It has been nearly twenty years since Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne. Over these years, Zhu Houzhao has already developed an imperial aura. Even when he is sitting there, the kind of imperial aura he inadvertently reveals is not something ordinary people can achieve.
Looking directly.
As the head of a country in charge of the huge Ming Empire, Zhu Houzhao's growth over the years has made Zhu Houzhao surpass his ancestors. Even compared to Emperor Taizu and Emperor Chengzu, he is no worse or even surpassed.
Originally, Charles I could not be said to be bad. After all, this man was able to lay the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain and could be regarded as a qualified king.
However, compared to Zhu Houzhao, Charles I was naturally much worse. Otherwise, Charles I would not have been imprisoned at this time.
Charles I looked up at Zhu Houzhao. When he saw Zhu Houzhao's slightly young face, he was naturally startled.
The Taoist method is best at maintaining health. Under the guidance of two innate Taoist experts, Zhu Houzhao has been practicing the Taoist method of maintaining health for many years. It is not without effect. At least the traces left by the years on his body are obvious.
Reduced a lot.
If it were any other diligent monarch, he would probably be too tired to grow old. However, although Zhu Houzhao is not considered diligent, he is not the kind of monarch who is indifferent to major affairs in the court, so he still has to deal with major affairs in the court.
It takes some effort.
However, Zhu Houzhao was not affected at all and even looked several years younger than his actual age.
Upon seeing this, an official from the Ministry of Etiquette who was proficient in Spanish first saluted Zhu Houzhao, and then said to Charles I in a deep voice: "Charlie I, please salute your Majesty quickly when you see him."
Charles I frowned and stood there with no intention of saluting Zhu Houzhao.
Although Zhu Houzhao did not understand what the official from the Ministry of Rites said, he could guess what the official meant just by looking at his expression.
Just when the official of the Ministry of Etiquette felt a little panic in his heart and was about to force Charles I to salute Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand slightly and said: "Our Ming Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and the other party is also the master of a country after all, so we should not insult him lightly."
While speaking, Zhu Houzhao looked at Charles I, the lord of the Western Barbarians, with great interest. To be honest, the Ming Dynasty was no stranger to Spain. After all, the Western Barbarians who first entered the East and had contact with the Ming Dynasty were the Dutch.
Spaniards, Portuguese.
Even in Zhu Houzhao's view, the Kingdom of Spain could be considered a powerful country, but it was just too unlucky to encounter the Ming Empire.
In addition, part of the energy of the Kingdom of Spain was tied up in many overseas territories. Under various circumstances, the Kingdom of Spain was destroyed like this. To be honest, even Yu Dayou and others were a little confused.
Naturally, Charles I didn't know what Zhu Houzhao had just said, but as the leader of a country, he still had the ability to observe people's words and emotions. He clearly noticed that the Ming officials who were originally very dissatisfied with him suddenly changed their attitude. It was not clear why.
It's because of Chu Yi.
But Charles I also had no good impression of Zhu Houzhao.
If it had not been for the Ming Dynasty, how could he have become the king of the subjugated country, so it is said that Charles I hated all the people of the Ming Dynasty.
Feeling the hostility in Charles I's eyes, Zhu Houzhao suddenly lost interest, waved his hand and said: "Take him down and put him in a safe place."
Seeing Charles I being taken away, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to leave. Soon, Zhu Houzhao and Wang Zheng were left in the imperial study.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at Wang Zheng and said, "I want to be alone for a while!"
Wang Zheng quickly bowed his head and retreated, closing the door behind him.
In the imperial study room, Zhu Houzhao slowly took out the altar. Soon Zhu Houzhao was stunned, with a look of astonishment on his face.
The luck of more than 15 million yuan has greatly increased compared to before. Even Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but be moved by it even if he didn't show his joy or anger.
Zhu Houzhao thought to himself, he hasn't made any big moves recently, why did his luck suddenly increase so much?
Soon Zhu Houzhao vaguely thought of the reason. If he guessed correctly, this sudden surge in luck was most likely related to his meeting with Charles I just now.
As the lord of the Kingdom of Spain, Charles I naturally inherited the fate of the Kingdom of Spain. Even if Yu Dayou captured the Spanish capital, as long as Charles I did not die, most of the fate of the kingdom would lie with Charles I.
Now that he has met Charles I and left him behind, it can be said that from then on, whether Charles I lives or dies depends on his single thought.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if luck did not skyrocket.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look forward to the sudden increase in his luck.
If Yu Dayou and the others are powerful enough, how much luck will he gain if they capture the kings of the great maritime powers of the Netherlands, Portugal, and the Empire on which the Sun Never Sets?
Exhaling a breath of turbid air, Zhu Houzhao slowly put away the altar.
There are no secrets in the court, let alone billions of wealth. When large amounts of gold and silver are continuously sent into the treasury, the news will naturally spread.
At this time, the imperial court also relaxed the confidentiality of the news, and soon everyone in the entire capital knew about it.
Dingxiang Bo, Hu Weibo and others defeated the Xiyi naval fleet overseas, broke through the Xiyi capital, and captured the opponent's leader alive.
