As soon as Ji Boying said this, all the emperors, princes, princes and ministers on the seats straightened their backs and stared at the three-layer structure on the table.
"The kingdom at the top of the third level is supported by the king on the second level and the people on the first level."
"Building a country based on the monarch and the people is the foundation of the country."
"First of all, it's you."
Following the immortal master's words, the words fell.
Under the gaze of everyone, cracks gradually appeared in the second layer of the imperial crown.
Then, with a 'bang', the imperial crown turned into powder and dissipated.
"At this time, two situations will occur."
"The first one is also the more common one."
During Ji Boying's explanation, he saw that among the pile of royal crowns surrounding the inner circle of the imperial crown on the second floor, one suddenly emitted purple light and then moved to the position of the original imperial crown, becoming the new imperial crown. However, it can be seen that the third floor on top has begun to waver.
It is obvious that with the arrival of the new Emperor Mian, the country's stability has begun to become less stable than it was initially.
"The second kind."
From the villains on the first floor, rays of light poured into one of the pile of hats surrounding the outer circle of the imperial crown on the second floor. This hat began to gradually mutate, transforming from an official hat into an imperial crown.
, instantly occupying the position of the second-level imperial crown.
Ji Boying did not stop to explain too much.
Instead, keep talking.
"Then, comes the people."
As the words settled, the villain on the first floor suddenly seemed to be impacted, and instantly collapsed in chaos, while the Kyushu Continent on the top began to shake.
Boom!
When the villain ran away, the imperial crown on the second floor and the Kyushu Continent on the third floor immediately fell to the table and fell into pieces.
Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao, who was watching this change at close range, took a deep breath and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"I understand!"
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Houzhao and gave him a chance to show himself.
"If something goes wrong, two things will happen."
"The first type is for the successor to wipe his ass and clean up the mess."
"Well, I feel this deeply myself."
When Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhu Youtang coughed violently on the seat.
"The second type is to win the hearts of the people with a different surname, and then seize the throne and change the dynasty."
After saying this, Zhu Houzhao took another deep breath.
"But if there is a problem with the people."
"The world collapsed and fell apart. The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms after the Tang Dynasty are the best examples."
The words fell.
Ji Boying patted Zhu Houzhao on the shoulder and gave him an appreciative look.
"That's right."
"Take it, go back to your seat."
Then, he gave Zhu Houzhao a bottle of 58-year-old Feitian with his backhand.
Wuzong Zhu Houzhao took it in surprise and grinned.
"Yes!"
I pretended to be a fool in front of my ancestors, and even received wine from the immortal master, which was really a pleasure.
"What Guiyi said is correct. On the issue of the empire's fundamentals, the king and the people are a sufficient and necessary condition."
"When a king leads to chaos and the people are not dispersed, a new king is established and the country becomes weaker, or the old country is destroyed and a new country rises."
"If you don't cause chaos and the people disperse, the world will fall into pieces."
"The king will cause chaos and the people will disperse, and the world will fall into pieces."
Ji Boying stopped talking. On this necessary and sufficient mathematical problem, he felt dizzy if he talked too much.
"As for the powerful gentry, the core reason why they can influence the empire's fundamentals is that they can squeeze and seize from the people. In essence, they are shaking the people's foundation."
His eyes swept over everyone present.
"Understood?"
Lao Zhu sat on the Taishi chair on the side of the podium, frowning. He seemed to understand, but he didn't seem to understand either.
"Brother, how can we solve these two problems?"
"Just the two I just mentioned."
"How to ensure the consistency of the monarch and how to stabilize the hearts of the people?"
Ji Boying looked at Lao Zhu and paused for a moment.
"The first question has no solution."
"Human nature changes without rules. Even the most perfect system in the world cannot completely restrain human nature."
"Unless, the imperial power in your hands is forcibly stripped away."
"Each of you, let me ask you about your heart. When you first came to the throne, what is your state of mind now?"
After the words fell, even Lao Zhu fell silent.
"I, I am."
Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaijing spoke softly, not loudly, but in the quiet main hall, it fell clearly into everyone's ears.
Zhu Zaijing has been shooting since he first came to the throne. Over the past five years, his original intention has not changed.
"Pa."
