The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 235 The future of Ming Dynasty is entirely in your hands

Everyone chatted for a while, changing the topic from ancient system changes back to the present.

Queen Ma asked: "How are you preparing for the reform?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Everything is ready. We can implement it as soon as the war in Liaodong makes progress."

This time the reforms are very big, including opening up the sea, reforming commercial taxes, and apportioning people into acres.

The craftsman status was cancelled, a museum was established, and the Counterfeit Banknote Inspection Department of the Monetary and Banknote Bureau was transformed into the Tax Inspection Department...

It can be said that it has carried out a comprehensive reform of the tax system of the country, and the tax system is related to the life and death of the country and must not be careless.

Especially the establishment of the Taxation and Inspection Department, it is almost obvious that they are aimed at the rich and powerful, and we need to be wary of their actions.

Logically speaking, during this period of major reform, we should not launch large-scale wars with foreign countries.

But it is imperative to attack Liaodong.

If we don't take advantage of Beiyuan's current weakening strength to mobilize troops, we will have to pay a greater price if we wait until they regain their strength to fight again.

If a confrontation situation arises then, the fun will be great.

What's more, the fruit of Goryeo is already ripe. If you don't pick it, it will be easier for others.

So, what if we don’t carry out reforms for the time being and wait until Liaodong is captured?

It's okay, but totally unnecessary.

According to the plan, there will be big moves every year after Ming Dynasty. You can’t wait for everything, right?

When will that happen?

Of course, Zhu Yuanzhang and the others were not reckless people.

With the current strength of Ming Dynasty, it is possible to carry out several major actions at the same time.

Mainly domestically, after several years of sorting out, the power of the gentry and clans has been basically beaten to the point where they cannot hold their heads up.

The civil service group was also trembling with fear at the slaughter.

The only ones who can block the new law are the military elite groups.

However, the complex marriage relationship set up by Zhu Yuanzhang made the Xungui Group the largest supporter of imperial power.

Only when the Ming Dynasty is strong can their interests be protected.

Of course, some short-sighted people are not excluded.

At this time, the role of the military merit system became apparent.

It made the nobles pay attention to all sides.

Compared with the military merit gained from fighting a war, the small profit lost by sharing the same family is really not worth mentioning.

At least for now, Ming's Xungui Group is still very enterprising.

Who doesn’t want to earn a title of Lord, who doesn’t want to go a step further, and who doesn’t want to add the founding title in front of his or her title.

As long as the Xungui Group does not object, others will not be able to cause chaos.

Even so, Zhu Yuanzhang was not impulsive, but was prepared to wait until the war in Liaodong progressed.

The Liaodong War attracted worldwide attention, and any results would cheer up the people of the Ming Dynasty.

At the same time, it can also make people afraid to be cautious.

"The third child is in charge in Guangdong and Guangxi, the fourth child is in Peking, Mu Ying is in Yunnan, and Biao'er will go to Luoyang in a few days to take charge..."

"Even if someone is really not afraid of death, we can solve it as quickly as possible to ensure that there will be no chaos."

Hearing this, Queen Ma also felt relieved.

At this time, Chen Jingke remembered another thing and said:

"Your Majesty, King Jin wants to attack Annan. I wonder how prepared he is?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "His side is just a plan. It still depends on whether Annan Chen can withstand the temptation."

"If they can't withstand the temptation, they will take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's inability to attack Liaodong and go south to attack other forces."

"We can send troops in the name of upholding justice for all countries."

"If they don't move and Ming takes the initiative to attack, it will encounter collective resistance from all the countries in the Indochina Peninsula."

"Even if we barely win the battle, it will be very troublesome to govern if we lose our righteousness."

What the Ming Dynasty wanted was not colonization, but effective occupation and rule to pave the way for subsequent enlightenment.

Therefore, the reputation of righteousness is very important.

Without a suitable reason, rashly sending troops to destroy Annan will cause panic in other small countries.

It will also cause resistance among the people of Indochina, and it will be difficult to educate them with etiquette and morality later.

Qin's treatment of Chu was the best example.

The Qin State deceived the Chu State several times, and even detained King Huai of Chu during the alliance meeting, threatening the Chu State to redeem the land of the three counties.

King Chu Huai couldn't stand the anger, so he refused the exchange and died in Qin in depression.

Qin's treacherous behavior would be quite explosive in any dynasty.

The only thing that can compare with it is the Luo Shui Oath of the Sima family.

