The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 477 How the Ming Dynasty Continued
It is not right for the princes to cause trouble.

These royal relatives should have tried their best to maintain the Ming Dynasty.

Because only when the Ming Dynasty existed were they royal relatives.

If the Ming Dynasty fell, they would lose everything. They could forget about wealth and glory. It would be good enough if they could change their names and live a miserable life.

These royal relatives don't seem to understand this truth.

They seemed to know only how to indulge in luxury. In order to do so, they accepted donations crazily, annexed land crazily, and exploited their people crazily. They were like crazy and did not think about the consequences of doing so at all.

There seem to be quite a few such lunatics in this world. It seems that such a lunatic will appear in a dynasty every one hundred or two hundred years.

And there will be more and more such lunatics. When there are too many such lunatics, a dynasty will perish.

The common point of these lunatics is that they are crazy about making profits, only care about their own extravagance and luxury, and don't care about the lives of ordinary people.

They reaped all the benefits and enjoyed everything they could, leaving the common people with no way to survive, and the dynasty ended.

It seems to have been like this throughout the dynasties.

It's like a spell.

The Ming Dynasty also faced this problem.

Corrupt officials exploited people crazily, princes caused trouble, and the vested interest groups went crazy and didn't care about the lives of the people.

Can the Ming Dynasty continue to develop after this point?

Wanli had actually been thinking about this problem.

Can he break the curse?
How to break this curse?

In fact, to put it bluntly, this is a question of interest distribution.

As long as he can ensure that the common people can obtain sufficient benefits and have enough food and clothing, the Ming Dynasty will be stable.

As for foreign invasion, this is not a big problem.

Because he has made the Ming Dynasty strong again, and under his leadership, the Ming Dynasty will continue to become stronger.

The key now is to maintain internal stability. As long as the common people can have enough food and clothing, they will definitely be willing to pay to preserve this rare era of peace and prosperity. Such a dynasty cannot be destroyed by foreign enemies.

On the contrary, if the vested interest groups use various reasons and excuses to exploit the common people and leave them with no way to make a living, then it will be all over.

There are many reasons and excuses for this.

Such as this time.

Are the princes really afraid that the land will go to waste without anyone to cultivate it?

Are those officials really worried that there won’t be enough to go around?
In fact, it is not at all.

They just don't want their interests to be harmed, they are just afraid that no one will exploit them!
These people have gone crazy!
They no longer have the Ming Dynasty or the common people in their minds, only their own interests.

These people must be cleared out!

After Wanli approved the memorial, he seemed to ignore the princes and officials.

In fact, he had secretly made up his mind to get rid of anyone who only cared about his own interests and made it impossible for the Ming Dynasty to continue!

He will get rid of all the vassal kings.

As for how to clean it, it is easier said than done.

He hadn't had time to clean up yet.

The key now is to develop Nurgandusi, which is the key to dealing with the Little Ice Age disaster.

If he ignored the Little Ice Age and just focused on cleaning up those people, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to survive.

In history, the demise of a dynasty was caused not only by man-made disasters but also by natural disasters.

Among the so-called natural disasters and man-made disasters, natural disasters come first.

If he doesn't care about natural disasters, how can the Ming Dynasty continue?

At this time, there were signs that the Little Ice Age was about to break out. The temperature in the capital was getting lower and lower. In early December, the temperature dropped below minus 20 degrees Celsius!

But fortunately, this is not extremely cold weather.

Moreover, the people in the capital have already had enough food and clothing, and have already prepared all the warm things. In this kind of temperature, everyone just feels that it is very cold outside, and there is no problem staying at home.

In this freezing weather, the craftsmen in the mountain resort can even work outside.

Wanli was out and about every day and never stayed in the warm and comfortable palace.

Early that morning, around noon, the seemingly cold sun had just risen when he brought the second prince, Zhu Changxu, to the North Training Ground. Honestly, it was very cold, especially for the royal family, who had rarely experienced the cold outside in winter. It was truly unnaturally cold.

Even if you put on thicker clothes, you'll still feel cold.

Because no matter how thick the clothes are, they cannot protect the face.

Even if they all wore sheepskin hats that were like half cloaks and wrapped themselves in mink scarves, their eyes still had to be exposed and their noses had to be used for breathing.

