Therefore, when the generals in the Wenhua Palace heard this, they were immediately overjoyed. It turns out that the emperor called them to discuss matters in the Wenhua Palace to talk about this matter, right?
For military generals, it is really difficult to obtain a title. Many emperors would never grant a title to a military general during their lifetime. Now the Chongzhen Dynasty is finally about to open its doors!
Thinking of this, these generals invariably clasped their fists in thanksgiving.
This made the civil servants around him feel a little envious. These warriors followed the emperor to fight every day, and finally achieved success!
As they were thinking, they suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen turning to the Minister of War and saying: "The Ming Dynasty has been able to achieve this state of resurgence because of the bloody battles of the soldiers. I will not be stingy in rewarding them. This time at the end of the year , after I worship the Ancestral Temple, I will be rewarded with a title. Please sort out the contents of my previous rewards and make them public, so that my people can see that I am not a stingy emperor!"
What he said was a bit harsh, and it was directly linked to his reputation. The Minister of War did not dare to object no matter what, so he quickly agreed.
Rewards for ordinary soldiers can be divided into two types. One is to be promoted for military merit, and the other is to exchange military merit for rewards, such as silver, grain fields, etc.
For most ordinary soldiers, they choose to exchange military service for silver or grain fields. For example, Man Gui, who had died in battle, was like this, so that he was slowly promoted to the position of commander-in-chief after a long time. There is also Huang Degong, who also likes to exchange military achievements for silver rewards. He can be the commander-in-chief, but it is because of his reputation that he was promoted to the Yongwei Battalion. However, this kind of leapfrog promotion is not routine in the military.
Therefore, when it comes to exchanging military merits for silver rewards, it will feel as if these meritorious soldiers have not changed much. However, it would be very shocking if the Ministry of War summarized and announced the rewards for the past few years.
Even if a soldier gambled his reward money and ended up with nothing, it was always recorded in the Ministry of War's account books how many military exploits he had performed in exchange for the amount of silver reward.
The ministers in the Wenhua Hall did not think much about Emperor Chongzhen's request. In fact, Emperor Chongzhen had very big intentions.
The reason why he wants to confer titles and announce previous rewards to the Ming soldiers at this time is that in addition to the special year of Chongzhen, there is another very big reason, which is to let the people of the Ming Dynasty They all realized: Wow, it turns out that being a soldier can have such great benefits!
The implementation of the all-military service system in the northwest was a special case; now, in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou also began to implement the all-military service system. Sooner or later, this matter will spread within the customs, and then some people will guess that the emperor probably wants to implement an all-military service system throughout the Ming Dynasty.
If being a soldier has no benefits and is not enviable, then the implementation of a national service system will encounter great resistance. But now, after Emperor Chongzhen has shown them all the benefits of being a soldier, this resistance will be much less. After all, white money and a large amount of grain fields are all very real things. What's more, there is also a title, and Emperor Chongzhen will not be stingy. These are all very tempting.
I believe there will be many scholars who will probably write and join the army when the time comes.
Only in this way, slowly, will the situation of the rich and the weak be reversed.
In this era, don’t be afraid that if you don’t fight a war, you won’t have any military achievements to make. In this era, there are many battles to be fought!
Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the first major court meeting after the Imperial Master returned to Beijing was very harmonious and pleasant.
After Emperor Chongzhen set the basic tone, as for the specific details, his ministers began to discuss it. Including sending envoys to Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia, what requirements to give, etc., all have to be decided after discussion. It is also a matter to be carefully discussed with the governors of the three sides and the governor of Xuanda on how to relocate the people from Qin and Jin who were affected by the disaster to the Hetao area.
By the time they were almost done discussing it, it was almost dusk.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen issued an order to disperse the dynasty. Before leaving, he smiled and said to the ministers below: "Tomorrow, I will give a lecture to the prince in person. You may wish to come and listen."
Hearing this, everyone was stunned again. Did the emperor give lectures in person?
say what? Is it the way to govern a country, which requires civil and military ministers to attend?
Is he leading the army in a war? If so, then this should be what the generals listen to, right?
