Chapter 637: Daming Controls the Power of Public Opinion in the World
"It seems that the eldest grandson wants to send all our great-grandchildren overseas."
Ever since Zhu Ying's sons were born one after another, Zhu Yuanzhang has been in Kunning Palace almost every day.
After hugging this great-grandson, then hug this great-grandson.
After hearing the names of the two great-grandchildren, Zhu Wengao and Zhu Wenri, and adding that Zhu Wengao's biological mother, Zhao Xiangxi, was a princess of Goryeo, and Zhu Wenri's biological mother was a princess of Japan, the meaning was obvious.
"It's okay over there in Goryeo. Your four uncles are already here in Japan. Is it okay to let them go?" Zhu Yuanzhang then asked.
In any case, Zhu Wengao and Zhu Wenri both belong to the prince lineage, so naturally the vassal territory must have a reputation.
According to the current rules, Zhu Wengao and Zhu Wenri are both qualified to control a real country.
The Japanese country now has four vassal kings. If Zhu Wenri is canonized, the disputes in the Japanese country will be very troublesome in the future.
"Looking at the situation at that time, I actually don't think they will really be able to control a country in the future."
"If you don't have this ability, there's no point even if you push it by force. If you have this talent, you can naturally get more territory."
"It's just a Japanese country. I don't think it needs a few uncles to divide it into feudal states. This would be a waste of the abilities of a few uncles."
"Now our Ming Dynasty is focusing on developing the entire Nanyang, all the way to the Western Region. After the Japanese country is stabilized, Sun'er wants to bring his two uncles back and start conquering Nanyang again."
In the backyard of the palace, Concubine Ning, Ye Yueqing, four-year-old Xiao Yuting, one-year-old Xiao Wencheng, and several other dolls were playing together.
Zhu Ying was walking in the garden with the old man, talking about the current arrangements of the Ming Dynasty.
After Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he smiled and said: "We know that you have a lot of clever ideas. You didn't even think about letting the second brother and the others control the Japanese country forever. The original idea was to strike here."
"You're going to let Lao Er and the others fight for you."
Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea that Dasun's brain circuit would be so strange, and he just wanted his uncles to expand the territory.
In terms of military capabilities, all of Zhu Yuanzhang's sons are very capable of fighting.
Although he is a bit cruel in character.
But as the old saying goes, kindness does not lead the army. Throughout history, most generals have not been cruel in character. On the contrary, such a character makes it easier for the soldiers under their command to become more combat effective.
In the age of cold weapons, fighting on the battlefield relied on the killing spirit.
After being immersed in this kind of war for a long time, there are only a few good-tempered people in history, and many of them are even beautified after victory.
War is a matter of using any means necessary.
"My grandson knows that he is very different from his uncles in terms of leading troops. The only thing he can do is to do logistics, train troops, and make money."
"Even in government affairs, there are many deficiencies, which of course can only be solved by relying on the courtiers."
"My uncles have such abilities, so of course they need to be put to good use. My grandson thought to himself that these uncles are restless masters. Rather than indulge in pleasure, it would be better to make great contributions to the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Ying didn't mean to hide it from the old man, so he made it clear.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly: "Dasun, you are right. These traitors are usually quite honest under our noses. As long as they leave Nanjing City, none of them are obedient.
They have caused us a lot of trouble."
"But when it comes to leading troops to fight, everyone just follows me. They really have a few tricks up their sleeves."
Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed slightly: "Those brothers who conquered the world with us back then have all gone now. Even our last brother Tang He has also gone."
"It's a pity that they didn't get to see with their own eyes the prosperous business that our eldest grandson has created."
Hearing this, the corners of Zhu Ying's mouth twitched slightly.
Tang He won't talk about it. Why did the other old brothers leave? The old man didn't have any idea.
Most of them were sent on the road by you yourself, old man.
The thorns on the thorns were all plucked out.
If he hadn't come and suppressed Lan Yu and other Huaixi generals and nobles, there wouldn't have been even a hair left on the thorn tree.
"By the way, Grandpa, my grandson recently issued an order to recall Dao Yan to the capital again." Zhu Ying said.
