The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 609 How to defeat such a Ming Dynasty
Beijing.

The Ministry of Rites was busy, including re-creating the map of the Ming Dynasty, including the provinces, capitals, Xuanwei Division, Xuanfu Division, vassal states, and regions. Based on the new cartographic technology, it was more detailed than before, and the prototype of future maps was already in place.

Zhu Gaochi had seen part of it and could generally recognize it.

The winter of the fourth year of Yongle.

As Zhu Di's return to the imperial court approached, not only the Ministry of Rites, but also all other ministries became increasingly busy.

The exploration staff who traveled all over the barren mountains and ridges brought back a large amount of information and notes, which were incorporated one by one, including the minerals in various places, and even the local customs and customs.

"The Ming Dynasty now has the provinces of Liaodong, Beipingzhou, Daning, Kaiping, Sainan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Xiyu, Yilibali, Shandong, Henan Province, Sichuan Province, Hubei Province, Hunan Province, Yingtian Province, Zhejiang Province, Jiangxi Province, Guangdong Province, Guangxi Province, Guizhou Province, Yunnan Province, and Jiaozhi Province.”

"Implementing the three-division system, one capital and 22 provinces."

"Nuergandusi, Saibei Dusi, Dongchagatai Dusi (Anxi Dusi), Uzzandusi, Dogandusi, Champadusi, Dayuandusi, Samarkanddusi, Bukharadusi, a total of nine majordusi ."

"Daguci Xuanwei Division, Diwuci Xuanwei Division, Demasasa Xuanwei Division, Mengyang Xuanwei Division, Lichuan Pingmian Xuanwei Division, Myanmar Xuanwei Division, Mubang Xuanwei Division, Che Xuanwei Division Department, Babaidaidian Xuanwei Department, Laos Xuanwei Department, Tashkent Xuanwei Department, Balihei Xuanwei Department, Mulu Xuanwei Department, Yulong Jiechi Xuanwei Department, Mashhad Xuanwei Department, Herat Xuanwei Department, Xuanwei Department of the Seventeenth National Congress."

There are still a small number of Xuanwei Divisions in the territory, but they are currently in the process of land reform, or their power is small, and there is no detailed label.

The first version of the final map was placed on the desk of the Minister of Rites.

The ministers gathered around the new map, feeling proud and emotional in their hearts.

on the map.

One city after another not only restored its population, but also restored local productivity.

Scholars of social organization wear brand new glasses.

Glasses in the Song Dynasty were made by craftsmen polishing crystal and using wood to make brackets. The cost was high and ordinary people could not afford them. During the Ming Dynasty, glasses were introduced to Italy from China. With the success of Western industrialization reforms, productivity increased greatly. , glasses gradually became popular in the West.

Jinzhou and Peiping can already make metal-framed glasses, but they are not light in weight, so they have glasses that are held by the hand and used for reading, and there are also glasses that hang on the bridge of the nose and are not suitable for sports.

"In fact, it should be changed back to its ancient name."

The scholar said disappointedly.

He once proposed that Samarkand and even Mulu and other areas be changed back to the old Chinese names, such as Dayuan Dusi, Dayue Dusi, Kangju Dusi, etc. These ancient countries have been surrendered to China since ancient times.

For example, Kang Juguo.

It is one of the 36 countries in the Western Regions. It has had contacts with China for a long time and has submitted very much. At the end of the Tang Dynasty, with the decline of the Tang Dynasty's influence in the Western Regions, Kangju State also quickly disappeared due to war.

The prosperous Western Region gradually became desolate and turned into patches of no man's land.

It was just my suggestion, but His Highness the Crown Prince did not support it.

His Highness the Crown Prince said that what is past is past and should be recorded in history so that future generations will not forget it and know its past existence.

The ancient name can be restored or a new name can be used. In fact, it does not matter much. What is important is to look to the future. In order to urge people not to dwell on the past, His Royal Highness has adopted his own opinion.

"Mr. Zhou, don't worry, His Royal Highness is not against your opinion."

The official from the Ministry of Rites comforted him.

