Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 856

Ye Chen, Empress Jade, Concubine Yu, Concubine Han, Princess Ye Yu who was conferred the title of eldest princess at the New Year's Day meeting the day before yesterday, and the two prime ministers on the left and right, the general, the superintendent, the six ministers, and the five ministers of the military department. , Watching it from a distance on the tower of the imperial city.The city guards struggled to maintain order, leaving a large flat on the Imperial City Square.It's just that the three of them came late, although they were all martial arts masters, and there were unruly people like Shi Lang, they didn't dare to be too presumptuous and force their way past.Only the noise of people was heard, but the scene in the middle of the square was not seen at all, only the backs of the people pointing their fingers.

With an idea, Zhong Sanhe saw a tall willow tree not far from the roadside, so he tied the horse. In a blink of an eye, he had already climbed to the tree and found a branch to sit on. Then he greeted the two of them. The stone wolf is a horse thief. He was used to being informal by birth, before Chang Podao came to Xia Jing, although his father repeatedly emphasized that he should not be publicized after arriving in Xia Jing, but now he didn't care whether this would damage his image, and he easily climbed up when Zhong Sanhe greeted him.

The three of them were a full four feet high from the ground, and the branches they were sitting on were not thick at all, obviously they borrowed a little strength, and ordinary people couldn't sit still.But just as the three of them stabilized their figures, they couldn't help but feel a chill in their hearts, and their expressions changed, and then changed twice after two or three breaths, as if they were glanced at by three giant beasts just now.But then this feeling disappeared, and the three of them turned slightly pale and looked at each other, feeling that the fear in their hearts just now seemed to be an illusion.

At the same time, on the upper floor of the imperial city, Ye Chen, Bai Canghai, and Yu Daoxiang turned their gazes back one after another. Ye Chen said to Yang Jiye who was sitting on his right hand: "After the Lantern Festival, the Military Academy will start. Zhong Sanhe, Chang Po Knife, Stone Wolf, and the top ten guys in this list of benefactors are all wild. In addition to teaching them the skills of training troops and leading troops to fight, the military academy also has to grind their tempers. It’s flat. We have always lacked a large number of outstanding grassroots officers, um... how about it! The top [-] people on the list of benefactors are given a chance, as long as they are willing to join the army, they can enter the military academy to study. Zhong Sanhe and the others only need to graduate successfully. On the basis of their respective official ranks, a half-rank is added, and as long as the others graduate successfully, they will also be awarded the ninth rank, and when they enter the army, they will start as a platoon leader."

Yang Jiye nodded and said: "Your Majesty, these 100 people are powerful individuals, and they are all passionate, decisive, and brave. After a period of time, they are all very good officers. Maybe after a few years, some of them will become senior officers above brigade commander."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, and said: "How is the preparation for the third round of the army's reform plan? What I mean is that I want to start it when the military academy starts on the Lantern Festival."

Yang Jiye said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the Military Shuttle Department has conducted investigations, studies, and verifications in accordance with Your Majesty's thinking, and has made a detailed plan for military honors and reasonable service years."

Ye Chen said: "That's good."

Ye Chen's left hand, Han Xizai, said at this time: "Your Majesty, I heard that the training team of the training department has trained those 1 bandits and more than 30 Liao people and killed more than [-] people within ten days. I am worried whether this will happen." mutiny."

Ye Chen didn't speak, and Yang Jiye said with a smile: "Mr. Han doesn't know that these 1 bandits and more than 4 Liao people are all rebellious and unruly. It's not enough to deter them if they don't use heavy hands, so it's hard to kill them." Train them into qualified soldiers of our Xiangfu country. As for the mutiny, Mr. Han can rest assured that with the training and management mode of the teaching team, as long as the teachers and pickets are not favoritism and act impartially, they will not have any chance to carry out a series of mutinies. What's more, we have already The reform of the military honor system in the next step will be applied to these more than [-] people in advance. It has been explained to them that they will be graded according to their final assessment results and performance during the training period. Different grades will have different military pay. This is for these people For a guy who has never been paid in the army, the temptation is still great."

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On the tallest willow tree on the east side of the Imperial City Square, Zhong Sanhe, Chang Podao, and Shi Lang temporarily put the momentary chills behind them.Because the scene in front of the Imperial City Square is so beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

The three of them are condescending and can see clearly. At this time, there are more than 100 huge screens in the ping, with various pictures painted on the screens, and there are various gods of this era; such as the birthday star who always smiles And Rahula, who symbolizes the birth of a boy, and so on, all the gods who can bless the health of the emperor's heirs in the belly of Concubine Yu Gui have.Of course, there is also a picture of a hundred sons playing in spring... The three of them were dazzled by what they saw, and they couldn't see much clearly for a while. They only heard that amidst the cheers and applause, someone lit a fuse. Immediately, colorful fireworks burst out from the screen, rushing straight up in the sky.As the ears heard the "chi" and "boom" sounds of fireworks being lit, one after another the fireworks rose into the sky, bursting into the sky with various gorgeous fireworks.

