Daming Jingtai: I am the eternal benevolent king

Chapter 412 Recovering the Japanese Kingdom, the last piece of the Ming Dynasty puzzle is assembled, the fifty-seven provinces of the ten capitals
The fifth day of May.

At the ceremony for the canonization of the crown prince, King Zhu Jianji of Shang was officially canonized as the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty.

At the canonization ceremony, Zhu Jianji rode in a car, which was not pulled by a horse-drawn carriage, nor was it a steam locomotive, but a car powered by an internal combustion engine and powered by diesel.

The world's first automobile was born.

The old emperor personally took up the pen and wrote the words Longqi, Longqi brand car.

On the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, the deposed prince Zhu Jianqi was canonized as King of Shang and succeeded the vassal state of Shang. The deposed grandson Zhu Youqu was the crown prince of Shang.

He also consecrated Zhu Jianqi's six sons as kings and sent them all to Europe to succeed the vassal.

The old emperor did not know the news that Zhu Jianqi was crazy.

Zhu Youquan entered the palace to express his gratitude.

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to see him, however. Grandfather and grandson, who were so close to each other, ended up becoming strangers because of their power. This was the royal family.

Zhu Jianjian did not dare to tell him that the boss had died of illness.

"My son knows."

"Like Coke, I invested more than a billion to get the formula. So far, the return from Coke to me is tens of billions?"

Zhu Youqi didn't ask anyone to report the funeral. The old emperor might not be willing to hear the news about his family. He handled the affairs of the Shang Dynasty as the prince of Shang, and was actually the emperor of Shang.

"I believe in your ability to do this well."

"But one thing must be remembered. Science and technology are the primary productive forces. Whether it is striving for hegemony or economic development, we must pay attention to science and technology and cannot relax at all."

"In August, Erchen further invested in the military industry and carried out a new round of electrical innovation, with an estimated investment of 20 billion."

Zhu Qiyu nodded with satisfaction: "You should have seen the trains of the Ming Dynasty. They are different from those of the Shang Dynasty, right? The trains of the Ming Dynasty are much faster than those of the vassal country. It is because of technological innovation."

"After I die, the world will be in chaos."

As soon as autumn entered, the old emperor fell ill.

"I am very pleased that you plan to invest 10 billion, but it is far from enough. No matter how much money you invest in scientific research, it is worth it."

"No matter how sick or ill you are, if you keep it in your body, it will cause problems."

Zhu Qiyu taught earnestly.

"Erchen plans to spend 10 billion to invest in new industries and industries."

"The opportunity is, if you want to expand your territory based on me, the opportunity will come. If countries are fighting, some countries will be destroyed, and some countries will be weakened and ask to be merged into the Ming Dynasty."

"Believe me, internal combustion will change the world."

Zhu Jianjian said: "After my son succeeded to the throne, he invested 3 million yuan in research and development funds in state-owned research institutes, and invested a total of about 30 billion yuan in the electrical appliance industry."

"Direct investment in scientific research may not have any effect. Investing in the military industry will speed up the upgrading of the military industry and use military industry to stimulate the development of the civilian industry."

Zhu Youyi is still supervising the state of Shang and will leave for Beijing on the first day of October.

"Dad, don't worry about it. Whatever the Ming Dynasty has, the son will give it to his family. This is what the son owes him." Zhu Jianji reassured his father.

On July 11, he embarked on the successor's fleet to the Shang Kingdom to succeed the vassal state, but the deposed crown princess Yang died of illness on the ship. On the way to the Shang Kingdom, Zhu Jianqi died of illness due to acclimatization.

The imperial doctor said that if the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive for long.

After changing the crown prince, Zhu Qiyu was in a depressed mood, and was knocked down by a cold wind.

"Countries are constantly attacking, which is both an opportunity and a challenge for Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Qiyu pointed to the sky: "What are those twinkling stars? Is there Chang'e on the moon hanging high in the night sky? How far is the sun that lights up the world from the earth? You don't want to go up and see ?"

Zhu Youquan was outside the Meridian Gate, bowing three times and nine kowtows to the palace gate.

"The car you are riding in was carved out by craftsmen with knives and axes. Mass production and promotion require massive funds."

A smile appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face: "If the boss had your kind of heart, he wouldn't end up like this."

"Then technical barriers will be formed. Sooner or later you will get technical rewards, and then you will no longer earn this small amount of money."

During this period, he will fully inform Zhu Youqi of the situation in Shang Kingdom.