Zhu Yuanzhang still had a deep impression of the monk Daoyan. The intelligence coming from Goryeo showed that Daoyan did have very strong means.
Not only were the civil and military officials able to control the entire Goryeo Dynasty, but they were also able to dominate the military, which was like a prime minister in the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself had a strong ability to recognize people. Perhaps this was an essential talent for all founding emperors in history.
Therefore, he also knew why the eldest grandson immediately moved Dao Yan away from the fourth son Zhu Di after he entered the palace.
"What do you think of Da Sun?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with a little curiosity.
Could it be that Da Sun thought that the fourth child had gone to Japan, so he wanted to reuse Dao Yan?
Thinking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly. He felt that this fake monk was restless and always wanted to provoke some things before he would give up.
It's fine if it's outside the Ming Dynasty, but it's just a disaster if it stays in the capital.
Zhu Ying explained: "Sun'er wants to reconstruct the mythological system of our country. The current mythological stories of various parties are quite scattered and cannot be integrated all together."
"Dao Yan is not only a monk, but also proficient in Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Jiuliu is also very familiar with it. With him in charge of this matter, it will definitely be perfect."
Mythology system?
Zhu Yuanzhang had no idea that Dasun had this idea, so he asked: "Why did Dasun suddenly think of this fairy tale?"
Zhu Yuanzhang believed in metaphysics and yin-yang theory, and also believed in fate.
But for him, myths and stories are nothing more than short stories.
"The idea came to me because of my grandson's trip to Japan," Zhu Ying replied.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded: "Tell us the details."
Zhu Ying continued: "Originally, when my grandson came to Japan, he didn't think much about it. He simply went to discuss an alliance. However, after analyzing some information about Japan, he discovered something very important."
"That is, the Japanese king has always ruled the Japanese country since its history. Even if the shogun of the Japanese country controls the military power, the influence of the Japanese king has never weakened."
"Over the years, the Japanese shogunate has changed one after another, but the inheritance of the Japanese king has always been uninterrupted, which makes my grandson feel a little curious."
"Could it be that these shoguns who once controlled the military were really so loyal and never thought of subverting the rule of the Japanese king?"
"This makes my grandson feel that it is impossible and does not exist. One or two may really exist. How many generations of shoguns have changed here? It has been thousands of years since Yamato unified the Japanese country. How can it be possible that all of them are like this?
so."
"The only explanation is that these shoguns, who have gained real power, do not have the ability to overthrow the Japanese royal family."
"Then what is the reason why the Japanese king has such a strong influence? This is what makes my grandson most curious."
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately became very interested.
Zhu Yuanzhang himself is a studious person who has loved reading and learning since he was a child.
To be favored by Guo Zixing in the Red Scarf Army, his proficiency in writing and calligraphy was very important, because he separated Zhu Yuanzhang from ordinary soldiers.
Scholars are precious no matter what time they are, even in troubled times.
After all, this knowledge has always been monopolized by the aristocracy. Even if ordinary people want to learn, they cannot afford to buy books.
It's just that although he read a lot, the books Zhu Yuanzhang read were naturally the classics of the Central Plains dynasties. Naturally, he had no understanding of places like Japan, and he only had a general understanding of the concept of Mohu.
"Tell me, how can this Japanese king be passed down to this day?" Zhu Yuanzhang urged impatiently.
For the current Zhu Yuanzhang, he naturally wants to make the Ming Dynasty he founded prosperous and prosperous for thousands of generations.
The various systems he formulated are also based on the framework of inheritance.
I know very well in my heart that there is no eternal dynasty in this world.
But now Dasun told him that the royal family of Japan has never been cut off since its unification.
This pierced Zhu Yuanzhang's heart.
"Dasun means, because of the Japanese mythology system?"
Before Zhu Ying could answer, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately realized this.
"That's right." Zhu Ying nodded affirmatively: "It is the mythological system of the Japanese country that gave the Japanese king enough folk beliefs, so the nobles, warriors, soldiers, and people of the Japanese country all believe in this."
