Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 322: Military Merit and Honor, Everyone is Moved
"The title is a reward for outstanding meritorious service. What is outstanding meritorious service? Fighting in battle, expanding territory, punishing evildoers, protecting the territory and the people, governing a region... Anyone who has made great contributions to the camp will have the opportunity to be awarded a title!

As personal achievements continue to increase, the title can also continue to rise, from the lowest rank Xuanling to the highest rank Junbo.

Whether one can be granted a title depends on one's personal merits.

Since many merits are difficult to quantify, in most cases, whether an individual is qualified for a title will be discussed and debated by Si Cheng Xia Chuan and the six department heads, and I will make the final decision.

However, there are also more direct and easily quantifiable standards, such as military merit.

I will now focus on explaining to you the standards for being awarded a knighthood for military merit!"

When everyone heard this, they immediately perked up and pricked up their ears to listen attentively.

"To obtain the lowest rank of Xuanling, the number of enemies killed on the battlefield must reach 500. Of course, these are not just 500 people, but real enemy forces like the Longyou Army and the Blood Guard Army.

Taking into account the different battlefield situations, 10 ordinary Digging Realm generals can be counted as one real enemy, and Cold-Resistant Level enemy generals can be counted as 100 enemy soldiers. "

Wow…………

Xia Hong's words immediately caused an uproar in the hall.

"To kill 500 enemies, they all have to be soldiers like the Blood Guards of the Longyou Army?"

"How is this possible? There are only 5000 enemy troops in the entire Longyou area ahead. If we count strictly, wouldn't at most 10 people be able to be conferred the title of ninth-class Viscount Xuanling?"

"Don't we have the Cold Resistance level? Five Cold Resistance levels will do, right?"

"That's easy to say. Think carefully about the Longyou War from April to July. How many people in Daxia killed the Cold-Proof Class?"

"This seems to be just Si Cheng and Si Zheng, and a few others."

"The conditions for being awarded a knighthood for military merit are too harsh."

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"It has to be strict. Otherwise, anyone can be granted a title. Then what's the point of setting up this nine-level title system?"

Xia Hong first interrupted everyone's discussion, and then continued: "Starting from the ninth-rank Viscount Xuanling, the number of enemies killed will double for each higher rank. In other words, Chixiao needs to kill 1000 enemies, Qingming needs to kill 2000 enemies, and the highest rank, Junbo, requires 128000 enemies to be killed..."

What a strange number, 120,000 enemy troops!
Can we find a camp with so many troops in the Ice Abyss?
Xia Hong did not look at the people who were all puzzled, but continued speaking:
"This is a title conferred purely for military merit. As I said just now, it is not just about fighting in battles, but also about expanding territory, punishing traitors and eliminating evil, protecting the country and the people, and governing a region... As long as you have made enough contributions to the camp, you are eligible for a title. However, I have to set a prerequisite. Anyone who is conferred a title must have military merit. If you are conferred a title for other merits, then your military merit must reach at least one-third of the war merit required for the corresponding title."

This is easy to understand. For example, if you have made great contributions in managing a local area, it is not enough to just get the recognition of Xia Chuan and the six ministries. You must have at least 166 military merits and kill at least enemies to be truly qualified to be awarded the ninth-class Viscount Xuanling.

Obviously, Xia Hong was deliberately exaggerating the importance of military achievements.

After everyone lowered their heads and thought for a moment, they immediately understood.

"Now let's talk about what you are most concerned about, what are the benefits of being conferred a title!"

After hearing this, everyone really became alert.

Since it is so difficult to be conferred a title, the corresponding treatment will naturally not be bad.

They just didn't know what it was exactly, so they all listened attentively.

“九等玄翎子爵，赐九等大夏玄翎服一套，御制横刀战甲一套，每年爵俸为：10000点贡献值、阳元丹3枚、血元丹10枚、高级兽血10斤、丝绸100米、血寒酒1斤、陈酿10斤、精盐20斤。

In addition, they can be exempted from corvée for life, and their wives can be granted the title of Ninth-rank Viscountess, and they can also be exempted from corvée for life, and their sons can be called princes, and they can build a 200-square-meter house in Xiacheng, and they can have two maids and five followers at home. "

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After Xia Hong finished speaking, the whole place fell into deathly silence.

Everyone couldn't help but breathe heavier, especially after Mu Dong ordered people to bring out the Great Xia Xuanling Clothes, the Imperial Sword, and the Imperial Armor in front of them, they couldn't even take their eyes away.

"This red black feather robe is made of bamboo silk dyed with vermilion powder and is purely hand-woven. The snow mane pattern on it is embroidered stitch by stitch with snow bamboo silk dyed with gold powder. It took half a month just to dye it. The whole production process involved hundreds of tailors and took a month in total. Take a look, everyone. It's not bad, right?"

Mu Dong picked up the Xuan Ling robe and spread it out like he was presenting a treasure. Fearing that people couldn't see it clearly, he unfolded almost every detail.