"The so-called challenge is to be a good suzerain, mediate relations between countries, and maintain the face of the suzerain. This will test the political vision and diplomatic level. Don't use swords and guns unless necessary. Use your mouth when you can. When necessary, Only when the time comes can we use force to deter. Remember, force is only for deterrence.”

"The car you are riding in during the Prince's Ceremony has an internal combustion engine. The transition from steam engine to internal combustion engine is a revolutionary development."

Zhu Jianji expressed his appreciation.

"But R&D requires continuous investment of huge amounts of money. Don't be stingy. Even if I invest 10 billion, the return will be far more than 10 billion. Remember, investment in scientific research is continuous. Don't be afraid of failure, let alone defeat. Even if the water floats, investment is a long-lasting force, and continuity is the most important thing.”

"Fourth, don't you want to know what happened in the sky?"

"In just twenty years, the leap from steam engine to internal combustion engine was a masterpiece that I invested tens of billions of dollars in."

"Not to mention, the internal combustion engine is just a small step in the history of human development."

"Boss, are you all settled in?"

"Dad? You mean? Can you fly?"

Zhu Qiyu said with a smile: "Investment requires not only vision, but also courage and perseverance. Only by continuous investment can there be returns."

"Fourth, I know my body."

Zhu Jianjian scratched his hair and muttered: "Is this old man talking nonsense?"

"Humph, flying? What the heck! The internal combustion engine has been successfully developed. Within ten years, you will be able to fly into the sky. Anyone can fly into the sky!"

Zhu Qiyu said: "But who can go to the starry sky?"

"As well as Antarctica and the North Pole, what secrets are buried under the thick glaciers?"

"Where did human beings come from? Where do their souls go after all? How did this gold and silver condense? How deep is this underground? What is deep in the center of the earth?"

"There are so many secrets in this world."

"Fourth, I need you to explore."

"Perhaps, after my father died, he went to the distant space instead of going underground."

"If you want to follow in dad's footsteps, just look up there."

"One day, the secrets of this world, the earth, and the universe will all be explored by Ming Dynasty."

But Zhu Jianjian was mumbling: "God, God?"

He was thinking, if he could fly, how would the war be fought? Can we send a large army to bloom in the enemy's nest?
Zhu Qiyu found that he had talked a lot, but the fourth child was in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhu Qiyu looked at him dissatisfied.

"Dad, please continue talking." Zhu Jianxiao smiled naively.

"I'm talking to you, what number are you using?"

Zhu Qiyu said angrily: "Remember, we need to go to the sky! We need to develop aircraft!"

"My son, I know."

"Fuck off!"

Zhu Qiyu didn't want to see him. He was not much better than the boss, and he had a wooden head.

In times of peace, why go to heaven?

Because with the opportunity of God, we can research weapons and new technologies.

Otherwise, people are lazy, and who would want to mess around when life is good.

Ming Dynasty now has no rivals, so it has to go to space to find an enemy and use it as an imaginary enemy. Isn’t that what the United States does?

A big isolated island, teasing and igniting people everywhere, one is to show the sense of existence, and the other is to put pressure on oneself. Otherwise, a big isolated island is too superior. It has everything and doesn’t want to do anything. How can one improve? The motivation.

Many civilian things are first used for military use, and then are used by civilians to make money after the military use is eliminated. Therefore, Zhu Qiyu also attaches great importance to the construction of the military industry.

On October 18th, the prince's eldest son Zhu Youyi arrived in the capital.

He went to the harem without stopping to meet the old emperor.

He grew up in the palace when he was a child and was taught by the old emperor. He didn't leave until he was a teenager. But even though he had some family attachment, after all, it had been too long and the family relationship had almost disappeared.

But Zhu Youyi started crying when he entered the palace, telling interesting stories about his childhood and telling the old emperor that he was in his heart.

But the old emperor has lived for more than eighty years, so why can’t he see through it?

"Your father is still waiting for you, go ahead." Zhu Qiyu discovered that Zhu Youyi, who was being rubbed by the fourth child, was not easy to deal with.

It seems that my education method is wrong.

How can a person who has not experienced ups and downs become a true pillar of talent?
He is too good to his sons, especially the eldest, but he has been too protective of them in the past few years, which makes him ignorant.

really.

As soon as Zhu Youyi entered the East Palace, Zhu Jianji, who was dealing with government affairs, sneered: "Oh, isn't this the prince... Oh, my grandson, you are very good at finding a backer, I... I am such a lonely man."

"My son, I know my mistake."

