Many people from all over Fujian spontaneously rushed to Fuzhou to watch and see off the Ming Dynasty Expeditionary Army.
Starting from the Wanli period, the Spaniards in Luzon began to massacre the Ming people in Luzon. Most of the Ming people who were killed were people from Fujian and Guangdong, with the majority in Fujian.
Naturally, they had relatives and friends in Fujian. In the past, when their relatives were killed, they had no choice but to do anything. Individuals could not defeat the Western Yi, and the imperial court did not make decisions for them, so they could only respond with tears.
But now it is different. The current emperor has sworn an oath: I swear here today, all ministers are witnesses. Emperor Taizu clearly knows that I am the king and father of the people of Ming Dynasty, and I must make decisions for the people of Ming Dynasty. All people of Ming Dynasty, regardless of their status
Anyone anywhere who dares to harm the people of the Ming Dynasty should first ask me if I agree! Anyone who dares to harm the people of the Ming Dynasty will be punished with tenfold revenge! I want everyone in the world to know that all the people of the Ming Dynasty are protected by me!
This passage by Emperor Chongzhen has been widely disseminated. The original text is exactly the same and has never been changed. It was published in Di Bao and other newspapers. Almost everyone in the world can recite this oath of the current emperor.
When will grassroots people be so valued by the emperor?
It’s probably the Ming Dynasty!
During the time of Emperor Taizu, if there was a corrupt official, the local people could bring him to Beijing to question him! This was the first time that the people of the Ming Dynasty felt that they were taken seriously!
Today, the descendants of Emperor Taizu and the current emperor have sworn in public to protect the people of the Ming Dynasty and ensure that the people of the Ming Dynasty will not be bullied by anyone!
It can be said that since Emperor Chongzhen's oath was spread, his prestige has risen higher than any previous increase in his prestige.
At this time, the people of the Ming Dynasty had an overwhelming impression of Emperor Chongzhen, at least in Fujian, Guangdong and other places.
Anyone who dares to speak ill of the emperor will be drowned by Tumo Xingzi, believe it or not!
Emperor Chongzhen's behavior in the past also felt that people would defend him.
In the early years of Chongzhen, those troubled times were caused by treacherous ministers in power, and the emperor was still young, so he was just deceived.
Emperor Chongzhen issued edicts against himself several times, which were even considered by the people of the Ming Dynasty. The current emperor knew his shame and then became brave, so that the Ming Dynasty can be prosperous!
Even if there seem to be contradictions in their defense, they will still continue to defend it.
In short, the current emperor is suddenly in an absolute position in the hearts of the people.
Fujian, Guangdong and other places strongly support the universal compulsory military service system. When they heard that they were going to sea to fight against the Western Barbarians in Luzon, young men from these two provinces signed up very enthusiastically.
It is also for this reason that most of the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary force this time are former military households, pirates, etc. with special skills, so the sources of soldiers are absolutely high-quality.
The imperial court did not have enough warships, so merchants from all over the country donated their ships for this expedition.
In just two to three months, the Ming Expeditionary Force had more than a thousand ships and about 50,000 troops on land and sea.
In the Liaoluo Bay naval battle that year, it was Zheng Zhilong who issued the Jianghu Order and received a heavy reward, so he gathered several times the number of ships of the Hongyi and Liu Xiang pirates and was able to win the Liaoluo Bay naval battle.
But this time, the people all voluntarily supported and contributed to the Ming Dynasty's overseas expedition.
The unity of the Ming Dynasty has never been as united as this time!
No, here at the Fuzhou Pier, there were hundreds of thousands of people watching the farewell. I don’t know who started singing "Unity is Strength". By the end, everyone started singing along.
Everyone who is singing has excitement and pride on their faces!
The Ming Dynasty has a population of tens of millions. The world is so big. Which country can have as many people as the Ming Dynasty?
As long as the Ming Dynasty unites as one, not to mention a few barbarians forming an alliance, even if all the barbarians in the world form an alliance, don't even think about being the opponent of the Ming Dynasty!
"Unity is strength, unity is strength, this strength is iron..."
The easy-to-understand lyrics and simple and easy-to-sing melody brought together the voices of the people of Fuzhou and resounded over Fuzhou.
Wu Zhiping, the governor of Fujian, who was preparing to attend the swearing-in ceremony, heard the singing that resounded through the sky in his yamen. For a moment, he stopped what he was doing and stared outside blankly.
