Chapter 119: Sense of Identity and Belonging! Military Parade? (4K) (Ch 119)

“It’s only been ten years since the founding of the country.”
“There are already signs of such a prosperous era.”
“This Chen Huaixin… is really amazing!”
Looking at the deduced future.
Wang Qianhe was filled with emotion.
Although.
It starts from when Chen Huaixin left Chang’an City.
The shock and astonishment never stopped.
Apart from those officials from aristocratic families who still insisted on resisting for their own interests, many ministers were like him, and gradually changed from initial dislike to recognition.
no way.
The ability displayed by Chen Huaixin was so strong that he couldn’t even feel jealous!
He even began to look forward to what kind of changes Chen Huaixin would bring to Chengguo after he entered the court!
“after all.”
“Only ten years.”
“To build a country to this extent!”
“He was in the prime of life in that projected future.”
“How far can we go after that?!”
Wang Qianhe was full of anticipation.
He knows it very well.
As long as Chen Huaixin hadn’t died young, the Yu Kingdom would have continued to flourish, even to a level that none of them could understand!
For them.
This may be the future development direction of Chengguo!
As long as——Chen Huaixin is willing to join the court!
“He would probably be willing, right?”
“after all.”
“He is now.”
“But he has not been forced out of Chang’an City yet.”
“You still have hope for my Chengguo…right?”
This thought suddenly popped up in Wang Qianhe’s mind.
I don’t know why.
He actually felt a little worried!
He looked at the ministers around him, and then at Ji Qingluo who was sitting on the dragon throne. He temporarily suppressed this thought and did not dare to think about it anymore.
The Duke of Weiguo next to him was also impressed by the development of Yu State, but Chen Huaixin’s views on the Silk Road made him frown slightly.
“Although the Yu Kingdom is full of martial virtues, it has fought wars all over the country and has almost never stopped foreign wars.”
“We are now planning to rely on the Silk Road to explore news from more distant countries.”
“Does he really intend to keep fighting? Isn’t he worried that he will be killed if he fights too hard?”
Duke Weiguo was a little confused.
He is the leader of the military generals, but now he finds that his enthusiasm for war is not as good as Chen Huaixin!
But he always felt.
Chen Huaixin should not be fighting just for the sake of fighting!
Whether it was conquering rebellious countries, conquering small overseas countries, conquering the grasslands, or this time conquering the countries in the Western Regions, in the end they all gained a lot.
“but.”
“This is definitely not his real purpose!”
“What on earth does he want to do?!”
…
[Jingping 9th year, September.]
【Benefited from Yuguo’s influence on the Western Regions.】
【The Silk Road that was inherited from before reappeared before merchants. 】
【Although.】
[Many merchants still continued their maritime trade. The spices and other goods they obtained from the West had already brought them considerable profits, so there was no need to change direction.]
[However, there are also a large number of merchants who are more accustomed to doing business on land, and in their view, Yuguo suddenly reopened the Silk Road at this time, which must be a follow-up plan. ]
[They don’t know what it will be, they just know that following Yuguo’s footsteps will never go wrong! ]
[“Even if it doesn’t work, before the tenth anniversary of the founding of the country, we can collect some rare treasures and beauties from the Western Regions and send them to Your Majesty. It will definitely not be a loss!”]
[These businessmen still have a lot of thoughts. ]
【Or rather. 】
【Not just businessmen. 】
[Even the common people have started discussing the tenth anniversary of the establishment of Yu Country! ]
[“Your Majesty, this was deliberately arranged.”]
【“Use newspapers to gradually spread the news.”】
【“Let the people discuss and look forward to next year.”】
[Even Ji Changwei in the harem heard about this matter. ]
[Chen Huaixin naturally did not deny it, although this kind of thing had almost never happened in previous dynasties. Even if there was a celebration, it was to celebrate the emperor’s birthday.]
[But just because there was no event in the past doesn’t mean there won’t be one in the future. Chen Huaixin is very clear that this kind of unified, large-scale event that everyone is paying attention to will greatly enhance the cohesion of Yu Country! ]
[“We must make the people feel proud, proud, and happy about the Yu Kingdom!”]
[“We need to make the people more aware that they are members of our Yu Country!”]
