If there was no Later Jin, the tiger and the rabbit would do whatever it was willing to do, and it would be a pot of porridge for the Mongolian tribes, which was also what Zhu Youxiao was willing to see.

But now, how to deal with the relationship with Hu Dun Dun and deal with the civil war between the Mongolian tribes is a test of political wisdom.

Others can only guess the situation changes in one or two years, or maybe three or five years; Zhu Youxiao can see the evolution of the Asian and even the world pattern in more than ten years, or even decades later.

The rise of Britain and France, far away in Europe, may be too far away and has little impact on China. At least for a considerable period of time, it will not pose a substantial threat to China.

But in the north, Tsarist Russia had been established. Its current strength was not very strong, but its rapid rise and its crazy expansion to the Far East made Zhu Youxiao very afraid.

In addition to being afraid, Zhu Youxiao was also ambitious. How could he not be jealous of the vast Far East land such as Lake Baikal? How could he not want to be incorporated into the territory of the Ming Dynasty?

The world is very big, and the territory of various countries is far from being formed and fixed, and there is room for huge changes. For the Ming Dynasty, population growth and land demand are issues that will be solved sooner or later.

If there is enough land, how can we say annexation? If the territory is vast and boundless, even if a prodigal son is born, there will be a lot left, right?

Therefore, whether it is north, south, or east, and west, fighting for greater living space for the people of the Ming Dynasty will be the important task of Zhu Youxiao after pacifying Liao.

The fool has the joy of the fool, and the wise have the troubles of the wise.

Zhu Youxiao's happiness is always limited because he thinks too much and knows too much.

Finally, after asking Hu Dawei and others, the emperor was quite satisfied and firmly believed that the path of strengthening the army he chose was correct. Although it cost a lot, this would be an effective means to ensure the safety of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, in advance, in the later period of investment, and even a lot of gains will not lose money.

"All my beloved ministers are my Ming people." Zhu Youxiao returned to the imperial throne with satisfaction and said to the generals below, "I do not judge the level of the nation, but only depends on performance and achievements. The Flying Cavalry Camp must be expanded. I do not treat the heroes unfairly, but you are role models."

Attracting more Mongolians to naturalize, Hu Dawei and other generals understood the emperor's meaning. They never mentioned the word "naturalization" and did not make them feel alienated.

"I understand." Hu Dawei bowed and said, "Long live the mind is like the sea, and the rewards and punishments are clear. It is not difficult to expand the flying cavalry camp."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "It's not only about fighting for the country, but also about being an ordinary citizen. Shepherds horses and cattle, farms and doing business, as long as she abides by the law and rules, she will be the people of the Ming Dynasty."

Hu Dawei bowed, and he didn't think it was strange. There were many naturalized Mongolian people in the northern border towns, and they were indeed not all in the army.

Of course he would not think too far-reachingly, not knowing that the emperor's ultimate goal was to naturalize all the Mongols and become part of the multi-ethnic country of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao turned around and ordered Wang Tiqian to take a few guards to temporarily detain Hai Lanzhu and Bumubutai, and then he gave Hu Dawei and others a reward and ordered them to surrender.

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Reward and punishment are clearly necessary. Especially for the warriors who fought for the country, Zhu Youxiao has always been generous.

But one thing is that he has never given a title lightly. Although the emperor often said that he would be rewarded with honor, neither civil officials nor military generals had ever received such an honor.

As for the civil title, it is not comparable to the real title. The real title should be the five types of Duke, Marquis, Bozi and Nan, which are quite noble and rare.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang set the standard for title titles as "those who do not have military merits are not allowed to be granted titles", and clearly stipulated in the "Ming Law" that "civil officials are not allowed to be granted titles to be granted titles to be given to Dukes and Marquis."

After the Jingnan Incident, the standards for titles were somewhat loose, but civil servants still had to make military contributions before they could justify their reputations.

By the Jiajing period, due to the serious promiscuous military merits and the low status of military officers, the establishment of a system of focusing on culture and neglecting military officers, the phenomenon of difficult military officers gradually emerged.

Many honorary ministers were even more ashamed of being granted titles by military positions, and once said: "My lord is not a military position." This means that the criteria for granting titles have changed significantly.

With the establishment of a system that emphasizes culture and neglects of military personnel and the personal character of the rulers, it became increasingly difficult for civil servants to collude with military officials to suppress military generals.

It can be seen that from the first year of Jiajing to the more than a hundred years from the 16th year of Chongzhen, only Liaodong General Li Chengliang was awarded the title of Ningyuan Bo.

Historical records: Li Chengliang’s military achievements were the best in the world, but he was granted the title of "inculcated power, conferred court soldiers, and important people from China and abroad, all of them were worthy of their importance and were in charge of their power."

