Daming Super Dimension Company, President Zhu Yuanzhang!

Chapter 109 A hopeless vicious circle!
From an economic perspective, corrupt officials and powerful officials have drained the wealth of the people.

Most of the social wealth is concentrated in the hands of the ruling class, and the rebel army can easily obtain a large amount of supplies.

It is very difficult for officers and soldiers to obtain supplies.

The common people have long been out of money, and borrowing their brains to make contributions may not be able to be cashed in. The big families who really have money and food dare not touch it.

In this situation, the outcome can be basically established.

The more the rebels fought, the richer they became, allowing them to raise more soldiers and grow stronger day by day.

The officers and soldiers became poorer and poorer as they fought, and they were shrinking day by day due to constant rout and mutiny.

Changing dynasties has become an inevitable trend.

Whether the grassroots revolution can succeed is directly related to the distribution of social wealth.

The gap between rich and poor not only causes revolution but also nourishes it.

The poorer we are, the more we need to fight, and the more we fight, the poorer we become.

For the army, because they did not dare to steal chickens from the Juren Master's house, they had to rob poor people to supplement military pay. If the robbed people did not die, they would naturally become Li Zicheng's potential sources of soldiers or supporters.

Reaching the level of decay, the empire's defeat is basically certain.

To the extent that the enemy has enriched himself, the empire is irreversibly destroyed.

But Xiao Ran's next words made the three of them even more frightened: "Originally, if corruption reaches this level, the empire must be doomed, but the degree of corruption still has not reached the highest level, and there are more advanced forms."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di looked at Xiao Ran silently, but the meaning in their eyes was obvious. They wanted to know what the more advanced form Xiao Ran was talking about.

"When you reach the level of black and white, you will find that corruption is not so terrible at all. Corruption is innocent, but anti-corruption deserves death. The corrupt elements use the banner of anti-corruption to eliminate dissidents and protect corrupt interests."

"When corrupt interest groups develop to a certain extent, the laws of the imperial court have no effect on them. And conversely, whoever offends the interests of corrupt groups will suffer extremely terrible retaliation, and may even be eliminated by corrupt elements in the name of anti-corruption."

"If things continue to evolve like this, there will be a coup. Some officials will combine with the top and bottom, some will combine with foreign enemies or rebels, and some will combine with natural disasters, so that in the end there will be no way to end the situation.

"To carry out a coup, there are two things that must be done. One is propaganda and brainwashing people, and the other is the army. Civil and military cooperation. If these civil servants and military generals are combined, what can't they do?"

When Xiao Ran said this, the pen and ink on Zhu Youjian's hand had already been written on countless pieces of paper, and some even fell down and piled up on the ground.

Chongzhen's face had become extremely ugly, and he almost gritted his teeth and said: "The ministers have misunderstood me. The monarch died in Sheji, and once the world abandoned him for more than 270 years, it was all misunderstood by the treacherous ministers, so that this happened." .”

Xiao Ran saw this and made a gesture of invitation.

"Let's go, now is the time to make a decision. There are some useless people, so let's just keep none of them. And there is no need to worry that without these officials in the court, there will be no one to handle government affairs."

As he spoke, Xiao Ran's tone was even mocking.

"With these people, it's better not to have them at all. The court is already in turmoil now, and with these moths, it's really disgusting."

As for Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, they are Xiao Ran's supporters without any bottom line. Now that Xiao Ran has expressed his opinions, they naturally have 10,000 supporters.

"I'm going to bring over the troops that were prepared long ago." Zhu Di was very decisive in his actions. He made a decision immediately. In the blink of an eye, the person had disappeared.

Today's Chongzhen period is full of internal and external troubles.

What Zhu Youjian wants to do now is to cut off those people's heads directly with the knife in his hand.

If there is no strong military support and suppression, it will be difficult to deal with these people's rebellion.

"Let's go, call all the civil and military ministers of the dynasty." Zhu Yuanzhang ordered Zhu Youjian.

The emperor still had the right to summon his ministers. After receiving Zhu Youjian's instructions one by one, the little eunuchs outside immediately began to take action.

It's just this situation that makes many people outside feel uneasy.

