Kaiyuan year 4328, the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, 9:09:90 in the morning.
Next to the stone statue of the Yellow Emperor in the ancestral temple, the match rope of the golden cannon was pulled by Su He himself.
The golden cannon is loaded with blank ammunition and will only make a loud noise.
There was a loud bang.
Announce to everyone in Hanzhong City that the king-proclaiming ceremony has officially begun.
Song Kangnian, the minister of Taizhu of the ancestral temple and Taichang Temple, was responsible for the etiquette of the king-proclaiming ceremony.
He shouted loudly: "The king-proclaiming ceremony has officially begun, and I would like to invite King Su He of Qin to worship his ancestors."
Su He wore a bright yellow dragon robe with a five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on it.
The sleeves of the jacket are embroidered with textile ironwork, and the trousers are embroidered with ears of rice, wheat ears and sweet potatoes.
Su He, wearing a crown on his head and a sword at his waist, walked towards the stone statue of the Yellow Emperor.
He bowed to Huangdi and turned to face the people participating in the king-proclaiming ceremony.
He raised the sword high in his right hand and said: "I, Su He, am called the King of Qin today.
Inherit the fire of Chinese civilization, inherit the bloodline of the Yan and Huang emperors, and inherit the thoughts of the saints.
It is so clear that there is no way, so that no rooster crows for thousands of miles, and people want to eat.
I, Su He, will lead all the people in the world today to attack Baoming.
Today I call myself the King of Qin and make a promise to the people.
Under the rule of our Qin Palace, those who till the land will have their fields.
All those who are widowed, widowed, lonely, disabled, and sick under the rule of our Qin Palace will be provided with support."
Su He's choice to establish himself as king was not granted by God or his ancestors.
Everything he has now is obtained by his own ability.
Since ancient times, the one with strong soldiers and horses has been the king.
No matter how much history books cover it up and give the founding emperor a halo, this fundamental reason cannot be concealed.
After Su He finished speaking, the exciting music and the cheers of the people resounded through the sky.
Wang Ziyong was in the crowd, observing Su He's act of proclaiming himself king.
Su He was crowned king today, and he could see that many people sincerely supported Su He.
The genuine smiles on their faces cannot be acted out.
When Wang Ziyong became king at that time, as long as there were people who came to celebrate, each person would be given five kilograms of grain.
There was a drought in northern Shaanxi for several years, and the local area was extremely short of food.
He gave such a precious reward, but the people's faces didn't have the smile he saw now.
"Your Majesty, Su He's appointment as king is different from yours. Why didn't he offer sacrifices to heaven?
I saw that when the king and King Chuang became kings, they both offered sacrifices to heaven."
Wang Ziyong looked at his cronies and corrected him: "Don't call me Wang Ye, as it will easily cause other people to misunderstand.
Let's stay under the fence first. Just call me Mr. Wang.
When I borrow a batch of grain from Su He and my subordinates grow stronger, I can become a prince if I have soldiers.
Not performing sacrifices to heaven must have something to do with the oracle they believe in.
I don’t understand what Su He is doing.”
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After worshiping the Yellow Emperor, Su He has declared himself king.
Accompanied by Song Kangnian and other congratulators, he placed the rankings of his ancient ancestors Yan Emperor and his father Su Sanniu in the ancestral temple.
This process is the most complicated process in the entire King Ceremony.
Su He originally wanted to be more concise, but Su's mother, his uncles, and some civil servants persuaded him.
We must respect our ancestors and show our filial piety. The etiquette should be more generous.
He was like a puppet on strings, performing very complex rituals under the arrangements of Song Kangnian and other ceremonial officials.
Song Kangnian was still in the process, reciting a very complicated memorial inscription.
Pray to the ancestors of Su He, so that some of their descendants will be called King of Qin, and let their ancestors protect Su He in the dark.
After Su He finished all the rituals, he felt a little sore all over his body and walked back to the ancestral temple square.
Facing the many people in the square, he said:
"I, Su He, am the King of Qin today. My power is not given by God, nor is it inherited from my ancestors.
My ancestors in Suhe were all farmers for generations.
The rights I have come from the soldiers of the Qin Army and the people under the rule of the Qin Palace.
The prince and general Xiang Ning have the guts!
Follow me, Su He, and together we will overthrow the Ming Dynasty, and you will all have the opportunity to become marquises and prime ministers."
When Su He said these words, all the people present fell silent, and then burst into warm applause.
"Marquis! Marquis! Marquis!"
The people kept cheering these two words.
Lin Wenjing, a student from Han Middle School, and Mo Yuting, a student from Sichuan, came to the ancestral temple together.
