Chapter 1869, the generous and benevolent Emperor Hongzhi
On the vast Pacific Ocean, three large ships are moving from east to west, preparing to cross the entire vast Pacific Ocean.
On one of the large ships, Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin were leisurely drinking tea and discussing court matters.
Although Emperor Hongzhi and Liu Jin were traveling around, far away from the political and power centers of the Ming Dynasty, because of the existence of radio, they were well aware of what was happening in the Ming Dynasty and the world, and they could release a project at any time.
Order out.
It's just that Emperor Hongzhi really doesn't intend to care about these important national affairs this time. He rarely comes out and doesn't want to worry about these annoying things anymore.
After being the emperor for almost thirty years, Emperor Hongzhi could completely let go of this burden while traveling around this time, and left the matter to the Crown Prince Zhu Houzhao and many ministers in the court to handle.
Let them deal with it as they please, deal with it as they like, I don't care about it now anyway, I will talk about everything after I have completed the performance.
Anyway, now the Ming Dynasty is peaceful and the people are safe, the national power is at its peak, and it is prospering. Basically, there are not too many things to worry about.
Zhu Houzhao and many ministers in the court can also deal with it. There is a complete mechanism. Even if the emperor does not go to court for decades, there will be no trouble. What's more, Emperor Hongzhi only went out to play for a while and still retained the prince to supervise the country.
, all the ministers will assist in governance, so there is no need to worry about any trouble.
"The prince acted too recklessly this time. Since the Black Earth Province has been included in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, the people of the Black Earth Province are the people of the Ming Dynasty. It is not a good thing to kill too much, as it may lose people's hearts.
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Emperor Hongzhi looked at the latest telegram that came through.
Emperor Hongzhi took with him more than 100 people, including professional telegraph personnel. They carried telegrams with them anytime and anywhere, and contacted the capital every day.
On the one hand, it is to understand what happened inside and outside the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, it is to tell the prince and ministers about Emperor Hongzhi's situation, so that everyone can feel more at ease.
There was a rebellion during the Chinese New Year in Black Earth Province. The old local aristocrats who were dissatisfied with the rule of the Ming Dynasty united in Meocheng with the intention of overthrowing the rule of the Ming Dynasty and re-establishing the Slavic kingdom.
The result is obvious without even thinking about it. The Ming army, which knew their every move in advance, easily crushed their rebellion, and then under Zhu Houzhao's instructions, they also launched a mass killing and purge campaign.
The remaining old aristocrats, landowners, church forces, etc. in Black Earth Province were deeply excavated and cleaned up, and many people were killed for this purpose.
It dealt a heavy blow to the old aristocrats, landlords, and church forces in Black Earth Province, and a relatively comprehensive and in-depth sorting out and cleanup was carried out on them.
Emperor Hongzhi still felt that Zhu Houzhao's actions were a bit excessive.
In the view of the kind-hearted Emperor Hongzhi, since they have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty and are loyal to him, they are the people of the Ming Dynasty. Although there are rebellions, it is not appropriate to massacre or kill too much. Only the main rebels should be severely punished.
That's fine, there's no need to get involved.
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince must have done this for His own consideration."
"The year before last, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led an army to sweep across Black Earth Province. He has been to Black Earth Province personally, and must have a deeper understanding of Black Earth Province."
"The indigenous people in the Black Earth Province can be divided into two parts. One part is the nobility, church forces, and landowners. These people control the local people's voice, land, etc., and the other part is the serfs. There are many serfs, but they have no culture and no personal freedom.
and own land and property, etc.”
"My Ming Dynasty rules the Black Earth Province, liberates the serfs, and gives them freedom and land. Naturally, these serfs are very supportive of the rule of our Ming Empire."
"But for the local nobles, church forces and landowners, it is different. They have lost their property and their right to speak. Naturally, they will not be willing to do this. Therefore, nobles and church people often rebel.
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"Your Highness should know this very well, so he also knows that if the Black Earth Province wants to be stable, it must eliminate the influence of these nobles, landlords, and churches, and only retain serfs who are loyal to our Ming Dynasty."
"If the capricious rebellions of these nobles and churches are allowed, the Black Earth Province will never have peace, and with the increasing number of immigrants in the Black Earth Province, it is very likely that it will affect the immigrants of our Ming Dynasty."
