In feudal society, most people had no concept of nation and country, including military officials.
Especially those low-level people and big-headed soldiers who are illiterate, is it useful for you to talk to them about truth? They don't have time to listen to your passionate speech there.
But as long as you reward him with some money or food, he will immediately kneel down and be grateful to you. This is the reality.
Huo Qubing's army management strategy was like this. The most important thing for an army is to have clear rewards and punishments, instead of fighting with soldiers every day. Therefore, his army fought like the wind and the Huns lost their armor.
"Your Majesty, will such rewards and punishments chill the hearts of the soldiers outside the customs?"
Many civil servants were quite worried about Zhu Youxiao's rewards and punishments, because the Ming army had caused many mutinies over this matter.
"When a general fights with the enemy, even if he is not defeated, it is still a crime, and the impact of this is more terrible than defeat. Don't you people who are familiar with poetry and books and have been officials for many years not even understand this truth?"
Zhu Youxiao knew that some people would stand up to oppose him, because what he did was not in line with the trend of this era, and ideas were deeply ingrained.
"Okay, the cabinet will approve the seal as soon as possible. The Ministry of War will prepare the reward documents and the general's seal to carefully verify the military merits of this battle. The reward silver that the sergeants deserve must be truthfully recorded and reported to me when the time comes!"
"The money and food in the treasury need to be used for other purposes. This silver reward should come from my own funds!"
After Zhu Youxiao said the last sentence, his heart felt uncomfortable. I had saved all this with so much hard work. Although it was only a few hundred thousand taels, it still made him feel a little painful.
As soon as he heard that the emperor had paid for it himself, Cheng Guoxiang's face immediately glowed after he had been struggling for a long time. He, the Minister of Household Affairs, was under a lot of pressure. He only had so little money in the library and could not withstand all these troubles. But the emperor's next words ordered him to
It was hard again.
"The Ministry of Revenue issued me an IOU, and when the treasury becomes rich, it will be paid back to me!"
Zhu Youxiao thought about it but still couldn't make up his mind. Although he still had nearly 30 million taels of silver in his internal funds, and this military expenditure was just a drop in the bucket, who would think that he had too much money?
He still has a lot of things to do, and a tael of silver is extremely precious.
The rewards for the Liaodong generals were decided, and Zhu Youxiao simply decided on the rewards for the Northern Expedition as well. He originally wanted to wait for the new formation of the Yulin Army to be implemented before awarding the rewards.
But now that the generals of Liaodong have been rewarded, if he still ignores them, it will appear to be a favor to one. After all, he has to try his best to keep a bowl of water balanced, and the Yulin Army is his own army.
After deliberation between the monarch and his ministers, the rewards given by the Yulin Army were slightly better than those given by the Liao Army.
The assistant minister of the cabinet, the Minister of War, King Jiazhu of Jin Dynasty, entered the prince's young division, and was given a python robe and jade belt, and a reward of one thousand taels of silver!
Yang Sichang, the right minister of the Ministry of War, joined the official Zhi, and was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver. Chen Qiyu, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, joined the political officials, and was rewarded with a thousand taels of silver.
General Li Songping of the Xiaoqi Battalion and General Zhaoyong.
General Zhou Xingwu and General Zhaoyi of Huben Camp.
General Chen Guangjia and General Xinwu of the Shenji Battalion.
General Qin Bangpingjia Wude, the commander-in-chief of Taishan Camp.
Chinese officer Ma Xianglin and general Hussars.
They are all given a pair of fine armor, an embroidered spring knife, a good horse, and a reward of five hundred taels of silver!
Other guerrillas, General Qian and other military generals are all rewarded with silver for their military exploits, and specific promotions will have to wait until the new organization of the Habayashi Army is implemented.
The four prime ministers who were responsible for staying behind were all rewarded. Although they did not go to the front line to kill the enemy, their contribution to guarding the capital and making arrangements was not small. Zhu Youxiao was not a stingy person.
"If I don't have four prime ministers and ministers to stay behind for me in this northern expedition, I may not be able to win this battle. Here's my decree!"
"Cabinet Yuan Fu Wang Xiangqian plus senior political officer, rewarded five hundred taels of silver!"
"Second Assistant to the Cabinet Xu Guangqi and Dr. Zide are rewarded with five hundred taels of silver!"
"Cheng Guoxiang, Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, has added funds to be a good official and is rewarded with five hundred taels of silver!"
"The British Duke Zhang Weixian was appointed the Left Governor of the Central Military Governor's Mansion, and was given an embroidered spring knife by the Crown Prince Taibao!" (Zhang Weixian was already the Crown Prince Taibao and the young master during the Wanli period!)
Zhu Youxiao only cared about it, but the censor and the eunuch who were responsible for recording were very busy. They had to write everything down word for word.
"In this northern expedition, the Aohan tribe and some small tribes in Monan are willing to join the Ming Dynasty and have already moved outside the Great Wall. Let's talk about how to resettle these Mongols!"
They have all heard about this matter, but the emperor has not mentioned it since he returned to the court, and the ministers in the six cabinet departments are too busy to care about it, and the officials below will naturally not care about it.
"Your Majesty, I have already thought about this matter carefully. I believe that we cannot place them in the pass. This will not only be good for us, but also good for them!"
Wang Xiangqian is worthy of being a border guard for a long time, and his understanding of the Mongols can be said to be quite thorough.
"What do you mean by Yuansuke?"
"Now that Your Majesty has mobilized their young and strong cavalry, the threat from these tribes is no longer great, and Lin Dan Khan has been defeated this time. He doesn't dare to invade the border even if he thinks about it, but he can find a suitable place for them near the Great Wall. , Ming Dynasty will send officials to govern them!"
Wang Xiangqian's thoughts were similar to his.
These Mongolians grew up on the grasslands, and their customs and lives were so different from those of the Han people that it was unrealistic for them to farm.
Moreover, Zhu Youxiao did not want them to farm. They were very good at domesticating war horses, cattle and sheep. These were resources that the Ming Dynasty was currently in short supply. The Yulin Army consumed a large amount of meat for their daily meals.
With the current conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible to support such a large army for a long time. He has already ordered that the purchase of livestock in the north is not allowed.
And these Mongolians are the best breeders.
"Yuan Fu's method is good, but it needs a little improvement!"
"Your Majesty, please make it clear!"
"The natural ability of these Mongolians is to herd and raise livestock, especially their ability to domesticate war horses, which is beyond the reach of us Han people."
"So what I mean is that all the livestock and war horses of these tribes should be centralized and managed. Not only the people must register, but these livestock must also be registered."
"Tell them that I will give them enough food and clothing every year to ensure the food and clothing of their tribesmen. They only need to raise horses and cattle and sheep for me!"
"I don't want these things from them for nothing. I will buy them from them at market prices. The same goes for furs and milk!"
"When these things are done, I will give them a way to make a fortune!"
The ministers nodded repeatedly, this is a good idea.
"Let the Ministry of Accounts handle this matter!"
"You guys still have something to report, if nothing else, just retreat from the court!"
"Your Majesty, I have something to report!"
Zhu Youxiao looked back and saw that it was an official from the Sixth Section, but he did not know his name.
"Say it!"
There was a rare court meeting today. How could they miss this opportunity? After all, God knows when the next court meeting will be, and they will not be ordered to attack the Qing Palace.
"Your Majesty, I heard that your Majesty is going to open a college. May I ask if this is true?"