Looking at the student in front of him who could hardly find any faults, Fang Xiaoru knew in his heart that he was not asking himself a question, but wanted to express his own opinion.
"Your Majesty, please tell me."
This is in the palace, in the main hall. Even though Fang Xiaoru is very happy about Zhu Yunxi, he can only bear the pain and address him according to the rules.
Zhu Yunxi is smiling.
This stubborn old Confucian scholar who advocates Zhou etiquette also has a considerate side.
He spoke softly: "Land is the basis of the people's food and clothing, the foundation of the country, and the foundation of the country."
"Since the first year of Hongwu, our Ming Dynasty has nearly 50 million people, and there are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land in the world. Thirty taxes from the state are paid to the common people to support the court and a million troops at the frontier."
"All of this is based on the land of the Central Plains."
"If one day in the future, our Ming Dynasty can support twice the current population, three times the population, or even five times the population with the current land."
"Is the current land enough to provide food and clothing for the people of Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yunxi is very confident.
Anyone who has studied for a few years knows that the total amount of resources is limited, not infinite, and manpower is also limited.
As long as production efficiency remains unchanged, the increase in population will only increase the deprivation and equalization of overall resources.
Nowadays, it seems that everyone has their own land, but this is based on the Ming Dynasty, which was established less than 25 years ago.
Once the population of the Ming Dynasty began to enter the population expansion period of the feudal dynasty, the land pressure of the Ming Dynasty would only become more and more serious.
And...
Fang Xiaoru nodded in agreement: "There is only so much land. If there is another incompetent king in charge, the world will be in chaos."
Zhu Yunxi said: "This is the truth, and what's more important is that now I have Emperor Hongwu of the Ming Dynasty as the founding king. His Majesty the Emperor is as majestic as Mount Tai. There are still many officials in the court and local officials who are corrupt, and they are the slaves of the common people. Show it."
"If this continues, or even in the future, once the majesty of the king is lost, the burden on the shoulders of the people will become even heavier!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi's eyes silently glanced at the kings of the Ming Dynasty clan present.
At this moment, he only talked about the exploitation of the people by officials, but there was another extremely important factor that he never mentioned.
Fang Xiaoru caught Zhu Yunxi's eyes.
But I can only sigh in my heart.
His Majesty the Emperor is so kind to the clan!
This is also the reason why he did not say anything when he talked about the affairs of Southern Xinjiang to Zhu Yunxi today. There was a hint in his words that he would launch an army to conquer Southern Xinjiang and make the king of Southern Xinjiang.
Fang Xiaoru smiled: "So, you want the land of Ming Dynasty to always be able to keep up with the increase of people?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded: "Today's students said that our ancestors fought through thorns and thorns in the wilderness. In the eyes of future generations, we are also the ancient ancestors. If we want to relieve the worries of future generations, we are the only ones who continue to expand our territory and gain more territory for the Ming Dynasty.
The land will be used to cultivate more people in the future!"
As he said that, Zhu Yunxi changed his eyes: "What's more, now that our Ming Dynasty is prosperous in culture and military affairs, even if it is difficult to maintain the north-south campaign at the moment, once the war in the north stops, our Ming Dynasty will have the energy to deal with the affairs in the southern Xinjiang."
Fang Xiaoru breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Yunxi really didn't want to go all out with military force and wanted the Ming Dynasty to launch a war between the north and the south at the same time.
He nodded slightly: "If there is fertile land in the outside world and treasures born from the ground, I, the Ming Dynasty, will do what I can and I will take it for future generations!"
In silence.
Even Fang Xiaoru himself didn't realize that he had been subtly influenced by Zhu Yunxi's colonial thoughts.
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "Sir, you are so kind!"
Afterwards, the discussion about the affairs of Sheji finally stopped in the main hall, and the words of sages were also spread in the main hall.
……
Zhongji Hall.
Zhu Yuanzhang had just driven away Liu Sanwu and the ministers, and looked at the prince who was still sitting in front of a small desk reviewing memorials as he had for ten years.
There was a rare tenderness on his face: "Biao'er, take a rest first."
Zhu Biao gently raised the ink pen in his hand and slowly moved it up the pen mountain just aside, fearing that the ink on the pen tip would fall onto the minister's memorial.
After finishing this, he raised his head and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang who was walking over: "The Fourth Brother should be arriving in Peiping soon. Fu Youde and the others have been raising armaments. After the Fourth Brother returns, they will probably go to the north of the Great Wall." Zhu Yuanzhang thanked him and looked down at the memorial in front of the prince.
It is a memorial regarding the relocation of grain and grass from Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places to support the northern frontier for military ration.
Involuntarily, Zhu Yuanzhang felt distressed in his heart.
He sighed and sat cross-legged across from the prince: "As a father, thank you for your hard work. You have been taking care of the Northern Expedition ever since you grew up."
A smile appeared on Zhu Biao's slightly pale face: "My father also worked hard for the Ming Dynasty, and he could only take a breath and rest for a few hours a day. As my father's eldest son and the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, I
Regardless of emotion or reason, we should share our worries for our father."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed bitterly: "Wait a minute, wait a minute. When the emperor and his grandchildren are old, we will share some of your burdens with them!"
Zhu Biao shook his head: "Children and grandchildren have their own affairs. My son and my father came all the way from Fengyang, the central capital. What they do today is just to create a solid Ming Dynasty for their children and grandchildren. When they wait until then, they will
It’s time to do other things.”
"Children and grandchildren have their own affairs..." Zhu Yuanzhang muttered in a low voice, and then looked at Zhu Biao: "That child Yunxi probably followed you. I was also in the main hall today, saying that I, the person of today's Ming Dynasty, should be
Later generations worked hard to build a large territory to support future generations."
Zhu Biao had heard Zhu Yuanzhang and several ministers discuss the matter of the main hall before, and the eunuch who accompanied him came back and explained it to him in detail.
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang talking about this matter at this time, Zhu Biao's face became more reproachful.
"Although that child Yunxi is no longer reserved and cowardly, he has become increasingly arrogant. Our family now has to keep an eye on the remnants of the Yuan people in the north."
"It is too early to talk about the affairs of southern Xinjiang at this time."
"Although the veterans of my father's army who fought in the south and the north are all old now, the soldiers have worked hard for the northern expedition. It is also difficult for the people to bear the military supplies for the northern expedition."
"Even if there is land with three crops a year in the south, it will take many years to conquer and cultivate it. When the north is calmed down, the border areas will rest, the soldiers will take off their armor, and the old and the new will take over. By then, the people should also breathe a sigh of relief and have enough food in their households.
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Zhu Biao's remarks were full of bitterness, almost as if he were putting himself in the shoes of the soldiers fighting on the battlefield and the people farming under the Nanshan Mountains.
But when he said this, Zhu Biao's eyes suddenly condensed, and he looked majestic and majestic.
His eyes also revealed a hint of murderous intent: "By then, our Ming country will be rich and powerful, its people will be strong, and its army and horses will be strong. Only then can we build a great Ming Dynasty for future generations!"
The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty was never a prince who only knew benevolence and righteousness.
There were also many killings on Zhu Biao.
Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes lit up, the prince was the one who looked most like him!
"Okay!"
"We will build a great Ming Dynasty for our children and grandchildren!"