In other words, no matter whether your military achievements are high or not, you have to go through the road and send money and bribes everywhere, so that people in the court can speak for you.

Zhu Youxiao once asked the old ministers of the Ministry of Rites on this issue. According to their explanation, since the Jiajing Dynasty, "there was a laborious general in the ancestors' dynasty that he would rather be granted Liu Bo than to protect the throne, and the system would change."

To put it simply, the court used more virtual titles to reward merits, adding countless levels to the road to titles.

For example, if you are rewarded with military merits, you will be promoted first, and you will be promoted to the position of the chief commander, the chief commander, the chief commander, the chief commander, the chief commander, and the chief commander.

It was not until the promotion was finally reached that it was possible to be awarded a title. Therefore, the generals were getting farther and farther away from the title. Taking the most powerful Grandpa Qi as an example, he was the highest to be the Young Guardian and the Prince's Grand Guardian.

As for the posthumous title, it is a mourning and honor after death, which is very different from the appointment of generals and marquis during his lifetime.

For example, the national hero Qin Liangyu was named the second-rank imperial wife during his lifetime. After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, he was posthumously named "Zhongzhen Hou" by the Southern Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Youxiao also had doubts about this. It’s not that the Duke, Marquis, Bozinan, it’s not easy to be a marquis. Why didn’t anyone get the Viscount and Baron? Could it be that which ancestor abolished the Viscount and Baron?

If I don’t understand, I will ask, some of them are the ministers who are studying the classics and rules. Sure enough, the answer was found, which made Zhu Youxiao very satisfied.

It turned out that there were no formal edicts or documents in the Ming Dynasty that abolished the viscount and the baron, but no one had granted these two second titles after Hongwu.

After the Jingnan period, Emperor Yongle felt that it was not good to be a hereditary Duke like Taizu. Therefore, most of the "Jingnan heroes" were hereditary counts, and there were also a group of marquises who could not be hereditary.

At the same time, Emperor Yongle raised the rank of the earl and became a first-rank official or above, which made the Jingnan ministers have different identities.

The Baron of Viscount, because his treatment rank is too low and lacks the value of respecting status and identity, gradually disappeared naturally in the long river of history.

Perhaps this is the conclusion, but for Zhu Youxiao, this is not important. As long as there are no rules and classics to bind him, reform is not called reform, and rules can be established from him.

Of course, what Zhu Youxiao wanted to establish good rules and incentive mechanisms. But unlike the carpenter emperor in history, Wei Zhongxian's nephew Wei Liangqing had no contributions, so he was granted the title of Suning Bo for nothing.

This is nothing. Within a few months, the imperial court built the three palaces and was completed, and Wei Liangqing and Jin Ning Duke. You should know that only six of the heroes who were born and killed by Taizu were named Duke.

In the second year, Wei Liangqing was named the Grand Tutor for the great victory of Ningyuan. The Grand Tutor, the leader of the three dukes, was the most honorable minister. From the establishment to the demise of the Ming Dynasty, no more than twenty people received this title.

Just because there is a good uncle who is not a man, Wei Liangqing's promotion is like a rocket. Damn, are you better than Mr. Wang Yangming, the "New Jian Bo" and Grandpa Prince Taibao Qi?

What should be sealed is not sealed, and what should not be sealed is blind. Such emperors and such courts will make the hearts of civil and military officials and generals destruction.

However, no title is forbidden, no title is forbidden, no title is for limiting the privileges of the lord, and the chronic disease of illegality based on power must be removed. No matter what is exempt from death or crime, no matter what is exempt from death or crime, it cannot be taken.

As for fief, this should be OK, but it cannot be within the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The world is so big, it would be great to go out and occupy land to be kings.

Of course, the title cannot be sloppy, and Zhu Youxiao is still improving it. But this does not affect his reward for meritorious ministers. If the horse is to run away quickly, he must give it grass. This principle is very simple.

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The four guards were empty, and all the slaves from the coast were abandoned and dared not occupy them. The rest were just a thousand people...

The Denglai, Lushun, Pidao, Shicheng, Kuanhui and other places were connected into an arc, forming a barrier to the Later Jin Dynasty that was constantly moving forward, forming a tighter and more oppressive encirclement. The Liaodong war has entered the strategic offensive stage.

At such a critical period, it is understandable that it is rewarded with Liaodong generals.

"I thank God for your kindness, long live, long live, long live!"

Mao Wenlong kowtowed and thanked him, holding the imperial gold arrows and flying fish uniforms given by the emperor in both hands, and the imperial edict for promotion to the left governor.

Flying fish pythons also have two horns. The so-called flying fish pattern is made into a python shape and the fish fins are slightly different, not really into a flying fish shape. Only when given by the emperor's gift can it be worn. It is the second only to the python clothes in the Ming Dynasty.

