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Chapter 506 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Achievements

Chapter 506 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Achievements (Part )

[Diplomatic Strategy: Based on the Imperial Ming Ancestor’s Instructions]

[Zhu Yuanzhang set 15 countries, including Korea, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, and Annan in the southwest, as non-conquerable countries. ]

[The reason is simple. These countries are isolated in a remote corner, bounded by mountains and seas. Their land is insufficient for supply, and their people are insufficient for command.]

[Besides, whether it is conquering or being harassed, the gains are not worth the losses for both sides, so the descendants are not allowed to take the initiative to attack, but they need to be vigilant in the northwest. ]

【However, this was just Zhu Yuanzhang's wishful thinking. 】

……

Ming dynasty.

Old Zhu's face turned pale.

"Come on, speak!"

"It is unlucky to start a war! We are being kind!"

"Where did we go wrong?"

Zhu Biao was about to speak when Empress Ma pulled him back.

Queen Ma said softly:

"Your father is starting to get stuck in a rut. Anything you say now will only add fuel to the fire."

"Let the one in the sky speak."

“That’s how he’ll believe it.”

Zhu Biao looked at the righteous Old Zhu.

The silver needle on the forehead was still trembling with the heavy breathing.

He could only nod helplessly.

……

【When Zhu Yuanzhang ascended the throne, he sent an envoy to Japan with the Japanese royal seal.】

[One is to hope that they will come to pay tribute, and the other is to order them to solve the problem of Japanese pirates that disturb the Ming Dynasty. ]

[As a result, after the letter was delivered, Japan not only did not come to pay tribute, but chopped off the envoy's head, and the Japanese pirates continued to invade the coast. ]

【In light of the historical lesson of the Yuan Dynasty's serious setback in attacking Japan, Zhu Yuanzhang adopted an attitude of restraint and tolerance, striving to solve the problem from within his own dynasty. 】

[In order to cut off the eyes and ears of Chinese and foreign pirates and their internal support, he ordered that coastal residents be prohibited from going out to sea privately. ]

[They also adopted the method of cutting off the firewood from the bottom of the pot, recruiting a large number of soldiers from Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen's subordinates, as well as boatmen, islanders, and fishermen living near the coast as soldiers.]

[From Huai, Zhejiang to Fujian and Guangdong, a total of more than 100,000 people. ]

【This was the beginning of the Ming Dynasty’s maritime ban policy.】

【And countries like Annan and Korea were also somewhat distant from the Ming Dynasty. 】

……

Great Sui.

"This Japan..."

Yang Jian felt something was wrong.

"Could it be that they have raised another ungrateful person?"

Dugu Jialuo also spoke in a bad tone.

"The Tubo really made the Tang Dynasty suffer..."

The couple looked at each other.

"Empress, it must be difficult to send the Sui envoy all the way here."

"Your Majesty, we, the superior country, are grateful for his eagerness to learn and will doubly protect him."

"Send troops to escort them back!"

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
"Wait a minute, let me smooth it over."

Li Yuan rubbed his forehead and frowned in deep thought.

"It means that I was beaten."

"I was so angry that I decided to lock myself up?"

Li Shimin on the other side felt that this could not be said.

After all, it is a new country, and it is not realistic to expect it to travel a long distance across the sea to attack.

But he couldn't figure out whether Zhu Yuanzhang was worried that the country could not hold on, or that his position would be unstable if he fought...

After all, it’s hard to say what he did…

The Qin Dynasty also had very strict supervision over the world.

Didn't it just die because of a turmoil?

……

【As for the Western countries, “they are known as distant vassal states, and it takes countless years to come across the sea. It doesn’t matter whether they pay tribute or not, as long as they pay more or less.”】

【After that, Western countries such as Suwendana, Lanbang, Tambun, Baihua, and Pahang successively paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty. 】

[Evaluation C, two points]

