Daming: From the end of Hongwu

Chapter 341 339 - Zhen Wu's vision for the future of Ming Dynasty
Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Di eagerly at this moment, his eyes full of anticipation.

In his mind, this matter is just following the old rules of King Zhou and others, and Zhu Di should agree straight away. After all, he doesn't want half of the country, so Zhu Di can't bear to part with a small piece of Daning?
But the development of the facts was a bit beyond his expectation.

Zhu Di first sighed with emotion on his face and said: "I really want to repay the Seventeenth Brother generously, even if I share half of the country, I will not hesitate, but since the Seventeenth Brother is not willing to want it, the elder brother will not force you, then In this way, I will help you take care of it first, but you want to go back to Daning, this is a bit inappropriate, Daning is too bitter, how can I let Seventeenth brother suffer that again?"

Zhu Quan was stunned for a moment, he really wanted to tell Zhu Di that he didn't feel bitter, and even enjoyed it, as long as he was allowed to return to Daning, it would be Zhu Di's greatest reward for him.

But Zhu Quan finally suppressed these words.

Daning is too close to Beijing, and there are soldiers and horses stationed in Daning all year round. Zhu Di has long regarded it as his own territory, and it is understandable not to let him return to Daning.

Zhu Quan's mood sank, and after thinking for a while, he tentatively asked, "What is the fourth brother thinking?"

Zhu Di didn't think much about it, and said with a smile on his face, "Why don't you change the seal to a good place, there are so many good places in the Ming Dynasty, the seventeenth brother can pick whatever you like, what do you think?"

Ok?
Zhu Quan originally thought that Daning would lose everything if he didn't come back, but he never expected that Zhu Di would be so generous.

He was suddenly a little dazed.

No matter how good Daning is, how good can it be?

Man Daming does not say that all places are better than Daning, but there are a lot of places that are better than Daning.

If you can pick a better place.

He still needs a fart Daning.

Zhu Quan looked at Zhu Di with some emotion. He had secretly worried about Zhu Di's stinginess before, but now it seems that the fourth brother is the fourth brother. There is nothing to say about this situation.

For a moment Zhu Quan nodded excitedly and said: "Fourth brother, you are so kind to Xiao Shiqi. If I can choose, I will be happy."

"Well, tell me, where do you want?" Zhu Di said grandly.

The appearance of the atmosphere makes people see nothing wrong.

This made Zhen Wu a little confused at the moment.

He even wondered if his memory was wrong.

But Zhu Di has no reason to be so generous.

Zhen Wu faintly felt that this matter was not that simple.

At this time, Zhu Quan's mind was already filled with the territory map of Daming, he picked left and right in his mind, and finally a place name emerged in his mind.

Suzhou.

Is there any place in this world that is richer, more comfortable and more fun than Suzhou?

Zhu Quan can tell others responsibly, no!

Zhu Quan excitedly said to Zhu Di, "Then I will choose Suzhou, just Suzhou."

"Suzhou?" Zhu Di asked.

Zhu Quan nodded repeatedly.

But Zhu Di's reaction was a bit beyond his expectation, and Zhu Di even pondered.

after awhile.

Zhu Dicai seemed to mutter to himself: "How is Suzhou?"

Zhu Quan couldn't figure out what Zhu Di meant.

But he really wanted to change the seal to Suzhou, and he felt that Jing Nan had also contributed before, and it was not too much for him to change the seal to Suzhou, so even if he had some guesses that Zhu Di was not willing to change Suzhou to him, he still insisted. Shaking his scalp, he said, "Suzhou should... be a good place."

hiss.

Zhu Di took a deep breath, this little brother is starting to lose his way.

But it doesn't matter, it's easy to handle.

Zhu Di turned his head to look at Zhen Wu and asked, "Do you think Suzhou is a good place? I can't wrong my Seventeenth Brother about this matter. Don't seal the wrong place at that time, so you also talk about it."

Zhen Wu was fascinated by the fun, but Zhu Di turned around and dragged him into the play again.

So this Suzhou...should...should it be a good place?

Zhen Wu looked at Zhu Di, Zhu Di didn't reveal anything in his expression, he still looked like a good brother who was worried about his younger brother, and he acted lifelike as a thief.

Zhen Wu scratched his head anxiously. He just felt that this occasion was not for ordinary people to play. He gritted his teeth and shook his head, "Suzhou...is not good."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

After Zhen Wu saw this scene, his heart was completely relieved.