The scholar smiled and said, "It's just a pity that the good names have been changed to messy names. Kangju, Dayue, and Dawan are such nice names."

Everyone said something to each other, and the atmosphere became heated.

The officials were also full of smiles.

With the new reforms, the status of officials has been greatly improved. Although there are still differences between officials, they are not clearly defined. The room for advancement of officials has been clearly defined. As long as they have outstanding political achievements, they can also become officials.

The scholar raised his head, felt the peaceful scene in the room, and felt something in his heart.

So he said in public, "Emperor Taizu proposed to revive the Song Dynasty system and established many regulations. After more than thirty years, although it has been effective, in fact, in my opinion, only one core has been ignored."

After hearing the scholar's words, the officials kept smiling and did not answer much. Instead, the officials took the initiative to speak.

The scholar did not take it seriously and said fearlessly: "The most important thing in the Song Dynasty was the spirit of contract."

"With the development of the contract system in the Song Dynasty, the contract at that time could already exist as a document proving the establishment of a contractual relationship. Contracts were used in a series of social activities such as buying and selling, pawns, mortgages, leasing, employment, adoption, etc. in people's daily lives. It has been widely used in all aspects of life.”

The scholar began another tirade.

Occupational habits.

Since the introduction of the grading system, scholars regardless of personality must learn how to express their ideas and results.Those scholars who can speak well and can perfectly organize their own ideas will take advantage of this system.

In response to this phenomenon, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said.

Humans are social creatures.

Communication is the foundation of the development of human society, so communication ability is also one of the basic qualities of scholars.

Scholars are used to it.

The officials also understood the scholar as a person. He was indeed talented and had a unique vision, and could bring new perspectives to them, so no one interrupted the scholar's speech.

The scholar said happily: "The prevalence of contractual relationships has also become one of the symbols of the highly developed property relations and commodity relations among people during this period."

“Based on the status given to them by the Song Dynasty society as “registering households for the common people”, the public participated in the social life regulated by the contract one after another.”

“At that time, all people who voluntarily entered into a contractual relationship were objectively in the position of independent parties. In the contract, regardless of their high or low status, noble or humble, they participated as independent and equal personalities. Those who come in are all first-class citizens of the country."

"After the contractual relationship is established, a short-term contractual economic relationship is only temporarily formed between the people. There is no very close personal dependence between them, which promotes their equality in personality."

"This is the core essence of the society of the Song Dynasty. It is precisely based on this personality equality that the social structure of the civil legal relationship subjects of the people in the Song Dynasty changed, making it present the spirit of the social contract that pursues equality. This is also An important manifestation of the progress of social civilization in the Song Dynasty."

"His Royal Highness the Prince often said that material civilization and spiritual civilization should be grasped together. The material civilization of the Song Dynasty had a strong foundation, but there were shortcomings in certain aspects of spiritual civilization, which caused the failure of the external military."

"As His Royal Highness the Prince once said, everything has pros and cons, and the Song Dynasty's high material development has laid the cause and effect for the Song Dynasty's military failure."

"Just like in the early Ming Dynasty, Emperor Taizu organized immigration again and again, and the scale was huge. But now His Highness the Crown Prince supervises the country and urges people to immigrate, which has become the most difficult problem."

"This is the pros and cons of everything. Now that the people have personalities and are equal in personality, and our dynasty is getting richer and richer, and no people are willing to leave the mainland, then the things that were easiest for the court to handle in the past have become the most difficult to handle in our dynasty. thing."

Scholars make their own judgments based on the appearance of things, regardless of what the people around them think.

Many people calmed down.

Lu Zhen, the minister, was very unhappy.

His Highness the Crown Prince did not satisfy people in some aspects, but in some aspects he performed too well for his own taste, such as the restrictions on power.

The power of the imperial power is too great.

One word can make the difference between life and death, and can overturn the rules established by society.

Many people don’t say it with their mouths, but they have thoughts in their hearts.

Otherwise, why would the new learning in Peking and the newly emerged Xingxue become increasingly powerful?Because it conforms to social trends and people’s inner expectations.

People do not want domineering officials above their heads.

Officials also do not want to have an emperor who can decide life and death at will.

