scale merit-based reward ceremony for the first time at the Besançon Palace. This time, a total of five viscounts, eight barons, and more than thirty knights were conferred. Except for a few confidants and powerful backgrounds who had meritorious service, the rest of the meritorious fiefdoms were in the enemy provinces of Saône and Côte d'Or. The meaning is obvious. After conquering the enemy territory, you can obtain the fiefdom.
This military merit canonization is not authentic, but it used the enemy's land and wealth to stimulate the fighting spirit of the Liberation Army.
Compared with the simple military merit conferment at the Besançon court, the military merit accounting system of the Welsh Legion is really cumbersome.
On March 5, the heavy general affairs in the territory were basically straightened out. Bass, the commander of the Valley Garrison Corps, was ordered to lead the 30 garrison militiamen to station in Tyniec County. All soldiers under Art's command returned to the North Pass Military Fort in the valley to gather for repairs.
After everything was settled, Art finally began to lead the Chinese army command camp and several senior officers to plan and calculate the merits and think about promotion and rewards. This was also the most anticipated thing by everyone in the entire army.
According to the hierarchical military merit accounting system specified in the "Legislation Act", the military merit calculation of the military legion is divided into four levels: miscellaneous soldiers are mainly assessed for repairing and constructing, collecting transportation, and making equipment, and also assisting in killing the enemy; ordinary combat soldiers are mainly assessed for killing the enemy, taking into account assistance, rescue, and defense; low-level soldiers Officers are mainly based on the number of enemies killed by the squadron, taking into account the situation of leading the charge and commanding on the battlefield; the flag captain assesses the number of enemies killed by the flag team under his command, commanding combat capabilities, enforcing military laws, and taking into account morale, military discipline, logistics support, etc. Officers at the flag team level and below are assessed by the central military command camp, and the flag team level and above are assessed by Yate personally. Each grade is calculated internally, and the assessment results are recorded as the basis for military rewards and promotion to military rank.
During the Northern Expedition of the Legion of Wales, the Valley Guard Corps and various garrisons and patrol teams also achieved many military achievements, so Art also determined the accounting method for the non-combatant soldier and officer based on the military merit accounting system of the Legion of Wales.
civil affairs, as the foundation of Yate's power, will play a mainstay role in this and future battles. Therefore, in order to motivate officials and subordinates at all levels of civil affairs, Yate also conducts assessments on civil affairs and rewards them. The assessment of civil affairs is also carried out in different sections, and is implemented by the civil affairs officer. The assessment is recorded in the book as the basis for the promotion and reward of civil affairs officials.
This is a arduous task. Since the expedition in July last year, the army has experienced more than ten battles, large and small, and each battle may be divided into several stages and battlefields. The calculation of military achievements is very complicated. The Chinese army command camp and commanders have been busy for a week but have not yet received the final calculation results...
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The military merit calculation for the battle has not yet come out, but the military pay of the soldiers and officers has been issued by the baggage team. According to the regulations of the Welsh Army, all officers and soldiers will not be paid in full during the battle. Usually only one-fifth of the military pay will be paid, and the military pay will even be stopped when the battle is intense.
But Yate will not be so stupid as to lack military pay, so after the war is over, all military pay will be repaid in full.
Suddenly half a year's military salary was replenished, and the money bags around the waists of the soldiers and officers were all bulging. Art ordered that all the soldiers be given three days of rest in three batches, so that these officers and soldiers could have time to send the military salary home or find a place to spend it.
There are not many people in the Welsh Army who have families in the valley. The few who have plans will save their military rewards and military rewards to build a few wooden houses in the wooden castle. In the future, they will marry wives and have children and settle down and start a family. However, most of the soldiers and officers will find a tavern to get drunk or sneak into the secret doors. Find a few plump women to do some hard work...
Outside the walls of the Beiguan Army Fort, a pub specially opened by the Civil Affairs Bureau for the military garrison was bustling with people. Except for two bartenders and a cook, the pub was full of Welsh Legion military officers wearing heraldic robes.
The tavern has only one floor. The stewards used straw mats to separate the spacious living room into two rooms that accommodated a wooden table and several rows of benches. These were considered luxurious rooms. There were eight tables densely placed outside the two rooms, each of which could accommodate six or seven people.
Reg, Hans, Barry and two other soldiers had just received their military pay from the baggage officer. Since the military pay was issued slowly, by the time a few people came to the tavern with their military pay, the place was already crowded with people.
