Chapter 384: A general who knows how to change is a good general of the Ming Dynasty
The Kingdom of Valois and the Kingdom of England were feuding countries. After Charles V came to power, he quickly started a war with England. He was not afraid of failure and did not even mind surrendering to a third party, but he would never make it easier for the other party!
This opponent is England, and vice versa.
The two brothers Guo Xing and Guo Ying, who had conquered the enemy without a fight, had just raised their ambition to destroy the country, but it was all gone in an instant.
You can't just say that wherever the Ming Dynasty sends its troops, the people there will surrender, right?
What energy is there to fight this battle?
Guo Ying wanted to make meritorious deeds, but he also wanted to fight. Now he finally came across the opportunity to go out to fight and lead his own troops. Guo Ying also wanted to enjoy it, but now he met an opponent and surrendered directly... Guo Ying punched the cotton
Even if he has the strength, he can't do it.
It's very uncomfortable.
"What's next?"
Guo Ying had no choice but to ask Guo Xing: "The only enemies here are the Kingdom of Valois and England, right? The other countries have been surrounded by the northern army. How can we fight in the future?"
If I had known this, I would not have traveled all the way to Europe. It would have been better to stay in the Ming Dynasty.
"If we can't fight, then we will engage in development."
Guo Xing seemed to have an answer in his mind. When he heard Guo Ying's question, he said it directly: "I said before the 75th Five-Year Plan that the battle to the end is logistics. What is logistics? It is development. We are here
The better Europe develops, the more stable its status will be. This is inevitable, so what we have to do next is to vigorously develop and build!"
Hearing Guo Xing's words, Guo Ying was a little at a loss: "But, but I don't know how. Apart from fighting, how have I done anything to develop the economy in these years?"
"Can't you learn if you haven't done it? We didn't know how to fight before, but after fighting again and again, didn't we learn in the end?"
Guo Xing feels that 'can't' is not an excuse. If you don't know how to learn, people are not born with knowledge. Everything you know must be acquired through acquired efforts: "In the Ming Dynasty, how many generals have changed their status? Don't they also know it? No
If you know how to learn, then you will learn it, but will you become good at it?"
As he said that, Guo Xing slapped Guo Ying on the shoulder: "I started learning by digging trenches and made little progress. I don't believe we can't learn it."
Just like fighting a war, he used brute force, aggressiveness, and ruthlessness at the beginning to survive war after war. Now he has begun to get involved in the field of economic construction. Guo Xing is also ready to learn from scratch just like fighting a war.
However, Guo Ying couldn't listen, and said to Guo Xing in an awkward manner: "Brother, it's not that I don't want to learn, but... when is it now? We are both so old, and if we learn from the beginning again, how long will it take to learn?
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"Don't you have to learn it no matter when you learn it? Age is no excuse."
Guo Xing looked at the reluctant Guo Ying and said meaningfully: "Brother, we are fellow countrymen of His Majesty and Qiwu. If we go back like this without any merit, we will definitely be ridiculed. I can't afford to be embarrassed."
This person, so I decided to learn! No matter what we do, we need to have our own attitude."
Compared with Guo Ying, Guo Xing sees farther. He knows that as the Ming Dynasty's cavalry conquers land after land, the war will eventually be over. What can soldiers like them do after the war?
Therefore, Guo Xing thought of transformation. Only by transformation can Ming Dynasty have its own place.
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Regardless of whether Guo Ying wants to transform or not, Guo Xing is already ready.
He left the matter of accepting the surrender of the Kingdom of Valois and the Kingdom of England to Zhou Buxin. Guo Xing went directly to the grassroots level and started learning from the simplest way of building a house. Guo Ying saw that his eldest brother had started to go directly to the grassroots level, so he could no longer put on airs.
, followed Guo Xing to dig the foundation.
However, they only study to understand the industry. As they understand more deeply and learn more, they gradually come out of the sequence of working as coolies and become supervisors, and then learn about engineering.
In just half a year, Guo Xing and Guo Ying went from veterans on the battlefield to veterans in the workplace. They were very familiar with the work on the construction site. Gradually, Guo Xing handed over the civil engineering work to Guo Ying.
I will consider supply channels for infrastructure construction.
Steel bars and cement are the two building materials with the greatest demand. If Europe wants to develop, these two materials, cement and steel, are necessary. Guo Xing specially mobilized several professionals from China and began to investigate suitable materials for building factories.
place.
As for Zhou Buxin... he began to be responsible for the formulation of agriculture and population, and the teaching aspect was left to the students who came to Europe to support.
