The people behind the Dongjiang Army did not need to be introduced by the officials of the Ministry of Rites. As soon as they came out, the people of the capital recognized them. Because this cavalry-mounted army is the three major battalions under the Yuma Supervisor, and it is the Ming army they are most familiar with.
Most of the soldiers in this army have their chests covered with medals. There is no need for officials from the Ministry of Rites to introduce them. The common people in the capital can guess that they are medals from those battles: Battle of Tianjin, Battle of Tumote Division, Battle of Nanyang, Battle of Tashan, Battle of Guihua City, Battle of Jinzhou, The Battle of the Grassland, the Battle of Yaozhouyi. It can be said that almost all Ming Dynasty's war victories over the years have involved the three major battalions.
For this army, the people of the capital gave the warmest cheers! The three major battalions were not surprised and gave the emperor the biggest cheers.
It can be seen from the previous appearance that the army with higher merit will appear later. One of the most intuitive evidences is the increasing number of medals on their chests. However, what surprised the people of the capital and even many civil and military officials was that there was an army following the three battalions.
This army is obviously the final army. They are all infantry and are not many in number. You can see at a glance that there are no other armies behind them. As a result, everyone who sees it will be even stranger. Some anxious people can’t wait to ask the people around them.
"Which army is this? It's the last one?"
"You ask me, I don't know who I'm asking!"
"It's so strange. Did you see the medals on their chests? There's only one medal. Why are they at the end?"
"Yes, it's true that we only have one medal but we are at the end. Could it be that this army has some merits that we don't know about? But it shouldn't be. This army only has one medal!"
"..."
While they were all discussing, Zheng Zhilong, who was standing in the queue of military attachés, although he did not see the words on the flag, he recognized it at first glance. It was his subordinates who were selected from the Denglai Navy to participate in this mission. Troops on parade.
He had been puzzled before. Watching the armies passing by, there was no sign of the Denglai Navy. He even doubted for a time that he found that the Navy had made too little contribution, or that the battle of Lushun Bay in defeating the Jianlu Navy was too easy, so the Denglai Navy was disqualified from the military parade, right?
To be honest, Zheng Zhilong had such doubts when he saw that the Dongjiang Army and the three major battalions were present, but Denglai Navy was not seen.
In fact, it is recognized that the navy has never had a low status. Even if such a situation occurs, in the eyes of everyone, it is reasonable and there is nothing wrong.
But at this time, Zheng Zhilong was shocked when he saw that the Denglai Navy was actually appearing as the finale. No matter what, he never expected to be the last one to appear.
After recovering from the initial shock, Zheng Zhilong, as someone who had talked about the future with Emperor Chongzhen, roughly guessed the emperor's intention at the first time. The future belongs to the Navy!
After reaching this conclusion, Zheng Zhilong suddenly showed a very excited expression, and turned to look at Emperor Chongzhen, with fanaticism in his eyes: The general will definitely do his best to trace the Ming flag to the end of the ocean!
At this time, some people in the capital had already seen the words on the flag clearly, and they were all shocked. For a moment, there was a rare moment of silence in Fengtianmen Square.
Seeing the reaction of the people in the capital, the soldiers of Denglai Navy were actually uneasy in their hearts.
When we were still at the Royal Horse Prison camp, when officials from the Ministry of Rites came to arrange the order of appearances, some people questioned whether there was a mistake. Even the Denglai navy officers themselves thought there was a mistake.
However, the officials of the Ministry of Rites only replied to them: "This is an imperial decree and there is no mistake!"
Since it was the emperor's request, the other troops had nothing to say. When the soldiers of Denglai Navy came out last, they inevitably felt less confident.
After the people in the capital came to their senses, they all began to whisper, wondering why a mere naval force was the finale?
Although their words were not spoken loudly due to etiquette, they were eventually heard by many navy officers. As a result, they feel even more guilty. Even when they walked, they were not as imposing as the army in front.
Emperor Chongzhen on the top of the city had been conducting military parades. Seeing this scene, he understood what was going on.
Therefore, after the soldiers of the Denglai Navy shouted "Long live our emperor", Emperor Chongzhen suddenly said loudly: "Although I only awarded Denglai Navy a medal, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. That's right. It was because the Denglai Navy was invincible at sea that it ensured victory in a series of battles against the Japanese. I can say that without the Denglai Navy, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to turn the tide of the war and defeat the Japanese soldiers until the Japanese were unable to parry..."
Hearing this, the soldiers of Denglai Navy thought to themselves, no! Without them, the Dongjiang Army would not have existed at all, previous wars would not have been effectively dispatched, and supplies would not have been transported to the maximum extent possible. Without them, Ming Dynasty would have no choice but to push through the Ningjin defense line step by step...
As they thought about it, the chests of the soldiers of the Denglai Navy involuntarily straightened up. For Emperor Chongzhen, on the basis of the due respect for the emperor, he also had the mentality of being kind to others.