At this time, it was almost evening, and the fireworks all over the sky were incomparably gorgeous, swaying all the festivities and beauty in the dark yellow sky, re-enlightening the sky and taking away the brilliance of the setting sun.

Fire trees and silver flowers made of countless colorful colors bloomed in the sky of Xia Jing, as if they wanted to convey the joy of the crowd to the sky above the sky.From time to time, voices of praise and admiration came out from the crowd, and everyone was dazzled... making the huge Imperial City Square suddenly a sea of ​​joy.

Indeed, people have reasons to be happy.On New Year's Day, "Xiangfu News" and "Xiajing Express" issued special issues, summarizing the changes in Xiangfu Kingdom over the past year, which is indeed worthy of celebration.

Although since the founding of the country, it has fought against Song and Liao respectively, but it has won.

The most important thing is that more than 200 million mu of paddy fields have been reclaimed.In addition, more than 200 wind-powered waterwheels have been built across the country, and water conservancy canals have been built for hundreds of miles, turning almost [-]% of the original dry land into paddy fields, and the people's harvest has tripled.The Ministry of Agriculture also established the Agricultural Research Department, which is responsible for persuading and teaching farmers, cultivating high-quality seeds, manufacturing good agricultural tools, and promoting them to local areas.

Every state and county in the country has established elementary schools and middle schools. After the Lantern Festival, students will gradually enroll students and start classes. Although tuition fees are charged, they are actually not many. Ordinary families are fully capable of sending at least one child to school.Moreover, His Majesty the Great Emperor has already declared to the people of the whole country through two newspapers that no tuition fees will be charged for elementary and middle schools within five years at the latest, and six-year compulsory education will be fully implemented.It can be said that there is no one in the past to educate and benevolent government in this way, and there is one emperor through the ages.Of course, the prerequisite for this to be implemented is that the financial revenue of Xiangfu Kingdom has reached a certain level.

The plan for the reconstruction of official roads across the country is going very smoothly. All official roads have been sorted out and repaired, and all the main roads in Xiajing and the cities of various prefectures have been paved with cement roads.You must know that in this era, even in a big city like Kaifeng, except for the main roads paved with bricks and stones, all the roads are compacted dirt roads, which are filthy when it rains and snows, making it very convenient for people to travel.Now that Xiangfu Guozhou City has paved cement roads, how can it not make the people happy.And in the new year's work plan of Zhengshitang, it is clear that in the second year of Tianding, we will strive to lay cement roads in the county.

Xiangfu Bank's lending and line deposit interest payment business is unparalleled in the promotion and development of business.In the first year, the business developed very fast, and this was just the beginning. It is conceivable that the business will develop more and more as the time goes on.With the development of commerce and the substantial increase in commercial taxes, the common people have more income opportunities and channels besides farming.How can we not let the people celebrate.

Zhong Sanhe listened to the discussion of the people under the tree, and at the same time thought about the changes in Xiangfu Kingdom in the past year, and was secretly moved, but suddenly he was pulled by the stone wolf, who only heard the stone wolf laughing: "Look, then What is it?"

Zhong Sanhe looked up, and saw several paper figures tied up in the appearance of various gods, pushed into the air by gunpowder, and with the help of gunpowder, they kept spinning in the air, and the flames from the burning gunpowder were scattered in the air. It emitted a dazzling light, as if these paper figurines were ascending into the sky with golden light.There were bursts of cheers from the citizens.Even those talking under the tree were attracted, and there were no other voices except the voice of admiration.

Changjiabao has quite a lot of power in the northwest, and the news is also well-informed. Chang Podao lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "See! I heard that this is a new weapon developed by the guys from the Weapons Research Department. I heard that it can Take people to the sky. It’s just that they haven’t succeeded yet, and these things are just made by them.”

While he was talking, he saw another two-foot-tall golden god statue standing on a gold plate and sent up into the sky by gunpowder.The most unbelievable thing is that the golden idol vaguely looks like Ye Chen, and after it was lifted into the air, it turned around slowly in all directions on the golden plate.Many people fell to their knees immediately.It was also the first time Chang Podao had seen such a strange thing, and couldn't help opening his mouth wide.

Just as the golden statue was lifted into the sky, there were suddenly exclamations from many people around Daping.Chang Podao and the others looked down clearly, but saw hundreds of little wolves the size of cats and dogs, with sparks flashing from their buttocks, scurrying all over the ground in the Daping, which shocked the audience.After a while, everyone could see clearly that those wolves were also fireworks toys.This thing was designed by the researchers of the Weapons Research Department by using the principle of the reverse thrust of the gas ejected when the gunpowder burns and rotates around an axis. It is naturally a new and amazing thing in this era, and no one has seen it before.Moreover, those wolves were so realistic that they appeared suddenly, which naturally bluffed people a lot.

(End of this chapter)