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

Chapter 412 Land Carrying Capacity and Territorial Expansion

"what?"

Zhu Guizheng secretly laughed in his heart because Zhu Bai's answer was rejected by Lin Che.

She never expected that Lin Che would ask questions to him, a newcomer.

He had never thought about this issue at all, and could only subconsciously blurt out: "Sir, the greatest benefit of the Inland River Navy to our Ming Dynasty should...should be the faster message transmission speed.

This answer is not completely nonsense.

Although the eight-hundred-mile express is fast, it still requires a flat road.

Horses have to be replaced along the way, and the messengers have to play relay races.

And not everyone can use it.

However, if the river is smooth, within a certain range, the transmission speed will not be much slower than the expedited one.

But now, another responsibility of the river navy is to protect the safe and rapid delivery of imperial documents.

It can be said that without them, the imperial policies would have been spread throughout the land of China along the river.

For many new policies to be implemented, the time will have to be at least doubled.

"You are right. The biggest benefit of the river navy today is to ensure the smooth transmission of information."

Lin Che smiled and praised the new little guy.

Then he looked at Zhu Bai, who was confused but full of curiosity, and smiled: "Food transportation is of course important."

"But if the exchange of information within an empire is not smooth, then it must be a state of separatist rule by warlords everywhere."

If it were Zhu Xi here, he would definitely understand the importance of rapid information exchange.

It's a pity that these two little bastards are smart in their own way.

However, because I listened to too few classes, I was too slow to accept some new concepts.

Lin Che thought for a while and decided to change the teaching method.

Then he asked with a smile: "Let's not talk about the problem of the river navy. Have you ever thought that it is difficult for the empire's dynasties since ancient times to expand outward after ruling the traditional Han Dynasty?"

The topic suddenly jumped from the navy to the territory.

Zhu Bai is a little ignorant. He does not have Zhu Ping's military talent.

For a moment, I couldn't figure out what Lin Che was planning to say.

I can only think about the questions he raised silently.

Zhu Gui, who had come to play with Zhu Bai, saw that Zhu Bai had a confused look on his face and was afraid that he would be asked to give an answer later, so he also started racking his brains to think about the territorial issue raised by Lin Che.

In the secret room next door.

Zhu Yuanzhang had not studied the territorial issues of previous dynasties.

Then he looked at Liu Sanwu and asked, "Liu Aiqing, do you know the reason for Mr. Lin's question?"

"Your Majesty, I think the main reason is the food problem."

Although this was the first time Liu Sanwu heard such a question.

But his many years of administrative experience allowed him to come up with the answer almost without thinking.

"Your Majesty, the traditional Han lands mentioned by Mr. Lin are mature lands that have been developed and can be cultivated."

"As long as there are people farming the land, no matter how poor the land is, they can always produce some food to survive, but the situation can be controlled by the court."

"Outside of the Han Dynasty, there was mostly rotten land that could not be cultivated. The people lived by grazing, hunting and chasing water and grass."

"With no fixed residence, it is naturally impossible to establish prefectures and counties in the local area and bring the local people under the control of the imperial court."

This point was briefly mentioned by Lin Che during her previous lecture.

In short, the land carrying capacity of the grassland is not enough to support the various ethnic groups in the grassland to implement settled life.

Even if the court wanted to collect taxes, I'm afraid the cost of finding someone would exceed the taxes.

When it was unable to make ends meet, it was naturally impossible for the imperial court to engage in loss-making business and keep bad land within its territory. Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a moment and couldn't help but nod and praise: "That's right. In the past during the Han and Tang Dynasties, the grassland tribes were always like cutting leeks."

"If you spend the court's money and food to wipe out one group, a new big tribe will be born in a few years."

"After such repetitions, the Central Plains Dynasty never had absolute control over the grasslands. The reason, as Aiqing said, is that there is no land to cultivate."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt ambitious.

He said proudly: "However, now we have Mr. Lin to advise the Ming Dynasty."

"We believe that wherever we conquer the Ming Dynasty, we will be able to take root wherever it is, whether it is the grasslands or the territories outside the Han Dynasty."

Before Lin Che appeared, Zhu Yuanzhang's greatest hope was to chase death and flee north.

Completely strangled the remnants of Beiyuan.

Try to reduce threats from the grassland for future generations.

But after listening to so many classes from Lin Che.

Zhu Yuanzhang's ambitions had already risen, and simply conquering Mobei was no longer enough.

He wanted to completely incorporate the grassland into the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

It will also become the 'homeland of the Han Dynasty' in the future.

Liu Sanwu also agreed with this: "Your Majesty is right, with Mr. Lin's guidance."

"As long as our army of the Ming Dynasty doesn't take advantage of the power during conquests in the future, it will indeed be much easier to expand territory than the previous dynasty."

After learning about the existence of the Japanese country's "Golden Mountain and Silver Island".

Liu Sanwu heard Zhu Yuanzhang express his ambition.

It’s no longer like before, no matter what, I just cried out that I had no money.

Instead, directly consider the cost of conquest and how much it would ultimately cost to govern it to the level of the Han Dynasty.

Zhu Yuanzhang pretended not to hear it, and Liu Sanwu advised him not to be too happy about his success.

He turned to Zhu Biao, who was in charge of recording, and asked: "Boss, Qin has read a lot of history books. Do you know why the territories of many previous dynasties were ultimately limited to the Han Dynasty?"

It is a pity that Zhu Biao and Liu Sanwu also received Confucian education.

Even Lin Che's lectures were all the same, so it was difficult to give different answers.

He could only shake his head in shame: "Father, please forgive me for being stupid. My answer is similar to that of Academician Liu."

Zhu Yuanzhang clearly showed dissatisfaction with this answer.

But he didn't blame Zhu Biao for this.

After all, he hasn't figured out the answer yet.

I could only praise Liu Sanwu again: "Liu Aiqing, you can combine the theory of land carrying capacity with the expansion of territory."

"It seems that among all the ministers, you are the one who has truly understood Mr. Lin's amazing knowledge!"

When Liu Sanwu faced Zhu Yuanzhang's praise, he lowered his head in shame: "Your Majesty, I just summarized what Mr. Lin said."

"Not only is it not considered proficient, but it is also possible that the correct answer to this question is far from the answer I just answered."

"Old minister, I really don't have the nerve to accept your majesty's compliments. Your majesty, let's just listen to Mr. Lin's lecture."

Ever since the last time Liu Sanwu guessed the answer to Lin Che's question, he ended up being too confident and was slapped in the face.

Liu Sanwu didn't think that his talents could match Lin Che's wisdom.

Zhu Yuanzhang felt bored and stopped talking to Liu Sanwu.

However, he had some expectations. In Lin Che's eyes, what was the reason why the territories of many previous dynasties were restricted to the Han region?

(End of this chapter)