Chapter 802: Overturning the military merit system
"Your Majesty, I have fulfilled my mission and this feast trip went smoothly."
"Well, good job!"
There were many civil and military officials present. Li Er and Su Chen walked in front of the team and had a more formal conversation.
Outside the city gate, after the naval officer and Li Chengqian's carriage passed by,
Sun Rong asked Changle: "Princess, where are we going?
"Go home first!"
"Don't you want to wait in the city?"
"Brother Su Chen has many things to do after he enters the palace. He may not be sure when he will be able to leave the palace. Just ask the housekeeper to wait outside the palace gate."
Chang frowned and said.
She knew what Li Er was planning to do today, and it was hard to say whether Brother Su Chen would be able to leave the palace today.
After dismounting at Chengtian Gate and meeting Li Er, Su Chen thought that he would go to Wude Hall to hand over the tiger talisman and hand over Osman's letter of surrender to Li Er, and that the day's affairs would be over.
Unexpectedly, after a lot of work, Li Er brought Su Chen, the navy officers, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to the Tai Chi Hall.
Su Chen was puzzled: It's not the time for the imperial meeting, so why come to Tai Chi Hall?
I'm still waiting to go home!
When he saw Changle and the others on the roadside just outside the city gate, Su Chen couldn't help but have the urge to get off his horse and meet them.
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"The big thieves colluded with the rebels, created a locust plague and harmed the people of our country, the Tang Dynasty, and also tried to send a navy to attack our country, the Tang Dynasty. Their crimes are unforgivable."
"I, the officers of the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty, first defeated the navy that planned to attack our Tang Dynasty in Malacca,"
"Then he marched alone for tens of thousands of miles, went on an expedition to eat, fought dozens of large and small battles, defeated his army, and annihilated nearly 100,000 enemy troops."
"The King of Dashi submitted a letter of apology to the Tang Dynasty, ceded territory and paid compensation, and begged the Tang Dynasty for forgiveness!"
"The Royal Navy went on an expedition of tens of thousands of miles to punish stubborn enemies, avenge the people of the Tang Dynasty, and promote the prestige of the Tang Dynasty."
"The merit lies in Sheji, and he should be highly rewarded!"
After arriving at Tai Chi Hall, Li Er boasted directly to Hai Hai,
This is not to brag, the navy does have this meritorious service,
It's just a matter of expressing merit. Generally, ministers would petition the emperor for merit, and the emperor would then reward him.
But today, Li Er himself was so direct and hurried, promoting the navy's merits in the main hall, which was a bit embarrassing.
After looking around, Su Chen discovered that Fang Moudu Duan and Changsun Wuji were not there.
No wonder!
It turns out that no one gave Li Er a platform to support the show!
However, the benefits of Li Er's personal exit are also obvious.
When the ministers saw that the emperor was personally praising the navy officers, they had no choice but to shout:
"The naval officers defeated the stubborn enemies for the Tang Dynasty, and their hard work has made them great achievements!"
"The Tang Dynasty is victorious! Congratulations to the Tang Dynasty and congratulations to Your Majesty!"
Li Er smiled slightly, it seems that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were still very good!
Next, Li Er announced a reward for Liu's contribution to the navy.
Although Li Er looked impatient, there was nothing to say about rewards based on merit.
But when the ministers heard about the naval officer's military exploits, they were immediately dumbfounded.
The Tang Dynasty valued military merit and its military merit system was also very complete.
Generally speaking, military merit in each war is determined based on the strength of both the enemy and ourselves and the post-war results.
If the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, then we go into battle. If our strength is quite equal, we are in the middle formation. If our strength is stronger than the enemy, then we go into battle.
After the battle, if 40% of the enemy's troops can be annihilated, it is called a top gain, 20% is a medium gain, and 10% is a bottom gain.
The enemy is outnumbered and we can annihilate 40% of the enemy's troops. That is the best result. Go to battle and gain!
Others follow this analogy and divide the results into nine levels, and those with no levels are divided into upper, middle and lower levels according to the actual situation.
Military merit assessment is basically based on this level of results.
Others such as breaking the city, ascending first, killing generals, capturing the flag, etc. will be calculated separately for each individual.
The best result is to gain superior rank and fifth-level military merit in battle!
This military merit system has been in place for many years, and it is said that there is not much of a problem.
But when it comes to the Navy, the situation is a bit special.
The Royal Navy's expedition to Dashi, with a total of only 12,000 men, destroyed Dashi, and allowed Dashi to cede territory and pay compensation. This military achievement is indeed worthy of a large commendation.
However, according to Su Chen's battle report, the Royal Navy always defeated more with less in major and minor battles, and annihilated more than half of the enemy's troops every time. This accumulated military merit is quite high.
Take for example the attack on Medina. The navy totaled more than 3,000 people and the food supply was 30,000 people.
Even though the equipment of Dashi's army is much inferior, the navy officers go deep alone and face ten times the enemy. How can they still go into battle?
In the end, almost all the 30,000 defenders of Medina were wiped out, and the city of Medina was captured. This can be regarded as a superior victory.
Moreover, the three chief food generals and the consul who stayed behind in the wheat field were all killed by the naval officers.
The casualties among naval officers were less than 500.
According to the current military merit evaluation scheme of the Tang Dynasty, as long as the naval officers involved in the Battle of Medina were at least third-level military merit, several major commanders had fifth-level military merit.
This will basically be the case for most other battles in the future. The final evaluation of each battle will be at least a mid-range victory.
When the military merits are accumulated, the final military merits of a naval officer are more than five ranks. Su Chen and several major commanders have exceeded the highest military merits of the twelve ranks!
Then how can this be a reward based on merit?
You can't really spill out a lot of Shangzhu Kingdom and hundreds of fifth-grade and above honorary officers at once, right?
In that case, all the officers of the Sixteenth Guards must be crazy!
Li Er asked someone to read out the navy's battle report and meritorious service, and the officials discussed in low voices below.
Some officials from the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Yushitai wanted to stand up and raise objections to the navy's military merits.
But he secretly glanced at Li Er, who was staring eagerly above him, and quickly lowered his head.
Li Ji glared at Yang Sixun, the Minister of War: As long as you dare to jump your head, I will fight you until death!
Yang Sixun looked at Li Ji, and then at Li Er, who was watching coldly above him. His face turned blue from holding back, but he still didn't dare to make a move.
The other officials looked at Wang Gui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and shot Wei Zheng and the Minister's servant Wen Yanbo, hoping that they could take the lead.
As a result, Wei Zheng closed his eyes and meditated, while Wang Gui and Wen Yanbo looked at each other, their eyes facing each other, full of helplessness.
The two of them stood there with dumb faces and said nothing.
Li Er watched coldly for a while. Seeing that no one dared to jump out and attack, he chuckled and said:
"The navy is in a special situation and its artillery and warships are extremely powerful. Its rewards can be reduced as appropriate. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Personnel can draw up detailed regulations based on the actual situation..."
The ministers were relieved. It would be great if they could reduce it as appropriate, otherwise it would really be a mess!
However, some generals of the Sixteenth Guards became a little worried upon hearing this. His Majesty said that he would reduce the rewards, but he did not say that he would reduce his military achievements.
After that, if you have achieved military merit and your rewards are reduced, what will you do?
It was obvious that it was not just the generals of the Sixteenth Guards who noticed Li Er's little move. Wei Zheng, Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, Cen Wenwen, etc. all frowned.
Su Chen and a group of naval officers were mentally prepared and knew that their military merits would not be rewarded according to the current military merit system.
