At this meeting, Zhu Yihai personally wrote down these four characters at the end and gave them to Uncle Zhang Erniu. Lao Niu was illiterate, but his eyes shone brightly when he held these four characters in calligraphy.
The eyes of more than a hundred farmers, tenants, vendors and other representatives from various industries in the surrounding area were full of envy and jealousy. If they were not afraid of the emperor's majesty, they would have rushed up and snatched it away.
Lao Niu held these words and muttered long live, almost fainting.
Looking at the envious eyes of others, Zhu Yihai said, "Since everyone doesn't dislike my writing, I will write one for you too."
True to his word, the emperor actually asked for more paper and started writing.
Originally, he wanted to write something different for each person, even wishing you good luck and good luck, but everyone just stopped adding the four words "Fu", as if it was a ticket to avoid death.
Zhu Yihai had no choice but to write.
Fortunately, it's only four characters, so it's not difficult.
His calligraphy level is quite good, especially now that he personally approves red papers every day. He also has to review the ministers' inscriptions and reply to the ministers' secret notes. He has to review at least 200,000 words of inscriptions, secret notes and replies every day.
There are also a lot of words.
He also often takes time to practice calligraphy on his posts.
This is the price of pro-government. Many emperors in the Ming Dynasty did not meet ministers, and they did not need to criticize ministers. They only communicated with the cabinet, and even let eunuchs criticize and discuss affairs on behalf of Zhu. They just didn't want to go to court and review memorials, which was lazy.
The Yongzheng Emperor had not been in office for many years, and the memorials he reviewed were said to have more than 10 million words in handwriting.
Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang was even more incredible, a workaholic.
Zhu Yihai now has to review at least 200,000 words a day. This is because he has repeatedly asked the ministers to standardize the format of the question books and prohibit rambling. In particular, he limits the number of words for ministers to write in each question book. A special word must be written in each question book.
A brief outline, just like writing a paper.
In this way, Zhu Yihai sometimes just glances at the outline.
He also asked the General Affairs Department or the Cabinet to classify these question papers according to their priorities. In addition, the cabinet votes that were to be marked as yellow would also be graded, so his efficiency in reviewing them now has improved a lot.
Just take a quick look at the things that are not very important, and then add a few special words for each one.
Many people even just approve and read it, and wait until they know it.
Only important things will be read carefully and thought about.
Even the secret notes of the ministers have regulations. They cannot have too many words and must be concise. Don't try to get too close to the emperor. There is no time.
After reviewing memorials every day, Zhu Yihai's calligraphy improved rapidly. In the past, he was barely considered a calligrapher, but now he has some charm.
Facing more than a hundred pieces without adding any text, he could even change the fonts to write them, sometimes thin and gold, sometimes Liu, sometimes Song, sometimes white, sometimes cursive, sometimes dull.
Think of it as a calligraphy class.
Needless to say, each of them really has its own charm.
Liu Chao stood behind and stamped the emperor's works with different characters and seals. Even Zhu Yihai's signature was different.
There were Shaotian and Zhu Yihai, Emperor Fengtian, Emperor Daming, etc.
Those who received the calligraphy from the emperor were all very happy. Holding the calligraphy in their hands, they knelt down, knelt down and thanked the emperor, and shouted long live the emperor.
The accompanying ministers, including Song Zhifu, cabinet ministers Zhang Guowei and Xu Shiqi, ministers Liu Zongzhou, Hong Chengchou, Qian Qianyi, Zhu Dadian, He Tengjiao and other ministers, saw this scene and could only stand there in deep admiration.
Although they are just a group of small people.
But today, as soon as these more than a hundred paintings of "Nongjiafu" are published, who in the world still doesn't know what the emperor said today, and who still doesn't believe in the emperor's benevolent government?
It can even be believed that the dozens of newly recovered counties in Shandong will be extremely obedient and supportive of Shaotian's court. After all, they are not afraid of not knowing the goods, but afraid of comparing goods.
This emperor, who was only thirty years old, was becoming more and more powerful in his tactics. In just a few years, he was able to win the hearts and minds of the people so much. It was indeed a well-deserved reputation.
Just look at the Holy Spirit's method of inviting more than a hundred people from the county. Who can compare with such kindness?
More than a hundred paintings without adding any inscriptions are actually only four to five hundred words, which is equivalent to a name sticker. As a result, the effect of these few hundred words is worth a thousand dollars.
After writing more than a hundred paintings and never adding any poems, Zhu Yihai still felt very happy and not tired.
He was in great spirits, and specially invited these more than a hundred people, as well as the gentry, powerful landlords and businessmen in the city, to go to the imperial camp outside the city to inspect the military camp and express condolences to the soldiers.
Let them experience up close what it means to be an emperor's personal soldier.
I looked at the majestic Imperial Guards and then enjoyed a military meal in the camp.
As for the normal military meals during the march, the emperor deliberately did not allow extra meals. The soldiers ate whatever they ate.
There is dry food for the imperial camp and march. One bushel of corn can be fried into twelve catties and eight taels, and five bushels of rice can be made into eight catties of fried rice.
