Chapter 803: Sealing the King
Vari won a complete victory, and won two huge territories of Eastern Manchuria and South Manchuria, everyone knows that Guoxinga will definitely reward his ministers this time, but how to reward everyone has to guess. The ministers felt that Guoxinga would divide the money and reward the meritorious officials with the Guoyou assets under their own names, which was also Guoxinga's consistent routine to expand vested interest groups! The generals felt that Guoxinga would greatly enhance everyone's military rank, after all, everyone had great achievements this time, and the military rank should be promoted, and soldiers need honor even more!
Guo Xing'a did think about rewarding assets and promoting military ranks, but there was not much hard currency in his hands, and no matter how large-scale the separation, it would touch the core industries of the country. It is not good to raise the rank on a large scale, there is no marshal rank in North Manchuria, the general is already at the end, and if you are promoted again, you will add stars, and it will be worthless if you do too much. The soldiers still need motivation, and the pressure on Goxinga from the British Empire is still huge, and the soldiers cannot lose the motivation to fight. If you don't give money or honor, then the meritorious heroes will be chilled, and Guoxinga must have a way to get the best of both worlds.
Guo Xing'a closed the door and thought about it, but for three days, he didn't see anyone, and the people who were anxiously waiting couldn't sit still. Saishan'a, Pi Runmin, Zou Degui and others came to the door one after another, and even Wu Xiuming, who had been hiding behind people, came out for a walk, wanting to get some news out of Guoxing's mouth. But this time Guo Xing'a didn't leak any rumors, some things must be surprises to be effective, if these guys are allowed to settle the accounts thoroughly, Guo Xing's drama will not be easy to sing.
Three days later, the big drama started, and a grand high-level meeting was held in the auditorium of the Changchun general's line, and all the senior civil and military officers participated in the meeting, and everyone knew that the time had come to divide the fruits. After Pi Runmin presided over the opening of the conference, he elaborated on the exploits of Hatan, Ma San, and the Japanese Ministries, gave high praise, and affirmed their contributions to the country and the nation, but the dry goods were still not taken out. Everyone applauded Pi Runmin's opening speech, but they were actually looking forward to Guo Xing'a, because Guo Xing's mouth was dry goods.
"Hatan has worked hard! Ma San has worked hard! Ladies have worked hard! It was Guo Xing's turn to appear, and after looking around the venue for a week, he said three hard words in a deep voice, and then solemnly saluted the audience!
"General, hooray, hooray, hooray!" The audience responded with warm applause and neat cheers.
"High merit should be paid well, and I will never fail the princes!" Guoxinga officially kicked off the prelude to the reward.
"Hatan has worked hard for ten years, and finally conquered the United States, supported the Dongshang Republic, and won the territory of East Manchuria in one fell swoop for the country. Today, in the name of the general of Northern Manchuria, I, Guoxinga, officially canonized Hatan as the Prince of Dong'an, hereditary replacement! Guo Xing'a didn't give anything practical, just took out a title, but the shock was beyond measure.
Although Guo Xing'a has established himself, and Northern Manchukuo has also removed the name of the Qing Dynasty, Guo Xing'a has not yet ascended the throne as the emperor after all, and his name is just a general, and now he actually wants to be a prince. Northern Manchurian also had a similar title before, that is, a military title, a position in which a salary is received in name. The title of this prince is much more powerful than those titles, and even the position of governor of the close branch clan is absolutely incomparable. But everyone also understands that Guo Xing's reward this time is to be knighted, the prince, the marquis or something, it is much more enjoyable than other rewards.
"Ma San......" Guo Xing'a ignored everyone's shock, and continued, and Ma San, who was mentioned by name, trembled a little. When Guo Xing'a saw him in Dalian, he was relatively cold to him, and only forced him to eat five bowls of Yangchun noodles, and it was really hard to say what he would reward him this time.
Ma San went to South America alone, overcoming obstacles and thorns to start with a land of size, opening up step by step, and finally having a land of thousands of miles in South Manchuria. Over the years, Ma Sanchang has used private wealth to supplement the country, and his loyalty is really a model for the country. Today, in the name of the general of North Manchuria, I canonized Ma San as the prince of Nanping, hereditary replacement! And Ma San's wife, Ma Liu Mei'e, is virtuous and virtuous, gentle and respectful, and has a good family, and is now canonized as Dehui Fujin! Guo Xing'a not only crowned Ma San as king, but also brought his wife Liu Mei'e.
As soon as Guo Xing'a mentioned Liu Mei'e, Ma San immediately understood the meaning of the five bowls of Yangchun noodles. Ma San also guessed that Guo Xing'a was reminding him not to forget his roots, but what he thought of was his loyalty to Guo Xing'a, but he forgot many people who had been ignored by him. Ma San has been in Brazil all these years, and his father-in-law Liu Lao Er and his wife Liu Yue'e have stayed in Changchun. Ma San has married several concubines in Brazil, and his wife and father-in-law have been ignoring it. Ma San is different from others, Liu Lao Er and Liu Mei'e have great kindness to him, without Liu Mei'e's Yangchun noodles and Liu Lao Er's take-in, Ma San would have starved to death and died of hunger more than ten years ago. Whoever snubbed his wife, he Ma San didn't have that qualification.
