The Zansbol Empire has stood for thousands of years and has had a total of thirty-seven queens.
Among them, apart from the founding empress Zansbor, the most influential one should be the ninth empress—Zansbor Tarasha.
Queen Tarasha ascended the throne in the year 541 of the Imperial Calendar and reigned for fifty years.
According to historical records, the peak period of the empire was from 551 to 579 in the Imperial Calendar, which happened to be during the fifty years of Queen Tarasha's reign. Therefore, Queen Tarasha was also known as the "Light of the Empire".
Queen Tarasha, who was crowned at the age of twenty-nine, is not the youngest queen, but she is the queen who has reigned the longest and has made the greatest contributions to the empire and even to mankind.
[Note: The youngest imperial queen is the second queen of the Zansbol Empire, Sally, who was only five years old when she ascended the throne.]
However, with all the honor, how could he be less criticized.
The Talasha dynasty indeed led the empire to its peak, but at the end of Queen Talashah's reign, the empire also began to decline, and its glory was gone forever. Even the empire's collapse failed to reverse this trend.
Therefore, Queen Tarasha is also called the poison of the empire.
Of course, this title only came about after the empire fell...
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"Your Majesty the Queen, your guess is completely correct. After our investigation over the past month, Duke Russell is indeed preparing a series of merger plans. Their power is already large enough to compete with our royal power.
The situation has reached such a state." The person who spoke was an unknown veteran. His worried look looked both distressed and helpless.
Queen Tarasha, who was sitting in the middle, said nothing. She looked at another minister.
It was a relatively young man who looked somewhat similar to Xue Ming.
However, in comparison, this man looks more experienced and mature.
Feeling the Queen's gaze, the man just said: "Your Majesty, I think that with the current trend of Duke Russell's wanton mergers, even if he really completes his plan, he is still not ready to compete with the imperial power.
, after all, the hands of the empire are still under our control, but as you are worried, the greed and short-sighted ignorance of Russell and his like have ruined the empire's efforts over the past hundreds of years. If he continues to be allowed to develop
, all aspects of the empire are bound to suffer heavy losses. After the civilians lose the basic guarantee of life, various social problems will explode. Although we can certainly rely on our current strong military and financial resources to stay in the high cabinet and ignore them, the decline of the empire will also
It cannot be reversed. In the end, our generation can rest easy, but in the future, maybe only a few hundred years or even a few decades, the empire may be destroyed."
Tarasha sighed deeply after hearing this, and turned his eyes to a young man next to the man who was younger than him.
This little guy seemed a little out of place in such an occasion, but surprisingly, his expression was obviously more energetic than the others here who were nervous, worried, or bitter and helpless.
"Luo'er, what do you think?" the queen asked.
Luoer?!
Lin Sen was shocked when he heard this. When he was still unsure, he heard An Youren say: "Lu Steven Luoer, a legendary figure in the legendary family, is the hero who has made the empire prosperous again, and he is also a mediocre person who has made the empire decline since then.
.”
Sure enough, it was him... Lin Sen didn't know much about history before, and the relevant mentions could be said to be blank.
However, since coming into contact with the Center Veil, Lin Sen has intentionally or unintentionally learned some records about major families and their origins, and the first one to learn about is the family history of the Rusteven family.
And in this 950,000-word family history, what is listed and cataloged separately is about the legendary figure——Ruby Steven Lowe.
But there were too many parts that eulogized people in that record, and Lin Sen lost interest after reading some of them.
But after listening to An Youren's words today, Lin Sen felt that he seemed to have missed something very important...
"Your Majesty, great princes and great sages, as a pure businessman, it is an honor to be able to attend such an occasion. Of course, I also know that this is your Majesty's respect and trust in me. Therefore, I also hope to do my best.
I'm here to help His Majesty solve his problems... So..." The imposing Steven Loer stood up and walked to the center of the hall. He said something polite, and then used one to attract everyone's attention.
"So, I hope that if what I say next is inappropriate or improper, I hope Her Majesty the Queen and everyone can bear with it. After all, the current situation is that the empire has reached a precarious edge.
, I don’t want to see everyone having prejudices against each other and selfish interests at such a moment and on such an occasion again because of some concerns about face... okay?”
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone started talking. It was obvious that Steven Lowe's showoff and careless attitude had touched their sensitive areas.
But Tarasha was very calm. She only patted the table, and the hall fell silent instantly.
"Tell me, I want to hear the truth, some useful truth that can save this empire." Her Majesty the Queen's voice was slightly cold.
The noise before was now eerily quiet.
Luo'er looked calm on the surface, but Lin Sen on the side could see that he was swallowing quietly and his little fingers were curled up tightly, as if he was trying his best to keep himself in this state.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As Luo Er spoke, he turned around and looked at the old man who spoke first and said: "First of all, Dear Duke Carisius, did you just say that through rigorous investigation, it has been confirmed that the empire has been disrupted in the near future?
