Lao Zhu naturally also knew that Han Du had many industries in the capital, and Han Du would probably not be willing to move the capital. However, since Han Du did not object directly now, but asked about the reasons for moving the capital from the side, Lao Zhu was also willing to explain to Han Du.
After all, moving the capital was Lao Zhu's idea. If Han Du could be persuaded, then when it came time to move the capital, there would be less resistance.
With a long sigh, Lao Zhu stood up from the dragon chair and walked step by step to His Majesty Dan. As he walked, he said: "Although Jinling has been the capital many times in official history, most of the dynasties that established the capital in Jinling were relatively peaceful. A dynasty in one corner does not have the courage to unify the world. Moreover, Jinling is located in the south, and the enemies of the Ming Dynasty are in the north. With the capital here, there is always a feeling of being out of reach of the war in the north of the Ming Dynasty. "
After hearing this, Han Du thought for a long time before he handed over his hand and said: "On the contrary, I think that the Ming Dynasty should build Jinling as its capital."
Lao Zhu turned around and stared at Han Du, without speaking for a long time. Originally, Lao Zhu wanted to persuade Han Du, but now it seems... Han Du is determined to confront him.
Seeing Lao Zhu's gloomy face, Han Du quickly explained: "Your Majesty, if the Ming Dynasty only has one capital and fourteen provinces, then there is nothing to say, and I agree to move the capital."
"Oh? What do you want to say?" Lao Zhu felt a little strange about Han Du's words.
Han Du replied seriously: "But Your Majesty, now the Ming Dynasty has more than one capital and fourteen provinces. The Ming Dynasty also has the thirty-three governor's offices of Nanyang, as well as continents, and the new continent of America. Let me put it this way, if the Ming Dynasty only has If you care about the land and not the sea, I agree to move the capital. But if the emperor still doesn’t want to give up the sea completely, then I think Jinling is the best capital of the Ming Dynasty."
Lao Zhu felt that Jinling was too small in spirit, but the size of the capital's spirit was not fixed. As long as construction continued in the future, Jinling would naturally become the most imposing imperial capital in history.
Since I like big ones, wouldn’t it be more fun to play with them from childhood to adulthood...
Lao Zhu pondered and fell into deep thought. To this day, can the Ming Dynasty completely give up on the sea?
cannot!
The Ming Dynasty now catches more than two million tons of fish from the sea every year, which is a great supplement to the meat needs of the people of the Ming Dynasty. What's more, there are now thirty-three governor's mansions in Nanyang, and the amount of property paid to Lao Zhu every year is a truck load. Nanyang must provide Ming Dynasty with a large amount of copper, silver, gold, grain, spices, sugar, etc. every year. It is impossible to give up these things.
"I never said that I would completely abandon the sea. Even if I move the capital, Ming Dynasty will still have Nanyang, continents and the New World."
Even the strong-minded Lao Zhu has to admit that these places are now integrated with the Ming Dynasty and cannot be separated.
Han Du laughed immediately after hearing this, but Lao Zhu couldn't understand the deep meaning in this smile.
"The Emperor has a clear view of thousands of miles and is a wise and wise man. Of course he knows the importance of the sea and will not give up on it."
After saying that, he turned to look at Zhu Biao again, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is also wise and will not abandon Ming Dynasty's interests at sea. However, if the emperor moves the capital to Xi'an, then the emperors of later generations will have nothing to do with them from their birth to their accession to the throne. I have never seen the appearance of the sea. I am completely unfamiliar with the sea. At that time, will Ming still not give up on the sea? "
When Han Du asked back, Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao fell into silence at the same time.
Seeing this, Han Du struck while the iron was hot and said: "People don't cherish things that they don't understand at all. It's like a person holding a stone in his hand. He will only find it very inconvenient and very inconvenient to walk with this stone in his hand. Even if no one asks him to throw away the stone, he will choose to throw it away. But he will not know that what he is holding is not a stone at all, but a priceless jade. "
Lao Zhu pondered and returned to sit on the dragon chair, and said slowly: "Since Xi'an is not possible, it is too far away from the sea. What if I move the capital to Peking? The layout of Peking is large enough, and the palace and city are also intact. There is no need to build a lot of buildings. The sea is not far away either, and we can better defend ourselves from the north.”
