I watched Er Chuang’s short video, and everything went numb!

【When the emperor received a small surprise and was shocked, out of the basic ethics of reciprocity, he would inevitably give some small gifts to the peasant rebels, such as the troops to suppress the rebellion.】

【If the suppression of the rebellion fails, the next cycle will begin.】

【And even if the suppression is successful, suppressing the rebellion will still cost money. I don’t need to say who should pay the money.】

【On the one hand, he killed many people to reduce the tax base, and on the other hand, he spent more money to send troops.】

【After all this going back and forth, the imperial court may have a small gap in its money.】

【If you don’t have enough money, you can only ask the people for it】

【When he heard that more taxes would be paid to the people, the official was filled with unexpected joy.】

【I am worried that I have no excuse. Alas, isn’t this excuse just there?】

【Other people could still live, but they may not be able to survive this riot, and then they become refugees again and cannot survive, so they choose to rebel again.~】

【The people are not afraid of death, but why should they be afraid of death?】

【If the people don't rebel, they will definitely die. If they rebel, there is still a glimmer of hope.】

【It's death anyway, so the crime of decapitation is not that terrible.】

【The emperor then sent troops to suppress it. The more people were killed, the fewer people were killed, and the more money was spent.】

【As long as a mutiny does not break out, after repeating this cycle several times, the small surprises all over the country will connect together and become a big surprise that the emperor cannot handle.】

【In order to maintain rule at this time, the emperor often chooses to decentralize power, allowing local officials or clan forces to cultivate private armies, and let these local forces contribute money and efforts to suppress rebellions.】

【But at the same time, this also cultivated local powerful people and prepared them for the subsequent change of ownership. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Isn’t this what was done in the late Eastern Han Dynasty?"

"Wanqing group training"

"This is drinking poison to quench thirst."

"……"

……

The emperors of the dynasty plane who were in a precarious state were horrified when they saw these words.

This is most likely the future of their dynasty.

But what to do?

These emperors were at a loss.

After all, most of the emperors who managed the country to this state were not wise and capable people.

……

【To sum up】

【When the first peasant uprising broke out, a dynasty entered a countdown】

【The suppression caused the court to be short of money. If the money was short of money, it would need to impose additional taxes on the people. The additional tax burden might lead to the outbreak of new civil unrest. New civil unrest would require spending money to suppress it again, which would directly lead to an endless cycle.】

【And if it is not suppressed, more people will follow suit.】

【Therefore, the ancient dynasties had no choice but to commit suicide slowly. 】

The barrage flew out:

"I disagree with this. There were a total of 433 peasant uprisings in the two major dynasties, which is equivalent to an average of about 1.36 per year. However, the foundation of the peasant uprisings was not damaged."

"Reply - Don’t look at too many peasant uprisings in the Great Rebellion. There was not even a nationwide uprising."

"Reply - There were only three or four relatively large-scale uprisings in the two Song dynasties, which were completely inferior to the great turmoil in other dynasties that frequently spread over half of China, affected tens of millions of people, and lasted for ten or twenty years."

"Reply - Hey, why is this?"

"Reply - There are various opinions. The main point is that commerce was developed in the Song Dynasty and the court's financial expenditure did not rely too much on agriculture. Therefore, relatively speaking, the taxes on farmers were not too heavy and they would not be desperate and unable to survive."

"Reply - The development of commercial and handicraft industry also provides people with a variety of alternative ways to make a living."

"Reply - To put it this way, if it were not for encountering powerful foreign enemies, the model of the Song Dynasty would still be able to survive the dynastic cycle."

"……"

The plane of Taizu of the Great Song Dynasty.

Zhao Kuangyin was a little confused.

Will 433 peasant uprisings break out in the Song Dynasty in later generations?

Although they are all small uprisings, aren’t they a little too outrageous?

……

The plane of the Great Ming Dynasty's ancestors.

Zhu Di looked at the numerous barrages with deep thoughts in his heart.

If the core of the dynastic cycle is the issue of land annexation, can we no longer regard agricultural taxes as the country's main tax revenue like the Dragon Kingdom in later generations?

In this way, will the tax burden on farmers be reduced?

"Should we focus on business development?"

This thought flashed through Zhu Di's mind.

But at the same time, he knew very well that agriculture is the foundation of the country.

After all, the country will not be stable without food.

Therefore, agriculture and commerce must be balanced.

Zhu Di kept thinking.

And besides Zhu Di , in other dynasty planes, Qin Shihuang, Li Shimin and others are also thinking about it.

Who doesn’t want his dynasty to be eternal and lasting for thousands of generations?

