After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 41 Unreasonable and conceited thoughts harm the feudal dynasty
"You watch what we do, and everything is according to Mr. Zhu." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Even we have to listen to Mr.

"The students obey." The four princes said.

This Huang village chief's usual family education is very strict, his son is more afraid of him besides respect!Seeing the performance of the four big boys, Qin Yu immediately made a judgment.

"Mr. Qin, we brought four sons to teach you at one time, you won't find it troublesome, will you?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"How could that be? The more students I teach, the better. Before, I thought three would be too shabby." Qin Yu said, "The classes I taught in the past were basically seventy to eighty students."

"Teaching seven or eighty students at a time?" Zhu Yuanzhang said in surprise, "Sir, you really work hard!" He pointed to the ten bags of rice and forty pieces of bacon piled up outside, "Mr. Qin, this is what we gave to you. Shuxiu, please accept it, sir."

Shuxiu refers to ten pieces of bacon, and four students should give [-] pieces of bacon to the teacher.

Uncle Huang, now is nine-year compulsory education, no tuition fees... Qin Yu originally wanted to say.However, after thinking about it, Lujiacun is so poor, how could he be able to pay so much tuition?

Could it be that he is suspected of corruption?
Looking at the village chief Huang with puzzled eyes, the heavenly court is full of big round faces and looks majestic, as if he is not someone who can embezzle.

What a contradiction!

There are also his four sons, although they are dressed in rags, but they are all full of energy, and they don't look like they can't get enough to eat.It seems that the village chief Huang should be regarded as the richest man in Lujia Village.

Forget it, how he got his wealth has nothing to do with one of his teachers.

If he really embezzled the village's public funds, the cadres in the township will naturally deal with him.

"It seems that I still have to accept these tuition fees. The other villagers in the village are almost running out of food. After accepting it, I can improve their lives. It's just like fighting local tyrants."

"Although the nine-year compulsory education is currently implemented, but the situation is special, I can exercise my rights and adapt at the right time. I came to Lujia Village to teach, but they didn't give me any teaching support, or even no news. If I don't charge tuition, I'm afraid will starve."

A decision was immediately made: after school in the morning, let the three village children bring a bag of rice and a piece of bacon back home.

Nodding: "Okay, I have paid your tuition."

"Biao'er, take some of your younger brothers and bring the things to Mr. Qin to the room." Seeing Qin Yu accept it, Zhu Yuanzhang instructed his sons.The four princes started doing physical work when they heard the words, and Xu Da stepped forward to help.

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"Mr. Qin..." Zhu Yuanzhang came to Qin Yu's side to make carbon sticks with him, grinding the burnt sticks on the ground, "You said last time that there is another reason for the demise of the dynasty, that is, the low social productivity and limited Even if there is no clan family to divide up the power of the court, the dynasty will sooner or later decline, right?"

"Yeah." Qin Yu said, "Why, Uncle Huang's old problem of exploring history has been committed again?"

"Hehe, we like to get to the bottom of everything we encounter." Zhu Yuanzhang smiled awkwardly and said, "Then may I ask, sir, how to solve the problem of insufficient food from the land?"

"The first way is to greatly increase the grain output of the cultivated land and rapidly develop social productivity." Qin Yudao, "But this is basically difficult to achieve, after all, high-yield crops like hybrid rice cannot be cultivated in a short time. The industrial revolution also requires certain conditions, that is, the manufacture of steam engines and the replacement of manual work by machines.”

Hybrid rice?The Industrial Revolution?
Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't understand it anymore, it was as if he was listening to a book from heaven.Asked: "What about the second way?"

"The second method is relatively simple, and it is also the method commonly used by ancient monarchs. It is to expand the territory. The more land there is, the grain output will naturally go up, and it will naturally be able to feed more people." Qin Yudao.

"If domestic conflicts could not be resolved, they took the initiative to launch wars to divert domestic conflicts. Why do you think the Xiongnu frequently invaded the Central Plains in ancient times? Or is it because the Xiongnu's land was too barren and the people could not have enough to eat? If the Xiongnu nobles did not launch foreign aggression, they would have It was overthrown by the people. All wars arise out of profit, not because the Huns naturally like to fight.”

"Mr. Qin means that the Huns invaded the Central Plains because they had insufficient food?" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "But historians and great Confucians of all dynasties believe that it was because they were sturdy by nature, cruel and bloodthirsty."

"If the people can eat well, wear warm clothes, and live a happy life, who would want to fight? Fighting is killing people. Just imagine, a man goes to war for a completely unnecessary war, and then others will fight. It is possible to marry his daughter-in-law, take his property and beat his baby, would you like it instead?" Qin Yu said.

"Mr. Qin, what you said is very reasonable!" Zhu Yuanzhang said heavily, "Those so-called historians and great scholars are all short-sighted and cannot see the essence of war. It's a shame that they are still respected by later generations.

"It's no wonder they are. After all, historians and scholars of each era have their own limitations." Qin Yudao.

"Mr. Qin, you said that the land can't support so many people, so you need to expand the territory to relieve domestic pressure." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "But as far as we know, the land of China is the most fertile place in the world, and the land is vast. Therefore, the land of China is huge. For a dynasty on earth, it’s useless to expand territory, right? It’s not worth the effort to start a war and get a piece of barren land in exchange!”

"Huaxia has vast land and abundant resources, and the world is the most prosperous?" Qin Yu sighed after hearing this. "It is this conceited thought in the bones that has harmed the feudal dynasties in China for thousands of years, which has caused them to never expand outwards."

"Why, isn't it?" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Absolutely not! That's the idea of ​​a frog in a well." Qin Yu said, "The feudal dynasties in China lacked a map of the world. They didn't know that there was a Mekong River in the southwest of China. As long as they crossed the Mekong River, it would appear. A beautiful and rich land. The land there is rich in rice and nutritious, and can produce three seasons a year!”

"Three seasons a year?" Zhu Yuanzhang was shocked, "Isn't that richer than Jiangnan, a land of fish and rice!?"

"Yeah." Qin Yu said, "There is also a Yalu River in the northeast, which crosses the river and Jingang Mountain, and there is a fertile plain, which is enough to feed tens of millions of people. Crossing a sea area, There will be an island country, which is rich in aquatic products and developed in fisheries... and across the Changbai Mountains in the northeast is the vast Siberian plain, which is suitable for growing potatoes... The Yuan Dynasty hit the Danube, and that place is not bad. And I The America I mentioned earlier is basically a plain..."

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