Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 295 On the Rewards for Deeds
Chongzhen really said these words out of conscience.

But it doesn't matter, the dead are the most important, Zuo Liangyu is already dead, and the big mistake that led to the demise of Nanming on the Qing Dynasty's side has not yet been made, so there is nothing wrong with him.

But Zuo Menggeng quickly knelt down and said, "I would like to thank the Holy Lord for my late father's grace."

"Get up." Chongzhen helped Zuo Menggeng up, and said, "You will inherit the Duke of Chu's title."

The title of the Duke of Chu is inheritable, but the title of the King of Wuchang is only a posthumous gift, and of course it cannot be inherited.

"Thank you, my lord, for your kindness." Zuo Menggeng, who had just got up, quickly knelt down to check on his head, and Chongzhen did not support him this time.

Chongzhen turned his attention to the general soldiers of the thirty towns and the sixty or seventy lieutenants, generals, guerrillas, and guards, and said loudly: "As for Qing and others, the general soldiers are all awarded first-class loyal and brave sons, and the deputy generals and below are all promoted to third-class loyal and brave sons." !"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your great grace." All the generals were overjoyed at once, but unexpectedly it was the Viscount.

Originally, they expected to be a baron, but they didn't expect the Holy One to directly confer a viscount.

To be honest, conferring more than a hundred viscounts at one time is definitely a big deal.

Grandfather Cheng Jingnan was not so rich after Jing Nan succeeded, and I am afraid that only Grandfather Taizu can compare with it.

What Chongzhen thought in his heart was, what is the worth of a mere title?He is not Zhu Yuanzhang, nor Zhu Di, the great emperor of Yongle. He will not be stingy with these false names, and he will give it to you if you want it.

As for the gold content of these titles, it is up to me to decide.

In a word, the final interpretation of the Daming title system rests with Chongzhen.

Smiling, Chongzhen said again: "As for the follow-up rewards, I can't be arbitrary. I need to go back to Liudu to discuss with the Ministry of Rites before I can confirm it. You can't wait, right?"

"That won't happen." The generals hurriedly waved their hands.

With a title, what if there is no reward?

Chongzhen said again: "Since that's the case, you should go back to the post house and rest first. After I finish dealing with Entian's matter, I will return to Liudu with you to discuss the reward."

"I'm waiting to retire."

Huang Degong immediately left with Jin Shenghuan, Zuo Menggeng and other generals.

More than a hundred people walked away at once, and the hall suddenly became empty.

In the huge hall, only Chongzhen father and son, Du Yinxi, Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan were left.

Just now, it was the turn of the civil servants to be promoted, but this matter still needs to be cautious. Although the emperor has the privilege of being promoted, this kind of thing cannot be done often, only occasionally.

Otherwise, the entire civil servant group should run away collectively, and maybe there will be a large-scale strike again, which is not good.

"Duqing." Chongzhen first said to Du Yinqing, "I will leave after dealing with Entian's matter, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return to Xuzhou in a short time. During this time, the Huanghuai defense line will be handed over to you."

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "While I'm still in Xuzhou, if you have any requests, just ask. If you can do it, I will definitely do it. If you can't, I will find a way to do it for you."

Lu Zhenfei cast an envious look at Du Yinxi, and said to himself that His Majesty really favors Du Yinxi.

Du Yinxi really had a request, and said: "Your Majesty, I hope to leave behind a group of diligent princes."

"Du Qing, you're thinking of getting together with me again, ha ha." Chongzhen said with a chuckle, "Even if you don't mention this matter, I will still do it. I will leave you three thousand princes!"

Just now in front of the general, Chongzhen didn't tell the truth, but now there are only three confidant civil servants, Chongzhen no longer conceals his intention.

"Three thousand scholars?" Du Yinxi was surprised and astonished.

To be honest, Du Yinxi really did not expect that Chongzhen would leave him with so many sons of Qin Wang.

In fact, Chongzhen also had his own considerations. He was actually not willing to let Qin Wang Shizi leave the collective life prematurely, because for these Qin Wang Shizi, the longer they lived in collective life, the stronger their belief and will would become. The resistance to erosion becomes stronger.

On the contrary, if you release it early now, it will be easily corroded.

Some of the dozen or so Qinwang scholars who were sent to Huai'an Mansion to train Xiangyong before had problems. Two of them not only coveted women's enjoyment, but also accepted bribes.

If possible, Chongzhen really wanted scholars to live collectively.

However, this is obviously impossible, and the son of King Qin will eventually become an official.

This time when he returned to Nanjing, Chongzhen planned to bring half of them with him, only three thousand scholars.

Scholars like Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan who showed military commanding skills in the Xuzhou War were asked to go back to their hometowns or to recruit soldiers in flood areas where they had been officials. There were about a thousand of these scholars.

The other [-] prince Qin scholars also have their own arrangements, such as entering the House of Internal Affairs.

The [-] scholars who stayed in Xuzhou should serve as grassroots officers in Xuzhou Township.

Chongzhen said again: "When the farming is busy, these three thousand scholars form a battalion to train on their own. When the farming is off, let these three thousand scholars summon [-] militiamen and [-] township braves for intensive training."

