Chapter 145 Zhu Yuanzhang’s generosity
When He Xi said that there was a shortage of people, something moved in his heart and he already had some expectations.
As expected, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to ask: "Where are there enough people near Liaodong for immigration?"
He Xi said: "Gaoli."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Yes, it is Goryeo. If Liaodong is strong, it can control the Northeast. If Liaodong is weak, all parts of the Northeast will do their own thing. The court cannot control it. Therefore, enriching Liaodong is the first priority in governing the Northeast. Your Liaoze Is the plan a good one? If tens of thousands of hectares of land can be opened up in Liaodong, it can support more than a million people and more than 100,000 soldiers. Liaodong will not be a burden to the court. And Nuergandusi, various places can also build cities and establish governance. The county is guarded."
"The only bad thing is that the Liaoze plan, according to the current situation, may not be completed in more than ten years. It is almost a hundred-year plan, and there is no plan in the world that can last for more than a hundred years. I can't wait. My The idea is to move the people of Goryeo to govern Liaoze. There are five million people in Goryeo. If half of them are moved, there should be no problem. These two million people are enough to govern Liaoze."
"This is also your mission."
He Xi felt shocked all over after hearing this.
He finally understood the gap between him and Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang sounded ordinary, but in fact, He Xi saw blood in every word of Zhu Yuanzhang. Blood like sea water.
Not to mention the casualties in the battle to destroy Goryeo. Although it's a lot, it's nothing. After all, there is no way to fight without killing people. Just saying that nearly half of Goryeo and even more people migrated to Liaodong, allowing them to cultivate Liaoze. As mentioned earlier, the difficulty of governance in Liaoze is actually not great, and there are no technical difficulties. Only the amount of earthwork is amazing.
This kind of subjugation and relocation of people. The mortality rate is quite alarming.
And He Xi didn't believe that Zhu Yuanzhang hadn't considered it.
He Xi hadn't thought deeply about why it was Lan Yu who worked with He Xi. Now I suddenly understand. As the leader of the next generation of the Ming Dynasty, Mu Ying was much more generous than Lan Yu. This is why after Mu Ying's death, a considerable number of chieftains in Yunnan missed Mu Ying. The reason why the descendants of the Mu family survived to live in Yunnan.
But there is more cruelty in Lan Yu's character.
Whether it's during a battle or after a war.
If Mu Ying is asked to do such a thing, Mu Ying may not be able to do it. But let Lan Yu do it, Lan Yu will never fail to do it.
He Xi raised his head, and looked at Zhu Yuanzhang as calmly as water, without any waves. He felt desolate in his heart, lowered his head again and said, "Yes."
He Xi could only try to think of the good.
After all these twists and turns, Goryeo's so-called traditional power will cease to exist. There will be no North Korea in the future, only a province of Ming Dynasty. The so-called long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Although the pain of the times falls on ordinary people, it is unbearable pain.
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "You should go back and think about it carefully. Give me a month off. After one month, go to Liaodong."
He Xi said: "Yes."
"However, there is one thing you should think about carefully." Zhu Yuanzhang said; "Xuda wants to knight you, the prince should tell you. What do you think?"
He Xi said, "I thought that the court had already given me a reward for my trivial merit, which was not enough to make me a knight."
It's not that He Xi has never been tempted.
The benefits of knighthood are great.
First of all, the titles of the Ming Dynasty are very valuable. Many of the titles of the founding of the country truly achieved the same status as the country. As long as one can be knighted, it will be an iron rice bowl for generations to come.
Secondly, Xungui is now quite powerful. And in the foreseeable ten years, and even for a period of time after Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Xungui's power will still be very great. When He Xi becomes a member of the nobility, he is likely to become a rising star among the nobility, like Lan Yu and Mu Ying. Even in Xu Da's position, that is, the head of the nobility, it may not be impossible in the future.
But He Xi knew very well that his position could not be shaken.
