After dealing with government affairs.
Emperor Zhu left in a hurry and rode his bicycle to the Tai Hospital to visit his newly born son.
The North Korean Confucian scholar Chung Min-si is right about one thing.
That is, the current Ming Dynasty is different from the Ming and Qing Dynasties in history.
The teachings of Confucius and Mencius are somewhat marginalized now.
Moreover, in terms of political system, the Ming Dynasty ruled the country based on etiquette.
In this era of exchange and collision between East and West.
Of course, Eastern Confucian scholars also had some understanding of Western political systems.
It was quickly pointed out.
Emperor Zhu is said to have studied the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty.
In fact, he was trying to reform the ancient system. What he really studied was somewhat similar to the constitutional system of the Western British Empire.
Just changed the name.
What does it mean to repair the plank road openly and visit Chen Cang secretly?
So the current political system of the Ming Dynasty is actually very different from the previous Qing Dynasty.
The administrative and legislative systems of the Ming Dynasty all have shadows of the British Empire in Europe.
The Ming Dynasty had a clearly established system of two chambers, the Council of Government and the Executive Yuan.
The House of Representatives has the power to legislate, and has the power to supervise and impeach the executive.
The Executive Yuan, under the leadership of the left and right prime ministers, holds administrative power.
The emperor, on the other hand, was on top of the two chambers and had dictatorship over government affairs.
It is already a system very similar to a real monarchy constitutional government.
The prime minister of the Ming Dynasty was similar to the prime ministers of countries with real monarchy and constitutional systems such as Britain and Prussia.
in addition.
The House of Representatives also assisted the emperor in legislating.
Obtained certain legislative and supervisory powers.
Although the passage of any law ultimately requires the signature of the emperor.
But the House of Representatives’ influence on legal provisions is real.
This parliament is not a parliament that only claps and raises hands.
And it's predictable.
Once Emperor Zhu, the founding emperor of the country, is gone, the House of Representatives will actually have greater power.
But this was all intentional by Emperor Zhu.
He can act as a monarch.
Because he believes that the direction he is guiding is correct.
But he cannot guarantee that future generations will be as wise and martial as him.
therefore.
The monarch's autocratic power was restricted and restricted.
It is the general trend.
Emperor Zhu did not want to affect this general trend.
He even intended to promote it - if he could improve the top-down political system of the Ming Dynasty during his term, and establish a system that could operate effectively and steadily.
besides.
Another problem that has troubled dynasties throughout the ages.
It is a question of how to arrange the royal descendants.
If this matter is not solved well, it may also become the reason for bringing down a dynasty.
Now the Ming royal family is getting bigger and bigger.
The prince just given birth to by Concubine Li is Emperor Zhu's 14th son, including those already born and those still in the womb.
Emperor Zhu already had 27 children.
22 of them have been born, with 14 sons and 8 daughters, and 5 more are in the wombs of concubines - in addition to one concubine and three concubines, Emperor Zhu also has many concubines from various countries, such as the princess of Korea. There are also 8 concubines such as princesses and princesses. In addition, the Ming Empire also conducts national concubine selection. Some local wealthy families also send daughters to the palace, and there are marriages from various tribes in the Mongolian grasslands.
It was really hard for Emperor Zhu to work alone.
There are 26 wives alone.
But this is actually not surprising.
Moreover, it would be difficult for a woman like Emperor Zhu to be ranked among the top twenty in the ranking of the number of emperors' women in history.
But there is one thing that Emperor Zhu definitely beats previous emperors - that is the survival rate of his heirs.
Thanks to medical advances.
Emperor Zhu's more than 20 children are all healthy and active.
Moreover, Emperor Zhu is still very young, only thirty-two this year, and he attaches great importance to physical exercise.
When I wake up in the morning, I jog for five or six kilometers. I usually go to work by bicycle. When I go out for a long trip, I ride a horse whenever I can. I usually don’t take a horse-drawn carriage.
And because there is a bicameral system.
Emperor Zhu does not need to be a workaholic like his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang.
Generally nothing particularly significant.
He would handle the government affairs in the morning. After lunch, Emperor Zhu would meet with ministers depending on the situation, or chat with old brothers, or go hiking or playing ball.
In addition, Emperor Zhu also paid great attention to his diet.
After all, I used to be a doctor.
So my body is still in great shape.
At night, there is not much nightlife in this era, so we can only hold hands.
