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 is what later generations called military parades. This was not held regularly in the Ming Dynasty, but was held based on demand.
During the Longqing period, there was a grand parade. It was held by Zhang Juzheng before the restoration of Gao Gong. The main purpose at that time was to show that the new emperor was vibrating and cleansing, and that the military power of the Ming Dynasty was already at its peak - this was obviously for people. At that time, Ada Khan, who frequently came to visit the capital, saw it.
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, Shangshu 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 pragmatically captured Thanh Hoa, and Annan achieved "unification" with the support of the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming garrison was used to "maintain peace". Gao pragmatically even reorganized the Annan army. With the signing of the "Sixteen Articles", the Jinghua Group actually controlled Annan's military and political power on behalf of the Ming Dynasty.
At this time, Zhu Yijun began to feel that the Great Review was necessary, and the cabinet's attitude also relaxed.
After the second-level Gao Pragmatic Daitian executed Zheng Song and packed the "Li family's guilty ministers" and sent them to the capital, Wu Dui went to the throne again and asked for a grand reading 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 arriving in Annan and avenging the revenge of the Nine Generations, was Gao Pingshi'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 off for the southern expedition. 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 the incident, just like the loss of a child. Dad, 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 to use weapons and weapons just for patrolling, had been fighting for twenty years, and was defeated by our heavenly soldiers several times, but he never changed his evil intentions! I, Emperor Xuanzongzhang, am kind-hearted and cannot bear the suffering of all the people of Annan due to the war for a long time, and their lives are ruined, so I have given him the title of Annan and the title of county king.
What happened to Annan after that? Above the temple, rotten trees serve as officials; among the palaces, animals eat and earn money. As a result, the wolf-hearted people are raging in the government, the servile people are in power, the country has been reduced to ruins, and the people are suffering...
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 you don't kill these thieves, you won't be outraged! I respectfully accept the mandate of Heaven to send troops to the south to defeat the rebels and restore the majesty of China. I have a message for you:
Our country covers thousands of miles, with hordes of cavalry and jade shafts connected to each other. The red millet in Hailing, the accumulation of storage is exhausted; the yellow flag in Jiangpu, how far can it be restored? The sound of the class sounds and the north wind rises, the sword energy rushes and the south fights for peace. Silence makes the mountains collapse, shouting makes the situation change. If you use this to control the enemy, there will be no enemy that cannot be destroyed; if you use this to achieve success, there will be no enemy that cannot be defeated!
If there is another person like Zheng Ni, who is afraid of power but not ethical, acts against nature, and puts all his efforts into danger... all will 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 conduct a grand parade and declare sacrifices. He said: "Those who avenge me and those who promote my authority are all high officials!"
If he hadn't helped the emperor to avenge his nine generations' revenge, and 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 and marched 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 Dayue is not that easy to read, especially the Jingying stall, which is in huge trouble. The last time Zhang Juzheng held a grand parade, he started preparing for it the year before and didn't hold it until the second year. In fact, the number of troops used was only a few thousand, but the money was spent 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 have even approved it. Fortunately, Gao Gong returned to the imperial court within a few months, and soon took financial issues as a major issue, including opening the port and collecting 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 of the past ten years, the 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 funding was completed ahead of schedule, and the armies of the Nine Borders began to take turns to replace the muskets and artillery produced by Jinghua. The three main halls of the imperial palace, which had not been fully repaired, were finally repaired again...
In addition to the army's re-dressing, it is actually still doing "repairs" - all the repairs are projects that should have been repaired since the Jiajing Dynasty or even earlier, but it cost more money.
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 incident is very interesting: due to the increasing population of the capital, the population pressure and defense pressure are increasing. So starting from the Jiajing Dynasty, they planned to expand another city wall outside the current capital. As a result...
Not enough money.
So Mr. Yan Song, the chief assistant at the time, went for a walk around Nancheng and came up with a wonderful 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 thirty years...
So now that the imperial court had some money, Zhu Yijun thought that he had to get it 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. Pragmatists say that I am "a divine, cultural, holy and martial artist, 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, even the city wall could not be completed.
In addition to the above, Zhu Yijun is also engaged in a major tax reduction. This has been mentioned before, so I will not go into details. In short, his attitude is to reduce land taxes and tilt towards business taxes. However, Gao Pragmatic has always been skeptical about this - because land tax is already very low, the main reason why ordinary people cannot eat enough is not because of high state taxes, but because they are squeezed out by landlords in other aspects. However, this incident happened when he was not in Beijing. When the time came, there was no way to persuade me.
Besides, he estimated that Zhu Yijun wanted to use this to show his kindness and prepare for his full pro-government, so there was nothing more to say.
In a word, the court now earns more than before and spends more than before. Therefore, although it needs to hold a grand review this time, it cannot do it 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 reported seven things to Chen Rongzheng: 1. Resume class exercises. Please stop the work of the army, and order the officers and soldiers of each capital to take the equipment and drill together with the original camp troops. If there is a project, listen to the Ministry of Industry to recruit husbands and silver taels, and gather together the grain, salt and silver taels of each army. Ministers may not violate the prohibitions and make false requests.
Second, Ping Ma Zheng. It was agreed that the horses of the three major battalions would be completed in the spring, and the General Association's Kedao would inspect them. The horses of the patrol camp would be inspected by the Kedao when the troops were ordered in the summer month. By October, the Kedao of the Huibu Temple would conduct their duties. When horses are exchanged in each battalion, the ministers and monasteries will inspect them together. Sick horses are not 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 empty words. The generals of each battalion are not allowed to send people to deliver official documents from their respective yamen. The general officers are allowed to practice martial arts in the camp exclusively and are not allowed to be sent out. Once selected and trained, the training review begins. Firstly, firearms, secondly bows and arrows, secondly swords and spears, each will be rewarded and punished based on the difficulty of martial arts. It depends on the amount of training, regardless of whether the general is good or not. When selecting teachers, choose them carefully in each camp, and do not abuse them. Collect those who have no status, so as to open up the sinus.
Fourth, use it for important tasks. The Warriors, the Fourth Guards and the Second Battalion 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 camp, the vacancies will be sent to the department for review. Do not just fill in the vacancies on your own. Those who are found to be honest and honest are not allowed to go directly to the commission.
Five, set the charter. Various matters in the camp, such as the second army of the Jingban, money and food, etc., were recorded in the early days of the country and are still in existence today. The camp system officials also reported imperial edicts and seals.
Sixth, it should be practiced. The enactment of the law, the matters of the Grand Review, the Warriors, and the Second Battalion of the Four Guards. The headquarters has recently reviewed the matters and published them in a book according to the order to show the picture.
Seven, clear money and food. Taipu Temple's money and grain collection will be done 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 err on the side of disbursement due to other matters. It is advisable to verify the facts and publish them in the newspaper to prevent infringement of public funds in the fishing camp and legislate inspections. Cut off the rest in preparation for rewards, and the Ministry of War will respond as discussed.
After Gao pragmatically looked at it, he shook his head slightly in his heart.
In fact, the above... are 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 coding was postponed, and then I thought: Hey, there will also be a military parade tomorrow, do you want to add it and write about it...