I can’t figure it out, so I’m curious. Don't say that the emperor has invited, but he has not invited. It is estimated that qualified ministers may open their mouths to listen.
After leaving the office, they discovered that the emperor's lecture was not a temporary idea at all, but had been decided before the discussion in the Wenhua Hall, and the news had spread.
When giving lectures to the prince, those who accompany the prince will naturally participate. Emperor Chongzhen even invited the parents who accompanied the prince to study. For example, Zheng Zhilong, who was "dismissed" from his post, was also invited when he was in the capital.
Although it was already evening, the fact that the emperor was going to give lessons to the prince suddenly became the focus of the whole city's attention. Everyone was curious, why did the emperor invite so many people to listen when he was going to teach the prince? What does the emperor want to say?
Out of this curiosity, at dawn the next day, the teahouses and restaurants in the capital were very lively.
The common people of the capital gather in these places. It’s interesting to talk when there are so many people! They were all chatting about this matter, waiting for news to come out from the palace to see if they had guessed the content?
This must be due to the improvement of today's living standards, otherwise, there would be no time to spare, and it would be too late to make a living!
The invited princes all wore formal attire representing their status, packed up their clothes solemnly early in the morning, and hurried to wait outside the palace gate. Among them, Zheng Zhilong is naturally indispensable.
He had chatted with Emperor Chongzhen several times and was often shocked by Emperor Chongzhen's sudden thoughts. Just like the other side of the ocean, there must be the flag of the Ming Dynasty. Which emperor in the past would have thought like this? Including others, even himself, the pirate king, did not have such ambitions, but Emperor Chongzhen already had such an idea when Jianlu was still powerful!
Therefore, it can be said that Zheng Zhilong is more curious than anyone else. Because he knew that since Emperor Chongzhen gave such a grand lecture to the prince, it would definitely not be about the Four Books and Five Classics, or the art of emperors, but something that would shock everyone!
After thinking for a long time, I couldn't think of anything. Zheng Zhilong then turned to look at his son beside him. He was now twenty years old, almost tall and handsome. Among all the prince's accompaniments, he was one who performed well. Zheng Zhilong is pleased with this.
However, he also noticed that his son seemed not to be very interested in what Chen Zilong, the Secretary of Agriculture, and Song Yingxing, the Secretary of Agriculture, were talking about.
Zheng Zhilong is a little dissatisfied with this. That is something that the emperor values and you have to learn it well. Otherwise, what if the emperor finds out one day and doesn't like you? This young man is quite willful!
Since he was still waiting to enter the palace anyway, Zheng Zhilong began to mention his son in a vague way.
Zheng Chenggong was very smart. He knew what his father was talking about as soon as he heard it, so he said with some resistance: "Dad, I think those things are useless!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but stare and said: "It's useless. Why did the emperor let two close ministers teach the prince? Think about it with your brain, is this useful?"
In his opinion, it is not about whether the content taught is useful or not, but that the emperor cares about this matter, that is, even useless things will become useful! In other words, you don’t care about the content, but you care about pleasing the emperor. This is the key point!
But it was obvious that Zheng Chenggong was not as sophisticated as his father. After hearing his father's words, he straightened his neck and defended: "It's not just the child who thinks so, the prince also thinks so. He said it to the child himself. During the lesson, There’s also some resistance.”
"..." Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but froze. Suddenly, he understood a little bit why the emperor was so eager to teach in person and let so many people attend on such a large scale just after returning to the capital. Maybe it had something to do with the prince's attitude.
Think about it, does the emperor need to care about other people? As for the prince, the emperor must be paying close attention to it. From this point of view, the emperor is giving lessons in person today, and is likely to scold the prince, and have the prince and his parents accompanying him watch to give him a warning. You must not be like the prince. Once the prince shows signs of this, you must remonstrate with him.
Thinking like this, Zheng Zhilong felt that he had understood the purpose of Emperor Chongzhen's personal teaching, so he lowered his face, scolded Zheng Chenggong for a few words, and then reminded him earnestly that although the prince was the future emperor, he was still just the prince after all. The current emperor is wise and powerful, and his body is always in good health. Therefore, the first thing to do is to satisfy the current emperor.
