There was a rather heated discussion within the Ming court as to where the provinces directly under the central government of the Ming Dynasty should be placed.
After the relevant topics were made public to the Outer North Korea, the scope of communication was not limited to the Outer North Korea. Soon, in the form of informal gossip, it reached the ears of people who paid attention to political affairs in society.
Administrative division adjustment is an ever-present key political direction, and it is something that many political parties will mention from time to time.
The scope of this discussion certainly includes Zhu Jingyuan, a special prince. Zhu Jingyuan received a direct message from his father asking for his opinion.
It can be considered that a new topic was temporarily inserted into the originally arranged thesis plan. Zhu Jingyuan's perspective on this issue was very different from that of the emperor, other officials, and most people in the Ming Dynasty.
How this issue is ultimately decided depends not only on the advantages and disadvantages of the actual choice itself, but also on the position of the decision-maker's butt.
Zhu Jingyuan came from a later generation, a world where the traditional monarchy system has basically disappeared and the democratic republican system is absolutely mainstream.
Long-term education and exposure have made most modern Chinese people instinctively believe that the monarchy is backward.
The key point is that the monarchy can collapse at any time, at least with a high probability of collapse. This is of course nothing in the context of later generations.
But when it comes to Zhu Jingyuan in this world, it can even be called
"anxiety". The original Emperor Shizu may have had similar anxieties, so he arranged for Xintianfu as a retreat.
Even if there are pamphlets left by Emperor Shizu of later generations of emperors, most of them did not inherit this anxiety.
Including the current Supreme Emperor Zhu Zhongliang and Emperor Zhu Jianyan. None of them believes that the current Ming Dynasty is in danger of collapse.
Their arrangements for the New Tianfu were actually used as a bargaining chip to check and balance the local imperial court. Even the current bureaucrats of Ming Dynasty, the ordinary people of Ming Dynasty, and the enemies of Ming Dynasty do not have any illusions about the collapse of Ming Dynasty itself.
The emperor, the emperor, newspaper editors, private scholars, overseas politicians, and the monarchs of various countries all have no idea that the monarchy is lagging behind and will one day collapse.
Neither of them could imagine a situation in which the republican system would become mainstream around the world. In the eyes of people in this world and this era, the republican system is wrong and may collapse at any time.
The monarchy is a natural choice that has been passed down for thousands of years. Of course, they would not consider the impact of administrative divisions on the outcome of the collapse of the empire when discussing the adjustment of administrative divisions.
Only Zhu Jingyuan was anxious about the collapse of the monarchy. Zhu Jingyuan naturally referred to the ending of Red Lucia's collapse.
If a combined country collapses, there is a high probability that it will be split directly into the original administrative divisions.
Even in the warlord era of old China, the original provinces and regions were basically the basic units.
The current Ming Dynasty may collapse and disintegrate as a whole if various internal conflicts break out in every future period and the emperor and the court are unable to control it.
The separatist forces or even new countries that may be formed at that time are likely to use the boundaries of the original political regions as their boundaries.
It probably won't be exactly the same, with sub-regions reversing each other on the border, but there shouldn't be a difference in magnitude.
The scope directly governed by the central court may form a new Ming Dynasty with a republican system. Each of the other large regions formed an independent country.
Therefore, the arrangement of the provinces directly under the jurisdiction of the central court of the Ming Dynasty became, to a certain extent, the territorial distribution of the republican Ming Dynasty.
When making this kind of decision, it depends on where your butt and brain are. Is it better to leave the Republic of Ming Dynasty on a larger scale or on a smaller scale?
Is it better to dig some holes for this new civilization, or to give it the best possible geopolitical structure? This incident made Zhu Jingyuan very painful.
Not only does it separate your brain from your butt, it also makes your butt drift away at any time. First of all, he is the most special prince and the core member of the Ming Dynasty royal family.
From the perspective of members of the royal family, when the local situation is about to get out of control, it is a natural preparation plan to retreat to Xintianfu as a whole.
After that, the imperial family became an independent country in Xintianfu, and the locally formed republican Ming Dynasty might become a competitor of the country controlled by the imperial family.
Considering this angle and direction, of course, now we have to dig a hole for the future Republic of China. Set Dongfan, Ryukyu, Japan, Korea in the east of Haidong, and Xianbei area in the north as one large region.
Set Luzon, Borneo, Old Port, Java, Malacca, Siam, Myanmar and other places in the south as one large region.
Let the directly governed province have no coastline on the Sea of Whales and Little Western Ocean, and limit its coastline to the home coast.