Therefore, the people of Chu hate Qin the most. The saying "Although Chu has three households, if Qin is destroyed, Chu will definitely die" was shouted out in this context.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are descendants of the Chu State, and Daze Township, the location of the uprising, is the territory of the old Chu State.

Why choose here?

Because the people here hate Qin the most, whenever someone raises the banner of rebellion, there must be followers gathered there.

In the end, Xiang Yu destroyed the cauldron, killed Prince Qin Ying, and burned Chang'an to the ground.

It can be regarded as fulfilling the oath made by the ancestors and completing the great cause of destroying Qin.

It was impossible for Ming Dynasty to repeat the mistakes of Qin State, and it must have a suitable reason to send troops.

Even though everyone knew in their hearts that Ming Dynasty just wanted to expand, and righteousness was just a fig leaf.

But sometimes this fig leaf is so important.

This time, Ming Dynasty also prepared sufficient reasons for planning Goryeo.

The King of Goryeo was not of the blood of the previous king, and he was in collusion with Naha...

The same goes for attacking Annan, buying Annan's ministers and letting them trick the monarch into invading other small countries.

As long as he could not resist the temptation to send troops, the Ming Dynasty's tens of thousands of ready troops could take advantage of the situation and enter the Indo-China Peninsula.

The aboveboard will destroy Annan.

After that, you can educate the people in the area in a righteous manner.

Empress Ma said with some worry: "Let him come here more steadily. Although Ming Dynasty is strong enough to fight on two fronts, don't take risks if you can come here steadily."

"At least stagger the time slightly from the Liaodong war, just in case."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and was about to answer when he saw Xu Miaojin and suddenly stopped.

Then he said with a straight face: "Women should not ask too many questions about military and national affairs. The third child will naturally know what to do."

Queen Ma knew why he did this without even thinking about it, and said with shame:

"The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. I have exceeded the rules. Your Majesty taught me a lesson."

Xu Miaojin was obviously stunned. This was the first time she saw Lao Zhu talking to Queen Ma in such a tone.

And Queen Ma's reaction left a deep impression on her.

It turns out that this means that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics.

Zhu Xiongying rolled his eyes, pulled Xu Miaojin's sleeve and said:

"Miaojin, let's go out and play and ignore them."

Xu Miaojin followed him obediently and left.

As soon as they left, Lao Zhu said quickly:

"Hey, sister, don't be angry, I didn't mean it."

Empress Ma said calmly: "The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. It is stipulated by etiquette and law. You did nothing wrong."

Lao Zhu couldn't sit still anymore: "Sister, we are just acting for Miaojin girl, you can't take it seriously."

"We can all sit on the dragon chair, and we also need your advice on government affairs..."

Empress Ma chuckled and said, "Okay, okay, I know what you mean." "We husband and wife have a tacit understanding, but no one can guarantee that Miaojin can be like me."

"It's also good for her to let her understand this truth."

"We can no longer discuss government affairs in front of her in the future, so as not to have a bad impact on her."

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that she was not really angry, he felt relieved and said hurriedly:

"Sister, you are right. When we discuss government affairs in the future, we will send her away."

"Cough..." Chen Jingke coughed dryly and reminded the couple that there was someone else next to them. Can they avoid it?

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him sideways and said, "What, do you have any objections?"

Chen Jingke said quickly: "No, no... Your Majesty is wise."

In my heart, I kept complaining, "Why are you so arrogant? If you have the ability, go for Queen Ma."

Queen Ma saw that he had something on his mind and asked:

"We didn't do these things behind your back, we just didn't treat you as an outsider."

"I'm not going to hide it from you, we don't have experience in how to teach Miao Jin, so we can only figure it out based on experience."

"Your level of educating people is very high, which can be seen from Ying'er."

"If you have any ideas about Miao Jin's teachings, please speak up and we can discuss it."

Zhu Yuanzhang said impatiently: "What are you doing here? If you have any ideas, just tell me."

"I can teach you the great grandson, let alone the great grandson."

Seeing that this was the case, Chen Jingke said:

"When I teach my great-grandson, I seldom tell him directly what to do, but tell him the consequences of doing things differently."

"Then let him choose what to do."

"To put it bluntly, what I teach is how to think about problems, not the answers to them."

"Because the answer in my heart is just the answer I think is the right answer."

"But whether it's actually correct or not, no one knows."

