Daming Zhu Di: Father, why aren't you dead? !

Chapter 219 Old Zhu Di: What if I punish your eleven clans?What kind of chicken is a steam engine? (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

'The divide between Asia and Europe! '

'The Ural Mountains! '

A brand new vocabulary that I have never heard before, it hits my ears.

At this moment, the eyes of all the emperors and princes fell on the flickering golden light.

Lao Zhu, Li Er, and Lao Zhu Di, all strategic emperors who have been fighting for their whole lives and are very familiar with the map, can see the pros and cons at a glance.

The Ural Mountains are obviously a natural barrier, dividing the entire continent into east and west.

And in fact, it is indeed the case.

The Ural Mountains serve as the dividing line between the Eastern European Plain and the West Siberian Plain. There are extremely significant differences in the distribution of minerals and the conditions of flora and fauna on both sides.

Take a simple example.

The fish belly on the west side of the Ural Mountains is red, and the fish belly on the east side is white. The west side is basically precious metals, and the east side is natural gas and oil.

Just a short distance apart, the difference is so different, it is simply the natural dividing line of nature, which can be described as a miraculous workmanship.

"Tomorrow I will send [-] troops to mine in Siberia!"

After hearing this, Wu Zong Zhu Houzhao stood up, his expression extremely excited.

This posture seemed to have completely forgotten the little Mongolian prince.

After all, for the Ming Dynasty, in order to include Siberia further north into its territory, the Mobei grassland must first be cleared away.

Although this little Mongolian prince in the Zhengde time and space has been tortured enough by the Great Sage Yangming during this period, it is definitely not an easy task to wipe them out in a day or two.

Ji Boying glanced at Wu Zong, whose face was full of excitement.

"I think you're not going to mine, you're going to suffer the cold."

The voice fell.

Everyone was stunned again.

"Brother, can't we mine in Siberia?"

Lao Zhu frowned and asked in a solemn voice.

After all, the main purpose of going to great lengths to incorporate Siberia into the territory of the Ming Dynasty was to exploit the mineral resources that the immortal master just mentioned.

If we can't mine and exploit the resources under this land in Siberia, then why bother to go to such a large area of ​​Siberia? Wouldn't it be a waste of such huge financial and human resources?

What's the point?
As soon as this word comes out.

Zhu Laosi and Lao Zhu Di all frowned. They spent a huge amount of national power to conquer a useless land. This was obviously not their original intention. Of course, they did not want to do such a loss-making deal.

In fact, before the Wanli Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty, as the undisputed largest country in the East, had always had influence on Siberia.

However, Ming Dynasty never thought of including Siberia.

The core reason is that in the eyes of the past Ming Dynasty monarchs and ministers, the area further north of the Mobei Grassland was cold and desolate. Whatever you planted would die, and even chickens could not be raised. It was really like a thousand mountains with no birds flying away, and thousands of people everywhere. To destroy it, there is a hammer for bringing it into the territory.

"It's not that mining can't be done."

Ji Boying glanced at Lao Zhu and others.

“Rather, it’s very difficult to mine.”

"Most of Siberia was in a state of extreme cold, especially during the Little Ice Age, which exacerbated the situation."

"The surface of the ground in Siberia is covered with very thick permafrost. With the current technical conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it is not possible to mine mineral deposits."

This frozen soil thing.

If you just rely on manpower to dig, it will be an astronomical consumption.

Moreover, if there is no supporting military industry or supporting transportation around, the gain will outweigh the loss, and there is little point in rushing to mine now.

"Of course, there is no need to mine at this time."

"Before the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty failed to keep up, even if these mineral resources were mined, it would not make much sense."

The immortal master’s words continued to sound.

The development of science and technology needs to be promoted bit by bit. At the same time, construction technology, transportation, mechanical operation, etc., must not be left behind.

Just like oil, after you extract oil, you must at least have oil fractionation equipment.

Say it.

Ji Boying took a breath and glanced at the group of emperors and princes present.

"I can tell you very straightforwardly that in your lifetime, these mineral resources, especially precious metal minerals, will most likely not be used."

"What your generation needs to do is to protect these resources for Ming Dynasty."

Do the math.

indeed so.

