Chapter 287
Chen Yizhong left, Zhao Bing ordered him to leave himself, and the troops were in contact with vigilance and returned to the camp. The Empress Dowager and His Majesty still stayed. He felt that since this was God's will, it was also done with the will of heaven, and there was no need for him to be confused about it anymore, so he let go of his worries for the time being. The matter of the court's departure came to an end, but after the war, Zhao Bing stayed in the court, and the aftermath was delayed to the present. A few days later it was the New Year, and it was time to seal the yamen. Today, there were rare gatherings of all the officials in the palace, and they just happened to finalize some outstanding matters.
In the Battle of Qizhou, the general's army won a great victory. Gao Yingsong, as the excuse of the military merits, first reported the results. In this battle, the general's army seized a total of 213 warships, of which 150 large warships were seized. Of course, the main contribution should be recorded on the surrendered troops. According to statistics from each army, attacked and destroyed, and sunk more than 400 enemy warships, annihilated more than 40,000 enemy warships, including more than 19,000 enemy troops, and captured more than 50,000 enemy troops. The defeated troops accounted for another 50%; the captured soldiers and weapons were counted, and gold, silver, silk and silk were over 2 million. This **** made a great contribution because they were all robbed them.
These property did not include Liu Shen's ship. Since it was taken by His Highness himself, everyone discussed it and left it to him for disposal. Zhao Bing thought it was inappropriate. Isn't this the one who took the lead in violating military discipline? How can he control the ship in the future? So he agreed to renovate the ship and use it, and the property on it was returned to the public as spoils. Everyone was very happy. Gao Yingsong initially calculated that the seizures were paid surplus for the generals' army in one year, in addition to rewarding the troops and pensions for the casualties, the remaining salary for the generals' army was surplus.
In war, casualties are inevitable, and the general's army does not have such abnormal defenses as the Defender Army. It has achieved huge results but only a hundred casualties. The dead of the war is mainly concentrated in the final stage of fighting against Liu Shen's army alone. It is counted that the army and the volunteers have suffered more than 2,000 casualties, of which 743 were killed and more than 500 were seriously injured and disabled. The rest can return to the team after treatment.
Zhao Bing asked carefully that the casualties of the General's Office mainly occurred in the battle of the platoon. The casualties of the enemy were mainly caused by the sunken warships and the destruction and drowned in the sea; the second was caused by the hit and additional damage by weapons such as crossbows and rockets. This showed that his initial judgment was correct. The Song army's close combat capabilities were not as good as those of the Yuan army, and the choice of long-range weapons was correct.
How to reward and provide for the military service, the general's office has been customized, so it can be released accordingly. However, Zhao Bing proposed to choose a place with excellent feng shui outside Qiongzhou City as a cemetery for burying the dead, and build a martyr's temple to worship the spirits for all seasons. At the same time, the Invalides' House is built for the rehabilitation and residence of disabled soldiers. Those with families can provide accommodation and subsidize living expenses; those without families must be funded by the general's office to hire special personnel to take care of their lives, and they must not be allowed to stay on the streets and die in distress. Everyone agrees with His Highness's proposal, which can not only solve the worries of disabled soldiers, but also stabilize the morale of the army and increase morale...
"Judge Chen, you are responsible for implementing this matter. The money and grain required will be reported to the General Bureau." Seeing that everyone had no objection, Zhao Bing immediately decided, "Master of the Manor, your General Bureau must cooperate closely and do not deliberately delay."
"Subordinate to obey the order!"
"Sir, obey the order!" The two of them received the order in unison.
"Your Highness, the spring plowing season after the New Year is the season. The recruits may delay the farming season. Can they delay the spring plowing?" Chen Zeweng hesitated and asked.
"Well, this is my negligence." Zhao Bing nodded and suddenly remembered something again, "Hey, Lord Gao, can those captured enemy soldiers be resettled?"
"Report to Your Highness, the captured enemy troops are still locked in the garrison of the Defence Army and have not been dealt with." Gao Yingsong replied.
"Then how will I deal with the prisoners in the past?" Zhao Bing asked again.
"Prisoners are not as good as surrendered troops. They are generally organized into each army to form criminal troops and act as dead soldiers. Some are also sent to each military prefecture to serve hard labor, and some are even killed directly." Gao Yingsong replied.
"Oh, can these surrendered troops be organized into one army, responsible for building cities, building bridges, opening rivers and building canals, and transporting supplies?" Zhao Bing's prisoners were organized into the army without training, which would become an unstable factor. If they turned against each other on the battlefield, they would have to provide food and clothing for nothing. If they were locked up, they would have to take over the mountains and serve as kings and robbers to harm them. If they formed a single army and worked for nothing, they would not need to pay.
"Your Highness's method is not impossible. I think some of the elites can be selected from them to join the army, and most of them are organized into baggage troops to undertake labor, and the local people can also be exempted from the suffering of expedition." Ying Jieyan said it is feasible.
"Well, now the post road needs to be cleared, and canals and pioneers are needed everywhere. It is time for manpower to be used, and these prisoners can come in handy." Jiang Yan also agreed.
"Okay, then we will select a group of these prisoners and transfer them to the Transportation Department for management, and undertake daily labor. After the marshalling is completed, we report to the General Bureau for payment. " Zhao Bing decided another thing.
"I obey the order, and we will formulate a charter to report to Your Highness as soon as possible." Jiang Yan said with the order. This is also a good thing for the Transportation Department, so he is of course happy.
"Mr. Cai, can the people who fled here be resettled? How is the progress of finding contact with the military and military families?" Zhao Bing turned to Cai Wanyi again. Because the Quanzhou people in the General Administration occupied the majority and were familiar with the officials there, he handed over this task to him.
"Report to Your Highness, this matter is underway. In recent months, more than 30,000 refugees have been brought to the 6th place in Qiongzhou. More than 10,000 troops have been withdrawn from Guangxi to the island. Most of them have been moved to Jiyang Army in batches to resettlement, and have raised a batch of oxen, seeds and farm tools to reclaim wasteland after the New Year." Cai Wanyi replied.
"It is difficult to find a way to contact the family of the army and soldiers. Because of fear of revenge by the Tartars, many people fled and hid everywhere after evacuating Quanzhou. They only contacted more than 2,000 households in search, but some people were willing to come to Qiong, so only some people smuggled to the island with the mobilization and assistance of the General's Mansion."
"It's done well. Refugee resettlement sites not only need to build houses, but also set up schools to educate children, establish medical hospitals to treat patients, and set up Baojia and organize village soldiers." Zhao Bing praised, "In addition, camps are set up in the main military bases of the prefectures and counties to arrange family members to make it easier to visit and gather."
"I obey the order and start making arrangements immediately!" Cai Wanyi obeyed the order.
"Deputy Envoy Pan, have all the things needed for each army during the New Year holiday?" Zhao Bing looked at Pan Fang and said.
"Your Highness, the meat, grain, wine and vegetables used by each army for the festival are being divided into each army in batches, and it is guaranteed to be completed within two days." Pan Fang replied.
Chapter completed!