"Guards, warriors, captains, and Xiaoqi are all divided here?" Wang Qi was stunned, "What about Xiaoqi and above?"
"Guards, warriors, captains, and small flags are divided first, and the above officials are divided later!" Zhu Cixiang said, "And the areas above the small flag are not divided among the three prefectures of Yingtian, Taiping, and Zhenjiang."
"Where?"
Zhu Cixiang looked at Wang Qi and said seriously: "Divide farther away! The bigger the official position, the more prominent the title, the farther the land will be allocated, and the later the time will be! Wang Qi, you are commanding people, I'm afraid you will have to live It will take three or two months to get the land. Are you in a hurry?"
"No, I won't be in a hurry...Why would I be in a hurry?" Wang Qi laughed a few times, "I only got where I am today by following Master Qiantose. What does Master Qiantose say?"
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, what are you in a hurry for? Will I rely on your land? Besides, I will give you a house first! A house in Nanjing is no more valuable than hundreds or thousands of acres of land. ?”
"What Mr. Qiantose said is..."
Wang Qi is indeed not in a hurry. Why is he in a hurry? Both the house and the money are indispensable from him!
And his current official title is Commander Qianshi, ranking eleventh among the fifteenth level of the Commander's Mansion. From the fourth level of the small flag, go up to one level and add one hundred acres. The eleventh-level commander can get 850 acres of paddy field, or other land with an annual income of 850 shi as a meritorious field. These meritorious fields existed as special occupational fields before Wang Qi became an official (ordinary occupational fields cannot be converted into private fields, but meritorious fields can be converted into private fields as long as the conditions are met). However, after he became an official or died of illness, , after death in battle, it will be converted into private land and inherited by descendants.
For a bureaucrat of his level, 850 acres of paddy fields is not a big amount at all. The value is at least ten thousand taels.
If you were given a house in the city of Nanjing and shared a portion of the gold and silver confiscated from your house, it would be worth two to thirty thousand taels, right?
Zhu Cixiang nodded and said: "Old Qi, you must not understand why I don't allocate fields to you in Yingtian, Taiping and Zhenjiang, right?"
He paused, asked and answered: "Because I don't worry about you being bullied. You are the commander of the army, the commander of the division, who dares to bully you? But those guards, warriors, captains, and flags Someone dares to bully them! So I have to divide their fields under my nose. Only in this way can I personally protect them!"
Zhu Cihong did a mental calculation: "Our new army to overcome difficulties now has five divisions in the front, rear, left, and right, with a total strength of 40,000 people. There are about 38,000 guards, warriors, captains, and flags in total. In addition, there are also new army commanders. The total number of guards, warriors, captains, and flags in Marshal Sihe's Mansion and the East Palace Guard Camp is about 40,000.
Approximately 80 acres of meritorious land per capita, or a total of 3.2 million acres, must be allocated as soon as possible and in full. In addition, each of them must be given a settlement allowance to allow them to settle down and start a business in the southeast. Only more than 40,000 people were granted land in Yingtian, Taiping, and Zhenjiang prefectures. We have finally laid a solid foundation!
Lao Qi, do you understand what I mean? "
"Understood, I understand!" Wang Qi nodded heavily, "These 40,000 warriors have obtained land, and they are the best friends of Lord Qiantui!"
With 40,000 buddies sharing the land, and equipped with muskets, bayonets, and cannons, we can't even imagine the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, but we can definitely go sideways on the southeastern ground.
Any reforms that offend vested interest groups can be implemented with bayonets. And Zhu Cixi's throne was secured. Because of the 40,000 bayonets that divided the field, only the Eight Banners' powerful army could compete with them!
Zhu Cixi smiled and said: "It's good that you understand! I won't go back tonight... Gather all the officers above the middle division battalion, I will treat them to a meal, and by the way, I will talk about the distribution of fields. "
Prince Zhu is someone who can fool people. Of course, he must fully explain his policies so that the officials below will think that these policies are beneficial to them, or at least harmless.
It will be fun to implement it this way!
In addition, he is somewhat of a hands-on person and does not trust the bureaucrats below him very much.
For something as important as dividing the land, he had to do his best to do it himself.
...
"Master Qiantose, it's so late, what do you want from me?"
Zhu Chunchen, the commander-in-chief of the Beijing camp, followed Huang Xiaobao and walked into the inner hall of a villa that Zhu Cixi had temporarily collapsed and originally belonged to Wei Guofu.
Zhu Cixiang had just had dinner and was swinging a heavy wooden sword around - this was the swordsmanship he learned from Wu Sanmei. He practiced it several times every morning and evening to strengthen his body.
