Chapter 169 Another insider
What He Xi can do now is close to the limit.
On the one hand, it is the limit of technology. In terms of science and technology, He Xi has some reservations, but in fact, he is stuck in engineering technology. He Xi does not know how much progress can be made in a short period of time.
On the other hand, the implementation of the new law within the Ming Dynasty has reached a critical point. Going one step further, let alone talking about the issues that conservatives cannot tolerate, they are likely to cause social problems.
It's not that the Ming Dynasty's economy was so weak that it couldn't withstand such changes, but that the officials of the Ming Dynasty were really lacking in the ability to handle such matters.
Except for one word, kill. Other than that, they probably have no other ideas.
It is more likely that the issue will be used to trigger a wave of opposition to the new law in both the government and the opposition.
He Xi was not prepared to deal with such a situation.
"Now the situation has changed." Yao Guangxiao said: "Sir, the death of Emperor Zhenzong is naturally a very sad thing, but does your Majesty not have the ability to deal with the aftermath of such a thing and choose a suitable candidate? No, the prince Among them, the kings of Yan and Zhou all have the appearance of dragons and phoenixes. The kings of Chu and Shu can also be temporary choices. As for the grandson, the eldest grandson, and the two emperors' grandsons, they all have their own ambitions, no matter who they are. Your Majesty has your full support. . are enough to secure the world. But His Majesty decided to do this, just to let the world have a battle to seize the throne. Under His Majesty’s arrangement, those who are interested in the throne cannot coexist, and the princes have real power. .”
"The world is in chaos, and the kings are vying for supremacy. The general trend of the world is from rule to chaos. Everyone is vying for supremacy, and they are doing everything they can. What does it mean to change the rules? But there is one thing I can't understand."
He Xi said, "I can't understand that point."
Yao Guangxiao said: "We don't know how this war will end. It's okay to say that the chaos in the Seven Kingdoms of Han Dynasty, but the situation in the Sima family, the people of the world will suffer. The difference between poisonous people and counselors is that poisonous people set up plans, I never think about how it will end, but ordinary people always want to think about how this matter will end when planning. This matter is easy to start but difficult to end. It may be possible to cause chaos in the world for thirty or fifty years. How dare you, Your Majesty?"
He Xi said: "This is your Majesty's high hope and confidence in me."
In fact, He Xi guessed that the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang was like this was not just his confidence in He Xi.
There is something that Yao Guangxiao doesn't understand. Although he knows that He Xi has accumulated many advantages in military technology, how big is this advantage? The consumption of firearms warfare is many times that of cold weapons warfare. The problem in this regard is not Yao Guangxiao's. can be understood.
You know, cold weapon warfare only requires weapons. Even if these weapons are damaged, they can still be used as long as they are not lost and repaired in the blacksmith shop. But firearms are different, not to mention that gunpowder is very expensive. Hundreds of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder can be used in a single battle, not to mention the gun barrel. The gun barrel has a lifespan. After the service life is exceeded, the risk of explosion is too high, and the accuracy is no longer good.
It's almost impossible to repair, so it's better to reskin it and save money.
The two sides have completely different logistical requirements.
This is why during the Ming and Qing dynasties, although firearms were used on a large scale, cold weapons have never been eliminated. The reason is that firearms are adapted to the industrial era. After all, a blacksmith shop is enough to build cold weapons, but to build qualified firearms in large quantities, Handmade workshops have great limitations, and quality and cost are also issues. Firearms maintenance also places higher demands on soldiers, requiring higher education levels for both soldiers and officers.
This situation shows that once the war becomes fully weaponized, the war cannot last for a long time. Because of the lack of logistical support, at the end of the American Civil War, did the Southern Army lose its combat effectiveness? No, it’s because the Southern Army’s logistical support can no longer be maintained.
The same problem is that when a firearms war starts, He Xi is the only party that can continue to fight the war. The war will not last as long as thirty or fifty years, but it will not be too short.
