Zhang Juzheng was waiting to hear that Zhu Yijun had other thoughts about the care of soldiers, and they all sat up and listened quietly. Zhu Yijun calmed down his thoughts and asked first: "Can we get all the silver rewards and pensions for soldiers?"
The important ministers here were all a little embarrassed after hearing this. Zhang Juzheng replied: "Although the Ministry of War and the Metropolitan Procuratorate are supervising, it is still inevitable to take action." After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked angry and let out a long breath. He said to Zhang Juzheng: "Old sir, if we don't pay close attention to the management of officials, it will be difficult to solve the serious problems of the country."
Zhang Juzheng said sincerely that we have discussed this issue before, but now it is not the right time to bring it up again.
There was some embarrassment on his face, so he changed the subject and said: "The imperial censor of the left capital, Ge Shouli, has been ill for nearly a month and a half. It is better for the emperor to release him. Someone else will put the capital procuratorate under strict control and arrest the officials first."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "If Ge Shouli is released, Hai Rui will be transferred from Nanjing."
Zhang Juzheng couldn't laugh or cry after hearing this. After hearing this topic, half of the people's backs suddenly became wet. Although Wang Guoguang's face was calm, his sphincter muscles underneath were so frightened that he almost peed.
Zhang Juzheng replied: "I think Ge Shouli can still work for a few years. Today I will go to his house and drag him out."
Zhu Yijun was also very frightened about arresting officials and punishing them. Judging from past experience, Emperor Yongzheng of the Qing Dynasty is considered the leader among the leaders of the ZTE in the past dynasties who have focused on anti-corruption and achieved results.
But Yongzheng used his iron-like perseverance and courage to accomplish this. Now Zhu Yijun himself is still growing, his voice-changing period has not yet come, and he does not have so much energy to do such a big thing.
After typing a few words, he himself changed the subject and said: "The reward for soldiers is not only to give money, but also to give some spirit and spirit. I have thought about a 'medal system' and want to compare it with the current reward system. The system will be implemented in parallel." After saying this, he motioned to the eunuch to take out some papers and distribute them to the ministers.
While Zhang Juzheng was waiting to look at them, he drew some plum-shaped circular or polygonal signs on the paper, with the annotation on the edge: medal style, divided into seven columns.
Listen to Zhu Yijun explain: "Look at this first column, it is designed for soldiers."
"Soldiers who have not received official positions, as long as they have been on the battlefield once and seen blood, will be issued an iron plum blossom cloisonné medal - I named it the Loyal and Brave Medal to encourage their courage to go to the battlefield. Those who deserve this medal have no years. reward."
"Soldiers who go to the battlefield and are injured in battle are issued a copper plum blossom cloisonné medal to prove that they dare to fight and were injured for their country. Those who are equipped with this medal can receive ten kilograms of salt every year for life. And this medal can be used concurrently. Yes, each person can get up to two coins, so he can receive up to twenty kilograms of salt per year."
"Soldiers who go to the battlefield and capture the enemy's head will be issued a silver plum cloisonné medal. Those who are worthy of this medal will not kneel before civil servants. They will receive fifty kilograms of salt every year for life. This medal cannot be obtained both."
"Personal decapitation level three or above will be awarded the gold plum blossom cloisonné medal. In addition to enjoying all the benefits of the silver medal, those with this medal will be promoted to a small flag officer. - The other columns are similar, and I have also designed them for generals. Several medals have explanations on the paper.”
Tan Lun listened to what he said and said: "Your Majesty, I personally won the gold cloisonné medal with plum blossoms and cloisonne by beheading me. I cannot be promoted to a small flag officer."
Zhu Yijun asked strangely: "Isn't this how military merit is promoted at this time? If you get the third level, you can be promoted from a soldier to an official."
Tan Lun replied: "Your Majesty, you cannot have both promotion and reward. Since Jiajing, if the finances are tight, the court will give more promotion than reward. If it is more abundant, it is better to give out rewards as much as possible. After all, rewards are limited for a while, and promotions will be paid in the future. Infinite, more promotions are not as good as big rewards.”
Zhu Yijun was stunned when he heard this, and asked: "Soldiers prefer to be promoted or rewarded?" Tan Lun replied: "Most of them like to be rewarded. If the commander is below the general, they must charge into the battle. If you are promoted in this battle, you will die in the next battle." , it’s better to leave a big piece of silver for the family.”
