I don't know since when, the Supreme Emperor vaguely compared himself to that perfect old man.
This certainly does not mean that the Supreme Emperor intends to adopt the Tatar Qing’s high-pressure policy of obscuring the people to rule the world, or that he wants to implement policies such as confrontation between the north and the south in Daqi to prevent the Manchus and exclude the Han.
Liu Zhaosun was full of confidence in the system he created. Even in the darkest moments, he did not have a trace of doubt.
In the face of polarism, the separation of powers that other time-travelers have been accustomed to establish since childhood and human rights... are all dregs.
Not to mention the colonial rule of the Manchu chieftains.
Regardless of whether it is socialism or socialism, if the people are exploited as livestock, then the so-called doctrine is just another name. All empires that violate the original intention will eventually be destroyed.
Since he was named the Protector of the Country, became the Grand Master of the Ming Dynasty, and later replaced the Ming Dynasty to become independent, he has experienced countless cruel realities, which told Liu Zhaosun that he must use thunderous means to protect his original intention.
Therefore, he chose polarism to gather the rights and interests of the people of the world and use them for the empire. He used the sword of the empire to open up a new world for billions of people.
If this system is followed completely, Daqi will surely flourish, its country will be forever solid, and it will be a lineage for generations to come.
Unfortunately, due to the backward productivity and the uneven quality of the people, forced promotion would inevitably lead to dissatisfaction with the local environment and the risk of backlash against the empire. Liu Zhaosun's ideals were temporarily shelved.
Politics is the art of compromise.
The Supreme Emperor had to make concessions and sewed his empire into this grotesque monster using polarism as the bone and the Han, Tang, Ming and Qing systems as the skin.
Military aspect: All corps have achieved near-modernization, with full-line combat training and soldier drills. The most elite weapons and even steam airships can be used in actual combat; at the same time, there are still a large number of chieftain troops in the southern provinces, which is better than Jianzhou. The Eight Banners still have a backward military presence.
Political aspects: Liaodong and Shandong were recommended for officials, and private property was abolished. Local officials implemented the "Qi Dynasty Land Acquisition System" to the end, truly achieving unevenness and food and warmth everywhere (at least on the surface), while in the south, The imperial examination system continued to be implemented, and the assessment content was still the original four books, five classics, and eight-legged essays. Scholars were very knowledgeable and studied the classics, such as Tang, Wu, Zhou, Kong, Cheng, and Zhu. ·
In terms of business: in the farmers' associations and chambers of commerce in some counties in the north (Tianjin Wei, Jinzhou Prefecture), the people are highly conscious, actively participate in labor, and distribute the income from labor according to needs... In other places in the south of the Yangtze River, the Ming and Qing dynasties are still popular. Abnormal business system:
In the Ming and Qing dynasties, big landowners and usurer merchants controlled the grassroots, played land annexation and rent collection tricks, drove the resulting refugees into cities or homes to serve themselves, and deliberately lowered the income of employees, enslaving them economically and ideologically. The people at the bottom - in a sense, it is similar to the beautiful country in another dimension that prints money and harvests the world.
Under this system, the people at the bottom seem to be trapped in a death spiral, never able to get ahead, and the entire nation loses its enterprising spirit.
In the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army could not even defend Annan or the Hetao, let alone Yinzhou, the homeland of Yinzhou, which has been the star of the sea since ancient times.
Such a commercial economic system similar to slavery cannot be tolerated by Liu Zhaosun. He needs to liberate more than 100 million laborers in this land, end these meaningless involutions, and allow the people of Qi to engage in more valuable conquest adventures (single With the expedition teams of Li Dingguo and Sun Kewang, it is impossible to achieve long-term occupation of Yinzhou).
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Old Man Shiquan's top ten battles in his life, of course, also include security battles such as pacifying the White Lotus Sect.
Liu Zhaosun's ambitions certainly didn't stop there. As mentioned before, his goal in his long life was the stars and the sea.
Specifically, the empire's next target was Japan, and then Annan.
Different from the Ming Dynasty's short-term occupation of Annan, what the Supreme Emperor wanted was to completely annex and digest Annan, and the same was true for the Japanese country.
Of course, in order to achieve these two big goals, two small goals must be completed first: one is to occupy and digest North Korea, and the other is to complete the restoration of the country in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Qinghai and Tibet and other places.
Two small goals, picked out at random, are both unattainable to Emperor Qianlong.
If according to the standards of Emperor Qianlong, Liu Zhaosun can definitely be respected as an old man with "fifty and one hundred complete".
It's a pity that Emperor Wu Ding was no match for Emperor Qianlong in terms of stamping graffiti, reciting poems and composing poems.
Of course, Liu Zhaosun often writes limericks now, such as the poem in memory of Zhang Yan:
"Three Autumn Farewells, a long time of mourning. The memory is in the middle, and it is suitable to be called a filial piety. It is difficult to describe a life in full, and a hundred years of life are hopelessly extended. On summer and winter nights, the long-term is only twenty years."
