Chapter 490

Richer livestock, crops, and production tools can effectively increase land output. Only when land output increases can there be surplus grain, exchange, storage, brewing, and the raising of more livestock. Only then can one transition from a natural economy to a small-peasant economy. And only with enough surplus will there be population concentration, density, and a settled, class-stratified society.

But now, the entire British Isles have only about 6 million people, of which the Scots number over 500,000, the Welsh and Irish number over 400,000, and the classes in England are not clear—there are only nobles, gentlemen, and farmers. The nobles are naturally the royal family and the ennobled nobles, while the gentlemen include barons, knights, and gentry. In particular, the gentleman class has multiple identities; this is an ambiguity of identity, a lack of clear class distinction.

With only 6 million people, the annual production of wool is only on the scale of 100,000 bolts. When Philip II uses the power of the East to dump 200,000 bolts of coarse wool and 300,000 bolts of cotton cloth into England every year, the local handicraft workshops in England will immediately go bankrupt, and there will even be spare capacity to destroy the handicraft industry of the Netherlands.

Thoroughly destroy the foundation of England's survival, and thoroughly destroy England's ambition to dabble in maritime trade.

This is the business that Philip II sent Solon to the Ming Empire to discuss.

When Solon arrived in the Ming Empire, he thought that no matter what, the Ming Empire could not provide enough wool and cotton cloth. But after arriving, Solon understood just how vast and wealthy the Ming Empire really was.

"The Falanxi envoy, Gillian Robert, is at the gate of Tonghe Palace, requesting an audience." A young eunuch walked in hurriedly.

The Queen Mother Catherine probably intended to use a beauty trap to get some benefits, which is why she chose such a beauty so carefully, but clearly, Catherine miscalculated.

"That's good." Solon replied without much concern.

"You want to be Prometheus the fire-stealer, but I am not the capricious Zeus. Just take them." Zhu Zhu Yijun placed the books on the table and said to Li Li Yashi with a smile: "They are really of no use to the West. This is the result of the Ming Empire's great political speculation, and it only applies to the Ming Empire."

"I want to see if you have spoken ill of me! Then I will convict you!" Zhu Zhu Yijun opened the translated Latin versions of various books and looked at them for a long time, only to find that they did not speak ill of him.

"This is my final gift." Li Li Yashi handed over these books and said precisely: "Be sure to keep them safe and don't lose them."

Zhu Zhu Yijun's asking price was already black-hearted. A bolt of high-quality blue or ochre Songjiang cloth from the Ming Empire costs 0.15 taels of silver, and Zhu Zhu Yijun asked for two taels of silver per bolt.

The Minister of Rites, Wan Wan Shihe, sent the roster. The great army had already returned in triumph, and it was time to choose concubines again. The Empress Dowager Li's imperial edict sternly reprimanded the Ministry of Rites for its inaction.

"The Ming Empire has a machine called a steam engine. If permitted, I can accompany you to see it. This thing will greatly increase the output of cotton spinning and weaving."

Zhu Zhu Yijun really left this time.

Compared to the rarer wool, cotton cloth satisfies three necessary conditions and can become a global commodity. This is the global commodity that Wan Wan Shihe proposed to promote the healthy development of Ming maritime trade. As for wool products, limited by wool production, the plunder of cotton cloth is more direct and clear.

These words were already said during the debate on recovering the Hetao region during the Emperor Jiajing era. As long as there is no Western Region as a barrier, this heartland of Hetao is directly exposed to the enemy. Although it can be defended, it will become a huge wound for the Ming Empire, bleeding endlessly. Even in the Great Tang, after losing the Western Region, Hetao was immediately lost.

Zhu Zhu Yijun proposed this, of course, to help Philip II save money!

By the way, cultivate the habit of using cotton cloth in the West and cultivate the market.

The tightly closed gate was opened, and Zhu Zhu Yijun appeared in front of the door. He walked in swaggeringly and said with a chuckle: "I dropped a jade pendant, so I came over to look for it? Ah, here it is. What is this?"

Li Li Yashi was almost becoming a sycophant just like Wan Wan Shihe.

"Do you think that a person who can even betray the land that raised them still has any value at all?" Zhu Zhu Yijun waved his hand. If Li Li Yashi hadn't stolen, Zhu Zhu Yijun would have looked down on him. That is a traitorous official; a person who can betray the land that raised them can betray everything.

The output of Ming wool and cotton will grow at a terrifying speed because the Ming Empire has just recovered Hetao. Similarly, the Ming Empire has opened up the Strait of Ma Liujia, and cheap cotton from the Mughal Empire will continue to pour into the Ming Empire.

"As Your Majesty says." Feng Bao put away the "Flowers Blooming on One Stalk" painting.

Solon knew that Philip II's plan had failed. The sound of Philip's abacus could be heard by the wise Ming Emperor in Beijing.

Zhu Zhu Yijun keeps his word. If anyone dares to edit things recklessly, they will definitely be castrated. He cannot say one thing and do another, but Li Li Yashi still had some submissiveness.

They have all undergone strict screening, there will be no problems, and each has its own beauty and characteristics.

The enfeoffment system and slavery are almost bound together. The farmers under the enfeoffment system are actually serfs, with only a small number of self-cultivating farmers.

Gillian was clearly carefully dressed and appeared before the Emperor in grand attire. She lifted her skirt, performed five bows and three kowtows, and said in broken Han Chinese: "Greetings, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live."

(The Zhang Zhang Qiwei of Guanxi, Hami Guard, Turpan Khanate)

In Lin Lin Fucheng's theory of freedom, he first proposed that scale is an advantage. A larger scale gives birth to a more mature industrial chain and more efficient transportation efficiency, meaning lower costs and higher profits, and more profits mean commodity advantages.

"In my opinion, this is a spark, a spark that lights up the pitch-black darkness. Regardless of whether it is useful or not, as a Westerner, I should take it back and try to illuminate it," Li Li Yashi replied with great certainty.

Zhu Zhu Yijun guided him step by step, making a proposal quite seriously, like the whisper of a devil.

If you can't even read it, taking it back to the West will just be throwing it into the trash heap.

"Nonsense!" Zhu Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling Feng Bao to take away the portraits of the beauties from all nations.

Feng Bao whispered quickly in the Emperor's ear: Cindy Celia is now a laundry maid, having washed clothes in the Laundry Bureau for two years...

Hong Hong Chengchou, as a high-ranking official of the Ming Empire, a Grand Coordinator, surrendered to the Qing. Later, after the Qing unified the country, they didn't give Hong Hong Chengchou any good looks either, directly compiling Hong Hong Chengchou into the "Biography of Traitors" and scolding him endlessly, even though Hong Hong Chengchou persuaded the south to surrender when the Qing attacked Jiangnan.

"This pair of sisters is excellent, but I thought about it and decided against it. Sisters share one heart; if they develop ambitions, the girl's mind is pure and clear, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." Zhu Zhu Yijun first looked at the twins in the "Flowers Blooming on One Stalk" painting.

Several figures flashed quickly through Zhu Zhu Yijun's mind, all of them envoys sent by the West. After searching, he shook his head and asked: "Who is Cindy?"

"Administrative power is not omnipotent. Your descriptions are exaggerated." Zhu Zhu Yijun gave important instructions on the translated version: it can be translated, but it exaggerated the Emperor's role.

These translated books are ironclad proof!

Zhao Zhao Mengyou's figure flashed, and he snatched the translated text into his hands.

"A tidal wave of cotton cloth pours into England, crushing all of England's handicraft workshops!"

Solon was particularly serious about these books, but after reading a few pages, he showed genuine confusion. What is "contradiction is the existence of opposition and unity"? What kind of nonsense is this talking about?!

Li Li Yashi sighed after seeing Solon's appearance. He knew that His Majesty the Emperor was right. This stuff is not something one can understand just by being in the Ming Empire for a long time. Wanting to read it is truly harder than ascending to heaven.

"I never said you couldn't translate these." Zhu Zhu Yijun held the books in his hand and said: "You can translate them. Originally, these were all books published openly."

"How about taking all these beauties from all nations? Your Majesty, anyway, there is no need to confer titles; just treat them as palace maids." Feng Bao offered a very constructive suggestion: seventy-two beauties, catch whichever one you want and let her serve you.

Traitors are like this; no one will look up to them.

Gillian is a very cold beauty. Zhu Zhu Yijun does not deny this, but she is not in the harem. When dealing with government affairs, there is no gender in Zhu Zhu Yijun's eyes, only calculations. This is the passivity of a political creature.

But cotton cloth is different. Plain, low-quality Songjiang cotton cloth wears out in at most one or two years, and even high-quality Songjiang cotton cloth or Suzhou cotton cloth has a lifespan of three years.

Later generations always jokingly refer to the trade between Portugal, Spain, and the Ming Empire as "tribute trade." This is naturally a joke, but in Zhu Zhu Yijun's hands, it is gradually becoming a reality.

"Respected Your Majesty, please allow me to think about it for a period of time before giving you an answer. I need to think clearly about the key points." Solon did not immediately confirm how to purchase. Obtaining more cotton cloth at a lower price was simply too tempting.

Solon thought for a moment and then gave up thinking. He didn't understand why the Ming Emperor would make such a thoughtful suggestion. Could it be that the Ming Emperor is really a good person?

After Zhu Zhu Yijun returned to Tonghe Palace, Feng Bao asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, should we... Li Li Yashi..."

The current West is at the end of the enfeoffment system and hasn't even broken the shackles of religion. Discussing these things is too early. Not only is it too early, but it might even cause huge harm to the West.

Emperor is a specific word in Latin, "Caesar." Zhu Zhu Yijun could search for key information with a glance and found no editing. On the contrary, in these books, the Ming Emperor is almost as omnipotent as the gods of the West.

Although Zhu Zhu Yijun always scolds the "wind of speculation" and "abandoning land," this indeed requires careful calculation. Reopening the Western Region and bleeding in Hetao—reopening the Western Region is much more cost-effective.

"If Your Majesty wants to choose beauties from all nations, there are seventy-two more here." Feng Bao pointed to another stack of paintings, everything you could want, choose as you please.

Gillian kept communicating with the officials of the Four Barbarian Halls, hoping to see the Emperor and present the state letter. The Ministry of Rites finally reported this matter to the Emperor, which led to this audience.

At this point, Solon completely understood why the Ming Emperor said "plundering is not as good as planting." For the Ming Empire, this is indeed the case. The Ming Empire, with its huge population and large-scale production, is indeed "plundering is not as good as planting."

The Zhang Zhang Qiwei of Guanxi were completely abandoned due to the combined forces of political, economic, and military factors. It seems that as long as the Jiayu Pass is there, the northwest will be safe and sound. The situation seems to be like this: the countries in the Western Region are very weak, and facing the Jiayu Pass, they can only sigh. Moreover, the Western Region is not rich in products, and trade is declining day by day.

After Zhu Zhu Yijun finished his business, he chose to leave. He hoped Solon would make the right choice. Because Li Li Yashi did not add fuel to the fire in his Latin travelogue, his bell was saved again.

The Ming Empire is now opening the seas, and the economic center has completely shifted to the southeast. The ancient Silk Road no longer has the sound of camel bells. The Ming Empire's requirements for the northwest region are only two words: "no trouble."

Li Li Yashi said very positively: "Yes, the Ming Empire is expanding northward. The Emperor naturally hopes that more wool will remain in the Ming Empire. Of course, the 200,000 bolts you mentioned can still be met. And as for cotton cloth, the Ming Empire's output will further increase."

Shi Shi Mao Hua believed that without the Western Region, Hetao could not be defended. Only with the Western Region can Hetao be the territory of the Ming Empire, and only then can a large number of cavalry be cultivated, cultivating mobile forces for field battles, rather than relying on the Mughal Empire to provide them. Throughout history, when the Central Plains were strong, the Western Region was under the control of the Central Plains.

The Embroidered Uniform Guard's street-clearing was professional, and they specifically left someone behind. Seeing Li Li Yashi acting suspiciously, they reported it to His Majesty. Zhu Zhu Yijun killed his way back with a non-existent jade pendant and saw this scene.

"Why does the Ming Emperor propose exchanging wool for cotton cloth? Is there any benefit to the Ming Empire in doing so?" Solon asked Li Li Yashi directly. Matteo Ricci could no longer be counted on; now Matteo Ricci is muttering about gods and ghosts every day and is about to become a Daoist priest.

Wool is always in short supply because the Ming Empire is developing Suiyuan and Liaodong, especially Liaodong. If one can have a six or seven-jin heavy coat with fur on the outside and velvet on the inside, it is enough to survive the cold and long winter.

"If you really have to buy wool, it's not impossible." Seeing that Solon didn't agree immediately, Zhu Zhu Yijun didn't urge him. He wasn't in a hurry. If it really doesn't work, he would send a naval expedition to set up cannons along the coastline and fight for free trade.

Zhu Zhu Yijun never thought about banning these social science works because all social science works only have a stance. This is the essence of social science: studying problems from a certain stance.

Recovering Hetao requires reopening the Western Region. This is inevitable. In Zhu Zhu Yijun's view, there is no such thing as doing things halfway.

In the fifth year of Emperor Jingtai, Oirat Yexian was killed by his subordinate Alazhiyuan. The Turpan Kingdom took advantage of the situation to rise, annexed the Hami Guard, and in the 24th year of Emperor Jiajing, the Hami Guard broke away from the Turpan Kingdom and became an independent kingdom, and began to pay tribute to the Ming Empire from the 24th year of Emperor Jiajing.

"Summon."

"Saint Cindy, Cindy Celia, a musician." Solon said sluggishly. Could it be that she changed her name?

Philip II's invasion of Portugal made the Ming Emperor very angry, so he sent a saint as a gift to appease the Emperor. In Zhu Zhu Yijun's view, this gift was completely insincere, even if he had bought a few more ships!

Philip II had no other choice because he couldn't find a second supplier.

Since they dare to steal things from the Ming Empire, they should be prepared to die.

It is true that Queen Wang's heart is pure and clear, but is Queen Wang really easy to deal with? Feng Bao doesn't think so.

Isn't it just whispering in the Emperor's ear, subtly influencing the Emperor, allowing Western missionaries to preach, collecting intelligence while translating Ming books, and increasing the influence of the Holy See?

Whether these works can be established depends entirely on the stance of the person reading them.

Zhu Zhu Yijun said with great emotion: "But Envoy Li, have you ever thought that these things, you feel useful while in the Ming Empire, but if you are in the West, besides being labeled as heresy and burned to ashes, what use are these books?"

"Actually, I think this way: spend a little money to do big things. You exchange 200,000 wool for 200,000 cotton cloth. In this way, 500,000 bolts of cotton cloth, isn't it exchanging for sufficient goods with less money? This can also realize Philip II's idea! Using a large amount of cheap cloth to impact England's handicraft workshops! Three million silver can buy 1.5 million bolts of cotton cloth, which can pile up all of London!"

The state letter was also blunt. Gillian was a carefully prepared gift.

Shi Shi Mao Hua used nearly a thousand words to discuss the importance of the Western Region, listing more than ten reasons.

Shah Mahomet came to the Ming Empire via the Western Region Silk Road. After entering the pass from Jiayu Pass, he traveled for a year before he could see the Emperor. He even learned Han Chinese. After seeing the Emperor, Shah Mahomet finally chose maritime trade, even if there was a war in the Strait of Ma Liujia, he chose maritime trade because maritime trade has a larger capacity and is faster.

Li Li Yashi took a deep breath, walked out the door, looked left and right, closed the door, looked up at the roof to make sure no one was there, took out a few books from the deepest book box in the study, and said: "I have translated 'On Contradiction', 'On Public and Private', 'Production Illustrations', and the first volume of 'Class Theory', as well as several volumes of 'On Freedom'. I won't take the travelogues back if I can't. Please be sure to take these books back."

After displaying the 108 paintings one by one, Feng Bao waited for His Majesty's choice.

"A small business?" Solon said blankly.

This is a long-term business. As long as this business is done for five or ten years, this little business is not worth mentioning.

"In the first six months, the three wool government factories wove 1,600 bolts a day. By next year, it can reach a scale of at least 3,000 bolts a day."

"Just these two." Zhu Zhu Yijun chose two that looked pleasing to the eye. One was Guo Guo Yunyao, the daughter of the Prince Shunyi Guard Commander Guo Shun, whose biggest feature was that she could ride a horse and was heroic. The other was Wang Wang Xiyue, who came from the water towns of Jiangnan and looked quite gentle.

No matter how you look at it, the Ming Emperor is not a good person.

Solon was confused on the side. What happened? Why did Li Li Yashi plead guilty, and why was he scared like this?

"I deserve to die." Li Li Yashi kowtowed again, only hoping that His Majesty could forgive him.

During the During Zhengtong era, the Oirat constantly invaded south and north. Grand Preceptor Oirat Yexian occupied all these places substantially. The Ming Empire, under the wind of "promoting literature and suppressing martial arts" and "careful calculation," constantly contracted, eventually forming the current situation.

