The Ming Dynasty lacked reference books for scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. Xu Zhenming compiled an agricultural book. Xu Zhenming, who studied under Ma Yilong, mainly concentrated on rice, wheat, hemp, beans, mulberry, cotton, kudzu, forage, oil, etc. Cultivation of various crops such as sugar cane, bamboo, tung, sweet potato and potato, as well as land reclamation.
In the article on land reclamation, Xu Zhenming classified land reclamation into two categories: raw wasteland, which is land that has never been cultivated, and mature wasteland, which is wasteland that has been abandoned for more than three years due to various reasons.
Regarding the land reclamation work, Xu Zhenming summarized Ma Yilong and his own land reclamation experience and gave a set of practical solutions.
As for how to recruit people and resolutely reject and eliminate lazy and gangsters, there are also many ways to judge lazy and gangsters. First, there are local officials who are in charge of the administration. Second, they need to go deep into the people to make decisions. Third, they must The people came to report voluntarily. After the elimination, if the lazy people and gangsters were really unable to be dissuaded and refused to change despite repeated admonitions, they would all be sent to Jilong Island to log wood.
The Ming Dynasty was very skilled in relocating people. During the Hongwu and Yongle years, a large number of people immigrated, and they had become lazy people and hooligans. If they still refused to work hard, they would be sent to Jilong Island to fend for themselves.
In the first year of land reclamation, half of the harvest from the land was returned to the public warehouse. After that, all the land was owned by the common people. In the next year, half of the harvest from the public warehouse was continued to recruit homeless people to work hard to clear the wasteland. This was done continuously.
There are also clear standards for reclaiming wasteland. First, the frost-free period must be more than 100 days, the soil quality must be suitable for reclamation, the soil thickness must be more than ten inches, there must be certain river irrigation, and the slope must be less than 25°, etc.
For composting, collecting human and animal excrement, etc., the pit pile method is used when stacking, with one layer of straw and one layer of excrement, continuously stacked, and iron tongs are used to insert holes, and watering and inserting are often used to ventilate the stacked dung. , the maximum temperature can reach more than 70 degrees, and within ten to fifteen days, the manure can form humus.
These experiences and skills are undoubtedly a good way to improve the livelihood of the people. If they can be implemented and implemented, why worry about the Ming Dynasty not being prosperous?
Land is the most important means of production in the Ming Dynasty, and the large-scale reclamation, effective utilization, and restoration of production of land can lay an important material foundation for the recovery and development of the agricultural economy in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, as the area of cultivated land increases, the level of agricultural production also increases. Will steadily improve, reflected in mutual progress in breeding, sowing, seed selection, fertilization, soil maintenance, crop industry structure improvement, agricultural machinery, etc.
Zhu Yijun very much hopes that this agricultural book compiled by Xu Zhenming can be widely spread and published all over the world, so that the people can really get some benefits in their pockets. The most basic truth is that when the people are full, they will not go to Beijing to ask for money. Broken Zhu Yijun's head.
"What's the use of having a book? I printed this book for them, but I'm still doing things for the third generation of advocating the ancients and Dharma. How can I guide the people to farm the land in a practical way? Let alone guide the people. The demonstration of the dripping rice by the second big Situ made me toss and turn, sighing at my helplessness." Zhu Yijun looked at the agricultural book written by Xu Zhenming and said helplessly to Zhang Juzheng.
From top to bottom, there is a wall of sighs, which prevents the emperor's grace and the power of knowledge from passing through and benefiting the masses; from bottom to top, this wall of sighs also blocks the most real and weak feelings of the common people. The sound cannot be heard by the emperor.
It is already difficult to do things, and it becomes even more difficult when some wind and public opinion stirs up the water even more. The common methods of this kind of public opinion include: false attribution, appeal to big ethics, disregard of facts, comprehensive denial, wanton distortion, malicious exaggeration, defamation of persons, emphasis on one-sidedness, forced attachment, binary opposition, ignorance and admiration of ancient times, and generalizations Wait and wait.
This can partially answer some of the doubts of Luo Bingliang, the tax inspector, as to why the Qing Dynasty, which benefits the country and the people, was widely opposed, and even some common people participated in it and acted as collaborators.
Originally, the purpose of recruiting scholars through the imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty was to break the wall of sighs. However, the scholars selected through the imperial examinations either themselves or in the process of long-term official service, became the mouthpieces of the powerful and spoke out for them. , became the bricks and stones of this wall of sighs.
