The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 659 His Highness the Crown Prince’s Shortcomings

The three-legged columbine became a seven-legged columbine. After the seven-legged columbine, the twelve-legged columbine was invented. With the weight of the machine and the required force, one animal could no longer satisfy it.

Military households in Peiping began to use two cows side by side.

"Kakakaka."

After passing through the flat land and the endless wheat fields, several workers used a new steam engine. At the other end of the field ridge, they used a roller to roll the wire to pull a new seeder with an iron wheel underneath.

One row can be used to sow seeds thirty to forty feet wide, but a new type of seeder needs to be moved. This process is still time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the cost of use is high.

Military households drive two oxen and pull a nine-legged columbine, which is still the main farming method of military households around Peiping.

When the farming season is busy, the whole family goes to work together.

Work from morning to night.

The old people showed happy smiles, but the teenagers in Katai District were full of complaints. They had no shortage of food and drink since they were young. They envied the life of the rich in the city and liked to go to the city to play rather than stay in the fields.

"You don't even look at who you are."

"If you don't work hard on the land and do nothing all day long, how will you start a family and start a business when you grow up? If your reputation is ruined, no one will dare to marry their daughter to you."

Listening to the adults' scoldings, the young man's face was full of dissatisfaction.

He mounted his horse and left. After reuniting with his companions, he rushed to the bustling city.

The teenagers stole the wine at home and found a quiet place. Several of them imitated the adults and started drinking.

"I want to be in business in the future, not farming."

"Correct."

"I heard my second uncle say that many people went to Nanyang and lived the life of landlords. They didn't have to work every day and just watched the people below working. They were very leisurely every day. Very rich."

"The older generation's concepts are backward and they still want to work by themselves. If they don't work for a day, they will feel uncomfortable."

Children, you say something to me.

It has been more than fifty years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and the people born in the previous dynasty have become a minority. The children have lived in industrialized Peiping since childhood. At the age of ten, they are full of curiosity about the world.

They do not want to live the life of their fathers, but prefer to live the life of superiors.

Due to the well system and the increase and modification of acres, per capita resources have increased, the population in the countryside has decreased, and the mountains and forests around Beiping have become more and more prosperous.

Children no longer like hunting. They are tired of the things they have been familiar with since childhood and are full of enthusiasm for the unfamiliar.

at the same time.

The director of Daxing Film Studio is counting the population of the city. How many households there are, how many people are in each household, what occupation they are engaged in, etc. All need to be registered. The more he visits, the more incredible the director becomes.

"I didn't expect that our small studio would be like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."

In the evening, the neighbors gathered under the big locust tree. Some people played chess, some chatted, and some whispered, all kinds of things. There was no shortage of people to talk to around the mayor.

"Oh? What can you say?"

people asked curiously.

"Let's just say you are the second son of Aunt Li's family. Do you still remember him?"

"Remember, didn't you say you went to work in Wuchang?"

"Hey, Lao Huang is here. He hasn't gone to work a long time ago. Instead, he went to Bo... What the hell is Bo? Anyway, it's a very far away place, overseas." The director said exaggeratedly, and people couldn't help but exclaim.

"Why did you go so far?"

"People are getting rich."

"He has thousands of acres of farmland there, and everyone in the farmhouse is working for him. He has become a master. He opens his mouth and hands for food, and is served every day. This life is happier than that of a god."

"No wonder so many people are going overseas."

"You can go too."

"I don't dare. Why should I go to such a far away place? I'm living a good life now, so I don't want to leave my hometown. When the leaves fall, we return to our roots. Our roots are here."

"Yes, if you die in a foreign land, you will become a lonely ghost and you will not be reincarnated for the rest of your life."

People gossiping.

Some people envy it, some people despise it, and some people don't care.

The director keenly discovered that society seemed to have changed.

There is indeed a "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" in the studio. In the past, there were only two or three "big households" in the studio, and everyone respected them except the members. Now, as far as I know, there are no less than a dozen rich people, and all of them are better than others. Former members of the Communist Party of China were wealthy.

Many people are away from home all year round, and some have even moved away with their entire families.

It's been thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. The poor boy in the past may turn around one day.