Zhu Zhu Yijun picked up the secret memorial, thought for a while, and replied: 【New willows planted for three thousand miles, leading the spring breeze across the Jade Pass.】

The interesting thing about Shi Shi Mao Hua's secret memorial is that Shi Shi Mao Hua used a very long space to tell the Ming Emperor that there are mines in the Western Region!

This was content that was not mentioned when discussing recovering Hetao and reopening the Western Region during the Emperor Jiajing era. This time, Shi Shi Mao Hua used a large amount of space to tell His Majesty that there are mines here. For example, the Western Han Dynasty mined gold in the Altai region, and there are also a large number of iron mines and other mines. "Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Money-makers" and "Records of the Grand Historian: Treatise on the Celestial Offices" both record the art of finding dragons and dividing gold, relying on experience to identify terrain and landforms, finding seedlings, and then finding big dragons. The Western Region also had the Great Han's iron-smelting government factories.

Queen Wang has a heart with seven orifices and exquisite heart, and she has both means and methods. The harem has been so quiet for so many years, all relying on Queen Wang, the master of the harem, to suppress it.

Li Li Yashi said tremblingly: "What I see is that administrative power is omnipotent."

The reason for cultivating the market is that once the Strait of Ma Liujia becomes smooth, cotton from the Mughal Empire will pour into the Ming Empire in large quantities, and the output of cotton cloth will grow rapidly. Cultivating the market should also be done early.

Zhu Zhu Yijun thought Li Li Yashi was doing something sneaky. It turned out to be translating works like "On Contradiction." He really didn't look down on the West, but these things were born on the basis of Ming culture. What can the West do with them?

Li Li Yashi's enthusiasm was just wasted.

The last state letter from the Ming Emperor threatened Philip II not to annex Portugal, otherwise, punitive tariffs would be imposed. This was also one of the reasons why Philip II no longer insisted on annexing Portugal.

Zhu Zhu Yijun said positively: "Yes, in the fourth year of Emperor Wanli, coarse wool was woven at 600 bolts a day. By the eighth year of Emperor Wanli, the wool government factories changed from one to three, and coarse wool was woven at 1,235 bolts a day, with an annual output of 450,000 bolts. It sounds like you want half of our wool at once, but that's not how the account is calculated."

The Ming Emperor finally did something an Emperor should do again!

"I am shallow." Li Li Yashi seemed to understand His Majesty's meaning and said again with fear and trepidation. The stupidest thing about this matter was that he hid it from His Majesty, as if this behavior could not see the light of day, using a villain's heart to measure a gentleman's belly.

And another memorial was a secret memorial from the Viceroy of Shaanxi, Shi Shi Mao Hua. Shi Shi Mao Hua mentioned a place that the Ming Empire had almost forgotten: the Zhang Zhang Qiwei of Guanxi.

In this day and age, when productivity is not developed and materials are not abundant, many people only have one or two pieces of clothing, which are easily worn out.

Now the West is breaking through the shackles of the Roman Curia with various Protestant doctrines. The West has not yet broken free from the shackles of the Roman Curia. Wanting to understand these things, I don't know when that will be.

"What is this?" Solon frowned, realizing that things were not simple. Li Li Yashi was actually so serious.

"A bolt of coarse wool is forty feet long, but it only costs twelve taels of silver. 200,000 bolts of coarse wool only cost 2.4 million taels of silver. A bolt of cotton cloth only costs two taels of silver. 300,000 bolts only cost 600,000 taels of silver. Adding them up, it's only 3 million silver worth of goods."

Zhu Zhu Yijun waved his hand indifferently and said: "No need for formalities."

"Your Majesty, may I ask how Saint Cindy is doing?" Seeing that the business was finished, Solon asked about a person, Cindy.

After Zhu Zhu Yijun finished choosing the beauties, he began to read the memorials. Two of them caught Zhu Zhu Yijun's attention. One was from the Viceroy of Shandong and Henan, Ling Governor Ling Yunyi, talking about the Henan problem: land measurement, population census, abolition of lowly status, formation of engineer regiments, establishment of government factories, and returning land. This is a complete set of combination punches. Ling Governor Ling Yunyi met moves with moves, continuously pushing policies. After the Emperor's Ten King City was built, it could be spread across the province.

The Viceroy of Shaanxi, Shi Shi Mao Hua, asked in a secret memorial whether the Ming Emperor intended to reopen the Western Region.

The only supplier that can satisfy Philip II's appetite is the Ming Empire. Philip II has no other choice.

The mineral veins will indeed attract the Ming army. Shi Shi Mao Hua really knows people!