"Your Majesty is too pessimistic. There are still people who do things in Ming Dynasty. They just need to be selected and changed little by little." Zhang Juzheng looked at the agricultural books and was full of confidence in the future of Ming Dynasty.
There is no Kingdom of God on earth in this world, there are only endless troubles and contradictions. If one contradiction is solved, more troubles will follow.
Therefore, a scholar cannot be without great perseverance. The responsibilities are heavy and the road is long, and the obstacles are long.
Zhang Juzheng does not believe that the dynasty has been irreparably corrupted. Ming Dynasty's new laws can move forward steadily, even if they can pass the imperial examination into law, return the land to the land, revitalize the military and strengthen the army, collect taxes in six books and one account, and open up the sea. If one or two of these things are preserved, Ming Dynasty will be full of vitality.
The Han Dynasty is full of loyal and good people from generation to generation. There has never been a shortage of people in all dynasties who are willing to risk their lives for the sake of the country. They are loyal, loyal to their hearts, loyal to your majesty, loyal to the court, and loyal to the country.
What exactly are the Ming Dynasty and the Guo Dynasty? For the people of Ming Dynasty, Ming Dynasty is the largest public and the largest collection.
Zhu Yijun strongly agreed with Zhang Juzheng's statement, otherwise Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang would not be in the court.
Zhu Yijun asked himself that he didn’t have much talent and he couldn’t play anymore. The worst he could do was flip the table!
"Last time, sir, the Ministry of Household Affairs asked the Ministry of Household Affairs to submit a money bill. Has it been approved by the Ministry of Household Affairs?" Zhu Yijun remembered that Da Situ said he wanted to mint money last time. Da Situ's money making was not only casting copper coins, but also silver coins. Taixi came. The eight real silver coins of the Ming Dynasty are not exquisitely made, and the anti-counterfeiting is relatively poor. The production of silver coins of the Ming Dynasty to promote trade has been put on the agenda.
"It didn't go well." Zhang Juzheng said after a rare silence: "It failed to pass the ministry meeting."
"What is the main objection?" Zhu Yijun frowned and found that the problem was not simple.
Zhang Juzheng thought about it seriously and said: "Baochao Bureau prints Baochao, Baoyuan Bureau mints money, Baochao Bureau is under the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Baoyuan Bureau is under the Ministry of Industry. Although Ming Dynasty Baochao is already waste paper, the Ministry of Household Affairs Officials still think that money should be printed instead of minted."
"That's the first reason."
Zhu Yijun was very understandable. Of course, the Ministry of Household Affairs was unwilling to hand over the power over money to the Ministry of Works. Zhang Han was deprived of part of the power over the Ministry of Personnel, so he went against Zhang Juzheng like crazy.
Even if it is the power to select officials, it is actually still in the Ministry of Personnel, and it is just forbidden to tolerate it. However, this method of filling in the official list and filling in the official list has caused the Ministry of Personnel to fall from being the best in the world. .
"But the banknote law has proven that it is not applicable to the Ming Dynasty. This has been proven repeatedly by history." Zhu Yijun said very clearly that the Ming Dynasty treasure banknotes were too hard to wipe the buttocks, and no one was willing to accept them.
Paper money, in the current productivity and production environment, has no circulation environment.
Zhang Juzheng said even more helplessly: "In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, the Baoyuan Bureau was transferred from the Ministry of Household Affairs to the Ministry of War. In the twenty-sixth year of Hongwu, Emperor Gao ordered the abolition of the Baoyuan Bureau of all provinces. So far, only the Nan Yamen remained among the money-casting yamen. Jiabaoyuan Bureau.”
"After the capital was moved to Beiya, there were two Baoyuan bureaus in the north and south, but these two Baoyuan bureaus could mint more than 20 million copper coins a year. It sounds like a lot at first, but in fact it is only 20,000 coins."
"Back then, Emperor Gao ordered the abolition of the Baoyuan Bureau and the implementation of Bao Banknotes because there was not enough copper. Your Majesty, although the Ming Dynasty has all kinds of treasures, it is really short of copper."
In the thirteenth year of Hongwu, as the Ming Dynasty gradually stabilized, production resumed, and money consumption increased. As a result, copper shortages occurred frequently in various places, and the banknote method became popular. However, after the banknote method was corrupted, there was still no solution to the copper shortage.
The Ming Dynasty started the law of making money, and there would be no money without it.
