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Chapter 203 Marshal Zhao Inauguration

"My lord... the little one is guilty!"

The body, hair and skin, received by parents, dare not harm them, this is the beginning of filial piety.Stand up and practice the Way, make your name known to future generations, and honor your parents. This is the end of filial piety.

This passage comes from "Book of Filial Piety Kaizong Mingyi Chapter".

The most important thing for the ancients is filial piety.

Modern people cannot understand the concepts of people in this era. This is a deep-rooted belief.

After the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, because people shaved their hair, it even caused wars everywhere.

Keep your hair but not your hair, keep your hair but not your head!
Even under the butcher's knife of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, such an extreme concept was put forward, some people still insisted on keeping their hair.

Dorgon ordered to shave his hair, and finally killed everyone's heads.

Zhao Cheng is well aware of that period of history, and has always expected the difficulty of implementing the hair shaving order, so he has always been very cautious about this policy.

Even if you know that it is very inappropriate to have long hair, especially in this era, the living conditions are poor and the hygiene conditions are poor. Ordinary people take a bath before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and then take a bath, I am afraid that the weather will be warmer in the spring of the coming year...

Even in summer, the hair is often not washed once for many days.

People in this era, as long as they get close, there will be a very pungent smell, but everyone is used to it and won't feel it.

But the spread of disease is unavoidable.

Zhao Cheng felt that the average life expectancy of the ancients was low. In addition to not having enough food and clothing, poor sanitation was also an important reason.

Haircuts are naturally good.

Easy to take care of, easy to march, easy to fight.

But Zhao Cheng can't promote it by force, and he will definitely not promote it by force.

Because forcible promotion means that the butcher's knife must be raised and many "diehards" must be killed.

Killing for a haircut...

Zhao Cheng would never do such a thing.

This goes against human nature and also goes against Zhao Cheng's moral bottom line.

Of course, Zhao Cheng didn't want to do it, he wanted to do it step by step.

Governing a big country is like cooking small fish.

Many good policies can become tyranny if rushed too much.

In history, there are too many such examples.

Click!

Zhao Cheng grabbed his hair and cut it off.

This time, everyone was shocked.

"grown ups!"

Miao Xu took the lead and knelt down, with shock and grief on his face.

Niu Dali and the others all huffed and knelt down.

"do not do that."

Zhao Cheng had a serious face, with determination in his expression.

"I just want to make Bao Zuo less panic. Bao Zuo, the reason why I cut your hair is not to punish you, but to save you. Your hair is burning and your scalp is burned. If you don't cut it off, It can get infected and kill people."

While talking, Zhao Cheng came forward and helped Bao Zuolai with his own hands.

In the new military uniform, everyone has a brand on their chest, with their name and serial number written on it.

"grown ups……"

There was still fear on Bao Zuo's face.

"Don't be afraid, you have worked hard. You are a novice, according to the drill, it is normal to make mistakes occasionally."

Zhao Cheng comforted Bao Zuo first, and then asked:

"Bao Zuo, do you have parents and brothers?"

"Yes, my lord!" Bao Zuo nodded, "On the younger one is the old mother, and on the lower one is the wife and children..."

"So, you have to take care of yourself. They are all waiting for you to go home! As an artilleryman, your hair is cut off, and it is not easy to get involved in the artillery carriage. It is not necessarily a bad thing. If you think it is unfilial, there is no way If you tell your mother, I will accompany you.

You can tell your mother that Mr. Zhao cut off your hair with you.If anyone wants to laugh at you, any clan elder wants to blame you for it, let them come to me.

Anything, I, Zhao, will accompany you and carry it with you! "

Zhao Cheng's voice was very gentle.

When Bao Zuo heard it, his lips were trembling, and tears came out.

The body, hair and skin are taken care of by the parents, and they dare not damage them. This is the beginning of filial piety.

Even those who haven't read the book know that it is unfilial to damage the hair and skin.

It turned out that Lord Zhao cut his hair not to punish him!Not trying to behead him...

But to save him!

And Mr. Zhao, in order to avoid his embarrassing and difficult situation, even accompanied him and cut his hair together!
This is really...

"grown ups!"

Bao Zuo wept and bowed to the ground.

A big man, at this moment, really wished to die for Mr. Zhao.

