The enemy's corpse is a celebration of victory, and the next program after the ceremony is to reward the three armies. "Bi"Ω     Qu'ge of course, the venue cannot be set up in this place of corpses covered with blood, but it is placed in the Pu family's garden. There is also a special point in choosing here. No matter how bad the Pu family is, it is a banner of the sea trade. The Pu family's mansion is a landmark building in Quanzhou. When Pu's mansion was captured and all the clans slaughtered, it is considered that Quanzhou was completely recovered. Setting up the celebration banquet here has a special significance.
Pu Mansion is already the most mysterious place in the eyes of the military and civilians of Quanzhou. After all, it is unattainable for many ordinary people, so there are countless legends about it. Pu Mansion Back Garden can be rated as the "Top Ten Rumors". This evaluation is not only because there are rare flowers and plants introduced from all over the world, and they raise strange birds and beasts, but also because there are many foreign beauties, especially the chessboard garden where people are chess pieces. Even Zhao Bing was curious before, let alone ordinary military generals.
Now the Pu family, which is regarded as a forbidden area, has become the spoils of the Song army, and all the things that should be cleaned up inside have been cleaned up. Then using this as a place to celebrate the merits will not only help to increase morale, but also make the officers and soldiers who have seen the true face full of pride and more talk. When I say that I was summoned by the emperor at Pu Shougeng's house, visited the Pu family's garden, ate Pu family dishes, and drank the wine toasted by those beauties, I don't know how many people would envy, just showing off when I get old and my children and grandchildren.
This effect is the same as Zhao Bing's previous life and the newly-employed boys boasting that he had drunk flower wine at Oriental Pearl and had dinner with his boss with the mayor, thereby raising his status and establishing prestige. Of course, he would not use this guise as a reward like a black-hearted boss, but actually took out some things as an incentive. After all, fighting with Sodu will be a fierce battle that has never been seen since the army was formed.
Zhao Bing prepared 100 gold bowls and 500 silver bowls as rewards. Of course, these bowls are not thin-skinned and big-mouthed goods, but are all good things from the Pu family warehouse. They are probably used by Pu Shougen to show off his wealth or prepare for export. Not only are the materials used to show off his wealth, but they are finely made, and can be called handicrafts. The portion is not light, with ten taels of gold bowls and one pound of silver bowls. The ten gold bowls that were given to outstanding military achievements are also inlaid with gems. Even if the workmanship is excluded, they are worth a lot of money.
However, Zhao Bing has never understood the use of gold and silver bowls as rewards by emperors of the Song Dynasty. He is reluctant to leave this thing for dinner, and it is too ugly to hang it on his neck. Why can't he use gold and silver to cast a dragon and tiger gold medal or silver medal like a Tartar, which can demonstrate his military achievements and improve his status in the army. That is both affordable and good-looking. However, now he has no time to make rectifications. After all, this involves the official system of evaluating merits and awarding officials, and corresponding policies are required, so he can only implement it as usual.
Rewards are right and necessary, but this is a big battle, and it cannot be accomplished by just a few people, so many people and units need to cooperate. This creates another problem. According to Chinese tradition, it has become a big deal, but only a few people benefit, which will arouse jealousy among others, thinking that anyway, your efforts will be in vain. It is better to rest, so you will treat your own work negatively and affect the future battle process. Therefore, you can only use the method of equalizing your interests to be happy.
According to Zhao Bing's intention, all the troops participating in the battle of Quanzhou were three times the salary; twice the salary for logistics support; and the officers and soldiers who stayed in Qiongzhou were twice the salary. However, Wen Tianxiang and others thought that the reward was too much, so they mobilized nearly 50,000 people this time. Based on the average monthly salary of ten guan, it would cost 1.5 million guan. The number of people left behind was equivalent to 500,000 guan. In addition, the military funds consumed by the troops and the pension of the casualties of the officers and soldiers in the Eastern Expedition would cost more than 3 million guan. Although the seizure was very abundant, the amount of gold and silver was needed. It was worth reducing the reward, and the official position was granted.
Zhao Bing thought about it. In the past, it was okay to say that he had few soldiers, but now he often used tens of thousands of dollars. His family and his business could not withstand such troubles. Moreover, his foundation was still weak. Moreover, there would not be such a large seizure in the future. If this precedent is set, it would be difficult to recycle it, otherwise it would also cause resentment. Not rewarding is definitely not conducive to stabilizing the morale of the army, so he lowered the original proposal one by one. However, those who have outstanding meritorious contributions should still be given a heavy reward as an incentive policy. Even so, it would be very expensive.