After others listened, they accepted Emperor Chongzhen's explanation. Only some serious people secretly compared the three camps in their hearts, feeling a little unconvinced. However, the emperor has said so, so we can only rely on the emperor's golden words.
While they were thinking, they heard Emperor Chongzhen speak again: "The great changes in the world are the greatest in history. The future of our Ming Dynasty will largely depend on you. I think you are qualified to be the finale, I believe in you, you will not let me down!"
Only Zheng Zhilong had foreseen his words. Only Zheng Zhilong can understand what the emperor meant by the great changes in the world.
However, everyone else was dumbfounded.
Is this the biggest change in the world in history? Doesn’t this mean that Jianlu is going to be destroyed, and isn’t the world going to be at peace? Even if there is the Nannan Shapu Rebellion, it is nothing more than a trivial matter. Could it be that the emperor made a slip of the tongue and said something wrong?
Although this is such an idea, the emperor is wise and powerful, so it is impossible for him to be wrong. And didn’t the emperor say that the future of the Ming Dynasty depends on the Denglai Navy? So what does this mean? Could it be that we have to rely on the Denglai Navy to win, and the enemy comes from the sea?
Not to mention, many people think along this line of thinking. Especially those important officials in the court knew the emperor's attitude towards Xi Yi, and when they thought of the things the emperor had mentioned about Xi Yi before, they suddenly understood why the emperor said this.
However, these people in the capital in the far north, whether they were ordinary people or important officials of the imperial court, did not know enough about the threat from the Western Yi. Therefore, even if someone thought of it, they would be a bit dismissive. However, since the emperor has decided this, it can only be like this.
What they didn't expect was that soon, Emperor Chongzhen's prophecy began to gradually appear. When that time comes, they all cannot help but admire the emperor's foresight.
After the military parade, the Imperial Palace held a grand meeting, which in layman's terms was the year-end summary meeting.
The treasury income in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen was due to the accumulation of banks over the years and they had begun to make a lot of profits. But the most important thing is to verify the limits of privileges and exemptions for officials and gentry and to collect back taxes.
Zhang Pu, a "cruel official", presided over this matter, and after Changshu's rebellion and the dismissal of hundreds of officials, Wen had the support of Sun Chuanting, the official secretary of Nanjing, and Yang Tinglin, the censor of Zuodu in Nanjing, and the military eunuchs of Nanjing were ready to support him. It can be said that Zhang Pu never encountered many difficulties in running errands in the southern provinces. Especially after no sugar-coated bullets were used, it became even more smooth.
Although the cleared tax fields and the collected tax arrears did not enter the national treasury and were directly used for local people, they greatly relieved the pressure on the national treasury, making other aspects more incoming and less outgoing, so the surplus would naturally be greater. .
Although the profits of the glass factory have not yet become the bulk of the national treasury's revenue, they have already begun to show signs of success. It is foreseeable that even if it does not become the largest revenue of the national treasury next year, it will definitely become the largest income of the national treasury the year after that.
After talking about money, it comes to civil and military matters.
In terms of military success, the most important thing is the war against the captives, as well as the restructuring of the Beijing Camp and the Gyeonggi Ground Guards. After being eliminated from the regular army and transformed into engineering corps, the army built roads and bridges. To sum it up in one sentence, its achievements were limited.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about this. In this day and age, road construction relies entirely on manpower, how fast can it be! Besides, cement hasn't even been developed yet, so the ground is soaked by the rain, so it's probably going to be busy again.
Emperor Chongzhen made a note of this matter in his mind. Although he didn’t know the specific cement formula, he had seen a lot of historical time travel. Cement was mentioned at some point, and he had an impression of what it was like. He could tell Song Yingxing to test it later, and he would definitely be able to test it out. After all, Xiyi has already had this thing, so the difficulty shouldn't be that high.
In terms of literature, there have been a lot of things in the past year.
New provinces are to be established in Liaodong and North Korea. Although the Jianlu have not yet been completely wiped out, the emperor has already made a decree to select them and send some of them there first. This situation is a major one and the progress must be reported.
In addition, even the achievements of the agricultural department must be clearly reported to the emperor. There has not been much progress on the hybrid rice issue led by the Agriculture Department. After all, there is no plastic and no greenhouse. It is completely tested in a natural environment and the progress is very slow. However, other matters of the Agriculture Department, such as the promotion of sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, etc., satisfied the emperor.
On the Kaiwu Division side, it was even more sensational across the country. The lesson the emperor taught the prince has been spread all over the world with the newspaper. You can imagine the shock caused by it.
In fact, Emperor Chongzhen also secretly contributed to the situation. He hoped that the seeds of technology could sprout.
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After everything was corrected, Emperor Chongzhen said: "This year's situation is good, and I hope it will be better next year. As you are about to celebrate the New Year, I will announce another happy thing."
After finishing speaking, he nodded to Cao Huachun, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.
When Cao Huachun saw it, he immediately bowed to salute the emperor, then stepped forward, carefully picked up an imperial edict from the imperial case, and turned to look at the queue of generals below.
Miaoshuwu
