By the time Song Yingxing's nephew and uncle arrived in the capital, Liu Ziguang's title had already come out. The old guys in the Ministry of Rites, who were old-fashioned, cited scriptures and gave him the title of Zhenwu Bo. Originally, according to the emperor's wishes, Liu Ziguang should at least be given the title of Duke of the Kingdom.
, but the ministers believed that Liu Ziguang was still very young, and there were still many unrecovered territories around the Ming Dynasty, and there would be more opportunities for meritorious service in the future. If he was granted the title of Duke now, what would be the reward in the future? He could not be granted the title of a prince.
Well. After weighing the matter, Zhu Youxiao still adopted the minister's opinion, but in order to compensate, he specially rewarded Liu Ziguang with a special red python robe. The special thing about this python robe is that the color is different from the standard poinsettia python, and it is made of
The unique rust red color of the Red Shirt Group is a unique honor.
The troops participating in the coup also received rewards, not to mention chickens, ducks, pigs and cattle, and fifty taels of silver each. The inner treasury was suddenly in his hands. Zhu Youxiao, who had always been in a tight situation before, felt that he was particularly generous. Spending money like this
Like flowing water. Liu Ziguang, Qian Qianyi and others also received rewards as high as ten thousand taels of silver.
In addition to material rewards, there are also spiritual aspects. The symbol of the coup army - the red scarf has become a fixed imperial gift to distinguish it from other Ming armies. All troops wearing red scarves have higher military pay than other troops.
Out of 30%.
The soldiers who directly participated in the battle at Fengtian Temple received red scarves with gold edges. Soldiers who wore this kind of scarf did not have to bow to the official position, and their families did not have to pay taxes. If there was no wife, the court would arrange for one, and the injured court would be responsible.
Those who care for the elderly and have children at home can study Confucianism for free, which is truly a blessing.
Liu Ziguang also distributed rewards to his subordinates. All soldiers who participated in the airborne operations in the Forbidden City were each issued a gold-plated eagle badge, which could be worn on the chest together with their military rank badges. The remaining soldiers who participated in ground operations such as the attack on Dongchang
A gold-plated tiger badge will be issued, and each soldier will receive one hundred taels of silver, and each officer will receive five hundred taels of silver. They will all have a ten-day holiday. If they are getting married or going home to visit relatives, they will be given an additional three months of leave.
The armed forces in the capital have undergone large-scale adjustments. Yuan Chonghuan is now a bachelor of Wuyingdian, and also serves as the Minister of War. He is a member of the cabinet and has great power. As soon as he came to power, he purged all the middle and senior officers of the eunuch faction.
, the old and weak soldiers were also dismissed, and the army naturally rebounded. However, these guys who had not made any contribution in the coup could not get the support of any big shots in the court, and the emperor did not like them. This kind of
The backlash also resulted in a more severe blow from Yuan Chonghuan, who would be beheaded for the slightest disrespect. Killing generals was as easy as killing a dog. For a while, the Beijing army camp was as silent as a cicada.
And Cui Chengxiu, who attempted to assassinate Yuan Chonghuan in Shandong, was acquitted by the Metropolitan Procuratorate on the grounds of insufficient evidence since he was escorted to the capital. He planned to wait for a while for the storm to subside before resuming his official career, but now he can no longer wait.
When the opportunity came, Yuan Chonghuan was imprisoned on charges of collaborating with the enemy and treason. The case was re-tried in Dali Temple. The officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who originally acquitted Cui Chengxiu were also held accountable for bending the law for personal gain.
Xu Zengshou, the new left governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, is also very proud. A group of military generals who used to be friends with him were all depressed guys, but now they have all been promoted. The original team of Xiaoling Guards directly changed their names to Yulin Guards.
The Imperial City was responsible for security duties, and the original Yulin Guards did not receive a reward because they rebelled at the last moment. Instead, they were sent to Xiaoling to visit the tomb. As for the Jinwu Guards and Mansion who followed the eunuchs in rebellion
The military guards were directly revoked. Only Zhao Erhu, the commander of the gun battalion who rebelled at the critical moment, was preserved and was still on duty in the imperial city. Zhao Erhu himself was promoted to commander and came under the leadership of Liu Ziguang, the minister of the bodyguard. Zhao Erhu, who was nearly fifty years old, finally became famous.
Okay, he has suffered enough of the loss of not having a backer, and now he has finally embraced Uncle Zhenwu's thick legs. There is no reason to let go. He can't flatter Zhao Erhu, so he can only train soldiers desperately to win Liu Ziguang's favor, and Zhenwu can win Liu Ziguang's favor.
