Qianlong: Qing Dynasty?What about my Daqing?

Chapter 353 World War Ten Years Later

After dealing with the government affairs.

Emperor Zhu left in a hurry and went to the Tai Hospital on a bicycle to visit his newly born son.

The Korean Confucian scholar Chung Min-seo was right in saying one thing.

That is, the current Ming court is different from the Ming and Qing in history.

The way of Confucius and Mencius is now somewhat marginalized.

Moreover, in terms of political system, the Ming court ruled the country with etiquette.

At this time, it is an era of communication and collision between East and West.

Eastern Confucian scholars of course also have some understanding of Western political systems.

It wasn't long before someone pointed it out.

Emperor Zhu's so-called study of the rituals of the Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, he was reforming the old system, and what he really learned was somewhat similar to the constitutional system of the Western British Empire.

Just changed the name.

What is Mingxiu plank road and dark Chencang?

So the current political system of the Ming Dynasty is actually very different from the previous Qing Dynasty.

The administrative and legislative systems of the Ming Dynasty all have the shadow of the British state in Europe.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were two chambers, the Deliberative Yuan and the Executive Yuan, which had a clearly formed system.

The House of Representatives has the power to legislate, supervise and impeach the executive.

The Executive Yuan is in charge of administration under the leadership of the left and right prime ministers.

The emperor, on the other hand, is above the two houses, dictating government affairs.

It is already very similar to the real monarch constitutional system.

The prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty were similar to the prime ministers of countries with constitutional monarchy such as Britain and Prussia.

Also.

The House of Representatives is also under the name of assisting the emperor in making legislation.

Obtained certain legislative and supervisory powers.

Although the passage of any law ultimately requires the emperor's signature.

But the influence of the House of Representatives on the letter of the law is real.

This parliament is not a parliament that only applauds and raises hands.

And predictable.

Once Emperor Zhu, the founding emperor, is gone, the actual power of the Senate will be even greater.

But this was all intentional by Emperor Zhu.

He can exercise a dictatorship.

Because he believed he was leading in the right direction.

But he cannot guarantee that future generations will be as wise and powerful as he is.

therefore.

The autocratic power of the monarch is restricted and limited.

is the general trend.

Emperor Zhu didn't want to affect this general trend either.

He even intends to promote - if he can improve the political system of the Ming Dynasty up and down during his tenure, and establish a system that can operate effectively and steadily.

Besides.

Another problem that plagued dynasties.

It is the question of how to arrange for the descendants of the royal family.

If this matter is not resolved well, it may also become the reason for bringing down a dynasty.

Now the royal family of Ming Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger.

The prince born to Concubine Li just now is the 14th son of Emperor Zhu, counting the ones already born and those still in the womb.

Emperor Zhu already has 27 children.

Among them, 22 have been born, 14 sons, 8 daughters, and 5 concubines in their stomachs. Except for one queen and three noble concubines, Emperor Zhu also came from various countries, such as the king of North Korea. There are still 8 concubines such as princesses and princesses. In addition, the concubine selection was also carried out in the Ming Empire. Some local clans also sent their daughters into the palace, and there were marriages of various tribes in the Mongolian steppe.

It was really hard work for Emperor Zhu alone.

There are 26 wives alone.

But this is actually not surprising.

Moreover, it is definitely difficult for a woman like Emperor Zhu to be ranked in the top [-] in the ranking of the number of emperor women in history.

But there is one thing that Emperor Zhu must have been beating the emperors of all dynasties-that is the survival rate of his heirs.

thanks to medical advances.

Emperor Zhu's more than 20 children are all healthy and alive.

Moreover, Emperor Zhu is still very young, only 32 this year, and he attaches great importance to physical exercise.

When I get up in the morning, I will jog for five or six kilometers. I usually ride a bicycle to go to work. If I can ride a horse when I go out, I usually ride a horse.

And because there is a bicameral system.

Emperor Zhu didn't need to be a workaholic like his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.

Usually nothing major.

He will deal with the affairs of state in the morning, and after lunch and lunch break, Emperor Zhu will meet the ministers, catch up with his old brothers, or go climbing or playing ball, depending on the situation.

In addition to diet, Emperor Zhu also paid attention to it.

After all, I used to be a doctor.

So the body is still good.

At night, there is no nightlife in this era, so we can only hold hands.

