Chapter 326: Those who obey me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!
Zhu Yuanzhang never said he looked down on other countries.
Naturally, I completely agree with Da Sun’s proposal.
The culture of the Ming Dynasty has a long history. It is never the product of one family, but draws on the strengths of many families.
Just like today's Confucianism, after thousands of years of teachings by Confucius and Mencius, their thoughts were improved, and today they only respect Confucianism.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a cultural man. To put it simply, this self-taught genius, even if he was the number one scholar, was still inferior to Lao Zhu in terms of literary attainments.
Lao Zhu really did it, reading a lot of books, absorbing the essence and discarding the dross.
He does not need to study because of the imperial examination and become an official like ordinary students. The direction of his study every day is to delve into practical aspects.
This is the true way of the emperor.
"Dasun, this method is great. Our Han culture has always been all-inclusive. After all, these Oubaluo countries have the strengths of their own cultures. We should integrate their strengths into the weaknesses of our Ming Dynasty in order to be more able to
Strengthen our Ming Dynasty."
"But Grandson should also be careful. Those who are not of my race must have different minds. The Five Huan Huaju are right in front of us. They separatize the north and chaos in the Central Plains. In the past four hundred years, there have been sixteen states in the dark clouds. How many emperors have thought about it day and night.
The land will not be fully recovered until we have it in our hands."
When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, his tone was filled with sadness, pride, and instructions to his eldest grandson.
The root of the Wuhu chaos in China lies in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty.
According to official statistics, the peak population at the end of the Han Dynasty was more than 50 million people. However, during the period of the Three Kingdoms, the official registered population was only more than 8 million.
Cao Cao's poem said: White bones are exposed in the wild, and there are no roosters crowing for thousands of miles. There are hundreds of people who have left one, and the thought of it will break people's hearts.
A long-lasting war between the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty wiped out more than 40 million Han people.
Therefore, Cao Cao moved the foreign population on a large scale to fill the vacant labor force, thus laying the foundation for disaster.
At that time, the population of the Han people in the north no longer had an absolute advantage over foreigners.
However, under the rule of Cao Cao, these foreigners obeyed verbally, the leaders drank and had fun in the capital, and the people also dismounted their horses, and began to cultivate fields to raise families, reclaim wasteland, keep their own laws, learn Han culture, and speak Han language like Han people.
After such a long period of time, within three generations, these foreigners naturally integrated into the Han family.
But I never expected that Sima Yi would appear after Cao Cao died.
There is no problem with Sima Yi. After all, he is old and cunning. It is easy to deal with these foreigners, but it will not be possible for future generations.
During the period of Emperor Wu of the Jin Dynasty, minister Guo Qin once wrote a letter "Moving to the Rongshu": the Rong and Di were strong and rough, which had caused trouble in ancient times. In the early Wei Dynasty, there were few people, and all the counties in the northwest were inhabited by the Rong.
Although I obey now, if there is a warning in a hundred years from now, Hu will ride from Pingyang and Shangdang and arrive at Mengjin, Beidi, Xihe, Taiyuan, Fengyi, Anding, and Shangjun in less than three days, all of which will be Di Ting.
After the Eight Kings Rebellion, the Five Husties Rebellion began.
Since then, the entire north has been under foreign rule.
This is Lao Zhu's pride.
Re-create the achievements of China and establish the civilization of the Central Plains.
This means that without Zhu Yuanzhang, there would be no unification of the north and the south today, and it is even very likely that the country would be fragmented and divided into large and small countries like the later Obalo countries.
Because at that time, the culture, customs, language, and even clothing systems of the north and the south were completely different.
This is the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang strictly stipulates the dressing system. Only a strong system can make the northern people return to their hearts and gradually return to the civilization of the Han family.
Based on this alone, Lao Zhu's status in history is unshakable.
Even if he massacres heroes, even if he is violent and violent, and his methods are cruel.
so what.
From the perspective of later generations, the Nanbeibang incident that occurred in the 30th year of Hongwu, although there were many injustices, was also for the unification of the Han families in the north and south.
After listening to the old man's words, Zhu Ying nodded heavily.
This was the beginning of the Han family's refusal to accept refugees. Even in later generations, with the lessons of history, this should still be the case.
"My grandson must keep in mind that the number of foreigners extradited this time will be strictly controlled. Elite talents will be selected among them. Those who do not have any skills will not be able to get a ticket."
"Five years of chaos brought chaos to China. Who among our Han family members can forget it? Grandpa unified China and restored our Han family's territory. This will be passed down through the ages, and my grandson will be very proud of it."
Zhu Ying had a look of reverence in her eyes.