Uncle Wu followed this trick and praised Zhao Erhu's spear formation, promising that in the future he would have the opportunity to transfer them to the Shandong front line to gain greater fame.
The nature of the private army of the Red Shirt Regiment has to be changed now. The mercenaries in the iron factory naturally no longer do it. Now they are divided into three. The most elite part still retains the name of the Red Shirt Regiment, but is subordinate to the emperor's personal army.
They are usually stationed in the imperial city; some of them enter the South Factory and are stationed in the southern suburbs; and the other group of people recruited from Shandong are now the backbone of the Wucheng Army and Horse Division.
There are now less than 300 old brothers who have followed Liu Ziguang from the slave camp. Now all of these people hold important positions, have great wealth, and are basically married. The Iron Guard cavalry who joined Liu Ziguang on the Shandong battlefield have already
Completely decoupled from the iron factory and became the backbone of the Red Shirt Regiment, and then there were the recruits recruited from Shandong. Some of these troops were still in Shandong to take care of Liu Ziguang's industry, some were stationed in Liguo, and most of them followed Liu Ziguang to the capital.
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Gu Dahai, who had become Liu Ziguang's disciple a few days ago, returned to Tianmu Mountain with a smile after receiving the official title of a hundred households in the South Factory and three thousand taels of silver. He didn't care about the silver and the official position. The key was that he would have a gold-plated status in the future, Zhenwu Bo.
A big disciple, this brand can be eaten anywhere.
The four seized Wengzhongs and their operators were sent to the Nanchang Yamen in the southern suburbs for detention. Of course Liu Ziguang would not let go of such a sharp weapon. The guy named Gundam was the chief technician of Changzhou Qishuyan Machinery Factory, a man who did not understand politics.
, a semi-madman obsessed with technology, Liu Ziguang surrendered without hesitation after promising him sufficient funds and support to develop more perverted machines.
The Qishuyan Machinery Factory in Changzhou Prefecture, which produced Weng Zhong, was sealed by the imperial court. The reason was a rebellion. Changzhou, the capital, was very close, so Zhenwu Bo personally led the team there. No resistance was encountered during the seizure. The factory owner had already brought
The money and blueprints have escaped, but the assets left behind are still so rich that people can’t believe it. Qishuyan Machinery Factory was the first factory to produce trains. The factories, machines, and raw materials are extremely rich, and there are countless skilled workers and researchers. The scale is by no means comparable to
The Liguo Iron Works was small, and the technicians and workers were worried that no one would pay them wages. Liu Ziguang appeared like a timely rain, paid a lot of money to win over a group of talents, and then sealed the factory, waiting for the court to deal with it, according to his plan
, Qishuyan Machinery Factory was first nationalized, and then auctioned by the Ministry of Industry. The highest bidder would get it. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was his own, and if he used some tricks at that time, the machine factory would become his own.
After returning from Changzhou Mansion, Liu Ziguang went to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit. The palace was ablaze with lights and colorful decorations. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon. The court was preparing to hold a grand ceremony for this festival to dilute the smell of the bloody storm some time ago. After reporting on his work, he
Then he rode back home.
There was quite a lot of noise when Liu Ziguang was walking on the street. Someone was blowing gongs in front of him to clear the way, and there was still silence. The mighty Street Cleaning sign was playing, followed by guards, with swords and guns shining, which was really majestic. Pedestrians on the street heard Zhen Wu Bo
When all the guests arrived, they all moved out of the way and waited respectfully for the uncle to pass by. Recently, there was a rumor circulating in the capital that Uncle Zhenwu was looking for a wife. If this could happen, the emperor would come forward to grant the marriage, so
All the unmarried little girls in the capital were furious. The young ladies from wealthy families who usually stayed at home and never stepped outside the door could not wait to rush out of their homes and run to Uncle Zhenwu to propose themselves. Their parents were even more impatient.
If you can get such a son-in-law, then the next few generations will not have to struggle. Liu Ziguang is not aware of these rumors in the capital. He has been exhausted after returning from Changzhou and is now in a hurry to go home.
Zhenwu Bo Mansion is located in the original Yang Mansion. It has now been renovated. The four vigorous and powerful characters on the black gold plaque hanging above the door were inscribed by Qian Qianyi, the current university scholar. The red plaque on the door
The paint is freshly painted, and the copper nails are also brand new, each one has been polished to a high shine. Eight red-shirted regiment soldiers with their heads held high are standing at the door, wearing red satin floral jerseys, white bottoms and black waistbands.