Hearing Zhu Chunchen's voice, Zhu Cixiang put away his wooden sword, gasped and took the hand towel from the little eunuch who was serving him, wiped his sweat, and then said to Zhu Chunchen: "Are you satisfied with the garden allocated to you? Silver Is it enough to spend?"
Speaking of Zhu Chunchen, he was also a great hero. He fought against bandits in Beijing, fought against rebels in Tianjin, rectified the garrison in Denglai, and outsmarted Duke Yansheng in Yanzhou. Among a group of old nobles, he is the number one hero.
Therefore, Zhu Cihong made him the Duke of Kenan. After entering Nanjing, he was given a house and received a silver reward - the house given to him was one of the 16 famous gardens in Nanjing, and the silver reward was 20,000 taels.
In addition, Zhu Cihong also gave him the official title of Governor of the Fujun Grand Marshal's Mansion. This was the highest ranking official in the New Army system after the Grand Marshal.
Generalissimo is Zhu Cihong's own official title and cannot be conferred to others.
So what Zhu Chunchen has now is the highest military attache title.
Prince Zhu, who has plenty of money, recently increased his salary for his new army to overcome difficulties. The monthly salary of the guards was increased to twenty taels, the monthly salary of the warriors was thirty taels, the captain's monthly salary was fifty taels, the small flags were ten taels, the general flags were fifteen taels, the trial hundred households had twenty taels, the hundred households had thirty taels, and the deputy thousand taels There are forty-five taels for each household, sixty taels for a thousand households, seventy-five taels for the town governor, ninety taels for the minister, one hundred and twenty taels for the Tongzhi, one hundred and fifty taels for the commander, and the monthly salary of the governor. As much as two hundred taels of silver!
In addition, all officers who hold actual positions above battalion officer will receive a salary. Zhu Chunchen, who served as the commander-in-chief, had a monthly salary of up to 400 taels of silver, which was definitely a high salary in the Ming Dynasty.
Prince Zhu is great at making money, but he spends it just like water!
"It's enough, it's enough." Zhu Chunchen didn't dare to say it wasn't enough. He didn't do anything. He only got 400 taels of silver a month without compromise or default. In addition, we were allocated a garden, received a reward of silver, and the land would be allocated later.
"Okay," Zhu Cixiang smiled and nodded, "Do you want to make more money?"
"Don't want to, don't want to..." Zhu Chunchen shook his head.
"What?" Zhu Cixi's tone became serious.
Zhu Chunchen immediately changed his words: "Think, think, I want to make more money."
"Okay," Zhu Cixiang's tone also softened, "I want you to stay in the center and stay in the department. This is a powerful yamen, and there are eight guards and one hospital below. Are you willing to go?"
The central capital is Fengyang Mansion, and the left-behind department oversees eight guards and one post.
Compared with Jiangnan, Huaiyang, and even several state capitals south of Fengyang Prefecture near the Yangtze River, the land in Fengyang Prefecture is relatively poor. Especially the Fengyang land located in Huaibei is basically a poor place with little oil and water. I'm afraid you won't make much money as an official there.
Zhu Chunchen also understood Zhu Cihong now, and immediately asked: "Does Master Qiansui want me to rectify the Eighth Guards in Fengyang?"
"Yes!" Zhu Cixiang nodded, "Fengyang is the place where the most powerful troops in Huaixi come out, and it is also the place where Longxing flourished in this dynasty. It is also the key point to shield the Yangtze River. We have Jiangnan now, so we don't have to worry about money. But Jiangnan After all, the source of troops is worse. I think I can only rely on the Huaixi soldiers. The military advisor has already gone to Runing to take up his post. With him assisting the Tang Dynasty, I can rest assured. But Fengyang can't rely on Ma Shiying, you have to go!"
"My talents are limited, so I'm afraid that I will fail the trust of Lord Qiansui!" Zhu Chunchen is not stupid. He knows that this job is not easy to do, so he must give it a try first.
Zhu Cixiang smiled: "Mr. Cheng, you don't have to push me, and I don't allow you to push me. You are the only one who can do Fengyang's errands. There are too many meritorious officials in Fengyang. Although they are all collaterals, it is troublesome to make a fuss." , without a hereditary title, it is impossible to suppress it! Uncle Xiangcheng is going to guard Anlu and rectify the guards on the ground in Anqing and Luzhou. As for the British Duke, he is the censor of Youdu, and he has to watch you and Uncle Xiangcheng... do your best, and don't let the British master take advantage of it, otherwise it will be difficult to go to Dajuan Island!"
