Follow Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the country

Chapter 271 spoilers the territory and population of the Qing Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang breaks the defense!

"Will do!"

"As long as you are an emperor, don't be lazy and don't indulge in comfort."

Zhang Cheng answered Zhu Biao's words at this time, and after chatting with Zhu Biao for a while, he told Zhu Biao the history of Hu Yuan's rise, especially focusing on Hu Yuan's cruelty to the Han people in the process of conquering the world. .

Because during the chat with Zhu Biao, Zhang Cheng learned that Zhu Biao's masters did not tell him much about the harm Hu Yuan caused to the common people in the process of conquering the world. They only talked about the loyalty shown by Wen Tianxiang and other scholar-bureaucrats in fighting against Hu Yuan. , not to mention the cowardice and obedience shown by most Confucian scholars in the process of Hu Yuan's seizure of the world, and they did not even mention the fact that Beizong's Kong family descended to Yuan and had Hu ancestry.

Therefore, Zhang Cheng had to popularize science for Zhu Biao and let him know more comprehensively.

Zhu Biao listened with great interest, and began to understand that not all scholar-bureaucrats were loyal to martyrs, and even most scholar-bureaucrats were not loyal to martyrs. He also began to realize that the rise of the so-called Yuan Empire was accompanied by a history of blood and tears of a large number of common people. I know that the world of the Han Dynasty was stolen by Hu Yuan because most bureaucrats and literati chose to obey. The loyalty emphasized by Neo-Confucianism is worthless in front of the butcher's knife. Most literati are simply unable to sacrifice their lives for loyalty.

"Mr. Zhang, if people from the Datong Society were in a situation like Hu Yuan's, would many people sacrifice themselves for the Datong Society?"

Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask Zhang Cheng about this.

Zhang Cheng smiled and said: "Of course not most people, because most people have the love of living secretly, but if the leader dares to sacrifice and is willing to make the rules more fair and equitable, there will definitely be fewer people living secretly!"

"After all, sacrificing yourself for the great lord of the world is ultimately for your own family!"

"Although what we really care about in our hearts is the Zhu family, the concept of great harmony does not conflict with our desire to make our Zhu family better. Instead, it uses the divine right of kings to deceive the people of the world only to serve as slaves of our Zhu family and at the same time requires us to treat the world with courtesy. Scholar-officials are the ones who are contradictory.”

Speaking of it.

"Of course there is no one as big as Hu Yuanda."

After Zhang Cheng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang nodded in disappointment.

Soon after Zhang Cheng said this, he brought Zhu Yuanzhang three maps of the Ming Dynasty's territory from different periods.

"Wait a moment, I'll get you a map."

"Do you think you will be an emperor who is keen on pursuing a large territory?"

"However, the idea of ​​Datong is for the people of the world, and the old rites are for the decline of one family and one surname. Therefore, Datong is for the great public, and the old rites are for the great selfishness. Therefore, I believe that if people really want to sacrifice, they will definitely be more willing to sacrifice for the great public of the world. Sacrifice, rather than being willing to sacrifice for the sake of the world!”

"What's more, if we people of Datong really want to sacrifice, we are doing it so that no more people will sacrifice in the world, so that more people in the world can survive and live happier lives. Therefore, this kind of sacrifice is essentially in line with the laws of nature and human nature. Yes, there is no doubt that there are definitely more people willing to sacrifice for the ideal of Datong than for the old rites!”

"That's what Mr. Zhang said!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang said this, Zhu Biao met Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Yuanzhang smiled at Zhu Biao lovingly, and then after leaving Zhu Biao, he asked Zhang Cheng: "Since Mr. Zhang mentioned the territory to Biao'er, we would like to know what you mentioned." In that world, how big is the territory of the new dynasty we established? Is it as big as Hu Yuan? "

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but ask Zhu Yuanzhang: "The Ming Dynasty we established has a very small territory, right?"

It wasn't until Zhu Yuanzhang spoke that Zhang Cheng and Zhu Biao realized that Zhu Yuanzhang was here.