Zhu Zhu Yijun's reply to Shi Shi Mao Hua's secret memorial took more than a thousand words, mainly analyzing the difficulties of reopening the Western Region from the perspective of the imperial court. This requires the imperial court and the local government to overcome together. This is the benefit of the secret memorial system: it can be communicated privately, and the censors don't know the content at all, so naturally, they can't force their way in. Moreover, Shi Shi Mao Hua knows many problems much better than the censors.

When China was strong, it always occupied the northwest.

The state letters from Falanxi and England were the same, totaling four copies in Falanxi, Latin, Spanish, and Italian vernacular. Zhu Zhu Yijun could read Latin. The Queen Mother almost begged in her tone, hoping that the Ming Empire would look more toward Falanxi. Falanxi is a powerful country with 12 million people, twice that of England.

And really speaking, it's not expensive. With so many things, it totals less than 3 million silver.

Even coarse wool is not easy to wear out. The crane cloak with python patterns that Zhang Zhang Juzheng wears, made of fine wool, has been several years old and is still as new as ever. The four-clawed golden dragon is still vivid. Qi General Qi Jiguang Jiguang has a great cloak bestowed by the Emperor in the third year of Emperor Wanli, which followed Qi General Qi Jiguang Jiguang through south and north, and can still be used.

"As the Spain on the sheep's back, you know that the scale of wool production is mainly limited by the supply of raw materials, and the Ming Empire has just taken down the Northern Barbarians and carried out enclosure-style breeding."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness." Li Li Yashi thought he had auditory hallucinations. Did His Majesty let him go so easily? In his view, this is the secret of the Ming Empire's core secrets, the culmination of Ming philosophy, and he let him go so easily?

"Isn't it just a small business?"

Zhu Zhu Yijun had only seen her once and really had no impression.

Zhu Zhu Yijun walked and said: "It's just that the land in the West will probably fail his hard work. If the West can study Li Li Yashi's travelogues clearly, it will be the ancestors' blessing."

The end of the Hexi Corridor is Jiayu Pass. As long as Jiayu Pass is there, there will be no trouble in the northwest of the Ming Empire. In the Emperor Hongwu era, Zhu Zhu Yuanzhang established seven guards outside Jiayu Pass, including Hami, Shazhou, Anding, Quxian, Aduan, Handong Zuo, and Chishanjin, to manage the Western Region.

"I deserve to die!" Li Li Yashi was scared silly. If he went to the big prison again this time, there would be only one way to die, and he couldn't even protect his children. He never thought His Majesty would kill a "returning horse gun."

Zhu Zhu Yijun heard this and said gently: "This is natural. After all, you are the buyers."

"I respectfully send off Your Majesty." Li Li Yashi bowed again.

"Bang!"

"Beauty traps are useless to me because I have people I love and things I love." Zhu Zhu Yijun looked at Gillian and smiled: "It's better to talk about business. If Falanxi is willing to import cotton cloth, we will bring a massive amount of cotton cloth to Falanxi next time."

Feng Bao, as the Flower and Bird Envoy, opened the 12 scrolls one by one and bowed: "Your Majesty, every one of the 108 people has a clean background."

Zhu Zhu Yijun said that Li Li Yashi was never a traitor to the West; he loved the land that raised him, and he loved it very deeply.

"Saint Cindy, she is doing very well." Zhu Zhu Yijun replied very confidently.

Li Li Yashi hadn't just been playing with the red-haired and golden-haired barbarians these days; he had been translating this series of the Ming Empire's most important speculative achievements. He did it very covertly, and even to paralyze the Ming Empire, he began to bow and submit in front of His Majesty, just to show his submissiveness.

In the West, about one in ten people have body odor, and one in ten people don't need to shed hair every year. Cindy has both. Being elected as a saint is, of course, related to her purity. Purity and cleanliness—she has no pungent smell and doesn't need to shed hair every year.

The reason why beauty traps are useless to Zhu Zhu Yijun is that Zhu Zhu Yijun has already been caught once.

Wang Wang Yaozhuo, this girl, was sent into the palace by Zhang Zhang Juzheng. It's just that Zhang Zhang Juzheng didn't have any ulterior motives, but rather let the Queen remind the Emperor by his side that the Emperor's subjects are still eagerly looking forward to and waiting for the Son of Heaven to exercise his power and save the people from fire and water.

(End of chapter)