The legend of the king of crossing

Chapter 418

"The minister is here,"

"Fang Aiqing, starting today, you Qin Tianjian and Si Tianjian need to report the celestial phenomena and your department's predictions to the palace every day until the eclipse appears,"

"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey the order,"

From the eyes of the ministers in the palace, it can be seen that compared with the last time, almost everyone is no longer skeptical. Although they don't really believe in the theory of the first emperor's dream, is there any other better explanation?

A few days later, all kinds of newspapers in Lin'an City also published this news, and many tabloids even set up columns for the theory of solar eclipse, allowing the common people to participate in a prize-winning quiz. The main topic of all the people in Lin'an City after dinner and tea, many professors and experts who study astronomy from Lin'an University and the Royal Academy of Sciences also went to the Sitianjian to observe the movement of celestial bodies in order to obtain first-hand information.

"Brother, it seems that the people have a high degree of trust in the solar eclipse you mentioned. Judging from the statistics of various newspapers and the handicap of casinos, more than [-]% of the people believe that there will definitely be a solar eclipse this month. Solar eclipse," Fang Ling said with a smile after reading a newspaper.

"This is a good thing, it shows the trust of the people in my dynasty in the young master," Yuan Ji took the newspaper from Fang Ling's hand, and smiled after reading it.

"Well, in the past two months, the people's favor towards the imperial court and the local government has gradually increased. When the Chengwei Escort went to various places, most of the news they heard along the way was positive. According to my second uncle, this For the first time in his 20 years of darts,

I nodded and said with a smile on my face: "If the official is clear, the water will be clear. This is the major premise of my court's revival. With this kind of credibility, the court can improve the cohesion and centripetal force of the people, just like this year's recruitment. For more than two months, the number of applicants has exceeded the number of recruits, and young people from all over the country have responded to the call of the imperial court, hoping to fight the enemy, defend the country, and regain the mountains and rivers."

Yuan Zhi praised: "Yes, son, it has been nearly 20 years since I left the Valley of the Kings. In these 20 years, this is the first time I have seen the people so enthusiastically sign up to join the army. It is not easy."

"Today's situation is indeed not easy. To establish the credibility of the imperial court and all levels of government, it is difficult to say, but easy to say,"

"Brother, what does this mean? I don't think there is anything difficult about it,"

Yuan Ji said: "Miss Ling'er, this is exactly what you can do. How many emperors in the past dynasties can do it?"

Fang Ling said: "That's right, brother, then tell me how you did it,"

"Well, it's very simple to say, that is, reform must be from top to bottom. Take the punishment of corruption and the rectification of the government as an example. First of all, my attitude is firm, and second, it starts with the important officials in the court, and then goes to the provinces and regions. The road system envoys, and then the officials of the state capital and county government, think about it, the first-rank officials dare not be greedy, and the second-rank officials dare to continue to accept bribes. Will the county magistrate follow Lian Jie? Another point is that heavy punishment is used in troubled times, and the cost of crime is high. Who would dare to fight with their lives?"

Fang Lingdao: "Brother, I heard President Pu say that what he admires the most is the one-size-fits-all approach you adopted. In the past, when Mingjun cracked down on corruption, he often went to the bottom of it, which instead made the corrupt officials fight desperately. Form an alliance, so that those emperors had to compromise in the end, otherwise, the Manchu Dynasty would really be able to kill all civil and military officials, and my brother's method is to adapt to the current situation, and it is actually the best policy for governing the country."

Yuan Ji praised again: "Yes, the young master never makes mistakes in his actions, and his subordinates are also very impressed."

I smiled, and couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in my heart: "Okay, I'm ready to eat, Quan Yi should be back, Xiao Si, go and call President Pu, Xiao Tian, ​​and Miss Lin Ying over here."

With the passage of time, it will soon be late May, but the solar eclipse has never appeared. The people in Lin'an City and the ministers in the court seem to be a little impatient. According to me, the solar eclipse and the sky are related The upcoming war between Song and Mongolia is related. If there is no change in the sky by the end of this month, doesn't that mean that the Song Dynasty will be defeated by Mongolia.

In the last few days of May, the data displayed on the casino handicap has turned around, and many people have begun to reverse purchases. Even my close officials, such as Wen Tianxiang, Lu Xiufu and others, have become nervous. It's a bit big, and it's connected with the fate of the country.

On the 31st, the last day of May, the time of the solar eclipse was almost the same as the last time. It was also near noon (11:3), and the bright sky suddenly dimmed without warning, but this time it was not a solar eclipse. A total eclipse, but a partial eclipse, was much shorter, lasting only about [-] minutes before the sky gradually returned to its original shape.

This day was the day of the morning rest, and when the solar eclipse occurred, the entire Lin'an city suddenly boiled.

"I am victorious,"

"God has sent a sign, and I will surely win,"

"Long live the emperor, long live the Song Dynasty,"

Instigated by Longya members in an organized manner, the people of Lin'an City took to the streets spontaneously and gathered at the original Dongkang Square. In the current Lin'an Square, many shops also volunteered to contribute firecrackers, and soon , The sound of crackling firecrackers resounded over the square. The atmosphere was warm and the people were in high spirits. This was definitely the first time in Lin'an City since the royal family of the Song Dynasty was ushered in.

