Big Ming Is Too Poor!
Zhu Rong was ecstatic. It was finally here!
He was no stranger to the system, so he quickly accepted it.
A transparent virtual interface appeared in front of his eyes. Only he could see it.
At the top was the system name, Great Empire System.
This system would assist Zhu Xiong in building a powerful and prosperous empire!
In the Great Empire System, one could use sign-ins and missions to accumulate experience points to exchange for items in the mall.
The mall was still gray and had not officially opened yet. However, Zhu Rong could see that there were many goods inside, such as refined salt, chicken essence, oyster sauce, etc., which were commonly seen in the future. They could be exchanged at will.
They could also exchange for various materials, such as asphalt, wood, stone, and so on.
They could even exchange for military rations. 10 experience points could be exchanged for a loyal soldier. It was simply too worth it!
If he had millions of soldiers in his hands, not to mention Big Ming, he could flatten the entire world!
Apart from that, there were also various blueprints in the mall. The first thing that made Zhu Rong's eyes light up was the blueprint of the highway!
Oh my god, could they build a highway in ancient times?!
Zhu Rong was overjoyed.
If they really let Da Ming open the highway, then the benefits to Da Ming were indescribable!
As a person of the later generation, he was very clear about the meaning of the phrase 'to get rich, build roads first'!
Once Da Ming had a highway that extended in all directions, it would be awesome!
It could allow the currently troubled Great Ming to quickly recover its national strength and become a prosperous country!
Now, Great Ming had already expelled Meng Yuan, and the world was at peace. Zhu Yuanzhang worked hard to govern the country, and the people rested and built up their strength. Great Ming could be considered to have recovered some national strength, but it was still too poor!
Throughout the 200 years of the Ming Dynasty, the commoners had not had a few days of comfort. Other than the fact that the Ming Dynasty was unlucky and had natural disasters, there was another reason. The Ming Dynasty was too poor, causing the national treasury to be empty. When something big happened, they often could not take out silver.
If one were to count the poorest dynasties in history, it would definitely be the Ming Dynasty.
Generally speaking, at the beginning of each dynasty, there would usually be a period of growth in population and tax revenue, followed by a period of peace and prosperity.
The emperors who succeeded to the throne were able to squander the wealth of their ancestors, or build large-scale projects, such as Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, or expand outward, such as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty, and Emperor Qianlong of the Tang Dynasty. Of course, there were also emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty who ate and drank by themselves.
In general, if there were no powerful foreign tribes that caused a sharp increase in military expenditure, such as the Liao and Jin Dynasties in the Northern Song Dynasty, or internal rebellions, such as the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the An Lushan Rebellion, the court's financial income could basically maintain its expenditure. It was not a problem to find food and clothing, let alone to become rich and noble.
However, the Ming Dynasty was an exception. Looking closely at the Darming Dynasty, other than the King of Yan, Zhu Di, raising an army, the rest were all small fights. However, it was precisely because of this that the entire country's finances had been painstakingly supported since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Even though the military expenditure was not huge, and the salaries of the officials of the Ming Dynasty were already the lowest in history, the imperial court often could not pay them and often replaced it with money.
You don't understand colors? For example, the imperial court would give officials pepper, spices, and the like to replace their salaries!
What kind of concept was this?
This was equivalent to the factory going bankrupt in the future, and the boss would use the goods to pay the employees as wages!
At the thought of this, Zhu Rong couldn't help but think of a brainwashing song about XX Tannery closing down.
He couldn't help but shake his head secretly. Big Ming, ah, big Ming, a good hand, but it was played badly!
Of course, there were also many drawbacks such as emphasizing agriculture and suppressing commerce, forbidding the sea, and the Zhu family's dragon children and dragon grandchildren receiving a minimum salary of ten thousand stones, causing the Ming Dynasty to become poor and weak.
But now, Zhu Rong couldn't care less about that. He didn't have the ability to change the national policy.