I have experienced many ups and downs in my career for half my life. I have never seen anything like this before!
After reading books for a lifetime, you can be considered to be well-read and well versed in ancient and modern times! But I have never read about such a situation. Such a thing has happened in China since ancient times!
At this moment, Wu Zhiping was really shocked!
Originally, he thought that the current emperor would be like Emperor Wanli, and at most he would just deal with things in Luzon.
As a result, who would have thought that the current emperor actually cares very much about his people, even those overseas.
In this troubled time, under the pressure of alliances between the Jianlu and the Japanese, they even sent troops overseas to Luzon to avenge the Ming Dynasty overseas!
The current emperor's unexpected move has won such support from the people, which is unprecedented!
I just don’t know, if Emperor Wanli knew about this scene, would he change his original mind?
After thinking about it, Wu Zhiping suddenly shook his head, thinking it was impossible!
He is not a fool, so he can naturally understand that it is not as simple as just issuing an imperial edict that can make people support it so enthusiastically!
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: The yamen of Zhengtongsi is really powerful!
Is this considered manipulating public opinion? This is far more powerful than the previous Donglin Party’s manipulation of public opinion which was limited to scholars!
Unity is strength! Perhaps, this is the truth of the matter!
"Master, it's almost time, it's time to set off!"
He was in a daze when he heard his master bow and remind him.
After being reminded like this, Wu Zhiping came back to his senses, nodded immediately, collected his thoughts and said: "Let's go!"
The nominal commander of the expeditionary force formed this time was still him, the governor of Fujian. However, he would not accompany the army on the expedition. Therefore, the actual command of the war was Navy Chief Zheng Zhibao. In addition, Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan were deputy generals.
After Wu Zhiping presided over the expedition ceremony, he also had to raise follow-up military supplies for the army in Fujian. He was not just a hand-off shopkeeper.
Soon, Wu Zhiping and his party arrived at the pier and looked at the sea of people here. Even though he had been informed in advance, he already knew that many people were coming to see him off.
But after seeing it at the scene, he was still very shocked. Suddenly he understood that avenging the Luzon Ming people was what everyone expected. It was really ridiculous that he thought he could turn this big thing into a trivial matter.
Of course, Wu Zhiping thinks so in his heart, but he will never show it. As a veteran in officialdom, he is very proficient in what he does in any situation.
So, in front of everyone's attention, Wu Zhiping held an expedition ceremony on behalf of the imperial court. The seal of general conquering barbarians sent by the imperial court was handed over to Zheng Zhibao's hands, and he solemnly explained: "In ancient times, there was a hussar general who drank from the vast sea of horses and sealed the wolf as a slave.
Your name will go down in history; now you, the general who conquered barbarians, should travel across Southeast Asia and show your authority in foreign lands!"
Zheng Zhibao was very excited after hearing this. This kind of opportunity is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Unexpectedly, one day, such a great opportunity would be obtained not by his brother Zheng Zhilong, but by him!
Really, at this moment, Zheng Zhibao’s excitement is really beyond words!
"I will obey your orders, general!" Zheng Zhibao almost roared as he received the seal of general conquering the barbarians, "The Ming Dynasty will definitely show its power in Nanyang and avenge the Ming people of Luzon!"
Obviously, he is not very good at talking. If it were Zheng Zhilong, he would probably speak even more beautifully!
At the end of the expedition ceremony, the salute sounded: "Boom, boom, boom..."
Seeing this, the people who were watching the farewell became excited again and waved their hands.
Many of them have relatives and friends who are in the expedition team. After all, they are going to fight in a war or on an expedition to another country. They don’t know if they can come back. Naturally, they cherish this farewell!
Eight steam-armored warships lit fires and smoke at the same time, blew loud whistles, and started to move slowly.
It has to be said that the steam armored warship was originally eye-catching, but as soon as it was launched, it immediately attracted everyone's attention, which invisibly reduced the pain of parting from relatives and friends.
This side of Fujian is very mountainous and the train has not yet passed through. For the people of Fujian, what is more familiar is the boat.
Therefore, the arrival of this steam-armored warship has attracted many people to watch. Now the people from Fujian who came from afar are also watching this novel warship with great curiosity.
I saw these eight steam-armored warships. The metallic luster reflected the sun's rays in the sun, which was very dazzling.