Immortal Jiajing reached out and slapped Zhu Zaijing on the back of the head, then pressed Long Qing's face against the table and rubbed it.
Zhang Juzheng's eyes twitched as he looked at it: Boss, can you shut that bitchy mouth of yours?
Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Zaijing and didn't pay attention, but continued to preach.
"Human nature is changeable, but the system can be determined."
"Although this problem cannot be completely avoided, it can alleviate the trauma to the country to a certain extent."
"Of course, the system I am going to talk about next is based on our previous improvement of the prince system to ensure that the prince you select is a qualified successor to the empire."
"According to the ancestor's decree, when the prince reaches the age of fourteen, he will take the throne in the East Palace. He will supervise the country for one year. After being recognized by the emperor, he will be awarded the sword of admonishment."
"If the monarch enters the stage of stupidity and messes up the government, the prince can use this sword to launch remonstrances."
"Holding this sword, you will be promoted to hundreds of officials, and you will have the power to lead the government."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the emperors and princes changed in shock.
This operation...
Why does it sound so much like Tang Dynasty Li Er!
"You are right. The so-called admonishment of government, from the core process, is what Li Er did back then, forcing the palace."
"It's just that this process has been approved in advance by the emperor."
"The probability of expecting a faint master to return to Qingming is too low."
"If you continue to cut off, you will suffer chaos."
Ji Boying took in all the expressions in the eyes of these emperors, and the princes all had solemn expressions.
After all...
In this era of family rule, the behavior of Li Er of the Tang Dynasty, no matter what is written in the history books, is a typical example of having no king and no father, and will be stabbed in the spine.
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"You don't have to worry too much about causing power chaos. The conditions for the prince to launch remonstrances are very harsh. Unless the country is on the verge of collapse or the world is in chaos, even if the prince holds a sword and launches remonstrances, no one will obey them, let alone
You may use this sword to plot rebellion."
"This sword can only be effective when the country is in chaos. It is just a symbol at ordinary times and will not affect the independence of imperial power in the hands of the emperor."
"If you find that the prince has misbehaved, you can still depose him if he should."
"The conditions for initiating remonstrance include natural wrath, popular resentment, official anger, and mutiny. All of them are indispensable. When the country is in danger, even if the prince does not stand up, others will."
"The crown prince stands up to help the country."
"And the appearance of others means that the country has changed hands."
"This sword of remonstrance is actually a sword given to the prince to save the country, and it is the last lifeline laid for the empire."
"At the same time, the existence of this sword also reminds the emperor to be consistent."
The words fell and could be heard clearly.
Everyone in this main hall is breathing very heavily.
After all, this system is different from any previous system and involves the power structure between the emperor and the prince.
In fact, take Tang Xuanzong Li Longji as an example. After the Maweiyi Incident, Tang Xuanzong and Prince Li Heng parted ways, which actually acquiesced to Li Heng's right to act on his behalf.
If Li Heng hadn't gathered the Tang soldiers from all over the world, the country would undoubtedly have perished.
At this time, Lao Zhu took a deep breath, then stood up and swept past his children and grandchildren.
"Brother is right."
"No one can make mistakes in life, especially as the older we get, the more confused we become. Even we can't guarantee that we will do something to disrupt the country in more than ten years."
"For the sake of the world, for the people, and for the sake of our Ming Dynasty, the sword of admonishment cannot be used!"
Lao Zhu looked at Zhu Biao.
"Biao'er, if one day we are so stupid that we mess up the government and bring chaos to the world, you should use this sword to straighten the government, bring order to the chaos, and stabilize our country, the Ming Dynasty."
Abiao took a deep breath and nodded solemnly.
As soon as the words fell, all the emperors and princes also stood up one after another.
"Follow the Immortal Master's decree."
"Follow Taizu's orders."
Ji Boying glanced at the group of people and then said.
"Since the selection of the crown prince is mentioned here again."
"I will tell you one more time. When you train the prince, you must teach by words and deeds, and gradually delegate power during the training process. Only when father and son work together can the country be rejuvenated."
After saying that, Ji Boying changed the topic again.
"The one above is for the king, the one below is for the people."
"And the people are more people who live in the countryside."
"The urbanization of the Ming Dynasty never reached 10% even after the fall of Chongzhen."
