On the third day after the treaty was signed, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent someone to deliver 100,000 taels of silver to Xiao Ruxun, saying that it was a down payment to express his sincerity. This made Xiao Ruxun very satisfied, and he even somewhat admired Tokugawa Ieyasu's sophistication. He finally understood why this old guy was able to get the throne in the end.
After learning of this news, on the fifth day, Fengchen's side also sent over 100,000 taels of silver, saying that this was also Fengchen's sincerity, so Xiao Ruxun just happened to have 200,000 taels of silver on hand. Originally, she planned to give it to Emperor Wanli to let him feel good, but now it seemed that she had to let the soldiers feel good first. It wouldn't do if the soldiers were unhappy.
Not to mention that Xiao Ruxun still had to arrange for the garrison of 10,000 troops. Song Yingchang suggested that this matter should be handled by Xiao Ruxun himself. He wanted to make preparations first, and then officially announce it after the emperor's instructions were delivered. Anyway, with a mountain of silver in hand, the emperor would allow the garrison no matter what. The supplies and transportation of 10,000 troops were far less than a mountain of silver. Everyone would calculate this.
Next was the matter of garrisoning troops on the three islands. According to the information provided by Xiao Ruxun, the farthest Sado Island had a mountain of gold, so the garrison should be arranged first. There was already a North Korean garrison on Tsushima Island. Song Yingchang's idea was perhaps to lighten the burden a little. He wanted the North Korean garrison to be in charge of Tsushima Island, and Daming would be in charge of Yinqi Island.
Xiao Ruxun did not have much objection to this. Japan had been beaten so badly that they would not dare to start another war for at least seven or eight years. Moreover, if Tsushima Island could be handed over to General Yi Sun-sin to be in charge of, Xiao Ruxun would also be at ease. With Shi Jian, it did not matter whether Tsushima Island was in the hands of the Ming Army or not. In the current situation, there was not much difference whether it was in the hands of the Ming Army or the North Koreans.
It all depended on whether the North Koreans were willing. Song Yingchang was negotiating with the King of Korea.
According to the usual practice, as the commander-in-chief of the army, he had to draw up a book of the army's merits and submit it to the Ministry of War for verification and reward the meritorious officers and soldiers. There was no doubt that the first meritorious officer of the army was General Xiao Ruxun, and the whole army would not object to this.
However, the second, third, and fourth were somewhat worth discussing, because it was related to the games and battles between the local armies. Song Yingchang hoped to discuss these matters carefully with Xiao Ruxun before making a decision.
This time, the imperial court's troops included the Ningxia Army, Xuanda Army, Shandong Army, Liaodong Army, Zhejiang Army, Fujian Army, Guangdong Army and the Wolf Army. There were many factions, and the relationship between them wasn't necessarily good. It was all because of Xiao Ruxun's prestige that they were willing to listen to her commands.
Now was the time to talk about contributions, and it was also the time when they were the happiest. If they could not be impartial at this moment, it would greatly affect the comradeship after the battle, and it might even cause a scandal.
Of course, Xiao Ruxun knew about this kind of thing. In another time and space, after the end of the Jichen Rebellion and the Ding You Rebellion, there were scandals in the reward segment. There was even the scandal of Liaodong's commander-in-chief of Ji Town killing his subordinate who had made contributions to the south. This kind of thing was abhorrent to Xiao Ruxun. Taking advantage of the time when the army was still under his control, Xiao Ruxun wanted to make things clear in advance.
The one who had contributed the most in this battle was undoubtedly the Southern Army, especially the Zhejiang Army. The Zhejiang Army under Wu Weizhong's command, be it firearms or field combat, this Southern Army was top notch. When they fought, they did not fear, did not retreat, and followed orders strictly. They were indeed the soul of the Qi Family Army. Xiao Ruxun admired this army very much, so she felt that the person who contributed the second most was Wu Weizhong, and there should be no dispute.
Third, Xiao Ruxun planned to give it to Li Rusong. Although he was not happy with Li Rusong in the beginning, later, after his contribution shocked the whole army, Li Rusong also obediently listened to his orders and did not dare to overstep his boundaries. His desire for military achievements was extremely strong, and he always rushed to the front in every battle. Due to the lack of cavalry under his command and the fact that the battlefield was not suitable for cavalry to spread out, his achievements were not as good as Wu Weizhong's.
Fourth was Ma Gui, who had always been by his side to help command the whole army. Although he did not have many direct military achievements, he was the only person other than Xiao Ruxun who could lead the whole army to fight at the front lines. If it was not for Wu Weizhong and Li Rusong's brilliant achievements, Xiao Ruxun thought that Ma Gui would have been able to get second place.
As for the Sichuan Army's Liu Chi, as well as Luo Shangzhi, Ma Hu, Zhao Hu, Wang Hui, and the others, they could also be ranked in order. Among them, although Liu Chi and the navy fought very bravely and had good achievements, they did not participate in the previous land battles, but only participated in the later stages of the war. Under the situation where the general situation was already determined, they could not replace the other troops who had made great contributions. This was also without a doubt.
The ranking of each troop's military achievements was also similar. First was Wu Weizhong and Luo Shangzhi's Southern Zhejiang Army, tied for first was Shandong Gunners, second was Li Rusong's Liaodong Cavalry, third was Xiao Ruxun's own Ningxia Army, fourth was Xuan Fu's Datong Archers, fifth was Guangdong Fujian Han Army and Wolf Army, and tied for fifth was Liu Ting's Sichuan Army.
Under such an arrangement, Xiao Ruxun thought that there would be no problem. Therefore, he called the main generals of the army to come for a meeting, and also called Chen Lin and Deng Zilong who were stationed at the port to participate in the senior generals' meeting. The purpose was to make things clear in advance, so that no one would be dissatisfied and cause trouble, and hurt everyone's harmony.
During the military dinner, Xiao Ruxun personally roasted the beef, and arranged for a few captive Mōri cooks who knew how to cook Japanese cuisine to make the food fresh and taste it. He also arranged for a group of good-looking Japanese dancers to accompany them to drink. After three rounds of drinking, when everyone was sober, Xiao Ruxun mentioned this matter.
As soon as the matter of military achievements was mentioned, everyone's eyes widened. They even waved their hands to drive away the dancers who were eager to serve the Great General so that they could be taken away from the sea of bitterness. After all the people who were in the way had disappeared, Xiao Ruxun began to talk.
"Speaking of which, everyone comes from all over the Daming, and there are only a few of us who are from the same hometown. I'm very satisfied that a group of outsiders can fight together and achieve this result today. I don't want to be afraid of anything. I'm also very clear about the mountain leaders in the army and the local factions in the army.
People from this place look down on that place, and people from that place also look down on this place. Everyone looks down on each other, sabotages each other, and even turns a blind eye to death, resulting in the defeat of the entire army. These are not rare. Before I took charge of the entire army, I was already very concerned about these things.
Before taking charge of the entire army, the only military achievement that I could bring out was the achievement of pacifying the northwest. I'm only 23 years old, young and inexperienced. Compared to everyone here, I can be considered a junior in the army. This time, I was able to obtain the position of the chief general, which is inseparable from luck. I also received the help of a few old gentlemen. From sending troops to Liaodong, then to Korea, and finally to the war, it's not easy all the way. "
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