Chapter 1075 A Different Merit System
The Shen Ce Guards are coming back, and Luo Chong must prepare a welcome ceremony for the soldiers who have been on the expedition for a year, and also prepare rewards for the soldiers. Those
who have made meritorious contributions will be promoted and given land, those who died in battle will also be given pensions and burials, and those who are still alive will also be celebrated and given vacations, but Luo Chong has already planned the vacations, including tasks after the vacations, etc.
On the day he received the news, Luo Chong gave an order to Lu Guangzhu of Weishan County to post a notice to celebrate the Shen Ce Guards' triumphant return from the Northern Expedition, and to ask the idle people to welcome them at the dock tomorrow. At the same time, he had to prepare for the Shen Ce Guards' dinner party so that the soldiers could have a good meal when they returned home. In addition, Luo Chong also had people temporarily build a triumphal arch with wood on the dock, with banners hung on it and filled with flowers, which was quite ceremonial.
With the posting of notices and the construction of the Arc de Triomphe, the news of the imminent return of the Shen Ce Guard spread like wildfire and began to spread everywhere. The first to know was of course Weishan County, and then it quickly spread to the eight counties of Hanyang along water and land transportation.
In fact, this is not surprising. After all, Luo Chong did not let anyone hide it. Instead, he asked them to post notices and build a high-profile Arc de Triomphe, naturally hoping that more people would know.
His tribe won the battle, gained new territory, and captured so many slaves. The Shen Ce Guard itself did not make many sacrifices. No matter how you count this battle, it is a great victory without discount. After winning the battle, it is natural to publicize it well. This is a good opportunity to gather national confidence. How could Luo Chong let it go?
Looking at the history of previous lives, there was no concept of nation before the Han Dynasty. Where did the name Han people come from? That is the national confidence that was condensed from the wars against the Huns one after another, and the victory after victory. Because their country is invincible, the people of this country will be proud of it, and will feel that being a citizen of this country is an honor and something to be proud of.
Soon, the people who received the news became excited. Several counties under the jurisdiction of Weishan County, as well as several counties not far from Weishan County, whose families had relatives who participated in the Shen Ce Guards, set out for Weishan County to prepare to welcome their relatives.
Once they became soldiers, they began to train in the barracks. After only a few months of training, they went directly to the war. It was said that they were fighting against the cannibals in the north and those ferocious man-eating monsters. These military families were all worried. Now that their families are finally coming back, how can these military families not be excited?
People from all directions took action. There were young women holding young children, and there were parents bringing their grandchildren to greet them. Some of them were wives of soldiers, some were relatives of martyrs, some were parents, and some were sons and daughters who had not seen each other for more than a year. Everyone gathered at the post house in Weishan County, waiting for their relatives to return.
However, the Shen Ce Guard was a special army. Its soldiers were scattered, coming from various counties directly under the jurisdiction of the Han tribe, including Tuohai County in the south and the three counties of Honghu in the grassland. Under such circumstances, the relatives in the south naturally could not catch up with the triumphal ceremony, and they received the news much slower, which became a regret for many relatives and soldiers. Fortunately, as long as people were still alive, they would have the opportunity to meet sooner or later, so it didn't matter if it was just a moment.
The military relatives took action, and the triumphal arch on the dock was also built. Luo Chong ordered Xingang County to mobilize 60 passenger carriages to transport the army of the Shen Ce Guard tomorrow.
Under normal circumstances, a train cannot carry so many carriages to transport goods, but it is different if it is only used to carry people. After all, how much does a carriage weigh when carrying fifty people? How much does it weigh when carrying a carload of coal? They are completely incomparable!
With Luo Chong personally dispatching in Weishan County, all parties responded quickly, and finally completed various preparations before the fleet returned. In the eager anticipation of the people, the fleet of Shen Cewei finally arrived at the dock of Weishan County at dawn the next day.
Because there were no electric lights, the Han tribe basically still followed the lifestyle of working at sunrise and resting at sunset. Therefore, although it was just dawn, the people had already gotten up. In addition, the specific date of the fleet's return had been publicized in the past two days, so the people got up early that day to see the triumphant style of the army.
Huh, hh, hh, hh--
the morning breeze blew on the huge sail, making the canvas flutter. The sailors on the ship quickly lowered the sail, and the speed of the ship gradually slowed down, slowly approaching the berth at the dock.
