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After hearing the rules and regulations on rewards and punishments promulgated by Zhao Junchen, everyone present was full of amazement, thinking that Zhao Junchen was really generous!

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According to the reward standard set by Zhao Junchen, assuming that a total of 100,000 Mongolian troops invaded the northwest provinces this year, even if all these 100,000 Mongolian troops were finally killed by the border army, it would only be a reward of 1 million taels of silver, plus bereavement silver, wounded silver, double the salary of soldiers, etc., and it would be no more than 3 million taels of silver if they died!

How much silver has Huang Yourong harvested this year just from a series of raids in Nanzhili?

In exchange for the lives of 100,000 Mongolian elite soldiers for three million taels of silver, this deal is very cost-effective!

If it weren't for Zhao Junchen's lack of authority, and he was worried that Emperor Deqing would be stingy with his debts afterwards, he even wanted to double his reward standard!

Of course, there is a problem of cognitive differences, the northwest provinces are located in the remote, the degree of prosperity is naturally far less than the capital and Jiangnan, in the eyes of the capital and the Jiangnan giants, ten taels of silver is just a slightly high-grade banquet, but for the people of the northwest, a farmer's output for a whole year is only twenty taels of silver, and then throw away the exploitation of the landlords, the taxes and grains handed over to the government, and their own living expenses, it is very good to be able to save two or three taels of silver in a year. And ten taels of silver means the savings of a farmer for three or five years!

For another example, every year of famine or war, people in the northwestern provinces often sell their wives and daughters, and a middle-looking young woman can often only sell two or three taels of silver!

Therefore, the reward standard set by Zhao Junchen is definitely not low!

But Zhao Junchen still thinks that this reward standard is too low, although it will make the border soldiers excited, but it is not enough to make the border soldiers desperate!

However, this standard of reward is already the ultimate of Zhao Junchen's authority -- in fact, Zhao Junchen's practice is already suspected of exceeding his authority, although the minister has the right to make decisions on the spot, and now he is also in a hurry, but Zhao Junchen's impeachment after returning to Beijing is also an inevitable thing.

But Zhao Junchen had another way to increase the rewards of the border soldiers.

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After announcing the rules of reward and punishment, Zhao Junchen said: "Of course, this kind of reward and punishment standard, Ben Qincha thinks that it is still a little low......

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, everyone in the lobby was dumbfounded - this standard is still low? Does Zhao Junchen still want the Northwest Frontier Army to get rich by killing the enemy?

Zhao Junchen ignored everyone's stunned, and just continued: "Fortunately, just now the Jin merchants have clearly expressed their full support for the imperial court's border defense, they are all rich and rival countries, and they must also take out silver to subsidize, as for how much the Jin merchants want to fund, you Shanxi officials still need to personally discuss with them, but according to Ben Qincha's idea, it is more appropriate to increase the reward for killing the enemy and beheading from ten taels to more than twenty taels!" ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's statement, everyone in the lobby became more and more dumbfounded!

If you kill the enemy and behead a Mongol enemy, you can get twenty taels of silver, or even more, and those poor and crazy border soldiers will not fight hard one by one?

Coupled with the pension standard set by Zhao Junchen, not only is there as much as fifty taels of silver, but also the family can be tax-free for five years, such a generous pension, and the promise that the court is responsible for recuperating from the wounded, it is enough to make the soldiers forget about death!

In any case, after announcing such a reward standard, the morale of the border troops can be guaranteed!

When the Mongols invaded the frontier, the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu were the first to bear the brunt and share most of the pressure, so as long as the morale of the Shanxi border army was high and brave to fight, even if the Dzungar Khanate was really as terrible as the legend, Shanxi's border defense may not be easily broken!

So, in addition to the shock, everyone felt relieved and their confidence increased a lot.

After seeing the change in everyone's expressions, Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction, but still advised: "With the funding of the Jin merchants, the reward is also rich, enough to ensure the morale of the border army, but you still can't be negligent, there are three things that must be done!" The first is to make every effort to publicize this year's reward and punishment regulations, so that every border soldier can understand the rich rewards and strict punishments of the imperial court; The second is to set an example as soon as possible, if there is a border army to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions, it must be rewarded in time! If there are border troops who flee in fear, they must also be punished in time, so that the border soldiers can be convinced; Finally, the rules of reward and punishment formulated by Ben Chin Cha are strictly enforced, no matter how much the reward is given, there can be no deduction, and if anyone violates the military rules, no matter how deep his background is, he must be severely punished! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Zhang Xun, the governor of Shanxi, and ordered: "These three things will be personally taken care of by Governor Zhang!" All of you here must also help each other, and there must be no omission! As long as you follow Ben Chincha's orders, the old things will not be mentioned, but if these things are overlooked, don't blame Ben Chin Cha for turning his face and being ruthless! ”

When Zhao Junchen met with everyone, Zhang Xun has always been low-key and silent, letting Zhao Junchen play, and not daring to steal Zhao Junchen's limelight.

At this time, after hearing Zhao Junchen's order, Li Xun hurriedly stood up and said, "Please rest assured!" We and other Shanxi officials will strictly follow the instructions of Lord Qincha, and we will never dare to neglect anything! ”

As Li Xun's words fell, the civil and military officials present also expressed their positions one after another, and said in unison: "We will definitely strictly follow the instructions of Lord Qincha, and we will never dare to have any neglect!" ”

After seeing everyone's statements, Zhao Junchen's expression finally had a hint of satisfaction, and a hint of relief flashed in his eyes.