"Xiangyong?" Du Yinxi did not expect this again.

"That's right, there are also [-] Xiangyong from Huai'an Mansion."

Chongzhen said: "I plan to bravely move these [-] townships to Guide Mansion."

The [-] Xiangyong of Huai'an Mansion also made great contributions in this Xuzhou battle, and they also need to be rewarded heavily. Chongzhen plans to give them a huge bounty. Of course, this bounty can only be used to buy Entian.

Moreover, the endowment that Huaian Xiangyong can buy is limited to Guide Mansion.

It is absolutely impossible for them to stay in Huai'an Mansion if they stay in Huai'an Mansion.

One is to enrich the population of Guide Mansion, and the other is to weaken the power of the clan.

Regardless of whether the clan power is good or bad, it is naturally hostile to imperial power.

The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and the imperial power does not go to the countryside. It is the clan power in the countryside. Some powerful clan power can even override the local officials, so that the local officials have to act according to the face of the local clan.

Such a situation, Chongzhen, as a time traveler, of course cannot tolerate it.

Therefore, it is undoubtedly very stupid to let [-] Xiangyong stay in Huai'an Mansion.

The consequences are equivalent to allowing the local clans of Huai'an Mansion to control an armed force of [-] people, so what's the point?So it is the only option to relocate these townspeople in different places.

"In the future, these [-] militiamen and [-] township braves will become the cornerstone of the Huanghuai defense line."

"I will find a way to solve the issue of weapons and equipment. You don't need to worry about it. You only need to be responsible for their drills."

"The specific training can be handed over to the three thousand scholars. You need to give the scholars enough power. If the Bian Junxiang bravely disobeys orders, he will be deprived of Entian and sent back to his hometown!"

"Yes." Du Yinxi cupped his hands and said, "I remember it."

Chongzhen said again: "The matter of the reward, I have just talked about it in general, because the battlefield is too chaotic, it is difficult to count which real slave or which coat was killed by which soldier, so in addition to being able to clearly clarify, The remaining rewards of about [-] yuan will be divided equally, two taels of silver per person."

"Then add five months' war pay, thirty taels."

"If anyone wants to receive salary and rewards, he will take thirty-two taels and retire back to his hometown."

"If anyone is willing to stay in Xuzhou Township, I will give each soldier an additional [-] taels and [-] taels of resettlement allowance, and when they get together [-] taels and [-] dollars, they can use this money to buy [-] acres of Entian .”

Regarding this, Chongzhen could think with his toes that the frontier army would definitely choose to stay.

At least most of the frontier troops would choose to stay, because Chongzhen gave too much.

Not to mention the reissue of [-] qian for the resettlement allowance, but also the purchase of [-] mu of endowment land at an ultra-low price of [-] qian. This is almost a free gift. Where can I find such a good thing?

……

In fact, it is about the same.

As soon as the well-informed general manager finished speaking, Yang Ponu, Wang Laoshi, and dozens of other general managers and whistle chiefs were blown away, and all of them were so excited that their eyes began to shine.

"Mother thief, is there such a good thing?"

"Then we can really settle down in Xuzhou."

"In this case, I have to go back to my hometown as soon as possible."

"I also have to go back to my hometown to marry a wife."

"I have to bring my parents over and live together."

"Third Ma, your mother didn't lie to us, did she?"

"Wang honestly, what am I lying to you for? Are you free?"

"Is that true? Why, why don't I believe it?"

"Ma Laosan, then I want to buy an additional [-] mu of Entian, is that okay?"

"Yang Ponu, what are you thinking, twenty-five mu per person, that's the amount, there is no more than one mu."

"That's right, you think that everyone can be as rich as you, and can spend more than a hundred taels of silver at once. If you buy an extra fifty acres of Entian, wouldn't others have to buy less?"

"That's right, Yang Ponu, you are not allowed to grab our quota."

While talking, a scholar of King Qin walked into the camp.

"Greetings, sir." Yang Ponu waited for the general manager and the whistle chief to rush forward to salute.

Prince Qin bowed back, stood up and said, "My lord, Xu Yan, come to this town to announce the distribution of salaries and rewards. May I ask if the town's general and sentry are already here?"

"Sir, it's already here." Yang Ponu replied respectfully.

"Okay." Xu Yan nodded, and continued, "I am hereby ordered, all [-] soldiers in this town will be retired from active service from now on, and those who want to return to their original places can go to Daming with their ID cards. The Xuzhou branch of the Royal Bank received a total of thirty taels of silver for the five-month battle, plus a reward of two taels for the Xuzhou battle."

"If you want to stay in the town of Xuzhou and serve as a militiaman,"

"In addition to the thirty taels of war pay and the twenty taels of reward, the Holy One will pay an additional thirty taels of Anjia silver. However, the thirty taels of Anjia silver can only be used to buy endowments, and cannot be used for other purposes."

"You can also buy additional Entian, but the maximum is no more than [-] mu!"

"Besides, all the militiamen in Xuzhou Township do not need to pay land taxes, let alone bear Dingyin and corvee."

Hearing this, Yang Ponu and the others drove the chief and the whistle chief almost crazy, and looked at Xu Yan with disbelief.

(End of this chapter)