I'm really not King Jing of Zhongshan

Chapter 411 On the Rewards for Deeds
Before you know it, the time has come to the beginning of the second year of Tianzi Shengxin.

Affected by the battle of Mayi, to be precise, the attention of the whole world, and even the entire known world, was attracted by Mayi. The grand plan of the emperor's victory at the beginning of the second year of the new year unexpectedly failed to receive much attention .

It's normal to think about.

——For one thing, the only big guy in the known world put on a stance and fought in Daibei, especially an unprecedented engagement;
Secondly, on the side of the Han Dynasty, the young emperor Sheng has not yet been crowned and pro-government.

The Son of Heaven did not crown himself in charge, and the Empress Dowager took power on her behalf. According to the unwritten tacit agreement of the Han court, it was originally intended to handle government affairs as low-key as possible.

This is easy to understand: don't provoke the emperor who has not yet taken power.

Liu Sheng didn't pay much attention to these things, but pinned all his attention, and even the hope of being crowned pro-government on time, on the Battle of Mayi.

The results of the battle were also very good, at least far beyond Liu Sheng's most optimistic estimate.

And after such a war ended, it came to the repertoire of this era: rewards for meritorious deeds.

Although the war is over, the various troops participating in this battle did not leave the battlefield soon.

Except for the Flying Fox Captain's Department returning to Feihujing under the order to continue his mission of 'Great Wall Defense Firefighters', all other troops participating in the war are still stationed in Mayiyiyi.

Including the main army of chariots and cavalry led by Zhidu, they also did not withdraw from Mayi immediately.

But this does not mean that the court's work of "rewarding meritorious deeds" can be delayed because the participating troops have not yet left the battlefield.

Sima Fayun: Rewards and punishments are not happy for a month, and it is beneficial for the people to see them quickly.

This sentence means that the time limit for rewarding the meritorious and punishing the guilty should not exceed one month. This is to let the people quickly see and understand the tangible benefits that good deeds bring to them.

It's the same in the army: let the soldiers see, hear, and even personally experience that making meritorious deeds will bring visible and tangible benefits, and committing crimes will also lead to frightening punish.

And after a Han-Hungarian battle that ended in a complete victory, rewarding the troops participating in the war naturally became a key task that the Chang'an court needed to devote most of its energy to.

In order to complete this work as quickly as possible and properly as possible, Tianzi Sheng, who has not yet been crowned as a pro-government, also recruited all the ministers of the court and ministers to the Xuanshi Hall with the acquiescence of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager.

The core topic is still those four words...
"The great victory in Mayi, the hearts of the people in the world are invigorated, and the fortune of Han Zuo is flourishing."

"According to the orders of the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, I will reward the meritorious service, so that the common people and the generals in the army will know that if you serve as the wings of the Han Dynasty, you will be famous all over the world, and you will also have real benefits to support the young and old in your family."

"Only in the past, my Han family had more defeats and fewer victories in the war with the Huns, and never had such a great victory."

"What is important and what should be the basis for this discussion of meritorious deeds and rewards, I still hope that you can speak freely."

Sitting upright on the royal couch at the top of the Xuanshi Hall, he said this to the court officials who were present, Liu Sheng nodded with a smile, and first cast his eyes on Liu She, the prime minister who was at the top of the court.

Liu Sheng was in a good mood.

To be precise, it is very good.

It's just that due to his status as the emperor, Liu Sheng can't show it too clearly.

After all, a great victory in Mayi not only changed the fact that the Han Dynasty was always at a tactical and strategic disadvantage when facing the Huns, was always passively beaten, and had never had a victory in the past.

From a personal point of view, the great victory in Mayi also won Liu Sheng an extremely rich political asset, as well as the urgently needed public voice and popularity.

Now, even if Liu Sheng doesn't do anything, just put on a bad posture of 'I'm not crowned as a pro-government, I don't care about anything', the political benefits brought by Mayi victory to Liu Sheng are enough to make Liu Sheng A few months later, at the beginning of the spring, he was crowned pro-government on time, and started his career in power from a very high starting point.

But obviously: Liu Sheng is not that stupid.

Liu Sheng was not stupid enough to be content with it, but stupid enough to sit back and watch this god-given opportunity—this opportunity to expand his own influence, just slip away from him.

The Mayi victory itself has stabilized Liu Sheng's position;
Next, Liu Sheng needs to take the Mayi victory as the core, and continue to extend more things that are more beneficial to him.

For example: sitting in rows, red fruits.

For example: having one's own first batch will also be the most steadfast and most trustworthy group of 'private ministers'.

——Only belongs to the individual Liu Sheng, not the humerus confidant of the Han family as a whole...

