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Zhao Junchen vigorously publicizes his military achievements in this way, of course, to inspire the confidence and courage of frontier troops everywhere, but he also has a deeper purpose, which is to reverse his reputation and establish prestige.
After all, in the eyes of officials, soldiers, and people in Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhao Junchen's image is just that of a corrupt official who is good at managing money. Now that Zhao Junchen is in charge of the overall situation of Shaanxi and Gansu, there are bound to be many people who look down upon and doubt Zhao Junchen. Some people may even deliberately disobey Zhao Junchen's orders because of their prejudices.
Therefore, only by vigorously promoting his military achievements and building publicity for himself can Zhao Junchen convince everyone of Zhao Junchen's ability. In the future, when Zhao Junchen expands his power and controls the overall situation in Shaanxi and Gansu, he will get twice the result with half the effort!
Hong Gaogong was well prepared for Zhao Junchen's order, and soon ordered the Mongolian heads and prisoners to be sent.
Among them, some heads and prisoners were brought into the lobby and handed over to the civil and military officials of Huamachi Camp for viewing.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zheng Yu, General Qian Bao, and Defense Officer Bao Hongjie, among others, have fought against the Mongols for many years. They are all experienced veterans. Naturally, they know how to identify the methods. The heads of those who usually kill good people and take credit for their merits cannot be hidden from them. s eyes.
After the Mongolian heads and prisoners were brought into the lobby, they ignored the etiquette and stood up to surround the prisoners and heads for careful inspection, and quickly confirmed the authenticity of the prisoners and heads.
Then, these generals looked at each other with incredible expressions on their faces.
With more than 600 heads and more than 80 prisoners, Zhao Junchen's record may be exaggerated, but the fact that he defeated the Mongolian cavalry with less and more in the wild battle is definitely not false!
But when did the Mongols become so vulnerable? Zhao Junchen is just a civil servant, but he has the ability to lead troops to retreat from the enemy? Not only did he lead the troops to retreat from the enemy, but he also achieved such a rare victory that had not been seen in several years?
Thinking of this, several generals had mixed emotions - because they suddenly discovered that Zhao Junchen, a civilian official, had surpassed them in military merit and military achievements!
In addition to their complicated emotions, their views on Zhao Junchen also quietly changed.
Although the Trilateral Army Town has become extremely corrupt, it still retains the concept of respecting the strong.
If they were only afraid of Zhao Junchen's power and methods in the past, after confirming Zhao Junchen's military achievements with their own eyes, this fear has turned into awe, and they no longer dare to look down upon him.
On the other side, Zhao Junchen looked at the generals with a half-smile, and after they had completed the inspection, he asked: "How is it? Have you checked clearly? Are there any frauds on these heads and prisoners?"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, several generals shook their bodies and realized that their actions seemed to mean questioning Zhao Junchen, and they quickly confessed to Zhao Junchen.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief Zheng Yu hurriedly said: "This is not because I doubt the achievements of the Imperial Envoy. It's just the first time I saw so many Mongolian heads and prisoners. I was a little excited. I couldn't help but want to take a closer look. I couldn't help but feel disappointed." If we can't advance or retreat, I hope Mr. Zhao will forgive me!"
General Zheng Bao also said repeatedly: "These heads are all real! The prisoners are also real! There is absolutely no fraud! How can low-ranking people dare to doubt the imperial envoy... I just want to carefully watch the extraordinary things of the imperial envoy." achievement!"
Then, the garrison officer Bao Hongjie and other households also expressed their opinions one after another, saying that they did not doubt Zhao Junchen's intentions, and that these heads and prisoners were indeed real.
Zhao Junchen's expression was still serious and he said slowly: "Even if you have doubts, I will not blame you! After all, the performance of Shaanxi and Gansu against the Mongols in the past few years has been poor, with fewer wins and more losses. It has been a long time since there has been such a record, and it is right for you to have some doubts in your hearts. I have made these heads and prisoners public, so I am not afraid of your doubts! I just want to let you know that the Mongols are indeed menacing now. But they are not invincible! I can defeat them! You can defeat them too!"
