Zhu Youxiao had to admit that time passed so fast. In the blink of an eye, he had been in this world for more than thirty years.
Even Qin Liangyu, a veteran who was still fighting fires for the Ming Dynasty in the late Chongzhen period, has also reached the point of old age and serious illness in this time and space.
At the age of knowing his destiny, he also began to think about the end from time to time.
But fortunately for Zhu Youxiao, he who should have ended his life as early as the seventh year of the Apocalypse in history is still the master of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, he was strolling through the markets in Huarong County, Yuezhou, and wanted to see for himself what the grassroots level of the Ming Dynasty was like under its rule.
Looking at the bustling market in front of him, Zhu Youxiao knew that his appearance had indeed changed the direction of history.
As a result, even the people in such a small place are still immersed in the peaceful years and do not know what war is.
In order to protect the local ecological resources and avoid the frequent natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty, the ecology has been excessively damaged, resulting in more frequent disasters.
Zhu Youxiao had long made repeated orders to strictly prohibit filling lakes and burning mountains to create fields, and was committed to moving the remaining landless farmers to Taiwan, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, and other arable areas in Southeast Asia.
Mineral resources are also mainly mined from outside China and overseas.
Therefore, the local ecological environment of Ming Dynasty has been well protected.
Where Zhu Youxiao is now, the ecology is particularly good.
Although there is still a large population here, and there are even many foreign enemies who have never traveled here, there is basically no pollution caused by the widespread use of coal after the steam industrial revolution began.
However, even in these inland remote areas, infrastructure construction is still very good.
There is a dense network of cement official roads, and bridges can be seen everywhere.
Even if he, the emperor, came here, he would not feel the slightest inconvenience.
"Where I ascended the throne, even in the capital area, there were countless hungry people! Many of the border crossings were in disrepair, and the country could not make ends meet. Later, disasters occurred frequently!"
"But under such circumstances, it is now possible to make the world look brand new. The roads are networked and the houses are like forests. This is undoubtedly because of the more wealth gained from overseas expansion, and we have reached what we are today. It has prospered before it declined, so those in power must actively expand externally!”
"In addition, we cannot let the increased wealth become the extravagant capital of the rich and powerful, which will have no use except corrupting the world. We must use the increased wealth as it is now to use more of the national economy and people's livelihood. Even a hundred years later, It is also beneficial to the country and the people.”
Zhu Youxiao also spoke to Wen Tiren, Lu Xiangsheng and others with great emotion.
"Your Majesty is saying that even I would not have imagined that the Ming Dynasty would be so changed thirty years ago."
Wen Tiren replied at this time.
Lu Xiangsheng followed with a smile and said: "I dare not lie to Your Majesty. When Your Majesty came to the throne, many people in the world began to think that the decline of the Ming Dynasty was a foregone conclusion and that the national destiny would disappear from now on. Now it seems that destiny is unpredictable. , thanks to His Majesty's iron-fisted rule of the country, the world has returned to its prosperous times, even far beyond the prosperous times. I am so lucky to be able to see this scene with Your Majesty."
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Lu Xiangsheng, who died fighting for the Ming Dynasty in history, and couldn't help but smile lightly: "But the evil of human nature exists forever, just like the good of human nature. It is easy to do evil, but difficult to do good, so politicians still have to do it." We should not take it lightly, beware that people in the world will still habitually benefit themselves at the expense of others because of the evil nature of human nature, causing the world to continue to turn from prosperity to decline. The more prosperous and prosperous the world is, the more vigilant it is to be vigilant. Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty once said, Worry when the world is worried, and rejoice when the world is happy. This is the reason why we should worry about things that the world has not yet worried about."
"Please keep this in mind!"
Seeing that it was going to rain, Zhu Youxiao and his party prepared to leave the market and settle in the nearby Huarong County.
But just as Zhu Youxiao was walking along the newly built Huarong Road towards Huarong County, he saw a bridgehead blocked by some people with wooden fences.
Next to the wooden fence, there is also a pergola.
There is a table under the pergola, and five big men are sitting on the table, with knives in their hands and faces full of flesh.
"Are you guys from other places?"
Among them, a bearded man even asked about Zhu Youxiao.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at Yang Tinglin.
Yang Tinglin stepped forward and replied: "We are passing merchants. I wonder why you suddenly blocked the official road?"
The strong man therefore replied: "Don't talk nonsense. Pay the toll first. Each person has one silver coin. Once you pay it, you can pass!"
"Ridiculous! Who asked you to set up checkpoints and charge fees? Are you government servants?"
Yang Tinglin replied.
"Damn it, why do you ask so many questions?"
As he spoke, the bearded man picked up the knife on the table, walked out of the pergola, looked at Zhu Youxiao and others and shouted: "Hurry up and pay!"
Yang Tinglin glanced at Zhu Youxiao and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, do you want to give me money?"
Zhu Youxiao sneered: "My country, why do you need to give money? Just say you have no money, and there will be a fight later. But you can see what other things the grassroots have not noticed about the court, besides the wealthy people bullying the people."
"yes!"
Yang Tinglin replied, and understood what Zhu Youxiao meant, so he directly scolded: "You are violating the king's law!? The government will collect taxes!"
The bearded man immediately pulled out his knife: "You still want to educate us, but don't you want to live?"
"Then you can take a look?"
Yang Tinglin replied coldly.
The bearded man sneered because of this: "You don't have to drink wine as a penalty for toasting, right? Okay! Just wait."
Then, the bearded man whistled.
Not long after, many young men suddenly appeared in the surrounding green shade. There were about a thousand people, each holding a variety of weapons and even farm tools in their hands.
"These should be local farmers. Some of their trousers still have mud on their legs! This is what they mean by working as farmers when they are busy and as bandits when they are not busy!"
Zhu Youxiao whispered at this time.
"How's it going? Are you scared now?"
The bearded man smiled proudly at this time, and after asking a question, he said: "We have noticed your group for a long time. It looks like a big caravan at first glance, and the horses are bigger than ordinary caravans." The horses here are quite good! If you know your skills, you can pay the toll and everything will be easy. If you don't know yourselves, no one will know about it even if you stay here. The mountains are high and the forests are deep, and the government will not know at all. What's more, , all the people in these ten miles and eight villages are our own people."
"We'll find the people from the county government later and ask why this person is both a citizen and a bandit. First, let everyone show off their official uniforms and mount their horses. Remember to have people go to Junshan immediately to mobilize the army!"
Zhu Youxiao gave an instruction at this time.
"yes!"
Not long after, Zhu Youxiao and his subordinates all began to mount their horses and undress all the imperial guards.
The bearded man was a little confused at first. He didn't understand why these men suddenly took off their clothes.
But it didn't take long for him to understand, because he soon saw an older man among these people taking off his robe, revealing the style of a yellow robe, while the others were also wearing python robes or flying fish suits. , and pulled out the knife.
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
Uh-huh!
"This, this, is this the emperor?"
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