Prince of Chaos

Chapter 693 Emperor Wanli's Enthusiasm

Regarding the appointment of Jin Zhongming (Nurhachi), Zhu Changluo also struggled for a long time, and finally made up his mind to keep it in his hands and let Zongwei under his clan's mansion do things.

At this moment, it is the critical moment when Zhu Changluo intends to reopen the Western Regions. However, the Western Regions have been separated from the Central Plains Dynasty for 700 years. People here have long forgotten the glory of the Central Plains Dynasty in the Han and Tang Dynasties!
Still barbarous like an uncivilized indigenous tribe, brutal and bloodthirsty, with no morals at all.

If there were no unbroken records of the Central Plains Dynasty for thousands of years, perhaps no one would know how magnificent the Western Regions were until now!In the past, the south of the Yangtze River was Ningxia, Lanzhou and other places!
Today, after 700 years of decline, Lanzhou and Ningxia no longer have the reputation of being the frontiers of the south of the Yangtze River, and some are full of poor mountains and bad waters and Gobi sandstorms!The common people here have lived in poverty on this barren land for generations, living hard day after day.

And the root cause of all this was a catastrophe in the heyday of Tang Dynasty!
Tang Xuanzong Li Longji was obsessed with the prosperous age, and he did not think about making progress. He appointed a man with a sweet heart and a sword as his prime minister, which led to the barrenness of the government and the rise of foreign tribes.Under the prosperous age, there are boundless crises and devastation!
An Lushan confuses the old and faint Li Longji, and when he thought his empire was the only heavenly kingdom in the world, he gave him a fatal blow!
The blow of An Lushan not only shattered the prosperous Tang Dynasty, but also shattered the ambition of the Central Plains Dynasty to conquer the world!

Since then, in the troubled times of the late Tang Dynasty for more than a hundred years, after Zhao Kuangyin won the world by bullying the orphans and widows of the Guo family, he lost the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and was only satisfied with the humble ambition of dominating the Central Plains!
All the old lands such as the Western Regions, plateaus, and Turks since the Han and Tang Dynasties were abandoned. However, abandoning these lands can only bring him a temporary peace in the Song Dynasty.

The Khitan in the north rose up instead of the Turks and became a grassland empire that was stronger than the Huns. This grassland empire born in barbarism was extremely predatory. How could one not be tempted when seeing the prosperity of the Central Plains?
Therefore, in the end of the Song Dynasty, not only did there not have a hero who pioneered, but it was even more difficult to have a virtuous monarch who kept his career!
In the 300 years of the Song Dynasty, except for the cultural heyday, it was almost humiliating.

The heyday of culture is important, but no matter how prosperous the culture is, it is just a pure soul in the "spiritual realm". Without a strong body to carry this "soul", there will only be countless sighs left in the end.

Although, there are good people in later generations who have counted Song's foreign wars, and looking at the statistics, it seems that there are more victories than defeats.

But what does this mean?

Without a strong physique as a support, no matter how much you win, you can't afford to lose once!
Therefore, during the Jingkang disaster, the two emperors, princes and nobles of the Northern Song Dynasty were all plundered, and half of the country became a smelly soil under the iron hooves of the Liao and Jin!

And in this long river of history, the Western Regions, which had been away from the Central Plains for a long time, gradually withered.

The Western Regions can no longer play the role of the Silk Road connecting the East and the West, and all the countries in the Western Regions have also fallen into a dire purgatory because of the turmoil and incompetence of the Central Plains.

The originally thriving Buddhist culture withered in the Western Regions, and barbaric religions began to invade here, which not only completely changed the color of the Western Regions, but also plunged the Western Regions into extreme fear and barbarism, and no longer had the meekness of the Han and Tang Dynasties. respectfully.

Now, Zhu Changluo wants to open the Western Regions again. He is not only facing the conquest of the land, but also the conquest of the cultural level!
If only the land conquest was completed, according to the ancient productivity level and the inherent "inferiority" feelings of the Song, Ming and Han people, it would be even more difficult to embrace and rule the Western Regions again with the spirit of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

Because the history of Cochin has already told Zhu Changluo the answer.

If the cultural mainstream of the Central Plains Dynasty is arrogant and self-styled.Even if the old place of Jiaozhi is restored, it will be a pain in the ass!

