Daming Military Empire

Chapter 124 The Prosperity Is Coming
The north wind blows a bit cold,
The leaves are half green and yellow.

The souls of heroes in all battles return to their hometown,
Protect the common people and guard the Quartet.

The ninth day of October is the beginning of winter, which has been a major solar term since ancient times. Since the Han and Wei dynasties, there has been a tradition of emperors welcoming winter and offering sacrifices to heroic spirits.On this day, the Son of Heaven will personally lead his ministers to welcome the winter weather, commend and comfort the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country and their families, and hold grand sacrificial activities to invite the spirits of the martyrs to protect the common people in the world and encourage the people to resist plunder and invasion by foreign enemies.

Over the past few years, the Ming Dynasty suffered from internal and external troubles and natural disasters. The entire imperial court was busy with disaster relief, suppressing thieves, and resisting the attack of Houjin. It had been a long time since such a grand sacrificial activity was organized.

At the end of September in the fourth year of Chongzheng, the current emperor Zhu Cijiong suddenly issued a decree that Lidong will hold a grand sacrifice, and a series of activities will be carried out to commend the soldiers who fought bravely in Liaodong and Northwest China, and to provide compensation to the families of martyrs who died for the country.At the same time, October [-]th is also designated as Victory Day every year to commemorate the continuous victories in Liaodong and Northwest China, and encourage Ming soldiers to strive for greater victories.

Since the beginning of October, a large area on the east side of the Temple of Heaven south of the outer city of the capital has been isolated by thick white lines sprinkled with lime by the Ministry of Industry. The tower slowly rises from the hill in the middle. This is the new Ming Dynasty Heroes Monument and Victory Square for the sacrifice of heroic spirits and the holding of the Victory Day military parade.

In the early morning of the ninth day of October, it was just dawn, and Jinyiwei was gathered outside the yamen of the general governor. Teams of Jinyiwei not only lined up the main road outside the yamen, but also spread to several nearby streets. Tens of thousands of people.For a while, all the nearby residents closed their doors and windows tightly, hiding in their homes and shivering. They all thought that the envoy of the General Political Department might have collectively rebelled, and Jin Yiwei must be arresting someone!
Of course Jin Yiwei couldn't be arresting people. Master Wu of Wumei Village is now a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he is summoned by the emperor to talk alone every day. Jin Yiwei dares not arrest anyone who arrests him.

They were ordered to distribute the first issue of the "New Beijing News". The capital of the Ming Dynasty now has a population of over one million, and there are many elites. It can be said that there are more literate people than illiterate people. Wumei Village specially reserved 60 people. Thousands of copies of the "Beijing News" are going to be distributed free of charge in the capital. 60 copies. It is estimated that all the officials of the General Administration and Si Yamen went to the battle, and they could not finish the distribution until their hands and feet cramped. Therefore, Zhu Cijiong specially arranged 1 Jinyiwei to help them distribute it.

Teams of Jinyiwei walked directly into the office of the Tongzheng Envoy, and each of them picked up a bundle of newspapers in the classrooms with the word "big red" and ran out without even saying hello.There was no one in the Tongzhengshisi, and it was not time to work, only a few petty officials in charge of the warehouse were watching. Of course, they were not preventing Jin Yiwei from stealing things, but were afraid that they would take the wrong newspaper.

The Tongzhengshi Si Yamen was bustling for about half an hour, and then it gradually calmed down. After the 1 Jinyiwei took the newspapers, they spread them around the capital, leaving only the few small officials in charge of the warehouses there. Yawning while pouring hot tea, there is no way, it was too cold this morning, they were all so cold that their noses cleared, and if they didn't drink more hot tea, they would definitely catch a cold.

It was already Chen Shi, and it was time for people to get up and eat breakfast. Jin Yiwei ran to the designated alley or the middle of the street, and shouted loudly: "The emperor has sent everyone a residence report, and everyone who can read comes to get it." One copy, free of charge."

