Another New Year has arrived, and on the third day of the New Year, the white crane returned to the capital of Daming.

came back with Bai Minghe, as well as the new commander of the East Tianshan Mountains, Su Mu'er, who came to the capital to meet the Ming Emperor and was given a title.

However, Yang Ning did not come back, as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he was obliged to stay for a year, or even two years, after that bitter cold. In order to make the administrative department of Turpan play a role, Yang Ning was temporarily the political envoy of Zuobu in East Tianshan Province, and as for who the Ming Society would send to replace him as the official political envoy, Yang Ning didn't care, and Bai Minghe didn't even ask.

Back in the capital, Bai Minghe did not enjoy the honorable treatment.

Even his soldiers also entered the Beijing camp at night, and then each of them was given a New Year's gift and allowed to take a two-month holiday. There is no mention of a big reward in front of countless people.

Unconvinced, all kinds of unconvinced, several generals with troops blocked Yu Qian's door.

"Lord Yu, in terms of military merits, we are the first!"

The people of the Ming Dynasty are modest, and few generals will take the initiative to mention after the war that they are the ones who have received the greatest merit. will humbly praise the other troops for fighting better and killing the enemy more heroically. This is definitely the first time that such a self-praise has been made.

Yu Qian nodded silently: "In terms of combat merits, it can be said that all the battalions of this Northern Expedition are combined, and they can't compare to your two battalions." So, you're here to ask for credit? ”

"Yes!" Several generals replied in unison, and the eldest one took a step forward: "Lord Yu, let's fight first, you say that it is the benefit of the ordnance, and the first merit is Lord Xiaobai." But we went west to Turpan, there is no merit and hard work, what are the brothers desperately trying for, isn't it a reward for military merits? ”

It stands to reason that the soldiers of this dynasty did not have the idea that they were willing to pay a single bit for the country. It can be said that being a soldier eats food and is rewarded for his military exploits can be said to be the living standard of the vast majority of ordinary soldiers.

"Have you seen your bounty?" Yu Qian asked again.

"Looked, didn't move."

There is a reward, and each soldier has a New Year's gift, and then there is also a small envelope. But the sergeants of the two battalions went up and down, and no one touched them. They are asking for a share of glory.

Yu Qian stood up: "Let's go, go to the camp." ”

A general asked, "Lord Yu, do you want to call Lord Xiaobai as well?" ”

"Call him, ask for a reward for you, or come to the official to ask for justice?" Yu Qian's voice was a little more stern. Although several generals were dissatisfied, no one said anything, followed Yu Qian out of Yu Qian's mansion, and then each got on his horse and walked out of the city, after Yu Qian got on the horse. Give yourself a retinue and say: "Go to Baifu and sue the white crane." The matter of the army's reward, let him not care, and don't interfere, he has worked very hard this time to go north and west, so let's recuperate at home for a few days. ”

Yu Qian didn't avoid anyone, and several generals felt a little uncomfortable when they heard this.

Meritorious and shocking! The word appeared in the minds of these generals at the same time.

But they didn't know that the white crane had already received his glory. The two emperors of the Ming Dynasty were in Baifu at this time, and they all traveled in civilian clothes. Nominally, he came to eat a pot of dumplings at the White Crane Mansion.

Out of the capital, half an hour arrived at the Beijing camp.

The snow was still falling, and the soldiers of the rest of the battalions had already received the New Year's goods, and the rewards had left the camp to go home, and even those who did not go home left the camp to drink and gamble. I even went to visit the Great Paradise of the Japanese people.

When Yu Qian arrived, 12,000 people from the two battalions lined up, and twelve phalanxes stood in the middle of the camp. In the middle of the phalanx, the New Year's goods were distributed by the military department, as well as those boxes.

"You guys. Dissatisfied? Yu Qian asked in a deep voice.

No one answered, to fight this injustice with silence, they wanted to return with honor, they wanted a ceremony of victory for all the people to go out to welcome the ten miles of the road, this is the dream of every soldier's life, this is the supreme glory.

"Yesterday, the reward for the white crane has been set." As soon as Yu Qian spoke, even the wind seemed to have stopped in the originally quiet camp, and countless pairs of eyes stared at Yu Qian, Bai Minghe was definitely the first merit, it was Bai Minghe who led them to kill the enemy, captured them alive first, and made Tulupan a Ming province.

With the current identity of the white crane, the seal is not a heavy reward, and the seal is not a light reward.

"The white name of the crane, the official rank is half a grade. From the sixth grade to the sixth grade, the official position is the historian of the Wenhua Palace! Yu Qian stopped when he said this, and the people standing below were waiting for the next content, but Yu Qian didn't say any more.

After such a long silence, Yu Qian said, "What are you waiting for? Wait for the official to talk about the white crane, is there any reward? The official's answer was that the white-named crane had received so many rewards. When it comes to rewarding silver, Bai Minghe has nothing to offer, but has to pay a lot of money. ”

There was some commotion below, and several generals took a step forward, without speaking, just their actions were telling these people what kind of rules to follow.

The commotion lasted only a moment, and then it was quiet again.