Zhu Biao didn't say anything when he heard this, and turned his eyes to Han Du.
Han Du smiled and shook his head, "Beiping is not far from the sea, but it is too far from Nanyang. It is only a few thousand miles from the old port to Jinling, but it is more than 10,000 miles to Peiping. Sooner or later, Nanyang will become the food of the Ming Dynasty. Important sugar resource areas, as well as rubber that has been planted and is about to be harvested, are all very important materials. These things are not only needed by the Ming Dynasty, but also by those in the West. If the capital is moved to Peking, they want to defend Nanyang thousands of miles away. I’m afraid it won’t be easy in this precious land.”
On the sea, there are both enemies and merchants. When the strength is not enough, one can only trade obediently. If you are strong enough, then why trade? Just grab it, simple and convenient, and make a huge profit.
"Besides, I believe that it is precisely because of the threat of the Meng Yuan that the Ming Dynasty was unable to move its capital to Beiping."
"Moving the capital to Peking and allowing the emperor to guard the country's gates, wouldn't it be better to defend the north?" Lao Zhu looked unhappy. The emperor's strategy of guarding the country has been in his mind countless times, and there is no problem in his opinion.
But now it was rejected by Han Du, and Lao Zhu was certainly not happy. After all, in terms of marching and formation, Han Du did not make any achievements, so he was only good at commanding the navy.
Han Du smiled and said: "I don't understand the construction of defense lines and strategic layout, but I know that the Meng Yuan people will definitely understand the principle of 'capture the thief first, capture the king, and shoot the man first, shoot the horse'."
"Keep talking." Lao Zhu sounded a little dissatisfied, wanting to see if Han Du could tell Hua.
"The Meng Yuan people are different from other barbarians. They have lived in the Central Plains. Now they have been driven to the bitter cold land of the grassland by the Ming Dynasty, and they have never forgotten the colorful country in the Central Plains. Once they regain their strength, the first thing they want to think about is to return to the Central Plains. Lord of the Central Plains."
"Delusion!" Lao Zhu angrily slapped his hand on the armrest, and the rough breath in his nose came out, as if it was carrying sparks.
However, Lao Zhu was still angry, but he also knew that what Han Du said was the truth. Those Mongolian people who were driven to the grassland never gave up the idea of sending their troops south and re-entering the Central Plains.
Otherwise, the Ming Dynasty would not have to station hundreds of thousands of troops on the nine sides, and all the main military strength of the Ming Dynasty and those who are good at fighting would be placed here.
"You, keep talking."
Han Du pursed his lips hard, feeling that his words had stimulated Lao Zhu too much. "The emperor should know that the most effective way to overthrow a dynasty is to attack its imperial capital. This was also vividly reflected when the emperor conquered the world. The emperor has been fighting in the north and south for many years, but although the former Yuan Dynasty lost more than it won, There are few, but they have been lingering. But after the Zhongshan King conquered Dadu, all the Qianyuan forces in the world quickly disintegrated."
"Since the Meng Yuan people have suffered this loss, they naturally know this truth. If the emperor moves the capital to Beiping, wouldn't it mean that the imperial capital will be completely placed under the military front of the Meng Yuan people? At that time, the best choice for Meng Yuan is to attack the capital. ..."
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu and moved the capital to Peking. This was simply setting up a target for the Mongolian people.
Lao Zhu, however, was not angry but smiled, and clapped his hands happily, "Wouldn't it be better this way? Not only did the Meng Yuan people avoid harming the people, but they could also rely on the impregnable city to make the Meng Yuan people suffer a bloody blow. ?”
Han Du sneered and nodded, "Of course you can... However, you can only be a thief for a thousand days, and there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. The Meng Yuan people can fail ten times, or even a hundred times, under the walls of Peiping City, but As long as you succeed once, the world will be overturned!"
Lao Zhu's smile instantly froze on his face, and he could no longer laugh.
