Chapter 302 Zhu Yuanzhangs worries about the future of Ming Dynasty
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Lan Yu has made a good start in India, and similarly, several other fronts are also slowly advancing.
If you can look down at the earth from the sky, you will find that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is like a greedy snake, eating away at the land all over the world bit by bit.
Ming Dynasty’s territory was too big.
Sometimes it would take nearly a year for a large decree or memorial to be delivered to Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Han had already known that the Ming Dynasty would face this situation. After all, the territory was too big, so before the army marched to all parts of the world, Zhu Han had already prepared a response: selecting trustworthy generals, and then finding scribes to assist, so as to achieve border expansion.
The purpose of border governance.
No matter what, these lands must belong to Ming Dynasty!
However, this situation can only satisfy for a while, but not for a lifetime. Zhu Han wants to plant the Ming flag all over the world, so he cannot just rely on overseas generals and officials' loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. The generals sent out now are with Zhu Yuanzhang
The generals who conquered the world together were loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, and there was no need to worry about their betrayal.
But what about the future?
Not to mention whether these military generals will rebel, will they still be loyal when their children grow up?
Zhu Han thought it was unlikely.
The reason is very simple. Everyone has desires. Once they cannot control their desires, they will be driven by them.
Now, the method adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang is to send the generals to fight while their families stay in the Ming Dynasty, and then send their children to top schools to let them learn literary and martial arts. After the generals stay overseas for a few years, they will return to the Ming Dynasty and reunite with their families.
Opportunity, this approach is called taking care of at best, but at worst, the family members are left in Yingtian as hostages. There is no guarantee that someone with bad intentions will not make a fuss about it.
Therefore, Ming Dynasty needs to solve the problem of communication difficulties as soon as possible.
How to deal with it?
You still have to rely on craftsmen.
Zhu Han knew about the telephones of later generations and had seen things like telegraph machines in TV dramas... But the emergence of all this requires an energy source: electricity!
There are also composite metals.
All in all, it is not easy to make the leap.
First of all, everyone is not materialistic, and they don't talk about studying things to gain knowledge. What they believe in is gods, even the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty. If Zhu Han wants to use electricity, he must first change some people's minds.
For example, Zhu Han obtained some products and information through golden fingers. Zhu Han took these things out and gave them to the craftsmen. As a result, Zhu Han became a 'god' in the eyes of the craftsmen.
However, it is not enough to just bring out these products and information. No matter how much Zhu Han obtains through golden fingers, it will not be able to meet the needs of the entire Ming Dynasty.
In the final analysis, we still have to rely on the craftsmen of Ming Dynasty.
For example, a steam engine... But what Zhu Han got after signing in was an internal combustion engine. It was much more advanced than the one first used in cars and trains, and it couldn't be built.
Fortunately, Zhu Han also got a book that recorded the first industrial revolution. Zhu Han regarded it as a treasure. With this book, he could put it in the craftsman camp as a guide book.
At the same time, Zhu Han selected a group of craftsmen from the craftsman camp who were more courageous and had less faith in ghosts and gods, and formed a research and development team to focus on the research and development of electricity.
Spring passes and autumn comes, and it’s winter again.
The weather is getting colder, so Zhu Han also turns on the radiator at home, so that the house and the yard are two different worlds. In the room, even wearing single clothes does not feel cold.
Although the palace had been renovated by Zhu Han, on the day of the Beginning of Winter, Zhu Yuanzhang still brought Ma Xiuying, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others to Zhu Han's home as guests.
Compared with the palace, Zhu Han's house is much smaller, but it looks particularly cozy.
Everything is in order, and in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, it has a more 'home' atmosphere here.
It was also when Zhu Yuanzhang walked out of the palace and came to Zhu Han's house that he felt most relaxed.
Sitting on the recliner, he squinted his eyes and drank tea leisurely, and then chatted with Zhu Han from time to time. There were no outsiders here, and Zhu Yuanzhang could speak without any scruples: "Lanyu gave us a letter,
They said they are planning to hold a ceremony to review the troops in India, and I want to invite you to participate. Do you want to go out and have a look?"
"We'll wait until the baby is born."
