The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 401
"Peking must be defeated."

"It's self-defeating."

"Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are fighting in three places, and we have to guard against Shandong and Henan. It only depends on how to support Beiping."

In the past three months, the atmosphere in Yingtian Mansion has become more subtle.

I don't know when, suddenly there was a speech saying that the Beiping model is correct, and that one place can fight against the whole country, which is the advanced nature of the Beiping model.

Huang Zicheng was furious. Among the emperor's grandson and grandson, he repeatedly reprimanded such remarks, and counted the reasons why Beiping must be defeated.

People's hearts must not be scattered.

"Huang Changqing, I heard that something happened in Beiping." Yu Shi Jingqing murmured: "On the fifth day of May, the day before Beiping stormed Taiyuan, a big meeting was held. Not only civil and military officials participated in the meeting , also includes common people, commercial firms, guards, and craftsmen.”

Huang Zicheng gritted his teeth, and cursed with a distorted expression: "This is a traitor, a traitor."

Before the Qing Dynasty, the social atmosphere of the Ming Dynasty was in the direction of fighting against the imperial power. The later the period, the stricter the thinking about the imperial power.

Including the germination of capitalism in the Jianghuai area, the birth of many citizen ideas, advanced ideas and so on.

Not only is there ideological progress, but also at the social level, the imperial power has been greatly regressed. The local government will not regress because of the imperial power.

This is exactly the various preconditions that scholars of later generations have researched for Britain to take the lead in the industrial revolution.

The workshops, funds, raw materials, employers, employees, etc. in the Jianghuai area are all very excellent, and they are stronger than Britain where the first industrial revolution took place.

And a large number of market novels came out, which also proved the development of folk literacy.

The Ming Dynasty supported local social studies, and even formulated a local law that punished the father of an eight-year-old child who did not study. Such an advanced society cannot be compared with the Western society of the same period.

However, unlike Britain, Ming was at the peak of the Little Ice Age at that time, and because of advanced agricultural technology and long-term social stability, the population exploded, while the drought-resistant and high-yield crops in the Americas were not popularized. Later, internal and external troubles, the court's centuries-old abuses, etc., coupled with fierce internal strife in the court.

A society that falls into the "population trap" is already an unsolvable social problem, not to mention many fatal problems.

The demise of the Ming Dynasty was inevitable, but the demise of the world was accidental, and it was the greatest tragedy of the Chinese nation.

In short.

The big discussion in Peking not only won the support of southern businessmen, but also many scholars began to discuss it.

Jing Qing is one of these people.

This stern censor, the scholar who hated Beiping the most at the beginning, is now a little confused. The more he understands Beiping, the more at a loss he is.

And Huang Zicheng couldn't accept it the most.

In his heart, the emperor's grandson is the real heir to the imperial power, and Yan Shizi of Beiping actually obtained the famous artifact of the monarchy by relying on a different way of discussion.

"As long as we persevere, even though Beiping is unstoppable now, if it cannot last, it will inevitably become decadent."

The huge Yingtian Mansion has assembled an army of more than [-], and has the supply from the entire Ming Dynasty, but the imperial court's warehouses are still in decline.

"Liaodong, Daning, Kaiping, Beiping, Shanxi, Shanxi Xingdusi, Shaanxi, and Shaanxi Xingdusi all need food from the south."

"Now that most of the area has fallen into the hands of Prince Yan of Beiping, it looks very strong, but how can we guarantee food? On the other hand, we have saved a lot of food, and it is not a problem to feed another 50 soldiers."

Since Qi Tai was denied last time, he has not spoken again.

Hearing what Huang Zicheng said, the corners of Qi Tai's mouth twitched. He wanted to say something, but he held back in the end.

saint.

He will not betray.

But he couldn't bear to watch the emperor's grandson being kept in the dark, and these days he became very haggard, looking as if he was sick.

Not only Huang Zicheng's statement was recognized by many people.

The huge northern border requires the south to supply countless grains every year. Isn't that how Caohe came to transport grain from the south to the north.

The lack of food in the northern border is the biggest shortcoming, and the longer it takes, the worse it will be for Beiping.

Although what Huang Zicheng said was a bit bookish and took things for granted, there is still some truth in Beiping's self-defeating words.

Unless Peiping gathers a large army to go south quickly, there seems to be no sign of Beiping going south so far.

In short.

In this battle between grandparents and grandchildren of the old Zhu family, the movements on both sides are quite strange.

Yingtianfu Imperial Palace.

In the future, the Bauhinia City in Beiping will be a copy of the Imperial City of Nanjing.

The imperial city is huge.

Zhu Di lives in the imperial city, except for Zhu Yuanzhang and the eunuchs who take care of daily life, no one knows how Zhu Di is.

Guo Ying, who was in charge of the forbidden army, was ordered to enter the palace.

Guo Ying is seven years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang. He is one of the two founding dukes who are still alive, which shows his prestige and status.

It is true that the Guo family has a very high lintel.

The second-generation daughter is Liao Wangfei, and the third-generation daughter is the concubine of King Yan. If the country does not change, the Guo family will become one of the top nobles.

"saint."

"Guo Ying."