"The white crane didn't reward the money, but asked for a large sum of silver. This first sum is for the Wajima Oda family, in the words of Hu Lao, you have accepted the daughter of the Oda family in your white name, and you must always have a gift money even if you don't count the media. Then some of the ordnance to be returned from the Ministry of War was packed and transported to Wajima in three ships to the Oda family, and the Ordnance Division opened a list, and the silver was to be paid by Shirana Tsuru himself. It's not Kaiji, it's Shirakawa himself. ”

The ordnance of the three ships, how much silver does it cost?

All of them were taken aback.

This is not the end, Yu Qian continued: "Your reward is also from the white name. Of course, there is a reason for this. Now the reward will be distributed, and after everyone has received the reward, the official will explain this reason, let's get started. ”

Yu Qian is the secretary of the military department, and he has enough prestige in the Ming military, so he is afraid of dissatisfaction and has doubts in his heart.

Up to a few battalion generals and deputy generals, down to the most ordinary men and soldiers, they have already begun to line up to receive silver.

The New Year's goods are one for each person, and each New Year's goods are marked with a rank, and it is easy to distinguish whether it is a man or a captain. Instead, each person has an envelope with a pre-written name.

After a lieutenant received it, he first reorganized the formation of the hundred-man team he was responsible for, and then opened the envelope.

Ten silver tickets of two hundred taels were loaded.

Surprise was written on his face, the formation that had just been set up was out of order, and a few people quickly opened their envelopes after seeing the silver ticket in the lieutenant's envelope. Five hundred taels for an ordinary soldier is the lowest, and even one soldier received a bounty of 1,500 taels, which is an astronomical amount of silver for an ordinary soldier.

In the capital of Daming, the price of one or two silver is now higher, but you can still buy twenty chickens and twenty-five ducks. And an eighty-pound pig is only two taels of silver, and a good first-class forty-foot fine white linen is only four dollars of silver.

Five hundred taels is already a huge reward.

"Your reward is almost a total of hundreds of thousands of taels, you can't say how much, don't ask. In short, this money was not from the Ministry of War, but from the White Crane. To ask for a reason, I'll give it to you now. ”

Yu Qian left the high platform and walked down.

The soldiers were not allowed to line up again, but in the way that the senior officers were in the inner circle and the ordinary soldiers were in the outer circle.

"Almost in the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of people were wiped out, and tens of thousands of people were captured alive. This record is almost unbelievable, but because people can't believe it, the imperial court announced that it was a day and a night of fighting, and the killing was also the first, whether it was Duoyan Sanwei, or the Jurchen tribe, the Li family's Goryeo, Siam, and the whole world was announcing it like this. So why? ”

Good sentence why, the soldiers looked at each other stupidly.

But the generals were thoughtful.

If it is announced, this combat power is enough to deter the world.

"Not to mention, it is the common opinion of all the scholars of the Wenhua Palace. It is also the opinion of this official, because you are a strange soldier, and your combat power can help the Ming Dynasty recover Annam. Right now, just because no one believes that the main force will be wiped out in a few breaths, there is no need for the imperial court to prove it, and forcibly proving it will only make people look down on our Daming. ”

"Therefore you are rewarded, because you are worth it. The military department did not come out, because this account was not easy to go, so the white crane came out of the private treasury to reward you. Do you know the ingenuity? ”

The soldiers seemed to understand whether they understood it or not, but they also knew that it might be some kind of layout of the imperial court.

Captains who have studied the art of war understand that there is no need to prove anything to the people of Duoyan Sanwei or the Li family of Goryeo.

If you insist on saying how strong you are, they will think that Da Ming is bragging about his combat power. So since no one believes it, it is better not to say that the real combat power can play a decisive role in the first battle of Annan, and it is just right for Annan not to be too vigilant, of course, they can't guess the detailed thoughts.

But in the end, under the messy explanations of the generals, captains and others, the soldiers also understood a little.

This is that they will be reused, at the moment, they just don't publicize their merits to the world, but it doesn't mean that they won't in the future, in short, the court is to record the merits of their people.

"Next, the official is going to issue a gag order. Today, therefore, you can not mention it again, after the return home holiday, transfer to Nanjing Shanglin Yuan to exercise the army, Bai Minghe is still not satisfied with your use of firearms, he thinks it can be stronger. And you, this official is optimistic about you. ”

After Yu Qian finished speaking, he handed over the two gold medals to the two battalion generals.

"The first and second battalions of the Ming Royal Divine Soldiers. This is the glory that Long Live gives you, the battle of Nan'an, you can set up the flag, bear with it! ”

Bear with me. This is not only the forbearance of these soldiers, but also the forbearance of the Ming Dynasty, which was first proposed by the white crane in the Battle of Annam. Now, Yu Qian has put the Battle of Annam on the agenda in the internal resolution of the Ministry of War.

For the Ming Dynasty, Annan is not as good as Wa Thorn and Tulupan. Because Annan used to be the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and later in the battle of Annam's independence, the 300,000 troops of the Ming Dynasty were defeated. Therefore, the battle of Daming against Annan is of great significance, and it is also a battle of prestige! (To be continued......)