After driving away the northern captives, all nations came to court, and this is what the people in the capital felt.
Moreover, this time, envoys from various countries were not required to leave the hall only once every few days, but could all go outside for a walk.
Therefore, the capital became more lively, and people of foreign races could be seen in many places.
Even if they knew that they were important figures in the vassal state, when the Ming people they met on the road saw them, they would inevitably look at them with a more or less condescending look, as if they were looking at some novelty.
This kind of gaze is uncomfortable, but the Ming Dynasty capital conveys a sense of oppression in countless details.
The first is the "bus carriage" which is more than three feet long.
At present, there was originally only a loop line outside the palace city in the old city. Later, it was from the Huitong Hall to the Grand Stadium in the east of the city, from the Huitong Hall to the new outer city in the south of the city, and there was also a line from outside You'anmen to the west.
In the new outer city, there are two more lines, one leading to the Wangfu District, and the other leading to the new official residences east of the Temple of Heaven.
Currently, there are not many real ordinary people riding these buses and carriages.
Firstly, the current capital itself is not particularly big, and secondly, it costs money after all.
But there are not many real dignitaries on the buses and carriages, because they have other ways of traveling.
Li watched the Ming Dynasty Minister of Rites and Communications get into a car, and the person in front stepped on the pedal slowly and quickly to leave the Huitong Hall. He couldn't help but admire: "It is indeed the Celestial Dynasty..."
Bicycles that were once popular in Beijing are now even more popular.
But they are mainly three-wheelers, and the services are uniformly provided by car dealers operated by Shuntian Prefecture, as part of the treatment of officials of the fourth grade and above in each yamen.
Horses are prohibited in the capital except for buses and carriages, many court ceremonies, the imperial guard, and the capital security department.
The wide main road is now roughly divided into five lanes. Buses and carriages are in the middle, three-wheeled cars and two-wheeled bicycles are on both sides, and pedestrians are on both sides.
Although it was not completely orderly, foreign envoys could tell that there was a set of rules.
This is a profile of the "travel" aspect of Beijing.
Another characteristic nowadays is that Beijing's paper is "cheap".
I say "cheap" because I feel like there is too much paper.
After the reorganization, although the Ministry of Culture and Education was responsible for the affairs of culture and education, the daily work of the Ming Bao Bank was still handled by the Department of Etiquette and Communication. Under the Department of Etiquette and Communication, in addition to the Ceremony Department, the Etiquette Department, and the Publication and Engraving Department.
The responsibility of the Publishing Department is to take charge of the publication and review of newspapers, periodicals and books.
It doesn't matter if it is hand-copied, but if it is to be printed, bookstores in various places must submit the manuscript for review and issue a version number before it can be published.
Although it seems that control has been strengthened, at present, through standardized abbreviations and the continuous production of printing presses, there are more and more newspapers, periodicals and books.
The number of sub-magazines of "Ming Pao" is increasing, and each province has its own provincial newspaper, but they are all under the system of Ming Pao. At present, the newspaper industry has not been liberalized.
But books are different.
Although many private bookstores have to deal with the Publishing Department, the annual rural examinations, the new academic system of primary and secondary schools, and the trend of studying in the Ming Dynasty, which has brought more channels to obtain scholars, have still increased the demand for books a lot.
Simplified Chinese characters have indeed made it possible for more people to read some characters. With the introduction of printing presses, the cost of printing books has also been reduced, so the book industry has become more prosperous.
At this moment, there are many foreign envoys in many bookstores in the capital bringing money to buy books.
"Shopkeeper, can these books be sold to these barbarians?"
In a store, the waiter asked the shopkeeper anxiously in a low voice.
"It's okay. The Ministry of Etiquette and Communications has sent a letter to the store, and you can sell it." The shopkeeper chuckled, "But you have to let them exchange it for silver coins!"
So the envoys from various countries discovered that no matter what they wanted to buy or consume, various shops in the capital now only accepted new money.
The gold and silver they brought with them could not be used directly like this.
