The land for several miles around seemed to be frozen.
Everywhere you can see civilians facing the military camp with blank expressions.
They were listening and humming slowly along.
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"This song must have come from the Shanhaiguan military camp. How can you sing at this time?"
"Although this song has a weird melody, it's really catchy. The more you sing it, the more interesting it becomes. It's much easier to sing than the current tunes."
"Don't you think this song is similar to the Ming Dynasty man in the military song and the Ming boy in the martial arts hall? I heard that those two songs were written by His Majesty, is this one the same?"
"That's for sure. The Northern Army returned to the court and arrived at Shanhaiguan yesterday. That means His Majesty is also at Shanhaiguan.
Now there is this military song with such a similar style. It must have been written by His Majesty. "
"I have a hunch that the tunes of Ming Dynasty in the future may follow your majesty's style!"
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"It's so well written. Even in peaceful times, there were turmoils. The internal peace of the Ming Dynasty was achieved by the sacrifice of the border soldiers' lives.
How do they know that their so-called peace is full of turmoil and constant friction on the border? "
"Our names are flying on the military flag. This is so true. As long as the flag is there, the people are there. Even if we retire in the future, we must always remember the army we were in."
"Young soldiers are eager to make meritorious deeds. Your Majesty knows us very well. The purpose of joining the army is to protect our family and the country, but it does not prevent us from making meritorious deeds.
It might have been difficult in the past, but now, as long as you dare to fight and fight, it is not possible to be promoted to a higher position or become a prince or prime minister! "
"Your Majesty is warning us not to relax, to be always prepared, and to practice diligently in peacetime."
"This military song has told us that the Battle of Beidou was won and Jiannu was truly destroyed!"
"Hey, I can finally live a peaceful life from now on, no need to worry anymore!"
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Everyone was discussing in low voices.
Listening to the military songs repeated over and over again, Chongzhen in the lobby shook his head helplessly.
This means that in ancient times, apart from promotions, promotions, and rewards, there were too few ways to boost morale.
In future generations, various incentive projects will make you vomit!
"Hey...it seems like we can move some here to rally the troops and relax after training!"
Thinking of this, Chongzhen immediately picked up his pen, and the Fang family who was waiting immediately studied the ink.
"Readings, literary evenings, fun sports meetings, talent exhibitions, military knowledge competitions, creative military training, team competitions..."
At the beginning, I didn’t add any details to the text, and I wrote out more than a dozen items in an instant.
After a dozen items, he became much slower, frowning, and writing a line from time to time.
After writing for half an hour, Chongzhen put the brush aside.
At this time, four or five pieces of paper have been written, with a total of fifty or sixty items, most of which are games played by later generations of company team building.
Including trust fall, volley across, bravely travel to the end of the world, extreme challenges, dependence and coexistence, building towers together, invincible hot wheels and so on.
They even produced extremely dangerous things like hand-transmitted 'explosive packets'.
"Anyway, it's all about enlivening the atmosphere and increasing enthusiasm. How come it's not just fun?"
Chongzhen looked at the project on the paper again, joked, folded the paper and put it aside.
At this time, the military songs that had been sung countless times finally stopped, the entire Shanhaiguan finally became quiet, and Chongzhen could finally sleep peacefully.
Early the next morning, the Beidou army was ready to go, and everyone's morale was high.
Chongzhen stood in front of the city gate of Shanhaiguan and looked at Yuan Keli and Zhang Weixian: "My dear friends, I had a sudden idea last night and I don't know if it is feasible or not."
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
After everyone was slightly stunned, they immediately responded in unison.
Everyone was full of curiosity, and the emperor's whim could be described as 'groundbreaking'.
"My dear friends, the Jian slaves have been destroyed, and the southwest is basically peaceful. Now only Fusang is left to cause trouble, and the Ming Dynasty is basically stable.
Although the world is safe, if you forget to fight, you will be in danger. This is simple to say, but difficult to do, because future generations have not experienced war and are far from knowing the cruelty of war.
I am thinking about how to let future generations know the cruelty of war, so as to warn them.
After thinking about it, I have a few ideas. The first one is to build a martyrs cemetery and monument. These are witnesses of the war, and the people spontaneously go to worship.
Scholars have to be under the supervision of county teachers from an early age. Whether it is county school, social school or private school, they must visit tombs and pay homage;
The second is to build a memorial hall. The so-called memorial hall is to collect objects that can reflect the cruelty of the war, such as broken weapons, bloody flags, things used by soldiers... These are the people who experienced the war;
The memorial hall is open, and everyone, rich or poor, can enter and visit for free. It is best to find one or two people who can explain the story of each object;
The third is to write a book and write a biography to record the entire battle. There are many novels among the people, such as "Journey to the West", "Jian Deng Xin Hua", "Shi Nods", "Drunken Awakening Stone", " West Lake Episode 2" and so on,
These novels were widely circulated during the Ming Dynasty and were deeply loved by the people. So we can do the same and write the process of the Battle of Beida into military novels. There is no need for gorgeous rhetoric, just plain language will do.
For example, the attack on Xinmin City will be more difficult to describe through the sufferings of Liaoze.
For example, children outside Liaoyang City resisted the enemy, and the enemy's cruelty, cold-bloodedness, etc. were written to be more cruel than reality.
For example, the atrocities committed by Japanese pirates along the coast should not be covered up. Facts are facts.
"Also outside Dangwan City, the Jiannu Alliance Army used horses and flesh and blood as shields. Those horse hides and other things can be used."
Firstly, it can show the cruelty of war, and secondly, it can record our heroic soldiers through novels. This is a heroic deed. Do you think this is feasible? "
Chongzhen's simple explanation resulted in the generals being stunned.
The idea is really too bold.
But it should be feasible, and the effect is obvious.
The first one is hard to say whether it can make people feel cruel, but it will definitely brainwash most scholars.
The third one is not a problem at all for the literati of the Ming Dynasty. They can write it in any way they want.
When they thought that their names and heroic deeds appeared in the novel, and that they might be the protagonists, the generals' breathing became faster.
Even if they achieved such a great victory, the pond reports, battle reports, and history books only recorded the participation of someone in the war and what achievements they achieved. No one knows the process.
How many people read history books?
But novels are different. They are widely circulated, and they can be talked about after dinner and tea, and they will continue to be circulated.
But the second one confused everyone. Zhang Weixian whispered: "Your Majesty, the war is over, and everything that needs to be dealt with has been dealt with. These..."
"Stupid! You can't..."
Chongzhen yelled angrily, looking around, and whispered: "Li Ruolian, you can talk to the British minister about this later!"
