Chapter 558: The highest glory that belongs exclusively to Ming Dynasty
"Nonsense."
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Yuanzhang's face darkened.
The people who came to report saw His Majesty frowning and waving outside, and immediately bowed and walked out of Qianqing Palace.
In the bedroom.
Zhu Yuanzhang lowered his head and glanced at Zhu Fuling in his arms, handed it to the nanny beside him, and then put his hands on his hips.
There was sullenness on his face: "What a good son you taught me! You know that Taiyuan City is a dangerous place, but you still want to run there."
Zhu Biao, who was reviewing the memorial, frowned and turned his head to look at the angry old man, feeling numb.
Co-author Who has been teaching that kid these past few years?
Zhu Biao said sternly: "What is the situation on Shanxi Road? It is difficult for us in the capital to know the details. Maybe Brother Xie acted according to the times and acted in accordance with the current situation."
"Where did the current situation come from?" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a dark face, "I think he just wants to show off as a hero. Now all parties in Shanxi Province are fully prepared, just waiting for the rebels to rise, the court to take over the righteousness, and everyone in the world to You know, then it will be the time for Bing Feng to completely clean up the Shanxi Road."
Zhu Biao put down the ink pen in his hand, holding the heater that had been placed on his lap with both hands and hiding it in his sleeves.
He stood up and said, "It's not like you don't know why Brother He did this, and why should you be angry?"
snort!
Zhu Yuanzhang, whose thoughts were revealed, couldn't help but snorted coldly and turned his head to look away.
Zhu Biao smiled slightly and shook his head.
The old man is really like an old child now, which makes people feel a little helpless.
He continued: "I'm sorry for how difficult the people's lives are. If Brother Hei really sits back and watches the Shanxi Dao rebels rise up and sweep innocent people into war and disaster, then he is not worthy of being in his current position, and he is sorry for you and the like. Years of training for him.”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked a little embarrassed, glanced sideways at the prince, and hummed twice.
"You're the only one who can talk?"
Zhu Biao's face turned rosy, he shook his head and chuckled: "You are just worried about Brother Xi coming to the dangerous place in person, and something might happen to him. But the third child is also staying in Taiyuan City, Jingchuan Hou Cao Zhen is also in Taiyuan, and Gao Yangzhi and other civil and military officials on the northern patrol.
They can go to Taiyuan, why can't Brother Xi?
Because he is a nobleman of Tianhuang? Because he is the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty?
It is precisely because he is a descendant of my Zhu family that he should go. Let the people of Shanxi Province and the world take a good look at it. The descendants of my Zhu family are not cowards. Our Zhu family will protect their descendants even if they are safe. The safety of billions of people in this world."
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the prince who was talking indifferently and hummed softly.
Then he glared: "You are the only one who talks the most!"
Zhu Biao walked up to the old man, put the heater into his hands, and then helped him sit next to the fire box.
The most undisputed crown prince of the Ming Dynasty spoke softly: "You should trust Brother Xi's judgment and believe that he is doing the best thing he should do. Only in this way can he be regarded as a qualified candidate selected by you."
"I have fought more battles than you have eaten!" Zhu Yuanzhang hugged the stove with his hands. Under Zhu Biao's service, he took off his boots and stuffed his feet into the fire box.
He frowned and said in a low voice: "Why did Lan Yu go to Datong? It's because Brother Xie saw that the gang of thieves outside the pass would definitely come with their troops if they heard about the chaos within our Ming Dynasty. Lan Yu is in charge of Datong, isn't it?
In order to shock Shanxi from the north side of Shanxi Road, but to guard against people outside the pass.
This year, the imperial court and the Oara tribe are discussing mutual trade, and I have intervened early in the morning. The purpose is to prevent people outside the customs from forming a clique, and wait until these things are completed.
Even if Brother Xie didn't go out to Beijing to patrol the north and find out what happened on Shanxi Road, I would still have to take action on Shanxi Road.
Now that Shanxi Road is finished, what will Ming Dynasty do next?"
Zhu Yuanzhang stopped talking and stared quietly at Zhu Biao, who was sitting on a small stool and beating his legs.
Zhu Biao nodded: "The incident on Shanxi Road is over, and the hidden dangers within the imperial court have been suppressed for the time being. Even those who are dissatisfied will not dare to make trouble at this time because of Shanxi Road.
At this time, you will give the order, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers from all sides of the Ming Dynasty will come out of the Great Wall, sweep the desert grassland, and use the force of plowing the courtyard and sweeping holes to completely clear out the desert grassland.