"Since it involves rewards, it is naturally inseparable from the money in the Shaofu."

"——Although Taohou has become the Minister of Han, he has served in the Shaofu for many years. Although I don't intend to embarrass the treasury of the Xiangfu with this award, I still want to listen to Taohou's advice for the Shaofu."

"In addition, regarding the standard of rewards for meritorious officers and soldiers, I also hope that Marquis Tao will not hesitate to enlighten me."

Smiling and expressing his purpose, Liu Sheng did not forget to get up, and bowed his hands slightly to Liu She to show his respect;

Seeing Liu She hurriedly got up and returned the salute, Fang tentatively gave his own answer to Liu Sheng's question under the friendly eyes of everyone in the hall.

"As His Majesty said: After the Mayi victory, what the court most needs to complete as soon as possible is to award meritorious soldiers."

"Among them, for those whose merits are so great that they can be named marquises, or whose titles should be raised above the title of princes, His Majesty should ask General Cheqi and General General to draw up a roster, and bring this roster to the imperial court. Above, it will be discussed by hundreds of officials."

"Your Majesty can hand over this matter to Feng Chang only after making sure that all officials in the DPRK and China have no objection to this roster."

"——The process after the cracking of the soil requires Feng Chang to ensure the integrity of the etiquette."

"After receiving His Majesty's order, Fengchang will choose an alternative place with a similar household and population in the geomancy according to the number of households that meritorious officers and soldiers should obtain."

"After His Majesty invites the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager, a certain county will be finally designated as the Chehou of a certain meritorious person."

"After worshiping the ancestors and suing the temple, my Han family will have a few more upstarts who can be named marquises by virtue of martial arts."

"During this process, what His Majesty and the court need to do is actually not a lot..."

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"What really needs your Majesty and the court to worry about is actually those who have not been credited enough to be a Marquis, or who are enough to become a Marquis or Marquis of the Guannei."

"Most of these people have achieved something in Mayi, but their credit is not so great as to be named a marquis and a general."

"For these people, Your Majesty must first discuss with the generals of the military—especially their superiors, to see if they should be promoted."

"If necessary, if you are promoted from a position below the commander of the team to an official position above the commander of the team, your Majesty should also summon them to see if they have the ability to lead a team alone and fight independently and wisely in time of war. ability."

"If not, they need to be temporarily assigned to the ranks of the Five Senses, and they will experience a few years of experience in the middle of the capital, and then they will be sent to the army to serve as generals."

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"Apart from being promoted and becoming a noble, the rest are naturally the things that need the most attention in the Young Mansion: money, food and other rewards."

"Speaking of money and food rewards, I dare to remind Your Majesty: Just as important as rewards for meritorious officers and soldiers, there are also pensions for soldiers killed and disabled in battle."

"—The importance of the latter is even more important and urgent than the former!"

"If His Majesty first paid attention to the pensions of the dead and disabled soldiers, no one would say that His Majesty 'lightened meritorious men' and delayed the rewards of meritorious soldiers."

"However, if His Majesty grants rewards first and delays the compensation for the dead and disabled soldiers, then the people in the world will say: Your Majesty only values ​​those who have made military achievements for themselves, but does not value those who sacrificed their lives for the country and shrouded their bodies in horse leather at all." people."

"Whether this is to the morale of the soldiers in the army or to the aspirations of the people of the world, it will definitely be a big blow..."

Carefully expressing his views with a little frankness, Liu She didn't care whether Liu Sheng accepted his reminders and suggestions, just bowed his hands to Liu Sheng, then sat back to his own seat, and immediately closed his eyes slightly With both eyes closed in the main hall of the Xuanshi, he raised his spirits.

It is true that Liu Sheng asked Liu She to speak first, and the reason he gave was "Taohou was a young mansion, and this award has the greatest relationship with the young mansion";
But having said that, everyone in the palace knew it well: Even if Liu She had never been a young mansion, the first one to express his opinion would definitely be Liu She.

——Liu She, the prime minister.

It is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty who avoids Taoism, is extremely courteous, has a golden seal and purple ribbon, and is courteous to the princes.

Not to mention the "major event" of awarding meritorious officers and men, even if it is such a trivial matter as building a gazebo or digging a pond in the palace, Liu Sheng theoretically should ask Liu She's opinion first.

Even if the prime minister Liu She is slightly different from the previous Han prime ministers, it still cannot change the reality: In this era, the prime minister is often not the prime minister, but the executive deputy emperor.

The specific government affairs, large and small, inside and outside the court, are more followed up, advanced, and completed by the prime minister, while the emperor often only needs to distribute tasks and finally verify the results.