Because the people of the Central Plains did not regard the barbaric Jiaozhi people as one at all, nor did they have a broad mind to embrace them. Therefore, after more than ten or 20 years of tossing, Jiaozhi broke away from the Central Plains Dynasty again, and this time it was permanent. Detachment!

Therefore, in order not to repeat the same mistakes, Zhu Changluo must achieve true self-confidence at the cultural level. Otherwise, no matter how brilliant the articles written by the scholar-bureaucrats in the Central Plains are, they cannot cover up their "inferiority" emotions since the Song Dynasty.

And to strengthen the self-confidence at the cultural level, one must first strengthen the power, so that the culture of Ming Dynasty will change from humble martial arts to martial arts, and then it will be possible to change.

Because, a nation that despises power, no matter what stage it develops, is just a coward with teeth and claws!As long as they encounter a stronger force, these cowards with teeth and claws will kneel faster than anyone else.At the same time, they will continue to hate power and despise force!

Thinking that power is evil is the chief culprit that makes them cringe and not be happy!
Therefore, this is the fundamental reason why the Central Plains Dynasty has not been able to rise up after the Song and Ming Dynasties!

For a nation that doesn't even admire "strength", expecting him to stand confidently and powerfully among the nations of the world is simply a joke!

This time Zhu Changluo promoted Nurhachi, in addition to using him to set an example, he also wanted to use his wildness to stimulate the sturdy folk customs of Lanzhou, so that the already rough Han people in Lanzhou can also recover from their slumber. A century of power worship.

For this reason, Zhu Changluo also made a decree to increase the admission rate of the Northwest Han people in the imperial examination. At the same time, he also promoted as much as possible a group of Northwest officials to fill the ranks of civilian officials who favored the military.

Of course, in order to ensure that these people's thoughts are not out of shape, Zhu Changluo's appointment in some important positions is still biased towards officials from the southern department.

Although the officials of the southern department have some "problems", they still have the same thinking in suppressing the officials of the northwest department.

As long as these suppressions are within the controllable range and can influence each other, Zhu Changluo is still willing to give it a try.

After all, what he wants to do is not only to expand the territory and prosper technology, but also to deeply awaken the blood of the Han people that has been hidden in the blood for more than 700 years!
Therefore, when Zhu Changluo was promoted to a new official, he generally didn't emphasize his background, and he didn't care about the so-called "literature" and "martial arts". To the official positions that belonged only to literati.

Psychologically eliminate the inferiority complex of the warriors towards the literati, and at the same time put some pressure on these literati who only talk about morality and inferiority, and let them reflect on their own ideological problems.

Over time, perhaps in a few decades, Daming can become a normal country, neither humble martial arts, but also advocating learning.

Only in this way can Da Ming win an unprecedented victory in the fierce competition in the future!
Although, Zhu Changluo also thought about once and for all, dominating the world like in the online novels, there is only one civilization on the earth.

However, this is really too difficult. Even if Zhu Changluo intends to do this, the productivity and technological level of this era cannot support his ambition!
If he can do it, he will form absolute coercion in his life.

But after he dies, the world will return to its original state, terrifying enemies will still appear one after another, and the competition of civilizations will still continue.

And this is still an extremely cruel reality for Daming who has not yet achieved cultural self-confidence!

The enemy's strong ships and guns will still surpass Ming Dynasty, and they will still ravage this weather-beaten ancient land like history repeating itself.

Therefore, what Zhu Changluo wants to do is not simply to reproduce a so-called prosperous age!What Zhu Changluo has to do is to overcome obstacles and open up a confident and high-spirited path for Daming.

And on this road, you don't need to worship anyone or follow anyone, you just need to keep your head up and your chest up, and walk confidently!

"Prince, I really didn't expect this football to be so good-looking. I have to watch it almost every game. I really didn't expect that the Xishan Institute of Physics won the championship in the end!"

Emperor Wanli sat on the dragon, and after taking a sip of the ice-cold sparkling water, he still emphasized yesterday's final game with an unbelievable tone.

After Zhu Changluo introduced football this time to join the sports competition between Xishan Third Academy and Zongxue, Jixian, Tianjin Wei and other six colleges, everyone was attracted by a game similar to Cuju.