Besides, Emperor Zhu is the richest man, so he doesn't worry about not being able to afford it. The school district is still in the Imperial Palace of Zhongdu, so he doesn't worry about children's schooling at all.

Therefore, in the foreseeable future, even if Emperor Zhu's harem does not continue to expand.

The number of princes and princesses in the Ming Dynasty will definitely increase.

And how to arrange, or make good use of, these royal bloodlines is a question that Emperor Zhu has to consider. After all, they are all his children.

As royal blood.

The best arrangement is of course to inherit the throne.

But there is only one emperor throne in Ming Dynasty.

There are already 14 princes.

It is definitely impossible to split the Ming Empire into 14 parts and let the 14 brothers each get a part.

Equal distribution of family property is also not supported in 【Ming Li】.

According to the provisions of the inheritance system of family property in [Ming Li].

The eldest son guards the family, and the sons develop.

Of course.

This is just a suggestion, and the Ming court has no control over how ordinary families distribute their property.

But the Daming royal family must follow this.

In other words.

The prince is the emperor.

The rest of you have to do other things.

Among the futures of the other princes, the best is of course to inherit the throne of the subordinate country.

It is impossible for the Ming Empire to occupy all the land.

It would be very good to take the land that originally belonged to the Manchu Empire, and add several large islands in East Siberia and Southeast Asia.

This piece of land is about 2000 million square kilometers.

It is slightly smaller than Tsarist Russia in history, but it is definitely a very vast territory.

And it is different from the tundra areas that Tsarist Russia won.

Among the sites won by the Ming Empire, the amount of arable land and population carrying capacity are several times that of the Tsarist Russian Empire, which was expanded to the extreme in history.

So before digesting these territories, it would be difficult for the Ming Empire to expand the territory it directly ruled.

In addition to the territory directly under the Ming Dynasty—that is, the territory where government agencies at the provincial, prefecture, county, town, and township levels have been established.

The places under the direct control of the Ming court are the two colonial governor's mansions.

That is, the two governor's houses of the Australian colony and the New World colony.

The Governor's Palace is a temporary institution.

There are generally two situations in the future of a colony.

One, like Borneo and Java, was directly brought under the rule.

another kind.

It is the future model of Australia and the New World.

The princes are divided!

The princes of Emperor Zhu were entrusted to Australia and the New World, following the policy of the Xia Jun and the people.

In other words.

In places like Australia and the New World, the cost of direct rule by the Ming court is too great.

Therefore, considering the cost issue, the enfeoffment system is worth learning.

Although Emperor Zhu came from later generations.

But he is a nationalist.

He doesn't quite agree with the multi-ethnic unity.

At least.

This idea hardly worked in the 18th century world.

There are no multi-ethnic powers in the world today.

We are all nation-states, without exception.

As for the United States, the United States is not a powerful country now.

and so.

What Zhu Daohua wants to establish in the Ming Empire is also a nation-state - all citizens of the Ming Empire need to identify with a nation, a country, a language, and a culture.

So now the household registration management system of Ming Dynasty does not have the item of ethnicity.

Emperor Zhu thought.

To divide the nation in the Ming Empire is to cause trouble for oneself.

Because among the more than [-] million people in the Ming Dynasty.

The Han Chinese accounted for 99%.

As long as the Chinese language and Sinicization education are promoted.

decades later.

All nationalities are integrated.

And around the core of the Ming Empire.

Zhu Daohua also planned to establish a series of vassal states.

These vassal countries are either too far away from Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, they are not easy to annex directly.

For example, Central Asia, India, etc.

These places are sealed off to some domestic forces that are not easy to control.

For example, the Pingxi Fan, and the Indian Fans.

There are also places where the land is narrow and there are many people, and the local national consciousness has already been produced.

The population is large, the land is barren, there is no oil and water, the cost of swallowing is higher, and the resources digested are still few.

Such as Annan, North Korea, Japan.

to these places.

Emperor Zhu's plan was to find a way to make his son the king of these countries.

Now the sixth child has become the king of Japan.

There are two regimes on Annan's side, but he and Annan's two Zheng concubines have heirs, and they can be arranged at that time.

On the North Korean side, if there is no accident, the newly born fourteenth, I don't know if he can be the king of Joseon.

"I congratulate the emperor for having a son."

Standing at the door of the delivery room of the Imperial Hospital was Empress Luo Fangmei.

