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It didn't matter if he didn't look at it. Once he looked at it, he was immediately stunned.

Although Chen Shigong was old, he still remembered clearly that the emperor sitting above him who was smiling at him was the young man who had been to his village and talked with him for a long time!

By the way, who said that if he is from Jin Yiwei, then he must be from Jin Yiwei? He can also be the master of Jin Yiwei!

When Chen Shigong thought of this, he couldn't help but blame himself secretly. Why was his eyesight so dim in the past that he couldn't even recognize the real dragon emperor when he came in front of him?

While he was thinking, a chamberlain had already moved a round stool wrapped in silk to his side and motioned for him to sit down.

Chen Shigong came to his senses and immediately thanked him excitedly. At this time, he was very happy that he agreed to the emperor's request and became the leader of this matter!

Next, there is nothing to say. After all, the "mastermind" behind this matter is the emperor sitting on the throne. The play continued according to the script. Emperor Chongzhen asked about the situation and Chen Shigong stated. Finally, Emperor Chongzhen said that there were specialties in the art, and he sent the imperial doctor to come over and ask about the situation in public. The result was of course self-evident, and the matter was decided on the spot by Emperor Chongzhen.

Emperor Chongzhen said seriously to his first assistant, Wen Tiren: "Since this matter is true, it is related to the future of our Ming Dynasty, and we must immediately correct the bad habits of the past! Wen Qing, the cabinet will take the lead, and the Ministry of Punishment will be the chief writer, revise the "Ming Dynasty Code", and These contents are written into the "Da Ming Code", and after I read it and there are no problems, it will be promulgated to the world immediately!"

In fact, although Wen Tiren did not know what happened before, he knew Emperor Chongzhen. As soon as I paid attention to this matter and thought of the emperor's southern tour, I realized that behind this matter was actually the emperor himself. Now that the momentum has been established, what else is there to say?

With this in mind, Wen Tiren went out and said: "Wei ministers accept the decree!"

Faintly, he still had a feeling. The emperor's intention should have been in place a long time ago. Because the emperor had previously reformed the household registration system, marriage matters were also brought under the jurisdiction of the government, and a marriage certificate was required. Only after registration with the government and writing it into the new household registration information can the marriages of people in the Ming Dynasty be protected by the government.

With this premise, in the future, local governments will have rules to follow when handling affairs in accordance with the new "Ming Law". Those who are below the legal age will not be processed. Naturally, they will be able to restrict the people of the Ming Dynasty from marrying below the legal age.

Without this premise, even though there are laws, it would be difficult to enforce them.

Emperor Chongzhen then turned to look at Chen Shigong and said enthusiastically: "What the old man did this time will be of benefit to the present day and will be of great benefit to the future. I will not hesitate to reward you for such merit. That's great..."

He pondered for a moment and then continued: "Chen Shigong accepts the title!"

Chen Shigong was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then he was overjoyed. He was about to kneel down to accept the title, but was stopped by Emperor Chongzhen. As he got older, he didn't have to kneel all the time. With a mouthful of gold, a count hit Chen Shigong.

This reward immediately shocked everyone. None of them expected that Chen Shigong could get an earl with this, which was really surprising.

In the ranks of military generals, Zu Dashou stared at the old Chen Shigong, feeling very jealous. As a military general, he longed for a title but couldn't get it. Why did he get it by an old man?

Unwilling to give up, he immediately went out and said: "Your Majesty, the general will think it is inappropriate!"

"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen made a sound from his nostrils when he heard this, obviously a little unhappy.

Zu Dashou heard it, but now that he was out of the queue, he bit the bullet and continued: "Your Majesty, ancestral system, no knighthood can be achieved without military merit! Doctor Chen has not received military merit..."

As soon as he heard what was going on, Emperor Chongzhen glanced at the queue of generals and saw that many generals seemed a little ready to make a move. He immediately interrupted Zu Dashou's words and said in a colder voice: "It's okay to be knighted for military merit! Then I ask you, is it a big enough contribution to make the people of the Ming Dynasty smarter and healthier, to benefit countless women of the Ming Dynasty, and to prevent countless families from being ruined? I can tell you clearly, if a Compared with the military achievements of a general who opened up new territories and the countless contributions of a doctor, I would rather not open up new territories! Moreover, I tell Zu Qing that your family will also benefit from his proposal. In this way, Qing Do you understand?"

