Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 335 Back to Luan, the Ming Dynasty is changing with each passing day! Middle school-based, integrated with Western learning!

Laos.

Facing the same dilemma as Siam, large quantities of grain were shipped to Cochin, and timber and slaves were also smuggled to help with the construction of Cochin.

Laos is a very poor country, located on the mountains, and it is also a multi-ethnic country. Although it is a unified Lancang dynasty, it is actually ruled by tribes.

The Ming Dynasty entered the land of Baiyue forcefully, and Pangha's authority was continuously weakened.

Especially when the Ming Dynasty sent countless advanced things to trade with the natives in the mountains. Although the Ming Dynasty killed the natives, the natives could not do without the handicrafts of the Ming Dynasty.

Pangha's control over the local area became weaker and weaker, and within the royal capital, there was a wave of competition for heirs, and members of the royal family were secretly trying to trade with the Ming Dynasty.

In the eleventh year of Jingtai, a great famine occurred in Laos, and domestic rebellions continued.

Even Qianmeng Province, north of Nan Ke Prefecture, has been quarreling with the Ming Dynasty. Laos no longer listens to government orders. Many provinces adjacent to the Ming Dynasty are currying favor with the Ming Dynasty and seeking annexation.

It stands to reason that Laos, a remote and remote country, should have strong troops and unruly people.

Not only are the Laotian soldiers not strong, they are extremely weak.

The only thing that trapped Ming Dynasty was the terrain.

October twenty-two.

The Zidian Army attacked Laos in three groups. Liao Zhuang, Shi Ju, and Jiao Li each led one group. Xia Xun coordinated the attack and sent 47,000 troops.

News of the emergency in Laos reached Ayutthaya.

La Meixuan was dumbfounded: "Are the Laotian soldiers made of paper? Two hundred thousand Laotian soldiers, and they didn't even stop a group of executioners?"

Nuoyuan and Vali looked at each other, feeling helpless.

It’s not that the Laotian soldiers are too weak, but that Ming Dynasty has infiltrated Laos into a sieve. All the arrangements of the Laotian soldiers are under the control of Ming Dynasty, so how can they still fight?

The top officials have all been bribed, and local officials are cooperating with the Ming Dynasty and seeking annexation. Who has the heart to fight?

It is estimated that Pang Ha's son was also bribed by Ming Dynasty.

There is definitely no hope for Laos, and it is estimated that it will be occupied by the Ming Dynasty soon.

"Your Majesty, don't be anxious. Lancang can't defeat the Ming Dynasty, but it's very difficult for the Ming Dynasty to completely occupy the land of Lancang." Nuo Yuan said.

In the past few years, rumors of fear of Ming Dynasty have been spread in various countries.

The citizens of Laos, Siam, Myanmar, Manchuria and other countries are extremely afraid of the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty comes, they will definitely not be able to occupy their territory.

The more the Ming Dynasty massacred, the more intense the resistance became.

Finally entered the quagmire of war.

"Hey, that's true. If Pangha is smarter, he goes directly into the mountains and fights a war of attrition with Ming Dynasty. He will also consume Ming Dynasty to death no matter what!"

La Meixuan is in high spirits.

Laos cannot be lost. Once Laos is lost, Ming Dynasty can take several routes to attack Siam. Siam will definitely not be able to survive, and San Burma will also be unlucky.

"Your Majesty, it's time to ask Luchuan to send troops to support Laos." Wali was even worse.

They threw the burden of an army of 700,000 to Ming Dynasty.

Then we will weaken Luchuan's strength. Anyway, Luchuan, Ava and Laos border on each other. If Laos is lost, they will be the unlucky ones.

"The news reports that Yu Qian has arrived in Xinyizhou."

La Meixuan didn't think the Ming Army God was that powerful. After all, they could block the attacks of the three generals of the Ming Dynasty, and the Army God was just like that.

"The west side of Xinyizhou has been destroyed. As long as the roads in the bordering areas are destroyed, not to mention the arrival of the Ming Army God, even the Martial Saint will cry."

Noyuan is very confident about this.

If Dayuan Li was not powerful, wouldn't he still be unable to occupy Siam?

In early November, Yu Qian landed in Laiwei.

Yu Qian brought an army of 300,000 troops, 10,000 guardsmen from the southern provinces, 120,000 Guizhou natives, 20,000 Japanese soldiers, plus miscellaneous troops, totaling 300,000 troops.

Lai Wei is on the front line and has been beaten to pieces long ago.

After Yu Qian landed, he built the military camp without any rush or delay.

Siam is so cruel. They let in 700,000 people and move freely. These 700,000 people are scattered in the western part of Sinyiju, just like 700,000 nails, full of dangers.

However, they are just disgusting people. These people will eventually become laborers and sold into slaves everywhere.

Yu Qian didn't care about these details and called Li Zhen, Guo Deng and Ou Xin.

"Siam is so powerful. They took advantage of the rainy season to defeat the Ming Dynasty like this!"

Yu Qian's words are humorous. He really has no pressure, and the emperor is really relieved. It doesn't take five years to pacify Siam. There is no time limit, as long as the maximum results are achieved.

There is no need to report everything. As the marshal, Yu Qian can make decisions on everything without asking the emperor.

Even when the imperial censor of the army was impeached, the emperor only looked at it but did not interfere. Anyway, after so many years of fighting, the emperor never interfered once.

This is also the reason why the Ming Dynasty's generals blew up, because the emperor really gave power.

"It's useless to wait for the last general!" Guo Deng and others looked bitter.

"I'm here, and I can't win even in the rainy season."

Yu Qian made a joke and immediately stopped smiling: "As we enter the dry season, here is the opportunity for revenge!"

With that said, he walked to the map.

"The leader of the coalition is Siam. As long as Siam is defeated, the coalition will be defeated!"

"This is Bangkok. We have been operating for more than a year. Although they were taken away, as long as there are warships, we can capture them at any time."

"The city is seven hundred miles away from Bangkok. As long as Bangkok is captured and the cavalry goes north, the city can be surrounded!"

"My commander-in-chief's meaning is very simple, take down the big city!"

"Occupy the royal capital of Siam!"

"Who wants to go!"

Yu Qian looked around at the three generals, who were naturally scrambling to be the first.

He had just arrived in Xinyizhou and didn't know what the three generals were thinking, so he wanted to test them out.

"I plan to send out three armies, one to capture the big city, one to capture the royal capital of Bago, and the third to capture the royal capital of Mancajia!"

hiss!

Guo Deng and the other three took a breath of air. Yu Qian was ruthless enough to directly send troops to destroy a country.

"If we don't destroy them, they will continue to send troops, and there will never be peace in Xinyizhou!"