Zhu Youyi was really being mean. He should have informed his father before going to the Yangxin Palace, but he wanted to give the old man a surprise and win his favor.

"Son, what's wrong with you? The old man is your biological grandfather. It's your duty to honor him. How can I find fault with you?"

Zhu Jianji said angrily: "I'm worried that you won't get used to living alone in the East Palace, so I asked you to live in the Wanshou Palace. Isn't your grandpa good enough for you?"

"My son, thank you grandpa for your kindness!"

When Zhu Youyi saw his father, he was really like a mouse seeing a cat, and his whole body shivered.

"Go and thank your grandfather." Zhu Jianjian told him to get out.

Zhu Youyi was stunned.

I just came out of Yangxin Hall, why should I go to thank you?
This is his father's revenge.

After returning from traveling thousands of miles away, as soon as he entered the palace, his father gave him a warning and told him to keep his tail between his legs.

Don't think that because there's an old man sitting on top, you dare to contradict Zhu Jianjian! no way!
Zhu Jianjian purely used his son as a tool.

The third son, King Zhao, took the lead time and time again. He evolved from a fierce general to a fierce commander. He got it with scars. The soldiers are also other people's sons. Other people's sons can die. Why can't my son Zhu Jianjian die?

Therefore, the second eldest King Qi, the third eldest King Zhao, and the fourth eldest King Lu are all very brave, and they are always the first to rush forward in battle.

Therefore, he has established a huge empire.

They were all beaten down by the five of them.

The generals of the Shang Kingdom were all discovered by Zhu Jianji with his keen eye and unearthed them one by one. The real heroes are the five of them.

The most ridiculous thing is that Zhu Jianjian has never taken the lead.

Every time there was a war, it was his son who took the lead in the charge. The third son, King Zhao, went to the battlefield at the age of twelve and was defeated in the first battle. He also carried his father out of the tens of thousands of troops. Afterwards, he was beaten by thirty soldiers. Stick, because his command error led to the defeat.

The fourth king of Lu went to the battlefield at the age of eleven. He fought bravely and commanded decisively. He was a wise general.

It is said among the people that Zhu Jianji had four sons, four heroes, and five commanders in one sect. How could he be a natural-born general? The achievements of one general led to thousands of bones being withered. They were all made with human lives. They were made from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. Only those who climbed out became famous generals.

Zhu Youyi also went to the battlefield. When attacking Moscow, he took the lead and climbed up the Moscow city wall. He was hit by more than a dozen arrows. With his tenacity, he finally bit down Moscow and finally destroyed the Moscow Khanate.

It was the founding battle of the Shang Kingdom. The second king, King Qi, led only 5,000 people to block hundreds of thousands of reinforcements from the Muscovite Khanate outside the fortress. Of the 5,000 people, only a dozen survived in the end. King Qi was shot A few dozen arrows meant a lot of life, so I only managed to get back one life.

Everyone else saw the beauty of King Shang’s family.

But they can't see that in every war, King Shang personally leads the troops to fight. It is King Shang's three sons who rush to the front. The arrows are not long-sighted. I don't know whether you are the king's son or an ordinary soldier. , it’s all about luck.

Every inch of the territory of the Shang Kingdom was conquered by the Shang King family.

In Zhu Jianjian's heart, these four were not his sons, but four top generals, especially King Zhao, who was a fierce commander.

Ming court officials believed that Zhu Youyi was a governance-oriented emperor.

On the contrary, it was just that his brothers were too dazzling and blocked his edge.

Among the old emperor's grandsons, Zhu Youyi's military proficiency ranks among the top ten, and this guy has fought in battles and is equally brave in combat.

It's just that Zhu Jianji went on an expedition and needed him to supervise the country and stabilize the government.

The court officials of the Ming Dynasty valued his honesty.

As everyone knows, this kind of honesty is compared with King Qi, King Zhao, and King Lu. All three of these guys are famous commanders. No matter how bad Zhu Youyi is, he is still a top-notch general.

Not even looking at his father, Zhu Jianjian's military strength could rival Emperor Taizong's.

The entire Eastern Europe has a population of more than 100 million. Like the Muscovite Khanate, it is the top empire in Eastern Europe. It is easy for Zhu Jianji to eat them up, but if it had been any other prince, he would have been eaten down to the bones.

And now, where are the more than 100 million white people in Eastern Europe?
In the 4.9th year of Jingtai, the Shang, Qi, Zhao, and Lu states had a total population of 6000 million, of which only million were white people, most of whom were surrenders, and a small number were Cossack cavalry.

