my days with tyrants

Chapter 336 Your Highness, Spectacles Destroy the Country!

King Yan's ambition doesn't need Yang Feng to worry about him, anyway, he doesn't have any real powerful opponents in front of him.

The Golden Horde that can kill each other.

Tutuo lost supported by Lithuania, Kudulut supported by Timur, the non-golden family who served as the supervisor for Timur but controlled the Nogai Grassland Yedigai...

Very messy.

There is also the Grand Duchy of Moscow, which is still very weak and is still a vassal of the Golden Horde.

Although they had indeed defeated the Golden Horde under the leadership of Dmitry Donskoy, they only had the right to bargain with the latter. In fact, they still surrendered to the latter. At this time, the grand duke was the former’s son Vasily I. His main enemy was not the Golden Horde. In fact, unlike his father, he used bribes to resolve the Golden Horde’s interference in his expansion.

Anyway, the latter was in civil strife, and he was not interested in justice for other grand dukes who were dependent on the Golden Horde. Vasily I gave some bribes, and then the Golden Horde acquiesced in annexing other grand duchies.

It's a bit like the wild boar skin that kowtowed to the Ming emperor while annexing the surrounding Jurchen tribes before the rebellion...

It is said that before the rebellion, the wild boar skin was the most diligent among all the chiefs in the Northeast.

In the 35th year of Wanli, he was specially rewarded with official uniforms and official boots of several hundred taels of silver.

Just like a loyal dog.

At present, the strongest force is Lithuania.

One of the future wave three fools is still very strong at this time, and under the rule of Vytautas, the strongest monarch in their history, but in theory Lithuania and Poland have a common monarch.

Of course, the main reason is that he has no son.

The reason why his cousin agreed to this was because his wife died, and his status as the king of Poland was because his wife was the queen, so his authority in Poland declined.

According to the agreement between the two parties, if he died and Vytautas was still alive, the latter had the right to participate in the election of a new Polish king.

In addition, he was the father-in-law of Vasily I, Grand Duke of Moscow.

The latter married his only daughter.

That's why this old guy is very good at playing. When he has a bad relationship with his cousin and needs to be frightened, he can hook up with his son-in-law.

At the same time, he also became a lost supporter of the Golden Horde's self-proclaimed Great Khan.

Old Yan Baichuan.

In a word, King Yan of the Ming Dynasty will be like Batu back then, commanding the Western Expeditionary Army that looks like a Scourge army into this troubled world.

He will crush all forces.

After all, none of these forces could defeat him.

As long as he can withstand the severe cold.

But this should not be a big problem, after all, he has fought in Huining for many years, and he has also survived the severe cold of the Mongolian plateau.

As for the imperial court, Her Royal Highness the ruling princess is still lost in the praises of the ministers, and continues to develop towards the kind of Wei Wei, Shu Bao, A Yu, etc., and spent a lot of money in the capital to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday in the capital...

To be precise, it was a carnival for herself.

In order to give the capital a new look, not only were all the main streets hardened, but all street lights were installed on these streets. Although they were only powered by fuel, they were still equipped with glass windshields and burned kerosene inside. The source of kerosene was of course crude oil from places like Yumen and northern Shaanxi.In order to turn the capital into a city that never sleeps, countless businessmen traveled thousands of miles to these remote places, transported grain to these places, and even opened up wasteland in these places in exchange for oil.

Like the salt industry's salt import, crude oil cannot be trafficked without this.

And it is even more ruthless than Yanyin. After all, Yanyin cannot completely stop illegal salt. As long as there is demand for this, people will take risks.

But there is really no private quotation in Youyin.

Because there is no demand for crude oil among the people, this thing is only collected by the oil refinery under the name of the little princess, and the merchants who traffic crude oil can only sell it in this place, and there must be oil in these places to receive it.And this refinery located on the north bank of the Yangtze River estuary uses earthen refining kettles to refine crude oil, kerosene is used to burn street lamps in the capital, lighthouses at coastal docks, and city defense lighting in various places, while gasoline is used to make incendiary bottles for the army to use on the battlefield, diesel is used as fuel, and the final asphalt is used for anti-corrosion and sealing in shipyards.