Zhu Biao's face was also pale, and he said with trembling fear: "Father, I think it is inappropriate to move the capital to Peking."
This is like two people fighting, one is covered in armor and the other is holding a dagger. It is true that the dagger is helpless with the armor, but as long as the person wearing the armor is negligent and the dagger takes advantage, it can kill him!
Of course there would be no problem in moving the capital to Peking when the Ming Dynasty was strong and powerful. However, can the Ming Dynasty continue to be so strong and prosperous without ever declining? Once they are weak, what can they do to resist the Meng Yuan troops?
Han Du looked at Lao Zhu's pale face with a sneer, and sighed and said: "Your Majesty, when great powers compete, they must not show off their courage for a moment. The Ming Dynasty covers thousands of miles. The biggest advantage is not how strong the soldiers are, but how big it is. strategic maneuvering space. If we move the capital to Peking, it would be equivalent to tying our own hands and completely giving up this biggest advantage."
"To be honest, in my opinion, moving the capital to Beiping has no benefit at all, except for the false reputation of an emperor guarding the country."
Lao Zhu originally wanted to persuade Han Du, but he never expected that he would be persuaded by Han Du in the end.
He raised his head and sighed: "How about making Jinling the capital?"
Han Du then replied with a smile: "With Jinling as the capital, we can be in the middle and control the land and sea at the same time. Moreover, Jinling is separated by the Yangtze River. If an enemy comes from the north, even if they attack the Yangtze River, they only need to send navy Blockade the Yangtze River. Then even a million soldiers can only look at the river and sigh."
Lao Zhu lowered his head and thought for a moment, and had to admit that what Han Du said made sense. Given the width of the Yangtze River, if no ship wants to cross it, even millions of soldiers will be helpless. At that time, as long as the navy is sent to destroy the opponent's ships, they will basically be safe and sound. You can even go up the coast through the navy to attack the rear.
"What if there is an enemy coming from the sea?" Zhu Biao couldn't help but ask. As a prince and future emperor, he must be cautious and considerate about these matters. He couldn't just nod in agreement as soon as Han Du said it, without even bothering to think about it.
Han Du said confidently: "If there is an enemy coming from the sea, retreat to the ground. However, with the strength of the Ming Navy, the enemy has been wiped out in Nanyang as early as possible, and it is almost impossible to attack Jinling. And we can still be there. Outside Jinling City, forts are arranged along the Yangtze River. The enemy ships are going upstream, and their speed will definitely not be too fast. Such ships are on the river, which is the target of the artillery."
Lao Zhu secretly nodded. Now it seems that he really did the right thing when he chose Jinling as the capital in a hurry. "However, if the capital is not moved and there is no obvious place in the north, then the people in the entire north may be invaded by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."
Han Du raised his hands seriously and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's just the opposite. If the capital is moved to Beiping, the Ming Dynasty will be constantly harassed by the Meng Yuan, because the temptation of the capital is too great for them. But if the capital is in Jinling, then the Meng Yuan will have no choice but to , I am afraid they will not go south to attack the Ming Dynasty. Because they also know that once they attack the people of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty will definitely take revenge. "
Lao Zhu lowered his head and laughed twice, then suddenly looked up at Han Du and asked in a deep voice: "What is the last resort?"
Facing the intimidating Lao Zhu, Han Du pursed his lips and said, "I don't have enough to eat, and I'm about to starve to death."
Lao Zhu was silent when he heard this. He knew the bitter cold of the grassland. I also know that although the Meng Yuan people fight fiercely, they are often forced. Because there are too many grassland disasters, it is very likely that a snow disaster will leave the Mongolian people without food. If they cannot go south to invade the Ming Dynasty, they will starve to death.
This is also the most troublesome point for Ming Dynasty, because people on the verge of starving to death are really terrible. Not to mention desperate efforts, people like this would not care about anyone else's life just for a bite to eat.
Seeing that Lao Zhu was in a dilemma, Han Du couldn't help but interjected: "This time I patrolled the border with His Royal Highness and listened to the King of Jin talking about the tribal power in his grassland."
Lao Zhu looked up at Han Du, not understanding what he wanted to say.
