I really don't want to be emperor at the end of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 451: Being a thief with a guilty conscience and being caught
Chapter 481

In the Nuan Pavilion, Cheng Shijie looked at Cheng Jialong and said: "In fact, governing a country is the same as being a human being. Just like when you were in school, you must have encountered it. The teacher will favor those students who study well, and will also favor students who study well. For those students from good families, the same thing will be treated completely differently when applied to different students!"

Cheng Jialong nodded and said: "I have experienced this personally. It turned out that our class teacher didn't like me. Later, I participated in the primary school students' speech contest and won No. 3 in the primary school group of Hanhai City. Our class teacher's attitude toward me changed. manner!"

"Do you know the reason for this?"

"This is because I can bring honor to our class teacher!"

"That's right!"

Cheng Shijie said calmly: "Government is actually the same. There is no clear line between right and wrong. You have also heard of the most famous trolley theory in the world, right?"

"A madman tied five innocent people to the tram tracks. An out-of-control tram was heading towards them and was about to crush them in a moment..."

"This is the case. If you were an ordinary person, you would definitely be trapped by morality and humanity, but as a ruler, you don't need to be restricted by this thought at all. What you need to consider is a higher dimension!"

Cheng Shijie said calmly: "Just like the story in the movie "Saving Private Ryan", why did General Marshall order the frontline commander to organize an eight-person team to search and rescue Ryan? Could it be that Ryan's life is more important? Than eight people Is it even more important?”

Cheng Jialong fell into deep thought.

Cheng Shijie saw that Cheng Jialong didn't understand and said directly: "This is actually the simplest conspiracy and face-saving project. Our ancestors had done similar things more than two years ago. Lord Xinling stole the talisman to save Zhao, before sending troops, gave an order: "The only son in the family should go home. If the father and son are in the army, the son should go home. If the brothers are in the army, the younger brother should go home!" "

Cheng Jialong seemed to understand: "Just like Emperor Wanli's three major campaigns, many people put the responsibility for the fall of the Ming Dynasty on Emperor Wanli. From the position of Emperor Wanli, this battle must be fought!"

"Yes, that's the reason!"

Cheng Shijie continued: "Without the three major conquests of the Wanli Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would not have been able to sustain the Chongzhen Dynasty. It is even possible that Wanli would be the last emperor. This is what it means to be kind but not in charge of the army, and to be righteous but not to manage finances. Did you know that when you invaded Beijing? After that, I didn’t send my troops south to unify the world?”

Cheng Jialong vaguely understood: "Dad, don't you want to put land reform after unifying the world, because that would be more troublesome?"

Cheng Shijie nodded and said: "Being a person and governing are actually the same. At any time, don't do things to death, and don't push people to a dead end. When the world was uncertain, I started to implement land reform in the north. Those gentry and landlords could not accept this policy. They would flee to the Nanming court, and in this way, the gentry would have an escape route, so the land reform went very smoothly. Although there was resistance from the gentry during the process, overall, it was still very smooth!"

Cheng Jialong vaguely understood: "Dad, are you afraid that I am eager for quick success?"

"Eager for quick success is the biggest taboo for ministers, monarchs, and generals!"

Cheng Shijie explained while drinking tea: "This is like Yang Guang in history, Wang Mang in the New Dynasty, and Emperor Xin in the Shang Dynasty. These three are all geniuses, but they all committed the same crime. The shortcoming is that he is eager for quick success and quick gain, and ultimately becomes a negative example!"

Cheng Jialong saw that there was less water in Cheng Shijie's tea cup, and took the teapot to pour tea for Cheng Shijie.

Cheng Shijie continued: "Many people say that after Yang Guang became emperor, he began to rush for quick success and beat the king to death. In fact, this statement is not objective. Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo three times, because national strategy is one aspect, and there is more important The reason is to take back military power and consolidate imperial power!"

Cheng Jialong vaguely understood: "Dad, when you didn't unify the world first and then carry out land reform, were you actually worried about the gentry class?"

Cheng Shijie nodded seriously and said: "The gentry has a monopoly on culture and knowledge, and they have too many resources. As long as I open up an opening at that time, relying on Ning Haijun's system, those children of the gentry, whether they are in the military or politics, will immediately enter In Ning Haijun’s system, if I rely on this system to be promoted to a high position, then I will no longer have the final say in the army!”

Cheng Jialong thought about it. Ning Haijun has a strict promotion system, especially the education level. If you want to be an officer, literacy is the most basic condition. Otherwise, when you reach the level of commander-in-chief at that time, the current regiment-level officers must be literate. , otherwise, you won’t be able to understand military orders.

Although there are blind and illiterate generals in history, such as Wang Ping, the Marquis of Anhan in the Shu Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms, and Gao Chongwen in the late Tang Dynasty, the problem is that there are too few such examples, just like later Bill Gates dropped out of school to found Microsoft. Becoming the richest man in the world, but the problem is that Bill Gates is an exception and cannot represent all.

All the generals who have made achievements in history are familiar with the art of war and are both civil and military. Even the so-called Confucian generals, such as Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu, and Xie Ai of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, they are actually capable of both civil and military skills, but their military value is not high.

The gentry, officials and bureaucrats of the Ming Dynasty have developed for more than 200 years. They have long since transformed into experts in playing power. They are all professionals in the workplace and officialdom.

Many people will never learn to observe words and emotions in their lifetime, but the children of the gentry have been trained in this way for as long as they can remember. No matter which dynasty or generation they belong to, unless all nine of their clans are killed, their family will rise again.

This is the background of the big family.

After Cheng Shijie's explanation, Cheng Jialong gradually understood Cheng Shijie's recent practices. Although Cheng Shijie expanded his army several times and promised that Ning Haijun would open its doors to everyone, the problem was that the selection of Ning Haijun soldiers had always been limited. Within a certain range.

In other words, Cheng Shijie used artificial means to block most of the gentry's children from Ning Haijun, so as to avoid making the same mistakes as Yang Guang and Li Zicheng.

When Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, because the Yang family itself came from one of the Eight Pillar States of the Western Wei Dynasty, the Eight Pillar States of the Great Sui Dynasty were like major shareholders setting up a company with capital. The family members not only controlled the army, but also controlled the local area. , as a knowledgeable general, Yang Guang only needs to adopt the method of conquering Goguryeo and kill people with borrowed swords.

However, the family members are not fools. Yang Guang did it too obviously, so the shareholders began to collectively oppose the chairman, and Yang Guang was killed.

In fact, the same was true for the Tang Dynasty. The powerful emperor Li Shimin did not settle the family clans, but Wu Zetian tore apart the alliance of the clan clans three times and five times. She used the poor families, but the poor families under Wu Zetian Officials who are born are not good things.

Cheng Shijie has always been afraid of the gentry and bureaucratic group, because Cheng Shijie's technological advantages can't be preserved as long as the gentry and bureaucrats are integrated into Ning Haijun's system. A key member of the Ning Navy of the craftsman class.

Cheng Shijie said: "The true style of a great country should be like the Han and Tang Dynasties. South Vietnam killed Han envoys and slaughtered them into nine counties; King Wan killed Han envoys and hung their heads on the North Tower; North Korea killed Han envoys and killed them immediately. The Tang Dynasty was even more brutal, If any of the neighboring countries dares to disobey, they will push him into the water and crush him until his legs are broken. Then he will throw two red dates at him and let them sing his praises!"

"I've known this for a long time. When I was in school, I didn't want to cause trouble at the beginning. I was polite to all my classmates and tolerated everything!"

Cheng Jialong smiled lightly and said: "I didn't expect that I didn't win their friendship. They not only isolated me, but also targeted me everywhere. Later, I started practicing martial arts and talked to them with my fists. I would beat anyone who dared to mess with me. , and as a result, I quickly made many friends, including those classmates who bullied me before, and they became good friends with me!" "The same goes for governing a country!"

Cheng Shijie said: "You can't kill easily. After Chongzhen became emperor, he killed many people. He killed Wei Zhongxian, Yuan Chonghuan, Yang Hao, the minister of the Ministry of War, Sun Yuanhua, the governor of Denglai, Yang Yipeng, the governor of water transportation, and Xiong Wencan. According to According to historical statistics of later generations, from the beginning of Nurhachi's rebellion until the establishment of slaves, 29 Ming generals at the rank of general or above were killed in the decades before and after the establishment of slaves. However, Emperor Chongzhen killed 33, and the chief minister of the cabinet was He killed two people, and officials of the fourth rank and above killed no less than a hundred people, but the question is, has Chongzhen solved the problem?"

"no!"

"That's the problem!"

Cheng Shijie said: "Governing a country is like being a business owner. If you are unreasonable, then the people below will not be unreasonable either. Company employees will resign, and officials will choose to lie down. In the late Ming Dynasty, so many officials became mediocre officials, which seemed very incompetent. , This is also directly related to Emperor Chongzhen. He has gone crazy killing people. The most typical ones are Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou. Why did Hong Chengchou surrender to the Qing Dynasty? If he doesn't surrender, he will die if he goes back!"

Cheng Jialong suddenly realized: "Managing ministers is like making friends, exchange sincerity for sincerity!"

"If Chongzhen hadn't been suspicious of me, I wouldn't have come this far!"

Cheng Shijie smiled faintly and said: "I actually have no interest in being the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. In fact, I have already thought about it. As long as Jian Nu is destroyed, after I succeed and retire, I will bring people who are willing to follow me." People, go to Australia, build a country in Australia, and trample all those dog robbers in Europe into the mud!"

Cheng Jialong thought for a while and said: "If Chongzhen and Lu Xiangsheng had not broken up, he would probably lead the Tianxiong Army to fight Ning Haijun to the end..."

