Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Liyuan calmly, "Cousin, sit down and say, what the hell is going on." ”

Zhang Liyuan had no choice but to sit down and talk about the recent experiences of the two uncles. After Empress Zhang's fierce words came that day, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling were a little panicked, they knew that Empress Zhang was very angry this time, otherwise her sister, who had loved the two very much since childhood, would not have said such heavy words. According to Empress Zhang's instructions, the two immediately sent housekeepers to run around, apologize to people, rob the people's daughters, then give an identity, send a penny of money, rob the goods, then give silver, rob the field, then return it to others, and if they hurt others, they will compensate others for medical expenses. What can the two brothers rely on to be so unscrupulous, that is, the identity of the queen's younger brother, but once Empress Zhang does not protect them, they will soon be hit by the civilian officials. The two are still very self-aware of their popularity.

The two uncles have forgotten what they did before, but it doesn't matter, there is also a booklet specially written by Jinyiwei for them with Empress Zhang's dictation, as long as they do what is written on it, it will be fine.

However, what the two uncles didn't expect was that they had so many "great achievements" before, and the two housekeepers were busy for 5 days, and they only finished doing Hongzhi's 17 years, and there were many more ahead. But the problem arose, the family had no money.

In the past, the money came quickly, so the two of them spent money lavishly, squandering wantonly, spending too much on fine clothes and food, Qinglou flowers and wine, so now they are still going out, and they find that there is a serious deficit. There was no choice but to lay off a large number of housekeepers, maids, gardeners, grooms, etc., and the house only guaranteed a minimum number of people to maintain its operation. But it's still not enough, with the formal industry in the house, it can't be paid off at all, and the two uncles can't go out of the door, and they are already sad at home with gray hair. Later, I really had nothing to think about, so I had to ask the two nephews here, and let Zhu Houzhao go to the two brothers to ask his sister for a favor, to see if he could do it here first, and the previous account would be settled.

After hearing this, Zhu Houwei shook his head slightly, "I knew today, why bother in the first place." After all, it's our own family, and we'll hand it over to our mother, but if the two uncles still have savings, then don't blame my brothers for not helping. When the time comes, my mother will be angry, we will not interfere again, cousin, you must make this clear when you go back. "Han people are basically particular about wealth, even if the family is rich, they will hide some money, calligraphy, painting, antiques and the like, in case of emergency.

Zhang Liyuan got up and saluted, "Thank you, now that these things have happened in the house, it is really embarrassing, so I will leave now." ”

The two brothers got up to see each other off, and Zhang Liyuan went out of Guanzhuang Mansion and went back.

Zhu Houzhao really didn't like the two uncles very much, so he asked Zhu Houwei, "Do you really want to help them intercede?" Zhu Houwei replied helplessly: "I just said it." The mother is angry now, and she may be harsh with her uncle. But slowly discouraged, and when the time comes, with her love for her uncle, she will definitely have to help one or two. Zhu Houzhao listened and nodded.

Back in Kunning Palace today, the two brothers told Empress Zhang Liyuan's words, and after listening, Empress Zhang was a little entangled, and then passed down the message again the next day. The remedial action of the two uncles came to an end.

Recently, there has not been much work in Huangzhuang, mainly to keep the livestock warm, and some measures have been taken to reduce the losses caused by the cold weather. Another major task is the issue of rewards for land and water camps.

In this expedition, there were losses and gains. The biggest gain is the war horse obtained, and the silver taels exchanged for the first level of the Tartar can only be regarded as the second. How to distribute the spoils of war is also very nerve-wracking for the brothers.

According to the existing military regulations of the Ming Dynasty, it will definitely not work. Because the existing military regulations are not strictly enforced, captures can be handed over or not. Basically, the items obtained are divided among officers at all levels, and soldiers can only get a small part. In addition, they are very poor in peacetime, so there are often instances of soldiers looting property and stopping the pursuit of the enemy on the battlefield.

The reward and punishment measures for the land and water battalions need to be carefully considered, and they will also play a great role in the combat effectiveness of the water and land battalions in the future. After this period of discussion, the brothers, Bai Xiaode and Dong Qinghai, and finally decided that in the future, 10 parts of all captures will be divided to reward all soldiers, and another 10 points will be given to reward individuals or collectives who have made outstanding contributions in battles, or logistics supplies, reconnaissance and sentry. As for the rest of the seizures, all of them are set aside for the operating funds of the amphibious battalion.

After the regulations are formulated, they are immediately calculated and summarized. As of today, bonuses will be distributed.

