Chapter 957: Waiting to be the Emperor
All the civil and military forces were surprised, all of them were knighted, how many people with knights, and not all of them were overflowing.
Liu Zhang saw that the hall was boiling, and only glanced at it, and everyone met Liu Zhang's gaze and immediately quieted down.
Liu Zhang continued: "I know what everyone wants to say, so wouldn't the title be overflowing? Is there anyone else who admires knighthoods? Will the title be reduced to a false name?
If you think like this, it is to look down on those retired soldiers, look down on those hot-blooded men who have given everything for the unification of the Han Dynasty, this king is here to make it clear to you that all those who have titles in our Sichuan army must be meritorious to the Han Dynasty, and they are worthy of respect.
The king also assured that the title would not be reduced to a false name, and that all those who carried the title would enjoy different levels of bonus points in the four imperial examinations, ranging from five to thirty points.
The person with the title has the same status as the official, the baron sees the Tingxiang official, the viscount sees the county-level official, the earl sees the county-level official, and the marquis sees the state-level official, all of them do not need to visit.
All those with knighthoods, if they are injured, sick, old age, lose children, or have major accidents, they can receive corresponding subsidies to maintain their lives.
All those with knighthoods, if they have suggestions or reform opinions for the government and the imperial court, can go directly to the county level, and the county officials will refuse to accept them and be punished for dereliction of duty. ”
Liu Zhang's words, everyone took a breath of cool air, feeling that these titles are really not vain, status, accident insurance, exams, expressing their thoughts, all with privileges.
To be honest, the previous titles were more for the purpose of winning people's hearts, and there were no privileges at all, but Liu Zhang sealed so many titles at once. On the contrary, there are so many privileges.
Many generals who do not intend to retire. are all going to retire. Those who stand in this hall must be crowned an earl according to their own merits.
It's better than being a single person now.
"The so-called diminishing titles." Liu Zhang waited for the civil and military forces to calm down and spoke again, and everyone remembered that Liu Zhang had added the word "decreasing" just now, and they didn't know what it meant, so they all listened with their ears pricked up.
"That is, all titles, in principle, can be hereditary. We Han people can bless our descendants, and our parents and ancestors fought hard, and our descendants should not be too bleak.
But the descendants of these heroes cannot always be under the blessing of their fathers and grandfathers, which will only make the descendants of these heroes degenerate and become moths of the Han Dynasty, which is an insult to their parents and grandparents.
Therefore, all titles can be hereditary, but passed from father to son. The count becomes a viscount, and the son passes to the grandson. The viscount became a baron, and all the benefits were reduced.
The inheritance of the title is only passed on to one person, regardless of the eldest and youngest, and is subject to the personal wishes of the person who inherits the title, and if there is no personal will, the eldest son inherits. ”
All the civil and military exploded all of a sudden, from ancient times to the present, how have I never heard of such a way of passing on the knighthood, there used to be a Tui En order, which is to pass on the title of the father, after several sons share it, and the territory remains unchanged, the power of the feudal king will be weakened.
But the rank of the title has not changed, and Liu Zhang's title has been decreasing from generation to generation, setting a precedent in ancient and modern times.
Although meritorious or disabled or high positions can enjoy the title of high lord after retirement, the vast majority of soldiers are definitely only barons.
That is to say, according to the decreasing pattern, it is impossible to bless the descendants at all, and after one generation, the title is greatly reduced.
Thinking of this result, many generals who were thinking about retiring dismissed their minds.
However, all the civil and military forces did not contradict this decree, not only because it only applied to those retired soldiers, who believed that few would oppose this decreasing title.
At most, a few people who are not greedy enough, complain about the fly in the ointment.
Because this is only a seal after all, although the baron cannot be inherited, but those soldiers are not very old, they can still enjoy it, and when they see officials in the future, they have to salute each other, and the old have nothing to support and the government to support.
This can be regarded as a reward for their merits, for other dynasties, I'm afraid there is no such power, the Sichuan army has always had more money and less food, in order to encourage morale, the retirement settlement fee should be the highest in history, and now there are more titles.
Whether it can be passed on or not, it is an extra grace, and there is nothing to complain about.
It was only at this time that these civil and military officials remembered that Liu Zhang still had a condition, which was to live in Youzhou.
What is Youzhou? In a deserted place, not to mention the homeland of the Han people, these soldiers retired and went home, they were all honored to return to their hometown, even if it was not so, not many people in Youzhou were willing to go.
In addition, this title is decreasing, it is estimated that it can encourage some people, but it will definitely not flock to Youzhou in large numbers.
Wenwu thought like this, and guessed why Liu Zhang put such restrictions, obviously to quickly build Youzhou, and Huang Yueying was the king of Yan.
This is the greatest grace of all.
"My lord, what about those who return to their homeland, or settle down somewhere else? Is there only the original provision for the allocation of land and the settling-in allowance? ”
A military general asked out loud, many of the soldiers under his command were among the layoffs, and after taking the soldiers for so long, he always wanted to fight for a little more rights and interests for the soldiers under his command.
