Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 529 Teaching
Therefore, the generals in the Wenhua Palace were overjoyed when they heard this.It turns out that the emperor called them to the Wenhua Palace to discuss matters, in fact, to talk about this matter, right?

For military generals, it is really too difficult to get a title.Many emperors, in their entire lives, would never grant a title to a general.Now the Chongzhen Dynasty is finally going to Kaifeng!

Thinking of this, these generals clasped their fists in unison to express gratitude.

This made the civil servants on the side feel a little envious.These warriors fought with the emperor every day, and they finally achieved success!
As they were thinking, they suddenly heard Emperor Chongzhen turning to the Minister of War and saying: "The Ming Dynasty has been able to achieve this state of resurgence because of the bloody battles of the soldiers. I will not be stingy in rewarding them. This time at the end of the year , after I worship the Ancestral Temple, I will be rewarded with a title. Please sort out the contents of my previous rewards and make them public, so that my people can see that I am not a stingy emperor!"

What he said was a bit heavy, and it was directly linked to his reputation. No matter how much the Minister of the Ministry of War dared to object, he quickly agreed.

There are two types of rewards for ordinary soldiers.One is military merit promotion, and the other is military merit in exchange for rewards, such as silver, grain fields, and so on.

For most ordinary soldiers, they choose to exchange military merits for silver or grain fields.For example, Man Gui, who had already died in battle, was like this, so that he was slowly promoted to the position of chief soldier after a long time.There is also Huang Degong, who also likes to exchange military merits for silver rewards. He can be the commander-in-chief because of his reputation. He was promoted to form a brave guard battalion.However, this kind of leapfrog promotion is not a common practice in the military.

Therefore, when it comes to exchanging military merits for silver rewards, it will feel as if these meritorious soldiers have not changed.However, for the Ministry of War, it would be very shocking if the rewards over the years were summarized and announced.

Even if a soldier gambled his reward money and ended up with nothing, it was always recorded in the Ministry of War's account books how many military exploits he had performed in exchange for the amount of reward money.

The courtiers in the Wenhua Palace didn't think much about Emperor Chongzhen's request.In fact, Emperor Chongzhen had very big intentions.

The reason why he wants to confer titles at this time and announce the previous rewards to the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty is that apart from the 17th year of Chongzhen being a special year, there is another very big reason, which is to make the people of the Ming Dynasty Realized: Wow, it turns out that being a soldier can have such great benefits!

The implementation of the national military service system in the Northwest is a special case; now, in Liaodong, Hong Chengchou has also begun to implement the national military service system.This matter, sooner or later, will spread in the pass, and then some people will guess that the emperor probably wants to implement the national military service system in the entire Ming Dynasty.

If there is no benefit to being a soldier and it is not enviable, then the implementation of the universal military service system will encounter great resistance.But now, after Emperor Chongzhen let them all see the benefits of being a soldier, this resistance will be much less.After all, the vain money and a large number of grain fields are very real things, not to mention the title, Emperor Chongzhen will not be stingy.These are very tempting.

I believe that there will be many scholars, and it is estimated that they will also join the army by then.

Only in this way, slowly, the situation where the gentlemen are more important than the martial arts will be reversed.

In this era, don't be afraid that if there is no battle, there will be no military exploits.In this era, there are many battles to be fought!
Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the first big court meeting after Mr. Huang's return to Beijing was very harmonious, which made people happy.

After Emperor Chongzhen set the basic tone, as for the specific details, the courtiers below began to discuss.Including sending envoys to Oirat Mongolia and Khalkha Mongolia, what requirements are given, etc., are all determined after discussion.It is also a matter to discuss carefully how to relocate the affected people from Qin and Jin to the Hetao area to give orders to the governors of the three sides and the governor of Xuanda.

By the time they had reached an agreement, it was nearly dusk.

Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen decreed to disperse the dynasty.Before leaving, he smiled and said to the subordinates: "Tomorrow, I will give a lecture to the crown prince in person, you might as well come and listen."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned again.Did the emperor give lectures in person?
say what?It is the way of governing the country, which requires civil and military officials to attend?

Is he leading the army in a war?If so, then this should be what the generals listen to, right?