Let the coastline be surrounded by a circle of peninsulas and islands controlled by other countries.
Forming a chain and wall on the sea, restricting the power of the Republic of China and the Ming Dynasty from reaching the ocean.
In terms of land, Mobei Mongolia, Xijiang, Xueyu, Setup, Anxi, and Tianzhu should also be set up as one large region.
Let the countries formed by the three major regions of southeast and west sandwich the country formed by the local area. It is best to build more clan clans in the military and political institutions in these areas.
Eventually, the imperial clans controlled the outer regions and jointly surrounded the middle, forming the Republic of Ming Dynasty. At the same time, Zhu Jingyuan's own soul came from later generations. The education and practical life experience he received in his previous life for more than 20 years made him naturally regard himself as a Chinese.
If you think about it from the perspective of China, the previous choices may be completely reversed.
The mainland directly governs North Korea, Japan, Xianbei, Malacca, Luzon, Borneo, Old Port, and Myanmar. Not only does the mainland have direct access to the two oceans, but it can also control the surrounding islands and peninsulas. It serves as a forward position for outward attacks and is also a great sea wall for external defense.
The waters within these island chains, from the Sea of Whales to the Gulf of Siam, are fortress waters for the local navy. This way of thinking as an ordinary person in China is typical compared to his actual status as the prince of the Ming Dynasty.
"brain-hip separation",
The "butt drifted". When thinking about problems in the mind, it does not correspond to the actual position where one is sitting, and does not consider one's own actual interests.
Zhu Jingyuan thought about this issue for a long time. Not only because of the confusion of positions and thinking, but also because of the special nature of the problem itself.
No one can discuss the sensitive issue of Ming Dynasty's collapse except for his father and grandfather.
Even the two of them probably wouldn't discuss it seriously with themselves. I can only think by myself. After Zhu Jingyuan was anxious for several days, he felt that all he could do was to keep the Ming Dynasty from collapse as much as possible.
Then your butt and brain don't have to be completely separated, at least they can be closer. It is in the interest of the Ming royal family to allow the Ming Dynasty to exist stably.
In order for Ming Dynasty to exist stably, balancing domestic power is a matter of course. The ruling class must have enough scope to make money, but cannot exploit the middle and lower classes without limit.
Give middle- and lower-level people enough opportunities to rise that they can see. As long as productivity allows, the living standards of the bottom class can also rise steadily.
Let people who can become the middle-level elite group have enough and colorful entertainment projects. In essence, it is a compromise between all classes, taking into account the interests of all classes, and in line with the interests of all classes.
Except for a very few careerists. It's just that although it's not difficult to know this direction, there are countless troubles in actual implementation.
As long as they are not fools, most rulers should understand these logics. But how many actually do it?
With this complicated mood, Zhu Jingyuan wrote down all his thoughts. He wrote a rare sealed memorial on paper and arranged for a special military courier to take a fast boat back to the capital to deliver it.
Six days later, Ming Emperor Zhu Jianyan received Zhu Jingyuan's secret memorial. Zhu Jianyan already knew through the phone that Zhu Jingyuan had written a secret memorial to him, which was about the adjustment of administrative divisions.
Zhu Jianyan was originally looking forward to it, but after actually seeing it, he immediately showed a highly confused expression.
Then Zhu Jianyan went to see the Supreme Emperor with Zhu Jingyuan's memorial. After Zhu Zhongliang saw it, he was also puzzled.
After dismissing all the servants, Zhu Zhongliang left the memorial on the table and asked with great surprise and emotion: "This guy is actually thinking about the collapse of the Ming Dynasty..." Zhu Jianyan said with a strange expression: "So... this should be Emperor Shizu. The anxiety you're talking about?" Zhu Zhongliang shook his head and sighed: "It's wrong to worry about things unfounded, but we can't completely avoid it.
“The new Tianfu planned by Emperor Shizu was originally designed to prevent this situation.
“It’s just that subsequent developments made Emperor Shizu’s ancestors gradually ignore this matter.
“Actually, when I took over the throne, I also felt that the situation was very good.
“I feel that the Ming Dynasty and the world structure are completely different from those of Emperor Shizu, and it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to collapse.
"Then, in the process of continuous expansion, I slowly pushed all the countries in Europe and the West to the opposite side.
“This ultimately led to a world war that lasted for more than ten years.
“The situation at that time, the Ming Dynasty was indeed on the verge of collapse.
"If we follow Jingyuan's suggestions and make corresponding adjustments according to the direction left by Emperor Shizu, it is completely unpredictable to what extent the subsequent situation will be corrupted.
