"It's simple, all Wei Chen can do it!"

In Sun Chuanting's eyes, the questions asked by Zhu Cihong were really not difficult.

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly:

"Who are you? The chief minister of the Ming Dynasty's cabinet!"

Zhu Cixi then said to Li Yan, Yang Tinglin and others:

"Come here and take a look. How do you think of these questions?"

Li Yan saw it and hesitated for a moment. Seeing that the emperor wanted to stare, he said:

"Your Majesty, I think it's not difficult. If I had asked questions like this in my imperial examination, I should have been able to enter the top three and not lose my reputation!"

"Yang Tinglin, what about you?"

Yang Tinglin read the test questions and hurriedly handed back his hand:

"It shouldn't be difficult, but for those candidates from gentry and official families, it should be very difficult!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded when he heard this, gave Yang Tinglin an approving look, and then said to several people:

"You only think of yourself, but not of the vast majority of Ming dynasty officials. The test questions I set are not difficult for those who are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but they are definitely difficult for those who only have family but no country in their hearts.

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After hearing this, several people suddenly realized that they were all loyal followers of Emperor Shenwu, and they had both country and family in their hearts.

So when I looked at the test questions given by Emperor Shenwu, I felt that they were not very difficult, at least much simpler than the eight-legged essay, and I didn't think about the problems from the perspective of those essays.

The three questions of Emperor Shenwu are as follows:

The first question is, how do you view the land reform of the Ming Dynasty, and what do you think of the unified payment of grain by officials and gentry.

The second question is, how to look at the imperial examinations of the Ming Dynasty and how to distinguish between officials and people and family and country.

The third question is, what are your views on Ming Dynasty’s current commercial and tax policy, and whether the maritime ban should be relaxed.

Sun Chuanting and others saw these three questions as simple. For the sake of reviving the Ming Dynasty and for the people of the Ming Dynasty to no longer starve, they resolutely supported the land reform and supported the gentry, officials and the people to receive food together.

As for the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty, they all know that there is a problem. The family strongly supports the clan members to study for the imperial examinations. Some people even lost their money for the imperial examinations. After becoming officials, they want to get back their original investment. Now the imperial examination reform has perfectly solved this problem.

As for the issue of commercial taxes, collection should be resumed immediately. Look at which dynasties in history did not collect commercial taxes. Only Emperor Chongzhen was deceived by the civil service group and was forced to abolish commercial taxes.

Sun Chuanting and the others looked very simple. As a time traveler, Zhu Cixiang knew how dirty the gentry were in the late Ming Dynasty. He wanted to see how many of the top three hundred people still harbored the Ming Dynasty.

Seeing the reaction of several people in the cabinet, Zhu Cixiang explained a few more words:

"You guys are responsible for the palace examination for me. You must pay attention to keeping the test questions confidential. After the palace examination, these three hundred people are required to keep the test questions secret. Once they reveal the content of the test, they will be killed without mercy and their families will be exiled to Mongolia!"

After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he stood up and left Wenyuan Pavilion. Sun Chuanting and the others hurriedly bowed to see them off:

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

…

On June 1, the second year of Shenwu, Zhu Cihong began to leave Beijing and go south. Zhou Yuji led 50,000 Shenwu troops to escort him, and Cao Bianjiao led the Tiger and Leopard Riding Dragon Camp and Hu Camp to accompany him.

The journey was long, so Zhu Cixi did not ride a horse. He chose to travel by carriage. This carriage was a luxurious carriage specially built by the Military War Bureau for Emperor Shenwu.

He and Shen Yunying were the only ones in the carriage, while Hu Bao and Yue Yang rode on horseback to the left and right of the carriage, Zhou Yuji rode in front of the carriage, and Cao Bianjiao followed behind the carriage.

The route southward this time was personally determined by Zhu Cixiang. He took Zhending Prefecture to Henan, crossed the Yellow River at Weihui, passed through Kaifeng to Guide Prefecture, and then passed through Xinyang Prefecture and entered Lu'an Prefecture, Fengyang Prefecture.

The year before last, Zhu Cihong went to Henan and passed through these places. He wanted to see the changes in the Gyeonggi region and Henan after the land reform.

The army marched all the way out of the city. The place they passed was lush and green. There were wheat and potatoes in the fields, and some fields were planted with corn.

Potatoes are a reserved crop that must be planted in all land reform areas. About 30% of all households and farms must grow potatoes. This is a hard target set by Zhu Cixiang.

The Little Ice Age has not passed, and droughts and other disasters may occur at any time. Potatoes, which are relatively easy to survive and have extremely high yields, can prevent food shortages.

A large number of canals have been built near rivers and lakes. You can see waterwheels standing in the distance, and there are also wells in the land far away from the water source.

Zhu Cixiang was sitting in the carriage, keeping his eyes on the farmland outside. It can be said that even if there is another severe drought, farmers will not be able to lose their harvest.