The big sports at Xishan Huangzhuang was even more crowded with every seat filled, and everyone excitedly supported their favorite team.

After this game, although there were only six teams and less than ten games played, it still aroused the active participation of many ordinary people in Xishan Huangzhuang and the capital.

According to Zhu Changluo's reminder, Xishan Huangzhuang also launched a football lottery for the whole people in time after two water-testing games. This wave of operations immediately made Xishan Huangzhuang earn a lot of money.

After these games were over, the football lottery of Xishan Huangzhuang liquidated the balance after cashing out, which was as huge as 30 taels!

After seeing this huge balance, Emperor Wanli was stunned. He only sold a few games, and he can earn so much. If the number of games is several times more, the power of earning money will definitely make people excited of!

Although Emperor Wanli doesn't care much about a fortune of several 10 taels anymore, he was still very excited when he made so much money in just a few days.

Zhu Changluo's thoughts were interrupted by Emperor Wanli's words, and he withdrew his gaze from looking out. Zhu Changluo smiled slightly: "How much did the emperor win?"

Speaking of the smile on the Wanli Emperor's face, he put his bet on Zongxue, and the result was a mess!
Emperor Wanli replied in a loud voice: "Not many, not many, just ten thousand taels."

When Emperor Wanli said that he had lost tens of thousands of taels of silver, Zhu Changluo suddenly laughed. "Father, small bets are fun, but big ones are harmful."

Emperor Wanli snorted and took a sip of sparkling water, and said, "Isn't it because Zongxue and the ignorant clan children missed me? Otherwise, how could I have lost so much?"

"The other thing is that the Xishan Institute of Physics usually doesn't show their mountains and dews, so why did they shine in this football match? If they didn't play really well, I would have suspected it was a match-fixing."

Zhu Changluo said: "This may be the power of knowledge. There are many people who study mathematics in the middle school of Xishan Institute of Physics. After conducting some tactical summaries in the competition, we won the championship by surprise!"

When Emperor Wanli heard that it was still like this, he became even more curious immediately.

"How can these nerds do this?"

Zhu Changluo said with a smile: "Father, the students of Xishan Institute of Physics are not ordinary nerds. What they study is different from what ordinary academies study. Ordinary academies study and research only the skills of Four Books, Five Classics and stereotyped essays. It is to be able to pass the imperial examination and become a master.”

"But Xishan Institute of Physics is different. What they study is the laws of things themselves, and these laws need to rely on non-stop calculations and summarization to achieve results. Just like this football match, Xishan Institute of Physics is Carrying forward the role of summarization and induction, we formulated different plans for different opponents, so they had the last laugh.”

"However, this method is not too difficult. As long as other schools can discover this secret, they should be able to quickly sum up the rules. So, wait until the next competition, it will be truly intense!"

After listening to Zhu Changluo's analysis, Emperor Wanli nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, Xishan Institute of Physics did a trick this time. Next time, after other teams have summed up these problems, the outcome will be hard to say. gone."

Zhu Changluo smiled again: "Yes. If the Xishan Institute of Physics can continue to summarize, continue to design the model of the game, improve its own tactics and tactics, and at the same time maintain a good daily training, maybe the future football team will also There is only one school of physics."

Emperor Wanli hummed, "No, it's so boring. I want to announce the winning secret of Xishan Institute of Physics, so that other teams can learn it, so it will be interesting."

Zhu Changluo said with a smile: "Father Huang Shengming! In this way, the tactics and tactics of this football game will inevitably be iteratively updated more quickly, and it will definitely be more exciting by then!"

Emperor Wanli also laughed and said: "At that time, I will invite some teams to participate in it and kick him for a month! See how much money I can make!"

Zhu Changluo was in a great mood when he heard Emperor Wanli's laughter.

There is nothing wrong with Emperor Wanli's thinking. As long as the game time is prolonged and the number of games is increased, Xishan Huangzhuang, which monopolizes the football lottery sales, can naturally earn a lot of money.

"Father, since this is the case, my son plans to form a league for the towns along the Nine Borders. There are more than 20 military towns, large and small, along the Nine Borders. If each of these 20 military towns has a team, there will be more than 20 teams. , plus six teams from Xishan Third Academy, Zongxue, Jixian County and Tianjin Wei."

