Rebirth of Zhu Di's son

Chapter 274 Ming Dynasty AD Calendar

The next day.

early morning.

On Fengtian Temple.

Zhu Gaoxu stood with his hands behind his hands, looked down at the civil and military ministers in the palace, and said loudly: "I want to announce two things this morning."

"The first thing is that in view of the continuous fighting in the Peacock Peninsula in recent years, and many desperadoes fleeing to the sea and plundering maritime merchants, I have decided to set up a Nanyang Navy to take charge of all defenses in the Nanyang waters."

"Pingjiang Marquis Chen Xuan was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Nanyang Navy. He was promoted from the first rank to the commander of Taicang Guards, Ping An, as the deputy governor. He was promoted to the second rank and ordered the eunuch Wang Jinghong to be the supervisor of the army."

"As for the establishment of the Nanyang Navy, I decided to proceed in three steps. First, I will select two thousand young men from the water transport sailors from the two capitals, and then I will teach these two thousand men step by step from the two thousand veterans of the voyage fleet led by Wang Jinghong. For Qingzhuang to go to sea for defense, the establishment of 4000 people will be completed within one month, and then he will officially go to sea and perform his duties."

Zhu Gaoxu planned to establish the Nanyang Navy first and figure out a set of regulations for building the navy, and then set up the Beiyang, Dongyang and Western Navy.

He had already planned that the first task of the Nanyang Navy after going to sea was to dispatch a fleet to the Peacock Peninsula, land from the southwest end, and support Zhu Youyu, the grandson of the King of Shu, to succeed to the throne of King of Shu.

Moreover, the Navy also wanted to secretly bring the third grandson of Shuxian King Zhu Chun, the 16-year-old King of Luojiang, Zhu Yousi, back to the capital of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaoxu decided to recruit a group of doctors from the comprehensive medical center to take care of Zhu Youshen's body.

The reason why he kept Zhu Youyu, the direct grandson of King Zhu Chun of Shu Xian, King of Qianjiang, was to prevent the sudden death of the new King of Shu, Zhu Youyu, who was too weak to bear the pressure of governing the country.

After Zhu Youyu succeeded to the throne, the Nanyang Navy would leave two thousand elites to guard the Shu palace and ensure the personal safety of the second Shu king Zhu Youyu.

Unless Zhu Gaoxu issues new orders, these elite Nanyang naval forces equipped with flintlock muskets will always guard Zhu Youyu, the second king of Shu.

After hearing Zhu Gaoxu's words, no one in the court showed an excessive reaction.

After all, Zhu Gaoxu did not discuss with the ministers, but directly announced his decision to establish the Nanyang Navy.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he naturally made decisions in terms of military affairs. No one except the Supreme Emperor Zhu Di was qualified to tell him what to do.

What's more, after the Nanyang Navy is added, many more civil and military officials will be created.

"The second thing is that the Crown Prince suggested that I merge the old Gangdu Division with the Managadu Division and set them up as counties. What do you think?"

As soon as Zhu Gaoxu said these words, noisy discussions suddenly broke out in the hall.

"Do the officials think the prince's proposal is inappropriate?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked loudly.

"Your Majesty, what I just discussed is not inappropriate, but I feel that the Managadu Division has only been established for more than five years, and there are still rebellious people in its jurisdiction who are unwilling to surrender. At this time, placing it in counties will probably aggravate the situation. It’s difficult for prefecture and county officials to govern there.”

Jian Yi, the Minister of Civil Affairs, walked out of the class and bowed in salute.

"Who has more to say?"

After hearing what Jian Yi said, Zhu Gaoxu was silent for a moment, then asked while stroking his beard.

"Your Majesty, I was ordered to go to Managadu to appease the people, and I stayed there for more than half a year."

Huang Fu, the former chief envoy of Cochin and now the left minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, walked out of the class, bowed and said: "As far as I know, Managa was previously located in the Malay Peninsula, and now the jurisdiction of Managadu includes the entire Malay Peninsula. , bordering Ayutthaya (Siam) to the north, and its land is so vast that it is far above Shandong Province."

"Therefore, I believe that Managadu Division can be changed into a separate province."

Zhu Gaoxu looked at Prince Zhu Zhanyu and asked, "Prince, what do you think?"

"Reporting to His Majesty Father, since there are still objections to this matter, I think we can discuss it another day."