News of the emperor's return to the capital was published in newspapers, but the people did not pay much attention to it. As for the sect-vassal system and the news of the establishment of the new capital, the people only marveled a few times and did not cause much commotion.

People are accustomed to it and no longer get excited about it. It has become a natural and normal thing.

Ming Dynasty is too big.

Incredibly big.

Zhu Di had moved many passive parties. After settling the matter in Siam, he set off back to Beijing. Although the people did not feel anything, there was a lot of movement in the court.

Zhu Gaochi led all civil and military officials out of the city to greet him and congratulated the Ming Emperor on his triumphant return.

The capital was crowded with people, flowers were scattered all over the streets, and flags were flying.

Zhu Di is really old, and Zhu Gaochi is also in his forties. The two father and son can't help but sigh that time is not forgiving, and everyone is fair in the face of time.

This time Zhu Di did not return to the court, and even entrusted all military power to the prince. Even the important matter of reorganizing the army was handed over to the prince. Smart people saw that this was the old emperor handing over the family to the heir. Industry.

Zhu Gaochi began to meet with governors and general soldiers from various places.

The military attachés on the border of the Ming Dynasty took turns returning to the capital to report on their duties and accept new assessments. They also met with His Highness the Crown Prince, who approved their new locations and positions.

Zhu Neng and Zhang Fu won the title of Marquis of the Ming Dynasty.

The internal vassal states need to garrison troops, including the Koryo vassal state, the Ryukyu three vassal states, the Konnu vassal state, and the Siam vassal state. Among them, the Koryo vassal state stationed five battalions, the Ryukyu three vassal states stationed two battalions in total, and the Konnu vassal state stationed six battalions. , the Siam vassal state established five battalions, with a total of 18 battalions and more than 54,000 soldiers.

Three battalions were stationed in the northern part of Sai, five battalions were stationed in the southern province of Sai, five battalions were stationed in Nurgandusi, and 20 battalions were stationed in the seven western provinces, totaling 33 battalions and 100,000 soldiers. Each Xuanwei Division is stationed with one battalion, including the Lao Xuanwei Division, Cheche Xuanwei Division, etc., totaling thirty-nine battalions of 117,000 soldiers, large and small.

Nine battalions were stationed in the Zhuzi Dusi, eight battalions were stationed in the Pattaya Dusi, 11th battalions were stationed in the Sukhothai Dusi, and three battalions were stationed in the Boni Dusi, totaling 31 battalions and 93,000 soldiers.

There are sixty battalions in the Beijing camp, with a total of 180,000 soldiers. Every three years, ten battalions are rotated between the Beijing camp and the border camp.

Each battalion has a fixed camp area, which is equipped with garrison and guerrilla generals during wartime. There are staff generals, internal commanders and external commanders. Different responsibilities distinguish the military system of separation of defense and combat.

In the event of a major war, at most half of the Beijing camp would be mobilized to send troops in conjunction with the military regions in each direction, and the court would appoint the marshal alone.

The Navy also made adjustments.

In addition to patrol fleets in coastal areas, including various naval divisions in the Inner River and local fleets overseas, the imperial court established three major fleets, divided into the Northern Fleet, the Southern Fleet, and the Outer Sea Fleet.

The overseas corps underwent rectification, and all overseas corps in the inner vassal states were transferred. The military power was vested in the local Ming garrison. The overseas corps was only allowed to operate in the outer vassal country, which terminated the influence of Goryeo's trading houses on the overseas corps.

The Ming Dynasty did not recognize regions and forces outside the five-level vassal system. In other words, except for the vassal states within the Xuanwei Division and Xuanfu Division, they all belonged to the territory of overseas corps activities.

Each battalion's rations, military pay, and supplies are planned and provided by the Ministry of War, and are provided separately during wartime.

When the army uses railways, the railway system must fully support it, but it must obtain instructions from the court. Only after receiving the court's order can the railways in various places cooperate with the army. Otherwise, they must report it as soon as possible.

The development of everything must be logical.

Historically, in the mid-fifteenth century, Siam annexed the Sukhothai vassal state. Due to the increase in land area, it carried out land and institutional reforms and evolved from a tribe to a kingdom.

The same is true for Ming Dynasty.