However, this incident also reminded Zhao Bing that he also gained a lot of money in the battle of Guangzhou, and obtained a large amount of materials and money, providing economic guarantees for the formal establishment of a regime in Qiongzhou. However, on the one hand, he had to solve the huge military expenditure and government expenditure, and on the other hand, he greatly reduced taxes to encourage people's livelihood. As a result, most of the military and political needs of Qiongzhou depended on the early battle against Guangzhou, so it was impossible to establish a normal fiscal and tax system. After the relocation of the court to Qiong, he became more burdened and deteriorated the finances. He had no choice but to set up an Eastern Expedition to solve the financial difficulties.
Finance is the lifeblood of the survival of the regime. Zhao Bing understands this truth very well. Although he has been trying his best to make money, the situation he faces has always prevented him from establishing a normal fiscal and taxation system. It is entirely up to find ways to do it or to demolish the east and west walls to repair the west walls. It is impossible to establish a solid financial foundation. Forced taxation will inevitably intensify social conflicts, which is not conducive to the restoration of social and economic development, and it is even more impossible to establish a stable social order. Therefore, what he gained this time must be made good use of, and this should be used as the basis and guarantee for establishing a system to form a practical set of wartime fiscal policies...
In the past and present, rewarding the army is indispensable in addition to gold, silver and wealth. Zhao Bing also borrowed flowers to offer Buddha. Not only did he save a lot of gold, silver and wealth in the Pu Mansion, but he also had no shortage of delicacies. What surprised Zhao Bing was that he also built an ice warehouse in the mansion, which was rare in the hot south. The captured servants, chefs and singers were still detained in the military camp in the mansion, so they were also used. They were all prepared without going out, which was a little more convenient than his palace.
Zhao Bing personally gave the top-quality gold bowls to the ten warriors selected in the army and was awarded the title of officials, and then the right prime minister Wen Tianxiang and the general secretary Ying Jieyan presented awards to the other ninety military generals selected. The other 500 meritorious people were too large, so the chief officers of each army were led by the officers and then returned to the camp to go to Yu. The ceremony was over. Most of the soldiers in the army were rough men and from poor families. If they could eat meat, they would celebrate the festival. Although the army had to ensure that there was meat, it was limited and they would not care about fullness. Therefore, Zhao Bing told the dishes not to be too fine, but they should have more meat, large amounts, and more oil.
Another important thing is that wine should be taken into consideration. Zhao Bing knew that wine could best set the atmosphere, and celebration banquets were even more necessary. In Qiongzhou, not only did wine be banned from the army, but it was difficult to buy wine on the market in order to save food. Now we must drink freely. There must be singing and dancing performances, and the beauties raised in Pu Mansion must be put on the stage. No matter what the program is, the music should be cheerful, the movements should be large, the scene should be lively, and the swaying should not be sang and sang softly.
Sure enough, Zhao Bing said that the army was a little restrained at the beginning of the banquet. After all, they were eating with the emperor and important officials in the court. The former officials repeatedly reminded him that when he went there, they must abide by military discipline, pay attention to etiquette, and never lose face in front of His Majesty. But today, most of the generals who attended the banquet came from the Central Army and the Baisha Navy. They were not only backbone in the army, but also led the army bravely in the battle, so many of them made meritorious service. Many of them followed His Majesty to scoop rice in a pot when they established their army. Not only were they familiar with His Majesty, but they were not born with His Majesty.
As soon as the music was heard, the two bowls of wine were served, and the true colors were revealed. Not only did they talk too much, but they also had too many things, but they also ran to the imperial front to toast. Ni Liang, who was in charge of the guard, did not stop him. His reason was simpler. They had to hurt His Majesty long ago and didn't have to wait until today. Zhao Bing came and refused, and they all accompanied him with tea instead of wine. They joked with them from time to time and chatted with them about family matters. In this way, they became even more "unrestrained" and talked about the past with His Majesty at the dinner, recalling the difficulties of the past, and when they were not here, they couldn't help crying when they were absent, Zhao Bing couldn't help crying.
"These military generals are so presumptuous, why are they so ignorant!" Wen Tianxiang frowned and said to Ying Jieyan on the side.
"Wen Xiang doesn't know anything. When I was in Jiazi, Your Majesty often sat on the steps in front of the mansion and watched the soldiers train. When everyone was thirsty, they asked Your Majesty for water and drink water with a cup, and they never mind." Ying Jieyan said softly.
