There is no such thing as the Kangxi and Qianlong eras

Chapter 101 Organization
Yuezhou Prefecture, Miaoqian Town.

Large tracts of land here have been designated as military farms, all of which came from the local tyrants and evil gentry who had their land divided by the Han army.

Because there were so many hidden lands, after the land distribution officials surveyed the land and distributed it to the tenants under their jurisdiction according to the new land distribution law, there were still quite a lot of rich lands.

All wealthy fields were incorporated into the military fields of the General's Mansion and were used exclusively for rewards for military merits and pensions for soldiers killed in battle.

How can we expect the army to fight hard without sufficient rewards and pensions?
"Brother, it's right ahead!"

A group of more than ten people were walking quickly on the edge of the field. Soon, someone in the team pointed ahead and shouted.

The leading yellow dog also saw that there was a large piece of wasteland not far away, and there was a wooden sign on the ridge of each acre of wasteland.

Huang Gouzi took the lead, and more than ten people followed behind him.

"Let me see... Yellow Dog... Go up to the camp first... I was given 4 mu of land... These 4 mu are mine."

"Brother, please help me read it again. I can't read very well."

"And me, big brother..."

"Me too..."

More than ten people surrounded Huang Gouzi, clamoring for him to help them take a look. Each of them held a deed in their hand. This was a land deed issued by the Han army, and it was also the reward for being the first to reach the city in the siege of Yuezhou that day.

The four top military merits, beheading generals, capturing flags, being the first to reach the summit, and breaking through enemy lines, have continued into the Qing Dynasty, and naturally there was already a mature reward system.

Let’s not talk about the other three for now, and just talk about the rewards for the first ones to reach the city. The rewards on the Qing side range from 100 to 300 taels of silver (depending on the size of the city). Don’t think that this amount of silver is small. You must know that the total output value of one acre of land at that time was only about 30 taels, and the best irrigated land was only worth 45 taels.

Moreover, in most wars, it is difficult to make specific judgments on who is the first to reach the top because the situation is too chaotic. Rewards are given based on group merits, so there is no need to feel that there is anything unfair.

If a soldier climbs up first, it is impossible for him to gain a foothold and survive. He must have teammates climbing up as well, and they must cooperate with each other to fight their way out and gain military merit.

Nie Yu rewarded each of these first soldiers with 4 mu of military land, which was already quite good.

Calculated based on the military merits of a group of more than ten people being the first to reach the summit, it is equivalent to spending more than ten times the reward for being the first to reach the summit.

Huang Gouzi helped his colleagues find the corresponding field signs one by one. In fact, there was no need to spend time looking for them. All the granted fields in this area were connected together, and they could see all of them by just walking along.

"Brother, these lands will belong to us brothers from now on?"

"Hey, this is four mu of land, plus my own 4 mu of land. Holy shit! That's a lot of land, I can't even plant enough crops."

"Are you stupid? If you can't grow enough crops, why don't you find someone to help you?"

"Haha, the general is so kind! He really gave us some land as a reward."

"You're right, the general is kind and righteous!"

"..."

They held their own land deeds in their hands and looked at the wooden sign on the edge of the field from time to time. Although they did not recognize the words written on it and relied on Huang Gouzi to help them read it, they still shouted and cheered excitedly.

Even though they paid with their lives for the rewards of being the first to conquer these lands, they still couldn't help but feel grateful.

The general was indeed kind and righteous. He promised to reward land to those who had made military contributions, and he did so.

After all, their military pay and benefits were already very good. Even when the land was distributed and the households were registered, there was extra land for the Han army's dependents. Each Han army dependent was given an extra 15 mu of land, which added up to 30 mu of land, which was more than twice the amount of land distributed to an ordinary household under the new method.

Now, just for fighting a battle and capturing a city, if they first climbed up and killed a dozen Qing soldiers and took down the city wall, they would be rewarded with 4 mu of military land.

This reward was already very generous, equivalent to giving them an extra piece of land for more people when the land was distributed.

This is just the reward for capturing a city. There will definitely be many wars in the future, and there will be more opportunities to capture a city first.

As long as you can continue to be the first to capture the city, the reward can be accumulated. Moreover, the larger the city you capture, the more land you will be rewarded with. You may even be promoted to an officer based on your achievements.

Thinking of this, Huang Gouzi clenched his fists, his eyes full of desire for war.

Why doesn't the general take them south? Take them to fight those weakling Qing dogs!
"Hey, Old Wu, what are you doing? Stop eating grass!"

"What's wrong with me eating grass? This is grass grown in my field. It really is grown in the right place, and it tastes salty, haha!" "Then I just peed!"

"..."