In such a state of affairs, during the Jiajing period, the old Taoist priests implemented new policies and new laws, and began to mint Yunnan copper coins. However, they soon discovered that it was just a drop in the bucket, and a lack of copper meant a lack of copper.
Yunnan Dian copper had been discovered in the Song Dynasty, but it was too expensive to transport it from Yunnan to the hinterland.
During the Tianli reign of Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty, Emperor Wenzong of the Yuan Dynasty issued an order to open mines. The Yunnan copper mines were no more than 2,000 kilograms a year. In the early Ming Dynasty, official factories were set up in Yunnan to mine copper, but the annual output was no more than 10,000 kilograms. During the Xuande reign, the official mines in Yunnan were abandoned.
During the Jiajing period, the New Deal Money Law was used to mint coins. The output of Yunnan copper in Yunnan increased to 150,000 jins a year, which is 2.4 million taels, 24 million coins. A Jiajing Tongbao weighs 1.25 coins, and a total of 19.2 million coins can be minted. , about 20,000 guan.
The output of Yunnan copper soared during the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty. From the fourth year of Yongzheng's reign, the output of Yunnan copper soared to 6.5 million jins, and then reached its historical peak of 10 million jins in the third year of Qianlong's reign.
"Can the copper shortage be solved through sea trade?" Zhu Yijun went to sea when he was undecided.
"It won't have any effect in a short period of time." Zhang Juzheng shook his head. Two million and four hundred thousand taels of copper are equivalent to 20,000 taels of silver. There are too few ships on the sea. The profits and risks of the copper trade are still unequal.
The dilemma of the Ming Dynasty. The banknote method has lost its broad public support, while the money method cannot be produced on a large scale due to the output and cost of copper mines. In addition to the lack of copper, the Ming Dynasty is also short of silver. The output of silver mines in the Ming Dynasty is only ten percent a year. Ten thousand taels, 6,250 pounds.
Zhou Liangyin was very opposed to the Hu Ke transfer. This was a losing business. The court gave one tael of silver, but it couldn't be exchanged for copper coins. Why did it need to mine copper? But if the imperial court does not mint money, what will the common people use it for?
"Mr., do you think the Banking Law is still the Money Banking Law? I see the Ministry of Household Affairs Office is also arguing about this issue." Zhu Yijun asked about the direction of changes in the DPRK's decree.
Anyway, when he went to the Ministry of Household Affairs to submit a letter, Zhang Juzheng had to post a floating stamp, so it was better to communicate in person.
"Your Majesty, the banknote law and the money law are not completely opposite, but a process of mutual promotion. The money law must have, and the banknote law must have it. If we look at them as completely opposites, it is one-sided. Only with the money law can we There is a banknote method. This mutually reinforcing process is also the law of the development of things." Zhang Juzheng elaborated on his point of view.
It is inconsistent with the theory of contradiction to treat banknote law and money law as opposites.
"What the teacher said was like an enlightenment." Zhu Yijun said with certainty: "The money law and the banknote law are opposite but unified, which is indeed in line with the teacher's theory. The debate in the Ministry of Revenue seems to be a waste of time and a lack of understanding of the contradictions. Adequate, it’s caused by thinking too one-sidedly.”
"Some time ago, I said that your commentaries on the Four Books and Five Classics should be the official form of the world, and that all officials in the world should be familiar with the contradiction theory, but you still refuse."
"It seems very necessary."
The Money Law is the basis of the Banknote Law. Without a large number of silver coins and copper coins, the implementation of the Money Law is depleting the people's support. Even during the Hongwu period, it was stipulated that a regular banknote could be exchanged for one or two silver, but the imperial court did not have that much silver to redeem it. This was a banknote. The root cause of the corruption of the banknote law is the large amount of indiscriminate issuance, coupled with the private engravings of the powerful, which ultimately led to the complete corruption of the banknote law.
The banknote method is a supplement to the money method. In bulk trade, tens of thousands of taels of silver are often traded. Using silver coins and silver to trade is risky, long-term and extremely inconvenient. This is also an important resistance to the transformation of the small peasant economy in the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, money law and banknote law are not always opposites, but a dialectical relationship between opposites and unity. How to implement administrative orders will test the ability of the administrator.
It does not mean that you ordered silver coins to be minted, and then there were silver coins. Where did the silver come from, where did the silversmiths come from, and whether the silver coins were minted by rolling or casting, etc. These are all problems that need to be solved.