Fortunately, natural gas is a resource that can be directly accessed. It has a wide range of civilian uses. As long as there are mature methods of access, it can be used as a civilian fuel in a large area.

However, it is impossible to use uranium ore in a short time. The uranium ore that is mined now can only be used to crack walnuts.

The progress of civilization takes time, and the same goes for technology.

"So, your key word for Siberia is."

Ji Boying picked up the pen under the rice paper, and the pen moved like a dragon and a snake, leaving two characters on the rice paper.

"guard."

pen down.

Ji Boying's eyes fell on these princes and princes of the great Ming Dynasty.

"After your own national and military strength, especially the manufacturing technology of firearms, has been improved by leaps and bounds across the ages, you need to take the first step in the matter of northward expansion, which is to clear the Mobei grassland."

To put it bluntly, it is to wipe out the Mongolians on the grassland.

This matter, in the eyes of all dynasties of the Han Dynasty, was an almost impossible thing to accomplish.

After all, since Liu Bang established the Western Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty has been deeply harassed by nomads from the north. This harassment has lasted for thousands of years without interruption.

The strategies of the Central Plains dynasties towards the nomads in the past dynasties were basically based on defense, with expulsion as the ultimate goal, and most of them were at a disadvantage.

Of course, the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was an exception.

Kou can go, so can I.

When Liu Che shouted these words, he made his attitude clear.

If the champion had not had an accident and died young, and if God had given Huo Qubing another 30 years of military service, the nomads in the Han Dynasty might have had two endings.

One, complete destruction.

Two, get out of Asia.

But Huo Qubing, a monster general like this who only comes across once in a thousand years, is something that is hard to come by.

Although the Ming Dynasty's number one general, Chang Yuchun, was awesome, there was still a gap compared with Huo Qubing.

However, with the support of cross-era firearms, the result is different. It does not even need to be very advanced. It only needs a Ming army fully equipped with flintlock guns to sweep across the entire Mobei.

Coupled with the soaring national power, the supply of military supplies can be guaranteed across the board, and the army of hundreds of thousands can be divided into dozens of groups to launch an all-round and non-stop attack on the grassland nomads.

Just think about it, if one hundred thousand Mongolian cavalrymen during the Hongwu period met ten thousand Ming troops carrying fusiliers capable of firing three shots per minute, what would be the final outcome?

"As for how to eliminate them, drive them away, conquer them, or kill them all, this is your choice."

"What you want to ensure is the complete peace of the Mobei Grassland."

"This question also answers the question you asked before, how to defend the northern border. The answer I give now is that there is no need to defend it."

"then."

Ji Boying raised his hand and pointed at the Ural Mountains that were flashing in the air.

"You need to be on the east side of the Ural Mountains."

Speaking of it.

Ji Boying thought for a moment and briefly recalled the history of the world.

To the east of the Ural Mountains, the West Siberian Plain, the largest arctic plain in Asia and the third largest in the world, had different ruling khanates in different periods of the Ming Dynasty.

The original ruler of this plain was the Golden Horde founded by Batu, the grandson of Genghis Khan.

When the Golden Horde was at its peak, the Grand Duchy of Moscow, the predecessor of Tsarist Russia, took the initiative to accept the canonization of the Golden Horde and became the first Eastern European good dog under the Golden Horde. In the name of the Golden Horde, it collected taxes from the principalities of Russia everywhere.

Hundreds of years later, the Golden Horde was forced to split into four khanates under the impact of the Timur Empire. This area of ​​the West Siberian Plain was occupied by the Siberian Khanate.

After a while, Ji Boying continued.

"On the east side of the Ural Mountains, in the name of protecting the allies, establish a garrison in the Golden Horde or the Siberian Khanate. This garrison does not need to be large in number, just a few thousand equipped with top-notch firearms."

"Of course, the food and fodder needed for the garrison should be obtained from the allies."

"This garrison has only one purpose, and that is to keep Tsarist Russia out of the Ural Mountains. When the national strength and transportation are sufficient to launch an expedition to Eastern Europe, the Ming Dynasty will cross the Ural Mountains."

After industrial development, as soon as the steam age entered, it was essential to lay a railway to the Siberian Khanate.

After all, there are so many Japanese men on the Japanese island, we can’t keep them all in vain, they have to be pulled out to work.

