Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 643 The Great Voyage

"Where does Ai Qing think the future of Ming Dynasty lies?"

Qianqing Palace.

Dong Nuan Pavilion.

Zhu Youxiao stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the map of Kun Yu and all the kingdoms in front of him. Unavoidably, he felt a little emotional in his heart. The words he said after being silent for a long time made Chen Qiyu, who was standing next to him, look a little strange.

Chen Qiyu would not think that the emperor summoned him from Tianjin to Beijing just to ask these questions. After all, this topic was too broad.

There are too many things to do in Tianjin right now.

Chen Qiyu was already very busy when it came to the development of military industry, smelting, shipbuilding and other fields under Tianjin's rule, as well as the major construction projects such as water conservancy, Chidao, and cities under Tianjin's rule.

But this is not the end.

Chen Qiyu also had to coordinate the transportation of various matters to Liaodong and North Korea, and even the transfer of newly recruited soldiers to North Korea via Tianjin.

Being so busy, it is impossible for the emperor not to know.

"I believe that the future of the Ming Dynasty lies in innovation and change." Thinking of this, Chen Qiyu did not rush to make a targeted conclusion, but responded with a broad statement.

"Too broad."

Zhu Youxiao smiled and shook his head, "I guess deep down in your heart, Aiqing is still wondering why I urgently summoned Aiqing to Beijing. After all, there are so many things to deal with in Tianjin."

Chen Qiyu lowered his head and said nothing.

"I know better than anyone else that the future of Ming Dynasty lies in innovation and change." Zhu Youxiao stared at the map in front of him and said with a hint of sadness in his words.

"The Ming Dynasty wanted to reform the old system, eliminate long-standing abuses, eradicate cancers, straighten out officials, and replenish the national treasury... It was inevitable to implement new laws and use new laws to solve the above-mentioned practical problems."

"It's just that it's so difficult to implement the new law. The resistance is too great. After all, it touches the interests of many people. I'm afraid no one in this world would want their own interests to be harmed, right?"

"Your Majesty is wise."

Chen Qiyu raised his hands and bowed.

He, Chen Qiyu, has so much say in such topics. Since he took office in Tianjin, he has encountered so many problems and challenges. He has so many burdens on his shoulders that he can hardly breathe at times.

"The internal funds are almost out of money."

But when Chen Qiyu was lamenting, what Zhu Youxiao said shocked Chen Qiyu, and his face showed an expression of astonishment.

"Since I, Yuji, ascended the throne, I have relatively abundant internal funds, but it is not easy to support it now." Under Chen Qiyu's astonished gaze, Zhu Youxiao chuckled.

"If the central government's fiscal imbalance cannot be truly resolved, the crisis facing the court will never be relieved."

The seemingly inappropriate words came from the emperor's mouth, which reminded Chen Qiyu of something.

"The second year of Tianqi is really an extraordinary year."

Zhu Youxiao lifted up his robe sleeves, turned to look at Chen Qiyu and said: "The disaster relief in Northern Zhili, Henan, Shandong and other places, the intensification of the war in Liaodong, the emergence of aid to Korea to fight against the captives, the continuation of Sichuan and Guizhou's suppression of the chieftain rebellion, the disaster relief in Shaanxi Urgency... Each of these things happened one after another within one year."

"Ai Qing just mentioned that the future of the Ming Dynasty lies in innovation and change, but Ai Qing should also know that a penny cannot defeat a heroic man."

"In the past period of time, there have been many innovations initiated by the central court, such as the salt reform proposed by Yuan Shizhen, the tax reform proposed by Bi Ziyan, the important projects Cui Chengxiu was responsible for, the post reform proposed by Wang Xiangqian, the reform proposed by the Military Affairs Council The restructuring of the health center... these are all being implemented in a turbulent and unstable situation, right? "

Chen Qiyu nodded in approval, but did not say anything.

Chen Qiyu's intuition told him that the emperor must have something important to say.

