Daming 1805

As for where the scope of the provinces directly under the Central Court of the Ming Dynasty should be placed, there was a rather heated discussion within the Ming court.

After the related topic is made public, the scope of dissemination is not limited to the outer court.

Soon, in the form of informal gossip, it reached the ears of people who pay attention to political affairs in the society.

The adjustment of administrative divisions is an ancient political direction, and it is something that many political parties will bring up from time to time.

The scope of this discussion, of course, also includes the special prince Zhu Jingyuan.

Zhu Jingyuan received a direct message from his father asking for his opinion.

It can be regarded as a new topic temporarily inserted in the originally arranged thesis plan.

Zhu Jingyuan's perspective on this issue is very different from that of the emperor, other officials, and most Ming people.

How to decide this kind of problem in the end, in addition to the actual advantages and disadvantages of the choice itself, but also the position of the decision maker's ass.

Zhu Jingyuan comes from a later generation, a world where the traditional monarchy system has basically disappeared, and the democratic republic system is the absolute mainstream.

Long-term education and exposure have made most modern Chinese people instinctively believe that the monarchy is backward.

The point is that the monarchy will collapse at any time, at least there is a high probability that it will collapse.

Of course, this is nothing in the environment of later generations.

But for Zhu Jingyuan in this world, it can even be called "anxiety".

The original Emperor Shizu may have had similar anxiety, so he arranged the new Tianfu as a retreat.

Even if there are pamphlets left by the ancestor emperors, most of the later emperors did not inherit this anxiety.

Including the current Supreme Emperor Zhu Zhongliang and Emperor Zhu Jianyan.

None of them believed that the current Ming Dynasty was in danger of collapsing.

Their arrangement for the new Tianfu is actually a bargaining chip to check and balance the local imperial court.

Even now, the bureaucrats of Ming Dynasty, ordinary people of Ming Dynasty, and enemies of Ming Dynasty do not have the idea of ​​imagining the collapse of Ming Dynasty itself.

The overlords, emperors, newspaper editors, folk scholars, overseas politicians, and monarchs of various countries all have no idea that the monarchy is backward and will collapse one day.

Neither of them could have imagined that the republic system would become the mainstream around the world.

In this world, in the eyes of people of this era, the republic system is wrong, and it is the one that may collapse at any time.

The monarchy is the natural choice that has been passed down for thousands of years.

Of course, they will not consider the impact of administrative divisions on the outcome of the collapse of the empire when discussing the adjustment of administrative divisions.

Only Zhu Jingyuan was anxious about the collapse of the monarchy.

Zhu Jingyuan naturally referred to the ending of Red Lucia's collapse.

The collapse of a combined country will most likely be split directly based on the original administrative divisions.

Even in the warlord era of warlords in old China, the basic unit was basically the original provinces and regions.

The current Ming Dynasty, if various internal conflicts erupt in each period in the future, and the emperor and the court cannot control it, it may also collapse as a whole.

The separatist forces and even new countries that may be formed at that time are likely to use the original administrative boundaries as their boundaries.

Most likely it won't be exactly the same, there will be sub-districts on the border that reverse each other, but there shouldn't be a difference of magnitude.

The area directly under the central court may form a new Ming Dynasty with a republic system.

Each of the other great domains independently forms a country.

Therefore, the arrangement of the provinces directly under the Central Court of the Ming Dynasty became to some extent the territorial allocation of the Republic of Ming Dynasty.

When making this kind of decision, it depends on where the ass and the brain are.

Would it be better for the remaining Ming Republic to be bigger or smaller?
Is it better to dig some holes for this new Ming Dynasty, or give it the best possible geopolitical structure?
This matter made Zhu Jingyuan very painful.

It not only separates my brain from my butt, but also makes my butt drift away at any time.

First of all, I am the most special prince, the core member of the Ming royal family.

From the perspective of members of the royal family, when the local situation is about to get out of control, it is a natural preparation plan to retreat to Xintianfu as a whole.

After that, the royal family became independent in Xintianfu and became a new country. The locally formed republic of Ming Dynasty may become a competitor of the country controlled by the royal family.

Considering it from this angle and direction, now of course it is necessary to dig a hole for the future Republic of Daming.

Set Dongfan, Ryukyu, Japan, North Korea in Haidong, and Xianbei in the north as a large domain.

Set the southern Luzon, Borneo, Old Port, Java, Malacca, Siam, Myanmar and other places as a large domain.

Let the demesne province have no coastlines on Whale Sea and Little Atlantic, restricting its coastlines to the home coast.

