Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 45 The West is sharpening its knives!

"For the world, for the people, for the struggle, for the revolution, what a big tone."

"If you don't know, you'd think you were the emperor of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed out of anger. It was really rare to see such an arrogant scholar, especially one who kept running up to him and barking.

Do you really think he has a good temper?
The murderous intent towards Xia Zhibai in his heart reached its peak.

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and he said coldly, "You are a dying man, I don't want to waste time talking to you."

"A complete waste of our time."

"The reason why I came here is not for anything else, but to let you die clearly."

"And it's not our fault."

"It's you."

"Governing the country is not just about talking big, but about doing things down to earth. If all the scholars in the world are like you, then our Ming Dynasty will really be doomed."

Xia Zhibai asked: "Your Majesty, do you think I am lying?"

"Isn't it?" Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, without any good expression.

Extremely indifferent.

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You said that our Ming Dynasty would perish due to a popular uprising."

"Let me tell you, it will never happen."

"We do have some requirements for our people, but compared to other dynasties, we will at least give them a way to survive."

"How could they rebel against us?"

"You keep accusing me of being wrong."

"Then let me ask you."

"Throughout the dynasties, which emperor didn't think about his own family?"

"Is it wrong for us to think about our own family?"

Xia Zhibai was silent.

Looking at the long history, what Zhu Yuanzhang did was correct, and it is what many emperors would do. After all, this is a family empire.

But the world is changing.

Continuing to use old ideas to rule the world will only lead to further mistakes.

Country, country, there must be a country before there can be a home.

Rather than the country.

Take care of your family first, then give to your country.

This is putting the cart before the horse.

For a country, one should first serve the country and then the family. When the world prospers, it will naturally benefit the family.

Xia Zhibai said: "Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with what you did. If someone else did it, they might do the same, or even be more cruel than Your Majesty."

"It's just that your majesty confused a word."

"nation!"

"The reason why the people work so hard and devote their efforts to the country is that they hope that when the country becomes strong, they can give back to their own families."

"What you are doing now is to let the people serve your Zhu family first, and then you can give alms to the world based on the situation."

"Don't you think that's too greedy?"

Hearing Xia Zhibai's accusation, Zhu Yuanzhang could no longer hold back his anger and said angrily: "Enough! We didn't come here to listen to you talk about us."

"You are not qualified!"

"Why, just because I come from a poor peasant family, I must think about the people every day? I must think about the people every day? I am not that generous."

"We can't do that!"

Xia Zhibai shook his head, a resolute look in his eyes, and said seriously: "Your Majesty, you are wrong again."

"All I want to tell you is that your doting on the Zhu family will only harm the Zhu family."

"Because the world has changed!"

"Your Majesty, it's time to open your eyes and see the world."

"Your Majesty, you fought for the world from the Mongols of the Yuan Dynasty, so you should know about the glorious military achievements of the Yuan Empire in the past." "The Yuan Empire in the past extended from Liaodong in the east to the Liusha in the west, from Yinshan in the north to the sea in the south. Even the Han and Tang dynasties at their peak were not as powerful as it."

“But this is just Dae Won.”

“If we talk about Mongolia, we talk about Genghis Khan.”

"This world is even more vast, because the Mongols fought further west, and we can even say that they fought to the end of the Silk Road of the Han and Tang dynasties."

"And further west, the invincible and all-conquering Mongol army lost."

"Does your majesty know what this means?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes turned cold.

He stared at Xia Zhibai coldly, and for the first time, solemnity and fear appeared in his eyes. How did Xia Zhibai know these secrets?
The remnants of the Northern Yuan Dynasty?

Xia Zhibai patted the dirt off his body and continued, "Looking at your Majesty's nervous expression, I'm afraid you know this information."

"Your Majesty should know that."

"This world is not just the Central Plains."

"The world is big."

"In the past, communication between the East and the West was mainly through the Silk Road, which benefited both the Han and Tang dynasties. However, due to the turmoil in the north in recent years, this ancient Silk Road has gradually been cut off."

“The exchanges between the East and the West gradually came to a halt.”

"In your Majesty's mind, the Central Plains has always been a land of outstanding people and numerous rare treasures, while the outside world is a land of barbarians, so it doesn't matter whether or not to contact the outside world."

"even……"

"Your Majesty is unwilling to communicate with the outside world."

"Because in your Majesty's eyes, the countries along the Silk Road are all 'poor relatives'. Doing business with the Ming Dynasty is just to make a profit."

"You would rather lose contact."

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly but did not refute. He did have this idea, especially when the surrounding countries came to pay tribute, the court had to pay a lot of extra money every time.

He would certainly not like it.

Xia Zhibai added: "This is your Majesty's biggest problem at the moment, you are short-sighted."

"You only see what's in front of you, not what's in the future."

"In your Majesty's mind, the surrounding countries, and even the more distant countries, are all extremely poor and not worth even a glance."

"Your Majesty would rather stay behind closed doors and live his own life."

"Don't fight with the world."

"But your majesty has forgotten that your majesty is sitting on such a fertile and prosperous world, enjoying endless gold and silver treasures, how could it not make people jealous?"

“The West is now sharpening its knives.”

Zhu Yuanzhang was furious and shouted, "Bullshit, we didn't attack them, but they dare to attack us?"

"Do you really think our sword doesn't exist?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were full of anger. He was the one who founded the Ming Dynasty, and everything in the Ming Dynasty belonged to him. How could he allow outsiders to spy on and plunder?
Zhu Biao's expression was slightly strange.

What Xia Zhibai said was completely beyond his expectations. He was in a daze. He didn't even know how Xia Zhibai knew many things.

But these words are somewhat alarmist.

He still has a certain understanding of the outside world. There are indeed many countries in the outside world, but they are completely incomparable with the Ming Dynasty. As the Celestial Empire, the Ming Dynasty naturally has such confidence and self-confidence.

Xia Zhibai looked indifferent.

He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang and his son would not believe it so easily because it was completely different from what they currently knew, and he was going to break that layer of arrogance.

Let them open their eyes to the world!

Although to a certain extent, it is a bit exaggerated, but for the better growth and future of China, he has no choice but to do it.

Xia Zhibai said: "Your Majesty, do you still remember the words I wrote on the test paper?"

"A thousand kilograms of grain per mu, iron horses that can travel a thousand miles a day, fire dragons that can kill enemies a thousand miles away, etc., these things are gradually becoming a reality."

“It’s even a reality.”

"The future is already here!"

"The Ming Dynasty is slowly slipping from being the self-righteous Celestial Empire, the most powerful country in the world, to being gradually caught up with and even surpassed by these 'weak' countries outside!"

(End of this chapter)