The second quasi-plenary meeting ended after the issue of the parade was discussed, and the brothers in the congregation naturally did whatever they had to do. The brothers of the Ministry of Military Affairs made every effort to prepare for the parade, the brothers of the Ministry of Science and Technology devoted themselves to the production of various products and equipment, the brothers of the Ministry of Commerce and Trade were busy recovering the losses caused by the war to the team's economy, and the four members of the committee returned to Beiping City together, including the eldest brother Li Junwu, who usually does not leave the "Liangyuan". Because the next step is to review and give instructions to the meritorious people reported by various departments on the battle of the clouds, and reward them for their meritorious deeds.

From the siege and annihilation of Baoxingzhuang to the capture of Youzhou City, from the Shanhaiguan Resistance Battle to the Juyongguan Resistance Battle, from the bitter battle of Gubeikou to the transfer of Zhongjing Road, until Zeng Zhilin, Yang Xin, Tang Chao and others led the army to sweep through the eight states behind the mountain, and in one fell swoop to recover the sixteen states of Youyun that had been ceded out for decades, in the more than two months of participating in the Battle of Youyun through the team arms, the entire team from top to bottom, from the members of the committee to the most ordinary soldier under his command, from the soldiers who directly participated in the front-line battle to the craftsmen and servants who provided various support for the army's operations. From the traversers who planned and commanded this great battle to the local officials and gentry who took great risks to participate in this big event, hundreds of thousands of Youyun locals contributed their liliang and provided their help to the same goal together. Among these people, there are not only battle heroes who stand up for victory at critical moments and die with the enemy, but also craftsmen and servicemen who get sick, disabled, or even die in the line of duty in order to support front-line operations, as well as rich gentry who use their life savings as military funds. It was the sacrifice and dedication of these people that enabled the Jihua formulated by the crossing team to be successfully implemented, not only retaking the sixteen states of Youyun from the hands of the Khitans, but also successfully forcing the Later Zhou court to make huge concessions, and obediently handed over the position of the lord of Youyun to the hands of the crossing team. Now that the war has ceased, the will of the Later Zhou court has been issued, and the crossing team has tasted what it wants, it is naturally time to reward meritorious deeds.

Due to the large scale of the Battle of Youyun, the large number of people involved, and the complicated aspects involved, the total number of meritorious service in the final report of various departments to the committee exceeded 10,000. Among them, there were soldiers who participated in the war, officials of various states and counties, both local gentry and common people, and craftsmen and servants who worked for the crossing team, and the rewards applied for by various departments ranged from entering the list of armed martyrs of the crossing team, receiving various medals and medals, and promoting ranks, to promotions, transfers, and even small rewards that were no more than a piece of money.

Of course, it is impossible for all of the more than 10,000 meritorious service recipients to be examined and examined one by one by a few members of the committee, and the four of them will be exhausted to death if they are tired. In this list, the four members of the committee really need to discuss and review together the few who have made the most merit and received the highest rewards and rewards among the more than 10,000 people, and their total number is less than 100 -- 84 soldiers and 12 civilians. It is precisely because of the great merit and high rewards of these people that the departments are cautious and do not want to cause any objections after the list is announced, so they send the relevant materials to the committee, and several members of the committee will review them to ensure that there will be no mistakes.

Although there are only 96 meritorious service personnel in total who need to be examined, because the relevant materials reported by various departments are very detailed and the explanatory documents of each meritorious service personnel are stacked thickly, it took the four committee members nearly a day to read through the materials that were piled up like a small mountain and gave instructions on the rewards and rewards of various departments.

After signing his name on the application form for the reward of a meritorious service member in Zuihou to express his consent, Wang Kunjun put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his somewhat sour eyes, raised his head and said to the other three committee members who were doing the same action as himself: "Although the scope of the reward this time covers all aspects, the rewards given to people outside our team system are basically only material and monetary rewards. Such a reward may be enough for ordinary people and even businessmen, even those wealthy businessmen, but for those gentry and eunuchs who contributed money, effort, and people in order to drive the Khitans away, and even did not hesitate to go bankrupt, a little money, or a certificate or a medal, was disproportionate to their original efforts. …,

Although so far no gentry or eunuch has asked us for anything in return, not saying it does not mean that they do not want it. On the one hand, we have now become the real masters of the Beiping Army, both nominally and in substance, and as local figures without official positions or positions, they may not dare to ask us for anything in person. On the other hand, they who are scholars often pay attention to the so-called 'gentleman does not speak for profit', and they are embarrassed to ask us for something in return. For these people, we should take the initiative and give them some political benefits, so that we can win the hearts of the people more and let them work for us with all their hearts. ”

"What the fifth brother said is extremely true." Zhang Weixin agreed: "These gentry and eunuchs who are heirlooms don't care much about money and goods, what they value most is fame and status. For these people, I am afraid that the reward of thousands of dollars is not as attractive to them as an official position of eight or nine grades. ”

Zhang Weixin's assertion resonated with several other brothers, and everyone nodded in agreement. Seeing that the brothers had reached an agreement on this matter, Wang Kunjun proposed: "In this case, I think this matter will be handed over to Lao Qi." In addition, considering that our understanding of these gentry and eunuchs is relatively limited, you can find Lao Zhong Tongzhi, who is very familiar with these people, to discuss together. If you need to, you can also go to my father-in-law, who is familiar with the people who read in and around the city of Beiping. -- Since Zhong Youpeng and Zhong Shiwen, father and son, were both appointed as the same governors of a certain prefecture a few days ago, when everyone talks about Zhong Tongzhi, they usually distinguish between the old Zhong Tongzhi and the little Zhong Tongzhi, so as not to cause ambiguity.