These white people are responsible for the dirtiest and most tiring jobs in Eastern Europe and are struggling to survive.

Dashan did not have slaves, in fact it was almost like having slaves.

These 60 million white people, with Zhu Jianji suppressing them, can't even make a splash.

But if it were Zhu Jianqi who became the King of Shang, that might not be the case.

After Zhu Jianji returned to Bingzheng in the Ming Dynasty, he did not have a long period of novice period, and he quickly became like a fish in water.

The officials in the court were also observing Zhu Jianji and observing his style of doing things.

Zhu Jianjian, like the old emperor, read the approved memorials instead of taking power casually.

Zhu Jianqi was different. Just after Zhu Jianqi took full control of the government, he took back the power of the red batch. In just three months, he sent the red power back to the Secretary of Ceremony in disgrace.

It's really exhausting.

Even if Emperor Taizu is resurrected, it will be impossible for him to handle all the government affairs of such a huge territory. One person cannot handle it all in twenty-four hours.

Just like the ceremonial eunuch, Jingtai had only one palm eunuch forty years ago.

Now, there are four eunuchs with palm prints, more than 20 eunuchs with pens, and more than 70 eunuchs with the hall. The number is still increasing every year. It is really tiring.

After the imperial power went to the countryside, even trivial matters in the village required imperial approval.

All kinds of things in the village, such as lost chickens and dogs, whether the place was found or not found, must be written in a report. As long as a crime is reported, a report must be formed and sent up.

It's not that the imperial court takes care of it directly, but that the imperial court wants to know.

Just like the cabinet, in the 40th year of Jingtai, there was one chief assistant and six cabinet ministers. In the 60th year of Jingtai, there was one chief assistant and ten cabinet ministers. In the past two years, the number has increased to sixteen cabinet ministers.

The Eight Departments also added deputy ministers and four deputy ministers. They were really busy and had to take care of everything from top to bottom.

The number of local officials is also increasing year by year. With the intensification of Beijing inspections, detailed reports on private government affairs are reported, and people are required to handle them, so the corresponding establishment needs to be increased.

A few years ago, some people would shout about redundant officials, but now no one is talking about it. They are all shouting about adding more manpower. They are too busy.

The government and the public were dissatisfied with the expansion from six to eight departments.

Now, the eight ministries are about to be expanded to sixteen ministries. The power is indeed decentralized. The problem is that they are too busy. A minister can only stamp seals in one day, but he can't finish them in one day. Government affairs have not been dealt with yet and they still need to be discussed. In the morning, he had to go to court, report to the palace, and participate in the decision-making of major events. Not to mention one person, three people were too busy.

Therefore, the imperial court unanimously approved the establishment of eight more departments, four temples, and two courtyards in the 66th year of Jingtai.

From now on, there will be sixteen departments, ten temples, four courtyards and twenty-four divisions.

Controls must also be added and modified on the basis.

For example, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Forestry, the Ministry of Education, etc. all need to be established as separate ministries, and two additional deputy ministers must be added, so there are six deputy ministers.

There are one chief minister and one deputy minister, two ministers on the left and right, and six deputy ministers. One deputy minister can be added as appropriate.

The cabinet needs to be supplemented by cabinet ministers, which will become a chief minister, a second minister, and twenty-one cabinet ministers, with a total number of 23. The reason for the odd number is to facilitate voting.

All the time, major matters in the cabinet have been decided by vote.

Let Zhu Jianji read all the major events in the world, and he would be exhausted in a day.

Therefore, he improved the post, summarized the important events, abbreviated them into four words, submitted them, and it took him four hours to read them.

In this regard, he is very much like the old emperor. He trusts the courtiers and is only responsible for checking and making decisions on major matters. He delegates almost all other matters to the cabinet.

Zhu Jianqi is not like that. He wants to grasp all the big and small things in his hands, but he doesn't know how to grasp the important things and put them lightly.

But he was quite diligent. He spent more than eight hours a day reading the memorials, but he still couldn't finish them. Even if he added eight more hours, he still wouldn't be able to finish them.

Zhu Jianjian can't compare to him.

He became irritated after watching it for a while, and barely watched it for four hours, basically leaving it to Zhu Youyi to watch. He was so tired of staying in the palace that he actually got a horse and rode it in the palace.

His princess died a long time ago, and he has not established a princess in recent years. When he was in the Shang Kingdom, no one could control him. He had a bunch of concubines and no sons. Who dared to talk about him.