Say it.

Ji Boying picked up the sweet one on the lesson plan and took a sip of it. He talked too much and his throat was really dry.

After hearing this, all the emperors and princes in the seats were looking at the map in mid-air, looking at the vast expanse of Siberia and the shining golden Ural Mountains, all with great pride in their eyes.

They all imagined a picture in their minds.

The whole of Siberia belonged to the Ming Dynasty. Then when the Ming Dynasty was strong and powerful, everyone had an advanced firearm, replaced shotguns with cannons, and even built steel chariots. A million troops crossed the Ural Mountains and launched an indiscriminate attack on the entire European land country. Push horizontally.

The mighty voice of the Ming Dynasty resounded throughout Europe!
That picture makes me feel emotional just thinking about it!
Li Er, who was on the edge of the podium, also took a deep breath at this moment.

Of course he can understand issues related to grand strategy.

But the question that puzzles Li Er is, how can national strength be improved?

He felt that it was difficult to make progress even during his Zhenguan heyday.

Li Er slightly frowned and glanced around the group of emperors of the Ming Dynasty. He felt that these people were not worried about national and financial issues at all.

Is there any way to increase national power?

Li Er remembered what Li Zhi had just said to him, asking the immortal master to give lectures, and he couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart.

"Master Immortal, what if the Siberian Khanate refuses to become an ally of our Ming Dynasty and refuses to provide food and grass for our Ming Dynasty?"

At this moment, Hongzhi Emperor Zhu Youtang suddenly spoke.

A word out.

Everyone else's eyes immediately fell on Zhu Youtang's face.

That look seemed like he was looking at a 24K Pure Silly Cup.

The young man Zhu Houzhao's face changed slightly, and he quickly pulled his father and gave him a look, indicating that he should not be embarrassed anymore.

Which idiot is willing to provide you with food and grass willingly? This requires the other party to be willing and doesn't have a gun in his hand? !
Haven’t you heard the famous saying, what comes out of the barrel of a gun? !

Ji Boying glanced at Zhu Youtang and did not answer.

This kind of honest person is too honest. No wonder he was deceived by the civil service group without realizing it.

If you can't figure out this problem, you can abdicate as soon as possible.

"Master Immortal, how many of us are there?"

The person who asked the question was Zhu Changluo, the Crown Prince of Wanli, who had always had a relatively low presence.

After all, Zhu Changluo is already supervising the country in Wanli time and space. Old Wanli doesn't care about anything and can't control anything anymore. Everything in Wanli time and space is managed by the prince Zhu Changluo and Yongle Xiaozhu of Yongle time and space.

Yongle Xiaozhu is an intern in Wanli Time and Space.

Also concerned about this issue were Emperor Taichang and Emperor Tianqi.

Ji Boying glanced at these people. In the 12th year of Wanli, Tsarist Russia had crossed the Ural Mountains and began its conquest of the Siberian Khanate. The West Siberian Plains in these three time and spaces were all in a period of war.

"Reinforce the Siberian Khanate, as the Eastern suzerainty, hold high the banner of justice, and defeat Mao Zi from the west side of the Ural Mountains."

"Maozi is Tsarist Russia."

Ji Boying was speechless for a moment and said it quickly.

"Remember, no matter which one it is, there are two prerequisites that must be met."

"First, the national and financial resources of your respective Ming Dynasty can support an army of more than ten thousand people to conduct an expedition of thousands of miles."

"Second, you must wait until the Ming Dynasty's firearms have developed to a point where it transcends the times and is at least 100 years ahead of the rest of the world, before you can start expanding northward."

It is not difficult to be 100 years ahead simply in terms of firearms.

Especially for the early to mid-Ming Dynasty, the advance research and development of flintlock guns can already achieve global crushing in firearms. After all, the invention of flintlock guns in the West had to wait until the Jiajing period, and it would take decades for flintlock guns to be popularized. .The words fell.

Lao Zhu was silent and asked questions in a solemn voice.

"Brother, we still have a question."

"Siberia is bitterly cold and is thousands of miles away from our imperial capital. How should we convey the imperial court's will? We can't just let it go."

For a dynasty.

One of the reasons why a place is too big to manage is that it is inaccessible by imperial orders.

It's really, really far.

