Chapter 296 Don’t blame me for seeking death.

Boom boom boom boom!!!!!

Under Zhu Ying's order, five thousand matchlock guns made a thunderous noise, and smoke suddenly filled the air. The Xuanjia Guards in the entire square were obscured by the smoke.

Of course, for safety reasons, this matchlock gun was not loaded with fire bombs, just to hear the sound.

Just this sound made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh excitedly at the Chengtian Gate.

Zhu Di, Zhu Fan, Zhu Chong and other vassal kings also showed excitement on their faces.

This is the first time that the matchlock gun has truly appeared in front of the world.

Although the battle of fire gun is already very famous, for the common people, they have always heard about it, and not many people have actually seen it with their own eyes.

Conventional artillery, as well as various types of muskets, are used as auxiliary equipment. They have a great impact on the battlefield, but they are not absolute.

It was never said that the entire guardhouse was equipped with firecrackers.

This new type of fire system has truly subverted people's understanding of fire guns.

"This, is this the latest fire gun? Their power seems to be more powerful and more streamlined, but I don't know what the actual power is."

Pierma Heima immediately paid attention to it. Unlike other small countries that had never seen the world, Pierma Heima had a high level of knowledge about fire guns.

Over in Samarkand, the use of firearms is constantly improving, and all nobles are beginning to pay attention to it.

During the Hundred Years' War between England and France, when Edward III was confidently preparing to launch a larger-scale attack on France, the Black Death began to rage.

The famous position of Archbishop of Canterbury changed hands three times due to the Black Death, with the shortest tenure being only six days.

Under such circumstances, Edward III could no longer take care of the fight with France, so he had no choice but to sign the Treaty of Bretigny with France in 1360, the 20th year of the Yuan Dynasty, and renounced his claim to the French throne.

Four years before the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in 1364 AD, Charles V of France came to power.

He recruited a large number of mercenary infantry to replace the knights who had been defeated in consecutive battles, and established field artillery and a new fleet.

War is the best catalyst. Twenty-nine years have passed, and now in Europe, black powder is rapidly developing and being used in war.

Such changes also led to changes in the situation in Central Asia. Under Timur, a complete artillery force also appeared.

It was at this point in time that the continuation of the war between Britain and France in Europe, coupled with the idea of ​​​​revival of literature and art, began to enter the Great Leap Era.

In contrast, the Ming Dynasty did not see much change. Although there was development, it was extremely slow.

Since the First Emperor, the world's leading combat power of the Central Plains Dynasty has begun to change.

In less than a hundred years, the Ming Dynasty’s firearms had begun to lag behind those of Europe.

More than a hundred years later, the development of Daming firearms was completely lagging behind, and it was even necessary to import Fran cannons.

At this moment, the sound of gunshots means that the future development of Ming Dynasty will return to the top of the world.

Three days have passed since the first day of October.

However, during these three days, the discussion about the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty never stopped.

Especially the finale of the Three Thousand Mysterious Armor Guards made many people enthusiastic.

This also gave many men a desire to join the Ming army.

"Dasun, we have been here for many years and have never been so happy as we are now. This military parade is good, very good. It shows the momentum of our Ming Dynasty, especially those envoys from small countries."

"We heard a message from the monks and officials from Tianjie Temple. They have been admiring our Ming Dynasty very much recently. There are even many envoys who want to directly register with our Ming Dynasty."

"Tell me, this is not nonsense. They are all representatives of their own countries. Joining our Ming Dynasty is nothing."

Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and said with a smile.

After the first day of October, the morning pilgrimage was also stopped for three consecutive days.

This is not to say that Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became lazy, but after the military parade, Zhu Yuanzhang's throat was too hoarse and he could not speak.

As the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, it would definitely be beneath the royal dignity to go to court in such a state.

Especially right after the grand military parade.

So Zhu Yuanzhang simply took advantage of this situation and directly issued an edict: enjoy the joy of the people and suspend morning court for three days.

Of course, there is no need to go to the morning court, but there is no holiday, and there is no shortage of work to be done.

There is no morning court, but there are still memorials.

If there are any questions, express them through memorials.

