Chongzhen really said these words without 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 destruction of Nanming by the Qing emperor has not yet been made, so he actually didn't make a big mistake.
But Zuo Mengeng hurriedly knelt down and bowed his head: "I would like to thank the Lord for your kindness on behalf of my late father."
"Get up." Chongzhen helped Zuo Mengeng up and said, "You will inherit the title of Duke of Chu."
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 cannot be inherited.
"I thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness." Zuo Mengeng, who had just stood up, quickly knelt down and bowed his head again. Chongzhen did not support him this time.
Chongzhen then turned his attention to the general soldiers of the thirty towns and the sixty or seventy deputy generals, generals, guerrillas and guards, and said loudly: "As for the ministers, 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.
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"I will thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty." All the generals were immediately overjoyed. Unexpectedly, it was the Viscount.
Originally they expected that it would be good to be granted the title of Baron, but they did not expect that the Holy One would directly grant him the title of Viscount.
To be honest, to have made more than a hundred viscounts at one time is definitely a big deal.
Grandfather Cheng was not so generous after his success in resolving the crisis. I am afraid that only Grandfather Taizu could compare.
What Chongzhen was thinking was, what does a mere false title mean? He is not Zhu Yuanzhang, nor is he Yongle Emperor Zhu Di. He will not be stingy with these false names. If you want it, just give it to you.
As for the value of these titles, I have the final say.
In a word, I, Chongzhen, have the final right to interpret the title system of the Ming Dynasty.
Smiling, Chongzhen added: "As for the subsequent rewards, I can't be a master of them all. I need to return to the capital to discuss with the Ministry of Rites before they can be determined. You can't wait, right?"
"That won't happen." The generals waved their hands hurriedly.
With a title, what if there is no reward?
Chongzhen said again: "In that case, you should go back to the post house to rest first. After I finish handling the affairs of Entian, I will return to the capital with you to discuss rewards."
"I'll take my leave."
Huang Degong immediately left with Jin Shenghuan, Zuo Mengeng and other generals.
More than a hundred people left at once, and the hall suddenly became empty.
Only Chongzhen and his son, Du Yinxi, Lu Zhenfei and Jin Xuan were left in the huge hall.
Just now it was the promotion of military generals, and now it is the turn of civil servants to be promoted. However, this matter still needs to be cautious. Although the emperor has the privilege of promotion, promotion, promotion, etc., this kind of thing cannot be done frequently, and can only be done occasionally.
Otherwise, the entire civil service group will go on a collective rampage, and there may be another large-scale strike, which is not good.
"Du Qing." Chongzhen first said to Du Yinqing, "I will leave after handling the affairs of Entian, and I am afraid that I will not be able to return to Xuzhou in a short time. During this period, the Huanghuai defense line will be left to you."
After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "While I am still in Xuzhou, if you have any requests, just put them forward. If I can do it, I will definitely do it. If I can't, I will also find a way to do it for you."
Lu Zhenfei then cast an envious look at Du Yinxi, saying in his heart that the Holy Lord really favored and trusted Du Yinxi.
Du Yinxi really had a request and said: "Your Majesty, I hope to leave a group of diligent scholars."
"Qing Du, you are thinking of me again, haha." Chongzhen laughed and said, "You will still have to deal with this matter even if you don't mention it to me. I will leave you three thousand Qinwang scholars!"
Just now, Chongzhen did not tell the truth in front of the generals, but now that there were only three close civil servants, Chongzhen no longer concealed his intentions.
"Three thousand scholars?" Du Yinxi was surprised and shocked at the same time.
To be honest, Du Yinxi really didn't expect that Chongzhen would leave him so many diligent scholars.
In fact, Chongzhen also had his own considerations. He was actually not willing to let the Qinwang scholars leave collective life prematurely, because for these Qinwang scholars, the longer they lived in the collective, the stronger their beliefs and will became, and they became more open to the outside world.
The resistance to erosion becomes stronger.
On the contrary, if it is released early now, it will be easily corroded.
Some of the dozen or so Qinwang scholars who were sent to Huai'an Prefecture to train Xiangyong had problems. Two of them not only lusted after women, but also accepted bribes.
If possible, Chongzhen really wanted scholars to live in a collective life.
However, this is obviously impossible, and the Qinwang scholar will eventually become an official.
This time when he returned to Nanjing, Chongzhen planned to take half of it, which was three thousand scholars.
Scholars like Xu Yingwei and Yan Yingyuan who showed military commanding talents in the Xuzhou War were asked to go back to their hometowns or flood-prone areas where they had served as officials to recruit troops. There were about a thousand of these scholars.
The other two thousand Qinwang scholars also have their own arrangements, such as entering the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The three thousand scholars who stayed in Xuzhou should serve as grassroots officers in Xuzhou Zhentai.
Chongzhen added: "When the farming is busy, these three thousand soldiers form a battalion and train by themselves. When the farming is slack, these three thousand soldiers are asked to summon 160,000 militiamen and 200,000 village warriors for centralized training."
