Chapter 418 Heavenly Providence Is So

"The minister is here."

"Fang Aiqing, from today onwards, you Qin Tianjian and Si Tianjian need to report the celestial phenomena and the prediction of your subordinates to the palace every day, until the celestial phenomenon of solar eclipse appears."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the ministers obey."

It can be seen from the eyes of the ministers in the palace that compared to the last time, almost everyone is no longer skeptical, although they don't believe in the dream of the first emperor, but is there any other better explanation?

A few days later, all kinds of newspapers in Lin'an City also published this news, and many tabloids also opened a column on the theory of solar eclipse, allowing the people to guess with prizes. Many professors and experts who study astronomy from Lin'an University and the Royal Academy of Sciences have also gone to Si Tianjian to observe the movement of celestial bodies, in the hope of obtaining first-hand information.

"Brother, it seems that the people have a high degree of trust in the phenomenon of solar eclipse you mentioned, judging from the statistics of various newspapers and the handicap of casinos, more than seventy percent of the people believe that there will be a solar eclipse this month." Fang Ling, who had finished reading a newspaper, said with a smile.

"This is a good thing, it shows the trust of the people of our dynasty in Gongzi." Yuan Jian took the newspaper in Fang Ling's hand and smiled after reading it.

"Well, in the past two months, the people's goodwill towards the court and local government is also gradually rising, when the Chengwei Dart Bureau went to various places, most of the news heard along the way was positive, according to my second uncle, this is the first time in his 20 years of darts."

I nodded, with a smile on my face: "The official is clear, this is the premise of my dynasty, the court has this kind of credibility, you can improve the cohesion and centripetal force of the people, just like this year's recruitment, only more than two months later, the number of applicants has exceeded the number of recruits, young people from all over the country have responded to the call of the court, hoping to go into battle to kill the enemy, protect the family and defend the country, and recover the mountains and rivers." ”

Yuan Jian praised: "Yes, Gongzi, it has been nearly twenty years since my subordinates left the Valley of the Kings, and it is the first time in these twenty years that I have seen the people of my dynasty so enthusiastically sign up for the army, which is not easy." ”

"Today's situation is indeed not easy, to establish the credibility of the imperial court and officials at all levels, it is difficult to say, but it is also very simple to say."

"Brother, what does this mean? I don't think it's that difficult. ”

Yuan Jian said: "Miss Ling'er, this is also the ability of the son, how many emperors in the past dynasties can do it?" ”

Fang Ling said: "Yes, brother, then tell me how you did it?" ”

"Well, it's very simple to say, that is, the change must be from top to bottom, just take the punishment of corruption and the rectification of the dynasty, first of all, my attitude is resolute, and secondly, I started from the important ministers of the court, to the provinces, all the envoys, and then to the officials of the state capital and county government, do you think, the first-class officials dare not be greedy, and the second-class officials dare to continue to take bribes? If the system and pacification envoys in various places are clean, will those prefects and counties not follow the integrity? Another point is that heavy punishment is used in troubled times, and the cost of crime is high, who dares to fight with their lives? ”

Fang Lingdao: "Brother, I heard President Pu say that what he admires most is the one-size-fits-all approach you use, brother, in the past, when Ming Jun rectified corruption, he often went to the bottom to the end, but instead made the corrupt officials desperately resist and form an alliance, so that those emperors finally had to compromise, otherwise it was really the Manchu Dynasty that could be killed by civil and military forces." And brother's way is to adapt to the times, which is actually the best policy for governing the country. ”

Yuan Jian praised again: "Yes, the son has never made a mistake in his actions, and his subordinates are also extremely admired." ”

I smiled, and I couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction in my heart: "Okay, I'm ready to eat, Quan Yi should come back, Xiaosi, you go and call President Pu, Xiao Tian, and Miss Lin Ying." ”

Time slipped by, and it soon came to late May, but the eclipse never happened. The people of Lin'an City and the ministers of the court seem to be a little impatient, according to me, this solar eclipse is related to the upcoming Song and Mongolian wars, if the sky does not change by the end of this month, it doesn't mean that the Great Song Dynasty will be defeated by the hands of Mongolia?

In the last few days of May, the data displayed in the casino handicap has turned around, and many people have begun to buy in reverse, and even my close ministers, such as Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu, have become nervous, after all, I have made a bit of a big bet, and the fate of the country is linked.

On the 31st, the last day of May, almost at the same time as the last eclipse, it was also near noon (11 o'clock), when the bright sky suddenly darkened without warning, except that this time it was not a total solar eclipse, but a partial solar eclipse, which lasted much shorter, lasting only about three minutes, and the sky gradually returned to its original state.

This day is the day of the morning break, and after the solar eclipse, the entire Lin'an City is boiling.

"I'm victorious!"

"The heavens have sent down a sign, and I will win!"

"Long live the emperor, long live the Great Song Dynasty."

Under the organized agitation of the members of the dragon's teeth, the people of Lin'an City spontaneously took to the streets, and coincidentally gathered at the location of the original Dongkangfang, now Lin'an Square, many shops also took the initiative to contribute firecrackers, and soon, the crackling firecrackers resounded over the square, the atmosphere of the scene was warm, and the people's emotions were high, which was definitely the first time since Lin'an City ushered in the royal family of the Great Song Dynasty.

