After the Tianniu Incident, Li Laiheng took sole control of the Dashun regime. Of course, his first priority was to stabilize people's hearts. Therefore, he changed the past tradition of extremely restrained titles in Dashun and immediately appointed all generals at the level of commander-in-chief of the fifth army.
The Marquis was promoted to Duke, and generals with more important status and strength in the general level were also granted the title of Marquis.
As the saying goes, "Only names and tools should be used, not fake people." "Famous tools", that is, officials and titles, are the most important tools for the superiors to control, differentiate, and reward and punish the inferiors.
Of course Li Laiheng knew the bad impact caused by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom's indiscriminate granting of princes and titles in later generations. However, at this moment, the Qing army did not even hesitate to grant a vassal title to the Ming Dynasty generals such as King Sanshun and Wu Sangui who rebelled and surrendered to the Eastern Han Dynasty. Such a comparison
Under the circumstances, the highest rank the Dashun Army could receive for generals surrendered to the Ming Dynasty was only the title of earl. The gap was indeed huge.
Whether it is for the purpose of competing for the hearts and minds of the Qing army, or because Li Laiheng has just begun to take sole control of the Dashun regime, it is necessary to bribe... It is necessary to appease the military's morale. It is indeed quite necessary to improve the status of important figures in the Dashun army.
Rank of title.
Liu Fangliang, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, has been promoted from Cihou to Baoding Duke. This is because the Baigou River where Liu Fangliang and Li Laiheng fought hand in hand is within the territory of Baoding Prefecture;
Yuan Zongdi was promoted from Mianhou to Duke of Ningxia. Li Laiheng originally discussed with Fang Yiren, Gu Junen and Song Qijiao, Minister of Li Government, and Gong Yan, Minister of Li Government, and intended to ennoble Yuan Zongdi as Duke of Yan'an to commend him for his contribution to guarding northern Shaanxi.
——However, Yan'an is the location of the ancestral mausoleum of the Dashun royal family and has a special status. In the past, it had been renamed Tianbaofu by Li Zicheng. It seemed inappropriate to grant it to a minister. Therefore, the right camp was used to defeat the rebels in Ningxia.
Due to Chen Zhilong's achievements, Yuan Zong was granted the title of Duke of Ningxia;
Gao Yigong was changed from the Huguang Economic and Strategic Envoy to the Commander-in-Chief of the Rear Army. This was because Gao Yigong had a very harmonious relationship with Li Guo's generals, and he was highly popular in the Chuang Army and had a close relationship with Li Laiheng.
With an extremely close relationship, Li Laiheng naturally became the best choice to control the rear army.
In the past, Li Zicheng listened to the slanders of people like Niu Jinxing and suppressed Gao Yigong because of his status as a relative. As a result, Gao Yigong only had the title of baron Linqunan. Li Laiheng dismissed Gao Yigong as a baron in one breath.
The promotion to Duke and the title of Duke of Xiangyang were naturally to commend Gao Yizhi for his long-term efforts in controlling Huguang, the base camp of Chu Chuang;
Gu Kecheng was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the Dianqian Army from Shandong Economic Envoy. On the one hand, it was because the Dianqian Army was adapted from the Zhongying. Li Laiheng had planned to send them to Shandong for reinforcements. On the other hand, it was because Gu Kecheng
As Liu Zongmin's lieutenant, he was originally from Zhongying. At this time, after Tian Jianxiu and Zhang Nai retired from the Dashun stage one after another, he took over Zhongying. He was also a figure who was relatively easy to be recognized by the old Zhongying people.
Gu Kecheng was granted the title of Duke of Dongchang, naturally because of his great achievements in leading Ma Bao, Xu Du and other generals to resist the Qing Dynasty in Shandong, and even defeated Hauge and Kong Youde's plan to open the Grand Canal;
In the end, Guo Junzhen replaced Li Laiheng and directly took charge of the Dianzhong Army, which was adapted from the former camp, and he was a highly anticipated candidate. In fact, the head coach of the Dianzhong Army was nothing more than the choice of Guo Junzhen and Hao Yaoqi. Hao Yao
Hao Yaoqi's qualifications are higher than Guo Junzhen's, and his strategic and tactical vision has been greatly improved compared to the past. However, in Li Laiheng's view, Hao Yaoqi still lacks some military geniuses like Guo Junzhen. In terms of military command,
In terms of talent, he is slightly inferior.
Today, a considerable number of the officers and soldiers of the palace army were recruited and trained by Guo Junzhen and Li Polu, the recruiting envoy of Huguang City. Therefore, it is a suitable choice for Guo Junzhen to serve as the head coach of the palace army.
