Haisheng Mingdi

Chapter 885 Long live
The emperor is back.

Wherever the emperor drove, people from prefectures and counties along the way greeted him one after another.

In some places, people even started to wait on the side of the road a few days in advance. Even if the local government informed everyone that the emperor would arrive in a few days, everyone was unwilling to leave, so they stayed on the side of the road and did not leave. It is more lively than the rural drinking ceremony after the autumn harvest.

Zhu Laosan originally planned to take his family to meet him on the Waiguan Road in Puji Town early the next morning, but Zhu Si came to him at noon and told him that people in the town had already started to take up seats on the side of the road, and other Baojia villages were also busy. When he started to go out, he knocked on the gong in a hurry to mobilize everyone to go out as soon as possible.

So the third child and the other card leaders hurriedly mobilized the dozen or so households under their cards from house to house, asking everyone to put on clean clothes and go out.

The youngest also hangs his own brand name plate around his neck on purpose. There is a plate nailed to the gate of his house, which is the basic information of ten families under his brand name. It is the same as the one hanging around his neck. He also has a red armband. He also wore it today, and there was the word "card length" on it, and on his hat, like a sergeant, there was also a small red flag with the word "card length" on it.

Holding the first flag of Zhujiabao, Puji Nanbao, Puji Town, the third child felt refreshed, and the whole fort was more lively than the New Year. There are cloth flowers on the head.

The third son's three sons were all members of the militia team in the fort, and they also changed into militia uniforms at this time, each holding a Zhangba spear, full of energy.

The three teachers of the village primary school also put on clean blue gowns. The three masters are usually respected by the villagers. If there is any important matter to discuss in the village, the masters must be invited.The elder of the three masters was originally a scholar in the village, and he opened a school to teach while preparing for the exam. Later, he went to Xi'an Teachers College for two years at public expense, and after returning, he became the principal of the government-sponsored Zhujiabao Public Primary School.

There are two teachers under him. One is the middle-aged teacher Zhu, who is also a local. He used to be a child student, but he didn’t pass the exam. Now he is a private teacher in an elementary school. He has no salary, but he has a salary. insufficient.

The other is a young teacher who graduated from Xianyang Normal School, which is different from Xi’an Normal School. You can take the entrance examination, and you will be educated for three years after admission. After you come out, you will be assigned to teach in elementary schools.

This young teacher, surnamed Liu, is also from Guanzhong, from Jingyang in Weibei. He is a generation of young people who grew up in the Shaotian Dynasty. He received a complete elementary school education, and then he was a teacher for two years. This year is actually his third year of teaching. It began to be decentralized and practiced in rural primary schools for a year.

Not only directly face the rural students, but also complete some investigation tasks, such as investigating the actual situation of the rural areas around the school where the implementation is carried out. Burdens, even marriage burdens, and even inspections and drawing a map of the location, etc., these are their tasks.

The performance of this year's internship will also affect their final graduation marks, final assignments, and so on.

As a native of Guanzhong in the next county, Mr. Liu is quite comfortable here. The three of them have to teach many students. Besides teaching, he also goes to villages and households for investigation and research, and travels up mountains and down rivers. Draw maps, and even sort out local customs, customs, and historical records.

He is also very excited about the big event that the village is going to welcome the saint today. Young people are always full of enthusiasm, especially the new generation. His parents were refugees from the Great Famine in Guanzhong. He joined the peasant army, was captured by the army, became an officer and soldier, and then joined the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Shaotian Dynasty. He was officially settled down. His childhood was hungry and homeless, and his father became a soldier of the Shaotian Dynasty. , He also settled down in the military camp in the rear.

Although I didn't see my father for a few years all the year round, I didn't have to go home and go hungry. A large group of teenagers of the same age lived and studied together, and grew up slowly. The officers and soldiers were transferred back to his hometown together, and he followed him back to Guanzhong, and then he was admitted to Xianyang Normal University to study.

His experience made him have a heartfelt admiration for the Shaotian Dynasty, the Shaotian Emperor, and other friends.

Today the villagers are going to welcome the emperor, and he is also working very hard, starting early to gather more than 100 students.