The territory of the Ming Dynasty was too large. For the sake of the stability of the country, the new round of military reform in the Ming Dynasty was mainly in the direction of stability and strived to control the order of the army in the hands of the court.

However, we learned from the experience of previous dynasties and implemented equal emphasis on the Jingying camp and the side camp. In order to prevent the side camp from getting bigger, we rotated the Jingying camp with the Jingying camp, and in order to prevent the dominance of the Jingying camp from falling into the hands of the side camp. , so the time was set and the scale of rotation was controlled.

In order to prevent the long-term peace of the Beijing camp from declining in combat effectiveness, resulting in the inability to fight, and changes in the strength of the border camp, so in the event of a war, the Beijing camp needs to be dispatched, and it is the party that participates in the most battles.

However, in order to ensure that the entire Beijing camp would not be annihilated and the safety of the capital would not be affected, it was stipulated that at least half of the Beijing camp could be mobilized.

Various plans, one after another, have learned from past lessons and taken into account the current needs of Ming Dynasty.

1.2 million army and 300,000 navy.

With the capital city, inland provinces, border areas, Dusi, Xuanwei Division and Xuanfu Division, the inner vassal vassal state and the outer vassal vassal state tributary state, the Ming Dynasty's new military system was formed to protect the Ming Dynasty.

In normal times, the army's logistics and drills are maintained, supplied, supervised and assessed by the Ministry of War, while the Fifth Army Governor's Office manages the affairs of the garrison.

Zhu Neng, Zhang Fu and other marquis and noble generals were temporarily appointed to the Governor's Office of the Fifth Army. Normal local conflicts were handled by the local military region. In the event of a major war, the imperial court appointed these senior generals to serve as the commander-in-chief of one side and coordinate the battalions.

The same is true for the final promotion route for governors like Zhao An who lead troops outside. The final end is to serve as the military governor's mansion. They view things from a higher perspective in the center of the court, and at the same time they leave the army and avoid direct contact. In short, the rights of middle- and low-level military attaches were not affected, but instead deepened their strength. At the level of middle- and high-level military attaches, the control of the court was strengthened.

In the eyes of the imperial court, for minor local conflicts, the military attaches at the garrison level can already handle most situations. When matters beyond the capabilities of the military attachés at the garrison level, the imperial court needs to consider them and use the Beijing camp and local military forces to quell them. .

The highest number of troops in the garrison's hands was three thousand, which was enough to deal with local conflicts without threatening the imperial court.

Then there are the military district guards and generals.

Those below the garrison level can decide whether to take the lead based on the situation. However, for those at the garrison level, especially at the general level, their actions need to be approved by the court, and they can mobilize nearly 10,000 troops. Then there are the generals and governors, ranging in size from 10,000 to tens of thousands. Finally, the imperial court comes forward to coordinate the Beijing camp and local military strength, with a size of more than 50,000.

Moreover, when a military operation reaches the scale of tens of thousands of people, it cannot last long without material supplies from the rear. This situation must rely on the support of local officials and the court.

Such a huge change has attracted everyone's attention. People are analyzing the court's thinking, hoping to understand the way the country is governed and find their own position.

"When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in Peiping, Emperor Taizu was still alive at that time, and the situation was very unique."

Liu Yiru from Siyi Hall was chatting with several disciples at home.

Due to the reform of the vassal system, the status of Siyi Pavilion has risen sharply. The rights and status of the foreign affairs department have undergone earth-shaking changes compared with the past. Liu Yiru's influence in the court is not small.

Several disciples were very respectful and curious about the court's plans.

These people, who were still very young back then, were not very aware of the changes in the court because of their status. When they heard the teacher's words, they felt curious.

Isn’t it true that His Highness the Crown Prince has always been like this?

Liu Yiru did not mention who the original emperor's grandson was. This was something that the imperial court had not discussed for many years. In today's school textbooks, the emperor's grandson refers to the current crown prince.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once said in Peiping that he conquered the world, but in fact he did not."

Liu Yiru lamented: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's attitude is very tough, just to facilitate his implementation of industrial reforms after he enters the capital. In fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not participate much in military affairs. The emperor has always organized it himself."