If you can't figure it out, you're just curious.Don't say that the emperor has already invited, but if there is no invitation, it is estimated that qualified ministers may open their mouths to listen.

After they dispersed, they discovered that the emperor's lecture was not a temporary idea at all, but had been decided before the discussion in the Wenhua Palace, and the news spread.

Give lectures to the prince, and those who accompany the prince will naturally attend.Even the parents of the crown prince's companions were invited by Emperor Chongzhen.For example, Zheng Zhilong, who was "dismissed", was also invited when he was in the capital.

Although it was evening, the matter that the emperor was going to teach the prince suddenly became the focus of attention of the whole city.Everyone was curious, why did the emperor invite so many people to listen to the prince's lecture?What is the emperor going to say?

Under this kind of curiosity, the teahouses and restaurants in the capital were very lively at dawn the next day.

The people of the capital all gather in these places, so there are many people to have interesting chats, isn't it!They were chatting about this matter one after another, waiting for the news from the palace to see if they had guessed the content?

This must be due to the improvement of the living standard now, otherwise, how can I have such a leisurely heart, and it will be too late to be so busy trying to survive!

All the prefectures that were invited wore formal attires that represented their identities, packed up solemnly early in the morning, and rushed to wait outside the palace gate.Among them, Zheng Zhilong is naturally indispensable.

He had chatted with Emperor Chongzhen several times, and was often shocked by Emperor Chongzhen's sudden thoughts.Just like on the other side of the ocean, there must be the flag of Ming Dynasty. Which emperor in the past would have such an idea?Including other people, even himself, the pirate king, did not have such ambitions, but Emperor Chongzhen had already had such an idea when Jianlu was still powerful at that time!

Therefore, it can be said that Zheng Zhilong is more curious than anyone else.Because he knew that since the Emperor Chongzhen taught the prince so grandly, it must not be about the four books and five classics, the emperor's art and the like, but something that would shock everyone!

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't think of anything.Zheng Zhilong turned his head to look at his son beside him. He was already 20 years old, almost tall, and looked dignified.Among all the Prince Accompanying Readers, it is considered a good one.In this regard, Zheng Zhilong is gratified.

However, he also noticed that his son seemed not to be very interested in what Chen Zilong, the Secretary of Agriculture, and Song Yingxing, the Secretary of Agriculture, were talking about.

Zheng Zhilong was a little dissatisfied with this point.That's something the emperor values, so you have to learn it well, otherwise, what if the emperor finds out and doesn't like you?This young man is more self-willed!
Anyway, still waiting to enter the palace, Zheng Zhilong began to vaguely mention his son.

Zheng Chenggong was very smart, and he knew what his father was talking about as soon as he heard it, so he said a little conflictedly: "Father, I think those things are useless!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help but stare and said: "It's useless. Why did the emperor let two close ministers teach the prince? Think about it with your brain, is this useful?"

In his opinion, it doesn't really matter whether the content taught is useful or not, but the emperor cares about this matter, that is, no matter how useless things are, they will become useful!In other words, don't care about the content, but care about pleasing the emperor, this is the point!
But obviously, Zheng Chenggong is not as sophisticated as his father. After hearing his father's words, he straightened his neck and argued: "It's not just the child who thinks so, the prince also thinks so. He told the child himself. During the lecture, There's also conflict."

"..." Hearing this, Zheng Zhilong couldn't help being stunned.All of a sudden, he understood a little bit why the emperor was so eager to teach in person when he returned to the capital with his teacher, and why he asked so many people to listen on such a large scale, maybe it had something to do with the prince's attitude.

Think about it too, other people, does the emperor need to care?Only the crown prince, the emperor must be highly concerned.From this point of view, the emperor is teaching the class in person today, and it is very likely that he will discipline the prince, and let the prince accompany him to study, and the parents who accompany the prince will watch, just to give a warning.Don't be the same as the prince. Once the prince has such signs, he must persuade the prince.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhilong felt that he had realized the intention of Emperor Chongzhen to teach in person, so he lowered his face, gave Zheng Chenggong a few words, and then reminded him earnestly that although the crown prince is the future emperor, he is still only the crown prince after all.The current emperor is wise and powerful, and his body has always been healthy. Therefore, the first thing to do is to satisfy the current emperor.