So they all want to find a way to break the dynasty cycle law

……

【Then some people will ask, is it okay if the people do not rebel? Can the people choose to improve their living standards?】

【That's obviously impossible】

【Because the number of the rentier class will increase with it, they will continue to seize good positions in society, and the common people can only be squeezed into positions that the rentier class looks down upon.】

【Those positions that even the bottom rentier groups look down on are mostly errands that are difficult to make ends meet.】

【Therefore, people’s lives are only likely to get worse and worse.】

【Unless they are born evil and are included in the imperial bureaucracy】

【And after these monsters become the rentier class, they will only exploit the people with other rentier classes.】

【Moreover, a few evildoers cannot represent the vast number of people at the bottom.】

【From a macro perspective, after the classes of ancient dynasties were solidified, the lives of the people could only develop in a worse direction until their lives became unsustainable and they were forced to rebel.】

【After several times of suppression, the imperial treasury was empty and unable to suppress, so it could only delegate power to local governments and cultivate local tyrants.】

【When the public dissatisfaction can no longer be suppressed, the dynasty changes, and a hero supported by a powerful party or a local powerful becomes the new emperor, completing a dynasty change. This is the cyclical law of the continuous reincarnation of dynasties. 】

Barrage comments:

"To put it bluntly, the dynasty cycle rate is due to the intensification of the polarization between rich and poor. Because the main source of wealth creation in ancient times was land, it was concentrated in land mergers."

"To put it bluntly, the number of privileged classes exceeds the carrying capacity of society."

"As the rentier class expands and continues to monopolize social resources, it will force the people at the bottom to have no way out, and the final result will be rebellion."

"Reply – So why didn’t the emperor suppress the development of the rentier class during the heyday of the dynasty? Generally speaking, when a dynasty is at its peak, it is always a wise king, right?"

"Reply - When a wise ruler reigns, he can suppress it for a while, but the rulers of later generations will not suppress it. Isn't this in vain?"

"Reply - Has Lao Zhu killed corrupt officials ruthlessly enough? The result is not useless. When will the Ming Dynasty become less corrupt? Human nature is greedy"

"Reply - I suspect you are asking this question. The largest rentier class in ancient times was the emperor and the royal family. Do you want to fight yourself?"

"Reply - In ancient times, emperors had to rely on the rentier class to rule, so they couldn't kill them all, right? (wry smile)"

"……"

In many dynasties, many emperors, such as Liu Che and Li Shimin, looked at the narration subtitles and barrage comments on the giant screen with complicated emotions.

For the heroes of these ancient dynasties, they basically suppressed and restricted the rentier class.

But it is indeed impossible to completely eliminate the rentier class. so.

Given the inevitable existence of the rentier class, is there any way out of the dynastic periodicity?

The emperors began to think about the answer to this question. at the same time.

The video of the high-altitude giant screen continues to play

……

【Finally, let’s go back to the question that Mr. Huang asked the teacher at the beginning. Is there any way to break out of the dynasty periodic law?】

【The teacher’s answer is: Yes】

……

Many emperors from past dynasties focused their gazes on the giant screen in the sky.

They all admired the vision and insight of the later founding leader of the Dragon Kingdom.

The answer given by such an outstanding person may be the correct answer

……

【"The way out of this dynastic cycle is through people's supervision. Only by allowing the people to supervise the government will the government not dare to relax; only when everyone takes responsibility can the government stop being destroyed."】

【This is the answer given by the teacher】

……

Hear this answer.

Emperors of all dynasties were silent.

They can't do this.

At this moment.

Many barrage comments on the giant screen caught their attention. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"The teacher's solution was definitely impossible to implement in ancient dynasties. I can have an idea, which is to expand outwards, make the cake bigger, and follow the path of foreign powers to plunder."

"Reply - I'm afraid your approach won't work. Under the ancient productivity level, expansion capabilities are limited."

"Reply - The sun never sets and other great powers are able to expand abroad because the industrial revolution increased productivity."

"reply—Without upgrading agricultural civilization to industrial civilization, continued external expansion is unrealistic. There is no motivation and no ability."

"Reply - Actually, after making the cake bigger, there will also be the problem of dividing the cake."

"Reply - If the cake is too big and the rentier class can’t eat it, then it will be divided among the people at the bottom."

"Reply - Then you have to ensure that the cake is always big enough. How can it be that easy?"

"……"

Looking at the content of these barrage comments, many emperors' eyes lit up.

This is indeed a solution that can be considered!

For those heroes, after obtaining the world map from the giant screen in the sky and knowing the vastness of the world, they had the intention of expanding externally.

Now that they know that the problem of dynastic periodicity can be solved, they are even more motivated to expand.

However, expansion must have the ability to expand.

In view of the successful experience of the Empire on which the sun never sets, many emperors such as Zhu Di have become more determined in their goal: to master the ocean!

Establish ocean hegemony! []

Let your dynasty become an empire on which the sun never sets in this life!

……

In the giant screen high in the sky.

Video refreshes. new video appears

【Why did the Gallic Revolution end with Napoleon proclaiming himself emperor? 】

After the headline.

The title starts playing

【On December 2, 1804 AD, an unprecedented coronation ceremony was taking place in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.】

【Napoleon, who was 35 years old, took the imperial crown, which symbolized the highest power, from Pope Pius VII and put it on his head himself. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Famous paintings through the ages"

"Pius VII: Then why did you invite me?"

