At the Temple of Heaven, we set up an altar for the fallen soldiers! Wu Ge was stunned at once. Where is the Temple of Heaven? It was the place where the emperor sacrificed the sky and prayed for the valley. Did Zhenwu make a mistake? The imperial temples in Fuchengmen in history are specially designed to worship emperors and generals of all dynasties. Even if they were to worship the fallen soldiers, it should be in the Temple of Emperors. Why should the altar be set in the Temple of Heaven? How could the ministers in the court agree?

After pondering for a moment, he asked in confusion: "Is it that the altar was built in the Temple of Heaven? Did you hear it right?"

Yande smiled bitterly and said, "I was feeling a little excited when I heard this pension plan. I vaguely heard it as if it was the Temple of Heaven, or it was unknown if I heard it wrong."

Did you hear it wrong? Wu Ge glanced at him suspiciously. When Bi saw it, he was distracted. What a joke? However, Zhenwu's pension specifications for the Navy were indeed high, not high, but high, outrageous, high beyond imagination, and mood was inevitable.

The court's pension system actually treats the Eight Banners and the Green Camp differently. The pension for the Green Camp is much lower. The pension for the soldiers who fell into the Green Camp is fifty taels, the horse soldiers are seventy taels, and the pension for the fifth-rank Wei Qianzong is only 200 taels. The Eight Banners are much better. The pension for the infantry is one hundred and thirty taels, and the pension for the horse soldiers is one hundred and fifty taels. Even the doctors and clerks who were accompanying the army in Manzhou and Mongolia were killed, the pension was one hundred taels.

He originally thought that the best pension for the Navy was to follow the Eight Banners. He never expected that the pension for the Navy was several times higher than that of the Eight Banners. The pension for ordinary soldiers was as high as 200 taels. This is not counting. He also exempted the regular levy of fifty acres of land, and there were twenty taels of pensions every year, and it was paid for twenty years. The pension silver alone was enough for seven hundred taels. In addition, the exempted tax could not be defeated by one thousand taels. This was just an ordinary soldier, so the officers were naturally even higher. God. The navy was really worth it. The military salary was high when alive. Even if he died in battle, he would be a wealthy family.

Thinking of this, Wu Ge couldn't help but chuckled: "Now that morale is low, I'm worried about how to boost morale. Once the standard of this pension is made public, the monkeys will immediately turn into a group of screaming hungry wolves."

Yande didn't laugh and said in a depressed voice: "It's good to have such a high pension, but I'm worried about whether it can be fulfilled. Don't change again after announcing it, so this soldier will not be able to take it."

"You are really worried about eating carrots with salt." Wu Ge chuckled and said, "How can the emperor go back on his word?"

"It's not that I'm worried, but it's really that high pension is unbelievable," Yande sighed lightly before saying, "The Eight Banners, the Green Camp's pensions are very different, and the Green Camp has long been dissatisfied. Now the Navy's pensions have exceeded the Eight Banners again, so this will not allow the Green Camp soldiers to survive? Most of the Navy are Han people, just like the Green Camp. Why is the difference so big? Besides, the Eight Banners will not give up. Once this matter is exposed, it will definitely be out of control. I really feel mysterious."

"Don't worry, announce it." Wu Ge smiled slightly, "The Navy is just walking ahead, and the New Guards must be the same standard as the New Guards. The pensions of the Eight Banners and the Green Camp may also be raised, and the Green Camp may benefit more. The military pay and pensions may be the same as the Eight Banners. Even if they are not the same standard, it is not much different. In addition, I guess the amount of troops will be greatly reduced. There will be big moves in the military system, but no matter what our business is, you can just lead the navy with peace of mind."

The Eight Banners and the Green Camp will be treated equally? Yande looked at him in shock and asked, "Where did you hear this wind?"

"This is the water and land passage between Tianjin and the south and the capital." Wu Ge said disrespectfully: "The Navy is now a famous general, admiral, and general from other provinces who come to the Naval Academy to observe through Tianjin City. This incident has long been heard."

Yande was happy and smiled happily, "Since that's the case, I can announce it with confidence. I originally planned to watch the movement for a few days."

"Announce it quickly." Wu Ge smiled and said, "Don't wait until the Beijing News is released. If you announce it again, it will turn out to send an umbrella after the rain."

"How could I do the job of sending umbrellas after the rain?" Yande chuckled, and then he continued: "There is another big thing that I forgot. During this interview, the emperor deliberately mentioned the grading of naval soldiers."

As he said that, he touched the shoulder stamp with his hand and said, "Soldiers also need to wear shoulder stamps and collars. They are divided into three levels, privates, senior corps, non-commissioned officers, and military pay and benefits must also be subdivided. The grading and assessment will be a problem for you."

Divided into three levels? Wu Ge frowned slightly. The Eight Banners and Green Camp were divided into two levels, namely infantry and horse soldiers. Why did the emperor divide into three levels? After a moment of pondering, he asked: "The first level of the non-commissioned officer, does the emperor have any explanation?"

"Yes." Yande nodded and said, "The emperor said that non-commissioned officers are para-commissioned officers, and they must be higher than soldiers. Those with excellent naval cadet assessments can directly award non-commissioned officers, but the quota must not exceed 10%.