"Then why don't you talk about it?" Zhu Di asked Zhen Wu.

Zhen Wu was taken aback.

It's too much.

That is Suzhou where there is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below.

What could be wrong.

It's already saving face for him to say something bad, okay?

Do you have to let him say something bad?

"Didn't you say that Suzhou is not good? You have to tell your Uncle Seventeen to listen to it. Otherwise, if you talk nonsense, what should you do if Uncle Seventeen blames you?" Zhu Di urged.

Zhen Wu had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "Suzhou...Suzhou... This place has many rules, making people uncomfortable to live in, and there are too many rich people, people's hearts are not ancient, the folk customs are bad, it's not safe, oh, yes, it's not safe. It’s too close to the capital, so it’s inevitable that someone will criticize, and those censors in the court will only do this, and they will inevitably talk about Uncle Seventeen, but they are not afraid of anything, but they are afraid of hurting Uncle Seventeen and his father’s affection.”

Zhu Di frowned slightly, what are you talking about, can't you use some old sayings?

But it's okay, barely enough.

Zhu Di turned to look at Zhu Quan and said, "Seventeenth brother, you see Zhen Wu said that Suzhou is not very good, what do you think? You don't have to worry about anything, if you think Suzhou is very good, then I will let Zhen Wu lead the troops to escort you How about going to Suzhou to see for yourself, you two just to see who is wrong?"

Is this... an escort?

The nurse couldn't see it at all, but it was true to send him on the road.

And it was Zhen Wu who sent him on the road, who the hell could save him.

Zhu Quan glanced at Zhen Wu, shook his head and said bitterly: "There is no need for this. Since Zhen Wu said that Suzhou is not good, it must be bad. I will just change the place."

Afterwards, Zhu Quan thought about it again, and asked the next best thing: "How about Qiantang?"

Zhu Di didn't ask Zhu Quan this time, and asked Zhen Wudao directly: "Tell me again, is Qiantang good?"

Zhen Wu's face turned dark.

It's endless.

But when he looked at Zhu Di's serious eyes, he didn't dare not take it seriously.

Zhen Wu pondered his words in his mind, while shaking his head and said: "Qiantang is not good either, because Qiantang...Qiantang is not suitable for Seventeenth Uncle in terms of geomantic omen. If it seriously affects his wife and children, Uncle Seventeen needs to be careful."

Zhu Di's face was also a little dark because of Zhen Wu's words.

He gave Zhen Wu a hard look.

The fuck is talking about Fengshui and talking about him, he just wants Zhen Wu to talk about Qiantang's shortcomings, Zhen Wu is talking about Fengshui with him.

Zhen Wu was also very helpless.

He's really not very proficient in this area.

Zhu Quan also understood at this time, his heart sank and he said: "Fourth brother, why don't you choose a place for me, I really don't know where is suitable for me."

Zhu Di was a little embarrassed, but fortunately he was thick-skinned, and he recovered from a daze. He pretended to ponder for a while, and said, "How about Nanchang? I think Nanchang is good."

What the hell is Nanchang.

Zhu Quan couldn't help but asked, "Is Nanchang a good place?"

Zhu Di didn't answer, but turned his head to look at Zhen Wu.

Fuck.

The anger in Zhen Wu's heart burst out.

Why is this.

Zhu Di can't fucking say it by himself?
Co-authoring a good place requires him to talk about the shortcomings, and he needs to talk about the advantages of the bad place?

Neither do the animals.

Besides, Zhu Di didn't want to seal the place to Zhu Quan, so why did he keep pulling him out?He knows what's good about Nanchang.

Not to mention that he has never been to Nanchang in this life, and he has never been to Nanchang in his previous life.

It made him talk shit.

Zhen Wu directly smashed the jar and said: "Nanchang is really good, I didn't say it, it is really well known, for example, this, right, and what about Nanchang, there is really nothing to say, anyone who sees it Thumbs up, and that, if I say this, you all understand, right? Then I won’t say more, in a word, Uncle Seventeen will never regret going there.”

amount.

Both Zhu Di and Zhu Quan were a little confused.

What the hell did the mother say.

However, everyone is a sensible person, and this is still enough.

Zhu Di smiled and said to Zhu Quan: "Look, what Zhen Wu said makes sense."

"Well, it makes sense." Zhu Quan had to agree.

Zhu Di was overjoyed: "Then it's settled, and you will be granted permission to go to Nanchang. In the future, if you have any ideas and needs, communicate with the fourth brother more, and the fourth brother will definitely satisfy you."

