Simple, kind, sunny and kind, all these beautiful qualities are valuable in any era.

However, only these beautiful characters cannot protect oneself in danger. Under special circumstances, they will become a reminder for oneself. Amidst the intrigues, the sudden appearance of such a white lotus will certainly attract people's attention, but perhaps

It's just a slightly interesting vase in the eyes of others.

As long as this vase shows some special abilities, and he still wants to show his face and jump around, and wants to be able to jump repeatedly between different men, there is no other possibility except death.

To the ancient dignitaries, such a person with no background and identity was just an ant. Who would care about the life or death of an ant?

If it were a woman with status and status, she would become a pawn for others to take advantage of. What does a white flower mean in the face of power?

In Zhou Yu's case, if one of his sons has a woman around him, or even if there is any conflict because of this woman, then no matter how special this woman is, this woman will definitely be the first to die.

And if Zhou Yu has an extra time-traveling little white flower next to him, as long as the little white flower shows the slightest sign of being uncontrollable, it will immediately be a glass of poisonous wine. The better situation is that the little white flower will be locked up in the mansion for the rest of his life and not allowed to go out.

This is already the kindest attitude, unless Zhou Yu wants to kill more than just this person.

If a woman in modern society really travels back to ancient times, it would be best to understand the difference between ancient times and modern times immediately. There was no such thing as women's rights in ancient times, even when Wu Zetian was the emperor.

In order for a woman to have a lofty status, she must meet some conditions, and among all the conditions, there is only one that is easiest to achieve. Mother is more valuable than her son. This is the method that least cares about additional conditions.

The second is to use your own vision, your own vision and patience to choose a good husband-in-law who is not yet developed. But based on the special and ridiculous current situation in modern society, this can directly fool 90% of people.

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The third is family background. If you are very lucky and are reincarnated into a person with a good family background, to put it bluntly, you rely on your father.

As for abilities and looks, these are just steps to make your starting platform a little higher, and are of no use.

Even if Concubine Hang's identity is much worse than that of the Wang family, Concubine Hang's father is still from a hundred households. Even if she is the first to enter the Prince's Palace, she can only be a concubine. Most people don't even have it at all.

An opportunity to meet truly noble people.

On the contrary, people like Li Xi'er can make Zhou Yu look at him a little higher. He is an example of being able to bend and stretch. Moreover, this person is not only good at coaxing people, but also knows his status very well. He can pick up various instruments and play them immediately.

Stand up, wave your long sleeves and immediately perform a graceful dance. This kind of person is the most endearing.

The two most important words are rules. Li Xier has rules, but time travelers have no rules. No matter what the situation, you should remember that rules are the most important. Especially in ancient society, people without rules often

Definitely the one who died earliest.

Zhou Yu just guessed that Li Xi'er might be a time traveler. Although there was no definite evidence, Zhou Yu believed that his guess was not wrong.

It was the end of the meal time for breakfast and lunch. Concubine Hang happily left and returned to her bedroom, her mind already focused on preparing dinner for Zhou Yu.

Although there is an imperial dining room where various meals can be prepared, each palace also has its own small kitchen where you can cook some food. In order to satisfy Zhou Yu, Concubine Hang prepared to turn on the small kitchen and cook it according to Zhou Yu's taste in Prince Xi's Mansion.

As for rice, some troublesome dishes and tastes should be prepared by the Imperial Kitchen Room no matter what. Special things must of course be arranged with special thought.

A few more days passed and King Xiang came to see him.

Prince Xiang, who was dressed in luxurious clothes in the royal study room, was already a little impatient, mainly because the thought of the mountains of gold and silver waiting for him to mine made him feel like he had been given a shot of blood.

Especially after the information collected by Jin Yiwei and Dongchang was sent to him, the prince who once had the opportunity to ascend the throne but gave up felt as if he was watching countless gold and silver flowing away from him every day.

Go the same way.

Now it is no longer as simple as mountains of gold and silver, but countless cornucopias and cornucopias placed in front of you that you can pick up just by bending down!

But now these cornucopias have fallen into the hands of a group of traitors and Japanese pirates who are bullying and humiliating the country. How can this be done? These silver belonging to the Ming Dynasty must be retrieved quickly.

