Zhu Qiyu took a leisurely sip of tea, and continued: "Xing'an Hou Xu Heng and Governor Fan Guang led the Xiao Cavalry Battalion, Shenji Battalion, Tiance Guard, and Yingzhou Guard, and camped in front of Shi Heng's army.

The four battalions cooperated with each other and assisted each other, and used artillery to cross-cover the flanks of each battalion.

In this way, the army of Xu Heng at the front was four or five miles away from the camp of Yexian, and the army was stuck in the barracks during the day, and if it also came to attack first, it was not necessary to fight, but only to bombard it with artillery.

At night, the Ming army dispatched to attack Yexian's camp, so that the soldiers of Warat could not live in peace. ”

When Shi Heng heard this, he hurriedly stood up and asked his own question: "Your Majesty, can't we fight during the day?" At night, most of the soldiers had symptoms of night blindness, and they could not see at night.

The last general has been guarding the border for decades, and he has never seen a night battle with the Mongol cavalry. ”

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Your five military camps are not willing to participate in the night battle, you can lie in the camp and sleep." No problem, I won't force my soldiers to go to the night battle.

If you want to participate, I heard that boiling water with pine needles can cure the symptoms of night blindness, so in short, let the imperial doctor of Tai Hospital be responsible for solving this problem. ”

Shi Heng asked again: "But the night of the first army is extremely elite, and if you get a little closer during the night attack, you will be discovered by the night guard." ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "This is better to say, cut off a head that does not collect at night, and reward one hundred taels of silver." This money does not need to be paid by the court, it is my personal reward.

Let's hand over the head with one hand, and give the reward with the other, and the children will not be deceived and will never be indebted.

The imperial court only needs to give a name, cut a life that does not collect at night, and give the title of 'Ming Warrior'. Cut off three heads that do not collect people at night, and give them the title of 'Great Ming Ruishi'. Those who cut five people will be sealed with brocade clothes and 100 households, and those who cut ten people will be sealed with 1,000 households.

And it is not limited to the soldiers of the Ming army. Everyone, whether it's a peddler or a street ranger; Whether it is a Han Chinese, a Mongolian person, a Miao person, or a Jurchen, you can go to cut the night and not collect it.

Even if it is a criminal prisoner, as long as he can cut back the head of the Tartar, I will give him the same reward, and I will not discriminate against any meritorious person. ”

When the people heard this, they had nothing to say. After all, blocking people's money, such as killing parents. The emperor gave such a heavy reward, there must be people screaming and rushing up.

The most attractive part of this policy is that the emperor recognizes the head but does not recognize the person. Even if you are a hooligan in the market, or a person who steals chickens and dogs, as long as you cut off ten heads that do not collect people at night, you will immediately be a thousand households in brocade clothes, and you will have a reward of 1,000 taels of silver.

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. Moreover, in the capital, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, there are many fierce people who have empty ambitions but suffer from no way.

And in the Ming army, there are even more such people. In an army of 200,000, there must be one or two thousand capable and ambitious people.

Zhu Qiyu has begun to feel the pleasure of being an emperor, and the righteous name is really invincible when it falls into the hands of the emperor who will use it.

As long as the name is given to the official, the power is given and the money is given, there are people in the Ming Dynasty who are willing to cry and shout to serve the emperor.

The emperor gave such instructions in a few words, and the ministers did not know what to say next. Zhu Qiyu smiled at everyone and said, "I still have three edicts to issue." Although he was still outside the city, his defeat was already doomed. Therefore, we must look forward a little bit, and we cannot be like some traitors, who only focus on the present and not the future.

After the defeat of Yexian, the imperial court needed to carry out reforms and change the previous unreasonable policies.

The first edict of my reform of the government was called Yanglian.

Since the first year of Jingtai, in the first five years, the number of civil and military officials has increased by 20% every year.

From the sixth year of Jingtai to the fifteenth year of Jingtai, the number of civil and military officials has increased by one percent every year.

In other words, it will take fifteen years for the Jingtai Dynasty to increase the number of civil and military officials to three times the current level. ”

When the ministers heard this, they first looked at each other silently, and then they exchanged their heads and began to talk about it without regard for etiquette.

