The complaints from the people soon reached Zhu Dinghai's ears.
Some people suggested that Zhu Dinghai deal with these gossips, but Zhu Dinghai rejected it.
Zhu Dinghai expected that these people had complaints against the court.
If you put down the butcher's knife against corrupt officials, the country's decline will be inevitable.
Any reform can only extend the dynasty's vitality.
Human nature is selfish. If the butcher's knife cannot suppress corrupt officials, how much of a deterrent can other punishments be?
Many times, the so-called good or bad policies make no difference to the people at the bottom.
Throughout the ages. Rather than saying that the dynasty was destroyed by the last emperor, it is better to say that it died at the hands of corrupt officials.
most of the time. It is the emperor and the government who are least qualified to say that people should be patriotic.
Corrupt officials are not removed, cruel officials are not killed, and the people at the bottom are oppressed every day. What qualifications does the emperor's government have to ask the people to be patriotic?
Just like now, do you think these people had no feelings for Ming before?
No, there definitely is.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.
But why do so many people have such strong opinions about the imperial court now?
Is it the emperor's fault?
It cannot be said that there is no such thing, after all, the whole world belongs to the emperor. He must take the blame.
Is it all the emperor's fault? Obviously not.
After all, during the Tianqi years, the court did not increase taxes on the people. And the imperial court indeed issued disaster relief orders.
So why does this happen?
It was still corrupt officials who were causing trouble. From the moment Ming Dynasty laid down its butcher's knife on corrupt officials, the current situation of nine out of ten officials being corrupt and one being a beast was doomed.
If it were a peaceful time and people had a lot of income, that would be fine. At best, the people would draw circles and curse these beasts in private.
Once there is a famine, in this dynasty with extremely inconvenient transportation and communications, these corrupt officials can drive the people and the country to a dead end.
Why was the politics so clear at the beginning of the dynasty?
Because the emperor of the new dynasty knew that the emperor of the previous dynasty was just a scapegoat. Those beasts who were called parents and officials by the people were the ones who really corrupted the people's hearts.
However, as time goes by, most officials have been corrupted by power, and asking for orders for the people has long turned into asking for orders for money. Do anything for power and money.
Perhaps they secretly hope that the dynasty can continue so that they can maintain their power.
But in fact, their actions are pouring poison into the country and stabbing the country with a knife.
And even if the emperor has the best intentions, what can he do in the face of this situation?
The whole dynasty is full of dog officials, can you kill them all?
Don't say kill them all, kill a few, and the emperor will live to the end.
These corrupt officials have greatly accelerated the country's demise.
It is said that people's hearts are easy to lose but not easy to gain.
It only takes a few months for a dog official to destroy the people's hearts in a place, and it takes decades of efforts to repair the people's hearts.
Zhu Dinghai did not expect that these people who had been hurt by the dog officer could regain their trust in Daming in a short time.
"I just hope that your majesty can send some good officials here to make the people's lives easier."
Zhu Dinghai murmured to himself.
Although Ming's next strategy is maritime, it requires the support of a powerful navy.
The navy cannot be trained overnight.
Later generations have a saying, one year for the army, ten years for the air force, and one hundred years for the navy!
The Army is the easiest to train and familiarize yourself with weapons. It can form a good combat effectiveness in one year.
The Air Force is relatively cutting-edge technology, but it takes several years to train a qualified pilot.
The navy is the most cutting-edge branch of the military. The construction time of a battleship usually takes several years, maybe longer. The requirements for soldiers in the navy are even higher, requiring not only physical fitness but also a certain amount of knowledge.
....
Taiwan's geographical location is extremely important, and it will definitely be an important naval base for the Ming Dynasty in the future.
It is especially important to ensure that the local people are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise...
"When you ask the secret guards inside to chat, talk about His Majesty's reforms over the past year and the changes in the imperial court."
Although he didn't want to stop the other party from talking, Zhu Dinghai also asked the secret guard to secretly talk about the changes in the court.
It doesn’t require many people to believe it, as long as someone knows it. Just give everyone hope.
.....
With the efforts of Taiwanese residents and laborers accompanying the army, four compacted earth platforms were built in just ten days.
It's not so much an earth platform as it is a large man-made earth slope.
The highest point of the four large earth slopes is just over 5 feet (16.67m), which is 2 feet higher than the city wall of Relanja City.
There is a platform 3 feet (10m) long and 3 feet wide at the highest point of the slope. Used to lay out forts.
February 26, the second year of Chongzhen, was sunny.
Pushed carefully by the soldiers.
A super invincible general artillery was sent to No. 1 soil platform south of Relanjia City.
After half a column of pay, this super invincible general's artillery has been adjusted.
"How sure is it to destroy the opponent's fort?"
"Lord Qi, the target of the opponent's artillery is too small. It is estimated that 3 rounds of artillery can destroy an opponent's artillery.
But ours is a high-explosive bomb, if we are lucky... "
"Forget it, just three rounds. Order the cavalry to prepare for the best attack with mortars. After your side accepts the bombardment, immediately use mortars to suppress the opponent's firepower."
The super invincible general artillery produced by the system is equipped with high-explosive bombs, with an effective killing range of up to 30m.
Although the other party set up sandbags everywhere on the city wall. The lethality of the shells is weakened to a certain extent.
But it also limits the opponent's mobility on the city wall.
You must know that the artillery equipped on the Dutch city walls weighs at least 2,000 kilograms. It is difficult to move it at ordinary times. The sandbags placed everywhere now are equivalent to putting these artillery in coffins...
"fire"
With the order of Zhu Dinghai's order, the order was issued.
This super invincible general's artillery roared at the city of Relanja.
Just listen to the sound of "boom".
A huge fire broke out at the city wall of Relanja City.
The battlement at the center of the explosion was violently exploded and instantly exploded into a pile of rubble. The nearby sandbags were blown into the sky by huge waves.
The fragments inside the shells and the scattered rubble mercilessly devoured the lives of the Western soldiers.
"Save me, save me," cried a Dutch soldier who was pinned to the ground by flying sandbags.
The rest of the Dutch soldiers did not go to the rescue when they saw this, but hurriedly avoided it, for fear of being killed by the next artillery shell of the Ming army.
"Leave the soldiers who are observing, and the rest of the soldiers, hurry up and get off the city wall."
The Ming army's artillery was too powerful. It was much more powerful than the previous ambush.
Although preparations were made in advance, it was obvious that such preparations were not enough.
In order to avoid unnecessary losses of soldiers, William Orondo hurriedly withdrew most of his soldiers.
"General, the impact point of the first shell was 10m off, hitting a hiding place of Xiyi troops. Now the Xiyi army is withdrawing from the city wall.
The Xiyi people have taken down the city wall. "
On the earth platform, the artillery observer put down his telescope and reported to Zhu Dinghai.