All the residents immediately ran out in a swarm, one by one gathered in front of Jin Yiwei, and shouted vigorously: "Really, really, give me a copy quickly."

Why are these residents so active?This is all the credit of Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Taizu. At that time, he compiled several copies of "Dagao". The crime can be reduced by one grade, and if the family does not keep the "Dagao" and commits a crime, the crime will be increased. It is also stipulated that memorizing the "Dagao" will not only win prizes, but also be hired as an official!Although the role of "Da Gao" gradually became smaller later on, the people of Daming have formed a habit. If the emperor sends everyone some books, laws, etc., they should hurry to get them. If they get them, they don't understand. It doesn't matter, that thing can reduce crimes and even become an official. If you don't receive it, you are as stupid as a pig!
So Jin Yiwei yelled out, and everyone ran out immediately.

At this time, the role of Jinyiwei is manifested. They can tell whether they are scholars at a glance. If someone wants to impersonate, they can just point to a word on the cover of the newspaper. If they really recognize it, it’s okay to send a copy. If you don't come out, you can slap your face with a slap, which can make people a few feet away!

This morning, because of the sudden "New Beijing News", the whole capital was full of noise. If you can get it, you are naturally very proud. If you can't get it, you will try your best to find acquaintances, neighbors, and find out what is written on it. something.

In less than an hour, almost everyone in the capital knew about it:

It turns out that the emperor's royal army personally led the imperial army to fight a great victory in Liaodong, beat Jiannu to the ground, and recovered tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains; it turned out that Lord Sun Chengzong was so powerful that Jiannu was afraid when he saw him, and even dared not attack the city; it turned out that the Ming Dynasty There are also invincible fierce generals, Qin Yiming and Qin Gongming, the two generals, killed Jiannu's first fierce general Mang Gurtai in two or three strikes;

The most important point is that the newspaper said that at noon today, the emperor will visit the Temple of Heaven in person to offer sacrifices to heaven and welcome the winter weather; he will also offer sacrifices to the heroes who died in battle in front of the newly built Monument to Heroes of the Ming Dynasty next to the Temple of Heaven, and will also meet the heroes in the newly built Victory Square Families, reward the battle heroes!
Now the whole capital was in a commotion, people dropped their jobs one after another, dragged their families and rushed to the outer city, went to the Temple of Heaven to see the majestic appearance of the emperor, and went to the Victory Square to see how mighty the fighting heroes really are.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Chongzheng Emperor Zhu Cijiong led hundreds of high-ranking court officials to the Temple of Heaven under the escort of tens of thousands of Jinyiwei. So they spontaneously organized, knelt down and shouted long live, the sound shook the sky for a while, and lasted for a long time.

Liaodong has been suffering from bad news since the Wanli period. The Ming army was defeated again and again, and finally was almost pushed to the gate of the capital by Houjin. The people in the capital were always in fear, for fear that Houjin would invade the capital.

Although the Ming army won the Ningyuan and Ningjin victories in the sixth and seventh years of Tianqi, they were all defensive victories, and the people in the capital cheered for a long time.

It was not until the second year of Chongzheng that Daming took advantage of Huang Taiji to lead the main force of Houjin to go to the capital to sneak attack and recover Guangning. It can be said that Daming did not make any profit. The people in the capital are mourning, so naturally no one will celebrate the recovery of Guangning.

This time it was different. Daming defeated the main force of Jianshou on the frontal battlefield, and regained tens of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains. This means that Daming is no longer afraid of Jianshou, and the capital will no longer be in danger. Excited, they knelt down and shouted long live. It was all spontaneous and self-conscious, because this time, Jianu was defeated by the emperor himself. In their eyes, such an emperor is the real long live!
After Zhu Cijiong sacrificed to heaven in the crowd of the people, he rushed to the nearby Monument to the Heroes of the Ming Dynasty to worship the fallen soldiers. When he came to Victory Square, there was a sea of ​​people on the outside of the square, and then there was a burst of shouts for long live. When the representative of the party came forward to accept the award, it caused bursts of cheers.Finally, when Zhu Cijiong announced that every family member of the fallen soldier would pay an additional 100 taels of pension, the whole square suddenly erupted, and the sound of shouting for long live was endless, and it didn't subside until a long time after he left.

