After talking about the long-term plan, Guo Pu talked to Gao Pragmatic about the two major events that were going to be done in the near future. According to his idea, these were probably the last two major events before his honorable retirement.
These are two interrelated things: one is the great reading, and the other is the memorial ceremony.
The Grand Parade, which is what later generations called military parades, was not held regularly in the Ming Dynasty, but was held based on demand.
There was a grand parade during the Longqing period. It was held by Zhang Juzheng before the restoration of Gao Gong (historical fact). The main purpose at that time was to show that the new emperor was rejuvenated and that the military might of the Ming Dynasty was already at its peak. This is obviously
It was made for Ada Khan, who frequently came to visit the capital at that time.
After Gao Gong came to power, as the Ming Dynasty concentrated on reforms, there were no major wars worth mentioning, and there were no enemies worthy of being intimidated by the Grand Parade. In addition, Gao Gong was reluctant to spend the money for reform on these things, so there was no
Had a great reading.
But this year there was a grand parade. This grand parade was invited by Wu Dui, Minister of the Ministry of War, after Gao Pingshi entered Thang Long. However, the cabinet did not agree at that time, and the emperor refused.
Later, Gao Pangshi captured Thanh Hoa, Annan achieved "unification" with the support of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming garrison was "peace-keeping". Gao Pragmatic even reorganized the Annan army. With the signing of the "Sixteen Articles", Jinghua Group represented the Ming Dynasty.
He controlled the military and political power of Annan.
At this time, Zhu Yijun began to feel that a large-scale reading was necessary, and the cabinet's attitude also relaxed.
After the second-level Gao Pragmatic Daitian executed Zheng Song and packed up the "Li family's guilty ministers" and sent them to the capital, Wu Dui once again went to the throne and asked for a grand reading to be held as part of the memorial ceremony.
The memorial ceremony has its own etiquette and has nothing to do with the Grand Parade. However, this proposal was supported by the emperor. After discussion, the cabinet also believed that it could be used as a stopgap measure - holding the parade before the memorial ceremony. Each has its own merits.
The rituals were held one after another so that there was no conflict and people could understand the meaning of the two major events. They were both consistent.
The great Ming Dynasty is benevolent and graceful, and its divine power is as powerful as a mountain!
What Zhu Yijun was most proud of, apart from reaching Annan and avenging the revenge of the Nine Generations, was Gao Jingshi's words scolding Zheng Song at that time, especially his words explaining the Ming Dynasty's withdrawal from Annan, which were praised all over the world:
"In the old days of Yongle, Li Jishou conspired to usurp the throne, arrogantly changed his title to the Yuan Dynasty, brutalized the people of the country, and invaded and conquered neighboring countries. This was not tolerated by the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth. I, Emperor Cheng Zuwen, had my virtues spread all over the world, and I continued to rise and fall. I sent envoys to escort the relics of the Chen family back home.
country, but was intercepted and killed by Li Ni, so he punished the people and set out to march south. After that, he searched for the Chen family's heirs but could not find them. Thinking of the people of Tiannan, they left the king because of things, just like the loss of a child.
Hey, this is why the Chief Secretary of Cochin was appointed for the purpose of enlightenment!
Who would have thought that Qing Hua Lili, who started fighting for a mere inspection of areas, had been fighting for 20 years, and was defeated by our heavenly soldiers several times, but he never changed his evil intentions! I, Emperor Xuanzongzhang, is kind-hearted and cannot bear the suffering of the people of Annan for a long time in the war and their lives are ruined, so I give him
With the title of Annan, he was given the title of county king.
What happened to Annan after that? Above the temples, rotten trees were used as officials; among the palaces, animals and beasts devoured the wealth. Even the wolf-hearted people were raging in the dynasty, and the servile and servile people were in power. The country was turned into ruins, and the people were devastated...
Now I look at Annan. Although it has been passed down for thousands of years, it is really ominous that such people who have forgotten their ancestors have seized high positions! If these thieves and robbers are not killed, it will not be enough to satisfy the anger of heaven! According to the destiny, we send troops to the south to fight against the rebels.