"The sages and corporals in ancient times, but compared with the adults, are far inferior! In order to make the soldiers feel at ease, the adults even accompanied the soldiers to cut off their hair together... This incident will definitely be recorded in the history books and will last forever. Pass it on as a good story!"

Miao Xu sang and sang loudly.

"Your Excellency has always loved soldiers like children! We have known for a long time. My Lord's hair was cut, and my old cow also cut it!"

Niu Dali worshiped Zhao Cheng unreservedly.

He picked up the scissors, clicked, and cut off his own hair.

"Count me in!"

"Count me in!"

A group of soldiers followed closely, and they all cut off their hair.

Miao Xu was dumbfounded.

You mean cut it, just cut it?
After all, he is a scholar, and in this regard, he is more stubborn.

He really wanted to follow suit and get closer to everyone.

However, the inherent moral law in his heart still bound him, which made him hesitate for a while.

Next to him, Gu Er had already taken the scissors, and cut Miao Xu's hair with a click.

"Are you still a brother? Everyone has cut it, but if you don't cut it, how can you be a brother? You scholars, it's so awkward!" Gu Er complained a few words in a dissatisfied tone.

"Isn't it...it's not my turn? I'll use the scissors when everyone finishes using them! This hair is cut, it's not like it won't grow back." Miao Xu blushed and explained a few words.

Zhao Cheng smiled inwardly.

Cut your hair and want to grow it back?
It also depends on whether he gives this opportunity!

As long as you cut it, don't even think about growing long hair.

"Our expeditionary army is all men who can block bullets for our comrades. I suggest that everyone accompany Brother Bao Zuo to cut their long hair short and share weal and woe with Brother Bao Zuo!"

Zhao Cheng proposed loudly.

"Yes! Share joys and sorrows with Brother Baozuo!"

"Let me see who can't share weal and woe with my comrades?"

"..."

Niu Dali and others shouted.

They all supported Master Zhao's words from the bottom of their hearts.

The most important thing is that they have already cut it, so it is only fair to want to watch others follow suit.

To save everyone from looking at them with unconcealable smiles.

"Come on! Cut it!"

So, the entire artillery team began to cut their hair.

Most of them are cut voluntarily.

Some of them were stubborn and unwilling, and they were all cut off by the colleagues.

Then, Zhao Cheng advocated everyone to cut it all at once, so that they all shaved their heads bald.

Zhao Cheng watched with great satisfaction.

Gray cloth military uniform, bald head, wearing a big-brimmed hat, carrying a rifle and pulling a cannon, he opened his mouth and called Marshal Zhao... Tsk tsk!
……

Seven days came in a blink of an eye.

Outside Shengjing City, Zhao Cheng was dressed in military uniform.

His clothes were no longer in the style of mandarin duck battle jackets, nor did he wear the usual gray military uniform like soldiers, but instead wore a handsome uniform.

He stood tall in the stands, behind him stood a group of generals and several civil servants.

The entire city of Shengjing was empty of thousands of people, and they all came outside the city to watch the inauguration ceremony of the general and the conquest army parade.

According to the requirements of the commander, everyone took a shower, and everyone wore masks...

This mask was given to everyone by the commander in chief.

The marshal said that now the pimple disease is rampant outside the city, and more than half of the Jurchens have died of pimple disease.

It's really frightening.

The commander-in-chief is benevolent and righteous, loves the people like a child, and distributed several large packs of masks to those who have no family.

I don't know what kind of fabric this mask is made of, but it looks very exquisite.

The commander-in-chief asked everyone to throw it away after wearing it for one day.

On the street, there are large buckets called trash cans.

Discarded masks must be thrown into the trash can.

The commander-in-chief has a rule that anyone who doesn't throw away the worn mask on time will be pulled out and whipped!

Now, everyone washes up, wears a mask, and goes out of the city to watch.

As the saying goes, if there are tens of thousands of people, there is no limit.

What's more, this is more than 5 people, noisy and noisy.

At this moment, a singing voice came from afar:

"Yu Erbing, listen carefully:

Be filial for your son and loyal for your minister.

The general gave money and food, and he did not hesitate to pay a lot to support his soldiers.

A soldier's food and clothing cost hundreds of yuan, and the salary of a sixth-rank official is generally the same.

If you don't contribute to the country, the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth will not tolerate it.

Since ancient times, many generals have been in the army, so don't look down on being a soldier.