"Then, release some private places to participate in it, and form a football league with 36 teams to compete, which will definitely cause great sensation and attention."

"At that time, Erchen can also use the influence of this league to further absorb the participation of people from grasslands and northwest and other places, so that they can all compete in the same field."

"This will not only attract a lot of attention, but also further unite the hearts of the people in the world, and contribute infinitely to our Daming ZTE!"

Zhu Changluo's idea is obvious. He wants to copy the successful experience of later generations, use the attention of large-scale competitions to increase the popularity of certain regions, and also use the collective sense of honor brought by the competition to bring Daming's spirit Perform a tempering!
After hearing Zhu Changluo's words, Emperor Wanli's eyes lit up and said: "Okay, okay, this way, once a year, we can earn a lot of money!"

Zhu Changluo hurriedly replied: "Father, once a year is too frequent, and people will lose their sense of expectation. Moreover, if you really want to choose a regional competition, the frequency of once a year cannot attract too many people to watch directly. Therefore, I think that once every three to four years is enough."

"In this way, there will be enough time to prepare for this huge game, and the physical strength of these players can also be maintained. At the same time, the small-scale sports competitions in Xishan Huangzhuang will not be affected. This is the way to make money in the long run road!"

Emperor Wanli's eyes became brighter.

Although, three to four years is a bit long.

However, these three to four years can indeed attract more people's attention and participation. At that time, won't the money flow into the pocket like a tide?

Emperor Wanli said: "Okay, let's do it! After arriving in Xiadu, I will start to explore and arrange this matter. At that time, you should not always be busy with government affairs, but also talk to me about this matter more, and check it out for me." Fill in the gaps."

Zhu Changluo said: "Yes, my son obeys the order!"

After talking about these topics, Emperor Wanli was in a good mood, "It's still comfortable in Beidaihe. The capital is really getting hotter and hotter these days. If I stay in the capital for a few more days, I will be dehydrated."

Zhu Changluo looked at the round figure of Emperor Wanli. Such a figure was indeed not very heat-resistant. In addition, the clothes of the ancients were already heavy. Therefore, when attending a formal occasion, even if he wore a thin silk gauze, he would still look good. It is also hard to hide the heat.

Although, when living alone at home, the ancients also casually wore a wide-sleeved open coat, which was also a way to cool off the summer heat with bare breasts and breasts.

However, this method still has little effect. The weather should be hot or hot. Even if a few more ice mirrors are placed in the mansion, it will not be able to stop the sticky hot air in summer.

Therefore, it is best to find a place where the heat is not strong to cool off.

And Beidaihe is such a place, close to the capital and within the Great Wall, it is an excellent summer resort no matter in terms of safety or administrative considerations.

Although, the officials who accompanied the driver for the first year were still a little bit sorry. While enjoying the comfortable climate of Beidaihe, they were still thinking about how to impeach the emperor to enjoy it.

However, after the transfer in the second year, after Zhu Changluo replaced the people who had been driving with him for a while, those who had enjoyed Beidaihe for a summer spent a difficult summer in Beijing, and they suddenly came to their senses.

In the next few years, no one thought about impeaching the emperor and taking the prince to Beidaihe to escape the summer heat.

Because their bodies are so honest that they are too embarrassed to continue writing memorials to impeach the emperor for pleasure.

Therefore, now they are also grandiose, enjoying the comfort of Beidaihe as they should, and starting to change their tone following Zhu Changluo's reasons.

And he also took Zhu Changluo's reason as his reason for coming to Beidaihe!
Zhu Changluo's reason is just one word: "filial piety"!
Zhu Changluo came to Beidaihe to work not for his own enjoyment, but for the health of Emperor Wanli.

Therefore, as long as the government and the public are able to drive Beidaihe in summer, the ministers will talk about Zhu Changluo's reasons. They did not come to Beidaihe for their own enjoyment, but for "loyalty and filial piety".

As for these ministers' rhetoric and real thoughts, Zhu Changluo knew what was going on without inquiring, so Zhu Changluo didn't try to expose everyone's tacit rhetoric.

After all, the instigator of this rhetoric is Zhu Changluo himself, and there is absolutely no need for Zhu Changluo to be smart about this matter.

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It was originally planned to stop changing today.

However, when I think that there are still many people waiting to see, I will keep updating!

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