This news was already extremely exciting, but when the news came out that a country had been wiped out and billions of dollars of wealth had been wiped out, most people's first reaction was disbelief.
The value of the captured trophies is really so astonishing. When most people suddenly hear such a scary figure, the first thing that comes to their mind is doubting its authenticity.
It's like a few scholars sitting there in a teahouse in the capital, arguing endlessly.
"It's ridiculous, it's really ridiculous. There are hundreds of millions of trophies. Do you believe it? I don't believe it anyway!"
"I think Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong and the others are really crazy. They dare to fabricate such a big lie. Your Majesty actually believed it. Where is the justice of heaven? Where is the justice of heaven!"
A scholar whispered: "Don't forget, Yu Dayou, Qi Jingtong and the others are all subordinates of the chief steward. Don't you all know what kind of temper our Majesty is..."
"We, a country of great etiquette in the Ming Dynasty, have always treated people with courtesy. However, your Majesty is now resorting to militarism. If this continues, the country will not be the country..."
Needless to say, these scholars are the kind of people who are stubborn and unwilling to advance with the times.
If those in the imperial court still hold the same thoughts as in the past, it would be impossible for them to gain a foothold in the imperial court. It can be said that in less than ten years, the officials above the imperial court have almost completely taken on a new look, at least.
About 80% of the officials are new faces compared to ten years ago.
A considerable number of literati who have not kept up with the trend of the times have naturally become frustrated with the progress of the times. It has become normal for these people to gather together on weekdays and criticize some political affairs in the DPRK and China.
To be honest, Zhu Houzhao didn't take this group of people seriously at all. As the so-called scholar rebellion would take ten years, let alone a group of pedantic people who refused to keep pace with the times.
With the Jin Yiwei and the people from Dongchang secretly watching, these people couldn't change the situation at all, so they were allowed to criticize some of the court's actions at every turn.
Some people don't believe it, but naturally some people believe it, especially some of the emperor's supporters.
Zhu Houzhao's series of actions will naturally promote the emergence of a new class of vested interests, and this class is Zhu Houzhao's most loyal supporters.
Others may betray Zhu Houzhao for various reasons, but this new class united around Zhu Houzhao is the most loyal to Zhu Houzhao.
Those who take bribes are not only the new class, but most importantly, the people all over the world have benefited greatly.
Not to mention anything else, just the fact that the imperial court entrusted a royal family member with a name like a blood-sucking worm overseas has benefited countless people.
Those royal clansmen who were enfeoffed took away a considerable number of tenants, and the court also recovered a large amount of land from these royal clansmen.
Normally, these lands were in the hands of the royal family, but now they were taken back by the court and then leased to people who had no land.
A royal family was enfeoffed, a land was recovered, and military reforms were implemented one after another. Looking at the Ming Dynasty, as long as any emperor can do one of these things well, he can continue to live for the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years.
However, Zhu Houzhao, with the support of Chu Yi, solved these problems one by one. After so many actions, although some people's interests were harmed, the majority were really benefited.
In today's world, after more than ten years of development, it can really be said that the world is at peace, and it is normal to even call it a prosperous era of righteousness.
A burst of laughter rang out in the teahouse, and a strong man laughed excitedly and said: "That's so strong, so strong. As expected of His Majesty's personally named Tiger Weibo, Dingxiang Uncle, if you can
If so, we will definitely go overseas with our two uncles to open up territory for our Ming Dynasty..."
"Fang Bu'er? It turns out to be Fang Bu'er, who has been in the limelight recently. It is said that Fang Bu'er started his career in maritime trade, and now his net worth is no less than one million..."
No matter what the people said, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were really suppressed, especially when a group of officials saw horse-drawn carriages transporting gold and silver into the Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue. Those who had previously opposed the emperor's foreign wars
The officials shut their mouths one by one.
Their biggest reason for opposing foreign wars was that it was difficult for the court to support the huge military expenditures. Who would have thought that the Ming Dynasty spent tens of millions of gold and silver on the military alone every year.
If this had been done before the tax reform was carried out, if we really dared to play this way, I am afraid that the imperial court would have gone bankrupt long ago.
Of course, even now, so much military spending has caused many people to impeach military generals such as Wang Yangming.
But this time, the loot of about 300 million yuan suddenly silenced all those who opposed it. At least some of the officials still looked horrified until now. Apparently they did not expect that Yu Dayou and the others would have such a big fortune.
Harvest.
This year, overseas good news came frequently. First, Yu Dayou led an army to destroy the country overseas, and then came good news. On the other hand, Xu Tianzuo led a fleet to land in America and had a big battle with the Spanish army that occupied the Americas first.
Due to the geographical distance, the Spanish capital was breached, the country's top officials and even its wealth were swept away, and even the news that their own capital was occupied did not reach the ears of these Spaniards.
This Spanish fleet is the strongest fleet except for the fleet that stayed in the mainland. With this fleet and tens of thousands of troops, it firmly occupied the Americas and continuously transfused blood to the country.
