Pa!
The brush fell to the ground.
The hand that was holding the pen was shaking uncontrollably.
The Crown Prince Zhu Biao, who had always had a transcendent temperament, lost his composure and panted heavily. His forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat.
Su Bai's description made him swallow his saliva again and again, but he still felt thirsty.
The sound of his heart beating violently was even more terrifying in the secret chamber.
Zhu Biao subconsciously turned his head in the direction of Zhu Yuanzhang.
He saw that the Emperor Hongwu, who was always domineering in his memories, had completely disappeared.
What replaced it was an old farmer who was hugging his head in pain and bowing in silence…
In just an instant, he seemed to have aged by more than ten years.
"A monk dragging a knife to the throne."
"Dog Emperor's Blood Splashes the Royal Court!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were empty, as if he was possessed. He repeated those two sentences repeatedly, unwilling to accept the bloody reality.
Seeing this, Zhu Biao's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. He comforted her softly,
"Imperial Father, it's fine. Don't worry, our Zhu family won't be destroyed."
"Mr. Smith just made an inappropriate analogy. Who asked Fourth Brother to be too stupid and slow in thinking?”
"It's all your son's fault for not being able to discipline properly and causing Imperial Father to be frightened. Your son deserves to die ten thousand deaths, please punish Imperial Father!”
Zhu Biao tried his best to stay calm and took all the blame on himself. He had gotten rid of Su Bai.
He was afraid that Zhu Yuanzhang would be provoked and pull out his butcher knife!
After all, whatever the reason was, what Su Bai had just said was enough to kill him several times.
A long time passed.
Zhu Yuanzhang gradually calmed down, and his blurry eyes regained focus. Only the large hand on his knee was still trembling slightly.
"No!"
"Father, what did you say?" Zhu Biao didn't hear it clearly and quickly leaned forward.
" Let's say you're wrong!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head slightly and stood up in disappointment."
"Mr. Smith's description is not a metaphor, but a prophecy!”
Zhu Biao was shocked.
Prophecy?
This!
Wouldn't that mean that Big Ming had no hope at all?!
"Don't be nervous. The prophecy we're talking about isn't the prophecy you think it is.”
Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao's shoulder and laughed at himself,
"I can't refuse to be old. Now, it's my son who has to comfort me. It's really funny.”
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had regained his usual composure, Zhu Biao heaved a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. He hurriedly continued,
"How can there be Old Yan's logic when Imperial Father has the body of a thousand years old?”
"It's all your son's fault for being disrespectful and making a fool of yourself in front of Imperial Father."
Zhu Yuanzhang placed his hands behind his back and scolded with a smile,
"Bullsh * t longevity body, I might die one day. You don't have to flatter me, I'm not that weak.”
"Also, you don't have to beat around the bush to absolve Mr. Smith. When did we say that we would punish him?”
"You little brat, do you really think your father is a butcher?”
Having his thoughts exposed, Zhu Biao couldn't help but feel a little awkward. He said embarrassedly,"
"Your son does not dare-"
"Alright, get up. Don't play with that empty head. I don't like it.”
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and walked to the loudspeaker. He sighed and said,
"Mr. Su pointed out a clear path for us. How can we blame him?”
"Big Ming, if you continue like this, after a hundred years, what Mister Su is talking about today will be tomorrow's scene!”
Zhu Yuanzhang was born into a humble family and had tasted all the sufferings of the world.
Just as Su Bai described.
His father was an honest farmer. He had worked hard all his life, but in the end, none of the land was still his.
His family had to pay more and more taxes, and the pressure on them to survive had become greater and greater. Even eating a full meal had become a luxury, but they still persisted on at death's door until the devastating plague became the last straw that crushed his family.
Therefore, he also embarked on the path of no return.
If he did not make a fundamental change, the future Great Ming would definitely follow in his footsteps!
There would be another "Zhu Zhongba" who would overthrow the Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Biao understood what his father meant and cupped his hands.
"Imperial Father, don't worry. Since Mister Su dares to say it, it means that this problem has a solution and won't let history repeat itself!”
Zhu Yuanzhang raised his cup and drank the cold tea. He let out a long breath.
Back to the other side.
Zhu Di's current state was not any better than the two men next door. His voice was still trembling.
"Mr. Su Su, what you said is too scary!”
"A small agricultural tax can make our Great Ming destroy the country?!”
Su Bai shrugged.
"What else do you think?"
"Food is the most important thing for the people. Let the people fill their stomachs, and everything can be expected.”
"Otherwise, everything will be over!"
Pausing, Su Bai continued:
"The things I've told you are actually all interconnected.”
"If Great Ming doesn't expand outward, he will die. If the Great Ming failed to expand outward, they would die. Great Ming succeeded in expanding, but did not upgrade his internal affairs in time. He was still dead!”
" Besides, this is just the simplest deduction. We have not taken into account the random conditions such as climate change. The actual situation is hundreds of times more difficult than what we are talking about now!”
"This is a change that has never happened in a thousand years.!”
"And there's no fault!"
Zhu Di had goosebumps after hearing what Su Bai said. He couldn't help but shiver.
With so many conditions stacked together, it was really too harsh.
Wasn't it too difficult to save the country?!
It's almost as good as an old man opening a bowl
"Mr. Smith, is there any good way to curb the annexation of land?”
Zhu Di frowned and said,
"Without land acquisition, wouldn't there be no problem with agricultural taxes?”
Su Bai couldn't help but shake his head and laugh. He patted the young man's shoulder and was speechless:
"China hasn't been able to solve this problem for thousands of years, and you want to get involved?？”
"Are you even worthy?"
"Can you grow some brains? I beg you!"
Zhu Di was so embarrassed that he felt ashamed. His old face was flushed red and he did not say anything for a long time. He had suffered the loss of not studying again.
At this moment.
Su Bai took a sip of wine and added:
"Besides, times have changed a long time ago. The problem of land annexation is even more difficult!”
"Before the Song Dynasty, the Han, Jin, Sui, and Tang dynasties perished mainly because the aristocratic families and aristocrats had disloyalty. When the royal family declined, they wanted to change dynasties.”
"However, since the Song Dynasty, it has completely changed.”
Zhu Di's eyes were fixed on her and he subconsciously held his breath.
"What? Then what has it become now?"
Su Bai snorted and narrowed his eyes:
"The side effects of the imperial examination system!”
"Land annexation, martial arts suppression!”
"These two!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
Zhu Di sucked in a breath of cold air and widened his eyes.
"Mr. Su, what do you mean?"
"The real leaders of land annexation are not the squires and landowners, but the scholar-bureaucrats!!”
Su Bai smiled and shook his head:
"More than that."
"Not only will the Shilin bully the commoners, but the Shilin can also completely bury Great Ming!”
Zhu Di: "!!!"
Zhu Biao was speechless.
Zhu Yuanzhang: "!!!"
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