Baoqijiaqipaiqi, village flag, school flag, class flag.

Militia flag.

Red flags are waving.

The villagers all put on their best clothes, even if they were patched, they must be clean. Everyone's face was filled with excitement, and everyone put down their work. He even spontaneously took out a lot of things to prepare for the emperor.

Pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, goose eggs, dried meat, dried fish and even fresh vegetables, as well as food.

They were all voluntary, and there was no rule as to how much anyone would pay, each was free to do so. Zhu Si and Lao San, the rich households in the village, some even led sheep and some caught pigs.

Chief Jia Zhu Si, Principal Zhu, militia captain Zhu Yong, Pai elder San and other commanders Zhang Luo, took almost an hour, and finally organized the team.

Following Zhu Si's passionate wave of his hand, the drumming team in the village immediately blew the trumpet and played the gongs and drums, as if they wanted to play music cheerfully when receiving relatives and sending off marriages. More than 1000 people from two hundred households in the village held red flags and went to the town together. .

Not long after leaving the village, I ran into the team from Hongjiazhai next door. Relatives in the village greeted each other from a distance, and some people ran back and forth, and the militia team tried their best to maintain order.

In the fields, the villagers of Zhaibao are rushing out. Every village is holding high the red flag and carrying a lot of supplies on their shoulders.

There are even Jiachang brand leaders who meet and compare with each other whose village things are better.

When they got to the official road, the people who had come early occupied a good position on the side of the road. Zhu San had no choice but to take the villagers to find a vacant seat in the distance, and walked more than ten miles in one breath before finding a vacant seat.

As soon as they stopped, there were still teams rushing over. There were more and more people on both sides of the road, and they continued to extend farther away.

Zhu Si and Lao San arranged their villagers to line up neatly, and the next step was to wait, and waiting was not boring. It was rare to get together to chat like this, it was extremely lively, and some social cattle even sang Played Qin opera.

If you sing well, you will immediately receive bursts of applause. Even the daughters-in-law and big girls in the next village will glance over, attracting young people in the village to sing loudly, not to be outdone, and the two sides start fighting songs.

There are also business vendors who take the opportunity to come to do business, chat with acquaintances, meet relatives, and even matchmakers take the opportunity to make a match. It is more lively than singing a big show at a temple fair.

At night, everyone ate some dry food casually, and then lit piles of bonfires to continue, which was extremely lively.

It was not until noon the next day that the emperor's convoy finally arrived.

First, a group of royal cavalry appeared to open the way. The appearance of the heroic royal cavalry aroused the excitement of countless people, who all jumped up and cheered.

But this team of cavalry was just the first to explore the way. After they passed by, many people and horses came one after another.

After they passed by, another army arrived at this time, but it was soldiers from the Xi'an Defense Battalion and the Shaanxi Provincial Patrol Battalion. They were responsible for maintaining order and protecting safety.

They asked the people to back off a little, and then set up two human walls with three steps, one person, five steps and one sentry. Some officials from the local yamen came to the village team on the side of the road, and asked the Baojiachang militia captains to help maintain order. Control your own villagers.

I checked several times yesterday, and in some villages, some villagers brought firearms and crossbows, and they were immediately detained and taken away. They were even questioned briefly. These firearms and crossbows are not allowed. Yes, it will be troublesome if you have malicious intentions.

When the regiment training camp in the county sprinkled the road again, the emperor finally arrived.

The emperor did not sit in the wheel palace as everyone imagined.

Emperor Shaotian rode directly on his horse, and countless mighty royal guards guarded the emperor.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, the people knelt down one after another, shouting long live.

Zhu Yihai came all the way, and even became a little numb to this scene. Although he repeatedly asked the local government not to engage in such ostentation, the local officials all said that these were spontaneous behaviors of the people, and it was not easy for them to stop the loyalty and enthusiasm of the people.

Zhu Yihai waved to the people, in exchange for a louder mountain call.

"Long live my emperor!"

Zhu Yihai nodded, "Long live Daming!"

The welcome team from Wugong County traveled dozens of miles out of the city, and there were people on both sides of the road. He estimated that the people in the entire county might have come. This is really not an exaggeration.

