"Gene analysis?"
"What analysis?"
Xiao Han was slightly startled.
"Aren't you going to use what you taught us to cultivate high-quality rice seeds?"
Xu Zhuxuan was also slightly stunned and couldn't react for a while.
"Use it, you will definitely have to use it later."
"But we don't know what genes are in rice and how to use them?"
"Shouldn't we first cultivate the land through practical operations and speculate on its composition?"
"If I knew the genes of these rice seeds, what would I need you to do? Don't I know better than you?"
Xiao Han rolled his eyes and resisted asking Jiang You to come over and drag these three guys out to fight.
"Get out of here, go and do whatever you have to do. If you're here again, you're just thinking about picking up what's already available and dragging you out to play fifty big games."
Xiao Han snorted.
Really, the three wage earners still wanted to get ready-made rice from themselves. If they had the genetic makeup of ready-made rice seeds, why would they bother to do so? They just figured out the subsequent cross-breeding plan without any detours. of.
"Your Highness."
"Brother Tong is back."
After driving away three whimsical "agricultural college graduate students", Ruoyi approached Xiao Handao.
"came back."
"Let him come to me."
Xiao Han nodded slightly.
Not long after, Tong Zhangshun, wearing armor, walked in from outside.
"Tong Zhangshun meets His Highness!"
Tong Zhangshun saluted Xiao Han and said.
"Um."
"Just come back."
Xiao Han helped Tong Zhangshun up.
Tong Zhangshun accepted his task of following the large army on his behalf, which gave Xiao Han a chance to avoid Xiangyang's assassination.
Xiao Han was naturally happy when Tong Zhangshun came back.
"By the way, Brother Tong, since you are back, will Mu Ying and Lan Yu be here soon?"
Xiao Han asked Tong Zhangshun.
"Back to Your Highness, they are still dozens of miles away from Jinling City and will arrive tomorrow."
"I came back to see you first. I heard from Marshal Mu and others that His Majesty is preparing to arrange a ceremony and banquet to welcome the triumph. I think it won't take long before someone will come to inform His Highness."
Tong Zhangshun said to Xiao Han.
"really."
"When the army returns victorious, dad will definitely make arrangements."
Xiao Han also nodded slightly.
To be honest, Xiao Han actually didn't want to go to such a banquet.
It's just that Xiao Han's expedition this time can be said to be a great achievement, and he has no choice but to go.
"I don't know what seals Dad will give these people this time."
Xiao Han said to himself.
If we talk about this battle, at a big scale, it means destroying three countries in a row, but at a small scale, it means wiping out one country.
For such meritorious deeds, apart from the fact that Xiao Han, who is already a duke, is inconvenient to be crowned king too early, the titles of Mu Ying and Lan Yu will definitely move forward.
"Snowstorm!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Biao had already walked in outside the British Duke's mansion.
"Mu Ying and the others are coming back tomorrow. Dad is going to have a banquet for all the officials. As a great hero who defeated the Xia Kingdom, Prince Liang and the Duan family, remember to go and attend."
Zhu Biao said to Xiao Han personally.
"Well, I will go. This time, how will our father plan to reward you?"
Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao curiously.
"This time... it's a bit special. Everyone in this group of people played a big role."
"It's okay for Mu Ying. Dad has already planned to send him to the south to guard him. It doesn't matter if he is given a higher position."
"But Zhu Wenzheng, Lan Yu, and He Wenhui's father doesn't want to ban them too quickly now, especially after I mentioned your southern strategy to him, he even more planned to allow them to continue to fight in the army. He wanted to To avoid the situation where it cannot be sealed and has to be abandoned.”
"Especially, this involves you. If a reward is given, you will inevitably be promoted from Duke to County King."
"In this case, when you make another great contribution, dad will have no choice but to elevate you to the level of a prince because you are a member of the Ming royal family."
"Although Dad treats you as his son, he doesn't intend to let you go out and eat like those little brats. Instead, he intends to let you stay in Yingtian Mansion."
"But if you really reach the level of a prince, then in order for you to continue to stay in Yingtian Mansion, my father will have no choice but to completely use you as a civil servant."
Zhu Biao said slightly before speaking.
"so…"
"What do you mean dad?"
Xiao Han couldn't help but become more curious after hearing Zhu Biao's words.
"My father and mother discussed it for a long time, and in the end, it was my mother who came up with a retro idea."
Zhu Biao said.
"Retro idea?"
“How retro can it be?”
"Is it possible that mother can still suggest that father let these people go out and establish kingdoms in places other than the Ming Dynasty?"