To restore the majesty of China, I have a word to tell you:
Our country covers thousands of miles, with hordes of iron cavalry and jade shafts connected to each other. The red millet in the sea is exhausted, and the storage is exhausted; the yellow flag in Jiangpu, how far has it been restored? The sound of the class is heard, the north wind rises, and the sword energy rushes to the south to fight for peace.
Silence makes the mountains collapse, and shouting makes the wind and clouds change color. Use this to control the enemy, and the enemy cannot be destroyed; use this to achieve success, and there is no way it can't be defeated!
If there is another person like Zheng Ni, who is afraid of power but has no morals, acts against nature, and puts all his efforts into danger... we will all be killed!"
There are countless famous officials and scholars in the Ming Dynasty, and there are thousands of people who can write such articles, but he is the only one who can say such appropriate words at such an appropriate moment, he is so pragmatic!
At that time, in front of all the assistant ministers in the cabinet, the emperor expressed his excitement that he must hold a grand parade and make sacrifices. He said: "Those who avenge me and those who promote my power are all high officials!"
If he hadn't helped the emperor avenge his nine generations of revenge, hadn't helped the emperor regain the dignity of his ancestors, and his pragmatism could only conquer a small southern barbarian country, how could He De be welcomed by the emperor in the suburbs, and march together, without any objection from the officials?
There will be a bright future, which is about being proud!
Such a matter of earning face for Ming Dynasty was accomplished by his highly pragmatic hands. Wouldn't it be extremely unwise for anyone to jump out and sing the opposite at this time?
But the Grand Parade is not so easy, especially in the Beijing camp, which is even more troublesome. The last time Zhang Juzheng held a Grand Parade, he started preparing for it from the previous year and did not hold it until the second year. In fact, the troops used were only
Thousands of people, but they spend money like water.
If Emperor Longqing hadn't been a benevolent emperor and had long been accustomed to the current situation of household deficits in the last years of Jiajing, he might not even have approved it. Fortunately, Gao Gong returned to the court within a few months, and he quickly
Financial issues were dealt with as major issues, including the opening of the port and the collection of business taxes, so things seemed calm that time.
But this year is different. In the past ten years, in addition to paying off the accumulated debts over the years, the imperial court's serious income has almost doubled compared to the Longqing period - this was achieved without a single increase in land tax.
However, the imperial court also spent more and more money. To cite a few examples: the repair of the Yellow River channel was intensified, the repair of the Great Wall defense line was intensified, and the hollow enemy platform project along the Shuntian-Jizhen line led by Qi Jiguang was increased due to increased
The appropriation was completed ahead of schedule, and the armies of the nine sides began to take turns to replace the muskets and artillery produced by Jinghua. The palace, which had not been fully repaired, finally had its three main halls repaired again...
In addition to the army's re-dressing, they were actually still doing "repairs" - all the projects that should have been repaired since the Jiajing Dynasty or even earlier were repaired, but the money spent was much more.
Oh, there is also a project fund that will be spent soon to build new walls on the east, west, north and west of the capital. This is very interesting: due to the increasing population of the capital, population pressure and defense pressure are increasing, so in Jiajing
At the beginning of the dynasty, it was planned to expand another city wall outside the current capital city, but...
Not enough money.
So Mr. Yan Song, the chief assistant at that time, went for a walk around Nancheng and came up with an incredible and magical idea: build the south wall first, then leave it alone after the repair, and wait for the remaining three walls to be discussed later when money is available.
Good idea, really good idea. After the new south wall was repaired, it has been waiting there for almost 30 years (actually 28 years)...
So now that the imperial court had some money, Zhu Yijun thought that he had to get this done quickly. Otherwise, with such a tall and majestic south wall poking at the south of the capital, anyone who had been there would think of the bad things that happened during the Jiajing Dynasty. After all, Jiajing was
His grandfather, this is simply too embarrassing for the emperor. Pragmatic people say that I am "the divine, civil, holy and martial arts, praised by the world", how can I not give up this face?
Since Yanjing was already a huge city in this era, and this outer city was expanded on the basis of the capital, it would be even bigger, almost reaching the level of the third ring road of the capital in later generations, and the cost of this was still very small.
?Without a few hundred thousand taels, we can't even finish the city wall.
