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In the eyes of most people, the meeting and conversation between Zhao Junchen and Zhang Cheng was just an inconsequential episode and not worth paying attention to.

After Zhang Cheng left, Zhao Junchen quickly returned to his role and continued to distribute rewards and pensions to the soldiers, as if he didn't take this matter to heart either.

But in fact, the significance of this matter is very significant, if you can take the opportunity to find a group of loyal and reliable subordinates to bring back to the capital, many of Zhao Junchen's plans can speed up the progress, and many things that were originally difficult will become easy, which will inevitably be one of Zhao Junchen's most important gains in Shaanxi and Gansu.

After another quarter of an hour, Zhao Junchen finally ended his task, and all the soldiers received the reward and pension issued by Zhao Junchen himself.

In the end, all the 500,000 taels of silver were used up, and the nearly 10,000 soldiers of the New Army received an average of more than 50 taels of silver and a pension.

The soldiers not only received a large sum of silver, but also got the opportunity to get close contact with Zhao Junchen and talk face-to-face, everyone was extremely excited, and their sense of identity with Zhao Junchen once again climbed to a new height.

When Zhao Junchen returned to Dianjiangtai, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional when he saw the excitement on the expressions of all the soldiers.

The soldiers received an average of more than fifty taels of silver, which they had exchanged for their lives, and all of them were deeply satisfied.

For them, fifty taels of silver is indeed not a small amount, enough to buy ten acres of land, build a new house, and maybe even marry a daughter-in-law.

But when Zhao Junchen was in the capital, fifty taels of silver was not enough for him to feast on the guests.

The rich and the poor are always so shocking.

But Zhao Junchen is a vested interest after all, and this feeling is still only a flash, and it will soon disappear.

Zhao Junchen just felt that he should take this opportunity to say a few more words.

Previously, the soldiers were all worried about their own silver bounty and pension, even if Zhao Junchen wanted to say a few more words, he was afraid that not many people would be able to listen, so Zhao Junchen didn't talk nonsense, but directly issued them with silver and pensions.

But now, the soldiers have all got the silver, and their mood has calmed down, and because Zhao Junchen personally distributed the silver to them, everyone is the most emotional.

At this time, it is also a great opportunity for Zhao Junchen to speak.

So, under everyone's attention, Zhao Junchen picked up the simple megaphone again and said loudly: "Soldiers, listen to me again!"

Today, each of you has received a large sum of money, and in a while there will be many more promotions, and these are the rewards you deserve!

Perhaps in your opinion, there is nothing more important than promotion and wealth, but I hope that you can remember your glory and pride at this moment! I want you to understand that you will reap more than just a promotion and a fortune!

These days, in the Acropolis of Zhenning, in the Xiaochuan River, and on the south bank of Weishui, you are fighting hard and not afraid of death! Almost everyone was wounded, bled and lost their comrades! But every sacrifice you make, every time you kill the enemy, you save the lives and lives of hundreds of people!

The people of the world always have a very low evaluation of the people in the army, thinking that you are just ruffians and hooligans who harm the people, and they cannot avoid you, but if there are any more people who disdain you in the future, you can stand up and say loudly that you are heroes and heroes, who have killed barbarians and protected the people on the battlefield, and when you have children and grandchildren in the future, you can proudly boast to them about your glorious deeds of killing the enemy and making meritorious contributions back then! You must remember that you are heroes who defend the country and are heroes who protect the people! The long-term peace of the court and the peace and contentment of the people all have your blood and sweat!

I also hope that ten or twenty years from now, when I have the opportunity to see you again, you will still be the heroes that everyone praises! At that time, I can also point to you and boast loudly to the world that you are all soldiers I have led! I've done something earth-shattering with you! You don't have a bad breed, all of you are good men! ”

In order to let more soldiers hear his words, Zhao Junchen exhausted all his strength.

shouted to the back, Zhao Junchen was already hoarse.

Of course, Zhao Junchen's words are of course to hope that the soldiers can understand the glory of being a soldier, but the focus is on the last sentence - "You are all soldiers I have led"!

Zhao Junchen needs the soldiers to be deeply aware of this again!

There were nearly 10,000 soldiers in the military playground, and Zhao Junchen didn't know how many people heard his shouts clearly.

But obviously, Zhao Junchen's shouting had a remarkable effect!

