Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 265 Huang Taiji's Advance with the Times
Zhu Huakui, king of Chu, was always superstitious and liked to make friends with monks, Taoists and other sorcerers, so when he saw this Taoist, he was not at all annoyed that he blocked his way, and asked:
"Who is this Celestial Master?"

The man twisted his beard and said: "My lord misunderstood. I am not a Taoist priest. I wear a Taoist robe because I like Huang Lao's study, so I like this dress, so as to get the Taoist spirit."

Since he was a fake Taoist priest, Zhu Huakui lost interest and was about to leave when the Taoist priest said suddenly: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu has forgotten the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty. The vassal kings are not allowed to enfeoff unless they are kings!"

The understatement of this fake Taoist priest resounded in Zhu Huakui's ears like a big drum, and Zhu Huakui was stunned. He stopped and turned around and asked, "Who the hell are you?"

Although Zhu Huakui, the king of Chu, is cruel and lustful and regards money as his life, he is by no means a stupid and pedantic person. The reason why he rushed to Nanjing without stopping when he knew that the emperor wanted them to sacrifice to Xiaoling was because he was afraid of being detained by the emperor. A disloyal and unfilial hat.

But just because of his impatience, he forgot that there was such an ancestral system in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, in normal times, he would leave Wuchang in disguise to go to the banks of the Qinhuai River and the West Lake. Your Majesty came down to catch a turtle in an urn.

The left and right chiefs, Shiben, were also incompetent people, relying on the king of Chu, Zhu Huakui, to dawdle, so they didn't have much knowledge, and they didn't think that there was such a thing as the Ming Dynasty.

But the sudden mention of the fake Taoist priest made Zhu Huakui, king of Chu, suddenly think of this point, and secretly admiring this person did not seem to be a simple matter. One sentence broke the traps and traps he was facing now.

"I am a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli, former Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Ruan Dacheng of Tongcheng, and met His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Ruan Dacheng bowed down to Zhu Huakui as he spoke.

Zhu Huakui couldn't help being surprised. He who has been making people on women's bellies all year round doesn't know who Ruan Dacheng is, but he knows what Jinshi and Shaoqing of Taichang Temple are.

"I didn't expect to be a Wenqu star, the master of the court, I feel disrespectful alone." Ever since Zhu Huakui killed Zhao Kehuai and was almost forced to cut off the prince by the imperial censor, he realized the power of civil servants, so He didn't dare to underestimate Ruan Dacheng, and when he remembered what Ruan Dacheng said just now, he couldn't help asking: "I don't know what to do in Mr. Ruan's opinion. Should I go to Nanjing City or not?"

"Go! Go openly!" Ruan Dacheng replied without thinking, and made a confident appearance, waiting for Zhu Huakui's further inquiries to show his wisdom.

Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying, the governor of Fengyang, were close friends, but because Ma Shiying is now collecting business taxes in Fengyang, and Ruan Dacheng was originally a wealthy businessman in Fengyang, Ruan Dacheng thought that his relationship with Ma Shiying could make Ma Shiying in the business. The new tax policy opened a back door for his Ruan family's property.

But Ruan Dacheng didn't expect that Ma Shiying, who just became the governor, would be stern and selfless with him, and even let his Ruan family take the lead in setting an example. This suddenly broke the friendship between Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying.

"Why, Mr. Ruan please explain clearly." At this time, Zhu Huakui was really worried that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao would take the opportunity to do something. He was also reading the newspapers these days, so he naturally understood what His Majesty was going to do.

"My lord, please read this issue of "Jingzhou Weekly". The viewpoints in it are very novel and sharp. My lord, please read it patiently. At the end, my lord should be able to understand something."

Zhu Huakui, the King of Chu, took the newspaper and read it for a while, and then he was so angry that he tore up the "Jingzhou Weekly" which was as thick as a magazine, and then cursed: "These damned guys, I regret that I didn't write these damned things back then. All his private newspapers were eradicated, and now these guys dare to insult Gu directly, and Gu wants to destroy his whole family."

"The lord, calm down. Today, the emperor intends to cut down the vassal, so he secretly encourages various newspapers to report on the fact that the vassal king is dragging down the country's income. That is to say, no matter whether you go or not, the lord, you will be punished if you are careless. But now, my lord, you have no military power, no financial power, and you are completely controlled by others. Therefore, if you want to survive, you must go to Nanjing. Don’t learn from other vassal kings to disobey the imperial decree. After going to Nanjing, no matter what your majesty proposes You have to meet any excessive demands, at least verbally agree, and strive to make His Majesty gain favor with you, so that you can be favored by His Majesty."

When Ruan Dacheng said this, Zhu Huakui quickly came to his senses, and immediately rushed to Nanjing City without even entering Jiujiang City.

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Zhu Youxiao's decree and the continuous pressure of public opinion made all the vassals of the Ming Dynasty remember like ants on a hot pot. know.

Looking at the four-wheeled carriages and firecrackers that had been dismantled into scattered pieces, Huang Taiji smashed the jade bowl in his hand on the ground in frustration, pointed at Li Yongfang and cursed: "What are you doing? If we don't come out, how can we fight Daming!"

"Long Live Lord calm down, it's because we can't, it's because there are too many ingenuity in it, and the Ming court is currently blocking this aspect very strictly, we can't make it in a short time!"

Li Yongfang cried and explained a few words. These days, due to the influence of Daming, Huang Taiji also began to realize the importance of the so-called strange skills to the rule of the dynasty. The Daqing Manufacturing Institute of the Academy of Engineering also appointed Li Yongfang, who was proficient in casting technology, to be in charge of the Daqing Manufacturing Institute, responsible for imitating flintlock rifles and various advanced firearms that appeared in the Ming Dynasty.

However, due to the lack of technology and the low skill of the craftsmen in this Qing factory (most of them are captured folk craftsmen without systematic training), some parts are difficult to imitate successfully.

And Huang Taiji also knew Li Yongfang's difficulties, and ordered him to get up after a few words of scolding, and said: "Think of a way to catch more academicians from the Ming Royal Academy of Engineering and some other academy of sciences, and use beauty and money. I have a hunch that my Qing Dynasty can survive for more than ten years relying on the Eight Banners cavalry, and if I want to lose in the future, I will definitely lose to these iron pipes and copper guns!"

"Long live God is very true, but now Ming Dynasty is under strict supervision. The academicians of the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Academy of Sciences are secretly protected by masters from the East Factory, and the defense of the entire Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Academy of Sciences is stricter than Zhu Youxiao's Forbidden City. We've lost a lot of important eyeliners, and we haven't caught one yet."

While Li Yongfang was talking, one of Huang Taiji's personal guards rushed in: "Long Live Lord, the latest big report is here."

I don't know when it started, but Huang Taiji also became a loyal reader of Daming Daily. Although what he read was only half a month ago, now Daming Daily has become the only channel for him to fully understand Daming.

(End of this chapter)