"Then I can thank fourth brother."

……

Afterwards, the two talked nonsense for a while, and when the time was about, Zhu Quan offered to leave, but Zhu Di didn't want to keep him, so he let Zhu Quan leave.

Wait until Zhu Quan leaves.

Zhu Di's face darkened completely, he turned his head to look at Zhen Wu and reprimanded him: "Do you want to listen to what the hell you said just now? Can't you read to Lao Tzu in your spare time, don't fucking use you, just talk nonsense with Lao Tzu, you don't want to be ashamed."

Zhen Wu rolled his eyes, and he didn't want to talk to Zhu Di anymore, he was ashamed, so wouldn't Zhu Di be ashamed, and he was ashamed to talk about him.

Seeing Zhen Wu's appearance, Zhu Di couldn't help feeling a little angry, but he also knew that he was not much better than Zhen Wu, and there was no point in scolding him.

He took a breath, waved his hands irritably, and said, "Forget it, I don't want to look at you anymore, you can go too."

have to.

Zhen Wu took his leave honestly and left.

Seeing Zhen Wu's honest look, Zhu Di suddenly burst out laughing again. He shook his head amusedly, thinking of Zhen Wu's nonchalant nonsense just now, he couldn't help sighing: It was his father and father who cooperated. Well, Zhu Quan's problem can be solved beautifully without having to get the words right beforehand.

Compared with his sons, the eldest is serious, the second is impulsive, and the third is clever, all lack Zhen Wu's rascal spirit and thick skin.

……

When Zhen Wu returned home in a bad mood, he thought about it, but instead of going back to his courtyard, he turned to look for Xiao Qi, and then asked someone to tell Xiao Liu to go to Xiao Qi's place.

Today's mood is suitable for training my sister and brother.

After Zhen Wu gave Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi a good reprimand, he returned to his courtyard in a good mood, and went to bed with Zhu Yuying on his side.

In the following days, Zhu Di seemed to be really too lazy to see Zhen Wu, and he never summoned Zhen Wu or suddenly added any errands to Zhen Wu. The family enjoys the warmth of the family.

If you live too much at home, happy events are easy to happen at home.

Zhu Yuying is pregnant again.

This incident shocked everyone in the family for a while, but when the whole family was beaming, an unexpected visitor came to his home.

Annan's envoy, Annan Taishi Lingdu Province.

After hearing Ma Yi's report, Zhen Wu frowned slightly, and then laughed.

Before he could find Annan, Annan's people actually found him first.

This is interesting.

Zhen Wu immediately received Du Sheng, the envoy from Annan, in the middle hall.

Wait for the tea to come up.

Zhen Wu held the tea and looked at Du Xing, and said with a smile: "Why does Mr. Du want to come to see me, a warrior, we don't seem to have any contact."

"It's the servant's abruptness."

Du Shengbei finished speaking with a smile, and then asked his entourage to move in a wooden box. He continued: "To express my apology, I specially prepared some small gifts for the Duke, and please accept it."

"Oh?"

Zhen Wu became interested, he got up and came to the wooden box, opened the wooden box and took a look.

Good guy, there are not too few things, coral, pearls, gold, all of which are of great value.

Zhen Wu looked at Du Xing with a half-smile and said: "Mr. Du, let's talk about your intentions first, otherwise I won't dare to accept this thing, but Mr. Du, don't be nervous. If things are not too difficult, look at this thing. Well, I'd love to help with that."

Du Sheng was overjoyed.

He excitedly said: "The duke doesn't know something. Since I came to the capital in the first month, I have been begging His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to grant me the title of the King of Annan, but I don't know why I haven't been granted. I hope the duke will help the emperor to say hello to the emperor." Say it."

Zhen Wu knew about this.

And Zhen Wu has been paying attention.

As for why Zhu Di didn't confer the title, the reason is very simple. Before that, King Annan's surname was always Chen, but this time the person who sent him to ask for the title was replaced by a man named Hu. This made the Ministry of Rites feel suspicious, so he advised Zhu Di to investigate. .

But for several months, Zhu Di was procrastinating, which made Annan's envoy start to worry.

Zhen Wu also knew why Zhu Di was dragging this matter. On the surface, Zhu Di seemed to be dragging it all the time, but in fact Zhu Di had already secretly sent people to Annan to investigate, because Zhen Wu also sent people to Annan, and at this time They've all been investigated.

Zhen Wu smiled and asked, "Why does Mr. Du think I can help?"