Yu Qian's eyes were cold: "I know that it is very difficult to destroy a country, especially if the Ming Dynasty has such a reputation, and to completely occupy a country."

Yu Qian was helpless at this point. Liang Yue's short-sightedness ruined his plan.

But each is in charge of his own side. Liang Yue also wants to make meritorious deeds, and he, Yu Qian, also wants to make meritorious deeds. These two armies cannot interfere with each other.

"Among the three kingdoms, Mancijia is the weakest. Take Mancijia and move some people from Xinyizhou to occupy it first."

"Siam is the strongest. If you want to completely destroy Siam, it will not happen overnight."

"Although Bago is not strong, there are two countries to the north. They will not watch the Ming Dynasty eat alone. After all, among the coalition forces, San Burma is the strongest."

Yu Qian said slowly that during this period, many people came to his sect and were willing to start an uprising in the local area and merge with the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Qian ignored him.

He hates these careerists. Ming Dynasty wants to control these territories, so it will naturally start a war slowly.

Besides, he didn't want to go back to Beijing. He wanted to fight in the south for five or eight years. He couldn't finish it in one go, otherwise he would go back to the cage.

The three of them Guo Deng also fell into deep thought. Man Cijia was the easiest to defeat and had the least credit.

With their merits, they are just one step away from being promoted to a noble title.

"I'm willing to destroy the city!" Guo Deng knelt down on one knee.

Ou Xin and Li Zhen also fought.

Yu Qian was also thinking about it. The emperor appointed Guo Deng as acting governor, which showed that Guo Deng was the most trusted, and he single-handedly promoted Li Zhen and Ou Xin.

Guo Deng, the governor of Xinyizhou, cannot be too far away from Xinyizhou.

Li Zhen and Ou Xin looked down on the small contribution to the destruction of Mancijia, so they could send both generals to Burma. In addition to the three countries, Burma also had more than a dozen small countries, and they could just let the two of them divide it among themselves.

It was immediately decided that Guo Deng would go to Ayutthaya, while Li Zhen and Ou Xin would go to Siam to cooperate to destroy the enemy.

Let the young general Wang Xin take the credit for Man Cijia.

Wang Xin's father was Wang Zhong, who passed away in the seventh year of Zhengtong. Wang Xin took up the post of Chief Qian of Kuanhe Wei and was a student of the second period of Jiangwu Hall.

He passed the exam on his own, without any connections. He relied on patience and ability. He passed the exam step by step and got into the Jiangwu Hall. He was also the first candidate to pass the exam.

The emperor established the world's martial arts school because of Wang Xin.

Wang Xin was evaluated every year in the martial arts hall and was the best among the second-generation students. When Yu Qian was compiling the art of war, he took a fancy to Wang Xin and selected him. Now he is Yu Qian's disciple.

Yu Qian called Wang Xin over and said, "Jun Shi, I made a big mistake by sending Tao Lu to Bo Ni to lead the army."

"Taulu's ability is not enough to lead an army of 30,000. He makes plans and plans. Although he has learned the art of war from his father for a period of time, he can lead an army of 10,000 at most."

"We sent 60,000 Guizhou troops, but only 40,000 came back."

"Jun Shi, you are capable, but you have never led an army alone. If you are given too many troops, you will not be able to lead them."

"Only five thousand people are given to me as a teacher."

"If you make good use of these five thousand people, you can destroy Mancijia."

This time it was Wang Xin's turn to be dumbfounded, why am I so good? Leading five thousand people to destroy a country? How about playing?

"No matter how small Mancajia is, it is still a country. How can I destroy a country with five thousand people?" Wang Xin felt that the teacher was joking.

Bo Ni is so small, it still needs 60,000 people.

First they sent Tao Lu with 30,000 troops, then Xu Ning with 30,000 troops, and Liang Yue with 80,000 naval troops outside, and finally destroyed the Bo Ni Kingdom.

"No hurries!"

Yu Qian felt that this disciple was short-sighted and incapable of causing trouble.

"Zhou Xi, the second-generation student of Jiangwu Hall, also gave him five thousand troops."

Zhou Xi is even better, and is still less than twenty years old this year.

His father was the commander of the Kaiping Guards. Because of his military exploits, Yinzi entered the martial arts hall. It turned out that this guy was amazing. The best among the second generation were even more powerful than Wang Xin.

Yu Qian also wanted to take Zhou Xi as his disciple, but Fang Ying took action in advance and took Zhou Xi into his pocket, teaching him sincerely as Fang Ying's successor.

Ten thousand people are not enough.

Yu Qian listed a few more names. Chen Rui, the son of Pingjiang Bo, Guo Ang, Cheng'an Bo, and others each led 5,000 troops, totaling 30,000.

He would not dare to hand over 30,000 people to one person this time, the loss would be too great.

"Teacher, that Man Cijia is very disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty. Let's just kill him." Wang Xin asked in a low voice.

Yu Qian was stunned for a moment. This student is usually honest.

Unexpectedly, it is also a worry.

"Thirty thousand people, massacre an entire country? Can you do it?" Yu Qian asked him.

Wang Xin lowered his head and heard that Tao Lu and Xu Ningke had made a fortune. He was from an average family. If he wanted to be a top powerful person, he had to be rich.

Besides, the emperor loved to massacre the city, and the generals who massacred the city would be promoted, he thought so too.

"Now is the critical time for the war, not the time to occupy Mancajia. As long as Mancajia is left in civil strife, the strategic goal will be achieved."

Yu Qian didn't say not to slaughter, he just said that now is not the time.

It will not be easy to massacre after what Liang Yuan did. Those people burrowed into the mountains. It is too difficult to open the mountains and cut trees. If people are sent to farm, the people in the mountains will definitely come out to destroy them. These places will be difficult in the future.

He had some ideas, but he felt it was not the time to bring them out.

Let these places go unchecked for now.

Early November.

The fleet set off in a mighty manner. Liang Jun had already occupied the territory of Malacca, Portugal, and had fought a few battles. The Ming Dynasty had a lot of blood, and it didn't matter if thousands of people died on just a few ships.

The fleet was divided into three routes, one to Siam, one to Burma, and one to Manchuria.

Yu Qian predicted that before the rainy season comes, the countries will be in chaos, at least so that they cannot interfere with the Ming Dynasty's construction of New Yizhou, and in the next dry season, the war will be pushed to other countries' territories.

Guo Deng and Li Zhen each led 100,000 troops and left in a mighty manner.

Wang Wei and Lin Cong are responsible for transporting supplies.

The 23 troops left, and Yu Qian only had troops left.