"Historically, although the shoguns controlled the military power of the Japanese country, they did not dare to touch the Japanese king. Once the Japanese king failed, their own status would be difficult not to be shaken."
"This is equivalent to the Japanese king being the water of the Japanese country, and the shogunate being the boat on the water. If there is too much water, the boat will naturally not be able to swim."
After Zhu Yuanzhang listened, he just pondered for a moment and then said: "Japan can do this, but our Ming Dynasty cannot."
"Although we don't know much about the Japanese state, we also know that the situation in the Japanese state is completely different from our Ming Dynasty, or it is different from our Central Plains dynasty. If we want to make an analogy, it should be like the Zhou Dynasty."
"The large and small cities in this Japanese country are all called kings. The shogunate seems to be in charge of military power, but in fact they are all vassal states, not a true unified dynasty."
"The reason why the shogun did not move the Japanese king's position as mentioned by Da Sun was actually because his power was not centralized enough and was too dispersed."
"It's absolutely impossible to bring the Japanese methods to our Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yuanzhang himself was a master of the system, and he basically guessed the true situation of the Japanese country through just a few words from Da Sun.
"Grandpa is really amazing."
Zhu Ying gave a thumbs up, and then said: "My grandson did not come to the Ming Dynasty to copy the Japanese method, but discovered the influence of this mature mythological system on the people."
"From the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to the Qin Dynasty that unified the world, the longest dynasty was the Zhou Dynasty, which seemed to be somewhat fragmented."
"As for the state of Zuo that was able to last for such a long time, the creation of rituals and music had a great influence. This is similar to the mythological system of the Japanese state."
"It is the foundation of turmoil to do it within our Ming Dynasty, but what if we do it to the barbarians overseas."
"Except for those small countries that were once affiliated with the Central Plains Dynasty, such as Champa, Chenla, Lancang, Java and other small countries in Southeast Asia, they are not countries close to the Central Plains."
"It is easy for our army to conquer them, but it is not easy to rule them for a long time and even turn them into a vassal state affiliated with our Ming Dynasty."
"At this time, the Japanese mythology system became of great use."
"Over there in the South and West, what they like most is the holy war between gods and holy wars. If we have a complete mythological system and promote that their gods are subordinate to our Central Plains gods, these barbarian people will of course be happy to surrender."
"Even if the effect is not as good as my grandson said, it is still better than nothing."
"If our Ming Dynasty's mythological system is complete enough, it will be equivalent to having the name of Great Righteousness."
Zhu Yuanzhang asked with some confusion: "Is the myth system really such a good effect on these barbarians from all over the world?"
This is a cognitive problem in literature.
No matter how powerful Zhu Yuanzhang is, of course he does not know enough about the West, nor does he know how powerful the effects of gods are on countries other than the Ming Dynasty.
According to the Western formula of war between gods, if one country loses, it means the gods lose, and submission seems to be a matter of course.
Even after it has been spread for a long time, everyone believes this.
When a lie is told thousands of times, even if it is false, it will become true.
The mythology system established by Zhu Ying is now like a small talk book, but as long as it is spread widely enough and people keep talking about it, more and more people will believe it.
Even with the official endorsement of the Ming Dynasty, some people who are illiterate will take it seriously.
The illiteracy rate in the Ming Dynasty is high, but in this world, which country has less illiteracy?
The most important thing is that in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, there is now such a big killer as the capital's imperial newspaper.
With the continuous spread of the capital's newspapers overseas, the Ming Dynasty now controls the world's public opinion.
If Zhu Ying wants to disgrace a country, or the king of a certain country.
All you need to do is to continue to spread the bad deeds of this king in the newspapers. Even if it is fabricated and fabricated out of thin air without any evidence, as long as it is published and more people see it, more people will believe it.
This is the most terrifying part of Di Bao.
It's just that these methods cannot be used easily. They are often most effective the first time. The more times they are used, not only will the credibility of Di Bao be lost, but even the prestige of Ming Dynasty will be weakened.
But when it comes to missionary work, it's different.
Western missionaries still need to travel around, but Ming Dynasty now only needs to publish it in Di Bao and directly distribute it overseas.