They didn't know if this was the case in the entire Ming Dynasty, and they only found out after asking someone from the Department of Etiquette.
"It's not that no one dares to accept it, as long as you are not afraid of being jailed." The official of the Ministry of Etiquette replied with a smile, "It is a serious crime to mishandle money, and the crime can be punished by the family. Well, since your envoy and many envoys have
If there is such a need, I will call the Daming Bank and ask them to come over with copper treasures and silver ingots. I will also bring a scale and a master to redeem it for you."
When the manager of Da Ming Bank arrived at Huitong Hall, he not only brought a scale for weighing, but also brought some glass bottles and other bottles and jars containing some items.
On one side are the newly minted coins of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side are the gold, silver and copper of different colors brought by them.
The old masters of Da Ming Bank threw their gold and silver into glass bottles and poured some unknown liquid into it to determine the quality. Even if they said the actual quality of the gold and silver, people including Jin Qi could only stay blank.
Just listen.
"Professors from Huangming University and Tao Zhenren of Qin'an Palace have already been ordered to test the weight of pure gold and pure silver." The old master was well-founded, "If the quality is not enough, when encountering such acid water, alkaline water will automatically
There have been some changes. Daming Bank has handled more than ten million taels of old gold and silver in the past year, so it’s unmistakable.”
They looked at the exquisite copper coins, silver coins and treasure tickets, and heard the manager of the Ming Dynasty Bank say with a smile: "In the future, when doing business with the Ming Dynasty, the same rules will apply to the merchants and border markets. Within the Ming Dynasty, only the new ones of the Ming Dynasty will be recognized.
The money has a certain denomination and a uniform quality. You guys, how much you want to exchange is up to you."
After a long time, he took several boxes and left with satisfaction under the escort of bank guards directly under Daming Bank.
Jin Qi looked at the new money in silence and thought about leaving some to take back to the king. This is also a treasure.
After all, there are statues of the three emperors of the Ming Dynasty on it.
With the Ming Dynasty’s new money, the next step is to really go out on the streets and go shopping.
In other counties of Shuntian Prefecture, there is the Public Security Bureau, which maintains order. In the capital, there is the Beijing Public Security Department, which has changed its uniform uniform.
This is the foundation of the original Five Cities Military and Horse Division. After all, the capital is the capital, where the emperor resides, and the Public Security Department is also an armed force after all.
Although the Beijing Public Security Department still belongs to the General Department of Public Security system, it is directly responsible to the emperor.
The emperor's prestige is at its peak, and the work of the Beijing Public Security Department is not difficult to do.
Now, their more important task during this period is to prepare for any troubles during the Longevity Festival ceremony in a few days.
It is not only the Longevity Festival, but also a grand ceremony for reciting the achievements of Futao and the Northern Expedition. There are military parades inside and outside the grand stadium.
Yes, since envoys from so many countries are here, it is natural to have a military parade after a great victory.
Prestige and virtue cannot be lost.
Preparations are also being made both inside and outside the competition venues in the eastern suburbs of Beijing.
There used to be a hill to the south of the competition venue, but now the land to the north of the hill is being leveled.
"Master Marquis, are there so many cannonballs that are trying to flatten this hill?"
Guo Xun rolled his eyes when he heard this: "How can we cut it flat? It will only loosen the soil by knocking it down two or three feet. But this mountain must be leveled. If the northern captives run away, the capital will be peaceful from now on. I don't know how many people in the south of the Yangtze River will also
We need to move some people to the capital. There are also people who want to go to the Loop, go out of Xuanning, and go to Liaodong. The men are going to pursue their future, and the children want to stay in Shuntian Prefecture. They all need a place to live."
The northward push of the defense line will bring about the consolidation of Beijing's security.
South Zhili was split, Beijing Light and Heavy Industrial Park, and Liaodong Xuanning Hetao were three border cities. The emperor's attitude to move the economic center of gravity northward was very clear.
What has happened time and time again in the past ten years or so has proven that under the ever-changing situation in Ming Dynasty, the closer you are to Beijing, the easier it is to seize opportunities as quickly as possible.
