Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

If you put it in the world of emperors, 52 years old is really a long life, especially for the profession of emperor, not only is there a risk of being thrown off the dragon chair at any time, but it is also very tiring, and people are more likely to grow old. After all, Zhongyuantang The emperors in the mouth are not like the ones who are clean, they are perfect old people at every turn...

Time is really not enough...

PS: Today I will sacrifice "I Just Want to Be Funny" and "Into the Heavens", let's sacrifice two books at a time!

Chapter 871 I'm Quit

Happiness is all about comparison.

For example, when the readers are moving bricks, but the author can lie at home and sleep, and then spend thousands of words on the water to cheat the manuscript fee, the author is happier than the readers.

For example, when a group of single readers are complaining about why they don’t have girlfriends, but the author is worried about kneeling on the durian or the washboard at home, then the author is happier than the readers.

As ordinary people, the people of Daming have a headache about what to eat tomorrow, whether to cut two catties of meat and eat meat, whether the dishes should be salty or sweet, and the poor children at home don’t go to school well, right? It's time to beat him up, the people of Daming are now having a headache because of these things.

However, the common people in Europe will not have a headache because of these things.

The original life is already bad enough, eating meat is basically a luxury, it doesn't matter whether the food is salty or sweet, just eat some.

As for the bear kid at home, go to school?Isn't it good to have that time to work and earn money?It can also develop their hands-on ability!

In particular, Zhu Ciyi set off a vigorous "counter-insurgency war" in Europe. Together with Zhu Cixiu, the boss of Tsarist Russia who had just died, they cleaned up the European region, and Europe was completely messed up now.

Compared with Europe, where there is no war every day, the people of Ming Dynasty are happier.

Especially with the existence of such things as newspapers, coupled with the popularization of sociology, the literacy rate continues to rise, and ordinary people can also know what kind of bird is going on in Europe through newspapers and gossip, and then make a difference with their current life. After some comparison, all fools know what happiness is.

What's more, the people of Ming Dynasty actually hoped that the elixir of life, which only exists in legends, was true. It would be best if Emperor Chongzhen could also live forever and be the emperor of Ming Dynasty forever.

Now that it is the end of the 36th year of Chongzhen, the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty have opened their eyes.

The Forbidden City was lit up for a whole night on the night of the New Year's Eve!

If it is said that the Forbidden City is lit up all night, it is naturally not surprising. After all, it is the imperial city of the Ming Dynasty, and it is a matter of course that the lights are brightly lit every night. Candle.

The problem is that on the night of the New Year's Eve, the Forbidden City didn't light a single candle, and there wasn't a pile of firewood. It was completely illuminated by something called an "electric light" all night!

It's amazing, isn't something like electricity that can only be mastered by the father and mother of thunder?

With the advent of electric lights, from the end of the 36th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty to the summer of the 37th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, the entire capital city was busy.

The significance of the emergence of an electric light is not only to provide lighting, but to involve all aspects, whether it is military or political governance, or even civilian economy and life, will be affected by it.

For example, things like telephone poles, wires and switches, all these messy things are made by Shaofu?Or the Ministry of Industry will help the Shaofu share the burden?

Think about it and know that this is impossible.

How big is Daming?What is the required quantity?The Ministry of Industry and the Shaofu even want to distribute the manufacture of light bulbs to the private sector, so how can they care about these messy things?

Once the manufacture of these things is diverted to the private sector, then there will be a batch of labor enthusiasm among the private sector, right?Will wages go up?Will the Chongzhen treasure banknotes in the hands of the people change?

With more private money, the speed of circulation will inevitably speed up, and the circulation of goods will also speed up accordingly, followed by rising prices and even greater labor demand.

In addition to these, there are many other aspects involved, such as where should there be a power station, how to lay the lines for safety, and how to transmit electricity to achieve the optimal solution. These messy things need headaches.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was already in his 50s, felt more and more disturbed by these crap.

Then Emperor Chongzhen, who was very upset, didn't want to continue to be the emperor.

Then, the confused Zhu Cihong was taken to Qianqing Palace by Emperor Chongzhen—why, you don’t want to be the emperor anymore, so you are going to put me on the throne to worry about these stupid things?Are you planning to travel with the queen mother and those concubines?