"Then there is this horizontal sword and this set of armor. The horizontal sword is of the Thousand Forging Grade and has the attribute of suppressing beasts. This set of armor is very different from the Thunder Kui Golden Armor worn by the soldiers of the Cloud Dragon Army. You should be able to see the difference."

It can be seen at a glance that the camp currently has Hundred-Forged Level Thunder Kui Golden Armor, all of which are light gold in appearance, while the set of armor that Mu Dong took out is obviously brighter in gold, almost close to real gold.

"This is armor mixed with more Thunder Kui skull powder. Not only does it look better, but its defense is also 30% higher than the ordinary 100-forged Thunder Kui armor. It's a pity that its forging cycle is too long and it consumes too many materials. It's not cost-effective to use it on soldiers on a large scale, so it is used as the imperial Viscount armor."

After Mu Dong finished explaining, he remembered something and continued, "You may not understand what the term 'imperial made' means. Imperial made means it is made by the Lord's order. So once the owner of this set of horizontal sword armor is confirmed, the craftsmen will engrave his name on it, meaning that it is the exclusive armor for the owner."

If the salary brings real benefits, then the robes, weapons and armor displayed in front of everyone at this moment, these three things give status and fame.

As long as they put on this robe, this imperial sword, and this imperial armor, who in Xia City would not recognize them?

It is human nature to pursue fame and fortune. Even though there are nearly ninety people standing in the hall at this moment, all of whom have the ability to withstand the cold, they cannot escape this law.

What's more, what Xia Hong was talking about was only the lowest level of treatment for Viscount Xuanling!

The treatment of those who move up to the rank of Chixiao, Qingming, Zidian... will certainly get better and better. Then, when one reaches the highest rank of Quasi-bo, how generous will the treatment be?

Thinking of this question, everyone's breathing became heavier, and the desire in their eyes gradually rose to the extreme.

There was only one sentence in their minds:

Confer a title, you must confer a title!

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Xia Hong did not disturb the crowd. The matter of conferring a title had great significance. It was not realistic to explain it thoroughly in such a short time. He could only let everyone think about it and understand it slowly.

For now, the considerable salary is enough to drive these people crazy.

"That's all for now. Next, we will start rewarding those who have made contributions in the Longyou War from April to July..."

Xia Hong paused here, motioned to the attendant beside him, and handed a stack of documents on the table to Xia Chuan. Xia Chuan took the documents, his face brightened, turned around to face everyone, and picked up the first document.

Today’s highlight is finally here!

Everyone raised their heads and looked at Xia Chuan and others in front of the crowd, their eyes full of envy and curiosity.

Xia Hong spent so much time talking about the title conferring before, obviously in preparation for rewarding people according to their merits at this moment. How could everyone understand this?

In this Longyou battle, apart from the Yunjiao Army, the few cold-resistant-level soldiers such as Xia Chuan, Yuwen Tao, and Liu Yuan were the ones who really shined.

They are now curious about how much military merit these people have accumulated and what titles they will be awarded, the lowest Xuanling, or...

"Zhu Ling, Huang Yong, and Ying Xuan fought hard to protect the hive. Although they died in the end, they did not tarnish the reputation of our Great Xia, nor did they lose the elegance of our Xia people. The Lord decrees that they be posthumously confer the title of ninth-class Viscount Xuanling. When their descendants reach adulthood and have accumulated sufficient military merit, they can inherit the title!"

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When they heard the first document, everyone was stunned. They showed some emotion at first, but then they suddenly realized something and their eyes suddenly became extremely hot.

Can this title be passed down to descendants?
In other words, even if they died fighting for Daxia, the titles they were awarded would not be lost, and as long as their descendants were not too useless, they would basically be able to inherit them.

After understanding this, the appeal of being granted a title undoubtedly increased significantly in everyone's hearts.

Xia Chuan did not stop and continued to read the enthronement document.

In the end, there were 24 people who were awarded the ninth-class Viscount Xuanling, namely:
Yuan Cheng, Qiu Peng, Yue Feng, Lin Kai, Lu Yang, Xu Ning, Liu Yuan, Zhu Yuan, Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, Zhao Bao, Chen Yingyuan, Peng Bo, Li Longkai, Ying Yi, Zou Yuankai, Zhu Shun, Lu Sheng, Tong Xinglong, Li Yuankun, Xiao Kangcheng, Hong Guang, Hong Tian, ​​Hong Gang, Mu Dong, Meng Yi.

These twenty-four people have all participated in the Longyou War since April, including conquering Fengchao, attacking Wushuang, and taking Hanqiong, as well as the subsequent battles of defending Fengchao and attacking Longshan.

The more you participate, the more military merits you will gain.

Every time Xia Chuan read out a person, he would reveal all of their specific battle records and military exploits. It was obvious that he had done enough homework in the past two months to investigate the military exploits and achievements of these people.