"Your Majesty is ridiculously complimentary." Zhang Juzheng knew clearly that His Majesty's knowledge of contradictions was not bad, and His Majesty's attitude towards money law and banknote law was consistent with his.
Zhang Juzheng considered it for a while and said: "In fact, during the Yongle period, Yunnan copper once entered Jiaozhi through the Red River and was transported to Nanya by sea. However, the Red River was not suitable for river transportation. Then there was a local company in Yunnan that used the Yangtze River for transportation. If you want to expand Yunnan copper production, it is If possible, just order the Chief Secretary of Yunnan to open more Tongshan."
"Is a government decree enough?" Zhu Yijun said with some uncertainty.
Isn't this just as unrealistic as the Nine-Headed Insect, the son-in-law of the Old Dragon King of Bibotan, who said to Benboba: "Go and get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples"?
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Yes, a government decree is enough. In the seventh year of Jiajing, there was also a government decree. With the support of the Duke of Guizhou, Yunnan began to open Tongshan. In just two years, it went from ten thousand kilograms to It has increased to 150,000 jins, and to this day, 150,000 jins of Yunnan copper is transported to the Nanya Canal and into Beijing every year.”
"But later, under the strong public opinion between the DPRK and China against the rhetoric, it stopped there."
"According to the idea of the cabinet bachelor Gui E, the imperial court needs at least four million catties of copper a year, and the world needs at least ten million catties of copper, which is more than three billion copper coins, to supply the needs of the people. "
"Gui E was impeached and sent to office because of his reputation, and then he was reactivated. Then the following year, he retired and returned to his hometown."
Zhang Juzheng introduced the new money law policy from the seventh to ninth years of Jiajing. Gui E believed that the annual output of Yunnan copper could exceed 10 million kilograms to meet the needs of the Ming Dynasty. Money is the drain of department stores. Without money, Ming Dynasty's finance and taxation would be a mess of bad debts.
Gui E was soon impeached and dismissed from office because of his reputation.
As for whether the imperial court was in favor of the government, during the Jiajing period, Ying Li still had the upper hand. After all, the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty was still relatively good at that time. Ada Khan in the northwest had not yet invaded the capital, and there were no Japanese invasions in the southeast. , so the matter of casting money is limited to 20,000 guan.
But in the Wanli period, the court's rhetoric turned into political correctness. From the seventh year of Jiajing to the twentieth year of Jiajing, the court could still afford to support the clan.
The problem is that I have no money and I am poor.
With the implementation of clearing the land, expanding the tax base, dividing the Yuegang City Shipping Department and Songjiang City Shipping Department, tax collection and collection, and six books and one account, the national tax of the Ming Dynasty has improved visibly. After all, now even within the company The money was piled high with silver, and the emperor was so generous that he gave three taels of silver as an extra reward to the sergeants who participated in the battle of Daning Guard.
At the end of the second year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites put in a lot of effort to light up Aoshan and put in a lot of effort to make it lively and lively.
After the national tax situation improved, the public opinion that should not be said to be beneficial has regained momentum.
There is a Prince Mu's Mansion in Yunnan, which is the Duke's Mansion of the State of Guizhou of Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang's adopted son Mu Ying. Folks generally refer to the Duke's Mansion of the State of Guizhou as the Prince Mu's Mansion. For more than two hundred years, the Duke's Mansion of the State of Guizhou has been in Yunnan and has the characteristics of a typical vassal state. Characteristics, but the Duke of Guizhou never disobeyed the imperial decree from beginning to end.
The Duke of Guizhou likes to annex. Each Duke's palace has more than 20,000 hectares of land. Xu Jie acquired 240,000 acres of land in his lifetime, 2,400 hectares. The Duke of Guizhou's palace is ten times the size of Xu Jie, but the court is all turn a deaf ear.
As long as the Duke of Guizhou still follows the orders of the Ming Dynasty, it will be the cornerstone of stability in the southwest of the Ming Dynasty and the pillar of the southwest of the Ming Dynasty. This is a tacit understanding between the court and the Duke of Guizhou.
There is a gap. The Duke of Guizhou has been in the southwest for nearly two hundred years and has not done anything wrong. The Jin Party in the northwest has just used the knife of the Ming Dynasty to stretch its buttocks and open its eyes in just a dozen years. It taught the emperor a solid lesson about the terrible consequences of conquering rituals and music, celebrating rewards, power and punishments coming from the princes.
