Snowflakes were falling from the sky.
Snow fell into the nine gates of the capital, into the dilapidated thatched houses of the common people, and into the magnificent palace.
At night, the gray houses are covered with a layer of white snow, blending in with the Wudang mountains outside Tianxin City.
The embarrassment and decaying city seems to want to hide itself so that no one can find its traces.
Only the tall and majestic palace stands proudly.
With the snow covering his ankles and his toes biting with cold, Belasco followed the burly general and staggered into the palace.
No horses are allowed in the palace, and no sedans will be prepared for the Spaniard, who was a prisoner in prison half an hour ago.
The snow in Tianxin City comes later than in the northern provinces. It is said that it is related to the unique climate here. This was the work of Ke Zhen'e, the national teacher.
The missionary stayed in prison for too long, and before he knew it, it was snowing season.
The long season.
"The ministers were bewitched by it. In other words, few people wanted to take advantage of the war, so they supported us."
Annan despised my father very much, even though my father gave Annan's most beloved concubine death...
On that day, Wen Taizhi gave the missionaries a gold cross, two silver wine glasses, a sword symbolizing the emperor's power, eight sets of official uniforms for imperial envoys, and a dozen fine wines from southern France.
"The guilty minister Qin Tianjian, the supervisor of Zhengguang De Emperor, comes to see my emperor."
It should be noted that my salary in Qintian Prison was only seventeen taels, and I was often in arrears. What is the concept of ten million taels?
"Your Majesty is reviewing the memorial at Renshou Palace, please go faster."
The missionaries understood that it was meaningless to mobilize troops, recruit 100,000 soldiers, stockpile rations for 100,000 people for half a year, and build a thousand warships to conquer such a barren land.
"Please say."
However, it must be the nouveau riche who are attacking the Japanese country and the empire is growing day by day. Where can they go to grab less profits.
In the first year of Wuding, Liu Zhaosun issued an edict to build the Tianxin City Palace in the southern suburbs of Junzhou, Huguang, in the style of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
"My father has been fighting for decades, conquering thousands of lands, and ruling over hundreds of millions of people. To continue the empire, it will drift away in corruption, and it will be difficult to return. I must take action."
Annan took a heavy sip and watched the Spaniard finish his tea:
"The reason why Wen Tai and Liu Yufei are able to make trouble is because they don't have the support of their father."
The missionaries came to the gate of Renshou Palace.
"But the expenditure last year exceeded 100 million. Among them, 10 million taels were spent on pacifying Liu Qian, and 7 million taels were spent on North Korea. Just because the Empress Dowager Cisheng is a Korean, the Ministry of Household Affairs needs to spend millions of taels every year to support North Korea. , it will cost another ten million taels to conquer Japan next year.”
"I am interested in Japan."
"Your Majesty, I cannot try..."
"I have nothing to say."
The Spaniards listened carefully.
Velasco quickened his pace.
You have to whisper, you have to spit, the emperor has to hold his head high when he speaks.
Annan waved his hand patiently and interrupted the Spaniard.
"Your Majesty is the true sage, surpassing Yao, Shun, and Yu..."
"Xiao Qi, we need to be in the same voice, so beautiful that it keeps moving forward."
"I despise my father."
That was the first time that the missionaries met Emperor Guangde alone. It was rumored that Liu Zhaosun had a violent temper and frequently threw his subjects into prison and tortured them severely.
The costs of occupying the country will be far lower than the benefits.
Now, the dust has finally settled.
The missionary sincerely praised:
Annan waved his hand, and the palace boy brought down two cups of cold tea, which he carefully handed to the emperor and the missionary.
The missionary closed his eyes, and in his mind came the picture of soaring prices and people living in dire straits.
It is a paradox in itself to use the proceeds from expansion - if there is definitely no gain - to satisfy the limited expansion desires of civil and military nobles.
"Your Majesty has given me the reward. When I go to my hometown, I will do as the Romans do."
The missionary talked about his missionary experience in Japan.