Responsible for the defense of Xinyizhou, although the number is large, the original garrison of 110,000 troops has been fighting for more than half a year, and the troops are exhausted. It is time for these people to take turns to rest.

There are only 70,000 soldiers available to fight.

However, Yu Qian was very calm. While fighting, the student generals brought to the Martial Arts Hall, the Imperial Academy, and the Hanlin Academy, including many eunuchs, also listened.

He used the contents of the Art of War compilation to explain strategies and tactics.

He commanded the war calmly and defeated the coalition forces.

Such a large-scale mobilization of the army must not be hidden from other countries, but the Ming Dynasty used force to suppress others and used strong troops to suppress strong enemies.

The east side of Xinyizhou is completely different from the west side.

The flames of war are far from reaching here.

Just after the rainy season, we started to invest in the construction of Xinyizhou. This rainy season was also really difficult. I was full and hungry, but I managed to survive it.

According to statistics, more than 200,000 people died.

Then construction started.

On the Cochin side, all the trees have been cut down, and patches of tropical rainforest have disappeared, replaced by olive trees, coconut trees, sugar cane, tea plantations and other trees.

War and Cochin are not side by side.

Here is construction, making babies, construction, making babies.

Goods from the mainland are also sold here, and Cochin’s specialty is also sold well in the mainland, naturally olive oil.

At the beginning of the twelfth year of Jingtai, the provincial examination was held, and the central government also set up the southwest list, classifying Jiaozhi, Yizhou, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, and Wusheng as the southwestern list.

The people's lives are on the right track. Every family is driven by slaves, and their lives are good or bad.

The resentment towards the emperor has also dissipated somewhat.

Zhu Qiyu, on the other hand, left Nanjing in mid-September and arrived in Hebei at the end of October. It was already freezing cold, and then he took the asphalt road back to the capital.

In mid-November, Zhu Qiyu returned to the capital after traveling around the capital.

All the officials from the court knelt outside the city to welcome him.

The emperor, who had been away from Beijing for two and two months, finally returned.

"This capital city has really changed a lot!"

Entering the Forbidden City, all the windows in the Forbidden City were replaced with glass. In the Qianqing Palace, the radiators were burning, and it was as warm as spring inside.

In the capital, commerce is prosperous, the sound of hawking is endless, and all kinds of goods are dazzling. The prosperity is no less than that of Nanjing.

Zhu Qiyu was very excited: "Every city is different along the way!"

"Yao Kui, you have great merit!"

In the twelfth year of Jingtai, the asphalt road had great development again.

The previous three roads continue to be extended.

Three new main arteries were added, leading from the capital to Liaoning, Shaanxi and Shandong.

"I don't dare to take credit, it's all thanks to His Majesty's grace." Yao Kui looked proud.

This road-building effort was enough for him, Yao Kui, to enter the Confucian Temple!

The terrain is different in every place. To build a road, it may be necessary to build bridges, dig mountains, surround mountains, cross farmland, cities, etc. It is long and complicated.

It took Yao Kui two years to build the asphalt road like this, which is definitely a great contribution.

The cost was indeed a bit high, but in the past two years during road construction, 300,000 people died, and the number of Han people who died was no more than 1,000.

The rapid repairs were also due to the improvement of oil production technology, successful oil field exploration, and the exploration of several more oil fields.

"I say there is great merit, there will be great merit!"

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "When I left Beijing, I said that it would be very difficult to build a bridge to North Zhili within two years."

"But within two years, you built roads to Liaoning, Rehe, Shandong, Henan, Shanxi, and Shaanxi."

"I have walked it myself. The journey is easy and the distance is greatly shortened."

"I know the difficulties."

Just this sentence made Yao Kui burst into tears.

He works so hard, doesn’t he just want to be the first assistant!

"stand up."

Seeing him kneeling down again, Zhu Qiyu pulled him up and said with a half-smile, "But the money was not wasted. Just these roads cost more than 200 million taels."

Yao Kui's face fell, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

Not expensive, but very expensive!

Except for the emperor Zhu Qiyu, no one else could repair it.

"I am guilty, please punish me!" Yao Kui was trembling with fear.

"Hahaha!"

Zhu Qiyu laughed and pulled him up again: "You are not guilty, you have made great achievements!"

"Isn't money just for spending?"

"Once the roads are built, the distance between the center and other places will be shortened. To connect the government and people, we must first have good roads."

"Moreover."

“If you pay back your capital in ten years, the remaining ninety years will be just for profit!”

Seeing that Yao Kui was about to cry, Zhu Qiyu couldn't help but laugh: "You can't help but tease me. I haven't seen you for two years. Are you going to pee your pants just to make a joke?"

Have you ever joked like this?

Yao Kui was like an angry little daughter-in-law, afraid to speak.

This emperor is not easy to serve.

"It is conveyed that Yao Kui has made great contributions to the court in building roads, and Yao Kui will be granted the title of Shaobao and the second rank of Wenxunzheng and Shangqing."

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Are you satisfied?"

Yao Kui was dumbfounded. The emperor went to Nanjing once, how could he become so naughty?

Zhu Qiyu glanced at the courtiers: "What do you think I look like? I was just joking with Yao Qing."

"Yao Qing is responsible for building asphalt roads."

"Continue to repair and intensify efforts to repair! Repair all over the country! Roads must be connected across the country!"

"Several oil fields have been discovered locally and are being extracted. First, the road from Nanjing to Beijing should be repaired."

"Then build the road to Jiaozhi, then the road to Yunnan! Finally build the road to Wushen!"

"Shaanxi is good. After Zuo Ding took office, he inherited Liu Guangheng's legacy. He first built roads, then developed the local economy, and refined gasoline. He also wanted to use oil to make clothes. He did a great job."

"The governors from all over the country are very satisfied with me."

Zhu Qiyu looked around at the ministers. They hadn't seen each other for two years, but none of them had aged. He solemnly said: "Liu Guangheng's death caught me off guard."

"I really want to slap him twice, why don't you take care of yourself!"

"I was still thinking about taking you all with me when I went to Kunlun Mountain to enshrine the Zen, but Liu Guangheng left first."

Having said this, Zhu Qiyu sighed slightly: "You guys, live a good life for me, treat minor illnesses and major ones, don't be careless."

The courtier suddenly felt warm in his heart.

"I have been away from Beijing for more than two years, and I have suffered a lot from you."

Zhu Qiyu said: "But when I saw your political achievements, I felt both happy and sad."

"Only with central stability and local harmony can we unite as one and weather this year's drought."

The twelve-year drought in Jingtai affected more than a dozen provinces.

Fortunately, the central government had spare grain, and the emperor bought another batch of grain from India, so he could barely carry it through.

Thanks to the Imperial City Division, which bribed powerful people from Siam, Laos, Manchuria and other countries, and purchased large quantities of grain, the people of Jiaoyi were able to carry it through.

“But a drought lasts for three years, and a drought lasts for three years.”

"The ability to survive this year is the result of the foundation accumulated by the government and the people over the years."

"How will we cope with another drought next year?"

The courtiers were awe-inspiring. The twelfth year of Jingtai was really difficult. There was a war between the north and the south, and the supply of military rations was one after another.

Guizhou's wars were forced to focus on Huairou.

Li Xian, the chief minister of the dynasty, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I thought that if I continued to buy grain from India, the deficit would be filled by the central government."

The implication is that the place continues to build and the war continues to be fought.

It was really a waste of money to fight in the past.

But by attacking Guizhou, Bo Ni, and Luzon, the internal funds really made a fortune.

That means there is no management. If it were done, it would have to be filled in twice as much.

Li Xian means that if there is no governance, there will be war.

"It's easy to say. India is so far away from Ming Dynasty and food is cheap. What about the freight?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a gloomy face: "It's all Siam's fault. With the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, this drought will not shake anything. Even if there is a major disaster for ten years, I will be sure to survive it."

"They happened to come up with a southeastern coalition and beat Xinyizhou to pieces, resulting in millions of people having to be fed and drank by the imperial court."

"Xinyizhou can't be built yet. This big hole needs to be filled by the central government!"

When the war in the South was mentioned, the courtiers looked gloomy.

They all thought that Siam was disrespectful to the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty's words are very true."

"According to our plan, we will use food from the southeastern barbarians to provide benefits and reduce the burden on the central government."

"But the Southeast Yi didn't know what was good and what was good, so they had to organize an army to fight against the Ming Dynasty."

"Now that Bo Ni and Lu Song are destroyed, we will know how majestic our Ming Dynasty is."

Wang Futui said in a voice: "We think that the southeastern barbarians should know that we are powerful in the Ming Dynasty. It is better to send people to ask for food. If they don't give it, they will land and destroy the country."

These words actually aroused the approval of the courtiers.

Zhu Qiyu smiled bitterly: "Wang Qing, I'm afraid I won't be able to do what you want."

"Liang Yue Shangshu said that the southeastern barbarians wanted to block the sea area or seclusion, and were unwilling to trade with the Ming Dynasty."

"We don't have a chart and can't find their country."

"If they don't come out on their own, I can't do anything."

All the important officials in the cabinet read this memorial.

I felt helpless.

Ming Dynasty is stuck on the road. Otherwise, if these countries are bundled together, it will not be enough for Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, Bo Ni has been destroyed and Borneo has become an unowned land. Do you want to occupy it or support the new king?"

Yao Kui asked aloud.

Among the important ministers in the cabinet, they all accepted money from Borneo merchants and wanted to support them in becoming kings. There were ambitious people everywhere.

Of course, if the money is still collected, the matter probably won’t be done.

The emperor has the final say in this matter, and no one can comment. If he says the wrong thing, the consequences will be disastrous.

"Does this matter still need to be discussed?"

Zhu Qiyu was puzzled: "I thought you all had an agreement! Borneo is rich in gold, oil, and diamonds. Can we still give up?"

Yao Kui rolled his eyes, knowing that the emperor would not give up.

"Your Majesty, Borneo is great, but the problem is that it is too far away from the Ming Dynasty." Yao Kui felt that it was difficult to control it.

"It's not far from Singapore."

"Even if one day, Ming Dynasty really can't control it and entrusts it to the clan, I can be the emperor of Zhou."

Zhu Qiyu said: "In the future, there is no need to discuss this kind of matter. Just tell us how to actually control it. Don't waste time."

I know you are a greedy person!

From the beginning, the emperor wanted to establish a feudal system and enfeoff his son.

Geng Jiuchou said, "Your Majesty, Xu Ning has submitted a memorial. The area of ​​Borneo is vast. I am afraid it is larger than the two provinces in the interior."

"The island is full of savages. It's okay to be savages. The key is that the civilized people are full of hostility to the Ming Dynasty."

"It's really difficult to actually control it."

At this point, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate began to impeach Liang Yue. Liang Yue's behavior was too rough.

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand: "When a general fights a war, how can there be anything that can be done? This is war. Of course, we want to achieve maximum results with minimum losses. Liang Yue is right."

"Then the losses of Tao Lu and Xu Ning were too great, right? Of the 60,000 people, 20,000 died! Those were elites!" Li Shi was unhappy.

The impeachment memorials for Liang Yun, Tao Lu and Xu Ning can hold several sedan chairs.

Zhu Qiyu was helpless: "Tao Lu and Xu Ning did make mistakes, but they also had merit in taking down Bo Ni. As long as the merits and demerits are balanced, the subordinates will be rewarded and promoted as usual, and those who died in the battle will be rewarded as usual."

Li Shi was helpless. The emperor made it clear that he would protect Liang Yue and others.

Besides, if he doesn't come back to protect him, how will the general fight in the future? This kind of small fight at the doorstep is nothing, but the big fight is far away from the doorstep.

"After we capture Borneo, we will build a monument of heroes so that my warriors can enjoy the incense for generations to come!"

“Pick another place, change the name, and mourn them.”

"These people who fought for their country but died in a foreign country should be remembered forever by the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Qiyu said seriously: "That's it."

"I plan to establish two festivals, which will be celebrated by the whole country. Like New Year's Eve, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, they must be celebrated every year."

"One is the National Day. Taking the date of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the 23rd day of the first lunar month is designated as the National Day. The National Day is celebrated every year to celebrate and enjoy the people."

"One is Kaiyuan Festival, also known as Danri and New Year's Day. It is the day when the Yellow Emperor succeeded to the throne, and it was also four thousand years ago."

"From now on, Wanshou Festival will never be celebrated again."

As we all know, the emperor did not like to celebrate the Longevity Festival, but unexpectedly, the emperor did not allow future emperors to celebrate it.

"Let's talk about New Year's Day first. According to the Yellow Emperor calendar, today should be the 4248th year of the Yellow Emperor!"

"I recently read Nestorian scriptures. The West uses the birth date of Jesus to date the calendar. In this regard, the Ming Dynasty is not as good as the West."

"So, the Ming Dynasty used the Yellow Emperor's Calendar to mark the year and celebrate New Year's Day, so that Chinese descendants would know where they came from. All ethnic groups in the world are descendants of Yan and Huang."

"For National Day, people all over the world must remember how difficult it was to establish the Ming Dynasty. My descendants must also remember how hard it was for our ancestors to start their businesses, so that we can inherit today."

