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Chapter 1041 New Year's Eve
The Ming Dynasty in the eighth year of Wanli was still the same. Before the arrival of the new year, the Emperor Wanli went into the telegraph room of the capital to send a telegram with the title of "I am Yijun" to the soldiers and people all over the world, congratulating the people all over the world on the new year.

However, this congratulatory report for the eighth year of Wanli is four months earlier than last year.

The world has never been so close.

It took only three days to reach Liaodong in the east, Shaanxi in the west, and several provinces north of the Yellow River to receive the emperor's telegram.

In fact, all the provincial and government officials immediately thought that the emperor drank a lot of wine in the Forbidden City...Where in the world is there an emperor who congratulates the people, the army, and the ministers on a sunny day in August?
But this is obviously out of the ordinary, because there has never been an emperor who sent a telegram.

Only after the provincial officials saw the content of the telegram did they suddenly realize: Oh, the emperor asked everyone to start preparing and convey the news to all counties and subordinate townships, so as to ensure that the people living in the smallest administrative unit of the empire can also receive the emperor's telegram during the New Year. congratulations.

On the fourth day, the telegram passed through the hands of boatmen and riders across the Yellow River and spread throughout Liaodong. Riders with secret orders galloped through the forest and across the Yalu River, notifying North Korea of ​​orders and at the same time sending blessings to the coast of Xiaodongyang. Their ultimate goal The land is the easternmost tip of the Old Continent - Wangxia Prefecture.

The telegrams in Nurgandusi’s hometown have been repaired, but they are not straight lines, but line segments. Some places are easy to repair, and Daming has already repaired them; some places are not easy to repair, and Daming slowly repaired them; Repair the earth and repair the telegram.

The imperial messenger cavalry who galloped into the ice field didn't even know what was written in the secret book in their hands, but the emperor's order had been reached, to ride horses on roads where they could ride horses, to ride deer on roads where they couldn't ride horses, and to use two coins for places where they couldn't ride deer. If you run on one leg, you must also send the secret order book to every guard station of soldiers stationed along the way.

The situation in the west is the same. This year the emperor's orders are stricter and he has made greater innovations. The scope of congratulations has not only expanded from last year's frontier army to the common people, but also to command Wusizang and Duogan, who are in the northwest. The envoys, as well as the propaganda and comfort divisions in the Southwest, conveyed their congratulations.

Similarly, at the end where the telegram can reach, the rest is left to the rider.

As a data emperor, Wanli compiled and adapted the official documents he asked for from the six departments, and easily wrote a New Year's speech like a work report.

This incident caused great shock to the local chieftain, French king and ruler.

Originally, the Dharma kings and chieftains who were the first to receive the news from all over the world had the joy of bathing in the grace of heaven and the pleasure of getting revenge... We have always paid tribute, when did the emperor give us congratulations, huh?

You can brag about it for ten lifetimes, you can brag about it with your colleagues when you are alive, you can brag about it with your ancestors after you die, and you can brag about it in the next life!Da Mingzi not only wished me a happy Chinese New Year, but also reported to me on my work!
Later, it was discovered that all the colleagues received the emperor's "Happy Chinese New Year", and even the people under the rule received it, and it was still the same text.

The thoughtful Dharma king and Xuan Wei made everyone tremble with fear, and they got together in twos and threes to talk about it. The more they talked about Emperor Wanli's report work, the more chilling they felt.

"I'm Yijun, change the first paragraph of the letter from "I" to "I."The Ming Empire welcomes a new year. The empire belongs to us, and it belongs to all of us. On this auspicious occasion of saying goodbye to the old and ushering in the new, I wish the people all over the world a happy new year. '

There is an ancient book that says: The prime minister must start from the state department, and the fierce general must start from the army.Last year, there were 390 students from the Songjiang Lecture Academy in the empire who graduated and entered official careers. They are proficient in the six affairs, but I did not give them high officials and generous salaries, but sent them to the townships, prefectures and counties to practice. Supervise them, whether they are the most honest and capable officials in the country. '

'The empire has 470 students from the North and South Lecture Halls who graduated and joined the army. They have achieved success in their studies. The empire has added 140 commanders, 560 thousand households, 750 six hundred households and [-] five general banner officers. My soldiers also have to supervise them on my behalf, whether they are the most wise and professional generals in the dynasty. '

'Last year too, there were 240 civil and military officials above the seventh rank who were dismissed, demoted, and fined because they did not love the military and the people, and failed in the examination.This is my will, please listen carefully, any civil and military officials who are corrupt, lawless, favoritism, dereliction of duty, etc., can immediately file a complaint with the 110 supervisory and censor offices of the [-]th Road in the world, and I will deal with them. '

"Last year, the Haihe River flooded, and people in 600 counties suffered disasters. Beijing transported [-] million shi rice and grain to all the victims under my will. The Beiyang Army also poured out their nests to rescue the disaster under my instructions. Although there is no intention, it is my instructions. , [-] people were killed in battle due to state affairs, and I just returned from going to Jiguo Pagoda in Tianjin to pay homage to them. '

'I want to pay homage to them every year, but the ministers refuse to let me go. You judge me, and the warriors sacrificed their lives for the country, but I can't visit them every year. Is there such a reason?Don't mention these, it will be annoying if you mention them. '

"The income of the imperial court has increased this year, because there are six more vassal states in the West, domestic production has also been greatly improved, and the tariff on goods has increased by 140 million taels. Therefore, I have selected 54 in the six provinces of the Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, and Central Plains. The poor harvests and the hardships of the people in these counties are a pain in my heart. Therefore, this year, I have exempted the land tax in these 54 counties.Don't be jealous of the people who have no turn. The country is very big, and the people are working very hard. I will continue to work hard to open up overseas to relieve the pressure on the people of my celestial dynasty. '

'Couriers, soldiers, merchants, and common people, in the new year, continue to help me in the same boat. '

'It's New Year's Eve, and the taboo on red color in the first month's clothing color will be eliminated, and everyone will be more festive.Eat whatever you want, if you eat well, I will be full; wear whatever you want, if you wear well, I will be warm; well, that’s all for this year, see you next year, I'm going to quarrel with King Guiyi, he always bullies my southwestern capital, and I can't stop talking to him. '

The emperor is winning the hearts of the people.

What to do to win people's hearts?The consolation envoys in the southwest were trembling. Yang Yinglong from Bozhou had been out for a year. Could they not ponder this matter?

It was even more frightening for the Dharma kings of the several capitals in the northwest. In the past few decades, except for the officials who notified the tribute and sent the imperial edict, the emperor's order was never sent to the snow mountain. Now not only the emperor's order was sent to the snow mountain, but even the common people All delivered.

When a letter arrives, the rider dismounts and summons those who can read and write among the people to start copying it, and gathers the people with a loud voice to go to the place where the crowd gathers to read it, but you can't stop them from copying and reading... To be honest, you completely bow to the emperor Not many listened to the order, but because of this trivial matter, the envoy of the emperor was killed.

Only fools dare.

Even if you want to rebel, you can't go to war without preparation, right?

The consolation envoys in the Southwest have the heart but not the guts. The last one who got into trouble because of arrogance was Mang Yinglong.

As for the dharma kings in the northwest, they were both afraid and watching the tigers fight, because the end of the letter sounded a bit like the emperor wanted to seek justice for them.

Therefore, this telegram was transmitted to more than [-]% of the people in the empire without any errors.

But for King Guiyi, I Da, this letter is not so comfortable.

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)