In this way, we will have peace in the north and south of the Ming Dynasty, and the Japanese troubles outside the East China Sea will be eliminated. Then we can fully organize the New Deal, and Hexi can then enter the Western Regions and recreate the scene of the strong Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty."
"No!"
Zhu Yuanzhang categorically shook his head and rejected Zhu Biao's conclusion.
His eyes flickered, he put the heater under his arm and clenched it with both hands.
"At that time, the Ming Dynasty will far surpass the powerful Han Dynasty and the prosperous Tang Dynasty! I can't see it, but you can see it. If you can't see it, you will definitely be able to achieve this supreme glory that belongs to my Ming Dynasty in the hands of Brother Xi.
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Zhu Biao frowned slightly.
The Ming Dynasty was flat in all directions. The old man’s plan was very big.
"The highest glory of our Ming Dynasty?"
In a small courtyard in Taiyuan City.
The dark night and the freezing wind and snow seemed to be unable to stop people from running outside to do things that could only be done in the dark.
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but look at Zhu Yunxi sitting in front of him with confusion. He was very confused and curious about the supreme glory that he mentioned that belonged to the Ming Dynasty.
In the small courtyard, there has been snowfall for several days. Although it is not as heavy as the first day, it has kept a deep enough layer of snow on the ground.
Sun Cheng and his people hid around the courtyard wall, while Tian Mai led a smaller number of people and dispersed out of the courtyard to hide among the surrounding houses, keeping a vigilant eye on all possible movements during the night.
Gao Yangzhi was helpless.
It was agreed that His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun would not enter Taiyuan City again before the birthday of His Highness Prince Jin.
But tomorrow is King Jin's birthday, and the grandson of the emperor has to enter the city tonight.
There was no pavilion in the yard, and in order not to wake Qiuniang, who was already pregnant, the few of them could only huddle in the kitchen, lighting a shaky oil lamp that seemed to go out at any moment.
Zhu Yunxi seemed very calm, leaning back on the bamboo chair and holding a cup of scalding tea in his hand.
He nodded and said: "Now that the Ming Dynasty has been pacified in all directions in the east and south, even if there is a crisis thousands of miles away, the court will have enough time to deal with it calmly. When Shanxi Taoism comes up this time, the court will face difficulties in the new policy.
Bureau, will also be truly suppressed.
When the time comes, there is no need to wait for the soldiers from all over the world to call for battle. The emperor will definitely give an order, and I, the Ming Dynasty, will come out in force to completely eradicate the dangers outside the Great Wall that have troubled our Chinese people for thousands of years.
By that time, the imperial court only needs to diligently repair internal affairs, rectify Hexi, and send troops to the Western Regions, and the situation of the former Han and the former Tang can be reproduced in our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunwen frowned: "It's just that, it's not unique."
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "Do you know Zhang Ergong?"
Zhu Yunwen was still searching for memories about Zhang Ergong in his mind, but Gao Yangzhi's eyes twitched and he looked sideways at the emperor's grandson with his chiseled cheeks under the light.
"The newly appointed Minister of Industry, Zhang Ergong, who was the first to enter the official career as a craftsman in the Ming Dynasty?"
Zhu Yunwen's eyes were bright, and he was quite curious about that Zhang Ergong.
In just a few years, he was able to escape from being a craftsman and enter the officialdom, and he was able to sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty so quickly.
With this kind of adventure and speed, Manchao could never find another person.
Zhu Yunxi nodded and said: "It's him. In recent years, many new things in the court were created by him and his people."
You are also involved in many of them.
Gao Yangzhi glanced at Zhu Yunxi silently, thinking how could Zhang Ergong have such great luck and escape from being a craftsman to become an official of the Ming Dynasty if it weren't for the support of the emperor's grandson.
You must know that although it is surprising that Zhang Ergong sat in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, compared with it, it was the most difficult thing for him to enter the officialdom as a craftsman.
It is also since Zhang Ergong that the current selection of officials in the Ming Dynasty, with the cooperation of the public law examination, has begun to not be limited to those who only read the Four Books and Five Classics, and the articles of sages and sages.
Anyone who is needed by the imperial court and has a good character will have the opportunity to enter the Ming Dynasty as long as he has the status of a successor.
What if we add another disciple of Xin Xue?
Gao Yangzhi thought of a data compilation received by the cabinet before he left Beijing.
Now, not to mention places where governance is slow to produce results, in Yingtian City alone, most of the civil servants in various ministries and yamen are occupied by Xinxue disciples.
These people can still take the public law exam.
In Yingtian, the number of Xinxue disciples with official status is also increasing at a steady rate.