These people may not understand the word urbanization, but it doesn’t matter. It’s not the point.
Ji Boying paused in his words, took a cup of herbal tea from Xiyu's hand, and drank it in one gulp.
Take a breath and then continue.
"First, increase commercial tax. As the Ming Dynasty enters the Age of Discovery, commercial tax will become the country's main tax in the future."
"Second, abolish the tax exemption quota for officials and gentry, define tax levels based on the annual income of a single household, reduce taxes on low-income people at the bottom, and even exempt certain income groups from taxes."
"Third, in addition to the six ministries, the General Affairs and Agriculture Department will be added to specialize in rural and rural construction, such as houses, roads, medical care, minimum living security, etc., to ensure that the lowest rural people can also receive the benefits from the imperial court."<
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"Fourth, set up Royal Enlightenment Schools in all prefectures and counties across the country, under the Royal Academy of Chinese Studies, to provide three years of enlightenment teaching free of charge to children over the age of six across the country."
"You can go back and make other regulations."
"There is only one core purpose, so that your mighty imperial favor is no longer empty talk on paper, but a real blessing to every country citizen in the empire."
After Ji Boying finished speaking, his eyes swept over the emperor, prince, prince, and important ministers present.
Everything he said requires strong financial support.
"These will have to wait until you enter the age of great navigation and your national power will increase sharply before being fully rolled out. Now you can make some relevant preliminary preparations in advance."
"You must remember."
"No matter how developed the country is or how powerful the country is, don't be stingy with the people. The people at the bottom will always be the foundation of the country."
"As long as you stabilize the bottom layer, you will stabilize the country's foundation."
This is also easy to understand. As long as the bottom class is stabilized, there will be no uprising. Even if the powerful want to cause trouble, without the support of the people, they will not even have the soldiers to rebel, and they will eventually become defeated clowns. p>
"This lesson ends here."
Take a deep breath.
After Ji Boying finished this class, he felt like half of his brain cells were dead.
Then, turn over and pick up the pen on the pen holder.
"And this is the topic of the next big lesson."
The pen and ink fell, and a new line of words was added to the rice paper behind it.
"On how to destroy a country due to natural disasters"
"The Three Great Conquests of Wanli—The Last Glory of the Ming Dynasty"
As soon as the words fell, many of the emperor, prince, prince, and ministers in the hall all stood up and bowed with solemn expressions.
After class this time, everyone will probably have to go back to review.
"get out of class is over."
A big wave of his hand.
Ji Boying took an extra look at Immortal Jiajing, then walked down the podium, turned around and walked up the mahogany stairs.
Then the people in the hall disappeared one after another.
Immortal Jiajing was overjoyed and hurriedly followed him up the stairs.
A quarter of an hour later, the elegant room on the top of the pavilion.
Ji Boying sat alone by the window drinking tea.
As for the Jiajing Immortal, he has been sent back to Jiajing time and space by Ji Boying.
Ji Boying called Immortal Jiajing up, mainly to briefly talk to Immortal Jiajing about why Jiajing was not suitable for going to South America to dig for silver, and then told Jiajing to prepare well when he went back, and then he would take him to make money.<
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As soon as he heard the three words "make money", the Jiajing Immortal's eyes almost shone.
"Twenty-five years of Jiajing."
The current Jiajing time and space is at this time.
Ji Boying frowned slightly.
He felt that this time was not very good.
After all, the Pirate King at this time has not yet fully developed. With a Pirate King who cannot control the trade in the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia, cooperation is of little significance.
"The thirty-first year of Jiajing is a good time. It is the heyday of the Pirate King."
Ji Boying thought for a while and directly slid the timeline of Jiajing time and space from the 25th year of Jiajing to the 31st year of Jiajing.
Just finished the operation.
Door, the door opened with a beep.
Only the dean, Lao Zhu, dared to enter the principal's office without knocking.
"Brother."
When Lao Zhu came to the window, he didn't need Ji Boying to speak, and sat opposite him.
"You are here to ask about the Chongzhen Dynasty."
Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu and smiled.
You can know what Lao Zhu is thinking with just a few guesses.
After seeing the scene of the collapse of the Ming Dynasty, Lao Zhu felt like there was a thorn in his heart, and he would not be happy until he pulled it out.