"Xiang Yong?" This was beyond Du Yinxi's expectation.
"Yes, there are also 200,000 Xiangyong from Huai'an Prefecture."
Chongzhen said: "I plan to move these two hundred thousand people to Guide Mansion."
Huai'an Prefecture's 200,000 Xiangyong also made great contributions in the Xuzhou War and needed heavy rewards. Chongzhen planned to pay them huge bounties. Of course, this bounty could only be used to purchase favored fields.
Moreover, the land that Huai'an Xiangyong can purchase is limited to Guide Prefecture.
It is absolutely impossible for them to stay in Huai'an Mansion.
One is to enrich the population of Guide Prefecture, and the other is to weaken the clan power.
Regardless of whether the clan power is good or bad, it is naturally hostile to the imperial power.
When the mountains are high and the emperor is far away, the imperial power does not go to the countryside. This refers to the clan power in the countryside. Some powerful clan powers can even override local officials, so that local officials have to act based on the faces of local clans.
As a time traveler, Chongzhen certainly could not tolerate such a situation.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Therefore, it is undoubtedly very stupid to allow 200,000 Xiangyong to stay in Huai'an Mansion.
The consequence is equivalent to letting the local clans in Huai'an Prefecture control an armed force of 200,000 people. So what? So placing these local warriors in other places is the only option.
"In the future, these 160,000 militiamen and 200,000 rural warriors will become the cornerstone of the Huanghuai defense line."
"I will find a way to solve the weapons and equipment issues. You don't have to worry about them. You only need to be responsible for their training."
"The specific training can be left to the three thousand soldiers. You need to give the soldiers enough power. If the soldiers of the border army dare to disobey, they will be deprived of their land and driven back to their place of origin!"
"Yes." Du Yinxi bowed his hands and said, "I will remember it."
Chongzhen added: "I have just talked about the rewards in general. Because the battlefield is too chaotic, it is difficult to count which real slave or which coat was killed by which soldier. Therefore, in addition to what can be clearly clarified,
The remaining reward of about 300,000 yuan will be divided equally, with each person receiving two taels of silver."
"Then add five months of war pay, which is thirty taels."
"If anyone wants to receive salary and bounty, just take thirty-two taels and retire and return home."
"If there are those who are willing to stay in Xuzhou Zhentai, I will give each soldier an additional 30 taels and 5 cents as resettlement allowance. After collecting 62 taels and 5 cents, I can use this money to buy 25 acres of land.
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For this, Chongzhen could think with his toes that the frontier army would definitely choose to stay.
At least most of the border troops would choose to stay, because Chongzhen gave too much.
Not to mention the resettlement allowance of 30,000 yuan, you can also purchase 25 acres of land at the ultra-low price of 20,000 yuan. This is almost free. Where can I find such a good thing?
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In fact, it's pretty much the same.
As soon as the well-informed commander finished speaking, Yang Ponu, Wang Laoshi and dozens of other commanders and whistle commanders exploded, and all of them were so excited that their eyes began to shine.
"Is it such a good thing to be a thief?"
"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."
"You have to bring your parents over and live together."
"Ma Laosan, your mother didn't lie to us, did she?"
"Wang Laoshi, what did I lie to you for? Are you free?"
"So is it true? Why don't I believe it?"
"Ma Laosan, then I would like to buy fifty more acres of land, is that okay?"
"Yang Ponu, what are you thinking about? Twenty-five acres per person, that's the amount, not one more acres."
"That's right, you think everyone can be as generous as you. You can spend more than a hundred taels of silver at once. If you buy fifty more acres of land, won't others have to buy less?"
"That's right, Yang Ponu, you are not allowed to steal our quota."
While he was talking, a scholar from Prince Qin walked into the camp.
"Greetings, sir." Yang Ponu waited for the commander, and the sentry commander hurried forward to greet him.
Prince Qin bowed in return, stood up and said, "My Excellency, Xu Yan, has come to this town with an order to announce the payment of wages and bounties. Are the commanders and sentry commanders of this town already here?"
"Sir, everything is already here." Yang Ponu replied respectfully.
"Okay." Xu Yan nodded, and then said, "I hereby enjoin you that the 4,837 soldiers in this town will retire from active service from now on. Those who want to return to their place of origin can go to Daming with their identity cards.
The Xuzhou Branch of the Royal Silver Company received a total of thirty taels of silver for the five months of war, plus an additional twenty taels of bounty for the Xuzhou War."
"If you want to stay in Xuzhou Zhentai as a militiaman,"
"In addition to thirty taels of war pay and twenty taels of bounty, the Holy Spirit will pay an additional thirty taels of Anjia silver. However, this thirty taels of Anjia silver can only be used to purchase the land of grace and cannot be used for other purposes."
"You can also purchase additional land, but the maximum is no more than twenty-five acres!"
"In addition, all the militiamen in Xuzhou who are stationed in Taiwan do not need to pay land tax, let alone pay dingyin or corvee."
Hearing this, Yang Ponu and other commanders and sentry commanders went crazy and looked at Xu Yan with disbelief.
