Daming: Apocalypse of Longevity

Chapter 76 Breaking Through the Upper Limit
Zhu Tianqi slowly closed the memorial and took a long breath. Now that the new tax law has begun to be implemented, the grain and rice purchased by Zhang Guoji in Annan have also begun to be shipped back in a steady stream. It seems that the problems in the northwest can be effectively solved. solved.

Thinking of this, Zhu Tianqi picked up the thermos cup on the table and took a big sip, and then the system prompt sounded in his mind.

"Life span increased by 1 day!"

Zhu Tianqi couldn't help but be stunned, and then he showed a surprised smile. He clearly remembered that his life span had already reached the "upper limit" and had stopped growing at 17 years and three months, and there was still one more day to go. One less day.

Now that his lifespan has begun to increase again, doesn't it mean that this "lifespan limit" that is like a countdown to death has finally been exceeded by himself?
However, although Zhu Tianqi was excited, he still tried his best to calm down. According to his previous analysis, the reason why there is such an "upper limit" on his lifespan is because according to the historical trajectory, the Ming Dynasty will follow Li Zicheng's attack on the capital. will be destroyed, and he will die for his country.

Although Zhu Tianqi may not be willing to do such a thing as "hanging himself on a southeastern branch", and he may not have the courage to commit suicide, he may not be able to escape death when the day comes when his life span is exhausted.

If he wanted to save his own life, he had to save the Ming Dynasty, and he had to "turn the tide before it fell, and help the building before it collapsed." Therefore, Zhu Tianqi activated Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan to guard Liaodong, resist the slave establishment, and at the same time repay the back pay. In order to prevent a mutiny, he reformed taxes and levies to reduce the burden on the people. Finally, he took precautions and purchased grain from Annan to prepare in advance for the great famine caused by the drought in the northwest.

Zhu Tianqi doesn't know the effectiveness of the series of measures he has implemented during this period, but since his life span has exceeded the previous "upper limit" of 17 years, it is enough to prove that what he has done is correct.

Of course, Zhu Tianqi is not too optimistic. He knows that his life span is closely linked to the national destiny of the Ming Dynasty. There are still many problems in the Ming Dynasty today. These measures alone may not be able to change the fate of the Ming Dynasty, but at least from the current results It seems that the Ming Dynasty should be able to last for a while longer.

Today's Ming Dynasty is unlikely to be destroyed in just a dozen years. As for how long it can last, Zhu Tianqi doesn't know, because now he doesn't know whether there is an upper limit to his life span, nor does he know this. How many years would the new upper limit be? He only knew that if he wanted to live forever, the problems existing in Ming Dynasty must be completely solved.

But these are all things for later. Things have to be done one by one. Just getting angry in a hurry will only add trouble to yourself. It is better to think more about the next step.

The first thing that Zhu Tianqi thinks about now is that his life span has finally exceeded the upper limit of 17 years, which means that he can finally go to the Krypton Life store to look at products with higher value.

Zhu Tianqi naturally first set his sights on those high-tech weapons and equipment. If he could buy a batch of modern equipment from the Krypton Life Store, wouldn't it be easy to defeat the Jiannu slaves in Liaodong?
Let alone the use of super weapons like nuclear weapons. In this era, if he could build a tank, he would be invincible on the battlefield. Zhu Tianqi didn't believe that Jiannu's Eight Banners cavalry could still attack them. Tanks can withstand artillery fire!

But soon, Zhu Tianqi rejected his idea. On the one hand, the price of tanks was too high. The main reason was because he suddenly realized that whether it was tanks or other high-tech weapons and equipment, he did not know how to do it. Driving and controlling, he couldn't find anyone who could drive and control them in this era.

If a tank can't move or fire, isn't it just a pile of scrap metal?Lifespan is still very precious to Zhu Tianqi now, and he is reluctant to spend so much lifespan on trial and error!And even if I can learn to drive a tank and manipulate various weapons and equipment by consulting information, is it possible that I am the king of a country and have to go to the front line every time I fight?This doesn't seem realistic either.

Zhu Tianqi had no choice but to turn his attention to more portable firearms and small artillery. These weapons are relatively easier to use, even though Zhu Tianqi was just a good young man living in a harmonious society before he crossed over. He did not come from every country. A beautiful country where gun battles take place every day.

But even though he had never eaten pork, he had seen pigs running around, and he had practiced shooting with the Bayi Bar during military training in college. He believed that as long as he practiced more, he would have no problem controlling various types of firearms.

In terms of lethality alone, firearms are indeed inferior to tanks and rocket launchers, but they are more than enough to deal with the enemies of this era. After all, even the relatively backward Gatling and Maxim are enough to deal with the enemies of this era. One against a thousand artifacts.

However, although these items are not expensive and have high cost performance, Zhu Tianqi has no plans to purchase them in bulk for the time being. After all, he does not have a troop that he trusts enough, so he cannot easily hand over these powerful weapons. out.

Of course, his lifespan is not long now, and he does not have the ability to purchase weapons and equipment in bulk, so in the end Zhu Tianqi decided to use his limited capital to arm himself.

In the evening, Wang Yuanbao handed over several memorials. Zhu Tianqi opened them and read them, and he laughed out loud. These memorials turned out to be against the reform of taxes and servitude.

Now, while these ministers are on annual leave, the newly appointed Taxation Department officials have already gone to their respective territories to take up their posts. With the arrival of officials from the prefectures and counties closest to Shuntian Prefecture, the Taxation Department Yamen has opened. These ministers who were kept in the dark suddenly woke up.

After hearing the news, they were both shocked and anxious. Like ants on a hot pot, they all went to Qian Longxi one after another, asking him to come up with an idea as soon as possible, but Qian Longxi was still as calm as before. His gesture was just to advise them not to act rashly.

But some people couldn't sit still. They believed that Qian Longxi was no longer reliable. When they got angry, they went directly to the Ministry of Education to oppose the tax reform and asked Zhu Tianqi to abolish the tax department as soon as possible and stop the implementation of the new tax law.

At this time, the taxation officials who have already arrived in various places have begun to announce the new tax law of the imperial court. The notices are all over the city. Even if someone wants to stop the implementation of the new tax law now, it is probably too late.

(End of this chapter)