I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 104
If you ask Zhu Houxuan, the inventor of lottery, whether he likes the lottery industry, Zhu Houxuan’s answer would definitely be no.

Because lottery is essentially a way of redistributing existing wealth by taking advantage of human weakness, it can neither develop productivity, nor create wealth, nor improve people's livelihood.
As an industrialist and a person determined to start the industrial revolution in Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houxuan naturally looked down on this industry.
He just wanted to use these two industries to prove his management ability. He was prepared to hand over these two industries from the very beginning, just to be corrupted by others!
He knew that after handing over these two businesses, they would quickly deteriorate without his control.
But this is the result he wanted to see!

As soon as the King of Jing let go, these two industries went bankrupt. Doesn't this further highlight the King of Jing's management ability? Only the King of Jing can handle the things he created!

The lottery industry makes millions or even more in profits every year, which is delicious, isn't it? But this piece of fat will gradually become smaller, and they are powerless to stop it.
What is the most painful thing in this world? It is not not being able to get something, but getting something and then slowly losing it.

The process of loss will be like cutting flesh with a blunt knife, which will leave a deep impression on the person.

It is easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality. Once they get used to the quick money brought by the lottery, they will feel extremely painful when they lose it.
And when they find out the reason for all this, they will be surprised to find that it is all caused by the departure of King Jing.

At that time, do they want King Jing to come back?

Some people may ask, isn't it just the football and lottery industries? Why can't they be separated from the King of Jing? After Zhu Houxuan left, he could find someone who knows how to run the two industries.

But the fact is that there is really no such person in the Ming Dynasty. If such a person is really that easy to find, then the Ming Dynasty would not be what it is now.
These two industries test human nature at every turn, and various historical experiences tell us that human nature is the thing that cannot stand the test the most.

Even in modern times, all kinds of magical things continue to happen in the lottery industry, and cases of embezzlement continue to occur, not to mention the current Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houxuan was able to control these two industries without corruption because he had lofty ideals and beliefs in his heart. He really didn't care about these material things, and his status also suppressed the prying eyes of all parties.
Where can we find someone like Zhu Houxun?
This is the effect Zhu Houxuan wants. He must make all stakeholders suffer once so that they can realize his importance and look forward to his return.
Moreover, only by comparing the situations before and after can Zhu Houxuan's credibility be completely established in the hearts of the people in the capital, and even deified.

Zhu Houxuan could already foresee that after he left, his successor would not be able to withstand the pressure from other dignitaries and would begin to undermine the rules he had set. In the end, fewer and fewer ordinary people would win the grand prize, while more and more dignitaries would win the grand prize.
The people of the capital are not stupid. If this is the case, they will not buy lottery tickets. The sales of lottery tickets will gradually decrease, and his successor will definitely reduce the proportion of bonuses in order to hand over enough profits. The reduction in bonuses will make the people of the capital even more unwilling to buy lottery tickets. This vicious cycle will continue until the lottery industry collapses completely.
With such a clear contrast between the before and after, will the people miss the days when King Jing was here? Will they deify King Jing's credibility?

It was precisely because of this that Zhu Houxuan had to leave the capital, and Prince Anhua’s rebellion was the opportunity he had been waiting for!

Once Prince Anhua rebelled, he, the only vassal prince in the capital, would be extremely conspicuous, and he would take this opportunity to leave the capital.

His departure this time is to return to the capital city in a better state next time!
He also knew that Prince Anhua's rebellion was only a prelude, and what would follow was the downfall of Liu Jin. Countless officials who had attached themselves to Liu Jin would be purged, and the political struggles and infighting would make the situation in the capital become dangerous.

Next came the Liu Liu and Liu Qi uprisings. The reason for this uprising was that the people in the north were deeply harmed by the horse policy, grain policy, and imperial farms and stores. They could no longer make ends meet, so they naturally raised the flag of rebellion.

The uprising lasted for three years, and its troops swept through seven provinces, including North Zhili, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan, Huguang, Jiangxi, and South Zhili. They invaded Beijing three times and plundered Nanjing twice, looting local areas and killing civilians, causing serious damage to the local economy and exacerbating the disaster of the people. Liu Liu and Liu Qi's rebels also burned down the Confucius Temple in Qufu. Before that, there was no wall outside the Confucius Temple. After that, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, a wall was built outside the rebuilt Confucius Temple.

The idiom "liuliuqi" comes from the names Liu Liu and Liu Qi.

The two industries that Zhu Houxuan was involved in were both greatly affected by the economic situation. With the Liu Liu and Liu Qi uprisings and the outbreak of war, it is estimated that not many lottery tickets would be sold in Beijing, and these two industries would be greatly affected.

Therefore, he had to retreat at the peak of his career when these two industries were at their peak!

He had planned this plan before he left Qizhou.

These two industries are too boring. He wants to go back to Qizhou and farm steadily for a few years. Improving productivity is what he likes to do most.

Zhu Houxuan watched the beggar come out of the lottery stand, carefully tear open the lottery ticket, and put it into the betting ball with great piety.

Gently said: "Go back!"

The rebellion of Prince Anhua caused a huge shock in the capital, especially when bad news came one after another.
Jiang Han, the general commander of Ningxia Town, Li Zeng, the eunuch who guarded the town, An Weixue, the governor, Yang Zhong, the commander, and Zhou Dong, the provincial governor, were killed.

The officers and soldiers guarding the various garrisons under Ningxia were recruited and incorporated by the King of Anhua;
Zhu Taihong, the Prince of Qing, was also a good-for-nothing. Although he held military power (the Prince of Qing was at the frontier, so many of the royal guards were retained), under the coercion of Zhu Zongqiang, the Prince of Anhua, he actually humbled himself and pledged his loyalty, shouting "Long live the emperor".

Under this circumstance, Zhu Houzhao suddenly became busy. He stayed in the palace every day to discuss military affairs with ministers and did not even go to the Leopard Room.

The rebellion of Prince Anhua was definitely a huge blow to Zhu Houzhao, because he raised the banner of clearing the court of corrupt officials and sent out proclamations to all the towns in all directions, listing out Liu Jin's crimes.

Liu Jin was supported by Zhu Houzhao and was brought forward to fight against the civil servants.

Liu Jin, who was usually arrogant, also became noticeably quieter.

Finally, at Li Dongyang's suggestion, Yang Yiqing was re-employed and appointed as the Three Borders General to lead the suppression of the rebellion in Shaanxi. Zhang Yong followed as the eunuch supervisor of the army. The two rushed to Shaanxi overnight.
Impeachment memorials against Zhu Houxuan began to appear in the court.
(End of this chapter)