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  Chapter 388 386 [Ascension to the Imperial Palace]

  The eighth day of September is an auspicious day for the zodiac.

  In the city of Nanjing, there are thousands of people in the alleys, all wanting to watch the enthronement ceremony.

   Officials who really need to participate have received etiquette training in advance to avoid making jokes during the ceremony.

  Hanlin Academy, officials gather.

  Qian Qianyi and Zhang Pu walked side by side, and they are now brothers and sisters. They fought there for a long time, wanting to be the dean of the Imperial Academy, but suddenly a Wang Tiaoding was parachuted in.

  No way to object, not even dare to say strange things.

  Because of the latest edition of "Datong Collection", there are several articles in which the author's signature has changed to Wang Tiaoding.

   "Xi Ming, have you heard about the inner court system?" Qian Qianyi asked.

  Zhang Pu said in a low voice: "I heard that there may be trouble."

  Qian Qianyi sighed: "The cabinet ministers, why don't you know how to dissuade them?"

  Zhang Pu said: "The founding monarch is not so easy to persuade. As a subject, he can only remedy it slowly in the future."

  Wang Tiaoding walked in front, and could vaguely hear the conversation between the two.

  He also felt the same about this, but he always felt that Zhao Han would not leave such a big loophole in his work.

  Especially the royal family does not buy private property, what should the emperor do if he is short of money in the future? Shameless and begging from civil servants?

  It's very simple, and there are overseas income!

   Zhao Han treated the royal family, clan, and relatives quite harshly. While allowing them to be officials, he also set an upper limit for being an official. But it deliberately said that the navy was an exception, and it also deliberately did not mention overseas official positions.

  The royal family will also take a large part of the income from overseas colonies in the future.

  The emperor couldn't get much money in the country, so he must actively explore overseas territories and earn money from overseas colonies. The royal family, clan and foreign relatives can also go overseas for adventure if they want to gain more benefits.

  At the same time, Zhao Han will also set the rules, how much income from overseas colonies will be distributed to the imperial court, and how much to the royal family.

  And deliberately left a hole, the overseas colonies have developed to a certain extent, and can declare the establishment of a provincial system. At that time, even if the colony is native, all income will go to the imperial court, leaving only a part to the royal family.

  In this way, the emperor has the enthusiasm to develop colonies, and civil servants have the enthusiasm to develop colonies.

  As for the degree of development of the colony, it is assessed by the number of registered Han Chinese and local tax contributions.

  The degree of colonial development can be divided into worrying, upper, middle and lower.

  In the lower-class colonies, 70% of the income goes to the royal family, and 30% goes to the imperial court.

  In medium-sized colonies, 60% of the income goes to the royal family, and 40% goes to the imperial court.

   In the upper-class colonies, the royal family and the imperial court share the income equally.

  Excellent colonies can discuss the establishment of provinces. After the establishment of the province, within 20 years, the imperial court will get 60% and the royal family will get 40%. Twenty years later, the imperial court will get 80% and the royal family will get 20%. Fifty years later, the royal family will only get 10%, and keep 10% forever.

  Emperors and civil servants will play out their brains about whether to build a province, and may even engage in a series of show operations in the colonies.

   But wouldn't the contradiction be shifted outward?

  Colonies don't sound good, they can be called "overseas territories".

  By that time, the royal family will not only be poor, but also rich. The more overseas territories, the richer the emperor, and at the same time the court can divide the money.

  …

  The officials of the Hanlin Academy lined up for two streets before joining the team of the Qintian Academy.

   Not long after, Zhao Han's two thousand personal guards came over with a guard of honor, and Zhao Han and Fei Rulan rode in a carriage.

   Li Xiangjun and Kou Baimen are both among the female officers.

  They are all wearing the improved version of Yisa as their uniform. The style is changed with great effort, and only minor adjustments are made on the traditional Yisa.

   As for what is dragging?

  Daming’s Kirin and Flying Fish suits are all of the Yisa style.

