"Yes. Sun Quan suffered a loss from us, and Jiangdong commerce and trade were controlled by us, so he could only find Liu Bei if he wanted to make money. Moreover, Liu Bei is also happy to do business with him. Zhen Yan said.

"Of course he willed." Yuan Xi said: "Looking at the whole world, as long as I am here and Sun Quan there, I can buy a large number of supplies." Hebei is too far away from Yizhou, and it is a land route, so it is impossible to transport goods to Yizhou. Sun Quan is not, he can take the waterway and go directly to Fucheng. ”

"Yes."

Yuan Xi thought for a while and said: "Sun Quan is doing business with Liu Bei because he wants to get benefits from it and then build a naval warship. This is contrary to our original intention, and we cannot watch Sun Quan sit big. ”

"Zhen Yan."

"Yes."

Yuan Xi instructed: "Our naval army should be able to reach Fucheng." You hurry up and prepare a batch of goods, send someone to Gan Ning, and ask him to escort the goods to Fucheng for sale. Then contact Liu Bei and give him a large supply of goods. ”

"Yes."

Zhen Yan subconsciously responded, but then said: "No, my lord, our navy can't get to Fucheng from Jizhou, right?" ”

"Can't get there?"

"Although I don't know how to go to the ground, I have also transported goods to Yizhou. If you have to go through the Sanjiang Estuary and the Jingzhou area, Cao Cao and Sun Quan will not give way. ”

"You're right."

Yuan Xi said: "Cao Cao and Sun Quan will not give way to us." But our navy is no longer what it used to be, and they can't help it. ”

"You don't have to worry about this, Gan Ning has a way to transport goods to Fucheng, you just do as I tell you."

"Yes."

Zhen Yan wasn't particularly worried, but just felt a little difficult.

..........

Ma Chao's cavalry returned ten days later.

Arrive at Yecheng.

It's still stationed in the North Campus.

This victory over the alien race not only made Ma Chao raise his eyebrows and become a real general in Hebei, but also made the Northern Cavalry Army famous.

Yuan Xi took Ma Chao to the Military and Political Office.

Inside the hall.

Fu Zhu and Tian Feng and Guo Tu are all there.

Yuan Xi really praised Ma Chao and said: "This time at the border with the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan, Meng Qi's Northern Cavalry Army shined. not only killed King Zuoxian, Kebineng, and Badun, but also completely wiped out their army. Since then, there has been no more fighting on our borders. The aliens no longer dare to peep at us. ”

"Meng Qi has made such a meritorious achievement, and he should be rewarded. What do you think, Mr. Fu? ”

"What the lord said is very true." Fu Zhu also values Ma Chao. Not only because of his strong martial arts and good at field combat, but also because of his family background.

Ma Jiazu was a general of Fubo and was proud of his allegiance to the imperial court.

Ma Teng's death in battle can also be regarded as loyalty to the imperial court.

After that, Ma Chao had a blood feud and was inseparable from Cao Cao.

Such a general will play a great role in the war against Cao Cao.

"My lord, this is what the last general should do." Ma Chao arched his hand and replied: "The last general will not dare to ask for a reward." ”

"If you make meritorious contributions, you will be rewarded. As I said last time, the Military Administration Department must have sorted out the information of all the generals in the reorganization of the military system and ranks. This time, meritorious soldiers can be clearly rewarded. It's no longer as vague as it used to be. Yuan Xi looked at Fu Zhu.

"Yes. Since the last war, our military and political office has sorted out the merit book, not only the merit of the generals, but also the civil servants. According to the requirements of the lord, the predetermined position. Frustrated replied.

"What about the book? Show me? ”

Yuan Xi just guessed that the Military Administration Department had already dealt with this matter, but he didn't expect it to be so perfect, and even Wenchen's credit had been sorted out.

He brought over several thick books.

Yuan Xi glanced at it and said, "I only look at more than four grades.... ”

"My lord, please look at this book." Fu Zhu opened a slightly thinner book: "These are all senior officials from the Military Administration Department and the Sixth Ministry. And this one.... ”

He took out another copy: "This is the one who was made a general." ”

"Good."

Yuan Xi read it quickly.

The Military Administration Department's rewards for the generals of various armies are very comprehensive and fair. Even some small things that happened in the army are recorded here, and according to those things, credit is given.

Fu Zhu said: "Regarding the matter of receiving rewards for meritorious service in civil and military affairs, our military and political department discussed it more than once, and finally came up with a solution. That's the points system. From a soldier to a general, every time you are promoted, you have to accumulate enough 100 points. For example, if a soldier kills an enemy and accumulates 100 points, he can be promoted to captain. Of course, the higher the position, the more points are required. When you reach the captain, you have to save up to 300 points before you can rise to 10 long... ”

"And if you want to become a general, the score is 50,000, and they have to make a great achievement. For example, leading an army to burn the enemy's grain and grass. Depending on the amount of food and grass and the help you have on the battlefield, we will give you the right score. There is also a high score for killing enemy generals. ”

"Like General Ma Chao, leading the Xiliang Army to take refuge is already a meritorious service in itself. Then he trained a powerful northern cavalry army for the lord, and made countless contributions in the war against foreign races. These credits add up to enough for the general to receive a good reward and rise several steps in the position. ”

After Ma Chao listened, he was already excited.

He can easily do all these methods of meritorious service.

When he goes to the battlefield again in the future, he will definitely work harder and accumulate more credit.

"Haha..." Yuan Xi smiled: "This is really a good way to motivate the soldiers." Mr. Fu, who came up with this method? ”

"It's down." Guo Tudao, who was sitting on the side.

"Oh? I didn't expect it to be Mr. Gongze. Yuan Xi was very surprised.

"Just by virtue of the method you offered, it is already a meritorious service. Mr. Fu, give him a credit. Yuan Xi said.

"Yes."

"Thank you, Lord." Guo Tuxin said: "Can this also be meritorious?" ”

"But..." Yuan Xi said: "This method also has loopholes. No matter how many positions there are, there will be a time when they will be capped. What if they are capped? I think I could add two more. First, if you make a mistake, you will be deducted points, and you will also judge the score according to the size of the mistake. Second, after reaching a certain position, you can use points to exchange for property. For example, when you reach the rank of general, you can exchange 10,000 points for 100,000 paper copper currency. In this way, the soldiers are more interested. Because for their efforts, they will be rewarded. ”

"And from now on, every army, up to the headquarters and down to the corps, must appoint a soldier to be meritorious. Be sure to record everyone's contributions clearly. ”

Frustrated, he said: "The lord's suggestion is excellent, and it can be regarded as a more perfect scoring system. ”。

"Hmm."

Yuan Xi pulled the topic back again: "Meng Qi made meritorious contributions one after another, defeated many foreign races, and saved the border people from war. This credit cannot be simply given. Mr. Fu, what score did you give? ”