"Hmm."
Lao Zhu didn't lie and nodded heavily.
"We have a question. My brother said earlier that it was the Jianzhou gang of barbarians who conquered the Central Plains after the Ming Dynasty, but why was it Li Zicheng who invaded the capital."
"And then..."
"Brother, can we meet with Li Zicheng?"
Ji Boying glanced out the window, and a piece of historical data about the Dashun Army, the Qing Army, and the Nanming Army emerged in his mind.
"Lao Zhu, I know you care about the death of the Ming Dynasty."
"But now is really not the time."
"When the time comes, if you want to see Li Zicheng, I will arrange it."
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Jiajing Time and Space, Jiajing Thirty-One Years, Autumn.
On this day, the wind was warm and sunny, and white clouds floated leisurely.
Sunchon Forbidden City, Xiyuan, the reconstructed Taegoxuan Hall, and Jiutian Yingyuan Thunder Altar.
The Jiajing Immortal was dressed in a blue Taoist robe, sitting cross-legged in the center of the thunder altar, with a basin of water in front of him.
After practicing the "Water Generating Fire Technique" on a daily basis, Jiajing Immortal stared at the exquisite silver wind chime in his hand, his eyes full of lonely expectation.
"Your Majesty, it has been six years, a full six years."
"Immortal Master..."
"I'm afraid they have abandoned us."
Behind the Jiajing Immortal, Zhang Cong looks older and older.
He was originally a laborer dug out of a grave. He was already over seventy when he was dug out. After six years of laborious reforms, he looked like he was heading towards ninety, and his hair and beard were all gray. p>
Fortunately, after six years of Zhang Cong's hard work, the Jiajing Dynasty barely regained its vitality, but the financial crisis that had accumulated for several years still existed.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"Master and I have a deep love, and we are as close as father and son. I am Master's most valued disciple. I am the only one who can figure out Master's secrets in class!"
"Master! You will never abandon me!"
There was determination in Jiajing's eyes. He had always been extremely confident in himself.
"This must be Master's test for me, Fu Jing, you must not disturb my Taoist heart!"
Zhang Cong opened his mouth, but still didn't say anything.
‘Your Majesty, which eye of the Immortal Master do you see that he values you the most?’
Turn around.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness Prince Yu will be fourteen at the beginning of the year. According to the crown prince system established by the Immortal Master, he should be appointed a prince and then allowed to be involved in political affairs. After the one-year supervision period of the country is over, he should be given the sword to admonish the government." "His Royal Highness King Yu is different from Long Qing of another time and space. Under the deliberate guidance of his veterans in recent years, His Highness King Yu has excellent morals and academics and has not indulged in female sex."
"Your Majesty, you should spend more time with His Royal Highness Prince Yu. This is also one of the crown prince systems established by the immortal master."
"Furthermore, I have already transferred Zhang Juzheng back from the local area, and he has been trained over the years. In two or three years, when my deadline is approaching, I can order him to join the cabinet to assist His Majesty."
"As for Xu Jie Gao Gong and others, they are all capable ministers..."
Zhang Cong was talking nonchalantly on the side, as if he was explaining the funeral affairs to the Jiajing Immortal.
Doing the math, he does not have much time left. There are only four years left before the ten-year deadline.
Suddenly.
Boom...!
There was a loud thunder, and a golden lightning flashed across the sky.
At the same time, strong winds were blowing in the Yingyuan Thunder Altar in these nine days.
Immortal Jiajing's eyes suddenly lit up, and he stood up suddenly, with tears filling his eyes.
"Master, Master must be here!"
"Master has not abandoned me!"
The thunder ceases and the wind stops.
Swish.
In front of the Jiajing Immortal, Ji Boying's figure appeared.
After a brief moment of excitement, a look of resentment rose in the eyes of the Jiajing Immortal.
"Master, we agreed to meet each other after having a cup of tea. Why have I been drinking this tea for six years..."
Ji Boying glanced at Jiajing.
"The immortal's tea lasts longer."
"Let's go see the Pirate King."
Didn’t talk much to Jiajing.
Swish.
The two figures disappeared on the spot.
Zhang Cong pinched his white beard and wondered why the Pirate King didn't take me with him?