There are no outsiders here, and there is no difference between disciples and sons. Liu Yiru also needs to train a new generation of successors, so he vaguely reminded, "The emperor is old, so in order to compensate for the shortcomings of His Highness, the new military reform focuses on stability. In fact, It is an alternation of power, and it is also in line with the current needs of His Highness the Crown Prince, which shows that the Saint has really tried his best for the Crown Prince."

There are more languages, which Liu Yiru did not explain.

From his point of view, His Highness the Crown Prince's reforms have offended too many people over the years, and power is always in the hands of a few people. In fact, His Highness the Crown Prince is in a very dangerous situation.

Even within the Ming Dynasty Industrial Bureau, aren’t there voices of dissatisfaction within the company?

The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

The Ming Dynasty strengthened the control of the Xuanfu Division and the vassal states. Because of the strength of the Ming Dynasty, no one dared to object. This does not mean that the chieftains were willing to accept it. For the same reason, the social resource allocation model of the Ming Dynasty was greatly affected by the rapid increase in productivity in the Ming Dynasty. Under this situation, people's wealth level has greatly increased.

In order to reduce the gap between the rich and the poor, His Royal Highness sacrificed the interests of the upper class to compensate for the lower class. Although it was to delay the alternative "land annexation", it is true that the interests of many people have been harmed.

He could obviously earn one million, but due to Ming Dynasty's policies, he could only earn five hundred thousand. The remaining five hundred thousand, which was just money, was distributed to the poor.

Although it is good for the future of Ming Dynasty, no one can foresee the loss to oneself.

The greatest benefit of the Emperor's life is to protect His Highness the Crown Prince.

The emperor's martial arts skills are extraordinary and unprecedented, and his influence in the army is directly reflected. No one dares to stand up against His Highness the Crown Prince. So after the emperor's death, will His Highness the Crown Prince be able to be as stable as he is now? He can easily do whatever he wants. reform.

Ordinary people will always be ordinary people. Their status and the information they can receive doomed them to be unable to play a key role.

The common people are too far away, while the interest classes are too close.

Some signs can already be seen with the success of the trading houses in Korea and the momentum in Siam.

His Royal Highness has blocked the domestic gap, but cannot block the overseas gap. More and more forces have begun to develop overseas. These are new patterns, relying on the Ming Dynasty to develop extremely rapidly.

Ten or twenty years later, it will be the same huge force, and it will be inextricably linked to the country and difficult to distinguish.
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"There is never a shortage of smart people in the world, there are too many smart people."

Zhu Di has been in poor health since he came back, and said to his eldest son with a smile.

Dongnuan Pavilion in Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Gaochi sat on the chair.

I very much agree with Zhu Di's views. An article written by an official from the Song Dynasty told people at the bottom how to get ahead. From thoughts to practices, it gave a very clear path. All situations encountered on this path, every situation. Detailed explanations and coping methods were also given, and even the strange books of quacks and magicians were given, and their understanding of human nature has reached a superb level.

Zhu Gaochi doesn't think he is smarter than anyone else, just because he knows a lot of knowledge that is not available in this era.

"What do you think?"

Seventy percent of Zhu Gaochi's military reforms came from Zhu Di's arrangements. Without hearing his father's inquiry, Zhu Gaochi said calmly: "Letting them go to sea is also the purpose of my son."

How to guide the domestic population to migrate overseas.

People-oriented, under the social resource allocation model, in order to meet the needs of the people, we must still use inducements.

The great voyage of the West has made poor people unable to survive. The way to survive overseas is their need. So suppressing domestic interest groups and forcing them to focus their energy overseas is also the need created by Zhu Gaochi.

People pursue wealth, but it is difficult to keep their true intentions while pursuing wealth.

Whether it is Confucianism or other knowledge, selling everything you can for profit is the choice of most people, including ordinary people, but ordinary people do not have the means and capital to sell everything.

There are so many people in the future park, how many percent are really deceived.

This is what human nature creates.

There are people who work hard and want stability, and there are people who cheat and want to take shortcuts.

If you want to ride on other people's heads and be a master, if you want clothes to put your hands on and food to open your mouth, if you want a luxurious life, etc., then leave Ming Dynasty.

