Ming Dynasty: He was ordered to give lectures in prison, but Lao Zhu eavesdropped and made people nu

Chapter 354: Why were the party struggles in later generations of the Ming Dynasty so fierce?

Although Zhu Ping had vaguely guessed the outcome of the war.

But he still couldn't help but ask: "Sir, will the Ming Dynasty win more or lose more against the Jiannu in later generations?"

Lin Che gave Zhu Xi a knowing look.

In a tone full of ridicule, he said: "Those civil servants who claim to be in good hands with the government did not forget to engage in party disputes even after going to the battlefield."

"There are many battles in which defeat can be turned into victory simply by gathering a large army to push through, or by providing timely support."

"The civil servants who lead the army can make orders to lead their troops to death because the generals under their command are not of the same faction as them, and they can't stand still even if they are in trouble with friendly troops."

Wow.

Although Zhu Xi was mentally prepared.

But when I heard these civil servants, their expressions showed that they were fighting back and forth on the battlefield.

He could no longer suppress his anger.

He directly swept the fat man and the bowl with delicious food in front of him to the ground.

Bah!

Next door, Zhu Yuanzhang listened to Lin Che's description of the later Ming Dynasty, after the war with the Jiannu.

He couldn't help but punch the wall hard.

He gritted his teeth and cursed: "How dare these bastards do this? They don't forget party struggles on the battlefield."

"Aren't they afraid of being annihilated and losing their lives?"

"Or do they think Zuo Zuo of the Ming Dynasty was too long and can't wait to become a minister of the new dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang fought for so many years.

I have seen that although the Qianyuan army was large in number, its morale was not uniform, and in the end it was defeated by the army led by him.

But no matter how bad Qian Yuan was, at least he didn't take the initiative to frame his colleagues on the battlefield.

And according to what Lin Che said, this kind of behavior is harmful to friendly forces.

On the battlefield between the Ming Dynasty and Jiannu, this behavior was already commonplace.

Liu Sanwu also didn't expect that the civil servants of the later Ming Dynasty would actually be so bad.

……

the other side.

Lin Che waited until Zhu Ping finished losing his temper and continued talking about the Liaodong battlefield.

"Precisely because the civil servants held each other back, each time they fought against the Jiannu, they were already defeated by three points."

"In addition, the so-called military knowledge of these civil servants has only roughly read some basic military books at most."

"So the strategies they proposed looked like flowers and flowers, but were actually a bunch of bullshit. They were defeated by Jiannu each time."

Speaking of this, Lin Che couldn't help but sigh and said: "If the Ming army fails to serve as the captain of the transportation team, the slaves will starve to death in Liaodong."

"It's a pity that every time a large army is gathered to conquer the slaves, they always end up defeated. The weapons and food are cheaper than the slaves."

When the Little Ice Age raged in later generations, grain production was severely reduced, and the Jian slaves did not have enough winter food for several times.

As a result, Jiannu carried out a brutal massacre of the people under his rule, killing grain people.

However, every time the slaves were unable to survive due to lack of food.

There will always be civil servants who try their best to go to Liaodong to deliver food and death to the Jiannu slaves.

Lin Che concluded: "The secondary reason why Jiannu became powerful is that Li Chengliang failed in his strategy of raising bandits."

"The main reason is that civilian officials are incompetent in the military and have a troubling mentality that never forgets party struggle."

Zhu Xi didn't know how to express his anger towards these idiots who would never forget the party struggle until death.

Zhu Bai, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly said weakly: "Sir, why were the party struggles so fierce in the later generations of the Ming Dynasty?"

Previous dynasties were not without party strife. But the two sides in the party struggle limited the battlefield to the court.

Even the Niu-Li party struggle in the Tang Dynasty was nothing more than internal strife between the two sides.

Looking at ancient and modern times, there has never been a situation like what Lin Che described, where party disputes directly went to the battlefield and the survival of the Ming Dynasty was ignored.

"There is a saying that every drink and a peck will lead to a certain outcome."

Lin Che picked up the wine bowl and took a sip of the wine, and said calmly: "The party struggles in the middle and late Ming Dynasty have actually laid hidden dangers now."

"The gatherings of civil servants and fellow countrymen such as the Qi State, Chu and Zhejiang Party are constantly being staged in the court. You just have to sing the good show that I appear on."

"If you are interested, you can learn about the first reason for the party struggle in my Ming Dynasty. Once you understand this, you will also understand the reason for the party struggle in later generations."

Zhu Bai didn't get the answer he wanted.

Instead, there was an additional follow-up assignment on my forehead, so I had to respond feebly.

Perhaps it was Jiannu who took over the world.

It has consumed too much of Zhu Xi's anger.

His anger aroused by the partisanship among civil servants quickly subsided.

He drank two bowls of wine in succession.

Zhu Fang took advantage of the homework that Lin Che had just assigned, before the eviction order was given.

He raised the question that Zhu Yuanzhang asked him to ask: "Sir, I read history books yesterday and found that every time production tools are innovated, the resulting increase in grain production will change the structure of society."

"So I was thinking, if people in the Ming Dynasty could use chemical fertilizers, would today's social structure undergo more drastic changes as food production increases?"

Otherwise, Zhu Xi had learned enough from Lin Che.

He really couldn't make up a lie that was so seamless and would not arouse Lin Che's suspicion.

"Young man has made great progress. He actually thinks about social changes from the increase in food supply."

Lin Che let out a filthy breath, exhaling all the bad mood she had just talked about about slave-building and party strife.

He patted Zhu Xi's shoulder approvingly and gave his answer seriously.

"Just like what you have seen in history books, the Han Dynasty promoted winter wheat cultivation on a large scale and could harvest two crops of wheat a year."

"The extra food caused the Han population to soar to more than 60 million, which indirectly caused the family's power to expand rapidly."

"And the cattle farming that has spread all over the country in the Tang Dynasty has pushed grain production to a higher level, and the amount required to raise a full-time soldier has become less."

"This allowed the quantity and quality of soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to maintain a high level for a long time."

Lin Che briefly talked about the increase in grain production during the Han and Tang Dynasties, which was the biggest change in the social structure.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was eavesdropping in the next room, held his breath and concentrated.

I was already extremely alert, lest I miss any important information.

However, Lin Che was completely unaware of this.

He stood up and walked half a circle around the room, stretching his body a little.

Continuing the topic just now, he said: "As for the people of Ming Dynasty, after they use chemical fertilizers, they should be able to have a good harvest in the first year."

“Although we have harvested too much grain, it is inevitable that the grain prices will be low and hurt farmers, but at least we don’t have to worry about going hungry.”

"But starting from the second year, the gentry, landowners, county tax collectors, and even the clan leaders will inevitably increase their exploitation of the people under their rule."

Zhu Bai, who had no experience in the world, was puzzled by the situation that the people of the Ming Dynasty would face after hearing Lin Che's prediction of an increase in grain production:

"Sir, haven't the taxes for the imperial court's longevity been set?"

(End of this chapter)