Is the source of economic order the Duke of Russell’s massive nationwide mergers?”
"Carrisius is a scheming elder, but he is indeed a loyal minister, a loyal minister who is loyal to the empire and himself," An Youren said suddenly.
Lin Sen was shocked and felt that the entire introduction was really timely.
Sure enough, after being questioned by Luo Er, Carisius replied: "No, I just said that Duke Russell is indeed engaged in mergers in a big way, but whether it will have any impact on the economy of the empire, I'm sorry, I am not
I’m very good at it, so I can’t determine the connection.”
After hearing this, Lin Sen thought that he was indeed an old fox, and he could get rid of everything in a matter of minutes.
Steven Luoer quietly glanced at the Queen's expression and saw that she just frowned, which made him feel confident.
So he followed Duke Carisius's words and said: "Well, well, since you are not very good at it, let me explain to you how much harm Duke Russell's wanton mergers have caused to the empire.
Bar."
After hearing this, everyone sat up straighter.
Just listen to Steven Loer continue: "In order to facilitate everyone's understanding, I would like to cite a historical fact that existed in history and is very similar to the current situation of our empire as an example. This example took place during the period of human civilization on earth.
The 'Wang Anshi Reform' during the Northern Song Dynasty in ancient China."
Wang Anshi’s Reform?
Lin Sen was stunned when he heard this: 'Wang Anshi's reform? What kind of path is this? Why did it suddenly go so far?'
On the side, Anyou seemed to sense Lin Sen's thoughts. He said softly: "Don't be distracted. Listen to what he said. You will find that some things still have traces of their roots even after tens of thousands of years of evolution."
Circular."
After hearing this, Lin Sen immediately put aside his frivolity and disdain and became serious.
"Wang Anshi's reform?" Duke Carisius looked confused after hearing this.
Steven Luer smiled and said: "Yes, Duke Carisius heard it very accurately, it was Wang Anshi's reform. This is the example I am going to talk about today. I hope you can listen carefully and understand the secrets."
Many people here are not very interested in the history of the earth. Even if some people understand it, few understand it so comprehensively and thoroughly, let alone a historical fact that is specific to a certain dynasty in ancient China during the period of earth civilization?
But then, when Steven Lowe explained the details of Wang Anshi's reform, the expressions of everyone present became serious.
Especially Queen Tarasha.
So what did Wang Anshi say in his reform?
What is its historical background?
Listening from Lin Sen’s perspective, the answer Steven Lowe gave at that time was:
During the Northern Song Dynasty in ancient China, there was also a period of prosperity similar to the current Tarasha Dynasty. The emperor of the Northern Song Dynasty at that time was Song Shenzong Zhao Xu.
However, in history, the influence of the Northern Song Dynasty on the entire ancient China, and even the entire world, was longer and more glorious than that of the Tarasha Dynasty.
This was not only reflected in the economic prosperity of the Northern Song Dynasty, but also in its literary and artistic innovation and technological innovation.
Six of the eight great masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties in ancient China appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty, and three of the four great inventions were also in the Northern Song Dynasty. When Zhao Xu, Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, came to power, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and the dynasty hid wealth among the people. It can be said that it has truly reached a level that has been difficult to achieve in all dynasties.
a height.
But it was during this period that a corruption hidden behind the prosperity began to gradually grow until it ruined the entire Song Dynasty.
So what is the source of this corruption?
Is it corruption? Is it a natural disaster?
In fact, it is neither. It boils down to the malignant growth of capital tumors.
According to historical records, during the reign of Song Shenzong in the Northern Song Dynasty and before the country reached prosperity, the population of the Song Dynasty was relatively small.
In order to encourage and stimulate labor productivity, the Song Dynasty allowed the common people to retain ownership of reclaimed wasteland. This move, coupled with relatively reasonable tax burdens, soon brought the population of the Song Dynasty to nearly 100 million, which was unprecedented in human history.
It's an extremely huge number.
However, with the continuous implementation of this measure, at the end of population expansion and the middle period of high economic prosperity, interest groups headed by officials and other powerful people began to annex land as the main means to expand their power and financial resources. They are
The first batch of annexers was also the first capital tumor of the Song Dynasty.
When they saw that officials and other people in power began to annex very high-end land, the second group, that is, some bankers and big businessmen in the Northern Song Dynasty, also began to figure out how to strengthen themselves, and they also joined this gluttony.
feast.
Thus the second capital tumor was born.
So what is the harm caused by land annexation to the Song Dynasty?
First of all, the land in the hands of farmers at the bottom is becoming less and less. People without food and income can only maintain their lives by borrowing usury. However, this is a vicious circle. When they cannot afford to pay back, the new generation will
The round of land annexation has begun again.
And in order to more quickly and effectively occupy the land resources in the hands of the people at the bottom of society, vested interest groups began to use the annual flooding of the Yellow River, which is a natural disaster, to help them annex land.
How is this process done?