The main reason is that Zhu Qiyu has stimulated everyone too much, especially the scholars who have read poetry and books, even if they have read all the history books, it is the first time to see the emperor who initiated the reform, and the first step is to greatly increase the salary of civil and military officials.

Zhu Qiyu was not in a hurry, and waited for the ministers to finish discussing and quiet down.

Chen Xun, the first assistant who also served as the head of the household department, couldn't help but take the lead in asking: "Your Majesty, the finances of the Ming Dynasty have always been beyond their means, and even the current salaries of hundreds of officials often cannot be paid on time.

Even if it is issued on time, it will be offset by a part of the Daming treasure banknotes.

As for what His Majesty said about doubling the five-year salary, and increasing the fifteen-year income to three times the current one, Weichen dared to ask His Majesty, where does the money come from? ”

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "It's nothing more than opening up sources and reducing expenditures." The first step in reform is to reduce expenditure. First of all, from the beginning of the emperor's festival, the use of the imperial family should be greatly reduced.

Part of the money saved is used to support the people, and part of it is used to improve everyone's income.

And in the future, everyone's money will be distributed in full, which is my promise. Even if I don't eat or drink, I can't do without your money.

As for the Ming Treasure Banknote, it will take me a few years to completely abolish it. ”

As soon as Zhu Qiyu's words came out, it immediately caused an uproar. The minister did not object to the emperor's policy, after all, according to the emperor's idea, it was the imperial family that suffered from the interests, and it was the civil and military officials who benefited. Who would be crazy to oppose the emperor who gave profits to hundreds of officials.

It's just that this is really ridiculous, and the ministers are the first time to see an emperor who has taken the initiative to weaken his own interests.

Zhu Qiyu added: "I initiated the reform to let the people live a good life, and also to let the civil and military officials live a good life.

A reform that does not bring benefits to everyone is not a good reform. That kind of reform is not the kind of reform I want. ”

When the officials heard this, they became even more excited. If it can really bring benefits to everyone, then it will be changed.

However, the officials were also embarrassed to ask the emperor how he wanted to reduce the royal expenses.

Zhu Qiyu was empathetic and took the initiative to explain: "The first step is to completely separate the internal treasury from the treasury. The royal family can no longer take money from the treasury.

Like that, if you canonize a concubine and hold a wedding for a prince or princess, it will cost tens of thousands of taels or hundreds of thousands of taels, and it can't happen again.

In the future, the inner court will be responsible for these things, and there will be no need for the treasury to take any more money.

In addition, the number of concubines, eunuchs, and palace maids should also be gradually reduced.

There are only a few masters in the palace: the queen mother, two queens, the crown prince, and the princess. There is no need for more than 10,000 people to serve them, it is purely a scourge to the people.

Anyway, there are so many places to cut the royal family's expenses, and I decided that I could reduce them as much as possible. After the war, detailed entries will be distributed in batches. ”

When the ministers heard this, they simply wanted to celebrate, and it was not easy to catch up with such a ridiculous emperor.

Zhu Qiyu took the opportunity to issue the second edict: "At the beginning of the construction of the South Palace, it was to serve as the residence of the emperor's grandson. After the war was over, I decided to assign Nangong to the crown prince and the princess of Chongqing to live in.

And according to what I just said, the inner court is responsible for repairing the South Palace, and there is no need for the court to contribute money and effort. ”

When everyone heard this, they were stunned, but no one objected, and they all received their orders.

Zhu Qiyu continued to issue the third and most absurd edict: "I can achieve today's victory, not only because of the service of hundreds of officials and soldiers, but also because my concubines are virtuous and take care of the affairs of the Qi Palace, so that I have no worries."

Moreover, my concubines flatter me every day, so that I am always happy physically and mentally, and their credit is not small. Therefore, I decided to canonize all the twelve side concubines as imperial concubines. From then on, they were no longer concubines, but my wives just like the three princesses.

But don't be nervous, I'm just giving them a name. Usually, they don't have to pay tribute to the inner court, and they don't spend a penny from the treasury.

We live ours, you live yours, everyone does not disturb each other, and shares the peace and prosperity. ”