Han Du said to himself: "Since Liang Guogong destroyed the Imperial Court of the Northern Yuan Dynasty, the tribes on the grassland have been falling apart for a while, but they quickly attached themselves to two major tribes. To the west is the Oara tribe, and to the east is the Tatar tribe. The large tribes are growing rapidly relying on the Meng Yuan people who have defected to them. Your Majesty, we cannot sit idly by and ignore this matter. If the two tribes are allowed to grow stronger, they will become a serious problem for the Ming Dynasty."
Lao Zhu nodded and said: "I know about this, and I am also having a headache about it. Both of them are in the far north, too far away from the Ming Dynasty. Even if they want to send troops to conquer, I'm afraid it will not be easy. thing."
Hearing that Lao Zhu wanted to send a large army to conquer at every turn, Han Du was speechless... Lao Zhu really used the hammer too much. When he saw a nail, he would hammer it without even thinking about it.
The Oara and Tatars hid in the north of the grassland, making it difficult for the army to attack, but that doesn't mean there is nothing they can do!
Han Du immediately raised his hands and bowed slightly towards Lao Zhu, "I have an idea that may be useful, but I don't know whether to say it or not."
Lao Zhu knew that Han Du had always been resourceful. Hearing this, he quickly sat up straight and looked at Han Du eagerly, "If you have any good ideas, please tell me."
"Mutual trade." Han Du said two words solemnly.
Lao Zhu was stunned when he heard this, and his expectant eyes suddenly turned into a look of discouragement. He waved his sleeves and robe impatiently and said, "I thought you had some good ideas, but it turns out that you are just picking up people's wisdom."
In history, there were more than one people who opened trade with the grassland tribes, and even more than once. Therefore, Lao Zhu would say that Han Du picked up people's teeth and was wise.
Facing Lao Zhu's disdain, Han Du said indifferently: "Your Majesty, I did use the old wisdom of my predecessors, but since the predecessors can use it, it means that there is no big problem with this method of mutual trading. It must be It works.”
"Okay, it must work." Lao Zhu looked at Han Du helplessly and spread his hands, "But there are many people in the past dynasties who have carried out mutual trade with the grassland, but what is the result? In the end, the grassland is not strengthened. , and finally suffered the consequences, being commanded south by the prairie cavalry?"
Han Du shook his head and retorted: "I do not agree with what the emperor said. Perhaps after the opening of the mutual market, the grassland has indeed grown a bit, but the Central Plains has benefited even more."
After all, the Central Plains Dynasty can be regarded as a handicraft society. Compared with the nomadic society of the grasslands, the natural price difference of this product can make the Central Plains Dynasty make a lot of money.
"Furthermore, in the past dynasties, mutual trade has been opened and closed. Except for the BC Yuan Dynasty, no grassland tribes have truly occupied the Central Plains. Moreover, I am not talking about simple mutual trade, but only after the grassland tribes surrendered to the Ming Dynasty can they trade with them. . I have said before that as long as there is still output in the land, people will definitely thrive in this place. The grassland is vast and the vegetation is lush. It is impossible to completely drive away the Mongolian people. Even if the Mongolian people are driven away , as long as these places are not occupied by the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will be reoccupied by the Mongolian people sooner or later."
"The emperor can send troops to suppress the army for years, but can the Ming Dynasty persist for years? Even if it can persist, it is not worth it. A large amount of money is spent on the border troops every year, but there is no benefit at all. In the long run, even if the Ming Dynasty has There will always be a day when all the gold, gold, and silver are drained away. When that happens, what will happen?"
Hundreds of thousands of troops were deployed on all nine sides of the Ming Dynasty, which was what Lao Zhu could control. If it were a weaker emperor, he might not even be able to sleep. The key is that millions of dollars are spent every year, but nothing is gained. Lao Zhu is very tough and insists on his words, and the officials dare not complain. But will all future emperors be as tough as Lao Zhu?
Lao Zhu also understood this, looked up at Han Du, and asked: "So, what are your thoughts?"