The mobilization effect under the Baojia system is astonishing, especially now that the emperor's prestige is in full swing, and countless people feel the favor of the emperor.

After entering the city, the county magistrates and county magistrates paid homage to the emperor one after another.

They also presented the tribute gifts offered by the people from all over the country, all kinds and varieties, from gold and silver to cattle and sheep, from dried fish to mats.

"It's hard to turn down the kindness of the common people, and I will accept every piece of heart."

Zhu Yihai called a valet to accompany him, "The old rule is that all these things that the people give me are registered and recorded one by one, and then they are converted into silver at the market price, and the people are rewarded with silver dollars. Remember to add [-]% of the reward. The money must be guaranteed. They are all distributed to the common people, whoever dares to embezzle will steal my money."

It's not good if the people don't accept it, but if they accept it directly, they will be afraid of being ruined in the future. Zhu Yihai finally plans to accept it, and then convert it into silver for reward, and add [-]% of the reward.

Although this is equivalent to a loss, to Zhu Yihai, who has always been shrewd, he is very happy. This is not a business, it is loyalty, and it is the hearts of the people.

This can be regarded as the emperor's kindness to the people on the return journey.

"There is still a long way to go back to Beijing, but I don't want to disturb the people like this anymore. Many people came to welcome them a few days in advance, and they brought young children and elderly people along the roadside. I really can't bear it. Send an order to the local officials along the way, let them explain it to the people, and persuade everyone not to greet them like this again."

"Where he can't do well, then I will deduct points from his assessment."

Although many courtiers flattered the emperor, saying that the people welcomed the emperor's return from the west tour, which far surpassed the Qin Emperor, Han Wu, Tang Zong, and Song Zu.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty spent decades trying to destroy the Xiongnu, but half of the world went bankrupt. Countless people complained, and finally had to commit crimes and ordered the people to be angry.

However, Zhu Yihai expelled the Tartars and returned to China, rejuvenated the Ming Dynasty, and revived the Han Dynasty. Such great martial arts, but not only did not harm the people, but saved the people from the fire and water, and relieved the dawn from the upside down. Now the people can enjoy peace and more and more stable food and clothing , where the holy car is located, the people are all welcome to the Tao, there is no need to collect, and the people spontaneously contribute. This achievement and the people's hearts are unprecedented.

Zhu Yihai just smiled at this kind of flattery. Of course, these words are not entirely true. There are indeed countless people who are grateful to him for supporting him, but in fact, these are all based on the premise of defeating and conquering countless foreign nations around him, just like Those low-level poor tenants and even servants in the past were able to stand up now because a large number of foreign slaves replaced them and became the new stepping stones of the Ming Dynasty.

Society is always a pyramid, and the bottom group of people is always indispensable.

Zhu Yihai just replaced the original low-level Han people with conquered alien races, or even slaves bought by foreign trade, and let them do the dirtiest, tiring, and most insecure jobs. After receiving the dividends after expanding the territory, they were allocated new land and became self-cultivated farmers, or tenants and hired workers with a more secure status.

Nowadays, many of these Ming people have successfully realized the leap of class, and this leap is based on the foundation of having a new bottom of the alien race.

Everyone cheers, and someone curses in their hearts.

On the South Seas and the East China Sea, there are one after another large sailing ships full of slaves. The slave markets in Guangzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Yangzhou, Qingdao, Lushun and other major ports are becoming more and more popular. More and more, one after another overseas manors were established by those powerful Ming Dynasty.

Under the leadership of Zhu Yihai, Daming changed from the original state of sticking to the Central Plains with one heart and one mind, to a state of full-scale development and vigorous external development. Maritime trade promoted the development of industry and commerce. The surge in demand led to a massive slave trade.

In fact, in essence, society is still that pyramid, with the emperor, nobles and bureaucrats at the top, then the big landlords, big businessmen, etc., then the warrior group, the scholar group, and then down to the owner farmers, small businessmen, etc. Then there are semi-owner farmers, tenants, hired labor, etc., and then there are hired servants and slaves.