The eunuch on duty told the missionaries what they should pay attention to when they meet His Majesty later.
Fortunately, Xiao Qi is rich in martial arts, and fortunately his father can still fight, otherwise he would know how to satisfy the appetites of those big rats.
"I have lived in Edo for ten years and know the situation outside. It must be said that Edo is prosperous and wealthy. However, after leaving Edo City and heading west, the food income of the four states is still as high as that of the Han Dynasty's fiefdom in northern Shaanxi. Even the senior warriors All can be eaten. Only tares can be eaten."
"Father is old."
Although Zhang Yan, Jin Yuji, Chen Yuanyuan and Liu Rushi are all stunning beauties, their personalities, experience and behavior are completely different.
Before coming to Annan, I was influenced by Francisco and Tang Ruowang...
"That was my original intention of banning religion. The United States now allows Catholicism to spread. Their devout doctrines will be used by people with ulterior motives. Catholicism may become a scourge like the White Lotus Sect and a knife for conspirators...I explained it like this, Can he understand it?"
"stand up."
Guangde Dike understood some of the conflicts between Wen Taizhi and Princess Hanwang.
The King of Han must have won, let me be the emperor of Xiao Qi, and I will continue to expand. Start a border war.
"My cabinet and think tank say that the limit of empire expansion is Liu Qian. If the United States conquers Japan, the empire's finances will soon collapse."
"I heard that the Emperor is planning to conquer the King of Han,"
The key to Wen Tai is to dare to speak.
The monarch and his ministers chatted for a while, and Wen Tai retreated to the main topic:
New sources of fiscal revenue will certainly be found, and the empire's finances will soon collapse.
"King Wentai of Han supported the war against Liu Qian, Princess Liu Yufei supported the conquest of Japan, and King Liu Xuan of Chu supported the attack on Manila. We jointly attacked me and fabricated rumors to slander me, describing me as a traitor and traitor who overthrew my father's national policy."
"able."
Liu Zhaosun did not have a pair of clear and dark eyes, and my appearance fully inherited the advantages of my father, Bellas, and my mother, Zhang Yan. He doesn't have the handsome face of his mother, nor the tall and burly body of his father.
The people of the empire are still immersed in the defeat of the Emperor Tai's era, but they know that the chariot is taking us into hell.
"Of course, while increasing the revenue of the treasury, the most important thing is," Liu Zhaosun continued, "to re-establish the salary system, make officials' salaries reasonable, allow the powerful to be supervised, and reform the mess left by the father."
Guangtoku University of Science and Technology replied cautiously: "I am in a situation, but I still have to tell the truth. A similar thing happened in Japan back then, and the Catholic Church was prepared to interfere in Oda Nobunaga's internal affairs."
The missionary said metaphorically: "When you open the window, no sunlight will come out, and no flies will come back. Your Majesty only wants sunlight, and you can achieve it."
Wentai Zhike is fearful and full of expectations.
"How much does Xiao Qi earn from the treasury in a year?"
Your Royal Highness, Emperor Guangde, is sitting upright under a dragon chair. I am tall and handsome, and my expression is similar to that of my father, Wen Taizhi.
The missionary couldn't help but asked: "Are all the close ministers of the King of Han, who have not supported me, going to Liu Qian? Are you staying in the capital afraid that I will shake your majesty's national policy?"
"His Majesty is outside, please."
Annan looked irritable.
The astronomical figures made the missionary's scalp tingle.
"My old man has been seeking immortality for eighty years, but it was just a futile attempt at first. If I can repeat the mistakes of my father, Xiao Qi will allow any strange power to disrupt the gods. Otherwise, the empire will fall into another catastrophe. "
Annan put his hands on his hands and smiled: "The red-haired Yi people are still straightforward in speaking, but they can beat around the bush."
Restraining inflation and restraining the powerful are the growing desires. It is useful to just rely on a few edicts issued by the father, but weaker terms are needed to restrain them.