"Not only should I, the emperor, remember this, but the people of the world should also remember that their good days are the result of their ancestors' entrepreneurship. We must remember this day."

"From now on, it will be two years and four festivals."

The courtiers smacked the Emperor's tongue into the profound meaning of the festival.

The abolition of the Wanshou Festival is to worry about future generations of monarchs being greedy for pleasure, and to use the National Day to warn future generations of monarchs to remember the difficulties of their ancestors in starting a business.

On New Year's Day, they are worried about the westernization of the people and establishing their status as descendants of Yan and Huang.

From now on, we will celebrate New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Lantern Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, four festivals every two years.

"Since we are descendants of Yan and Huang."

“The Ming Dynasty had inland seas such as the Bohai Sea, the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea.”

Zhu Qiyu said: "I remember that the South China Sea used to be called Zhanghai and Yanhai. There are many names."

Hu Hui echoed: "Your Majesty has a good memory. Before the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was always called Rising Sea. The sea of ​​flames overflowed easily, so it was called Rising Sea."

"Your Majesty wants to define it as the descendants of Yan and Huang, but you can change Nanhai to Yanhai."

"After all, our country's national border continues to push southward. The South China Sea is no longer the boundary line of the ocean. It is no longer appropriate to call it the South China Sea."

The South China Sea is placed in the southernmost sea area.

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "The old master knew my heart well, so he changed the South China Sea to Yanhai, juxtaposed with the Yellow Sea, symbolizing that my descendants of Yan and Huang were born towards the sea!"

That's right, Ming Dynasty wanted to shift from being a land hegemon to becoming a maritime hegemon. We can survive this year's drought mainly by relying on seafood.

Xiang Zhong also proposed the theory of sea power, further demonstrating the necessity of the sea. He believed that to control the sea, we must control the islands. He divided the world's islands into several grades. The first-class islands must be actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty, so that sea power can last forever. .

The second is to develop the navy and encourage the navy to constantly update, especially to improve its power.

His theory of sea power caused an uproar in the newspapers.

"It is said that the emperor is rich all over the world. I have the East China Sea and the South China Sea. When will I have the North Sea and the West Sea?" Zhu Qiyu looked at the courtiers playfully.

The North Sea is the fishing sea, Lake Baikal.

The West Sea is Qinghai Lake.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is expanding steadily, and sooner or later it will be able to capture the North Sea and the West Sea." Li Xiandao.

Li Xian doesn't know the world map.

Beihai is easy to win.

The West Sea may never be seen again.

The West Sea is the Mediterranean Sea.

The Caspian Sea and the Black Sea are not seas, but salt lakes.

The Mongol Empire was rich all over the world, but it was actually composed of four khanates. If you want to rely on one country to achieve it, you will need a Qin Shihuang after Zhu Qiyu.

"Li Qing, I hope you can help me win the other two seas." Zhu Qiyu said with a smile.

"I will never give up even if I die!" Li Xian bowed.

"Having said that, we still have actual control over Borneo and Luzon." Zhu Qiyu asked with a smile.

Ma Ang said: "Your Majesty, I think we can recruit tens of millions of civilians to reclaim Borneo and Luzon."

These words immediately triggered a counterattack. Now that there is a severe drought, rashly recruiting people to immigrate may lead to rebellion.

The war is still going on, and domestic stability is necessary so that a steady stream of food, grass, armaments, etc. can be provided to complete the war.

Zhu Qiyu glanced at Ma Ang, this man is indeed capable.

He had discussed it with Hu Hui before. Didn't he say that he would recruit tens of millions of troops to wipe out Siam?

It is entirely possible to recruit tens of millions of troops to reclaim Borneo.

"I think Qing Ma Si's advice is reasonable."

Yu Zijun said: "The reclamation of Borneo requires young and strong labor. Since there is a drought in the country, sending a group of people out can also relieve domestic pressure."

"If the people are not willing, then they can be recruited through conscription."

"If you Xiaoxiao refuses to serve the country, then we will increase their land tax and force them to become slaves."

Yu Zijun is still cruel enough.

This remark aroused heated discussion, and everyone believed that the people had just reached peace and should not disturb the place anymore.

Just talking about Jiangnan, it will take at least ten years to recover.

There are many rebellions in the south of the Yangtze River, and there are also many rebellions in Jiaozhi. The emperor doesn't care. He would be afraid of another emperor. There are so many rebellions, and the local generals are in power. What if there is a rebellion?

Not only did the emperor not care, he also directly opened the sea transport and recruited Caoding as the navy.

Several things were done together, causing outrage and resentment. Not many people rebelled, but they happened every day. The strange thing is that there was no rebellion among the generals.

As long as the generals with soldiers do not rebel, the people's rebellion will be extinguished. Ming Dynasty is used to it.

Yu Zijun continued: "How has the court treated the people in the past few years?"

"Can you say that you have exhausted your benevolence and righteousness?"

"In the past, they were required to do labor, but now they are given money and find jobs for them. In addition to farming, they can also earn a share of the work on the construction site."

"There are also farm tools and iron pots, but they are all given as gifts. These are all kindness!"

"The imperial court also provided tax exemptions and taxes to make the people rich."

"Just talking about the hand-pressed well, the court almost sold it half-sold and half-given away, only making a profit of the cost price."

“Isn’t this considered benevolent government?”

Yu Zijun said: "Now it's time for the people to serve the imperial court. Shouldn't they actively join the army? Serve the imperial court? Repay the emperor's favor?"

"Now that the imperial court has reached this point and the people are still not satisfied, then they are white-eyed wolves!"

"What's the use of treating these white-eyed wolves!"

Yu Zijun said angrily: "To put it bluntly, if the imperial court is unwilling to spend hundreds of millions of taels of silver on the people, how rich will the central government be?"

"Nowadays, it is a matter of course for the people to benefit from the emperor's favor and serve the country. There is no room for bargaining!"

These words directly suppressed the opposition.

The Jingtai Dynasty was the best dynasty for the people, bar none.

Not to mention other preferential policies, let’s talk about hand-pressed wells. From ancient times to the present, has a country half sold and half given to the people? More than two billion sets of farm tools and hundreds of millions of iron pots, all given away for free! All the large areas of cultivated land were given to the people!

They control floods, pay attention to education, and build roads everywhere. These are all places where the court loses money, and loses a lot of money.

Isn’t this benevolent government?

From ancient times to the present, and even 10,000 years later, there has been no such emperor!

When it comes to loving the people, Zhu Qiyu is definitely the first person in the first five thousand years and the next five thousand years, and no one can surpass him.

