The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

The first industrial revolution occurred in Britain. Why was it not France and Italy? Why was it not the great ancient Eastern civilization? Many scholars have conducted research and have their own opinions.

Some scholars regress cause and effect from seven aspects and results.

The first is the British constitutional monarchy system, which limits the power of the monarch. At this point, Confucianism also limits the power of the monarch. The emperor's power to manage government affairs has fallen into the hands of the bureaucratic class.

Of course, there are some differences between the two.

The second is the primitive accumulation of capital. However, the regional business gangs that emerged in the middle and late Ming Dynasty also proved the accumulation of capital. There were many wealthy private businessmen, and they even had the power to violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

The third one is foreign trade.

The Ming Dynasty has always been the largest trade market, and goods were sold all over the world.

The fourth is the maturity of production technology, that is, the development of the handicraft industry, which has accumulated a large amount of technology. These traditional application technologies are also not lacking in the Ming Dynasty. On the contrary, the Ming Dynasty has a large number of craftsmen groups and a highly developed agricultural and industrial system. In terms of grain output, More stable.

The fifth is to break away from the control of religious thoughts. However, the control of religious thoughts has not formed a system in Eastern lands, and scholars have also begun to question Confucius. For example, Wang Yangming put forward "Although his words came from Confucius, I dare not I thought so."

The sixth is the birth of the capitalist class.

Seventh is the emergence of emerging industries.

But whether it is the former or the latter, there is no shortage in the Ming Jianghuai region.

India, which has one of the longest histories of private property in the world, took over the British cotton textile industry in the [-]th century and observed, learned and imitated British society. However, what is intriguing is that India did not achieve great economic achievements.

What is also intriguing is that many researchers in later generations tend to ask why China, which still has world-class textile and iron-making technologies, and a prosperous market economy in the Yangtze River Delta region, did not develop industrialization in the [-]th and [-]th centuries. What about revolution?

Therefore, they simply attributed the failure of industrialization to the protection of vested interests of the elite and the extractive system. This is something that these institutional schools firmly believe in. Therefore, they proposed that Eastern civilization has been backward since ancient times, etc., and gained many believers.

However, these inferences are unconvincing and even misleading.

Therefore, after Zhu Gaochi came to Ming Dynasty, he did not adopt the theories advocated by those institutional scholars. On the contrary, as a result of the great achievements in the new century, a group of new scholars were born and put forward various ideological theories that were more relevant to reality.

Compared with the former, the latter is more down-to-earth and no longer sounds so illusory.

And it can make people suddenly realize.

Because the truth must be consistent with reality, thousands of books of false teachings and one true teaching can often wake people up.

Therefore, those various propaganda slogans about the West that were very popular among the people before the new century were gradually not convinced by people, and they began to feel tired of these empty things and began to think of their own.

Chunhe Palace.

study.

The bookshelves are filled with books, a large number of scholars' papers, and various data reports, all with eye-catching labels so that Zhu Gaochi can accurately find the information he wants.

The Ming Dynasty was a unified society.

In the original history, based on the development of grain production, the population had actually exploded. However, the system of the Ming Dynasty targeted households for expropriation, so it did not pursue population statistics.

In today's Ming Dynasty, especially in the north of the Ming Dynasty, Japan and Goryeo are the areas where the population of women and children mainly flows into. This has led to a surge in the population in the north. Coupled with the surplus food, it has brought new concepts.

For example, in Bac Parallel Province, the latest population census probably exceeds 800 million people.

This number shocked many people.

In fact, compared with the future in history, it is not that outrageous.

For example, from 1734 to 1753, the country's population increased fourfold in 19 years.

This is of course not caused by fertility rates, but changes caused by new policies.

The explosive growth that began in the 50s, a straight-line graph, is the unbelievable fact caused by the fertility rate.

Population represents a country's potential.

Simultaneously.

If social development cannot keep up with the increase in population, then good medicine will turn into poison. It can be said that most of China's unified traditional agricultural society since ancient times perished due to this poison.

It cannot be reconciled by policies; what is needed is a drastic change in productivity.

Since ancient times, the land for production has been developed. The ancestors tried their best to solve this difficult problem, but no matter what kind of changes, productivity could not catch up with the growth of population.

The Ming Dynasty collapsed due to social and economic bankruptcy.

The remaining phenomena, such as official corruption, land annexation by gentry, etc., were not lacking even in the heyday of the dynasty, so they were not the main reasons for the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if the politics were clear and people had enough to eat, they still could not avoid the demise of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi knocked on the table.