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun said: "How can this be reasonable? Just now you reported that if someone is above a small flag, the family members of those killed in battle can receive two dou of rice and two coins of silver per month. If converted into silver, they can receive nearly half a tael per month, which can be enough for a year." If you receive five or six taels, you can earn back your first level of silver in five or six years. Who can not count this?"
At this time, all the important ministers showed their embarrassment again. Zhu Yijun looked at their faces and asked, "Can't you get this rice and silver on time?"
None of the ministers answered. Zhang Juzheng sighed and replied: "Your Majesty, it's not just a day that the imperial court has no money. In desperation, the rice and silver are all raised by the guards themselves. No one under the general banner can get it."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun frowned and said, "Who will pay for the money for the soldiers who were injured or killed in battle? Can the soldiers receive it?"
Zhang Juzheng replied: "This is all expenditure by the imperial court, and the soldiers can receive it."
Zhu Yijun still frowned and said: "Xiaoqi died in the battle and the family cannot receive the monthly rice. The bank matter must be resolved. Otherwise, if the soldiers have no ambition to make progress, how can they have fighting strength?"
Zhang Juzheng said: "Exactly, if the general wants to win, he can only encourage him with generous rewards, and there is no way to win."
Seeing that the words were gradually spreading, Zhang Juzheng continued: "Your Majesty, after the Tianshun of this dynasty, there were more and more people who pretended to be leaders and bravely performed extraordinary feats, and were injured because of their combined efforts. Military positions were overflowing and annual rewards increased. All ancestors of the past generations were unable to do so. The Qing Dynasty retreated. After King Sejong, Qi Gong and Qi Li were not promoted. If they wanted to be promoted, the court would only focus on head-level merit. To get rewards, they could only receive silver for the first level and silver for injuries."
"As a result, in addition to the fact that Xiaoqi's family cannot receive silver and rice, the soldiers do not rush into battle, and they have more than enough to defend but not enough to attack. This is also a major drawback in the army."
"If we want to solve the problem, we can only ask the court to bear the rice and silver expenses of the families of the officers who died in battle. It will consume more than 800,000 taels of silver a year. It is really difficult to afford it now."
Zhu Yijun heard this and asked Zhang Hong: "Except for the one million gold and silver coins in the palace every year, how much other money is there?"
Zhang Hong returned: "Your Majesty, there is still a little over 1.6 million taels."
Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Juzheng: "Let's work together. It doesn't matter if I live a tight life. I will give out 600,000 yuan every year, and the court will give out another 200,000 yuan from anywhere. Let's take care of this first."
Zhang Juzheng led his ministers to kneel down and praise him. Zhu Yijun now holds the imperial store and the imperial factory. The 600,000 yuan should not be taken seriously, but he has too much to invest. It would be a bit painful to take out the 600,000 yuan.
Sighing: "I originally designed the medal in a hurry, thinking it could inspire soldiers to dare to fight, but I didn't know that the court didn't even provide the minimum treatment, so what's the use of issuing a card?!"
Zhang Juzheng replied: "The emperor's design of the medal system is indeed a brilliant move. I will take the drawings back first, carefully consider the style, and then write the title and the written form."
Tan Lun also said: "Your Majesty, the shortcomings of the imperial military affairs are not limited to one end, but affect the whole body, which is the most difficult. We can only carefully consider and slowly solve it." After hearing this, all the ministers nodded in agreement. .
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun could only change the subject and said: "I plan to let Li Chengliang take advantage of the victory to pursue, knock down Gule City, turn Wang Gao out and chop him up. Is this still feasible?"
Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, this is the busiest time for spring sowing. If Liaodong is allowed to raise more troops, I am afraid that Liaodong will be hungry this year. It is best to wait until the grain is harvested after autumn before attacking."
Since Zhu Yijun traveled through time, he defeated Feng Bao easily. From then on, he was able to summon opponents on the platform and kill in Nanyuan with ease. Rarely was any problem frustrating him. Today's discussion at Wuying Hall cast an oily, sticky shadow on his heart. There is a saying in my hometown to describe his feeling of gradually getting more and more involved in dealing with state affairs—his trousers are wrapped around his legs!