"Not an estimate, but a certainty!"

Cheng Shijie smiled lightly and said: "Actually, Lu Xiangsheng is Chongzhen's true direct descendant!"

Just when Cheng Shijie seriously began to train Cheng Jialong, the future successor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty's ocean-going fleet began to arrive in Southeast Asia. The huge fleet of fifty ships put the Dutch East India Company under great pressure.

The Dutch East India Company's combined fleet and almost all armed merchant ships in the Southeast Asia have all entered the highest state of combat readiness, and it seems that a war is imminent.

Anthony had a guilty conscience and thought that Ming had discovered his little trick. If this fleet merged with the Coconut City fleet, the Dutch East India Company would be at a comprehensive disadvantage in terms of both quantity and quality.

"Spex, my friend, you should meet with the commander of the Ming Dynasty fleet as soon as possible and explain to them clearly that it is just some people making their own decisions without authorization and cannot represent the attitude of the Dutch East India Company!"

Anthony, the governor, was now anxious. If a war started, it would be easy to win. But if he lost, he, the governor, would be done with it.

Specks, who has been promoted to deputy steward of the Dutch East India Governorate, mused: "Then Carlos, and Solano..."

"Let them shut up, otherwise, not only will they die, but also the families behind them. The gentlemen (board of directors) only look at the results, not the process. They messed up the matter and have to bear the consequences!"

Specks sighed: "I'm afraid they will make a big noise!"

"Then... try to satisfy them! As long as they don't go too far!"

Specks said: "Your Excellency, Governor, what is not too much?"

"Money, less than 100 million Dutch guilders, you can decide for yourself. Spain can exchange colonies in the Americas for friendship with the Ming Dynasty. We in the Netherlands can do the same. Paraguay (Dutch) can give it to them, as long as they are willing to ask for it!"

Don’t feel bad that Anthony, the governor, is really a bastard. (According to one source, three thousand guilders were equivalent to 1628 taels of silver in 1. According to this ratio, 100 million guilders was equivalent to more than 300 million taels of silver. , I gave it away as I said.

Of course, there is also Dutch Paraguay, which is equivalent to the territory of Yunnan Province. In fact, the Dutch are really generous, of course they are generous to others.

In fact, this ocean-going fleet was ordered by the imperial court to stay in the Nanyang waters for more than half a month. Not only these fifty-odd ocean-going battleships, but also four squadrons from the Luzon Fleet, plus the Yecheng Fleet's Six strike squadrons, with more than two hundred warships, were densely packed, covering the sky.

This Ming Dynasty's combined fleet was enthusiastically welcomed by expatriates in Southeast Asia. Everywhere it went, local Chinese came out to watch this fleet.

It is not easy for overseas Chinese to survive in Nanyang. The natives in this area are lazier than pigs. They are the most diligent and hard-working people. With these qualities, they can take root wherever they are, spread their branches and create things with their hard-working hands. Astonishing wealth, however, this ability did not bring them luck, but brought disaster.

The indigenous people were jealous of them and hated them, and the Westerners were jealous of their abilities and coveted their wealth. The overseas Chinese were excluded and massacred one after another, such as the Manila Massacre, in which a total of [-] overseas Chinese died tragically under the butcher's knife. The response was lukewarm.

Of course, after the Ning Navy captured Luzon, the overseas Chinese in Nanyang also felt a sense of security. Especially the Yecheng Fleet received donations of hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year. The overseas Chinese in Nanyang hoped that the Yecheng Fleet could provide them with protection.

It is precisely because of the existence of the Coconut City Fleet that colonial authorities everywhere pay great attention to the relationship between overseas Chinese and indigenous people. Once something goes wrong, they cannot bear the wrath of the Ming Dynasty.

In the Strait of Malacca, the Ocean Fleet held an actual combat exercise with the Coconut City Fleet and the Luzon Fleet. The subjects of the exercise were dozens of pirates driven over by the Coconut City Fleet. These pirates were chased into the sky by six strike fleets. There was no way, no way to enter the land, until we came to the Strait of Malacca.

In this small area, more than 200 Ming Navy warships attacked five to six hundred pirate ships. Some of these pirates were indigenous Southeast Asian pirates, European pirates, and of course, Tianzhu pirates.

When Specks arrived, he was looking at more than 200 Ming warships, which were attacking the pirates. Thousands of cannons were fired, and the cannonballs that covered the sky and the sun changed the color of the world.

Without exception, the pirate ships that were hit burst into flames instantly and burst into flames. I don’t know how many people were killed on the spot. Those who were lucky enough not to be killed also jumped into the sea with their bodies covered in flames and screamed. This time, sharks and swords were in the sea. The fish can have a feast.

Specks looked at this scene and trembled with fear: "Even if God comes, he can't defeat Ming!"

(End of this chapter)