In the Old Summer Palace, Liu Jin, Emperor Hongzhi and Emperor Zhengde sat together, drinking tea and chatting about the scenery they had seen and the people they had passed in the past twelve years.
"I really envy you for being able to travel around the world and see it."
"I really want to follow your example and walk around, but even as an emperor, there are times when I can't help myself. Sometimes I can't do things too much based on my own preferences."
Zhu Houzhao's eyes were full of envy as he listened to the customs and customs of various places in Liu Jin's country. In fact, he was extremely eager to travel and see various parts of the world.
But as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and connected with the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty, there is an invisible force that always firmly binds him to the capital, restricting his every word and action.
"It's good that you know. You have to know that you are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and you are connected with the millions of people of the Ming Dynasty. You must think carefully about everything you do. Remember this, especially pay attention to your own body."
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao and couldn't help but tell him again.
Zhu Houzhao really doesn't know how to control himself and is too lustful. If it goes on for a long time, his body will not be able to bear it. Look at Zhu Houzhao now. He is very thin and has a dark complexion. You can tell at a glance that he is overindulging in sex.
Emperor Hongzhi has said this many times, but every time he talks about Zhu Houzhao, he only stops for a few days and continues to do whatever he has to do next. There won't be any big change at all. It's hard to change his nature.
"Dad, I know, I know."
Also, Liu Jin continues to promote the development and progress of science and technology, which is also a way to develop the bourgeoisie. The development and progress of science and technology can greatly increase productivity, reduce costs, fundamentally improve productivity, and solve many problems.
It is of great help in easing social conflicts and relationships, etc.
The purpose of introducing the Rest Day Code is to reasonably guarantee the interests of workers, rest time, etc., slow down the conflicts between capitalists and workers, and prevent the early emergence of labor movements such as those that appeared in Europe in history.
Only through everyone's election can truly talented people be elected to lead and govern the country and make decisions that are in the interests of more people.
If there is no emperor, everyone will feel that something is missing, and they may even feel that the country is in turmoil and the world is not equal.
"It's very simple. Of course, we must conform to the development of the times and trends and go with the trend!"
"You!"
Because there is a fundamental conflict of interest between the two, the development of capitalism needs the ideas and trends of the public world, because only in this way can it truly align with the interests and development of capitalism.
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately lowered his ears and replied.
Zhu Houzhao once thought about whether to ban the dissemination of these, but this is simply unrealistic and impossible, and he also clearly felt that this is the discovery and trend of the development of the times. Anyone who goes against the development trend of the times or is
Everything will be eliminated by history.
Similar to new schools of thought such as the Gongjia School, new trends of thought are constantly emerging, and the emergence of these new ideas and trends of thought are also constantly promoting the progress of thought and society.
"The so-called great development refers to the rapid development and progress of today's society, which includes the advancement of science and technology, as well as the development and rise of social and humanistic thoughts and spirits. These are things that have never been experienced by previous dynasties."
It will choose whoever better meets productivity needs.
What does the future hold?
I'm afraid no one could have predicted this, and this is what Zhu Houzhao is most worried about right now.
South Africa is a country built with complete reference to the capitalist system of later generations. The doctrine and ideas of the public school are in line with the needs and interests of the South African colonies.
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
Listening to Liu Jin's understanding of the current Ming Dynasty and the global situation, Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but nod.
Although the number of local textile factories in the Ming Dynasty has been greatly reduced, the proportion of cloth, clothes, shoes, etc. produced in the global textile industry has been declining.
It is also in line with the trend and trend of capitalist development, so instead of being restricted in South Africa, it has developed extremely rapidly.
Because many things in the past can be dealt with based on historical experience, we can always find similar stories in history for reference.
But all in all, the colonial system in South Africa is a public system. The governors of South Africa all take turns, and it is not a system passed down from father to son. This is in line with the public ideology.
Zhu Houzhao rolled his eyes and immediately talked seriously to Liu Jin about the current situation in Ming Dynasty.
These all show that the world is currently experiencing tremendous changes and breakthroughs. The emergence of new trends, new ideas and schools of thought is pushing the world towards deeper development and change.
Liu Jin knew that it would take decades for the Ming Empire to truly dominate the world and establish its hegemony over the world. In fact, over the past few decades, the Ming Empire had already established its dominance and hegemony over the world and was truly uniquely powerful in the world.
empire.
For example, wooing traditional wealthy families and nobles to develop factories, businesses, etc., and transform these traditional feudal forces into new bourgeoisie and capitalists.
Every scientific and technological progress and breakthrough will inevitably bring about a new industrial revolution and development, which will greatly promote social progress and development, greatly increase social wealth, and thereby alleviate social conflicts and pressures.
"Every time I tell you, you can calm down for a few days, take a rest, and take it easy. If I'm not around that day, who will be able to talk to you then?"