The prize money is paid out at the camp. This morning, all training stopped. All the personnel came to the arena and waited for the rewards. The entire martial arts arena was silent, and it did not speak or make any movement on important occasions, whether it was the family members who came to watch the ceremony, or the recruits who had not been in the barracks for a long time, not to mention the previous 1,000 soldiers.

Today, Dong Qinghai on the stage is full of spirits, you must know that although Zhu Houzhao is the one who formulates the big strategy, it is Dong Qinghai who is in command on the front line. With more than 800 soldiers killing and wounding 1,300 elite Tartars, and only 7 people sacrificed themselves, Dong Qinghai is still very satisfied with this record. And today, it is a reward for them.

I only heard Zhu Houzhao, who was standing on the point general's platform, shouted in the face of a neat phalanx of 1 large and 2 small, "All the people who participated in this battle are good, although there are some flaws in the first battle, but no one escapes, no one turns their backs on the enemy, everyone is desperate, I am very satisfied." Today is the day of your harvest. This time the capture had a reward of silver in exchange for the head of the Tartars, 640 war horses were captured, and 230 horses were pulled, equivalent to a total of 80,000 taels. Among them, 8,000 taels is the basic reward of all people, that is, 8 taels per person, 12 taels for small flags, 16 taels for general flags, 24 taels for sentry officers, and 32 taels for middle officials. Wait until you go to the quartermaster to sign and receive the reward. There are also 8,000 taels, which are awarded to outstanding individuals and collectives. The individuals who shouted below came up directly, and the collectives came up by the chiefs. First of all, Dong Qinghai, who commanded before the battle, was not chaotic in the face of danger, killed 5 enemies by himself, and rewarded 300 taels of silver. The reconnaissance battalion, Zheng Yichu, day and night, found out the enemy's precise movements, the number of people, killed 7 enemies, and rewarded 300 taels of silver. ”

Zhu Houzhao said this, and Zheng Yichu, who was in the small phalanx, couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard his name. He just entered the camp, to be precise, he was a military household in Mao'er Fort in that battle, not counting the water and land battalions, but I didn't expect that he would be included in this merit.

Zhu Houzhao continued to shout, "The small flag led by Sun Cheng has accurate marksmanship, and not a single Tartar has entered the trench in the defensive battlefield, and the results are outstanding, and the reward is 300 taels of silver, and the small flag is evenly divided." ”

There are 20 people in a small flag, and there are more than 10 taels of 300 taels. After a while, Dong Qinghai, Zheng Yichu and Sun Cheng came to Dianjiangtai. Zhu Houzhao personally handed over the trays to the three of them. The tray is full of silver ingots, 10 taels apiece, and 30 ingots emit multi-purpose silver light under the sunlight. But the three of them didn't look at the silver, but looked at Zhu Houzhao very excitedly, silver is a small matter, and being recognized is a big thing.

In the army, it pays attention to solid combat achievements, and can make great contributions, and it has become the biggest motivation for the soldiers below to go on the stage. In a word, the one who can stand on it is the real man.

These three people have the most outstanding achievements in this battle, and the rewards for the rest of the personnel will be smaller, and they are all reported by Dong Qinghai. Everyone who came to the stage to accept the award caused a commotion in the family area. It's not someone who shows off to the side, "Lao Li, do you see it, it's my 2 boys who just went up, haha, it's really my grandson's species." "My son, look, that's me." And so on and so forth.

After all the battle rewards were received on stage, Zhu Houzhao looked at all the soldiers of the land and water battalion with a smile, and then said slowly, "In addition to the reward today, there is one more thing, that is, from today on, all soldiers must learn to read and write." It is necessary to learn every day, and after 3 months, everyone must be able to write more than 100 words, and the original water and land battalions are taught by the small flag, and the reconnaissance battalion and the baggage battalion are taught by the general flag. ”

The recruits couldn't help but make a commotion, after all, I had never heard of soldiers still learning to read and write, and this is really a new thing from the opening of the Ming Dynasty to the present. Although they are eager to read, they are very unconfident that they can learn it.

The veteran was shocked in his heart, but he didn't move, after all, he had been training for more than half a year, and he was already very familiar with military discipline and military regulations.

When the recruits' voices became quieter, Zhu Houzhao said, "It's just to recognize words, is it more difficult than killing people?" Illiterate, can't read official documents, let you defend the city, in case the enemy comes to give you a sign, you don't know what is written on it, maybe the enemy will steal the city, the most important thing is your monthly money, send 5 taels, let you sign is 10 taels of notes you don't know. If you don't know how to read, you will be looked down upon wherever you go. Well, this is a military order, there is no room for negotiation. Okay, disband. ”

The officers who came out of the Zhu Mansion also had ugly faces, and it was really not a simple matter to teach these elders to read and write.