Chapter 34 Falumi
British Duke Zhang Mao and Minister of War Xu Jin also appeared here at this time.
Along the way, Xu Jin had been doubting whether His Majesty was really capable of distributing Lumi to nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers in the capital, but when he came to the school grounds and saw boxes of silver shining brightly under the clear sky, he was dumbfounded.
Xu Jin did not expect that His Majesty was not only capable of giving out rice to nearly 100,000 officers and soldiers in the capital, but also that all of them had silver hair! Because there is no half-stone rice or cloth pepper.
In the 18th year of Hongzhi, the monetary value of silver was very stable, and because there had not yet been a large inflow of silver, silver had more room for appreciation and was more valuable than food. After all, as the world had been at peace for a long time, the amount of cultivated land and the population increased. , Grain production is also increasing, resulting in food prices getting lower and lower. Therefore, distributing Lumi in full as silver is undoubtedly the most acceptable way for officers and soldiers to distribute Lumi.
Guo Rong from the Warrior Camp, together with the general flag Liang Ze and others, saw their eyes shining with white money placed in front of His Majesty the Ming Emperor. Liang Ze even whispered excitedly: "Brother Rong, Your Majesty actually wants to give us money!”
Guo Rong also smiled and nodded, unknowingly feeling twice as fond of the Ming Emperor. He thought to himself: "Now this emperor is really a good emperor. Not only does he want to make up for our lumi, but he also directly gives us money!"
British Duke Zhang Mao and other distinguished generals also had smiles on their faces, and they all praised: "Your Majesty should be considerate of us military men. The cabinet and the Ministry of War cannot distribute Lumi, so Your Majesty distributes it himself and takes it." It’s real gold and silver, but the emperor’s grace is truly magnificent!”
At that time, the British Duke Zhang Mao and the Minister of War Xu Jin came to see Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao ordered them to line up on his left and right.
It was the first time that British princes Zhang Mao and Xu Jin followed Zhu Houzhao and handed out rice to the soldiers in this way. They found it novel, and each of them straightened their chests.
At this time, Zhu Houzhao, under the eager eyes of tens of thousands of soldiers, personally held a big brass trumpet and shouted:
"My fellow officers and men, I am your emperor Zhu Houzhao, and I am also your only commander-in-chief! I heard that the imperial court has not given you rice for three months. Now that the new year is approaching and the weather is getting colder, many of you already don't have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. , I was at fault, you are my soldiers, I should not let you suffer, here, I apologize to you!”
After saying that, Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands together and bowed slightly. For a moment, the whole place was extremely silent, and everyone's face was full of horror.
Because no one thought that the Ming Emperor they admired would apologize to them for the money they owed them.
But at the same time, Zhu Houzhao's move also greatly moved Xu Jin, the Minister of War on the stage, the military ministers and nobles, and the tens of thousands of soldiers in the audience.
Even if Zhu Houzhao didn't pay them Lumi at this time and delayed the arrears for a while, the officers and soldiers could bear it.
However, Zhu Houzhao not only apologized but also distributed Lumi in full or even in excess.
"However, today I promise you that as long as my Ming Dynasty is not destroyed and as long as I am still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, your Lumi will never be owed to you again! Today, I am going to reissue the Lumi that I owe you. , and it is a full reissue, and in addition to the full reissue, I will also give you an extra month of Lumi as a year-end reward! From now on, at the end of each year, all officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty will be given two Lumis!"
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, he handed the big brass trumpet to Liu Jin, and then told Xu Jin, Minister of War, "Start distributing it now!"
then.
Xu Jin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, led a group of officials and began to distribute the goods according to the roster. He first summoned the commanders of each battalion and the eunuchs in the camp to distribute the money according to the battalion.
The officers and soldiers below were a little confused, but they were excited in their hearts because they had just heard with their own ears that His Majesty the Emperor was going to reissue their Lumi in full and for an extra month. Even the Lumi was distributed in silver.
You know, in many cases, the officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would not receive the full amount of lumi. It was common for Shangguan to deduct a few percent of their lumis. Basically, those who were distributed without deductions were not of sufficient quality, and were either mixed with treasure notes or money. Pepper or something.
But now that Zhu Houzhao was paid out in full in silver and for an extra month, each of these officers and soldiers felt in their hearts that the new emperor was the truly good emperor.
I don't know who shouted first because of excitement: "Long live!", and suddenly everyone followed suit. "Long live!"
"Long live!"
"Long live!"
For a moment, the sound shook the whole world, and the earth trembled.
The commanders of each camp and the eunuchs of each camp also began to receive the money one after another and distributed it to the thousands of households and officials under them, and then distributed it in turn.
The emperor was present, and the officers were not easy to take advantage of.
The officers and soldiers present only saw pieces of silver ingots being distributed, and everyone's face was full of excitement, and they couldn't help but shout long live.
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty basically had a monthly salary of between one to two shi of rice, which is equivalent to the current price of grain, which is about one tael of silver and two shi of grain. For four months of rice, each soldier could get 20 to 20 taels of rice. For four taels of silver, an officer would naturally need more.
Therefore, after the salary distribution is completed, basically every officer and soldier has solid money in his hands.
Guo Rong was a member of the sixth rank, with an annual salary of one hundred and twenty shilumi. At this time, he had twenty taels of silver. He suddenly felt a lot more energetic, and he was secretly happy that he didn't need to pawn. His own horse is a good horse, and his family can also have food to eat.
And Liang Ze also held fifteen taels of silver, and instantly felt a lot more at ease.
Xu Jin, the Minister of the Ministry of War, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Zhu Houzhao with gratitude. He was really grateful to his Majesty the Emperor in his heart, because if the Emperor Zhu Houzhao had not distributed the Lumi in time, he, the Minister of the Ministry of War, would probably have been unable to pay him. Resident officers and soldiers were dismissed from their posts because they owed Falumi's wrath.
The British Duke Zhang Mao and other noble military ministers also looked at Zhu Houzhao with great relief, because they felt that His Majesty's ability to personally take out the money and distribute Lumi showed that he had not forgotten them warriors.
Zhu Houzhao could see that after the distribution of Lumi, the morale of the officers and soldiers in the entire Ming Dynasty capital had recovered a lot, and they all began to show sincerity to him as the king.
Zhu Houzhao decided to strike while the iron was hot to stimulate the spirit of these Ming troops.
It was already evening, the sun was setting in the west, and the soft golden sunlight just focused on Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao asked loudly: "My soldiers, are you happy now?"
"Happy!"
"Happy!"
"Happy!"
Thousands of soldiers answered Zhu Houzhao's questions by shouting from the bottom of their hearts.
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