They often discuss the test questions for next month's imperial examination.
When Mo Yuting heard what Su He said, his body was trembling, and he asked in shock: "Your Highness, King Qin, how dare he say that.
To put it bluntly, if the prince, general, Xiang Ning, has the right kind, he is not afraid of rebellion by the people under his rule.
I feel that there are many careerists, and shouting this sentence directly will give birth to many careerists."
Lin Wenjing heard Su He's words and fell into thinking.
He recalled the policies implemented by Su He in Hanzhong and Sichuan.
"Brother Mo, I think His Highness King Qin knows him very well.
All dynasties and generations have implemented the policy of obscuring the people. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said that water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it.
Nor did he want everyone to be literate.
Manage a group of illiterate ignorant farmers and manage a group of shrewd and shrewd farmers.
The energy consumed by officials is completely different.
Unless the interests of those in power are roughly the same as those of farmers.
Only then can we have the motivation to provide universal education and try to make everyone literate.
After the people become literate and enlightened, it will be extremely difficult to deceive them.
As long as you read a few history books, you will find that this sentence is true.
By following His Highness the King of Qin, we will also have the opportunity to be granted the title of Marquis and Prime Minister.
This is also an important reason why we traveled all the way to Hanzhong to take part in the imperial examination.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming Dynasty, struggled from a beggar to become an emperor.
His poor parents and brothers all starved to death, but this did not affect Ming Taizu from being crowned emperor.
His Highness the King of Qin said this publicly mainly to inspire the people.
I am very motivated now and want to get a good rank in the imperial examination.
His Highness King Qin also has confidence in himself and believes that he can control the situation.
Our Chinese farmers are very docile. As long as they are not forced to do so and have enough to eat, they will never rebel.
Over the years, I have traveled extensively in business.
Even in wealthy Nanjing, dozens of corpses are transported out every night, and most of them are beggars who starved to death in the city."
After Mo Yuting heard Lin Wenjing's analysis, he somewhat understood His Highness King Qin's choice.
Soon he stopped thinking about it and was attracted by the things ahead.
Song Kangnian stood up and said loudly: "Please invite military representatives to present a gift to His Highness King Qin."
As a recruit who had just come out of the new military camp, Cao Zhengyuan was surprised that he was chosen as the representative to present the gift.
He held a golden flintlock gun in his hand.
There was also a bag tied to the butt of the gun, which contained blank ammunition.
Cao Zhengyuan walked up to Su He. After repeated training, his body subconsciously completed the etiquette.
He knelt down and raised the golden flintlock above his head.
"On behalf of all the officers and men of the Qin Army, I offer my spear to His Highness the King of Qin.
All officers and soldiers of the Qin Army will always obey the command of His Highness King Qin."
Su He picked up this golden musket.
He took off the ammunition pouch and quickly loaded the empty ammunition pouch.
He pulled the trigger, and a gunshot resounded throughout the square.
Following Su He's movements, the soldiers of the guard regiment stood on both sides of the ancestral temple square.
They also loaded blank ammunition, pointed their guns high in the air, and pulled the triggers in unison.
Continuous gunshots were heard in all directions.
The golden salute also roared again, and the deafening sound of the cannon sounded.
Su He looked at the scene of gunfire and martial virtue. This was his greatest confidence in becoming king.
After three rounds of gunfire, the gunfire subsided.
Song Kangnian continued to host the ceremony.
"Representatives of the common people are invited to present gifts to His Highness the King of Qin."
Zhu Gui, a gray-haired old farmer, walked towards Suhe River with difficult steps, holding the Book of All Nations.
His body was hunched, but his eyes were very firm.
He walked slowly and no one urged him.
Zhu Gui wanted to kneel in front of Su He.
Su He saw that he was about to kneel down and directly stretched out his hand to support him.
"Old man, you are too old, you don't need to kneel down for me."
Zhu Gui was resolute and knelt down directly, holding up the Book of All Peoples.
He was extremely happy and said with a tearful voice: "I am already fifty years old. Our family has never had any land except during the Hongwu period.
His Highness the King of Qin allocated fields to us, allowing us to have our own fields.
Your promise of land to the tiller has been fulfilled to the letter.
On behalf of all the people under the rule of the King of Qin, I would like to express my gratitude to His Highness the King of Qin for what he has done.
All seven of my sons were allowed to join the army, and three of them have already been killed.
But I don’t regret it. Some people want to take away the fields from our hands, and I will try my best to stop them.”
Su He took the Book of All Nations from his hand and helped the old man up with his own hands.
He supported the old man and walked back to his original position.