At the same time, on Longhu Mountain, thousands of miles away from Lin'an.

Zhang Tianshi held a piece of the Imperial Song Newspaper in his hand, and said with a slight smile: "Daofa, do you think that His Majesty the Emperor will be like us, and he is also a warlock who is proficient in celestial phenomena?" ”

"Probably not." The Dao Master also had a smile on his face, shook his head and said, "As far as I know, the emperor must not be a warlock. ”

"What about the people around the emperor?"

"Yuan Jian, who is next to the emperor, is a martial arts cultivator, and although Gongsun Xiaochen is a warlock, he is on a military expedition, and he does not have such skills, as for the others, they are also martial arts cultivators. Heavenly Master, you must know that when the emperor predicted this celestial anomaly, it was still on the first of this month, even if it was like you and me, or Gongsun Ang, the master of the Shutang Hall in the Valley of the Kings, it would be difficult to do it. The leader, hehe, is worthy of being the leader of the Guardian Lord's election, Your Majesty, and the god is also. ”

Zhang Tianshi nodded and praised: "Yes, the divine power of the guide is indeed above our warlocks. Daofa, you let Wen Zhang follow Your Majesty, it's completely correct, maybe there will be a great general in my Dragon and Tiger Sect in the future. ”

The Dao Master laughed and said, "It will definitely be." ”

In the afternoon of the same day, the Government Council held a special briefing on the eclipse of the sun, and President Wen Tianxiang attended the meeting on behalf of the imperial court and made a long speech entitled "A Vision Descends from the Sky, and the Great Song Dynasty Will Win." After that, all the newspapers in Lin'an City worked overtime to launch a special supplement on June 1 to celebrate the proclamation of the heavens.

The so-called those who follow the heavens prosper, and those who go against the heavens die, since the will of heaven is like this, how can the Great Song Dynasty not win?

After this solar eclipse, my prestige was once again raised to a new height, an unprecedented new height, and the ministers of the DPRK and China, the people of Lin'an, and the soldiers of the major military regions were also full of confidence in the upcoming battle between Song and Mongolia.

This is the will of God, it is the will of God, and if it is providential, who would doubt it?

On the afternoon of June 2, Quan Jue, Shen Yiqiu, and Lu Xiufu came to the palace again, and they were joined by several staff members of the Academy of Sciences.

Half an hour later, the last military sand table -- the sand table of the Xiangfan Military Region -- was assembled in the Funing Palace, and together with the sand tables of the Sichuan Military Region and the Jianghuai (Luzhou and Yangzhou) Military Regions, which had been installed a few days ago, a total of three large sand tables were completed.

"Mr. Shen, Quan Jue, these three sand tables are doing a good job, and I am very satisfied."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compliment."

Quan Jue continued: "Your Majesty, there is something that your subordinates still need to ask Your Majesty. ”

"Enlightenment, what?"

"Your Majesty, in order to cooperate with the development of new weapons, the Academy of Sciences plans to set up a special department, which is composed of firearms experts and cold weapons experts of our dynasty, and this department belongs to the top secrets of our dynasty, so the subordinates plan to separate the location of this department from the Royal Academy of Sciences, please ask Your Majesty to instruct, where is the safest place?"

"Quanjue, then put it in the firearms superintendent, I will send fifty more imperial guards to the gunpowder superintendent, a total of one hundred imperial guards plus two hundred guards of the gunpowder superintendent itself, plus a thousand imperial guards stationed next to the arsenal near the firearms superintendent, there should be no problem with safety. Moreover, it is also easy to conduct experiments there. ”

Quan Jue said: "Your Majesty, this is very good. ”

"Mr. Shen, has there been any progress on Yun Bofei's rear-loading gun there?"

"Back to Your Majesty, no. Recently, most of the energy of Yun Bofei, Wanyan Tianlei and Zhao Yuncong has been spent on the supervision of throwing grenades, artillery and muskets, and the task is very heavy, and others are still unable to stand alone, so the research work has lagged behind. ”

"Well, the lack of quality can only be made up for by quantity, if only there were more weapons talents."

Shen Yiqiu said: "Your Majesty, it is indeed a good way to make up for the defects of quality with quantity, according to Yun Bofei, the intensive use of projectiles caused by the lethality is huge, for this reason, they have also specially developed a cluster projectile, the lethality caused by artillery is also comparable." ”

I knew that the cluster throwing bomb that Shen Yiqiu said was similar to the explosive bag of later generations, and nodded in praise: "Very good." ”

Lu Xiufu said: "Your Majesty, it's good, it's just that the cost of making firearms is too huge, as if they are eating money, and those officials of the household department come to talk to the ministers almost every day." ”

I laughed and said: "This is something that can't be helped, I have made a prediction, not to mention that the finances of the imperial court will be tightened because of this, and even the savings of the Shifeng Commercial Bank in the past two years will be exhausted, but fortunately, with the funds of the Pu Commercial Bank, I can barely cope with it." ”