Even if a new outer city is built in the capital, it won't be enough. Now living outside the city, you don't have to worry about the northern barbarians coming to besiege the city.
Therefore, the artillery battalion that must appear in the military parade is not just to show off its martial arts, but also to do some land leveling work.
Guo Xun, who had gone deep into Mobei but had no success, was filled with anger: "We must make sure the shooting meter is accurate first! When the time comes, these barbarians will be bombarded with pale faces!"
Guo Xun naturally knew the merits of this battle.
Not to mention the Hetao side, even in Xuanning, the ones who made the greatest contribution were still Yu Dayou and Li Quanli who took action at the earliest, and even Yan Chunsheng who had a hand in Xuanning.
As for Guo Xun, who brought the Beijing camp there, it was mainly due to hard work.
If it hadn't been for the newly arrived Ma Fang who still led the 3,000 battalions to find two small tribes that were lucky enough to move far enough, how could Guo Xun get any credit?
These achievements are not enough for him to be promoted to the title of Duke.
He knew that he would not have another chance, as fierce generals like Yu Dayou, Yan Chunsheng, Tang Shunzhi, Zhang Jing and others who were good at literature, Taoism and military strategy had already risen.
In future wars, old ministers like them will no longer be needed to hold down the battle.
But until now, he still doesn't know what kind of reward he can get for this battle.
In the Forbidden City, discussions on this matter are still going on.
"Suppressing An Bo is a remarkable achievement. The Marquis of Funing sacrificed his life and killed more than 30,000 people in the Haoqite Tribe, which is the first achievement. Jingbian Bo is a civil servant, but he planned the overall situation and had the opportunity to repeat the attack.
In terms of merit, it is not inferior to Zhen Anbo or Fu Ninghou..."
Zhu Houcong sat on the throne in the imperial study room, listening to them express their opinions one by one.
This matter will have to be discussed at the national policy meeting later.
Before that, the Military Affairs General Staff, the Prime Minister, the Minister of State and others will naturally have to unify their opinions.
There are many things to consider.
For example, Tang Shunzhi is really too young and has already made too much credit.
For example, how to balance the merits of the Futao soldiers and the Northern Expedition soldiers.
For example, how to use titles and merit titles to balance the pressure of rewarding financial rewards.
As long as the title and title are given out, there will be an extra amount of salary every year.
These all need to be settled.
Yang Shen kept listening, but stopped talking several times.
This time too many troops were dispatched, and both lines made great contributions.
Even if they knew that it would bring huge expenditures for meritorious service, how could they not receive rewards for such achievements that could be recorded in the annals of history, and how could they regain the morale of the army?
After Zhu Houcong listened for a while, he finally made a decision and stated the general direction: "Calculate the general ledger. After this big reward, the border area will train elite soldiers. With the money spent, if the soldiers in the border area are willing to change their nationality, we will provide policies.
Selling fields and pastures. Once you come in and out, things won't be that difficult. You can save money on military pay in the border area in the future."
Xia Yan nodded: "With the power of this great victory, we can deal with the matter of military and civilian registration. Since the Northern Captives are unlikely to become a serious problem in a few years, it is an opportunity to train elite troops. Although the number of generals is somewhat small,
, as long as the military equipment is strong and the training is more diligent, the war will be more successful. The smallest number of special operations battalions and strong combat power are proof."
When Yang Shen heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Nowadays, the entire Ming Dynasty provinces and border areas still have the number of standing soldiers of the naval division, and the total roster is in the millions.
Although the mobilizable combat force is actually only about 30%, after the provinces have changed the recruitment of soldiers, the annual military expenditure is really not small.
And this time it is not just a matter of expenditure for meritorious service, a formal overhaul of the Ming Dynasty's military system will also be implemented accordingly.
Military status was a pain for many low-level soldiers. This time, countless fields were created during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Hetao, Xuanning, and Qinghai returned to the control of the Ming Dynasty, and many more fields were created.