Han Du took a deep breath and solemnly replied: "I think it is better to persuade the Mongolian officials and people of the Northern Yuan Dynasty to surrender, and to be kind and gentle to them. We should also open up mutual trade and allow Mongolian and Chinese exchanges."
Seeing that Lao Zhu was silent and silent, Han Du continued to explain: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we don't buy and sell everything in the mutual market. The biggest problem of the grassland tribes is the difficulty of survival, especially in terms of food. They are very Lack of food. As long as the imperial court sells them food, as long as it can keep them from starving to death and save their lives, their desire to invade south will be much smaller."
Lao Zhu was well aware of the horror of being forced to a dead end, and was unwilling to push the Meng Yuan people to a dead end. It is really difficult to describe the grievances between Lao Zhu and the Meng Yuan people. Lao Zhu had a deep hatred for the Meng Yuan people in his heart. After all, his father, mother, brothers and sisters all starved to death because of the stupidity of the former Yuan court.
However, Lao Zhu raised an army to overthrow the former Yuan Dynasty and drove the Mongolian Yuan people back to the grassland. After so many years of fighting, Lao Zhu's inner anger was almost gone.
After all, it seems now that Ming Dynasty can still survive. At least there is no shortage of food, and based on the output of sweet potato and sweet potato, I am afraid that in less than two years, Ming Dynasty will not only no longer have to worry about lack of food, but will have to worry about too much food.
In this case, as long as Lao Zhu was not crazy, he would not think of forcing Meng Yuan to a dead end and then fighting Daming desperately.
"Since it is a mutual market, there will naturally be comings and goings. But, what can we get from Meng Yuan?"
Zhu Biao was not willing to fight in the Ming Dynasty for many years. It was costly, but the key was that people died in wars. So many people died at the border every year, which made Zhu Biao unbearable.
"Father, the cattle, sheep and horses in the grassland, even the horns and tendons, are all good things, and the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of them."
Han Du smiled and nodded slightly. After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he interrupted: "You can buy these, but you can't buy horses."
After hearing this, Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao looked up at Han Du, puzzled. You must know that horses have been the rarest and most valuable items in trade with grassland tribes many times in history.
Because horses can be used to equip cavalry, and in times of cold weapons, cavalry has too great an advantage.
"Horses can be used to train cavalry. We should buy them in large quantities. Why not buy them instead?"
Seeing Lao Zhu frowning and asking himself, Han Du replied with a smile on his face: "We can use horses to train cavalry, and the grassland tribes can even use them to equip cavalry. And the Mongolian people are not fools, even if they are willing to sell horses to We, of course, will not buy the best horses, but will only sell the second-rate horses to us. Because they are also afraid that we will train the best cavalry and then deal with them. The grassland cavalry is more powerful than the Central Plains cavalry. One of the reasons why they are so powerful is because their war horses are better than ours."
Zhu Biao turned around and looked at his father, and asked Han Du even more puzzledly: "Since our horses are not as good as theirs, shouldn't we buy more of their horses?"
"It's useless. No matter how much money we pay, the Meng Yuan people will not sell their best war horses to us." Han Du shook his head, "Because this is their lifeblood. Who would sell a horse that can dig their own ancestral graves?" Sell the stuff?"
"Since we can't buy the best, then we won't buy it at all." Han Du said firmly.
Lao Zhu noticed that Han Du seemed to have something in his words, and pointed at Han Du with some excitement, "Say, keep talking, explain to me clearly, what is the truth of this?"
Han Du nodded, "Before speaking, the emperor asked Rong Chen to tell you about the situation of the Mengyuan people. In fact, the life of the Mengyuan people mainly depends on cattle and sheep. There are relatively few cattle. They mainly live on sheep. Don't look at it. It seems that everyone in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty raises a large number of cattle and sheep, but they usually do not slaughter cattle and sheep for food. They mainly eat the milk produced by cattle and sheep.
It's like, cattle and sheep are their capital, and milk is their profit. They mainly live on the milk produced by these cattle and sheep. "
Seeing the confusion between the two people, Han Du smiled and asked: "I wonder if the Emperor and His Royal Highness have noticed that in the lives of the Mongolian people, the role of horses is very limited, or almost useless."
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