Let the periphery of the coastline be controlled by other countries and completely surrounded by a circle of peninsulas and archipelagos.

Form a chain and wall on the sea, restricting the way to the ocean for the national forces of the republic and Ming Dynasty formed in the mainland.

In terms of land, Mobei Mongolia, Xijiang, Xueyu, Set, Anxi, and Tianzhu must also be set as a large domain.

Let the countries formed by the three major domains in the southeast and the west sandwich the countries formed in the middle.

It is best to go to the Dorset clan in the military and political institutions in these areas.

In the end, the imperial family controlled the outer areas of the country and jointly blocked the formation of the Great Ming Republic in the middle.

At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan's own soul comes from later generations. The education and practical life experience he received in his previous life for more than [-] years made him take it for granted that he is a Chinese.

If we consider it from the perspective of China, the previous choices may be completely reversed.

The mainland directly governs Korea, Japan, Xianbei, Malacca, Luzon, Borneo, Old Port, and Myanmar.

Not only is the mainland directly connected to the two oceans, but it is also able to control the surrounding islands and peninsulas, serving as a frontier for outward attack and a sea wall for external defense.

The waters within these island chains, from the Whale Sea to the Gulf of Siam, are the fortress waters of the local navy.

This way of thinking as an ordinary person in China, compared to his actual status as the prince of the Ming Dynasty, is a typical "brain-hip separation" and "butt drifting".

When the brain is thinking about the problem, it does not correspond to the actual position where you are sitting, and does not consider your own actual interests.

Zhu Jingyuan thought about this issue for a long time.

Not only because of the confusion of positions and thinking, but also because of the particularity of the problem itself. .

The sensitive issue of Daming's collapse can be discussed by no one except his father and grandfather.

Even the two of them probably wouldn't seriously discuss it with themselves.

Can only think by myself.

After several days of anxiety, Zhu Jingyuan felt that what he could do was to keep Daming from collapsing as much as possible.

Then my butt and brain don't need to be completely separated, at least they can be closer.

It is in the interests of the Ming royal family to allow the Ming Dynasty to exist stably.

And in order for Ming Dynasty to exist stably, it is a matter of course to balance the power in the country.

Let the ruling class have enough scope to make money, but it cannot exploit and squeeze the middle and lower classes without limit.

Give the middle and lower-level people enough ascending passages that can be seen.

As long as productivity allows, the living standards of the bottom can also rise steadily.

Let those who can become the middle-level elite group have enough and colorful entertainment projects.

In essence, all classes compromise with each other, taking into account the interests of all classes, and conforming to the interests of all classes.

Except for a very small number of careerists.

It's just that although it is not difficult to know this direction, there are many troubles in the actual implementation.

As long as they are not fools, most rulers should understand these logics.

But how much is actually achieved?

With this complicated mood, Zhu Jingyuan wrote down all his thoughts.

Wrote a rare paper sealed memorial, and arranged for a special military courier to return to the capital by express boat to deliver it.

Six days later, Ming Emperor Zhu Jianyan received Zhu Jingyuan's secret memorial.

Zhu Jianyan already knew through the phone that Zhu Jingyuan had written a secret memorial to himself, which was still about the adjustment of administrative divisions.

Zhu Jianyan was quite looking forward to it, but when he actually saw it, he immediately showed a highly puzzled expression.

Then Zhu Jianyan took Zhu Jingyuan's memorial to the Supreme Emperor.

After Zhu Zhongliang saw it, he was also puzzled.

After dismissing all the servants, Zhu Zhongliang left the memorial on the table, and asked with great surprise and emotion:
"This kid is actually thinking about Da Ming's collapse..."

Zhu Jianyan said with a strange expression:
"So... this should be the anxiety that Emperor Shizu said?"

Zhu Zhongliang shook his head and sighed:

"It's wrong to be unfounded, but you can't be completely unprepared.

"The new Tianfu planned by Emperor Shizu originally had considerations to prevent this situation.

"It's just that the later development made Emperor Shizu's subsequent ancestors gradually ignore this matter.

"Actually, when I succeeded to the throne, I also felt that the situation was very good.

"I feel that Da Ming and the world structure are completely different from Emperor Shizu's time, and it is impossible for Da Ming to collapse.

"Then, in the process of continuous expansion, I slowly pushed all the Western countries to the opposite.

"In the end, it triggered a world war that lasted for more than ten years.

"The situation at that time, the Ming Dynasty at that time was indeed on the verge of collapse.

"If we follow Jingyuan's suggestion and follow the direction left by Emperor Shizu, and make corresponding adjustments, it is completely unpredictable to what extent the subsequent situation will deteriorate.

