Father can be an enemy to the country

Zhu Zhen stepped onto the silver platform amidst the greetings of the ministers.

When the bright fan is opened and the gold seal is placed on the treasure case, the sound of Shao music stops leisurely.

However, Zhu Zhen did not take his seat. Instead, he led all the officials to pay homage to the incense table set up in the northeast, and wished the Emperor and Queen longevity and longevity, and good health to the Crown Prince.

Then he stood up and returned to his throne to accept the congratulations from Yunnan officials.

Led by Marquis Yingchuan, all the officials paid homage to the throne again and wished His Highness a thousand years.

After four prayers, the officials could not get up because Zhou Dexing, the Marquis of Jiangxia, who came from the capital, wanted to read out the imperial edict.

This kind of imperial edict that was read out in public was all ghostwritten by Hanlin. The words were gorgeous and complicated. Not only was it difficult to read, but it also didn't sound as simple and direct as Boss Zhu's original imperial edict in vernacular.

Fortunately, Boss Zhu's rewards were as powerful as ever. In the imperial edict, he announced that the soldiers who conquered the south would be rewarded with an average of two ingots of cash and three pieces of cotton.

Those soldiers who died in battle or died of illness, as well as their parents, wives, brothers and nephews, were each given sixteen ingots of money and four pieces of cloth. If you only have a wife, the price will be reduced by half.

The seriously injured. Each person was given twelve ingots of banknotes and two pieces of cloth. Returned to the care of the health center.

He also gave the soldiers who conquered the south two ingots of banknotes and three pieces of red cotton cloth to make clothes and shoes to their homes. The government will forward it to the Zhengnan sergeants on their behalf.

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This is already the third time that Boss Zhu has rewarded the soldiers who conquered the south on a large scale.

And there will be heavy rewards for those who have meritorious service. Pensions for fallen soldiers, compensation for disabled soldiers and hidden attacks will all be paid in a timely manner without delay.

Therefore, the soldiers can use their lives to serve the three armies, and they are twice as brave as each person. They are not afraid of high mountains, dense forests, and miasma and poisonous insects.

This means that there must be brave men under heavy rewards. Strict military law alone cannot create an invincible army that is brave enough to fight and not afraid of sacrifice.

After the father gave the reward, Zhu Zhen, the God of Wealth, had to show his kindness as a landlord and reward the soldiers.

However, a son should not be better than his father, so Zhu Zhen followed Boss Zhu's standards and gave a 20% discount to the soldiers.

Naturally, the generals were all overjoyed and thanked the Emperor for his kindness on behalf of the soldiers and thanked him for his grace.

But Zhou Dexing came all the way not only to declare this edict, he also had another edict to declare.

When the civil and military officials calmed down, the eunuch picked up another decree from the incense table and presented it to Jiang Xiahou.

Zhou Dexing took it with both hands, glanced at Zhu Zhen, and when the prince nodded slightly, he took a deep breath and read aloud:

"I have observed that the barbarians in Yunnan have been rebellious since ancient times. This is because the land is dangerous and far away, and the people are rich and ruthless. The way to tame them must be lenient, fierce and appropriate. It is not just about controlling them from rebelling, but also making them incapable of rebellion. Rebellious... so I stayed in Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Huguang, Henan, and Sichuan to live permanently in Yunnan, garrisoning fields and controlling key points..."

The generals sighed secretly when they heard this, what was supposed to come had come.

Everyone knows that Yunnan is not Mobei. After it is conquered, troops will definitely be left to guard it. But before the official decree came down, I was still holding on to some luck, thinking that I would not be the unlucky one.

In their understanding, the imperial court should leave only a small number of troops to guard it like it did in Liaodong, and most of the officers and soldiers would still have to return to the court and go where they came from.

The result surprised them. Except for the Forbidden Army directly under the emperor, the troops of the Southern Conquest Army from other provinces actually stayed...

