Preserving the country of our ancestors is the greatest ancestral system!

In fact, the reason why he said these words was not just to get these clan members to serve as cannon fodder in the army. It was also to prove his "legitimacy" in inheriting the throne.

I can keep my ancestors' empire, and I am the emperor of course with a clear conscience!

And there is a deeper reason for reform!

In Chinese history, even during the reforms during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, some people would jump out and say that "the ancestral system cannot be violated". What they jumped out to say was the "ancestral system", and they were clearly using the "ancestral system" as an excuse to oppose the reform.

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But many people still succeed.

Why?

In the final analysis, it is because of one word "filial piety".

If you violate the rules set by your ancestors, you are unfilial. If you want to change the rules set by your ancestors, you are unfilial.

You see, old-fashioned conservatives or those with vested interests will slap a big label on you like this.

In the name of ancestral system, those with vested interests can continue to eat their meat and drink their soup, completely regardless of the changes in the world's current situation and the changes in the world.

And what is the final price of such conservatism?

It is the subjugation of the country.

This was true in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It has been true in all dynasties.

After all, society is developing and progressing. If we do not reform in the process of progress, we will inevitably be eliminated by history.

That's why Zhu Guoqiang said this.

With this sentence, "Preserving the country of the ancestors is the greatest ancestral system!" In the future, not only will he be able to carry out reforms clearly and righteously, but also his descendants will also carry out reforms based on future historical changes.

After all, now is the prelude to changes that have not happened in a thousand years. Zhu Guoqiang is also unable to grasp what the future world will look like. For him, he may be able to set off a vigorous industrial revolution in his lifetime. He is confident that through

The input of science and technology from another world can, in half a century, complete the path that Europeans took a hundred years to complete in another world.

Trains, ships, planes, everything will appear in this world.

But then what?

What will it look like one hundred years from now, two hundred years from now?

Zhu Guoqiang did not know that in the next few decades, with the help of epoch-making weapons, he would occupy the world and turn Ming Dynasty into a truly global empire.

But what will Ming Dynasty face two hundred years from now?

This is beyond his control.

Therefore, the future Ming Dynasty must continue to reform. This is the basis for its eternal vitality.

That's why he wanted to completely dismantle the conservatives' trump card from the very beginning.

Of course, for Zhu Guoqiang, who wanted to build a world empire, he needed these clans to balance the power of local governors and local political factions. Who disintegrated Spanish rule in South America?

Are they indigenous?

The joke was broken up by the governor and the so-called native white people.

What if we are granted land and a country in the future?

As long as they can turn Nanyang, India, Africa, Europe, and America into part of the Ming Dynasty, it doesn't matter if they become kings in autonomous states!

The emperor of Zhou can feudal princes, and the emperor of tomorrow can also feudal kings!

Of course, there is no need to tell them this now.

Faced with His Majesty's vow, Zhu Yujian, Zhu Youzhu and others were all surprised and speechless. They all bowed to His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to serve in the army. Even if we die on the battlefield, we will never dishonor the name of Emperor Gao!"

Zhu Guoqiang returned the courtesy.

"I hope you will live up to the name of the Emperor and fight bravely to kill the thieves!"

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"General, although since we left Cangzhou, the officials and gentry of the prefectures and counties along the way have revolted and seized the city, and brought it all to our Ming Dynasty, but Tumen Pass, Niangzi Pass, and Gu Pass are all garrisoned by bandits. If we want to enter Shanxi, this pass

I’m afraid I’ll have to fight hard.”

The king of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Yujian, was riding on a horse. He was wearing a military uniform that was no different from that of ordinary officials. He looked no different from Zhou Yuji beside him.

Zhu Yujian is now the governor of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expeditionary Army. The Western Expedition Army, with a total strength of 30,000, has nearly a hundred governors assigned to it. Each hundred-man sentry has a clan as a governor. As for whether it can play a role similar to that of a political commissar

function.

To be honest, even Zhu Guoqiang himself didn't know much about it. But one thing is certain, these clan members are all eager to try and earn a family fortune by relying on their military exploits.

However, for Zhu Yujian, who is a prince, he does not care about these. What he cares about is whether he can successfully capture Shanxi. As long as he can successfully capture Shanxi, it is a great achievement for him.

Zhou Yuji nodded without comment, and looked towards the Taihang Mountains. The Taihang Mountains are the most important barrier in Shanxi. In the Taihang Mountains that stretch for thousands of miles, there are only eight passes for the army to pass through, which are the so-called "Taihang Eight Passes".

Among the Eight Monsters, "Jingxing" got its name very early. It summarizes the nine most important mountain passes in the world, the so-called "Nine Blocks in the World", and Jingxing is one of them. Tumen Pass is the first pass into Jingxing Road.

The terrain there is "high and flat on all sides, like a well in the middle", so it is called Jingxing. Tumen Pass is also called Jingxing Pass, or Jingxingkou. Jingxing Road connects Shanxi and Beizhili. If you want to enter Shanxi, just

We must capture Tumenguan!

And Tumen Pass is just one of them, followed by Niangzi Pass and Gu Pass...

Although things are difficult to handle, the battle will still have to be fought.

"Don't worry, Governor. Considering the many passes along the way during this Western Expedition, Your Majesty has specially strengthened the firepower for our Western Expedition Army. When the time comes, we will just bombard and attack the city!"

In fact, when Zhou Yuji said this, his heart was also in his throat. This was also his first battle!

Although he was a battle-hardened man, this battle was related to what kind of impression he could leave on His Majesty. He defended Ningwuguan, but it was something that the late emperor would have defended, and the pass also fell.

Now His Majesty has entrusted him with the important task of commanding the Western Expeditionary Army and shouldering the important task of recovering Shanxi. Such a kindness made Zhou Yuji want to break into pieces to repay His Majesty's kindness, but the question is... Is Shanxi that easy to fight?

Not to mention Tumen Pass, Niangzi Pass, and Gu Pass, Taiyuan is also guarded by bandits, and there is even Jiang Yu in Datong. In total, Shanxi has an army of 50,000 to 60,000 bandits. It seems that there are not many soldiers, but these soldiers are all guarding them.

Passes and dangerous cities are all defended according to danger.

If those passes are not taken down, the bandits can enter Shanxi from other places. When the time comes, they can even hold on to the danger in Shanxi. In this case, His Majesty's plan of a quick victory is likely to come to nothing.
Chapter completed!