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Chapter 377 Award, Award

If there is no Houjin, Huduntu can do whatever he wants, and Zhu Youxiao is willing to see the Mongolian tribes being stirred into a pot of porridge.

But now, how to deal with the relationship with Hudunfang and how to deal with the civil war among the Mongolian tribes is a test of political wisdom.

Others can only guess the changes in the situation in a year or two, maybe three to five years; but Zhu Youxiao can see the evolution of Asia and even the world pattern in ten or even decades.

The rise of Britain and France, which are far away in Europe, may be too far away and have little impact on China.At least for a long period of time, it will not be able to pose a substantial threat to China.

But in the north, Tsarist Russia had been established.The current strength is not very strong, but Zhu Youxiao is very afraid of its rapid rise and its crazy expansion to the Far East.

In addition to fear, Zhu Youxiao is also ambitious. How can he not be greedy for the vast land of the Far East such as Lake Baikal, how can he not want to merge into the territory of Ming Dynasty?

The world is huge, and the territory of each country is far from fixed, and there is huge room for change.For Daming, population growth and land demand are problems that must be resolved sooner or later.

If there is enough land, how can there be annexation?If the territory is vast and boundless, even if a prodigal son is born, there will still be a lot left, right?

Therefore, no matter whether it is going north, south, or east or west, it will be Zhu Youxiao's important task after Ping Liao to strive for a greater living space for the people of Ming Dynasty.

The fool has the happiness of the fool, and the wise has the trouble of the wise.

Zhu Youxiao's happiness is always limited because he thinks too much and knows too much.

After finally asking Hu Dawei and others, the emperor was quite satisfied and firmly believed that the road he chose to strengthen the army was correct.Although it will cost more, it will be an effective means to ensure the safety of Daming North.What's more, if you invest in the early stage and withdraw it in the later stage, you may even have a large surplus without losing money.

"All my lovers are my citizens of Ming Dynasty." Zhu Youxiao returned to the throne with satisfaction, and said to the generals below He Xi: "I don't judge the status by nationality, but only by performance and merit. Flying battalion It needs to be expanded, I don’t treat heroes badly, and you are role models.”

Attracting more Mongols to naturalize, Hu Dawei and other generals understood what the emperor meant.Never mentioning the word naturalization is also to prevent them from feeling alienated.

"I understand." Hu Dawei bowed and said: "Long live is like the sea, rewards and punishments are clear, it is not difficult to expand the flying cavalry camp."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded, and said: "Not only is it fighting for the country, but it is also good to be an ordinary person. Herding horses and cattle, farming and doing business, as long as you abide by the law and discipline, you are also a citizen of Ming Dynasty."

Hu Dawei bowed in response, not taking it as a surprise.There are quite a few naturalized Mongols in the northern border town, and it is true that not all of them joined the army.

Of course, he didn't think too far, not knowing that the ultimate goal of the emperor was to naturalize all Mongolians and become a part of the multi-ethnic country of Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao turned around and ordered Wang Tiqian to take a few guards to temporarily detain Hailanzhu and Bumbutai before rewarding Hu Dawei and others and ordering them to resign.

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Rewards and punishments are clearly necessary.Especially for the warriors who fight for the country, Zhu Youxiao has always been more generous.

But there is one thing, that is the title, which he has never conferred lightly.Although the emperor often said that he was not stingy with rewards, neither civil servants nor generals had ever received such an honor.

As for the title of the people, there is no comparison with the real title.The real titles should be the five kinds of princes and uncles, which are quite honorable and rare.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set the standard for conferring titles as "non-communist and military meritorious persons shall not be conferred", and clearly stipulated in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty" that "civilian officials are not allowed to be conferred dukes".

After the Jingnan Incident, the standards for conferring titles were somewhat loose, but for civil servants to be conferred titles, they still had to make military exploits to be justifiable.

In the Jiajing period, due to the serious phenomenon of military exploits and the low status of military officers, the establishment of a system that emphasized civil affairs over military affairs gradually made it difficult to appoint military officers.

There are many honorable ministers who are even ashamed of being knighted by military positions. It is said: "My lord, I am not a military officer." This means that the standards for knighting have changed significantly.

With the establishment of the system of emphasizing civil affairs over military affairs and the factors of the ruler's personal conduct and talent, the court officials colluded to suppress military generals, making it more and more difficult for military officials to be knighted.

It can be seen that from the first year of Jiajing to the 16th year of Chongzhen, for more than a hundred years, only Li Chengliang, the general soldier of Liaodong, was named Ning Yuanbo by military merit.

Historical Records: Li Chengliang's military exploits are world-renowned, but he was awarded the title because he "instilled powerful families, recruited court officials, and important people from China and abroad, all of whom were full of money and swayed by them."

