Ming dynasty.

Inside Yingtian Mansion.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s eyes can no longer be described as ugly.

He didn’t expect that these Ming ministers in later generations would go so far!

Isn’t this treating the descendants of his old Zhu family as if they were fools?

“I would rather have my family confiscated and my family be confiscated and get 70 million taels than donate even half a penny more!”

“Even my father-in-law is so obedient and disobedient. The descendants of this generation will be a disgrace to my old Zhu family!”

Zhu Yuanzhang’s face was gloomy.

At this moment, his whole body was filled with an invisible killing intent.

This murderous intent, which was as real as reality, ravaged the entire Jinluan Palace!

Shame on you!

What a shame!

My own queen took money, but Zhou Kui got a kickback of two thousand taels!

At this moment, even Zhu Biao did not dare to speak.

He could feel the murderous intention in Zhu Yuanzhang’s heart, and he could also feel the aggrievedness in Zhu Yuanzhang’s heart.

As Tian Mu said, if it were Zhu Yuanzhang in the late Ming Dynasty and these officials dared to be so obedient, how many lives would they have had?

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao were angry.

Zhu Di was even more furious.

“Fruited!”

“It’s so frustrating!”

“Isn’t this being played with like a dog? What’s going on with Chongzhen?”

Zhu Di also said with anger on his face.

The other emperors also twitched their mouths.

But as for Li Zicheng and others, they breathed a deep sigh of relief.

“Fortunately, fortunately this Chongzhen is so naive!”

“Otherwise, once he gets 70 million taels of silver, it will be really difficult!”

Even King Chuang looked solemn when he thought of the Ming army’s terror.

Beijing.

Guozhang’s Mansion.

Although Zhou Kui was a little embarrassed, he also said, “What are you afraid of being exposed? Now the world is settled!”

“Instead of having your home confiscated by that Li Zicheng, it is better to give it to that Li Zicheng in exchange for a life!”

Zhou Kui said quietly.

At this time, Tianmu continued.

[If Lao Zhu were in Chongzhen’s position, at the very least, these ministers would have to bleed heavily. Moreover, Lao Zhu had fought all his life and knew war very well. Yuan Chonghuan and other ministers would not have died in vain! 】

[And with this sum of money, Daming will soon be able to breathe a sigh of relief. 】

[In fact, the late Ming Dynasty fell into a vicious cycle. If the court had no money, it would have to increase taxes. But as soon as taxes were increased, the people would be unable to afford it. This also led to more people rebelling and more refugees in the world. 】

[The more refugees there are, the more troops will be suppressed, and the military will demand more, and the court will have less money, and will continue to raise taxes! 】

[Money is the biggest problem in the late Ming Dynasty. If you have money, you can do many things slowly. 】

[In addition to money issues in the late Ming Dynasty, the first issues that bore the brunt were land annexation and natural disasters! 】

Immediately, a picture appeared. Above the sky, a picture of a catastrophic disaster appeared in front of everyone’s eyes.

The land was cracked for thousands of miles, and countless locusts swept through it. Not only that, the plague was rampant, and there were countless casualties!

Countless people are starving to death, starving everywhere!

This sight of purgatory made countless emperors look serious.

“What’s going on at the end of tomorrow?”

“Why are natural disasters so serious?”

Even Zhu Yuanzhang looked serious.

This kind of scene was something he didn’t expect at all.

[Although Chongzhen’s ability is indeed not good, some people even say that if Chongzhen hadn’t messed around, the Ming Dynasty would not have perished so quickly! 】

[This sentence is correct, but it is also incorrect, because at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the country was indeed in danger of subjugation! 】

[The first is a natural disaster! 】

[According to historical records. 】

[In the ninth year of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought in the north, but floods broke out in the south. Locusts were everywhere, and there was a severe famine in many places! 】

[In the eleventh year of Chongzhen, from Huaihe north to southern Gansu, people ate tree bark! 】

[In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, there will be a severe drought and disaster, and people will eat each other! 】

[In the 16th year of Chongzhen, there was a severe drought and rampant plague. Thousands of miles north and south, and even outside the Great Wall, the Yellow River and other places, ten houses were empty! 】

[Such a serious natural disaster is a problem that Lao Zhu must face. 】

“Hey, Zhu Yuanzhang can solve the problem of poverty, but there is really nothing he can do about this natural disaster. This little ice age is really scary!”