On this day, except for a few remote provinces, all other provinces organized personnel to distribute the "New Beijing News". For a while, almost the entire Ming Dynasty knew the news of the great victory in Liaodong, and people from all over the place gathered together to discuss the great victory in Liaodong. , Daming laughed and laughed everywhere, and people were all rejoicing.

In the early morning of the next day, the Jinyiwei in the capital city began to repeat what happened yesterday, handing out newspapers everywhere, and now people already knew what it was, and no one came forward to pretend to claim it anymore, but those scholars got it. After that, I will be dragged by one or two people, who are all illiterate, and I am asking someone to explain the contents of the newspaper.

Another great victory, a great victory in Shanxi, the main force of the bandits was almost wiped out, and the remaining forces were also chased into the deep mountains to hide. There were almost no bandits in the Northwest. This time, the bandits were really disabled!
Moreover, this day was designated as the Victory Day by the emperor, and it was a new solar term. You can also have a holiday and rest. Most importantly, the emperor will visit the Victory Square in person to inspect the army of the Beijing camp!
Now the whole capital was in a commotion again, and people dragged their families to the outer city again, and the entire capital was empty!
At noon, the entire Victory Square was lined up with the Beijing camp's army, densely packed with no less than [-] troops. Zhu Cijiong rode a horse to inspect the circle, and then announced: The exercise has begun!
What is an exercise?What are you doing?Just when the people onlookers didn't know what was going on, the soldiers of the Beijing camp on the square spread out. On one side, they began to fix giant shields and put human puppets. On the other side, they pulled up thirty newly cast cannons. Stand in the middle and raise your gun to aim at the giant shield.

At this time, the artillery was at least [-] steps away from the giant shield formation, and the Musketeers were at least [-] steps away from the puppets behind the giant shield formation.The onlookers began to wait with bated breath. They hoped that they could hit it, but the distance was so far away that almost no one believed that they could still hit it from such a long distance!

At this moment, a loud roar came from the cannon: "Let it go."

"Boom boom boom" there was a loud noise, followed by a burst of sawdust flying over the giant shield formation, and the onlookers realized that it really hit it, and directly smashed the giant shield to pieces!
While they were still in surprise, the musketeers opened fire, and there was a burst of gunshots. The five rows of musketeers undulated like waves, and there was a continuous sound of "puff puff" from the puppets two hundred steps away. After a while, the puppet was beaten to pieces!

After a short period of silence, deafening cheers erupted in the square. Daming has such a magical weapon, isn't it invincible in the world!
At the same time, all parts of the Ming Dynasty also distributed the second issue of the "New Beijing News". It was another great victory, and the bandits in the northwest were almost wiped out!In recent years, who in the Ming Dynasty did not know that the thieves in the northwest were having fun, and the Liaodong slaves were even more happy. Now that the next one is defeated and the other is maimed, doesn't it mean that the era of peace and prosperity is coming!Now the entire Ming Dynasty was boiling, and there were people beating gongs and drums to celebrate the victory everywhere. The people of Ming Dynasty were happier than New Year's Day.

The third day was the free "Beijing News", but this time there was no big victory, but the performance, equipment scale, production and other related information of the firearms and artillery reported. It is even more powerful, with this artifact, what kind of thieves are you afraid of, what kind of slaves are you afraid of, the Ming Dynasty will be invincible in the world, and the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty is coming!

At the end of this volume, if you want to know how the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty started, please see the decomposition of the next volume.

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