For example, if others are opposed to this matter, it will be the same as the prince. Why don't you advise the prince, even if you have this intention? If the emperor hears this, he will definitely continue to look at you with admiration.
After talking a lot, Zheng Zhilong sighed and said: "The Zheng family has paid a heavy price for you to be able to accompany the prince. Although the emperor will still rely on his father in the future, you can't be a helpless man. Dad doesn’t want you to be protecting you all your life!”
In his opinion, he clearly obeyed Emperor Chongzhen's dispatch and agreed to Emperor Chongzhen to lead the fleet northward. He also gave half of the protection money he received every year to the court, and continued to purchase Nanyang grain for the court. As a result, One of the rewards was that Emperor Chongzhen valued his son so much that he not only named his son, but also made him the prince's companion and so on.
It is undeniable that there are indeed these reasons. However, there are actually quite a few reasons for Zheng Chenggong's original historical achievements. Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would not have renamed Zheng Sen Zheng Chenggong.
Hearing what he said, Zheng Chenggong's face suddenly turned red. As long as you are ambitious, who wants to be called a helpless Adou?
At this time, he secretly vowed to show his father whether he would rely on his father or his own abilities in the future!
After waiting for a while, a chamberlain finally came to deliver the order and let them all in.
The location remains the same, still in the East Palace. However, there were so many people that the hall was not big enough, so the chamberlain led them and stood in front of the hall.
At this time, it’s almost the New Year. Although there was no wind, it was still very cold. Most people don't want to stay in the open air.
Fortunately, these people were either rich or noble, and they were well-dressed. They didn't feel too cold at all, and the winter was already getting higher, so they could provide some warmth.
What made them a little strange was that in the middle of the courtyard outside the palace, there was a general cannon, a Franco machine cannon, a teapot, a Kongming lantern, a bamboo dragonfly, etc.
From military equipment to toys, they all have them. By the way, do you want to make a pot of tea for everyone to drink?
Everyone looked at this with doubts on their minds, what kind of dragon gate array was the emperor setting up?
Not long after they arrived, Emperor Chongzhen arrived with the prince. Chen Zilong from the Department of Agriculture and Song Yingxing from the Department of Agriculture, the two most valued ministers of the emperor, were also accompanying him.
Emperor Chongzhen sat down in front of the palace, and after the ministers had finished paying their respects, the lectures began.
Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing stood on the left and right sides of Emperor Chongzhen respectively. Standing in front was the prince, and behind the prince were many princes accompanying him. As for other important officials of the imperial court and the parents accompanying the prince, they stood on both sides. After all, today's protagonists are the prince and his companion.
Everyone looked at the emperor with curiosity, wanting to hear what the emperor wanted to say?
Emperor Chongzhen looked serious and said to the prince: "I heard that farming and the art of opening things are just trivial things. This is not what the prince has learned, so he has a conflicting mind."
At the beginning, whether it was farming or the art of opening things, the young prince and others were very interested. It is very interesting to hear about the growth and changes of plants and to identify different plants. Especially the art of opening objects, after the advent of glass, experimental courses also made them very interested.
However, as they grow older, some concepts inevitably affect them. I feel that the prince should pay more attention to the Four Books and Five Classics, the books of sages, and learn the ways of the emperor, such as farming and the art of opening things. These are minor ways and are useless to learn.
For Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing, they couldn't make the lectures lively. At most, they could only read the textbooks and add more of their own understanding. These things may feel fresh at first, but later they will become boring. Many people in later generations want to sleep when they hear mathematics, physics and chemistry, which can also be proved.
Therefore, what the queen told Emperor Chongzhen was that these students, headed by the prince, began to resist the teachings of Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing. She knew that even if she didn't say it, the emperor was concerned about this and would definitely know it later, so when Emperor Chongzhen asked, she told him immediately.
What Emperor Chongzhen has to do now is to teach not only the prince, but also the important officials of the court and everyone else a good lesson!
