Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 60, External Expansion

After listening to Liu Jin's words, everyone was silent.

Especially Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang. The education they have received since childhood is completely opposite to what Liu Jin said.

Confucianism has always emphasized the way to build a country, advocating etiquette rather than power. In this way, the Quartet will serve as guests, and the world will return to its heart.

What Liu Jin is saying now is exactly the opposite, advocating external expansion, plundering resources, seizing land and living space, which is completely opposite.

But the three of them are all familiar with history. After thinking about it carefully, it seems that what Liu Jin said is not wrong. The history of the descendants of Yan and Huang is a history of continuous external expansion.

During the Xia, Shang and Western Zhou Dynasties, there were barbarians such as Quan Rong and Dong Yi, but in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, these all disappeared, and the descendants of Yan and Huang gradually expanded to the entire north and continued to develop towards the south.

With the passage of history, the southern region has been continuously developed, more and more people migrated to the south, and the south has become more and more important.

During the Warring States period, the Eastern Ou Kingdom, Nanyue, Minyue, etc. also gradually disappeared, and the original land of miasma gradually became the cradle of prosperity for the descendants of Yan and Huang.

All this proves what Liu Jin said, it has been expanding since ancient times, and in the process of continuous expansion, the current vast territory and huge population have been established, which proves the truth of people moving living trees and moving dead.

However, if you know it, you know it, but everything Liu Jin said is completely contrary to the teachings of Confucianism, which makes it difficult for the three of them to accept.

"Relocate the increased population, expand outward, and acquire more land~"

As for Emperor Hongzhi, he was also carefully thinking about the two countermeasures mentioned by Liu Jin at this time. In fact, they were two countermeasures, and they were summed up as one countermeasure, that is, external expansion.

This is completely opposite to the education that Emperor Hongzhi has always received and the strategy of governing the country that he insisted on. All along, whether it is Emperor Hongzhi's teacher or the ministers in the court, everyone has been telling him.

You should govern the country with filial piety, conquer the world with benevolence and morality, and emphasize cultural governance over military strategy, because since ancient times, warlikeness will lead to death and military aggression. Everything is telling Emperor Hongzhi that this emperor should lighten taxes, be diligent and thrifty, Govern the country with benevolence, righteousness and morality.

But now, Liu Jin's words had a huge impact on his inherent philosophy of governing the country.

Because from Liu Jin's words, or in combination with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it shows that the inherent governance philosophy of the dynasty must not escape the fate of the cycle of dynasty changes.

Now it is Hongzhongxing, but the people are still very miserable, because the population is constantly increasing, land annexation is intensifying, and the tax collected by the imperial court is getting less and less, otherwise Zhang Juzheng will not be needed later. A reform of the whip law.

All these signs have shown that now has reached a critical moment. If this continues, when the population grows further or the land annexation becomes more serious, it will definitely be time for a dynasty change.

However, if, as Liu Jin said, if we continue to expand abroad, this historical lesson of militarism and warlike death seems to be constantly reminding future generations.

Moreover, since the Song Dynasty, it has always been emphasizing civility over military affairs, because for a long period of time in history, military generals continued to seize power and usurp the throne, which led to turmoil in the situation and changes in dynasties.

The founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin, was also a military general. He successfully usurped the throne by relying on his military power and became emperor. Later, he released his military power with a glass of wine. Only then did the old Zhao family have a dynasty of more than 200 years.

Because of the emphasis on civility over military affairs, basically no military generals seized power and usurped the throne in subsequent dynasties, and the imperial power was consolidated and guaranteed.

Now, if we want to expand abroad, we must reinvigorate the military force, and no one can say whether the historical scene will reappear at that time.

Moreover, external expansion is definitely not as easy as it is said in words. It needs huge national power to support it, a large number of people and money to support it, and the current financial...

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help shaking his head.

Liu Jin kept looking at the expressions of Emperor Hongzhi and the others. When he saw Emperor Hongzhi shaking his head slightly, Liu Jin couldn't help showing a trace of disappointment in his heart.

I have already said what I said so thoroughly, but if they still don't believe it, there is nothing I can do.

But if you think about it carefully, it is a bit too ridiculous to want to shake their long-standing philosophy and strategy of governing the country just by opening your mouth.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin also smiled and said: "This is also the opinion of my family, that is, I met a few friends today. I am in a good mood and talk nonsense. Don't take it seriously. After hearing it, just ignore it and forget it." .”

"Liu Gongzi's high-level remarks are really beneficial to people. I have always been familiar with history, but I haven't studied history seriously and carefully. It turns out that this history is not just like what is written in history books. as recorded."

"There is still a lot, a lot of knowledge in it. We need to look at history and problems from a continuous perspective, and maybe we will have new discoveries and gains."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin. The young man in front of him was really a rare talent, and his perspective on problems and things was very unique and novel.

"Mr. Zhu is too famous~"

"I'm just picking up people's teeth. In fact, I don't have any skills at all."

Liu Jin shook his head again and again. Regarding these things and knowledge, the people who eat melons on the Internet in later generations can talk to you for three days and three nights.

"Don't be arrogant or impetuous, a child can be taught~"

Liu Jian stroked his mustache, and was very satisfied with Liu Jin's modesty. Although what Liu Jin said today was contrary to his usual strategy of governing the country, he was not a pedantic person. He also saw the surface of the Ming Dynasty. There is a huge crisis lurking under the peacefulness of singing and dancing.

"Let's not talk about that, let's talk about the coal business. If this coal can replace charcoal, or even replace firewood, and become everyone's main heating and fire fuel, it will be of great use to my Ming Dynasty."

"Coal reserves in my Ming Dynasty are very rich, it can be said that it is almost everywhere, and mining is also extremely convenient. The key now is how to remove the sulfur in the coal and make the coal more convenient to use."

Hearing Liu Jian's words, Liu Jin smiled, looked at the sky outside, it was getting late, and if he continued to blow, there would be endless talk, and he had almost talked about it today, and it was time to do practical things.

If he wanted Emperor Hongzhi and others to believe in his own words and the matter of external expansion, he needed to do small things step by step and prove himself slowly.

Only in this way can Emperor Hongzhi believe in him more, and also enable himself to have greater influence, and then gradually bring the giant dragon of Daming to the whole world and expand globally.

Only in this way can we seize more resources and land in this era of great navigation, and avoid the tragic fate of falling behind and being beaten hundreds of years later.

(End of this chapter)