He circled a racecourse in the Forbidden City and ran there every day.

In the Ming Dynasty, bad habits did not change.

As a result, the court officials reported him to the old emperor.

At the end of October, the old emperor was in good health and was strolling in the palace. Zhu Jianni came over to apologize.

"Hey, the Ming Dynasty is different from your Shang Kingdom, right?" Zhu Qiyu didn't blame him.

"Dad, my son has been restless since he was a child. He has been on the battlefield all these years. The most annoying thing is sitting in this deep palace. Those officials know his son's character and even go to court to impeach him."

Zhu Jianjian supported his father and sneered: "I just want to test my son's feelings. I also want to see if you are protecting my son or me, or if you are facing the courtiers."

He knows his father's character so well that his father won't take this little thing to heart.

"Control your wild nature."

Zhu Qiyu said: "If Yan Guan dares to test, it means that your Shang army is no longer reliable. I asked you before, how should you choose your path? It's time to make a decision." "If you are infiltrated, you are infiltrated. You are still here. , my son is still alive.”

Zhu Jianzhen didn't care: "Governing the government is like boiling an eagle. You are too kind to them, so you dare to speculate on Tian's heart. When your son succeeds to the throne, let them know that Tian's heart is unpredictable!"

"Fourth brother, take care of yourself." Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "Lower your head when you should, don't suffer a loss."

"My son understands."

Zhu Jianjian said: "When my son comes back, he will kill the horse and eat its meat."

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "Go to Fengtian Temple to eat."

"Hahaha!" Zhu Jianjian laughed, chatting with the old man was fun.

"In the past few years, I have had to pretend to be a coward for the sake of my boss. Now that you are back, I don't have to pretend anymore. I don't have a few more days to live. I can live more comfortably. It's up to you, okay?"

Zhu Jianjian knelt on the ground: "My son will make sure that my father will not suffer any grievances for one day!"

Zhu Qiyu patted his head: "Good son."

Zhu Jianjian actually killed the horse, cooked the meat and ate it in the Fengtian Palace, and also sent bowls of horse meat to officials in various official residences.

"The fourth child is still the same old child."

Ma Wensheng raised his lips: "This is a provocation to the courtiers."

"It's been thirty years and it hasn't changed."

Yu Zijun ate the horse meat and said, "It would be better if it was a little more mushy. This guy doesn't care about my old minister's teeth at all."

"This is a strong horse. It takes time to tame a strong horse. Take your time." Ma Wensheng also ate a piece of horse meat and gave it to others.

There was no telling who would win in this confrontation, but the court officials clearly understood Zhu Jianjian's character for the first time.

But at this moment, news of the Japanese surrender came.

Wang Shu and Yang Xin successfully recovered the Japanese country, and the Japanese country officially became the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Good news came to Yangxin Hall.

The old emperor was beaming with joy: "The last piece of the Ming Dynasty's territory has been assembled. Take Ezo Island out of Heilongjiang and put it together with the three islands of the Japanese country. It will be called Japan Province, referred to as Qi or Japanese."

"The land of Qilu is the country of Japan and Shandong. It is my land of Qilu."

"Tokyo was then established as the fifth capital of the Ming Dynasty, and Dongzhili was established."

"Now the territory of the Ming Dynasty is completely complete."

He walked to the map, his eyes were not working well, and a eunuch showed him a magnifying glass: "Send the prince here."

When Zhu Jianji entered the palace, he saw his father being supported by two eunuchs and looking at a map with a magnifying glass.

"There are a total of sixty provinces in the Ming Dynasty. Each province is regarded as a star. I want to add fifty-seven stars to the national flag. What do you think?"

The sixty provinces are: Lena, Yuerhai, Mongolia, Turks, Tatar, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, North Korea, Japan, East Zhili, Jehol, North Zhili, Hebei, Shandong, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Western Regions, Ili, Altai, Uliasutai, Tangnu Ulianghai, Ulanqab, Yenisey, Fergana, West Zhili, Ussun, Sichuan, Chongqing, Yunnan, Dali, Northern Myanmar, Southern Myanmar, Bangladesh, Malacca, Xinyi, Xinjing, Xinyang, Jiaozhi, Xinxu, Xinyan, Xinqing, Bianzhili, Luzon, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan , Jiangxi, Zhejiang, South Zhili, Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, and Henan.

Bohai Bay and Korea Bay are being filled up, and Bohai Province and Yellow Sea Province will be added.

There are a total of fifty-five provinces in the five capitals.