Another example is that when I was on a patrol in Nanjing City incognito, I saw people marrying girls, and I wrote a poem about it:
The gongs and drums are ringing downstairs, and the bride is sitting shyly in the sedan chair.
Today is a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, and the hosta is broken and the begonia is red.
This limerick, which is plain enough and explicit enough, was praised by the great scholar Zhang Pu as:
Literary surpasses Confucius and Mencius, poetry surpasses Li Bai, good poetry, good poetry!
I don’t know how Confucius, Mencius and Li Bai would feel after knowing this.
The only good thing is that Liu Zhaosun only recited poems and did not like stamping and graffiti.
Otherwise, the people of the later generations of the empire will be forced to appreciate the grotesque aesthetic taste of Grandpa Taizu in museums.
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In short, during the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Supreme Emperor Zen was the crown prince, and after the Zen throne, he still controlled the government. Invisibly, he was indeed like Emperor Qianlong, who treated his son as a decoration, or a puppet.
It is a pity that Liu Kan is the son of Emperor Wuding and the son of Queen Zhang Yan. He was born into a great man, far beyond the comparison of Aixinjueluo Yongyan.
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Then the question naturally arises. As the little emperor grows up, with Liu Kan's character, will he accept the path of emperor paved for him by his father with peace of mind?
At the beginning of the 12th day of the twelfth lunar month in the first year of Guangde, the young emperor Liu Kan went to the Wenhua Hall to pay his respects to the Supreme Emperor as usual.
Saying hello to his father twice every day in the morning and evening is one of Liu Kan's habits that he has maintained for many years. As long as he is around Liu Zhaosun - which is rarely the case - he will rush to his father on time and kneel down to pay his respects.
The Grand Steward Dongfang Zhu was standing at the door of Wenhua Palace. He saw the little emperor coming from a distance and hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"Your Majesty, are you here to pay your respects to the Supreme Emperor?"
Liu Kan respectfully said to the old eunuch, "That's right. Please ask Eunuch Dongfang to go in and report."
Dongfang Zhu said with a regretful look on his face: "The Holy One is pure and filial, I can feel the sun and the moon, but are you afraid that the Supreme Emperor will not be available at this moment?"
"Oh? Father is still reviewing the memorial?"
Dongfang Zhu shook his head with a smile, glanced at Wu Xiao and Pei Dahu who were standing at the door, and whispered: "That's not true, yesterday's memorial has been approved."
"Zhenzhen Zhang is inside, and he is supporting the emperor with the emperor..."
"Zhenzhen Zhang?"
Dongfang Zhu quickly explained: "It's Zhang Yixing from the Qing Palace, who has known the Supreme Emperor for many years."
"oh."
Liu Kan nodded slightly disappointedly, then a look of joy appeared on his face.
"Your Majesty, there is something urgent and you want to see the Supreme Emperor? Are you going to go in and report it now?" Dongfang Zhu gestured to open the palace door.
Liu Kan quickly grabbed his father-in-law's sleeve.
"No need, it's just an imperial mission to clear the parents-in-law in Suzhou. Except for the powerful matters, it doesn't matter if we talk about it later. My father's purge is very important and cannot be disturbed. I will come back when my father comes out of seclusion. Please tell me, Eunuch Dongfang." With a single sound, it was said that the son-in-law has arrived."
After hearing this, Dongfang Zhu sighed slightly and said quickly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely bring the words to you."
As the two of them talked, they walked behind the stone lion in front of the Wenhua Hall. Liu Kan took out an egg-sized luminous pearl from the pocket of his dragon robe and gently stuffed it into Dongfang Zhu's hand.
"Father-in-law, this is the luminous pearl presented by King Annan for the Queen Mother's birthday last year. It is said to be placed on the bedside. It can moisturize and nourish. It has the power of creation to make up for the defects... I have no use for it, so I gave it to my father-in-law... ·”
Dongfang Zhu quickly declined: "What should I do? I always want His Majesty's treasure, and I should serve His Majesty."
Liu Kan said firmly: "My father-in-law, there is no need to refuse. You are the only one in the whole family who can serve my father properly. You have worked hard and merited a lot, so you deserve some reward. Besides, Lu Demin came back from Australia this time and brought hundreds of boxes of Nanyang treasures. These things My father doesn’t like it either. It’s a waste to pile it up in the inner treasury and gather dust...”
"Then I'd rather be respectful than obey your orders. Don't accept it if you dare."
Dongfang Zhu declined and took the Night Pearl. He turned back and glanced at Wu Xiao. Seeing that none of the guards paid attention to him, he quickly stuffed the Night Pearl into his sleeve.
Then he pretended to be nonchalant and sent the little emperor out of the Wenhua Palace. When he reached the door, the father-in-law asked in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, do you have anything to ask?"
Liu Kan only looked at the road beneath his feet and said without raising his head:
"Father, what do you want to know?"