Several other committee members also agreed to Wang Kunjun's proposal. As for what kind of official positions these gentry and eunuchs should be given, it will only be decided after Zhang Weixin and Zhong Youpeng have full communication and exchanges. However, from the hearts of several committee members, they are still inclined to official positions below the seventh grade. Because, on the one hand, most of the states and counties in this battle of Youyun surrendered on their own initiative, and their original officials were fully accepted and retained for the crossing team. On the other hand, these children of gentry and eunuchs had never been in contact with government affairs before, and their experience in this area was basically zero, and they acted as the first and second leaders of the prefecture and county as soon as they took office, which was not conducive to the effective handling of local government affairs.

After reaching an agreement on this issue, Zhang Weixin did not immediately go to Zhong Youpeng to discuss the matter. Instead, he thought of another thing, and after a little thought, he said to the other three people present: "Those gentry and eunuchs who support us will naturally be rewarded heavily, but in the final analysis, they can only be called helpers in the same camp as our brothers, but they are not real confidants. So, I think that while we are rewarding these people, we should also reuse the people in our team system. ”

"Old Seven, what do you mean......?" Wang Kunjun asked with some puzzlement.

"Brother, I mean people like Lao Thirty-six, your righteous son Xing Zhengnan, brother-in-law Han Qingshu, his junior brothers who have been helping Qingchen in the past few years, as well as the older students in our reserve liliang training class, and even Zhao Yunxia, the daughter of the Min'an brothers, and so on." Zhang Weixin explained, "These people can be regarded as our close relatives or confidants, although they have been working for our team before, but they have always only worked in an informal way such as helping out and helping. Although they themselves do not raise any objections to this situation, we cannot take it for granted that they should do things for us regardless of the gains and losses.

In this discussion, not only should they not be excluded, but they should be rewarded heavily, and their names should be justified, and they should be given a status equal to their ability and merit. This can not only improve their enthusiasm and enthusiasm for work, but also lay a good foundation for them to take on higher positions and responsibilities in the future. One day, when they are truly trained, we will be able to place them in various critical positions within our Shili range. In this way, they can give full play to their respective strengths, so that they can make a difference, and will not become a waste idler who only knows how to 'stretch out his hands for clothes and open his mouth for food'. Moreover, in the long run, starting to train these young people now will also be very beneficial to our future development. After all, our brothers will not be limited to the sixteen states of the Beiping Army forever, and in the future, the scope of shili will become larger and larger, and there will be more and more talents in all aspects. While recruiting talents, it is also indispensable to cultivate a group of cronies and backbones of the lineage. ”…,

"What Brother Qi said is very reasonable, this territory still has to be in our own hands to make people feel at ease." Xu Shaoan clearly supported.

Li Junwu nodded when he heard this, and said: "Lao Qi is right, cultivating his own talent echelon is one of the foundations for the long-term healthy development of our team, which is also the original intention of our original establishment of the 'Reserve Liliang Training Class' and the 'Reserve Liliang Training Department'. ”

Although Wang Kunjun has no objection to Zhang Weixin's idea in principle, he still put forward some of his own opinions: "I agree with the idea of Lao Qi, but I think the specific personnel arrangements still need to be carefully considered. First of all, Lao Thirty-six has been learning to do business with several brothers in the Ministry of Commerce and Trade in the past two years, and according to the tenth, thirteenth, fourteenth and other brothers, this kid is quite interested in doing business, and he has learned a lot of things in the past two years, and now he can handle some important business matters independently. At this time, we suddenly want to transfer him away and abandon business to enter politics, and he may not be willing. In addition, most of the brothers who were divided into six prefectures and arranged to be prefects in each prefecture were from the Ministry of Commerce and Trade, and now only the elder thirty-six is left under the old fourteenth. If we transfer Lao Thirty-six again, Lao Fourteen is likely to strongly oppose it.

Secondly, although Masao is sixteen or seventeen years old, he is at the age when he should come out and experience it. But there are many ways to get experienced, and joining the company is not the only choice. For one, this child is my adopted son, and no matter which department he is assigned to work in, other people there may give him special care or excessive tolerance or even indulgence because of his relationship with me. In this way, it will not only affect the relevant work, but also make this undecided young man feel superior and fearless, which is quite detrimental to his future growth. In addition, in the past two years, Zhengnan has been by Xiao Fei's side to help deal with some things in the Intelligence Department, many of which are related to secrets, and it is difficult to determine whether transferring him will have an impact on intelligence management, and it is still necessary to carefully discuss with Xiao Fei and other brothers in the Intelligence Department.

Therefore, my opinion is that the junior disciples like Qingchen and the students of the right age in the reserve liliang training class can be arranged according to the suggestions made by Lao Qi just now, giving them a public identity, so that they can fully integrate into our system and contribute more to the development of our team. The transfer of Lao Thirty-six and Zhengnan will be postponed, and we will decide after discussing a result with Lao Fourteen and the Ministry of Intelligence. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Kunjun paused slightly, and after a moment of silence, he continued: "As for Qingshu, although he is my brother-in-law, he also respects and worships my brother-in-law very much. But his parents are still there, how to arrange his future, I'm afraid my father-in-law and mother-in-law have already made a decision, and it's not for me, a person with a foreign surname, to interfere. After all, this is the housework of the Han family, so let's listen to it. ”