At this time, Huang Yueying saw that Liu Zhang had said so many words, her mouth should be dry, and she stood up at the right time and said: "Soldiers are the greatest contributors to the reconstruction of the Han Dynasty, and we will not be stingy with them.
As I said earlier, all those who live in Youzhou can enjoy the lowest baron, while those who live in other places do not have a title at the lowest level, but in order to show that they are warriors who have contributed to the Han Dynasty, they will all get the title of "Shi", Warrior Taxi.
Scholars, who are given priority to the position of pavilion chief and village chief, can receive a subsidy of the first class than the baron in case of accidents, such as disability, old age and loss of children, etc., and at the same time, "shi" is also a kind of status, which should be respected by all the people of the Han Dynasty, including officials.
To put it simply, a knight, although not a knighthood, is only a first-class treatment than a baron.
Of course, the soldier is only the lowest position in other states, and the merits, disabilities, and positions, according to different circumstances, are all under the treatment of the soldiers who live in Youzhou, minus one class.
Just now, the lord did not say about the treatment of the soldiers who surrendered after the Sichuan army captured Yecheng, but simply put, if these soldiers live in Youzhou, they will enjoy the treatment of veterans living in other places, and they will enjoy the treatment of "soldiers" at the minimum.
If they live in other places, they will be reduced by one level, but these soldiers basically have no merits, and it is estimated that few people will be able to share the title.
The soldiers who live in Youzhou, in addition to the preferential treatment that the lord just said, we have captured a large number of clans in Hebei and Qingzhou this time, and they will all be executed in the near future.
Those who do not want to receive it can receive a financial subsidy.
The soldiers of Youzhou choose the rest of the soldiers who can be sent to other states to settle down, which is not considered the special treatment of the soldiers of Youzhou, after all, Youzhou is vast and sparsely populated, and it is a trouble to find a daughter-in-law to live there. ”
Some generals in the hall laughed, laughing at the soldiers who lived outside and could only pick up the leftovers, and also laughed at the retired soldiers who wanted to get their daughters-in-law, but after laughing, they were very sad, as if there were one-third of the generals here, and now they are still singles, and it is difficult to find a daughter-in-law.
"In addition, soldiers who are willing to build the river from Beiping to the Yellow River, in addition to the labor fee, whether they live in Youzhou or not, can enjoy the treatment of living in Youzhou, but they must insist on it for more than five years."
"It's a good place to go."
Although five years is a bit longer, the soldiers are definitely more willing to dig rivers than to live in Youzhou.
"Do you have any comments?" Huang Yueying asked the Chinese Wu of the hall.
The implementation of the policy of decreasing titles and living in Youzhou is not the same as that of living in Youzhou, which was proposed by Liu Zhang, and Huang Yueying felt that this was indeed a very good idea.
All the soldiers of the Sichuan army must have a higher loyalty to Liu Zhang than ordinary people, and these people returned to the local area and obtained a certain status, which was good for Liu Zhang's rule.
Especially living in Youzhou, which not only replenishes the population of Youzhou, but also allows the people of Youzhou to reach a peak, where all people have vested interests, and no one will oppose the imperial court.
This will play a very important role in the stability of the capital after Beiping.
As soon as these soldiers were scattered, the population, people's hearts, and river construction in Youzhou were almost solved, and a big step was taken for the capital of Beiping.
Huang Yueying sent down the written document, which listed specific terms, and asked the soldiers to send it to the generals, so that they could go down to publicize it and prepare for disarmament.
The full hall of civil and military officers didn't say anything, they had no opinion on such a placement, and the soldiers must have been surprised when they heard that their placement was higher than expected, even if it was a pity, it was a pity among surprises.
It's just that the civil and military have something to say, but they can't say it, what is their treatment?
There are few people in this world who do not eat fireworks in the world, and the Sichuan army is also for a fame, and now the treatment of retired soldiers has come out, which is higher than originally expected.
If Liu Zhang is crowned emperor, they will be equivalent to the founding heroes, and they are all eagerly looking forward to their titles and official positions.
According to the treatment of retired soldiers, and Huang Yueying's Yan Wang, others should not be too low.
Now everything is ready, and all the civil and military forces are waiting for Liu Zhang to be the emperor.
Of course, at the beginning of Chang'an, Liu Zhang swore that the Han Dynasty would not be unified for a day, and he would not talk about the matter of being the emperor for a day.
Koto, the last piece of land where there is no unity.
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Sun Shangxiang didn't persuade Sun Quan to surrender, and suddenly thought of Zhou Yu, but then thought about it, when Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce, he was also a person with lofty ambitions, bent on unifying the world, and this time he had just obtained military power, and it must be difficult to persuade Zhou Yu to surrender.
Sun Shangxiang's mind turned, and he quickly thought of a solution, Sun Shangxiang decided to adopt a roundabout tactic and not directly persuade Zhou Yu.
"Miss Sun, are you here to find the Metropolitan Governor? The little ones will report immediately. (To be continued......)