Especially the eunuchs in the palace, they ostensibly followed Zhu Youjian's instructions and called all these ministers to the palace.

But today, Zhu Youjian's abnormality also spread from their mouths.

Today's imperial palace has become a sieve full of loopholes. A little bit of gossip can reveal everything.

It still takes a lot of time for officials from various places to rush to the palace from their homes or elsewhere.

During this gap, Zhu Di's troops transferred from his own dynasty were fully prepared.

Seeing the army that suddenly appeared in front of them, the palace maids and eunuchs were all so frightened that the timid ones even fell to the ground.

The well-trained soldiers are all wearing armor, and the advanced weapons in their hands have exceeded the level expected of the Ming Dynasty in this era.

Each warrior is full of fighting spirit and exudes murderous aura, with an aura of iron blood and tenacity lingering all over his body.

Orders and prohibitions, well-trained.

This was extremely different from the soldiers Zhu Youjian had seen before.

As an emperor, he once thought about saving this dynasty. If the building is about to collapse, what benefits can he get?
I also quietly visited the Ming Dynasty’s military camp.

Among those he has seen, an army can be regarded as top-notch if it does not include the old, weak, sick and disabled, but is composed entirely of powerful young and middle-aged men.

The red tassels on the heads of the soldiers fluttered slightly in the wind and swept across their faces, but no one frowned or moved. Every one of them was like a tasseled spear.

But now after meeting the elites brought by Zhu Di, Zhu Youjian deeply realized how big the difference between himself and his ancestors was.

If the same is true for the army in hand now, why should we worry about the harassment of Li Zicheng and Nurhachi?
Under Zhu Di's instructions, the palace was instantly transformed from a sieve riddled with holes into an airtight iron barrel surrounded by his people.

Even outside the imperial city, there were many people surrounding him.

At that time, if any of the ministers are unconvinced and make any changes, these troops under Zhu Di can kill them in minutes.

half an hour.

above the hall.

All the civil and military ministers of the dynasty have arrived.

Before the emperor came, there was a lot of noise in the main hall. The ministers were flattering each other. Those in the highest positions stole the show like stars holding the moon. Rainbow farts seemed to come out of these people's mouths for free. Throw it out.

From a distance, Xiao Ran felt ashamed when he heard it from behind.

These literati and sluts are really slutty! Sure enough, reading is still useful. If you flatter me so much, you won't be the same for an hour, but you won't be able to achieve this skill if you read less than one or two books.

"Quiet! Your Majesty has arrived!" As the eunuch sang a salute, the place became quiet.

Zhu Youjian slowly walked up to the high position, but stood on the edge of the dragon chair and did not sit down.

The next scene made the civil and military officials in the court so stunned that they couldn't believe their eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di actually walked up, and Zhu Yuanzhang sat directly on the dragon chair.

As for Zhu Di and Zhu Youjian, they just stood on the left and right.

The people in the court immediately exploded.

"Who is on top, so bold!" "Despise the emperor, wear dragon robes, and even ascend the throne! Such a traitor must be killed!"

"Your Majesty, please retreat quickly and let me kill this person later!"

Above the imperial court, no matter whether they were civil servants or military generals, some people were shouting out their dissatisfaction.

If it weren't for the fact that he was not allowed to carry any sharp weapons when he went to court to meet the emperor, some generals would have been unable to help but step forward, pull Zhu Yuanzhang down from his position, and chop him with a sword.

But don't get me wrong, their reaction was so violent not because of how loyal and patriotic they were.

But because this position represents imperial power.

Even though they were extremely bold when they committed corruption and bribes, they still didn't dare to have any delusions about this position. But now that they saw someone sitting on it openly, they naturally felt extremely angry.

"Open your dog eyes to see who we are!" Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily, and all the imperial majesty in his body burst out.

As an emperor who established a political power in troubled times, Zhu Yuanzhang knew very well that today's Ming Dynasty is no different from the Yuan Dynasty back then, and in many cases, it is even more decadent.

It was his reprimand that immediately stunned the civil and military ministers who were still shouting just now.