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Prior to this, Zhao Junchen had also seriously considered that he could not go into battle to kill the enemy, and he could not understand military affairs, even if he went to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, what role could he play? If he can't play any role, he can't build up military merits, and he can't convince the frontier soldiers, so what's the point of Zhao Junchen taking the risk to go to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu?

But after thinking about it for a few days, Zhao Junchen found that he still had a lot to do, and everything was very meaningful.

For example, Zhao Junchen can unify the thoughts and positions of the civil and military officials in the northwest, eliminate their fears, and strengthen their determination to resist the enemy!

For example, Zhao Junchen can use the identity of the Qin Cha to formulate reward and punishment standards, so that the border soldiers have no worries, and they are all brave to kill the enemy!

For example, Zhao Junchen can integrate all the resources of the northwestern provinces, so that the cooperation of several military towns will become more tacit, so that they will not pull each other's backs, or die without help!

For another example, Zhao Junchen can appoint people on the basis of merit, reuse those generals who are brave and good at fighting, and prevent those generals who are afraid of war and good at fleeing from destroying the overall situation!

For another example, Zhao Junchen can organize logistics and stabilize the rear, so that the border troops have no worries when resisting the Mongol army!

And so much so that everything is significant!

If these things are done well, even if Zhao Junchen does not take the lead and does not make suggestions, it is enough to carve up a large piece of military merit, and the soldiers of the border army will inevitably be convinced by Zhao Junchen!

As long as Zhao Junchen has military merits, his reputation in the government and the opposition will be greatly increased, and the status of the court and the central government will be much more stable.

As long as the soldiers of the border army are convinced of Zhao Junchen's exploits, then Zhao Junchen's plan to infiltrate the military power can make great progress in a thousand days, and maybe he can also subdue some truly capable generals and become Zhao Junchen's right-hand man! Just like Tong Guan and Cai Jing in the Song Dynasty, as long as Tong Guan still holds military power and continues to make military achievements, Cai Jing's status will be as stable as Mount Tai!

In addition, Zhao Junchen's exploits in resisting the Mongol army and presiding over the northwest disaster relief can also make Zhao Junchen's popularity in the northwest provinces soar, and with Zhao Junchen's plan to buy Shilin Daru, it can even completely reverse Zhao Junchen's image as a corrupt official, which is also of great significance to Zhao Junchen!

It is precisely for these reasons that Zhao Junchen will take the risk to come to the northwest border, as the so-called seeking wealth in danger, the greater the risk, the greater the wealth!

Of course, the border situation in the northwest is far more complicated and severe than Zhao Junchen expected, at least Zhao Junchen did not expect the emergence of the Dzungar Khanate before he came to the northwest!

The risk has not yet passed, and the wealth is still far away!

The Dzungar Khanate was the last glory of the Mongol tribes, but its strength was unquestionable.

Therefore, whether Zhao Junchen can tide over the risks and reap the benefits is still undecided.

But at least Zhao Junchen had a good start in Shanxi, and he seized the evidence of the crimes of several feudal officials in the northwest, so that they completely lost the confidence to fight against Zhao Junchen.

This will undoubtedly help Zhao Junchen control the overall situation of the northwestern provinces.

In this regard, the emergence of the Dzungar Khanate can be regarded as a favor for Zhao Junchen!

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In the next two days, Zhao Junchen and the Jinyi guards had a good rest in Taiyuan City.

During these two days, Zhao Junchen privately summoned officials, generals, and businessmen in Shanxi, and discussed in detail with them the details of Shanxi's border defense and disaster relief.

During this period, many people secretly took refuge in Zhao Junchen, and after Zhao Junchen's investigation, he also found some officials and generals with real skills, and let them assume more important responsibilities.

After everything in Shanxi was roughly finalized, Zhao Junchen left Taiyuan City, and once again hurried to the direction of Shaanxi and Gansu, day and night.

When Zhao Junchen entered Taiyuan City, there were a total of 200 Jinyi guards under his command, but when Zhao Junchen left Taiyuan City, there were only 120 Jinyi guards left who still followed Zhao Junchen.

In addition to Bao Wenjie taking away 30 brocade guards when he returned to Beijing, Zhao Junchen also left 50 brocade guards in Shanxi, so that they could supervise all the movements of the government and the opposition in Shanxi, and inform Zhao Junchen of the news in a timely manner.

After leaving this group of brocade guards, the forces of all parties in Shanxi did not dare to fool Zhao Junchen easily.

However, although there were less than eighty Jinyi guards to escort and follow, Niu Lu, the chief soldier of Shanxi Military Town, was worried that Zhao Junchen would have an accident on the road, and he also wanted to curry favor with Zhao Junchen, so he provided Zhao Junchen with two hundred cavalry to escort them, these two hundred cavalry were Niu Lu's private soldiers, each of them was an elite soldier, and the force was much stronger than that of the Jinyi guards.

In this way, Zhao Junchen's team was even larger, expanding to more than 300 people.

When he went to Taiyuan Mansion, Zhao Junchen was caught off guard in order to hit Shanxi officials, and he always disguised his identity and tried not to attract attention.

But now, Zhao Junchen has caught the handle of all the governors in the northwest, so he no longer needs to hide his whereabouts, and directly indicates his identity as a chaplain, and it can be described as powerful and unimpeded along the way.

In fact, after taking control of the situation in Shanxi, Zhao Junchen sent people to Shaanxi and Gansu, reported the news to several governors of Shaanxi and Gansu, and solemnly warned them, and also called off their appeasement plan.

Therefore, after two days of hurrying, when Zhao Junchen's team entered Yulinwei in Shaanxi and Gansu, they found that Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi, was already waiting for him.

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