After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 138 We Can Keep It

"Indeed. As an emperor, you can't have too much personal morality." Qin Yudao, "because the emperor represents a dynasty, not an individual. Everything he does must be based on the greatest interests of the dynasty."

"Once the emperor is bound by the Confucian virtue of benevolence and righteousness, the emperor will not put the interests of the country first, but put personal morality first."

"Not bad!" Zhu Yuanzhang praised this sentence, "Everything the emperor does is for the sake of the court and the people of the world. No matter what the emperor's character is, as long as the people of the world live well, as long as the dynasty can prosper, he is A good king."

"On the contrary, if the dynasty declines, the people will not have enough food and clothing. Even if the emperor can't bear to step on an ant to death, he is a woman's kindness, and he is not a good emperor." Queen Ma said.

"So, if the emperor is too kind, it's not a good thing for the people." Qin Yudao said, "If you are a general, you are not kind enough to take charge of the army, let alone an emperor?"

"But the emperors of all dynasties like to let their princes learn Confucianism,"

"Mr. Qin is absolutely right. It is a big mistake to let the prince learn Confucianism." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Legalist, military, Taoist, and Zongheng are much better than learning Confucianism. The family taught the emperor to be benevolent. If you don’t have money, what can you use to be benevolent? There is only the slogan of benevolence, but there is no effective way to be benevolent.”

"Empty slogans, Confucianism is louder than anyone else."

"The practical approach, Confucianism is more general than anyone else."

"Of course, there is another reason why Zhu Di did not let Zheng He go overseas to plunder wealth, and that is the limitation of his vision." Qin Yudao, "Emperor Yongle thought that Ming Dynasty was the upper kingdom of the heaven, and China had vast land and resources, so there was no need to plunder small overseas countries. Three melons and two dates."

"So his main purpose for letting Zheng He go to the Western Ocean is just to promote the great power of the Ming Dynasty and let all the countries from all over the world come to the dynasty. The dynasty has always been the standard of the emperor, so Zhu Di is very happy."

"So short-sighted, and a face so happy?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Di in the distance, clearly expressing his dissatisfaction.He was high on the throne, but in the end he did a great job.

Qin Yu hadn't told him that Zhu Di's throne was taken from Jianwen, so Zhu Yuanzhang thought that after Zhu Biao's death, he would inherit the throne.

"It's not that he is short-sighted, and no one gave him a world map." Qin Yu said.

"That's true." Zhu Yuanzhang came back to his senses.

If Qin Yu hadn't shown him the map of the world, he would have thought that China was a kingdom of heaven, and China was vast.All other countries are barren land with small land area, not rich in products, and backward culture.

The celestial kingdom is a country with abundant products, and the idea that there is no need to communicate with foreigners is very common among ancient emperors.

"The ancient emperors of China looked at other countries like a billionaire looking at a group of beggars, like a great scholar looking at a group of illiterate people." Qin Yudao, "Blind and arrogant!"

"Qian benefits, but full of losses." Queen Ma said, "Blind arrogance is never a good thing."

"We just said that we need to plunder a lot of overseas gold, silver and resources..." Qin Yu said, "That's not enough."

"Not enough?" Zhu Yuanzhang widened his eyes.

"Yes." Qin Yu said, "We also need to establish colonies overseas - vassal states."

"Although gold and silver are the most stable and the currency that circulates all over the world, they can't fill their stomachs after all. Therefore, it is necessary to establish vassal states overseas, organize local residents to produce food, and mine gold and silver mines."

"Then bring back the grain, bring back the gold and silver, and bring all the important resources back to the mainland."

"Without these important resources, the vassal state cannot resist the suzerain."

"In addition, every time a vassal state is obtained, the vassal state is used as a trade outpost and a strategic location."

"That's how it should be!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Every time the Central Plains Dynasty established a vassal state overseas, it sent a group of scholars there to teach them the advanced Chinese culture." Qin Yudao, "Although we cannot be blindly arrogant, we must also admit that in ancient times, our culture was still high. For the vast majority of small overseas countries. Many overseas countries don’t even have their own writing system.”

"In those days, England established a large number of vassal states overseas, but they didn't keep it." "That's because England's cultural heritage is insufficient. They only have a few hundred years of culture, and their cultural heritage is too weak to unite the hearts of the vassal countries. "

"If our Chinese dynasty established a vassal state, and then taught it a 5000-year-old culture, the effect would be very different."

"At that time, we had many descendants of Yan and Huang who lived overseas. Without the blessing of feudal dynasties, just a group of them could build a country of Yan and Huang like Malacca and Temasek."

"The assimilation ability of Chinese culture is the strongest in the world."

"Mr. Qin's meaning is that the vassal states established by England overseas cannot be preserved. If it were us, it would be preserved?" Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly.

"That's what I mean." Qin Yu said, "That's why I just said that it's a pity that Zhu Di's Zheng He went to the West. What a great opportunity to establish an overseas vassal state? It was just wasted.

"If Zhu Di was not brainwashed by Confucianism, and he was not blindly arrogant, let Zheng He go overseas to establish a vassal state, it will surely last forever and forever."

"Zhu Di, this unfortunate child, has no great talent." Zhu Yuanzhang said.He still felt that Zhu Biao should succeed him instead of Zhu Di, and he was dissatisfied that he was the one who finally got the throne.

But now the crown prince will not be scared to death, and Zhu Di's chances of getting the throne are slim.

……

"In addition to the establishment of vassal states, in the 15th century, many European countries also conducted large-scale trafficking and bloody human trade." Qin Yu said, "Those young and strong are laborers who can grow food, mine, and Be a slave."

"The reason for this was because Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands, which were engaged in trade at that time, were too small in size and too small in population, and required large-scale labor."

"And Huaxia's feudal dynasties are relatively large, so Huaxia's dynasties to establish overseas vassal states do not need the population of other countries."

"Well, um." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded.He has also seen the world map. Although Huaxia is not the largest in the world, it is also the third.Although it accounts for a small proportion of the world, it can be regarded as a vast land and abundant resources.

Although we can't be blindly arrogant, we can't be blindly inferior.

……

"Mr. Qin, if the emperor of the Central Plains Dynasty wantonly plundered wealth from overseas and established many vassal states... I am afraid that he would be scolded by those great Confucians for being ruthless and military, and the historians would also make unfavorable records on him." Zhu Yuanzhang said.

(End of this chapter)