Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 900 The future of Ming Dynasty

White snow was falling outside the temple.

The cold wind howled.

The moment they left the hall, Zhu Youxiao felt the bone-chilling cold. Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian, Zhu Changxun and their entourage all shrank their necks; it was really too cold that day.

Liu Ruoyu directed the eunuchs in front of the emperor to put cloaks on the emperor, the princes who accompanied him, and the sons of the royal family. The coldness seemed to be less severe.

“No need to follow.”

Zhu Youxiao straightened his cloak, said something to his attendants, and then walked towards the imperial road. Seeing this, Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian and his party followed the emperor.

As for Liu Ruoyu and other eunuchs in the imperial court, and Wei Liangqing and other guards in the imperial court, they stood obediently where they were and watched the emperor's leaving.

Creak~
Zhu Youxiao and his entourage strolled on the snow, making sounds with every step they took. Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian and others saw that the emperor remained silent, so they looked at each other, all with different expressions on their faces.

Why would the emperor want to take a walk for no reason?

This is not the only person who thinks so.

"Ever since the incident in the southeast, do you know what I have been thinking about the most?" Amidst everyone's different thoughts, Zhu Youxiao walked and reached out to catch the falling snow. The snow fell on his palms, bringing a little coolness. Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head.

"Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"

Zhu Shugui leaned his head out and looked at the emperor who was shaking his head and laughing, with a puzzled look on his face. He rarely saw the emperor like this.

"Zhu Shugui!"

Zhu Youjian frowned, walked forward and grabbed Zhu Shugui.

"I wonder when the deep winter in the Ming Dynasty will truly end." Zhu Youxiao sighed softly, stopped, and looked up at the gray sky.

"In the hearts of many people, it seems that they have never thought about one thing: the long-standing unresolved problems of the Ming Dynasty have already shaken the foundation of the country."

Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian and his entourage's faces changed slightly.

They never expected that the emperor would say this.

Hasn’t the imperial court been trying to solve the long-standing problems and malignant tumors in the Ming Dynasty in the past?
Many long-standing problems and malignant tumors have indeed been solved.

Not only that, the imperial court also solved many of the foreign threats that threatened the Ming Dynasty's borders.

And all this was facilitated by the emperor.

"What? Do you think I'm worrying too much?" Seeing that everyone had different expressions and many looked surprised, Zhu Youxiao asked back with a smile.

"No, no."

Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian and others replied subconsciously.

"You are all sons of the Zhu family. It is true that I sit on the throne, but you also have a share in this country." Zhu Youxiao said calmly.

"Not to mention natural disasters, which happen almost every year, either here or there. When there is a disaster, there will be chaos. Every year the court has to allocate a lot of money and grain for this."

"But what's the result?"

"The money and grain that should have been used for disaster relief were instead misappropriated by a bunch of scumbags and put into their own pockets, thus destroying the court's purpose of taking from the people and giving back to the people." Zhu Youjian and the others were silent.

"Corruption in the bureaucracy, fiscal imbalance, land annexation, and rampant privileges..."

Zhu Youxiao counted on his fingers and told Zhu Youjian and the others, "Since I ascended the throne, I have been trying to solve this problem, especially in the past two years, the efforts have been much greater, and it seems that a lot has been solved. Many people have been arrested, many people have been killed, and a lot of stolen money and property have been confiscated. But do you think these have been eradicated?"

"No."

Zhu Youjian shook his head dejectedly, which reminded him of what happened in the court. Because of the aid to Korea, batches of troops were sent to Korea. Many interests were involved. Before he rushed back to the capital, a lot of corruption had been found in some troops stationed in some places in Korea.

These are troops drawn from Liaodong and other places!

Zhu Youjian was still hesitant about how to report this to the emperor.

"Just now in the palace, I asked you to read the secret report submitted by Wei Zhongxian."

When Zhu Youjian was lost in thought, Zhu Youxiao glanced at him and said, "My brother cannot accept these. I want to ask you, if we don't do this, how will Dongfan change? How will it be governed and developed?"

"Rely on the court?"

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"Brother, tell me, considering the mess the court is facing right now, can the national treasury come up with so much silver?"

"Brother Royal..."

Zhu Youjian was speechless for a moment.

"Or do you want to rely on me?"

Zhu Youxiao continued, "Just based on the work done by the Military Affairs Council, the Ministry of Finance and other departments, how much silver will it cost? I am the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but I cannot conjure up that much silver!"

"The current Ming Dynasty is in a situation where it could freeze at any time, just like now. It depends on this cloak to prevent the Ming Dynasty from freezing to death!!"

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if Daming froze to death?"

The country is overturned!!
Zhu Youjian, Zhu Youjian and their companions said this silently in their hearts, but they could never say this out loud. They were the sons of the Zhu family, and if the Ming Dynasty really collapsed, their fate would not be good!

"The Ming Dynasty, from the central government to the local areas, is rotten to the core."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the group of people in front of him and said in a cold tone: "Since I ascended the throne, I have not been content with pleasure, neglected government affairs, or been deceived by others. Fortunately, there are still a group of pillars who care about the country and the world, which has prevented the Ming Dynasty from being destroyed."

"I am not telling you this to put pressure on you. What I really want to tell you is that if the Ming Dynasty wants to maintain its future, it needs to do a lot of things, one of which is external expansion and immigration. Right now, Liaodong and Dongfan are doing this, which can not only help the Ming Dynasty relieve pressure, but also help the Ming Dynasty divert conflicts."

"One is internal rectification and cleansing. Right now, both the central government and the local governments are doing these things. In addition, we must find ways to resettle the bankrupt population. After all, external expansion and immigration alone cannot solve the problem of the increasing number of bankrupt populations. The root of this problem lies in land annexation!!"

"During this process, some things that shouldn't happen will indeed happen in the Ming Dynasty, but don't forget that any reform or adjustment will inevitably involve some trade-offs. To have it all is pure rogue behavior!!"

Zhu Youxiao knew better than anyone the situation the Ming Dynasty was in. The long-standing problems and cancers could not be solved in just a few years. If it were that easy, the new laws, reforms and innovations of all dynasties would have failed.

There are too many interests involved behind this, and the privileged groups involved are too broad. It can be said that every step forward on the road of reform is surrounded by abysses in front, behind, and on both sides. If you take a wrong step, you will fall into it.

Saying these words to Zhu Youjian and others was to make them realize clearly that they had no way out and had no other choice but to follow him unwaveringly.

(End of this chapter)