Chapter 168: The weak follow the trend
Those who can stand up to industrial countries must be industrial countries.
Whether Zhu Yunwen can beat He Xi is a matter of course.
Zhu Yuanzhang's future arrangements must be for Zhu Xiongying to go to Beijing while Zhu Yunwen is in Nanjing. This means that Zhu Yunwen will inherit most of the territory and foundation of the Ming Dynasty. This is not because Zhu Yuanzhang will not help Zhu Xiongying. It's a matter of reality.
All Zhu Yuanzhang could do was to fix the original situation in the court.
Zhu Yuanzhang would even restrict He Xi's power, otherwise Zhu Yuanzhang's chosen opponent for He Xi would not be Zhu Yunwen, but King Yan Zhu Di. At that time, it will be too difficult for He Xi to win.
King Yan may lack the means to govern the country, but he is one of the rare talents among the younger generation in fighting wars.
However, if Zhu Yunwen can carry out reforms and establish a complete industrial system, he will be able to win this war. After all, Nanjing has been run by Zhu Yuanzhang for many years and is extremely powerful. He Xi has been in Ming Dynasty for more than ten years and has trained many industrial talents. Among other things, Shaofu Huang Zicheng established the Liaodong system following He Xi. With the Taiping Iron Works and the Institute of Engineering and Science here, there would be no problem if Zhu Yunwen wanted to establish an industrial system.
Just look at how Zhu Yunwen has changed his mind.
What? What if Zhu Yunwen established a complete industrial system and defeated He Xi?
Not much to do.
King Yan is outside, enough to lead the kings and become the head of the Ming Dynasty clan. Even if the Central Plains is reduced to a pot of porridge, he can still ensure the inheritance of the royal family named Zhu. For no other reason, it is to ensure the connection between the kings and the Ming Dynasty. If the surname Zhu is abolished, King Yan will be in In the north and the kings in the southeast, they will be enemies of the Ming Dynasty on three sides, and the Ming Dynasty court will not have an easy time.
Even if the emperor has no power and is just a mascot, his position will be higher than that of the Queen of England in the Commonwealth.
This is the worst possible outcome.
No, some people really think that Zhu Yuanzhang would believe He Xi's words.
War is the catalyst for all science and technology. As long as a war begins, He Xi will definitely not hesitate to use the latest technology, new tactics, and new tactics in order to win. If Zhu Yunwen wins in the end, then Zhu Yunwen must have done this.
In other words, Zhu Yunwen's men had unknowingly completed the reform. After victory, no matter how powerful the conservatives were, it would be impossible for the court to give up these benefits.
What Zhu Yuanzhang needed was a war to use a war to explode technological progress, which would in turn affect thought, economy, and political systems. In the world, only war and all-round competition can do this.
As for who wins and who loses?
Zhu Yuanzhang didn't know. After all, there were too many variables after his death. Who could know?
Not too concerned.
What Zhu Yuanzhang had to do was to integrate the new law into the Ming Dynasty. No matter who wins or loses, a new era has begun. No one can go back to the past. It's nothing more than speed. He Xi Bingzheng may develop faster. And Zhu Yunwen's victory, with Fang Xiaoru's political wisdom, for the sake of Confucianism's status, and in order to maintain the ideological unity within the Ming Dynasty, he will definitely find a way to come up with a set of New Confucianism that can be compatible with the scientific methods brought by He Xi and establish a new system. The monstrous ideological system is integrated to maintain the feudal dynasty and the industrial system.
But the new power of capital will not and cannot be eradicated.
Zhu Yuanzhang's goal has been achieved.
Life will find its own development direction. What Zhu Yuanzhang has to do is to apply fertilizer to these seedlings so that they can survive the initial period of weakness. Capitalism cannot be allowed to sprout and remain in the budding state for hundreds of years.
So, as long as this war starts. Zhu Yuanzhang's goal has been achieved.
The top strategies are so simple and unpretentious, with extremely high error tolerance. As long as the industrial system and the large-scale use of firearms show their role in this war, China will not be able to go back to the past. The rest is just a question of how to develop.