Transforming the Ming Dynasty from a traditional agricultural society into an industrial society has always been what Zhu Gaochi has to do. The results are very gratifying. However, the size of the Ming Dynasty is too large, and the current social phenomenon has brought a large number of new people, which has become a huge problem. difficult problem.

Without solving these problems, Ming Dynasty will still be a traditional agricultural society.

Especially now.

The market in the Ming Dynasty was so prosperous that there were no competitors for the products of the Ming Dynasty. Merchants did not need to go through the hardships of being a middleman. They could just sit at home and not worry about finding door-to-door orders.

The trading firm that emerged in Haojing was very prosperous, but it stopped there.

Only a few business houses are willing to leave their comfort zones and take risks to the Southeast Asian countries.

The size of Ming Dynasty is too big. If we want to make a qualitative leap, the current stage has entered the bottleneck area. Only after this stage can Ming society continue to develop at a high level.

Otherwise, we will stand still and face all kinds of new problems.

in short.

Let the development of science catch up with the demand for applied technology, that is, a society where machines produce machines. When this step is reached, the industrialized society of the Ming Dynasty can be considered a real success.

demand.

Demand is the biggest problem.

Creating demand, promoting social development, and skipping the Malthusian poverty trap social theory were the successes achieved only by the fourth industrialization attempt in later generations. They finally broke out of the vicious circle since ancient times and solved problems that had not been solved for thousands of years.

At the beginning of the fifteenth century, the actual population of the Ming Dynasty accounted for a quarter of the world. This was not its highlight moment. At its peak, it was not that the Han and Tang Dynasties accounted for one-third of the world, but 40.00% of the Song Dynasty. proportion.

In other words, four of the ten people who came here were Han Chinese.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the proportion of Han people in the world has been declining with every dynasty.

Therefore, the Yuan Dynasty was a dividing line.

Before the Yuan Dynasty, the proportion of Han people in the world's population had been increasing. After the Yuan Dynasty, it had been declining. The Ming Dynasty was an inflection point, with the highest proportion returning to 30.00%, but it soon fell again.

Although the population increased dramatically during the Qing Dynasty, the world's population also increased dramatically.

Because the world gained access to the high-yielding crops of the Americas.

Many people say that high-yielding crops in the Americas were not the main reason for the Qing Dynasty's population increase, which is a statement that ignores the facts.

Because of the spread of high-yield crops in the Americas around the world, the population of the Qing Dynasty and the world began to increase dramatically. The world's population increased from 17 million to [-] billion in [-], and to [-] billion in [-]. , the world's population has more than tripled.The biggest shortcoming of the Qing Dynasty was that it failed to keep up with the development of the world, causing Eastern civilization to lag behind Western civilization, and even later generations of the Chinese nation still have to make up for it.

Otherwise, there is a famous saying in the West that the victor will not be blamed, and in the East there is a saying that the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, and the Qing Dynasty would not have become the object of hatred by many people.

Zhu Gaochi looked through the research reports sent by scholars again.

In addition to the conflicts between industries in various places, the most thrilling thing is the proportion of the new population.

Schools in Peiping are in short supply, not to mention other areas. To solve the school problems, not only Ming Dynasty's taxes cannot bear it, but even if Ming Dynasty can get this huge amount of funds, it does not have so many teachings.

Not to mention the resource consumption required to meet this new population, as well as the impact on social industries and new livelihood needs after the new population grows up.

If these phenomena cannot be solved, when the problems explode ten years later, it will not be a problem that the court can solve, and it will fall into an endless cycle again.

With the size of the population of the Ming Dynasty, the Western colonial path was impossible.

Only production.

Colonization made the West rich, but what made Western civilization strong was the production they established in the colonies, especially in the Americas. A large number of Western people built cities one after another through production, which was their foundation.

Thinking of the development path of future generations, Zhu Gaochi had a new plan in his mind related to the future of the Ming Dynasty.
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"The officers headed by Polondoraja imitated the Ming Dynasty's army and organized a new army. However, the scale was small, with only about 2000 people. However, this man had high prestige in Siam, and even the king supported him. .”

Yang Shiqi said.

The biggest problem in Nanyang, besides Myanmar, is Siam.

The Ming Dynasty prohibited Siam from annexing the Kingdom of Sukhothai, but Siam took advantage of the Ming Dynasty's Western Expedition to completely annex the country, causing the Ming Dynasty to lose its prestige in Southeast Asia, which had a considerable impact.

