Early the next morning, the assembly gong sounded very urgently, and everyone quickly put on their clothes and ran to the training ground to assemble, and nearly 500 people lined up neatly.The lizardmen didn't come to gather, they had already returned to their temporary quarters, and seemed to be planning something important.This gathering will determine the future fate of the militia, and many people are mentally prepared to disband."
It's good, there's no laziness because the crisis is over."
Viscount Jarvis nodded with a little satisfaction, then came to the front of the group, scanning everyone with a serious face."
The perilous winter has passed, and you have done a great job of fending off the undead monsters, and you have been recognized by your lordship.Now, there are two choices before you.The first was to stay and be incorporated into the regular army in the service of the lord; The second is to receive the 20 silver coins promised by the lord and go home. ”Huh?
Can you still stay?
Many looked surprised.Due to the penalties for disciplinary violations, no one in the team dared to desert, and the most they could do was to glance to the left and right to see how their teammates reacted.The people in the same tent as Kadir weren't so surprised, they had heard Blue's speculation the night before.Viscount Jarvis continued: "I will give you some time to think, and for now you will be allowed to discuss in a whisper, but you are not allowed to move around freely. ”With permission, the team exploded at once, and everyone exchanged words and asked each other what they thought."
Hey, do you want to leave?""
Why do you want to leave, isn't it good to stay?
And there is such a high salary. ”"I joined the militia because I wanted to be greedy for those 20 silver coins......
"I was scratched by an undead monster, and I have a psychological shadow, and I don't want to fight anymore."
After some time, at the behest of Viscount Jarvis, a knight struck the gong vigorously and stopped the discussion.When everyone gradually quieted down, Viscount Jarvis said slowly: "The time has come, those who want to leave take a step forward, those who want to stay don't move, now make your own choice." ”Some people did not hesitate to stand up, while others hesitated for a long time before taking a step forward.Kadir in the ranks held his head high.Remembering what he had been through in the militia, he decided to stay.Glancing at his teammates in the same tent, Kadir realized that they had chosen to stay as well.After a long while, Viscount Jarvis gestured to the knight below.The knight nodded, stepped forward and said loudly, "Those who step forward, please come out of the line, gather in the open space over there and line up, and I will lead you to receive the reward." ”Probably nearly 100 people left the ranks, and the vast majority of them were recruits who were recruited later.They all went straight to the battlefield after being trained in the bayonet gun, and did not participate in cultural training.Viscount Jarvis was not surprised by the departure of the recruits.Another handful of veterans also chose to leave, either because they had a reason to leave, or because they had not done their ideological work (cultural training) for more than a month.After the group of people who chose to leave was taken away, the rest of the people went through the whole line and relined the line.Looking at the four hundred or so people present, the corners of Viscount Jarvis's mouth rose slightly."
Very good, from today onwards, you are a member of the regular army of the border town, the People's Army!"
The People's Army, is the name given by Owen to this regular army, which means the army formed by the people."
Report!"
Blue, who was standing at the forefront, raised his hand high.This is part of the discipline and the report must be shouted before the inquiry."
Say."
Viscount Jarvis looked over."
What is the difference between being incorporated into the regular army and the current militia?""
That's a good question."
Viscount Jarvis explained, "The People's Army is an army loyal to the lord and dedicated to combat, and there will be more frequent training, stricter military discipline, and at the same time more generous rewards or harsh punishments. ”It is not difficult to understand that there is more rigorous training and military discipline.But what about rewards and punishments?
Everyone was immediately curious."
Report!"
Kadir couldn't help but raise his hand as well.Seeing Viscount Jarvis nodding, he couldn't wait to ask, "What is the new reward and punishment system?"
”"It's no longer as simple as rewarding jerky slices, the army will implement an officer system.In the future, those who complete the assigned combat tasks in battle, or have outstanding performance, can obtain military merits, accumulate enough military merits, and can be promoted to the rank of officer, and the corresponding salary will also be greatly increased. ”In order to make everyone understand the significance of the officer system, Viscount Jarvis made an analogy."
The rank of an officer represents a position in the army, such as a position like me that can command the whole army, and it can also be achieved by promoting the rank of officer."
Owen borrowed from the army establishment on Winster's side, and did not copy it completely, but created the framework of corps, divisions, regiments, battalions, teams, and squads.It is tentatively set to be a class of five people, a team of ten classes, and a battalion of ten teams, and then adjusted as needed.Anyway, there aren't many people at the moment, so I can barely make up a battalion.In addition to being easy to manage, it is more important to give soldiers a clear upward path and motivate them to fight bravely on the battlefield.After all, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier."
In addition, people who have a certain amount of military merit, when they retire, that is, when they leave the army, can get a piece of arable land."
Viscount Jarvis added.Arable land!
Everyone couldn't help but gasp.Under the curse of the Kaztus, the most precious thing in Frontier is the arable land.What it means to get land, it all goes without saying.Land has always been a symbol of privilege for the nobility.I didn't expect that these civilians would also have the opportunity to get land, which is incredible.Even if you can't let your descendants inherit the land, it's the same as a knight.One can't help but wonder, is the lord serious?
Of course, everyone doesn't know that the lord has found a way to remove the effects of the curse.And Viscount Jarvis didn't make it clear that what they got was actually land use rights.Separation of ownership and use rights from land and restriction of buying and selling.In the event of the death of the land user, the right to use it is also taken back.This is what Owen learned from Winster's side, to make sure that ownership of the land remained in his own hands."
As for the punishment."
Viscount Jarvis continued: "If you violate military discipline, fail to complete your combat mission, betray your lordship, become a deserter, etc., you will inevitably be severely punished, not only by increasing the intensity of training, but also by servitude, imprisonment, and even by hanging for serious crimes, and the revocation of previous promotions and rewards. ”"Hearing this, does anyone want to back down?
Now there is still a chance, you can stand up. ”Viscount Jarvis inspected the crowd and found no one moving.