Zhu Yuanzhang was very enthusiastic, and Guo Ying, who was enthusiastic, felt heavy in his heart, and quietly watched Yan Wang who was smiling next to his eyes.

The two father and son were all smiling, but Guo Ying couldn't help laughing.

"Go to the southwest." Zhu Yuanzhang patted Guo Ying on the shoulder.

"I listen to the saint."

Guo Ying did not resist.

"The Southwest is very important. My enlightenment journey in Ming Dynasty is long, and it takes time to educate those uncivilized tribes."

Zhu Yuanzhang sighed.

Zhu Yuanzhang was not a murderer.

This is true.

What he likes is to gradually include the tribal areas in the frontiers into the territory of Ming Dynasty through the means of enlightenment and material subsidies.

Yunnan is not just the Yunnan of later generations.

Later generations of Burma, Laos and other regions did not form a country, but lived in many tribes that plundered each other.

Even in later generations, there are still many tribes in these countries, and they are not stable and unified countries.

And three announcements and six comforts.

Not only in southern Yunnan, but also in Mupang, Burma, Babaidadian, Laos and other regions. Many tribes received tribute from Ming Dynasty.

They all belong to the sphere of influence of the Ming Dynasty, but the Hongwu Dynasty has not yet reformed the land and returned to the country, and it is in a stable stage.

The closer the tribes are to the Yunnan area, the more they have been educated; otherwise, they still retain the wildness of the tribes, sometimes self-reliant and sometimes submissive.

In the ancient agricultural society with low productivity, Zhu Yuanzhang's self-government skills are truly unchangeable.

Even after the Qing Dynasty fell into the colonial era, those areas still firmly guarded the gates of Southwest China, instead of going out on their own, because everyone thought they were Chinese.

People who live in the Mainland, if they don’t think they are Chinese in their hearts, then they are indeed not Chinese.

on the contrary.

No matter where he lives in the world, as long as he thinks he is Chinese in his heart, then he is Chinese.

In the current period, Zhu Yuanzhang has not forgotten the Southwest.

Mu Ying died.

Yang Wen was transferred from Yunnan, and now he decided to send Guo Ying there to guard the southwest for Daming.

The Southwest is not a good place right now.

Barren and barren, the living environment is harsh, and there is no entertainment.

Back then, King Qin didn't even want to go to Shaanxi.

Going to the Southwest now is really a dedication, not an enjoyment, because there is no environment for enjoyment at all.

Guo Ying thought that he would die of old age in Yunnan, but Guo Ying did not refuse.

Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help holding Guo Ying's hand, looking at this old subordinate who followed him back then, he was deeply moved.

Guo Ying left.

Guo Ying was replaced by Geng Bingwen.

The other two living heroes of the founding of the country are six years younger than Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Greetings to the sage, and the king of Yan."

Geng Bingwen took over the imperial army and also met King Yan in the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't explain much, but let Geng Bingwen do things well, firmly guard Yingtianfu, and prevent Xiaoxiao from making trouble.

Compared with Guo Ying, Geng Bingwen is a little more straightforward.

After Zhu Yuanzhang waited for Geng Bingwen to leave, he said to Zhu Di: "Bingwen can use it with confidence, so don't worry about handing over the place to him, but this person is not strong enough to respond to complex situations, so he cannot be alone."

Zhu Di is a man who knows how to fight. He has led the army many times, and has achieved a lot of battles. So far, he has not lost a single one. Through Zhu Yuanzhang's introduction, he has a little understanding of the current generals.

Ying Tianfu has changed a lot.

Many people don't think so. After all, it is necessary to build coastal defense and build a navy, and there are hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in Yingtian Mansion.

Staff transfers are as usual.

As for Guo Ying.

His son had surrendered to Peiping, and his granddaughter was still the imperial concubine. The transfer of him by the saint did not arouse people's suspicion.

"I haven't seen you for many years, and the capital is getting more and more prosperous."

Although the capital city with a population of one million is not as new as Beiping City, it is larger and the streets are very lively.

A few men in military uniforms led their horses and walked behind.

Several generals were transferred from Shandong.

"I really miss the saint." A man in his thirties sighed.

"General Ping'an will see the saint soon." The companions beside him laughed.

Ping An is the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang.

His father died in battle in his early years, and he was adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang. Now he is the commander of the Jining Guard, and his reputation in the army is not obvious.

Groups of generals entered Beijing.

Ping'an, Shengyong, Tie Xuan, etc., mainly from Shandong, removed the elite generals from Shandong and added them to the Forbidden Army.

King Qi of Shandong was very puzzled.

"What is the meaning of the father? How can Gu fight against Peiping after dispatching all Gu's fierce generals?"

"Henan's fifth brother is a useless person. Shandong and Henan are such important areas, how can the father only care about himself?"

King Qi discussed countermeasures with his staff.

"It seems that the father is old after all."

"Shandong and Henan are not guaranteed, so Yingtian Mansion is in a difficult situation."

King Qi was extremely proud.

Then he looked at his brothers, except for the fourth brother who was stronger, the rest of the brothers were not as good as him, and the fourth brother was imprisoned in Ruying Tianfu.

"Looks like it has to be me." King Qi was very ambitious.

(End of this chapter)