His previous life has passed away, and it is a very honorable thing for Zhu Ying to become the eldest grandson of Zhu Yuanzhang in this life.
Zhu Yuanzhang was used to hearing such praise, but when it came from his eldest grandson, the taste was completely different.
His eyes turned into a gap with a smile, and he subconsciously stroked his beard, enjoying himself.
It was already ten minutes at noon, and the sun was shining brightly, just like the Ming Dynasty at its peak.
Zhu Yuanzhang urged again: "Grandson, we also understand your thoughts. We don't want to waste talents too much, but you must know that this royal majesty is not obtained by giving favors. Don't have too many white-eyed wolves in the world."
"Doing favors for rice, bearing hatred for rice, and being gentle will only make others push for more and more. After these more than 800 officials were escorted to the capital, they could naturally be sent overseas to join the feudal vassal, but bloody methods could also be used to frighten the people in order to be effective.
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After hearing the old man's words, Zhu Ying also realized her mentality problem.
When he was on the border of the Western Region, Zhu Ying was very decisive in killing people. After all, the people living there were all foreigners.
In Zhu Ying's subconscious mind, she is a Chinese.
When people are in a different place, they feel homesick especially.
In Zhu Ying's eyes, the Han people in the Ming Dynasty were all compatriots and should not take pleasure in killing their compatriots.
In the Western Regions, grasslands, and deserts, they even provided many helping hands to the Han compatriots.
Now, with the reminder from the old man, I understand clearly.
The way of an emperor is never to be merciful and soft-hearted. Only by combining kindness and power can we achieve long-term prosperity.
"Grandpa, what you want to do is how to deal with it." Zhu Ying woke up from her dream and asked.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it in his mind and said: "The great grandson has done what he should and should do for the sake of the emperor's uncles. According to what we have seen, half of the more than 800 officials should be killed as a warning to others, and the rest should be retained by the vassal king to govern the place.
That’s enough.”
If you want to say that Lao Zhu is still ruthless, no matter what your situation is, just kill half of them first and then talk about it.
Anyone who wants to impeach the Chamber of Commerce should think carefully about it.
There were only two options left for them, either execution or exile to a foreign country.
"Grandpa's teachings, my grandson will always remember them in his heart." Zhu Ying said in a deep voice.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said: "The emperor's job is never easy. If you want to have enough prestige, you can only deal with it by killing."
"When trying to reason with these literati, I can't do it better than Li Si, and I can't do it better than Zhang San. Especially these Confucian disciples are very talented in eloquence, and we can be considered to have learned it in this court."
"Converting a deer into a horse, confusing right and wrong, everyone is a good player, but at this point, there is no need to say more. It doesn't matter if you can't talk, just get rid of those who can."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with memories.
In the past, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, there were also a group of eloquent ministers in the court.
Civil servants such as Liu Bowen and Hu Weiyong.
When he talks about truth, his tongue shines like a lotus flower, as if every sentence comes from his heart, he understands it with reason and moves it with emotion.
In fact, upon closer inspection, many of them are doing it for their own benefit.
Today's imperial court can be so clear, simple and straightforward, and it takes a lot of massacre by Lao Zhu.
Otherwise, if these suggestions of Da Sun are really to be implemented, the opposition will be particularly fierce and the difficulties will be many.
I'm afraid it would take a long time to even go to court, and it wouldn't be as easy as it is now.
Zhu Ying truly listened to the old man's teachings from the bottom of his heart.
This is not the future, and without the spread of civilization, 90% of the people are almost illiterate, so in many cases, killing chickens to scare monkeys is the best way.
From this moment on, Zhu Ying's mentality quietly changed.
The so-called emperor is ruthless because most of the time, the situations and levels to be considered are different.
There are so many emperors in history. Among those who were able to achieve great things, none of them were decisive and decisive in killing and dominated by themselves!
"In the capital, we also know that there are many businessmen who are causing trouble or even participating in it."
"Jinyiwei is here. We believe that after a thorough investigation, there will be many intelligence clues. Tracing it to the source, if not completely annihilating it, will at least severely damage its vitality."
"Da Sun should not stick to means and achieve results as quickly as possible. It is best to achieve results as soon as possible. We understand Da Sun's thoughts. Governing business through business is a good method, but it is too circuitous."
"This Ming Dynasty is the world of our old Zhu family. As far as we are concerned, it is the Ming Dynasty's heaven, this Ming Dynasty's legal principles, and this Ming Dynasty's rules."
"Let go and do it. The so-called emperor means that those who follow me will prosper, and those who go against me will perish!"
When Zhu Ying heard this, she was shocked. After a long time, she nodded heavily and said, "My grandson understands!"