Chapter 183: Silver, the title is moving!
Even if these are just the children of the concubine, but in the final analysis, they are still the children of the nobles, to put it mildly, as long as the children of the concubine are strong enough, they may not be able to replace the descendants and become the main lineage of the family in the future.
Of course, compared with the descendants of the lineage, it is very difficult for the children of the concubines to get ahead, especially in the peaceful and prosperous era, where countless talents have been buried.
Why the troubled times produce talents, in the final analysis, it is not that there are many talents in the troubled times, but that the troubled times give these talents who may have been buried in the countryside the opportunity to become famous in the world.
There are talents in any era, it just depends on whether there is a chance to get ahead.
In the same way, if there is no chance, then even if they have great ability, except for a very few people, they will never want to get ahead for the rest of their lives.
The lineage of people has won at the starting line from the moment they were born, and sometimes they may not be able to catch up with the starting line of other people's births in their lifetime.
This big competition in the army is an opportunity for a carp to jump into the dragon gate, especially Chu Yi, the chief of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, the chief of the celebrant supervisor, the British Duke Zhang Mao, the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Fu, the Duke of Dingguo Xu Guangqi and several Hou Ye.
It can be said that almost all the backbone of the nobles in the capital are gathered here, one of the three ancestors is Zhang Yu, the first hero of Jingnan, one is Xu Da, the first king of the founding of the country, and one is Zhu Neng, one of the five princes of Jingnan, it can be said that the ancestors are all one of the best existences in the army.
Since the change of Tumubao, Xungui was suppressed to the extreme by Wenchen, and almost became an ornament in the court, Xungui Group did not think about rising, when Yingzong seized the door, Xungui had secretly supported Shi Heng to try to regain the right to speak, but it is a pity that Shi Heng was arrogant, violent, arrogant, and finally died and was wiped out, and Xungui's efforts were in vain.
This time, Chu Yi found the British prince Zhang Mao, even if Zhang Mao had no good impression of the eunuchs, but when Chu Yi said that he could help Xungui rise again and compete with civil officials, Zhang Mao naturally left behind the mustard in his heart and immediately discussed with Chu Yi.
Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, and Xu Guangqi, the Duke of Dingguo, were naturally moved by Chu Yi one by one.
Even if the influence of these nobles is not as good as in the past, but to be honest, there are still three points of nails in the rotten ship, not to mention the huge family that has been passed down from generation to generation at the time of the founding of the country.
Just like this, if the restrictions are lifted and the children of the nobles in Beijing are given the opportunity to show their talents, won't a large number of children stand out?
Although there are not many amazing talents, there are also three or five people, and there are dozens of children who can lead a guard and horse with a little tempering.
In the final analysis, after the background of the noble family, as long as there is a little bit of self-motivation, you can always learn some family learning, at least much higher than the starting point of ordinary people.
It is not impossible for talents to appear among the common people, there is such a huge foundation, there will naturally be talents, but such talents are also quite rare, this is still the Ming Dynasty where books and knowledge gradually spread out, and the Sui and Tang dynasties and the Three Kingdoms era, that is the real talent from the family.
In the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, Zhang Mao, the British Duke who was appointed by the Son of Heaven as the Governor of Soldiers and Horses, was sitting in the middle of the handsome position in military uniform at the moment, on the left hand was Chu Yi, who was the supervisor of the army, and on the right hand was Xu Guangqi, the Duke of Dingguo, Zhu Fu, the Duke of Chengguo, and several other marquis and uncles.
Below are dozens of heroic young people, these dozens of young people in military uniforms, full of vigor are the children of the noble class who stand out on the school field this time.
Among these noble children, there are descendants and concubines, Zhu Houzhao Chrysostom opened, as long as he can obtain military merits, he will not hesitate to take the title.
This has greatly stimulated the Xungui Group, who doesn't want to be like the Xu family, even if the possibility of being crowned a prince is almost minimal, but one more marquis and uncle in one door is also a dream thing.
In the past, it was suppressed by Wenchen, and Chengping in the world had no chance of obtaining the military merits of the knighthood, but now it is different.
As soon as the Son of Heaven Chrysostom opened, all the Xungui groups saw the hope of strengthening the family.
The most important thing is that Lu Wenyang, Yang Tinghe and others raised troops on the side of the Qing monarch, as if they were plotting rebellion, so that they saw the hope of gaining military merits.
Not to mention anything else, as long as the rebels can be suppressed this time, it is not impossible for the Xungui group to add three or two more uncles just because of the merit of destroying the rebels.
Zhang Mao naturally depicted such a prospect when he opened his mouth, and sure enough, the temptation of knighthood was too great for these children from noble families.
Whether it is a descendant or a concubine, I heard that this suppression of the rebels can reward at least three or two uncles, and one by one is like being beaten with chicken blood.
But all the noble children who can stand here are at least not the kind of straw bales who are addicted to flowers and wine, and there is still a little revenge in their hearts.
Now they looked at Zhang Mao who was sitting there with bright eyes, and they couldn't wait to immediately lead the army out of the city and pacify the rebels.
If you are lucky enough and get the first merit, then you can really be knighted.
Chu Yi sat aside, watching the reactions of these noble disciples below, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he coughed lightly.
For Chu Yi, these nobles can be said to be both respectful and awe-inspiring, respecting Chu Yi for giving them the opportunity and hope for the revival of the Xungui Group, and fearing Chu Yi's ruthlessness in killing, who can not be afraid.
At this time, everyone looked towards Chu Yi in unison.
Chu Yi nodded slightly at Zhang Mao, Zhu Fu, and Xu Guangqi, and said with a straight expression: "Your ancestors are all the shares of my Ming Dynasty, it can be said that without the hard work of your ancestors on the battlefield, there will be no Ming world, and the blood of the ancestors flows in your body, and I hope that the glory of the ancestors can be reproduced in you." ”
Chu Yi's words were like a bowl of poisonous chicken soup for these noble children, and it suddenly made these noble children's eyes shine, and what they thought about was that they must reproduce the glory of their ancestors and live up to the blood flowing in their bodies.
The next moment, Chu Yi arched his hand slightly in the direction of the leopard room and said, "This governor personally suggests that Your Majesty spread the grace of the monarch this time and increase the reward for the sons and daughters of the nobles......"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes suddenly widened, and they looked at Chu Yi in disbelief, even the British Gong Zhang Mao and a few others had heard Chu Yi mention this for the first time. stared at Chu Yi one by one, obviously not expecting Chu Yi to break such an astonishing news.
Chu Yi saw everyone's reaction in his eyes, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
What he wants is this kind of effect, in Chu Yi's opinion, Daming only has three titles: duke, marquis, and earl, although this kind of reward makes the number of Daming nobles scarce and extremely noble, but it also greatly limits the power of nobles.
In the place where the country was founded, the influence of military generals and nobles naturally had to be suppressed to a certain extent, otherwise, it was very likely that it would become a big trend, and there would even be a scene of military chaos at the end of the Tang Dynasty.
But for today's Daming, the Xungui Group was almost abolished by the civilian group, and Wuxun was trampled into the dirt all of a sudden, which is not a good thing for Daming.
Balance is king.
The power of Wenchen is too strong, look at the weakness of the two Song Dynasty, and look at the scene of the Ming Dynasty today.
Even Chu Yi knows one thing very well, that is, it is impossible to solve the situation of the strong people of the Ming Dynasty by killing, so he must support the rise of Wu Xun, as for whether there will be a situation where the military will disrupt the country, to be honest, if this situation is really possible, in Chu Yi's opinion, it is better than being wiped out by a bloody Confucian.
Zhang Mao stared at Chu Yi and said, "Chief Chu, I don't know ...... Your Majesty."
Obviously, what these nobles are most concerned about is whether the Son of Heaven is really ready to spread Jun's grace against Wuxun, if so, then there is really hope for the Wuxun Group.
Chu Yi nodded slightly and said, "Chu suggested that the Son of Heaven should add the titles of viscount and baron under the earl to reward the military ministers who have made great contributions to the country." ”
With a grunt, all the martial arts disciples looked at Chu Yi with bright eyes, even if it was two levels lower than the earl, but it was also a title from the imperial court, what a glory it was.
"Has Your Majesty ever agreed?"
Zhu Houzhao himself is a martial emperor, otherwise he would not have reorganized the Beijing camp in the first year of his ascension to the throne, and even set up a warrior battalion and a Tengxiang four guard battalion, and even later made a seemingly absurd move of crowning himself a mighty general and proclaiming himself the prince of Zhenguo.
For Zhu Houzhao, Chu Yi's proposal is nothing more than to increase some of the imperial court's expenditures, but it can greatly increase the strength of the Xungui group, which is naturally acceptable to Zhu Houzhao, who is dedicated to martial arts.
Chu Yi smiled slightly, glanced at everyone and nodded slowly: "The Emperor of Heaven has promised it, and since then, the military merits have been rewarded, and the titles of viscount and baron have been added." ”
Saying that, Chu Yi looked around at everyone and chuckled: "Ladies and gentlemen, the viscount and baron are no more than the third-class titles of the duke and the marquis, which means that as long as you are willing to work hard and can obtain certain military merits, then there is hope that you can get the title reward of the viscount and baron." Not to mention, if Lu Wenyang's rebellion can be quelled this time, this governor can guarantee that at least one-third of all the people present can be knighted. ”
When the words fell, dozens of noble sons and daughters suddenly fell to the ground, shouting: "Your Majesty's imperial grace is vast, and the ministers will swear to die in retribution." ”
After worshipping the Son of Heaven from afar, the noble children bowed to Chu Yi from the bottom of their hearts, in order to thank Chu Yi for the great reward they had fought for.
It is precisely because of being born in a noble family, especially those who are born in a noble family, can appreciate the rarity and importance of the title, but military achievements are rare, and it is even more difficult to be knighted, although the viscount and baron are obviously much lower than the earl, but at least they are given hope, so that they will not see any hope at all as before.
Just like Wang Yangming's more than 30 days to quell the rebellion of more than 100,000 troops of King Ning, this great achievement of pacifying the rebellion is just to be crowned a new uncle, you can imagine how difficult it is to be knighted in the Ming Dynasty.
As for the British Duke Zhang Mao, Dingguo Duke Xu Guangqi, Chengguo Duke Zhu Fu and other nobles on the side, they looked at Chu Yi with great satisfaction.
It can be said that for the Xungui Group at this time, Chu Yi is their great benefactor.
As long as the titles of viscounts and barons can become a rule, it not only means that the power of the noble group will increase greatly, but also means that their descendants will hope to obtain the title.
Even if the British duke has a respected status and has passed on the title from generation to generation, there is only one title, but they have many heirs.
Coupled with the restriction that non-military merits cannot be knighted, so except for the one who inherits the title, their descendants have no hope of getting ahead at all.
But now it's different, Chu Yi's suggestion gave them a chance to come out in descendants, as long as their own ability is not too bad, coupled with the promotion of the family, there is no need to think about the title of duke and uncle, but it should not be difficult to get a baron or viscount by military merits.
Of course, any policy will have its pros and cons, and increasing the title naturally has its disadvantages, and it may be that in the future, the descendants of these people, such as the Duke of England and the Duke of Chengguo, will rely on connections and connections to obtain the title of Knighthood.
But there are two sides to everything, and you can't stop eating because of choking, right?
At least for decades, for the Ming Dynasty, the benefits of this policy outweigh the disadvantages, giving the children of the nobles and even the hope of the world's soldiers to obtain the title, and the morale of the soldiers will inevitably increase greatly, which is a little bit rotten for the Ming army, which is not without help.
Although it is said that the root of the decay of the Ming army is in the guard system, even if Chu Yi has great ability, it is impossible to change the Ming military system from the root while offending the literati group.
Xiucai rebelled, and it didn't work out for ten years, so Chu Yi could kill and kill when facing the Wenchen Group.
Once the army is involved, any decision must be made with great caution, even if the guards are rotten, it is also a violent group, if the world guards are in chaos, the Ming Dynasty will be destroyed.
On the huge school field, more than 100,000 people in Beijing gathered together, and they couldn't see the edge at a glance, which was really shocking.
Chu Yi, Zhang Mao and other hundreds of generals were all present, and there were hundreds of officials and guerrilla generals from thousands of households alone.
The most eye-catching thing is the pile of white flowers and silver on the high platform.
Previously, Chu Yi raided his family and exterminated the clan, but he confiscated millions of taels of silver, plus more than one million taels of silver sent by Lu Wenyang before, adding up to five million taels of silver.
I have to say that Zhu Houzhao really made a bloody investment this time, according to the usual practice, the army of more than 100,000 people will allocate hundreds of thousands of taels of silver at most, but this time Zhu Houzhao did not hesitate to allocate as much as 5 million taels of silver to reward the army.
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