Huang Qiong did not immediately respond to the Yudu commander's request. But after Su Changshi and his party arrived, he said: "The key issue now is not the problem of officials at all levels in the rebel army. It is how to deal with these more than 30,000 rebel soldiers. Among the rebels The generals are easy to talk to, and each of them with good rank will reward them with a prison car."
"But if these more than 30,000 soldiers are not handled well, it will cause chaos. If nothing else, how much energy will it take to pacify the people who have nowhere to go if they occupy Xiaoshan Forest? In addition, among these more than 30,000 soldiers, there are There is no such person who was originally a gangster, and now all of them need to be investigated before they can be dealt with."
Having said this, Huang Qiong looked at the person he had found, and said directly: "How should we deal with these matters? Mr. Yu is a military attache, so he has no rights and no experience. I am here to ask you. I would like to ask you civil servants how to handle this matter. Sima Tongzhi, you are the Tongzhi of Hulao Pass and Fumin, and you are also the head of the local civil servants. Please tell me first."
Huang Qiong asked, "You look at me, I look at you," and felt a little at a loss for a moment. As for the colleague of Hulao Pass, Huang Qiong nodded him on the head, so he had to bite the bullet and speak first: "After your prince arrived at Hulao Pass, all his decisions were wise, and we are all convinced. Your prince is the envoy of Zhengzhou, what are these people doing?" Naturally, the prince has full authority to decide on the placement."
"Bullshit, I didn't say anything. Why are you so convinced? If I have to make the decision on everything, why would I come to discuss with you? You are the magistrate of Hulaoguan and the people, and you are also in charge of local civil affairs. You are also considered territorial. Officer. I came to you to ask for your advice, not to flatter you." Huang Qiong's face turned ugly when it was obvious that the flattery of this colleague was wrong.
Looking at Huang Qiong, who had a gloomy expression, the Tongzhi master was frightened and quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Back to the prince, my humble position is an Enmeng official. It is neither a Jinshi nor a civil servant. It turns out that my humble position is also a military attaché. , although he has never been in the frontier army, he has always been on duty in the Eighth Army of the Royal Forest."
"I worked hard in the Eighth Army of the Imperial Forest until I reached the fifth rank. Later, my father also knew that the humble post meant that I was afraid of hardship and death, so I was really not the type to join the army. If I was selected for the lowly post that day, it would be difficult to rotate to the frontier army. If you miss an important event, you will also bring trouble to the family. Ten years ago, my father tried every means to change his humble position from military to civil."
"Anyway, a humble position is not for the eldest son in the family, and the title passed down from the ancestors does not belong to the humble position. When an Enmeng official reaches the fourth rank, he has reached the top. The humble position is really not the material for joining the army. Instead of working in the army, it is better to He should be released as a civil servant as soon as possible so that he can make some money to support his family."
"Hulao Pass itself is directly under the control of the Ministry of War and is not under the management of local states and counties. There are not many people in the pass, and because it is located on an important road, most of them are shops. There is a lot of oil and water here, and there are no trivial things. Except for collecting In addition to collecting taxes, we also deal with the cases where some officers and soldiers fight with the owners of gambling houses and brothels because they refuse to pay gambling and prostitution fees.”
"There are few things to do, a lot of oil and water, and it is close to the capital. There is still some care under his nose. The most important thing is that there is no governance of prefectures and counties, nor does it lead the army to fight. There is only oil and water, and there is no need to bear any responsibilities at all. In fact, It’s the best position for me in the Qi Dynasty. Anyway, in a family with a humble position, we don’t expect to be promoted from a humble position to honor our ancestors.”
"As long as the troops stationed at Hulao Pass don't rebel, they won't cause any trouble. And the troops I've come from have been paid generously, so as long as they don't deduct their pay, the troops stationed in the mainland won't cause any big trouble. So I'm working in the Ministry of War in a humble position. After a few years of hard work, my colleagues here were vacated, so my father worked hard to help me find such an official position."
"Ji Zhi has never been a local official and has no experience in governing prefectures and counties. It's not that I'm trying to shirk it sincerely, but I really don't know how to do this. Your Majesty, you have also seen that Hulao Pass is located on an important road. , but apart from the garrison, the rest are merchants that provide convenience for merchants, and there are even more prostitutes in Guanzhong than girls from serious families."
"Although this Hulao Pass is prosperous, the total number of people in the pass is less than half of the rebels. It is better to deal with the fights between the sergeants and the people than to manage the civil affairs. I dare not deceive the prince in my humble position. Please forgive me for this humble position." This guy explained, kowtowing desperately. There is no trace of the style of a child from a noble family in this style.
Seeing this guy banging his head so hard, you could hear it even through the thick Persian carpet. Huang Qiong could only look at each other with the Yudu commander and Su Changshi, shake their heads and smile bitterly. Huang Qiong also felt somewhat helpless for Liuli Danzi, who was always on his knees and couldn't focus on the key points except running errands, and who seemed to have no other problems.
Huang Qiong was just about to get angry, but the string of cold jade rosary beads in his hand stopped him, and his anger suddenly dropped again. Then I remembered that for this kind of guy, there is really no way to get angry. You can't give someone a slap in the face just because they tell you the truth. If he really did something like that, it would make him look like he has no tolerance for others.
I really don't want this guy to get involved in this kind of thing, lest I completely lose my appetite for discussing things. Huang Qiong ignored him who was kneeling aside. After standing up and walking back and forth for a few steps, he raised his head and said to him: "Okay, you don't need to discuss this matter anymore. The supplies among the rebels have been counted. I, the king, I have an errand for you."
