Simulates history, but Chongzhen is the Divine Emperor at the beginning

Chapter 206 The Day the Door Opens...

Starting from the first year of the new calendar, Zhou Liang organized a new court to replace the Ming Dynasty, and the "New Dynasty" he established officially became the only legitimate regime in this vast country!

As soon as the news came out, the whole world was happy!

After all, the Ming Dynasty had long lost the support of the people. Now that a new court could replace the corrupt Ming Dynasty, it was a rare and happy event.

For this reason, people cheered and couldn't help but look forward to this new court. Everyone hoped that it could bring everyone a better life than the Ming Dynasty!
However, at the same time, some scholars were quite critical of the new court...

It’s not that their interests have been hurt by the new court, but because they really want to complain:

First of all, what the hell is the name of this country called "Xin"?

The last dynasty to use the word "Xin" as its name was Wang Mang's Xin Dynasty! Why choose such an unlucky name?

Secondly, there is this era name called "Xinli"...

No, what kind of era name is this?!
Aren't reign titles used for good luck? The more pleasant and auspicious they are, the better. So what the hell is this "new calendar"?

Even Zhu Yuanzhang, who came from a beggar family, chose the reign title "Hongwu". How come you, Zhou Liang, who came from an old scholar family, are doing such uncultured things?
Third, it is the fictitious so-called "Prime Minister"...

No... Since you want to establish a prime minister, then just choose someone to take the position. If you establish it but don't let anyone take the position, then what's the point of this position?
The last and most difficult operation...

Where is the emperor?! I ask you, who is the emperor?!
The scholars, who had long been accustomed to the imperial system, were ready to offer their loyalty to the new emperor, but after waiting for a long time, they still didn't receive any news of Zhou Liang ascending the throne...

After some inquiries, I learned that Zhou Liang considered the imperial system to be a symbol of backwardness, so he abolished the title of "emperor" that had lasted for nearly two thousand years and only called it "ruler"!
This is a big deal!

After all, the position of "Prime Minister" can be dispensable, so how can the "Emperor" be abolished?!
This is too unorthodox and too disrespectful to traditional culture...

As a result, countless scholars who were burdened with the "righteousness of orthodoxy" were not afraid of death, and went to Beijing to protest and persuade the new court to ascend the throne. They knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, hoping that the Zhou ruler would ascend the throne as soon as possible to continue the orthodoxy of China!
However, facing such persuasion, the Zhou Zhengzhi remained calm. He simply refused to become emperor...

However, although he did not claim to be an emperor, his power was no different from that of an emperor, and he was in charge of all state affairs!
This is also necessary. After all, he still has to make the country prosperous in the next ten years. If he blindly chooses the decentralized "parliamentary system", he will really be asking for trouble.

And it was precisely because of his uncrowned king behavior that a group of old and young people, although they still felt that the ruler did not claim the throne and that "orthodoxy was lost" and "China was in danger of extinction", ultimately reluctantly accepted this result...

In this way, the bumpy work of establishing the new dynasty was finally completed!

And then, it was time to officially transform the world into what Zhou Liang had envisioned...

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In the first year of the new calendar, the new dynasty was established!
As soon as it was established, the ruling Zhou Liang issued a large number of imperial edicts, covering "official system", "imperial examinations", "taxation", "food", "land", "coinage", "prices" and many other aspects!
It can be said to be a drastic and innovative new policy.

Under normal circumstances, such a new policy with so many decrees could not be implemented at all, because, firstly, there were many intertwined forces, and secondly, the court's administrative capacity was limited, making it impossible to implement so many reform measures in a short period of time.

Or, even if it is implemented, it will inevitably be in a mess, and end up with good intentions but bad results, making a mess and a mess...

But Zhou Zhizhi’s new policies were different. Although these policies were complicated, Zhou Zhizhi managed to implement them all!
Under his precise command, the newly appointed officials were flustered, but nothing went wrong...

So everyone was amazed:

What kind of political genius was this?! He was a monster unheard of in the entire history. Famous ministers like Duke Zhou, Huo Guang, Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Taiyue, who left their names in history, would probably be nothing more than rookies in front of him...