The frozen soil area in the north is huge, about six million square kilometers.

The total territory of the Ming Dynasty exceeded 2100 million, and the habitable territory reached 1500 million.

At the end of the west is the sea, as far as the Bering Strait, and from the Kamchatka Peninsula to the small islands in the Americas, all are actually controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

The westernmost provinces are Turkic and Japanese.

The eastern territory is divided by the Ob River - Lake Balkhash - Khujand. In fact, the Ming Dynasty occupied the entire Pamir Plateau and most of the Hindu Kush Mountains.

Even though these places are barren, the territory has more than one million people. Although it is not included in the Ming Dynasty, it is actually the territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty.

The actual territory controlled by the Ming Dynasty is around 2300 million.

When Lao Su was at his best, the 2240 million square kilometers actually contained more than million pieces of frozen soil. Can Central Asia and other places that are all covered with wind and sand compare with Southeast Asia?
A Jiaozhi is richer than the whole of Central Asia.

The real livable place for Lao Su is a small piece of land in Eastern Europe, covering 4 million square kilometers, which is actually similar to China today.

The Ming Dynasty occupied the entire Southeast Asia, destroying Annan, Siam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh, and all occupied sacred lands.

There are also richer Borneo and Luzon.

Japan is a bad country, with volcanoes, tsunamis, and earthquakes happening every year, but it is still richer than Central Asia. At least it is close to the sea.

If you compare the area horizontally, Ming Dynasty is larger than Lao Su.

If we compare the wealth vertically, ten old Sus cannot compare with the Ming Dynasty.

To be honest, the essence of China has been established since Emperor Qin Shihuang unified the world. They are Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Shandong, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong. That’s it. Even Hunan, Guangxi, and Guizhou are not elite regions, let’s just say.

The Ming Dynasty added three huge plains in the Northeast, the Songliao Plain, the Sanjiang Plain, and the Heilongjiang Plain. Because of the emergence of cold-resistant crops, the Northeast was utilized, otherwise it would have been useless.

Southeast Asia, the fertile land of Southeast Asia, was added.

With the diversion of the Yenisei and Lena rivers, the once desolate north will prosper again. After all, the north is short of water. Solving the water source problem and restoring the glory of the Han Dynasty in the north is just around the corner.

After adding Xing'anling, two more wealthy provinces will be added.

The most important thing is that Ming Dynasty has countless good ports.

Lao Su didn't.

There are many people in Ming Dynasty. The total population of Ming Dynasty reached 39.1 billion. Jingtai will exceed billion in years.

The Ming Dynasty was a single ethnic group, unlike the old Soviet Union, which was composed of hundreds of ethnic groups.

Therefore, comparing the same period, the current Ming Dynasty is more powerful than Lao Su.

"Dad, if the Ming Dynasty expands its territory again, will it be necessary to change the national flag?" Zhu Jianjian thought it was a big deal. The Japanese country was just meat on the plate. It was just harvested early and harvested late.

"Just be satisfied if you can manage this huge Ming Dynasty well." Zhu Qiyu said angrily.

"Dad, there are only fifty-nine provinces incorporated into the Japanese state? Where did the sixty come from?" Zhu Jianjian asked.

It would be an honor for Zhu Jianji to be the emperor of such a huge empire.

"The Ming Dynasty now has four capitals. I plan to establish Tokyo in the Japanese country as the fifth capital of the Ming Dynasty and set up Dongzhili."

Xijing was built in the Fergana Basin.

The court officials objected to the name Fergana. It would be better to call it Dawan Province or Xikang Province.

But the old emperor thought Fergana was a good name.

The name means a valley surrounded by mountains.

In fact, people nowadays just look at other people's names and think they are foreign. If they translate them, they will find that they are not as foreign as the names in Henan.

There is no national concept in Central Asia until now, because they have been conquered all the time and they don’t even know who they are.

Therefore, there is no problem in calling some ancient names on this land.

This is not the case with Myanmar and Thailand. Although Xinyi and Xinjing sound bad, this territory has been operated by Thailand and Myanmar for thousands of years, and the memory cannot be erased so easily.

Lao Su tried to erase the memories of various ethnic groups in Central Asia, but failed in the end.

It took fifty years for the Ming Dynasty to erase the memory of Southeast Asians, let alone Lao Su.

"Dad, my son suggested changing Beijing to the central capital, setting up six capitals, and picking out an important piece of land in the Mongolian Province in the north to build Beijing."