In fact diesel can also be used for corrosion protection.

It just tastes bad.

However, many unscrupulous shipowners will also buy it and use it to preserve their ships. After all, even people can't stand the smell, let alone moths.

It can completely replace tung oil.

Tung oil is also flammable, and diesel is not easy to ignite.

As long as my heart is dark enough, I can completely ignore its shortcomings.

Therefore, this refinery has really solved the food problem in Gansu and northern Shaanxi.

The food in the former is sufficient, and the road to the Western Regions is guaranteed. Merchants don't need to worry about the expensive food in the Hexi Corridor.

Those oil dealers are becoming a scene in the Northwest. They transport crude oil to Shaanxi in camel caravans, and then ship it to the Jialing River and ship it down the river.

As for interior lighting, this one has started using whale oil.

Jinghaiwei, Longquanwei, and even Fusang all commanded the various guards under the jurisdiction of the envoys, and they all had more or less whaling business.

In addition to these, in order to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday, the ruling government is still working on a new life in the capital, that is, sanitation. For example, there must be sanitation workers.Also for the sake of a new look, many clothing taboos were completely abolished. Except for dragon robes, others were not allowed to wear casually, but Hu Feng was not allowed. Shoes were also allowed to be worn, boots were casually worn, gold, silver jewelry and even gemstone jewelry were casually worn by ordinary people.

She has her own jewelry store, who will she sell it to if she doesn't wear it?

She even repaired public toilets.

Similarly, the construction restrictions in the capital are also relaxed. If you have money, you can build whatever you like, even mansions, gardens and villas.

Her own was big enough anyway.

In short, it is not only the court that needs to spend money like crazy, but also the people like to spend money like crazy. The Ming Dynasty started an era of extravagance ahead of schedule.

What the imperial court needs to do is to print more banknotes.

Similarly, the continuous increase in the output of silver mines including Iwami Yinshan, and the continuous expansion of the soybean planting industry in Huining brought about the continuous expansion of the area of ​​rice-producing areas in the south of the Yangtze River, which eventually brought about a substantial increase in grain production.The key to the stability of this thing is food. As long as the food supply is sufficient, it is difficult for the currency to depreciate sharply. Once the food supply is insufficient, no matter what economic policy you can't suppress the currency depreciation, unless the rationing system is implemented.

Food is the foundation of everything.

An increase in silver would not really ensure the value of the coins, an adequate supply of grain would.

Similarly, the stable value of the banknotes also allows the collusion between the bank and the Ministry of Accounts to continue to issue more banknotes, so there is no need to care about the financial issue.

Just spend money.

Army reform, direct military pay, all soldiers have.

The yamen increased the number of yamen servants hired and reduced the collection of civil corvees.

The construction of local infrastructure has increased, bridges have been built, roads have been repaired, rivers have been dredged, small reservoirs and irrigation canals have been built.

……

Even the big project that the spectacle will harm the country is also underway.

For example, Yang Feng's mind-blowing Yellow River diversion project.

To be precise, it is the project to protect the ancestral tomb of the Ming Dynasty.

According to his plan, starting from Tongwaxiang and heading north on the basis of the old river channel, through dredging and deep digging, a river embankment extending to Cangzhou will be built on both sides.As for the system of employing all civilian husbands, the surrounding people will pass away when they are not farming. According to the plan, it will take 20 years to complete. Once completed, water can be diverted from the Yellow River to the north, and then the two current southward rivers can be cut off.In this way, the silting of Qingkou was completely solved, and the area of ​​Hongze Lake was no longer expanded. At the same time, canals were dug into the sea and irrigated in Huai'an area.

This plan was met with no objection.

After all, the hat is too big.

This is to protect the emperor's ancestral mausoleum, and not only the court itself, but also other vassals have to pay to participate.

In front of this big hat, even Jianwen dared not object.

In fact, the little princess even prepared to order her nephew to pay for it.

