Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 37
It is the twelfth lunar month now, and the Forbidden City is already covered in silver. The afterglow of winter has been reluctant to call down the curtain, hanging on the golden roof of the Drum Tower.

Zhu Youxiao, who was wearing only a layer of unlined clothing, was panting and running beside the red wall. He didn't know how long he had been running before he stopped and looked up at the Drum Tower. It fell on the bluestone slab that had just been covered with snow.

"Your Majesty, be careful of catching a cold."

Empress Zhang appeared from nowhere, and she was about to wipe Zhu Youxiao with a silk cloth in her hand, but snatched Zhu Youxiao away: "It's okay, it's not cold."

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said that, he simply supported himself on the snow and did dozens of push-ups.

If the officials of Ming Dynasty saw this, they would definitely be surprised.

Because, everyone knows that since the Jiajing dynasty, most of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty grew up in the deep palaces and inner gardens, were weak in physique, and fell ill all the year round.

But as a time traveler, Zhu Youxiao knows the importance of a healthy body for a person's work and life.

Especially when this kind of country may face the danger of overturning at any time, a strong and courageous emperor is needed all the more.

Even one day, the emperor had to carry the sword in person to show the majesty of the emperor.

After several months of training, Zhu Youxiao also has some tendons, and his cold resistance has obviously improved a lot. Even in this season when his breath turns into ice, he is fearless.

But he was not satisfied with this. Ever since he was almost assassinated by Azig that day, he decided to master martial arts. Although he didn't want to be brave, at least he could protect himself.

Now, with the eradication of the eight major Shanxi merchants and officials of the Donglin Party, the two domestic forces that posed the greatest threat to the imperial power have been basically eliminated. At the same time, the peasant uprising and the entry of the Houjin Dynasty will be a few years later.

Therefore, it is rare for the current Ming Empire to enter a temporary period of stability.

As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youxiao could finally rest and train his body well, and use this period of stability to consolidate the ruling foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

As long as there is no chaos within the Ming Dynasty, it is impossible for the Manchu Qing to destroy the Ming Dynasty.

The most likely cause of civil strife in Ming Dynasty is those refugees scattered all over the country.

And the place where the most refugees are now is the land of Qin.

It is absolutely no coincidence that the two bandits who most shaken the rule of the Ming Dynasty in later generations, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, both came from here.

Due to climate change and environmental deterioration, today's 10-mile Qinchuan is no longer a thousand-mile fertile field. With the successive years of drought caused by the intensification of the small glacier climate, the refugees there are no longer a force that can be underestimated. If there is fire, tens of thousands of people will rise up there and become rogues. If they are not suppressed effectively, they will wreak havoc throughout Daming like locusts.

"How long have you been out of the palace?"

After taking a bath, Zhu Youxiao saw Queen Zhang Yan coming with a dragon robe in his hands, so he waved his hands and asked.

Zhang Yan was slightly taken aback, and after looking out the lattice window, she couldn't help feeling a little lonely: "I don't remember."

"Find a suit of common clothes. Today we will go out of the palace for a walk."

Zhu Youxiao suddenly said this.

"Your Majesty! This horror is inappropriate. Your Majesty is the king of a country, and his concubines are the mother of a country." Although Zhang Yan is a woman from a commoner background, she is also a queen who abides by the rules of etiquette. Taking her out of the palace, although I was overjoyed in my heart, I still couldn't help but want to persuade her, after all, the emperor of Ming Dynasty can't leave the palace casually.

However, before Zhu Youxiao could finish speaking, he waved his hand and said, "Don't say any more, I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and I don't care about the city lord of the Forbidden City. How can I know the sufferings of the people without going out of the palace? How can I see that my civil and military ministers are here?" In front of the common people, besides, we are only patrolling in low clothes, we will not disturb the people, and we will not disturb those boring officials."

Apocalypse seven years, December, winter.

Zhu Youxiao, who changed into straight silk clothes, finally walked out of the Forbidden City and touched the wider Ming Dynasty.

Along with him were the queen Zhang Yan, who also changed into ordinary clothes, and Wang Chengen, the chief inspector of ceremonies.

Of course, there are also Jinyiwei Anshao and Dongchang's Anfan who are scattered all over the place.

Except for Wang Chengen who still had a straight face, Zhu Youxiao and Zhang Yan both laughed naturally, took a deep breath, and felt much more at ease.

"Your Majesty, where are we going?"

Zhang Yan grew up near the imperial city since she was a child, and she is naturally familiar with the city life in the capital, but as the mother of a country, she naturally dare not put on men's clothes like she did when she was young, and follow boldly The brethren go for a stroll.

Now, since she is a wife, she naturally wants her husband to sing along with her wife.

"Go and taste the candied haws that you have been talking about in your dreams at the latest", Zhu Youxiao asked Wang Chengen to lead the way. At this time, the capital is not the imperial capital of later generations, and Zhu Youxiao didn't know how to go.

Zhang Yan on the side was smiling sweetly and shyly in her heart. She didn't expect that what she said in her sleep would be remembered by His Majesty.

Although it was the year of Tianqi, the capital city was still prosperous. When Zhu Youxiao and others came to the crowded market, it was already crowded with people. Zhu Youxiao really felt the real life of the people in Daming.

Since the war has not yet broken out, and the emperor has repeatedly lowered taxes on the north, the current capital does not look like the end of the world at all.

It's just that although there are many fragrant cars and BMWs and gorgeously dressed gentry on this bustling street, there are also many poor people with disheveled faces, kneeling on the ground, inserting bids and selling their heads.

It is conceivable how serious the class division was in the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Youxiao did not dare to despise these people who sold themselves cheaply like other gentry. The only thing he could feel was fear. As long as one day, these people would not even be able to survive. At that time, maybe they will kill themselves.

"Master, I beg you to sell my daughter, the old woman kowtows to you here."

Zhu Youxiao watched as a scrawny old woman led a little girl who looked less than ten years old kneeling on the cold ground, kowtowing to passers-by.

A man who looked like a housekeeper of a big family came over and picked up the little girl's chin, and finally said: "It's too thin, I guess I can't do much work when I buy it back."

Saying that, the butler walked away, but the little girl suddenly ran over and knelt down in front of the butler: "Please buy me, I can do a lot of work, I can cook, I can Diving into water and chopping wood, I don't want my grandma to starve to death."

The girl may have cried too much, and she didn't have many tears, she was just swallowing dryly.

　The book friend said that although the national treasury was poor in the late Ming Dynasty, there was definitely a lot of private wealth, especially Shanxi merchants and Jiangnan gentry. However, I don’t know how much wealth the Shanxi merchants had. After checking the information, I only know that Shanxi merchants in the Qing Dynasty The total wealth of the Zheng family has exceeded [-] million taels. I think the Shanxi merchants in the Ming Dynasty should not be less than this number. In addition, the Zheng family can still manage a business of tens of millions of taels. We should not underestimate these Ming Dynasty Chao moth, the reason why Donglin Party and Shanxi merchants are dealt with so quickly is not that I think so, but Emperor Tianqi is not a faint king. Before the protagonist leans over, he has already suppressed Donglin Party and destroyed them It's just a matter of course, the protagonist is just completing the unfinished business of Emperor Tianqi.Finally, thank you book friends for your rewards.

　　
　
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