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"How good is this long live Lord? Ever since he took over the city of Nanjing, life for us people has become much easier."

"The year before last, the imperial court sent people to clear the fields, and some ignorant people followed the landlords in the village to make trouble. I felt something was wrong, so I didn't get involved."

"Sure enough, the landlord's family found a lot of hidden fields and wanted to deceive the court. As a result, all the men in the family were exiled to Dongfan Island."

"As soon as the landowner left, there were a lot less troubles in our village, and our life became more comfortable."

Liu Sheng felt embarrassed when the old man praised him to his face.

At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly mutter: He is only thirty-seven, and in future generations he is still considered an older man. How can he become an old man?

The guards next to them looked like they were holding back their laughter, which Liu Sheng also noticed. Because the guards all know that Liu Sheng doesn't like others calling him old.

But at this time, there are also grandfathers who are thirty-seven, and they are indeed not too young.

Liu Sheng then chatted with the old man for a while, mainly asking about various rural-related policies, and found that it was at the feet of the emperor. Although this place was slightly remote, the implementation of various policies was pretty good, and farmers did get a lot of benefits. Less affordable.

This old man can be regarded as a typical small farmer. He is simple and a little cunning, but overall he knows good and bad.

After all, he is a person who has experienced the troubled times of the late Ming Dynasty. He knows that good times are hard to come by, and he is very satisfied if he can have enough food and clothing.

After that, Liu Sheng went to the old man's village to have a look. He was satisfied when he saw that the situation was indeed as the old man said.

After that, go to the predetermined village to inspect.

The situation in the scheduled village was better than that of the old man's village - the local official would definitely be prepared to please him. This kind of thing would be unavoidable in later generations, and it was even more difficult to avoid now.

After the inspection, Liu Sheng and his party rushed back to the Forbidden City before dark.

"Your Majesty, the exploration fleet has sent back the latest telegram, which is about Da Chu."

As soon as Liu Sheng returned to the palace, Zou Runniang, director of the Telecommunications Department, personally sent a telegram.

Out of curiosity about the situation there, Liu Sheng ignored the fatigue of the journey and immediately read the several-page telegram.

After reading it, Liu Sheng couldn't help but touch the short beard on his chin and think.

'This Chu Taizu Xiong Mingyuan does look like a time traveler, but there is a high probability that he will not be a time traveler in later generations (21st century). '

Judging from his experience in founding Da Chu and various systems in Da Chu, he looks a bit like someone from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. '

The reason why Liu Sheng thinks so is because Xiong Mingyuan initially started his career in the crack between the Jin Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty by relying on an army equipped with muskets and artillery.

It should be noted that according to normal historical development, even in the Yuan Dynasty, the ultimate version of the catapult was still the main weapon.

The original versions of firecrackers and artillery only appeared in the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties, which was still more than a hundred years before the end of the Jin Dynasty.

In addition, the overall system of Da Chu is somewhat similar to that of Ming Dynasty, but a lot of optimizations have been made.

For example, vassal kings were also entrusted to various regions, but most of them were inherited from generation to generation. The same was true for the titles of nobles with foreign surnames. Only a very small number of nobles who had great achievements in Dachu could be hereditary and replaced.

For another example, in Dachu, only Jinshi and Jucai had the privilege of being exempted from some corvees and some land taxes. Scholars could at most be exempted from corvees and had no tax exemption rights.

In addition, neither Jinshi nor Juren have the privilege of being exempted from business taxes in name.

Finally, although Xiong Mingyuan died of a sudden illness during his personal expedition to Mongolia, which was a little early for a founding monarch, overall he was still active in that time and space for more than 20 years. He must have already done what he needed to say. .

However, Da Chu did not attach great importance to maritime trade, let alone the importance of large-scale navigation. It was just that the maritime ban was not as strict as that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

Its attitude towards the ocean is somewhat similar to that of the Song Dynasty, that is, it neither encourages nor prohibits it, allowing the private sector to develop, while the Chu court only collects taxes.

Therefore, the Chu court is now much richer than the Ming Dynasty in history, but not as rich as the Qing Dynasty.

