Time flies, and thirty years is enough to change a lot of things.

When Xu Yan succeeded Zhang Juzheng as the new chief minister of the Wanli cabinet, he also set a record - the youngest chief minister in the Ming Dynasty.

Although he is only in his forties, Xu Yan is already an "old minister" who has served three dynasties.

Compared with the Jiajing period and the Longqing period, the Wanli period clearly had a completely different new atmosphere.

With Xu Yan becoming the head of the cabinet, the Wanli New Deal was implemented in full swing in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

With the implementation of the new commercial tax, the Ming Dynasty's tax system became more reasonable.

After the opening of the sea, a large number of Western firearms were introduced. At Xu Yan's insistence, the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty were equipped with many Portuguese guns and cannons, which frightened the barbarians.

As for culture, the Wanli Dynasty also had the qualifications to challenge its Tang and Song predecessors.

As a leader in the literary world, Xu Yan promoted the ancient prose movement and wrote countless masterpieces that were unrivaled at the time, rivaling the famous writers of the Tang and Song dynasties.

Xu Yan did everything he could to reform taxes, reorganize the army, and promote culture and education.

But if we talk about what really makes him proud, it is his management of the Western Regions.

During Xu Yan's tenure as cabinet minister, the Ming army recaptured Hexi and subsequently gained control of the Western Regions.

The Silk Road, which had been interrupted for hundreds of years, became open again, and the Ming Dynasty restored its cultural influence on the Western Regions as it had during the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Xu Yan did not care how later history books would write about him personally, but he cared about how history books would write about this period and how they would write about the Wanli New Deal.

Now, thanks to his efforts, the Wanli New Deal has finally left a significant mark in the long river of history.

When later generations mentioned this period, they would sigh that Wanli was a critical moment in the revival of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Yan and every detail of the Wanli Dynasty are remembered by the world.

Make your king as great as Yao and Shun, and make the customs more pure.

This was his way, and he was glad that he had kept to it.

As all nations came to pay tribute, Xu Yan accompanied Emperor Wanli as he stood on the Chengtian Gate Tower and looked into the distance, just as he had secretly vowed to change the Ming Dynasty thirty years ago in Ningbo.

Looking at the picturesque landscape, Xu Yan's eyes filled with tears, and he said in his heart: I have no regrets about coming to China in this life.

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