The emperor has made it very clear, so who can have any doubts?

If the original Emperor Chongzhen had no prestige, then these generals might still want to argue. However, today's Emperor Chongzhen is so powerful that it has never been seen before. I have said it clearly, no one dares to object again. This is not to say that in the future, military merit cannot be ennobled. This is the fundamental interest of those who use military force. After word spread about this incident, others would only say that Zu Dashou was stingy.

After all, the emperor's ennoblement was just a family matter for the emperor. Because the salaries and salaries of nobles with titles all come from the inner treasury and do not go through the national treasury. The emperor can knight whoever he wants.

If we really talk about it, the idea of ​​being knighted for military merit is untenable. In the Ming Dynasty, relatives could be knighted. Also, the descendants of powerful officials, such as Wei Zhongxian and the beauties of the Hakka family, were all knighted, but they did not end well. .

The civil servants nearby would be more happy for the emperor to grant more titles. In this way, maybe when the emperor is happy, he would also grant titles to the civil servants. Wouldn't that be wonderful!

Therefore, Zu Dashou did not dare to argue anymore and Nuonuo retreated.

Chen Shigong couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the matter had come to a conclusion.

Emperor Chongzhen ignored him. Taking advantage of this topic, he said seriously to the ministers: "I will talk about it again here. If someone makes an outstanding contribution to the Ming Dynasty, no matter what it is, I will not hesitate to reward him with a title." . If there is anything you don’t understand, I can give you a few examples.”

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials, including the chambermaids, couldn't help but pricked their ears and listened attentively.

"For example, if a child dies in infancy, smallpox is a major culprit. If anyone can offer good advice to the court and permanently solve the smallpox problem, I will definitely grant him a title as a thank you!"

Smallpox is one of the oldest and most fatal infectious diseases, and it is very contagious. In ancient times, regardless of whether they were emperors, relatives, or commoners and beggars, they were all afraid of smallpox because there was basically no solution.

At this time in the Ming Dynasty, vaccination methods had already appeared, which were divided into two types: the dry seedling method and the water seedling method, which originated in Jiangnan during the Longqing period. However, both vaccination methods carry great risks.

In the original history, even in the Manchu and Qing Dynasties, there was no good solution. Many of the grandsons of the Manchu emperors died of smallpox. During the same period, even in Europe, a large number of people died of smallpox every year.

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen gave an example of smallpox, the infectious disease that the ancients were most afraid of.

In the original history, humans could effectively prevent smallpox. It was not until the last few years of the 18th century that the British doctor Edward Jenner discovered the solution to vaccinia.

In the main hall, after Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, no one refuted, but everyone was stunned. I have to say that these words of Emperor Chongzhen are very novel and unprecedented. The new path to knighthood was suddenly revealed before their eyes.

After coming back to their senses, the civil and military officials, chambermaids, and others had to admit, or in other words, they were all eager for such a person to appear and solve the damn smallpox. In this way, they themselves could still Their descendants will no longer be threatened by smallpox.

In the silence of the main hall, suddenly Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, was the first to come out, knelt down and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty's holy heart is kind and kind, which is really a blessing to all people!"

This movement brought all the officials back to their senses. Wen Tiren, the first assistant, slandered in his mind, you are a worthless person, you always get the first place if you flatter others and take credit.

If word of what happened today spreads out, anyone who opposes this kind of ennoblement will definitely be scolded by the people outside, and even be scorned by their family members when they return home. Supporting this kind of knighthood is the most important opportunity to gain fame. Who can miss it?

Therefore, after Cao Huachun, First Assistant Wen Tiren and others, all civil and military officials in the court knelt down and chanted: "Your Majesty's holy heart is kind and kind, which is really a blessing to all people!"

Emperor Chongzhen had a serious face, but continued: "There are other particularly harmful cases, such as febrile epidemics. Whoever can solve them will be given a title by me. In the future, whoever can benefit me will benefit thousands of sons of the Ming Dynasty." If you contribute to the people and benefit future generations of our Ming Dynasty, I will grant you a title!"

