The Old Summer Palace Qinzheng Palace, the Imperial Conference Room.

There was something really special about this meeting.

Because the thing to be discussed is not domestic affairs, not diplomacy, not military.

but

Publicize!

Yes.

In the eyes of later generations, it was a "reactionary meeting" filled with "theory of racial superiority" and "militarism".

"Now I am the unification of the world, but the current era is not the time for our Huaxia family to live a peaceful life behind closed doors, the world's rivalry is an amplified Warring States turmoil, sailboats, steamships, railways, etc. have made the whole world unprecedentedly connected into one, and now it is a boat against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, and the scalps of tens of millions of natives in the Americas are staring at us!"

Emperor Zhu said loudly.

"Although my Ming Dynasty is now strong in force, this is only because of me, the founding emperor, I dare to guarantee that after a hundred years, this Ming Dynasty will inevitably tend to be conservative, worship literature and suppress martial arts, and lose the pioneering spirit!"

"If in the past, this is not impossible, but now it is not possible, now this is a world of great contention, the whole country must be twisted into a rope, the Ming must maintain strong force, defend the civilization of China!"

"I often think, the country will be destroyed by weakness, and the only man will die by strength, why not?"

"Just because the Qin and Han dynasties are militaristic, the status of the soldiers is very high, everyone is not afraid of war, and everyone is happy when they hear about war!"

"Isn't that the case in Western countries today? The Western powers have all sacralized their armies and heroized their soldiers. Its social status is higher than that of civilian officials, and even the kings, princes, princes and other nobles of European countries are proud of their military uniforms, and the princes of their countries are required to receive military education and serve in the army. ”

"On the other hand, I am Daming, if it is just peaceful today, how many people have been recruited from the society in this year's Army and Navy Officer Academy? Most of them can only select young talents from the army to enroll! And the talents in the society are all for the show, the name of the merit test, this civil society has a proverb that "a good man is not a soldier and a good iron is not a book", if this situation is left alone, a few decades later, I am afraid that it will be a big but not strong Ottoman Turkey. ”

On the throne.

Emperor Zhu spoke eloquently.

The content of the conversation was mainly focused on the status of the military.

Although the current Ming Dynasty is strong in martial arts.

But the influence of centuries of folk tradition cannot change overnight.

For the young talents of the Ming Dynasty.

Enlisting in the army is actually a career that is not very popular.

In June of this year.

The Ming Dynasty held the first "University Entrance Examination".

University students are mainly recruited from among the graduates of Xiucai and local junior high schools.

But on the side of Daohua University, the School of Engineering, the School of Political Science, the School of Medicine, etc., are all extremely competitive.

After all, Daohua University bears the name of Emperor Zhu.

Son of Heaven's protégé!

Therefore, the number of applicants is extremely large.

Even if you can't get into Daohua University.

There are also many people who choose to enroll in some new universities organized by local governments and private organizations in Chudu and Nandu.

In fact, it is very simple that these new universities are so attractive.

Because the content of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty is becoming more and more in line with the learning content of the new university.

Other words.

I want to be the official of the Ming Dynasty.

It is useless to write eight strands of the Four Books and Five Classics of the Light Society.

It's best to go to this new university to be sure.

But in the same way, the Daming Army and Naval University is recruited from among the talents and high school graduates from all over the country.

The Naval Academy and the Army Academy are not fully recruited for civilian recruitment.

There were very few test takers.

Everything is inferior, but reading is high.

Studying and becoming an official, how can you become a martial artist?

This kind of thinking is still the mainstream among the scholars and doctors of the Ming Dynasty.

There is no way, the Army and Navy Officers Academy can only recruit young soldiers from the army who have made meritorious contributions and are coarse and well-versed in literature and ink.

And a country like Prussia will be able to engage in compulsory military service for a while.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty realized the management of local clans in most areas after "showing talents as officials, and the government going to the countryside" replaced the management of local clans.

Theoretically, the first prerequisite for the introduction of compulsory military service has also been met.

But what this compulsory military service system requires is that the people can cooperate, and it is best to take the initiative to join the army.

If not active.

It's okay to get trapped with a rope - so this requires the government to go to the countryside.

It's not like some twentieth-century regime.

I can't even do this thing of catching strong men.

What a fucking shit.

Moreover, the combat enthusiasm of the soldiers who were tied up was definitely not high.

There will definitely be a large number of deserters on the battlefield.

And this requires propaganda and education, preferably to the extent that the people take the initiative to accept the compulsory military service system.

Wasn't that what happened in Europe?

The government uses propaganda and other means to brainwash the fate, elevate the social status of the military to an unattainable level, and make every boy dream of serving the country in the army and fighting on the battlefield.

This made it possible to recruit a large and highly motivated army at a fairly low cost.

Such a "low-cost" army.

It is the foundation for the emergence of any army power in later generations!

And Emperor Zhu's Ming Army.

Although morale is also quite high.

But the cost of such high morale is too great - dozens of acres of military fields!

So it's an unsustainable system.

And the land border of the Ming Dynasty was so long.

If you want to raise a standing mercenary army with a high salary.

Then this cost may not be unbearable for the Ming court.

Therefore, the best way is to engage in compulsory military service.

To put the subjects of the great son of tomorrow.

Become a militaristic citizen who can take the initiative to carry a gun and fight for the Ming Dynasty!

And such a change.

Nature can't be done overnight.

It's not something that Emperor Zhu can do with his decree.

This requires a well-developed education system.

The militarists should start with the baby.

But now the education system of the Ming Dynasty is actually in the hands of Confucian scholars.

Expect these pseudo-Confucians and cynics who have been emasculated from the spirit of Confucianism for more than a thousand years to educate batches of militarists?

It would be better to hope for a breakthrough in controlled nuclear fusion technology within 50 years.

Of course.

Emperor Zhu can't take all the right to education from Confucian scholars and doctors all at once—this Ming Dynasty basically reads Confucian classics as long as people are literate.

So this matter should not be rushed.

Take it one step at a time.

The first step, of course, is to create a social atmosphere in which everyone speaks and fights.

It began with the mass propaganda of the war between Ming and Russia.

"Therefore, the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty must not be insulted or discriminated against, and the soldiers of my Ming Dynasty should also have heroes!"

"Before the end of the war between Ming and Russia, the Ming court will carry out news and public opinion control, and the Ministry of Education will be changed to the Education Propaganda Department! It is necessary to censor all newspapers and periodicals in the Ming Dynasty, and prohibit any articles that are not conducive to the war and smear the Ming court and the Ming soldiers! In terms of public opinion propaganda, let the newspapers vigorously publicize a few combat heroes. ”

"The press and publishing circles must be fully managed, and newspapers and public opinion must fully serve the war!"

"The battle of Ming and Russia is a just battle for the survival of China, and all the soldiers who died in this battle must be enshrined in the Ming Martyrs' Shrine and enjoy the incense of ten thousand families!"

"In addition, there are operas and literary works from all over the country, and we must also vigorously praise the contributions of soldiers!"

(End of chapter)