Chapter 170: Die without regrets
Liu Sanwu expressed the prince's deepest worries.
In fact, the prince already knew this. He even knows better than Liu Sanwu.
In the prince's view, what Zhu Yuanzhang wanted was a process of neither destruction nor establishment. But the problem is that it is easy to break, but not easy to establish.
Because of values and other reasons, He Xi is a firm believer in reform. Zhu Yuanzhang is even more powerful and has a self-confidence that I don't know how to describe. It's not that Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know that doing so would cause trouble. It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang was not afraid of these chaos at all.
To put it bluntly, even since the founding of the country by Zhu Yuanzhang, it seems to be peaceful. But many private turmoils never calmed down. It’s just that some people can’t see it.
But Prince Zhu Biao is different.
In Zhu Biao's view, although stability is not overriding everything. But it is not a good thing to rush into war rashly.
More importantly, Zhu Biao did not feel that the gentry and the people of the world supported this matter.
Needless to say, there are gentlemen all over the world. Why don’t people all over the world support this matter?
Because people all over the world are living very well.
Yes, it's great.
There are standards for good and bad.
In He Xi's view, people all over the world are struggling to survive. Eighty percent of the people can be considered absolutely poor by modern standards. The Engel coefficient is between 70 and 80 percent. From He Xi's point of view, there was no way to survive this day, and he was struggling in a sea of misery. Therefore, He Xi wants to save the people of the world and make them live a better life.
But the problem is that He Xi never understands the people.
Compared with the days a few decades ago, when the world was in chaos and the people were in dire straits, people exchanged their children for food, and broke their bones to make food, it was already such a wonderful day to be able to eat.
The people can be successful, but they cannot start with worries.
This sentence is so correct.
Because the capital of the people at the bottom is too low. Any changes may cause the people to fall into the abyss, selling their children and daughters, and still unable to survive.
Therefore, they instinctively reject any change.
Even if this change occurs, there is an 80% chance that it will be good. Because they can't bear the 20 percent that are bad. And no one can give a 100% success rate for any change.
This raises a question.
In terms of the right to speak, the gentry's right to speak is far greater than that of the common people. In terms of willingness, even if it is a reform that is beneficial to the people of the world, it is difficult for the people of the world to express their willingness to support it. Unless they can no longer survive. Only then will they vote with their feet.
Once the reform begins, only Zhu Yuanzhang's prestige can be used to silence the world. Otherwise, it is all opposition.
Therefore, the prince placed his hopes on the Xungui Group.
Rely on military power.
After all, criticism of weapons is the most important thing these days. Any conflict will end up being a military conflict. As long as the handle of the knife is in hand, some chaos can be settled.
Today, Zhu Biao suddenly discovered that the handle of the knife was unstable.
He knew that nothing would happen to Zhu Yuanzhang in one day. But Zhu Yuanzhang will be gone after all. He will eventually ascend the throne, what will happen then? He may not be able to handle these veterans. If they object. Zhu Biao couldn't imagine this situation.
The prince took a few deep breaths and suddenly said with a wry smile: "Mr. Liu, what can I do? There is nothing I can do. Your Majesty has made up his mind."
To be honest, it is not that the prince has never contradicted Zhu Yuanzhang.
It's just that things are different.
The prince knew very well that the relationship between himself and his father was not what it used to be.
To object at this time is to let the father choose between the reform and his son. More specifically, it is to choose between a great cause in the world and love for your children.
How dare the prince bet that your majesty, Zhu Yuanzhang, would choose the love between his children.
Is he Zhu Yuanzhang?
The prince was in the midst of the reform and was worried about the instability of his throne. How could we not be worried, because if we go against Zhu Yuanzhang on this matter, the current reserve position will be unstable?
Seeing the prince like this, Liu Sanwu suddenly smiled and said, "It is enough that your highness loves the people."
What made Liu Sanwu happy was the prince's attitude.
