Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 42
Chongzhen was noncommittal.

Right now, Daming's enemies have changed from thieves to Jian slaves.

But Chongzhen didn't say much to Huang Degong, and he didn't understand what he said.

Chongzhen asked Huang Degong: "Uncle Jing'an, can you lend me six thousand taels of silver first?"

"Why did you say that, my sage?" Huang Degong hurriedly fell down on the ground again, and said anxiously, "All the salaries in the army belong to the Ming Dynasty, and they all belong to you, your sage. How can you borrow a word?"

"Oh, I made a slip of the tongue." Chongzhen waved his hand.

"Then I'd like to ask you to transfer six thousand taels of silver over here."

"I'll go get it now." Huang Degong got up and walked back.

Chongzhen called Wubatan, Mengketu and other ten barbarian generals over.

Now that he has returned to Jiangnan, it is time to reward his meritorious deeds.

Needless to say, the detour and retreat with a total journey of more than [-] li this time is definitely a military miracle. Chongzhen feels like a dream when he thinks about it now.

And the reason why he was able to return to the south of the Yangtze River alive, can be said to be the greatest contribution of a thousand barbarians.

Therefore, whether it is for reward or to win people's hearts, it must be shown.

"On the Chahar Grassland, I told you that as long as you protect me and return to Nanjing safely, I will bestow titles on you and make you nobles of the Great Tomorrow Dynasty!"

"Now, I am standing on the edge of the Yangtze River."

"Nanjing is on the other side of the river, and you have completed the mission of guarding."

"And I should fulfill my promise and give you titles."

Hearing this, Wu Batan, Mengketu and other ten generals became excited.

Noble titles, the emperor will give them titles, and they will soon become nobles!
As a Mongolian, Yi Ding's concept of nobility is deeply rooted.

On the grassland, the number of nobles is very small, and most of them are just slaves of the nobles.

Moreover, nobles have all kinds of privileges. They beat and kill slaves whenever they want, and they also sleep when they want to sleep with their wives or daughters. Slaves can't even resist.

Because the Great Zhasa Order stipulates that slaves are only the property of nobles.

After a pause, Chongzhen said again: "I will now order ten of you as loyal and brave men!"

The promotion of officials requires the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but the title of Lord can be decided by the emperor with one word.

It's just that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were extremely stingy with conferring lords, and most of them were viscounts and barons below earls, and there were very few marquises and earls.

As for the duke, it is even rarer.

During the Jiajing period, he felt that the number of viscounts and barons was too large, which had already caused a certain burden on the country's finances, so these two titles were simply abolished, and the old titles were not recognized.

Therefore, the old Zhu's family has always been stingy towards officials' relatives.

This problem mainly stems from the root, that is, Zhu Yuanzhang, who guarded against his relatives like thieves.

On the contrary, Jiannu is much more generous in this regard. At the beginning of entering the customs, Jiannu conferred a lot of marquises, and even rubbish like Xu Dingguo was mixed up with a first-class genius Qi Nihafan (first-class son) .

Jiannu can even confer titles on the fly, such as Wu Sangui and Sanshun Wang.

The Manchu Qing was able to take control of the Central Plains in the end, and it was a big reason to win over the Han landlord class through wanton titles!
It is precisely because of the Manchu Qing's wanton award of titles that the Ming army and Dashun surrendered generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty were full of energy. They were more motivated to fight against their own people than Jiannu, and swept most of China in a short period of time.

So at this point, Chongzhen decided to learn from the successful experience of building slaves.

As for the financial burden, Daming's finances have been rotten like this, and the annual salary of these nobles is not bad. The annual salary of a viscount is only two hundred shi, which is two hundred taels of silver?
The annual salary of ten viscounts is only two thousand taels.

Cutting off a prince can raise dozens of viscounts.

It's a long story to say, but it's actually a change in Chongzhen's mind.

After hearing Chongzhen's words, Wu Batan and other ten barbarian generals were immediately overjoyed.

Although they are only the most junior barons among the fifth-class titles, they are also nobles. From this moment on, they not only broke away from the humble status of military households, but also surpassed the commoner class, and became the dignitaries of the Ming Dynasty!

Chongzhen smiled slightly, and said: "In the future, you will become a family again, and you will have a new heir, and another son will become a hundred households of Jinyiwei, and there will be no hereditary succession!"

It was really ecstatic to wait for the charcoal.

Can one son become a hundred households of Jinyiwei?Hereditary replacement?

This means that the official body of Jinyiwei Baihu can be passed down from generation to generation.

At that moment Wu Tan and the other ten people all knelt down on the ground, pouted their buttocks and sang loudly: "I am waiting for you to thank the Holy Lord for your kindness, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Not far away, Hu Guozhu looked at this side with envy.

He didn't know what he was envious of, anyway, he was envious.

Maybe it's envy that Wu Batan and the others can be made barons, or maybe it's because they envy them that they can have one son as a hereditary family of Jinyiwei?Or is it envious of the emperor's ability to win people's hearts?

"Pingshen!" Chongzhen raised his hands falsely, motioning for Wu Tan to get up.

