The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 691 It turns out that the conservative is me

The seven western provinces of the Ming Dynasty roughly included southern Kazakhstan, all of Kyrgyzstan, all of Tajikistan, central and eastern Uzbekistan, central and eastern Turkmenistan, eastern Iran, and central and northern Afghanistan.

Among them, the rich areas end at Bukhara in the west, including Samarkand, Fergana, and as far east as Andijan, that is, reaching the Tianshan Mountains. This large area has many plains, so it is the entire Central Asia. Essence area.

These elite areas were all controlled by the Ming Dynasty and became the core control area of ​​the Ming Dynasty. Then there were the surrounding vassal states and the Xuanwei Division and the Xuanfu Division, which formed the outer barrier of the Ming Dynasty to protect the safety of the hinterland.

"Although the intensity of immigration has been controlled in recent years, due to the previous immigration policy for more than 20 years, the Ming Dynasty population in the seven western provinces has reached nearly 8 million, plus the population of vassal states and chieftains. Although there have been many years of control , the total population still exceeds 120,000.”

Huang Huai, the governor of the seven provinces, returned to the country and participated in the report.

The population of each region, as well as local customs and customs, strengthened the understanding of the officials.

"Although I have reservations about General Ren's opinions, I support General Ren's opinions. The population pressure in the seven western provinces is very huge. In recent years, in addition to the chieftains and the population of the vassal states showing signs of participating in the rebellion, we also have great internal conflicts. , land conflict is the key.”

"If potatoes and other crops really have the effects that agronomists believe, I suggest that these crops be immediately promoted in the seven western provinces, which can quickly stabilize the local situation."

The Ming Dynasty has developed industrialization for many years. Because it did not implement the expansion of the Imperial College, it ensured the quality of high-level talents. The talents from the Imperial College have mastered the most cutting-edge knowledge and technology in society. This is fundamentally different.

So war is a last resort, not a necessary one. Only then came the military thought that "no matter how big a country is, if it is warlike, it will perish; no matter how peaceful the world is, if it forgets to fight, it will be in danger."

But after crops such as potatoes and corn spread, it was different. The population of many countries began to grow significantly. Compared with the population fertility rate of ancient China, the gap was no longer as outrageous as before.

But who knows.

After Huang Huai heard that His Majesty the Emperor had his own ideas and a plan, he knew that he could not convince His Majesty the Emperor and was full of expectations.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

Zhu Gaochi said directly: "Domestic benevolence is the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty, and external benevolence is the sect-vassal system of the Ming Dynasty, which belongs to the gospel of the world. However, the Delhi Sultanate did not repent and repeatedly invaded the Ming Dynasty. In order to The interests of Ming Dynasty must be avenged."

It was introduced from South America during the Wanli Period of the Ming Dynasty and has been cultivated for more than 24 years in later generations. Twenty-six provinces grow potatoes, and the annual output of fresh potatoes reaches million tons, accounting for % of the world's total output, ranking first for many years.

Many people could not understand the new emperor, but this did not prevent people from respecting him.

The etiquette that is too unrelatable is a deliberate behavior of nobles to distinguish themselves from common people.

Zhu Gaochi didn't hide anything.

The elites at the top are paying attention.

Before the Tumubao Incident, who would have dared to think that the Ming Dynasty, with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, would be defeated on the battlefield.

What the righteous war launched by the wisest monarch in the world will look like is related to the future prestige and strength of the new monarch's rule.

Zhu Gaochi endured it for two years and finally made up his mind.

Zhu Gaochi began to laugh.

"When Timur was alive, he led an army to invade the Delhi Sultanate, killing, wounding, and looting. The local king instead paid tribute and was extremely filial."

Seeing the emperor's attitude, Huang Huai reminded: "Even if we try our best to keep crops such as sweet potatoes and corn secret, they will still spread in the end."

It is undeniable that many ordinary people in later generations regard those complicated etiquette as worship and consider them as advanced behaviors, and even ask why China does not have the sense of etiquette of eating Western food in the West.

"Our Ming Dynasty defeated the Timur Khanate and brought peace to the local area. Who knew that the local rulers were ambitious people. They didn't want to live in harmony with the Ming Dynasty, but wanted to invade the Ming Dynasty's land and interests."

Therefore, the status of scholars in the Ming Dynasty was very high. Although it was not possible to completely solve the phenomenon of cheating, the quality of scholars was generally maintained.

For this reason, after learning about it, Huang Huai did not doubt the agriculturist's reasoning, so he rushed back specially.

Zhu Gaochi did not think he would be such a monarch, but no one could predict the future, so the sages told the monarch not to start a war easily, because it is easy to start a war, but if he loses, the consequences will be heavy.

Most people don't know this information because it involves confidentiality, but with Huang Huai's status, many confidential information needs to be told to him proactively.

Civilization is progressive.

After hearing this, Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "I didn't intend to keep it secret for a lifetime. I had a plan."