At the same time, on Longhu Mountain, thousands of miles away from Lin'an.

Zhang Tianshi held a piece of Royal Song Dynasty newspaper in his hand, and said with a slight smile: "Daofa, do you think His Majesty the Emperor is also a magician who is proficient in celestial phenomena like us?"

"Probably not." Daoist master also had a smile on his face, shook his head and said, "As far as I know, the emperor must not be a sorcerer."

"What about the people around the emperor?"

"Yuan Ji next to the emperor is a martial artist. Although Gongsun Xiaochen is a warlock, he went to the east with the army. Moreover, he does not have such skills. As for the others, they are also martial artists, celestial masters. You must know that the emperor predicts this. The next time the celestial phenomena changed, it was still on the first day of this month. Even if you and I, or Gongsun Ang, the master of the art hall in the Valley of the Kings, it would be difficult to do it. The guide, hehe, is worthy of being the guide chosen by the guardian. Your Majesty, God-man too,"

Zhang Tianshi nodded and praised: "Yes, the magical powers of the guides are indeed superior to those of us and other warlocks. Taoism, you let Wen Zhang follow His Majesty, it is completely correct, maybe there will be a general in our Dragon and Tiger Sect in the future." ,"

The Taoist master laughed and said, "It will definitely happen."

In the afternoon of the same day, the Government Affairs Council held a press briefing on the eclipse of the sun. Dean Wen Tianxiang attended the meeting on behalf of the court, and gave a long speech entitled "Victory from Heaven, the Great Song Dynasty Will Win". Afterwards, Lin'an All the newspapers in the city are working overtime, planning to launch a special supplement on June [-]st to celebrate the announcement from heaven.

The so-called those who follow the sky will prosper, and those who go against the sky will perish. Since this is the will of God, how can the Great Song Dynasty be invincible.

After this solar eclipse, my prestige has once again been raised to a new height, an unprecedented new height. The ministers of the DPRK and China, the people of Lin'an, and the soldiers of the major military regions are also full of confidence in the upcoming battle between Song and Mongolia .

This is God's will, it is God's will, and if God's will is so, who would doubt it.

On the afternoon of June [-], Quanjue, Shen Yiqiu and Lu Xiufu came to the palace again, and several staff members of the Academy of Sciences came with them.

Half an hour later, the last military sand table - the sand table of the Xiangfan Military Region was assembled in Funing Palace. In addition to the sand table of the Sichuan Military Region and the sand table of the Jianghuai (Luzhou and Yangzhou) Military Region that had been installed a few days ago, there are a total of three large sand tables. finished.

"Mr. Shen, Quanjue, these three sand tables are well done, I am very satisfied,"

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment,"

Quan Jue continued: "Your Majesty, I need to ask His Majesty for instructions on something."

"Quanjue, what's the matter,"

"Your Majesty, in order to cooperate with the development of new weapons, the Academy of Sciences plans to set up a special department composed of our dynasty's firearms experts and cold weapon experts. It is separated from the Royal Academy of Sciences, please instruct your Majesty where it is safest to put it,"

"Quan Jue, let's put it in the Firearms Supervision. I will send fifty more imperial guards to the Gunpowder Supervision. There will be a total of one hundred imperial guards, plus the two hundred guards of the Gunpowder Superintendent itself, plus the Firearms Supervision." There are a thousand guardsmen stationed next to the nearby arsenal, so there shouldn’t be a problem with safety, and it’s also easy to conduct experiments there.”

Quanjue said: "Your Majesty, it's very kind of you to do so."

"Mr. Shen, is there any progress in Yun Bofei's breech-loading gun?"

"Return to Your Majesty, no, recently, most of the energy of Yun Bofei, Wanyan Tianlei and Zhao Yuncong has been spent on the supervision of throwing bombs, artillery and muskets. The task is very heavy, and the others still cannot stand alone for the time being. On the one hand, the research work has lagged behind, and the weapon research institute established by Quanjue also hopes to recruit more talents,"

"Well, the lack of quality can only be made up for by quantity. It would be great if there were more weapon talents,"

Shen Yiqiu said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a good way to use quantity to make up for the lack of quality. According to Yun Bofei, the intensive use of projectiles will cause great damage. For this reason, they also specially developed a cluster projectile bombs, the lethality caused is comparable to that of artillery,"

I knew that the cluster bomb Shen Yiqiu said was similar to the explosive kits of later generations, so I nodded and said, "Very good."

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, it's good or bad, but the cost of making firearms is too huge, as if they are eating money. Those officials from the Ministry of Households come to talk to the minister almost every day,"

I laughed and said: "There is no way to do this. I have made predictions. Not to mention that the imperial court's finances will be tight because of this, even the savings of Shifeng Commercial Bank in the past two years will be exhausted. Fortunately, with the funds of Pu's Commercial Bank, can barely handle it,"