However, with the Great Empire System, it was not impossible to save the country and make the Ming Dynasty rich and powerful!
"Ding! The Great Empire System had triggered its first mission!”
"Mission details: Host, please return to the vassal state as soon as possible!”
"Mission reward: 10000 experience points! A full set of technical information and blueprints for the highway! The mall is open!"
Huo!
The rewards were plentiful!
The mall was opened directly, and he could even obtain a full set of technical information and blueprints for the highway.
10000 experience points could be exchanged for a lot of things in the mall.
1 experience point could be exchanged for 100 pounds of chicken essence!
1 experience point could be exchanged for the asphalt needed for 10 kilometers of highway!
If he used all of it to exchange for asphalt, 10000 experience points would be enough to repair 100,000 kilometers of roads!
When Zhu Xiong saw the reward, he was overjoyed. Then, he looked at the Rank-1 mission carefully and was shocked.
According to history, it would take him three years before he could officially become King Qi.
However, the system requested him to surrender as soon as possible!
No wonder the rewards were so generous. It turned out that the difficulty of the mission was high!
Zhu Yuanzhang was the one who had the final say. How could he be a vassal just because he wanted to?
According to the original historical trajectory, he would only be able to become a vassal in three years. However, he clearly could not wait that long now!
But thinking about it, Zhu Rong felt relieved. In the royal court, his words were insignificant and he could not do anything. Moreover, there were many eyes and ears in the capital. Even if he used the system to do something shocking, not only would it not succeed, but it would also cause trouble.
Whether it was Crown Prince Zhu Biao's faction or Fourth Brother Zhu Di's faction, they would definitely not sit idly by and watch him grow.
After all, this Great Ming was different from the Great Ming in his impression. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang was not as ugly as he imagined. For example, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was swollen. For example, Liu Ji and Liu Bowen were still alive after he became his teacher. For example, his eldest brother Zhu Biao had already decided on the position of Crown Prince, and there was still a fight for the position of Crown Prince in the royal court...
The imperial court was a place of trouble. Zhu Xiong followed behind and listened. He had already seen countless heads rolling to the ground!
Zhu Yuanzhang's killing intent was too strong!
Although he couldn't kill him, it would definitely be more comfortable to go to his fief!
This damned place, Ying Tian Prefecture, was very oppressive!
However, how could he leave the court and become a vassal in Qi?
Zhu Xiong grimaced and shook his head.
Zhu Yi, who was at the end, shook his head and could not help but attract the attention of Zhu Yuanzhang, who was sitting high on the dragon throne.
"Why, Old Seven, do you have something to say?”
Right now, the imperial court was discussing the problem of the national treasury being empty. Now that the Ming Dynasty had just been pacified, although he had been recuperating over the years, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that the speed at which his country recovered was still much slower than the other dynasties.
If they were to encounter any war or natural disasters, this bit of wealth would not be enough.
The ministers made all kinds of suggestions, but they were based on the emphasis on agriculture and suppression of commerce.
Since his cheapskate father had pointed at him, Zhu Rong rolled his eyes and came up with a plan. He could take the opportunity to leave the imperial court and go to Qi to become a vassal!
Zhu Xi gathered his thoughts and stepped out!
"Imperial Father, your son has something to report!”
As soon as he said this, there was a slight uproar in the court. Everyone turned their heads to look at the Seventh Prince who had yet to fully mature.
The Seventh Prince rarely spoke, and the officials couldn't help but find it interesting. They wanted to see what good suggestions the Seventh Prince could make in the court.
Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out loud."Good, our seventh brother also knows how to share my worries!”
The ministers laughed.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Fourth Prince Zhu Di couldn't help but turn to look at Seventh Brother, who had always been inconspicuous.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhu Rong as he spoke slowly.
"This subject son believes that if you want to quickly make my Great Ming rich, there are two feasible plans!”
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