First, learn to practice with your heart, and learn the skills to make meritorious service;

The military uniform is your bodyguard, so it needs to be cleaned frequently.

Second, you must fight bravely, and you will live naturally without dying;
If you shrink back and do military orders, you will lose your reputation with a clean cut.

The third is to treat the people with kindness, and rely on them to farm food and wages;
As long as the soldiers and the people form a family, the common people will help each other;
Four mo rape men and women, which one is not born of parents?
There are also wives and daughters in your family.How can you be humiliated?
Five don't see bad thoughts about wealth, robbers will have retribution in the end;
No matter how many gold and silver treasures you get, hold them and kill them in vain.

Sixth, we must respect government officials, and the more serious the crime is, the more they violate the order;
It's important not to lie, and doing things honestly will surely succeed.

Qijie gambles and eats opium, the official finds out that he will be severely punished;
It's an honor to keep your money and keep your family alive.

If you always memorize these words, you will definitely promote the leader;
If it is completely inadvertent, there will be no mercy in lightly beating and heavy killing. "

The voice is high-pitched and full of power.

One after another, the teams marched out of the city with neat steps, getting closer and closer.

For a while, the noisy crowd quieted down, all looking at the team.

The troops of the Ming Dynasty all wore mandarin duck battle jackets.

The cotton armor worn by the Eight Banners army was made in imitation of the mandarin duck battle jacket, which is regarded as plagiarism, and the styles are almost the same.

It all looks bloated.

Looking at this team again, they are all wearing thin gray cotton military uniforms, and instead of armor, they are wearing big-brimmed hats...

At a glance, they were all in gray military uniforms, lined up very neatly, and everyone was carrying long firecrackers, with bayonets installed on the barrels of the firecrackers, giving off a cold light.

All of them held their heads high, with pride in their bones, and sang loudly.

This song has a weird tune.

Most importantly, the lyrics are so simple that everyone can understand them.

Marshal scattered money to raise soldiers?

Treat the common people with kindness, because the food and salaries of the soldiers are all earned by the common people's farming?
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be the case.

But in everyone's inherent concept, isn't the food and salary of soldiers all given by the emperor?

Those who serve as soldiers should thank the emperor!
Why are you still thanking the common people?

Listen to this, it is really fresh!

But... people who listen to it feel very comfortable!

Immediately, I felt that these soldiers looked much more pleasing to the eye, and were much more friendly.

These soldiers are protecting them!
After the soldiers entered the arena, they stood in a square array.

From Zhao Cheng's point of view, the formation of these people was really bad, crooked, and their steps were not neat.

After all, it was only seven days of training, no matter how intense the training was, the effect would not be very good if the time was too short.

However, in the eyes of ordinary people, it has been extremely shocking.

The sound of neat footsteps, tom tom.

The neat queue, singing songs in unison, walked over...

Where have they seen this kind of battle?

Wang Cai stood on the stage in a gray military uniform, and his voice spread throughout the audience through loudspeakers.

Everyone immediately stood up, not daring to say a word.

This solemn atmosphere made the people serious.

Then, a group of well-dressed soldiers came out in a line, their steps became more orderly, raising their hands and feet, hundreds of them seemed to be the same person.

All the soldiers in this group were tall and burly, and the leading soldier at the front held a long knife in front of him. The back of the knife was almost close to the tip of his nose from his forehead to between his eyes...

Behind them, there are hundreds of soldiers.

Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Next, Zhao Cheng announced his inauguration as the first Generalissimo of the Expeditionary Army.

At the same time, it was announced that the Crusade Army was formally reorganized and reorganized into ten legions in total.

Niu Dali, head of the First Legion.

The second legion, legion commander Zhao Chunfa.

The third legion, Li Erdan, the head of the legion.

The Fourth Army, headed by Yu Hu.

Fifth Legion, Legion Commander Wang Cai.

The Sixth Army, the head of the army, An Qiang.

Seventh Legion, Legion Commander Zheng Qiang.

Eighth Legion, Legion Changgu II.

The Ninth Army, head of the army Liu Fei.

In addition, there is the strongest and most elite personal guard regiment, and Marshal Zhao Cheng personally serves as the commander of the regiment.

Preliminary reorganization, each legion has ten units under its jurisdiction.

Each team has 50 people and is divided into two general banners, each with [-] people.

Thought committee members should be assigned to each general banner.

(End of this chapter)