This year’s Chinese New Year is the happiest festival for the people of Guangzhou or Guangdong.
Not only because the emperor would celebrate the New Year in Guangzhou City, which was unprecedented, but also because the emperor brought them New Year gifts.
The emperor captured Annan and issued a decree, allowing the people to move, be able to allocate fields, and have tax-free years. Although there is an old saying from ancient times that it is hard to leave the homeland, but since ancient times, the lifeblood of ordinary people has been the land. Therefore, many people who have no land are interested in immigrating to Annan.
For those who had permanent property, the emperor also gave gifts. That is to officially allow the people of the Ming Dynasty to trade with the Folangji people.
As we all know, sea trade is a very profitable business.
The extremely common tea leaves, raw silk, silk, etc. here in the Ming Dynasty are all very popular commodities for the Western Yi people. If they are shipped to Haojing'ao and sold at the guide price given by the government, they will make a sure profit. . If you are ambitious, you can also go to Folangji country with Folangji ship and do business in their country.
Of course, the imperial court also stipulated that transactions with Xiyi could only be done through Folangji people. In other words, you can either sell it to the Folangji people in Haojing'ao, or go to the Folangji country to sell it to the Folangji people; other than that, selling to other Westerners is prohibited.
However, the court did not stipulate that Ming products could not be sold to anyone except Xiyi. For example, there are famous places rich in Kunlun slaves, as well as countries such as Persia.
However, now that the sea has calmed down, if you leave the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty, you may encounter other Western barbarians. Those Westerners are all bandits, and they may lose their lives instead of making money.
At this time, those who were interested in doing overseas business very much hoped that the imperial court could send a navy to calm the waves. Anyone who dares to be an enemy of Ming Dynasty will be destroyed!
Although there are not many such remarks nowadays, they have already found a place in the taverns and teahouses in Guangdong. According to this trend, more and more people may be talking about it.
This time during the Chinese New Year, in addition to ordinary people receiving gifts, the military was also filled with joy. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen issued a decree on the day before New Year's Eve to reward the soldiers who had made military achievements this year.
For ordinary soldiers, that's nothing. As usual, they will all receive commemorative medals, one for Dongwu and Annan, but not for the Yunnan War. In addition, there is nothing to say about the promotion that should be promoted and the reward that should be rewarded.
It is worth mentioning that Cao Bianjiao was granted the title of Zhen Nanbo, Huang Degong was granted the title of Wei Nanbo, and even Zhou Yuji was granted the title of Wu Nanbo; the three of them are the capital masters who were granted the title of earl after Hu Dawei and He Renlong. Military general.
It has to be said that Emperor Chongzhen became the most generous Ming emperor since the founding of the Ming Dynasty.
Not to mention anything else, in the 19th year of Chongzhen, Qin Liangyu was named Zhongzhenhou, Ma Xianglin was named Zhongyong Bo, Long Zaitian was named Shiping Bo, and Wang Yangzu was named Qingbo Bo. In addition to the three newly granted titles, there are six counts and one marquis. Although it is not hereditary, it is still very rare.
After the announcement of this decree, the morale of the army was high. Many people thought that the emperor must not let go of Nanshan. He must continue to fight, so that he can achieve military success.
On New Year's Eve, even though he was an emperor, he still had social activities. After that, Emperor Chongzhen began to take stock of the year's harvest in his quiet time.
The Yunnan chieftain system that had been left behind in the past finally took advantage of this personal conquest to be reorganized and returned to the local people. They were all placed under the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court, which truly completed the unification.
In addition, although Dongwu and Annan still have to be dealt with first and last, they are basically considered a part of the Ming Dynasty and become one of the provinces of the Ming Dynasty. Yan Yingyuan and Lu Xiangsheng were guarded respectively. In addition, the Ming Dynasty people who moved inland were divided into fields. It is only a matter of time before the Chinese culture is promoted and it basically becomes a real province of Ming Dynasty.
If we look at it from the original point of view, if these things were accomplished within one year, it would definitely be a very remarkable achievement, and the speed would make anyone stunned.
However, Emperor Chongzhen was not very excited. For him, it was just the most basic thing to settle the situation around the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking about my age, I am now thirty-five years old. I want to conquer the world, but I don’t know if I can achieve this goal in my lifetime!
Time waits for no one, so hurry up!
Emperor Chongzhen sighed in his heart, and then planned the next year's plan.
Even if the Japanese country cannot be basically conquered next year, it will definitely be conquered the year after next, and it will also be managed as a springboard to North America. It will take a lot of effort.
The three tribes in Mobei have surrendered, and with those Mongols available, I believe that Tsarist Russia cannot bury their wealth and can fight them back no matter what. However, western Mongolia still needs to be taken back. In the past, the reputation of the Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty had already traveled through time. I couldn’t do anything to make the Tang Dynasty more beautiful than before!
