After hearing Emperor Chongzhen's question, Liu Weichao continued: "The second step is to open up grasslands, such as the Hetao Plain, which is an excellent agricultural production area. As long as the water conservancy project is repaired and there is irrigation from the Yellow River, the output
It’s definitely more than the investment.”
"There are also several places on the grassland that are very rich in minerals. Towns can also be built. They are places worthy of investing manpower and material resources. After these places have improved, railways and other communications will be built to make transportation within and outside the customs more convenient."
After a pause, he added: "Of course, the Mongolian tribes are not good at these things, so they ask the people from the Guan area to immigrate there. And when there are more people in the Guan area, they will open schools and the like to let the children of the grassland tribes learn Chinese characters.
, by speaking Chinese, you can assimilate those grassland tribes, integrate them, and become true Ming people. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty truly master the grassland!"
Emperor Chongzhen was delighted when he heard this, but he still had doubts and said: "Those people from the grassland tribes don't know this or that. I can't support them, right?"
Hearing this, Liu Weichao immediately smiled and said: "Haha, yes, whatever they are good at, it is natural to make use of them. For example, if some of them are good at fighting, then recruit them into the army and let them open up the border for the Ming Dynasty.
Expanding the soil; the older and weaker ones can always graze. Ming Dynasty also needs animal husbandry, so let them graze, so that Ming Dynasty can get more meat, milk, goat milk, furs, etc."
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he nodded and said excitedly: "Your method sounds good, it can permanently solve the problem of the Mongolian grassland!"
"No!" Liu Weichao heard this and immediately corrected him, "The permanent solution to the problems of the Mongolian grasslands is actually for you to vigorously develop science and technology so that Ming Dynasty can crush the Mongolian grasslands technologically so that they can no longer cause trouble.
idea!"
"Yes, yes!" Emperor Chongzhen said excitedly when he heard this. "As long as the Ming Dynasty has those machine guns, tanks, airplanes, etc., killing the Mongolian tribes will be just like playing. No matter how disobedient the Ming Dynasty is, they will just behave.
It’s over!”
Liu Weichao provided the idea of solving the grassland, which should be a long-term process and should be carried out in several steps. However, no matter what, this allowed Emperor Chongzhen to see several ways to truly solve the problems of the Mongolian grassland, allowing him to complete the tasks of Emperor Taizu and
It can be said that Emperor Chongzhen was very excited at this time.
While he was being happy, Liu Weichao suddenly became serious and immediately reminded him: "By the way, you are in the north, and you will face a new enemy next..."
"New enemy? What enemy?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he asked with some confusion, "Aren't there only Mongols in the north? You mean, Mobei Mongolia? They are just Mongolian tribes, and they can all use you.
This is the way to solve it!"
"No!" Liu Weichao heard this and immediately shook his head and said, "It's Tsarist Russia, a country in Europe. In fact, it's not very powerful. But based on their interests, they have begun to colonize the east. By this time, you should have almost colonized the Pacific Ocean.
In a few years, they will probably extend their claws to the Ming Dynasty!"
"Oh?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately thought of something and said to Liu Weichao: "It's the great navigation era of the Western Yi, not only at sea, but also in the north, right?"
"That's right!" Liu Weichao listened and said seriously, "They are just a group of flies. As long as there is a gap, they will come. I tell you, don't underestimate them. For example, this Tsarist Russia, because of interests,
They continued to colonize the east, and eventually, Tsarist Russia, a small country, expanded into a huge empire and became very powerful in later generations!"
"At the beginning, the entire northern Mongolia, all the way to the Arctic Ocean, was very cold and desolate. On the surface, it didn't seem to have much output. However, after such a large area was included in Tsarist Russia, with the development of science and technology
, the use of this land gradually increased. And in later generations, when they were attacked by other Western barbarians, they had a large strategic buffer area, so that they would not destroy the country, and they could eventually counterattack and make a comeback."
When Liu Weichao said this, he said very solemnly: "With the development of science and technology, it is actually a competition for resources. Underground in the north, there are countless oil and natural gas, which are more expensive than gold. Their country
, even if there is no other income, just selling these two things can support them to become one of the strongest military powers. Another country that relies on selling underground resources to become one of the richest countries on earth is the Middle East.
, I will tell you this later..."
Hearing these words, Emperor Chongzhen almost burst into tears.
In this era, there is no one else but him who has the deepest understanding of oil and natural gas. But now, there is actually a demand for these resources.