The soldiers were originally emotional, but now after hearing Zhao Junchen's agitation, they are becoming more and more emotional.

As soon as Zhao Junchen's words fell, some soldiers couldn't hold back the excitement in their hearts, and responded loudly: "I have been a small soldier under the account of Lord Qincha all my life!" ”

"I am willing to follow Lord Qincha for the rest of my life, and I will always be driven!"

"The villain is willing to serve Lord Qincha for the rest of his life!"

"We will always be the soldiers of Lord Chincha!"

In this way, more and more soldiers began to shout loudly in response to Zhao Junchen, everyone was hoarse, and the atmosphere on the military playground became more and more hot.

At the beginning, the soldiers were still shouting their own and looking a little messy.

But gradually, the shouts of the soldiers became more and more neat and louder.

Because, driven by some well-intentioned people, the soldiers found a common vocabulary to express their inner excitement.

"May I always die for Lord Chincha!"

"May I always die for Lord Chincha!"

"May I always die for Lord Chincha!"

For a while, the sound resounded in the sky.

Hearing such shouts from the soldiers, all the civil and military officials present had their expressions changed drastically and their faces turned pale!

The army of the imperial court should only be loyal to the emperor, how can it be loyal to a certain courtier? This is obviously a big taboo!

But Zhao Junchen didn't seem to notice anything wrong at all, his expression remained unchanged at all, and after thanking the soldiers with a fist, he took the lead in turning around and leaving the military playground.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's approach, all the civil and military officials glanced at each other, and they all hurriedly got up and left, not daring to stay on the military playground for fear that they would get involved further.

Among the civil and military officials, Zhang Shengde had the most thoughts, and when he left the military playground, he couldn't help but turn his head to take a look, only to see that the soldiers of the new army were still excited, staying in place and shouting loudly, refusing to leave.

Zhang Shengde faintly felt that he seemed to see signs of a change at this moment.

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Zhao Junchen had already informed all the civil and military officials in advance that after he had distributed the bounties and pensions to the new army, a very important meeting would be held, and everyone would be indispensable.

This meeting, naturally, was for the purpose of disbanding the new army of soldiers.

More importantly, Zhao Junchen wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to seek a future for the soldiers of the New Army.

Now, the military spirit of the new army has been attributed to Zhao Junchen, so Zhao Junchen can disband this army with peace of mind.

After the civil and military officials left the military playground, they quickly reunited in Zhao Junchen's tent.

When all the officials arrived, Zhao Junchen slowly spoke: "Today's summoning of you to discuss matters is mainly for the affairs of the new army. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, all the civil and military officials recalled the situation in the military playground just now, and they all had serious expressions and cautious attitudes, and they didn't know how Zhao Junchen would arrange this army, which was completely loyal to him.

After Zhao Junchen spoke, he turned his head and looked around, but saw that all the officials in the tent were looking at their noses and mouths, and they didn't dare to answer easily, so they couldn't help but shake their heads lightly, and continued: "According to the rules of the imperial court, the formation of a new army must be authorized by His Majesty and the Ministry of War......

…… Today, although the new army of soldiers is a military achievement, but with the end of the Weishui War, the Mongol coalition army was also completely wiped out, and this army is no longer suitable for further retention! Therefore, Ben Qincha means that the new army should be disbanded as soon as possible, and from now on it will no longer retain the structure, and it is precisely because of this consideration that Ben Qincha will take the lead in issuing rewards and pensions to the soldiers of the new army today! ”

As Zhao Junchen's words fell, the faces of all the officials in the tent changed.

No one expected that Zhao Junchen would so simply and decisively disband a strong army that was completely loyal to him.

You must know that the new army of soldiers can be said to have brought together all the elite soldiers in Shaanxi and Gansu, and has experienced a series of bloody battles, and has already become a brave division that is difficult to find in the world.

At the same time, all the officials also secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts, the new army of soldiers is now obviously only known to Zhao Junchen and not the imperial court, such an army to stay in Shaanxi and Gansu is indeed tricky, Zhao Junchen is willing to take the initiative to disband this army is naturally the best situation.

As a result, all the officials stood up and expressed their approval.

"Lord Qincha is wise, the new army of soldiers is not recognized by the imperial court, and it is best to disband them now!"

