After all, he was a veteran who had lived for most of his life. General Fan's palace was much deeper. When he saw that the veins on Qinghuai's neck were bulging, he quickly thanked him and accepted the order, and also asked his subordinates to give the eunuch a large reward.
"Mr. Jin's hard work has made great achievements. How can Your Majesty do this?"
After sending the eunuch away, Qinghuai punched the table angrily: "It's just a baron, he's still a virtual baron... The reward is five hundred taels of silver... Are you insulting your Majesty? The general gave that eunuch more than a reward.
Five hundred taels, right?"
"Celebrate, be careful what you say!"
General Fan gave Qinghuai a hard look.
Qinghuai also knew that he had made a mistake and smashed the table unwillingly: "How could this happen?"
He didn't even know how to tell Jin Feng about this result.
"The Red Ling envoy brought back some letters from Bianjing. These are from Duke Qing and his wife. You should know what's going on after you read them."
General Fan went over and closed the tent curtain, took out two letters from his arms and handed them to Qinghuai.
Qinghuai ignored his mother's letter and immediately opened the envelope from Duke Qing.
General Fan received more letters than Qinghuai, so he sat aside and picked one to open.
After a while, the two of them put down their envelopes one after another, their expressions becoming very ugly.
They already understood what happened.
There are many factions in Dakang Chaotang. Jin Feng's performance this time was so impressive that it frightened other factions, so they joined forces to put pressure on the emperor and did not allow the emperor to reward Jin Feng heavily, let alone allow Jin Feng to lead troops.
The emperor also advocated the so-called technique of checks and balances, and was also afraid that the Duke of Qing's faction would dominate the family, so he agreed to the minister's proposal and only gave Jin Feng a virtual title.
On the contrary, those dandy generals who led troops in Weizhou City, regardless of their merits or not, received varying degrees of rewards. Even Zhang Qiwei, the guy who caused great troubles, was rewarded.
"It's my fault this time. Mr. Jin's contribution should not be overemphasized."
General Fan said with a wry smile.
"Mr. Jin's contribution is already great. Without him, how could the Tielin Army have defended Qingshui Valley?"
Qinghuai said unconvinced.
"Even so, it made the ministers in the DPRK even more fearful of Mr. Jin."
General Fan said: "The presence of you and me in the Zhenxi Army has made many people uneasy. Your Majesty rewards those dudes heavily because you want them to check and balance you and me in the Zhenxi Army."
"Those who have done meritorious service will not get the merit they deserve, but the dandies will be rewarded. If this continues, who will fight for the great prosperity?"
Qinghuai sneered and left General Fan's tent dejectedly.
You have to face what you have to face. The imperial edict has been sent. Even if Qinghuai is unwilling to do so, he can only tell Jin Feng the truth.
"Sir, I know this result is very unfair to you. Don't worry, I will definitely write back and ask my father to fight for it again."
Qinghuai said.
Qing Guo Gong and General Fan's influence in the court is not small. Jin Feng's contribution this time is real. If other factions want to suppress them, they must pay a sufficient price, otherwise Qing Guo Gong will not agree.
And a large part of these costs should have fallen into the hands of Duke Qing.
So when Qinghuai said this, he felt a little guilty, as if he had stolen Jin Feng's credit.
"No need, I'm very satisfied with the result."
Jin Feng smiled and shook his head.
"Sir, I know you are angry. General Fan and I are also angry. We will help you find a solution."
Qinghuai thought Jin Feng was angry.
"It's really not necessary."
Jin Feng smiled and said: "Master Marquis, you should also know that I am a lazy person. When I came to the battlefield, I only asked for a title. Now that I have got it, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?"
Compared to the battlefield filled with smoke and stench, he still preferred the quiet Xihewan.
Before the imperial edict arrived, he had been worried that the emperor would leave him in the army with an edict.
It will be troublesome then.
Fortunately, the big guys in the court helped him solve this problem.
"But this title is just a virtual title. It doesn't even have a fiefdom. It only has a monthly salary of five taels..."
"This couldn't be better."
Having said this, Jin Feng couldn't help but laugh: "Now I don't have to worry about being joined."
Lords like Qinghuai who own fiefdoms will be implicated if there is a rebellion in their fiefdoms.
Without a fiefdom, there is no need to worry about this problem at all.
As for the tax revenue from the fiefdom, Jin Feng hasn't noticed it yet.
"Sir, do you really think so?"
Qinghuai asked.
"certainly."
Jin Feng nodded without hesitation: "Master Hou, if there is nothing else, I will be going back soon."
"Are you so anxious?"
Qinghuai was a little reluctant to give up.
"The battle is over and the reward has been given. Why are you still here?"
Jin Feng said: "I have already explained to Xu Xiao about Qingshuishan's defensive issues."
"Since you have decided, sir, I won't force you to stay."
Qinghuai saw that Jin Feng had decided to leave, so he no longer tried to persuade him to stay: "If something happens to you in Jinchuan, sir, just go to Qingfeng Courtyard to find the housekeeper, and he will help you deal with it."
"Speaking of which, I really want to trouble Mr. Hou with something."
"Sir, please speak."
"I want to ask Mr. Hou for some retired veterans of the Tielin Army."
"What do you want a veteran for, sir?"
Qinghuai asked curiously.
"The Marquis also knows that there is a serious tiger infestation in Shu, and there are many bandits entrenched in the mountains. In the future, I will inevitably have to travel long distances to do business. It is difficult for Brother Zhang Liang to handle it alone. I want to form an escort team to transport goods.
"
Jin Feng said: "Brothers who have retired from the Tielin Army, I can rest assured, so I can only trouble Mr. Hou."
"This is no trouble. Sir, you have done me a big favor."
Qinghuai said: "Many brothers have left the Tielin Army in recent years due to expiration of service or other reasons, and many brothers have not even had enough to eat after returning. It is their blessing that my husband can give them a bite of food.
Jinchuan is my fiefdom, so more than half of the Tielin Army are from Jinchuan. I asked Zhong Wu to escort you back. When you get to Jinchuan, you can just tell him how many people you want to find."
"This is the production process of wire and catapult, as well as the key points of the layout of the square array and some formation changes. I gave it to the Marquis."
Jin Feng smiled and took out a pamphlet from his arms: "Any formation or weapon is most effective the first time it is used. Party members have suffered a loss this time. They will definitely think about it next time.
How to deal with phalanxes and catapults.
Therefore, I left a method of making iron caltrops at the end. If you encounter a critical moment, the Marquis can try it.
It's a pity that the pig iron smelted from the porcelain kiln is good for making wire, but it still doesn't meet the requirements for making crossbows. I'll think of a way after I return to Jinchuan, and I'll send it to the Marquis after I get it done."
"Thank you sir!"
Qinghuai took the booklet with excited hands.
He knew that this booklet was more valuable than any gift.