When Wu Bahui and the others climbed up happily, Chongzhen went on to say: "I was able to return to Jiangnan safely this time, and ten of you have made great contributions, but the sons under your command have also made great contributions to their hard work, so I also rewarded them accordingly. Just tell your subordinates, I will seal them as the General Banner of Jinyiwei!"

Wu Batan and the others immediately told Yi Ding, their subordinates, the good news.

As soon as the news spread, thousands of barbarians cheered and cheered enthusiastically.

These barbarians have also lived in western Liaoning for a long time, and they also have a considerable understanding of the Ming Dynasty, and know what kind of existence Jinyiwei is.

Although Jin Yiwei's reputation is not very good, but after all, he is the Son of Heaven's pro-army, his status is very high, his treatment is good, he also holds the power of investigation, arrest and interrogation, and he can walk sideways when he goes to the place!
Now they not only joined Jinyiwei, but also became the general banner of Jinyiwei!It's the seventh grade!
This means that they have also become the emperor's pro-army since then, and they can walk sideways when they go to places.

Can you not be happy about such a good thing?Any normal person, no, any individual must be ecstatic.

Amidst the warm cheers, Huang Degong came back again, and brought three boxes with six servants. The boxes were heavy and probably contained quite heavy things.

Chongzhen pointed to the box and said to Wu Batan and others: "This is the salary for April. You can organize the sons under your respective bids to come to collect it, one hundred households come one hundred households."

From April, Yiqian Yiding began to follow the emperor to fight in the north and south.

Therefore, the salary should be paid by the emperor. This is also a matter of course, and there is nothing to say.

At that moment, Wu Batan and other ten hundred households returned to their respective queues, and began to organize the barbarians to come forward to collect their salaries.

Because the Jinyiwei General Banner has just been sealed, so this time you can receive the monthly salary according to the Guan Ning Army. The monthly salary of the cavalry of the Guan Ning Army is 1.6 taels of silver for the color, plus 1 Shimi for the true color.

However, in order to save trouble, the imperial court usually replaced the true color with folded color.

And the official price given is extremely low, 1 Shimi is only equivalent to 0.4 taels of silver.

So later, the monthly salary of the cavalry of the Guanning Army became a routine discount of 2 taels.

Then the salary is divided into three grades: sitting salary, walking salary and war salary.

Usually the line rate is twice the sitting rate, and the war rate is three times.

A thousand barbarians are obviously paid at three times the war rate.

Soon, Wu Batan came forward with the Yi Ding he had marked.

Wu took charcoal as an official, and what he got was an annual salary, so he didn't receive a monthly salary.

The first place was a short and stocky Yi Ding, who came forward with an excited expression on his face.

"Are you Wuladu?" Wang Chengen asked with a smile while holding the roster.

"Yes." Yi Ding named Wuladu nodded again and again, "The villain Wuladu."

Wang Chengen asked again: "Whose soldier are you serving as?"

"Ah?" Wu Ladu was stunned upon hearing this.

I didn't ask about this when I was paid before.

Gao Qiqian on the other side reminded in a low voice: "I'm a soldier of the Ming Dynasty."

"Oh, oh oh oh." Ula Duo woke up like a dream, and said hastily, "The villain is a soldier of the Ming Dynasty."

"Speak louder." Wang Chengen frowned and said, "Our family didn't hear clearly."

Ula Duo immediately shouted: "Be a soldier of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Yeah." Wang Chengen nodded and asked again, "Whose food did you eat?"

"Ah?" Wu Ladu was taken aback when he heard the words, but he quickly realized and said, "I eat the food of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Wrong, wrong." Gao Qiqian hurriedly corrected, "Eat the food of the Long Live Lord!"

"Oh." Wu Ladu scratched his head and shouted loudly, "Eat the food of Long Live God!"

"That's right." Wang Chengen picked up a brush and ticked it lightly on the roster, and said with a smile, "Ula duh, 6 taels should be paid in April of the 6th year of Chongzhen, and [-] taels will be paid!"

Gao Qiqian took out two silver locks from the box and handed them to Uladu.

Uladu put the 5-liang silver pick into his mouth and bit it lightly, leaving a clear tooth mark.

Seeing this tooth mark, Ula Duo immediately grinned to the ears, thinking that Long Live Lord is really good, and the salary for April was directly distributed, and the real salary was tripled!
Unlike Ping Xibo, who often defaults on payment, and the delay lasts for half a year.

Also never issued pay and war pay, and sometimes the pay has to be reduced.

Soon it will be the second Yiding's turn to receive his salary, and this time the process will be much smoother.

"Your name is Mie Keqi?"

"Yes, the villain is contemptible."

"Whose soldier did you become?"

"Being a soldier of the Ming Dynasty."

"Whose food did you eat?"

"Eat the food of Long Live God!"

"It's contemptible to beg. In April of the 6th year of Chongzhen, the salary should be 6 taels, and the real payment is [-] taels!"

Yi Ding, named Mie Keqi, also received two silver porridges, and he also took a bite first, and when he found out that they were really silver, he smiled happily and turned into a flower.

(End of this chapter)