On the way, Su He said firmly: "Old man, please don't worry, as long as one of our Qin army survives.
I will never let the Ming Dynasty take away your fields again."
Su He returned to the stone statue of Yellow Emperor.
Song Kangnian said loudly: "To celebrate His Highness the King of Qin becoming king, the whole world is celebrating.
Many people have suggested that they want to give gifts to His Highness King Qin.
But time is limited, so after discussion, we selected three gifts to present to His Highness King Qin."
Song Kangnian read from the gift list: "Wu Hongyi, the magistrate of Jianchang County, presented a thousand catties of refined sugar cane seeds and a thousand catties of refined sugar beet seeds.
Thirty patents on sugar production."
A somewhat stout middle-aged man came over holding a box.
He was Wu Yuanmai, the third uncle of Wu Hongyi. He represented the Hanyang Wu family and some gentry in Huguang, and took this opportunity to contact Suhe.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the King of Qin’s next expansion target is Huguang.
If the Ming Dynasty officials and troops can stop it, they gentry can still live their lives as usual.
The Ming Dynasty officials and troops could not stop them, so the gentry like them had to find a way out.
Judging from the previous combat strength, it is unlikely that the Ming army could block it.
The news that Wu Hongyi became an official reached the Wu family and immediately caused a sensation in the Wu family.
Jianchang County is much larger than Hanyang Prefecture. A person without fame can directly become a county magistrate.
This made many people in the Wu family feel excited, and they all felt that they were no worse than Wu Hongyi.
The Wu family mainly trades grain and sugar, and secretly sells private salt.
Even if all the land is confiscated, their family can still live well.
When one cannot own land, it is also a good choice for family members to become officials if they have the opportunity.
Under such circumstances, Wu Yuanmai, on behalf of the Wu family and some Huguang gentry, came to Hanzhong to test Su He's attitude.
The gentry in Huguang were divided into two groups.
A faction that has contact with Hanzhong believes that Su He and other thieves in yellow can still communicate with each other.
When you have no choice but to survive, you should cut off your arms and hand over your family's land and the wrongdoer.
The other group believed that the yellow-robed thieves were unreasonable. They extremely hated the gentry and should fully support the Ming Dynasty to block the expansion of the yellow-robed thieves.
After this contact, Wu Yuanmai was completely reassured that His Highness King Qin did not choose to kill everyone.
It also left them a way out, but this way out was too narrow and many gentry couldn't get through.
Fortunately, the Wu family made a choice in advance and boarded this big ship.
Song Kangnian was a little stunned when he looked at Wu Yuanmai.
If the gift-giving part cannot be carried out, the king-proclaiming ceremony will not be complete.
He responded to the situation and said loudly again: "Please ask the representative of Wu Hongyi, the magistrate of Jianchang County, to present a gift."
Wu Yuanmai was awakened and immediately offered the box in his hand to Su He.
Su He took the box and was not surprised at all that the Wu family wanted to join him.
This kind of gentry is like a reed. When the wind blows, it will fall on both sides, whichever side is stronger.
He paid more attention to the sugar cane seeds and sugar beet seeds in the box, which are crops that can produce sugar.
Sugarcane can only grow in the south and has a very high sugar content.
Sugar beet can be grown in the north. Its sugar content is not as high as sugar cane, but it is far higher than other crops.
Song Kangnian saw Su He receiving the gifts and Wu Yuanmai retreating.
He continued to read: "Academician of the Academy of Sciences, Viscount Hong Feiyu, presents a set of glassware."
Hong Feiyu carefully held the glassware.
He formulated a very effective cement formula and stood out from the crowd of craftsmen.
Became an academician of the Academy of Sciences and was awarded the title of Viscount.
I thought I would be single for the rest of my life because I got a knighthood.
He also married a wife, two beautiful concubines, and gave birth to two sons and one daughter.
He felt that his life was very complete, and he took over the important task of studying glass from His Highness King Qin.
After thousands of attempts, he led his team and finally fired clean and transparent glass.
Su He looked at the row of glassware in the box and was filled with emotion.
Cement has been fired a long time ago, and now glass has finally been fired.
The glass is fired and sold to make mirrors, which are only less important uses.
The biggest use of glass is that it can be used as a container for most chemical reagents, allowing chemistry to enter a stage of rapid development.
Glass makes thermometers, microscopes, and greenhouses.
With these three things, agricultural breeding has become a reality, and seeds are no longer just left to chance.
Greenhouses and microscopes were built, and the chemical industry improved again.
Su He also sees hope of detoxifying sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Once these two high-yielding crops are developed, plus hybrid corn, the land of China will no longer starve.