Zhu Zhanyu bowed.

"Well, as the prince said, we will discuss this matter another day." Zhu Gaoxu waved his sleeves and said magnanimously.

Backwards.

Hall of Martial Arts.

"Your Majesty, the Cabinet Counselor and Counselor Fang brought their documents to the palace to seek an audience?"

Kang Pingping walked ten steps away from the imperial table, bowed and saluted.

Zhu Gaoxu said calmly: "See you."

Later, Fang Xiaoru held a thread-bound manuscript, followed by Xie Jin, and the two walked into Wuying Hall one after another.

Fang Xiaoru put the manuscript on the ground, bowed with Xie Jin and said, "Your Majesty, Fang Xiaoru (Xie Jin), comes to see your majesty and respectfully greets my emperor."

"I beg you to be safe and be safe."

Zhu Gaoxu said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jie and Fang said in unison.

Then, Fang Xiaoru held the first draft of the "Outline of the General History of China" that he was ordered to compile in his hands, bowed and said: "I have compiled the Outline of the General History of China, please read it."

Kang Ping took the thread-bound manuscript from Fang Xiaoru and forwarded it to Zhu Gaoxu.

Zhu Gaoxu took the manuscript and read the first few pages carefully, then flipped through a few more pages.

"The purpose of my ordering you to compile the General History of China is to let the world understand the history of our Chinese dynasties. However, the era numbers on this first draft of the outline are really a headache. Just like the Tang Dynasty, if you have not studied the history of the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that I didn’t even know that both ‘Zongzhang’ and ‘Xianheng’ were the reign names of Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty.”

"I deeply believe what your Majesty said."

Fang Xiaoru first agreed, and then changed the subject: "But starting from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties have all used reign names. From the end of the Han Dynasty to the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sui, Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, the number of reign names used in total is incalculable, unless Check the classics, otherwise the veteran will also make mistakes and omissions."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "I feel that the chronology of era names is too confusing. It is better to make it easier for both the government and the public to use the Yanhuang era as the beginning of the chronology of all Chinese dynasties. We will establish a new calendar, called the Yanhuang calendar, and use the Yanhuang era as the beginning." The first year of the beginning is the first year of the Yanhuang calendar, and the subsequent years are the second, third, fourth and even ten thousand years."

He thought carefully and said solemnly: "If my calculation is correct, this year should be the 420th year of the Yanhuang calendar."

In the late Three Emperors period, clans gradually developed into tribes, and eventually there was Emperor Yan, the leader who loosely managed a group of farming tribes.

According to historical records, Emperor Yan passed down seven generations, which was the transitional period from the era of Three Emperors to the era of Five Emperors.

At the end of the Yan Emperor's era, the Xuanyuan clan rose in the north, defeated Yan Emperor, and unified the tribes in the Yellow River Basin by force, establishing a power structure for tribal alliances called the Yellow Emperor.

At this time, ancient Chinese history entered the period of the Five Emperors.

The era of the Five Emperors belonged to the late period of primitive society. By the time of the last emperor, Yu and Emperor Shun, the clan name Hua began to appear.

Later, after the development of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Chinese cultural model gradually took shape.

Historically, the ethnic group that represents this cultural model has been called the Chinese nation.

In ancient times, the Chinese ethnic group lived in the Central Plains and was the center of civilization, while the surrounding areas were relatively backward. Therefore, the concept of distinguishing groups based on civilization and etiquette gradually emerged. Groups were distinguished based on culture and civilization level rather than race, which was in line with Chinese etiquette and civilization. Those who do not agree with each other are called barbarians, or barbarians, or foreigners.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, when the princes were hegemonic, Confucius advocated the great righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period, and proposed the great righteousness of respecting the king, repelling barbarians, and promoting culture.

For example, the state of Chu claimed to be a barbarian, but as civilization progressed and the princes of the Central Plains allied with it, they no longer regarded it as a barbarian; while the state of Zheng was originally a state of Xia, and if its behavior was inconsistent with justice and etiquette, it was also regarded as a barbarian.

Zhu Gaoxu used "The Beginning of Yanhuang" as the first year in the calendar of Chinese dynasties, and named this calendar as "Yanhuang Calendar", which really shocked Fang Xiaoru and Xie Jin!
(End of this chapter)