Now the King of Xiang has tacitly acknowledged that the wealthy and aristocratic families along the coast of Fujian are either Japanese pirates or traitors, and must be wiped out, all of them must be wiped out.

This trip to sea is a net profit of about one million taels. How much tax will be generated next year?

Less than 20 million taels. Now the total of all taxes is less than 20 million taels for the whole country. More than 75% of them are agricultural taxes collected according to the 30 tax rate. From the perspective of modern people

There must be a problem here, and it's a big problem.

No wonder Emperor Yongle wanted to continue to go to sea at a huge expense. Even now, the royal family is still going to sea on a small scale, but this is really nothing compared to those families along the coast.

But in fact, the Ming Dynasty's tax potential should be about 200 million taels, but it could collect less than one-tenth. You can imagine how big a problem there is, and these are things that Zhou Yu needs to gradually solve next.

As for taxes, not to mention that it can be collected 100%, but it must be at least 50% or more to be able to put 100 million silver into the treasury every year to be considered normal.

"Your Majesty, I have a clear understanding of the situation in Fujian and have discussed a practical plan with Yu Qian. I will lead the army to support Fujian as soon as your Majesty gives the order."

Zhou Yu did not expect that his uncle, the emperor, would be so anxious: "Uncle, this matter is not urgent. The weather is extremely cold for the New Year now, and the war against Oara has just stopped not long ago. We still have to let the soldiers have a good New Year."

It’s better to rest.”

King Xiang also knew that this was the case, but he just couldn't bear it: "But we can prepare first and set off immediately after the New Year. The weather is cold now, but as soon as the weather gets warmer, the army can leave by boat.

We will arrive in Fujian in the next few days, and it will naturally get warmer after we get there.”

Zhou Yu looked at the young Prince Xiang and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Emperor, you are not young yet and you should pay attention to your health."

King Xiang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please rest assured that I am still strong. Your Majesty, I kindly ask you to set off immediately after the Lantern Festival."

Zhou Yu groaned and nodded slowly: "Forget it, the emperor and Yu Qian have discussed it. Naturally, major events such as the expedition must be prepared in advance. I will issue an order to Yu Qian to make preparations later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Yu said: "Uncle, please spend the New Year with me in the palace this year."

"I obey the decree."

After getting Zhou Yu's permission, King Xiang left happily. Cheng Jing came out of the darkness and bowed to Zhou Yu: "Your Majesty, King Xiang can't wait any longer."

Zhou Yu shook his head and smiled: "At least a few hundred million taels of silver, and an income of more than tens of millions of taels of silver every year, which is the tax revenue of the Ming Dynasty for more than ten or twenty years. It is normal for the emperor's uncle to not be able to wait, but I can't wait too much. I want to

It’s not like the New Year is approaching and I want to drive them on the road immediately.”

Cheng Jing said: "Your Majesty, most of those who do shipping along the coast have connections with officials in the DPRK and China. Maybe many people in the DPRK and China will stand up to oppose it."

"Then kill." Zhou Yu said calmly: "Kill anyone who objects, and then ransack their homes after killing them. The Ming Dynasty has no shortage of people, let alone capable people. The biggest shortage now is money."

"As long as I have money, I can build an invincible army. Now that all the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty have returned to me, as long as I can maintain it for one year, I will have no fear of the world's soldiers. And this year, I also need money.

Maintain their loyalty."

"I am not worried about the emergence of rebellions. I even hope that there will be more rebellions. Once these rebels appear, they will wipe out those deep-rooted local families for me, and will do things that are inconvenient for me to do. When the Ming Dynasty

The day when it is destroyed and then established is the day when this Ming Dynasty truly belongs to me."

"Without the rebels, it would take at least ten years for me to achieve this point, but if all places rise up, it will only take at most two years. I will be the well-deserved orthodoxy in the world."

Cheng Jing's face was full of horror: "Why would your Majesty have such an idea?"

Zhou Yu asked: "I ask you, how many people are there in the Ming Dynasty clan now, and how many princes are there."

Cheng Jing said: "The total number of princes, prefectures and kings may be close to a hundred."

"A king has five heirs, and these five heirs will give birth to five more, and these people are all descendants of Taizu. There are only 26 people in a family for three generations, and 2,600 people in a hundred families. The county

The number of kings will increase, and the number of people in each generation will increase."