Song Kangnian saw Hong Feiyu retreat.
He didn't quite understand the reasons for His Highness King Qin's choice of the first two things.
The third thing no one will miss.
"Ma Qiankun, offer a portion of Qiankun Liquid."
Ma Qiankun filled a glass with a mixture of copper sulfate and slaked lime.
He has been using glass these days. This kind of thing is really a natural fit for chemical industry.
Even the most powerful sulfuric acid and nitric acid cannot dissolve glass.
He was holding the Qiankun Liquid and deliberately walked slowly so that others would be impressed by this sky-blue liquid.
Su He looked at something called Qiankun Liquid.
He had forgotten it before, but only remembered after seeing it that this was Bordeaux liquid.
In its early days, it was an extremely effective broad-spectrum fungicidal pesticide that could deal with many pests and diseases.
These early pesticides are very effective. Using pesticides can increase the yield per mu by more than 10%.
Su He accepted three major gifts, and the king-proclaiming ceremony came to the last part. Su He bid farewell to his ancestral temple.
He led his team to the Prince of Qin's Mansion and personally pulled open the red cloth on the plaque on the gate of the Prince of Qin's Mansion.
【Prince Qin's Mansion】
Three golden characters appeared in front of everyone's eyes.
Su He placed the Golden Spear and the Book of All Nations on the desk in front of his seat in Lingyun Hall.
The Golden Spear and the Book of All Nations represent the source of his power.
Seeing them every day reminds Su He not to forget his fundamentals.
The king-proclaiming ceremony was over, and the people watching outside the Qin Palace did not disperse.
Instead, more people gathered to watch.
Especially some little girls who are dressed up in fancy clothes.
Accompanied by their families, they all gathered outside Prince Qin's Mansion.
Hanzhong Daily has reported that after the king-proclaiming ceremony, the meritorious officials will be rewarded.
A large number of people were also named nobles.
These people are all ready to catch their son-in-law.
Last year, someone suppressed a few outstanding people, and the family's power developed greatly.
Once again, large-scale honors were awarded, and wealthy families in Hanzhong City and even as far away as Feng County came to Hanzhong City with their daughters.
Su He officially became king this year in order to maintain the dignity of the nobility.
Outside the palace of Prince Qin, no one is allowed to catch Xu.
These people changed their minds and brought their daughters directly to the blind date.
When you like someone, throw a handkerchief to them.
If this person accepts the handkerchief, it means that he agrees to get married and will go to the ancestral temple to get married that day.
In Lingyun Hall, Su He awarded honors to those who received the title, mainly to the soldiers who participated in this war.
In other places, for those who are unable to come, the reward decree, noble seal, noble medal, and noble ritual utensils will be mailed to them through the post office.
Su He awarded the four titles of Lord, Viscount, Earl and Marquis in turn.
There are so many people with these four titles that it will take several days to award them one by one.
Su He changed his mind and held a collective award.
The lords are in groups of fifty, the viscounts are in groups of thirty, the earls are in groups of ten, and the marquis are in groups of five.
They collectively accepted Su He's investiture ceremony.
Qin Shanshui looked at Ding Degui beside him. They were a group of thirty people, kneeling in front of His Highness the King of Qin, waiting for His Highness the King of Qin to confer honors.
Su He picked up ten bronze medals. He walked up to these people and pinned the bronze medals on their left chests.
Qian Mingyi followed behind holding a golden tray with a noble seal and a bronze knife on it.
He gave the noble seal and bronze sword to these newly-named viscounts.
"Viscounts, stand up!
I am waiting for the day when you will be granted the title of Marquis."
Qin Shanshui held a bronze noble seal and a command knife with a bronze handle.
Together with everyone, he bowed to Su He and walked out the door.
As soon as he walked out of the gate of Prince Qin's Mansion, he was stunned by the scene in front of him.
Many young women came up and surrounded them.
Especially when they saw the bronze medals on their chests, these people's eyes seemed to be shining.
"Husband."
A figure immediately ran over. He walked to Qin Shanshui and looked warily at the women who wanted to pounce on him.
Ding Degui knew the inside story of the matter, so he whispered to everyone: "These women are all from good families.
If he likes you, he will throw the handkerchief in his hand. If you like him, you can catch it. If you don't, don't take it.
People who are already married should not take over the silk, otherwise it will be very troublesome later."
A well-established family like the Ding family already knows in advance who will be knighted.
To make a noble seal, you need to engrave the real name.
The Prince of Qin's Mansion did not hide these circumstances. Those who were granted the title had been notified in advance, and many people spoke out on their own.