Eight pounds of fried rice can last for five days, and eight pounds of fried noodles can last for eight days.
Fried noodles have more advantages than fried noodles, so in the north, fried noodles are generally used.
Fried rice and fried noodles are fried and then exposed to the sun. They are usually eaten soaked and are easy to carry and transport.
Of course, the taste is average. If the conditions are good, the logistics troops will also transport rice and noodles, and even purchase supplies locally. For example, now that they are stationed in Zichuan, there will be officers in charge of logistics who go to the local area to buy rice, noodles and even oil, salt and sauce.
If vinegar, meat, vegetables, chicken, duck, etc. can be purchased locally, try to purchase them locally. This can save a lot of transportation and supply costs.
Of course, even if you purchase locally, there are still standards.
Now a lot of people and horses are stationed at once, and the purchase volume is large, and the supply of meat and vegetables is not enough, but it is still much better than marching in a hurry or even marching in remote places during war.
For example, today I patrolled the Jinwu town camp and then had a meal.
Jinwu Town is a cavalry, and the food conditions are better. The soldiers eat white flour steamed buns, corn steamed buns, and soup. Fill the big pot with water, then throw some chicken, duck, and pork into it, sprinkle with salt, and cook over high heat to boil the bones and meat.
Remove it and finally add vegetables to it, and it will become a delicious soup.
"When marching and fighting, food is mainly for maintaining strength. The standard in the army is two liters of food per soldier per day. Normally when we march, the food is not as good as today. We mainly eat steamed cakes. If there is a war situation, we can't open fire yet, so we can only eat
Fried noodles.”
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Yihai is used to the food in the army and explained to everyone, "We are treated well today. There are coarse grains and fine grains, steamed buns and steamed buns, ten for each person.
There is also meat and vegetable soup, so everyone can eat as much as they want."
It was not easy to buy goods when the army was crossing the border. Zichuan was a large county, but people from three towns gathered in the county. Twenty thousand people were not all crowded in the county town, but what they could buy was limited.
So I changed the usual steamed cakes into white flour steamed buns and corn nests, and paired them with a pot of meat and vegetable soup. It was already very good.
The cavalrymen in Jinwu Town were very satisfied with the food. Everyone brought a tall bowl of steamed buns, wowo, and a large bowl of soup.
There are some pieces of meat and some vegetables in the soup.
They were very satisfied and enjoyed their meal.
"We are marching outside and our conditions are limited. We need to maintain strength and eat well, but it is difficult to eat well. Usually it is just steamed cakes with pickles. Even bacon is in limited supply and is not available every day. Like now,
It is very difficult to be able to station in a town, purchase fresh meat and vegetables, and even buy grain to make steamed buns."
For an old farmer like Zhang Erniu, the food for the soldiers in Jinwu Town was very good, at least the same as when the landlords hired people to work during the busy farming season.
When the land was harvested, rice harvested, and farmland was busy with heavy labor, the landlords hired people to do the work. They also had to eat enough and have meat. Although the landlords would buy some cheap meat such as pig heads and necks, the quantity was limited.
It is certain that if everyone is dissatisfied, they will not put in the effort. Therefore, the landlords themselves may be reluctant to eat meat, but at this time they have to give up money to buy meat.
Zhang Erniu is a self-cultivated farmer. His family has ten acres of land. He usually eats two meals a day, one dry and one thin. During the busy farming season, he has to cut meat or boil eggs to eat, and he has to eat three dry meals. If he doesn't have enough food and no oil and water, he can't resist at all.
live.
The steamed buns in Jinwu Town were big and delicious. Zhang Erniu ate them with great satisfaction. The steamed buns were also quite delicious. They were made of cornmeal and not mixed with other ingredients.
Eat a steamed bun and drink a few big mouthfuls of broth, it's so delicious.
These representatives from lower class backgrounds all ate with gusto.
On the other hand, the gentry and big businessmen such as Gao Wei, Wang Shizhen, Pu Pan, and Zhang Zhongfa have thousands of acres of fields, and even mines, workshops, and shops.
I also eat wowotou.
Not to mention that this pot of meat and vegetable soup was too messy in their opinion and had no flavor at all.
They are either Jinshi or Juren, some are famous calligraphers, poets, talented, wealthy and famous. They really can't eat these meals.
But seeing Emperor Zhu Yihai actually taking big bites with one hand, holding the soup bowl with the other, and taking a few delicious sips from time to time, they found it hard to believe that this man could eat so happily.
After all, Zhu Yihai is not Zhu Chongba. He was not born into a poor family, nor was he a monk or beggar. He was born as the son of a county prince. Later, his father inherited the title of King of Lu. He also followed the title of General of Zhenguo, and later became King of Lu.
, to say that the thirty-year-old emperor was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and was accustomed to fine clothes and fine food, but now he was like this, which really surprised and admired them.
"Everyone eats it. When Jinan is recovered, I and the soldiers will celebrate at the gate of Jinan City and reward everyone."
The Ming army would usually reward its troops.
It is roughly a reward every ten days. Usually the food is simple, but during the reward, each person can nominally get a pound of wine and a pound of cooked meat.