The Americas are rich in gold, silver, gemstones and other precious mineral resources that make people jealous. Ships of wealth flow across the ocean into Spain every year.
If this was not the case for decades of overseas plundering, how could it be possible that Yu Dayou and others were advantaged, and a huge amount of wealth was plundered in the capital.
The Spaniards, who regarded America as their own territory, could not agree when they saw Ming Dynasty extending its hand into their own back garden.
However, the result of several battles was that the Spanish fleet was retreating steadily. Xu Tianzuo was defeated by Xu Tianzuo's more advanced weapons and equipment, and a large amount of territory was lost.
Large ships are loaded with gold, silver, gems produced in the Americas, and many unique plants in the Americas, such as corn, sweet potatoes, peanuts and dozens of other plants with edible value.
At that time, Chu Yi sent a fleet to the Americas to search for corn and sweet potatoes. Although he also brought back the seeds of corn and sweet potatoes, more than ten years later, they have not become popular in the Ming Dynasty. Now there are dozens of new plants.
It was introduced to the Ming Dynasty from America.
At the beginning, Chu Yi did not blindly promote corn, sweet potato and other crops. He mainly considered that corn, sweet potato and other crops were alien species and did not fully adapt to the climate, soil and other environments of the Ming Dynasty.
This is also historically true. Mingming sweet potatoes, corn and other crops were introduced to the Ming Dynasty in the late Ming Dynasty, but they were not widely promoted. Instead, it was not until the Qing Dynasty that they were completely spread, creating the so-called sweet potato heyday.
After all, corn and sweet potatoes need time to adapt to the new environment from generation to generation. In addition, the court did not force their promotion, and relying solely on voluntary promotion by the people will obviously not be too fast.
The most important reason is that there were no major natural disasters in the Ming Dynasty, and at least there was no shortage of food. Otherwise, both Chu Yi and Zhu Houzhao would definitely vigorously promote these crops.
Large ships returning from the Americas were laden with gold and silver, once again causing waves in the court. At this time, even a fool knows that if you call for militancy at this time, you are fighting against Taotao's general trend.
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Zhu Houzhao looked at the small altar in astonishment, his mouth slightly open, with a bit of confusion on his face. It had only been half a month since he last checked it, but it was only this short half month.
Over time, luck actually increased by millions, and the total amount of luck suddenly reached a huge amount of 22 million.
"What is the reason why luck has increased so much?"
Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't quite understand why his luck had soared so much. It could even be said that if Chu Yi knew that Zhu Houzhao's luck had soared so much at once, he would be so depressed that he would vomit blood.
He had worked hard for so many years and only accumulated millions of fortunes. But as for Zhu Houzhao, millions of fortunes fell from the sky without doing anything.
Touching the small altar, Zhu Houzhao's eyes flashed with a bit of wisdom, and a look of surprise gradually appeared on his face.
In fact, if you just think about what happened during the past half month, you can figure it out.
The sudden increase in luck happened after the fleet returning from the Americas arrived in the capital. Zhu Houzhao only needed to rule them out one by one to determine where the sudden increase in luck came from.
Sitting there, tapping the table gently with one hand, Zhu Houzhao looked at the map of the world hanging on the wall in front of him with a bit of concentration between his brows. It was an almost
A map that is not much different from modern maps.
On this map, some markers are clearly marked, and the area covered by the sun and moon flags occupies about one-third of the map.
Looking at the map, Zhu Houzhao thought secretly in his heart. In Zhu Houzhao's opinion, let alone whether he could occupy the entire world, even if he did occupy the entire world, I am afraid there is an upper limit to the luck he can obtain in the end.
If Zhu Houzhao is willing, given his current physical condition, he may not hope to occupy the whole world if he works hard for several more decades, but Zhu Houzhao obviously cannot wait any longer.
He has set a deadline for himself. Twenty years of Zhengde is the deadline he has set for himself. Before that, he will try every means to obtain luck. No matter how much luck he can get, he will board the
Altar, take that crucial step.
As the saying goes, time waits for no one, maybe he can wait a few more years, but if he wants to achieve his plan, the longer it takes, the better it may not be. For some things, timing is the most important.
Zhu Houzhao had an ambition in his heart, which was to use the magical altar to do something against heaven.
No one knows that Zhu Houzhao has great ambitions hidden in his heart, to rise up the country and establish a supreme divine dynasty. Except for Zhu Houzhao, even Yang Yiqing, Wang Yangming, Shao Yuanjie and other Zhu Houzhao's associates don't know what Zhu Houzhao is thinking. Of course,
Even if Zhu Houzhao tells this to a few people, I am afraid no one will believe it. Instead, they will think that Zhu Houzhao is crazy.
Rubbing the altar in his hand, Zhu Houzhao's eyes slowly moved on the map. Several eye-catching arrows were centered on the Ming Dynasty and radiated in all directions. They were clearly fleets and armies sent by the Ming Dynasty to the outside world.
In the direction of expansion, it can be said that places are conquered every day and then brought under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, providing Zhu Houzhao with a steady stream of luck.