The pyramid is still the same pyramid, but for countless people who used to be at the bottom, they have now become the property class, and even become the upper class, and there is another class below them, not the bottom, which means that they live They are more dignified and more secure, and all these were given to them by the Ming Emperor, so they are naturally grateful.

Those slaves, servants, and even vassal chieftains from Mongolia, Jurchen, Uyghur, Southwest Miao, Yi, etc. who are not grateful to Zhu Yihai, they are more intimidated by the prestige of Ming Dynasty, but so what, the torrent of the times has passed , Zhu Yihai was a dimensionality reduction blow to them, and they could only accept it.

In this world, there must always be someone at the bottom. For Zhu Yihai, he is not omnipotent. He only focuses on two points. One is to let the main body of China be in the middle and upper layers, so that it can be more cohesive and more effective. It can also maintain long-term stability and order.The second is to maintain an appropriate upward path. Whether it is the middle and lower class Han people or the lower-level slaves of foreign races, they must be given appropriate opportunities for advancement. Not many can be given, but there must be, so as to ensure stable pressure. , instead of releasing the pressure far away, and finally explode.

After all the officials retreated, Zhu Yihai leaned back on his chair, closed his eyes and meditated.

After a long time, the guard reported that Mr. Yan was back.

"Yan Qing, I plan to start preparing for the abdication after I return to Beijing, and hand over the Daming Jiangshan Sheji to Hongjia."

My father Yan was surprised, "Although your majesty is not feeling well, but after returning to Beijing, he will be able to recover after taking good care of him. Your majesty is still in such a prosperous age."

Zhu Yihai waved his hand, "I'm very clear about my body. It's getting worse day by day. The prince has performed well in the past few years. After thinking about it, I might as well let him inherit the throne while I'm still alive. You can also help him get on the horse and send him off for another ride."

"I'm running out of time, I have to think about it later, the prince is a little young after all, and there are some things that I can only do for him."

Although Yan Wogong has been by his side all the time, he also knows that the emperor has suffered serious illnesses several times, and even had a small stroke before which was very dangerous. Although only a few people know about this matter, the emperor's health is indeed getting worse.

It's just that he didn't quite understand what the emperor meant when he said that he was the only one to do some things?
"Hong Chengchou is now the governor of Liuqiu, Wu Sangui is the governor of Annan, and Tu Guobao is the governor of Burma, right?"

"Yes, it was all arranged by His Majesty himself. They performed well, followed His Majesty's colonial strategy, and had a good relationship with the local aborigines, which guaranteed the interests of Daming."

Zhu Yihai sighed, "In fact, these people are quite capable. If I have another 30 years, I can continue to reuse them, and even give them a chance to die well, but I don't have time, and I don't worry about keeping them. .”

Yan Wogong dare not answer.

"Do you think I'm a bit like crossing rivers, tearing down bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys?"

"I just think that if His Majesty doesn't trust them, he can transfer them to easy positions."

"Well, these people are quite complicated, and they have meritorious deeds. The times dictated it, but I still can't worry about them. Back then, in order to drive the Tartars back to the north and restore China, they tolerated each other for the country, but..."

Zhu Yihai coughed for a while, "However, Wu Sangui, Hong Chengchou and others made a lot of mistakes back then. Wu Sangui not only sacrificed Shanhaiguan, but also slaughtered more than one city after surrendering to the Qing Dynasty. There are many generals like him, Tu Guobao Li Chengdong, etc. There are a lot of them, and there are quite a few of them in important positions, if I just leave here, I won't be at ease."

"Especially Wu Sangui is still so young, only in his 30s..."

Yan Wogong heard the meaning of the emperor's words, this is a wave of purges, these people have not been moved before, and even reused, it is indeed forced by the situation.

"Your Majesty, just one hair will affect the whole body. There were many demoted generals and officials back then, and if they are moved, what will happen to the followers of the Shunying, Xiying, and Tusai bandits?"

"It's really complicated, so I have to finish this matter first, and then hand over the country to the prince."

My father Yan bowed his head, he knew that this might be another bloodbath.

(End of this chapter)