Xu Da, who defeated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, expedition to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, and repeatedly fought against the Northern Yuan Dynasty, was the first contributor to the founding of the country. The entire Ming Dynasty army was only surpassed in function by Yu Qian.
Yu Qian was the leader of the battle to defend Beijing. Without him, the Ming Dynasty might have been finished. He then created the military regiment and camp system that influenced the Ming Dynasty. He was loyal and righteous, competing with the sun and the moon for glory.
Zhang Juzheng, reforms enhanced the vitality within the Ming Dynasty. If it were not for Zhang Juzheng's reforms, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to persist in the Apocalypse, let alone now.
Wang Yangming's three immortal achievements of meritorious service, speech and virtue are not only his contribution to the Ming Dynasty, but also to the entire history of China. It is also a breakthrough in the history of Chinese thought.
After everyone came back to their senses, they laughed bitterly.
They thought they might have a chance to obtain it. If they go by this standard, the Sun and Moon Medal would be out of reach for them.
"My dear friends, I just want to give you a reference. The actual standards can be based on the actual situation. When you set the standards, we can discuss it again!"
After Chongzhen explained, he picked up another medal and turned it to the back.
“After the winner is determined, the winner’s name, official position, army flag, medal number, year, month, day, etc. will be engraved on the back of the medal.
Explanatory documents, certificates, etc. are also made based on the medal. In short, a medal includes a medal box, explanatory documents, certificates, medals, and ribbons, and each one must be refined. "
"Your Majesty, is the certificate of certification something similar to a record?"
"right!"
Chongzhen nodded: "The court only recognizes the winners, not the medals, so for every soldier who wins a prize, the court must keep a portrait of the winner to prevent the medal from being lost or forged for profit.
When you complete this set of military honors, you must consider the loss and forgery. Once forgery is discovered, your home will be confiscated and exiled. I have zero tolerance! "
"I understand!"
"My dear friends, do you still have any doubts? If not, I will arrange the tasks of each department!"
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
"First, you must hurry up and complete the eighth part. The daily progress will be sent to Dongnuan Pavilion. I will personally review it.
The Etiquette Department is responsible for the process, etiquette, etiquette and music of awarding awards, which must be solemn and serious, and do not engage in fancy things;
The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Military Discipline and Supervision are responsible for reviewing the names and achievements of the personnel who will be awarded the ceremony. They should be very cautious. For the first reward, it is better not to give it than to give it wrongly.
This is related to the fairness of the medal, as well as the trust and attention of soldiers and civilians in this military merit system.
The Account Department is responsible for allocating money and providing required materials, etc. Don’t be afraid to spend money;
The Ministry of Industry is responsible for designing honorary plaques, medal boxes, etc., and sends people to the silversmithing bureau to learn the craftsmanship of medals.
There are only ten days left until the awarding ceremony. You must seize the time. It is just before the awarding ceremony that you need to practice again to avoid making mistakes and losing the face of the court. "
"I understand!"
Everyone saluted and was about to leave when Chongzhen stood up and looked at everyone with a serious face.
"My dear friends, medals are medals and honors are honors. They are not equivalent to a gold medal for immunity from death. Violations of Ming law will still be held accountable. You must remember this.
We must not give soldiers the illusion that as long as they get medals, everything will be fine.
Yuan Aiqing, Sun Aiqing, Fang Aiqing, and Liu Aiqing stay, while the others go to work first! "
After everyone retreated, only four people, Yuan Keli, Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, the Minister of Rites, and Shufang Guangwei, the Minister of Officials, were left in the Wuying Hall.
Chongzhen walked slowly in Wuying Palace with his hands behind his back, and after a while he looked at Liu Zongzhou and Fang Guiren.
"Two dear friends, I told you when we were on the Longjingguan battlefield that the soldiers who died in the battle will be written in the county annals where they are located, and those who won the medal of honor will also be written in the county annals.
Counties, prefectures, and provinces all have their own local chronicles, and those responsible for compiling them do not pay attention to them, and they are incompletely compiled and not updated in a timely manner.
The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites should come up with a charter to take this matter seriously.
The content should involve history, geography, customs, economy, people, culture and education, products, climate, etc.
The content must be true, effective, fair and objective, and must be easy to understand.
Each update must be sent to the higher-level government for archiving, the county to the prefecture and the province, and the prefecture to the province and Beijing.
The county organizes county school copying, and all scholars must have a copy. You two dear friends understand this! "
"I understand!"
Not only Liu Zongzhou and Fang Guangwei were shocked, but Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli also became serious.
Build your ambitions in prosperous times, and set your aspirations in prosperous times.
Xiu Zhi asked and wrote history straightly.
The Ming Dynasty had just recovered due to the emperor's efforts, and the emperor had already begun to promote Zhi Xiu. It had already shown that the emperor wanted to be a prosperous and wise king, which shows the emperor's foresight.
The two of them understood what the emperor meant. It was difficult to say, easy to say. They just needed to add this task to the full examination and external inspection.
"Your Majesty, if the county annals are complete, county officials will be rotated in the future. By reading through the county annals, one can quickly understand the county's customs, economy, culture, religious beliefs, etc., so that one can quickly control the county."
"What Mr. Yuan Ge said is true. If we use dim sum again, we can summarize the rules from more than ten years of county records and make decisions that are beneficial to the people.
Rather than the current decision-making process, there is no basis for reference. "
Listening to what Yuan Keli and Sun Chengzong said, Chongzhen nodded, but shook his head slightly.
The two of them were just talking about one aspect, and he had a bigger plan.
First, local chronicles are important historical documents. They uphold customs and uphold traditions, and pass down information to the present for thousands of years. The importance of historical knowledge lies in its application.
When schools are opened in the future, the people will be able to understand the basic situation of the county through the county annals, instead of something that is passed down orally from generation to generation and is 800 miles away.
There are five virtues in a written deed: it expresses moral principles, complies with laws and regulations, communicates ancient and modern times, expresses meritorious deeds, and then promotes talents.
Second, history books are written by the victors. Even the history of the Qing Dynasty is vague, let alone the understanding of the historical truth of the Tang, Song, Yuan and Ming Dynasties.
Everyone knows that the history of Ming Dynasty is a novel written in the Qing Dynasty. It is better to read the history of Ming Dynasty than to read the unofficial history.
But even so, because there are no books of historical records to refute, even if you know that Ming history is fake, you can only take the historical data as true.
This is just like antiques. Each dynasty has its own characteristics. You have to come up with something that does not have the characteristics of that dynasty.
There are no historical records, and then you say that this is an antique from that dynasty. Isn't this a hooliganism?
What he has to do is to cast a wide net, even if the Ming Dynasty perishes a few hundred years later,
The new victors will clean up the history books of the Ming Dynasty and erase the records of the Ming Dynasty, but they cannot clean up all the local chronicles.
As long as it exists, it serves as a reference.
He wants to leave true historical records for future generations, inherit excellent culture, continue the Chinese context, and enhance cultural confidence.
This is what is called: not steaming the steamed buns to gain reputation.
Of course, he couldn't explain these plans to Yuan Keli and others.
After calming down, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli and Sun Chengzong: "Yuan Aiqing, Sun Aiqing, what do you think of the unification of the Ming Dynasty?"