The court's voice was not quiet in calling for Siam to mobilize troops.

in contrast.

Faced with the rising will of war, His Highness the Crown Prince tried his best to delay it. If it weren't for His Highness the Crown Prince, Ming's army would have already set foot on the Kingdom of Siam, even if the Kingdom of Siam behaved very respectfully.

Including the King of South Korea, and even the Kingdom of Japan.

There were many generals advocating war within the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Di was a little embarrassed.

Not only Nanyang, the old forces of the Timur Khanate have also begun to make a comeback, harassing the Mashhad region from Qazwin and Isfahan, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger.

It seems that in these years, not only have these forces not perished, they have also received good supplies in the West and dared to test the rule of the Ming army.

In addition, the Ming army implemented new enlightenment in the local area, and there were many local conflicts.

Zhu Di has been considering whether to resume the Western Expedition, but some things have delayed it, especially the death of the queen, which made Zhu Di very sad and he only stepped out recently.

If you want to launch troops in Nanyang, Siam is not a small country, and you need to invest a lot of energy to prevent the risk of defeat.

Especially post-war governance.

The eldest son is very different. He focuses on governance rather than blind conquest, which causes Zhu Di to have many scruples.

Fighting must be rewarding.

This is true even in the west, where water must be squeezed out.

Therefore, in these years, the Ming Dynasty mobilized troops every year, especially the expedition to the Saibei area, the battle to regain Jiaozhi, and the westward expedition thousands of miles away, not to mention "small-scale" wars, such as sending troops to assist the Japanese clan, Send troops to Ryukyu to support the royal family and so on.

But the development of the Ming Dynasty not only did not stop, but also ensured the production of the people.

In fact, Zhu Di was already very satisfied with the current situation of Ming Dynasty.

do not know why.

The boss seemed to be troubled by some unknown annoyance. In Zhu Di's opinion, it was a bit unfounded.

However, Zhu Di sometimes wonders whether the boss has seen further and seen the worries about the future, which is why he is anxious now. Anyway, Zhu Di cannot guess what the boss is thinking.

Just like in Peking, no one noticed the hidden dangers of the military household system. Only the boss saw it and believed that the military household system was on the verge of bankruptcy, so he started with the military household system to change the living conditions of military households.

The geographical environment of Laos is more complicated, but the Xuanwei Division of Laos generally obeys the management of Ming Dynasty and does not cause much trouble, while Laos is not under the management of Yang Shiqi.

Yang Shiqi wanted to return to the center as soon as possible. He had been away from the court for too long.

But the matter in Siam was delayed again and again by His Royal Highness, which made Yang Shiqi feel unsure and looked at His Majesty the Emperor expectantly.

Zhu Di was noncommittal.

Day two.

The two father and son met in the imperial garden.

"If my father wants to conquer it himself, he should go to the west." Zhu Gaochi said slowly after listening.

Zhu Di was stunned.

I haven't decided yet to go on a personal expedition.

Expedition to the west was not something he enjoyed. The hardship and monotony of those years made Zhu Di a little unbearable, but staying in the capital was also boring, and he did not want to compete with his son for the right to govern the country.

I'm too embarrassed to argue, my son has done a great job.

However.

Zhu Di felt a little itchy in his heart. In addition to his desires, he also considered that the western region needed him. He would gain the greatest benefits from all aspects by going on an expedition.

"Don't you support the Western Expedition?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but asked curiously.

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "This time, that time."

In the past, the western region was desolate and disorderly, and it was difficult for the Ming army to harvest. In recent years, the Ming Dynasty has invested a lot of financial and material resources in the western region, and moved people there. It is the early stage of harvesting, so how can it tolerate destruction.

Otherwise, all the hard work over the years will be in vain, so instead, we need to ensure the stability of the western capitals, prevent local people from being affected by the war, and keep the war out of the country.

Moreover, Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and other generals stayed there for too long, which easily formed hills, which was not conducive to the stability of the court, so they needed to be transferred back.

But the current situation makes it impossible to transfer them, so it would be a good idea for the emperor of Ming Dynasty to personally take charge.

But it was also because of Zhu Di.

It would be a pity to abandon Zhu Di's talents and the advantages brought by his identity.

see.

Zhu Di knew that he was leaving the capital again, but this time the movement was far less than the last time. Zhu Gaochi also recruited officials from various ministries, the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, and scholars.

Small production is needed in the west and production is needed in the south.

Zhu Gaochi proposed a new policy approach, the Ming Dynasty's ten-year plan. (End of chapter)