Although the opening of the vassal state was also a big deal, now that there was a great victory in the northwest, everything else had to make way for this.
After the celebration, it was naturally the reward, which was very important.
Putting everything else aside, just the reward of forty taels of silver per head was enough to make many ministers feel the pinch.
Although the report of victory claimed 100,000 heads, everyone knew that this number was not true. However, Qi Jiguang had reported 84,000 heads.
Apart from the 10,000 ambushed and the spoils from the battle with Hwang Tae-gil, the rest were heads from small tribes.
In any case, if there were heads reported, this was a common practice in the border army.
Many people in the imperial court were now impeaching Qi Jiguang, one of which was false reporting of military merits.
In fact, there were people fighting in the front, and there were people holding them back. This was a common thing in the Daming.
Zhu Yijun also knew that he could not reverse this trend for the time being, and there were even people impeaching Qi Jiguang for killing innocent people to take credit for himself.
In any case, he was out to make his presence known, which made people angry and helpless.
Sitting on the Dragon Throne, Zhu Yijun looked at the officials who were quarreling with each other while he sat calmly.
He was already used to this situation. When Zhu Yijun looked at the Honours, he found that they were actually watching the show from the sidelines.
It was not a day or two that he had raised the status of the Commander-In-Chief of the Five Armies and the Honours.
But these people were still like this. At this time, they were still unwilling to accept Qi Jiguang, and were not even willing to stand up for Qi Jiguang.
It seemed that these people had fallen too far and needed some stimulation.
Wasn't there a poem that said, "Ask the canal which is so clear, for there is flowing water from the source?"
These Honours were living too comfortably.
As for whether Qi Jiguang had killed innocent people to take credit for himself, Zhu Yijun did not care at all. When fighting on the grasslands and facing the Wala, who was innocent?
Zhu Yijun didn't care at all that killing a good person to take credit for was nonsense.
As for the false report, Zhu Yijun knew that these 84,000 heads were definitely fake.
But this time, they had won. Zhu Yijun was willing to pinch his nose and take these false heads.
The Imperial Horse Supervisor had also sent an intelligence report. The real number of heads was 74,000, and the false report was 10,000.
Qi Jiguang couldn't be blamed for this. It wasn't the first or second time that the imperial court had given a discount to rewards.
"Alright, stop arguing!"
When Zhu Yijun saw that the quarrel was almost over, he opened his mouth and said, "Look at all of you. How improper. Imperial Censor Han Zhang has lost his etiquette in front of Lord Han Zhang. He will be fined half a year's salary."
Han Zhang hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "This subject accepts his punishment and thanks for your kindness!"
"This time, the rewards will be based on the 84,000 heads. Each head will be rewarded with 40 taels of silver. The total will be 3,360,000 taels of silver. Ministry of Revenue, get someone to allocate the money!"
Zhu Yijun directly set the tone for this matter. There was nothing more to investigate.
"Compensation for the dead and injured will also be given according to the highest standards."
Zhu Yijun added another sentence.
Many people's expressions turned ugly. The reward for each head was more than three million taels of silver. Including the compensation for the dead and injured, wouldn't it be five million taels of silver?
This expenditure was too high. If five million taels of silver was taken out, the national treasury would be empty.
This did not even include the rewards for meritorious officials. That was also a large expenditure.
In the war in the northwest, more than two million taels of silver had been invested in the early stages. The various granaries had been allocated an incalculable amount of grain. It could be said that in this war, the entire Daming's savings since Zhang Juzheng's reform had been used up. This was unacceptable.
"Your Majesty, this must not be done!"
Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Revenue, stood up first.
"It is good that Your Majesty sympathizes with the soldiers, but if you really reward them like this, then the national treasury will be empty.
Not to mention anything else, I'm afraid we won't even be able to give out next month's official stipends. "At this point, Zhang Xueyan directly knelt down." Your Majesty, please take back your order! "
"Your Majesty, please take back your order!"
After Zhang Xueyan knelt down, many of the officials followed suit.
Zhu Yijun expressionlessly looked at them and lightly said, "Everyone, since you promised 40 taels of silver per head before the war, I naturally cannot break my promise.
As for the money, you do not need to worry. "
"A few days ago, Zhang Jing's report was submitted. This time, the property of the Qi family and the illegal salt merchants in Yangzhou was confiscated. In total, we obtained more than four million taels of silver."
"This money will not go into the palace treasury. It will all be used as the rewards for this war in the northwest!"
The officials were surprised. They knew that Zhang Jing had made a lot of money in Yangzhou, but they didn't expect it to be this much.
More than four million taels of silver? Were the salt merchants in Yangzhou that rich?
Many people had complicated feelings.
Some felt resentful, some felt pity, and some were excited.
Zhu Yijun didn't care what they thought. He also felt pain in his heart. He hadn't even warmed his hands with the money, and now it was given away.
But for the war in the northwest, he didn't mind spending it.
Of course, this wasn't all of Yangzhou's gains.
These were the only things that were given away, but the land, shops, houses, and other real estate, as well as large quantities of calligraphy and paintings, were truly priceless.
However, there was no need to tell these things to the officials. Zhu Yijun felt that this was quite appropriate.
When Zhang Xueyan heard Zhu Yijun's words, he quickly stood up from the ground and went back to his group.