Boots, gold-trimmed waist knife, Western woolen Wusong hat, with stars and moons on them, eagles and tigers, even outsiders can't understand, but everyone knows the red scarf with gold trim, and everyone who passes by the door praises it.
, let’s talk about the people who control Wu Bo Niubi. Even the generals at the door are wearing gold-threaded red scarves, let alone this style.
Liu Ziguang turned over and dismounted, and his own general took over the reins. The young man took the saber and musket that he had taken off, and the little maid handed over a fragrant handkerchief to wipe his face. Another butler came over to report: "Uncle, Mr. Song and Ai
Your Excellency has been waiting for you for a long time."
It turned out that Song Yingxing had arrived, and Liu Ziguang hurried to meet him. He didn't meet Song Yingxing the last time he passed by the iron factory, but now he finally met.
"Mr. Song, long time no see, you have lost a lot of weight." Liu Ziguang walked into the living room quickly and said with a smile.
"Sir..." When Song Yingxing saw Liu Ziguang come in, he immediately stood up from his seat and took a few steps forward to bow. Liu Ziguang hurriedly supported him: "Mr. Song, there is no need to be polite."
"Sir..." Song Yingxing's lips were trembling, his eyes were shining brightly, and his words were choked with sobs. A scholar will die for his confidant. This is what he is thinking now. Song Yingxing was promoted in his early years, but later he made no achievements and his official career was extremely bumpy.
, I only became a small official like Xueyu in one county. For a scholar in a feudal society, what else can better reflect his own value than being an official? It’s not that Song Yingxing didn’t want to be an official, he was unable to do so, so he devoted himself to it.
He wrote a biography and wrote "Tiangong Kaiwu". Later Liu Ziguang paid a lot of money to hire him to work as an engineer in an iron factory, which was also his wish for Xiaoyuan, but this sense of accomplishment was far less intense than being an official. He learned from a county
Yu became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in one step, faster than rising by rocket. Thinking about the scene of returning to his hometown in glory and honoring his ancestors in the future, it really makes people's hearts surge and bring tears to their eyes. And all this is because of the great benefactor in front of him.
Give.
Song Yingxing was choked and speechless, but Liu Ziguang knew what he wanted to say and said with a smile: "Master Song, there is no need to thank me. I recommend you to take charge of the Ministry of Industry for the sake of the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. It is not for personal gain or clique for personal gain, sir."
Only in this position can your talents and learning be put into better use, this is my original intention.”
After hearing these words, Song Yingxing admired Liu Ziguang's character even more. He was in his fifties. He didn't know where his strength was, but he couldn't even support Liu Ziguang. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Liu Ziguang three times.
"This great gift is not from me, Song Yingxing, to thank you, but from me on behalf of the people of the Ming Dynasty." Song Yingxing said solemnly.
"Please get up quickly, sir, your words are serious." Liu Ziguang had no choice but to bow to him three times before helping Song Yingxing up.
Addison just came over to greet him, but the young man was not that excited. It seemed that he was far less interested in being an official than in scientific research. The three of them chatted for a while, and Liu Ziguang asked: "How many days have you been here? Have you gone?
Will the Ministry of Industry take over?”
"I arrived yesterday. I have been summoned by His Majesty. I also received official uniforms and documents from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. I just wanted to pay homage to you before taking up my post, so I have never been to the Ministry of Works." Addison said.
"Oh, that's it. The Ministry of Industry is now leaderless. It would be better to take over as soon as possible and familiarize yourself with the various operational procedures of the yamen as soon as possible. I still have things to entrust you to do." Liu Ziguang said seriously.
"In that case, we will immediately go to the Ministry of Industry to take up our posts." The two men were unambiguous and stood up to leave.
"Wait a minute, I seem to remember that Xiao Ai, you still have some grievances with the Ministry of Industry. When you took that self-grinding electric glazed lamp to the Manufacturing Department of the Yamen of the Ministry of Industry, the person in charge threw it out and broke it.
He is rubbish, and he beat you with a stick and said that as long as he is in office for a day, you will never be allowed to step into the Ministry of Industry. If I remember correctly, you told me this the night of the Mochou Lake Conference."
Liu Ziguang said.
"Sir..." Addison's nose was also a little sore. He had laughed at his uncle just now, but now he was about to cry. Thinking of the predicament in which he almost committed suicide and the unfair treatment he encountered at the Ministry of Industry, and then thinking of Liu Ziguang
Such kindness is truly a rebirth of kindness.
"Take your self-polishing electric glazed lamp, I'll go change clothes, neither of us will wear official uniforms, and then go to the Manufacturing Department of the Ministry of Industry to present treasures." Liu Ziguang said with a smirk on his face.