On the side deck of the leading Flying Fish Express, Qu Bing looked excitedly at the people on the shore who were ready to welcome them, as well as the leader standing on the pier and waiting for them with a smile, and the temporary huge triumphal arch. Even the soldiers of the guard company behind him couldn't help but proudly straighten their chests and smile involuntarily when they saw this scene.
"Report to the leader, the Shen Ce Guards have successfully completed the tasks assigned by the leader since they went to the Northern Expedition last year and returned today. They have completely wiped out the cannibal barbarians in the north, captured tens of thousands of slaves and livestock, and expanded thousands of miles of territory. Please give instructions, leader!" Looking at Luo Chong who was smiling at them under the boat, Qu Bing immediately shouted and reported with full energy.
"We have been on the expedition for more than a year, and we have just returned. Soldiers have worked hard. Line up to disembark. The tribe has prepared the most abundant food and wine for you, the heroes." Luo Chong first greeted them, and then began to let the soldiers disembark.
"Yes!" Qubing immediately bowed and agreed at the side of the ship, then turned around and shouted at the guards behind him and the several troop transport ships docked nearby.
"Everyone, stand at ease, stand at attention, look to the right, look forward! Shoulder your guns, line up to disembark!"
A series of orders came out of Qubing's mouth, and the soldiers who had assembled on the deck quickly adjusted their formations, then swung the rifles on their backs in their hands, swung them in front of them, and then held them with their other hands, and finally held the bottom of the butt with their right hands and put them on their shoulders.
The neat movements brought neat sounds, and just two loud noises made the onlookers couldn't help but feel shocked in their hearts.
At the top of the 1.25-meter-long rifle was a sharp sword-shaped bayonet with a blade length of half a meter. Together, it was 1.75 meters long, and it was really taller than an average person standing there. Such a killing weapon was now neatly placed on the shoulders of thousands of soldiers, and it seemed as if a sea of bayonets had grown on their heads.
Strips of wood were placed between the deck and the pier, forming a series of slanted long ladders. The soldiers on the ship also consciously began to disembark in rows according to the squads.
On the shore, several cowhide drums that Luo Chong had prepared were struck at the same time, and the long metal horn also issued a low but extremely penetrating horn sound. The two instruments complemented each other and immediately created a solemn atmosphere on the scene.
The soldiers felt something in their hearts, and quickly went ashore with neat steps, then lined up again on the pier, and finally, led by their respective platoon leaders, formed small groups and walked towards the Arc de Triomphe facing the pier.
At present, a platoon of the Shen Ce Guard has nine squads, and each squad has nine people, which means 81 people. Therefore, a square team is just right for each row, and it is just right to line up in four rows. Otherwise, the temporary Arc de Triomphe may not be wide enough.
Qu Bing disembarked with his guard company, and then disembarked in order according to the organization of the Shen Ce Guard. The first battalion's first, second and third companies, the second battalion's first, second and third companies, and finally the third battalion also disembarked. More than 2,600 people lined up in a long line.
Of course, this is nothing. The most important thing is that there are more than a dozen black lacquer coffins lifted from the ship by a crane. The bodies of the soldiers who died this time are buried in them.
On the inside of the Arc de Triomphe on the shore, the people brought their old and young, and some carried baskets with dried meat, steamed buns, flatbreads, rice dumplings and other foods, as well as bottles of white wine. They stretched out their hands and kept handing them to the soldiers who came in from the Arc de Triomphe. Everyone's face was filled with warm smiles, and they kept talking to the soldiers.
"Brother, which company are you from? Have you seen Li Erzhu from the third company of the second battalion? Is he still alive?"
"Mother, lift me up a little higher. Why haven't I found my father yet?"
"My son's father, you are back. We three miss you so much. The youngest child in our family can already call you father, but we haven't really seen you yet!"
"Dad!"
The two-year-old child's milky cry immediately made the soldiers who had been on the expedition for a year cry.
They were all about the same age. They all had wives and children at home. Their children were the same age as that child. They should call you father now, right?
Just as the military families were excitedly looking for their relatives in the queue, the last dozen coffins carried out by the team finally attracted everyone's attention.