That is to say, no matter how high your military merit is, or how high you are, you still have to go out of your way, throw money and bribes everywhere, and let the people in the court speak for you.

Zhu Youxiao once asked the veteran officials of the Ministry of Rites about this issue. According to their explanation, since the Jiajing Dynasty, "Gai Zuzong's governor had labor, and he would rather grant Liubo than Baofu, and the system has changed."

To put it simply, the imperial court used more false titles to reward meritorious service, adding countless hurdles to the road to knighthood.

For example, rewards for military merits, first promoted to official rank, all commanding the affairs, all commanding the same knowledge, all supervising the affairs, all supervising the same knowledge, all supervising.

It is not possible to be knighted until there is no promotion at the end.Therefore, the military generals are getting farther and farther away from being knighted. Take the most powerful Grandpa Qi as an example.

As for posthumous titles, it is mourning after death, which is very different from worshiping generals and ennobling marquises in life.

For example, Qin Liangyu, a national hero, was conferred the title of Lady of the Second Rank during her lifetime. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, she was posthumously titled "Marquis of Zhongzhen" by the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao also has doubts about this, isn't it a duke and son, it's not easy to confer a duke and marquis, what about the viscount and baron, why no one gets them?Could it be that some ancestor abolished the viscount and baron?

If you don't understand, just ask, some are courtiers who study some ancient books and regulations.Sure enough, the answer was found, which made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied.

It turned out that the Ming Dynasty did not have any formal edicts or documents to abolish the viscount and baron, but no one has conferred these two second titles after Hongwu.

After Jingnan, Emperor Yongle felt that it was not good to confer the title of hereditary dukes like Taizu, so most of the "Jingnan heroes" were hereditary earls, and there were also a group of marquises who could not be hereditary.

At the same time, Emperor Yongle raised the earl's rank to above the first-rank official, which made Jing Nan's honorable officials different from others.

The Viscount Baron, on the other hand, was slowly and naturally disappeared in the long river of history because of his low rank of treatment and lack of value as a respected status.

Maybe it is such a conclusion, but to Zhu Youxiao, this is not important.As long as there are no rules and records to bind him, the system reform is not called system reform, and the rules can be established from him.

Of course, what Zhu Youxiao wants to establish is good rules and an incentive mechanism.Unlike the carpenter emperor in history, Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing had no merit, so he was granted the title of Uncle Suning for no reason.

This is not a big deal, within a few months, the imperial court completed the construction of the third hall, and Wei Liangqing was promoted to Duke Ning.You know, only six of the heroes who fought against the world with Taizu back then were made dukes.

In the second year, Wei Liangqing was named grand master because of the great victory in Ningyuan.Taishi, the head of the three princes, is the most honored person and minister. From the establishment of the Ming Dynasty to its demise, there were no more than 20 people who received this award.

Just because of a good uncle who is not a man, Wei Liangqing's promotion is like a rocket.What the hell, are you better than "Uncle Xinjian" Mr. Wang Yangming, Grandpa Qi, the crown prince and Taibao?

Those who should be sealed are not sealed, and those who should not be sealed blindly. Such an emperor, such a court, chills the hearts of civil servants and generals, and it is God's will to die.

However, indiscriminate titles are not allowed, the privileges of the lords must be limited, and the chronic disease of relying on power and breaking the law must be eliminated.What is exempt from death and guilt, all of them are not acceptable.

As for the fiefdom, this should be possible, but it cannot be within the territory of Ming Dynasty.The world is so big, it would be great if they all go out and take over the land.

Of course, knighting should not be hasty, Zhu Youxiao is still in the process of perfection.But this does not affect his rewards for meritorious ministers. If you want the horse to run fast, you have to feed the horse. The reason is very simple.

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Three of the four guards have been emptied, and the slaves in the four hundred miles along the coast have all abandoned them and dare not occupy them, and the rest are only a thousand captives...

Connecting Denglai, Lushun, Pidao, Shicheng, Kuankui and other places into an arc, formed a barrier that continuously advanced against Houjin, forming a tighter and more oppressive encirclement circle. The Liaodong war has entered a strategic offensive phase.

In such a critical period, it is very understandable to award Liaodong generals.

"My humble minister bows to God, long live, long live, long live!"

Mao Wenlong kowtowed to thank him, and held the golden arrow and flying fish suit bestowed by the emperor with both hands, as well as the edict to be promoted to the left governor.

The flying fish python also has two horns.The so-called flying fish pattern is made in the shape of a python with fins and tails added to make it slightly different, and it is not a real flying fish shape.Only with the gift of the emperor can you wear it. It is second only to the boa suit in the Ming Dynasty.

As for the flying fish suit worn by the Shangguan in Jinyiwei Hall, it was just clothes decorated with flying fish patterns, not this kind of bestowal that reflected the emperor's grace.