"The New Army of Soldiers has made outstanding achievements and made countless meritorious contributions during this period of time, but now that the Mongol coalition army has been destroyed, it is also the time to retire after success."

"The source of the new army of soldiers is the private soldiers painstakingly cultivated by military attachés from all over the country, and when Lord Qincha first formed this army, it was not easy to gather a sufficient number, but the military attachés from all over the country may not hand over private soldiers again, so that the new army of soldiers will lose the source of soldiers, and it will inevitably gradually weaken in the future, it is better to disband them at this time, but it is also a legendary story."

But only He Zhang, as the commander of the new army of soldiers, already had feelings for this army, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Qincha, it is not easy to form the new army, and now it has become the pillar of the Shaanxi-Gansu border defense, is it too a pity to disband them like this?" ”

Zhao Junchen waved his hand lightly and said: "In order to form a new army of soldiers, I transferred most of the elites from the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu...... No matter how strong a house is, no matter how strong the pillars are, it will not be inhabitable if it leaks everywhere, not to mention that the new army of soldiers is not recognized by the imperial court, if you want to keep them, it must be a lot of trouble, or take the initiative to disband them is the best policy! General He, you are the commander of the new army, and I understand your feelings for this army, but I have made up my mind, so you don't need to say more. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's statement, He Zhang hesitated for a moment, knowing that he couldn't change Zhao Junchen's mind, and seeing that there was no one in the tent to support him, he finally just sighed and didn't say anything more.

In fact, Zhao Junchen wanted to disband the new army of soldiers, and he also had something to do with He Zhang.

If the new army of soldiers is not disbanded, He Zhang is likely to still be the commander of this army, if he is allowed to control this army for a long time, it will obviously weaken Zhao Junchen's influence, He Zhang is more loyal to the court than Zhao Junchen, not Zhao Junchen's hardcore henchman, so it is better to disband the new army in advance.

After seeing that He Zhang no longer had any objections, Zhao Junchen continued: "But before disbanding the new army, there is one thing that must be arranged in advance, that is, the placement of the soldiers, what do you think about this matter?" ”

Zhou Bo's temperament was straightforward, and his thoughts were simple, and he said: "The new army of soldiers was originally formed by gathering the private soldiers of military attaches from all over the country, and now since it is to disband the new army of soldiers, it is better to return these soldiers to military attaches in various places, and it can also enrich the strength of the garrisons in various places, but it is also a double win." ”

Such a proposal was obviously not what Zhao Junchen wanted to see, Zhang Shengde secretly glanced at Zhao Junchen's expression, and immediately objected: "No!" When Lord Chincha formed the new army of soldiers, he did not forcibly take away the private soldiers of the military attachés in various places, but exchanged a large amount of materials and military horses with them. How can you come back? ”

Guyuan General Fang Zhenshan has now been subdued by Zhao Junchen, and he only wants to become Zhao Junchen's spokesperson on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and he also has some tacit understanding with Zhao Junchen in this matter, and immediately said: "Lord Qincha, my lords, I have a suggestion here!" At the beginning of the decisive battle of Weishui, the border troops in various places saw that the Mongolian coalition army was already unable to escape, and rushed to the south bank of Weishui, ostensibly to support, in fact, it was just to carve up the military merits, but their strength was not good, under the strong attack of the Mongols, naturally they suffered heavy losses, only more than 100 military attaches killed dozens of soldiers, and many border armies were wiped out in formation...... In this case, how about waiting for the disbandment of the new army of fighters to fill these vacancies? ”

Hearing Fang Zhenshan's proposal, all the officials groaned.

Such a proposal is naturally good, but it will inevitably spread Zhao Junchen's influence from the new army to the whole territory of Shaanxi and Gansu, and at that time, Zhao Junchen will certainly disband a strong army loyal to him, but his control over the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu will be greatly increased.

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Just when everyone was groaning, Zhao Junchen did not shy away from suspicion, nodded and said: "This is a good idea, not only can we take the opportunity to disband the new army of soldiers, but also supplement the border forces in various places, most of the soldiers of the new army have military merits, and they will inevitably be promoted in the future, so it will also solve their promotion problem, but it kills three birds with one stone!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen smiled, glanced around at the officials in the tent again, and asked, "Or, do you have any better ideas?" ”

When asking, Zhao Junchen was certainly smiling, but his eyes were extremely compelling.

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