The two great heroes who overturned the territory were crowned kings, and the others also decreased in turn, ranging from dukes to barons, and there was no hereditary treatment. Guo Xing'a not only recounted the merits of this expedition, but he also did not fall behind other people, almost everyone has a share in the meritorious heroes since the deserted village era, and those who have died or have gone to work also have posthumously given and sealed, a long list, Guo Xing'a read for more than two hours. Moreover, Guo Xing'a also broke the convention that non-military merits should not be knighted, and several special civil ministers were also knighted, Pi Runmin, Zou Degui, Rong Hong, Zheng Qifeng, Luan Yu, Zhiyuan, Xuan Suning and other people who made great contributions to the establishment of North Manchuria, also got the title of baron to marquis.
Guoxinga's routine is very deep, the Chinese attach the most importance to the title, and he uses the title to replace the promotion of military ranks, which not only leaves room for the actual position, but also gives everyone greater hope. At the same time, knighthood is also very cost-effective, rewarding assets is very hurtful, and the cost of knighthood is much lower. The knighthood does not use the existing industry, but some undeveloped natural resources as a fortune, and when they get the knighthood, they have a mining under their own name, and as long as the title is there, they can take one-tenth of the output of the minerals. The income of the nobles was guaranteed, the country's industry would not be lost, and they could not intervene in the operation. In order to obtain profits, many people even have to find ways to develop those resources themselves. The idle industries of East Manchuria and South Manchuria could not be developed, so it was up to these people to figure out their own way.
After the conference, everyone was beaming, and even those who did not get the knighthood this time felt that they had a hope for the future. But some old-school officers, especially the people of the Green Battalion Department, were not very happy, because Guo Xing'a was missing one person from the knighthood list - Bi Yuntao. In the deserted village era, those who died in battle without showing their faces were posthumously gifted, but Bi Yuntao, who was once one of the five bigwigs, had nothing. People have left a name and a goose, Bi Yuntao has made great achievements, no matter how he says, he should have a mourning after death, even if it does not benefit his children and grandchildren, at least he should let the dead be more dignified.
"The hurdle in the general's heart has not passed!" Bo Ritu didn't dare to talk nonsense, Ji Ying smirked heartlessly, only Mu Shun, who had won Dehuigong, felt unfair for his old comrades.
"The matter of the rain is too big, and the general has made him worthy of the Martyrs' Shrine, and this title is probably ...... Alas...... "Guangning Gongfeng Sheng'a also sighed for a long time, everyone came from the deserted village era together, how could they not feel sorry for Bi Yuntao."
"Yu Shuai's matter, after all, has not been announced to the world, and nominally he died of illness, why can't it? The general thinks about the friendship of the past, and he should also give Yu Shuai a posthumous gift. Yu Shuai has been strong for a lifetime, and the mourning behind him should also be decent! "Acton is Bi Yuntao's old department, the two have a very good personal relationship, and he is a hardcore of Guoxinga, some words are scruples of others, but he is nothing.
"The general also has the difficulties of the general, and he didn't say it on the face, but who doesn't know what's going on in private? Yu Shuai did such a thing, if there is no punishment, how can the general govern the army in the future! Wu Xiuming can now be on an equal footing with the old handsomes, and naturally he has also been involved in this small circle that originally had no place for him. Wu Xiuming's everything started with the final Guoxing'a, Bi Yuntao was his commander, but from the moment Bi Yuntao betrayed Guoxing'a, he was a traitor in Wu Xiuming's mind.
"What Xiao Langzhong said is reasonable, after all, it was Yulai's fault first, and the general didn't give it posthumously, so it's no wonder the general!" Bo Ritu only got a Chaoyang Hou this time, and he didn't feel good in his heart, but he also knew that he should be more low-key. Now the Mongolian fox's tail is lowered and he can't wait to shake it twice when he has time, but Goxinga's dissatisfaction with him has not yet passed!
"Lieyu, you can say something!" Mu Shun, who was enthusiastic about the ancient road, also looked around and found that only Wu Xiuming, Cao Meng, Bodun and a few other people were not very energetic, and others such as Nash, Tong Jia, Tar, Tuha, Chengtai, Changlu, Xishou, Kong Zhen, Han Yu, Zhang Yi and more than a dozen others were still upset for Bi Yuntao. Mu Shun wanted to mobilize everyone to go to Guoxing'a, plead with Bi Yuntao, and beg Guoxing'a to give Bi Yuntao a posthumous gift, at least to give the old brother a mourning honor after his death. Then he found out Ji Ying, this old qualification, who has not completely lost his position like Bo Ritu, but he has always been there, as if he didn't listen to everyone at all.
"Say what? You've been talking nonsense, why should I mix it up, look at the joke! Ji Ying smiled very honestly, but his mouth was very poisonous.
"What do you say? You don't care about the rain! "Mu Shun didn't expect Ji Ying to be like this, Ji Ying is also a man!
"What's the matter? You don't want to think about whether this title is not given by the general, or whether the rain comes! You are bullying the rain and can't talk back, otherwise he won't scold you to death! When the rain came to die, he was dressed in court clothes and wore a flower feather, and he refused to even wear the military uniform of Northern Manchuria, would he accept the general's knighthood? If Yulai is alive, I am afraid that if I hear that I am going to be knighted, I will have to make a big fight with the general! Ji Ying, who has always been stupid, turned out to be the one who could see it best.