Although many recluses and fugitives were also cleared out, and although people in various provinces had to be coordinated and their household registrations moved, the prosperous Ming Dynasty still had some positive persuasiveness.
Zhang Fujing told the emperor very "arrogantly": "I ask for your majesty's approval. I will serve for another three years. If there are four more years, everyone will feel at ease, and the Hetao will be like a blockade in the south of the Yangtze River, and Huguang will be a granary."
Everyone couldn't help but look at him.
There will be a big change next year, but Zhang Fujing asked the emperor in advance to support his re-election.
Although he had a high probability of seizing this position, now he actually wants to use this to let the emperor almost make it clear to all ministers and maintain the stability of the team, so as to implement the national policy of changing military status to civilian status on a large scale and relocating civilians to the border after this great victory.
Zhu Houcong laughed: "In this great victory, Mao Gong, Gong Jin, Yong Xiu and others have made great contributions to the capital and organized the transportation from the rear. You and others are loyal to the country and relieve my worries. I hope that you and others will continue to serve the country.
Do your duty for the people."
"Your Majesty is wise and wise, and I admire you greatly!"
Zhu Houcong stood up and said: "The Ming Dynasty's national power is booming, and the people's ambition to make progress should not be underestimated. Once you have achieved special achievements, you don't have to spend money. The titles, merits, favors, silver and land awarded will also be returned.
In the Ming Dynasty, the things produced in the Ming Dynasty are also in the Ming Dynasty, and the money spent is also in the Ming Dynasty. After all, it has to go back to the treasury. These two years have been difficult, so don’t worry. Didn’t I also summon the wise men and merchants from all over the country?
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Everyone also stood up following the emperor's actions and looked at him.
Zhu Houcong looked at the map of the Ming Dynasty hanging on the wall of the Imperial Study Room: "No matter what I do, no one will be able to threaten the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty in the next few years. The new law has laid the foundation for so many years, and it is time to take action.
The country has become rich. The Bank of the Ming Dynasty and various ministries are planning to issue ten-year national bonds for the construction of the prosperous era of the Ming Dynasty. Anyone with some discernment knows that this is my 28th Wanshou Festival, and knows how united the emperor and his ministers are in the imperial court, and they should understand
In the future, I and you will be able to restore the people of Ming Dynasty with such great wealth and honor."
More than ten years have passed since he ascended the throne at the age of fifteen, and the Ming Dynasty has become a different Ming Dynasty.
Even in the past ten years or so, the new law has been lively on the surface, the national treasury is not necessarily full, and military achievements are stronger than civil affairs, but now the Ming Dynasty has finally gained a relatively long period of peace of mind to develop.
The northern captives escaped far away, the southern seas returned to the heart, outer Yunnan was stable, and all the nations came to court.
In another ten years, what will the Ming Dynasty look like?
The most important thing is that the heroic and wise emperor is still so young, and the civil servants and generals are outstanding and can be trusted and reused.
Listening to the emperor's words, Zhang Fuking was very excited.
The ups and downs in the first half of life seemed to be just waiting to meet the right wise man at the right time.
Although he is not the first Prime Minister and Minister of State of the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely be the Prime Minister and Minister of State who needs the most vivid writing when the Ming Dynasty regains its prosperity.
At the national policy meeting the next day, Yan Song listened to the emperor's statement with complicated emotions regarding the stability of the team of important ministers, household registration, and the implementation of major border policies.
From the Governor of Zhejiang to the Minister of Rites, and now the Minister of Culture and Education, Yan Song is already fifty-four.
In four more years, he will be fifty-eight.
Maybe it's just right, maybe it's not in time.
As for physical matters, who can say for sure?
He still needs to advance to the State Palace...
The earliest batch of veterans have left the court. The backbone Zhang Fujing has gained trust in this way, and the new generation of young people is unparalleled in strength.
Yan Song didn't know if he would have a chance to sit in that position.
At this moment, the results of the Guangzhou Provincial Examination have already been released.