Different from the previous thoughts, Huang Huai wanted to plant high-yielding crops because of the instability of the seven western provinces. Zhu Gaochi knew that Huang Huai's idea was not wrong, because until later generations, potatoes were the main staple food of the five Central Asian countries. One of the crops.

Although the Ming Dynasty also needs potatoes and corn, it is not life-saving. In the current era, the population growth rate of the Ming Dynasty is the first in the world, and other countries and regions cannot compare at all.

Not only that, potatoes were also the fourth most important food crop in China after rice, wheat, and corn in later generations.

This was true even in ancient China, which had advanced agricultural technology, not to mention other ancient countries and regions whose agricultural technology was inferior to China's.

Four important food crops, two of which come from the Americas, corn and potatoes. In modern times, the role of sweet potatoes has been greater, but due to the development of modern science and technology, the role of sweet potatoes has become much smaller.

Zhu Gaochi set the tone and the cabinet started to move.

The Ming Dynasty, an industrialized society, was people-oriented, everyone for one, one for everyone, and implemented social resource allocation. In addition, the original Chinese civilization evolved very fast. Zhu Gaochi did not want to be a moth and become an obstacle to social development.

If Zhu Di was alive, he would have personally conquered the Delhi Sultanate, and would not have allowed these clowns to provoke the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi was a little worried about failure, although it was theoretically impossible to fail.

Although Zhu Gaochi ascended the throne and became emperor, he did not change his words and still called himself me, not me.

These people are uneducated, and you cannot think that others are right just because they are uneducated.

Huang Huai is the governor of the seven western provinces, and he is needed to do it.

Huang Huai thought potatoes could save lives, but Zhu Gaochi didn't want to.

In the past, Zhu Gaochi never worried about military defeat because of Zhu Di. Now if he launches a war against the Delhi Sultanate, it will be the first counterattack launched by Zhu Gaochi after he ascended the throne.

"Last year, you informed the court that the supporters behind some of the rebel forces in the seven western provinces were mainly from the Delhi Sultanate. At that time, I had a plan to take revenge on the Delhi Sultanate."

When Timur attacked the Delhi Sultanate, he was no longer the same ruler as the current ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, but the local ruling power had not changed, so Zhu Gaochi did not think he was wrong.

Ming Dynasty is huge.

Society is very broad.

The common people live their own stable and progressive lives.

Zhejiang Province is an economically powerful province in the Ming Dynasty. Zhao Changhe from Yin County, Ningbo Prefecture, came to visit his brother-in-law's family with his several-year-old child. Zhao Changhe had a quarrel with his brother-in-law at the dinner table.

"What are you doing to make money?"

Zhao Changhe was once again overruled by his brother-in-law. After a few glasses of wine, he slapped the table and yelled, "Are you going to get into trouble if you save the money? If you don't train your children to study, why are you spending so much effort?"

"Guangming is not my son. If he were my son, I would support him in his education even if he sells everything."

The man was very unhappy after being scolded by his brother-in-law.

The mother-in-law was crying on the side, not wanting to see the quarrel between her husband and his younger brother. The eldest son took his sister and cousin and hid in the room. The children pressed their ears against the wooden door and carefully eavesdropped on the quarrels of the adults in the hall.

The old man drank his wine without saying a word. He recognized his daughter-in-law and his brother in his heart, but he couldn't show it. His son wanted to save face. In this situation, it was hard for me to speak. Sure enough, the man became furious and even wanted to overturn the table. Then the old man glared at his son fiercely.

Zhao Changhe was not angry at this and was unwilling to go too far. After all, his sister was still at home. He said a few harsh words, called his son and left.

The man wanted to throw the gift brought by his brother-in-law out the door, but his wife finally stopped him.

The surrounding villagers were also alerted, and soon they came to the door one after another. Every word of comfort from you and me was not the same as the repeated words of "home and everything will be happy".

A few days passed.

The man who calmed down took his wife to visit. Zhao Changhe seemed to have forgotten the quarrel that day. After the banquet, the excitement started again, and several children were also making a fuss.

A small family, a small family, life is always like this.

On the way back, the man said drunkenly: "What your brother said makes sense. Guangming still has to continue studying. Although your brother said he came to support Guangming's studies, I have the hands and feet to make no sense."

"Our family is not as wealthy as your brother's family, but there is no problem in living frugally to provide for Guangming's education."

The mother-in-law has no objection. For a traditional woman, she should do whatever her husband says.

Tang Guangming followed his father with his head lowered.

As the eldest son in his family, Tang Guangming did not object to his father's opinions by working in a factory early so that his family could earn more income and his younger brothers and sisters could eat more meat.

"Bright."

"Would you like to read?"

the man asked tentatively.

This was the opportunity that his uncle had fought for for himself. Tang Guangming no longer hid his thoughts and nodded vigorously.

The man was a little stunned, but in the end he didn't say anything. The family walked quietly on the road.

Another half month later, the man suddenly called Guangming and went to Ningbo Mansion.