Xiao Han was slightly startled.
"Not this one."
"After all, the forces surrounding the Ming Dynasty now have certain strength. Even our Ming Dynasty cannot easily provoke public anger."
"My mother's idea is to borrow the title of an ancient general in addition to the title, and confer it as a kind of honor in the form of a reward, so as to slow down the speed of promotion to the title."
"For example, in the Han Dynasty, generals like Siyi and Sizhen were given titles."
Zhu Biao opened his mouth to explain.
"Mom, this is a beautiful trick. It can not only solve the reward problem, but also prevent dad from being hesitant to use it again because they are so quick to perform meritorious deeds."
Xiao Han's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly after hearing Zhu Biao's explanation.
Sure enough, Queen Ma was worthy of being Zhu Yuanzhang's virtuous wife, because the appearance of Xiao Han caused the Ming Dynasty to shift its strategy, which required more troops.
Faced with this situation, even Xiao Hanlai may not be able to think of a better solution than Queen Ma.
If Zhu Yuanzhang asked Xiao Han, Xiao Han would most likely throw out the military rank system of later generations. However, in terms of applicability, it is obvious that the use of retro general titles will make these proud soldiers of the Ming Dynasty more acceptable.
After all, if there was an operation to increase military rank as a reward, Xiao Han himself would feel inconsistent with this group of Ming people, not to mention others.
"Then how did you arrange the grading of general titles?"
Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao.
In the Ming Dynasty, the titles of some generals represented the official positions of military attachés. Such titles were definitely not suitable as additional titles.
"This is my second purpose for coming to you."
"Mom couldn't figure out how to arrange it for a while, so let me ask your opinion."
Zhu Biao showed a smile to Xiao Han.
"Uh-huh?"
"You and your parents didn't come up with any results?"
Xiao Han's eyes widened slightly.
"Ahem!"
"It's like this. Originally there was no problem with this matter, but our Ming Dynasty has a lot of people who can fight. When we conquer neighboring countries in the future, we will definitely need more general titles to provide them with."
"So my father and mother disagreed on whether these titles should be considered exclusive to only one person, or whether they should be considered a level of titles that can be used by multiple people."
Zhu Biao coughed twice.
"How to say?"
Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao.
"Mom thinks it should be an exclusive account and classify different accounts."
"But Dad thinks this is too troublesome. It would be better to just select a few as the ban level to save trouble."
Zhu Biao opened his mouth to explain.
"What do you think?"
Xiao Han asked Zhu Biao.
"I don't have any ideas, so isn't this why I'm asking you?"
"What do you think?"
Zhu Biao chuckled.
"My thoughts are the same as my father's. It's better to treat it as an independent title level."
"Otherwise, there will be too many bans. Although the person who has been given the ban will feel that he has gained respect, it will be very difficult for others to remember them all, and they will not even know who has a higher ban level and who has a lower ban level."
Xiao Han thought for a while and said.
"Then how many general titles should we use to establish this title level?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"General, hussar general, leading general..."
Xiao Han touched his chin and spoke.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Our Ming Dynasty's military attache system includes the title of Hussar."
Zhu Biao frowned.
"No need for these."
Xiao Han continued to speak.
"I think the Siping, Four Towns, and Four Expeditions you just mentioned are very good."
"It's just that the meaning of that title in ancient times must be inappropriate. We need to give it a new meaning."
"In Han, their wars involved different states, which has nothing to do with our Ming Dynasty, so we can define the southeast, northwest, and northwest as our Ming Dynasty's war zones."
"The Northern War Zone is aimed at the Mongolian Yuan and other nomadic, fishing and hunting barbarians in the north."
"The Western Theater, targeting the countries in the Western Region."
"The Southern War Zone is aimed at the countries in southern Xinjiang."
Xiao Han said to Zhu Biao.
"What about the Eastern War Zone? To the east is the sea. Oh, I understand. The Eastern War Zone is the imperial guard of our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, raised a question, and then gave his own answer.
"Ahem!"
"That's what I think. When the Ming Dynasty defeats the Japanese pirates along the coast, the Eastern
The navy was organized and trained on the eastern coast, which was regarded as the eastern war zone and targeted Fuso and other overseas countries. "
"As for Zhengzhen Anping, it still represents the level. In order to prevent the level from being insufficient, we can add a first, second, and third level."
"In this way, the hierarchy is clear and it also reflects the war zone."
Xiao Han coughed twice.
"There is only the Navy in the Eastern Theater Zone. Is it weaker in comparison?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"I think exactly the opposite of you."