As for the next phase of the battle, the emperor has already explained in the secret order, Mao Wenlong and others have discussed and studied it, and formulated a corresponding battle plan.

Generally speaking, it is connected with southern Liaoning.There are stable bases such as Lushun and Jinzhou in southern Liaoning, and the Dongjiang headquarters has also established a solid defense for Zhenjiang and its surrounding areas.

The shrinkage of Jiannu made it not too difficult for Dongjiang Town to achieve the emperor's strategic deployment.What's more, Liao Town's oppression of Liaoyang and Shenyang, the ruling centers of the Later Jin Dynasty, made it more difficult for Jiannu to mobilize heavy troops.

There is also Jianzhou, which will also be the main target of Dongjiang Town.For this reason, two associations in Dengzhen and one association in Jinzhen will join the battle sequence of Dongjiang headquarters, so that Dongjiang town can mobilize the main force to attack the two banners of Jianzhou in Jianzhou.

Mao Wenlong got up, and the imperial envoy extended his congratulations, and all the generals also stepped forward to congratulate, adding to the festive atmosphere.

On the road to becoming a marquis, a certain person has taken another big step forward!
Mao Wenlong smiled happily, chatted happily with the generals, and ordered a banquet to entertain the imperial envoy.

According to the current strength of the emperor's support, he is even confident that only leading Dongjiang Town will be able to destroy Jiannu.Of course, the time must be longer.

Mao Wenlong also knew that the emperor was in a hurry. Although there was no urge to fight on the surface, the logistics supply was constantly being strengthened, and the strategic deployment was also clearly stated.

Strategic counter-offensive, with the current equipment and replenishment speed of the Ming army, and the training cycle of bringing the old with the new, the continuous operations will take half a year or less, and the Jiannu will be exhausted, right?

What's more, Jiannu's grain, grass and material reserves will bottom out by this winter at the latest, and there are already signs of a catastrophe.

Mao Wenlong is very clear about this information, and agrees with the emperor's battle plan.

The first is to continuously harass and attack, consume the slaves like nibbles, and gradually advance to form a more favorable combat situation; finally, it is a large-scale launch, launching one or two or several battles, and completely establishing the victory of Liaodong.

The so-called establishment of the victory, or the destruction of Jiannu, can only flee northward to a more desolate and cold place;

To put it bluntly, Jiannu can no longer pose a threat. Under the search and suppression of the Ming army, they can only linger on their last days, waiting for their final demise.

"Marshal, I'm going to offer you a toast in congratulations to Marshal." Mao Chenglu came forward with a cup and bowed to toast.

Mao Wenlong withdrew his thoughts, laughed, and said: "I'm happy today, you can have a good time, but I don't want to get drunk and lose face in front of angels!"

As he spoke, he raised his glass as a signal, and said loudly: "Congratulations to the Holy Son of Heaven, congratulations to the Great Ming, drink victory!"

"Congratulations to the Holy Son of Heaven, congratulations to the Great Ming, congratulations to the Marshal, drinking victory!" Mao Chenglu was clever, added a sentence behind, and said loudly.

"Congratulations to the Holy Son of Heaven, congratulations to the Great Ming, congratulations to the Marshal, and victory!" With the generals taking the lead and guiding them, is it not easy to follow suit?

Mao Wenlong drank a cup, and the next toast was just a taste.

The reason he said just now was not an excuse. Everyone present didn't know that Mao Wenlong had already told him the time to secretly go to Beijing to report on his duties in the secret decree received.

If the imperial envoy is here, if he loses his composure after drinking, wouldn't he be asking for it?If the imperial envoy had told the emperor when he returned to Beijing, but he hadn't officially met with him yet, his perception would be greatly discounted.

The emperor has said this more than once about the reward of being a marquis. Mao Wenlong also sees the future and is working hard in this direction.

As for the history of being self-reliant and domineering, the emperor never gave him such a chance when he opened the town from Dongjiang.Not to mention private soldiers, even Mao Chenglu was the only godson, and he was raised by his own nephew as a son.

When Dongjiang Town first opened, the emperor warned him.Not only Mao Wenlong, but also many generals, selected officers through martial arts, reshuffled the cards, and re-established the supervision mechanism in the army.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong did not dare.There are people in charge of pay, military law, espionage, and martial arts officers who are constantly assigned to him. Unless he loses his head, he dares to do anything wrong under the supervision of these emperors.

When Dongjiang Town grows from nothing, from weak to strong, Mao Wenlong will find that Dongjiang Town is not under his actual control even if he has a domineering heart.

It's not very accurate to say that. You command the battle, of course it is prohibited by order.However, if there is a strange move, not only few people will obey, but a decree from the emperor can make Dongjiang officers and soldiers bind Mao Wenlong.

(End of this chapter)