At this point, Lu Zhen believes that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has done a very good job. He can guide the direction of society and even make the court change according to his own wishes, but he cannot break the rules.

What are the rules?
Rules are the balance and tacit understanding finally reached after trial and compromise in all aspects of society. Everyone abides by the rules and ensures order, thus ensuring social stability.

A stable society is the hope of people all over the world.

What the people want is to live and work in peace and contentment.

Only the strong will hope to profit from chaos.

Many people saw the look of the minister, so no one supported the scholar. The scholar talked for a long time, but no one agreed with him. He felt bored and lost interest, and soon left the Ministry of Rites.

"Send it to Wenhua Palace."

Seeing that everyone had no questions, Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, finally said to others. The officials next to him nodded, and each stepped forward to collect the map and put it into a box.

"Mr. Zhou always speaks freely, which makes everyone laugh."

An official who had a good relationship with the scholar stepped forward and spoke calmly.

Lu Zhen, the Minister of Rites, was not angry.

in contrast.

Both his own cultivation and public opinion forced Lu Zhen to be generous.

The social atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was not that of the Qing Dynasty.

The Qing Dynasty paid great attention to respecting the superior.

The master's behavior has already explained everything.

Kill the slaves in the same way.

The latter is when the master kills the slave, and the law is nothing more than a fine of silver. The other is when the "adopted father" kills the "son". Not only will he be punished legally, but he will also be condemned morally by public opinion.

For example, in early private coal mines, reports were not reported, and various illegal things occurred in the mines.

The existence of these phenomena does not mean that the law supports the coal bosses, but only because of economic dependence.

The social phenomenon of personal equality in the Song Dynasty has been deliberately misinterpreted by some people as the Song Dynasty and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world. If this standard is used, then there cannot be double standards. In later generations, the West also shared the world with the scholar-bureaucrats.

Although the Ming Dynasty proposed to restore the Song system due to the historical inertia of the previous dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang stipulated in the Ming Dynasty Law that allowed specific meritorious deeds to use slaves, which created a phenomenon of personality inequality in a small area.

For example, in the palace, the relationship between master and servant still existed.

But in the Qing Dynasty, this relationship was magnified to society, including Mancheng, all over the country, creating personality inequality in all aspects, and ultimately rooted in the deep braid spirit.

It can be said that after the fall of the Song Dynasty, the height of ancient social civilization has never reached the level of the Song Dynasty. From the decline of the Yuan Dynasty to the recovery of the Ming Dynasty, and even the overall decline of the Qing Dynasty, it fell into the abyss and went back 2000 years.

Based on such a phenomenon, Lu Zhen was very generous and showed no concern at all.

Maintaining harmony with social sages is a reflection of public opinion.

The squires of the Ming Dynasty were not inherited by blood.

It is changed through reading.

Different from the aristocratic hereditary system and the nine-rank Zhengzhong system, it also eliminates nepotism. In particular, Zhu Yuanzhang formulated the eight-legged essay, which ensured to the greatest extent the way for civilians to change their own class through reading.

When criticizing such a system, we also cannot have double standards.

Compared with the elite education of later generations in the West, at least the Ming Dynasty's exams emphasized equality for everyone. Everyone read the same books and took the same exam content. Exam content that only the rich could afford was not allowed.

Just take one, two, and three exams.

No piano test, no dance test, no speech test.
So we need to figure out what we are objecting to. Since we need to be rational, we need to think about it seriously.

Therefore, no one paid too much attention to the fact that Zhou scholars offended the minister in the Ministry of Rites.

local.

There are also people who point at Fan Tai and curse.

Ordinary scholars point at the nose of the governor of a province and curse, regardless of their own interests, and even get some people to praise their character, which most countries in later generations cannot do.

Different from the West, yes.

The Ming Dynasty finally lost the world.

Just as the glory of childhood comes from the father, the glory of the father in old age comes from the son.

Failure is sin.

Just judge heroes by their results.

Just as what later generations said in front of British officials, in the nineteenth century, no country in the world dared to think so.

If the 22nd century.