"Lao Liu, what should we do?"
But from the perspective of Liu Jin on the side, he just dealt with Emperor Hongzhi casually. As for whether there will be any changes, only he himself knows.
In fact, this phenomenon should have appeared in the Ming Dynasty a long time ago, but because Liu Jin was a time traveler and knew about these things early on, he also tried to find ways to avoid and postpone it very early on.
Liu Jin needed several decades for the peaceful development of the Ming Dynasty, so he thought of many ways.
In addition to the many new trends of thought that are constantly emerging in the political system and social relations, many new economic theories are also emerging in the social and economic aspects.
And everyone also thinks that it is not impossible to implement a common world. Look at those overseas colonies. The governors of many colonies are elected and recommended by everyone, and are not passed down from father to son.
"The so-called great changes refer to the earth-shaking changes that are taking place in everything in the Ming Dynasty. From people's food, clothing, housing and transportation to the wealth and appearance of society, etc., everything is undergoing huge changes."
"Today's Ming Dynasty is in a period of great changes, great developments, and great breakthroughs unprecedented in history."
The bourgeois revolutions that appeared in Europe in history were largely repeated many times. Through repeated bourgeois revolutions, the feudal rule of the old dynasty was finally overthrown and a system that met the needs of the bourgeoisie in the new era was established.
come out.
Secondly, Liu Jin also focused on ensuring the interests and demands of the working class, which is why the Xiu Mu Code was born.
Daming's local textile industry has also been upgraded and transformed, from the original low-level field that focused on product quantity, quality, and cost to gradually transforming into fields such as brand, trend, and fashion.
In the South African colony, the New Learning was the only dominant one, and all mechanisms revolved around the New Learning. Traditional Confucianism had no thought whatsoever in the South African colony.
Zhu Houzhao asked after thinking for a while.
So Zhu Houzhao was very worried about these things and also worried about the future.
But in fact, with the adjustment of market rules, a large number of textile factories and businesses have closed down or moved overseas, and the entire industry has slowly begun to return to normal.
"Liu Jin, what do you think of the current Ming Dynasty?"
At the same time, they also pointed out that among the many benefits of Gongtianxia, the most important one is that it can ensure that good enough and capable people can be selected to lead everyone, while Jiatianxia has no choice, because whether you can become the emperor depends on your birthplace.
It’s not about whether you are good enough or not.
Occasionally, I got tired of playing in the palace and ran out to play. As the emperor, many things were sealed very tightly. Very strictly, outsiders didn't know at all. If they knew, those censors would definitely spit on them.
Death Zhu Houzhao.
However, the constant emergence of new trends of thought, new things, etc. may shake the dominance of the old Zhu family in the future.
Emperor Hongzhi sighed helplessly. He was actually worried that he would not survive long even if he walked past Zhu Houzhao. He had indulged himself too much.
But in today's situation, when society continues to develop like this, the family world will eventually be slowly replaced by the public world.
Because the Governor of South Africa is elected through elections, of course this election is not elected by everyone together, but is elected internally by the founding shareholders of the South African colony.
But under the new trend of thought, everyone will feel that the emperor is actually just the leader of a country, and the lack of the emperor is actually nothing.
"I don't even know how to say good things to you. You are now the emperor and the emperor. If I say too much, it will hurt your face. But if I don't talk about you, I'm worried about your health."
Such a theory would naturally be heretical in the Ming Dynasty and would be firmly attacked, but it was different in South Africa.
"Dad, I will pay attention to it. I know my own body well."
In fact, the current situation of Ming Dynasty was also created by its own layout. This is also the result of its own efforts and the desired result.
Today's Ming Dynasty is indeed experiencing great changes, great developments and great breakthroughs unprecedented in history. In fact, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also the overseas vassal states and colonies of the Ming Dynasty are also experiencing rapid development, rapid changes, and constant changes.
breakthrough.
Although the Ming Dynasty is now prosperous, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, and live a prosperous life, there is no need to worry about the phenomenon that happened in the past dynasties. Because the people could no longer survive, they rose up one after another, overthrew the old dynasty and established a new dynasty.
After being the emperor for many years, he had already kept his word and followed the law, but in front of Emperor Hongzhi, he still had to listen to Emperor Hongzhi's words, not to mention that this was for his own good.
For example, more than ten years ago, there was an economic crisis in the textile industry in Ming Dynasty. It seemed at that time that if the court did not introduce favorable policies for the textile industry in Ming Dynasty, the entire textile industry would be greatly affected and disaster would be caused.
"The so-called big breakthroughs not only refer to the continuous breakthroughs and new highs in our current economic scale, technological development, social wealth, etc., but also refer to the continuous breakthroughs in people's understanding of society, the laws of the natural environment and technology.