[“We need to make the people…have a stronger sense of identity and belonging to Yu Country!”]
【This is why Chen Huaixin cares so much about the 10th anniversary of the founding of the country. 】
【For no other reason.】
[It is to shape the people’s national consciousness! ]
[It is to shape the people’s national consciousness! ]
[This will be of great help to the future of Yuguo! ]
【certainly.】
【Chen Huaixin also knew.】
[This cannot be accomplished with just one national founding ceremony.]
[What it needs is victory after victory in foreign wars, what it needs is for the people to have enough food and clothing, what it needs is for the culture to continue to spread, and what it needs is for the country of Yu to continue to move forward! ]
[“If the people in the future can be proud of Yuguo.”]
[“If in the future, when the Yu Kingdom is facing extinction, there are still heroes who stand up and want to save the country.”]
[“If the Yu Kingdom disappears into history in the future, there will still be people who miss the Yu Kingdom and call their own nation the Yu.”]
【“Then what I did… was totally worth it!”】
…
In the Golden Palace.
Listening to Chen Huaixin’s ambitions.
All the ministers were stunned.
originally.
They thought.
The tenth anniversary of the establishment of Yuguo.
Probably because merchants sent rare treasures, and surrounding small countries sent more tribute, the emperor and his civil and military officials celebrated in the court for several days, drinking and having fun, and rarely relaxing.
Wait until a few days later.
It’s about doing what needs to be done.
Just like the emperor’s birthdays in the past, the ones who should be happy and celebrating are the royal grandson.
As for the people?
What does that have to do with them!
Even though it was the emperor’s birthday, all places were able to have a three-day holiday, but the people still continued to work, because holidays had never had anything to do with them, and celebrations had never had anything to do with them!
As for the so-called poetry gatherings and garden parties, people probably just look at the brightly lit places from afar in the darkness, and then close their eyes and tell themselves that they still have to live for the sake of living tomorrow.
“But.”
“The 10th Anniversary of the Founding of the People’s Republic of China as Seen by Chen Huaixin.”
“The most important reason is actually for the people?!”
“Let the people feel proud of Yuguo, have a sense of belonging to Yuguo, and let the people regard Yuguo as their nation…”
“Why can he think of these things?!”
Many ministers had complicated expressions on their faces.
And Ji Qingluo, who was sitting above, had a look of envy in his eyes!
She knows it very well.
Since Chen Huaixin dares to think so, he must have a perfect plan to achieve this goal step by step!
When she thought about it.
Even if the Yu Kingdom is destroyed in the future, there will still be people who miss it and are proud of it.
The envy on her face even turned into jealousy!
“For the ruler.”
“To be able to do this.”
“How can one not be jealous?”
Ji Qingluo was thinking, if Cheng State was destroyed, would there be people who would miss it, would there be people who would name it after it? The envy on her face slowly turned into helplessness.
She looked at the Mirror of Heaven and sighed helplessly in her heart.
“If my country were to perish, the people who would applaud and cheer would probably be the most numerous.”
…
【Tenth month of the ninth year of Jingping.】
【Chen Huaixin and the Prime Minister and others discussed the ten years since the founding of the country. 】
【For the Prime Minister and others. 】
[They had never heard that the country needed to celebrate an integer year. In the past, even if there were special days, they were all related to the emperor’s birthday! ]
【”but.”】
【”His Majesty.”】
[“He never gave his birthday any special meaning.”]
[“He seems to want the people to cheer for the establishment of the country?”]
[The Prime Minister thought in his heart.]
【And in hearing. 】
[How can we make the common people participate in this grand occasion, instead of being like in the past, when no one except the princes and nobles, the aristocratic families, the civil officials and the military officers cared about the so-called festival.]
[The Pinglu Jiedushi said directly: “It’s not difficult. We just need to hold New Year activities in various cities like the New Year, and let the people participate in it.”]
【The days of Chinese New Year. 】
【It should be a time for the people to relax a little. 】
【and.】
【For the people of Yu Country now. 】
[They no longer have to worry about not having enough to eat or freezing to death like they did in the past. Today, Yuguo can at least ensure that the people will not go hungry, if nothing else! ]
[“The idea of ​​the Pinglu Jiedushi is indeed good.”]