The well-known Hai Rui was already twenty years old. He had grown into a thin but vigorous young man with cool eyes.
"Ruxian, are you ready to go to Beijing now? Is the examination still in the year after tomorrow?"
At a party held by fellow students, someone asked.
Hai Rui said modestly: "I am not very talented, and it took me several years to pass the examination. Master Zhang wrote a letter that showed my concern. Since I have been favored by your majesty, Zhang Normal University, and recommended me to study at Huangming University, I really cannot miss this good opportunity."
Others can only envy you: "You are so humble. If you weren't very determined to learn and upright, how could Mr. Zhang appreciate you so much?"
Zhang Ji, the father of Jingbin, was a scholar, but he only served as a scholar in Qiongshan Prefecture in Guangdong in the past.
His fate with Hai Rui began at that time. Later, when the Royal Academy of Zhongyuan Palace was established, he was transferred back to the capital.
Not only can he occasionally see his daughter, but he also takes care of the chores of the imperial school with his cautious personality.
His special status gave him a special status, but he never used this special status to do anything else.
Who would have thought that he would ask the emperor for a place to study at Huangming University for Hai Rui?
And the emperor actually agreed. You must know that Hai Rui was not a genius. It took several years for him to pass the provincial examination. He originally planned to go to Guangdong University to study for another five years and then find an official position.
Now, not only can he go to Huangming University to study, but he is more confident about taking the exam. What's even more rare is that he is already in the emperor's heart.
Hai Rui said goodbye to his mother and friends in Guangdong and prepared to go to the capital.
Fei Maozhong, the number one scholar in the 16th year of Zhengde's reign, who had made great contributions to the governor of Yansui, finally took a step forward this time and was promoted to the position of leftist political advisor in Huguang Province.
Previously, he was the governor of Yansui, and he held the title of censor of Youqiandu, which was the fourth rank.
Although he was only promoted to the third rank this time, he was officially transferred to the rank of senior civil affairs official at the provincial level. Above him, there were only the Governor of Huguang and the Chief Envoy of Huguang.
This speed is not very fast, but when Fei Hong was appointed Prime Minister and Minister of State, he could not be promoted too quickly.
Now, he has taken a crucial step. Whether he can take charge of the government, sit in the cabinet, and then enter the state affairs, he needs to return to Huguang to fulfill the important tasks assigned to him by the emperor: Your Majesty, The hope of Huguang, the "land of dragon prosperity", is to become the new granary of the Ming Dynasty.
In the beginning, Gu Dayong laid some foundations here and supported Wang Bangrui, the murdered water patrol censor, to clean up water conservancy here.
After the Huguang Rebellion, the Grain Storage Company was actively operating in Huguang.
After Beijing's Ministry of Household Affairs directly collected grain taxes from Huguang, grain taxes here also grew at a relatively fast rate.
But to really make Huguang the new granary of the Ming Dynasty, there are still too many things that need to be done, including floods, water conservancy, farmers, and taxation. There are still too many relationships that only dealt with the Nanjing Ministry of Household Affairs in the past that need to be clarified.
Fei Maozhong knew that he might have to stay in Huguang for the next ten years or so.
Only after he has made great achievements here can he enter the Taiwan Pavilion again and continue to extend the glory of the Fei family - the Fei family's influence in the center cannot be extended so quickly.
Therefore, when Fei Maozhong went to Huguang from Shaanxi, he first went to Jingzhou Prefecture.
Here, there is his cousin who only served as an official because Fei Hong was re-elected as chief minister, and now he has become a scholar in Jingzhou Prefecture.
Fei Hong's son Fei Maoxian received his cousin at home and asked him about last year's condom war.
Later in the conversation, I naturally lamented the gains and losses that Fei Hong had brought to the Fei family by serving as the first Prime Minister and Minister of State in the Ming Dynasty.
"It is a great honor and honor to retire after success." Fei Maoxian had already looked away, "Now my father is devoted to studying at Jiangxi University, selecting talented people for Your Majesty, and promoting new learning. These are the descendants of the Bao'an family.