In addition to the above, Zhu Yijun is also engaged in large-scale tax reductions. This has been mentioned before, so I won’t go into details. In short, his attitude is to reduce land taxes and tilt it towards commercial taxes. However, Gao Pragmatic has always been skeptical about this - because land taxes are inherently
It was very low. The main reason why the common people did not have enough to eat was not the high state taxes, but the fact that they were being squeezed out by the landlords in other aspects. However, this incident happened when he was not in Beijing, and there was no way to persuade him.
Besides, he estimated that Zhu Yijun wanted to use this to show his kindness and prepare for his full pro-government, so there was no need to say more.
In a word, the current imperial court earns more than before and spends more than before. Therefore, although it has to hold the Grand Reading this time, it cannot be done like Zhang Juzheng did last time. It must be more economical.
After listening to Guo Pu's introduction, Gao Pangshi asked: "Does the imperial court have regulations now?"
Guo Pudao said: "The imperial court first sent a science and technology officer to inspect the capital camp, and then these two people put forward their opinions." After saying that, he found a memorial on the table and handed it to Gao Pangshi.
Apart from those fluffy words, this memorial still gets down to business.
During the inspection of the Beijing camp, Li Tingyi and the imperial censor Chen Shibao wrote about Chen Rongzheng's seven things: 1. Resume the class drills. Please stop the work of the squadron and order the officers and soldiers of each capital to lead the officers and soldiers. They should bring their equipment and drill together with the original camp troops. If there is any project,
Hearing from the Ministry of Industry, General Mi Fu was hired to collect the rations of salt and silver from each army. Even though he was an honorary official, the ministers were not allowed to invite him without permission.
2. Ping Ma Zheng. It is agreed that the horses of the three major battalions will be completed in the spring exercise, and the general association will inspect them. The horses of the patrol camp will be inspected by the army in the summer month. In October, they will be branded.
In charge of the affairs of the temple, each camp exchanges horses, and all the temple ministers will inspect them together. No sick horses are allowed to be given to the army. If a horse falls down and dies because it is too old to be chased, it will be exempted.
Third, get rid of the empty documents. If the generals of each battalion have official documents from their respective yamen, they are not allowed to send people to deliver them. The general officers are allowed to practice martial arts in the camp and are not allowed to be dispatched. Once the training is selected and reviewed, the first is firearms, the second is bows and arrows, and the second is bows and arrows.
For swords and spears, rewards and punishments are determined based on the difficulty of martial arts, and the number of training depends on whether the general is good or not. When selecting teachers, he must be carefully selected in each camp, and he must not recruit unworthy people indiscriminately in order to encourage evil.
Fourth, important appointments. Warriors, four guards and two battalions are closely related soldiers and are closely related. It is advisable to follow the rules of the three major battalions. If there is a vacancy in the battalion, the vacancy will be sent to the department for investigation and recommendation. Do not make up for it on your own.
If there are any deficiencies, the supervisor will be asked to fill in the gaps by looking for honest and honest personnel, and the committee shall not go directly to the committee.
5. Determine the regulations. Various matters in the camp, such as the second army of the Beijing squadron, money and food, etc., were in the early days of the country and are still in existence today. The camp officials were also issued imperial edicts and reports.
Sixth, it should be practiced. The formation of the law, the matters of the Grand Review and the warriors, the Fourth Guards and the Second Battalion, the headquarters have recently reviewed the matters, and published them in a book according to the order to show the picture.
7. Clear the money and grain. Taipu Temple’s money and grain collection will be collected twice a month, and it will be inspected regularly. It is not necessary to fix the number of 30,000, and it is not allowed to use other things to err on the side of disbursement. It is advisable to verify the facts and publish them in the newspaper to prevent intrusion into the fishing camp.
The remaining funds will be collected from the public funds, and the remaining ones will be inspected and eliminated by legislation in preparation for rewards, and the Ministry of War will respond accordingly.
After Gao pragmatically looked at it, he shook his head slightly in his heart.
In fact, all of the above... were all correct, but he knew that they would definitely not be effective.
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After watching the military parade for a day, the writing was postponed, and then I thought: Hey, there will be a military parade tomorrow, do you want to add it and write about it...