Seeing those coffins with corpses, the people on the shore suddenly felt a pang in their hearts. Everyone knew that they were for corpses, so it was impossible for the people in them to be alive.
Although everyone knew that this was a victory, just looking at the coffins and the number of troops passing by, they knew that only a dozen people died, but they gained a large area of territory for the tribe and captured tens of thousands of slaves. This was certainly a great victory.
But even a great victory cannot avoid the sacrifice of people. Until this moment, the military dependents who had not seen their relatives yet finally couldn't help crying. Would their family members lie in that cold coffin?
How could they live as orphans and widows?
Seeing that the people seemed to be about to riot, Luo Chong immediately asked the guards around him to notify Qu Bing and Lu Guangzhu, the governor of Weishan County, and asked them to post the list of martyrs who died this time on the bulletin board to prevent the people who had not seen their families from panicking.
The guards quickly took the order and left. Qubing and Lu Guangzhu also received the news quickly. Qubing quickly handed the list of the dead to Lu Guangzhu. Lu Guangzhu asked his clerks to copy the list into a notice and posted it. Then he sent some other clerks to publicize it among the people, asking the people who had not found their families to look at the list to recognize the people. If the names were not on the list, it proved that the family members were still alive.
This move really attracted the families of the soldiers who were still crying. Some of them were happy when they saw that there were no names of their family members on the list, thinking that maybe there were too many people just now and they didn’t notice it.
Others saw that their family members’ names were on the list, and they knew that their family members had really sacrificed, and they cried bitterly. At this time, the clerks also began their own aftermath work, guiding the families to claim the bodies and relics. The government would be responsible for paying the burial expenses, and at the same time, they would handle the inheritance of the titles and subsequent pension policies for the families of the martyrs.
With the comfort of these petty officials, the families of martyrs who lost their families also felt much better. After a while, Lu Guangzhu came to report to Luo Chong, saying that he had already handled the pensions for nine martyrs. The remaining few were all from the south, and their families still didn't know the news. This was not his responsibility.
Luo Chong nodded after listening, and didn't say anything, but he thought of a local military control department in his previous life, which was the famous Armed Forces Department.
The Armed Forces Department in the previous life was mainly responsible for conscription in various places, professional demobilization of veterans, condolences to the families of meritorious soldiers, and pensions for martyrs. These local issues related to active military personnel were generally under the responsibility of the Armed Forces Department.
However, the Han tribe does not have a similar system now. For things like today, there is no unit like the Armed Forces Department to handle it. It can only be handed over to local governments. That is, there are few people in the Han tribe now, and the number of active troops is relatively small. Otherwise, it is really necessary to establish a similar department in the future.
As all the soldiers walked through the Arc de Triomphe, the triumphal ceremony was almost over. Qubing led the soldiers to the railway station for temporary camping and held a celebration banquet for the soldiers in the waiting hall of the railway station.
As the leader, Luo Chong naturally attended the celebration banquet. After the wine and food were served, Luo Chong first gave the soldiers some inspiring words, and then sat at the same table with the leadership of the Shen Ce Guard and Lu Guangzhu, the governor of Weishan County. At
the wine table, Luo Chong spoke first.
"Qubing, you did a good job this time. With this record, your work will be better arranged in the future."
"Thank you for your cultivation, the leader. I will continue to work hard in the future." Qubing knew in his heart that what Luo Chong said was no longer a hint, but a clear indication. It seems that this time his position will definitely be promoted, but he doesn't know what kind of position the leader will assign to him.
"Don't thank me first. Your child is almost one month old. Don't forget to invite me to a banquet when the time comes!"
When Qubing heard Luo Chong say this, his face suddenly turned red, and he couldn't help showing his joy. After all, he was still a teenager. How could he not feel happy and shy when he had a child at such a young age? !
"Of course, I will definitely invite the leader when the time comes." Qubing nodded fiercely and said.
"Then let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about the merit rating of the Shen Ce Guard this time!" Luo Chong immediately changed the subject and said.
As the only pure firearms army in the Han tribe, the Shen Ce Guard has different tactics and tactics. Naturally, it is impossible to record merit by taking heads, so how to redefine merit for the army becomes a problem.
You must know that merit rewards and military punishments are the foundation of military management. If these two things are not handled well, it will cause a big mess.
(End of this chapter)
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