Zhu Xu stood on the Chengtian Gate Tower and looked up.

Not far away, in the middle of the square leading to the Daming Gate, a bright silver pillar stood high. Below the pillar was a square platform, surrounded by auspicious beasts such as Qilins, and not far away were two black cannons poured on the ground.

Zhu Xu put his hands behind his back, nodded slightly, and said, "It's pretty."

His eyes turned, and not far from the right side of the flagpole, a group of musicians were gathering together and saying something. In front of them, drums, Luo, suona, piano, flute, etc., musical instruments that Zhu Xu knew or not, could be seen almost everywhere here.

Not far away, there were nine people, all wearing Jinyiwei costumes, holding black spears, the leader was wearing fish and dragon clothes, with an embroidered spring knife on his waist, and holding a flag in his hand, standing slanted, because they were held tightly together, and they could not see the true appearance clearly.

"Your Majesty, it's Master Sun Ge." Cao Huachun suddenly said beside Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu looked up and saw the group of musicians dispersing, and Sun Chuanting, who was standing in the middle, was exposed.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "Don't show your head, let's watch quietly."

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded and handed a telescope to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu took it and put it in his hand. It was useless and was still watching. This time he came, mainly looking at the national flag and listening to the national anthem.

After a while, suddenly, the group of soldiers in the guard of honor stood solemnly, followed by short, fast, heavy drums, followed by pianos, flutes and other musical instruments.

Zhu Xu quickly picked up the telescope, not wanting to miss any details.

Dong, Dong, Dong

The drum sound is better than the other, and there is a high momentum in the thick and thick way. The combination of other instruments makes it look solemn and solemn. Under the combination of other instruments, there is also a cheerful tone that makes people excited.

After hearing this for a while, Zhu Xu nodded secretly. It was pretty good. The telescope turned and moved to the guard of honor.

The guard of honor was neatly paced, step by step, orderly, and walked towards the flagpole either fast or slow. The leading man held the flag tilted down, but he still couldn't see the appearance clearly.

A group of people on the city tower were looking out from afar. Everyone knew that Zhu Xu attached great importance to this national flag and the anthem, so they naturally had to observe it carefully.

On the other side, Sun Chuanting was also watching. At some point, Zheng Youyuan was already standing beside him.

"Gei Master, do you really not report to the emperor first?" Zheng Youyuan whispered while watching.

Sun Chuanting stared at him without blinking and said, "I'll take a look at the specific process first. If there is no problem, please ask the emperor to take a look later."

Zheng Youyuan nodded and suddenly said, "Sir, I'm going to raise the flag."

Sun Chuanting showed a solemn face and looked straight at him.

Zhu Xu on the city tower clasped the telescope in his hand, and his eyes were so eager to be embedded in the telescope, just staring at the four square platforms.

The leader of the guard of honor mounts the national flag and is ready, his body is like a gun, standing in a solemn manner.

The music suddenly became louder and louder, like a crane sings in the sky, or like a dragon flying in the sky, high, confident, bursting, majestic and powerful.

Zhu Xu's heart beating, and the telescope locked the national flag.

The national flag slowly rose, and the guard of honor outside the four-sided platform sang loudly.

"The wind blows, the clouds fly,

A hero, show off his power,

The storm suddenly arose from all directions to congratulate,

The vast building is built and the country comes to the court.

Thousands of waves flow eastward

The world is endless

...

Majestic, the mountains are singing,

The prosperous era, governing the Tang and Song dynasties,

The heroic spirit is far away from the Han and Tang dynasties!

How mighty, the Ming Dynasty!”

In the last drum, music, flags, and singing were forbidden, and the whole world was quiet.

Zhu Xu held the telescope and his heart was beating. This "national anthem" was very rhythmic. He couldn't help but follow the melody until the end.

A breeze blew, and the flag at the top of the flagpole slowly flew.

Zhu Xu saw it very clearly in the telescope. This was a red flag, and the golden regular script "Ming" character is extremely conspicuous. In the center, there was nothing else, and an extremely simple flag.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, wondering if it was because of the excitement brought by the music just now. He looked at the national flag very pleasant and liked it very much.

After a while, Cao Huachun whispered beside Zhu Xu: "Emperor."

Zhu Xu was stunned and woke up. The group of people below gathered together to discuss, as if they were trying their best to improve. Sun Chuanting spoke in the middle, gestured and gestured.