"Yu Zijun is right."

"I consider myself to be completely benevolent and righteous to the people of the world."

"It is inevitable that the imperial court will reclaim Borneo and Luzon, and more areas will be reclaimed in the future."

"Large-scale immigration will not stop for a hundred years."

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "Recruit 10 million soldiers from the people. We want young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty, the second and third children in the family, not the eldest and youngest sons, but those who are not married."

"Across the country, except for the three provinces of Jiangnan, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Guizhou, Rehe, Ningxia, Gansu, Jilin, and Heilongjiang, all other provinces must recruit troops!"

"Every family has a baby, one for each family!"

"The settlement allowance will be paid as usual, and one month's military salary will be paid in advance for the family."

"Then send him to the south for training."

Li Xian immediately said: "Your Majesty, you can't do things well if you don't talk well. The labor force should be recruited through conscription. What can such a young child do?"

The court officials all felt that what kind of battle could a sixteen or seventeen year old fight?

"Your Majesty, are you trying to reduce the burden on the people's families?" Yu Zijun was speechless.

Zhu Qiyu looked at Hu Hui, and Hu Hui persuaded him in the same way.

"You all think that children aged sixteen or seventeen cannot fight in a war?" Zhu Qiyu asked.

"Can't fight."

Li Xiandao: "Your Majesty, it is best to recruit people who are twenty-three or four years old, who have just started a family and have worries. Only in this way will they sacrifice their lives on the battlefield."

"As for the sixteen or seventeen-year-olds, most of them are immature and lean. They are disliked by people at home. To put it bluntly, their parents think they eat too much and are useless."

"After being recruited by the imperial court, it will take at least a few years to raise them before they can go to the battlefield."

In this era, nutrition cannot keep up, growth is slow, and aging is fast.

"Furthermore, children aged sixteen or seventeen are the most disobedient to discipline. They are not afraid of anything. Even in the army, they will cause trouble."

Li Xian believed that such soldiers were not good soldiers.

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Li Qing, tell me, what is the purpose of this conscription?"

"Of course it's natural to open up Borneo and Luzon..."

Suddenly, Li Xian was stunned, and immediately knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty is right, only those who disobey discipline can live happily in the local area."

They talk about conscription, but they actually mean immigration.

Those who are brave and aggressive and hate others are definitely the best candidates for immigration.

Borneo and Luzon are different from Jiaoyi. If these two places are slaughtered, anyone can move there. But Borneo is different. They have all gone into the mountains. If there is nothing to do, they can give Akito a blow. Sending regular troops is a skill. Use it to derive melon eggs, it's just right.

When they get a living space, reach an age, and submit to discipline after being severely beaten by society, these people are the best candidates for immigration.

"Your Majesty's wonderful idea."

"The second eldest son in the family has a low status in the family."

"When you are sixteen or seventeen years old, it is the time to hold back your energy."

"When there is a disaster among the people, the people don't have enough to eat, and the second child is taken away, but the younger ones can be fed, and the resistance among the people will definitely be small."

Yu Zijun said with a smile: "Moreover, these people have no status at home and cannot eat well. When they get to the army, with a little education, they will definitely want to fight for their best."

The second eldest son in the family is the most embarrassed. The eldest son can inherit the family business, and the younger son is loved by the whole family. It is awkward in the middle.

These are good soldiers.

"But Your Majesty, will the second son of a gentry family also be recruited?" Yu Zijun felt that these people failed more than they succeeded.

Zhu Qiyu also pondered slightly: "Conquest does not necessarily require going to the battlefield, but also requires people who can read and write. After all, Borneo needs to be managed after it is taken."

Geng Jiuchou, however, grinned in distress: "Your Majesty, you are recruiting tens of millions of soldiers, and you will be given a settlement allowance first, and then a month's military pay. You can't do more than that!"

"Don't worry about money, and don't complain."

"From now on, these people, the people of New Borneo, will open up territory for the Ming Dynasty."

"There must be a lot of women in Borneo. Let them marry as they please. If there are not enough, buy a batch from other countries."

"Build more schools and let their children take the imperial examinations."

"Geng Qing, are you still crying about poverty? The Ministry of Household Affairs will not have less income this year."

At the mention of treasury revenue, the courtiers couldn't help but smile happily.

Last year's fiscal revenue was as high as 2300 million. I thought it would be great to reach 3000 million this year.

As a result, before this year is over, it has reached 4700 million!

It's definitely no problem if it exceeds 5000 million.

The main components are commercial taxes and customs duties.

Tariff revenue was completely underestimated. After the opening of the sea, countless merchants went to sea to do business, which also indirectly led to the collapse of foreign trade in all dependent countries within the Ming Dynasty.

In the past, the merchants of the subordinate countries, such as Siam, Luzon, and Manchuria, sold Ming products. In the past, the Ming Dynasty closed the country and made them rich.

Now the Ming Dynasty has opened the sea. Not only has it opened the sea, but it has also continued to explore the ocean. This has attracted a large number of business travelers to the Ming Dynasty for direct trade, avoiding middlemen from making price differences.

Natural trade surged.

Another point is that the Ming Dynasty encouraged the transportation of wood from the south to the north, strengthened communication between the north and the south, and integrated each other. This led to a blowout of commercial taxes and tariffs.

Li Bing also wanted to say that the Ministry of Finance estimates that this year's fiscal revenue may exceed 5500 million, and there may be more.

"Your Majesty, you can't waste money if you have money. With this money, the progress of repairing the Yellow River can be accelerated. This year, a group of people have been recruited to repair the rivers in Liaoning."

Geng Jiuchou couldn't hide the smile on his face. If you have money, you will have a hard back.

The only regret was that the Finance Department had taken away part of the authority of the Accounts Department, which made him very unhappy.

Ma Ang smiled and said: "Your Majesty, the project of repairing rivers across the country can be shortened by another two years."

Zhu Qiyu is very satisfied with the progress.

"So, if you want to recruit soldiers, you should pay more. The internal funds and the household department are not short of this little money. There have been disasters in the past two years, and the people's life has been difficult."

The matter of conscription has been settled.

After the rainy season next year, invest in Borneo and Luzon.

"Ma Ang, the city designed by the Ministry of Industry is really good."

Zhu Qiyu walked around the capital and was full of praise for the construction of the city.

The city of Beijing has grown into four outer cities from the original inner city, and the outer city has expanded into four more outer cities, increasing its area tenfold.

Mainly because the families of officials from all over the world moved here, and there was really not enough space.

There are no buildings to live in, and there are big houses everywhere.