Apart from anything else, steam trains have already changed transportation by burning water to convert energy. In the future, there will be more methods of converting energy by burning fire, which will require these flammable materials.
.
Of course, Emperor Chongzhen did not know at this time that petroleum is the basis of chemical industry, otherwise, he would probably be even more happy.
So, he quickly expressed to Liu Weichao: "I will never let the Western barbarians... Tsarist Russia, right? I will never let them succeed! If they dare to come east, I will destroy them!"
Liu Weichao laughed when he heard this and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "So, they are already carving up the world. You must also have this expectation and compete with them for the entire world. There are at least a few places that are very rich in minerals. That is a must.
In addition, it is also a good way for you to transfer domestic conflicts. At least transfer the hereditary ones as much as possible. Otherwise, once the strata are solidified, it will be the end of the empire."
As soon as Emperor Chongzhen heard about the matters related to Jiangshan Sheji, he immediately nodded and said solemnly: "I know, I understand!"
The emperor must be hereditary. Emperor Chongzhen never considered changing this.
However, the best rewards for ministers are hereditary. However, under the influence of Liu Weichao, he has already understood the dangers of hereditary for others. The same is true. He has no problem with being granted a title, but there is no problem with hereditary titles.
There has never been one.
After Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, he said with some emotion: "I learned a lot from talking to you today, and I will definitely digest it when I look back."
Having said this, he paused and asked expectantly: "By the way, do you have anything else to add?"
After saying that, he smiled again and said: "I don't want too much, the more the merrier!"
When Liu Weichao heard this, he laughed. That's all. It would be strange if Emperor Chongzhen could have too many!
However, he really still had something to say. When he heard Emperor Chongzhen's question, he nodded and replied: "I just talked to you a lot about the overall situation. Generally speaking, it should be material.
.On the other hand, I think spiritual construction is also indispensable! It can be said that these two are indispensable. Just like a person's two legs, one is long and the other is short. If one is thicker than the other, it will make walking difficult.
, it is more difficult for Ming Dynasty to move forward."
"Oh?" Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised after hearing this. Sensing the importance Liu Weichao emphasized, he quickly asked: "What is spiritual construction? Could it be Confucianism?"
"Confucianism is a kind of thing!" Liu Weichao listened, thought for a moment, nodded and said, "I'm talking about thoughts and spirits. You must promote good people and good deeds, and set an example. For example, in terms of the country, the country, and the country you care about,
Naturally, we want to publicize and encourage those who are loyal to the emperor and serve the country. Didn’t I say before that the reason why Su Wu and Wen Tianxiang are famous for future generations is because they are worthy of being praised. And regarding this, you must continue to do it!"
When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "Of course! Didn't you mention Lu Xiangsheng and Sun Chengzong before? I have already given preferential treatment to Yu Zhuijue and his family."
"Well, you did a good job!" Liu Weichao praised him after hearing this, and then continued, "But from my experience in future generations, I suggest that you have a system in this regard, which is to clearly tell the world that you are loyal to the emperor and patriotic.
What kind of treatment is it to serve the country and the people, and what conditions are met to be able to receive such treatment. Such people should be respected by the world!"
Since ancient times, there have been commendations for such people and things, but most of them were temporarily decided by the emperor.
One of the famous ones is the Sixteenth General of Yuntai in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the other is the Gongde Archway, which is similar.
However, from the perspective of future generations, these are not systematic.
At this time, when Emperor Chongzhen heard Liu Weichao's words, he was also very curious about what future generations would do, and immediately asked: "What kind of systematic approach should it be done?"
After hearing this, Liu Weichao smiled slightly and said, "Don't worry, I'll show you some photos and introductions."
After he finished speaking, when he saw Emperor Chongzhen nodding, he put his phone aside and started searching on his laptop. He quickly found several pages, then took a photo with his phone and sent it to Emperor Chongzhen.
Then Liu Weichao switched back to the video screen and said: "Take a look first, and the introduction, and then contact me via video, and we'll chat again!"
Emperor Chongzhen had already heard the notification sound on his cell phone, and he was curious about what the future generations would be like. When he heard this, he nodded and said: "Okay, let me take a look first!"
After saying that, he hung up the video communication, opened the photo Liu Weichao sent, and looked at the pattern on the photo and the introduction text on it.
After looking at several photos, he finally understood what Liu Weichao meant by systematic ideological and spiritual construction.