At this moment, the air I breathe in through the thick scarf is so cold that it makes my nose hurt.

However, he still had to take the emperor's second son Zhu Changxu out for a walk.

Because the second prince Zhu Changxu will be stationed in the bitterly cold land of the far north in the future. Compared to the temperature there, more than 20 degrees below zero is considered warm. When it is the coldest there, the temperature can drop to more than 70 degrees below zero. A bucket of hot water will turn into ice lumps if you bring it outside!
If he doesn't exercise properly at this time, his beloved son will probably cry from the cold, or even freeze to death if he runs over.

When they arrived at Beijiaochang, tens of thousands of craftsmen had already started working.

These craftsmen are different from them. Those who are afraid of the cold will just wear gloves at most, and there is no need to cover their mouths and noses.

Many people even took off their heavy sheepskin coats and wore just a light cotton jacket.

The craftsmen here must be used to it, because they will not stop working no matter how cold the weather is. They also collect ice in winter, and they even have to go to the river to clear the ice near the waterwheel to prevent it from freezing.

Therefore, they are not afraid of the cold and can work even in temperatures below minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Wanli looked at the densely packed scene of craftsmen busy in the snow and ice, and couldn't help but sighed: "Xu'er, did you see that?

We are all human beings, but some are born with fine clothes and delicious food, and only know how to enjoy wealth and glory, and have no idea what it feels like to be hungry and cold.

Some people are destined to be hard-working. No matter how cold it is, they have to work hard to make a living.

Where do those who enjoy wealth and glory get their wealth and glory from?
To put it bluntly, it comes from these hard-working people.

It's not easy for ordinary people. You must love the people like your own children, understand?"

It's really cold today. It's really not easy for these people.

Zhu Changxu nodded with deep feeling and said, "This son will remember this. This son will love the people like his own children."

Just remember it.

Wanli taught him attentively, "Actually, this severe cold weather is also very good for training people.

For example, Liaodong Town was the coldest among the nine border towns, and the border troops of Liaodong Town were also the bravest.

If they stay in a cold environment for a long time, their will will become strong, their body will become strong, and they won’t even feel anything if they get injured.

Because the cold wind in Liaodong is like a knife, cutting them is just like a cold wind blowing in the middle of winter, and they will not be affected too much.

Therefore, it is not a bad thing for you to go to the bitter cold of the far north to train. At least your will will become stronger and your body will become stronger."

While they were talking, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei came over quickly.

After the emperor and his ministers exchanged greetings, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei pointed to a spot not far away and said, "Your Majesty, several of the model residences at the Nurgan Dusi Tunwei have already been topped out. Would you like to go and see if there are any problems?"

This is of course something you have to look at.

They can't just install heating for people, they also need to build a model house to try out.

If we try it at Nurgandusi, if something goes wrong, people will freeze to death!

Wanli nodded slightly and walked towards the house under construction.

These mansions are different from those in Liaodong Regional Military Commission. The mansions in Liaodong Regional Military Commission are all independent, but the mansions here are connected by corridor-like buildings in the middle, and the corridors are all enclosed.

Wanli walked into a house and saw that the layout inside was similar to that of the Liaodong Regional Military Commission. In the front was the lobby and left and right wing rooms, and in the back was the kitchen and toilet.

However, the structure here is different from that of Liaodong Regional Military Commission.

Because there are heating pipes in the lobby and rooms in the front, as well as the kitchen and toilet in the back.

Moreover, there is a side door in the kitchen, and there is a large room beyond the side door. That room also has a side door, and beyond the side door is a corridor.

A small corridor was specially built on the toilet side to connect to the large corridor outside.

Wanli looked at it carefully and then asked, "Can we use the boiler to heat the room now?"

Yongnianbo Wang Wei nodded repeatedly and said, "No problem. The boiler room was built first, but most of the houses are not yet completed, so the boiler has not been started yet."

Upon hearing this, Wanli said without hesitation: "Then let's try to burn it quickly. Heating those unfinished houses can also keep the craftsmen warm."

Upon hearing this, Yongnian Earl Wang Wei immediately ordered people to light the boiler.

How effective is this type of house in keeping warm?
You’ll only know this if you actually start the boiler.

(End of this chapter)