There were many farmers working in the fields. When the army passed by, they stopped what they were doing and looked at the soldiers in bright armor with smiles on their faces.

"Look, the National Protectorate Army is about to go out again. It's so majestic!"

"Jiannu and the Tatars have been wiped out. I heard that there are still rogue bandits in the south. The National Guard Army should go south to suppress the bandits..."

"Look at the current Protectorate Army who has done nothing to the common people. Think about the Ming Army that used to kill good people and take credit for their crimes and oppressed the common people wantonly. They are really very different. All of this has changed because of Emperor Shenwu!"

Soon, some people recognized the chariot of Emperor Shenwu and hurriedly pointed to the carriage and shouted:

"Did you see that carriage? It looks like the one that Emperor Shenwu often traveled in. It seems that Emperor Shenwu is going to deal with the gentry and landlords in the south!"

"Long live Emperor Shenwu"

"Long live Emperor Shenwu!"

…

Suddenly, an old man raised his arms and shouted, "Long live Emperor Shenwu." Soon the people working in the fields started shouting, and for a while, shouts of "Long live Emperor Shenwu" were heard everywhere.

Zhu Cixiang had a happy smile on his face, and turned to look at Shen Yunying sitting beside him. He saw Shen Yunying's pretty face was slightly red, and her beautiful eyes were shining, and she looked very excited.

Shen Yunying had never seen such a scene. When the people saw the emperor's chariot, they raised their arms and shouted long live Emperor Shenwu. What does this mean? What the people want!

Shen Yunying, who had always admired Zhu Cixiang, now admired the handsome emperor who was about the same age as her even more. When she looked at Zhu Cixiang, there were little stars in her eyes...

"Your Majesty, is this the prosperous age?"

Zhu Cixi smiled and shook his head:

"It's not a prosperous age, it's only half of the Ming Dynasty. Maybe in a few years, I will let you know what the real prosperous age of gods and martial arts is!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Shen Yunying hurriedly held up his hands and said:

"Your Majesty is mighty. I am truly honored to be a member of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly, then stretched out his hand, and two bottles of Huiyuan juice appeared in his hand:

"Here, I give you the reward!"

Shen Yunying has been following Zhu Cixiang for more than a month, and has long been accustomed to Emperor Shenwu's ability to pick up things with bare hands. She smiled sweetly:

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After thanking her, she took the juice from both sides, opened a bottle and handed it to Zhu Cihong with both hands, then opened her own bottle, opened her cherry mouth and took a sip:

“So sweet!”

The corners of Zhu Cixiang's mouth curved slightly:

"Like it?"

"Well, I like it. Thank you Your Majesty for the gift. It's great to accompany Your Majesty. There are delicious food and drinks, and you can also see the great rivers and mountains of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Cixi smiled:

"Oh, would you like to remain unmarried for the rest of your life, stay with me all the time, and be my bodyguard for the rest of your life?"

Shen Yunying blushed and whispered:

"Yes, as long as Your Majesty doesn't mind that I will grow old and frail in the future!"

"Then stay with me for half my life. I'm tired and need to rest..."

Zhu Cixiang smiled evilly, and then lay down. He actually hit his head and rested it on Shen Yunying's legs...

Shen Yunying suddenly trembled all over, her pretty face turned red with embarrassment, and her heart was beating wildly. But she not only moved, but she could only let Emperor Shenwu sleep on her legs...

As the carriage moved forward, Zhu Cihong rested his head on Shen Yunying's legs and closed his eyes. This feeling was so good, much better than being with Hu Bao.

More than an hour passed, and Zhu Cixiang did not open his eyes. Shen Yunying felt a little numb in his legs.

But she still didn't dare to move, so in the end she could only hold Emperor Shenwu's head gently with a pair of jade hands, which would reduce the burden on her legs!

Looking at Zhu Cixiang's handsome face, Shen Yunying couldn't help but think about it. Fortunately, Emperor Shenwu was a handsome young man. What would she do if it was an old emperor...

"The armor is too hard and uncomfortable. Just wear women's clothes tomorrow!"

Zhu Cixiang suddenly opened his eyes and said, Shen Yunying was stunned and said hurriedly:

"That's not good, I have to protect His Majesty personally!"

Zhu Cixi slowly sat upright and smiled faintly:

"No, there are nearly 100,000 people outside. I don't need your protection. You can just serve me after leaving the capital!"

"This...obeys the order!"

Sitting in a luxurious carriage with a little beauty by his side, Zhu Cixi felt quite refreshed. At least he didn't feel lonely or bored. He looked out the window and asked:

"Yue Yang, where will the team arrive?"

Yue Yang hurriedly handed over his hands and replied:

"Your Majesty, the team is currently in Zhending Mansion and will enter Henan in about an hour. The two princes just came to ask for instructions on when to rest!"

"Rest on the spot and continue on the road in two hours."
To be continued...