Chen Ziang's advice made Emperor Shun feel very pertinent.
Naturally, he also found the reason to change the last delay in Zhang Su's punishment memorial.
Therefore, he immediately issued an order to approve Zhang Suxing's report that day and formally agreed to Duan Wenjun's expansion of security guards.
Moreover, this time Duan Wenjun was not only successful in pacifying Shan Fengshan, but also was able to severely injure Peng Dabeard. Emperor Shun was not stingy and rewarded him with a title.
Emperor Shun's words immediately stunned everyone below.
Even Chen Ziang himself did not expect that Emperor Shun would give such a reward.
Titles are very rare in Dashun.
Especially when commoners like Duan Wenjun received titles.
It was just that when Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, he was awarded some titles to reward the heroes who followed him to conquer the empire.
Nowadays, most of the nobles in Dashun, except for members of the royal family, have hereditary titles.
When the late emperor was on the throne, he only had one knighthood.
He is a prince.
He is also the first king with a different surname in Dashun.
The current emperor has been in power for so many years, and this is the first time that he has been awarded a title.
It can be seen that he attaches great importance to Duan Wenjun.
However, everyone was a little confused about Emperor Shun's move.
If he really valued Duan Wenjun so much, why would he only give him the title of Baron?
Because this baronet is the lowest title among all titles.
Moreover, he is also the lowest civilian noble.
In terms of official position, the title has nothing to do with the official position, and naturally there is no class.
If we look at it from the perspective of title, most people who have a title will have their own fiefdom.
However, this lowest baron did not even have a fief.
Of course, since Emperor Shun gave Duan Wenjun a baron as a reward, there would naturally be no other material rewards.
All in all, even becoming a baron doesn't seem to have many other benefits except that his status will sound better.
No, if there must be benefits, then there are two.
The first benefit is that after Duan Wenjun becomes a baron, the output of his fields will be reduced from the original 40% to 30%.
However, many people know something about the Wangjiang Duan family.
In fact, the tax paid to the government was reduced by 10%, which did not have much impact on the Duan family.
Otherwise, he would not have taken in the thousands of people on Moon Island.
Compared to the eating, drinking and sleeping habits of the people on Moon Island, the 10% tax reduction brought by the baronetcy is nothing more than a drop in the bucket.
Some people have even suggested before that since Duan Wenjun has taken in so many people, it is appropriate to exempt Duan Jiabao from taxes.
However, Emperor Shun did not relent, and no one dared to say more when thinking about the treasury that was gradually bottoming out.
Many people already felt that Emperor Shun would be too harsh on Duan Wenjun.
Of course, Baron, there's another benefit.
Now that you have a title, you will naturally be different from ordinary people.
Moreover, since he has reached the title of nobility, he can be regarded as a member of the nobility and can establish a relationship with the royal family.
Therefore, even an ordinary baron does not need to kneel down when meeting most officials.
The most important thing is to have the right to support private soldiers.
Of course, this private soldier cannot be raised as much as he wants.
Depending on the title, the number of people supported will also be different.
Just like Chai Jingyun's Prince Rui's Mansion, it can support three thousand private soldiers.
Lou Loulou and the southern frontier troops he brought over were considered private soldiers.
Moreover, this is still different from the guards who guard Prince Rui's Mansion.
Just like most of the guards who guard Prince Rui's Mansion stay inside Prince Rui's Mansion, but the private soldiers of Prince Rui's Mansion, Lou Loulou and the others, have their own school grounds and can dispatch troops for training.
Baron, as the lowest title, only has the right to five hundred private soldiers.
However, this is enough to protect Duan Jiabao.
Duanjiabao's guards could not exceed two hundred people at most, plus the baron's five hundred people.
In other words, it is normal for Duanjiabao to support 700 people within the current establishment.
After Emperor Shun finished speaking, he stood up and ordered several important ministers to follow him to the imperial study room to discuss the matter of rectifying the administration, and then directly announced his withdrawal from the court.
Just walking out of the hall, Zhang Sanfeng quickly caught up with General Ye Ming, "General, please slow down!"
Now Ye Ming is nearly sixty years old, but he has a sharp hearing and eyesight, and he walks very well.
However, he was not very keen on these political affairs. He would only propose some ideas to Emperor Shun when he needed to mobilize troops and generals.
Therefore, this kind of discussion on rectifying official affairs will naturally not fall on his head.
Hearing Zhang Sanfeng calling him, Ye Ming stopped, looked at him with a smile and said, "Master Zhang, do you have any advice?"
Ye Ming respected Zhang Sanfeng very much.
Back then, if the emperor hadn't betrothed his youngest daughter to the Dai family, Ye Ming would have considered recognizing Zhang Sanfeng as his son-in-law.
Of course, this is because Ye Ming has some complex feelings.
There is some hatred towards Mo Country.
When Ye Ming was young, he once stationed in the north. He often fought with the Mo Kingdom and was always very hostile to the Mo Kingdom.
When the Prince of Mo Kingdom came to Kyoto, Zhang Sanfeng humiliated the Prince of Mo Kingdom with a couplet in front of the palace. This made Ye Ming, who was also present at the time, feel very relieved.
He felt that Zhang Sanfeng's reason for fighting the Mo Kingdom Crown Prince in front of the palace was to save Dashun's face.
It was the same as when he was galloping on the battlefield and fighting the desert country with swords and guns.
Therefore, over the years, his relationship with Zhang Sanfeng has been relatively close.
In other words, Zhang Sanfeng has been promoted so quickly in recent years because of his promotion.
"General, I don't dare to give you any advice, but I have something to ask the general." Zhang Sanfeng smiled and walked a few steps quickly and rushed to Ye Ming.
A faint smile appeared on Ye Ming's face, "Let me guess, Mr. Zhang wants to ask, why did the emperor suddenly start to confer titles?"
Zhang Sanfeng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then said with a smile, "The general is really a god. You will know the little thoughts of this subordinate at a glance."
"Come on, get on my carriage, and we'll chat while we walk." Ye Ming said with a smile.
"In this case, you are disturbing the general!" Zhang Sanfeng bowed to Ye Ming, ordered his groom to follow him, and then followed Ye Ming into the carriage.
Ye Ming's carriage is extremely spacious.
The two of them were sitting across from each other, with a table in the middle on which the boiling water was boiling and a charcoal fire was blazing.
"Come, try this new Dongding Oolong." Ye Ming carefully made a pot of tea for Zhang Sanfeng.
Zhang Sanfeng thanked him, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip, and was full of praise.
Ye Ming was already good at tea. When he heard Zhang Sanfeng's praise, he was very happy and started discussing the tea ceremony with him.
Zhang Sanfeng also studied tea ceremony quite a lot, so the two naturally had a great time chatting with each other.
The carriage was moving slowly, and a cup of tea had been finished. Ye Ming suddenly stopped the tea cup in his hand, looked at Zhang Sanfeng and said, "Master Zhang, tell me, what do you think about this knighthood?"
