Early the next morning, in the streets and alleys of Beijing and Tianjin, the Tomorrow Morning News went on sale on time. As soon as the newsboys appeared in the streets and alleys, a large number of people immediately gathered around them. Everyone rushed to buy the newspapers and prepared them.
Take a look.
Although everyone already knew about the great victory yesterday, about the complete annihilation of the Tatars and the beheading of the little prince, the specific process and details were not clear to everyone, but the Tomorrow Morning News could report it in detail.
So everyone is very anxious, eager to see the details, and everyone is very concerned about which hero killed the little prince. You must know that Emperor Hongzhi has already issued a decree. Whoever kills the enemy chief will be granted a title, and the prince has also already done so.
A reward was placed, and the reward was one hundred thousand taels of silver.
Stories about heroes are definitely what everyone likes the most and wants to see the most.
"Sell newspapers~ sell newspapers~"
"Three armies joined forces to annihilate the grassland army, and Yang Yunli killed the enemy chief~"
While the newsboy was busy selling newspapers, he kept shouting out the main content of today's tomorrow morning newspaper in order to attract more people to come and buy newspapers.
In the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Hongzhi and his ministers were attending the morning court. Emperor Hongzhi was smiling all over his face, and he was in a good mood, which all the ministers could see.
The emperor was in a good mood, and the ministers below were all smiling and happy. The entire Jinluan Palace was in a festive atmosphere.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly to Xiao Jing standing beside him. Xiao Jing immediately understood, took out an imperial edict that had been prepared long ago, opened his throat and began to read.
"By God's blessing, the emperor issued an edict: The remnants of the Yuan Dynasty repeatedly went south, invaded our borders, burned, killed, looted, and committed all kinds of evil... Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of our ancestors, the Ming Dynasty united as one, the officials were capable, the soldiers were brave, and the bandits who went south were annihilated, and the enemy chiefs were beheaded...
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Xiao Jing's voice was very loud and clear to everyone's ears. This was an imperial edict announced to the entire world, announcing this great victory to the entire Ming Dynasty.
"I decree that Wang Yue be granted the title of Dingbian Marquis, promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, and granted the title of Crown Prince and Grand Master!"
"I confer Liu Yu the title of Jingbian Bo, promote him to Minister of War, and grant him the title of Crown Prince and Tutor!"
"I confer Li Gao with the title of Lan Tianbo and promote him to the Trilateral General System~"
"I decreed that Yang Yun be the Marquis of Polu..."
"..."
After reading the imperial edict that was announced to the world, Xiao Jing began to read out a long list again. Good guy, the titles that were so stingy in the past were awarded like cabbage.
Wang Yue of the West Route Army and Yang Yunfenghou who beheaded the little prince, Liu Yu of the East Route Army, Li Gao of the South Route Army and some important generals, the commander-in-chief and Feng Bo, a brave man who killed the enemy, calculated that this time there were
More than thirty people have obtained iron rice bowls.
From this alone, you can know how good Emperor Hongzhi's mood was. He was not stingy and handed out iron rice bowls one after another.
Of course, this is also related to the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. Except for people related to the old Zhu family, if they want to be knighted, they must have military merit. Titles without military merit are not called iron rice bowls. There is no way.
A fellow practitioner with the country.
This time, it is a real great victory, a great victory that has never been achieved before.
After annihilating all the grassland people, beheading all the little princes, and granting several titles, it was not too much to make a group of princes. In fact, there were too few people, only two people.
Wang Yue is a veteran. He is almost seventy years old. He has worked hard and accomplished a lot. Now he is old and about to be buried. Unexpectedly, he picked up a marquis.
Yang Yun was granted the title of marquis because Emperor Hongzhi had spoken in advance to kill enemy chiefs and be granted the title of marquis directly. Otherwise, he would only be granted the title of earl at most.
As for Liu Yu, Li Gao and others, their merits can only be awarded to one earl. After all, the victory of this war does not actually have much to do with them.
It can be won by just changing anyone to command, because it is not they who really win this war, but the money, and it is the Ming army below who are stimulated by the money.
It's enough to be made a count and let the world see it.
"Sigh~ The Military Generals Group is afraid that it will increase in power because of this battle. Moreover, if your Majesty wins this battle, he will definitely worship martial arts even more in the future. I don't know whether it is good or bad."
As the names were read out one after another, some people were envious, jealous, and resentful, while others began to worry.
The civilian group has always been the dominant one, controlling everything in the DPRK and completely crushing the military commanders group. But this time, with the victory of this battle, the military commanders group has become stronger and has more say.
With the expansion, the power of this civil servant group will naturally be weakened, which makes many people become worried.