As for the Shangguan of the Jinyiwei Hall, he only dressed in the flying fish clothes, which was decorated with flying fish patterns, which was not the kind of consecration that reflected the emperor's grace.

As for the next stage of the battle, the emperor had already explained it in the secret decree, Mao Wenlong and others had discussed and studied it, and formulated corresponding combat plans.

Overall, it is connected to southern Liaoning. There are stable bases such as Lushun and Jinzhou in southern Liaoning. The headquarters of Dongjiang also established solid defenses in Zhenjiang and its surrounding areas.

The contraction of Jiannu made it not too difficult for Dongjiang Town to achieve the emperor's strategic deployment. What's more, Liao Town's oppression of Liaoyang and Shenyang, the center of the Later Jin ruling, made it more difficult for Jiannu to mobilize heavily.

There is also Jianzhou, which will also be the main target of Dongjiang Town. To this end, the two assistants of Dengzhen and one assistant in Jin Town will join the combat sequence of Dongjiang Headquarters, so that Dongjiang Town can draw the main force and attack the two banners of Jianzhou Jiannu.

Mao Wenlong stood up and congratulated the envoy. The generals also came forward to congratulate, which further set off a festive atmosphere.

On the road to becoming a marquis, I took another big step!

Mao Wenlong smiled happily, chatted with the generals and ordered a banquet to entertain the imperial envoy.

According to the emperor's current support, he was even confident that he could destroy Jiannu by just taking Dongjiang Town. Of course, it would definitely take longer.

Mao Wenlong also knew that the emperor was very anxious. Although there was no urging war on the surface, the logistics supply was constantly strengthening and the strategic deployment was clear.

Strategic counterattack, based on the current equipment and replenishment speed of the Ming army, and the training cycle of using old to lead new ones, the continuous operation will be mostly half a year or less, and Jiannu will be exhausted halfway to death, right?

What's more, Jiannu's food and supplies reserves will bottom out this winter at the latest, and a major famine has shown signs.

Mao Wenlong was very clear about these information and agreed with the emperor's combat plan.

First, it continued to disturb the attacks, consumed Jiannu like zero, and gradually advanced to form a more favorable combat situation; finally, it launched a large-scale campaign, launched two or several battles, and completely laid the foundation for the victory of Liaodong.

The so-called "setting the victory" may be to destroy Jiannu and he could only escape north to a more desolate and cold place; or to become scattered soldiers and wander around.

To put it bluntly, Jiannu can no longer pose a threat. Under the search and suppression of the Ming army, he can only survive and wait for the final destruction.

"Master, I will toast you a glass to congratulate you." Mao Chenglu brought the glass forward and bowed to toast.

Mao Wenlong retracted his thoughts, laughed, and said, "I am happy today. You can have the best time, but I am not drunk. How can I be embarrassed in front of the angels!"

As he said that, he raised his glass and said loudly: "Congratulations to the Holy Emperor, congratulations to the Ming Dynasty, and drink and win!"

"Congratulations to the Holy Emperor, to the Ming Dynasty, to the General, to the victory of the Great Master!" Mao Chenglu was clever and added a sentence behind and said loudly.

"Congratulate the Holy Emperor, congratulate the Ming Dynasty, congratulate the General, and win the victory!" With the generals taking the lead and guiding, it is not easy to follow the example?

Mao Wenlong drank all his glass, and then came to toast again and just tasted it briefly.

The reason he just said was not an excuse. No one here knew that Mao Wenlong had told him the time to go to Beijing to report his work in secret.

If the Qin envoy is here, wouldn’t he ask for his own fault if he loses his composure after drinking? If the Qin envoy returns to the capital and speaks to the emperor, he has not yet officially met, his impression will probably be greatly reduced.

The emperor said more than once that the reward for the title of marquis was given, and Mao Wenlong also saw the future and was working in this direction.

As for the history of being arrogant and domineering, the emperor did not give him such a chance since the opening of the town of Dongjiang. Not to mention private soldiers, even if he had only his godson, Mao Chenglu was the only one who raised his nephew as his son.

When Dongjiang Town was first opened, the emperor warned him. Not only Mao Wenlong, but also many generals, he also selected officers through martial arts, disrupted the reshuffle, and re-established the supervision mechanism in the army.

Therefore, Mao Wenlong dared not. There were people in charge of wages, military law, intelligence, and martial arts officers who were constantly assigned. Unless he did not have a head, he dared to do whatever he wanted under the eyes and ears of these emperors.

When Dongjiang Town goes from nothing to something, from weak to strong, even if Mao Wenlong is domineering and arrogant, he will find that Dongjiang Town is not under his actual control.
Chapter completed!