It's just that we can't let the Great Tomorrow fall to the fate of the Western Jin Dynasty, we must work hard to devote ourselves to this war.
At this moment, He Xi was also a little excited, as if something had been released.
To be honest, He Xiqi
In fact, I am somewhat disgusted with the intrigues and intrigues in the officialdom. Really disgusted. After all, as a person who grew up in the new era, He Xi was instinctively uncomfortable with these rules and routines.
Many people quote scriptures and allusions to rules. In He Xi's opinion, it is just a set of internal slang. It is no different from some slang in the Internet circle. It is deliberately made difficult for people to understand and to establish a threshold.
Political struggles and personnel struggles are really not what He Xi is good at. Instead, establishing an industrial system, allocating resources, grasping the overall strategy, and promoting the progress of the war are what He Xi has been doing.
Commanding a war, He Xi felt that there were too many people above him in the Hongwu Dynasty where there were so many famous generals. But sitting at the center, presiding over the wartime system, and continuing to fight a war, He Xi dares to say that no one in this era can beat him.
On the one hand, it is the progress of technology. Apart from He Xi, not many people understand the latest technology. Secondly, it is Zhu Yuanzhang's long-standing separation of civil and military affairs. The kind of division between civil and military generals and civil servants is what Zhu Yuanzhang is afraid of.
There were not many people in the Hongwu Dynasty who could truly straddle civil and military affairs, and who could both command operations and stabilize one side. They were Xu Da and Feng Sheng. As for Fu Youde, it may not be the case.
It's not that no one in the world has this kind of potential, but after the Hu Weiyong case, this was the target of Zhu Yuanzhang's attack. Only the top veterans can cross the divide between civil and military forces. After all, they have already crossed it. After that, these generals were able to do this at all, and very few people in the civil service system could reach out to the army.
He Xi is the only one.
Although the future was still unclear, He Xi suddenly had a direction.
At this moment, He Xi didn't want to think too much. Don't think about how many casualties there will be in such a war and how many people will die as a result. After all, it was a foregone conclusion, and it was impossible for him to change Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
Instead, he focused his energy on another thing, which was to implant modern values in Zhu Xiongying's heart.
He is a secret from the future, and now there is another insider.
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In the study room of He Mansion.
Zhu Xiongying was no stranger to this place. After all, when he was a child, he spent a lot of time in He Mansion. Naturally, he had entered He Mansion's study many times and was very familiar with the books inside. But at this moment, watching He Xi turn the mechanism, a secret door suddenly appeared on the originally flat wall, and he was stunned. He couldn't believe it. He never knew that the study room he had been to countless times had such a mystery.
After He Xi brought Zhu Xiongying in, He Xi said: "Your Highness, Your Majesty asked me the day before yesterday to tell you everything here. Your Highness will look at this first."
Then He Xi took out a volume from the books on the side, turned it to a page, and handed it to Zhu Xiongying.
Zhu Yingxiong was confused, but when he took a closer look, he was surprised.
The handwriting was that of his aunt Princess Anqing, but the content inside was beyond his belief. This is actually a volume of the history of the Ming Dynasty, and what is written in it is actually his fate.
He looked at the King of Yu, Zhu Xiongying, and then at He Xi. Zhu Xiongying felt confused and couldn't react at all for a while. He just said: "This is impossible. This is impossible, what kind of demon book is this."
As he spoke, he threw the book on the ground.
He Xi sighed, picked up the book, and said: "Sometimes, no matter how absurd the facts are, they are facts. For a long time, I did not believe that all this was true, but so what? Has this changed? .”
"Your Highness, have you never doubted my origin? I actually traveled through time six hundred years later. Only three people in the world today know about this, and you are the fourth."
Zhu Xiongying immediately said: "Those three people?"
He Xi said: "Myself, Your Majesty, your aunt, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and Her Royal Highness the Queen also know, but they are no longer in this world. Your Majesty asked me to tell you this matter today, which shows that he has Your love."
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