“Maybe it’s right for me, but it’s not necessarily true for my grandson.”

This was a bit convoluted, and Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma were a little confused.

Chen Jingke thought for a moment and explained: "For example, what is the most delicious food?"

"I like to eat steamed buns, so naturally I think steamed buns are the best."

"But are steamed buns really the most delicious?"

"For someone who likes rice, the answer is probably another one."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma suddenly realized that it would be much simpler to say this.

"As a teacher, I cannot force people who like rice to accept the answer that steamed buns are the best."

"If I did that, I would be twisting his mind and imprisoning his own nature."

"The consequences are very serious and often lead to some psychological abnormalities."

"It's okay if it doesn't break out, but it will cause a catastrophe if it breaks out."

"You want to teach Madam Xu not to interfere in politics in the harem, there is no problem with that."

"But I think she should be allowed to figure out why the harem cannot interfere in politics."

"Instead of using a half-threatening and half-coercive approach, let her remember the answer."

"Even if she forcibly remembers it now, she will probably do it even harder if she really gets the chance in the future."

Queen Ma wanted to explain something, but Chen Jingke didn't give her a chance and spoke first:

"Besides, we can't just tell her that the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics."

"We also need to tell her what she should do as a country in the future."

"How much a good wife can help a man's career. Your Majesty and your empress are the best examples."

"We can't just use Mrs. Xu as a tool to give birth to children."

"She is my grandson's future pillow. There are some things that my grandson can't tell others but only her."

"Your Majesty and your Majesty must both understand this."

Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma both nodded, they understood it very well.

"But if Madam Xu only knows the three obediences and the four virtues, and doesn't know anything else, how can she help her grandson?"

"If every time my grandson comes to tell her something, she looks confused and doesn't understand anything. Will he come to her again after a few times?"

"After a long time, will the two of them still have feelings?"

The expressions of Zhu Yuanzhang and Queen Ma also became serious, indeed.

Emotions are enhanced through communication. Without communication, no matter how deep the relationship is, it will become weak.

Once the emperor and empress were at odds, the consequences would be too serious.

Chen Jingke paused and continued:

"Mrs. Xu's child will be the future Emperor of Heaven."

"It can be said that the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty will have to grow up under her hands."

"If she doesn't have certain knowledge and ability, how can she educate good children?"

"There is a common saying in the folk that is very simple and straightforward: a father will be bad for a whole family, and a mother will be bad for three generations."

"When it comes to educating children, mothers have more influence than fathers."

"The influence of the empress on the prince and grandson is greater than that of your majesty."

"So, we must train Mrs. Xu to be a virtuous and beneficial person."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned. Some of these words he agreed with, but some he disagreed with.

But he didn't object.

Respect the opinions of professionals, this is what Chen Jingke often talks about.

After hearing it more, Zhu Yuanzhang remembered it.

When it comes to educating people, Chen Jingke has proven his ability.

Let’s not talk about Taisun’s talents.

Let's just talk about Fang Xiaoru. I just chatted with him a few times, and now he seems to be a completely different person.

There are also Zhu Chun, Zhu Bai, Zhu Jixi, and Zhu Gaochi. Although they are not as good as Zhu Xiongying, they are all successful.

And several of them happened to be members of Zhu Xiongying's small circle and often had contact with Chen Jingke.

Lao Zhu doesn't believe it if he doesn't have any credit for it.

It was precisely because there were so many examples that he did not refute directly, but fell into thinking.

Could it be that I thought wrong?

Queen Ma thought of another question. Zhu Xiongying was trained by Chen Jingke.

Except for Chen Jingke, no one could understand what he was thinking.

If even I can't understand his thoughts, can Miaojin, who I trained, understand?

Then there is only one solution...

Thinking of this, she looked at Chen Jingke and said:

"It seems that you already have an idea on how to teach Miaojin?"

Chen Jingke was no longer modest. He nodded and said, "I have some ideas, but I don't know if they are suitable or not."

Queen Ma said directly: "Then give it a try. From now on, you will teach her every two days."

Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to object, but he believed Queen Ma more in this matter.

But even though his mouth opened, no sound came out.

Forget it, let him try it first.

Chen Jingke was overjoyed and said, "Thank you for your trust, I'll give her a few lessons first and let's see the results."

Empress Ma nodded and said seriously: "Great grandson, great concubine...the future of Ming Dynasty is entirely in your hands, don't let us down."

(End of this chapter)