“There were three Little Ice Ages in history, and Chongzhen caught up with one…”

As soon as these records came out.

Even Zhu Yuanzhang’s expression changed.

“Little Ice Age?”

There was confusion on his face.

But at this moment, his impression of Chongzhen also changed slightly.

With such a natural disaster and a series of problems, Chongzhen really cannot be blamed entirely!

Chongzhen stood on the coal mountain and was silent for a while.

In the seventeen years since he took office, he has almost begun to doubt his life.

Almost every few years, there is a major disaster.

The imperial court did not have much money to begin with, and under the disaster relief and suppression, the money became even less.

evenSometimes, he couldn’t help but doubt God.

Was God playing tricks on him on purpose?

He is not an awesome emperor per se, yet he ended up doing this hellish difficulty…

All the emperors also looked at it and sighed.

After all, under this kind of natural disaster, not to mention Chongzhen, even they were a little numb.

This is definitely a big problem.

But compared to this natural disaster, they care more about another question raised by Tianmu!

Land annexation!

This is a problem that gives almost every emperor a headache!

They really want to hear, under Tianmu’s assumptions, can Zhu Yuanzhang break the situation?

If the land annexation problem can be solved, then Ming Dynasty will really have a turn for the better.

[In addition to the issue of natural disasters, what Zhu Yuanzhang had to face directly was the land annexation issue in the late Ming Dynasty. This was also called the most serious problem in the late Ming Dynasty! 】

[This directly led to the demise of the Ming Dynasty! 】

As soon as these words came out.

Zhu Yuanzhang’s face became serious.

“Land annexation…”

He muttered to himself.

At the same time, Chongzhen also looked at the sky and clenched his fists.

[Land annexation, the most serious problem of the ancient feudal dynasty! 】

[Historically, land annexation has always been a major problem that is unavoidable. For farmers, the grain stored in the previous year is basically used up by winter and spring! 】

[So often at this time, farmers are faced with a choice: there is not enough food at home! 】

[What should I do if there is no food, or there is still some food stored at home? During the summer, there are some green seedlings in the fields during the year, and there is no way to eat them. 】

[How to spend this summer? 】

[So a choice arises, that is, farmers mortgage their land to landlords and exchange land for food! 】

[But there is a new problem. If this year is a good harvest year, then of course nothing will happen. But if this year is a disaster year, then the problem will be big. The farmers cannot deliver the food, and the land will be mortgaged! 】

[This land has become the land of the landlord! 】

[And the landlords have a large amount of land, coupled with their own privileges, they can avoid taxes, the people cannot survive, and the national finances are greatly reduced. 】

[This is the land annexation of all dynasties! 】

Seeing this scene, Chongzhen let out a long sigh.

He has always been aware of Ming’s land annexation.

But even though he is the Ming Emperor and the most noble person in the world, he still feels powerless!

He didn’t know how to solve the land annexation!

“Hey, even Lao Zhu probably couldn’t do anything about the land annexation in the late Ming Dynasty. With the Little Ice Age and land annexation, the only way to break the situation is to start over!”

“During the Little Ice Age, grain production was greatly reduced. Coupled with the 270 years of mergers and acquisitions by wealthy families during the Ming Dynasty, farmers simply couldn’t resist at this time!”

“The correct answer upstairs is that the nobles use their privileges to wildly enclose the land and squeeze the farmers’ land, and they can also avoid taxes. This is simply a cancer!”

“According to historical records, land annexation in the late Ming Dynasty reached its extreme, with King Fu occupying a whole province’s land.”

Along with the pictures in the sky, these barrage emerged.

Countless farmers stood in silence in the fields.

As Tianmu said, if they are lucky and catch a good harvest, the land will still be theirs.

But as long as there is a disaster, the land will be gone.

They also became servant farmers.

Just like that, I will work for the rest of my life!

There was curiosity in their eyes, why do people in later generations look so happy? Well fed and warmly clothed?

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