Therefore, even if Liu Sheng specifically mentioned "Tao Hou was a young mansion", Liu She didn't need to express too specific views on specific awards, such as what kind of credit corresponds to what kind of rewards and other topics.

——That's the job of the Shaofu.

As the prime minister, Liu She should pay more attention to it, and at the same time, what he should express more on this occasion is actually what he just said.

To sum it up, it is to remind Liu Sheng: What are the things that His Majesty should pay attention to, what are the things that His Majesty needs to ask about, what is the priority of these things, how did this priority come from, etc.

For Liu She's reminder to him, or his recognition of his own position, Liu Sheng only nodded with a smile in agreement.

He calmly said a few words such as "The prime minister said it is very true" and "If it wasn't for the prime minister's reminder, I would almost have missed a big event". After interacting with Liu She friendly, Liu Sheng cast his gaze behind Liu She, obviously It was the uncle who had been prepared for a long time, but was obviously a little nervous at the moment: Shaofu Jiagui.

——After the Battle of Mayi broke out, Liu Sheng appointed his uncle as the guardian of the Shaofu on the grounds that 'the young mansion cannot be leaderless in wartime'.

The so-called "Shou Shao Fu" is actually roughly equivalent to the acting Shao Fu of later generations, which means that due to some special circumstances, this person temporarily acts as an agent for a certain position.

However, Jia Gui, the agent of Shaofu, is obviously not a simple and pure temporary agent.

Especially after the great victory in Mayi, Liu Sheng has gained more confidence and removed the word "Shou" from Jia Gui's "Shou Shaofu".

—— Mayi's great victory, doesn't the Shaofu have any credit?
The logistics work of the various armies is so good that it can lead to a great victory in Mayi. As the agent of the Shaofu, Jia Gui, can't he become the Minister of the Shaofu?
Even if it is true that it is not possible, Jia Gui can still be regarded as a relative of the emperor, and today's mother-in-law;

Anyway, for Liu Sheng's sake, the word 'Shou' can't be removed...

"Shou, Jia Gui, Minister of the Shaofu, report to His Majesty."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Jia Gui was obviously a little timid.

Especially in the main hall of the Proclamation Room, sitting side by side with the Duke of Chaozhong undoubtedly brought enormous mental pressure to this foreign relative.

Seeing his uncle acting like this, Liu Sheng couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but he didn't show any displeasure because of it;

He just smiled and looked at both sides of the palace room, laughed at himself in a talking and joking tone, pushed the already relaxed and pleasant atmosphere to a more relaxed direction, and then cast his encouraging eyes on Jia Gui again.

After Liu Sheng raised his hand so indistinctly, Jia Gui finally calmed down a lot.

Taking a deep breath, he lowered his head at the same time, took out the stack of papers that he had prepared earlier, and cleared his throat with a dry cough twice carefully.

Then, Fang stood up under the eyes of the ministers and ministers in the hall, and bowed his hands to Liu Sheng.

"Report to His Majesty."

"According to the reports sent back by General Cheqi, General General, and former General, as well as the statistics of the military censors and military supervisors: in the Battle of Mayi, the rewards needed by the court were 170 for the heads of the Xiongnu. Four."

"Among them, there are more than [-] from the Youxian King's, Baiyang, Loufan, and Zhelan tribes, and the remaining slaves and servants are less than a thousand."

"According to the precedents of Emperor Taizu Gao and Emperor Taizong Xiaowen, if one soldier of the Xiongnu beheaded, the reward should be [-] yuan, grain [-] shi, and other rewards of various kinds; beheading a soldier of the Huns, servants and tribes, Three thousand rewards."

"—For this item, the Shaofu needs to save more than [-] million yuan."

"Also, the Flying Fox Commander's Department has another victory of thousands of ranks, although they can't produce a head, but tens of thousands of soldiers have witnessed it;"

"If in the end, the thousands of heads of the Flying Fox Captain's Department are also rewarded, an additional [-] million yuan will be rewarded."

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"Apart from rewards and rewards in kind, there are also those who have contributed so much that the Prime Minister mentioned just now, that they can break the ground and become a marquis."

"——These people don't just need to crack the soil and become a marquis, and then they can no longer give other rewards."

"The exact amount of gold, stones, pearls and jade, or servants and maidservants, needs to be judged by His Majesty."

"In addition, there are also pensions for the dead and disabled soldiers, which also need to be decided by His Majesty: What kind of standards should be used for the pensions."

"Just wait for His Majesty to issue an edict, and the funds in the Shaofu can be allocated at any time according to His Majesty's will, enough money, food, and goods for rewards and pensions..."

(End of this chapter)