Although He Xi was not too fond of the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty, in He Xi's view, the founding heroes of the Ming Dynasty were obviously partial to science, and the quality of the generals was far superior to that of the civil servants. It's not that people like Song Lian, Liu Bowen, and Li Shanchang can't do it. But it is worse than Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Wang Meng, Zhuge Liang, Fang Mou Duduan and others who are also the founding heroes. At the same time, no one under Zhu Yuanzhang was making full use of it.
But Xu Da, placed with Wang Jian, Li Mu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Jing and others, is not inferior.
Using culture to control force is inevitable even from the perspective of world development trends. The disasters of the Five Dynasties of Warlords are painful memories for the Chinese people and have the deepest political imprint. Why Zhu Yuanzhang and many civil servants believed that the Hongwu period was an extraordinary period was because the ministers held great power.
Even if He Xi joins the ranks of Xunchen, it will extend the time for Xunchen to control the power of the court for decades. But no matter what, it will still return to its original position. Instead, it adds uncertainty to the future. It is one thing for He Xi to cooperate with Xunchen. Being a virtuous minister is another matter.
What he wants to do is to preside over the reform and be courteous to the prime minister. Rather than Xunchen. Once he becomes an honorable minister, many people may have other ideas due to the power he cultivated in the Imperial College.
After all, everyone has their own thoughts, and He Xi cannot have absolute control over the people below. We can only unify our thoughts as soon as possible. Rather than the other way around.
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at He Xi and was not surprised by the answer.
In other words, Zhu Yuanzhang was not surprised by any choice He Xi made.
However, Zhu Yuanzhang was still happy to have some distance between He Xi and his ministers. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang just wanted He Xi to change the law, not to let He Xi succeed to the throne. Military power is the most important power among all the powers in the court. This power should be controlled by the emperor. Since He Xi has the power of the court, this should be liberalized.
Nothing more to say. He Xi naturally said goodbye.
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Although it is January holiday. But in fact, where is the holiday on He Xi?
Many relationships are maintained. He Xi is away from home all year round, so if he stays in the capital, his influence may not be his. During He Xi's month in the capital, he needed to maintain these relationships. Naturally, I leave early and come back late.
First, he attended classes in the Imperial College for three consecutive days.
The content of the talk is the situation in Nanyang, maritime trade, etc. In particular, his theory of defending from the north and moving southward aroused strong reflection among young scholars.
Many people describe foreign wars during the period when the dynasty was strong as a result of the king's great success. In fact, this is not the case. In many cases, it was the collective will of many people. The emperor was merely the representative of this collective will. Just like now, the young people in the Imperial College were all born before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
During their childhood, the Ming army was always invincible and invincible. They also want to make achievements like their ancestors. Especially the example of He Xi, he destroyed Java in one battle, pacified Nanyang in one year, established four Nanyang towns, and conquered hundreds of countries in Nanyang.
He is simply a real-life idol.
Therefore, when He Xi was giving lectures, the Imperial College was crowded with people, and many people who were not from the Imperial College crowded the lobby of the Imperial College.
And overnight, what He Xi said became popular all over the world.
If we say that before this, the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, Crown Prince, Xu Da and others, had already reached a consensus on the Ming Dynasty's future expansion to the south. So now this trend has spread to the people. More importantly, He Xi is the idol of scholars, and He Xi's knowledge has been widely spread because of He Xi.
Some people even published a collection of He Xi's articles and sermons, which was very popular.
It's just that they are all pirated copies, but He Xi cannot receive royalties.
He Xi's activities in the Imperial College were secondary to lecturing. The most important thing is to maintain emotional contact with the officials of the Imperial College. Song Lin has always done a pretty good job as He Xi's person. Many of the reforms implemented by He Xi in the Imperial College were retained. Moreover, Zhu Yuanzhang did not make a big move against the Imperial College officials. Unless an official dies due to illness, adjustments are generally not made.
On the one hand, this makes it easier for these officials to raise their sights. It is normal for many Qingliu officials to stay in the Imperial College for several years. On the other hand, it is also preparing for He Xi. When He Xi reaches a high position, everyone in the Imperial College can use them directly. He is regarded as a reserve talent for He Xi.
