Chapter 940, this is the era of fighting for living space
After listening to Li Dongyang's words, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but nod his head.
He actually has a deep understanding of this.
He had heard words like this from Zhu Houzhao before. The Ming Dynasty had embarked on a path that had never been traveled by previous dynasties. Naturally, the requirements for the court would also change.
And after experiencing such a huge contrast, Emperor Hongzhi had long had the idea of innovating the government, which is why he re-employed Liu Jin.
Not only because Liu Jin is indeed capable and able to do things, but also because Liu Jin can always come up with many new things, and these new things and methods can well meet the current needs of the Ming Dynasty.
After the reform of the military system, the Ming Dynasty's military power became stronger. It was precisely because of its strong military power that the Ming Dynasty was able to sweep across the four directions, expand its territory, and dominate the four directions.
The tax reform gave the Ming Dynasty court enough money. With the money, the Ming Dynasty court could carry out large-scale immigration and build large-scale cement roads throughout the Ming Dynasty to facilitate travel between the north and south, east and west, inside and outside the Ming Dynasty.
The formulation of the immigration policy not only moved a large number of redundant people from the thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty, consolidated the border and developed new places for immigrants, but also greatly alleviated the contradiction between man and land within the customs.
These policies were proposed by Liu Jin and implemented by Liu Jin, and they also had a profound impact on the Ming Dynasty.
These are things that other officials above the court cannot propose. Even Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, and Xie Qian cannot break out of the original framework to formulate these policies, and naturally they will not be able to affect the entire Ming Dynasty.
But this is just the beginning, there are still many problems that Ming Dynasty has to face.
Prosperity is prosperity, but how to make the Ming Dynasty stronger and more prosperous is what everyone has to do next, and this is a huge challenge for the current court.
Emperor Hongzhi nodded, and the others also nodded. They were all the highest-level decision-makers in the empire. They could clearly see the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, and they all knew the problems that the Ming Dynasty was facing.
What Li Dongyang said is not wrong at all.
"Li Aiqing, what do you think our Ming Dynasty should do next?"
Emperor Hongzhi looked at Li Dongyang. He also admired and liked Li Dongyang very much. He was a truly talented and knowledgeable minister who could do practical things.
Li Dongyang was responsible for the immigration of the Ming Dynasty, and he did it very well. There were millions of immigrants, whether they went to Liaodong or to the Western Regions and Hezhong, without any major problems.
Today's Liaodong, Western Regions and Hezhong areas have become synonymous with prosperity. The immigrants' lives are very rich and happy, which shows Li Dongyang's ability in this area.
"Your Majesty~"
"Facing this new era, I often feel that what I have learned is difficult to use."
"When the Western Regions and the Hezhong area were immigrated, everything I learned told me that we should manage and rule here according to the methods of the Han and Tang Dynasties, but history tells us again and again that that is not possible."
"I don't know how to do it. I feel very powerless and can't think of a good way."
"Later, I had a long chat with Liu Jin, and I suddenly became enlightened. So on this issue, I thought it would be better to let Liu Jin speak."
Li Dongyang thought about it and recommended Liu Jin.
The meaning is very simple. I have limited abilities and can't think of any good methods or strategies, but I know Liu Jinxing, so I recommend him.
After hearing Li Dongyang's words, everyone was not surprised and looked at Liu Jin one after another.
"Liu Aiqing, please tell me."
Emperor Hongzhi had actually wanted to name Liu Jin for a long time, but Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Zhang Mao and others were veterans after all, so they should first consult their opinions in order.
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Now that Li Dongyang has recommended Liu Jin, it seems that the other ministers can't think of any good strategies, so they asked Liu Jin directly.
Feeling everyone's gaze and hearing Emperor Hongzhi's words, Liu Jin thought for a while and said thoughtfully.
"Your Majesty~"
"Everyone~"
"Our Ming Dynasty is now at a historic crossroads. If we can lead it correctly, our Ming Dynasty will surely surpass all dynasties and countries in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad, and we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, will also lay the foundation for the entire planet."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up slightly.
While everyone was still thinking about managing the country, Liu Jin had no intention of letting the descendants of Yan and Huang dominate the entire planet.
