Author: An Huajun

Wang Xiaolie looked at the official document in front of him, rubbed his eyes, and stood up. He walked back and forth for a few steps, then came back and stood to read the official document on the table.

Mengdu, a nineteen-year-old native of Chuantou Village, Changle Town, Pucheng, Huazhou. After Wang Xiaolie captured Shaanzhou, he joined the army with his fellow villagers and entered the Ruicheng New Army Camp. Because of his outstanding training, he was assigned to the Jiang Min Division. Previously

He participated in several small battles, killed 16 enemies, and was about to be promoted to a guard. Because he was illiterate, the matter was postponed. The army was originally planning to take time for him to study specifically, but when he had time, he participated in the Battle of Northern Shaanxi.

In the battle of Dantou Village, he was ambushed by the Jin army and unfortunately died for his country.

He was originally from the Zhongyou Army Camp of Zhang Zhen Regiment. Because the former military camp suffered heavy losses, he joined the former military camp many times. In the battle, he killed 134 enemies, including 43 Jin people who were suspected of being killed by Mengdu.

Together with the military camp, we won many victories.

"One hundred and thirty-four people, which is more than the number of enemies that can be wiped out in one city." Wang Xiaolie sighed. Such a soldier and such an ending are indeed a pity.

He raised his head and looked at the afterglow of the setting sun outside. The setting sun shone on the tables and chairs in the room, tracing a golden edge.

If in the past, we did not pay attention to the soldiers' military exploits and only paid rewards, such soldiers would not even have their names left. Even the rewards would be withheld because the soldiers were deceased. Mengdu's original record was only sixty kills.

Seven people, exactly half.

This is the case in Wang Xiaolie's army. If it is in other armies, the situation will be even worse. It is not uncommon for names to be concealed and reward money to be divided privately. Wang Xiaolie will not investigate why his previous achievements are so few. In this situation

They are everywhere, and they all have valid excuses.

Next, there are the impressions of his colleagues on him. He is taciturn and has an upright temperament. He often has quarrels with the soldiers around him. He is often depressed and unhappy, does not participate in activities with his colleagues, and does not know what he is thinking.

He seems to be an unsociable person, and he easily offends others with his words, and has a bad relationship with his peers. Looking at the front at this time, it is said that he missed the opportunity for promotion because of his illiteracy. He was going to be sent to study full-time, but before he could do it, he encountered a war

It broke out. In this case, it is only for others to see after death.

Such modifications are unavoidable. You also cannot verify it. If you verify it, it will be true and there is nothing false.

This man is dead. The things behind him are either glorified, slandered, or ignored. There is nothing you can do about it. If you choose him as an example for soldiers to calculate merit, you can only ensure that these things will remain in the past.

Within a certain range, it cannot be completely avoided.

He sat down at the table again and read Meng Du's information again before Wang Xiaolie made annotations on it.

"Honors can lead to great achievements. After Mengdu joined the army, he trained hard and set an example. When he joined the battle, he fought bravely to kill the enemy and made great achievements. He should be rewarded with honors. Today, the list of honors has been reduced to support the country and protect the army.

, Qingchao Commandery, Cavalry Commandery, Xiao Cavalry Commander, Flying Cavalry Commander, Cloud Cavalry Commander, and Martial Cavalry Commander were all eight grades, and were rewarded to meritorious soldiers. In the Zhu State, protecting the army was a special merit, and the matter of enshrining the shrine and its descendants was decided by the court.

.The captains of light chariots and captains of cavalry have great merits, and the affairs of enshrining the temple and descendants are handled by the state officials. The rest are minor merits, and the matters of engraving temples and descendants are handled by the county officials. Mengdu killed many enemies, and fought to his death

When he dies, he should be rewarded with the honor of protecting the army. For the rest of the soldiers who have made meritorious deeds, all meritorious deeds will be unified, and those with minor merit will be unified and determined. The honorary rank will be determined, and the entire army will reward the meritorious service."

This is something Wang Xiaolie has been thinking about for a long time.

Xun is actually a kind of official position, and has lost its original meaning. During Huizong Zhenghe's reign, civil servants no longer gave honors. In the past two years, military officials stopped giving honors. Although there is no explicit text now, Wang Xiaolie assumed that the court had abandoned honors.

system, and gave soldiers instead.

There are two systems for military merit rewards for officials and soldiers. All officials use the meritorious system. However, they no longer use multiple characters, but only use two characters to distinguish superiority and inferiority in words. The meritorious system of the Song Dynasty was established during the Yuanfeng period of Shenzong.

Scrap it and take it out again now.

These are actually the responsibilities of the imperial court, and it is inappropriate for Wang Xiaolie to do them. However, after receiving the edict from Zhao Gou, Wang Xiaolie decided not to worry about those false reputations anymore, and decided what he had decided, and it would prevail in his own jurisdiction. The imperial court

How to do it is a matter for the court.

Wang Ruohai got the official document and was stunned for a long time when he saw Wang Xiaolie's annotation. Of course he knew that this was not something that the ministers could decide, but Wang Xiaolie had already decided, so he hesitated and sent the official document. Since Wang Xiaolie didn't

Discuss it with yourself and don't ask about such things.

Shu Jiming was awarded the title of Hero of Loyalty and Bravery, the second level of great merit, which is still far away from special merit. Wang Zhongfu was awarded the title of meritorious hero of Guoyi, the third level of great merit. But the most important thing is that Mengdu was awarded the title of Protector of the Army.

This was the only case in the entire army. An official document was sent to their camp, requesting a re-examination of whether Mengdu's achievements were true.

Shu Jiming and Wang Zhongfu, look at me, and I look at you. Finally, they said: "The Protector of the Army was originally the ninth rank of the rank, and it is impossible to receive it unless you are a meritorious general. Now what should I do if it is given to a soldier?"

Wang Zhongfu shook his head and said: "Don't make blind guesses about this kind of thing. Xuanfu must have his own rules. We should do whatever we do and leave the rest alone. After the grant, Xuanfu must have specific rules. According to the requirements of the superiors,

Just do things.”

Shu Jiming shook his head and asked no more questions.

After arranging the matter, Wang Zhongfu took his official document and said, "What's the use of this for us? It says that the magistrate will take care of his family, greet him at all times, and make decisions when necessary. But for us, these are useless, right?"

Shu Jiming said: "How do I know? Anyway, this hero should be useful - at least there will be a reward."

Wang Zhongfu sighed: "I always feel that the rewards for soldiers this time are more useful, while those for officials are just some rewards."

Shu Jiming said: "Not necessarily. Soldiers have to have special merit or above, and great merit is far behind. As for officials, I think of a benefit, that is, they may be promoted faster later. When I am promoted, I am a meritorious official, no more than others.

Officials are strong?"

Wang Zhongfu laughed after hearing this, nodded repeatedly and said, "That's right."

Compared with before, the merit calculation of officials is indeed about the same. However, the sense of honor and family has been strengthened, while the rewards have been reduced. Some people are happy, and some are depressed. Of course, the impact of increasing officials and promotions cannot be seen now, and we can only wait until later.

Relatively speaking, the recruits recruited by Wang Xiaolie had no complaints about joining the army, while those who transferred from the previous army had all kinds of strange things to say. Some of their previous armies had more rewards, some were promoted quickly, and there were always various reasons.

In previous battles, this phenomenon has always occurred more or less, and it is not unusual. What is more special this time is Mengdu's guard. Everyone is watching what is going on.
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