"Just tell me what you think now, is it similar to mine at that time?"

Zhu Jianyan's originally weird and confused expression turned into astonishment:
"This... Assault rifles, combat aircraft, armored combat vehicles, self-propelled artillery, military vehicles and other weapons and equipment are fully mature. After the installation and popularization, ordinary people should have no possibility of success in rebellion, right?"

Zhu Zhongliang said quite seriously:
"That's what I thought at the time..."

Zhu Jianyan continued subconsciously:
"But... it is indeed different now than it was then, and it will be different in the future.

"The development of technology has widened the gap between the professional army and civilian forces.

"I think mechanized forces are a pretty clear tipping point.

"Indigenous methods and private craftsmen may be able to make guns, but they cannot make engines and airplanes by indigenous methods.

"There is an absolute gap between the armed forces that ordinary people can obtain for rebellion and the armed forces of the imperial army."

Zhu Zhongliang immediately continued to ask:
"Then have you ever considered that the army may also lose control?
"Ordinary people may not be able to rebel, but the army that deviates from the interests of the imperial court may launch a coup.

"At the same time, the army is also composed of the children of ordinary people.

"If the lives of ordinary people completely collapse, if the royal family and the court cannot guarantee the lives of ordinary people.

"Not to mention whether we can continue to use our arms like our own, their combat effectiveness will also decline precipitously.

"When ordinary people make trouble, or even storm into the Forbidden City, what if they refuse to carry out the order?
"That's why the last part of Jingyuan's memorial is to maintain the balance of all classes.

"Governing a country of this size is always on the precipice.

"Now is not the classical age, the emperor is no longer a traditional king, and the mood of pride and complacency is unacceptable."

Zhu Jianyan felt that the content of Zhu Jingyuan's memorial was no longer important.

My father just wants to teach himself a lesson now.

Zhu Jianyan was indeed a little proud in the past two years.

The entire Ming Dynasty is getting better and better in his own hands, various economic data continue to soar, and the financial aspect has never been so rich.

Although many of them are the credit of my son, but that is my son!

As a father, I am also qualified to be proud, right?
Zhu Jianyan has figured it out now, the current speed of development of Ming Dynasty will continue, and the dividends of territorial expansion and technological innovation can last at least ten years.

If nothing else happened, the entire Ming Dynasty would have been in this state during the ten years he had been emperor.

Even if he doesn't do anything and is completely a rubber stamp, Daming will continue to prosper.

In the end, I will definitely leave a beautiful posthumous title, and the historical evaluation must be very good.

Even if the dividends of development have obviously declined, when the problems arising during the period of rapid development erupt, it has already reached the term of office of his successor.

Zhu Jianyan believes in the wisdom of later generations.

That's really believable.

So Zhu Jianyan's mentality has gotten better and better in the past two years.

As a result, now my father came to teach me again.

but……

Zhu Jianyan looked at his father, who was about to be 70 years old.

In the last few years of the World War, all the hair has been greyed.

Although the complexion still looks good, it is really old.

I don't know how many opportunities there are in the future, and I can listen to him and educate myself again.

Zhu Jianyan quickly sorted out his spirit, nodded very seriously and agreed:

"I understand that I must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, straighten out the affairs inside and outside the court as much as possible, and avoid possible problems in the development process as much as possible..."

After hearing this, Zhu Zhongliang nodded slightly:
"So, how do you decide in the end? How do you choose the scope of the provinces directly under the Central Government?"

After careful consideration, Zhu Jianyan said:

"Even if the Ming Dynasty collapses, all the remaining people on the territory of the original country will still be our Daming people.

"The new country formed in the Ming Dynasty will still be the core of all Ming people's countries, and it will also be the strongest one.

"When the Ming Dynasty collapsed, if the Xiyi country still existed, they would definitely take the opportunity to interfere in Ming's affairs.

"The new country of Ming Dynasty will also be a natural leader against Xiyi, we need it to be strong enough.

"I am the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of all Ming people.

"That's why I chose to let the entire group of Ming people continue to stand on top of the world.

"Our Zhu family, with such a huge advantage at present, if we can't maintain the stable existence of Daming.

"If we want to escape from the mainland in embarrassment and go to Xintianfu to live on our last days.

"That shows that our Zhu family has really lost the qualification and ability to continue to rule the land of China.

"At that time, whether it is to decentralize power and establish a constitution, or return power to the people, or even abdicate to let the virtuous, it will be better than lingering on one's last breath.

"If that happened to me myself, I would abdicate and stay in my native land, and let the children go to Xintianfu."