"Beijing is now called Zhongdu, or Zhongjing, Dajing, or Dadu will do."

"There is Xijing in the Fergana Basin."

"Japan has Tokyo."

"In the land of Baiyue, there is Bianjing."

"There is also Nanjing in Jiangnan."

"In this way, there are six capitals. The Liao and Jin Dynasties are all five capitals. I think it is also suitable to use in the Ming Dynasty."

"After Taizong moved the capital, the Ming Dynasty only had two capitals. In order to better control the land of Baiyue, you set up Bianjing."

Zhu Qiyu pondered slightly: "We have set up six capitals, so we might as well set up ten capitals."

"Choose a place in Borneo to build the capital, and also find a place in Bangladesh to build the capital. When the water diversion from the Yenisei River is completed, Lanzhou will be changed to Lanjing, and Singapore to Xingjing."

"Directly establish the Ten Capitals, remove Bian Zhili, West Zhili and East Zhili, leaving only two Zhili in the north and south."

The establishment of ten capitals makes it easier to manage local areas from a political point of view; from an economic point of view, more resources will be invested in the construction of capitals and the population will be concentrated in the ten capitals of the world; from a military point of view, it is also convenient to set up multi-value armies.

"Dad, in that case, the provinces will be reduced."

Zhu Qiyu glanced at him: "It used to be two capitals and thirteen provinces. I had to turn Zhili into a province. Alas, it's just my vanity."

"If it's dad's vanity, he might as well upgrade each prefecture to a province. There would be hundreds of provinces in the country." Zhu Jianjian joked at him.

Zhu Qiyu laughed: "What do you think of the ten-capital system?"

"I think it's better."

Then it became ten capitals and fifty-seven provinces.

"The new capital does not need to change the name of the place. For example, Lanzhou is called Lanjing, and Singapore is promoted to the new capital. That's fine."

The ten capitals are: Zhongjing, Beijing, Nanjing, Tokyo, Xijing, Bianjing, Lanjing, Xingjing, Mengjing, and Wujing (Borneo).

The new territory of the Ming Dynasty was also delineated.

There are fifty-seven provinces in the ten capitals, including two direct governorates in the north and south, and there are no direct governorships in the other eight capitals.

In fact, the two provinces of Yenisei and Lena to the north of Tangnu Uryanghai are huge in area. Since they have no practical significance, they have not been split. If they must be split, they can be split into several provinces.

But if people can’t even live in it, what’s the use of splitting it up?

"Dad, will the money for building the capital come from internal funds? Or should we call on wealthy businessmen to raise funds?"

Zhu Qiyu made an estimate: "It won't cost much to pay for it myself. I'll pay for the infrastructure. Others can be attracted investment."

"My son, I will convey the order to the cabinet now."

Zhu Jianjian didn't care about the money. The old emperor had such a rich family, so he had to spend it as he should.

The old emperor didn't show him his family fortune.

But did he know that many things in Eastern Europe were invested by the old emperor, who used trains to transport gold to the capital every year.

He is not Zhu Jianqi. He spends his money when he needs to, and there is no point in saving it.

"What about changing the national flag?"

"Dad, I don't think you should change it. It has been used for more than fifty years and everyone in the world is used to it. If you want to add fifty-seven stars, just make a new one as a souvenir."

If it were Zhu Jianqi, he would probably settle accounts with the old man and change the number of flags, but Zhu Jianji would have no reason and just wouldn't change it.

News came out from the Yangxin Palace that the old emperor wanted to build ten capitals, and the ministers in the cabinet were noisy, and they all felt that there was no need to spend this money.

As the train speeds up, the center controls such a huge territory, and is more or less at home, and does not think that any province will go out independently.

Ming Dynasty is not a federal system.

In fact, in the 55th year of Jingtai, some courtiers proposed federalism, because Germany is a federal country with many titles, fiefdoms, free territories, etc.

This is basically the case in Europe. It can be said that Europe has not entered the feudal emperor system, but still has a feudal system.

So we need to form a federation.

Because there is no common monarch.

If you look at Roman history books, Europe was also unified, but the authenticity of this history book is difficult to verify, and this happened several hundred years ago, when China had already entered the Song Dynasty from the Qin Dynasty.

The Shang Dynasty was also a unified country, but this unification was two different concepts from Qin Shihuang's unification.

Qin Shihuang unified China and established the territory of China.

The unification of the Shang Dynasty was just the unification of one region.

Rome is probably like this too. It has been infinitely beautified by future generations and constantly boasts about Roman civilization. In fact, it is similar to the Shang Dynasty in China.