"Grandpa, those envoys from small countries were intimidated by the military might of our Ming Dynasty, that's why they acted like this."

"It is still necessary to show them how powerful our Ming Dynasty is, lest they become arrogant and do not know the heights of the world."

Zhu Ying replied with a smile.

In fact, this conversation had been repeated many times yesterday when the old man's voice had almost recovered.

Every time the old man talks, he will talk about this matter.

Zhu Ying was not upset.

Because he knew that this was the old man's pride in himself.

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he took another sip of hot tea. The imperial doctor told him that only by drinking more hot tea can his throat recover quickly.

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "Dasun, you don't know about the construction. We heard from Jin Yiwei that the Hanlin Academy is discussing dealing with you."

Zhu Ying was a little strange when he heard this, and couldn't help but ask: "Hanlin Academy? Why are they dealing with me? I seem to have never had much contact with them. Is it because of Li Hanlin?"

This is what Zhu Ying can think of. Li Weiliang of the Hanlin Academy was the one who attracted Zhu Ying's attention after he had given him classics from the Song Dynasty.

Zhu Ying discovered that Li Weiliang was very talented, and most importantly, he had a bottom line in terms of character and principles.

This man was not well-known in the early Ming Dynasty, and there is no record in history books.

But the talent is real.

So from then on, Zhu Ying would give memorials to some places and let Li Weiliang put forward his opinions.

This is probably the only intersection between Zhu Ying and the Hanlin Academy.

In fact, in terms of imperial examinations, Zhu Ying also had to work with the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy to designate another channel for selecting talents.

Just because there are so many things to do, I haven’t started yet in this regard.

So when I heard the old man say that the Hanlin Academy wanted to deal with him, I was really confused.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed and explained: "That's not because the great grandson is too outstanding. The Jinyiwei's secret report said that these literati are worried that the status of warriors will be improved, so they want to remonstrate, so as to improve our treatment of soldiers.

, carry out restrictions.”

"No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike. I wonder what Grandson thinks of it."

According to Zhu Yuanzhang's original temperament, he might have bloodbathed the Hanlin Academy.

The worst case scenario is that all these bachelors will be replaced.

There are not many scholars in the world, but there are still quite a few. There are only a few dozen people. Even if they are some literary leaders, they cannot affect the overall situation.

Zhu Yuanzhang understood these so-called scholars best. When death was imminent, he would beg for mercy faster than anyone else.

But this time I want to see how Da Sun solves it.

In the future of the Ming Dynasty, Dasun will eventually need to move forward alone.

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had long forgotten that he had taught Zhu Ying these words when he and his eldest grandson first met.

The final result was naturally reflected. Hundreds of thousands of troops were stationed along the southeast coast and vigorously built sea-going ships.

I just have to wait for next spring to go on an expedition to Japan to save the descendants of China.

Zhu Ying replied calmly: "These scholars are very good at taking quotes out of context. Have they forgotten that there is another sentence behind it, although the world is safe, if they forget to fight, they will be in danger."

"Now, in Sun'er's view, our Ming Dynasty is going to take the route of elite soldiers and strong generals, and the military households in the guard stations will become reserve forces."

"In both literature and martial arts, there needs to be a balance point."

"And the officers and soldiers will become professional and concentrate on the outside world, and they will be completely separated from the ordinary people, so that the civil and military forces will not interfere with each other."

"Local stability will gradually be transferred to the Ming Dynasty Public Security Department."

"Naturally, if these literati continue to make nonsense with this explanation, my grandson can only feel sorry for them."

After hearing Da Sun's last words, Zhu Yuanzhang showed a satisfied smile.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has divine power and is the ruler of the world.

What does it mean to be choked by a few literati? Do you really listen to them and lower the treatment of Ming soldiers?

This world is the world of Lao Zhu's family, not the world of these literati.

"Okay, let's wait until tomorrow morning to see how these bachelors will commit suicide. I hope they will be wiser."

Along the Qinhuai River.

"How about brother Ma Hei? Can I, the Ming Dynasty general, still fall in your eyes?"

Zhu Yunwen said with a smile, his tone full of pride.
To be continued...