Febrile disease is actually the plague, or the Black Death in Europe. This infectious disease is also very harmful. The demise of the Ming Dynasty was actually due to the plague to a certain extent. At that time, when Li Zicheng led the army to attack the capital, there happened to be a plague outbreak in the capital, and almost all the soldiers defending the city were infected. The capital was unable to defend itself, so it was easily captured by Li Zicheng.

There is another saying that Li Zicheng's army immediately fought against the Manchus. They fought hard at Shanhaiguan, but then they were defeated and there was no decent resistance at all. Are all Li Zicheng's other armies bullshit? Obviously not! But after Li Zicheng's army entered the capital, they were also infected with the plague. However, it was still in the incubation period in the early stage and later broke out, leaving Li Zicheng's army unable to resist.

However, the Manchus were just lucky enough to know this situation and avoided the capital. By the time they entered Beijing, the weather had cooled down and the spread of the plague had been reduced to a minimum.

Of course, these are all digressions. At this time, Emperor Chongzhen, seeing the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty crouching there, simply kept doing nothing, and continued to say loudly: "I believe that the application of steam engines is obvious to all, and it has made a great contribution to our Ming Dynasty. If this steam engine was invented by someone else, I would definitely give him a knighthood."

There is no way, the steam engine was invented by Emperor Chongzhen himself. Is it possible for him to follow the example of Emperor Zhengde, who made himself a general, and then led troops to fight, and gave himself a title to reward the invention of the steam engine?

When Emperor Chongzhen said this, he looked at Wen Tiren and said: "Qing Wen, the cabinet will draft an edict and announce my intentions to the world. I am willing to grant you a title. I hope that everyone in the world will work together to make our Ming Dynasty strong and our Ming Dynasty strong." We will make the greatest contribution to the well-being of our Ming Dynasty!"

"I obey the decree!" Wen Tiren responded loudly. There was nothing to say, he must have drafted the decree. He was certain in his heart that the names of the people who drafted the decree would be passed down to future generations, so he decided to write it himself.

Then this matter was settled, and after the disbandment of the dynasty, the entire capital was once again in a state of shock.

The people in the capital were originally bored and paying attention to Chen Shigong's public petition. As soon as the news of the court meeting came out, they knew it immediately.

"Really? The imperial doctor is also sure that the emperor was right the first time? Doesn't that mean that those things are true?"

"If it wasn't true, how could all the famous doctors in the world have the same attitude? If it wasn't true, no one in the civil and military councils of the Manchu Dynasty would object? If it wasn't true, would the emperor have approved that I would do this in the future?"

"Fortunately, my daughter is not married yet. No, I have to tell my father-in-law to postpone the wedding. She is too young now!"

"..."

After knowing the result of the matter they were paying attention to, the news that followed shocked them even more.

"What? The famous doctor Chen Shigong was knighted by the emperor?"

"Nonsense, the news is absolutely true. At first, I didn't believe it either. It was said by my own family, there is no way it is false!"

"Let me tell you, the emperor has spoken so eloquently today, saying that whoever can cure smallpox, plague and other diseases will definitely be granted a title! By the way, there are other things, as long as we, the people of Ming Dynasty, can be healthy, the merit will be great and benefit future generations. If anything happens, the emperor will treat it with a title. If this matter comes back, there will be an imperial decree spread throughout the world!"

"Wow, a knighthood is waiting for you. Such a high reward? This has never happened before. Your Majesty is really worried about us, the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"That's not true. Look, the emperor has always had us in his heart. We are so lucky to have such a good emperor in our lives!"

"..."

After hearing the news, all the people, without exception, were grateful for the emperor's holy heart and kindness. He served the country and the people, and the emperor's prestige rose to a higher level. At the same time, the temptation of nobility also stimulated all the people. Each and every one of them was as if they had been given a shot of blood, thinking of doing something that would help them get a knighthood without having to fight!

Such a glorious thing seems to be no longer far away from ordinary people!

Emperor Chongzhen, who was in the Forbidden City, also learned about the situation outside through the chat group and the news from the factory guards. In response, Emperor Chongzhen smiled slightly. He felt that Chen Shigong's example was not enough and he wanted to set another example for the world.

As the achievement points were used more and more, his memory became better and better, and he recalled all the things about the corners of his memory in later generations. For example, he did not know that vaccination against smallpox was a discovery made by British doctors, but he had read historical online articles in later years, and some books had written about vaccination against cowpox.

This matter requires an executor!