On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the annual vacation is over and the first day of work officially begins. The entire capital is filled with busy footsteps.
Although the Chinese New Year period is comfortable and you don’t have to go to work, it still costs a lot of money. You have worked hard for 350 days and the New Year is over. After the New Year is over, you are naturally the most motivated to go to work.
In the Jinluan Hall, Emperor Hongzhi also held the first morning court in the 21st year of Hongzhi. According to the rules of previous years, people need to be sent to worship ancestors, worship heaven, etc., praying to God and ancestors to bless the Ming Dynasty with good weather, peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
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Of course, due to the development of capitalism and colonialism, coupled with the growing territory of the Ming Dynasty, there were also many vassal states, vassal states, colonies, etc.
Therefore, there are a lot of things to do in the morning for the first time in this new year.
First, Emperor Hongzhi wanted to deliver a New Year's greeting.
Xiao Jing took out an imperial edict and began to read it at the top of his lungs.
"The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict says: It has been more than 140 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and all the previous emperors have worked hard to make progress... I will inherit the great rule, and will not slack off, and work conscientiously, as if walking on thin ice... Fortunately, God has favored me, and my ancestors have protected me.
Only with the help of virtuous ministers and the unity of all ministers can the Ming Dynasty be as prosperous as it is today..."
Xiao Jing recited a passage according to the imperial edict, and the meaning was very simple, that is, Emperor Hongzhi felt that he would be sorry for his ancestors when he inherited the throne, so he had been working very hard and did not dare to slack off at all.
With the blessing of God and the blessing of our ancestors, with the help of the wise ministers and the joint efforts and hard work of all the people of the Ming Dynasty, the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty was achieved today.
To use the more popular language of later generations, it means thanking this and thanking that. Anyway, the credit belongs to God, ancestors, ministers and the common people. Emperor Hongzhi did nothing and did not make any merit. He just worked harder.
I am afraid that I will fail the trust of God, my ancestors, and the millions of people of the Ming Dynasty.
At the end, Emperor Hongzhi once again begged God and his ancestors to continue to bless the Ming Dynasty in his imperial edict that was announced to the world. He hoped that the ministers could continue to use their intelligence and wisdom to help him govern the country. At the same time, he also hoped that the millions of people in the Ming Dynasty could continue to bless the Ming Dynasty.
The fine traditions of the Chinese nation, carrying forward the spirit of diligence, thrift, and hard work, will continue to create a more glorious Ming Empire together.
"Your Majesty is wise, I will devote all my energy and dedicate myself to death~"
Xiao Jing finished reading Emperor Hongzhi's New Year's message, and the ministers also shouted in unison.
After Emperor Hongzhi's New Year's greetings, Emperor Hongzhi then had to receive blessings from the tribes, vassal states, vassal states, colonies and overseas monarchs of the Ming Dynasty.
"All the tribes on the grassland congratulate His Majesty the Emperor for a long life, and wish the Ming Dynasty a prosperous and powerful Ming Dynasty. As a member of the Ming Dynasty, all tribes on the grassland will always remember His Majesty's grace, forever swear allegiance to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and always live in friendship and harmony with all tribes..."
The first people who came up to offer blessings and loyalty were the nobles from the grassland tribes. These nobles from the grassland tribes basically live in the Beijing-Tianjin area. On behalf of the grassland tribes, they expressed their loyalty to the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty and wished the Ming Dynasty and all the grassland tribes the best.
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"The tribes of the Western Regions, Hezhong, Nanyun, Southwest, and Nanyang congratulate Your Majesty for a thousand years, wish the Ming Dynasty a prosperous life, swear to be loyal to the Ming Dynasty forever, never forget grace, and always remember that you are the subjects of the Ming Dynasty..."
Following the grassland tribes, the nobles and leaders from various tribes in the Ming Dynasty also stepped forward to express their loyalty to Emperor Hongzhi on behalf of the tribes in the Ming Dynasty, swearing allegiance to the Emperor of Heaven to the death, bearing in mind their identity as subjects of the Emperor of Heaven, and
All races live in harmony and so on.
"All tribes in the grasslands, all ethnic groups in the Western Regions, all divisions in the southwest, all ethnic groups in Nanyang, etc., are all my people and subjects of my Ming Dynasty. I have always treated them equally, and have never treated them differently, nor have I ever used any tactics of oppression.
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"I hope that all the tribes in our Ming Dynasty will wholeheartedly serve the Ming Dynasty, live in friendship and harmony with other tribes, be proud of the subjects of the Ming Dynasty, and do their part for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."
Emperor Hongzhi accepted the blessings of the tribes with a smile on his face. At the same time, he also hoped that the tribes would get along well with each other and work together to build a beautiful Ming Empire.
Liu Jin listened carefully and thought carefully in his mind.
The vast Ming Empire had a very large territory, and there were also many tribes living in it.