"Glory bow down to me!"

"I crown myself"

"……"

Looking at the mixed clips of film and television on the giant screen high in the sky, the ancients of all dynasties found it very strange.

This is the first time they have seen the enthronement ceremony of a foreign emperor.

Among them, after some emperors saw the coronation ceremony on the giant screen, they commented that it was a bit too simple.

……

【Eleven years ago, when the Gallic Revolution broke out, all the people of the Gallic country cheered like a mountain and a tsunami. Almost everyone believed that the old world had been completely shattered, and what awaited them would be bright. future】

【However, the drastic changes that have taken place in the past eleven years are enough to shatter all their beautiful illusions.】

【Girondins, Jacques, and Rejoinders, just finish your song and I will come on stage, and the reign of terror will kill all of Paris and make rivers of blood flow.】

【Political struggles have completely torn the country apart and put everyone in danger】

【Not to mention the imminent crises of inflation, food shortages, royalist rebellions, and anti-French alliance invasions.】

【At this critical moment of life and death, Napoleon appeared like a savior and turned the tide.】

【So a magical scene has appeared. After the people of the Gallic Kingdom overthrew the monarchy through the Great Revolution, they took the initiative to crown an emperor.】

【Moreover, the power this emperor possessed far exceeded that of the feudal monarchs of all dynasties.】

【Why did the Gallic Revolution, whose mission was to overthrow the autocratic monarchy, eventually go its opposite direction?】

【All of this begins with the cold winter of 1788. 】

The barrage flew out:

"No milk law here"

"There is only one person in Europe for thousands of years, who is so awesome!"

"Napoleon: It's the people! It is the people who have put this crown on my head."

"The first democratically elected emperor in history"

"Yuan Datou may have been inspired by him"

"The first emperor of the Gallic Chicken Kingdom!"

"……"

This opening video directly aroused the interest of many ancient people in the past dynasties.

Although it happened in the Gallic Chicken Country, many people love to read heroic epic stories like the emergence of a lone hero to turn the tide.

Common people throughout the ages have been looking forward to a wonderful story.

But many emperors in the past dynasties noticed one detail.

That is:"After the people of the Gallic Chicken Country overthrew the monarchy through the Great Revolution, they took the initiative to crown an emperor."

They are very interested in this.

Why did the people of Gallic Chicken Country choose monarchy again?

Does this mean that the monarchy has irreplaceable advantages?

After seeing various denials of the monarchy in the previous videos, they were eager to see the affirmation of the monarchy.

At this moment.

The main feature of the video on the high-altitude giant screen begins

……

【In the winter of 1788, King Louis XVI of Gaul was anxiously staring at the heavy snow outside the window at the Palace of Versailles.】

【His family has ruled France for nearly a thousand years and has survived numerous crises, but the current crisis seems extremely complicated. 】

Barrage:

"Rule for a thousand years? impossible?"

"Reply - Valois and Bourbon are both Capetian branches, indeed thousands of years old"

……

Ancient people of all dynasties were shocked.

For thousands of years!

One family can rule a country for nearly a thousand years!

Simply incredible!

This moment.

Many emperors were also envious. They also wanted their family to become a royal family for a thousand years, and they also wanted their dynasty to last forever.

It’s a pity that this was not done in the original historical time and space.

……

【A drought broke out in the spring of that year, and a snowstorm broke out in the winter. The price of bread soared, and food expenses once reached 80% of the income of poor families. Large-scale famine was about to break out.】

【If you want to provide disaster relief, you need to allocate funds. However, the Seven Years' War and the War of Independence left the Gallic Kingdom with a huge debt of 2 billion livres, which is equivalent to the country's total fiscal revenue for five years.】

【The government really had no extra funds to deal with the disaster, and the only solution Louis XVI could think of was to raise taxes. 】

The barrage flew out:

"Emperor Chongzhen: I am familiar with this!"

"Reply - Chongzhen is still better than Louis XVI. After all, Chongzhen was frugal, but Louis XVI was too extravagant."

"Good guy! It’s the familiar ending plan again: tax increase!"

"Don’t dare to increase this tax randomly!"

"Once taxes are raised, it means the country’s death cycle has begun!"

"……"

Without these various barrage reminders, many ancient people in the past dynasties also realized that the next situation in the Gallic Chicken Country would become bad.

The few videos they just watched have made it clear to them that hastily raising taxes will lead to serious and potentially fatal consequences.

Many ancient people focused on raising taxes.

But in the Ming Dynasty Chengzu plane, Zhu Gaochi mentioned another thing to Zhu Di:

"Dad, look, this war is really expensive! Two wars left the Gallic Chicken Country with so much money."

Zhu Di didn't understand what Zhu Gaochi meant.

He glared at Zhu Gaochi and replied angrily:

"Do I like fighting? If you don’t fight, you can’t do it!".