For example, with regard to this matter, if others have resistance, they will be the same as the prince.Why don't you advise the prince a little bit, even if you have this intention, so that the emperor will definitely continue to look at you with admiration after hearing about it.

After talking a lot, Zheng Zhilong sighed and said: "The Zheng family has paid a very high price for you to be able to accompany the prince to study. Although the emperor will still rely heavily on your father in the future, you can't be a dou who can't afford it. Dad doesn't want you to be protected by dad all your life!"

In his opinion, it was he who clearly obeyed the dispatch of Emperor Chongzhen, agreed to Emperor Chongzhen to lead the fleet northward, and also divided half of the protection money he received every year to the imperial court, and continued to buy Nanyang grain for the imperial court, etc., as One of the rewards is that Emperor Chongzhen valued his son so much. He not only gave his son a name, but also made him a prince to accompany him to study and so on.

It is undeniable that there are indeed these reasons.However, Zheng Chenggong's original historical contributions are actually due to a considerable part of the reason.Otherwise, Emperor Chongzhen would not have changed Zheng Sen's name to Zheng Chenggong.

Hearing his training, Zheng Chenggong's face flushed immediately.As long as one is ambitious, who wants to be called a dou who cannot be supported?
At this time, he secretly swore in his heart that he must show his father whether he will rely on his father or his own ability in the future!
After waiting for a while, a servant finally came to pass the order and let them all go in.

The location remains the same, still in the East Palace.However, there were too many people and the hall was not big enough, so the servants led them and stood in front of the hall.

At this point, it's almost New Year's Eve.Although there was no wind, it was still cold.Most people don't want to stay in the open air.

Fortunately, these people are either rich or expensive, and they are well dressed, but they don't feel too cold, and the winter has risen, so they can give some warmth.

What made them a little strange was that in the middle of the courtyard outside the hall, there were a general cannon, a Franco cannon, a teapot, a Kongming lantern, a bamboo dragonfly and so on.

From military equipment to toys, they all have them.By the way, do you want to make a pot of tea for everyone to drink?

Everyone looked at this, with doubts on their foreheads, what kind of dragon formation is the emperor setting up?

Not long after they arrived, Emperor Chongzhen led the prince here.Chen Zilong, Secretary of Agriculture, and Song Yingxing, Secretary of Kaiwu, the emperor's most valued favorites, also accompanied him.

Emperor Chongzhen sat down in front of the hall, and after the ministers had finished their ceremony, the lectures began.

Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing stood on the left and right sides of Emperor Chongzhen respectively, with the crown prince standing in front of him, and many princes accompanying him to read behind him.As for the other important court officials and the parents who accompanied the crown prince, they stood on both sides.After all, today's protagonist is the prince and the prince's companion.

Everyone looked at the emperor with curiosity, wanting to hear what the emperor was going to say?
Seeing Emperor Chongzhen's serious face, he said to the prince: "I heard that farming and the art of creating things are all small ways. The prince should not learn this, so he has a heart of resistance."

At the very beginning, whether it was farming or the art of creating things, the young prince and others were very interested.It is very interesting to hear about the growth and changes of plants and to identify different plants.Especially the art of opening things, after the glass came out, the experimental course also made them very interested.

However, as they grow older, some ideas inevitably affect them.I think the prince should pay more attention to the Four Books and Five Classics, the books of sages and sages, and learn the ways of emperors, such as farming and the art of opening things. These are small ways, and learning is useless.

For Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing, they couldn't teach the lectures vividly. At most, they just followed the scriptures and added more understanding.These things feel fresh at first, but later, they become boring.Many people in later generations feel sleepy when they hear mathematics, physics and chemistry, and this can be proved one or two.

Therefore, what the queen told Emperor Chongzhen was that these students, headed by the prince, began to resist the teachings of Chen Zilong and Song Yingxing.She knew that even if she didn't say it, the emperor cared about it, and he would definitely know about it later, so when Emperor Chongzhen asked about it, she said it right away.

And what Emperor Chongzhen has to do now is not only for the prince, but also for all the important officials in the court, etc., to give a good lesson!

(End of this chapter)