Will today's Chinese people use the history of the Shang Dynasty as an issue?

No way!

But Europeans do!

They think Rome is awesome and powerful, but in fact it is just a scumbag. Don't compare it with the Han, Jin, Tang and Song dynasties at the same time, just compare it with the Shang Dynasty.

But Rome definitely existed, and it definitely had its glory, but the extent of its glory is too much to brag about.

The so-called federal system is not an advanced system, but a historical legacy.

The Yu, Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties were feudal systems.

The federation is a feudal system, just a new set of rhetoric. The essence has not changed. It is just that there will be no more wars in the end and peaceful reunification.

This unification and the unification of China are two different concepts.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period were collectively called the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

Was the Eastern Zhou Dynasty a unified country? It can also be understood as yes, because there is a common monarch, the Emperor of Zhou, which means they are unified.

Isn't this the federation?

If the Warring States Period had entered into the great voyages, then the concept of the unification of China would have disappeared. East Asia was also a bunch of small countries. In the end, in order to quickly colonize and plunder, these countries established a federal system. On the surface, the Emperor Zhou had the final say, but in fact it was Each province and country has the final say.

This is just a soft unification. At most, the diplomatic power of each province is returned to the central government. It does not even completely take back the military power. In fact, it is still its own small kingdom.

The unification of China is a true unity. Not even a single cent of China's traditional territory is missing. In its heyday, it was slowly expanded, bit by bit sinicized, and completely digested.

This is true unity, hard unity.

How can such an advanced system reverse the course of history?
From unification to feudalism?
Isn't this a disease?

Only autonomy requires federation and soft unification.

Every province in the Ming Dynasty was conquered with swords and guns. They are all Chinese in the traditional sense. This Chinese concept is deeply rooted and implanted in the genes of every Chinese person.

Look at the Sinicized Mongolia. Are they clamoring for unification every day?

Therefore, it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to adopt a federal system.

Unless one day aliens come to the world and need to be united into a whole, the Ming Federation will appear. This federation is jointly formed by various vassals.

The cabinet also feels that establishing a multi-capital system is unnecessary.

The Ministry of Finance has already made a preliminary budget. In addition to the original four capitals, six additional capitals will be added, with an estimated investment of more than 40 billion yuan.

Even though the money came from internal funds, it was too wasteful.

It is better to invest in industry.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang figured out a way. It was better to build a big city first, and then change it into a capital after the foundation of the city was laid.

Don't invest directly, it's a waste of resources.

In fact, the places designated by the old emperor were either strategic locations or cities with very good economic development.

The latter can be promoted to the capital as long as he changes his name.

The capital city of this era has tended to adopt the concept of municipalities directly under the Central Government.

In municipalities directly under the central government, taxes are collected from above.

Mainly cities with very good economic conditions will be upgraded to municipalities, cities directly under the central government.

In fact, the same principle applies to the capital.

If there is no direct administration, it must be directly managed by the central government. Financial revenue will be directly collected by the central government. Local provinces will definitely not be willing to do so.

This will create a siphon effect, directly sucking away all manpower and material resources, causing a province to work for the city.

What Zhu Jianji meant was that it was a strategic arrangement to be promoted to the capital without building a palace.

Once the Ming Dynasty marches westward, Lanjing and Xijing will be able to hoard massive supplies, because they are under the direct jurisdiction of the central government and there will be no mess.

The second is strategic importance.

All cities across the country have completely different levels of emphasis.

Northeast China is just a grain production base. There is no need to build a capital. A few big cities are enough.

Why did Japan build a capital? Because it was too far away from the Ming Dynasty, it had to build a capital and send officials to manage it.

Borneo was not close to the Ming Dynasty, so it needed a Wujing. The Baiyue Land directly established three capitals, Bianjing, Xinjing, and Mengjing, which shows that the imperial court attached great importance to it.

After repeated discussions.

Zhu Jianjian and his courtiers each took a step back and temporarily built Tokyo and Wujing first, leaving other cities as they are for the time being. An initial investment of 200 million was borne by internal funds.

Tokyo is the Edo of Japan, and it was expanded on the basis of Edo.

Wu Jing picked a place in the center of Borneo. This city was mainly for strategic layout. In order to control the entire Borneo, he would not break away from the Ming Dynasty.

In the new Shijing, the Ming Dynasty will set up permanent officials to serve as directors in the region.

This is the political purpose of setting up the capital.

(End of this chapter)