Liu Zhaosun gave up the war, abandoned the war that exhausted the people's strength and enriched the nobles, and chose to sit down with Britain, France and other countries to discuss and restore the foreign trade relations as in the first year of Wuding.
Guangde Tike was surprised by Emperor Guangde's erudite knowledge and surprised by the young emperor's muddy understanding of human nature.
A total of 90 million taels of silver were spent to build this palace, which was equal to Da Qi's three years' income.
Even from the time Jesus walked out of Egypt when I stopped receiving salary to the establishment of Xiao Qi’s empire, I still earned so little money.
"I am the same as those of lower rank."
The contradiction has not existed since the founding of the empire. It stems from the fact that the mothers of the princes and princesses have the same personality.
The prince won.
The mutiny ended. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers armed with weapons demanded food and wages from the imperial court. The Great Wall and fortresses in the border areas were in disrepair and gradually collapsed. Officials in local states and counties were brazenly demanding property from the people, and they were desperate. The people may start their lives, or they may take away several lives after that...
"The ancient country was superstitious about small unification and allowed any strange sounds to exist. In my father's time, there was only the sound of war. In the eyes of the inferiors, the existence of strange things was originally a provocation."
It took three million soldiers and civilians eight years to complete the construction.
Guangde Dike understood the meaning of Liu Zhaosun's words and leaned back slightly.
Annan and Wen Tai fought for more than ten years, and the outcome was always decided, even before Liu Zhaosun succeeded to the throne.
The missionary listened silently. Until then, I discovered that Liu Zhaosun was as violent and arrogant as the rumors in the world.
The Spaniards sensed fear as to why Emperor Guangde kept so few secrets to himself.
The gains and losses of occupying Japan were worth the losses, and the same was true for Liu Qian. The Ming Dynasty ruled Liu Qian for only seventy years, so he knew how long Xiao Qi could last.
The palaces stretch endlessly to the sky as far as the eye can see.
Liu Zhaosun was less excited and paused for a while.
At the same time, Annan also hoped that Catholicism would spread in the empire, because my father’s quest for immortality left an indelible psychological shadow on me.
Have I shown a deep hatred of European civilization, or an extreme hatred of Catholicism?
The air froze for a moment, and the missionary heard the thumping of his heart.
"I am very bad in Tianxin City, and my colleagues treat you very badly. Please thank Your Majesty for your concern."
Wen Tai nodded: "Bad, I misjudged the person."
Emperor Guangde remained silent.
The missionary was terrified:
Religious mutation will corrode the entire country. History has not proven it. After the reform is completed, Liu Zhaosun hopes that a new monster will appear again.
"I have heard too few hypocritical and flattering words. Enough. Say more... Doesn't he have the guts to go to Manila? Take my personal letter to stop the war, try to resolve the dispute through negotiation, and stop Liu Yufei and Liu Kan from us. conspiracy."
The most important thing is that Wentai inherited his father's energy and tenacity, and also inherited his mother's flexibility.
"Forty million taels."
Liu Zhaosun was willing to dwell less on this issue:
Annan paused for a moment and continued:
Do you really want to send yourself to Manila to die?
Tianxin City Palace covers an area of 1.08 million square meters, with a construction area of about 300,000 square meters. Buildings of this scale are extremely rare in the world.
There is no doubt that if we stop expanding internally and stop gaining profits, we will have fewer hands reaching out to the country and squeezing the people.
The missionary couldn't help but say the name, "Demoted to Wentai."
Emperor Guangde did not directly ask about the situation in Manila. Instead, he first talked about the weather, crops, and astrology, and finally asked the Spaniards seriously whether they had adapted to the customs of Qi after having been in Qi for ten years.
What a contradictory individual.
The eunuch led Guangde Dike into Renshou Palace.
Emperor Guangde nodded. "Yes, Father, it is my will."
Annan nodded doubtfully.
"I cannot tolerate the absence of flies, but I can tolerate them continuing to suck blood. Blood-sucking flies should be swatted to death."
