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"Kill the captives and sacrifice the flag to send the loyal martyrs!" When several loud-voiced Han generals saw the decree, they roared in unison, their voices loud and clear, echoing over Fengtianmen Square.

As this shout rang out, the white-armed soldier holding a broadsword raised the gleaming blade high and swung it down one after another. Suddenly, the heads of the captives detached from their bodies, and blood spurted out from their necks. . The white-pole army soldiers holding the money rat tail raised Jianlu's head as if holding a lantern, showing it to the direction of the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty.

The soldiers from the Beijing camp holding the memorial tablets of the loyal and martyrs of the Ming Dynasty walked solemnly along the road lined with the heads of Jianlu, and slowly walked towards the hall of the loyal and martyrs of the Ming Dynasty. Almost at the same time, those big Han generals with loud voices shouted again: "Salute!"

All soldiers, whether they were soldiers of the Baigan Army, soldiers of the Beijing Camp, or soldiers of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, all performed their own military salutes. Emperor Chongzhen, civil and military officials, and the common people watching the ceremony paid attention and watched the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty walking slowly, on a road that was still dripping with blood, towards the hall of the loyal martyrs of the Ming Dynasty.

At this moment, no one felt cruel, and no one was too scared to look at it. In their hearts, they have been longing to see Jianlu rectified for a long time. When I see it now, I can’t wait to blink. I look forward to imprinting this moment in my mind and never forget it in the future.

In the following ceremony, Emperor Chongzhen would gain countless achievement points for every action he made. It was not until nearly noon that the ceremony was completed and he returned to the palace.

The next arrangement is to open the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall for ordinary people to worship. It is said that the common people who were watching the ceremony refused to leave and formed a long queue, waiting to enter the Zhonglie Hall to offer incense and take a tour.

"Haha, Your Majesty, you haven't seen that the officer from the Ministry of War who is responsible for selling incense has a smile on his face..." Wang Chengen stood next to Emperor Chongzhen and vividly described the situation in front of the Zhonglie Hall. , as if he saw it with his own eyes.

Emperor Chongzhen could make a rough guess about this situation without him having to explain it. He even dared to bet that the Ministry of Rites might turn around and submit a memorial saying that the Ming Dynasty Zhonglie Hall was a matter of the Ministry of Rites and should be responsible for it.

Thinking this, he looked very calm, waved his hand to Wang Chengen and said: "It's almost time, let the ministers go to court!"

At noon, all the ministers were asked to have lunch, take a short rest, and then hold an informal court meeting. All the royal family members and nobles in the capital, as well as all civil and military officials of fifth rank and above must participate.

There are two main parts of this informal court meeting. One is to confer Qin Liangyu of the Baigan Army as Zhonglie Bo. At this time, the earl was still very valuable.

Qin Liangyu was still a woman, and she was actually knighted by the emperor. Even though she had been in battle for a long time, killed countless enemies, and experienced countless dangers, she was already mentally strong, but at this moment, her eyes were red, and she knelt down, excited. The emperor said: "The last general is only a woman. What virtues and abilities can make His Majesty value him so much? The last general is willing to be His Majesty's minion, to serve the court and to be loyal to the country!"

"Haha!" Emperor Chongzhen smiled and stretched out his hand to signal, "Qin Qing, please come to your senses! Your merits are obvious to all, and the word loyalty and martyrdom really match each other! I have said that the Ming Dynasty is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty will not fail the loyalty and martyrdom. Now I I would like to add that as long as anyone contributes to the court and the Ming Empire, I will not let him down!"

After hearing this, Qin Liangyu thanked him again and again before returning to the queue. Witnessing the scene in front of the Loyalty Hall in the morning, and now hearing the emperor's statement, and receiving such a heavy national favor, not to mention that she was originally loyal, even if she didn't before, she definitely had it now.

In this way, after Man Gui, another earl appeared, which immediately made all the generals jealous. They knew that Emperor Chongzhen was really generous in his actions, which meant that the new army would definitely fulfill its promise of ennoblement if it selected the most powerful general.

Emperor Chongzhen glanced below and found that every one of the generals in the queue seemed to be in a lot of energy. They raised their heads and chests, and looked away. Hehe, it seemed that he had accidentally used the trick of buying bones for a thousand gold.

He didn't care anymore, looked down and said loudly: "My cement now has two places, one is the Ming Zhonglie Hall, the other is the Ming Central Bank..."

Upon hearing this, all the courtiers below had no idea what the emperor wanted to say, but the new topic of cement was in the topic. They were all very curious and listened attentively.

"The Hall of Loyalty and Martyrs of the Ming Dynasty has been opened, I believe you have all seen it; the Central Bank of the Ming Dynasty has also been completed, and is now being decorated internally, and will be opened soon." Emperor Chongzhen said here, paused for a moment, and let the following The minister had an idea, and then continued, "The Ming Zhonglie Hall must strictly prevent water leakage, and the Ming Central Bank will store gold and silver in the future, and also print Ming banknotes, so it must be indestructible. And building materials such as cement are It just meets these two requirements. In addition..."

When the officials below heard this, their eyes lit up, and many officials began to consider whether to ask the emperor to reward them with cement.

"Compared with wooden buildings, cement is also resistant to decay, insect infestation, rainwater cleaning, fast construction speed, and high-floor construction. As for what I have said, you can experience it on the spot!"

If the emperor said this, it must be true.

All the ministers below, whether they were the royal family members or the civil servants and generals, could not help but have their eyes gleaming. Since the emperor had said such a good thing, was he planning to reward it to his ministers? If this is the case, then you have to ask the emperor for some!

Emperor Chongzhen looked at their expressions from above and could guess their thoughts at once. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he still maintained his original expression on the surface and continued to say slowly: "I don't want to cherish such a good thing to myself. So I decided to take out the cement..."

Upon hearing this, several princes and ministers were immediately eager to go out and ask for it.

But Emperor Chongzhen clearly saw what they meant, so he sped up his speech and said loudly: "I have decided to establish the Ming Dynasty Royal Cement Company to sell cement to the world, so that cement can be popularized in Ming Dynasty and benefit the people!"

"..." All the ministers were stunned when they heard this. They could hardly believe their ears. What did you mean? What did the emperor mean to establish? Is it to sell cement?

Some knowledgeable officials immediately remembered that Confucius's "Datong" and "Li Ci Zhuan" said: "The public means the wealth of others, and the director means the operation." Zhuangzi also once said: "Accumulate shortcomings and gain heights. The way to unite small ones is to make them big, and to merge them and make them public, this is what we call a company!"

Could it be that the company the emperor mentioned is this company?

Thanks to Qingying Denglei for the reward!