Traveling through the Ming Dynasty, as soon as you open your eyes, you will die

Chapter 18 Changed, everything changes again
  The three-day reorganization was over and all the soldiers were assigned to their duties.

Three days of feasting and feasting allowed the soldiers to recover their physical strength.

Swords, guns, armor and equipment were transferred from the Ministry of Industry warehouse to be installed. The muskets were discarded one after another. The quality of the things was really bad, and they were affectionately called suicide artifacts by the soldiers.

But the five-eye sight is a good thing. Although the shooting distance of that thing is short, fortunately, its launch tube is in the front, so even if the barrel explodes, it will not endanger the shooter.

His second advantage is that he has intensive firepower, five shots at a time, almost like a submachine gun. This thing is the nemesis of the future cavalry.

The third feature is that after firing this thing, soldiers can directly swing it and use it as a long-handled hammer. It is a sharp weapon for infantry fighting. Knocking on the enemy's skull will crush it.

Then there is the issue of propellant.

The gunpowder of the Ming Dynasty is not an explosive in the true sense, but a real propellant. Not only is the purity not high, but it is also deliberately mixed with a large number of other things, such as croton powder, arsenic, chili powder, and pepper. That thing can be called a biological weapon.

At the same time, each batch is made one by one, all arranged according to the wishes of the craftsmen. When used, some will explode, and some will emit smoke and just listen to the sound.

To prepare and produce real black gunpowder, it was not that Lu Mou didn't know the formula, but it was because he was too late. Most of the craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry had fled and could not produce it.

To this end, Lu Mou simply poured buckets of different gunpowder stocks together and stirred them together. Then it is divided into fixed charges.

In this way, the probability of exploding the barrel or being unable to be fired is reduced, while also speeding up the reloading speed and reducing training time. This is Lu Mou's second golden finger in such a long time.

After everything is arranged, it’s time to train.

Lu Mou stood on the general stage and announced loudly: "I declare that starting from today, all troops will run ten miles along Chang'an Avenue every day. After 10 days, the increase will be increased to 20 miles. My purpose is to While running, enhance your physical fitness. My requirement is to defeat the enemy and catch up with the enemy in battle. Of course, if you fail, you must also outrun the enemy's pursuit and run home early. "

As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers burst into laughter.

One of the squad leaders shouted: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Emperor and Your Majesty are extremely generous to us. In order to protect the Ming Dynasty and the Emperor, we went to the battlefield with no intention of coming back alive."

Another soldier then shouted: "This brother is right. Either we defeat the enemy, catch up with him and annihilate him, or we will die on the battlefield and never flee home."

This is military morale.

Lu Mou waved his hand: "Let's go."

Groups of soldiers ran out of the military camp and onto Chang'an Street.

At the beginning, the soldiers ran in a chaotic manner. Gradually, they began to get used to it, and then they began to move in an orderly and rhythmic manner. Sonorous footsteps began to roar on Chang'an Street.

At the beginning, the people were still novel. When did the Ming Dynasty actually have so many soldiers? With so many soldiers, why are we afraid of rogue bandits breaking the city? Countless people began to gather and watch. I don’t know who took the lead in applauding and cheering for the soldiers. So there was thunderous applause on both sides of Chang'an Street.

Passing by the palace, Emperor Chongzhen, who was coaxed and deceived by his son, stood on the wall of the Meridian Gate and saw the army rumbling past. He was excited, trembling, and his eyes were red: "If there had been such an army earlier, With the army in hand, how could the Ming Dynasty be where it is today?"

At this time, when each team of soldiers ran through the Meridian Gate and saw the emperor standing on it for review, they excitedly shouted at the Meridian Gate: "Protect the Ming Dynasty, be loyal to the emperor."

This time the atmosphere became more lively, and the people's hearts were completely at peace. Even the officials on both ends of the spectrum have made their choices.

Their choice is to devote all their efforts to repay the debt and work diligently day and night.

The Ming Empire was brought back to life.

The daily military exercises have calmed the hearts of the people in the capital, and also made some officials see that there seems to be hope for the Ming Dynasty. So the morning court that day was no longer the same as before. Only a few ministers participated. There were more people attending the court, but only fifty or sixty people.

Of course, the situation that the prince was not allowed to participate in politics was also broken. The ministers saw King Ding and stood at the head of the civil service class.

Although he is short, no one dares to look down upon him.

It wasn't that the debt collection methods were too creepy, but that he forcefully dragged Ming back from the ruins. Although there are still heavy troops pressing down on the situation outside, we can already see a turning trend in terms of military morale.

According to the old rules, according to the previous Ming dynasty meetings, the real emperor spoke to the public and stayed alone. The ministers were silent. Chongzhen was the first to speak: "Dear ministers, I listened to King Ding's proposal for the morning court today and decided to give all the dear ministers who came to the morning court an extra year's salary. Those officials who are detained in the palace and are in debt will receive half of their salary. To support the family, the rest will be deducted from the debt. This time, I will personally distribute it to all my dear friends."

Just because of this matter, last night, Lu Mou and Chongzhen argued for a long time. Finally, Chongzhen thought that it was time to clean up his ministers' hearts.

So, he put aside his resentment towards the ministers and followed Lu Mou's method.

Now everyone was shocked. Did the sun come out from the west? Is Daming really rich? The emperor actually respects our ministers like this? Does Chongzhen no longer regard us ministers as enemies? Has the emperor changed?
  Does that mean we should no longer regard the emperor as our mortal enemy?

Wang Chengen led a group of eunuchs, carried up a box full of boxes, and placed them under the Dan Que.

Chongzhen walked down from Dan Que and opened the box.

In the box, there are rolls of silver coins wrapped in red paper, with names written on them.

First of all, it is from the six ministers.

However, only two of the six ministers came today.

Picking up a volume, he walked to Qian Tonghe, Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and handed it to him with his own hands: "Old dear, thank you for your hard work. I thank you for staying with me in times of trouble."

With just these words, Qian Tonghe, who was injured in the press, immediately broke his guard, fell to his knees with a thud, and couldn't help crying: "I, I can't live up to your Majesty, I feel guilty."

Chongzhen pulled him up: "Actually, I made mistakes before. But from today on, from now on, everything has passed and everything can start again."

Qian Tonghe cried and nodded desperately.

He walked to the Minister of Punishment and handed the silver dollar to him: "I thank you for your perseverance."

The Minister of Punishment burst into tears and fainted on the spot.

Money can't move people, but it was the emperor who was always aloof, whose heart-warming words really moved the ministers.

The salary was paid out, the heart-warming words were spoken, and the hearts of the ministers were restored again.

Finally, Chongzhen said thoughtfully: "My dear friends, we are here today. Go home. If you see other dear ladies, inform them and come to collect their salary tomorrow."

Then he said in a calm tone: "The Ming Dynasty has reached this point, and some people have different thoughts. I understand. It's going to rain, and my mother wants to get married. I can't force it. But tell them, this year's salary is They deserve what they deserve, come and get it tomorrow, and then we, the king and his ministers, can get together and part ways."

As soon as these forgiving words came out, everyone at the scene knelt down and howled again, which made Chongzhen burst into tears.

At this moment, the hearts of the monarch and his subjects were close to each other. The situation in the DPRK has undergone qualitative changes.

(End of this chapter)