"But it's different now, there should be differences between the upper and lower levels!" Wen Tianxiang said. He had led his troops to fight and even if he had eaten the same pot of rice, he would not squat with the generals to eat together, so as to indicate his superiority and inferiority.
"I think there is nothing wrong with it. The difference between the superiors and the subordinates is in the heart, not in the form. After Your Majesty ascended the throne, keeping his original intention and not forgetting his old ministers is not a bad thing to us!" Ying Jieyan chuckled, "Looking at these generals, why can they live and die with Your Majesty, it is not just about greed for these gold and silver, and at first there is no patriotism, but about thanking Your Majesty for taking them in danger and still keeping them away in the most dangerous times, so that he will repay his life and follow him to death."
"What should be said is reasonable. Your Majesty does have the skills to control his subordinates, and it is not ours!" Wen Tianxiang pondered for a moment. If he was close to the people, he could farm with the people and enjoy the people, but he could not do it if he could hang out with these military men all day long. Of course, when the empty pit was attacked, most of the people he gathered were defeated and fled in one blow, with only a few confidants around him. At that time, he complained that they were ungrateful. But now, compared with Your Majesty, he did a lot of things. Every soldier here can go through fire and water for him and share life and death with him, because they knew that in the most dangerous moments, His Majesty would not abandon him.
In addition, Ying Jieyan's statement is very reasonable. The founding kings of all dynasties can often be as rich and noble as the same wealth, but not as hard as hardships. Although the young emperor today is not considered the founding king, everyone knows that this is no different from re-establishing the country, and is even more difficult. Wen Tianxiang knew that His Majesty succeeded the throne in the middle and was at a disadvantage in the court struggles, but he did not use his powerful military power to seize power and kill dissidents. Instead, he kept most of them, and he also remembered the friendship of being a minister in the same dynasty in the past. Therefore, thinking about the old love is a good deed for everyone.
"Your Majesty is indeed a kind-hearted person!" Zhang Shijie, who was standing aside, was also somewhat emotional. He was not a praising saying this. In Qiongzhou, the ministers demanded the execution of surrendered generals in their army. His Majesty pardoned them into the Ruifeng camp in view of the chariot. During the siege battle, the generals who were to be guilty were also organized into a team to participate in the battle. The victims were also given pensions, and those who made meritorious service were rewarded and awarded officials. They were among the people who attended the banquet today.
What made Zhang Shijie even more impressed was that he and Your Majesty had always had "hate". Not only did he want to steal his military rations during Jiazi Town, he also put him in a dangerous place several times, and later tried every means to prevent him from ascending the throne, and secretly used methods to limit His Majesty's power. However, Your Majesty ascended the Great Treasure and controlled the government, he did not retaliate against him. He still entrusted important tasks to give his merits of seizing the city to him. How could he not let his generals serve him with such a mind!
"Your Majesty is young, but the killing is too heavy, so it is not a good deed!" Although everyone is grateful to Your Majesty, Wen Tianxiang didn't delay eating at all while he was joking, and his appetite seemed to be good. He just came back from the execution ground. He was sentenced to prison for three consecutive days. He was used to this bloody scene, but he was still unwilling to eat and could not swallow the food in the face of delicacies, which forced him to suspect that Your Majesty was bloody and therefore mentioned it to Yingjieyan again.
"Well, I should remind you of Your Majesty!" Ying Jieyan nodded, after all, he didn't want to teach a bloodthirsty monarch himself.
At this moment, the banquet had entered the late stage. Zhao Bing had eaten and drank enough, but he felt tired. Although he slept well last night, he was still young and could not stand the trouble for such a day. So he had to go to the back pavilion to rest for a while. When Wen Tianxiang and others saw it, they followed him. After chatting for a few words, they began to persuade him in a gentle manner.
"Oh, my dear friends, what do you think is the hardest thing in the world?" Zhao Bing was alert as soon as he listened to the words. He knew that a few people were going to teach him politics again. After a few words, he realized that he thought he had killed too many people. He did not answer positively, but asked everyone.
"Your Majesty, the most difficult thing in the world is nothing more than the suffering of farming. Planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, without any leisure!" Ying Jieyan thought for a while and said.
"No, the farmer still has the joy of the pastoral world, but he is the most painful." Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.
"I don't know!" Wen Tianxiang thought about it and didn't know what His Majesty meant, and replied in silence for a moment.
"I don't know!" Gao Yingsong saw His Majesty looking at him, thinking that Ying Jieyan didn't even make a mistake, so he should not make a fool of himself. Cai Wanyi shook his head even more.
Chapter completed!