  The onlookers on both sides of the road saw the majestic and orderly guards first, then the majestic female officials, and the civil and military ministers behind them, all felt a sense of freshness in the new dynasty.

  Today, everyone wears dresses, and Zhao Han asks people to pay for custom-made dresses, which are only worn on large and solemn occasions.

  Official dresses, all in a khaki color.

  Datong New Dynasty, Tude!

  As for Manqing in the north, Shui De.

  Only judging from the attributes of the five elements, it is difficult to distinguish who is authentic, because Zhu Yuanzhang messed up at that time.

   Kublai Khan inherited the legal system of the Jin Kingdom and declared that Yuan belonged to water.

  So Zhu Yuanzhang had two choices, one was to inherit the Song Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty belonged to soil; the other was to inherit the Great Yuan Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty belonged to wood.

  But Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted to mess around, and the sun and the moon reopened the Great Song Dynasty, announcing that the Ming Dynasty, like the Song Dynasty, belonged to fire.

  Zhao Han didn't get entangled in this aspect, so he followed the tradition.

  Fire gives birth to earth, Daming belongs to fire, and Datong belongs to earth.

  The attribute of soil is also in line with the people-oriented concept. The core of this dynasty is basically farmers.

  As for the Qing Dynasty, it was purely reckless, trying to get water to overcome fire.

  Sun Chuanting stood by the side of the road, looked at the huge team, and said with emotion: "We are late, we arrived in Nanjing yesterday, and today is the new emperor's enthronement."

   "It's not too late, it's not too late," Cao Bianjiao said with a smile, "General Fei said he wanted to expand the cavalry, took away our horses and soldiers, and asked us to come to Nanjing to meet the new emperor. We will definitely have a place in the army in the future."

  Wang Tingchen also said: "Yes, the new dynasty already has half of the country, and it will definitely be able to drive out the slaves and rule the world."

   "What about the imperial concubine and the prince?" Sun Chuanting asked.

  Wang Tingchen even changed his address, saying: "Your Majesty is upright and will not treat the former prince harshly."

  Sun Chuanting was silent.

  Cao Bianjiao said: "General Fei has already known the existence of the imperial concubine and the prince. No matter what we think, it depends on the attitude of the new emperor. We can't just take the prince away quietly, right?"

  The prince had smallpox and healed up, but left many pockmarks on his face.

  Suddenly, some onlookers knelt on the ground and shouted, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

   "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

  Many people knelt down one after another, and finally both sides of the street were kneeling, and Cao Bianjiao and Wang Tingchen also knelt down.

  Sun Chuanting is neither standing nor kneeling.

   It's not that he is nostalgic for the previous dynasty. In order to protect the noble concubine and the prince, he has already served as an official with Li Zicheng, so why does he care about going to Zhao Han to be a second minister again?

   Just a lot of thoughts, feeling that I belong to the survivors of the former dynasty.

  When he took refuge in Li Zicheng, he didn't feel this way, because Li Zicheng certainly couldn't last long.

  Zhao Han was different. Sun Chuanting came all the way to the south, and the great governance of the south left a deep impression on him.

   "Bang bang bang bang!"

  A store clerk, under the sign of the boss, took out firecrackers and lit them at the door.

   Soon an official came over and angrily said: "I told you not to set off firecrackers. If someone takes the opportunity to set off firecrackers, it will be difficult to catch them! You will be fined two hundred renminbi!"

  The store owner smiled and took out copper coins: "Your Majesty is happy, two hundred coins is nothing. There are six hundred coins here, how about I set off three strings of firecrackers?"

  The officer was stunned for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said in a low voice, "Just set off the firecrackers. I've also suffered from it. You don't want to be safe in the future!"

   "Haha, you're joking, you're joking." The shop owner didn't dare to entertain the officials anymore.

  Zhao Han didn't disturb the people, and everything went on as usual.

  In Daming, even when the crown prince gets married, the whole city will be decorated with lanterns and festoons, and red silk and satin will be hung everywhere on both sides of the street—the government pays for it.

  At this moment, the officials lined up to follow, and went to the abandoned Nanjing Imperial City together.