Zhu Han also received Lan Yu's letter and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "He wants to hold a military parade to deter the Ottoman and other kingdoms, as well as the pirate gangs around India. Brother, do you read what Lan Yu's letter said? Then he will
Not only are they invited to me, but also to the surrounding tributary countries that have surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, but also to the Ottomans, Persia, Ilkhan... Oh, the Ilkhanate is being jointly dealt with by Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang. They probably have no chance, Lan Yu thought.
When you invite them, you must let them see the deterrent power of our Ming Dynasty, otherwise how can they go to India?"
"The preparation alone will take a long time. Let's wait until I'm done."
In Zhu Han's view, any major national event is not as important as the birth of his own child. This is also due to Zhu Han's character. Nothing is as important as his family: "Brother, in fact, no matter how Lan Yu fights outside,
No problem, even if it fails, it can't hurt the fundamentals. After Lan Yu arrived in India, he directly launched such a big battle. This guy not only wanted to defeat Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang militarily, but also engaged in all-round political and diplomatic affairs.
To attack Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang, this kid... was beaten up by you, brother, and he has matured a lot. If it were him before, he would just fight alone and not think about these issues at all."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and praised Lan Yu's approach: "Well, it is indeed mature, but it is not mature enough."
"Brother is right, this guy is like a guy with a half-full bottle hanging around. He is not stable enough and has to knock it from time to time to get his raised tail down."
Zhu Han commented on Lan Yu with a smile, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's just right. When I have time next year, I will go to India for a walk. I can just hit Lan Yu and save him from causing trouble for us again."
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Zhu Yuanzhang believed that Zhu Han had a thorough understanding of Lan Yu, and it was right to leave the education of Lan Yu to Zhu Han: "That boy Lan Yu is in bad luck when he meets you, haha... This kid was taken over by you
It’s very manageable.”
Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang talked about another very important issue: "Qiwu, we have been studying the Yuan Dynasty recently. It is the closest dynasty to us. His demise has great reference significance for us."
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't finish what he said, but how well did Zhu Han know Zhu Yuanzhang? He immediately heard the meaning from Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "Brother, are you worried that it will be very difficult to manage such a large land after we conquered it?"
"right."
Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that... such a large area of land is very inconvenient to manage. Letters from Yinzhou to Ming Dynasty sometimes take more than half a year.
, for such a long time, the day lilies have become cold. We looked at the map of the Yuan Dynasty, and the area was even larger than what we have now. Temujin and Kublai Khan conquered these places and robbed them while fighting. In the end, although these lands returned to the Yuan Dynasty
But they have no way to manage it and can only fight on their own. If those places outside the Yuan Dynasty could be of the same mind as Meng Yuan when we rebelled, we would have no chance of succeeding in the rebellion, don't you think?"
After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "If, if in the future, our descendants become ignorant kings and the Central Plains falls into war again, can those outside support us? Even if they can support us, it will probably take a long time to lead the army to arrive.
Bar?"
"yes!"
Zhu Han fully agreed with Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
Zhu Han also understands why Zhu Yuanzhang has such worries. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, he hopes that the future world will belong to the old Zhu family, and the emperor will be the descendant of the old Zhu family. This kind of thinking cannot be said to be narrow-minded. If it were changed to
Zhu Han, he would think so too.
After all, now is the world, unlike the future.
"So, our goal is not to conquer, but to govern. This is the biggest difference between us and the Yuan Dynasty."
Zhu Han expressed his point of view, "At the same time, if we want people from all over the country to be loyal to our court, then we need to have something that they can't live without. Brother, why don't you leave the craftsmanship camp to me?"
Is it there? There is a research and development center there that specializes in researching things that we don’t have in Ming Dynasty.”
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand: "What?"
"We have conquered such a large area of land, how can we make the various places loyal to the court? Then we need to come up with the things they need. Only our Ming Dynasty has this kind of objects, and only the court has the control, and no one else has it."
Zhu Han explained to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, you just mentioned the Yuan Dynasty, so let's use the Yuan Dynasty as an example."
Zhu Han is very good at persuading others. Aren't you, Zhu Yuanzhang, studying the Yuan Dynasty? Then let me use the deeds of the Yuan Dynasty to convince you: "Brother, how did the Yuan Dynasty conquer the world? It relied on killing and robbing.
There is no technical content in this kind of work. Nine out of ten people can do it. The land they conquered was distributed to the descendants of the Jin family. They felt that they would be better off without the Yuan Dynasty. In addition, the sky was high and the emperor was far away.