"Amnesty to the whole world, all prisoners, except heinous ones, will be pardoned!"
In the end, Emperor Hongzhi even came directly to issue a general amnesty. As long as they were not heinous people, all their sins would be pardoned.
This time, Emperor Hongzhi spent a lot of money and generously rewarded people based on their merits. Iron rice bowls were awarded one after another, and there was another amnesty for the whole world. It can be said to be a joyous occasion.
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On the other side, on the official road leading from the capital to Shaanxi, Ningxia, and Gansu, a huge team was escorting boxes of money on their way.
Among this huge team, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin were walking very leisurely on their tall horses, looking at the scenery along the way and discussing something.
“Build a monument and martyrs’ garden?”
Zhu Houzhao listened to Liu Jin's words carefully and said with confusion.
"Yes, these two things must be done, and when the time comes, Your Highness must go there in person to offer sacrifices. In this way, Your Highness, you can take over all the military's hearts, and you can also let more people know about it.
Those who sacrificed their lives for this battle, let everyone remember their names forever and never forget their great achievements."
Liu Jin nodded. The construction of monuments and martyrs' gardens were almost routine operations for later generations. They were considered the highest respect for the sacrificed soldiers.
But in this era, there is no such concept at all. For these high-ranking people, they only need to reward based on their merits and give titles and awards to some people who have outstanding performance.
As for the dead soldiers, no one cares about them at all. Someone can help collect the bones and find a place to bury them. It's not bad. No monuments or special martyrs' cemeteries will be built.
Even if a place like Lingyan Pavilion is built, it is to commemorate and record the great achievements of the top generals and ministers. No one will care about the sacrifice of soldiers at the bottom.
Even if there is one, it would be nice to find a place to sell it and erect a tombstone.
"Okay, Lao Liu, what you said makes sense. This monument and the Martyrs Garden have been built."
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao nodded after thinking about it. It was just a matter of spending money. He had a lot of money. This time he went there with tens of millions of taels of silver.
These 120,000 Tatars cost one hundred taels of silver per Tatar, which is twelve million taels of silver. This time the Ming army also suffered heavy casualties. Almost 100,000 people died, and one person was worth two hundred taels of silver.
The pension is almost 20 million taels of silver.
In addition to the rewards given to these generals and commanders, the total amount is almost several million taels of silver, and the total adds up to almost 40 million taels of silver.
Fortunately, this time, the entire Ming Dynasty raised a lot of money, more than 50 million taels of silver. After the distribution, there will still be almost 10 million taels of silver left. According to Liu Jin's suggestion, a war will be established under the supervision of the prince.
The fund and war foundation will invest this money, and the money earned from this investment will be used to reward the Ming army who fought bravely against the enemy.
"Your Highness, not only are you building monuments and martyrs' gardens, but you should also show concern and show your concern for the families of the fallen soldiers."
"One of the most important points is to ensure that the families of these fallen soldiers can receive every cent of their rewards and pensions for killing the enemy."
"In addition, Your Highness should also care about the parents and children of these fallen soldiers. See if they have any difficulties, and help them if you can. Even if it is just a show, you must let the entire Ming Dynasty know that Your Highness cares about them.
"
Liu Jin thought for a while and said to Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao offered such a price, and if everyone works hard, then they must make their hard work worthwhile and be able to truly fulfill their promises.
"Hmm~"
Zhu Houzhao nodded. He had to say that Liu Jin's routine was really one after another. If he followed Liu Jin's routine, even if he, the prince, had never spent a day in the army, he could still control the military's heart.
Conquer them, gain a good reputation and evaluation, and make the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty more loyal to themselves.
"No wonder he encouraged me to go there in person. It turns out there are a lot of things. I can't do it without going."
At the same time, he suddenly understood the reason why Liu Jin wanted Zhu Houzhao to go there in person. Of course, he only thought of this aspect. In fact, Liu Jin also had his own considerations.
If you want to compete for hegemony in the next global colonization, how can you do it without a strong backbone? If you want to have a strong backbone, the Ming Dynasty's army must be reformed, and at the same time, the control of the army must be taken back from the civilian group.
If these civilian groups are allowed to always control the military power, no matter how powerful the military is, these civilian groups will be turned into useless things. And no matter how powerful the country is if these civilian officials are allowed to control it, it will become a weak little sheep.
This is very unfavorable for Liu Jin's next plan. The grasslands of Mobei, the development of Northeast China and Siberia, the conquest of America, and the southward march to Southeast Asia and Australia. Without the support of a strong army, all of these are castles in the air and can easily be defeated.