Zhou Buxin had received Zhu Han's new teaching. He also knew that the traditional Four Books and Five Classics did not suit the needs of the Ming Dynasty, so changes were necessary. However, the Four Books and Five Classics were necessary to control the local indigenous people and let them learn Chinese.
, Chinese, reading Chinese books, it won’t take long for them to be assimilated, which is also a good thing for the Ming Dynasty to rule Europe in the future.
The three of them work together very well, with one person in charge of each stall.
Except for things that require the cooperation of three people, there is basically no contact.
With a clear division of labor and tacit cooperation, Europe's development has ushered in their troika.
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When Zhu Yuanzhang learned about the changes Guo Xing and Guo Ying had made in Europe, it was already half a year later.
Knowing that Guo Xing and Guo Ying did not just fight and fight, but changed their functions and began to invest in the development and construction of Europe on the basis of maintaining the deterrence of the army, Zhu Yuanzhang was very satisfied with this and took
The secret letter was shown to Zhu Han, and he said with regret: "At first, we were worried that these two boys would not adapt to staying in Europe. After all, we are not just fighting now, but we didn't expect that these two boys did so well. We still have
I was thinking about scolding them, but now it seems there is no need."
After reading the secret letter, Zhu Han said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Guo Ying is a hot-tempered guy. He could have thought that he would not be the one to change. Guo Xing is more stable and considers things more comprehensively. It should be his idea, and Guo Ying doesn't think it's him either."
Poor, at least he has the idea to learn from it, that’s enough. If all the generals of our Ming Dynasty were like the two brothers Guo Xing and Guo Ying, there wouldn’t be too many constraints on the development of our Ming Dynasty.”
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Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, and then said rather unsatisfied: "No, we have to find more talents from the old brothers, let them change, and continue to shine for our Ming Dynasty."
This is Zhu Yuanzhang's matter. Zhu Han doesn't want to get involved. What if if he says a few more words, Zhu Yuanzhang hands over the job of "transferring" the old brothers to himself?
In order to be lazy, Zhu Han chose to talk less.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang did not intend to let him go just like that, but raised another question: "Qiwu, these days we have been thinking, when the Ming Dynasty takes possession of all the land in the world, how should this armament be improved?
After all, it is not easy to make progress without an opponent. Besides, we will be invincible in the future. Will anyone support us if we develop armaments by then?"
Zhu Yuanzhang is truly prepared for danger in times of peace. He has seen Ming's current success, but now he has begun to think about what will happen after success. What will Ming do if another opponent pops up in the future?
Are you going to fight with current weapons?
It's not impossible, but without the lead, Zhu Yuanzhang will always feel unsafe.
Zhu Han felt that Zhu Yuanzhang was unfounded: "Brother, that will happen hundreds of years later. It's useless to think about it now? Besides... what are we setting up so many factories for? Isn't it just to prepare for war?"
After a pause, Zhu Han went into more detail: "If nothing else, let's talk about the textile factory... It can be transformed into a military clothing factory during wartime, providing a sufficient amount of uniforms for the Ming Dynasty sergeants, and the steel factory can produce armor.
And weapons... Besides, even if someone really rebels, have we ever thought about the reason for his rebellion? Even if we use advanced weapons to suppress those people, can we guarantee that our Ming Dynasty will still have long-term peace and stability?"
The most important thing is to look at the emperor.
If the emperor truly loves his people as his own son, who would bother to carry out rebellion?
Even if someone rebels for his own ambitions, how many people will support him?
It is absolutely true that the saying goes that many people will get help when they are in good ways, and little will help when they are not in good ways.
It is not unreasonable for Zhu Han to say that Zhu Yuanzhang is worrying unfoundedly.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood what Zhu Han said, but he just felt that he had to find a solution to the problem. Only in this way could the Ming Dynasty be ruled for eternity.
Zhu Han didn't think so. He felt that if the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was a bastard, then it would be excusable for the Ming Dynasty to be overthrown. Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's sad face, Zhu Han said with a smile: "Brother, don't think so much about your children and grandchildren."
We have children and grandchildren, so why are we worrying so much? Let’s talk about how to develop armaments in peaceful times.”
Seeing Zhu Han change the subject, Zhu Yuanzhang did not continue to worry about whether the Ming Dynasty could be passed down to all generations. Instead, he listened to Zhu Han mention the method of arms development.
"Whether it is a civilian-to-military conversion or a military-to-civilian conversion, there is a prerequisite: whoever develops well."
Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and explained: "According to our plan, the Ming Dynasty will develop for a hundred years. In the future, the enemies of the Ming Dynasty will only exist within the Ming Dynasty, so armaments will not be so important. If the development of civilian use exceeds that of military use, then
We can use the folk ones..."
"Of course, the manufacture of gunpowder, muskets, and artillery can only be controlled by the court. Private individuals are not allowed to carry guns and gunpowder. Even if there is a need for gunpowder, it must be handled by the official. In this way, the official has the most important power.
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"In my opinion, our Shenji Battalion can definitely be expanded. In the future, apart from the standing gunpowder, the Ming Dynasty's army can only use the Shenji Battalion of China. This is true no matter where in the world.
The Shenji Camp controls the use and manufacture of gunpowder... Of course, this regulation is not static. If the Ming Dynasty's gunpowder is improved in the future, we will release the older generation of gunpowder to the people, and the Shenji Camp will continue to master the most advanced gunpowder.
and firearms.”
Yes, Not Bad.
This is a good idea.
Zhu Yuanzhang thought what Zhu Han said was right and reasonable.
Since Zhu Han invented gunpowder, Zhu Yuanzhang has seen the power of gunpowder. If a city cannot be conquered for a long time, gunpowder can destroy the city wall in an instant. This is why Zhu Yuanzhang is very disgusted with the local government's memorial to build a city wall.
The Shenji Camp is only in China. The research, production and use of gunpowder are all in the Shenji Camp. After the Shenji Camp develops more powerful gunpowder, the less powerful gunpowder can be used for people's livelihood... Folk thinking
Having more powerful gunpowder can only promote the development of Shenji Camp.
By then, won't the most advanced weapons still be in the hands of the Shenji Camp?
"Okay, that's a good idea."
Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, and his frown immediately relaxed: "Seven-five is seven-five. Whatever answer we want, you can give us any answer. We really can't live without you."
Zhu Han said nothing, acquiescing to this fact.
Zhu Yuanzhang did not have the foresight to be seven or eight hundred years ahead of the Ming Dynasty. He had not experienced the era of information explosion in later generations. Naturally, he did not understand a lot of knowledge. Zhu Han's knowledge was indeed ahead of the Ming Dynasty, but Zhu Han could not guarantee that he would always be ahead.
Fortunately, I have my own system.
Zhu Han felt that without the system, it would have been impossible for the Ming Dynasty to develop so rapidly.
"Brother, the world is very big now. That's because our current conditions are limited. In the future, if we develop faster railways and faster ships, the scope of the world will shrink by then. Therefore, science and technology are the primary productive forces, regardless of
We can never give up research at any time, and this is the case with geophysics."
Zhu Han looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and said to him: "The performance of Guo Xing and Guo Ying can show that our Ming Dynasty still has great potential that can be tapped. This potential needs to be promoted with science."
"Yes, Qi Wu is right. We will add these studies to Taixue in the future, so that the students of Taixue will no longer just be bookworms who drop their bags, we will make them comprehensive."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded vigorously and agreed with Zhu Han's point of view: "Qiwu, how about you be the dean of Taiyue College?"
"If I don't do it, I will still build Yanjing City."
Zhu Han directly rejected Zhu Yuanzhang's proposal, and then said seriously: "If you hadn't come to me, brother, I would have discussed with Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang how to build Yanjing."
After Zhu Han, Li Shanchang, and Liu Ji discussed it, they directly expanded the construction of the Yanjing Palace to the entire Yanjing City, and the budget was expanded several times. When Zhu Yuanzhang found out, he felt that his heart was about to be broken into dumpling fillings.
It's not enough for Zhu Han. Now he needs to build a new city. Damn...how long will it take to complete the construction?
However, after listening to Zhu Han's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang also agreed with Zhu Han's idea. Although more money was spent, the use was also greater, right?
Zhu Yuanzhang also knew that Zhu Han was looking for an excuse to cheat, so he said: "Okay, okay, go and do your work. We will leave you the position of dean of Taiyuan College. When you finish building Yanjing City, we will
I have issued an imperial edict for you to teach at Taiyuan University."
"Haha, if that's what I said, then I have a lot of tricks up my sleeve. At worst, I'll build Yanjing for ten to eight years and see who can outlast whom."
After Zhu Han finished speaking, he saw that Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to change his face, so he immediately ran away and said, "I'm going to find Lao Li and Lao Liu. Let's see you later."
