Ming Dynasty: The Crocodile King of Han Prince Zhu Gaoxu's Family

Chapter 360 Where is Wang Tiezhu?!
"Naval Commander Wang Jinghong led the entire army in battle, capturing twelve cities and eliminating 100,000 rebel troops. In accordance with the Wangfu's land distribution standards for external expansion, a total of 71,100 mu of land was granted."

General Lu's commander of the 3,000-strong battalion, Qian Zhongcai, was granted 65,000 mu of land.

Army Commander-in-Chief Jiang Xiaohu.
Admiral Xia Xuan
Xia Yuanji, Grand Secretary of the Han Prince's Palace
Mu Sheng, a cabinet advisor in the Han Prince's Palace.
Yao Guan, Prefect of Anzhou under the Han Prince's Palace.
Guangxi Provincial Administration Commission.
"Guangdong Provincial Administration Commission." Zhu Zhanhe's voice was very loud. It could be said that every word Zhu Zhanhe spoke today was clearly transmitted to the ears of everyone on the drill ground!
Even the soldiers still guarding the gate could hear Zhu Zhanhe's loud and authoritative voice from the drill ground.

Overall, the weather today was alright. Although it's late autumn and a cool breeze still occasionally blows across the training ground, it wasn't particularly cold.

However, Yang Shiqi believed that even today! Right now! Even if hail and knives were falling from the sky! It could not conceal the fiery and restless hearts of the countless soldiers on the training ground at this moment.

"His Highness has really distributed land to everyone!" Just as Zhu Zhanhe was loudly announcing the details of the land rewards for officers of the rank of Thousand-Squad and above on the high platform, countless soldiers below the platform stared intently at the prince they were loyal to on the high platform.

Even though everyone knew that what the prince was reading was a list of land distributions reserved for generals of the rank of captain or above, it still couldn't dampen their fervent enthusiasm!
Because everyone knows that with the prince's personal endorsement, it means that the land allocation matters, which have been widely announced in the military camps recently, are truly about to be fully implemented!

It's not that people don't believe in the land redistribution even now, but they're not at ease until they actually have the land in their hands! After all, it's land!

So everyone below the platform stared intently at the towering prince they were loyal to, listening as their prince, with a voice as loud as a god, read out the details of the land distribution for all the generals and officials!

After a long while, perhaps half an hour, Zhu Zhanhe finally finished reading out the list of land distributions for all officers above the rank of commander in the Han Prince's Palace system, and all civil officials above the rank of county magistrate, all under the expectant gaze of everyone.

However, at this moment, the vast training ground was completely silent! Clearly, everyone was still immersed in the joy of dividing up the fields.

Zhu Zhanhe was not surprised by this situation; on the contrary, he was quite satisfied. Unsurprisingly, Zhu Zhanhe revealed a meaningful smile.

"above!
The land allocation for all officials of the rank of Qianzong and above, and those of the rank of County Magistrate and above, has been read out.

"As for the distribution of land among the soldiers below the rank of captain, I have already ordered it to be publicly posted throughout the army. All soldiers may check it themselves." Zhu Zhanhe said again to the stunned soldiers.

"Whoosh!" As soon as Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, the once quiet training ground erupted into a cacophony of cheers, completely drowning out all other sounds in the world.

"Long live! Long live!..." In the end, the noisy voices turned into shouts of "Long live!" echoing across the vast training ground.

"Even the civil service system has this...?!" Yu Qian turned his gaze to Yang Shiqi beside him in disbelief, his face full of shock and confusion.

“Even the bureaucratic system in Guangdong and Guangxi has its own allocation!” Yang Shiqi replied with difficulty after hearing Yu Qian’s question.

Yang Shiqi knew that by incorporating officials from Guangdong and Guangxi into the Han Prince's land distribution system, although it appeared that the Han Prince's estate lost some land, in reality, the Han Prince gained the hearts and minds of the entire bureaucracy in Guangdong and Guangxi!

Gaining the approval of the entire bureaucratic system in Guangdong and Guangxi meant that the Prince of Han had everything in Guangdong and Guangxi!
In Yang Shiqi's view, this is true brilliance in achieving great things with limited resources! This is the magnanimity of an emperor!

Would any other emperor have allocated hundreds of thousands of acres of land to the newly established bureaucratic system? This question arose in Yang Shiqi's mind. And clearly, from the dimness in his eyes, he already knew the answer! Thinking this, Yang Shiqi silently closed his eyes.

After a while, the noise on the training ground finally subsided.

Zhu Zhanhe did not immediately quell the brief commotion on the training ground. Instead, he allowed the soldiers to vent their emotions before speaking to them to quiet down. After all, if the soldiers' fervent emotions could not be released, it might cause some unnecessary trouble.

"Silence!" Seeing that everyone had vented their emotions, Zhu Zhanhe finally spoke, ordering everyone to quiet down. As soon as Zhu Zhanhe's voice rang out, the vast training ground fell silent once more. Only the countless pairs of burning eyes of the soldiers were fixed intently on the towering figure on the high platform, as if looking at a god!
Of course, the hundreds of civil and military officials under Zhu Zhanhe, who had also received large fiefdoms, could not hide their excitement. They stared intently at the figure on the high platform, their expressions filled with excitement.

"Since you are all so enthusiastic, then I will give you another surprise." Seeing the soldiers' eyes, which were even more fervent than the sun, Zhu Zhanhe made a last-minute decision to give everyone an even bigger surprise!

As soon as Zhu Zhanhe finished speaking, all eyes turned to the high platform. Everyone was waiting to see what surprise their prince would have in store.
Even Yang Shiqi and the others tensed up. After all, there was a surprise after announcing so much land allocation. Wouldn't such a surprise make everyone even more excited?

Yang Shiqi, with his mature and composed demeanor, stopped Yu Qian from asking any questions with a look, gesturing for Yu Qian to continue watching. Yu Qian, therefore, had no choice but to turn his gaze back to the high platform.

"I ask:"

In this battle of Annam:
Who was the first to climb?
Who was the one who beheaded the general?
Who is the one who led the charge?
Who captures the flag?
"Come up to the platform!" Zhu Zhanhe asked everyone in his uniquely loud voice. At the same time, he scanned everything below the platform through his crown with his sharp eyes.

At this moment, the soldiers below the platform tensed up. Although they didn't know why their prince wanted these brave warriors to come up on the platform, they knew in their hearts that this must be the great good news the prince had mentioned.

For a moment, everyone looked around, trying to find a hero among their colleagues who could have made one of the four great military achievements!

But for a moment, no one stepped forward. Everyone knew that the four great military achievements the prince spoke of were truly terrifying! Anyone who could achieve such feats had faced death countless times!
Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, Navy Commander Wang Jinghong stepped forward.

"Where is Wang Tiezhu, the squad leader of the Navy's Light Cavalry?" Navy Commander Wang Jinghong shouted loudly to the surroundings from below the high platform.

"Where is Wang Tiezhu, the naval cavalry corporal?!" Upon hearing Wang Jinghong's words, the messengers gathered around the high platform keenly sensed their opportunity to shine. Immediately, they spurred their horses and galloped through the various units, constantly calling out Wang Tiezhu's name.

"Iron Pillar~..."

"The general is calling you~...!" At this moment, in the ranks of wounded soldiers, a middle-aged man who was blind in one eye was shouting loudly at a burly man next to him who was missing an arm. Moreover, seeing that the other man still looked dazed, he even shook him.

The words of the man who had lost an eye instantly drew the attention of the other disabled soldiers around him. Suddenly, everyone in the group of wounded soldiers focused their gaze on this comrade who was missing an arm!

(End of this chapter)