All of this, just like Zhang Ergong became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry of the Ming Dynasty, was promoted by the grandson of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
Gao Yangzhi sighed a little in his heart.
Zhu Yunxi continued to explain: "The steamship built by the Ministry of Industry at Longjiang Shipyard has been launched, and the next step is the iron-clad steamship.
According to what Fan Chong said, not to mention iron-clad steamships, just talking about steamships, our Ming Dynasty is enough to dominate all over the world.
If there are iron-clad steamships, then only our flag of the Ming Dynasty can be seen on the thousands of miles of sea!
Iron-clad steamships are faster and can carry more. In the past, the Central Plains could only guard this ancestral land, but due to various reasons were unable to cover the thousands of miles of uninhabited land outside. Now, there is an opportunity."
Despite the age gap, the Ming Dynasty mastered the world's most cutting-edge technology, but maintained an attitude of continuous innovation and enterprising. No one could defeat it from the outside.
Zhu Yunwen obviously understood this truth. He said quietly: "Throughout the ages, countless history books have said that internal strife is far more serious than foreign invasion. What about the former Han Dynasty? What about the former Tang Dynasty? What about the former Song Dynasty? What about the former Yuan Dynasty?
Even if you can conquer all the land outside the Central Plains, people will still need to rule it in the end. In Lingnan, after many years, the court is still slow to implement the reform of the land.
Although local chaos was much less than when the country was founded, the court still needed to work hard to stabilize it.
The imperial court is like this at the moment, but what about the new conquests outside?
The New Deal is for the sake of the Ming Dynasty. How many people in the world are temporarily dormant, but what about the future?"
In the past, Zhu Yunwen was an idealist.
It's just that in the past few years, he has more things to think about a certain issue more calmly and for a long time.
He stared calmly and deeply at Zhu Yunxi in front of him, staring at the third brother who had led the Ming Dynasty on a journey and no one knew what the scenery was at the end.
Zhu Yunxi's eyes flickered twice.
"I understand all the problems you mentioned. If you don't do it, it will still be the same. If you do it, there may be some changes."
"If it were you, how would you choose?"
The question was returned to Zhu Yunwen.
But after thinking for a long time, he silently shook his head.
"I don't know either."
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "No one knows, but it depends on man-made efforts. Moreover, with the internal stability of the Central Plains, as Zhang Ergong and the others continue to improve the steam train, it can be constructed like cement roads. I believe this will shorten the time between the court and the local government."
Distance also allows us to control the place more effectively.”
Distance has always been a huge factor restricting centralization.
Maybe a certain county in a certain place has already fallen into the hands of bandits, and the central court may only know about it at this time.
Then the imperial court will find out the cause and send troops to suppress it.
If this goes back and forth, a rebellion may take the central court a year or more to resolve.
And if during this period, the frontline military operations fail, or if bandits begin to swarm the surrounding areas, such a disaster may bring down the entire central court.
Roads are built to enable local people to be revitalized and money and materials to circulate.
But deeper, it is also for stronger control of the place.
Zhu Yunxi looked dimly, and the construction of railways was as imperative as cement roads.
Just like when he initially promoted the establishment of the Ming Dynasty Taxation Bureau, the purpose was to return the empire's financial and tax revenue to the imperial court.
Without finances and taxes, no matter how much trouble there is in the local area, they have to be able to spend money and food to buy people's hearts.
"steam train?"
Zhu Yunwen looked puzzled. He had never heard of this thing.
Gao Yangzhi nodded: "With the railway being built and steam trains running on it, the imperial court's control over the local area will definitely be strengthened."
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two people and painted a grand picture for them.
"Imagine that one day in the future, the iron-clad steamships sailing from Yingtian City will travel thousands of miles across the sea and no one will dare to stop them. The steam trains sailing from Yingtian City will connect the entire Central Plains.
Then drive out of the Great Wall, into the desert grassland, to the Western Regions and even further west, to the Jiaozhi Road and even the entire southern region.
What would the Ming Dynasty look like at that time?
At that time, could the Ming Dynasty be worthy of the supreme glory that belongs only to the Ming Dynasty?"
I don't know why, tonight Zhu Yunxi was lying in the military tent in the camp outside the city, tossing and turning, but couldn't fall asleep.
That's why he came up with the idea of sneaking into the city and chatting with Zhu Yunwen.
Unknowingly, he drew a grand picture in front of Zhu Yunwen. At the same time, there was hesitation in Gao Yangzhi's eyes.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two of them, but stood up and patted his butt.
"That's it, let's go back to sleep!"
"Tomorrow, there will be another excitement waiting for everyone."