The righteous path of constant blessings. I don’t want to be educated or successful in the temple in this life. If I can make more good connections and support some talented people in the younger generation, I will live up to the emperor’s favor and live up to my family.”
Fei Maozhong also sighed: "I was selected as the number one scholar in the past, and I was frightened for many years as a brother. Governor Yansui did not dare to neglect at all. Now that I have arrived in Huguang, I have made up my mind to do a good job here.
I am an internal errand. If I can stay in Huguang for a long time and work hard for more than ten years, I may still have hope of becoming a Taiwanese government official. I came to see you first, to say farewell, and secondly, I also want to hear from you about the current situation in Huguang..."
Fei Maoxian knew everything and didn't mention it until later in the conversation: "Brother Min Shou has decided to stay in Huguang for a long time. If there is a genius, you should pay attention to it."
"Prodigy? What wizard?"
Fei Maozhong thought he was going to recommend staff to him, but Fei Maoxian smiled and said: "I am only nine years old, but I am really smart and have a photographic memory. My younger brother took a test when he visited the elementary school and was extremely surprised."
"A child prodigy?" Fei Maozhong laughed dumbly, "You are young, and older may not be better. Minxian, are you saying this too early?"
Fei Maoxian shook his head: "Otherwise, if he hadn't been too young, I would have allowed him to be a student right now. Now let him take the exam, not to mention the case, he will definitely win."
"Oh?" Fei Maozhong was a little curious after hearing his comment, "What is this child's name?"
"The surname is Zhang and the given name is Bai Gui." Fei Maozhong said about his purpose of mentioning the child to him, "Brother Min Shou has come to Jingzhou, why not meet him? If Guo is a genius like Tang Yingde, he will have a great future in science.
Da Zhan, you can be considered a favor to him."
Fei Maoxian was thoughtful, then nodded: "That's fine. If that's true, it will be a good story."
Little did the cub Zhang Juzheng know that he would come into Zhu Houcong's sight earlier in the Ming Dynasty because of this, even though Zhu Houcong had known that there would be a Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty.
But Hai Rui has officially entered Zhu Houcong's field of vision, and this is also because this is Zhu Houcong who is in office now. The officials of the Ming Dynasty have each had their own destiny, so the names of these figures will reach Zhu Houcong earlier through others.
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Just like Yu Dayou when he was recounting his achievements after Huguang put down the rebellion.
Just like Hai Rui mentioned by Zhang Ji, who thought it was still very difficult to get into the examination and was looking forward to opening a new path for him.
Zhu Houcong was in a good mood. After all, he had completed a complex and recovered Xuanning's achievements, which laid a good foundation for the stable development of the Ming Dynasty.
Now he looked at Yan Shifan in front of him and teased with a smile: "I asked you to go to Jiaozhi to help me find beauties?"
Yan Shifan exclaimed: "I am not that kind of person! I am listening to your majesty. Use this method to set a trap for them. I only mentioned the matter of Princess Nalanna entering the palace in eight hundred days, but did not give an explicit order.
They offer beauties!”
Lu Bing couldn't help but look at this guy, "Aren't you that kind of person? I am your consort and your Majesty's brother-in-law, and you dare to give me a woman!"
Zhu Houcong didn't care about these details and just asked: "The person who came to Beijing together is Mo Dengyong's direct grandson?"
"Exactly."
"Tell me more about it."
He summoned Yan Shifan to prepare for the upcoming Longevity Festival ceremony.
Of course, as envoys from various countries continued to come to the capital, there were indeed many more eunuchs and maids in the palace, all of whom were trained by Zhang Zola.
At this time, Queen Sun Ming was also summoning the beauties that the Hetao surrenderers had selected and sent to Beijing after more than half a year.
As an important part of winning over the surrendered captives, Sun Ming knew that the "marriage" discussion was more of a state matter.
During the Wanshou Holy Festival ceremony, there was also the process of canonizing her and issuing an edict to the world.