If it were designed in this way, there would be big problems with the capital's drinking water, feces and other issues. In winter, heating would cause large areas of haze, affecting the quality of life.

The Ministry of Industry did not expand the city unlimitedly.

Instead, satellite cities were established to share the population.

Normally, cities like Tongzhou and Wancheng could expand into Beijing, but the Ministry of Industry chaired by Ma Ang did not build cities at road intersections.

It is a city, a small market surrounded by city walls, with few people living in it. They are all shops and small markets. People nearby come in to buy things during the day and leave at night.

The city of Beijing does not expand blindly, but leaves a buffer zone with trees planted in the middle and farmland separated before moving on to the next city.

Countless small satellite cities were built around the capital.

This is Ma Ang's plan.

Zhu Qiyu was full of praise. After the population of the capital surged, he could still live in an orderly manner without reducing the quality of life. The standard was really high.

"I have devoted my whole life to the court and dare not accept your Majesty's commendation." Ma Ang's face showed pride.

For example, the capital cannot supply drinking water to two million people.

It is impossible to feed so many people. To gather so many people, we must rely heavily on water transportation, and water transportation is expensive and requires year-round maintenance.

Simply, disperse the population throughout Beizhili.

It is not far from the capital, and the capital does not need to expand disorderly and accumulate too many people, which will cause instability.

The key point is that more officials will be needed.

Speaking of environmental issues.

Zhu Qiyu asked again: "Was the sandstorm big last year?"

"Da, although a large area of ​​trees has been planted and felling is not allowed, protecting the water and soil is not something that can be done overnight." Ma Ang replied.

"Yes, it is easy to destroy but difficult to govern."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Take your time."

"Two years have passed, and Ming Dynasty is really different."

"My lords, this is all your fault."

"I can see it all!"

The courtiers knelt down again to thank him. The emperor was very good at this and did not hesitate to reward him.

"Governance is never that easy."

"It's like fighting a war. If you want to hear good news, you have to be patient. Who can guarantee that if you send troops, you will win the war!"

"Don't be anxious even if you lose the battle. Take your time and you will always win."

"The same applies to governing the world. If you take your time, you will see results."

The courtiers kowtowed again.

This is the kindness of the emperor. I can understand it, but no one can deceive him.

Yue Zheng lied to him and was whipped ten times, which was the end.

As long as you tell the truth to the emperor and let the emperor know that you control the world, he will be very generous, be in a good mood, and all officials will have an easy life.

"By the way, the three-year period for the people I promised to go to the frontier for training is up. I plan to grant Enke next year and let these people take the Jinshi exam once."

Zhu Qiyu asked: "What do you think?"

Of course I have no objection, it’s all agreed.

But we can’t admit so many students, we have to admit them on a proportional basis.

"The etiquette department prepares."

Zhu Qiyu stood up: "Is this hall warm?"

"Your Majesty, this radiator is very useful. I have installed it in my home. You can just burn coal outside and there won't be so much black smoke in the house."

Li Xian smiled and said that this radiator was installed in the palace by the emperor in June.

Zhu Qiyu walked down and looked at the glass window. He couldn't see outside through the window: "Do all the ministers use glass windows in their homes?"

"Your Majesty, small glass is cheap now, but large glass is still more expensive, so there are less large glass and more small glass at home." Li Xian reported back.

Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "My glass cost 17 taels."

"Your Majesty, the price was indeed high at that time." Li Xian replied protectively.

"How much money do you need now?"

The glass in Qianqing Palace is colorful and translucent, and you can't see clearly what's inside. This is called anti-peeping.

You can't let people peek into what the emperor is doing inside, right?

Li Xian looked at Geng Jiuchou.

Geng Jiuchou gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I need seventy or eighty thousand taels of silver now."

"In less than two years, you lost a hundred thousand taels?"

Zhu Qiyu's tone was playful.

The courtiers were worried, should we eliminate corruption?

Zhu Qiyu looked around and raised the corners of his mouth: "What doesn't depreciate? If you lose, you lose. You can earn it back later."

"Can you, gentlemen, learn Western learning?" Zhu Qiyu walked back to Danqi and sat on the throne.

I must have learned it.

After all, we are all book lovers, so just translate it and read it.

"What do you think of Western learning?" Zhu Qiyu said solemnly.

Bai Gui was the first to speak out: "The so-called Western learning includes books from countries other than the Ming Dynasty. Nowadays, books from India, China, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Italy and other countries are prevalent in the Ming Dynasty. There are not many books from other countries, or Much the same.”

"Among them, India, Italy and other countries are more powerful in mathematics and medical books. The books on food are mixed, but they integrate the east and the west and are worth reading."

"When it comes to culture, all countries are inferior to our country."

"When it comes to arithmetic, medicine, accounting, astronomy, geography, physics, chemistry, mechanics, etc., our country is indeed not as good as them."

At this point, you have to admit that if you are not as good as you are, you just have to learn.

Zhu Qiyu nodded slightly: "Go on."

"His Majesty once proposed that we should learn from the barbarians and develop skills to control them."

"But I feel that this sentence is wrong. It should be based on middle school, integrating Western learning, integrating other Taoism into Confucianism and Taoism, and finally refining it into one."

Bai Gui's opinions have long been published in newspapers.

But many people disagree, and more people think that Ming Dynasty is already the strongest, and there is no need to learn these tricks.

Some people think that everything can be completely westernized.

Zhu Qiyu frowned slightly: "Bai Qing means to apply what you have learned and turn it into your own use."

Bai Gui nodded.

"I read newspapers from all over the world."

"Under the impact of Western learning, Confucianism actually declined. This is something I did not expect."

"So there are many people talking about burning down Western learning and closing the country."

Zhu Qiyu said slowly: "I think anyone who thinks like this is a coward! They have no future."

"Anyone in Jiangnan who has this idea will be moved to Jiaozhi."

"Those cowards can't keep up with me."

"Why do I value Western learning?"

"In the final analysis, Ming Dynasty is indeed inferior to others in some aspects, but there is nothing shameful about it. On the contrary, those who sit in a well and look at the sky, and are arrogant, are even more shameful and shameful."

"If we're not as good as them, let's just learn."

"Those who are better than them should continue to flourish."

"China was built on this little bit and has been glorious for five thousand years!"

"Just take Spain and Portugal. Less than a thousand people came here, but they were able to conquer one colony after another. Tell me, shouldn't we learn from this?"

Zhu Qiyu said: "There is also Indian surgery. Dashi's surgery is even better than theirs. Genghis Khan's army had a large number of military doctors. Western surgery is even better."

"You don't need to tell me how bad the level of military doctors in our army is, right?"

"Where's the astronomical calendar?"