The only unsatisfactory thing is that Guo Junzhen did not follow Li Laiheng in the Dashun Army's Northern Expedition, and lacked the experience of a decisive battle with the powerful Manchurian forces. However, Guo Junzhen had previously led his troops to Shandong for reinforcements and had already defeated them.
Hauge's record, although the number of Manchurian Eight Banners troops led by Hauge in this battle was quite limited, and due to the assistance of the Ming Army's Jinliao Navy, the Qing Army was not able to fully exert its strength, but it is enough to illustrate the Guojun Town
It is fully capable of resisting the Qing army.
Guo Junzhen was named the Duke of Jiujiang, naturally because he had easily defeated the Ming army Huang Degong's troops in Jiujiang and collected military exploits in most of Jiujiang Prefecture.
Under the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, more than a dozen generals at the division level of the Fifth Army, plus some more important local guard generals, were all promoted to marquis by Li Laiheng - this was the highest honor since the founding of Dashun.
This important reward, with its wide scope and intensity of reward, indeed played a role in bribing Li Laiheng's new regime... and stabilizing people's hearts.
Among them, Hao Yaoqi was awarded the title of Marquis of Shen for his military exploits in the Battle of Shenzhou;
Because of his meritorious service in guarding the Gu Pass, Zhang Pilu took the title of Pingding Prefecture near the Xingu Pass and was granted the title of Marquis of Pingding;
After Chen Yongfu returned to Germany and submitted to Li Laiheng, he provided considerable help to the King of Jin in conquering Xuzhou, so he was granted the title of Marquis of Xu;
Miao Lichen took Xing'an Prefecture as his honorary title and was named the Marquis of Xing'an because of his long experience in controlling Yunyang and Xing'an;
Li Shiwei, for his military exploits in defeating Liu Guoneng and Li Wanqing at Beiwudu, took Yuzhou near Beiwudu as his honorary title and was named Yuhou;
For the other five army division-level generals, Liu Rukui took Yizhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Marquis of Yi; Ma Shiyao took the honorific title of Anzhou and was granted the title of Marquis of Anzhou; Niu Chenghu took the honorific title of Qizhou and was granted the title of Marquis of Qi;
Qinzhou was his honorific title and he was granted the title of Qinhou; Yuan Zongdao took Jiazhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Jianhou; Li Polu took Xuzhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Xuhou; Dang Shousu took Ningzhou as his honorific title and was granted the honorary title
He was named Ninghou; Ma Bao took Pingduzhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Pingduhou; Ren Jirong took Liaozhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Liaohou; Ma Chongxi took Kaizhou as his honorific title and was granted the title of Kaihou; Zhao Yingyuan was granted the title of Xiao.
Zhang Hong took Gaotang Prefecture as his honorific title and was granted the title of Marquis of Gaotang.
In addition to the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army and the division-level generals who were granted the title of Duke, the more important figures in the local guards, such as Jiang Quan of Taiyuan, were given the honorary title of Hunyuan Prefecture and were granted the title of Hou of Hunyuan, and He Zhen of Hanzhong was given the title of Qian
The state was given the title of honor, and he was granted the title of Qianhou.
Other important figures worth mentioning include Pingzhang Zhengshi Fang Yiren, Minister of the Ministry of War and President of the Military Academy Gu Junen, Huguang Economic and Strategic Envoy Chen Xin and others.
Among them, Fang Yiren was granted the title of Wuweihou, Gu Junen was granted the title of Jingmenhou, and Chen Xin was granted the title of Xingguohou.
This time, the Duke alone awarded as many as five people, and the Marquis awarded nearly thirty people. It was indeed a sudden change in Dashun's usual practice of cherishing famous nobles.
However, most of the generals were granted the title of prince, and in conjunction with Li Laiheng, he transferred a large number of grassroots field envoys from Huguang to catch thieves and patrol officers, and promoted them to Henan, Shanxi, Hebei, and Shandong to promote new systems and laws.
To a certain extent, the adverse effects of the Tianniu Incident were eliminated.
In Henan, Huguang, Hanzhong, Tongguan, southern Shanxi, southern Beizhili and southern Shandong controlled by Dashun, the hot new legal reform is in full swing.
The fire caused by Dorgon's hair-cutting order has destroyed any possibility of the gentry defecting to the Qing Dynasty. Therefore, Li Laiheng was finally able to give it a go, without having to worry about the opposition of any big real estate owners and powerful officials and gentry, and made bold moves in Henan.
Shandong and other places are carrying out camp system reform.