As for the affected population, it is part of the population of the Beiping Chief Commissioner, but the total population of this Chief Commissioner is only about two million, and only Hejian Mansion is affected, and it is still a small part of Hejian Mansion, and it is also a sparsely populated area.In addition, there are still some affected populations in Henan and Shandong, but the actual total population is only a few hundred thousand at most, and it will not exceed 10, and this is within the scope of the river repair. As for the actual population to be relocated, the total number may not exceed 50.

In addition, people along the line can dig rivers during the slack season, not only to have food but also to receive wages.

As for the huge investment, since it is a 20-year construction period, it is no big deal, as long as the printing of treasure notes is not enough to shake the stability of the currency.

In fact, at this time, most people have begun to realize the benefits of this court.

It is true that Yang Feng and the little princess do not use Confucian scholars, but the question is how many Confucian scholars there are in the country, less than one percent of the total population, and this is less than one percent. How many of them dare not do anything other than scold?I am afraid that nine out of ten, that is to say, out of a thousand people, at most one tries to resist because of this.What can they do with this ratio?The same is true for landlords. The land equalization system hits landlords, but the problem is that Zhu Yuanzhang has laid an excellent foundation. There are not many real super landlords in Ming Dynasty. Those who can survive under Zhu Yuanzhang's butcher's knife are nothing more than small and medium landlords with hundreds of acres or thousands of acres. They have no ability to really resist.

They are not at all like those super landlords in the late Ming Dynasty who had countless servants.

During the Jiajing period, there were five thousand child servants in Zouwang, Wuxi.

And he can only be said to be one of the landlords in the south of the Yangtze River. In Wuxi alone, there are Anguo and Huacha who are on the same level as him. They can mobilize huge financial resources, and any of the three can spend more than one million taels.

This financial power can play a huge role, from the public to the bandits, from the civilians to the army, and even pirates and pirates, they all have the ability to get it.

It is not a problem for any family to raise hundreds of dead soldiers.

Very simple.

I will support your family, give them the best land, send your son to my school, marry your daughter to my clan, and they will not be hungry if our family survives. If we succeed, I will give you 1000 taels of silver, which is already a lot. 100 taels is enough to make many people work hard.

The dead are really nothing to a family of this level.

Isn't Wang Wenyan a dead man?

An eunuch in a township in the south of the Yangtze River hired him to buy him a prison student and let him watch the court's movements in the capital. Then he endured all kinds of torture in the imperial prison.
But how can there be such a thing now?

Anyone who has this ability has long been chopped off by Zhu Yuanzhang.

The strength of the gentry in Dengzhou could not beat Liu Wen and eleven, and the strength of the gentry in Xiangyang Prefecture was beaten by Li Xin.

why?
They are not capable of resisting, but are compelled to resist.

They have no dead soldiers, at most they can collude with a few bandits, and the only thing they can rely on is the clan, but the clan will not work for them. Li Xin broke up after a few words. This is the foundation laid by Zhu Yuanzhang. He has already destroyed the ability of the landlords to resist.These are the ones who need to resist. There are not many people and they have no ability, and most people are adapting to this new era. Merchants feel more free, farmers’ burdens are greatly reduced, soldiers start to receive military pay, craftsmen feel proud, and even the vast majority of students who originally studied Confucianism began to hold new books.

In the final analysis, Confucianism is just a stepping stone, and now this stepping stone is useless, and now a new one is needed, so of course the smart people will pick up a new one quickly.

Who would go all out for a stepping stone!

In the end, the ones who are really resisting are those so-called Confucian families who passed on farming and reading, because they threw away this stepping stone and were on the same starting line as others. All their past advantages were based on their ancestral Confucianism.What they hate is not that Yang Feng abandoned Confucianism, but that Yang Feng let them start on the same starting line as the mud-legged people. Originally, they could almost stand on the finish line by virtue of their advantages, watching the back and running desperately, but they would never be able to catch up with their own mud-legged people.

You have to work hard!

If you work harder, you can be like me.

However, Yang Feng ruined everything and forced them to stand on the same starting line as the latter.

Oh god!
(End of this chapter)