……

{This is a bit ridiculous, it's too low.}
{Although the idea of small tribute and generous gifts is bad, this is not a precedent set by Zhu Yuanzhang. It is hardcore and rubbish.}
{That was not the case at all. Zhu Yuanzhang thought they were paying tribute, but in fact they were here to do business.}
｛The Ming Dynasty began to bear a burden from this point on, because Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized agriculture and despised commerce. Therefore, officials at various borders in the Ming Dynasty not only did not encourage trade, but restricted it.｝
{They believed that trade between overseas countries and China was not mutually beneficial, but a gift from the emperor.}
{This resulted in the fact that they had not developed a set of overseas trade rules, nor had they thought about making profits from overseas.}
{In the Song Dynasty, the arrival of each ship meant a rich fiscal revenue, but Zhu Yuanzhang did not impose taxes on overseas ships, nor did he allow overseas ships to trade freely.}
{He believed that the only reason foreigners came to China was because they admired Chinese culture and therefore came to pay tribute.}
{He treated all overseas merchant missions as diplomatic missions rather than as traders.}
{This meant that even if a person came to do business, they would disguise themselves as a diplomatic envoy in order to be allowed to import goods into China.}
{After being imported into China, they could not be freely traded and could only be handed over to the government and taken to Beijing as tribute.}
{The emperor then rewarded these "envoys" with a large amount of money, which was not only enough to repay the value of the goods, but also more than what they could earn through free market transactions.}
{In Zhu's view, foreign merchants came only to pay tribute and receive rewards. But in the eyes of foreign merchants, this is a unique way of trade in China.}
{For the Ming Dynasty, foreign trade not only stopped making money, but also became a heavy burden.}
{Since the reward is always worth more than the goods themselves, the more you buy and sell, the more money you lose.}
{In addition, when merchants followed the envoys into the interior, their food, lodging, transportation and safety along the way were all taken care of by local governments, and taking care of these envoys (merchants) also required a large amount of local funds.}
{Under this system, both overseas kings and merchants were very happy to come to China to pay tribute, not because they had much respect for the Ming Dynasty, but simply because the business was very cost-effective.}
……

Big man.

"Old Zhu was deceived, so badly."

Liu Bang squatted in the corner, looking like he was going to the toilet.

The two younger ones next to them were in the same posture, squatting there awkwardly.

"You just said that your mother asked Madam Qi to come over?"

Liu Ying nodded.

Liu Bang smacked his lips.

"What do you think..."

Liu Ying said nothing, but little Liu Heng said:

"The Queen Mother wants to force you out."

"Father, you don't think the Queen didn't guess that you wanted to stop us, right?"

Liu Bang's body stiffened.

"She should..."

Little Liu Heng shook his head.

"Father, you know the Empress best. We don't know if she will really do it."

"Everything depends on the father's judgment."

Liu Bang was silent, then suddenly stood up.

"It's his mother's fault!"

He walked towards the Weiyang Palace cursing.

The young eunuch hurriedly saluted to the two of them, turned around and followed.

The two of them poked their heads out from the corner.

"Fourth brother, mother is really amazing. She actually guessed that father was blocking us."

Little Liu Heng leaned against the wall and looked up at the big fool with an expressionless face.

"I lied to him."

Liu Ying looked down at him in astonishment.

"But Madam Qi did go?"

Little Liu Heng nodded.

"so what?"

Liu Ying was stunned by the question.

Little Liu Heng shook his head and clapped his hands.

"Let's go, brother."

"No one is blocking us this time."

"No need to squat."

Liu Ying stared blankly at the little thing as it gradually walked away.

Then he turned around and looked towards the Weiyang Palace.

murmured:
"Father was cheated..." Then he thought of his mother with a gloomy face.

Swallowed.

"What a horrible lie..."

……

The period of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty
"No one told him?"

Liu Qi found it unbelievable. It was impossible that the entire court was full of incompetent people?

“This isn’t hard to see through!”

Liu Heng pressed his temple and said weakly:

"Then do you think anyone dares to say it?"

"Will he listen after I tell him?"

"Even if you think these things are closely related to the interests of officials."

"Then don't you remember how much the officials get paid?"

"There's no reason and I don't want to tell."

"It's that simple."

Liu Qi blinked.

"This...this loss..."

Liu Heng said without comment:
"The future emperor of the Ming Dynasty will definitely eat it."

……

[People's livelihood and economy: population dropped sharply and land became barren. This was the situation when the Ming Dynasty was first established.]

【Based on the new dynasty where "wars have been going on for years, roads are blocked and people are deserted." 】

【Zhu Yuanzhang took a series of measures to stabilize society and organize production. 】

[Rewards for reclaiming wasteland, implementing military farming, and developing water conservancy. ]

【After people's livelihood gradually improved, it was stipulated that villages should help each other. 】

[“The people in the village are of different wealth. Marriage, death, injury, good and bad luck are common in every family.”]