Despite thinking so in his heart, Zhu Cihong finally didn't dare to say it out, even though Zhu Cihong knew in his heart that this might be the truth of the matter.

As for the statement that Emperor Chongzhen voluntarily abdicated and let the crown prince ascend the throne early to familiarize himself with government affairs, Zhu Cihuang did not believe it 1 times from the bottom of his heart.

However, whether Zhu Cihong believed it or not, Emperor Chongzhen himself believed it anyway.

Looking at Zhu Cihuang who was kneeling in front of him, Emperor Chongzhen was silent for a while before he spoke: "When I took over the Ming Dynasty that your uncle uncle passed on to me, it was a dilapidated Ming Dynasty that was crumbling.

When I passed on Daming to you, it was a Daming that was tyrannical, invincible, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. I gave you all the military, government, and factory guards, so that you can truly be a son of the Ming Dynasty without worrying about it. What will happen to my overlord?

My future focus will be on the Royal Academy. You have to walk the rest of the way by yourself. I can help you get on the horse and send you on a journey, but I can't be the emperor for you.

The reason why I tell you this today is that I hope you can remember that the previous emperor helped the prince to the throne, which will make the transfer of power less bloody and conflict. This is an attempt for Daming, and I hope you can continue this. way to go. "

Zhu Cihong leaned over and said: "Yes, I have remembered."

After nodding, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "Remember, the interests of the emperor are closely related to the people. It is not the honorable ministers, nor the civil servants and military generals who can really make you sit on the throne. They are you who rule the world. The manpower you need is not the basis for you to rule the world.

If you want the country to last forever, your greatest foundation is the people. If the people are safe, the world will be safe, and if the people are chaotic, the world will be chaotic.

Think about how Emperor Xiaojing of the Han Dynasty treated the people, think about how his mausoleum was not invaded even if the people rebelled, think about how the prosperous Tang Dynasty perished, and think about how the old Song Dynasty survived for 300 years country.

I won’t tell you the specific answers to these things. The history books collected by Huang Shicheng have records. You have been with me for nearly 20 years in dealing with government affairs. You have read everything you should read. It should be too.

For those who have not learned, you need to look back slowly and learn slowly. Being a prince is different from being an emperor. "

Zhu Cihong bowed again and said: "Yes, I have made a note."

After another long silence, Emperor Chongzhen said: "The reason why people are afraid of imperial power is because the imperial power is not restricted, killing and living, taking and taking, it's all about the emperor's heart.

The higher one gets to a high position, the more clearly one will see, and the more afraid one will become, fearing that one will become a victim.

In this case, people will try to limit the imperial power, but the excessive power of the imperial power itself will make people yearn for the imperial power.

That's why there are so many people who want to sit on the throne.

How to solve this problem, you can think for yourself, I will issue the Zen Edict at the end of this year, you should prepare it yourself. "

Emperor Chongzhen had always been a man of his word, basically saying that if he wanted to destroy all the people, he would not let a dog go.

So from the next day, Emperor Chongzhen basically stopped dealing with government affairs, but left everything to Zhu Cihong to deal with.

This is a very obvious signal, especially those people in the Great Ming Dynasty Hall can see it clearly.

Zhang Shize, who was far away in England, was also carried back to Daming, and took over the position of the governor of the Five Armies from Zhang Zhiji. Zhang Zhiji was not much younger than Emperor Chongzhen, and he supported the Five Armies The Governor's Mansion basically has more than enough energy.

As for the civil service system, the changes are not particularly big. After all, Lu Xiangsheng’s body is still strong, and he can support it for a few more years no matter what. At that time, how to change the chief and assistant ministers is probably a matter for Zhu Cihong, not for Emperor Chongzhen. something happened.

When the time came to the end of the 37th year of Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen directly issued an abdication edict, and even the Qianqing Palace was handed over to Zhu Cihong, and he took a group of wives, big and small, to live near the Royal Academy.

Zhu Cihong obviously pondered over what Emperor Chongzhen said, and finally came to a conclusion - the best way to make people not afraid of imperial power is to keep imperial power in a cage.

The first imperial edict issued by Zhu Cihong after he ascended the throne was to limit the imperial power.

The main life, not the main death.

The death penalty is still not abolished, but it is similar to the abolition of the regulations that the emperor can kill people at will, and the power to sentence and execute the death penalty is handed over to the judiciary, that is, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate.