Daming: From the Son of Heaven to the Leader of Comprehensive Martial Arts

He took off the ice mask and wiped the cold sweat with his sleeve.

For more than 1000 years, except for facing the first emperor, he has never been as panicked as he is today.

It was a trembling from the soul!

Of course, it was absolutely impossible for him to think that the aura of the first emperor in the lucky golden dragon was the special effect that the system rewarded Zhu Qizhen with the emperor's magical power: [Ancestral dragon majesty, king of the world]

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Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

The setting sun is like blood, shining on this magnificent palace.

Zhu Qizhen retreated from the crowd and sat cross-legged in the huge Qianqing Palace alone.

Ever since he paid homage to the Immortal Monument of Ming Dynasty, he felt that his strength had skyrocketed, and it was like the water in a tank was full, about to overflow.

After inquiring about the system, he found out that the Golden Dragon of Luck was born, his Son of Heaven Divine Art had broken through the sixth charge, his inner strength was strong, and he was about to step into the realm of a martial arts master.

Zhu Qizhen immediately ordered to go down, and the Qianqing Palace was under martial law.

Cao Zhengchun led the Dongchang factory guards, and Guo Juxia, the commander of the Jinyi guards, led the Jinyi guards to personally guard and strictly forbid anyone to enter or leave.

In order to break through the martial arts master this time, Zhu Qizhen has made preparations, which is not insufficient.

Boundary-breaking pills, body-hardening pills, life-sustaining pills... There are all kinds of pills that can cause a bloodbath if they appear in the rivers and lakes.

He is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, the master of the world, and there is no room for loss.

But he also didn't know how difficult and dangerous it would be to break through a martial arts master and burst out his true energy, and how much vision and destructive power it would produce.

Anyway, Cao Zhengchun reported solemnly:

The reason why Martial Dao Grandmasters are so rare in Jianghu is because breaking through Martial Dao Grandmasters is very dangerous, and nine out of ten will go mad. Once they are not careful, their meridians will be broken, they will become disabled, and they will die suddenly.

Zhu Qizhen can't be sloppy, so he can only prepare some panacea.

The breakthrough has officially begun.

Zhu Qizhen swallowed a few Boundary Breaking Pills, and began to operate the Son of Heaven's magical power.

In an instant, the internal force in his body boiled completely, and the white air evaporated, making him feel like he was in a steamer.

"Oops, it seems to be out of control."

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen finally knew the danger of breaking through the martial arts master.

In an instant, all the internal power was rampant in the dantian, and it could not be leaked out at all, nor could it be leaked.

This is producing a qualitative change.

Inner force transformed into true energy!

Once leaked, it means the breakthrough failed.

To step into the realm of a martial arts master is to condense and then condense, compress and compress, the inner strength of one's body, and finally form a liquid true essence.

If it is successful, the true essence can be mobilized, the true energy can be released, and the strong energy can protect the body.

This is the martial arts master!

However, breaking through is dangerous for machines, and the process of breaking through is irreversible!

Once started, there is no way to stop.

Once stopped, it means failure.

Once it fails, it will become a cripple at the least, and die suddenly at the worst.

Maybe it's because of a few Boundary Breaking Pills; maybe it's because of the uniqueness of this Heavenly Son's Divine Art, which deserves to be the world's number one internal energy method.

Although the internal energy in Zhu Qizhen's dantian ran out of control, it did not cause too much harm.

Even if the meridian is broken, it will be repaired as soon as possible.

This is one of the effects of the Breaking Realm Pill, which can protect and repair the meridians.

Time passed quietly, I don't know how long it has passed...

The inner qi in Zhu Qizhen's body seemed to never stop, rushing through the meridians again and again, and the dantian of the sea of ​​​​qi seemed to turn into the center of the entire vortex.

Suddenly, at the core of the vortex, a drop of liquid essence gradually formed.

Immediately afterwards, the second drop, the third drop, and the fourth drop of liquid essence also condensed and formed one after another.

In the end, nine drops of liquid true essence floated out of Zhu Qizhen's dantian.

Every drop is as heavy as molten iron, and exudes an inconceivably terrifying power.

With a thought in Zhu Qizhen's mind, true energy surged out, forming a golden qi around him, surrounding him.

Release the true energy, protect the body with strong energy!

This is the most obvious sign of a martial arts master!

"Success!"

Zhu Qizhen opened his eyes.

An incredible scene appeared, with him as the center, within a radius of tens of feet, a strange visual field was formed.

The dust that could not be seen with the naked eye can be seen clearly at this time.

"Is this the martial arts master?"

"Sure enough, it's so powerful that people can't speculate!"

Zhu Qizhen muttered to himself, feeling the huge power in his body, and showed a satisfied smile.

"This is calculated by the Ministry of Household Affairs. The bank accounts required for the relief of the Datong Mansion this time are the most urgent matters that His Majesty attaches great importance to, and there must be no delay."

"Your Majesty has ordered that no one can enter the Qianqing Palace now, please wait a moment, Mr. Yan."

Tens of feet away, Zhu Qizhen heard the soft conversation between Cao Zhengchun and Yan Song.

"My sense of hearing has become so sharp?"

Zhu Qizhen was very surprised, then stood up, walked to the gate of Qianqing Palace, opened the gate: "Come in."

"Report to Your Majesty, it is estimated that 300 million taels of silver will be needed for this disaster relief."

Yan Song offered the memorial with both hands, and continued: "But...there is only less than 180 million taels of silver in the treasury."

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's face suddenly darkened, angry and startled.

"What, there is no money in my treasury?"

Chapter 14 I, Wei Zhongxian, want to overthrow the sky and be an enemy of officials!

In Qianqing Palace, Zhu Qizhen flipped through the memorial that Yan Song handed over, it was shocking.

"Qizou Your Majesty, in the eight years of orthodoxy, our Ming treasury has received a total of 600 million taels of silver, 30 taels of gold, 200 million pieces of silk and satin, and more than [-] million shi of grain."

"Relief for the drought in the northwest, building the Yellow River water pump, repairing the Palace of Compassion and Peace, and the military pay of the Datong Mansion. These four items accounted for the bulk of the expenditure, totaling more than 350 million taels of silver. In addition, the expenditure of the palace, the salaries of officials all over the world, etc. Various expenses are equivalent to more than five million taels of silver."

"Now, the money in the treasury is less than 180 million taels of silver."

"As for the counties and counties of Datong Prefecture, according to the accounting of the Ministry of Household Affairs, about 300 million taels of silver will be needed for this disaster relief, of which 100 million taels will be used to pay for the families of the fallen soldiers."

Yan Song was old, I don't know if it was because he was old or worried, so he didn't seem to be in good spirits, so he reported it unhurriedly.

"The money spent by the cabinet is money that should be spent."

Zhu Qizhen felt dizzy for a while.

Whether it is disaster relief, embankment repairs, military pay, or repairs to the Compassion Palace, these expenses are obviously impossible to save.

He knew the situation in the palace, the empress dowager supported the harem and was always frugal, while the salaries of officials in the Ming Dynasty were actually not high.

For example, Yu Qian, a dignified Minister of the Ministry of War, a first-rank senior official, has an annual salary of only 280 taels.

It can be said that various expenses cannot be reduced.

Zhu Qizhen frowned more and more.

emperor!

He is the richest person in the world, rich all over the world, and all the money in the world belongs to the emperor.

However, they are also the poorest.

There is no way, no matter what happens in the world, as long as the court wants to do something, it has to pay from the treasury, and it is a lot of money!

"Didn't you always say that my Ming Dynasty and my world are thriving? Why can't the money for disaster relief not come out now?"

Zhu Qizhen showed a dignified expression.

"Your Majesty, according to this servant, the world today is still rich, but most of the money is confiscated to the treasury, but it falls into the pockets of the aristocratic family."

At this time, Wei Zhongxian, who had been promoted by Zhu Qizhen to be a close eunuch, suddenly bowed his waist to remind him.

"how do I say this?"

Zhu Qizhen knows that Wei Zhongxian is talented, and also knows that he desires power, and is always ready to gain power, so he must have a good plan.

Zhu Qizhen is a majestic emperor, no matter whether you are an eunuch or not, as long as you are useful to my country and society, and can expand my treasury revenue, I will give you supreme power, and you will never be stingy.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this starts with the taxation system of the Ming Empire."

Wei Zhongxian suddenly knelt on the ground with a plop, smacking his mouth, his posture was more humble than Cao Zhengchun.

"Your Majesty asks your Majesty to punish you for making unreasonable remarks about government affairs."

"This little eunuch is my great enemy in front of the emperor. If this continues, the position of eunuch will fall into his hands sooner or later."

Staring at Wei Zhongxian who slapped himself, instead of gloating, Cao Zhengchun secretly thought something was wrong. He remembered how he climbed up like this when he first entered the palace.

And the little eunuch in front of him actually did a better job than he did back then!

"But it doesn't matter."

Zhu Qizhen took a sip and spoke lightly.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, in our Ming Dynasty, there is a household tax system."

Wei Zhongxian wiped the cold sweat that didn't exist on his face, and continued: "The so-called household tax system is to collect taxes on a household basis. When this system was first established, in order to obtain the support of the powerful families, it was indeed very important for the stability of the world. Advantage."

"However, over the past century, the disadvantages of the household tax system have gradually emerged."

"For example, an ordinary peasant family with three or five members, and the family's land is only two or three acres, and the tax is collected as one household."

"However, an aristocratic family with thousands of members and tens of thousands of acres of fertile land is also taxed per household, which is basically the same as that paid by a poor peasant household."

"Over the decades, the poor have gotten poorer and the rich have gotten richer."

"A farmer has no good land, does not pay taxes, and lives by renting and planting land from aristocratic families. For every acre of land rented, he pays two stones to the owner, and he can keep half of it. If an ordinary farmer grows his own land , I have to pay three stones to the imperial court.”

"Therefore, in order to survive, the poor peasants sold their land to the aristocratic family, or engaged in other industries, or became farm laborers of the aristocratic family."

"For example, the Kong family in Shandong, which claims to be the descendants of the sage Confucius, has been passed down for nearly 2000 years. The family is prosperous, with more than 20 acres of fertile land and 3 farmers, but it pays five shi in taxes every year. "

"Another example is the Fanyang Lu family, which has been passed down for more than 1000 years since the Eastern Han Dynasty. There have been people who have been officials from generation to generation. The family has 30 mu of fertile land, but they also pay taxes on a household basis, which is only five stones."

"There are countless such aristocratic families in the Ming Dynasty. It is conceivable that the food and money produced on the land of the Ming Dynasty will fall into whose pockets."

"In addition, the heroes who followed Grandpa Cheng to launch the Jingnan Campaign were all rewarded and awarded titles."

"These tens of thousands of titles have been passed down from generation to generation and will never be taxed."

"All in all, the land, money, and taxes in the world are in the hands of a few people, and because these people pay taxes on a household basis or don't pay taxes, the revenue of the national treasury is much, much less."

Wei Zhongxian spoke eloquently.

He also knew that what he said offended the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty all over, because how many of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were not from aristocratic families?

And the beneficiary is only the emperor.

Wei Zhongxian really only seeks for the emperor alone, of course, he also seeks for himself. He has no power, no power, no support, and can only tie his own interests to the emperor's interests.

"As long as you can get His Majesty's appreciation, even if you are an enemy of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, so what."

Wei Zhongxian roared in his heart.

He believed that as long as the emperor benefited, he would be given the power he dreamed of.

"Your Majesty is surrounded by hidden dragons and crouching tigers. This young eunuch is so talented. He actually explained the shortcomings of the imperial court's taxation system thoroughly."