The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 253 Age of Empires
Only empires can build systems, not systems that make empires.

The causal relationship cannot be reversed.

In previous lives, there were roughly two world systems, both of which were established by empires.

The first was the global colonial system established by Britain.

Colonies spread all over the world have made the empire famous as an empire on which the sun never sets.

Later, the colonies resisted fiercely, and Britain found out helplessly that the colonial system could no longer be maintained.

In other words, maintaining the colonial system was no longer making ends meet.

So they established a second system, free trade.

Who likes freedom the most?

Strong.

The total economic value accounts for one-third of the world's total, and some people in later generations even said it was two-thirds.

In the current world, only the Ming Dynasty is qualified to establish a global system.

Someone is going to argue, I am a weak person and I also pursue freedom.

Ming Dynasty can say without humility that it is the most powerful country in the world today.

This is the essence of what the Empire calls freedom. .

A lot of things happened after that, because it was blocked and no modifications were made countless times, so I won’t go into details here.

For example, certain goods must be transported by British merchant ships, and the colonies were not allowed to compete with Britain's main commodities.

To use a vulgar saying, a major change has arrived that has not been seen in a century.

What to do next after this plan is completed.

After the end of World War II, Britain's national power declined, and the banner of free trade was taken over by the United States.

But the global system is unprecedented. No one knows that such a thing exists, and no one knows how to build it.

Although he doesn't know much about the global system, he only needs to know a general direction and slowly explore it.

Yes, everyone pursues freedom.

What he has to do now is to convince Zhu Yuanzhang to start building a system.

Chen Jingke's plan was to build a core organization with the Ming Dynasty and its vassal states as the core.

But the freedom pursued by the weak is freedom based on fairness.

Then it was about finding the right time to immigrate and establish a new vassal state.

All major economies are looking for ways to tide over the difficulties.

Also, member countries within the system are not allowed to trade with hostile countries without authorization, etc.

The ultimate goal is to promote Chinese civilization and let China's voice dominate the world.

All I can say is that I believe in the wisdom of future generations.

Yes, the colonial and free trade systems existed at the same time, and the main focus was on flexible application.

Picked up the pen and clicked a dot on the paper.

The total industrial output value accounts for 40% of the global total industrial output value.

Remove fair freedom and you pursue a try.

By plundering colonial wealth, Britain achieved industrialization and became the most developed country in the world.

Of course, the so-called freedom is only one-sided.

Then use this organization as the core to build a colonial and free trade system.

"This is Ming Dynasty."

Anyway, Daming's family background is strong enough, and he also has enough time to try.

So he established a free trade system.

Closer to home.

Yes, I'm afraid many people don't realize that we are at a critical juncture of major changes unseen in a century.

Freedom makes the strong stronger.

To sum up, the lighthouse myth is shattered and the free trade system is about to collapse.

We will witness a lot of history.

There is no fairness in the freedom pursued by the strong.

Chen Jingke doesn't know anymore. His ability can only go so far.

Until one day, most of the earth's land was included in the suzerain-vassal relationship of the Ming Dynasty.

But with Chen Jingke it's different. Daming is equivalent to an open-book exam.

In free trade, no country in the world can compete with him.

Draw a small circle around this point:
"This is the vassal state system."

Outside the small circle, draw a big circle:
"This is the business alliance system."

"When the alliance is strong enough, it can formulate global rules. If all countries do not abide by them, it will be difficult to move forward."

"At that time, all the countries outside the circle that have not entered the alliance will be lambs to be slaughtered."

“Even when necessary, some countries within the circle can be slaughtered as lambs.”

"Don't be afraid of them resisting. Just give them a breath and they won't resist."

"But until the last step, try not to attack the countries in the circle."

"Daming will use the resources of the world to develop itself and make itself stronger."

"Even if the business alliance system collapses in the future, Ming Dynasty will still be the most important chess player in the world with the support of the vassal system."

"If even the vassal system cannot be maintained, then... well, you understand."

"..."

Everyone understands that such a huge system can collapse, and the country deserves to be subjugated.

Zhu Yuanzhang said nothing and stared at the circle for a long time.

Although he could not understand how commerce tied these countries together.