The UK is completely in dire straits, more and more comments are coming, and no one even cares about the UK or gives the UK a picture, just like no one in the international community cares about the naval power.

If you have milk, you are a mother.

Who praises whom?same.

It is not the great rejuvenation of China in later generations. Others will not care at all if they mention the Ming Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, let alone the United States. It turns out that Rabbit wants to restore the vassal system of the Ming Dynasty.

now.

The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was about to return to the court. Not only was the Ming Dynasty agitated, chieftains, envoys from the vassal states, and even the envoys of Laos came to the capital in person in advance to wait for the return of His Majesty the Ming Emperor.

A grand ceremony is about to be held in the capital of Ming Dynasty.

Because of the current Ming Dynasty.

World number one.

Then Ming Dynasty became an example for people all over the world to learn from.

People like to discuss this Ming Dynasty.

"The Ming Dynasty is too civilized."

"Their officials don't care about bloodline, they don't care about family background, they only care about ability."

"The Ming Dynasty attached great importance to education, and private schools all over the country made the Ming Dynasty what it is today."

"The streets of Ming Dynasty are very clean, not even a bit of garbage. Their people are very moral, so their quality is the highest."

"Their scholars can read on the bus."

"Indeed, when I took the Ming Dynasty bus, the passengers on the bus did not make any noise, but quietly read newspapers and books."

strong.

There is never a shortage of compliments.

When envoys from various places came to Beijing, people talked and praised him.

They couldn't see that in some places, some Ming refugees were begging on the streets because they ignored them.

They cannot see that in some prisons, officials are looking for connections to get out of prison.

They also failed to see that the great businessmen of the Ming Dynasty were vigorously deploying overseas in order to escape the suppression of the Ming Dynasty court.

Not to mention how good the Ming Dynasty is, how can they prove that they have been to the Ming Dynasty and how can they show off their desire to show off.

As for the faults of Ming Dynasty, that cannot be said.

Otherwise the effect is at least reduced by half.

And Daming.

It is indeed the most powerful country at the moment.

and so.

Countless words of praise gathered in the capital.

ideal country.

"The Ming Dynasty is a utopia."

Someone put forward a new concept and won the appreciation of most people.

Polondoraja.

Wandering around the capital, he was sent as an envoy to the Ming Dynasty on the order of the King of Siam. In addition to welcoming the return of the Ming Emperor, he also persuaded the Ming court.

last year.

Siam mobilized troops to completely annex Sukhothai. This move aroused the anger of the Ming Dynasty officials stationed in Laos. They repeatedly asked Siam to withdraw their troops and threatened to unite with neighboring countries to send troops to Siam.

Annexing Sukhothai has been Siam's long-cherished wish for many years.

In fact, the Kingdom of Sukhothai has been conquered by Siam for more than ten years. It was only because of concern about the influence of King Sukhothai that the local resistance was gradually reduced to the greatest extent, so the name of King Sukhothai was retained.

Who knew that the Ming Dynasty was becoming more and more influential in Southeast Asia and even asked Siam to withdraw its troops from the Kingdom of Sukhothai.

This is equivalent to letting Siam spit out the meat that he has swallowed intact.

Not only the King of Siam could not accept it, but also the domestic generals, so they kept delaying. Finally, taking advantage of the Ming Dynasty's main military power being used in the west, after inquiring about the situation, the King of Siam ordered the death of King Sukhothai and announced that he was ill. And died.

Since the king was gone and there was no direct bloodline, Siam confidently took direct control of the Sukhothai Kingdom and said it was learning the system of the previous dynasty.

"It's the candied haws."

The vendors carried brightly colored candied haws on their shoulders, attracting several children.

The little girl in a cyan and pink dress held her brother's hand, ran to catch up with the vendor, bought two bunches of candied haws, one for each person, and went home happily.

The simple scene made Borondorara in the distance startled.

He had a lot of dealings with Ming Dynasty.

Those children are all children from ordinary families.

They don't eat candied haws to fill their stomachs, but just to satisfy their cravings.

Quenching.

It's a word he learned in Ming Dynasty.

What a luxurious language.

The people in Siam are still struggling to have enough food and clothing.

