The new book is not a postscript, it is a new beginning, telling the story of the Ming Dynasty’s World War!
Luo Luo really didn't expect readers to have such high expectations for the old time traveler, King Zhuge Wuzhong, and for the pioneering spirit of the Chinese nation. In fact, the old time traveler King Zhuge Wuzhong in Luo Luo's novel is already very awesome, he is simply a decathlete who can defy the odds.
But no matter how awesome a person is, he is not a god. Therefore, King Zhuge Wuzhong could only leave a Ming Dynasty who was very strong, but relatively lacking in enterprising spirit and very satisfied with the status quo.
The reason why this happened is actually explained in Chapter 3 of this article "Discovering the Old Traveler" and Chapter 4 "Secret Mission, Pursuing the Order to Pick Up Girls". The old time traveler King Zhuge Wuzhong spent ten years Time promoted equalization of land at the grassroots level in Nanming at that time, and centralized power monopolized by eight aristocratic families at the upper level.
The land equalization system at the lower levels took care of the farmers of the Ming Dynasty to the greatest extent, eased social conflicts, and strengthened the country's mobilization ability. It was the basis for King Wu Zhong's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and a series of military achievements thereafter. However, I believe everyone is well aware of the shortcomings of the equalized land system. It is difficult for the equalized land system to cope with long-term military operations, and expansion must be carried out at the same time as immigration and reclamation. At the same time, because the domestic per capita is too high, people will live comfortably and be unwilling to support long-term external expansion. war. After all, when King Wuzhong died, the Ming Dynasty had a population of 70 to 80 million, and a land of 17 to 8 million kilometers, enough for each family to divide it into 20 to 30 acres. Under such circumstances, what is the motivation for farmers to support external expansion?
Although the centralization of power monopolized by the eight aristocratic families at the upper level ensured the unity of the country and the unity of the ruling group, it also caused a certain degree of social solidification, especially in the military and political fields. The eight upper-class aristocratic families can monopolize military affairs without military merit at all, so where is their motivation to launch wars and expand? Even if you defeat them, you will still be one of the eight great families. If you defeat them, your status will not be guaranteed. Moreover, long-term war will produce new military achievements, and the status of the eight major families may be threatened. In addition, the war will break the balance of the eight great families, and the dictatorship of King Zhuge Wuzhong may appear again. Maybe a new strongman will seek to usurp the throne and completely crush the rule of the eight great families. Therefore, the motivation for expansion at the upper level is also insufficient.
In addition, King Zhuge Wuzhong led the establishment of a centralized state. Although the eight aristocratic families all have princes, power and wealth, they do not have their own feudal states. King Zheng of Annan and King Zheng of Siam in the book are not the descendants of Zheng Chenggong, they just happen to be named Zheng. After a centralized country reaches a certain scale, the governance costs of continued expansion will be very high, and the gains outweigh the losses.
Finally, driven by King Zhuge Wuzhong, Ming Dynasty embarked on the road of industrialization, and the country's strength was indeed very strong. In theory, the Western colonial system could be crushed, but Western colonial countries adopted an open market appeasement policy towards the Ming Dynasty to avoid intensifying conflicts. Therefore, in the book, Ming Dynasty accounts for less than 20% of the total international trade, which is similar to Germany before World War I in history. At the same time, there are too many places in the Ming Dynasty that need to be built. The productivity of the first industrial revolution is simply not enough to build a country of 18 million square kilometers. Therefore, the industrialization of the Ming Dynasty by the time Zhuge Weidao traveled through it was similar to that of 1900. America left and right.
At that time, the United States had been the world's number one per capita for many years, and its industry was also the world's number one. However, they did not have much motivation for external expansion. They never thought of sending millions of troops to cross the Atlantic to conquer Europe. Instead, they built high-rise buildings at home. The railway is in full swing. However, Germany, with its small territory and lack of resources, had to go abroad to challenge Britain's world hegemony.
Even Americans, the descendants of bandits and religious fanatics, did not have much ambition in 1900. You can expect that the Hua family will be able to take the initiative to stir up the world when they have enough land, resources, and markets, and are comfortable both above and below. A big war?
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