When the army returned triumphantly, Emperor Hongzhi was also very generous. With a wave of his hand, he gave several hereditary and irreplaceable jobs.
Liu Jin was granted the title of Duke of Liao, and he had been conquering the south and north. Yang Yun, the brave and invincible Marquis of Polu, was also granted the title of Duke of Australia. Well, in Australia, Emperor Hongzhi was very generous and granted him a large territory.
land.
In the past few years, Wang Shouren had participated in various foreign wars of the Ming Dynasty, so he also found an iron rice bowl and was named Jin Guogong. In the South Golden Continent, Emperor Hongzhi also granted a large piece of land to Wang Shouren.
In addition, a large number of generals such as Yang Yu, Han Yi, Huo Yun, etc. who performed outstandingly and made great military exploits were rewarded by Emperor Hongzhi, and were granted the title of marquis, the earl of the earl, and were promoted to nobility.
In addition, real money and silver are also indispensable.
Emperor Hongzhi, who had a huge pocket, was very generous. Liu Jin was rewarded with one hundred thousand gold, well, it was actually one hundred thousand taels of silver, which was considered very generous.
You must know that in the past dynasties, the emperor said that the reward was a thousand taels, but in fact it was worth a thousand taels of copper coins, not a thousand taels of gold.
Although it is not gold now, the change of copper coins into silver shows how rich Emperor Hongzhi is now.
Of course, during the past few years of conquests in the south and north, under the auspices of Liu Jin, not only the generals and soldiers at all levels in the army were able to share in the dividends of the war, but Emperor Hongzhi received the most, and he took the lion's share.
Not to mention other things, last year's campaign in Nanyang alone forced countries of all sizes in Nanyang to sign many alliances, among which compensation was definitely indispensable.
For the small Malacca dynasty, Liu Jin asked them to pay fifteen million taels of silver as compensation, and Siam even forced them to sign a clause for compensation of fifty million taels of silver.
One can imagine how much money Liu Jin got for Emperor Hongzhi last year just from Nanyang. Anyway, Emperor Hongzhi is very rich now.
Not only has the navy begun to expand on a large scale, but the army has also continued to expand. The Ming Dynasty's territory is getting larger and larger, and more and more places need to be garrisoned by the army. Now it seems that the Ming Dynasty needs to maintain at least a million troops to maintain its strength.
Such a huge territory.
These all require money. In the past, Emperor Hongzhi felt heartbroken and was always reluctant to part with them, but now he is very generous. He recruited qualified young men from all over the Ming Dynasty to form new armies and expand the navy on the vast sea lines of the Ming Dynasty.
When it came time to reward meritorious soldiers, Emperor Hongzhi was also very generous and spent a huge sum of money to reward meritorious soldiers.
In addition to money, land rewards are naturally indispensable. However, Liu Jin's suggestion was accepted. Almost all the fiefs, land rewards, etc. of meritorious soldiers were outside the Ming Dynasty.
Like the soldiers of the Western Expedition, the land they were rewarded was basically in the Western Regions and the Hezhong area. Emperor Hongzhi also took out land in Australia and America this time and rewarded it very generously.
Anyway, we don’t know where these places are, nor do we know the conditions in these places, and Ming Dynasty has no ruling power in these places at all.
Rewards are given to meritorious generals, let them take over, manage and develop them, and you can also take this opportunity to develop these areas.
After the reward, Emperor Hongzhi also personally received the soldiers who had returned from the Western Expedition. Of course, he met with some representatives, and at the same time he reviewed the army of five thousand meritorious soldiers.
Later, Emperor Hongzhi also held a dinner to celebrate the victory of the Western Expedition. The scale of the dinner was several thousand people, and the Taihe Square where the dinner was held was completely filled.
After completing the entire process, Liu Jin was completely exhausted.
It was very late when I finally returned to my house.
"Ms. sir!"
When Liu Jin came back, the whole Liu family was celebrating. Liu Jin was now the Duke of the country, and the whole Liu family was also celebrating with great joy.
Among them, the happiest people were Xu Waner and Li Zhen. Both of them had tears in their eyes. They were looking forward to the stars and the moon to finally bring Liu Jin back.
Starting from the beginning of last year, Liu Jin first went to Nanyang for more than half a year to fight. After returning to the capital, he only rested for two months. He was sent by Emperor Hongzhi to go on a Western expedition and has not returned until now.
The two of them thought about it day and night, hoping that Liu Jin would return safely and that Liu Jin could lead the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty to kill the enemy and make meritorious deeds and expand the territory.
"Come on, give me a kiss, you really miss me."
Liu Jin hugged her from left to right and greeted her directly.
"Ms. sir, there is someone else here~"
Xu Waner blushed for a while. There were people around her, including Liu Jin. She was so embarrassed that she died of embarrassment.