Moreover, Emperor Zhu was the richest man, so he didn't worry about being able to support him. The school district was in Zhongdu Palace, so he didn't worry about the children's schooling at all.
Therefore, in the foreseeable future, even if Emperor Zhu's harem does not continue to expand.
The number of princes and princesses in the Ming Dynasty will definitely increase.
And how to arrange, or make good use of these royal bloodlines, was a question that Emperor Zhu had to consider. After all, they were all his children.
As a royal bloodline.
The best arrangement is of course to inherit the throne.
But there was only one emperor in the Ming Dynasty.
There are already 14 princes.
It is certainly impossible to split the Ming Empire into 14 parts and let each of the 14 brothers take one.
Equally dividing family property is not supported in [Mingli].
According to the provisions of the inheritance system of family property in [Mingli].
The eldest son guards the family, while the other sons develop.
Of course.
This is just a suggestion, and the Ming court has no control over how ordinary families distribute their property.
But the Ming royal family must follow this.
That is to say.
The prince becomes the emperor.
The rest of the disciples have to do other things.
Among the other princes' futures, the best one is of course to inherit the throne of a vassal country.
The Ming Empire could not occupy all the land.
It would be great to take over the land that originally belonged to the Manchu Empire, plus several large islands in Eastern Siberia and Southeast Asia.
This area is approximately 20 million square kilometers.
It is slightly smaller than Tsarist Russia in history, but it is definitely a very vast territory.
And it is different from the tundra areas that Tsarist Russia captured.
Among the territories captured by the Ming Empire, the amount of cultivated land and population carrying capacity were several times that of the Tsarist Russian Empire, which expanded to its greatest limit in history.
Therefore, before digesting these territories, it will be difficult for the Ming Empire to expand the territories it directly rules.
Except for the territory directly under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the territory where government agencies at the provincial, prefecture, county, town, and township levels were established.
The only places the Ming Dynasty still directly controlled were the two colonial governor-general offices.
That is, the two governor-general mansions of the Australian colonies and the New World colonies.
The Government House is a temporary institution.
There are generally two scenarios for the future of a colony.
One is like Borneo and Java, directly included in the rule.
another kind.
This is the model for Australia and the New World in the future.
The princes are enfeoffed!
The princes of Emperor Zhu were entrusted to Australia and the New World to carry out the policy of the Xia monarch and the Yi people.
That is to say.
In places like Australia and the New World, the cost of direct rule by the Ming court was too great.
Therefore, considering the cost issue, the enfeoffment system is worth learning from.
Although Emperor Zhu came from later generations.
But he is a nationalist.
He doesn't really agree with multi-ethnic unity.
At least.
This idea was difficult to work in the 18th century world.
There are no powerful multi-ethnic countries in the world today.
We are all nation-states, without exception.
As for the United States, the United States is not a powerful country now.
so.
What Zhu Daohua wants to establish in the Ming Empire is also a nation-state - all citizens of the Ming Empire need to identify with one nation, one country, one language, and one culture.
Therefore, the current household registration management system of the Ming Dynasty does not include the item of ethnicity.
Emperor Zhu thought.
To divide ethnic groups in the Ming Empire is to cause trouble for oneself.
Because among the more than 40 million people in the Ming Dynasty.
Han Chinese account for 99%.
As long as we promote Chinese language and Chinese education.
Decades later.
All nationalities are integrated.
And around the core of the Ming Empire.
Zhu Daohua also planned to establish a series of vassal states.
These vassal states were either too far away from the Ming Dynasty, and at the same time, it was not easy to annex the territory directly.
For example, Central Asia, India, etc.
These places are sealed to some domestic forces that are not easy to control.
For example, Pingxi Fan and Indian vassals.
There are also places where the land is narrow and there are many people, and local national consciousness has emerged.
A place with a large population, poor land, little oil and water, a higher cost of swallowing, and less resources to digest.
Such as Annan, North Korea, and Japan.
to these places.
Emperor Zhu's plan was to find a way for his son to become the king of these countries.
Now Lao Liu has become the king of Japan.
There are two regimes in Annan, but he and Annan's two Zheng concubines have heirs, and they can be arranged when the time comes.
On the North Korean side, if there were no accidents, the newly born Lao Shiwen would not know whether he would be able to become the King of North Korea.
"I congratulate Your Majesty on the birth of your new son."
Standing at the door of the delivery room of Taiyuan Hospital was Queen Luo Fangmei.
As a queen, she has to be personally present when every concubine gives birth.