"Sir, fellow soldiers, it's already full inside. I'm really sorry. Could you please invite a few people to sit outside? We'll set up a table right away. The weather is nice today and it's not cold outside. How about it?"
After the Yona Border Guard Corps was announced to be disbanded, the military position of flag captain of the Second Infantry Regiment of Rigg was also revoked. He now has no actual military position, but the Chinese Army Command Camp gave him the treatment of a squadron leader.
The Welsh Legion did not have special military uniforms for officers. What distinguished officers from soldiers on the battlefield was mainly the sophistication of their armor and the length of their swords, so Rigg admired the look in the eyes of the tavern steward.
"Okay, it doesn't matter where you sit. Hurry up and ask someone to bring bacon, fruits and vegetables. Remember to carry barrels of wine. I want the beer produced in the valley workshop, two barrels, no, three barrels!"
" Guys, you have never tasted the beer brewed in our valley workshop, the taste..."
While Rigg ordered the stewards to serve the wine quickly, he introduced the valley's special beer to several new soldiers.
After a while, the bartender brought the apple stew and two twenty-pound barrels of beer that had been prepared in advance. Because there were too many guests in the tavern and the beer reserves were not enough, he could only provide two barrels of beer to a few people.
A few people did not dare to argue, so they grabbed the stew, picked up the wooden cups, and started gobbling it down.
Obviously, the tavern was a bit busy. The stew in Hans's mouth was not fully cooked. He chewed it for a long time and couldn't finish it. He had to roll his eyes and swallow the large piece of stew. "Rig, sir, you fell to the ground. How much military pay did you receive?" As soon as the piece of stew was eaten, Hans had half a piece of rye bread stuffed in his mouth.
Rigg took a sip of the foaming beer from the cone-shaped wooden cup and burped with satisfaction, "Hans, can you eat slowly? This is the Wells Valley, and you don't have to worry about not having enough to eat here. The same goes for you, who survived on the battlefield, so don't choke to death."
A burst of laughter erupted from the wooden table.
Rigg then answered Hans' question, "I had previously advanced military pay to the legion to build a cabin in the castle, so this time I only received three hundred pfennig. Originally I could only receive one hundred and ninety pfennig. Yes, because I served as the flag captain of the Second Infantry Regiment in the East. During that time, my military pay was based on the rank of flag captain, so I estimated that I would still have a military reward of a thousand pfennigs after the military merits are calculated."
Rigg said it very plainly. In fact, this was a very common thing for the veterans of the Wells Army, but it was shocking enough for Hans, Barry and the few released prisoners who had just followed the army south from the east.
"I thought the reward of one hundred and twenty pfennigs was enough for me, but I didn't expect you, Sir Rigg~" Hans sighed.
Because Hans later joined the Deadpool team and also made military exploits, the Chinese army specially issued military rewards of varying amounts to this group of people when the military pay was issued this time. Hans had outstanding military exploits, so he received a 120 Fenni military reward, which was already the envy of the prisoner soldiers who had just gone south.
Rigg raised his glass and encouraged several of the guys, "Work hard. In the future, everyone will have full military pay and military rewards. If you really make great achievements one day, being promoted to a knight is not a foolish dream. Think about it, maybe in three or five years you will be able to stand on a horse, hold a sword, and carry a sword with you." Return to your hometown as a knight..."
Separated by a grass wall, in a side room at the back of the tavern, "Red-headed Ghost" Kazak and several of his subordinate officers and veterans were already a little tipsy.
An officer who looked like a squadron leader picked up the shaky wine glass and touched Kazak. He said vaguely: "Sir Kazak, I heard that this time, the command camp of the Chinese Army has been arranged for the flag team officers. Your position is only ranked fourth among the military merits of the flag captain. It's really unfair to those bastards in the Chinese Army. Ping! You are the first one to follow Sir. Now, both Lord Otto and Lord Bass have become deputy commanders of the legion. Only you are still a flag captain. This time, you are ranked lower in the flag squad level military merit. I'm afraid..."
The drunken officer saw that Kazak's face was getting worse and he did not dare to continue speaking.
Kazak glared at the officer and then grabbed the wine barrel and filled himself with half a glass of wine. The barrel was already empty. He yelled at the bartender outside the door: "Come on! Hurry up and bring the master some wine..."