As a queen, she has to sit in the town in person when every concubine gives birth.

Zhu Daohua said with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, there will be 22 children. I am really fertile, Queen... Your contribution is not small. There are so many children, and none of them died young. This is all due to you."

"No, it's the emperor's credit. If the emperor didn't invent medicine and treatment methods, I would be powerless even if I have the will."

"Haha, I'm troubled when I have too many heirs."

"What's bothering you?"

"You have to find a way to arrange it? It's not good to do it like Emperor Taizu. My descendants can't all rely on the state to support them. They have to support themselves."

"Where are you talking? You are the richest man in the world."

"The children of the richest man should not be self-reliant? Are they allowed to be playboys? This is not good for them or for the country. Queen, I heard that you dote on the children a little bit, which is not good!"

Empress Luo was criticized inexplicably, with a look of grievance on her face.

Of course she "dotes on" the other princes and princesses.

In fact, it is not easy to manage.

People have their own mothers.

I am not good at being a villain, so I always have a smiling face, and those who come to pay their respects can receive red envelopes every day.

But to my three sons.

The eldest Zhu Yichi, the third Zhu Yixian, and the seventh Zhu Yijian were quite strict.

Especially the boss Zhu Yichi.

After all, he is a prince.

So it's even more severe.

The Prince Ming, who is only six years old this year, has not only gone to primary school, but also has to finish primary school.

When I return to the palace, I have to take extra-curricular tutoring classes.

It was some great Confucian scholars invited by Empress Luo.

Study Confucian classics.

The palms of his hands were often swollen from beatings, which made Emperor Zhu feel distressed.

However, it is said that Zhu Yichi, the prince of Ming Dynasty who was only six years old, could already write beautiful calligraphy.

It seems that the baby is still quite useful.

Emperor Zhu and Empress Luo entered the delivery room together, and picked up a newly born, ugly and cute baby.

"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Prince is crying loudly. He weighs 7 catties."

The female doctor on the side laughed.

"That's right, my eyes are like mine. Let the old fourteen be called Zhu Yiluan."

Emperor Zhu didn't worry about choosing a name at all.

Anyway, just follow the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.

"In the future. Old Fourteen will be the king of Joseon!"

Emperor Zhu said loudly.

Concubine Li who was lying on the bed was taken aback for a moment, then sat up hastily with excitement.

"Concubine, thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhu's golden mouth and jade words.

He said that the old man will be the king of Joseon after fourteen days, so no one in North Korea would dare to object!

And
There is a precedent for the sixth son who became the king of Japan.

Let the old fourteen be the king of Joseon, even if he has arranged a great future for Zhu Yiluan who is still in his infancy.

Queen Luo frowned slightly upon hearing this.

The King of Japan and the King of Korea have all been sealed off.

The second child will be the king of Jinshan.

What about her son?

The third child and the seventh child have not been arranged yet.

It seemed that Queen Luo was worried.

Emperor Zhu said with a smile: "The other princes also have their own arrangements. My sons must not be rice worms raised in the deep palace. They will become the kings of Ming Dynasty guarding all parts of the world! The pioneers of defending Chinese civilization!"

Emperor Zhu looked at Luo Fangmei.

"The third child should go to Australia. I think this Australia has to be renamed, and it will be called Nanhua State in the future. The third child will be the king of South China!"

"Lao Qi is still young, let's talk about it later. But there are plenty of local arrangements in North and South America!"

Emperor Zhu said with a smile.

"So, Queen, our sons, we can't let them go to school, go to the military academy! Go to the army for training, so that they can be independent in the New World in the future."

"When the sons grow up, will the war in the New World be over?"

Luo Fangmei froze for a moment.

"No! Not so fast!"

Emperor Zhu held the old Fourteen in his arms and looked towards the east.

"Whether it is us or the Europeans, the strength in the New World is very weak, and the New World is too open, and there are too many territories to compete for. Therefore, the war will not break out in a full scale in more than ten years!"

"And at that time... that would be a war between the two worlds!"

"War of the Worlds."

Luo Fangmei was taken aback.

There was some reluctance and panic in the eyes.

Will her sons be pushed to the battlefield of a cruel world war in the future?

"Queen, this is the responsibility of my prince. The children of ordinary people can go to the battlefield. How can my son not go to the battlefield?"

Emperor Zhu said.

(End of this chapter)