But I can already understand what the system Chen Jingke mentioned is going on.

He only had two words to comment: magnificent.

This is an unprecedented undertaking.

If it can really be completed, then Ming Dynasty will really be invincible.

Of course, being undefeated is impossible.

But with such a powerful system, even if future generations lose their families, they can still lose for a few more years.

Even though he knew that Chen Jingke was good at maintaining a high position, he was still shocked by it.

It turns out that the world can still be played like this.

Think about it on the other hand, if this system was established by a foreign country to deal with Ming Dynasty...

The situation gave him chills.

Thinking of this, he was sincerely glad that Chen Jingke was born in Ming Dynasty.

Fortunately, I started to win over him early and even made an exception to marry the princess.

Zhu Yuanzhang always felt that the previous reforms were the reward for marrying the princess.

Only today did he know that the reward was beyond his imagination.

To build a world-wide empire system, just hearing about it makes people excited and excited.

But...he is no longer young, and he calmed down quickly.

"The premise of all this is that your business plan can be successful. Can it do what you think?"

Before Chen Jingke could answer, Zhu Xiongying said excitedly: "Why not give it a try?"

"The situation is undergoing major changes unseen in a thousand years. Jing Ke often says this."

"I was always confused in the past. Although we have implemented many new policies, similar innovations have happened many times in history."

"I thought that the only things that can truly be called major changes that have not happened in thousands of years are the Yellow Emperor ascending the throne, Dayu establishing the Xia Dynasty, and Qin destroying the six kingdoms to complete the unification..."

"Compared with these major events, everything Daming has done is really not worthy of this sentence."

"But now I finally understand what it really means."

"My Ming Dynasty will create an unprecedented era, the age of empire." In normal times, Zhu Yuanzhang would have been very happy to see his eldest grandson being so successful, but now he felt deeply helpless.

He knew that the eldest grandson had already accepted this strategy.

Even if he doesn't do it himself, he will definitely do it when he takes power in the future.

But he didn't blame Chen Jingke for anything. This was what was agreed upon.

Chen Jingke made suggestions, but Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and Zhu Xiongying chose not to implement them.

If none of the three people understand, he is not allowed to forcefully lobby.

Now that Zhu Xiongying understands and is willing to do it, it does not count as forced lobbying.

not to mention……

Isn't this exactly what we want to see?

To create an unprecedented era, an unprecedented king must be needed.

Isn't this the purpose of teaching Chen Jingke to train his good grandson?

Now it is just the seeds planted back then that have blossomed and bear fruit.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought this in his heart, and his tense emotions relaxed a lot.

However, it is impossible to let them mess around with such a big matter.

You can tell at a glance that this system cannot be completed in a short time.

We want to lay the foundation for our good grandson from now on.

When he takes power in the future and wants to do something about it, the starting point will be even higher.

There is another reason. Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to see for himself what this plan was like.

If it works, he can sleep peacefully and close his eyes even if he dies.

If it doesn't work, or there's something wrong in the middle, he's confident that he can cover it up.

In a word, lay a good foundation for the grandson.

"Okay, we agree to your plan for now."

Chen Jingke said happily: "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Xiongying also said happily: "Grandpa Huang is wise."

A smile appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face and he said: "Don't flatter me. The imperial system is too grand. Do you have a plan on how to implement it?"

Chen Jingke nodded and said seriously: "Yes, no matter how grand the plan is, it must start small."

"The first step we have to do is to build the vassal system and completely control the entire Nanyang."

"The specific measures are what I just mentioned."

"Unified weights and measures, unified coins, unified language, etc., are all to create a vassal system."

“In terms of business, we should first build a central trade city in Temasek.”

"With this as the center, we will build the Nanyang Trade Alliance and strengthen the relationship between Ming Dynasty and its vassal countries."

"In this process, we need to find a set of applicable trade rules as the framework for the future World Trade Alliance."

"If you achieve this step, Ming Dynasty will be invincible."

"Then use the power of the vassal system to expand outward and build a world-wide trade alliance."

With a clear plan, Zhu Yuanzhang felt much more relaxed and said:

"The first step is easy to handle. Even if there is no follow-up business alliance plan, it will be of great benefit to Ming Dynasty."