"Jingtai Calendar, how many years has it been compiled? It has just been initially successfully compiled. How long will it take before it is completely successful? The Ming Dynasty is so big, can one calendar be used throughout the country? I don't think it can!"

"I won't talk about folk inventions."

"The bell towers that are everywhere this year were there a hundred years ago."

Zhu Qiyu said: "That's why I say, we must learn."

"Bai Qing said it better, take middle school as the foundation and integrate Western learning."

"Why haven't you, your ministers, thought of integrating these things into Confucianism?"

Zhu Qiyu frowned: "I was in Nanjing. When I immigrated, Nan Kong came to the palace to ask for me, saying that Nan Kong was loyal to the Ming Dynasty."

"I tested them on a few sentences, but I couldn't answer them."

"Tell me, should I be angry? Or helpless?"

"I understand what Saint Kong said, but they don't understand. What do they do for food every day?"

When Nan Kong was mentioned, the courtiers were frightened.

When the emperor was in Nanjing, he moved all Nankong away in one breath, leaving no one behind, and not even a penny of his thousand-year-old wealth was taken away.

It was because of Nan Kong that he failed the emperor's examination.

The emperor believed that the people of Nankong were ignorant and incompetent.

But he does not educate, he removes people, out of sight and out of mind.

"The old lady advised me to be patient."

"How can I bear it?"

Zhu Qiyu stood up with a fierce look: "They don't learn anything from their ancestors. Instead, they just rest on their ancestors' merits and enjoy the wealth in this world?"

"Why?"

"I just said one thing at that time, split it up and move it. I don't want to see them."

"I learned later that Nan Kong is pretty good. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Beikong. How many of them can memorize the Analects?"

"Why are we raising such borers?"

"This is what I want to say!"

"If you stop, you will decay. You must keep moving forward, explore! Exploit! Innovate! Only in this way can you slow down the pace of decay!"

"Don't think about resting on the merits of your ancestors and enjoying wealth!"

"No one can enjoy wealth for hundreds of years!"

"Sooner or later, you will be killed!"

"Confucianism too!"

“If you don’t make progress, you will be eliminated!”

"Today I can support Confucianism, but tomorrow someone will overthrow Confucianism!"

"If you don't work hard, it's useless for me to support you with all my life! Sooner or later, I will have a better idea to replace you!"

The emperor was angry, and although the courtiers were not kneeling, they were all thinking.

Will Confucianism be eliminated?

It used to be thought that it was absolutely impossible, but with the influx of Western learning into the Ming Dynasty, a large number of Nestorian books were brought with it, and the Islamic religion was also recovering, and the long-sleeved Lamaism was good at dancing, all of which were compressing the living space of Confucianism.

"The world has changed!"

“Look at problems with new eyes!”

"In the past, would I say to open up the ocean? Even if I said it, who would listen? They would only laugh at me, Yelang is arrogant!"

"Now! Ming Dynasty begins to conquer the ocean!"

"I think the theory of sea power proposed by Xiang Zhong is very good!"

"All kinds of inventions are born among the people. Can we block them back, step on them in the mud, and not allow those things to appear like before?"

"Aren't you doing this just to maintain the orthodoxy of Confucianism?"

Zhu Qiyu sneered: "But times have changed! It's useless for you to maintain it! It's useless for me to maintain it!"

"The world has changed, I have to change, you have to change, and Confucianism has to change too! All schools of thought have to change!"

"So, don't think about suppressing anyone in the future, think about changes!"

“Not only Confucianism needs to think about change, but also legal studies need to think about change, ideas need to think about change, and the world needs to think about change!”

"I want to see the birth of a saint!"

"I want to treat the contention of a hundred schools of thought!"

"I hope to explore a path that is suitable for Ming Dynasty to go further!"

"do you understand?"

Zhu Qiyu gave a warning.

The courtier knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"Your Majesty's words are like those of Hong Zhong and Da Lu. When I return home, I will think about my thoughts and how to make my thoughts follow the tide." Bai Gui said immediately, with pride in his words.

If the emperor agrees with his doctrine, it proves that his doctrine will become a prominent one.

Zhu Qiyu nodded: "Bai Qing is right. Your thoughts must follow the tide and your thoughts must keep changing. This is in line with human nature!"

"Let me tell you, gentlemen, do you think the same thing for a second?"

"Ever since Dong Zhongshu only respected Confucianism, he began to suppress people's thoughts and make people's thoughts unchanged."

"I know, there are benefits in this."

"But this kind of benefit has been used for two thousand years, and it has been used up. It is gone."

"We have to change now. New ideas must adapt to the new era so that they can last forever!"

Zhu Qiyu shocked the courtiers.

The emperor had been away from Beijing for two years, and no one knew whether it was good or bad to see each other again like this.

On the contrary, the courtiers were thinking.

"I asked the Shangshi Bureau to prepare a banquet. The ministers went to the side hall to rest for a while, and then announced their families to the palace. The female family members went to the Queen's Palace to have a banquet, and the ministers had a banquet in the Qianqing Palace."

After a long time, Zhu Qiyu said: "You are in charge of the center, and your hard work has made great achievements. I am grateful to you for this banquet."

The courtiers quickly said they did not dare, but they were still thinking about what the emperor said.

I really didn't dare to talk about change before, because Confucianism suppresses and changes human nature, binding people to the land. Although it is easy to rule, it will gradually lose its pioneering spirit.

The benefits are indeed there and huge.

There are also disadvantages, and they are also great.

Zhu Qiyu believes that the change is to carry out innovation in Confucian thought, and then to carry out the contention of a hundred schools of thought in Confucian thought.

"I've been running all the way. I'll have a day off tomorrow and have a big meeting the day after tomorrow."

Zhu Qiyu said: "At the great court meeting, I had a good chat with the ministers. I still have many things to say to them. For example, I want to recruit a group of foreigners to serve as officials in the court and send people to learn their culture. There are many things I would like to hear your opinions on."

"Let's all go and have a rest. We'll talk about it at the court meeting. At that time, all the civil and military officials of the court will come and discuss it."

"I don't know how the future will go."

"Where is the road ahead? I need you to explore, think, and walk with me!"

After the courtiers thanked them, they went to the side hall to rest.

Zhu Qiyu also moved around. He was really tired from running around. Then he called Dong Ci in and asked about the situation of the Royal Commercial Bank.

In the side hall, a heated discussion started.

How to change, how to change, in what aspect, and to what extent?

The emperor's words today will definitely cause an uproar in the world.

But the emperor did not say that he must change, but was discussing how to change. This left the decision-making power to the people of the world, and the people of the world crossed the river together by feeling the stones.

(End of this chapter)