Zhu Yihai improved the food for the army and required the army to be stationed for training at least three times a day. One meal must contain meat, at least two taels per person. There must be an extra meal in three days. The standard is half a catty of meat per person. Ten days of reward
At one time, each person had to have a pound of meat.
The imperial camp is a professional soldier, a standing soldier, with a large amount of training and high requirements, so a certain amount of meat supply must be ensured, otherwise it will be unbearable.
When you are away on an expedition, it is difficult to guarantee.
During the march, steamed cakes were the main meal, and in emergencies, only fried noodles could be eaten.
Now that I am stationed temporarily, I can eat meat and vegetable soup, which is indeed a supplement.
The soldiers in the imperial camp were usually rewarded once every ten days, but they also often had a meal to remember the bitterness and sweetness. The bitterness and sweetness rice was very unpalatable, with one portion of porridge and one portion of steamed buns.
Porridge is made from wild vegetables, rice bran, sweet potatoes, vegetable leaves, etc.; steamed steamed buns are made from cornmeal, dried potato, wheat bran, rice bran, etc.
Not a drop of oil.
A meal of this stuff will give you heartburn, excessive vomiting, choking in the throat, and difficulty digesting.
But it is indeed very meaningful to have a meal once in a while, sit down and recall the bitterness and sweetness together, and appreciate the hard-won present.
Zhu Yihai did not arrange a meal for the gentry and landlords today, so he was already taking good care of them.
Of course, for Zhang Erniu and the others, even if they really arranged a meal, they wouldn't find it unpalatable, because in recent years, they have been unable to eat this kind of food for a long time, and sometimes they even have to eat soil and tree bark.
That is to say, now that the emperor has come, he only levies them two dou, four liters and two liters per acre, so that they can keep 89% of the harvest and finally have enough food.
In the past, there was no year without famine.
Zhang Erniu finished his five steamed buns, five steamed buns and a large basin of soup, and looked at the fire soldiers who were preparing the meal with unfinished content.
When Zhu Yihai saw it, he smiled and said, "If you are not full, you can go get more. Usually the soldiers have a ration, but today we are responsible for the food."
"Long live thanks," Zhang Erniu quickly carried two basins to add steamed buns and soup. This opportunity is rare. Eat as much as you can, and don't lose your belly just to save face.
Many representatives also went to add rice and soup.
Zhu Yihai is not afraid of the support of these people. These days, there is a shortage of oil and water, and the workload is huge. Young and strong men all have big bellies. It is not uncommon for them to eat ten bowls of rice and eight bowls of rice. They can also eat a dozen big steamed buns, and drink soup with them.
Like drinking water.
The main reason is lack of oil and water, and the diet is relatively simple, mainly focusing on carbohydrates to avoid hunger.
Even the most elite military camp in the Ming Dynasty is still working hard to ensure that they are full, and they are not yet able to pay attention to eating well and nutritiously. In later generations, the treatment of the soldiers has become better, with the standard of 11 yuan per person per day.
But you can still have milk and eggs in the morning and evening, four dishes and one soup at noon and evening, and mung bean soup in the summer.
Now Zhu Yihai is still working hard to feed the soldiers in the imperial camp. He often eats cornmeal and steamed buns mixed with flour. White flour steamed buns cannot be eaten every day, let alone four dishes and one soup. It is good to have one dish and one soup for every meal.
There is basically no fruit.
That is, only when marching and fighting, you will get some black plum. Holding it in your mouth can produce fluid and quench thirst, and avoid drinking too much water. When going to the battlefield, you will urinate more and urgently, which will affect your combat effectiveness.
Gao Wei waited for the meal to be finished. Most of the time he only ate one or two steamed buns and a handful of steamed buns, and he didn't even drink much soup.
"The common people and others request to donate money to His Majesty as a salary aid, as well as some vegetables, pigs, sheep, and labor force."
Gao Wei offered to donate money. He even thought that the emperor asked him to come to the army to eat and ate these steamed buns just to ask them to pay for it.
So I’ve already accepted it, just donate, it’s the same for everyone anyway.
These days, there is no way to deal with things. If you have money, you must also have life flowers.
"You are now interested."
Zhu Yihai rejected their donation, "If you are willing, you can contact the quartermaster to help purchase some food, meat and vegetables to supply military supplies. It will be a big help. As for money and food, there is no need to donate."
Gao Wei was stunned for a moment. Zhang Zhongfa and others were also surprised. They were all ready to pay. They were even thinking about how much money they should pay. Why didn't they need it?
After confirming again and again, these people were filled with emotion.
Before Zhu Yihai left, he specifically called the logistics officer of the battalion in Jinwu Town, "I asked Liu Chao to pay you immediately for the cost of this meal. It cannot take up the food expenses of the soldiers. In addition, I am very satisfied with this meal and will give you silver."
Twenty yuan is for food expenses for the soldiers in the camp."
Pork in the south of the Yangtze River is now two cents of silver per catty, and here in Zichuan it is now four cents of silver, twenty silver dollars, which can buy five hundred catties of pork, and is divided among the 680 people in the entire battalion, and each person can get about twelve taels.
