For the next two days, Zhong Jinwei got up early and returned late to go to the palace to discuss matters. After the third day, the matters discussed were implemented.
First, Cao Wenzhao was granted the title of Jingbei Bo and succeeded Duke Xingguo in charge of the capital camp. Cao Bianjiao and Huang Degong were appointed deputy commander-in-chief and became Cao Wenzhao's right-hand man in charge of the capital camp.
Sun Kewang, Li Dingguo, Li Wenxiu, and Ai Nengqi performed outstandingly in this war and made great contributions, and were promoted to guerrilla positions.
All the soldiers in the Beijing camp who participated in the war were rewarded for their merits. In addition to the necessary medals, the imperial court also gave the soldiers in the Beijing camp two choices, a silver reward or a land reward in Liaodong.
Only a small number of soldiers in the Beijing camp who were originally from Liaodong chose land, while most chose money. After all, the homes of the soldiers in the Beijing camp were in the capital, and money was more useful to them.
Then the imperial court announced the arrangements for Liaodong. Lu Xiang, the governor of Denglai, was promoted to the new position of governor of Liaodong, taking charge of the military and political power of Liaodong. He also served as minister of the Ministry of War. The residence was Harwin, and the name was changed to Harbin.
Zuo Yingxuan, the former acting governor of Yongping, was transferred to the post of governor of Liaodong and presided over the post-war recovery of Liaodong. He was based in Liaoyang and was mainly responsible for the military and political affairs in the southern region of Liaodong, under the jurisdiction of the governor of Liaodong.
He Kegang, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Liaodong, was named Kolbo and led the troops stationed in Horqin Grassland. He was responsible for building Horqin City on the grassland and managing the military and political power of Horqin Grassland.
Zu Dashou, the former chief military officer of Liaodong, was granted the title of Zhenbeibo and was stationed in Telin, where the former commander of Nurgandu was located. He was responsible for guarding the northern border for the Ming Dynasty and expanding the territory to the north.
Wu Sangui, the former Ningyuan Commander-in-Chief, was finally promoted to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of Korqin a few years later than in history. Under the command of He Kegang, he was responsible for the military affairs of the Horqin Grassland and the expansion of the Ming Dynasty territory to the north.
Due to the outstanding performance of the Horqin tribe in this war, the compulsory military service was shortened to five years and the first year of compulsory labor was exempted. Among them, the two leaders of the Horqin tribe are Wu Keshan and Chahan, the two sons of the original King Darhan.
, were named Taiping Bo and Guping Bo respectively, and were given a palace in the capital to enjoy the glory and wealth in the capital.
The meritorious officers of the Guanning Army and the Denglai Army were all rewarded, specifically in the form of cash, land, and Jurchen slaves. The number was based on their merit. No matter what, these soldiers suddenly became landlords in the Northeast.
As for the Han people who were under the rule of the Jianqi in Liaodong, they were separated by the governor of Liaodong, and the Han people who had no serious evil deeds were allotted a small piece of land. As for the Han people who had serious evil deeds, they were treated as traitors.
Along with the imperial edict, there were also a large number of Jinyiwei political commissars heading to Liaodong. Led by Jinyiwei commander Chen Yukang, they began to reorganize the Guanning Army and Denglai Army according to the Beijing camp establishment.
At the same time, the imperial court officially announced the reorganization plan of the frontier army, that is, the existing frontier army will be split into field corps and local corps. The frontier army in Shanxi and Zhili is under the charge of Jiliao Governor Sun Chengzong; the frontier army in Gansu and Shaanxi is composed of three
The border governor, Hong Chengchou, was in charge. The armies in these two places would do some preliminary work first. After the reorganization of the Guanning Army and Denglai Army was completed, they would start reorganizing in sequence.
As soon as these decrees were announced, they aroused heated discussions in the capital. No matter where in the restaurant or tea house, as long as someone was gossiping, you could hear someone discussing some of these things.
"The imperial court was so generous this time. It consecrated a duke and five earls at once, which is rare in our Ming Dynasty!" A diner who looked like a scholar shook his head and said.
When a short man at the table next to him heard this, he immediately turned his head and said with dissatisfaction: "What's wrong with the Duke? This was originally a Marquis. With such great achievements, shouldn't he be granted the title again?"
The other person at the scholar's table saw that the short man looked a little angry, so he quickly explained: "Brother, please forgive me, he mainly lamented the five earls."
A businessman sitting at the same table with the short man also interjected: "Regardless of the five earl titles, the court actually still made a profit."
When the strong man at the same table heard this, he asked directly: "Brother, ignore these sour scholars and just talk to us."
Upon hearing this, the merchant followed his professional custom and smiled apologetically at the two scholars. Then he turned back and said to the strong man: "The Duke will not say anything anymore. It is not good to talk about the Duke behind his back. I will follow
Tell me about these five counts."
Many of the people around him recognized the three brothers. Now that they were gossiping again, they all pricked up their ears to listen. Some simply put down their chopsticks and turned around to look at them.
"These five earls are not hereditary. This is one of them. Secondly, except for Jingbei Bo who has great power and is reused by the court, the others are just average. For example, the two earls of the Horqin tribe
, it’s just to isolate them from the tribe, and the imperial court pays to raise them in the capital. Do you think these two earls are made by the imperial court?”
When the short man heard what the merchant said, he couldn't help but said: "Who allowed them to come and harm us back then!"
The merchant knew that the short man still had a trace of hatred in his heart, so he complained. He did not pick up the topic of his second brother, and continued: "Besides, Kolb and Zhenbei, although they have won the earl, they have to go to the bitter cold land for the Ming Dynasty.
Open up territory and expand territory. It can be expected that the future territory of the Ming Dynasty will far exceed the most prosperous territory since the founding of the country."
"Yes, the area under the jurisdiction of Nuergandusi, which was abandoned in the ninth year of Xuande, is also garrisoned by Zhenbeibei. It is at a higher level than before. This is to bring all the bitter and cold places into the territory of the Ming Dynasty." Another table.
One of the diners heard this and chimed in and affirmed.
The imperial court's plan to open up northern Xinjiang has actually been clearly informed to the world through this series of measures. Anyone with a right mind can understand this.
Therefore, after discussing this topic for a while, it changed to a new topic. The strong man said to the merchant: "Brother, you said that Duke Xingguo is no longer in charge of the capital camp. Is there any problem in this?"
Upon hearing this, the merchant glanced at the strong man and said loudly: "What's the problem? When the Jianlu were raging, Duke Xingguo was ordered to rectify the capital camp at the critical moment. His purpose was to deal with the Jianlu. Now that the Jianlu has been wiped out, the goal has been achieved.
Yes. Let me tell you, Duke Xingguo resigned from the position of Admiral of the Beijing Camp to the Emperor himself. Do you know the reason?"
As soon as they heard that there was a big revelation here, a large group of people immediately gathered around and speculated on the reasons for Duke Xingguo's resignation.
The merchant became even more interested when he saw so many people gathered around to gossip, and said mysteriously: "You won't believe the Duke's reasons even if I tell him."
When the businessman said this, the people around him became even more curious and stopped guessing. They all gathered around him and urged him to speak quickly. There was even a generous man who patted the table and told the shopkeeper that he would pay for this table's meal.
Please.
The businessman thanked the man who praised him with his practical actions, and stopped trying to attract people's attention, and just said it directly.