My son's grades in the county school were very good. He took his transcript and the procedures that he had gone through at the county school to register quickly and successfully. He paid a sum of money, as well as living expenses, etc. The process was completed in a few days. Finally, he left his son in the city.

Twelve-year-old Tang Guangming successfully entered a private school.

The government school is different from the county school.

Not only are the teaching buildings here taller, there are also a lot of children, there are student dormitories, and most of the students live on campus. They come from various counties, towns and villages, speak various languages, and have complex communications.

Tang Guangming was very excited and buried himself in reading.

It's not easy to study in a government school. If it weren't for his uncle, he would have left school long ago. Tang Guangming cherished the hard-earned opportunity to study. Likewise, his grades have also been rising.

As the best children in the school, the treatment they receive is completely different.

On an ordinary day, the teacher told Tang Guangming that a great scholar was going to the provincial government to give lectures, and their school would arrange for a group of outstanding students to attend the lecture so that Tang Guangming could prepare.

People who read well are not nerds.

in contrast.

Most people who are good at reading are much more mature mentally than their peers and have more energy.

Tang Guangming was very sensible and did not tell anyone. The students in the class only knew that Tang Guangming asked for leave today.

The provincial capital of Zhejiang Province is in Hangzhou.

The prosperity of Hangzhou made even the children from Ningbo House shout and scream, and they were particularly excited. They came to the provincial school. The school here is very beautiful and has running water supply.

In the wide hall, there are rows of neat tables, bright glass windows on both sides, and chandeliers on the ceiling.

The children sat in order according to their schools. Outstanding students from all over the province and even the governor came to participate in this academic lecture in person.

It was the first time that Tang Guangming traveled far away, the first time to participate in such an activity, and he saw many high-ranking officials. These children were given special attention and were treated and communicated with like adults.

Countless novelties and excitements hit Tang Guangming's simple heart, as if something was breaking out of his shell. He knew more about society and came into contact with many scenes that ordinary people would never be exposed to in their lifetime.

“Although our ancestors did not explicitly propose the concept that all people are created equal, the pursuit of the concept of equality is embedded in the doctrines of some schools and thinkers.”

A few months ago, Tao Yi had just participated in an event organized by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Tao Yi started his lecture tour non-stop.

From Peking to Beijing, from Beijing to Zhejiang.

Tao Wei, the most famous natural science thinker at the moment, and Cao Duan are the two most dazzling sages in the Ming Dynasty, known as Northern Tao and Southern Cao.

"Laozi, the representative figure of Taoism, proposed that "Tao follows nature", advocated respecting the laws of nature, and advocated "governing by doing nothing". He believed that everything has its own way and should follow nature without intervening. This idea contains the concept of equality, that is, that All things have the right to survive and develop, and should not be artificially differentiated or oppressed."

"Mozi, the founder of the Mohist school, advocated "love all without aggression", advocated loving one's neighbor as oneself, and opposed war and aggression."

"He believed that the harm in the world stems from lack of love for each other, advocated universal universal love and undifferentiated mutual assistance, and opposed inequality due to differences in wealth, poverty, nobility, strength and weakness. Mozi's theory expresses equality to a certain extent and the pursuit of justice.”

"After Buddhism was introduced to China, its concept of "all living beings are equal" also had an impact on China's idea of ​​equality."

"Buddhism believes that all life has the same Buddha nature, regardless of race, class, wealth, poverty, etc. This concept has challenged the hierarchical system of ancient society to a certain extent and played a certain role in the development of the idea of ​​equality. promotion effect.”

"pity."

Tao Wei wants to open up people's ideological shackles. He has given up on adults and started to focus on children. The children in front of him are the future of the Ming Dynasty in Tao Wei's eyes.

Tao Wei lamented: “Although the ancient ancestors put forward many ideas about equality, they did not form a systematic theory. The concept of equality contained in the theories of these schools and thinkers has, to some extent, affected the values ​​​​and codes of conduct of later generations. , has certain historical significance in promoting the development of social fairness and justice, but I think that in order to continue further development, everyone is equal, so even if the emperor breaks the law, he should be guilty of the same crime as the common people, and the emperor has no privileges, because humans are equal."

Tang Guangming was stunned.

There are many children with the same expression as him.

Even the children were like this, not to mention the adults. Those big shots changed their colors one after another.

However, the status of literati in the Ming Dynasty was high, and even officials did not dare to offend easily. In short, officials' rights are limited and they cannot express themselves clearly. This is why in the middle and late Ming Dynasty in history, an idea that surprised later generations appeared and spread widely.

In short, compared with Cao Duan's thoughts, Cao Duan became a conservative in front of Tao Wei. Even though many people think that Cao Duan's remarks and thoughts are radical enough, they just haven't seen or heard Tao Wei's thoughts. .

“It turns out the conservative is me.”

Cao Duan saw Tao Yi's speech report in the newspaper. After reading it carefully, a wry smile appeared on his lips.

In Cao Duan's view, Tao Yi was relying on the emperor's indulgence to be too presumptuous.

The development of things takes time, and it is never too late.

(End of this chapter)