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, all the generals responded in agreement, but the civil servants were much smarter. They rushed to flatter and please, either singing praises for Zhao Junchen, or expressing their intention to report to the court for Zhao Junchen. Asking for credit, or saying that Zhao Junchen can definitely lead the Shaanxi-Gansu border army to defeat the Mongolian army.
However, Zhao Junchen quickly raised his hand to stop everyone's compliments and said: "The defense of Shaanxi and Gansu is not optimistic now. Mongolian cavalry enters and plunders almost every day. It is not the time for us to compliment each other. Let's talk first." Let’s get down to business…”
When the officials finally calmed down, Zhao Junchen continued: "Let's talk about the third thing. When I was in Shanxi, in order to stimulate the morale and determination of the Shanxi frontier army, I formulated a series of military orders on rewards and punishments. Now I The imperial envoy took over the defense plan of Shaanxi-Gansu, and these military orders on rewards and punishments will also be implemented among the Shaanxi-Gansu border troops."
After speaking, Zhao Junchen nodded to Su Xiqing beside him.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's signal, Su Xiqing immediately stepped out of the queue, took out an official document, and read it loudly to everyone.
"From now on, for all Mongols whose heads are turned over, the reward for military merit will be increased from three taels to ten taels! At the same time, those who behead innocent people to pay for their crimes will be killed without mercy! Those who deprive soldiers of rewards will be killed without mercy! Whistleblowers will be rewarded! Everyone can supervise!"
"From now on, whenever the Mongolian army attacks a city and holds out until reinforcements arrive, the officials and generals in the city will be credited once! If the city is defended for more than ten days, an additional credit will be credited every two days, with no limit! Soldiers in the city Anyone who bravely defends the city will receive five times their military pay! At the same time, those who lie about their military achievements and invite rewards will be killed without mercy! Those who deduct the soldiers' pay will be killed without mercy! Reporters can get their rewards! Everyone can supervise! "
"From now on, all soldiers who are injured in the war will be provided with money by the imperial court to take care of their care, and the imperial court will subsidize the silver ranging from thirty taels to thirty taels according to the severity of the injury! All soldiers who died in the war will be tax-free at home. Food for five years, and a one-time subsidy of fifty taels of silver from the court! At the same time, anyone who falsely reports the death or injury will be killed without mercy! Those who report will be rewarded! Everyone can supervise!"
"From now on, all generals and soldiers who encounter the enemy in the wild and bravely participate in the battle will receive double the military merit reward! Anyone who flees privately will be killed without mercy! Reporters can be rewarded as appropriate! Everyone can supervise!"
When Shanxi announced this series of military orders, everyone was amazed at the generous rewards for Zhao Junchen's military exploits.
Now, everyone in the Trilateral Government Office has the same reaction!
Unlike Shanxi, the people in Shaanxi and Gansu are poorer and money is more valuable, so these military rewards sound even more amazing.
After Su Xiqing made the announcement, Zhao Junchen said slowly: "The military rewards of this dynasty have always been generous. However, due to various reasons, the rewards that should be distributed are often delayed and withheld, and there are even border soldiers who do not receive them at all. to the silver reward he deserves... At this point, the imperial court has lost all credibility. Although the imperial envoy has set a more generous reward for military merit, the officers and soldiers of the border army will inevitably have doubts when thinking about the past situation. !”
Having said this, Zhao Junchen's eyes slowly scanned the crowd, his eyes full of warning.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's statement, everyone present had expressionless faces, as if they didn't understand the meaning of Zhao Junchen's words, but most of them felt a little embarrassed in their hearts.
Over the years, the soldiers' pay and rewards for the border troops have been repeatedly delayed, withheld, and disappeared. This is largely due to layers of deductions, embezzlement and misappropriation by these people.
It is precisely because of them that the imperial court's credibility among the border troops has long been exhausted. No matter how generous the military rewards issued by Zhao Junchen are, it is difficult to win people's trust, and the goal of stimulating the morale of the border troops is also very small. Difficult to achieve.
However, now is not the time to settle old scores. If Zhao Junchen wants to achieve his goal of stimulating the morale of the border troops, he must also find a way to clean up this mess for them!
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