We know that Zeng Guofan did not love money all his life, so he was also opposed to the use of people who would only pursue fame and profit.
In the selection of generals, Zeng Guofan set up 4 criteria, of which the third one clearly stated that the generals should not care too much about fame and fortune.
To this end, he once said: "People who come for fame and fortune are resentful if they are promoted a little later, and they are angry when they encounter a little unsatisfactory thing." They compete with their colleagues for salaries, fight with soldiers, and have small bellies and chicken intestines, and it is difficult to achieve great things. ”
Therefore, Zeng Guofan has always stressed: For those who lead soldiers to fight, we must choose those who are not keen on fame and fortune.
However, in the use of soldiers, Zeng Guofan advocated using "profits" and "heavy profits" to win the hearts of the army, and to win the courage of soldiers with generous rewards.
Therefore, we can see that when Zeng Guofan created the Xiang Army, he was always able to spare no financial resources and always adhere to a way of unifying the army with "thick salaries and raising soldiers".
Because of this, the Xiang Army made him mighty and invincible, which is why he was able to pacify the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and defeat the Twist Army.
Then, why did Zeng Guofan, who had never loved money, use this method to unify the army?
In fact, the reason is also very simple, because Zeng Guofan knows very well in his heart that one of the main reasons for the poor combat effectiveness of the Green Battalion soldiers in the Qing Dynasty at that time was that the salaries of the soldiers were too low.
According to records, at that time, the monthly salary of the infantry of the Green Battalion was only one or two and five dollars, the monthly salary of the green battalion's defenders was one or two, and the monthly salary of the horse soldiers was two or two.
Such a salary level was barely enough in the early years of the Qing Dynasty, but since Daoguang, prices have soared, and the salaries of the Green Battalion soldiers cannot maintain the livelihood of a family of several people.
In such a situation of "not being able to make ends meet", what will these soldiers do? Quite simply, keep your military position and make a living.
In order to live, it is understandable that the green battalion soldiers bravely go out and work part-time, but this also delays daily military training, and in the long run, its combat effectiveness is self-evident.
What's more, low wages can also lead to corruption such as "corruption and bribery"!
For example, in order to accumulate wealth, the officers of the Green Battalion often withhold or risk the salary of the leader, which is fattening themselves, but the bitter ones are the big soldiers at the bottom.
Over time, the morale of the Green Battalion soldiers will inevitably be greatly affected.
In fact, not only the Green Battalion soldiers will be like this, but throughout the Qing Dynasty, there is such a saying: "Three years of Qing Prefect, 100,000 snowflakes of silver."
That is to say, a small Prefect of Qing, the annual income can reach 100,000 taels of silver. And 100,000 is still just an imaginary number, some people may not be able to catch so much, but some people far exceed this amount.
Why is that? Of course, corruption is at work!
And one of the main reasons for corruption was that qing officials at that time had very few salaries, but the cost was very large.
Although the Yongzheng Emperor introduced the famous "raising clean silver" system, the number of officials who could receive the money was still in the minority, and for most officials, they still lived a life of insufficient income.
On the other hand, Zeng Guofan's Xiang Army, its military salary treatment can be said to be the best in the entire Qing Dynasty! To what extent is it superior?
According to records, at that time, the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers in the Xiang Army was more than 3 times that of the green battalion soldiers. The monthly salary of battalion officers is 200 taels; the monthly salary of more than 3,000 soldiers under the command of the division and command is 390 taels; the monthly salary for those with more than 5,000 people is 520 taels; and the number of soldiers who command 10,000 people is about 650 taels per month.
For this salary, even Zeng Guofan himself had to admit that it was too generous. But in his opinion, it was all worth it.
According to Wang Minyun's "XiangJun Zhi", "Therefore, if there are 500 people, the revenue will be 3,000, and the revenue will be 60,000 gold, and the general will also be satisfied." ”
Therefore, it can be seen from this that the Xiang Army under the command of Zeng Guofan at that time should have a generous salary!
So, what are the results of Zeng Guofan's strategy of "raising soldiers with high salaries"?
Facts have proved that Zeng Guofan's strategy is very correct!
The salaries of the generals of the Xiang Army have increased, which not only solves their personal lives, but also helps them to supplement their families, so that they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to training, and their combat effectiveness will be greatly improved!
In addition, after the salary level of officers and men at all levels was raised, the things that withheld and impersonated military salaries in the army were also put an end to a certain extent, thus achieving the goal of Zeng Guofan's "high salary and clean support.".
In fact, for this point, Zeng Guofan once said on the Song Shu: "The minister initially set the salary of the Xiang camp, showed a little wealth, and originally had a surplus in the month of Ji, in order to cultivate the integrity of the generals, and to be a soldier." ”
With the efforts of Zeng Guofan, the generals of the Xiang Army gradually grew into a powerful army that was brave and good at war, which played a crucial role in stabilizing the political situation of the Qing Dynasty.
Zeng Guofan's "raising people with high salaries and creating profits with people" can be said to be a very clear measure.
The use of money is not only a means, but also an important tactic, the contribution to a person is limited, but the benefits brought by this person are infinite.
So you see, Zeng Guofan's method, whether it was before or now, is very worthy of our reference and learning.
In the enterprise, if the leader can achieve high salary to support people, then the enterprise will inevitably flourish, such as the current Huawei is a good example.
On the contrary, if everything is thinking about how to deduct employees' wages, then the enterprise must not go far.
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