Du Xing said: "I have interviewed many people in the capital, and they all said that Duke Zhao has high authority and strong words, so I still hope that Duke Zhao will help you a little bit. After Annan, I will definitely give you generous gifts every year."

"But this matter is a bit difficult." Zhen Wu deliberately expressed doubts.

Seeing Zhen Wu like this, Du Sheng gritted his teeth, asked his followers to bring in another box and said, "I hope the Duke will help me a little bit."

Zhen Wu glanced at the other box and laughed: "All right, for the sake of Mr. Du's sincerity, then I will go to the palace. As for these things..."

Du Sheng quickly said: "Regardless of whether the matter is successful or not, these things are a little gift for the Duke, and I just hope that the Duke will do his best."

Zhen Wu smiled and said: "Since you say that, don't worry, you won't give these things away for nothing."

"Then I would like to thank Guo Gong."

Zhen Wu nodded to see off the guest and said, "Go back and wait for the letter."

Du Sheng said clearly: "Then I won't bother the Duke anymore." After speaking, he walked outside under the leadership of Ma Yi.

When Du province left.

Zhen Wu thought for a while, and went to the study to get a stack of thick memorials that he had prepared for a long time, and then he ordered his horses to go to the palace.

It took Zhen Wu several months to write this memorial.

It contains Zhen Wu's views on future strategies, the most important of which are two trade lines, one is at sea, which can pass through the countries of Southeast Asia, cross the Strait of Malacca, and sail all the way to India, Africa and Europe; The line is the Silk Road since ancient times.

As long as these two trade lines can be opened up and protected, in Zhen Wu's view, it will bring endless benefits to Daming, just like two major arteries, which will continuously send blood to Daming.

In fact, Zhen Wu considered colonizing overseas at the earliest time, but after Zhen Wu's investigation, he discovered that Ming did not need colonization at all, or at this stage.

Because Daming is the most developed country today, it only needs to make a lot of money through trade surplus, such as tea, silk, porcelain, utensils, books, etc. Things, randomly select the items and property they need, and whether to hand them over or not, how to trade depends on Daming's face.

Unlike some tiny countries, Daming has nothing at home and can only rely on plunder.

Zhen Wu and the others only need to make Ming Dynasty more and more prosperous and rich through trade, and then they can slowly assimilate those areas through cultural transfer, so that the people there will be attracted to Ming Dynasty.

They don't need to colonize, which is also the self-confidence of a celestial kingdom.

As long as they remain strong, those areas will only be their little brothers. On the contrary, when they become weak one day, even if those areas are all their colonies, they will also be backlashed by those areas.

So, why colonize, and Zhu Di is still thinking about how to carry out large-scale immigration to Beijing, Hebei and other places. His own land can't be used, so how can he have the intention to colonize, let alone there is no sign of industry in the country, what is colonization for? ?
take it easy.

The most urgent task is to get these two trade lines up first.

However, these two trade lines are not something that can be done just by talking about it. Let alone the difficult Silk Road, there are many problems that they need to solve on this line at sea.

Firstly, advanced boats are needed, which is okay, Zhu Di has already started to build them, and another point, if they want to protect this route, they need the area of ​​Annan. Although the development of this area is limited, it is very important They are very important. Not only can they protect the sea from the east, but they can also deter the nations from the west.

At that time, a few bases, supply stations, and garrison points will be developed in suitable locations in overseas countries, then this route can be considered a success.

And with this line of blood transfusion to Daming, Daming is fully capable of breaking through the Mongolian tribes in the north, and then going west to open up the Silk Road.

Anything that Datang can produce, such as the capital of the Western Regions, they can also produce, even better than Datang.

After these two lines are all in operation, under the guard of the Ming soldiers, the country can be managed well not only with a dog, but at least with heart, and it will definitely be a prosperous scene.

Then Zhen Wu and others can try their best to improve the living conditions of the people and expand the popularization of education, so as to dilute the influence of the gentry and chaebols on the economy and domestic stability. The turmoil that may be caused after the people enlighten their wisdom.

Use foreign materials to enrich domestic development, and use domestic strength to siphon foreign materials.

This is the initial development policy envisaged by Zhen Wu.

Of course, many problems will be encountered in this process, and there are many neglected points in this policy, but they can be gradually improved. Anyway, if these ideas are realized, Zhen Wu can be sure that this Daming will definitely be a very good one. era.

Even they can create miracles and history.

Then his life was worth it.

……

(End of this chapter)