This damn thing really wants to play with the rhythm of the dead.

No one in the entire army is willing to guard this borderland and wilderness forever!

Even if the military order is overthrown and the soldiers are forced to stay, morale will be greatly affected, and there may even be large-scale desertions...

No wonder that on New Year's Eve, the prince would definitely say that there will be no war this year... Just calm the emotions of the soldiers and let them accept the reality, I don't know how long it will take, and there will still be a war? Have a fight!

The core generals such as Fu Youde and Muying naturally received the news from the prince in advance, but for the sake of the overall situation, they could only pretend to be surprised and express their dissatisfaction with the generals below.

"Everyone be quiet, let's listen to Marquis Jiang Xia's announcement first." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice.

"Yes..." The generals fell silent and listened to Jiang Xiahou continue to announce the decree:

"On the day when the book is made, the guards and flags guarding Yunnan will be transferred and promoted according to their names.

He was formerly the Commander-in-Chief, and is now promoted to the Hereditary Commander-in-Chief; he was formerly the Commander-in-Chief, and is now promoted to the Hereditary Commander-in-Chief;

Formerly he was appointed as chief and deputy Qianhu, and now he was promoted to hereditary command and command. He was formerly appointed as deputy Qianhu, and now he is promoted to hereditary deputy Qianhu.

The general flag is raised by hundreds of hereditary households; the small flag is raised to serve as the general flag. The same goes for fallen soldiers.

Admire this. "

After conquering Yunnan in the previous campaign, Boss Zhu had promoted all the sergeants to small flags. This time, in order to allow them to stay in Yunnan with peace of mind, they were all raised to the general banner. The reward was so heavy that it was rare.

Seeing that they could finally have an explanation with the soldiers, the generals looked a little brighter, and under the leadership of Fu Youde and others, they received the order to thank them.

After they got up, Jiang Xiahou stepped aside, and Zhu Zhenfang opened his mouth to comfort the generals:

"I know that with this decree, you will be under great pressure, and the two hundred thousand soldiers will have to face the biggest changes and difficulties in life, but everything is worth it..."

"Because Yunnan is an inseparable part of our country, this time we regain it after hundreds of years, and we will never lose it again! No matter how much we pay!"

"This is for the country. For those of us who are ministers, Yunnan is also the best place to build meritorious services and do great things! I think you all understand this..."

The generals nodded after hearing this. The promotion route designed by Boss Zhu for them is too advanced. Those who serve as commanders want to be promoted to commanders, those who serve as commanders want to be governors; those who have become governors want to be granted the title of marquis, those who have become marquises want to be hereditary, and they want to challenge the Duke...

Everyone is like this, unable to extricate themselves from the road of constantly chasing fame, so no one will think about whether all this is worth it.

And if you want to be promoted to an official position, you can only achieve military merit. But now that the world is settled, the only places where military exploits can be made are Mobei and Southwest.

The unparalleled achievements of wiping out the Northern Yuan Dynasty, pacifying Mobei, and sealing the wolf to Xu are certainly tempting, but the Tatars have long been frightened and have not approached the Ming Dynasty at all. Finding them is as difficult as finding a needle in a haystack. Otherwise, the general would not look north to the desert and wait year after year.

Therefore, from the perspective of meritorious service alone, Yunnan, which is full of barbarians and rebellious and capricious, is more reliable. Even if the merits are not that amazing, if you work together and accumulate more battle achievements, you can make progress.

So the generals actually like Yunnan quite a lot. But the problem is that ordinary soldiers do not have such big pursuits, nor are they so addicted to officialdom. They would rather like their wives and children to live a peaceful and stable life.

The thoughts of an individual soldier are insignificant, but the general thoughts of soldiers must be taken seriously. If they can't handle their emotions well, their combat effectiveness will be over...

"As for ordinary soldiers, Yunnan is also the best destination for them!" Zhu Zhen declared boldly: "I will let them live the happiest life!"