"This generation may only have 10,000 people, and by the next generation it will be 50,000, and the next generation will be 250,000. How can a Ming Dynasty afford 250,000 waste rice worms? Every year alone, it is used in

The money these people have is enough to bring down the national treasury."

"It has only been a short time since Emperor Taizu founded the country. Those gentry and wealthy families have already taken over large tracts of land in various places and have not paid any taxes. Land annexation has always been a serious problem in the past dynasties, but what should we do now?

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"Since my grandfather and my father, the Ming Dynasty has accumulated too many problems that have not been dealt with. Especially since Baozong ascended the throne, it has planted too many diseases for the Ming Dynasty. This country is sick.

Just like when a person is sick, the illness comes like a mountain and goes away like a thread. I know that governing a country is like cooking fresh food and must be done slowly."

"But now that the Ming Dynasty is surrounded by enemies everywhere, it is no longer possible to slow down. To slow down is to choose slow death. The only way is to destroy and then build up. But when it comes to me, we can only use two methods at the same time. We should be slow.

Places that are slow, such as those around Gyeonggi, such as the prosperous areas south of the Yangtze River.”

"As for other places, just go as fast as you can. As long as you can control the army and be able to withstand the emergence of my invincible iron army, breaking and then building up is the easiest way."

Cheng Jing had never heard of such a way of governing the country, and it was still shocking to his ears.

Not only was he shocked, but he was also worried and scared. He felt that Zhou Yu's idea was simply too outrageous and radical. This method was simply not feasible, and this is not the way to build after breaking.

"Your Majesty, this...this..."

Cheng Jing didn't know what to say for a long time, but Zhou Yu seemed to understand what he meant.

"Daban, how did Emperor Taizu govern the country back then? What's the difference between what I'm planning to do now?"

Cheng Jing was suddenly stunned. Wasn't the most impressive thing about Taizu's rule of the country the three great killings of Hongwu?

Killing will bring peace to people's hearts, killing will bring peace to the world, killing will make everything go smoothly, and no official in the world will dare to disobey him.

But now, just a few generations later, after Baozong ascended the throne, the entire Ming Dynasty seems to have gone in a different direction. Even the small surrounding countries dared to provoke all kinds of provocations. This Ming Dynasty is really in decline.

It is true that governing the country is like cooking fresh food, but it seems that it is perfectly possible to put equal emphasis on severity and severe diseases, and it seems that now is the best time, because now Gyeonggi has gathered half the military power of the Ming Dynasty.

And these military forces are now completely under Zhou Yu's control.

Thinking about this, Cheng Jing suddenly felt that it would be a good thing to take advantage of the fact that the Fujian rebellion was not over and use it to scare the world. It was also a good thing to have rebels. As long as these rebels could be obedient and kill the disobedient wealthy families, they would reduce the number of people to the court.

A little trouble is all that matters, as long as the size of these rebels is not large.

Moreover, Zhou Yu also made it very clear just now about the issue of the royal family. After generations of people in the royal family are born, they will really not be able to support them. It would be better to die now, which would be a good thing.

Then he summed it up and came to the same conclusion as Zhou Yu, only break and then stand and become stronger.

Cheng Jing looked up at Zhou Yu blankly. He didn't understand why he felt like he had been persuaded by the emperor just now when he wanted to persuade him. The man suddenly became confused.

"This, this, this..." Cheng Jing racked his brains and came up with the biggest question: "But Your Majesty, how can you ensure that the Iron Army will be victorious in every battle?"

"You can rest assured about this great companion. I know it well." Zhou Yu smiled and said, "I have a method that can make the fire gun ten times stronger."

Cheng Jing's eyes suddenly widened: "Ten times!?"

Zhou Yu said: "It can quickly produce large quantities of equipment, it can be launched faster, it can be used more simply, and it has greater power and range than before. All of these things add up to being ten times stronger than before."

Cheng Jing took a deep breath: "Forget it, of course!"

"After the New Year, you can pick some trustworthy people to keep an eye on this matter."

Cheng Jing said quickly: "Your Majesty, only those who are completely trustworthy can take over this matter. I am willing to watch it personally."
Chapter completed!