All twenty-four people received the conferment documents from Xia Chuan, and then received the Hundred Forged Black Feather Iron Orders that symbolized their viscount status. They bowed respectfully to Xia Hong above them:
"I thank the Lord for the reward. Long live Daxia and long live the Lord!"

"No need to be polite, stand up."

After everyone stood up, they returned to their original positions, and then turned to look at Mu Dong in front of them.

Mu Dong saw the looks in everyone's eyes and reacted immediately. He patted his head and said with a smile, "These robes, weapons, and armor are still being rushed to make. What you see today can only be regarded as a sample. Don't worry, everyone, they will all be completed in three months at the latest. By then, I will definitely send them to your home."

"Hahaha, don't be in a hurry."

"I can't run away anyway. Only slow work can produce fine work, right? It's okay."

"Hahaha, don't be impatient. Don't you guys believe in Mu Sizheng's craftsmanship?"

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The embarrassment of everyone worrying about the three-piece set of robes and armor was pointed out by Mu Dong. There was a burst of laughter in the hall and the atmosphere was relaxed a lot.

Of course, after laughing, their eyes all turned to Yuwen Tao in the front row and Xia Chuan who was holding the last two documents of enthronement.

Only these two people have not been rewarded yet.

Xia Chuan is already continuing:

"Yuwen Tao, the chief of the hunting department, attacked Fengchao, explored Yanglu, and conquered Wushuang in April. In July, he fought in Changbaigou and Ningyuanqiu. He went north with the lord to conquer Baiyuan, fought in Xiling, and finally attacked Longshan. He made great achievements in all battles. No one in the whole camp could match him. The lord decreed that Yuwen Tao be made the eighth-class Viscount Chixiao."

Xia Chuan paused for a moment and continued, "The salary of the eighth-rank Viscount Chi Xiao is twice that of the ninth-rank Viscount Xuan Ling, the imperial sword is of the ten thousand-forged grade, and the armor is of the thousand-forged grade.

One of his descendants can be exempted from corvée for life, and his wife can be granted the title of Viscountess of the eighth rank and exempted from corvée for life. His descendants can be called princes, and can build a 400-square-meter house in Xiacheng, with five maids and ten followers at home. "

hiss…………

It would be fine if it was just double the salary, but the weapons he made were of the ten thousand forging level, and the armor was of the thousand forging level which Da Xia had not yet produced, not to mention the other benefits that came later.

Everyone in the audience looked at Yuwen Tao with envy in their eyes.

As for the person involved, Yuwen Tao was obviously not calm at the moment. He stepped forward and took his own canonization document. Then he bowed to Xia Hong on the high platform and said in a deep voice:
"I thank the Lord for the reward. Long live Daxia and long live the Lord!"

"No need to be polite, just get up."

Finally came Xia Chuan's own enthronement document. For the sake of convenience, he did not read out all the clauses, but simply read out the title he had been bestowed with.

"Secretary Xia Chuan is conferred the title of Viscount Chi Xiao, 8th rank!"

Not to mention, when everyone heard that Xia Chuan's title was the same as Yuwen Tao's, they were more or less surprised, especially the newly joined Cold-Resistant Class from Longyou.

From leading the troops to capture Fengchao in April, to marching into Wushuang and capturing Hanqiong, and then to the subsequent defense of Fengchao, it can be said that the role played by Xia Chuan, the Sicheng, in the success of Daxia in conquering Longyou was, to some extent, no less than that of the lord Xia Hong.

In addition to his relationship with Xia Hong, everyone felt that even if he was directly given the title of quasi-earl, it would not be unacceptable.

But in the end, he was only given the title of eighth-rank viscount, the same as Yuwen Tao.

The value of this title is so high!

When this thought flashed through the minds of the group of cold-resistant-level warriors who had not been knighted, their expressions unconsciously became much hotter.

"Anyone who is granted a title will have a relationship of sharing weal and woe with Daxia. As Daxia grows stronger, your treatment will also rise. In other words, once Daxia goes downhill, your treatment and status will also be gradually reduced. Therefore, being granted a title is just the beginning. Don't think that everything will be fine after being granted a title, and you can rest on your laurels.

In addition, I want to emphasize that having a title does not mean you are a privileged class. On the contrary, you must uphold the rules of the camp more than ordinary people, otherwise I will punish you severely, and even take away your title. Do you understand?"

After hearing Xia Hong's warning, the expressions of the more than 20 people who had just been conferred the title immediately became solemn, and they nodded and answered in unison:
"Understood, Lord!"

"That's good to understand. Recently, the population of Xia City has been increasing. The prison department is about to be established. In order to maintain the order in the city and the normal life of the people, laws and regulations will be issued soon. When ordinary people break the law, there will be corresponding punishment measures. But if you are people with titles and break the law, the punishment measures will be doubled. Don't blame me for not telling you in advance."

Everyone realized that Xia Hong was not joking, and their already solemn expressions became even more dignified.

(End of this chapter)