The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 794 The Loneliness of Prime Numbers

"General, this is the latest draft of the weekly report sent to the interior. Please correct me."

Chief Instructor Sen Ti took a newspaper from a fat newspaper manager, presented it with both hands, and handed it respectfully to the Marshal.

"Sen Ti, I trust you to do the job."

Qi Meng took the newspaper and was greeted by the strong scent of ink. He felt like he had returned to his previous life. The familiar and long-lost smell made him miss the past world.

However, in just a moment, he broke free from the memories.

He could still feel the warmth of the paper with his fingers. It seemed that it only took a few minutes from the time the printing was completed to the time it was delivered to him.

Qi Meng flipped open the newspaper, looked around, and found the front page headline prominently marked with the words "On behalf of Marshal Qi to punish the traitor Zhu." Following that, a line of smaller characters read, "Zhu Youjian has usurped power, murdered his brother, killed his father, and raped the queen. He deserves death!"

"How many copies have been issued?" Qi Meng asked as he flipped through the book.

"Replying to the Marshal, one hundred thousand."

"One hundred thousand, that's a lot of money."

As he spoke, he turned his attention back to the newspaper. Lines of neat and beautiful printed characters came into view, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

The format of this manifesto is roughly the same as the famous "Exhortation on Behalf of Xu Jingye to Punish Wu Zhao" in history. Both of them first introduce the shameful past of the target of the manifesto and completely ruin the other party's reputation. For example, Zhu Youjian is described as a mentally disturbed middle school boy. Before the age of fifteen, his dream was to accumulate as much silver as Prince Fu because he had a hard life in Prince Xin's Mansion... At the age of sixteen, Zhu Youjian's dream became to accept Zhang Yan, the empress of Emperor Tianqi.

The false emperor Chongzhen was obsessed with money and wealth, and his family was humble. He was the descendant of a butcher in Hejian Prefecture. In the 42nd year of the Wanli reign, Wang Shi of Hejian Prefecture was pregnant. She bribed the eunuchs to use the imperial selection to mix fakes with real ones, concealing the late emperor's private affairs and plotting to become the concubine of the empress.
Qi Meng put down the newspaper and exclaimed in amazement: "This is the best way to write it. It will attract the attention of the people the most."

Sen Ti agreed, "Your Majesty, what you said is very true. I have received a lot of instruction from you, and I know that the most important thing about propaganda is to let more people know. As long as the story is told well, more people will believe it."

The melodramatic plots do not affect the spread of newspapers, and may even help them spread.

People don't want to see the truth, or they don't care about the truth. What they care about is the truth that is beneficial to them.

Moreover, they needed an outlet to vent their frustrations occasionally. Counting on his fingers, Qi Meng and Guo Tianxing had already traveled to the Eastern World fifteen years ago, Guo Tianxing arriving a year later. With Shanhaiguan as the dividing line, the two travelers had established two different systems within the Ming territory.

Incessant warfare in Liaodong, fueled by a hostile internal and external environment, led to the emergence of the Xianjun system, which quickly devolved into a maximalist system. This was not what Qi Meng desired. He did not want to follow Liu Zhaosun's example, establishing an empire comparable to the tyranny of the Qin Dynasty, ultimately reduced to ashes. However, reality was harsh. Reflecting on the years Qi Meng lived in, he witnessed all sorts of indescribable fantasies: first, the absolute power of the generals, then the gradual transition to military-first politics, and finally, the maximalist system.

As for Guo Tianxing in the interior, after his soul traveled to Zhu Youjian's body, he began to carry out drastic reforms. His ideal was to establish a system of separation of powers and equality, similar to the systems of European countries.

Needless to say, this idea has basically failed, because the Ming Dynasty at that time had not evolved into capitalism at all.

Although the two systems are very different, they both end up in the same place, cruelly exploiting the people.

“1/3/7····”

He and Guo Tianxing are two adjacent prime numbers, and their future overlaps at infinity.

Now, both of them are running wildly on their respective tracks.

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The King of Korea rejected Zhu Youjian's edict and did not send a single soldier to the Ming court.

"We've fattened Li Jong up enough over the years. If he dares to stab me in the back again, he's probably thinking his life is too long."

"General, the reason we didn't destroy the Qing Dynasty and left Huang Taiji alive was to use him to contain Korea. As long as the Qing Dynasty remained, Li Jong wouldn't dare act rashly."

Kang Yingqian smiled sinisterly and said, "Even if it's a rash move, so what? The Marshal is worried about having no excuse to deal with Korea. With Liaodong's strength, it's no problem for him to fight three of them alone."

Qi Meng glared at Lao Kang, and Kang Yingqian stopped talking.

"Fighting is not the goal. Unifying the world is my original intention. When dealing with the Tartar Qing, Korea, and the Ming court, we must defeat them one by one. We cannot make enemies with all of them. That would be more harm than good."

So Kim Dae-gu was sent to Seoul with a handwritten letter from the Grand Marshal and more silver to appease the restless Korean monarchs and ministers, so that they could gradually adapt to the days without the suzerain Ming Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)