When the others saw Zhang Xueyan's actions, they were dissatisfied. They could only stand up. If the Minister of Revenue didn't say anything, then they had no right to say anything.
The Emperor had already said that he couldn't break his promise to his soldiers, so what else could he say?
If he really didn't give the money and caused a mutiny, then he wouldn't be able to bear the consequences.
As for Zhang Xueyan, he didn't care where the money came from. As long as the Ministry of Revenue didn't pay, then it was fine.
The five million taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue was his lifeblood. No one could touch it. Originally, he had planned on having the Emperor's palace treasury pay for it, but this was fine.
After solving the money problem, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Now that we're done talking about money, let's talk about rewards!"
"This time, we defeated Walla in the northwest and occupied Guihua City. This was my greatest achievement since ascending to the throne. All of you worked tirelessly on the inside, and the soldiers forgot about the outside world. That's how we were able to achieve this.
I want to use the title of nobility as a reward to reopen the second title of Baron. What do you all think? "
When Zhu Yijun said this, many people's jaws dropped. Reopen the second title of Baron?
Did they hear wrong?
After Zhu Yijun said this, he looked directly at the Honours with a ruminating gaze.
In reality, reopening the second title of Baron didn't affect them much, but this meant that the Emperor was going to reopen the system of nobility.
This had a great impact on the Honours. Once new Honours rose, they would inevitably challenge their positions.
The civil officials were very vigilant. The Honours becoming more powerful was not a good thing for them.
This went against their policy of using the civil to control the military. It was also at odds with the values that they believed martial artists were vulgar and would bring chaos to the country.
The Honours were extravagant, and the civil officials were already dissatisfied with them. It wouldn't do to add more Honours.
"That's right, I also want to reopen the title of nobility for the civil officials!"
Without waiting for anyone to speak, Zhu Yijun added, "The civil officials assist the Emperor and the commoners. Their contributions belong to the court. I am going to reopen the title of nobility for the civil officials to show their contributions. What do you all think?"
If it was just the first title of Baron, Zhu Yijun probably wouldn't get the support of the civil officials.
It was different if the civil officials were to be conferred nobility. Although they despised the Honours in their hearts, didn't the civil officials want to be Honours?
That represented status and a golden rice bowl. Who wouldn't want that?
"I think that Your Majesty's decision is wise and farsighted. It is indeed a good plan!"
Imperial Censor Han Zhang had just been fined his salary. At this time, not only did he not stop, but he was the first to stand out to support Zhu Yijun. He began to advocate for Zhu Yijun.
"I think that Your Majesty's plan is very good. I think it is feasible."
Imperial Scholar Chen?
Chen?
Hunchback, cowardly, hugging, chiseling, humorous, stirring up the sea?
Qiao Huan Su?
Imitating Tong Bao?
Bad?
And Huan Su Ti Yu?
Chair?
Si??
Old shrimp Liao Xue Zi Zhe Zhong Fei?
Gravestone?
Bi Tu?
Bi Shu?
When he heard Zhu Yijun say that the civil officials would be conferred nobility, the first person he thought of was himself.
The civil officials were most qualified to be conferred nobility. Of course, it was him, the Imperial Scholar!
In Chen?
Hunchback, cowardly?
Luo??
Meng Xianbu, cowardly, cowardly?
Di Shun, cowardly, cowardly?
Buy Tu Pin Granny's resentment?
Appointment with Hou Bi Mu?
Rotational School?
Pleading Huan Su Jing, Falcon Cook Ji, Happy Waiting for Thumb Fatigue
These people were basically all Chen?
Stealing oysters?
Thumb Lantern Swan Chun Shou Yun Dao Liao Yi Twin?
Why did Zhu Yijun keep Chen?
Tuo Huan Su??
Mu Tuo Qiao??
Duo Luo Lu??
Bow Thumb Lazy W Yohan, Sigh Mother and Mother Luo?
Chatter?
Ni?
Na Play?
Ni??
Ni??
Ni? ∑ Ni?
Ni?
Fei Liu Yu Lu Jia? Worth Collecting Toad?
After they created this illusion, he could go along with the public opinion.
The faces of the Honours darkened, but they didn't dare to stand out.
Conferring nobility on military officers was equivalent to conferring nobility on their subordinates. Although they were extremely unwilling, they didn't dare to oppose it.
If anyone stood out to oppose it, they would lose the support of the people.
They naturally didn't want to see the civil officials being conferred nobility, but they couldn't do anything about it!
Shen Shixing stood on the spot and listened to the praises around him. His emotions were somewhat complicated.
In reality, didn't Shen Shixing want to be conferred nobility?
Of course he wanted to. He was also a human, how could he not want to be conferred nobility?
But this conferment wasn't as simple as conferring nobility. Even if he wanted to oppose it, he didn't dare to stand out.
Conferring nobility on civil officials. Looking at how excited these people were, this policy would definitely receive the support of countless civil officials.
If he stood out to oppose it, he would probably become the target of public criticism. He sighed in his heart. Shen Shixing couldn't help but admire the brilliance of the Emperor's hand!
These people wouldn't say anything about violating the ancestral rules in court. From the era of Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, they were all reformists. They had done many things that violated the ancestral rules. If they really brought up the ancestral rules, they would probably be impeached.