For example, in the Siberian Khanate, it would take a year or two for an ordinary person to go back and forth. Maybe the emperor's decree was issued, and when the messenger came back, he found that the emperor on the throne had been replaced by a new one.

The corner of Ji Boying's mouth was raised slightly and he gave Lao Zhu an appreciative look.

"good question."

"Now."

"Our theoretical class has officially begun."

"The First Phase of the Industrial Revolution."

"Lao Zhu, the answer you want to know lies in this class."

Then he turned around and picked up the pen on the pen holder.

Ji Boying wrote three words on this rice paper panel after the "Industrial Revolution": "Steam Engine."

In fact, when Ji Boying first prepared the lesson, he wanted to introduce the internal combustion engine directly.

The emergence of internal combustion engines was created based on the principles of external combustion engines such as steam engines to improve combustion efficiency and power output.

But from a practical theoretical point of view, if the principle can be predicted in advance, it is not impossible to directly build an internal combustion engine. However, according to the current conditions of the Ming Dynasty, steam engines are more likely to be popularized.

Moreover, the construction process requires time to accumulate and develop. Steam engines are easier to build, and the coal energy required for steam engines is easier to obtain.

Instead of becoming a fat man in one bite, it is better to take it step by step and work steadily.

Of course, there is a saying that during the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty, steam engines were already installed on Zheng He's treasure ships. This can be corrected a little. That thing is called a steam device. It does use the power principle of steam, but it has not been developed. .

'Steam engine? '

Everyone looked at these three words and were stunned for a long time.

What kind of chicken is a steam engine?

"Before that, we need to call some people to come and listen to the class."

Since you want to light up the technology tree, you have to let people who understand understand. You can't expect the emperors and princes of the Ming Dynasty to understand physics and chemistry. That is obviously unrealistic.

As for candidates.

After Lao Zhu raised this issue with Ji Boying last time, Ji Boying had already thought about the candidates for the top leadership of Tiangongyuan in various time and space, and had a rough list in his mind.

He spent several whole nights sleeping over this list.

It was easier to find scientific and technological talents in the late Ming Dynasty. Song Yingxing, Xu Guangqi, etc., although there were not a lot of them at first glance, there were a few at least. However, it was really difficult to find suitable candidates in the mid-Ming Dynasty and the early Ming Dynasty.

Just then.

Suddenly, Ji Boying's eyes lit up with a familiar pop-up window.

"Latest update package detected"

"Whether to update"

"whether"

It was still the familiar update interface. Ji Boying thought for a while and realized that it had been a while since he had seen the dog system update.

The last update was the last time.

No hesitation.

"Yes"

The moment he made the choice, golden runes flew past his eyes.

'gold? '

Ji Boying remembered that the previous updates were all silver runes.

"A quarter-hour break between classes."

As soon as Ji Boying finished speaking, he sat down on the Taishi chair.

He had an inexplicable hunch that this time the update would take a long time, and the content of the update would be relatively large.

The voice fell.

The originally tense class instantly relaxed.

The students gathered together in small groups to discuss, and most of the topics were about aircraft carriers, Siberia, etc.

There were a few others lying on the table, frowning as they studied the mineral deposit form.

And the important ministers who came from all over time and space also gathered together in twos and threes.

Compared with the bosses' brilliance and strategy, these workers discussed more details, that is, how to implement this plan when the national strength meets the premise of what the immortal master said.

As the saying goes, when the boss yells, the horseman becomes exhausted.

For example, once Siberia is included in the territory, how to set up administrative agencies and so on.

Old Zhu Di was sitting in his seat at the moment. Yongle Fatty, Yongle Xiao Zhu and Xia Yuanji were all standing in front of him. Each of these three people had a black face.

Because Lao Zhu Di just said again that he wanted to conquer it himself.

And instead of personally conquering Mobei, he actually wanted to personally conquer Siberia!

If Xia Yuanji hadn't been well behaved, he would have flipped the table right now.

"Grandpa, you can't fool around."

"Somewhere in Siberia, a bitter cold land in the far north, you are so weak that you won't let my father take the throne within a few minutes."

Yongle Xiaozhu opened his mouth and quickly covered his mouth.

Yongle was stunned for a moment.

Good guy, you are telling me everything that is on my mind.