Because of this, even if Zhu Yuanzhang doesn't like Zhu Yunwen very much, he is still willing to give Zhu Yunwen more guidance and train him.
. It can be regarded as cultivation and compensation for Zhu Yunwen in advance.
If Zhu Yunwen can win, it will be cultivation; if he cannot win, it will be compensation.
As for how much Zhu Yunwen learned, how much he could understand, and whether he acted in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang actually didn't care too much.
Because it's not important.
But Zhu Yunwen didn't know this. He just suddenly felt that Grandpa Huang was treating him better, and he felt that there seemed to be hope for his reserve position.
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He Mansion.
Yao Guangxiao was silent for a long time, sighed and said, "Your Majesty, God is a sage, but I am not as good as me."
He Xi said: "Your Majesty suddenly wanted to do this, which was beyond my expectation. I still don't understand what your Majesty was thinking."
Yao Guangxiao said: "The weak take advantage of the trend, but the strong create the situation. Your Majesty's move has turned the world's situation around."
"The world has been in chaos for a long time. It is a time for people to settle down. Therefore, for the people of the world, they have no idea about reform. However, His Majesty has been in office with so many difficulties, fighting in the south and in the north, making internal systems, and fulfilling the great mission. In fact, both the government and the public are very tired. It can be said that the whole world is looking forward to an emperor who will not take any troubles to ascend the throne. This is why the prince has the support of so many people."
"When times are poor, change is inevitable. When you are welcome, the sun is rising. Even if we do nothing, as long as the heir does not bother, the country will be in ruins for hundreds of years. Today's reform is an inappropriate move."
"His Majesty is also an untimely king. But His Majesty is the founder of the country and is so powerful that everyone can only endure it. But no matter who succeeds, if they want to continue tossing, they will not get the support of the government and the opposition."
"The way people's hearts are, cannot be changed by one or two people. This is the general trend of the world."
He Xi sighed. From this perspective, Yao Guangxiao was right.
The economy is cyclical, and the economic base determines the superstructure. The Ming Dynasty has been in chaos for a long time and has lost a large number of people. The court encourages land reclamation. Although it is difficult for most people to obtain land, it is not without opportunities.
As the economy develops and the population increases, everyone wants to live a good life and make money. Who wants to make any changes? What kind of politics are you doing?
In later generations, when the economy develops rapidly, the pro-democracy movement is at a low ebb. When the economy encounters problems, the pro-democracy movement rises. The reason is the same. Although He Xi can help everyone make money, the problem is that nowadays, reclaiming wasteland, annexing land, and various illegal and legal methods may not necessarily make money. And in many cases in the Ming Dynasty, money was not the most important, status was the most important. .
It doesn’t matter if I don’t make money when I have time. What’s important is that others can’t make money either, let alone challenge my position in the territory after making money. This is treachery, and there is no respect for superiors and inferiors.
At any time, going with the flow is the fastest way to success.
Although it is said that after the crisis breaks out, you will encounter various problems when trying to solve it, but you will also get the support and understanding of many people. So the problem now is that, except for some of my disciples, most people actually have no real understanding. Supporting He Xi's reform is nothing more than obeying the situation.
It's like many people feel that they can't bear the difficulties of that era if they travel back to the Anti-Japanese War. This is because they have never experienced the crimes committed by the Japanese against China during that era, and they don't have the deepest desire in their hearts to die together with the enemy. of hatred.
The same problem is that Ming Dynasty is very good now, but after the reform, it is only better. In the eyes of many people, there is not much difference between good and better. However, the new law has some hidden dangers. After weighing the pros and cons, it is obvious that many people are unwilling to support it. If they don't object, that's pretty good.
During the period of Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng, it was not just the two of them who wanted to reform, but a trend of thought. They were just the most representative figures in this trend of thought. He Xi also set off a trend of thought, but it was directly promoted by Zhu Yuanzhang's power, and it did not penetrate the hearts of the people at all. Even with the blessing of newspapers, He Xi did not know how many people believed in it and what the effect was.
