After Yunxi made his decision, he turned back to the eleven commanders kneeling on the ground and said, "What do you think?"
The purpose of Yunxi's establishment of Zhenfuyuan is very clear, which is to take this opportunity to add a yamen to look after these eleven guards. Not to mention that Yunxi has already made a decision, but he has not yet made a decision and has already seen Yunxi's purpose.
These commanders did not dare to refute, and they all said at this time: "Your Majesty handled it very appropriately."
"In this case, I will ask people from Zhongshushe to draft an edict in a while. After you have punished those who violated laws and disciplines in the army, I will issue an edict." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." All the commanders agreed one after another.
"There is nothing for you to do here, please step back." Yunxi said to them.
Guo Ming and others hurriedly stood up and retreated.
Yunxi gave Huang Huai a few more instructions and asked him to retreat.
Afterwards, Yunxi said to Chen Xingshan: "When you go back, tell Luo Guanzhong and ask people from their Cultural and Propaganda Department to write several plays and scripts based on this incident. Luo Guanzhong understands the key points of the writing."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Chen Xingshan replied.
"Also, I will write an edict asking you to transfer a few theater troupes from the Jiaofang Department of the Ministry of Etiquette and place them under the Cultural Propaganda Department."
"Not only ordinary people need to listen to operas and books, but also soldiers. But that's just for generals. Ordinary soldiers have no chance to leave the camp on weekdays, so it is difficult for them to go out to listen to operas and books."
"So I decided to set up a theater troupe in the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion to perform in the military camps to comfort the soldiers." Yunxi said again.
"Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for the Fifth Army Governor's Office to take charge of the theater troupe. It is better for the theater troupe to remain in the Jiaofang Department of the Ministry of Etiquette and go to the military camp to perform performances regularly to comfort the soldiers." Chen Xingshan said.
"That's fine." Yunxi thought for a while and said. In fact, there is no need to set up a special art troupe, private theater troupes can also be used. Based on the appreciation level of ordinary soldiers, perhaps the folk theater troupe is more in line with their expectations.
After Chen Xingshan withdrew, Yunxi stretched his body. He wanted to go and comment on today's memorial right away, but suddenly he thought of something. He called the eunuch Li Da over and said, "Instruct the craftsmen of the imperial eunuch to start immediately."
Make a national emblem that is one inch in diameter and flat, and make 200,000 of them first." In the future, Yunxi will make all soldiers in the country have the national emblem on their helmets or hats, so that the national emblem will become the symbol of the Ming army.
Li Da didn't care where the 200,000 national emblems were used, but he frowned for a long time and didn't answer. It wasn't until Yunxi felt something was wrong and looked at him that he said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have been thinking that I should
What kind of materials were used to make these one-inch national emblems, so I couldn’t promise His Majesty right away.”
"Why, can't we use steel?" Yunxi said.
"Your Majesty, if it is one inch in diameter, if it is made of steel, I think it is impossible to draw the pattern of the national emblem on it, unless the size is increased to two or even three inches," Li Da said.
"No! Two or even three inches is too big." Yunxi said, "It's impossible to use ceramics. Such small ceramics cannot be glazed."
Yunxi stomped around the hall. Suddenly he couldn't think of anything that could be used to make a one-inch-wide national emblem.
'Use wood? No, wood breaks too easily; use stone? No, stone is difficult to carve, and it's hard to find one-inch stones; use...'
Yunxi thought for a while, suddenly thought of something, and said to Li Da: "Do you know coconuts?"
"Your Majesty, this servant is from Qiongzhou and knows about coconuts." Li Da replied.
"That's good, just use coconut shells to make the national emblem. When you go back, start buying coconuts. I know that coconut trees in Qiongzhou don't need to be taken care of. You don't need to spend money to pick up coconuts. They can be used as goods to fill empty warehouses.
As long as you spend money to purchase it, no matter how low the price is, someone will definitely be willing to ship it." Yunxi ordered.
He suddenly thought of the book "Red Dawn" he had read in his previous life, in which coconut shells were used to make buttons. The buttons were also small. Since they could be used to make buttons, they could theoretically be used to make the national emblem. Although buttons and the national emblem are not the same thing,
Everything else he thought of now failed, so he could only take a gamble.
"Coconut shell?" Li Da was a little surprised, but immediately said: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Don't buy too many coconuts at the beginning. Forget it. If you buy too little, no one may be willing to transport it. Buy more. When the coconuts arrive in the entire palace, I will give each person a coconut to try." Yunxi said.
"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Da agreed.
"I have nothing more to say, please step back." Yunxi said. Li Da bowed and left.
Yunxi sat down and rested for a while. After making sure that he had nothing to give, he walked to the table and stared at the pattern of the national flag and national emblem for a while. He didn't know what to think. Then he got up and went to the palace where he usually criticized memorials.
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"Brother Cao Yu, do you think His Majesty really wants to improve the discipline of the Shangzhiwei soldiers when they go out, or is he using this as an excuse to establish a Zhenfuyuan?" Guo Ming said to a man in his forties. He was Cao Ming.
Zhen's nephew, although his fighting skills are not very good, he is good at training soldiers and has always been loyal to the Zhu family. He was appointed as an officer of the Shangzhi Guards during Zhu Yuanzhang's lifetime. Although he has been in various bathrooms over the years,
He was transferred back and forth, but he was always on the direct guard. Guo Ming had a good relationship with him, so he asked.
"In my opinion, it is true to use this as an excuse to establish the Zhenfu Yuan, and it is also true to rectify the discipline of the Shangzhiwei officers when they go out. The Ming Dynasty did not have a forbidden army like the Song Dynasty. The more than 100,000 Shangzhiwei were equivalent to the Forbidden Army, and the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army
How can your Majesty's appearance look good if he behaves recklessly in the capital?"
"So don't think about what is there or what is not. It is proper to go back and rectify military discipline as soon as possible." Cao Yu said.
Guo Ming nodded reluctantly. He knew what Cao Yu meant. As the commanders of the first guard, how could they not know that the soldiers of the guard had violated some laws and disciplines while wandering around the capital?
It's just that the Imperial Guards have a special status. Many people's connections can be connected to the powerful guards in the palace. Even if they are nobles, they are not worth offending these people. They can only pretend not to know. Anyway, they are not violating military discipline in the military camp.
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Although His Majesty gave the order this time, the soldiers did not dare and would not point the finger at the emperor, which would definitely make the soldiers of the guard very dissatisfied with them.
"It would be great if Your Majesty could immediately set up the Zhenfuyuan, so that they could be responsible for punishing the illegal soldiers." Guo Ming sighed.
"Haha, how could His Majesty set up the Zhenfu Yuan at this time? The newly established Yamen must be His Majesty's trusted Yamen. How could Your Majesty let the trusted Yamen be hated by the soldiers as soon as it opened?" Cao Yu sneered.
"We have definitely offended the man, so why not be decisive and let His Majesty see our loyalty, and then we will no longer serve as officials in the Shangzhiwei." Cao Yu said again.
"It seems like this is the only way." Guo Ming said.