Who is this person who dares to be so confident?
Now that Zhu Youjian is sitting next to Zhu Yuanzhang, his heart is naturally full of confidence.

He snorted coldly: "A bunch of blind people who have never met His Majesty Taizu!"

"Taizu?"

"The founding emperor?"

Those people looked at each other, and then stared at Zhu Yuanzhang carefully.

The more I look at this, the more I discover.

The man on the dragon chair is actually 89% similar to the portrait of Taizu left behind.

"Why, is it possible that you still don't recognize us now? Zhu Yuanzhang never thought that we would be so weightless in front of our descendants." Zhu Yuanzhang's cold snort instantly made these people more and more frightened.

One of them was so frightened that his legs and feet trembled, and he knelt down with a plop.

With this one, there is naturally a second and a third.

In an instant, all the civil and military ministers in the court knelt together.

"I will pay my respects to His Majesty Taizu!"

However, there are still smart people among them, who endure the awe and fear in their hearts and throw out their doubts.

"But why does Your Majesty appear here?"

Calm down and think about it, there may be someone with ulterior motives, deliberately pretending to be Taizu, and coming here to make a fuss, or even to seek the throne.

"If we don't come again, the entire Ming Dynasty will be ruined by your hands!" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted unhappily: "Then let you open your eyes."

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Yuanzhang, and everyone was shocked to see him disappear from the throne in an instant.

Look everywhere.

"Why did you suddenly disappear? What's going on?"

"Is it possible that the person on the dragon chair is really Taizu, and that Taizu showed up now?"

"This, this is a god! Emperor Taizu must have become a god!"

The ministers in the court were talking a lot, and the next moment, when Zhu Yuanzhang appeared again, this time they all knelt down with satisfaction.

One by one, their heads touched the ground, their voices full of awe,

"I pay my respects to Your Majesty!"

However, 60 to 70% of these people feel uneasy.

Taizu is dissatisfied with himself and others, so he must come to deal with it personally. After a while, these people's hearts seemed to be hanging on the edge of a cliff, and they were so panicked.

Zhu Yuanzhang gave Zhu Youjian a look.

Zhu Youjian nodded immediately, took out the paper he had prepared from his sleeve, and read out the charges and execution methods of some people one by one.

At this time, except for those completely loyal royalists and those who 100% want to leave their names in history, no one in the entire court can be clean.

For a time, there were a lot of voices begging for mercy in the hall.

"I have realized my mistake. Your Majesty, please give me a chance."

"My crime does not deserve death!"

In addition to the mercy-seeking faction, there are also typical tough-talking factions.

"Your Majesty, please be clear to me. I am just following the rules and working as an official step-by-step. How can I get such a bad reputation for nothing? I don't obey. Please be clear to Your Majesty."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned impatiently: "There's so much nonsense. I really don't shed tears until I see the coffin. I don't have much respect for the emperor."

"Those who don't want to leave will be dragged away directly."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, the man who had been arranged by Zhu Di to come in raised his knife, and the minister's head immediately rolled on the ground. The reddish-brown blood mixed with the yellow and white brain was frightening to see.

With the strong support of Zhu Di's army and Zhu Yuanzhang personally taking charge, things became simpler.

It's just that two-thirds of the space above the court was lost in one fell swoop.

Time passed by, and gradually, people in the hall could even smell a faint smell of blood coming from outside the imperial city.

This time, many people were beheaded immediately.

The executioner's knives have already been curled.

What remains are some mistakes that were not big in comparison.

This large-scale cleanup in the court lasted for three days and three nights.

Zhu Di also went back again at this time, and brought many officials who were waiting to be promoted to work here. He worked hard first and painted a pie for others. He said that when this difficulty is over, everyone will be able to gone back.

"Next, let's talk about how to fight the war."

No matter how hard-core the military commanders in the imperial court were, they were frightened after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di's methods just now.

"I would like to listen to your Majesty's instructions."

"It's just that today's soldiers are not ready for the battle." Zhu Yuanzhang sneered, "Not to mention a group of old, weak, sick and disabled, even if they are young and strong soldiers, do you have enough food and complete weapons? ?”

When these words were said, the generals also looked embarrassed.

(End of this chapter)