A big family like the Ding family has long locked up unmarried nobles in advance.
Some small families who are not well informed will definitely encounter married nobles.
This matter has already been reported in newspapers and is basically known to everyone.
Ding Degui estimates that there will be many married people who are obsessed with beauty and accept handkerchiefs from other girls.
By then, I don’t know what kind of trouble will be caused.
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Su He wiped the sweat from his head and finally completed the award.
This time, two dukes, fifty-six marquises, one hundred and seventy-four earls, five hundred and eighty-nine viscounts, and two thousand four hundred and twenty-seven lords were created.
Su Xiong was granted the title of Duke of Chongqing, and Li Fengming was granted the title of Duke of Guangyuan.
Among the original nobles, this time based on their meritorious services, some were promoted to a higher rank, some jumped several times, and some stayed put.
Su Zhuang was granted the title of Marquis of Zunyi, and Feng Sanqiu was promoted to the fastest rank. He was granted the title of second-class earl for his merit.
Military division-level leaders were basically granted the title of Marquis for their merits in this war.
Most of the officials and ministers were awarded first-class counts because of this contribution.
Wang Zhongce was granted the title of County Marquis Nanzhenghou, and Li Zhisheng was granted the title of County Marquis Hanzhouhou.
Only a few craftsmen were awarded knighthoods.
Hong Feiyu's title was promoted to a third-class Earl, Ma Qiankun was awarded a first-class Viscount, and ninth-level worker Qiao Zhenghua was awarded a third-class Lord.
Su He not only granted titles, he also promoted a group of officials with outstanding performance.
Zhang Youfeng was promoted to Minister of Education.
Qian Fuwen was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and temporarily acted as Minister.
Tian Wenheng, director of the Assessment Department of the Ministry of Personnel, was promoted to the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, temporarily acting as Minister.
Li Yuanzheng was promoted to the position of censor of Youdu and managed the Imperial Procuratorate.
Su He formed a cabinet and appointed Wang Zhongce as prime minister. The cabinet was the administrative center of the government.
There are requirements for cabinet ministers, who must have working experience as a provincial governor or a county magistrate directly under the central government. Only Wang Zhongce met the requirement.
The cabinet has a maximum of five to seven people. When the cabinet discusses matters, the prime minister has one veto power and occupies two voting rights.
For matters reported by the six ministries and local governments, a cabinet decision will be made if more than half of the votes are cast.
For some trivial matters, official documents can be submitted to the Secretariat, and the cabinet can directly implement them.
For major events, the cabinet forms a resolution and submits it to the King of Qin through the secretariat. Waiting for the King of Qin to issue an order, the cabinet implements the King of Qin's order.
A total of three copies of the decree approved by the King of Qin were kept.
One copy should be kept in the Qin Palace for archives, one should be given to the cabinet, and one should be given to the person in charge.
The cabinet oversees six ministries, except for the independent cabinet of Dali Temple and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and is directly responsible to the King of Qin.
The cabinet only handles government affairs and cannot interfere in military affairs.
The cabinet does not care about money and taxes. Money is managed by banks and taxes are handled by the tax bureau.
The cabinet of the Qin Dynasty was different from the cabinet of the Ming Dynasty. The ministers in the cabinet were all first-rank officials, and some of them might also serve as six ministers.
The cabinet was the biggest adjustment to the institutions of the Qin Palace.
The Governor's Office is responsible for military affairs, and there haven't been many changes.
The highest authority is the imperial meeting held in Lingyun Palace.
Every day from 9 to 10 o'clock in the morning, there is a one-hour imperial meeting, only the cabinet, the governor's office and the three law departments and other yamen participate.
On the first and fifteenth day of every month, an enlarged imperial meeting was held to convene the main officials of the central government to resolve some major matters.
Su He was officially crowned king, Su's mother was named the Queen Mother, and Wang Wenjun was named the Queen of Qin.
He returned to Hanzhong, married another wife, Li Huixin, and was named Princess Qin.
Su He named himself the Holy Consecrator of the Ancestral Temple and managed all the consecrators in the world.
He and Li Huixin held a grand wedding in the ancestral temple.
The matchmaker between Su He and Li Huixin is his wife Wang Wenjun.
The Su family became a royal family, and Su Wuniu was transferred to Da Zongzheng, specializing in managing family affairs.
Members of the Su family receive no monthly salary and do not enjoy tax-free privileges.
Relying on their own abilities, they can serve as soldiers on the battlefield, take the imperial examinations to become officials, or open companies and become businessmen.
They have more opportunities than others.
For those who have no ability, Su He can only guarantee that they will not starve to death, but will not receive any more benefits.