On both sides of the ship are two paddle wheels, which are protected by paddle wheel covers that are also made of iron. The paddle wheels inside rotate and drive some water spray, driving the ship to sail in the water.
There are patterns painted with paint on both sides of the front side of the warship. Most people in Fujian can recognize it. It is a very fierce shark pattern on the sea. This makes this steam-armored warship very majestic at first glance.
It must be said that just eight steam-armored warships brought confidence to the onlookers that other ships could not compare with.
At this time, the people of the Ming Dynasty already knew the existence of steam engines. Otherwise, when they saw this steam armored warship for the first time, they would think it was some kind of smoking monster!
The flagship of the Ming Dynasty's expeditionary fleet was one of the eight steam-armored battleships. Zeng Ying took the initiative to give it to Zheng Zhibao.
On the one hand, steam-armored warships were safer and could provide better protection for the commander; on the other hand, Zeng Ying also wanted to learn more about maritime warfare from Zheng Zhibao.
Otherwise, even if Zheng Zhibao is the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, this steam-armored warship belongs to Zeng Ying and Yang Zhan. Zheng Zhibao would not be able to pass it without the decree of the imperial court.
Standing on the steam-armored warship at the forefront, Zheng Zhibao felt the wind and waves, turned around and looked behind him. Countless warships under his command were following up, and the people on the shore were all waving desperately. He couldn't help but feel heroic, and immediately waved his hand and ordered:
: "Signal!"
"Yes!" After hearing this, his personal guards immediately waved their flags and issued the agreed military orders.
"It goes without saying that soldiers should go to the battlefield..."
This song "A Soldier Should Go to the Battlefield" is very popular among all the officers and soldiers in the army. It has almost become a standard military song and all soldiers can sing it.
At this moment, when the army was on an expedition, all the soldiers sang this song together, and it immediately resounded over Fuzhou.
The people who were watching were all listening to this song and the soldiers of the expeditionary force singing, "Who has no father and who has no mother? Who has no relationship with his relatives..."
Listening, everyone burst into tears, these are the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!
The Indian representatives who were originally selected to follow Zheng Zhibao to Beijing, this time acted as Zheng Zhibao's personal guards and also went with the army.
Witnessing everything about the Ming Dynasty, they were shocked again and again. They were shocked by the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty, and they were also shocked by the civilization of the Ming Dynasty!
At this moment, they were even more shocked and envious of Daming's actions at this time.
The people of Ming Dynasty were bullied by those ferocious Western barbarians, so the Ming Empire sent such a large expeditionary force to teach those demon-like Western barbarians a lesson. This really made them very excited.
Because they had been told before that they were actually originally Chinese people who migrated from very far away places to where they live today during the Yin and Shang Dynasties in ancient times.
Therefore, Indians like them are the same clan as the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Thinking of this, for example, Qian Muming, who is the smartest among the Indians, has already made up his mind. He must insist on this statement. Under the unification of the Ming Dynasty tomorrow, all people with yellow skin and black eyes will be the people of the Ming Dynasty, and so will the Indians. People of the Ming Dynasty.
When I have the opportunity to see the Ming Emperor, I must ask the Ming Emperor to make the decision for the Indians, send troops to rescue the Indians, and avenge those damned Western Barbarians!
In this Ming expeditionary force, in addition to outsiders like the Indians, there was another group of outsiders. It was just that the number was too small and not noticeable, but it did exist.
They were the Folangji people in Haojingao of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Portuguese. When Zheng Zhibao formed this expeditionary force, he clearly sent an order to the Portuguese, asking them to also send out ships and people to cooperate in the expedition.
The Ming Dynasty established compulsory military service for all people. Those Western barbarians who stayed in the Ming Dynasty had to serve, or else get out.
Of course, Zheng Zhibao would definitely not have been treated so harshly, but Emperor Chongzhen mentioned this matter in his decree to Zheng Zhibao.
The Portuguese had no choice. Instead of getting out, they would rather go out with the Ming Navy. Otherwise, they would lose the meaning of coming to the Far East.
From another perspective, both the Dutch and the Spanish were their competitors, and they were actually happy to work with Ming to get rid of them.
After arriving in Fuzhou, the Portuguese were shocked to find that they originally thought they would be the main force, but they didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty could assemble so many warships in such a short period of time. Even though most of the warships were actually just transportation. boats, but the number is too astonishing.
Not to mention, when they saw the steam-armored warship, they were completely dumbfounded.
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