[“When the granaries are full, people know etiquette; when they have enough food and clothing, they know honor and disgrace!”]
[“When people no longer have to worry about food and clothing, they will naturally be willing to pay attention to activities and entertainment.”]
[“As for the tenth anniversary of the establishment of our Yu Country, at least we don’t have to worry about a lack of response!”]
[The Prime Minister also spoke at this time. ]
[Although holding activities in various cities seems quite ordinary and unoriginal, the fact that it has been passed down for so long means that it is effective! ]
[The method doesn’t have to be new, as long as it’s useful! ]
[The Minister of Revenue also responded: “In addition to holding events, we can also distribute some money to the people… Forget it, distribute some food. Even if it’s just one more meal, it will definitely make the people happy.”]
[“But if so many are distributed, can the national treasury support it?” The Minister of Industry asked at this time.]
[He knew very well that the Yu Kingdom was still building a lot, and the treasury was full because of commercial taxes, but it should not be enough to distribute a meal to every citizen, right? ]
[“Distributing a meal may be difficult, but giving a little food is still possible,” the Minister of Revenue looked at the Prime Minister. ]
[The Prime Minister nodded and said that due to the development of the southwest region and the harvest of local high-yield crops planted there, the national treasury’s grain reserves have increased rapidly.]
[Besides, many local high-yield crops have various problems, such as difficulty in long-term preservation, so they need to be consumed and replaced frequently. ]
[“People don’t really care how much they have, but they care about having this thing. Even if it’s just two more water chestnuts, half a yam, or even a little more salt, it’s enough to make people happy for a long time!”]
[The Prime Minister looked at Chen Huaixin.]
【Chen Huaixin naturally understood that it was indeed as he said, because in his mind, there was a case where one or two eggs attracted many people to line up to buy them.】
[If the things that the Prime Minister said could really be distributed to the people of Yu Country, then it would definitely make the people feel a sense of identity and belonging to Yu Country – which dynasty in ancient and modern times could do this! ]
[“Let the Ministry of Revenue first compile statistics on this expenditure.”]
【Chen Huaixin did not make a decision immediately.】
[Although he hoped that this could be accomplished, it was too difficult. Any small number, multiplied by a population of nearly 40 million, would become an astronomical figure!]
[But judging from the looks of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Revenue, the high-yield crops in the area seem to give them great confidence? ]
[He did not dwell on this matter any further, but continued to discuss other ideas.]
[“Each city will form a team to participate in the sports competition.”]
[“Select the best farmers and give them a tax-free bonus for one or two years.”]
[“Look at which farmers are doing well and give them a tax exemption for one or two years.”]
[“There are also merchants who can be included. There is no need to reduce or exempt business taxes. Just select one or two to commend them.”]
[“Not only individuals, but also groups, taking each city as the main body, looking at its development, farming, people’s lives, etc., combining various aspects for evaluation, and then giving the local people a unified reward.”]
【“…”】
【After Chen Huaixin proposed the idea of ​​the sports meeting. 】
[The Prime Minister and others immediately understood that the so-called tenth anniversary of the founding of the country was meant for His Majesty to make the people happier and to let them actively or passively participate in the celebration! ]
[There is no need to even deliberately publicize anything, just let the people know about it! ]
【And this. 】
[Although it will increase the burden on the court. ]
[Although it will increase the workload of these officials. ]
[But once I thought about the fact that there would be such a grand event next year, appearing on the land of Yu Country. ]
[The Prime Minister and others were even more excited! ]
【”because.”】
[“This is truly a time of joy for the people!”]
【“Throughout the ages.”】
[“But there has never been such a grand event in any country or dynasty where everyone can participate!”]
[The Prime Minister and others have already begun looking forward to the arrival of next year. ]
【After planning, then the matters concerning the people. 】
【Chen Huaixin turned his gaze towards the Minister of War.】
[“Except the people.”]
[“We must not forget our Yu country soldiers either.”]
[“We can invite the surrounding small countries to send people to watch the ceremony.”]
[“Ten years after the founding of the country, we naturally have to review the troops, so that our people and envoys from other countries can see how powerful the soldiers of our country are.”]
[“We can even have a military exercise or two with them!”]
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