As for Li Zhen, she welcomed Liu Jin very enthusiastically and did not care about the opinions of those around her.
"Okay~"
Liu Jin smiled and wiped his mouth.
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After returning from the Western Expedition, Liu Jin directly applied to Emperor Hongzhi for half a year's leave. Well, he originally applied for one year, but Emperor Hongzhi only approved it for half a year.
The next day, it was already three o'clock in the morning, and Liu Jin still didn't get up. He was still sleeping very deeply with his arms wrapped around him. He had a crazy night last night and was exhausted.
There was no need to go to court anyway, so Liu Jin was prepared to sleep until the end of time.
"Old Liu~Old Liu~"
But when a familiar voice came, Liu Jin couldn't help but tremble.
"Damn, this Zhu Houzhao, why doesn't he understand anything?"
Liu Jin couldn't help but want to curse.
I just came back from opening up territory for your old Zhu family, why can't you just stop for a while? Let me rest for a few days, and then I'll come find you the next day.
After being unhappy, Liu Jin got up quickly, but don't let Zhu Houzhao break into his bedroom, it would be a big loss. The fastest update mobile version::
When he came to the study room, Zhu Houzhao was already a little impatient with waiting.
"Old Liu, you are so ready to sleep. What time has it been and you are still sleeping?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and couldn't help but shake his head.
"What do you know? You will understand it later."
Liu Jin said unhappily: "What do you want from me?"
"Haha, the steam engine cultivator I invented has started to sell well."
When it came to business, Zhu Houzhao shouted excitedly.
“Is the steam cultivator a big hit?”
When Liu Jin heard this, he was slightly stunned.
I almost forgot about the steam engine. I was so busy with the Western Expedition that I had no time to take care of these industries under my command.
Regarding this steam engine, I seem to only remember that last autumn, Zhu Houzhao researched and built a steam harvester. Unexpectedly, he has now made a steam cultivator.
"This classmate Zhu Houzhao might become a great inventor in the future."
Thinking of this, Liu Jin couldn't help but think in his heart.
Zhu Houzhao is definitely a genius.
Of course, his genius lies in all aspects except running the country. He is energetic, vigorous, and has a very strong learning ability. He did not expect that he would now fall into the field of machinery.
"That's good. In fact, he is not suitable to be an emperor. He can do anything."
"If Emperor Hongzhi had lived another twenty or thirty years, Zhu Houzhao could have been studying the world of his interest for several more decades, and he might have been able to invent many things."
Liu Jin thought quickly in his mind.
"Of course, the steam cultivator I invented must be a big seller."
"Let's go and take you to see."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao raised his head slightly and said very proudly. After that, he pulled Liu Jin towards the Beijing Machinery Factory.
On the road, sitting in a four-wheeled carriage, Liu Jin admired the prosperity and bustle of the capital while chatting with Zhu Houzhao about steam engines.
"Your Highness, have you been studying this steam engine these past few months?"
"Yes, I found that I really fell in love with machinery. You don't know that this machinery has infinite possibilities. For almost everything, corresponding machines can be developed to replace human power."
"Like the whole steam harvester, steam cultivator, and I'm currently researching the steam rice mill. Hum, after I figure it out, rice milling will be simple in the future, and it won't be so troublesome anymore."
Zhu Houzhao nodded solemnly. His biggest interest now is studying various machines. As for the governance of the country taught by Emperor Hongzhi, he has no interest at all.
I go to the Beijing Mechanical Research Institute every day, hang out with a group of people who study machinery, and constantly study and improve steam engines to develop more and more powerful steam engines.
At the same time, it is also a study on how to continuously promote the power of steam engines into people's lives. The most successful product now is the steam cultivator.
"Are you working on a steam rice mill?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but be slightly startled. This Zhu Houzhao is really a talent. He even knows how to research rice mills.
"Yes, I have carefully researched and investigated. The rice we usually eat is not easy to come by. Not only is it very difficult to grow rice, but after it is grown, it is also extremely difficult to shell the rice to get rice.
The process requires pounding rice, which is very time-consuming and labor-intensive.”
"So I wondered if I could develop a rice mill that could use mechanical power to grind rice and remove the husk. This would benefit the people of Ming Dynasty."
"Also, I would like to develop a steam flour grinder and use the power of the machine to grind the flour. This can also save a lot of time and energy."
Zhu Houzhao nodded solemnly and said all the thoughts in his mind. :(/
"Your Highness's idea is very good. In fact, the power of machinery is very powerful and can be used in many aspects. However, we have always lacked research in this area."
"The machine developed by His Highness will definitely benefit our people of the Ming Dynasty, and even benefit the entire human race!"
Liu Jin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this Zhu Houzhao is really awesome, he has become a hidden person in researching machines, and he wants to develop any kind of machine.