, all kinds of new ideas are springing up like bamboo shoots after a rain, a hundred schools of thought contend, and a hundred flowers bloom."
When the productive forces develop, a new production relationship will inevitably be required to adapt to it. The family world and the public world are not absolute.
Led by the South African colonies, new ideas and concepts are constantly pouring out. It feels like a hundred schools of thought contending during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Zhu Houzhao said helplessly.
Zhu Houzhao also took tiger and wolf medicine to boost his mood, which was the most harmful to the body. Even a strong man could not withstand such torture.
Of course, this process will inevitably see-saw repeatedly, and sometimes even historical regression will occur, but in the end everything of the old era will be buried in the dust of history.
"Um!"
When Liu Jin heard this, he thought about it and said.
But no matter what Liu Jin did, fundamentally speaking, the system of the feudal dynasty was contrary to the interests of the bourgeoisie.
Most of the textile factories and trading houses overseas are OEMs for Daming's clothing and shoe brands, and their profits are limited.
In fact, the capitalist class is bloody and naked. In order to pursue production capacity and reduce costs as much as possible, they will try every means to reduce workers' wages, extend working hours, reduce workers' benefits, etc.
In the past, everyone took it for granted that the world belonged to one family. Even if everyone overthrew the old dynasty together, the new dynasty would still elect an emperor.
There have been too many, too many emperors in history who were mediocre, and there have even been many foolish emperors, tyrants and the like. Because of this, the people of Li have suffered.
For example, there is a brand-new school of thought in the South African colony called the "Gongjia School". The core idea of the Gongjia School is that all wealth and resources in the world belong to everyone and cannot be stolen or possessed by individuals.
These overseas colonies did not become a mess or become turbulent because of this. The development of the South African colonies was even very fast.
Therefore, people from the Gongjia faction proposed a brand new system, which is the electoral system. They believe that the monarch or leader of a country should be elected by everyone together, rather than being passed down from father to son.
The new learning occupies an absolutely dominant position in South Africa and is still legal, unlike the Ming Dynasty where it was still influenced and suppressed by the old learning.
In this way, the old forces will be greatly reduced, new forces will develop rapidly and powerfully, and some systems that are consistent with the development of capitalism will be able to be formulated from the beginning.
However, various new problems, new things, etc. are emerging now, which are unprecedented in history, and they are constantly testing the Ming court led by Zhu Houzhao.
This gave all kinds of new ideas and new trends of thought the opportunity to develop and grow in South Africa. Many of them have called themselves schools and began to spread to other colonies, vassal states and the Ming Dynasty itself.
Not only was the Ming Dynasty not greatly affected, but the relocation of the textile industry made room for the development of other emerging industries and industries.
Although he did not personally end the era of Jia Tianxia, Liu Jin himself was still a representative figure of the old school who was loyal to the emperor.
They believe that the time of Yao and Shun was the best period for the commonwealth of the world, where the virtuous were passed on to the worthy, rather than the family world being passed down from father to son.
This series of huge changes has also been seen by many people of insight. They continue to summarize the laws of market economy and then put forward some relevant theories so that more people can see the concept of market economy.
Missing, intangible hands.
However, the nature of the feudal dynasty to dominate the world will inevitably affect the development of capitalism. Simply put, it is a matter between productive forces and production relations.
According to what Emperor Hongzhi knew, Zhu Houzhao played like crazy almost every night. It was common for beauties to proclaim several concubines at the same time in one night. The key was that he didn't know how to exercise restraint during the day. When the mood came, those in the palace
I won't let go of anything like palace maids.
However, Daming is still leading the development trends and trends of this industry, leading the fashion trends and pioneers of this era, and still firmly occupies the majority of the profits of the entire industry.
This is mainly influenced by scientific research ideas. Everyone is constantly studying the market economy and its laws, and constantly summarizing something from it.
Now that Liu Jin is back, he naturally wants to personally ask Liu Jin for his views and understanding of this era. With Liu Jin's wisdom and vision, he can always see the farther road and the direction of future changes.
"Why!"
In the end, the contradiction between the two parties will gradually become prominent, and eventually trigger a bourgeois revolution.
Liu Jin certainly hopes that this kind of revolution can be carried out peacefully and reduce bloodshed and conflicts as much as possible, but there are some things that Liu Jin cannot decide. The world now belongs to the world of young people. He is old and will eventually leave.
Go and lose yourself in history.
The Ming Empire has developed to its current stage. The descendants of Yan and Huang are spread all over the world and dominate the world. This is the ultimate that it can achieve, and it is also the final result of its efforts.
As for the changes and turmoil in the world, it no longer matters to Liu Jin, because Liu Jin clearly knows that no matter what changes and turbulence happen in the future, the descendants of Yan and Huang will dominate this planet.