Zhu Yuanzhang quietly appeared behind Zhang Cheng and Zhu Biao at some point, so that Zhang Cheng and Zhu Biao, who were too involved in the communication, did not even notice him.

Zhang Cheng asked Zhu Yuanzhang in return.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at these three territory maps and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"This is also the reason why we accept the concept of Datong."

"It's not big, but it's better than Zhao Song."

Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it and said with a smile: "If you, Mr. Zhang, hadn't told us that those places outside are not without merit, we would naturally not pursue the size of the territory blindly, and would even prevent our descendants from blindly expanding the territory."

"It's not as good as Hu Yuan, especially in the later period. How come he didn't even rule Liao much!"

"The biggest problem of a dynasty in the later period is that it does not want to make progress, and its territory will inevitably shrink."

Zhang Cheng replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang said excitedly: "But it can't be so little! In that world, are the emperors behind my Zhu family so unenterprising?!"

Zhang Cheng said again: "Yes, he was so lackadaisical that he killed all the ministers who tried to regain the lost territory!" Zhu Yuanzhang: "..."

Zhang Cheng added: "In addition, you should know that while the territory is shrinking, the number of clan nobles and the world's population is increasing."

"We know."

"If we hadn't known about this contradiction, we wouldn't have accepted Datong."

Zhu Yuanzhang replied.

Then, Zhu Yuanzhang asked Zhang Cheng: "What about the Qing Dynasty after the Ming Dynasty we established? How big was its territory?"

"Then he's older than you."

As Zhang Cheng spoke, he really gave Zhu Yuanzhang the territory of each period of the Qing Dynasty and said: "Take a look for yourself. They are the areas under their actual control in the same period of prosperity and decline."

Zhu Yuanzhang was quite unconvinced after hearing this, but he still really looked over.

And this look.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, dragged his chin with his hand, and asked Zhang Cheng thoughtfully:
"He actually sent court officials to Uzang?"

"That's right, they attacked this big mountain (the Himalayas) and destroyed an entire country."

Zhang Cheng replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang was horrified after hearing this: "Isn't this a feat that only the Han and Tang Dynasties should have done?"

"How can this be!"

"This is absolutely impossible!"

Zhu Yuanzhang was very unwilling to believe it and his face darkened.

"There's nothing you can't believe."

"Hu Yuan is an obvious example."

"The unified dynasty established by foreign races has a larger territory."

Zhang Cheng replied.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed, then looked at the territory map and said to Zhang Cheng:
"At the end of our Ming Dynasty, the northwest only stopped at Ganzhou. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it actually controlled the Western Regions. However, it seems that when our Ming Dynasty was at its strongest, the western region only stopped at Hami. Like the Han and Tang Dynasties, it also controlled the Western Regions. Even at the end of his reign, he was still ruling the Western Regions!”

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but look up at Zhang Cheng: "Apart from the fact that he is from a foreign dynasty, is there any other reason?"

"The dynasty of the whole world can only be achieved if the emperor is powerful and enterprising."

"You don't know how strict he was in educating the children of the royal family in the early days. That's not teaching his sons. It's forcing them to compete and bite each other like wild beasts in the jungle, regardless of their direct descendants. For this purpose, he has specially institutionalized it. He established a secret heir apparent and allowed them to openly compete for inheritance rights."

"If such a son of the royal family competes for the throne, you can imagine how much he will want to prove himself."

"Just like your son who took the throne from his nephew, he especially wants to prove how good he is!"

"Then there is the population. His population exceeded 20 million very early, reached more than 30 million in the mid-term, and reached 40 million in the later period. With so many people, he can naturally control many places."

When Zhang Cheng said this, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't accept it even more, and looked at Zhang Cheng with a frown: "Such a large population? How did he do it?"

"Logically, as a Huru regime, shouldn't he massacre more people and treat the Han people less as human beings?! How could his dynasty survive with so many people?!"

"It's not like the Qing Dynasty loves the people more than the Zhu family of the Ming Dynasty, right?!"

When Zhu Yuanzhang said this, he put his hands on his hips and breathed rapidly. This was a conclusion he could not accept.

(End of this chapter)