I thought that Wen Yanbo would be in a mood of remembering the bitterness and remembering the sweetness. Unexpectedly, Wen Yanbo’s presentation was very plain...
It's normal. The current situation of the country and the strength of the court make the ministers feel nothing but pride. This is a kind of detachment, or an emotion that can be looked down upon.
"In the official family, the old minister is always watching when the imperial court reports. The old minister is very lucky to be alive. After more than a hundred years, the knot that the Song Dynasty has always had is finally untied."
"The veteran said with shame that he knows military affairs and can understand clearly that the imperial court will definitely win the battle this time, and the victory will not only stop at Yanyun... The veteran is very pleased."
"In a few years, I hope I can hold on for a few more years. I hope I can see our Song Dynasty's territory thousands of miles from east to west and from north to south; I can see our Song Dynasty soldiers herding horses in the northern frontier and catching dragons in the South China Sea..."
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"At that time, when the old minister passes away, he can take this news with him and tell his colleagues who left first... Our Song Dynasty is really strong!"
With that said, Wen Yanbo knelt down and bowed to the officials.
At the same time, the entire cabinet ministers also knelt down, and the entire council officials, eunuchs, and servants also knelt down.
"Guan family, our Song Dynasty is really strong! I and others congratulate your majesty! I and my workers congratulate your majesty!"
At this moment, everyone's kneeling was sincere, without any impurity of piety. Because, the reason why the Song Dynasty is what it is today, everything comes from this truly wise and powerful king...
When Wen Yanbo was in the cabinet, he was somewhat reserved, but now, compared with the changes in the Song Dynasty, his kneeling is sincere!
Zhao Xi can afford it!
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The inventory of the sealed pile warehouse has been completed, and the so-called reasons for the current situation are also clear. The next step is the disposal of these items. To be honest, Zhao Xi and the cabinet ministers really look down on this small amount of property.
Although in the old calendar, the late emperor and his ministers were also careful when choosing property, most of the items left behind were items that were beyond the regulations, and these items were even less useful for the Northern Expedition.
Not to mention redeeming this thing, it can't even be used as a reward. After all this fuss, it actually gave the officials something to do...
"After all, it is Taizu's last wish, and it is also the place where the emperors and ministers of all generations have placed their trust. I think it is better to reward it."
Zhao Xi was annoyed by the sight of these scraps of metal. They were worthless and only added to his worries.
"Officials and veterans have seen these objects. Most of them are beyond the regulations. They are not suitable for rewards to soldiers."
It is estimated that it is because of the excessive regulations. Otherwise, it is still unclear whether the early imperial finances can be retained. Wang Anshi feels that these rags can only be left in the inner garden.
"This is a sealed pile warehouse. It is used to recover Yanyun. Its purpose cannot be changed. I have made up my mind. As for the so-called overstepping of regulations, just change the style."
"It is better to use the rhetoric of sealing the pile storehouse as a reward for great achievements. According to the practice of official kiln porcelain, the gold and silverware will be returned to the furnace. The money for sealing the pile storehouse will be used as a symbol of honor to reward meritorious generals and ministers."
Zhao Xi intended to make the medals in the style of later generations, but after thinking about it, he still didn't decide.
"What kind of merit should be rewarded in what style and material, and what kind of system should be used at what level. The cabinet can set a standard, and can even solicit opinions widely and publicize this matter as pre-war encouragement..."
"At the same time, we will fine-tune the pension standards for soldiers in the early years, and correlate the standard standards for this reward with the pension standards..."
The Fengzhuangku no longer has the value of recovering Yanyun's reward, but the imperial court is not unable to let the so-called Fengzhuangku once again have the value set by Taizu.
Rewards for meritorious service have always been based on official titles. The country's dynasty is not a military merit system, but a military service system. In addition to money, it is military rank.
For those retired and dead soldiers, there is nothing to show their merits. This time, the rhetoric of sealing the pile warehouse is used to devalue the remaining objects, but it can increase the value of these rags.
This is a kind of praise, a kind of recognition, and even a basis for the court's policy tilt in the future.
Zhao Xi believes that as long as this propaganda is carried out effectively, it will be recognized by all the soldiers of the country, and they will even fight for such a reward in the war!
Even those foreign knights will consciously identify with this dynasty because of such medal rewards...
The Song Dynasty was no longer a dynasty that cared about money and food.
Everyone in the cabinet has also seen the effects of the official method.
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What Zhao Xi didn't expect was that the first people to pay attention to this so-called medal matter would be those from the martial arts hall: Di Qing, Zhong Jia, Guo Kui, including Xiong Ben.
"Officials and ministers can still mount their horses and fight. The old ministers have invited themselves to Hedong and implored the officials to transfer Zhong Yi to Hebei Province. He is in his prime and is the age to charge into battle..."
Zhong Jia is asking for a fight, but he doesn't mention medals.
"Officials and veterans can also mount their horses and fight..."
"Di Shuai, what are you..."
Di Qing is already over eighty, and he and Wen Yanbo are already considered auspicious, and he is also joining in the fun at this time. Isn't it because the children of the Di family are not in Hebei Province?
Fortunately, the Zhe family just filed for retirement and did not mess around in the martial arts hall. Otherwise, this would be a gathering of veterans of the council hall.
It was also the officials who had promoted the status of generals over the years. Even so, the veteran generals did not dare to directly talk about awarding medals. They just used the expedition as an excuse... The purpose was still to get the medal this time.
As for Guo Kui, the eldest son and the second son died, but he had three sons, all of whom joined the army at a later stage and served in Hebei Province. There is no problem that they are not part of the main battlefield. They are purely accompanying him to join in the fun.
"Shuai Di, Marshal Zhong, Marshal Guo, and the Fengzhuangku were set up to recover Yanyun, and the four states of Yunying also belong to Yanyun. I will not forget the military exploits of recovering Yunying, and neither will the cabinet."
"Recovering the four states of Yunying is the basis for recovering the sixteen states of Yanyun. The imperial court will formulate a certain method to reward the contribution to the recovery of the four states of Yunying."
Zhao Xi's words made Di Qing and others feel a little embarrassed.
In fact, they really did not come to appeal to the officials for their military exploits.
It is the end of a martial artist's lifetime to have such a status as them and to be treated so kindly by officials. However, no one is allowed to have a person who is not virtuous and unfilial to his grandchildren...
This kind of honor proves that even the newly recruited soldiers are aware of the impact it will have in the future. How come veterans like them don't know the role of this medal?
Although it is not comparable to the honor of the aristocratic family at the beginning of the dynasty, it can still be regarded as the backbone of the martial arts of the Song Dynasty.
Di Qing and Guo Kui have the deepest experience of this. The distinction between civil and military forces in the dynasty has never been universal, but it is grassroots generals like them who are the targets of criticism from courtiers.
With such a medal of honor, it is equivalent to being called a nobleman who has passed down the family through farming and studying... How can the honor of a generation be achieved?