"Just tell me about your current thoughts. Are they similar to mine at that time?" Zhu Jianyan's originally weird and confused expression turned into astonishment: "This... assault rifle, combat aircraft, armored fighting vehicle, self-propelled artillery, military When weapons and equipment such as automobiles are fully mature and common, ordinary people should have no possibility of successful rebellion, right?" Zhu Zhongliang said seriously: "That's what I thought at the time..." Zhu Jianyan continued subconsciously: “But…it is indeed different now and then, and it will be different in the future and now.
“The development of technology has made the gap between the professional military and civilian forces wider and wider.
"I think mechanized forces are a clear tipping point.
“Indigenous craftsmen and private craftsmen may be able to make firearms, but they cannot make engines and airplanes in indigenous ways.
"There is an absolute gap between the armed forces that ordinary people can obtain for rebellion and the armed forces of the imperial army." Zhu Zhongliang immediately continued to ask: "Then have you considered the possibility that the army may lose control?
“Ordinary people may not be able to rebel, but the military that deviates from the interests of the imperial court may launch a coup.
“At the same time, the army is also composed of children of ordinary people.
“If the lives of ordinary people completely collapse, if the royal family and the court cannot protect the lives of ordinary people.
"Regardless of whether we can continue to use our military's capabilities, their combat effectiveness will decline off a cliff.
“When ordinary people make trouble, or even storm into the Forbidden City, what should we do if they refuse to carry out orders?
"So what Jingyuan said at the end of his memorial is that maintaining the balance of all classes is fundamental.
“Ruling a country of this size is always on the edge of a cliff.
"This is no longer the classical era. The emperor is no longer a traditional king, and there is no need to be arrogant and complacent." Zhu Jianyan felt that the content of Zhu Jingyuan's memorial was no longer important.
My father just wants to teach me a lesson now. Zhu Jianyan is indeed a little proud in the past two years. The entire Ming Dynasty is getting better and better in its own hands, various economic data continue to soar, and the finances have never been so wealthy.
Although many of them are due to his son, he is his son! As a father, I am qualified to be proud, right?
Zhu Jianyan has now figured out that Ming Dynasty's current development speed will continue, and the dividends of territorial expansion and technological innovation can last for at least ten years.
If nothing unexpected happens, the entire Ming Dynasty will be in this state during the more than ten years he has been emperor.
Even if he does nothing and acts as a rubber stamp, Ming Dynasty will continue to prosper. In the end, I will definitely leave a good posthumous title, and the historical evaluation will definitely be very good.
Even if the dividends of development show a significant decline and the problems caused during the period of rapid development erupt, it will already be during the term of his successor.
Zhu Jianyan believed in the wisdom of future generations. That's really believable. So Zhu Jianyan's mentality has gotten better and better in the past two years.
As a result, my father is now here to teach me lessons again. But... Zhu Jianyan looked at his father and saw that he was about to be seventy years old.
In the last few years of the World War, all my hair had turned gray. Although he still looks good, he is really old.
I don’t know how many opportunities I will have in the future to listen to him talk and educate me again. Zhu Jianyan quickly collected himself and nodded in agreement very seriously: "I understand that I must guard against arrogance and impetuosity, try to straighten out things inside and outside the court, and avoid as much as possible problems that may be left in the development process... ..." Zhu Zhongliang nodded slightly after hearing this: "So, how do you decide in the end? How to choose the scope of provinces directly under the central government?" Zhu Jianyan thought about it carefully and said: "Even if the Ming Dynasty collapses, then all the remaining original People on the national territory are still our Ming people.
“The new country formed in the Ming Dynasty will still be the core and the strongest of all Ming people’s countries.
"When the Ming Dynasty collapsed, if the Western Yi country still existed, they would definitely take the opportunity to interfere in the affairs of the Ming Dynasty.
"The new country in the Ming Dynasty will also be the natural leader to fight against the Western Yi. We need it to be strong enough.
"I am the emperor of the Zhu Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the emperor of all the people of the Ming Dynasty.
“So I chose to allow the entire Ming people to continue to stand on top of the world.
"Our Zhu family, with such a huge advantage currently, if we cannot maintain the stable existence of the Ming Dynasty.
"If we want to escape from the mainland in embarrassment and run to Xintianfu to survive.
“That shows that our Zhu family has really lost the qualification and ability to continue to rule the land of China.
“When the time comes, whether it is delegating power and establishing a constitution, returning power to the people, or even abdicating the throne to make way for worthy people, it will be better than lingering on.
"If I were in that situation myself, I would abdicate in my hometown and stay and let my children go to Xintianfu."