"The world is very big. The original two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty are very small for the whole world. But the world is the largest, and it still has a limit."
"Our Ming Dynasty is in Asia, Spain and the Portuguese are in Europe, there is also Africa where the Kunlun slaves are, the Golden Continent where the descendants of the Yin Shang are, and the vast and uninhabited Australia."
"The whole world is said to be very big, but small is very small. In the past, we descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties only occupied these two capitals and thirteen provinces, but now we have occupied such a vast territory."
"In the future, we can also occupy more territories and territories, including Africa, Europe, Tianzhu, Central Asia, etc."
"But every time our Ming Dynasty occupies one more piece of land, other countries or tribes will occupy one less piece of land, and vice versa. Every time other countries or tribes occupy one more piece of land, our Ming Dynasty will lose one piece of land. We Yanhuang
There will be less fertile land for our descendants."
"In the past, the world we knew was small, and the area we could reach and manage was also small."
"But now, we have re-recognized the world, and we are also able to reach every corner of the world. This is a new era, an era of carving up the entire world."
"If we can occupy an extra place now, our descendants will have an extra place to thrive in the future, and the living space of our descendants of Yan and Huang will be larger."
"On the contrary, if we do not occupy more land now, then in the future, our descendants will have less place to thrive and the living space will be smaller."
Liu Jin gestured at the huge world map in Emperor Hongzhi's study, which made everyone ponder for a while. At the same time, they suddenly understood clearly what kind of era the Ming Dynasty was currently living in.
To put it simply, this era is an era of grabbing territory and living space.
"That's it~"
At first, everyone thought Liu Jin was talking about something completely unrelated, but after hearing it, everyone understood that Liu Jin was telling everyone what kind of era the Ming Dynasty was living in now.
Only when you clearly understand the era you live in, you will naturally know what to do.
"This era is an era of constant disputes, and it is also an era of explosion of wealth."
"The wealth, land and population we possess far exceed that of any previous dynasty, and the growth rate of our wealth also exceeds that of any previous dynasty."
"Similarly, we are also facing many problems. Externally, if we want to seize more land and living space, we will inevitably encounter many powerful enemies."
"Internally, the huge territory, rapidly expanding wealth, and the rolling era will have a huge impact on all aspects of our lives and bring new problems and challenges."
"But all these problems and challenges, etc., although they are various, complicated, and even problems that have never occurred before, as long as we grasp a few central points, we will always be able to control everything.
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Hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and others all became energetic and wanted to hear what Liu Jin had to say and what kind of views he could put forward.
"The first central point is that we, the descendants of Yan and Huang, must always be the center."
"No matter how big our territory is in the future or how wide the territory under our jurisdiction is, it doesn't matter. We have always adhered to this point. Every time we occupy a new territory, we will immigrate, move a large number of Han people there, and change the local
The population structure allows us Han people to make up the majority of the population, preferably the vast majority."
"Only in this way can this region and territory be always controlled by our descendants of the Yan and Huang Dynasties, instead of being like the Western Regions in history, which can only be ruled for a while but not forever."
"Furthermore, the power of the country, especially the military power, must always be in the hands of the Han people. People who are not our race will have different minds. History has told us with bloody lessons more than once."
"So within the territory and scope of our Ming Dynasty, all military power must be in the hands of our Han people. Other tribes must not be allowed to control military power. The existing tribal military power must also be completely dismantled. We must not
Give them every opportunity to grow and thrive."
"For the same reason, local political power must also be in the hands of us Han people. Even if there are a few foreign officials, they must abide by strict rules for transfer to other places, and they must not move to the most central and central positions."
"All areas where we Han people do not make up the majority must be managed by local officials. We must not appoint leaders of local tribes to manage the areas just because it is troublesome or to save trouble."
"All the policies of the imperial court must always focus on this point. Strengthen the trunk and weak branches, but not strengthen the branches and weaken the foundation. Putting the cart before the horse. Only when our descendants of Yan and Huang develop and grow can our imperial court always have a steady stream of powerful power and be able to
It must remain standing, otherwise it will cause disaster, and the country will not be able to maintain long-term peace and stability."