First, they let the Yellow River burst to flood the wasteland cultivated by the lower class people on the pretext of diverting floods. Then, when the lower class people wanted to regain their land, they asked them to produce land certificates given by the government.
But in the Song Dynasty at that time, there were three types of certificates for land. Among them, wasteland was encouraged to be reclaimed. The people at the bottom only had one type of certificate called a white certificate, which did not have the official red seal.
The east and west are very similar to the farms, pastures and mines currently being opened up and reclaimed by the Tarasha Dynasty across Gaia.
These are all resources that the dynasty recognizes now, but can also be recovered by thoughtful people like Duke Russell through various means.
Using Huang Fan to annex land and then using usury to further accelerate and deepen the annexation is not the point. The point is that in order to pay less taxes, the vested interest groups that annexed the land concealed a large amount of the land area they annexed from the court. In this way, in the later stage of the annexation
, the registered agricultural land area in the Northern Song Dynasty actually decreased significantly compared with before.
The area of cultivated land has decreased, followed by an increase in fiscal deficits and exorbitant taxes.
According to records, people in the Northern Song Dynasty originally only had to pay two taxes a year, that is, the taxes on the two harvests. However, in the later period of land annexation, miscellaneous taxes of at least three to five types and as many as a dozen types appeared in various places.
The Northern Song Dynasty, whose people were in dire straits, began to decline.
Henceforth, the "Wang Anshi Reform" came about when Song Shenzong asked Wang Anshi to come forward.
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"I won't go into details about the specific content of the reform, because what everyone is currently implementing and doing is no different from Wang Anshi's measures back then. It can even be said to be more direct and effective. But unfortunately,
Historically, Wang Anshi's reform in the Northern Song Dynasty of ancient China during the period of earth civilization ended in failure. This also led to the tragedy of the Jin people entering the country and taking over the great power of the Northern Song Dynasty. Therefore, what I want to explain to Her Majesty the Queen today is Wang Anshi's reform.
The reason and crux of the failure, and I hope that Her Majesty the Queen can truly answer a few questions to me, a commoner of the empire, as a monarch." After speaking, Steven Loer looked at Queen Taraxia seriously.
However, before Queen Taraxia could speak, someone else present sternly shouted: "Luo'er, you have to recognize your identity. How can you be so rude to Her Majesty the Queen?"
Steven Luoer said quietly: "Duke Fisk, you are right, but I only dared to say this with the permission of Her Majesty the Queen before, and I believe that respect and love will always be placed on the highest priority.
In my heart, I have no intention of offending the Queen, I just hope that the Queen can see my sincerity and sincerity."
"you!"
"Fisk." Tarasha's tone was very soft.
The Duke sitting in the corner immediately lowered his head and sat back quietly.
After the hall returned to silence, Taraxia asked Steven Luoer: "Okay Luoer, just tell me. I want to listen and I will answer seriously."
Steven Luer was flattered to receive such an answer, but he did not show any joy. Instead, he first said: "The reason why Wang Anshi's reform failed was not because of problems with his new law, but because of internal and external troubles.
This made the struggle to defend the interests of the people and the royal power ultimately fail. Among them, the internal concern refers to Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi's biggest supporter at that time. As the emperor, Song Shenzong seemed to be supreme, but in fact, in the game of power, Song Shenzong was able to ascend the throne.
It is by no means a destiny, but a concentrated expression of power. Therefore, when Song Shenzong violated the interests of power itself, whether he could secure the throne became the biggest problem. And if he lost the support of Song Shenzong, Wang Anshi's reform itself
It’s just an empty joke, so the first question I want to ask His Majesty is: If we start to fight back, can Your Majesty always support us and solve all our worries?”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.
Lin Sen was also shocked, because he remembered that when he and Aaliya were reading those miscellaneous books at home, Aaliya had read a piece of unofficial history. According to the unofficial history, Tarasha was cruel and cruel, even to his own daughter and husband.
Never let it go, is there any connection between them?
Just as I was thinking about it, I heard Queen Tarasha reply: "Yes, I promise you."
Six short words, but it had a huge impact on everyone present.
Especially Duke Fisk, his face looked obviously pale.
Rustyven Loer was also shocked. Although he was in the empire, he had always been repelled by women taking power. This was also the tradition of the Rustyvin family that men were respected for generations. However, in the case of Tarasha, Rustyvin
Wen Luoer saw an admirable majesty.
"Okay, with His Majesty's promise like this, I believe that all of us will have greater confidence, and this counterattack will be one step closer to victory." Steven Luoer said after pausing for a moment and then said: "However,
In addition to internal troubles, there are also external troubles. The so-called external troubles are actually the direct confrontation that must be faced to remove the tumor. I think that once the Duke of Russell becomes aware of your majesty's reform measures, he will definitely do his best to fight against it.
I will accept the Empire's trial without mercy, so I hope that Your Majesty can allow the Empire's hand to join this change and be prepared for war to guard against all possible bloody conflicts."