Time passed quickly, and New Year's Day was coming in a blink of an eye. From this day on, the Ming Dynasty officially entered the Chongzhen era and completely bid farewell to the past apocalypse.

Every New Year's Day, Winter Solstice, and Wanshou (the emperor's birthday) are grand dynasty meetings. Even if the emperor is negligent, these three dynasty meetings will not stop.

At the moment of Yin, Zhu Youjian woke up, washed up, and put on his clothes under the eunuch's service. He was no longer the ball dragon robe that he usually wore on weekdays, but the formal dress that only the Grand Chanhui wore - the crown robe.

The dress is composed of a top and a lower skirt (skirt). The top is blue and black, symbolizing the sky; the bottom skirt is yellow and red, symbolizing the earth. The top and bottom skirt each have six patterns, namely the sun, the moon, the stars, and the mountains.

There are 12 patterns including dragon, Huazhe, fire, Zongyi, algae, rice, fu, and fu.

The ordinary crown of the sky is no longer worn on the head, but a formal crown! The cylindrical hat roll is covered with a wooden crown plate, with the front and back of the crown plate, symbolizing the roundness of the sky; the crown plate is painted with blue and black

, painted yellow and red underneath, symbolizing the mysterious sky and earth; string jade beads with colorful silk ropes and hang them in front and behind the crown plate, symbolizing the passage of time; make balls of silk cotton and hang them in your ears, reminding the king not to believe in slander

.When wearing the crown on the head, it should be lowered in front and high in the back, symbolizing the care of the Emperor of Ming to the people.

In short, this is a very retro outfit that can only be worn on very formal occasions such as sacrifices, dynasties, and ascending the throne.

It was finally easy to wear the crown robes, and it was almost time to Mao. Zhu Youjian had a simple snack, then rode on the dragon chassis, surrounded by eunuchs and generals of the Han Dynasty, and headed towards the Huangji Palace.

The emperor worked hard, and the ministers worked harder, and they got up earlier. As early as the second hour of the Chou Time (about 3 a.m.), the civil and military ministers arrived outside the Meridian Gate one by one, and were sleepy while yawning.

The bigwigs of the six ministries, three temples and two courtyards can go to the classrooms on both sides of the corridor to wait, roast charcoal stoves to drive away the cold, and drink fragrant tea to relieve fatigue. The officials of low-grade rank, such as those seventh-rank censors, do not have this.

Treatment, gather together in groups of three or three, rub your hands and struggle hard, and hold each other together to keep warm.

When it was Mao hour, the bells and drums on Wufeng Tower rang, and the Meridian Gate slowly opened. Well, it was not the main gate, but the two city gates on the left and right of the main gate, the left and right of the yemen gates. The right of the literary gates and the right of the military gates.

In order of grade, they entered the palace from the tung gate.

The dynasty is just a ritual meeting and will not discuss specific things. After shouting for a long time, the ministers will submit their own statements to greet the emperor. The court is full of joy and harmony. Then Zhu Youjian rewarded the ministers with a stack of exquisite printing.

The treasure money came to an end in the Great Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty bid farewell to the Apocalypse and officially entered the Chongzhen era.

According to the convention, the emperor would reward imperial meals after the morning court. Zhu Youjian waved his hand and said that state affairs were difficult, so everything was simple. Let's go back to their own houses and find their own mothers.

Zhu Youjian is not short of money now, nor is he stingy, but he just doesn't want to spend money on these officials.

Returning to the Qianqing Palace, taking off his complicated crown robes and changing into his daily dragon robe, he felt relaxed. He ordered the imperial kitchen to deliver the imperial kitchen to a simple meal, and Zhu Youjian drove to Xiyuan to comfort him.

The soldiers of the new guards gave him warmth to the imperial guards who were highly anticipated.

At the Xiyuan Teaching Site, more than 10,000 new soldiers were wearing brand new red coats and military uniforms, lined up in neat teams, waiting for their king with anticipation.

Three meals a day, and meat is always available every now and then. On such days, these strong men from poor rural areas dare not even think about it. When wearing the brand new and warm red mandarin duck battle jacket, many soldiers cried in silence. I feel sorry for this.

Many of them have lived for twenty or thirty years and have never worn new clothes. Many poor families only have a cotton coat. Every winter, except for having to go out to wear it, the whole family is nestled on the kang and next to each other.

The poverty in rural areas is definitely beyond the imagination of many people. Zhu Youjian only realized the real suffering of the lower class after the recruits entered the Xiyuan.

Not all this. Ordinary soldiers have two taels of silver every month, which is almost twice as much as other troops, and they are paid in full. No officer dares to be greedy, because the military pay is not passed by the officers at all.

From the inner government to the army, it is allocated to the soldiers' committees of various battalions, and the soldiers' committees are responsible for issuing them. Even if the officials at all levels of battalions have to receive their own salary from the committees. Moreover, Zhu Youjian Association often sends people to check the accounts,

To eliminate any greed for military pay.

Many soldiers have never seen so many white silver in their lives. Although it is just a small ingot, it is as heavy as a mountain when it is held in their arms.

However, the money was not in my arms for long. They all had families, and they all wanted to send the money back home and hand it over to their families to live a fat year. Considering the soldiers' needs,

After Lu Xiangsheng reported to the Ming Emperor, he sent special personnel to send silver to the soldiers at the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month. The soldiers were all from all prefectures and counties in the capital. The distance was not too far, but the number was a bit large, but the time was calculated.

, enough to deliver the money before the New Year.

Although the silver was not in his arms for a long time, this heavy feeling was still in his heart. The recruits were in great excitement and were naturally full of gratitude to the emperor who brought them all. If Zhu Youjian chose the dead soldiers now, he would definitely be

There will be countless people to sign up.

When Zhu Youjian came to the Xiyuan Teaching Site, he saw a pair of gazes with gratitude.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, I wish you all happiness and prosperity!"

Zhang Shize took the lead and knelt down and shouted loudly.

"Greetings to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings!"

Tens of thousands of soldiers knelt down in unison, and shouted loudly at the same time, raising the world. The shouts came from afar, and the sounds spread from outside the West Garden, which attracted pedestrians on the street to stop and look in a distance.

"Well, let's get up." Zhu Youjian's ears were deaf due to the shouting, but he showed a bright smile, and his hands stretched out to the upper support.

"Get up!" Zhang Shize, who was the etiquette officer, shouted again, and the soldiers stood up at the same time, and their movements were extremely neat.

"It's as if it's not moving as a mountain, Xu Rulin and Lu Aiqing are good at training!" Zhu Youjian said to Lu Xiangsheng beside him with a smile.

"Your Majesty is too rewarded, and I am afraid!" Lu Xiangsheng said humbly.

Accompanied by Lu Xiangsheng and Zhang Shize and others, Zhu Youjian began to inspect the army, walked slowly by the front of the queue, and occasionally said a few words to the soldiers and asked about their family situation. Soldiers who were lucky enough to say a few words to the emperor were welcomed to say a few words to the emperor.

, they were all very excited, attracting the envious and jealous eyes of other soldiers around them.

It took half an hour to walk back and forth from the front of the queue, and talked to nearly a hundred soldiers. Zhu Youjian returned to the platform and asked Wang Chengen, who was accompanying him to announce the reward to them, each of whom he would pay.

Today, I have a meal with meat and esophagus full, and each person can drink a small amount of alcohol.
Chapter completed!