Ming Dynasty: The poisonous imperial teacher, Zhu Yuanzhang advised me to be kind

Chapter 25: Did they take advantage of these arrogant soldiers? I think they should be grateful!
Chu Nan calmly explained: "Many things can be successful step by step. First you have to have an idea, then find a way, and then do it. Only in this way can you succeed."

"In the Zhou Dynasty's feudal system, did the princes immediately live a wealthy life after being enfeoffed?"

"Of course not." Zhu Biao said. He was well-versed in history and naturally knew what the Zhou Dynasty's feudal system was like.

"The feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty and Liu Bang is different from that of the Ming Dynasty. In the Zhou Dynasty, only the Yellow River area was prosperous. The rest of the Chu, Yan, Zhao, Qin, and Qi areas were all barren and uncivilized."

"So the Zhou Dynasty enfeoffed the princes, firstly to protect the Zhou royal family, and secondly to expand the branches and leaves and carry forward the bloodline of Yan and Huang."

"Yes." After listening to Zhu Biao's words, Chu Nan also nodded.

"The Zhou Dynasty was so backward back then, but they were able to spread our Yanhuang bloodline all over the Yellow River, Yangtze River, Liaodong and the sea. Why can't we expand our territory now?"

"If you think those in the West are too far away, you can also start from nearby India. India is a soft persimmon anyway, but its resources are quite rich."

In fact, Chu Nan knew very well that it was indeed difficult for the people of the Ming Dynasty to accept further expansion of the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

You haven't even solved the domestic problems yet, and you want to expand abroad? It's just a pipe dream, right?

But Chu Nan felt that this was not the case.

The Tang Dynasty was able to extend its hand across the Pamir Mountains, and the Yuan Dynasty even swept directly across the West. Why can't my Ming Dynasty?
Moreover, when Zheng He sailed to the West, he actually had the ability to make the Ming Dynasty bigger, but he just didn't do it.

Moreover, if the Ming Dynasty does not take advantage of their weakness to deal with them now, will it wait until they become strong to deal with the Ming Dynasty? Are they only allowed to deal with us? Are we only allowed to defend and not counterattack?
There is no such thing.

Since Chu Nan was reborn in the Ming Dynasty, he didn't want his descendants to suffer from being bullied again.

He wanted to use this to stimulate the advancement of Ming Dynasty technology, so there was no difficulty that was insurmountable.

Chu Nan looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and continued, "Your Majesty, the second point you are worried about is nothing to worry about."

"In this era, some places do have strong military capabilities and a large number of troops, such as the West and the Japanese."

"However, there are also many places with backward civilizations, such as the vast continent in the southeast of Ming Dynasty and the new continent in the east of Ming Dynasty."

"Their military capabilities were very backward, they had no armor, their civilization was still in the Stone Age, and their population lived in tribes, and each tribe had a small population."

"A place like this can be swept by a thousand fully armed Ming troops. Even if they can't take it, the Ming can still seize their resources. There are a lot of vegetables, fruits, and grains in those places, which are all very good."

It turned into a robbery?
The princes were shocked when they heard this. Is there such a place in the world with abundant resources but underdeveloped civilization?

Wouldn't it be possible for a thousand Ming troops to go in and take back whatever they wanted? It just so happened that the Ming Dynasty was in great shortage of supplies.

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent when he heard this. He could talk about sending troops to conquer those places later, after all, they were too far away. However, these places had good resources, so he could indeed consider bringing them to the Ming Dynasty.

After all, the Ming Dynasty now has so many abundant grains, vegetables and fruits, and they were not invented by itself.

Instead, it is the result of many collisions and exchanges between civilizations.

However, Chu Nan really thought of going to these uncivilized places to rob. If this is spread out, wouldn't it be like Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty bullying a child? How embarrassing.

I, Zhu Yuanzhang, am in my forties. How can I beat a child? Huh?

Should we beat them by pinning them down? Or hanging them up? Or calling Xu Da and Li Wenzhong to fight together? Chu Nan continued, "As for your majesty's worry, what if they become the local kings and come back to kill us? This worry is actually completely unnecessary."

"Because Your Majesty will definitely not give them many troops, right? Even if they become the local kings, how much power do they have to fight back for revenge? Can they resist the Ming army?"

"It seems so." After Chu Nan finished speaking, Zhu Yuanzhang felt that it made sense.

For example, Lan Yu was named the King of Goryeo. He occupied Goryeo and became the king. Then he wanted to return to the Ming Dynasty. However, with the national strength of Goryeo, it was impossible to shake the Ming Dynasty.

My previous worries were indeed unnecessary.

"Moreover, I have mentioned this plan before." Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and others were slowly convinced by Chu Nan's ideas, Chu Nan smiled coldly again.

"It is actually a bit poisonous, but it's not us who are poisoned."

"I suggest that when Your Majesty sends these generals out, you can place a large number of intelligence personnel in their ranks, and you can also leave all of these generals' families as hostages."

"And after he has occupied a certain territory, you can let him come back, and then appoint your descendants as kings in that place."

"If he comes back, that's fine. But if he refuses to come back, we can still deal with him. We can threaten him with his family's lives, or let the intelligence personnel accompanying him get rid of him. It's all fine."

"And after this, the land and resources they occupy will once again belong to Your Majesty?"

"This is my plan to deal with the arrogant and powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty."

"What did you say!" But after Chu Nan finished speaking, all those who had previously thought that Chu Nan's plan had problems were stunned.

Zhu Biao said in disbelief: "Lord Chu, are you saying that these arrogant and brave generals are working for the Ming imperial family?"

"In name, we make them kings and use them in important positions, but in reality, we are encouraging them to conquer territory and plunder resources for the Ming Dynasty. After they have conquered the territory with great effort and blood and sweat, the territory will eventually become ours? They may even lose their lives because of resistance?"

"This..." Zhu Biao felt that this plan was a little familiar, so familiar that it was scary.
"This...isn't this too much?" But after hearing Chu Nan's plan, Zhu Yuanzhang was also shocked.

After all, he just wanted these arrogant soldiers to obey him. They were also brothers who had been through thick and thin with Zhu Yuanzhang. Wouldn't it be too cruel to plot against them like this?

"Too much?" But Chu Nan shook his head after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, you yourself said that they were arrogant and brave generals. But who among the arrogant and brave generals in the past dynasties had a good ending? So, Your Majesty, do you think these arrogant and brave generals of the Ming Dynasty will have a peaceful end?"

Zhu Yuanzhang fell silent when he heard this. If these people could stay safe, he would not try to deal with them.

He was afraid that if he died, Lan Yu and others would rebel.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was silent, Chu Nan continued to speak.

"Since these arrogant soldiers and brave generals will not have a good ending in the end and will all die miserably, how can it be considered excessive for us to let them achieve great things and even experience the feeling of being a king? This is a great favor!"

"Your Majesty, do you think this is too much for them? But why don't you ask these generals why they are not grateful to you?"

(End of this chapter)