"Ugh! Liu San, you son of a bitch, I'm not done with you."

"That's right, Old Wu, don't hit me from below. If you're going to fight, let's fight like real men with our fists..."

"Liu San, don't run away. If you have the guts, let's fight. Let's see what we're made of..."

Huang Gouzi listened to the quarreling and clamoring nearby, and the excitement that had just risen in his heart subsided in an instant. He moved his elbows and was ready to go over and separate the fight violently.

If they let the two hooligans beat them up until they were bruised and battered, how would they report back to the military camp later? They had a rare day off today, so they came to see where their rewarded land had been allocated.

……

Chen Xinghuai seemed very anxious. After only a few days in Yuezhou, he took a boat back to Jingzhou, carrying a glass cup given by the general's brother-in-law, a box of refined salt, and a list of commodity sources.

Nie Lin, his cousin, did not go back. He was appointed by Nie Yu to go to Lizhou to serve as the governor of Han army.

Lizhou is still under semi-military control and there is no prefect to be in charge of civil affairs, so there is an urgent need for a prefect to take charge of the overall situation.

It is not only a supervision of generals like Bai Nan who are away from home, but also helps them share the pressure of civil affairs. We can't let the generals who are in charge of commanding the army and fighting wars always be distracted by taking care of the people's farming and food!
In addition to appointing his cousin as the governor of Lizhou, the internal administrative framework of the Han army was also readjusted.

According to the Secretariat and the Civil Affairs Office in Jingzhou, the current administrative framework of the Han army is indeed a bit too general. Although Nie Yu still calls himself the general for the time being, it is time to set up the necessary internal affairs team.

You can't wait until you become king and then rush around appointing officials and hastily building the framework. That would be a makeshift team.

After repeated correspondence between the Secretariat and the Jingzhou Civil Affairs Office via radio, the two sides finally made the following adjustments:

The General's Mansion.

Secretariat, Personnel Department, Ministry of Revenue, Army Department, Industry and Commerce Department, Criminal Law Department, Etiquette Department, Civil Affairs Department, Postal Department, and Censorate.

The direct relationship between the Grand General's Office and the Secretariat remained unchanged, with the Grand General's Office remaining the highest authority in the Han army. The Secretariat, however, reported solely to the Grand General, but lacked direct control over military and civil affairs, nor could it interfere in the affairs of the various government offices. It could only offer advice and suggestions on major military and political matters, a role similar to the Grand Council of the Qing Dynasty, yet also distinct.

Liquansi, Li means officials, Quan means to appoint officials according to their abilities and select officials, which is equivalent to the Ministry of Personnel of the Han army.

The Duzhisi, needless to say, is a financial institution equivalent to the Ministry of Revenue, specifically responsible for the Han army's purse.

The Army Department, as the name suggests, is temporarily equivalent to half of the power of the Ministry of War.

The Department of Industry and Commerce is equivalent to the Ministry of Industry, but adds commercial activities. The two are combined to manage private industry and commerce.

The Criminal Law Department, the Ministry of Justice of the Han Army, was a purely legal office.

The Ministry of Rites was equivalent to the Ministry of Rites of the Han army.

The Civil Affairs Office is still the original Civil Affairs Office, with not much change.

Postal and Communications Department, post station mail system.

The Duchasi was equivalent to the Duchayuan, supervising Han military officers and officials.

At present, this framework is no different from the system of the orthodox dynasty. It’s just that Nie Yu does not have the title of a king yet, so he cannot directly imitate the six ministries and cabinets of the orthodox dynasty, but it is not much different.

However, although the domestic system has expanded, fiscal expenditure has not increased much.

Because the Han army officials had been issued a new tax law before, the gentry and landlords in the three states could no longer avoid waiting and could only choose to take sides. The Han army officials did not reduce in number, but instead increased in number of unemployed officials.

These surplus unemployed officials could be promoted and replaced, filling the vacuum left by the sudden loss of a large number of officials at the grassroots level. Those who lacked sufficient experience and merit and were not yet promoted could also mentor the newer ones, continuing to accumulate experience and merit, preparing for future promotions to take over local government positions.

After this wave of internal affairs adjustments, the overall number of Han army officers and officials did not change much, but the internal affairs office became more stable and more formalized.

The Han army reformed the internal affairs offices and established six departments that were very similar to the Six Ministries. The news spread quickly among the gentry families in the three states, and soon attracted those gentry who were still on the sidelines to make up their minds.

Take sides, you must take sides!
Everyone knows that the Han army established six departments and improved the internal affairs offices. What was the purpose?
Just when the Han army was being established, a huge incident happened in Xiangxi!

(End of this chapter)