The feelings of the Yuan Dynasty gradually faded away. To put it bluntly, those people did not listen to the court because the court had no core competitiveness."
After Zhu Yuanzhang was prompted by Zhu Han, he felt as if he had become enlightened: "What is core competitiveness? Does our Ming Dynasty have one?"
"Yes, but not much."
Zhu Han counted on his fingers and gave Zhu Yuanzhang: "High-yield seeds, technology for building large ships, artillery and gunpowder... these are the core competitiveness of the court, but as time goes by, these core competitiveness will be weakened, so
We have to come up with new things to let the managers of those overseas enclaves know that they cannot survive without the Ming Dynasty. This is the most important thing."
Zhu Han immediately explained it to Zhu Yuanzhang from various fields such as military, political affairs, commerce, and agricultural trade, trying to make him understand. It was not that Zhu Han looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang's culture, but mainly what Zhu Han told Zhu Yuanzhang now, even if
Even if Li Shanchang came to listen, he would be confused!
After hearing Zhu Han say so much, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood the meaning of Zhu Han's words: "You mean, the R&D center of the craftsmanship camp is the key to ensuring that our court has core competitiveness?"
"That's right."
The tacit understanding between the two brothers Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang cannot be described in words at all. Everyone can understand the meaning of the other's words.
But immediately, Zhu Han's next words made Zhu Yuanzhang silent: "However, there is a disadvantage of this R&D center, that is, he is very good at spending money... He is very good at spending money."
"..."
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Han, raised his hand and pretended to hit him: "You brat, are you mocking me for being stingy in a different way?"
Zhu Han ducked away with a smile. Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Han: "We are not stingy. How can we spend money without spending money? We have to spend money wisely! This R&D center is really as good as you said. We don't care about money at all. How much is it?
Spend as much as you want! Give as much as you want!"
"How can I not understand what brother is thinking."
Zhu Han smiled and spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang, but received a blank look from Zhu Yuanzhang. Zhu Han did not hide it anymore and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, how about we find time to go to the craftsmanship camp?"
"just go."
Zhu Yuanzhang did not refuse, and he had more on his mind: "If they are really that powerful, and if what they make is useful, we will grant them the title of Marquis! The title of Duke!"
The personal freedom of craftsmen in the past, especially those who entered places like craft camps, was restricted. As long as these craftsmen were registered in the register, they would automatically become craftsmen, that is to say, their sons would
Grandchildren and descendants will all be craftsmen.
This is very unfair to the craftsmen. Zhu Yuanzhang himself felt that it was unfair, but there was no way. There were too few craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, and this craft was profitable. If they did not use craftsmanship to limit their future, they would
The Ming Dynasty will have no craftsmen available.
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After Zhu Yuanzhang heard what Zhu Han said, he thought of a way to change the living environment of craftsmen.
If it is done well, it can also solve the problem of no successors for the craftsmen.
That is: giving a title to the craftsman and improving the status of the craftsman.
If you invent an item that is helpful to the Ming Dynasty, you can be given a title, which will free you from your status as a craftsman, and your descendants can also take part in the imperial examination in the future.
Most of the enfeoffments of knighthoods are to military generals and civil servants. Only civil servants who have done very well and outstandingly can have a chance to obtain the title. Now Zhu Yuanzhang wants to directly give knighthood to craftsmen. This alone is enough to change the living environment of craftsmen.
There are also businessmen. If they are very outstanding businessmen and are loyal to the Ming Dynasty and are willing to help the Ming Dynasty selflessly, Zhu Yuanzhang believes that they can also get the opportunity to have a title.
Well, who doesn’t want a title?
Zhu Han did not consider this, but Zhu Yuanzhang did. Not only did he consider it, but he also continued to follow the ideas provided by Zhu Han to create a better scene.
Zhu Han didn't care so much. Just like Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he was most relaxed in Zhu Han's home, Zhu Han had no scruples when speaking to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, if the craftsmen in the craftsman camp hear what you say, they will have to surrender you."
at home."
"The craftsmen are working too hard. We couldn't change it before. Now, don't we have a way?"
Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Han, "If it can be implemented, we will not be short of craftsmen in the future of the Ming Dynasty."
The two brothers wanted to continue chatting, but Ma Xiuying came over and called them to eat: "You two brothers will talk later. Let's go eat first."