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but think of a commercial short film that later generations saw, called the last transfer of Tang Dynasty Mobei. There was a song in it that he remembered clearly at this time:
In the bright moon of Qin and the Pass of Han, the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned;
But the flying generals of Dragon City are here, and Huma is not taught to cross the Yin Mountains;
The long clouds and snow-capped mountains in Qinghai, the lonely city overlooking Yumen Pass in the distance;
Yellow sand wears golden armor in a hundred battles, and Loulan will never be returned until it is broken;
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At that time, he really felt very sorry! The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions held on until they were gray-haired, but could not wait for reinforcements from the motherland. They finally faced the overwhelming Huma and shed the last drop of blood for the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but murmured: "The reinforcements you haven't waited for will come, and it won't be too long! If I personally conquer the Western Regions one day, I will definitely set up a monument of loyalty to you and accept the support of my Ming Dynasty. Pay homage!”
After he finished speaking, he softly sang the song in his memory...
After a long time, Emperor Chongzhen recovered his thoughts and continued to think about next year's plan.
Over in Tibet, Gushi Khan should be ruling now. No matter what, it will eventually be included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty. However, if we want to fight in Tibet, the troops on the capital side will not be able to do it. We must recruit troops from the Tibetan Plateau.
In addition, the Spaniards in Luzon must make them pay the price. Not for anything else, just for the Han people who were massacred several times by them.
The Dutch in Batavia also had no chance of escaping. They had to kill as many as they could. These colonists from the West will have to pay a bloody price!
Emperor Chongzhen was thinking about it, and suddenly, he heard a muffled voice of surprise coming from outside the door: "Your Majesty, New Year's time is coming soon!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he withdrew his thoughts, stood up, strode out of the room, and then turned to the front office.
The civil and military generals of Guangdong, including Cao Bianjiao and others, all stayed here to watch the New Year's Eve. When they saw Emperor Chongzhen coming out, they all greeted him with joy.
Emperor Chongzhen smiled and nodded, witnessing the arrival of the New Year together.
Ten, nine, eight...three, two, one
The 20th year of Chongzhen, which was unprecedented in history, has arrived. Emperor Chongzhen immediately smiled and issued an order: Fire cannons to celebrate the arrival of the New Year!
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Compared with the festive New Year atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty, there is no New Year atmosphere at all in Japan. Since last year's massive defeat in the Busan War, not only were close associates killed, but more importantly, the Tokugawa shogunate was able to suppress the direct troops of other daimyo, and they had basically lost almost the same amount.
Therefore, during this year, Tokugawa Iemitsu's life could be said to be extremely difficult. From the beginning, the daimyo from various places violated his orders openly and secretly. Later, they openly violated his orders and no longer even recognized him as shogun. Instead, they declared their loyalty to the emperor and obeyed his orders directly.
This sudden change made the emperor in Kyoto feel like pie in the sky. No matter who becomes the emperor, of course he does not want to be just a decoration of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Not to mention, the emperor at this time was Emperor Gōko. He has a very fierce personality and is quite resistant to the shogunate. Suddenly, if you encounter such a good thing, you may not take advantage of it.
Therefore, he did not refuse those daimyo who expressed their loyalty to him and gave rewards one after another. Although most of them were just titles and no substantial rewards, this attracted more and more daimyo to send envoys. See you in Kyoto.
No, at this time Emperor Gomitsu was receiving an envoy from a daimyo, and it was a daimyo who was loyal to him, which made him very happy. However, he didn't hear clearly and asked again: "What is your family's name?"
"Your Majesty, my lord's name is Aixinjueluo, and his territory is in the northwest of Kyushu!" the envoy replied respectfully.
Emperor Hou Guangming was stunned for a moment after hearing this. It turned out that he had heard correctly just now. Maybe he was young, so he directly asked his doubts: "I have heard of the Ma family, the Omura family, the Matsuura family, and the Sagara family, but I have never heard of the Aixin family. I don't know the ancestors of the Aixin family. It comes from..."
Needless to say, this Aixinjueluo is actually Hauge. He felt that most Japanese people had four-character names, and his surname happened to be Aisin Gioro, so he directly used this as his Japanese name. He led his twenty or so white-armored soldiers to attack Kyushu, and he really managed to conquer a large territory in just one year.
At this time, he needed a name. He heard that a famous person went to the Japanese emperor to ask for a name, so he also sent Japanese men to come to serve the emperor and ask for a name.
At this time, the envoy he sent saw that the emperor wanted to get to the bottom of the matter, so he immediately replied with a well-thought-out answer: "My lord has risen from the bottom, and his ancestors have no reputation. But now, my lord has brought someone with him." With tens of thousands of soldiers and a territory of hundreds of miles, he is the most powerful in Kyushu..."
Emperor Gomitsu was stunned when he heard this, and immediately remembered the former Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who also rose from the bottom. It seems that this person named Aixinjueluo is probably a powerful person!
Miaoshuwu
