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Chapter 121: Pus removal ointment

"Wang Cheng'en, take off your pants!" Hong Tao did not continue to explain to Wang An, but gave an order to the little eunuch behind him.

"..." Wang Chengen was really obedient. Without saying a word, he unbuttoned his pants and raised his buttocks.

"Do you know this disease?" Hong Tao picked up the small bamboo stick on the desk and pointed it at the back of the little eunuch's thigh.

"...It should be mustard disease?" Wang An stared hard and looked hard. In order to reduce mistakes, he moved his face closer and pressed lightly with his fingers.

"How should we diagnose and treat this?" Hong Tao raised his hand to signal the young eunuch to put on his pants, then turned around and asked.

"Apply ointment on it, wait until the poisonous fire is pulled out and it will break naturally, then squeeze it out!" Although Wang An is not an imperial doctor, he is familiar with such common diseases. He immediately said the treatment plan, accompanied by gestures. , for fear that the emperor would not understand.

"This is the truth. It is difficult to remove the fire poison hidden in the body. Use medicine to spread it to the surface of the body so that it can be gathered and destroyed. I only have one head, but there are thousands of civil and military officials. They are all full of knowledge and lies. Who is the traitor? It is impossible to tell who is loyal.

The new disaster relief method is my ointment, and food is the introduction to the medicine.They allow everyone to reveal a little bit of their true colors. Only when I see clearly can I know myself and my enemy and be aware of it! "

Hong Tao didn't say what to do, and he didn't need others to know all the specific details.Wang An, Chen Ju, Zou Yi, Zhang Ran and others can have a general idea, because it is their turn to carry out the next step, and they will definitely not be able to do the job if they are confused.

There is a theory in later generations that closely links the demise of the Ming Dynasty with the Little Ice Age. It seems that without this climate change, Li Zicheng would have no chance to grow, and the Jurchens would have no chance to take advantage of it.

Regarding this period of history, Hong Tao carefully read the historical materials before traveling through time, and came to the conclusion in only two words: man-made disaster!Natural disasters were not the core reason for the demise of the Ming Dynasty, but more of a human problem.

The specific proportion cannot be calculated in detail. It can be explained with an analogy.For example, if a person gets cancer, what is the cause of the cancer?It may be a genetic problem, it may be a lifestyle problem, it may also be caused by external environmental influences, or even mental state.

Even if it is found that the cause is a genetic defect, it is still necessary to change living habits, improve the external environment, and adjust the mental state during treatment.It cannot be said that it is not the main reason. I still eat and drink heavily, often stay up late, and feel anxious all day long. This will not only worsen the condition, but will definitely not be beneficial to the treatment.

Use the monks to secretly adopt orphans for brainwashing and education; place academicians in the cabinet as shields; reduce the benefits of clan members to save treasury expenses; use the imperial village to build sugar mills, smelters, machinery factories, and expand time in the name of feeding clan members. Workshop and Liuguangzhai; Yuan Keli was sent to build ships and train the navy...

Everything Hong Tao did after he ascended the throne was not to eradicate the root causes of the Ming Empire, but it cannot be said that it had nothing to do with it.He is unconsciously allowing patients to change their living habits, escape environmental influences, and improve their mental state.Although it cannot cure the disease, it can alleviate the condition from getting worse.

So why not just target the root cause?Because he is not that capable.The root of the problem of the Ming Empire was that its system was backward, or its people were ineffective.Since the Qin Dynasty, after thousands of years of survival of the fittest, the capable, intelligent, and courageous genes have gradually been eliminated, leaving only a group of so-called elites who are incompetent in doing practical things and extremely skilled in intrigues, internal fighting, and Foreign war layman.

It is very difficult and dangerous to change this status quo. It is not about fighting a few people or certain interest groups, but about facing the entire elite.Dig their ancestral graves and destroy their foundations. If you don't have absolute power in your hands, you will be crushed to pieces in an instant.

Regarding the issue of natural disasters in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, Hong Tao specifically checked the grain tax accounts of various places in the past ten years and found that the matter was far less serious than imagined.Agricultural production in some areas of the north has been affected by drought, floods, and temperatures, but it is not impossible to solve the problem nationwide.

It is true that the north is short of food, but the south is not. Even the south does not have so much food to call, and can still buy it from Southeast Asian countries.Therefore, the key issue is not that there is no food, but who will provide the money and how to coordinate the planning. In the final analysis, it is still a small group of vested interests who are willing to spend money and labor.

So are they willing?Hong Tao can say responsibly that he is [-]% unhappy.Not only are they unhappy, anyone who dares to make such suggestions is their enemy, either your dead or my living enemy.

Yes, the logic seems to have reached a dead end here.God has the final say in the disaster in the north and cannot be stopped; the food courts in the south and Southeast Asia have no money to buy, let alone transport.

If you want the bureaucrats, gentry and landlords to make some efforts and vomit some blood, you will encounter firm opposition.If we just watch and ignore it, the people will inevitably rise up when they are hungry, and by then it will be too late to take care of it.

Don't be busy. For the rulers of the Ming Dynasty, there was no way to solve this endless cycle, but for second-hand time travel expert Hong Tao, there is still hope.It’s not that he is smarter than the ancients, it’s that he is more knowledgeable than the ancients. If contemporary methods don’t work, we can learn from those of later generations.

Hong Tao has been quietly laying out the plans since he became the prince. The Time Workshop, Liuguangzhai, smelting and forging, gunpowder factory and mechanical processing are all tools used to make a lot of money quickly.

The products produced in these workshops are all luxury goods. Except for some exports, most of them are consumed domestically. The customer base is officials, gentry and landlords.They don't want to give it away if they have money, and the emperor can't rob it.

Okay, do you like the exquisite clock?Do you like crystal clear glassware?Do you like the comfortable and convenient four-wheel carriage?Do you like the white and sweet sucrose?Do you like exotic wines with unique flavors?
As long as you like it, everything has to be exchanged for free money. If it is less, it will not be enough. If you sell it cheaply, it will not show your elegance and noble status.Don't expect to shop around, this is a scorpion shit!
You don't like anything, you just like to look at Yin Zi at home and giggle.Yes, unless you have no social network, you have to buy it even if you don’t want to.The emperor and members of the royal family took the lead in wearing and using it, which was called a trend setter. The first to follow were the officials in the capital and their families.

If you still want to hang out in the officialdom and not be regarded as an outlier by your colleagues, you have to buy a few things to show your appearance.If newspapers are used secretly to fan the flames and create a trend where anyone who doesn't use it will be regarded as an old hat, it seems that local officials, gentry, and big landowners will not be able to escape.

This is how fashion trends come about. As long as you fan the wind, no one can stop it.The only difference is that people who understand spend less, and people who are ignorant can still get a complete set by selling their kidneys.

(End of this chapter)