And this is only the achievement of Zhou Zhizhi in the political field. In the non-political field, Zhou Zhizhi is even less of a human being!
There was a drought, and Zhou Zhizheng directly made clouds and rain!

When there was a flood disaster, Zhou Zhizhi simply cut the river with his hands!

Grain production was too low, so Zhou Zhizheng transformed himself into the sun, maximizing the photosynthesis of grain, resulting in a bumper harvest every season!

When the Yellow River flooded, Zhou Zhizheng simply grabbed billions of tons of silt from the Yellow River and instantly... refined it!
In short, under the mighty power of this true god, the new dynasty's national power is flourishing day by day. Every day's achievements make the people feel as if they have fallen into a dream, and they only feel that they have ascended to the bliss of the Western Paradise...

The men of letters and poetry were so excited that they were trembling all over. Their inspiration was like a flood of urine, and all kinds of articles praising the emperor's achievements and gratitude popped up like mushrooms after rain!
What about "Grandpa Zhou knocked down Chongzhen with a stone", "Grandpa Zhou used ninety-nine methods of shrinking the earth", and "Grandpa Zhou angrily scolded the Yellow River God and had the Jinyiwei whip him into a spinning top, frightening the Yangtze River Goddess to tremble"...

In short, the gratitude was truly immense! Since the people were grateful, Zhou's administration naturally displayed boundless loyalty. Every day, he was either governing the country or on his way to governing it.

But he did not use the power of one person to support the whole world. Instead, while exerting his divine power to a limited extent, he also vigorously promoted the development of science and technology!

Since the virtual world has been completed with the completion of the "Golden Light Gate", the laws of the world are no different from the real world, and the development of science and technology will no longer be restricted.

As a result, steel mills sprang up across the land of Kyushu, and the power of coal and steel was unleashed, providing unlimited supply for this country in urgent need of development.

And under the deliberate guidance of Zhou Zhizhi, preliminary industrial machines such as steam engines also quickly produced results...

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While building a prosperous era, the Zhou rulers did not forget the people of all countries in the world!

Thus, under the mighty power of the True God, all the nations of the world resolutely knelt down, offering their land and people to the great Zhou ruler and the new imperial court...

Afterwards, the thriving changes that took place in the former territory of the Ming Dynasty also quickly spread to the former territories of other countries. Whether it was Japan or Korea, whether it was Southeast Asia or the West, the whole world was illuminated by the glory of the great Eastern sun!
I struggled like this for ten years, until that day came...

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In the tenth year of the new calendar, Zhou Liang and Zhou Zifang sat opposite each other under the old crooked tree on Coal Hill in the capital.

"Finally...finally this day has arrived..."

Zhou Liang couldn't help but let out a long sigh:

"Although these past ten years have been truly wonderful, and have indeed allowed the entire virtual world to thrive in peace and prosperity, it's also truly exhausting!"

Zhou Zifang: Happy!
This Blissful Heavenly Master, who had been quietly and intensely working behind the scenes for a full ten years, complained unhappily:
"Why are you so tired? I, the Prime Minister, have been the one doing everything from beginning to end. You haven't even bothered to do anything except clearing mountains, controlling floods, and preventing droughts!"

"Even when I was Prime Minister under the Divine Emperor, I never worked so hard. I'm almost exhausted..."

Zhou Liang, who was exposed, couldn't help but grin:
"Alas! We are one, why should we be separated? What you did is naturally what I did..."

Zhou Zifang rolled his eyes...

"Okay, okay, time to get down to business!"

Zhou Liang coughed and said seriously:
"I can already feel the gradual disintegration of my soul body. I'm afraid it won't be long before it dissipates... It's time to take a gamble!"

As he spoke, he looked at the golden gate placed next to the old crooked tree, his eyes full of solemnity.

Zhou Zifang also rarely looked serious:

"Then push the door!"

"If it's a blessing, it won't be a disaster. If it's a disaster, it can't be avoided...sooner or later, this day will come."

"Do not……"

Zhou Liang shook his head and slowly said in the other party's confusion:
"Actually... I have a better idea."

"system!"

【Ding! 】

"Start simulation!"

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(End of this chapter)