Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 225, the battle of ideas
Zhu Houzhao's words were astonishing. He did not agree with Liu Jian and others who put this cement on the defense. In his opinion, no matter how strong the castle is, it will be broken one day.

The rule he believed in was the Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "Wu can go, I can go too", in the classic words of later generations, that is, offense is the best defense.

With artifacts like cement, it is entirely possible to gradually eat away at the grasslands, instead of building high walls and big cities for passive defense.

"Your Highness, what do you mean by that?"

When Liu Jian heard it, he knew that Zhu Houzhao did not agree with his point of view, so he asked after thinking about it.

Others also looked at Zhu Houzhao one after another, wanting to see what the great Ming prince could have.

"My Ming Dynasty has thousands of miles of sea and thousands of miles of frontiers. If we only focus on passive defense, the enemy will always find loopholes to break in."

"Although the Great Wall is majestic and tall, with the protection of the Great Wall, we are relatively safer, but since ancient times, China, China, and China have not really had peace of mind because of the Great Wall. On the contrary, there are Shenzhou has fallen many times, and the artifacts have fallen into the hands of foreign races, which is enough to show that defense is only a temporary measure, and it cannot really keep the enemy out of the country."

Zhu Houzhao pondered for a while, quickly sorted out his words, and spoke slowly.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Emperor Hongzhi, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang and others also nodded slightly. Since Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, although the Great Wall has played a certain defensive role.

But in the past dynasties in history, this foreign invasion has never been cut off, and there have even been many times when foreigners occupied the Central Plains, especially in the Yuan Dynasty. This shows that with the Great Wall, you can't really sit back and relax.

"In my opinion, the Great Wall not only does not have the function of praying and defending against foreign enemies, but it also greatly weakens the fighting spirit and enterprising spirit of our Chinese descendants."

"Because of the existence of the Great Wall, we believe that we can sit back and relax, so that we are addicted to enjoyment, without any sense of crisis, which eventually led to the fall of China and the loss of life."

"This cement is naturally very suitable for the construction of the Great Wall. It is cheap, easy to use, and is not afraid of wind and rain. It is durable. With this magical tool, we can easily build an even bigger and magnificent Great Wall."

"But if we only think about using the Great Wall for defense, our descendants will still repeat the mistakes of history."

Zhu Houzhao's words also silenced the people present. Everyone was a well-read history book generation, and they naturally couldn't understand the history of the past dynasties. They clearly knew that what Zhu Houzhao said was not unreasonable.

"Then according to His Highness, how to use this thing?"

Xie Qian thought for a while and asked.

Now it is no longer discussing the issue of cement, it is tantamount to discussing the foreign strategy of Ming Dynasty in a disguised form. Since the change of civil fortress, the military strength of Ming Dynasty has weakened, and it no longer has the ability to attack the grassland, so it has always been based on Defense is the main priority, and all the ancient kings are actively building the Great Wall for defense.

Of course, this is also related to the power of the literati. The literati tried their best to repel and suppress the noble generals, so that the military strength of the Ming Dynasty declined rapidly. It was impossible to continue to attack. They could only choose passive defense. This is a very helpless reality, but It is also in line with the national conditions of Ming Dynasty.

"The Great Wall still needs to be built. With the defense of the Great Wall, we can attack when we advance, and we can defend when we retreat. We have the initiative."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said.

"This cement is originally an artifact used to build city walls, so it is natural to give full play to its strengths."

"But with this cement, we can completely build such avenues into the grassland, and then build castles one by one. Using the castle as a base, we can gradually divide and eat the entire grassland, and finally turn the grassland into our own. Daming's Wanli Ranch will naturally have no worries from now on."

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Emperor Hongzhi's eyes lit up slightly. Since he became emperor, he has been troubled by the little prince going south every year.

When winter comes, the little prince will definitely lead the army to the south, burning, killing and looting wantonly in the Central Plains. Every time, corpses will be scattered all over the field, blood will flow like rivers, and sometimes he even dares to attack the capital. Under the fantasy, can it occupy this fertile land of China again.

Emperor Hongzhi really wanted to ruthlessly repair these wolf-like Tatars, but they were often powerless. The fighting power of the Ming army was too scumbag, relying on city defenses could still withstand one or two. It's all about going and never returning.

Now that I heard Zhu Houzhao's words, if I think about it carefully, maybe it is still possible. The castle built with cement, coupled with this spacious concrete road, may really slowly eat away the entire grassland.

Compared with the happy look on Emperor Hongzhi's face, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang looked at each other. As literati, their position was naturally still that of literati.

Naturally, the literati's way of governing the country is still pursued. The emperor should govern the country with benevolence. As for the mere external troubles, with the magic weapon of cement, he can rest easy in the future.

What's more, this grassland is a place of bitter cold, far less rich and prosperous than the land of the Central Plains, so why bother to occupy it, even if it is occupied, this grassland can't grow food, it can only graze cattle and sheep, and there is nothing too big usefulness.

There were wry smiles and helpless expressions on the faces of the three of them. Emperor Hongzhi still listened to them very much. Zhu Houzhao already had his own ideas at such a young age, and seemed to have his own blueprints and ideas.

In the future, when he comes to rule the world, I'm afraid it will be the time when the generals and nobles will rise up again. It took a lot of effort to suppress it, and we have the current situation where the crowd is full of power.

And now Emperor Hongzhi seems to have a new view on military generals, he would always consult the opinion of the British public Zhang Mao whenever there is something, which also made several people anxious, but they were helpless.

Although civil servants were in power in Ming Dynasty, the emperor's authority was unquestionable. If the emperor really wanted to do something, even if they opposed it, the emperor still had many ways to realize his ideas.

Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang looked along this winding road until they saw the end, wanting to see how the future would develop.

　A runny nose should be okay, right?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)