When it comes to dealing with issues of various tribes, the policy instituted by Liu Jin has always been adopted. The core idea is to treat everyone equally. No matter which tribe you belong to, whether the tribe is strong or weak, as long as it is a tribe in the Ming Dynasty, it will be treated equally.
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We will not force you to pay more taxes or deliberately bully you because you are not Han. All tribes will be treated equally. The taxes that Han people have to pay must also be paid by all tribes. The protection and stability that Han people can enjoy can also be enjoyed by all tribes.
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In short, they are all treated equally regardless of each other or tribes. Even in the imperial examinations, all tribes are encouraged to actively participate and given some policy preferential treatment.
Of course, while treating everyone equally, we also adhere to the policy of Ming Dynasty.
Because Liu Jin knows very well that if there is no common language, culture and values between them, it will be difficult to truly integrate into one.
Therefore, whether in the grasslands, the Western Regions, or in Nanyun, Nanyang and other places, the imperial court vigorously promoted the policy of Ming and Sinicization.
Changing Chinese surnames to Chinese names and promoting Han culture were used to achieve and consolidate the Ming Dynasty's rule over various places and to shape common culture, language and values.
Under such a set of systems and policies, coupled with the fact that the Ming Dynasty is now very powerful, the benefits of the policy are gradually reflected.
The tribes live in harmony and harmony, and any conflicts are handled by the local governments instead of using swords and arrows to speak with fists. At the same time, the exchanges between the tribes are getting closer and closer, and the integration between the tribes is also getting closer.
The deeper you go, the powerful power of Han culture begins to emerge.
Many tribal elites who received Han culture education began to gradually forget the affairs of their original tribes, and emphasized that they were subjects of the Ming Dynasty and citizens of the powerful Ming Empire, and were proud of this.
In particular, many small tribes have always been bullied and have little sense of belonging and security. However, since they became part of the Ming Empire and became the people of the Ming Dynasty, they no longer have to worry about being bullied. They have powerful
With the empire as a backer, a strong sentiment of the people of the empire was naturally born.
This is most obvious among the tribes in Nanyun Province, the Western Regions, and Nanyang. Many young people in the new era no longer have much sense of belonging to their original tribes, but place more emphasis on their Ming people.
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There is even a theory of superiority and inferiority of blood. This argument says that the blood of Ming people is the noblest, and then the superiority is divided according to the degree of similarity between appearance and Ming people.
This theory of high and low blood originally originated from the many vassal states and colonies in Tianzhu. There were few Han people in these vassal states and colonies, and they had to rule a large number of indigenous people. Combined with the original caste system in Tianzhu, they created
A whole set of new caste systems came out, among which the caste and bloodline of the Ming people were naturally ranked at the highest position.
Later, with newspaper reports, this new caste system spread and quickly gained recognition from many people.
For example, Koreans and Japanese people think that their appearance is most similar to that of Ming people, and there is no difference at all. Moreover, they have been written as Han people since ancient times and learned Han culture, so their blood and caste should also be the most similar.
Noble, there were even many big families who came to the Ming Dynasty to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan.
There are also the Indians in Huanghuangzhou. They also feel that they look very similar to the Ming people, and the Ming people have publicized that they are the descendants of the Sun God like the Ming people. They are descendants of the Yin Shang and have something in common with the Ming people.
ancestors, so their bloodline is also the noblest.
In short, this set of things created in Tianzhu has now been accepted by many people, taking it for granted, and has even had an extremely far-reaching impact.
This is the case with some things. Even if you know it is false, when everyone says it is true, the false will become true.
Thinking of this, Liu Jin also laughed.
Although it seems a little bad, it can greatly enhance national self-confidence and pride, which is also very good.
Thinking about future generations, there are too many people who worship foreigners and favor foreigners. In the eyes of some people, foreign feces are fragrant and domestic flowers are smelly. It can be said that the worship of foreigners and foreigners has reached the extreme.
The tribes expressed their loyalty to Emperor Hongzhi and sent blessings. Then the envoys sent by the Ming Dynasty's vassal states, such as Korea, Japan, and Luzon, also presented gifts and blessings to Emperor Hongzhi. At the same time, they also expressed their loyalty to Emperor Hongzhi.
I will closely follow the footsteps of the big brother, the Ming Empire, and always be the big brother and the little brother.
Then came the overseas vassal states and colonies that sent blessings to Emperor Hongzhi. Overseas vassal states and colonies blossomed everywhere. Although they were actually their own country, they were still nominally territories under the Ming Empire.
, the princes of the vassal states and the governors of the colonies were all ministers of the Emperor of Heaven.
After various vassal states and colonies presented their gifts and blessings, the last ones were Spain, Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Siam and other countries that had diplomatic relations with the Ming Dynasty. The envoys to the Ming Empire presented their blessings to Emperor Hongzhi.
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The entire morning of the eighth day of the Lunar New Year passed like this. Of course, after the morning court, Emperor Hongzhi summoned important ministers to the Shangshu room for a small meeting to discuss national affairs in the new year as usual.