Chapter 63 World Map
Zhu Yuanzhang is not someone who can be persuaded by a few words. He certainly listened to what He Xi said. It still couldn't change his inner unwillingness.
The Ming Dynasty he wants is to be passed down through the ages. Rather than just a few hundred years of national destiny. What he wanted from He Xi was not how to end the Ming Dynasty, but to find ways to make up for the shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty in the future. Let Ming Dynasty be passed down for a longer time.
He Xi's words seemed to him to be sophistry.
What was Zhu Yuanzhang's lifelong career? He was the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, not the head of the Zhu family.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang valued the inheritance of his bloodline, he valued his career even more. The choice He Xi gave was just the second best choice.
Zhu Yuanzhang pondered for a long time and said, "Go back and rest for a while. I haven't slept a wink all night."
He Xi looked at the box at his feet and remembered the power bank and laptop inside. But just thinking about it, these things are no longer just his.
After He Xi left. Zhu Yuanzhang did not sleep.
If he doesn't go to court today, he has already delayed things for a long time. He had to review today's memorial.
And He Xi returned to her room. Over and over again.
Zhu Yuanzhang's showdown today was both unexpected and expected by He Xi. He actually knew that such a day would come. Now that I have said it out, I feel a little happy. It's just that besides being happy, there are more worries. Now he is a quasi-consort. Between the quasi-consort and the consort-in-law. It's only one step away. not real.
People like Zhu Yuanzhang are very hard-hearted. Why is it nothing to kill one of your own sons-in-law for the great cause in your heart? Princess Anqing's original consort, Ouyang Lun, was executed. Moreover, when Zhu Yuanzhang killed the heroes, he did not show mercy to the prince-in-law.
Of course, most of those concubines were concubines. There are only two legitimate daughters of Zhu Yuanzhang, Ningguo and Anqing.
But He Xi may not feel reliable in his heart.
Trust is an invisible force. And the power of being unreasonable.
"Hey, now that I've opened my mouth, I won't hold anything back. Let Zhu Yuanzhang, a country bumpkin, see modernization." He Xi thought to himself, "I'll show him the power of the People's Liberation Army."
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It was already afternoon when I woke up.
As soon as he woke up, Xu Baoer came over. Said: "The Prince Consort, Your Majesty said. As soon as the Prince Consort wakes up, go see him immediately."
He Xi was stunned and said, "Your Majesty, are you awake already?"
Xu Baoer said, "Your Majesty didn't sleep much at all. He just squinted for more than an hour. He got up early to review the memorial. He also met with several ministers today."
He Xi secretly admired him. He is still young. Staying up all night doesn't feel like anything. But Zhu Yuanzhang is already in his fifties. He Xi is really impressed that he can be so spirited.
He Xi could only obey his fate. It is estimated that he will spend the rest of his life working hard.
When He Xi came to Qianqing Palace again.
Zhu Yuanzhang was still sitting behind the imperial case. It looks the same as usual. But He Xi felt keenly that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little tired.
Indeed, tired.
In fact, it is not that Zhu Yuanzhang is not sleepy today. He is not an old man in his fifties, but he is in better spirits than young people. But couldn't sleep.
As soon as I closed my eyes, some concepts from last night came to my mind.
From the perspective of class division, today's Ming Dynasty. It made him feel a lot. However, there will be no need for an emperor in the future. This is like a thorn in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart. Although he also knows that there is a system called a constitutional monarchy. But he was not interested at all yesterday and thought too much. He just knew that this was a system in which the emperor was in reality, so he scorned it.
How much Zhu Yuanzhang hated the prime minister system. This system of virtual king and real king was itself treasonous.
Zhu Yuanzhang has been thinking about a question all day today. Is there a way that can not only allow Ming Dynasty to enjoy the dividends of future development, but also prevent the Zhu Ming royal family from losing power?
It's just this question that He Xi can probably answer.
Zhu Yuanzhang asked at the beginning: "Hey, how can we make the Ming Dynasty royal family stable forever?"
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You can just say whatever you know?"
"Life lasts only a hundred years. Who can control what happens a hundred years later?" He Xi said: "The Ming Dynasty's royal family relies on the efforts of successive emperors to maintain its power forever. The only things we can do are the immediate things."
Zhu Yuanzhang said sadly: "You are right. But, is there really nothing we can do?"
He Xi said: "Actually, His Majesty has already implemented a very important policy, which is to enfeoff vassal kings."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled softly and said: "Are you laughing at me? The policy of the vassal king has its own problems. I have decided that after a period of time, the kings of Qin, Jin, Qi and Yan will also withdraw from the vassal. I will not leave any Of children and grandchildren.”
This is the truth.
Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of withdrawing from the feudal vassal was not something that exists today. It was there a few months ago when Zhu Yuanzhang knew about Jingnan.
At first, Zhu Yuanzhang was very dissatisfied with Zhu Di. There was the idea of putting Zhu Di under house arrest in the capital. But later, when he took a closer look at what happened before and after the Jingnan incident, he felt that Zhu Yunwen also had to bear a lot of responsibility. But the most important responsibility is still his. His policy of vassaling is inherently problematic.
Especially in the late Ming Dynasty, all the vassal kings were like fat pigs. Not only did the role of protecting the royal family that Zhu Yuanzhang had hoped for not be fulfilled, but they became a burden to the court. In the end, they could not even protect their own, and each of them died miserably. .
He was reflecting on his clan and vassal policy.
Yesterday He Xi said that Zhu Yuanzhang considered issues from the perspective of a patriarch. Zhu Yuanzhang felt that as the patriarch of the Ming royal family, the first thing he had to solve was the vassal system he established. He was determined not to use his descendants as pigs.
Just look at Zhu Yuanzhang's sons, they have quite a lot of talents. You can see Zhu Yuanzhang’s educational philosophy.
So when He Xi said his plan to seal the vassal, he just thought he was laughing at him.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, how dare I? What I mean is to seal the vassal from outside. Just like the Zongzhou system."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned and said, "Is this what you meant yesterday?"
He Xi said, "Yes. Your Majesty, please let me use my things."
Zhu Yuanzhang realized what He Xi was talking about and said, "Please do so."
He Xi opened the wooden box and opened his laptop. Immediately, he heard the sound of familiar music. The desktop opens.
Zhu Yuanzhang stared blankly at He Xi's laptop, and for a moment his brain lost the ability to move. Almost stuck.
In fact, Zhu Yuanzhang was also well-informed. Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang's campaigns in the north or south, or after he became emperor, he received tributes from all directions. What kind of things have not been seen before, what kind of treasures have not been seen before, Zhu Yuanzhang knows that these things are luminous.
But Zhu Yuanzhang's understanding shone like a bright pearl in the night.
Zhu Yuanzhang really had this naturally fluorescent gemstone. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang is not good at luxury and has never used it. Moreover, the people who secretly monitored He Xi could only peek from a distance and could only see the screen glowing and what was on the screen. But there are no ideas or concepts.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang brought these things over directly was just to let He Xi know that He Xi can't hide anything from me.
As for, just use these things.
Zhu Yuanzhang never thought about it.
It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that these things were treasures.
But as an emperor, treating people as treasure is a qualified attitude. He was extremely busy every day. This treasure was really useful, so why should he operate it himself? Naturally, someone else has to do it? Who is this guy? Of course it is He Xi.
Therefore, the most important thing for Zhu Yuanzhang is to get He Xi to be of the same mind as him. Instead of getting He Xi's treasure.
But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang watched He Xi familiarly pull up the satellite map from the computer. This is a cache of his previous satellite maps on his computer. There were pictures of places he had seen back then that he had not seen back then. All are blank.
Fortunately, the overall picture is still very clear.
"This is the world map." He Xi pointed it out to Zhu Yuanzhang.
For a moment, Zhu Yuanzhang really had the idea of taking He Xi's computer for his own use. But this thought turned around in Zhu Yuanzhang's heart and focused on the map in front of him. The first thing he looked at was Nanjing.
He was stunned. Said: "This is Nanjing?"
He couldn't believe what he was seeing.
To be honest, Zhu Yuanzhang spent his whole life expanding Nanjing City and built five walls for Nanjing City in a row. But in this era, there is not that much population, and the outermost city wall is of no use at all. All wasted.
But in modern Nanjing, even the fifth city wall formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang is far beyond it. Compared with the Nanjing City of later generations, today's Nanjing City has millions of people and is already a world-famous metropolis. On the map of later generations, it is just a district.
He Xi secretly rejoiced: "What I want is this result."
Letting Zhu Yuanzhang look at the map was certainly one of He Xi's purposes, but it was not purposeful. Today, He Xi wants to calm Zhu Yuanzhang for the future high technology and make him understand the truth, that is, the long course of history is vast, and those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish.
Don't have any other small thoughts.
The map in front of you is just an appetizer.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, Nanjing was still relatively important. The Qing court divided southern Zhili into Anhui and Jiangsu. But Nanjing's status has never been comparable to the original. Even in our time, yes, Nanjing is the most important in the world. Among the cities, it is not ranked high. In our time, all the cities in the world were Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou."
"North is Beijing, up is Shanghai, and Guang is Guangzhou."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "Beijing is just that. After all, it is the capital. How can Guangzhou, a barbarian land, surpass Nanjing and Shanghai? Where is Shanghai? But Shanghai County?"