In only half a year, Polondoraja could speak fluent Ming dialect. He had been on several missions to the Ming Dynasty and had seen half of southern China. It can be said that his knowledge was not low.

"Polondemo."

"what happened?"

Brondremo looked at his leader curiously.

"Can we defeat such a Ming Dynasty?"

Polondoraja sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty not only to make good friends with the Ming Dynasty, but also to explore the Ming Dynasty. If the Ming Dynasty did not change its attitude, it was very likely to launch a war against Siam.

Many people in the country are uneasy.

The king was also a little timid.

Polondoraja supported annexation. The more times he came to the Ming Dynasty, the more he learned, and the more determined he became.

Siam had no retreat.

World of Great Controversy.

He absolutely does not believe that Daming has good intentions.

In the process of Ming Dynasty's expansion, how to maintain Siam's independence? For the future of Siam, Polondoraja felt that only expansion, the same expansion, could survive in the waves.

"With one shoulder and one head, nothing can be defeated."

Polondemo couldn't speak Daming dialect, so he spoke in his hometown dialect.

The two of them were talking in words that others could not understand on the streets of the capital. Polondoraja smiled from time to time, and the people passing by also smiled back, thinking that he was an ordinary stranger.

Bolondaraja couldn't help but patted Bolondemo on the shoulder.

He used to look down on people like Brondemon, thinking that such people didn't know how to adapt and couldn't learn.

But he suddenly found out.

In fact, a country, especially when it is weak, needs such people.

When I was in the Ming Dynasty the year before last, I read an old newspaper from the Ming Dynasty. It said that the most patriotic people are always the common people, and used the example of "righteousness will kill dogs every time, and disloyalty will always be scholars."

Not only from the perspective of the two, but also from the perspective of actual interests.

At that time, Polondoraja couldn't understand it, but now he is more and more aware of it.

Yes.

The common people have only one way to be patriotic.

The more resources a country has, the more peaceful the people will live as long as the government is well-connected and the people are well-connected. On the contrary, even if the country is well-connected and the people are well-connected, if there are not many resources, life will be uneasy.

And if there is an emergency, ordinary people do not have extra resources to help them tide over the difficulties.

in contrast.

"Readers" are different.

Their ability to resist risks cannot be compared with ordinary people, and even their win-over value cannot be compared with ordinary people.

Therefore, the common people have only one way to be patriotic.

Porondaraja firmly believed.

The Ming Dynasty may win over the upper echelons of Siam and provide them with benefits, but the Ming Dynasty will never be able to provide benefits to the people of Siam. The Ming Dynasty has many problems of its own.

Porondaraja saw it clearly.

Daming is too big.

There are still many poor people inside.

If the Ming Dynasty could treat the people of Siam equally and give them the same treatment, even if the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty were crazy, Polondoraja firmly believed that the Ming Dynasty court would not be able to afford it even if it emptied its own treasury.

Then.

The only people in Siam can count on are themselves.

Bolondaraja patted Bolondemo's shoulder hard again.

"Well, Brondemer, we may have to fight side by side before long."

"Okay."

Brondremo said happily.

At this time, Brondemon did not understand what the leader meant.

A snake can't be without a head.

In the superstructure, as long as there are a few leaders who put the interests of the people first, and the two are smoothly combined, then a force can be formed. If the whole building rots, it means that this group is doomed.

This is another contradiction of society.

They are both repellent and inseparable.

street.

The figures of several patrol officers appeared, wearing majestic uniforms. These officers who had retired from the army and were selected after passing the assessment soon disappeared on the streets. Looking at the departing figures, Borondolo could not help but feel sad. He couldn't help but smile bitterly.

such an opponent.

It is too difficult.

How great will be the person who can defeat such an opponent?

Polondoraja doubted whether he could do it.

I couldn’t help but think.

If someone else could do it, what would they do?

　Maybe it was recommended some time ago, but it has been reported a lot recently, so I decided to stop updating it for two days. It is a niche book, and I don’t want to cause so much trouble. I want to calm down the heat and let friends who like this book rest in peace. Read quietly.

　　


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