Xiao Ruxun looked at the generals below him and took in their expressions before he spoke again.
"Actually, I know very well that there are many conflicts between the various factions in the military. Some can be reconciled, while others are difficult to reconcile. Not to mention, I also have my own Ningxia Firearms Battalion. With so many parties tangled together, it makes it difficult for me to do things.
"If I take care of the direct line of descent, the other factions will be greatly dissatisfied and will say that I am biased. If I treat the other factions well, my own direct line of descent will think that I am siding with outsiders and will be greatly dissatisfied with me. They will be dissatisfied with this and that, making things difficult for me.
"Of course, I will still do my best to be impartial and impartial. I believe that everyone can see my sincerity. Of course, it is impossible to be impartial. It is natural for one troop to be able to fight another troop to be unable to fight. Of course, I am willing to use a strong troop to achieve great victories and not use a weak troop to attack a strong enemy. There will also be differences in military merits and results. These are not things that can be reconciled by manpower.
I'm confident that I've already done my best, and all of you have seen it for yourselves. Otherwise, you wouldn't have been so willing to listen to a brat like me, nor would you have been able to achieve such great results. Therefore, I believe that I can convince the masses, and all of you will be convinced by my decisions. That's why I've taken matters into my own hands and decided on the battle merits ranking. "
Xiao Ruxun called the soldiers in and distributed the military merits ranking list to all the generals present. All the generals took it and looked at it. Xiao Ruxun wrote down the names and positions, as well as the specific military merits, clearly categorized. This way, even if someone was dissatisfied, they would not be able to voice it out because the other party's military merits were indeed higher than theirs.
For example, the southern army's military merits were indeed higher than the Liaodong army's, but their losses were lower. Under the leadership of Li Rusong, the Liaodong Han cavalry and the Jurchen cavalry fought fiercely. The total number of Jurchen cavalry casualties was about four thousand, while the Han cavalry casualties were about five hundred. The only unit in the entire army that was fully replenished was Li Rusong's unit, while the southern army had never replenished their troops on such a large scale. Therefore, there was no place for criticism for Xiao Ruxun's ranking of military merits, and Li Rusong had nothing to say.
Liu Gu's Sichuan army was indeed very ferocious, and the flames of war were not small. In the later stages of the war, when the southern army and the Liaodong army were rather exhausted, Liu Gu's fresh army did play a significant role. However, the truth was also placed in front of them. His military merits were indeed not as good as the other troops that fought from the beginning to the end, so they could only settle for the last place. Liu Gu also had nothing to say.
As for the navy, they also joined the war at the later stages of the war. Although they had achieved remarkable results, their military merits were not as high as the other troops that fought from the beginning to the end. This was also an objective fact, so Chen Lin and Deng Zilong also had nothing to say.
The other troops had nothing to say about this distribution of military merits, so they could only express their agreement.
"I, I, have no objection to the admiral's words."
Liu Gu was the first to express his opinion.
"I, second."
"I, second."
"I, second."
The main generals all expressed their acceptance, and Li Rusong also did not object. Nurhaci, who had suffered the greatest loss, could only cry in the arms of the four thousand dead and more than two thousand wounded, looking forward to receiving the corresponding amount of money and food. This was, of course, Xiao Ruxun would not shortchange Nurhaci on this issue. Of course, he also knew that the loss of the elite troops could not be made up with money and food. When the time came, if the Haixi Jurchen tribe "accidentally" attacked Nurhaci, it would have nothing to do with Daming.
That night, Xiao Ruxun held a grand celebration banquet in the barracks. Wine and meat were served freely, and everyone ate, drank, and had fun. Xiao Ruxun even specifically ordered that they could enjoy themselves to their heart's content. They could play with the captured women however they wanted. In order to let these fellows enjoy themselves to their heart's content, Xiao Ruxun even sent out his personal guards to keep watch at night, causing the personal guards to grumble and complain.
Daming's soldiers were having a party.
The Wanli Emperor, Zhu Yijun, was in a similar mood. From the moment the battle report came in this afternoon until dinner time, Zhu Yijun had maintained a high degree of excitement. Not for anything else, but for the mountain of silver that could produce one million taels of silver a year and eight million taels of silver in his hands.
Not to mention anything else, ever since Zhang Juzheng passed away, Daming's tax revenue had been around two to three million taels of silver. Every year, the expenses were above the income. Every year, there was a deficit. Every year, there was a deficit. Emperor Wanli had to fork out his own money to fight a war. When the navy was mobilized, he also had to allocate military funds for the war. Zhu Yijun's little treasury began to beat like drums. These days, looking at the memorials to impeach Song Yingchang and Xiao Ruxun, Zhu Yijun sometimes wondered if he had used the wrong people. Had Xiao Ruxun's plans been so perfect that he had lost his cool?
But with the arrival of this report, he knew that his wait and torture had not been in vain. The benefits that this battle brought to the Great Ming Dynasty were simply too great, so great that he didn't dare to believe it! The military expenses of both the navy and the army added together were less than six hundred thousand taels of silver, but the return was eight million taels of silver!
Even if it was paid in five years, it would still be one million six hundred thousand taels of silver a year. Adding the silver mountain and the one million taels of silver, it meant that Daming could earn two million six hundred thousand taels of silver from Japan every year. It was equivalent to doubling the annual revenue! This almost directly solved the financial crisis of Daming. It solved the debt that had been debated for days. Daming's face was saved, and he also got the resources. Not only did war not cost money, but it also made money!
And he had earned so much, so much!
Nearly one hundred thousand young and strong captives could be used to do things. Zhu Yijun even planned to set up a government office in the imperial court to manage the captives. When that time came, he would not need to pay for the construction of roads, palaces, government offices, and cities. Not only would he save a lot of money, he could also fight for the excuse of 'benevolent policy', which would make those ungrateful people speechless.
The influx of a large amount of silver had greatly alleviated the financial crisis. The government had more money to do things. Many of the delayed disaster relief could also be ordered. The troublemakers could also be appeased. The world could finally be at peace for a period of time.
This battle had also greatly increased the prestige of the Great Ming Dynasty, telling the surrounding small countries not to act recklessly. Otherwise, when the Great Ming Dynasty's troops descend, it will be the day of their destruction. Japan is a good example of what happened to them!
Zhu Yijun laughed loudly in his bedroom. He paced back and forth. After reading the war report, he would laugh for a while. When it was time for dinner, he ate three bowls of rice for the first time. He also ate a lot of meat and green vegetables. He ate until his stomach was round. He couldn't stand it anymore, so he went out for a walk to digest his food. He always had a smile on his face when he met someone. Even the servants around him were inexplicably rewarded.
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