This is a good way. Wu Ge's brow raised slightly. As soon as the news was announced, the naval cadets should not fight to the death. The starting point was one step higher, and the future achievements were not a little bit worse. The soldiers in the army also had room for promotion and would also compete secretly with each other. However, this level of promotion will be more difficult. If you want to be promoted, you will have to advance one level at a time. However, in this way, the navy's military system will be more perfect.

Once the amount of the Navy's pension was announced, it immediately caused a sensation. Such a generous pension system was something that the navy officers and soldiers dared not imagine in their dreams. It was not announced by Yande in person that no one could believe that the pension for a soldier's death could be as high as thousands of taels of silver. Moreover, the children at home were admitted to school, joined the army, and were given other care. Compared with the pension in the Green Camp, it was really a world of difference. This soldier was worth living, and he was proud of his life, and he was worth dying, and he was at ease!

What made them even more reassuring was that the Navy's pension was treated equally, regardless of the Manchu and Han flags, but only the ranks of the titles. This also made the Chinese soldiers with the identity of the people who had always been vaguely worried about it completely relieved. The Navy's rules of not distinguishing the Manchu and Han flags were considered to have been completely implemented.

In April, Jiangnan is the time when the sun is shining, the spring is bright, and the grass is growing and the birds are flying.

With the arrival of the Beijing News, the American gold rush quickly set off another wave of disaster in Jiangnan. The news that the Spaniards had plundered 4 billion silver in the Americas for more than a hundred years was even more exciting. The merchants of Jiangnan were extremely jealous. They finally understood where the silver from Luzon Spanish came from.

The first thing that was stimulated was that the share price of the Qing Dynasty Ocean Trade Fleet soared by 10% overnight! Then there were shipbuilding workshops in Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, with orders of seacraft with a thousand-five materials and more than two thousand-five materials, and the ship prices also rose several days later. Then there were crew sailors with rich sailing experience. Many maritime merchants were willing to come to the door to solicit themselves, and the prices offered were higher than the other.

Not to mention the sensible merchandisers, even ordinary people know that the opening of the American route means that the Qing Dynasty will add another piece of overseas territory rich in silver and gold. Thinking of the Spanish ships of white silver, all the strong merchandisers could not hold back and rushed to Shanghai in a swarm.

Shanghai Changqingyuan was immediately crowded with people. All the maritime businessmen wanted to get a share of the American trade. Everyone knew that it was necessary to take the early entry into the industry. If the American trade became prosperous and wanted to intervene, it would be difficult to reach the sky.

Zhang Yuanlong, the owner of the Qing Dynasty Ocean Trade Fleet, is actually just the spokesperson of Zhenwu. He is now a serious royal relative with his daughter, and his second boy Zhang Decai was also a 5th-rank 1,000 household in the Nanyang Garoba. Even Zhenwu himself was awarded the title of the fourth-rank 1. On this acre of three-point land in Shanghai, he has a noble status and a respectable status.

However, Zhang Yuanlong did not make any public comments because of this. Instead, he kept in mind the instructions of his daughter Zhang Mengjiao, and kept his duties as a merchant, recruited and lost donations, paved roads and bridges, and helped the widows and other charitable things. He took the lead in everything and gained a great reputation. When he mentioned the Zhang family in Changqingyuan, no matter the officials, gentry and the people, he praised them.

Zhang Yuanlong refused all the wealthy maritime merchants who came to ask for a visit and personally met each other. It was not deliberately lowering his attitude, but Zhenwu had a secret order to accelerate the expansion of the scale of the ocean-going trade fleet. Not only the American routes, but also the African routes, and the European routes must be formed as soon as possible. The American routes in June and African routes in September must have a fleet of no less than fifty ships set sail with the navy.

There is no shortage of ships and ocean trade fleets. In the past two years, new ships have been launched like dumplings, batch after batch. The hundreds of sea ships with a thousand five-pack and two thousand-pack that he promised were completed last year. However, the ocean trade fleet also has a lot of business. Manila, Karoba and Europe have each divided a batch, and there are less than 40 ships left in his hands. He is worried about this huge gap. He will naturally not neglect these maritime merchants who come to his door.

Soon, the Qing Dynasty Ocean Trade Fleet expanded its shares and only accepted the investment of sea ships of more than 1,500 yuan, and the sea merchants in Fujian, Zhejiang and Guangdong immediately came to the scene. These sea merchants who have been running on the sea all year round are not only well-informed, but also well-informed. The rapid development momentum of the Qing Dynasty navy is seen in their eyes.

There are definitely many benefits to relying on the ocean trade fleet. At least there is an opportunity for ocean trade. We are qualified to equip ourselves with self-defense firearms on ships. The sea ships of the Qing Dynasty can blatantly equip firearms. In the past, there is not much difference between merchant ships and pirate ships. The waters of the Qing Dynasty are fine, but overseas oceans are different. Generally, small-scale fleets and ocean sailing trade are purely seeking death, unless there are a large number of firearms.

On weekdays, even if you invest in shares, you don’t have the chance to name the Ocean Trade Fleet. This time, the Ocean Trade Fleet openly expands its shares, so many maritime merchants naturally don’t want to miss this opportunity. Those who have ships on hand, or those who are still building ships in shipbuilding workshops, or even those who place orders for new ships, all rushed to Shanghai, trying to grab the share first.

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