"Speaking of which, the above-mentioned innovations are also playing a corresponding role in relieving the emptiness of the national treasury." Colonel Zhu You was very satisfied with Chen Qiyu's knowledge, "It's just that in my opinion, all this seems too slow, and I don't know how to implement it." The new law requires enough patience and enough time, but the key to the current problem is that Ming Dynasty does not have that much time, and the court does not have that much time! "

So what exactly is the future of Ming Dynasty?
When Chen Qiyu heard what the emperor said, he had a question in his heart. He knew that when the emperor said these things, he must have reached the conclusion at the highest level.

Even when he was working in Tianjin, Chen Qiyu also had this thought when facing some problems.

"silver."

Seeing what Chen Qiyu was thinking, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand and said: "If Ming Dynasty wants to have a future, it must unswervingly promote the new law. But if you want the new law to be implemented, you must have money."

"But the key to the problem now is my internal funds and the imperial treasury. The combined reserves of gold and silver between the two are gradually unable to meet the current needs of the Ming Dynasty under the promotion of new legal reforms."

"Your Majesty, you mean sea trade?"

Chen Qiyu raised his head and met the emperor's gaze.

“This is indeed one of the paths for Ming Dynasty’s future.”

Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly and said: "The other way is on land. Only by being prepared for both sea and land and unswervingly promoting the new law can the Ming Dynasty change."

"Not only did the Qing family find out, but I also made it clear in the past that Liaodong and the chieftains were suppressing the counter-insurgency wars, but I was not in a hurry to completely suppress these rebellions. Why is this?"

"To deflect conflicts."

Chen Qiyu said with firm eyes after thinking for a moment.

"Yes, that's why."

Zhu Youxiao showed an approving expression, "But now this alone can no longer meet the current national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, so the Ming Dynasty needs more silver."

"But has your Majesty ever thought about it, there is actually no shortage of money under the Ming Dynasty." Chen Qiyu knew that the emperor knew this, but he still said it.

"How could I not know?"

Zhu Youxiao said calmly: "It's just that the money that the Ming Dynasty has no shortage of is not in my hands, nor in the hands of the court, but in the hands of a small group of people, and they are clinging to it." silver."

"And what is the nature of the transfer contradiction?"

"I don't want the disputes and turmoil in the central government to have a big impact on local officials as it did in the past, and then let some of them seize the opportunity to exploit and exploit the people at the bottom."

"I'm afraid that if this continues, the lower levels of the Ming Dynasty will be forced to rebel against the Ming Dynasty because they have no way to survive. In this case, I really have no choice."

Chen Qiyu was silent.

This is indeed a cruel reality.

The gap between rich and poor is widening day by day, and this cannot be reversed in a short time.

"I need a lot of gold, silver and copper to gradually form a new currency system in the Ming Dynasty through the policy of currency reform, clarify the implementation of the gold standard, and then abolish the direct use of pure gold, variegated gold, pure silver, and variegated silver. Waiting to participate in circulation.”

Zhu Youxiao said with a serious expression: "Only when the Ming Dynasty realizes that gold, silver, and copper new coins dominate and effectively participate in tax collection and folk circulation, can these new laws that I promote be implemented without fear of anything, even if During this period, we encountered various challenges and constraints.”

"So the great voyage of the Ming Dynasty must move forward at a faster pace. Tianjin alone is not enough. After all, there are many treasures in the territories outside the Ming Dynasty!!"

After experiencing many things, Zhu Youxiao came to understand more and more that the term "big voyage" was just a good name for the world to choose to accept.

What is the real voyage?
It is accompanied by conquest and killing to accumulate primitive accumulation for the country. This is an era of the jungle. If you want to be strong, you must choose to adapt to the characteristics of this era. Otherwise, even if you choose to close yourself off, time will eventually change. Smoothed out a lot!

Zhu Youxiao didn't want China to experience such a catastrophe again, so he had to do some things, even if he had to bear a lifetime of infamy, if he could bring about changes in some things, then everything would be worth it! !

(End of this chapter)