Chapter 135: Rewarding the Three Armies and Conferring a Knight!
Song Guxi wriggled her chapped lips with difficulty: "Water, water..."

"You can't drink water now!"

Zhu Qizhen turned around and took a bowl of water, dipped it in with a spoon, and tapped it gently on her chapped lips.

"The knife pierced the intestines, and the water will flow out of the belly after drinking, so bear with it!"

Hearing what Zhu Qizhen said, Song Guxi looked a little shocked, as if she was imagining the situation of water flowing from her intestines.

"You don't have to worry, I have already sent an imperial doctor to see you, the injury is not deep, and you will recover after a while of recuperation."

In the current situation, even if Zhu Qizhen knew that he should suture it immediately, but in this era, there is no condition for surgery, so he had to rely on Song Guxi to bear it by himself.

Fortunately, the injury was not deep, and I hope she can get through this.

"Emperor... Your Majesty, Bailian..."

Song Guxi seemed to want to say something, but her physical strength was too weak, and she was out of breath just after saying a few words.

"Don't worry, I already know that it was Yang Xiong who coerced you, right?"

Song Guxi's eyes were very surprised, but also somewhat terrified.

Unexpectedly, the emperor knew about the meeting between himself and Yang Xiong!
"I can't spare them!"

Zhu Qizhen said bitterly: "However, there is one thing I don't know. What exactly are they forcing you to do?"

Song Guxi showed an aggrieved expression again, struggling to say: "They...colluded with Japanese pirates, intending...to incite Huai'an...cough cough..."

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help frowning, and hurriedly said: "Don't worry, speak slowly!"

Song Guxi nodded lightly, and then tried her best to describe what happened.

It turned out that Yang Xiong had asked Song Guxi to deliver a piece of information to Jin Yiwei. The content was that the Japanese pirates were going to attack Ningbo.

Song Guxi was very puzzled about the source of the information, and after repeated questioning, Yang Xiong finally revealed the truth.

Wang Yonghe, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry, went to Huai'an Mansion to control the flood of the Yellow River, and recruited [-] local laborers.

Huai'an Mansion is close to Nanjing and is an extremely sensitive place.

For the White Lotus Sect, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

If Song Guxi's false information works, then Nanjing's troops will be transferred to Ningbo for defense, and their people can take the opportunity to make some big moves in Huai'an.

The headquarters of the White Lotus Sect is in Nanzhili, and there are many insiders in the city of Nanjing, even some court officials have been infiltrated.

If the [-] civilians in Huai'an can be successfully incited to rebel, and the Japanese pirates attack from the sea, it is not impossible to take Nanjing in one fell swoop!
In fact, before Yang Xiong came to look for Song Guxi, the White Lotus Sect had their eyes on the [-] civilians in Huai'an Prefecture. Their only concern was the city defense of Nanjing. The troops lead over.

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen was very shocked. During this period of time, he put all his energy in the north. He never expected that someone would quietly pay attention to Nanjing.

From this point of view, being the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not an easy task. If you are not careful, your backyard will catch fire.

"emperor!"

At this time, I heard Jin Ying yelling softly outside the door: "It's time to go to court!"

Zhu Qizhen said to Song Guxi: "You can heal your wounds at ease, and I will come to see you after I finish my business."

Song Guxi nodded lightly, and let go of the hand that was tightly grasping Zhu Qizhen's lapel.

In the Fengtian Palace, all civil and military officials have been waiting for a long time.

Zhu Qizhen came to the main hall wearing a gown robe, and the officials, headed by King Yi, shouted long live.

This morning, the first important thing to discuss is the rewards of the soldiers.

On the way back to Beijing for the army, the cabinet had already drawn up a charter, which Zhu Qiyu presented on his behalf.

Yu Qian, the left servant of the Ministry of War, was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of War, added the crown prince and Tai Tuo, and awarded the special promotion to Doctor Guanglu;

Kuang Ye, the former minister of the Ministry of War, was changed to be the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Hu Wei, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites, is old and has already asked to resign.

The commander of the guards, Uncle Zhongwu Fan Zhong, was promoted to Marquis Zhongwu;

Commander of the Three Thousand Battalion, Li Zhen, Marquis of Xiangcheng, was promoted to Duke Rui;

Commander of Shenji Battalion, Marquis of Taining Chenying, promoted to Duke of Yasukuni;
Yuan Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, was added the title of Zuo Dudu;

Ha Ming, the commander of the Beihai Guard, pardoned Beihai Marquis, hereditary replacement, guarding Beihai;

Chen Mao, Marquis of Ningyang, was promoted to the Duke of Junguo, and he was hereditary to guard Hami;

Prince Consort Jingyuan, the captain, was promoted to Marquis of Julu, a hereditary replacement, guarding Mohe;

In addition, Li Shulin, the right servant of the Ministry of Industry in charge of firearms research and development, Chen Huai, the Pingxiang Bo of the Academy of Engineering, Lu Xiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Industry who built the Martyr's Shrine, A'er Qiman, the commander of the Duoyan Guard, and Hu Lin, the commander of the Suzhou Guard, Fan Guang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, and so on, all received different degrees of rewards.

The two largest feudal titles in the history of the Ming Dynasty were the founding of the country for the first time, and Jingnan for the second time.

There were three dukes and three marquises in this award, plus the orthodox 14-year award, it can be regarded as the third large-scale event of nobility after the founding of the country and Jingnan.

In fact, civil servants do not want to see this situation.

Since the emperor ordered the construction of the Martyr's Shrine, the status of generals has steadily increased, and this will inevitably suppress the voice of civil servants.

When Zhu Qiyu and the cabinet drafted this charter, they were already very cautious, but with the achievements of this battle, it is impossible to justify not being knighted.

Therefore, although the civil official group was extremely reluctant, they had nothing to say.

Zhu Qizhen was very satisfied with this list of rewards, and immediately asked the cabinet to draft an order and announce it to the world to commend the achievements of the ministers.

Next, he struck while the iron was hot and announced several decisions:

First, people from the Central Plains migrated to Mobei and Liaodong.

Refugees from all over the country all migrated outside the customs.

Ordinary people, as long as they are willing to move, the government must cooperate unconditionally, and anyone who dares to block them will be punished for not complying with the order.

The Ministry of Households distributes necessary living materials such as money, grain, seeds, and agricultural tools.

Second, for newly established vacancies in prefectures, counties, and guards, the Ministry of Officials will send corresponding officials to fill the posts as soon as possible.

Except for the chief executive who needs to submit to the imperial approval, other subordinate officials can be decided by the Ministry of Officials and the cabinet.

Third, amnesty to the world.

With such an extra land area in the north, now is the time when people are needed, and the prisoners locked up in prisons cannot be wasted. Except for the crime of treason, all criminals are pardoned.

However, serious criminals and death row prisoners cannot return to their original places, but can only go to Mobei.

If other prisoners take the initiative to go to Mobei, the imperial court will give corresponding subsidies.

Fourth, improve the treatment of craftsmen.

Xishan Wanggong Factory and Cement Workshop have submitted letters many times. Many craftsmen are dissatisfied with the current salary and are trying to find ways to leave the craftsmanship.

In Zhu Qizhen's eyes, the household registration system of the Ming Dynasty is already a serious constraint on the current social development. Changes are urgently needed, but they should not be rushed. We can first improve the treatment of craftsmen, and then gradually loosen the restrictions between household registrations. When the time is right, we can May be repealed by decree.

(End of this chapter)

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