"But can that Mr. Xu Chai really be able to shoulder this important task?"

Chen Jingke did not give an affirmative answer, but said: "At least so far, I have not seen anyone more suitable than him."

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly and said: "Understood, we will send people to get Temasek in our hands and build it together with Chu State."

"This will take about half a year."

"During this period, we will send you some manpower, and you will train them together with Xu Chai Lao."

"In half a year, let them go to Nanyang together."

Chen Jingke said: "Yes, I will definitely teach them well."

He is also planning to select some people from the arithmetic class and the official planning system to train, and then send them to Nanyang for training, hoping to cultivate a new group of officials.

Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and then said: "Don't tell them the overall plan, just tell them that all this is to strengthen the relationship between the clan and the vassal."

Chen Jingke naturally understood the importance of confidentiality and said:

"Yes, I will not let them know the true purpose of the imperial court until Nanyang is completed."

At this time, Zhu Xiongying interjected: "It's not just Nanyang that needs to be changed. Ming Dynasty is the core, and we must also make corresponding adjustments."

Zhu Yuanzhang said clearly: "Let's write a letter to your father right now and ask him to respond as soon as possible. Let us discuss with him how to do it specifically."

Although Zhu Xiongying is very talented and learned his true skills from Chen Jingke, he is still too young.

When encountering major events, Zhu Yuanzhang trusted Zhu Biao more.

If Zhu Xiongying wants to gain enough trust, he needs to do more things to prove that he is not just talking on paper.

After the meeting, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately issued an order and summoned Prince Zhu Biao to return to Yingtian immediately.

Chen Jingke was not idle either. He led Zhu Xiongying and began to formulate the first step plan.

As mentioned before, no matter how grand a plan is, it all starts with the details.

The first thing Chen Jingke set out to finalize was weights and measures.

He directly copied the standards adopted privately by the Geometry Institute.

All length units are changed to decimal and hundred.

The unit of weight is changed from sixteen taels to one catty to sixteen taels to one catty.

The standard of sixteen taels per catty has a long history. The earliest Big Dipper and South Dipper stars totaled thirteen stars, so one catty was thirteen taels.

After the unification of the Qin Dynasty, the three stars of fortune, wealth and longevity were added, making it sixteen taels per catty.

To be short of a good fortune is to be short of one's own happiness, wealth and longevity.

The meaning is profound, but it is of no use. The profiteers should still be short-changed.

One pound and sixteen taels is not conducive to calculation.

Chen Jingke has no special interest in such fancy things. The weight unit is for convenience of use.

No matter how many meanings you give it, it will never be as meaningful as simplicity, convenience and meaning.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang thought it was unnecessary, he also knew the advantages of the decimal system and finally agreed.

Next, Chen Jingke hired craftsmen to use gold to build a set of weights and measures tools as a standard.

Why gold?

It wasn't for any gimmick, but the only material he could find that was stable at room temperature was gold.

All future weights and measures must be copied based on this set to reduce errors.

Later, hundreds of sets were imitated based on this set of weights and measures.

Each vassal state, each chief secretary, and prefecture and county yamen all distributed a set for promotion.

Regarding unified language and characters... words are easy to handle, but language is indeed a bit difficult.

There is no other way but to start with words.

The language can be translated with a translator, and if there is no translation, you can still communicate through text.

These are actually fine. What is really difficult is how to build Temasek.

Chen Jingke really doesn't understand this thing. He can only figure it out bit by bit based on his previous life experience and the current actual situation.

Just when he had a headache, Zhu Biao returned to Beijing.

And he also brought back good news that the main body of Luoyang City has been completed.

It can be fully completed in half a year at most, and the capital can be moved next year.

Normally, Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be very happy, but at this moment his mind was entirely on the imperial system, and he just said lightly that he understood.

Then Chen Jingke was asked to inform Zhu Biao of the plan in detail.

You can imagine how shocked Zhu Biao was after learning the full plan.

And he did not live up to Zhu Yuanzhang's trust, and quickly understood the core of the plan.

Just because I understood it, I was even more shocked.

(End of this chapter)