"Your Majesty, even if you punish the ten clans this time, I will not agree!"

Xia Yuanji's face straightened.

"Um?!"

Old Zhu Di's expression changed, and he raised his eyes slightly to glance at Xia Yuanji.

"If I punish your eleven clans, how will you respond?!"

At this time.

on the podium.

"Fairy Master."

A Biao and Liu Bowen came to Ji Boying together and bowed respectfully.

"what happened?"

Ji Boying leaned on the Taishi chair and closed his eyes.

This time, the speed and density of the golden symbols flying past in front of my eyes were far better than every time before. It was like a major system version update.

Is it going to be promoted to Hongmeng?
Hongmeng purple energy, chaos opens the sky, this is inappropriately far ahead!
Ji Boying couldn't help but feel a little curious. After this update was completed, what kind of surprises would the dog system bring to him?

Because of the dense dazzling golden runes in front of him, Ji Boying had to choose to close his eyes, otherwise he could not guarantee whether his titanium alloy dog ​​eyes with standard vision would be blinded.

"The student has a question."

"It's not a problem in the current classroom."

A Biao hesitated to speak, obviously hesitant to ask.

After all, it seems a little inappropriate to ask questions in the hall.

Lao Zhu and Li Er, who were originally chatting about the millions of troops sweeping Eastern Europe, joined in and stood silently aside.

"ask."

Ji Boying still didn't open his eyes.

I don’t know how long the update of this dog system will last. By the way, I will answer A Biao’s question. The time is just right.

"Yes."

After receiving the Immortal Master's permission, Abiao nodded, took a deep breath, looked at Liu Bowen beside him, and spoke.

"Master Immortal has already taught in class before that a complete grassroots system must be established. After the students went back and planned it with Mr. Bowen, they suddenly felt that the bureaucracy was too huge. Once it became huge, chaos would easily occur, especially at the bottom. It’s extremely easy to lose control of power.”

"The Immortal Master has emphatically stated before that we must not create a situation where one person is dominant at the grassroots level."

As soon as these words came out, Lao Zhu also frowned.

He didn't think too much about this matter. After all, everything taught by the immortal master in this class was digested by Abiao alone after he returned, and then he went to Liu Bowen to draw up a plan. In the end, he only needed to approve it.

Listening to A Biao's question, Ji Boying thought for a moment and tapped the armrest of the Taishi's chair with his finger.

"Are you looking for a way to check and balance the bureaucracy?"

Hearing this, Abiao's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Exactly."

"Ah."

Ji Boying nodded slightly, but still did not open his eyes.

"The question you asked is not your problem alone."

The problems that even A Biao and Liu Bowen find troublesome must also be problems in other time and space.

In this case, a unified solution is necessary.

'Leave professional matters to professionals. '

Adhering to this principle of action, Ji Boying certainly would not use his own brain.

Not to mention.

Such practical details are not his specialty.

He couldn't explain why, and it would be easy to mislead if he forced some explanation.

Looking at the emperors of the past dynasties, we still have to look at Zhao Da for playing checks and balances in the bureaucracy.

Ji Boying planned to wait for the end of the first theoretical class of the Industrial Revolution and summon Zhao Dalai to teach these great men a lesson on how to establish a complete set of official checks and balances.

Just then.

Suddenly, there were exclamations among the students.

"The immortal master is glowing!"

Lao Zhu, Li Er, A Biao and Liu Bowen, who were closest to Ji Boying, also had their pupils shrink sharply. Forced by the light, they took a few steps back and raised their hands to cover their eyes.

"What a dazzling golden light!"

The Jiajing Immortal and the young Zhu Houcong under the podium looked surprised and meditated on the spot.

'This must be Master's celestial light shining all over the place. Don't miss this opportunity to enlighten yourself! '

'If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening! '

Only the immortal master Ji Boying, who was sitting on the Grand Master's chair like a little sun warming himself, looked confused.

'Golden light? '

'What the hell? '

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

In his eyes, two lines of golden fonts came into view.

It used to be Streaming Silver font, but now it has turned into Tuhao Gold. This dog system has really been revised. Could it be that there is angel investment? !
"The system upgrade has been completed, please check the new and old functions"

"There's a lot to be done and we're far ahead"

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