"So I think that what His Highness the Crown Prince is doing is also for the long-term peace and stability of our Ming Dynasty in Black Earth Province. The killings now are for the sake of no more killings in the future."
Liu Jin thought for a while and expressed his opinion.
Killing is certainly wrong and bad.
But sometimes it is the simplest and most effective way to solve the problem.
Black Earth Province is far away from the Ming Dynasty. It is really far away from the mainland of Daming. Even if you take a train, it will take more than a month to reach Black Earth Province.
In addition to being far away, the number of Ming people in Black Earth Province is also very small. The imperial court has been persistently immigrating to Black Earth Province in order to fill the situation of too few Ming people in Black Earth Province.
If the Ming Dynasty wanted to rule an area like this, which was vast, fertile, and surrounded by wolves, it would definitely not work without being ruthless.
If these people want to rebel again and again, then kill them. The heads will roll and they will be frightened. Naturally, no one will rebel again.
The Ming Dynasty's rule did not mean that the people were in dire straits. In fact, the local serfs in Black Earth Province have now begun to live a prosperous life.
Every household has its own land, and the food grown is enough to feed itself. If given the opportunity, they can participate in building roads and cities, earning a good income. Their lives are much better than those of being serfs before.
Those who are really dissatisfied are those nobles and church forces. They have lost everything they had before, and now that the foundation of their rule has been shaken, they will naturally be dissatisfied and want to go back to the past.
But Ming Dynasty would not let them get their way, and the serfs who had already lived a good life would not agree.
It would be better to simply clean them up, so that the Ming Dynasty's rule in Black Earth Province would be simpler and easier.
Those serfs didn't know much and had no knowledge and culture to pass on. If they instilled Ming's ideas and culture into their children, huge changes would naturally and slowly take place, and Ming's rule would be extremely stable.
"Maybe you're right."
"It's just that I always feel that too much killing is not a good thing."
After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi thought about it and nodded.
"Your Majesty is merciful~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly complimented him.
Emperor Hongzhi's kindness and kindness were definitely not pretended, but truly kind and kind. Even he could forgive those who had hurt him, let alone others.
"Haha, it's very easy to kill a person. Just one stab and the person is gone. But it's not that easy to raise a person. I don't know how much time and energy it takes to raise a person."
"What's more, everyone has parents, children, relatives and friends. If a person is killed, parents, children, relatives and friends will naturally be heartbroken. Therefore, I have always adhered to the principle that I will not kill people if I can."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin and said with a smile.
"Your Majesty's generosity and kindness are a blessing to the people of our Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty is worthy of being an eternal sage. I really admire you greatly."
When Liu Jin said this, he admired him from the bottom of his heart.
There are very few people in power who are as kind, kind and generous as Emperor Hongzhi.
As an emperor, few emperors in ancient times were merciful and soft-hearted.
He did not hesitate to kill when he should, and would often confiscate his family and exterminate his family to demonstrate the majesty of the imperial power and his own authority.
Let’s think about some people in later generations. They were not big officials, but they had great tempers and strong official authority. They would often say that they wanted to destroy people and their whole family. They were very willful. When they held power in their hands, they would always be in a state of arrogance.
Very murderous.
There are so few emperors who can be as kind, generous, and benevolent as Emperor Hongzhi. There are only a few people in history. Naturally, people admire them greatly.
It is very rare to have the power to be able to use the power in your hands carefully and to be generous and kind.
"Haha, please stop flattering me."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately smiled even more happily. He knew that Liu Jin was flattering him, but he still enjoyed it very much.
"Your Majesty, I admire you from the bottom of my heart."
"Since ancient times, there have been too few emperors as generous, kind, and kind-hearted as your Majesty."
Liu Jin smiled and shook his head.
While the two were chatting, Xiao Huangmen hurried over and reported: "Your Majesty, we have seen the islands. We should be arriving at the Hawaiian Islands soon."
"Yeah~ Finally arrived in Hawaii."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately became energetic. After sailing on the sea for more than ten days, he finally arrived at the Hawaiian Islands and could dock for a few days to rest well.
"Go, go, take a look."
Liu Jin was also refreshed. This was his first time to visit the legendary Hawaiian Islands.