Zhou Lu is very confident now, but also very unhappy.

The confidence is due to the fact that last night I made up for the history after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and I have a good idea of ​​how to deal with it. Of course, this is also due to the indirect experience provided by the memory bank in "A Glance at Tens of Thousands of Years".

I was unhappy because I saw what many court officials and ministers did after Emperor Chongzhen hanged himself.

Angry!

He was angry at the court officials and also angry at Chongzhen.

Most court officials do not do their best to serve the country and the people, but only know how to line their own pockets and act selfishly.

As for the emperor, his eyes were blinded by Gouxiang, he didn't know how to appoint good ministers, he was led around by treacherous ministers, and ended up hanging.

Huangji Palace.

It is the most familiar place for courtiers to discuss politics in the palace.

In the past, Emperor Chongzhen was diligent in going to court and rarely interrupted the early dynasty. He always relied on and valued the opinions of his ministers in the early dynasty.

Baiguan is also quite confident in this aspect.

Ministers who are eloquent and know how to vote for the emperor's favourites. Sometimes, deep down in their hearts, they even feel that they are the masters of the Huangji Palace, because from a general perspective, it is they who are leading the emperor and indirectly leading the operation and direction of the country.

at this time,

The Huangji Palace became lively.

Footsteps came one after another.

All the officials, neatly dressed, filed into the Huangji Hall and paid homage to the emperor as usual.

Then today's court meeting began.

Zhou Lu sat on the dragon chair, focusing not on the officials but on his own feelings.

Regarding being an emperor and going to court, I had only seen it on TV before.

Personal experience, it feels completely different.

In front of the ministers who bowed and worshiped, the feeling that the whole country was in the hands of one person was real.

This feeling seems quite interesting and quite coquettish.

No wonder many people want to be emperor.

But with great power comes great responsibility.

Is it easy for millions of common people to long for a wise king and a good dynasty to live peacefully?

It's not easy.

Changing dynasties will inevitably lead to loss of life and suffering for ordinary people.

Common people have to contribute money and taxes, and send their sons to the battlefield to grind meat, but in the end, what do most common people get?

The country belongs to the emperor, the privileges belong to the bureaucracy, and the common people who have sacrificed everything continue to be exploited and oppressed.

Therefore, for civilians, a stable regime is very important, and a peaceful world is very important.

In contrast, Zhou Lu felt that such a peaceful world in later generations was quite happy. Unfortunately, in later generations, spiritual energy was revived, the balance of power was broken, undercurrents surged throughout the world, and various powerful forces emerged, which would inevitably lead to earth-shaking chaos.

But I traveled to the Ming Dynasty to become emperor, and I don’t know when I can go back.

Sister Xuan's life is in danger, no matter what, she must find the Jianmu Fruit and bring it back.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

The voice of Wang Chengen standing next to him came.

Zhou Lu pulled away from his thoughts, took off the cigar from his mouth, turned his eyes to Wang Chengen, and asked casually: "What's the matter?"

Yes, cigars.

Mr. Qi gave me a large box of Cuban cigars. I don’t usually smoke much, but today I was bored sitting on the throne, so I took out one and smoked it.

In the system storage space, in addition to cigars, there are also Cokes that you like to drink, as well as some small daily necessities.

If I had known that Dayu Waterway was going to travel to ancient times, I would have definitely brought more modern items, such as ak47, m60?

Wang Chengen looked slightly embarrassed.

The co-authors and ministers talked so much, but the emperor didn’t hear a word?

He reminded in a low voice: "Your Majesty, Duke Cheng Zhu Chunchen, First Assistant Wei Zaode and others have jointly submitted a memorial. They are worried that there will be no one in the harem to serve Your Majesty. They advise Your Majesty to consider the future generations of the country and get a concubine as soon as possible. The First Assistant of Wei has a daughter who is thirteen years old. May Your Majesty

He will be brought into the palace. Several other ministers are also willing to offer their daughters, or the daughters of their relatives."

"Oh...what, thirteen years old, right?"

Zhou Lu was a little surprised.

Little Loli, who is only one or two years older than Sheng Yanran, wants to marry me?

Three years of bloody profit, the death penalty is not a loss?

No, I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and what I say is the law. Who dares to impose a sentence?

"Your Majesty, you are thirteen years old, which is a bit young, but it is still of marriageable age." Wang Chengen said.

In this era, women are indeed getting married at a younger age.

Maybe it would be interesting to marry a little Lolita and play with her since childhood...

No, I'm not that kind of person.

Zhou Lu's heart was enlightened, and the harem was completely dead. The ministers took advantage of this opportunity and wanted to use their daughter to establish a close relationship with the emperor and become a relative of the emperor.

With a high-sounding excuse, he said that he considered the country for all generations, as if he really considered the emperor and the Ming Dynasty.

Everyone in the court is a well-educated scholar, and they are really good at talking.

After I get the Jianmu Fruit, I have to find a way to go back and have a woolen concubine. How can I have time?

And before going back, we can't leave a mess behind. We are hiding in the mission to revitalize the Ming Dynasty. Now the internal and external troubles have not been resolved.

Zhou Lu was not interested at all in the scheming courtier's proposal to have a concubine, and asked again: "Is there anything else?"

Wang Chengen said: "The Hanlin Academy reviewed Yang Shicong, former chief assistant Chen Yan and others, and jointly submitted a memorial requesting to increase farmers' taxes to replenish the national treasury and solve the problem of military pay shortage."

Paralyzed retard!

Zhou Lu had to curse in the street.

Many farmers are rebelling because they can't afford to eat. Why the hell are you raising taxes, aren't you forcing more people to rebel?

With such persecution, more Li Zicheng will inevitably appear.

These two people are either mentally retarded, or they just wish that the Ming Dynasty would fall as soon as possible.

Last night I learned about this from studying the historical information of later generations.

Chen Yan resigned as chief assistant a few days ago, but he couldn't move out because he had too much money. He didn't want to leave empty-handed, so he stayed in the capital. Later, he surrendered to Dashun. In order to survive and show his loyalty, he contributed hundreds of thousands of taels of silver and

Advise Li Zicheng to ascend the throne.

Zhu Chunchen was a relative of the emperor and highly trusted by Chongzhen, but he ignored him when Chongzhen needed it most. After surrendering to Dashun, he also took the initiative to donate a large amount of money and persuaded Li Zicheng to ascend the throne.

Wei Zaode, the current chief minister, usually complained about poverty and opposed Chongzhen's solicitation of donations from ministers. He surrendered to Dashun, but he was able to donate tens of thousands of silver taels.

Yang Shicong and many others also have bad records.

…

So many traitors!

You can't do anything in front of me.

Zhou Lu smiled and said: "Strengthen taxes? I have just issued an edict, announcing to the world that farmers across the country will be exempt from all taxes for ten years."

As soon as this statement came out, all the officials were in an uproar.

"Ah, tax-free for ten years? Did I hear correctly?" Zhu Chunchen asked others.

"You heard me right, that's what the emperor said."

"Absolutely not!"

"Yes, it's absolutely impossible. The national treasury doesn't have any extra money, and it still owes a lot of military pay. If we don't collect farmers' taxes, our income will drop sharply, including court expenses, military pay, etc..."

"Your Majesty, you must not do this. I beg your Majesty to take back your order."

The performance begins.
Chapter completed!