"I feel that if all the navy is given to the Eastern Theater Command, the Eastern Theater Command will be too strong."
"After the navy is established, if the southern countries have completely surrendered by then, we can allocate part of the navy to the southern theater."
Xiao Han shook his head slightly and said.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang fought in the Poyang Lake water battle when they founded the country, the thinking of the old Zhu family still stayed in the traditional ancient model.
It was believed that the navy was not as effective as the land army after all, so the Ming Dynasty repeatedly jumped between the open sea and the forbidden sea.
The fundamental reason is that the military power on the water in the Ming Dynasty was too weak and it lacked the right to speak in the court.
Even Zheng He, who later went to the Western Seas, was just a fourth-grade eunuch, but he was already the pinnacle of Ming Dynasty water power.
For a long time, all dynasties have been making do with land power, and have little or no understanding of sea power.
But Xiao Han understands how much advantage the country that is the first to acquire strong maritime power can take, and he also understands how important the strength of maritime power is to a big country.
It can be said that if you are rich, you will enclose the land across the sea, and if you are poor, you will defend the enemy from the sea.
"Well, since you think it's okay, then it shouldn't be a big problem."
"That's right. If the Eastern War Zone is targeting Japanese pirates, it would make sense."
Zhu Biao nodded. Although he still didn't understand what Xiao Han said, he still said so out of trust in Xiao Han.
"Then which war zone do you want to be banned from?"
Zhu Biao asked Xiao Han.
"ah?"
"Me, I don't need it. The worst I can do is break the rule and follow the example of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and just give me the title of General Tiance."
Xiao Han chuckled.
"go away!"
"Why is your face so big?"
Zhu Biao rolled his eyes.
"Ahem, just hang me up in the Eastern War Zone for the time being. It doesn't matter if I go to other places personally, but I have to defeat the Japanese pirates myself."
"By the way, the title of a general who represents our identity cannot be given in vain. We must also give additional salary according to the grade. In addition, if you want to enjoy the title of war zone, you must at least have meritorious service in the title before you can start to enter this grade sequence."
Xiao Han coughed twice and straightened his expression.
We must not forget their original intention of creating this retro title. This is not just to create a Ming Dynasty version of the military rank, but to extend the life cycle of the generals and avoid the situation of being unable to seal them. Naturally, they cannot give it too easily.
"good!"
Zhu Biao nodded and agreed.
The next day.
Outside Jinling City.
The warships returning from victory slowly docked at Dajiangzhipan outside Jinling City.
"put!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting in his seat, and with a wave of his hand, two rows of black muzzles behind him suddenly burst into flames, and fireworks shot into the sky and exploded in mid-air.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk!"
"This thing can be called fireworks, and it has to be set off with cannons to make it exciting."
Listening to the roar of the cannon, Zhu Yuanzhang was quite satisfied.
"The last general, Mu Ying, led the army to conquer the Xia Kingdom and took advantage of the situation to pacify the Liang King and the Duan family in southern Xinjiang. Fortunately, he lived up to his command!"
"For such a small feat, His Majesty was allowed to leave the city in person. I will be ashamed of myself!"
Mu Ying took Lan Yu and others to pay homage to Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Yes, yes, even if I don't mention you, there is still our son Fengxue, right?"
"We said at the beginning that when you triumph, I will personally give you a banquet to celebrate your victory. Now, I have kept my word."
"Come here, serve wine to the soldiers!"
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand.
Suddenly, someone brought out jars of fine wine. Of course, the only supplier was the British government.
Wine and meat were given, a feast was held, and Zhu Yuanzhang finally began to announce the rewards for the generals.
"Blessed by heaven."
"The emperor issued an edict!"
"The army led by Mu Ying and others is indispensable for wiping out the three forces of Xia, Liang and Duan."
"Today, Commander-in-Chief Mu Ying is granted the title of Marquis of Xiping, first-class Pingnan General, and..."
The eunuch's voice echoed, making all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty stunned.
In this battle, Mu Ying, Lan Yu and others all fought to become marquises.
However, what does the east, west, south, and north mean like the ancients, and they are actually divided into equal parts.
"Your Majesty, who are these generals from east to west, north and south?"
Zhu Wen Zhengping asked Zhu Yuanzhang from behind.
Among these people, he took the title the least seriously. He was from the Zhu family because Xiao Han was spared from committing suicide after the bloody battle in Hongdu.
Therefore, I am interested in this new title of war zone general.
(End of chapter)