Zhu Daohua said with a smile: "In the blink of an eye, I have twenty-two children. I am really fertile. Queen... your contribution is not small. There are so many children, and none of them died in infancy. This is all your contribution." ."
"No, this is the Emperor's credit. If the Emperor had not invented medicine and treatment methods, I would have been powerless even if I had the will."
"Haha, it's troublesome to have too many heirs."
"What's bothering you?"
"You have to find a way to arrange it, right? It's not possible to do it like Emperor Taizu. My descendants can't all rely on the country to support them. They have to be allowed to support themselves."
"What are you talking about? You are the richest man in the world."
"Should the children of the richest man not support themselves? Should we let them become playboys? This would be bad for them and the country. Queen, I heard that you are a bit doting on your children. This is not good!"
Queen Luo was criticized inexplicably, with a look of grievance on her face.
Of course she "dotes" on the other princes and princesses.
In fact, it’s just not easy to manage.
I have a mother myself.
I don't like being a bad person, so I always have a smile on my face, and I receive red envelopes every day from those who come to pay my respects.
But for his three sons.
The eldest brother Zhu Yicheng, the third child Zhu Yixian, and the seventh child Zhu Yijian are quite strict.
Especially the boss Zhu Yichi.
After all, he is the prince.
So it became even more severe.
The Ming Taizi, who is only six years old this year, has not only gone to elementary school, but also has to complete his studies in elementary school.
When I return to the palace, I have to take extra tutoring classes.
They were some great scholars invited by Queen Luo for him.
Study Confucian classics.
The palms of his hands were often beaten until they were swollen, which made Emperor Zhu feel distressed.
However, it is said that the Ming Dynasty Prince Zhu Yichi, who was only six years old, could already write beautiful calligraphy.
It seems that Jiwa is quite useful.
Emperor Zhu and Empress Luo entered the delivery room together and picked up a newly born, cute and cute baby.
"Your Majesty, the Fourteenth Prince is crying very loudly. He weighs 7 kilograms."
The female doctor on the side smiled.
"Yes, the eyes are mine. Let the fourteenth be called Zhu Yiluan."
Emperor Zhu didn't worry at all about choosing a name.
Anyway, just follow the rules set by Zhu Yuanzhang.
"In the future, the fourteenth old man will be the King of Korea!"
Emperor Zhu said loudly.
Concubine Li, who was lying on the bed, was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly sat up with excitement on her face.
"I thank you, Your Majesty."
Emperor Zhu's golden words.
He said that in the future the Fourteenth Old Man would be the King of North Korea, then no one in North Korea would dare to object!
and
There is a precedent for Lao Liu to become the king of Japan.
Let the fourteenth old man be the king of Korea, even if he has arranged a huge future for the infant Zhu Yiluan.
Queen Luo frowned slightly when she heard this.
The King of Japan and the King of Korea have both been sealed off.
The second child will be the King of the Golden Mountain.
What about her son?
The third child and the seventh child have not made any arrangements yet.
It seemed that Queen Luo was worried.
Emperor Zhu smiled and said: "The other princes also have their own arrangements. My sons must not be like rice bugs raised in the deep palace. They must become the kings of the Ming Dynasty who guard all over the world! The pioneers who defend the Chinese civilization!"
Emperor Zhu looked at Luo Fangmei.
"The third child should go to Australia. I think Australia needs to be renamed. From now on it will be called Nanhua State, and the third child will be the King of Nanhua!"
"Lao Qi is still young, let's talk about it later. But there are many local arrangements in North and South America!"
Emperor Zhu said with a smile.
"So, Queen, our sons cannot be raised to waste. They must go to school and military academy! They must go to the military to gain experience, so that they can be independent in the New World in the future."
"When our sons grow up, will the war in the New World be over?"
Luo Fangmei was stunned.
"No! Not that fast!"
Emperor Zhu held the fourteenth old man in his arms and looked to the east.
"Both we and the Europeans are very weak in the New World now. Moreover, the New World is too vast and there is too much territory to compete for. Therefore, the war will not break out in full force in more than ten years!"
"And at that time, it would be a war between two worlds!"
"War of the Worlds."
Luo Fangmei was stunned.
There was some reluctance and panic in his eyes.
Will her sons be pushed to the battlefield of a cruel world war in the future?
"Queen, this is the responsibility of my prince. Children of ordinary people can go to the battlefield. Why can't my son go?"
Emperor Zhu said.
(End of chapter)