Therefore, in the case of Yunnan Copper, all that is really needed is a decree. Yunnan is not the northwest, and the Duke of Guizhou is not the Jin Party.
Because Yunnan is really too poor, the local area also needs an expenditure industry to maintain its livelihood. Some annexations and land conflicts in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty also exist in Yunnan, and the problems are also very serious. How to resettle these landless tenants, for the Chief Secretary of Yunnan and the State of Guizhou The government is also a test, but due to the political correctness of the government being unable to express benefits and gentlemen being ashamed to express benefits, Yunnan is also unable to speak up.
This paper decree is indeed a piece of paper, but it represents the common needs of top-down and bottom-up.
"In addition to copper coins, silver coins need to be cast. Copper coins are mostly used by ordinary people, and silver coins are used by powerful people. Both of them need to be cast, but I am still discussing with Da Situ about the specific casting method." Zhang Juzheng Made a summary.
Zhu Yijun smiled and asked: "When can the specific regulations be discussed?"
"Before the end of the year." Zhang Juzheng gave a clear time. Before the fourth year of Wanli comes, the research on the formulation of the fifth-class merit reward plate will be completed, and the government orders such as copper mining in Yunnan and imperial silver coins will be completed and the system design will be completed.
This is Zhang Juzheng. His examination method examines all officials in the world, including himself.
Although the emperor repeatedly said that Zhang Juzheng was a gentleman, Zhang Juzheng always maintained that he was an official, strict with himself and strict with others, and a gentleman was lenient with others.
"Your Majesty, the Tuman Khan will probably not accept the canonization from the imperial court." Zhang Juzheng is not optimistic about the issue of tribute from the Tuman because it is difficult to do.
Zhu Yijun was stunned and asked with some confusion: "In the first year of Longqing, he asked for a title but was not granted, so he joined the Yongping army. Why did you say this?"
"Tuman Khan has always asked for tribute, not for the title of king." Zhang Juzheng explained Tuman Khan's specific request, and also made the reasons clear.
After Mandulu, the young prince Dayan Khan married Mandulu's widow and eventually became the Great Khan of Mongolia. The young prince named himself Dayan Khan, which was actually the Great Yuan Khan. The young prince regarded himself as the leader of the Yuan Dynasty. Zhengshuo.
Anda Khan and Tuman Khan are both the grandsons of Dayan Khan, but they are different by direct concubine. Anda Khan is a right-wing Jinong, which is also a deputy khan, or a prince. Tuman is a direct descendant, so they are both from the Golden Family. Bloodline, but Anda Khan was canonized by the Ming Dynasty, so there was no psychological burden at all.
But Tuman Khan was different. Tuman Khan was Zhengshuo of the Great Khan, the suzerain, and was canonized by the Ming Dynasty. So Tuman Khan should not be a khan.
There are also politically correct people on the grassland. The Ming Dynasty expelled Hu Yuan. This contradiction has been deep-rooted for more than two hundred years. The suzerain Khan bowed his head and proclaimed his vassal. It is very likely that the Tuman Khan was directly overthrown physically.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "Gongshi is a tribute market. Is this correct? Since he refuses to bow his head and become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty, why should he do tribute trade?"
"Let's talk about it first, and then talk again and again. The first time the conditions are the best and he can agree to the best. The second time the conditions are not bad. If he refuses the second time, there will be no third time."
"I obey the order." Zhang Juzheng obeyed the leader's order and struck three poles with or without jujube. The best was achieved. As for the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Beilu, they have been fighting for more than two hundred years. Until I surrender completely.
Zhang Juzheng was actually a little worried. The little emperor refused to fight. The conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Beilu was definitely not a matter of a victory, so he came to communicate with His Majesty. As a result, he found out that the little emperor was picking on others. An evil pout.
Tan Lun wanted to ride to Daning Guard, but was severely reprimanded by the emperor. The decree stated: It snowed heavily in the north. When Da Sima went to Daning Guard, he was not allowed to ride a horse, but must take a car.
Zhou Liangyin had a total of twelve censors, six in one car, and Tan Lun himself was in one car. The inspection team, with a total of six cars, headed outside the Great Wall. As soon as they left Xifengkou, the road immediately began to bump. This post road , it has not been repaired for almost two hundred years.
Although it was bumpy, Tan Lun looked excited. He had long been tired of staying in the mud-like court, so he finally came out for some fresh air. The emperor also arranged for a senior medical officer from the Jieju Hospital to accompany him and take care of him! It's simply abominable, using the emperor's imperial edict as a command arrow.