"If it is done well, I can forget the blame for the unfavorable things that were done before. If it is not done well, then I will not be blamed. You can find a crooked neck tree to hang yourself, so as not to implicate your father, who has great powers. . The materials and money seized this time have been counted and recorded. Logically speaking, these materials and money should be turned over to the court."
"However, before we set off, I promised the Xiaoqi Camp that I would ask for a reward for them if they won the battle. Now that the imperial court is having a hard time, I don't know when the money will be allocated if I submit the report. I cannot let the soldiers of the Xiaoqi Camp, There will be blood and tears. In this way, I will be the master. Anyway, after handing over these materials and money, I don’t know if they will end up in that bastard’s pocket.”
"The Xiaoqi Battalion supervises the food and salary officer. Meng Jin who stayed behind this time did not follow. You are fully responsible. According to the ordinary soldiers who participated in the battle at Hulao Pass in the past two days, each person who is not injured will receive twenty-five guan, and each person who is slightly injured will receive 25 guan. Fifty guan for each person, 100 guan for each seriously injured person, and 300 guan for each person killed in battle. The rewards will be distributed first."
"This amount is the base number. For each lower-level military attache such as the team leader, corps leader, and team leader, ten guan will be added to this base number for each higher level. For those who are killed in battle, an additional 100 guan will be added. This includes the burial fee, but if you die in battle, Those who died in the war are not included in the pension that the court should give. Those who died in the war and whose families are in Hulao Pass will be given an additional five hundred guan to each family as a pension."
"In addition, I will naturally ask for the grace that the court should give. The soldiers of the Xiaoqi battalion who will come later and participate in the war. According to this standard, ordinary soldiers will receive ten guan each, and military attachés with no rank below the team leader will pay each One level higher. As for officials with more than 100 households, it is inconvenient for me to issue rewards directly. The rewards will be given separately after reporting to the court."
"The three military officers who were killed by Jiang Xin were each given one thousand guan, twenty taels of gold, and two hundred taels of silver as compensation. As for the two hundred households who were killed by this king, they should be burned, buried and buried by the officials. No pension will be given. The king will contribute 50 guan to each person and give it to his family for burial. You will go to Wang Dalong later and get a 100 guan banknote from him."
Having said this, Huang Qiong stared at the colleague for a long time before continuing: "How greedy you are on weekdays, I can't control it. Because that is a matter for the Ministry of War and the Yushitai, and I don't have that long hand. But this If you dare to take a penny from it, I will kill your whole family alive regardless of who your father is."
The reward given by Huang Qiong actually had something in it. He rewarded ordinary soldiers, as well as military attachés who were not in the top ranks, such as team leaders, captains, and team leaders. Starting from the 100 households above the eighth rank, he did not give any rewards. This is done very cleverly. According to Daqi's customization, military attaches with more than 100 households are considered to be top-notch military attaches.
Only those military attachés who begin to register with the Ministry of War can be called superior officers. As for those with less than 100 households, they can only be regarded as military officials and are regarded as inferior. Reward these people and no one will say anything. Because the appointment of these people does not require the Ministry of War to make decisions, and a captain can make the decision.
But if rewards are given to more than a hundred households, those military attaches who have registered with the Ministry of War, this is obviously a taboo. If these people want to show their merit, they must report it to the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, and all rewards need to be given by the court. All military attache awards come from the imperial court. This was emphasized repeatedly by Huang Qiong, the emperor, when he regained power.
Anyone who touches this point is going to have trouble with the emperor. It would be even more taboo if Huang Qiong gave the reward privately. Even if the emperor trusts him now, he will not give him good things to eat. Therefore, the reward given by Huang Qiong is still quite tricky. That is to say, he showed the whole army that he would never break his promise, and he did not touch the emperor's bottom line.
The most important thing is to let the generals of Xiaoqi Camp know that although they have no rewards for the time being. But as long as the King of England is here, what should be given to them will never escape. In this way, it also calmed the minds of the generals of the Xiaoqi camp in disguise. Moreover, the rewards given by Huang Qiong were not generous except for those who died in battle.
For ordinary soldiers who participated in the war and were not injured, twenty-five guan of money was only two months' pay. As for the generous rewards he gave to the fallen, no one can say anything. After all, everyone is dead, so it is reasonable to give more. What's more, even if you win over, who else can win over the dead to work for you?
Huang Qiong rewarded the soldiers who participated in the battle at Xiaoqi Camp and Hulao Pass with great skill. Even though he fulfilled his promise, he did not deliberately touch the emperor's bottom line. But Huang Qiong's attitude towards the Tongzhi master was completely different. While warning the colleague, Huang Qiong's cold eyes never left his face.
Hearing Huang Qiong's threat, the colleague kowtowed repeatedly and said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter of humble position will definitely be handled properly, and there will never be a penny less. Although humble position is greedy, it also knows what to be greedy for and what to do." You shouldn't be greedy. Such things as corrupting and burying fallen soldiers and providing for them and wiping out their children and grandchildren are something you can't do in a lowly position."
"Although I may be a little greedy, I also know that there are three kinds of greed. The first point that bears the brunt is that we never withhold soldiers' military pay, burials, and pensions. Once you start from this, the soldiers will not have enough to eat, not wear warm, and will die. If there is no one to take care of it, it will easily lead to military chaos. Therefore, since Xiaguan took office, the food and salary have always been fully paid."
"The second is to never start with ordnance. Ordnance is the primary material for combat. Once there is a problem with it, it will be a big problem. Although Hulao Pass has been at peace for more than a hundred years, it is the gateway to Gyeonggi after all. As long as there is no chaos here. , once chaos breaks out, it will definitely shock the capital and reach Shengting."