Let the Ming Dynasty retain hard-working people who want to live a stable life and maintain the virtues of the Chinese nation.

Those who want to be better than others go overseas.

It not only satisfies the expansion of the population, but also brings supplements to the production of the Ming Dynasty, and maintains the simple customs of the Ming Dynasty. This is what Zhu Gaochi wants to see.

Later Apu said it well.

In the past, the people who went to Eagle were hard-working and capable people from all over the world. Later, many of the people who went to Eagle were descendants of corrupt officials, which led Eagle to a path of decline. He wanted to ban these people from entering Eagle, but unfortunately Apu was kicked out. .

A developed business alone is not enough.

Relying on industry, Britain defeated the commercially developed Netherlands. Relying on industry, the United States competed with the commercially developed United Kingdom. Commerce can indeed bring a higher economic level, but industry is the foundation of commerce.

The industry is hollowed out. No matter how developed the commercial economy is, Eagle knows that its industry is getting worse and worse, but it has tried its best to bring back the manufacturing industry because Eagle lacks hard-working people.

Seeing his son's attitude, Zhu Di felt relieved.

Zhu Gaochi doesn't care how many people oppose him. All he wants in this life is a clear conscience.

After the military reform came to an end, Zhu Gaochi issued another decree, reaffirming the purpose of civilizing the spirit and barbarizing the body, requiring schools to take the lead in strengthening outdoor comprehensive courses and strengthening labor classes.

In all social studies and county schools, all students must participate in labor.

The social science department of the health institute strengthened the training of children from military households.

Both spiritual civilization and material civilization must be grasped, and no one can fall behind. Major theaters, song and dance halls, etc. are required to launch new activities to praise soldiers, workers, military households, and common people.

countryside.

The children in the city, led by the school and responsible for their teachings, came to the area planned by the school and planted seeds in the wells.

The military households became wealthy. They had a hundred acres of land, but not every acre of land was cultivated, so they were happy to see their children working on their own fields, which was better than leaving it empty.

The children have to work in the countryside every year. Although it is very hard and everyone complains, they are used to it. Although they complain, the work speed is not slow.

The children of the military households, led by hundreds of households from the guard station, rode the family horses and carried bows, arrows and fire guns to hunt in the mountains or forests further away. It took four or five days for them to go out.

The children of military households like this kind of activity.

After leaving their boring hometown, the children learned the tone of adults and talked like adults. At this time, each child was competing with each other to see who could shoot accurately.

More and more people are leaving the mainland.

They either saved a sum of money themselves, or borrowed it from their tribesmen, or they went to the food stamp bank to apply for a loan and went overseas to become manor owners. More and more manors were established in Bonidusi, Sukhothaidusi, Zhuzidusi, etc., including in vassal states such as Goryeo and Siam.

The stronger their strength is, the weaker the strength of the local vassal country is.

The decline of Siam and the chaos in the northern region aroused the greed of the Burmese Xuanwei Division, and finally invaded northern Siam, offending the Sukhothai Dusi. The local general asked the Burmese Xuanwei Division to withdraw its troops.

The local soldiers of Myanmar's Xuanwei Division did not listen. They burned, killed, and looted the local area, and the local tribes were wiped out one after another.

The King of Siam could only protect himself. As for Sukhothai Dusi, since it belonged to the Ming Dynasty, the King of Siam would not bother to do anything more, as long as the soldiers of the Burmese Xuanwei Division did not invade him.

The tribes did not receive support from the original king, and Sukhothai Dusi was still undergoing military reforms and did not provide immediate assistance, resulting in local blood flowing into rivers. Facing the powerful Myanmar Xuanwei Division, the local tribes were unable to resist.

The war between tribes is very cruel.

The situation in Myanmar's Xuanwei Division is very complicated. Although it was granted the title of Ming Dynasty, there are actually many forces that exist. Even the Ming Dynasty court cannot distinguish them. This will be the case in later generations. What's more, at present, the local Ming army does not dare to act rashly. Choose to gather intelligence first.

The frontiers were filled with turmoil, while developments in the interior were changing with each passing day.

The huge size of the industrialized Ming Dynasty swallowed up all the surrounding nutrients like a bottomless pit.

(End of this chapter)