Zhu Xu took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, and said, "Well, let it be, tell the cabinet that I am very satisfied."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said with a smile on his face.

Zhu Xu glanced at him again before turning around.

Not long after Zhu Xu left, Sun Chuanting hurried to the cabinet with the score and national flag.

"Bai Gu, how about it?" Bi Ziyan happened to come out of the class room and asked as he looked up.

Sun Chuanting was still unsure and said, "There is no problem with the ritual process. Now it depends on whether the emperor is satisfied. Is the emperor here today?"

Bi Ziyan took two steps forward and said, "Now everything is complicated and the emperor has not come to the cabinet. It's okay, we just happened to discuss some things."

Sun Chuanting was holding a flag in his hand. He wanted to explain a few words and went to Qianqing Palace, and said curiously: "What's the matter?"

"About the specific affairs, personnel, and even the measurement of land, we also need special institutions to select reliable personnel. In addition, the twenty-two censors of the State Administration of Taxation need to be decided as soon as possible..." Bi Ziyan did not stop and said that he was surprised that there were quite a lot of things.

Sun Chuanting knew that there were too many government pragmatisms accumulated over the years and could not be handled for a while. He pondered for a moment and said, "It is better to convene the six ministers and make unified decisions on some things. We will discuss them overnight in the past few days. We must finish everything this year, and there will be more things next year."

Bi Ziyan said, "I mean that too. Zhisheng has agreed. King Jing has no objection. Suixing will get out of the cabinet in at most half an hour."

Zhisheng is the name of Sun Chengzong, and Suixing is the name of Wang Qiaonian. Because King Jing is a prince, he only has a name and no word, so he has always been called King Jing.

Sun Chuanting listened and said, "Okay, then I'll take the time to go to Qianqing Palace and report to the emperor that I can complete this matter as soon as possible."

Bi Ziyan nodded, and without saying much, he turned around and went out. The Tongzheng Envoy Department received a lot of recommendations, and the court also hired people at that time, and he would go for an interview.

At this moment, Cao Wenzhao had arrived at the Qianqing Palace and handed Zhu Xu a list.

Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse and watched slowly, looked up at Cao Wenzhao, and asked, "Are they all the children of nobles and nobles?"

Cao Wenzhao said: "Yes, there are Duke of England, Duke of Ding, etc. There are also several families who are older than you want to come in, but they are rejected by the ministers."

Zhu Xu looked at the list, with his wealth background marked inside. After looking at it for a while, his expression was very emotional.

Most of them are the children of Gongbo. In history, Chongzhen refused to ask for these things for various reasons. Now it is easy to change things, and they are all begging to deliver them to their doors.

After reading it, Zhu Xu threw it aside and said, "You can put these in the military academy first, study for a while, lay the foundation, and then take them to the base. In the base, you should also pay attention to literacy. Don't be all big and rude, hiding generals in the army, do you understand?"

Cao Wenzhao naturally understood and said, "I know. But, Prince, where does this money and food come from?"

The Ming Dynasty is now in financial difficulties and its expenditure is huge. It can’t be reduced much in the past or two years. If you want to reduce it, it will not be so easy to get money from the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhu Xu smiled and picked up the teacup and said, "Don't worry, I've prepared it for you. The silver is paid from the treasury, one million taels a year, if not enough, I will pay the grain, 300,000 stones a year. I will not be stingy with this army. You have to train me an elite soldier, don't lose my face..."

Cao Wenzhao was overjoyed and said, "Don't worry, my elders, I will train you to create the strongest army in the Ming Dynasty, and use one to do ten to sweep the world!"

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Well, I have prepared all kinds of things and selected the address. After the New Year, I will go there again. Training should focus on actual combat. I will find you opportunities. You can't work behind closed doors. Training is invincible, and you will be defeated on the battlefield..."

Cao Wenzhao wrote down one by one seriously and knew that Zhu Xu attached great importance to this army.

This army is the first modern army that Zhu Xu tried to build. It has extremely important significance and cannot be careless at all!

Regardless of whether Cao Wenzhao felt it was broken, he still expressed some of his thoughts and worries in advance so as not to make Cao Wenzhao unclear and take the wrong path or detour.

Sun Chuanting, who had just arrived at the Qianqing Palace, was blocked by Cao Huachun's words, leaving behind the musical score and national flag.
Chapter completed!