Because Liu Sanwu saw hope.
In Liu Sanwu's view, the situation in front of him had become extremely bad. The world has only been stable for more than 20 years, and even during these 20 years, the war has not stopped. But most people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Now, the emperor had such an idea, which almost re-established the hidden danger of the world falling apart.
Very simple.
As mentioned before, how can an empire maintain its unity with a vast territory and backward technology, and it takes half a month or more to transmit information from the capital to the local area? This question is the answer given by Confucianism. That is common morality. In modern terms, it means uniting everyone with the same values.
The emperor must maintain this value.
Soldiers and horses can be tyrannical for a while, but only the power of thought. Only in this way can the vast empire be united.
Today's reform is to cut into this foundation.
Dig your own foundation.
In this way, the stability of the world depends on Zhu Yuanzhang alone. Because only Zhu Yuanzhang's strong prestige can subdue all parties in the world.
This is a lesson learned from the past.
The ancestor dragon died and the Qin Dynasty came to an end.
This is what Liu Sanwu is most worried about.
Now Liu Sanwu discovered that the prince had similar ideas to his, that is to say, there would be a day in the future when chaos would be rectified. This is enough.
Liu Sanwu thought to himself: "I will die without regrets."
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In the Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at He Xi's manuscript, frowned slightly, and said, "It's too rough. Especially many processes are not written down. Don't you have any ideas for the various departments in the imperial court?"
Ancient law and modern law are completely different in concept and extension. Let’s think about the administrative system. In ancient times, the regulations in this area belonged to the legal system, while in modern times the administrative system belongs to the administrative law system.
Zhu Yuanzhang understood one thing very well.
That is, the current system of secretaries supervising the cabinet, the five armies, the governor's office, the six ministries and nine ministers is not suitable for the future Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, it is not that Zhu Yuanzhang never thought of creating a new system by himself.
But Zhu Yuanzhang also had to admit one thing, a person's ability has its limits. Zhu Yuanzhang also has his own limits.
The Ming Dynasty system founded by Zhu Yuanzhang was used by the Ming and Qing dynasties for hundreds of years. However, the system established by Zhu Yuanzhang was nothing more than a summary of the ancient Chinese administrative system, and there were naturally some innovations. And quite a few. But innovation may not necessarily be good.
In any case, Zhu Yuanzhang had basis and reference in this regard, and many Confucian scholars and officials provided opinions as reference.
But Zhu Yuanzhang had a vague feeling about what kind of regulations and systems the industrialized Ming Dynasty would need in the future. But he didn't know how to start, or where to start. I don't know where to start.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang did not really live in the future. His views on the future all come from He Xi.
If Zhu Yuanzhang were more than ten years younger, Zhu Yuanzhang might be confident that he could come up with this set of things. But he is old and can understand some of the logic of the industrial age, which is already beyond many people. Then based on these theories, a new social system suitable for Ming Dynasty was created.
This is really not something Zhu Yuanzhang can do.
He Xi said: "Your Majesty, things have to happen step by step. I think the Ming Law should focus on the law, and the administrative system is not included in this change."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said, "What's the use? If you just change the legal provisions, what's the use?"
Zhu Yuanzhang saw it clearly.
How could Zhu Yuanzhang not see the problems that Liu Sanwu, Su Boheng and others could see. He sees it better than many people. He actually knows that the time is not ripe now. But Zhu Yuanzhang knew better that he couldn't wait until the time came and everything came to pass.
How many years will it take to spread the new production model to the entire Ming Dynasty?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know.
But he knew he couldn't wait for this day. Since it is impossible for the time to mature during his lifetime. It doesn't matter when it starts. Anyway, production relations can also react on productivity. The Soviet Union could be established, so why couldn’t Ming’s new law be successfully implemented?
After all, it seems to be a new method, but it actually has mature experience and clear goals. This is much better than the Soviet Union.
