After hearing Zhu Cixiang's words, several people around him showed hesitation in their eyes.
In fact, it is not difficult to understand what His Highness the Prince said. It is nothing more than a choice between two options.
Title!
Still a military rank!
Moreover, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that you can choose both, either Viscount or military rank.
According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the current Viscount is still valuable, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will gradually cancel some of the privileges of the title in the future.
At present, military ranks must only be recognized within the military. After all, military ranks have just appeared, and the degree of recognition by others is actually not very high.
But His Highness the Crown Prince's words also made it very clear, although the current recognition of this thing is not high.
But His Highness the Crown Prince obviously wants to increase the recognition of this thing.
Moreover, this thing will be an absolute honor in the future, and if you want to reach a military rank above the general level, you will never be able to get there unless you achieve great military exploits!
According to His Highness the Crown Prince, the first person to be awarded the title of general must have great significance!
Thinking of this, Li Dashan and Wang Ergou looked at each other, with a hint of vague excitement flashing in their eyes.
"Your Highness, we choose to confer the title!"
Li Dashan and Wang Ergou said directly to Cheng Hao in front of them.
Cheng Hao smiled slightly and looked at Li Dashan and Wang Ergou in front of him.
At this time, Wang Lie on the side said to Cheng Hao in front of him: "Your Highness, I am also willing to confer a title!"
"And me! Your Highness! I also choose to be awarded the title!"
Li Yan pondered for a moment, then nodded.
After speaking, Li Yan hesitated for a moment. He looked at Cheng Hao in front of him with a wry smile and said, "It's just that, Your Highness, I feel that I didn't play any particularly important role in this battle... I didn't achieve anything.
Credit..."
"General Li, don't say that!"
Wang Lie on the side looked calmly and said to Li Yan in front of him: "Obai's food protection army, if it hadn't been for the elite ghost-faced army to attack, we would have never been able to eliminate it.
And the subsequent pursuit battle is also your credit. If you say that you have no credit, then I should have no credit either!"
Hearing Wang Lie's words, Li Yan was slightly stunned. He couldn't help but glance at Wang Lie standing aside.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhu Cixiang had a smile on his face. He looked at Li Yan in front of him with a smile and said: "Li Aiqing! Don't say that! How can there be no credit! The credit you have made is also great! This battle can achieve so much
Our victory depends entirely on the cooperation of the four generals and many soldiers! You will all receive corresponding rewards!"
"Thank you! Your Highness!"
The four people in front of them said to Zhu Cixiang in front of them with respectful expressions on their faces.
"Okay! My dear friends, I have prepared a dust-washing banquet for you! Everyone, please!"
Several generals were immediately flattered.
But soon, he followed Zhu Cixiang to the living room beside him. In the living room, a banquet table was already laid out with a dazzling array of dishes.
"Everyone, this is a celebration banquet for you! Feel free to eat whatever you want! There is no big or small thing on the table! Feel free to eat whatever you want!"
Zhu Cixiang said to the four people in his eyes with a smile on his face.
"Yes! Your Highness!"
Under Zhu Cixiang's activeness, the four of them gradually became less restrained, and after finishing the meal, the host and guest enjoyed themselves.
After eating, Zhu Cihong asked Eunuch Li to take the four generals in front of him to the mansion he had awarded to the four of them.
None of these people have mansions in Qingzhou Prefecture.
Zhu Cixiang had already thought about this and prepared reward mansions for these people.
Looking at the backs of several generals, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly.
fine!
You don't need to worry about everything yourself, these generals actually do a good job.
Much better than I expected.
Thinking of this, Zhu Cixiang's eyes showed emotion.
Soon, the awarding ceremony will begin!
Among the new Ming army, the first batch of generals are released!
Five people in total!
Although Ji Yi has not come back, the contribution that Ji Yi has made during this period can be said to be obvious to all. Basically everyone knows how much contribution he has made!
Therefore, in addition to Wang Lie and the other four, Lin Yi was also awarded the rank of major general.
On the military uniforms of these people, there is a shining star inlaid on them!
This military uniform is regarded as the regular uniform of the army, and it is also one of the contents of Zhu Cixi's military reform.
In fact, Zhu Cixiang has been trying to modify the form and content of the army, because with the maturity of musket technology, the army should face war with a newer look!
But right now, things like armor still belong to the category of ancient warfare!
Zhu Cixiang's idea was to slowly allow this Ming army to have some modern military vision!
This is very important!
Regarding the reform of the military rank system, Zhu Cixi asked Huang Ming to report the matter, which also caused considerable controversy in the Jiangnan region.
"That's ridiculous! What's there to argue about??"
Qian Yiqian previously published a critical article on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's military reform in Donglin Daily. He mainly criticized His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's modification of military uniforms.
Then the reform of the military system was superfluous. He pointed out in the article that the military uniforms designed by His Royal Highness were not practical, and the use of gold as general stars was eye-catching, but it was actually not good and could easily be taken away by soldiers.
Sold.
Another thing to look at is that military uniforms are not suitable for battlefields, that’s not good!
Then the military rank system is superfluous. Obviously, the title can cover the military rank system very well!
His Royal Highness has introduced the reform of the military rank system in a unnecessary move, which will hurt the enthusiasm of the frontline soldiers to fight the enemy heroically.
After writing more than a dozen eloquent articles, Qian Yiqian felt that what he wrote was very reasonable.
But he didn't expect that someone would actually criticize him in Jiangnan Shilin Newspaper, which made him a little unhappy.
It is an article by Huang Zongxi. He satirized that he did not understand military affairs at all, and he also did not understand the thoughts of soldiers!
His Royal Highness did this to inspire the soldiers' upward passion and military pride!
The military rank system has a strong rationality. In this structure, unlike titles, titles can be inherited and passed on.
Some people are even born with a title. If you mention your title in the army, people who know it will know that you have a military title, but people who don't know you will think that you are the son of a certain noble!
But military rank!
That is a personal glory!
When others see your military rank, they will instantly understand that you have served the country!
It is the most straightforward pride of a general and a soldier!
Therefore, this system is very necessary!
As for clothes, the regular clothes worn by soldiers are mainly for comfort and are not for going to the battlefield??