  Although most of the palaces inside were collapsed, the walls of the imperial city were intact as a whole, and Zhao Han even sent people to restore them.

  This time I will not go out of the city to worship the Heaven and Earth Altar. There is a Sheji Altar in the imperial city, and the Heaven, Earth and Sheji are worshipped together.

  Next to the Sheji Altar is the Daming Taimiao, which is now changed to the Datong Taimiao, and it is also the Temple of Heroes.

  In the main hall of the Ancestral Temple, there are only tablets for Zhao Han's parents for the time being.

  The side halls on both sides are densely packed with tablets of martyrs. In the future, the spiritual tablets of the monarchs of all dynasties will be guarded by these martyrs.

  Kong Zhenyun, the lord of the Southern Confucius, was invited to be the master of ceremonies today, so that's all he has left.

  The host of the enthronement ceremony was the first assistant Pang Chunlai. After everyone came to the Taimiao, they worshiped the martyrs' tablets. Then I went to the Sheji Altar next door to sacrifice to the Heaven, Earth, Mountains and Rivers and the Sheji, accompanied by ritual and music throughout the process.

  After the sacrificial ceremony was over, the guards moved many benches, and all the officials sat down.

  Pang Chun said a few words about the arrangement, and Kong Zhenyun shouted: "Xuan Dengji's edict!"

Li Banghua stepped forward, held up the imperial edict with both hands, opened it and read: "Yingmin Fengtian Chengyun Emperor, the edict said: Emperor Gao, the ancestor of the Ming Dynasty, obeyed the heavens and responded to the people, expelled the Hulu, restored China, and became the king of the Chinese people." ...The Great Ming Dynasty has been in power for more than two hundred years, and today's fate is over..."

   Don't think the content of the edict is very dramatic. Zhu Yuanzhang's enthronement edict begins with the sentence "I am the king of the Chinese people, since the end of the Song Dynasty."

   Zhao Han's edict mainly has four contents.

  First, point out that he is the Emperor Yingmin, and everything is based on the people.

  Second, praise Zhu Yuanzhang's achievements and recognize Ming's contribution to China.

  Third, summarize the reasons for the demise of Ming Dynasty.

  Fourth, the Tartars and the Puppet Qing Dynasty stole Beijing, the bandits and rebels are still there, and Zhao Han will continue the Northern Expedition.

  Kong Zhenyun retreated to the side and shouted: "All officials stand up!"

  The sitting officials immediately stood up and held wat boards.

   "Kneel!"

   All the officials knelt down.

"bye!"

  All the officials worship.

  When Zhao Han abolished the kneeling ceremony, he explained the rules from the beginning, except for important occasions such as sacrifices.

  From now on, there is no need to kneel in the court, and all seats will be given, so there is no need to stand to participate in the court meeting.

  However, this is the ascension ceremony, and Zhao Han is not representing himself. He is now "the emperor who should serve the people and serve the heavens".

  Kong Zhenyun shouted again: "Shanhu!"

   All the officials shouted: "Long live!"

  Kong Zhenyun shouted: "Shanhu!"

   All the officials shouted: "Long live!"

  Kong Zhenyun shouted: "Hoo again!"

   All the officials shouted: "Long live!"

  Zhao Han was dressed in a ceremonial robe and a crown, and stood at the top facing the officials. Fei Rulan had already retreated with the female officials.

  The scene of the mountain shouting long live made Zhao Han's blood boil, and he couldn't help feeling a little elated.

  He turned around and looked back. It was the abandoned imperial palace of the Ming Dynasty. The Forbidden City was overgrown with weeds and the palace was in ruins. Everything reminded Zhao Han of the rise and fall of the dynasty.

  Long live Shanhu, Huazhu Qianqiu. The static whip rings three times, and the clothes and hats worship the crown.

  The civil servants are outstanding, and the generals are vigorous. The imperial way is divided into superior and inferior, and Dan Chi ranks first.

   This is the description of Tang Taizong in "Journey to the West". I don't know if Zhao Han can catch one or two.

  (end of this chapter)