As for the time when Xiong Mingyuan was born, Liu Sheng calculated based on the information on the telegram and found that it should be 1185 AD. That is, the th year of Chunxi in the Southern Song Dynasty, the th year of Dading in the Jin Dynasty, the th year of Qianyou in the Western Xia Dynasty, the first year of Yuanheng in Dali, the eighth year of Tianxi in the Western Liao Dynasty, the tenth year of Zhenfu in Vietnam, and the second year of Yuanzhong in Japan.

Subsequently, Xiong Mingyuan spent nearly ten years developing and growing between the Jin and Southern Song Dynasties, and the country was officially established in 1195 AD.

Liu Sheng knew something about history. He knew that the reason why Xiong Mingyuan took so long to found the country was not because of his lack of ability, but because the armies of the Jin and Southern Song Dynasties during this period were not bad.

If Xiong Mingyuan is really just a time traveler from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it would be amazing to be able to achieve this step.

After the founding of Da Chu, it took another ten years to destroy the Southern Song, Jin, Xixia and even Dali one after another.

To be precise, only half of Dali was destroyed. When Xiong Mingyuan learned the news that Genghis Khan had established the Great Mongolia on the grassland, he couldn't wait to lead the expedition himself, which seemed to be quite fearful of Mongolia.

Unfortunately, lacking some luck, he died of a sudden illness during the conquest of Mongolia.

Fortunately, when Xiong Mingyuan left, he left the twenty-year-old prince to supervise the country, and the corresponding systems were quite sound.

Although Xiong Mingyuan's sudden death caused some chaos and even rebellion within Da Chu, it was eventually eliminated by Chu Taizong who came to the throne in two years.

Taizong of Chu was also a wise king. He then spent ten years recuperating and gathering strength. In the process, he used a large army to suppress the territory and forced Dali to be completely integrated into the Chu Kingdom.

The current leader of the Duan family was granted the title of marquis, and powerful officials such as the Gao family were also granted the title of earl. It can be said that "everyone is happy."

Afterwards, the great Mongolian kingdom moved southward forcefully. Chu Taizong sent troops to fight fiercely with the Mongols on the Great Wall, with both sides winning or losing.

However, because there were still many founding generals in Da Chu, and they were assisted by muskets and artillery, the overall victory was still overwhelming.

It took Emperor Taizong of the Chu Dynasty eight years to defeat Mongolia until they no longer dared to go south to herd horses, and they stopped outside the Great Wall.

In order to defend against the Mongolian invaders, Da Chu chose the same policy as the later Ming Dynasty: building the Great Wall and Dunbao to form a beacon fire early warning system.

From this the Great Wall of Chu was formed.

After Da Chu and Mongolia made peace, the two sides delineated the border, and Chu Taizong began to sort out the internal affairs. Small neighboring countries such as Korea, Japan, and Vietnam also came to worship. For a while, Da Chu appeared in peace and prosperity.

Because the reign name of Emperor Taizong of Chu was Guangxi, the people called it the prosperous age of Guangxi.

However, in less than ten years, Chu Taizong began to neglect his administration and even acted foolishly.

Fortunately, Chu Taizong also died of illness within a few years and did not become a truly foolish king.

Seeing this, Liu Sheng couldn't help but think to himself that this person looked like a "little Li Shimin".

Da Chu chose the eldest son inheritance system. Chu Taizong also established the prince early, so after his death, Chu Wuzong ascended the throne.

It can be seen from the title that this person likes to fight and can win wars.

After Chu Wuzong came to the throne, he worked diligently in domestic affairs for seven or eight years. But after he took full power, he first conquered Annan, conquered most of Vietnam in five years, and established Annam Province.

After that, Chu Wuzong spent another six years to conquer the small half of Northeast China from the Mongolian Kingdom, which was equivalent to the western and eastern Liaoning areas of the Ming Dynasty, and established Liaoning Province.

After that, Chu Wuzong ambitiously wanted to conquer the Great Mongolia. However, because of his continuous battles, there was widespread resentment among the people in the country, and some rebellions even broke out.

At the same time, the war with the Great Mongolia was also continuously defeated.

Coupled with the advice of important officials in the court, Chu Wuzong had to give up.

Chu Wuzong, who could not fight, had a very miserable life. He made a mess of the internal affairs and disliked the prince. In the end, he even found an opportunity to depose the prince.

As a result, Dachu began to fight for the crown prince... (End of this chapter)