【“From now on, all the people in this village will help each other when encountering such situations.”】

[“For example, if a family is poor and has difficulty arranging a marriage for their son, each household in the village may pay one string of cash. If there are 100 households in the village, then the payment is 100 strings of cash. If there are 5 strings of cash per household, then the payment is 500 strings of cash.”]

【“In the future, a certain marriage will also follow this method, with rotation and weekly support.”】

[“Also, if a family’s parents die or are injured, each family can donate a certain amount of money or rice to help them, or the family can donate a coffin, or monks and Taoists can help them with charity. All these can be helped.”]

[“If this happens to someone in the future, we can support each other in the same way as before.”]

[“Even if you are a poor family, you can still make do with a little money and rice. If you do this, it will be easy for everyone to do it. After a long time, the villagers will naturally love you.”]

……

｛The whole article is just two words: give as a gift! ｝
{The source of all evil! The source of all evil!}
{It seems that there is a mutual aid association in Wenzhou and Taizhou. Is this the one?}
{I wonder if this decree reminds Mr. Zhu of his parents...}
{… Zhu's system was poorly designed and he was quite defensive against the common people, but overall it was good for the poor.}
{It is impossible to know what he is thinking, just look at the result.}
……

[All villages were ordered to set up a big drum. When the drum sounded in the early morning during the farming season, all villagers had to gather in the fields and start farming in time.]

【If there are any lazy people, the village elders will supervise and punish them. 】

【If the village elders let their guard down and fail to give advice or supervision, they will be severely punished.】

[In the 28th year of Hongwu, the emperor ordered the common people in the village to form a community with 20 or 40 to 50 households]

[During the busy farming season, if someone in a family is sick, the whole community will work together to help them farm.]

[As to the extent to which this system was implemented and the results of the exploration, there is no record in the history books.]

【All these things created the prosperous Hongwu era that belonged to the poor people. 】

[Evaluation S level, 5 points]

……

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng looked at the sky.

Recall that sentence in my mind.

"All words are based on the past to harm the present, and falsehood is used to confuse the truth."

"People are good at what they learn privately, because it is not what is established by their superiors."

"Now the emperor has the whole world, and he will distinguish between right and wrong and decide who is the best."

Ying Zheng never thought that Zhu Yuanzhang did anything wrong.

Everyone thinks that what they have learned is correct and criticizes the leader's policies at will.

The emperor unified the world by distinguishing right from wrong for the people of the world and establishing his own authority.

To establish laws throughout the world, the key is to have few orders.

That’s all.

It is to make all people in the world abide by this "one" so that there will be no disorder.

So he understands.

He also understood that Zhu Yuanzhang might be backward compared with the emperors of the Han and Tang dynasties.

But coincidentally, Zhu Yuanzhang took one step further than him.

……

Datang.

"The journey of the great road means that the world is for the common good."

Li Shimin suddenly thought of the concept of Great Harmony in the Book of Rites.

"Select the virtuous and capable, and promote trust and friendship."

“So people do not love only their own relatives, nor do they love only their own children.”

"The elderly should have a place to live, the strong should have a place to work, the young should have a place to grow, and the widowed, lonely, disabled and sick should all be provided for."

“…This is called Great Harmony.”

Li Chengqian didn't quite understand why Aye wanted to read this.

Li Shimin suddenly had something inspiring to say.

Because he briefly saw the well-field system of equal land rights.

I saw the kingly way and benevolent government.

Before Zhu Yuanzhang, it was Wang Mang who implemented these through the Wangtian Order.

"such a pity."

Li Shimin sighed deeply.

"The world is like water, it flows without changing."

"It's not Hiroma Daxia, Ru Ru is not moving."

……

【Using people to identify people: Because of his early experience, he is good at using people to identify people. 】

[From a commoner to the ruler of the world, he relied on the Ming Dynasty's Xiao He and Li Shanchang, the Ming Dynasty's Zhang Liang and Liu Ji, the Ming Dynasty's Han Xin and Xu Da, and the Ming Dynasty's Xiang Yu and Chang Yuchun. ]

[But in the later period, he was more self-centered, unable to listen to advice, and did not employ people, and was self-satisfied. ]

[Evaluation level A, score 4 points]

……

【Later influence: expelling the Hu Yuan Dynasty and reviving the Han and Tang Dynasties. 】

【There is no better way to gain a country. 】

[Evaluation S level, 5 points]

[Total score: twenty-three points]

……

On the canopy.

The large golden characters that had not been seen for a long time soared out.

"What kind of emperor was Zhu Yuanzhang?"

"First, a capable ruler whose merits outweigh his faults"