This guard did not allow Tan Lun to take risks. Generally speaking, he was not allowed to do this or that.
It takes a full four hundred miles from Xifengkou to Daningwei. The speed of the carriage is not very fast. There are also postmen at the post stations along the way. Currently, they are all served by Jizhou soldiers to ensure the smooth flow of the route and supplies, and to deliver orders. and pass battle reports.
During this trip, Tan Lun, who was in poor health, had nothing to do. Zhou Liangyin and other censors were almost knocked to death, and several other censors immediately developed chilblains on their feet and hands. The chilblains were itchy and extremely itchy. The imperial doctor also warned not to scratch.
The reason why Tan Lun was not frostbitten was that he was wearing a coat, a hood to warm his ears, and a cloak given by the emperor. These censors had no idea that it would be so bitterly cold outside the Great Wall. Even if they were not fully prepared, they still had to wear the clothes. Lingluo silk and satin, thought it was in the Nuan Pavilion of the capital?
"Bai Wuyi is a scholar!" Tan Lun looked at these censors and couldn't help but feel angry. They hadn't done any work yet, let alone respond to the enemy. Even after such a trip, they were in various situations.
"Da Sima is also a scholar." Qi Jiguang reminded Tan Lun of his identity. Tan Lun was a Jinshi and a serious scholar.
Tan Lun held the waist knife in his hand and said, "My hands are itchy, do you want to try it?"
"Your Majesty wrote a letter and warned you not to fight with others." Qi Jiguang did not intend to accept the challenge. He did learn swordsmanship from Tan Lun, but Tan Lun's physical condition was much better at that time than now.
When Tan Lun heard this, his eyes widened! The emperor went too far and was even prepared for this.
He could only say dejectedly: "Hey! Am I still like porcelain that breaks at the touch of a touch? Look at those weak censors, who is stronger than me!"
"This is your Majesty's benevolence." Qi Jiguang said matter-of-factly. He believed that His Majesty the Emperor was a benevolent king.
That's right, in Qi Jiguang's eyes, his apprentice, who is the best in the world in the youth group, is very benevolent and not at all a tyrant as Yan Guan said. Look at Tan Lun's trip to the border, and His Majesty has arranged everything. This is not benevolent. What is virtue?
It is even more nonsense to say that Your Majesty harshly criticizes the ministers of ears and eyes, just look at Hou Yu Zhao! The emperor is wearing a unicorn cloak. Is this treating him poorly? !
Qi Jiguang stood on the city wall of Daningwei and said with his hand towards the north: "In one year, a city with a perimeter of twenty miles will be built outside this earth wall, with Qilaotu Mountain on the left and Nuru Hu'er on the right. The mountain has the Laoha River running through it in the north. It uses the Laoha River as its water source and builds the city close to the mountains and rivers. Only the south side is weak, but it faces Xifengkou in the south, so the enemy can only come from the true north."
"Once this city is built, the Tuman Khan will never be able to capture it, no matter how powerful he is."
"All the way to the north, a total of seven forts were built around five miles, distributed on both sides of the Laoha River. Taotu Mountain was the key and the horns of each other, with attack and defense facing each other."
Qi Jiguang and Tan Lun discussed the defense of Daning Guard. One big city and seven small cities were completely sufficient.
"The ancient fortress is rugged, and the garrison is desolate and empty. Only when virtue is not in danger can you know that the king is safe." Tan Lun said with emotion. The Ning Guard used to be the palace of Prince Ning of the Ming Dynasty, but now it is dilapidated and desolate.
In Tan Lun's view, this virtue is not benevolence, but martial virtue and kingly virtue. Kingly virtue refers to political and military aggressiveness, rather than blind leniency.
Tan Lun looked at this piece of snowfield and said with a profound look: "Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty wanted to move the capital. He felt that he wanted to be long-term. He should move to Chang'an. He wanted to take advantage of the dangerous mountains and rivers and use the redundant troops to calm the world according to the stories of the Zhou and Han Dynasties."
"Taizong of the Song Dynasty thought it was impossible. He said that virtue is not dangerous. He believed that virtue was benevolence. In the end, he was defeated in Gaolianghe, stole a donkey cart, and fled at high speed."
Benevolence and virtue are not enough, but martial virtue is.
Little Emperor: Go and get rid of Tang Monk and his disciples. Zhang Juzheng: How familiar do you want them to be? Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
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