Chapter 20
“If we fight too much, domestic opposition will intensify, but think about it, how can we calm this voice?”
Zhu Biao hesitated for a while, but he could only think of resting with the people and rewarding farming and weaving.
But this was what Confucianism told him, so it must be wrong.
So he swallowed these eight words and couldn’t help but turn his head to look at Zhu Di.
But Zhu Di’s eyes shone and he said without thinking:”Then let the people make a lot of money! Squeeze all the gold and silver from the enemy country and bring them all back home!”
“That’s right, but it’s only half right. The loot is just wool. It can only make the sheep bald in one go. Of course, it will take a long time.……”
Zhu Heng felt a little disgusted:”If you want to make a lot of money, you have to rely on the second strategy to cooperate.””
“Product dumping!”
“In terms of industry and agriculture, the Ming Dynasty still had a crushing advantage over other overseas countries.”
“We use war, politics, diplomacy and other means to open the doors of enemy countries and dump Ming products overseas, making Ming business flourish like the Song Dynasty, or even surpass the Song Dynasty!”
“At the peak, at least half of the people will have to change from farmers to hired workers. Their dependence on the land will be greatly reduced. There will even be farmers who actively abandon the land and devote themselves to industry and commerce.”
“With these two strategies working together, the land annexation problem can be solved!”
“You know, our Chinese people are extremely resilient. They are not afraid of hardship or tiredness. They are only afraid of dying poor.”
“The war helped the Ming Dynasty gain more markets. The people’s living standards became better due to the war, so they naturally supported the war more and more.”
“These two strategies complement each other. When combined, they are actually another thing.……”
Speaking of this, Zhu Heng’s face was a little complicated and a little emotional, and he slowly said:”Imperialism.”
Then he took another sip of milk tea, moistened his throat, looked at the three people opposite him and said,”Do you understand?”
It seems that he understood…
Zhu Biao’s face was full of shock, and the chopsticks in his hand fell to the ground at some point.
He looked at Zhu Heng blankly and said in disbelief:
“If these two strategies are implemented, our Ming Dynasty will not only be able to get rid of land annexation, but even become extremely rich and powerful!”
“Brother, I really like me. Our military strength is at its peak now, and the strong should bully the weak! Zhu Di had a look of excitement on his face, and he slapped the table and shouted excitedly.
At the same time, he did not forget to ask Zhu Yuanzhang for credit:”Dad, don’t forget, I also contributed to this plan!””
And Zhu Yuanzhang was already standing there, sometimes in a trance, sometimes in deep thought.
Finally, he looked at Zhu Heng with a shocked face, opened his mouth, and for a moment he didn’t even know what to say!
These two strategies broke his cognition.
Fighting would not lead to militancy, but would make the country prosperous and powerful.
This was a path he had never imagined…
He had fought all his life, but found that he had fought in vain.
Finally, he looked at Zhu Heng and spoke with great difficulty. Said:”The war can still be fought like this?”
“This is how war should be fought.”
Zhu Heng said disapprovingly:”As I said before, you are restricted by traditional thinking.”
“Throughout the history of Chinese dynasties, most of the wars were invaded by foreign enemies. They were a matter of life and death and had to be fought.”
“The few unification wars were fought in the heart of the Chinese people for unification and the emperor’s pursuit of a great cause. As for how much money they made, that was secondary.……”
“As time goes by, you will naturally forget that war is essentially a matter of life and death, but also a business.”
“In addition, Confucianism requires that the world be educated and all nations come to court, and it is even more embarrassing to use weapons against vassal countries.”
“In this way, soldiers are not weapons.”
Zhu Biao’s face was full of shock, and his three views were shattered to pieces.
Soldiers are also weapons, and saints are not allowed to use them.
This is the education he has received for a long time, but Zhu Heng’s words were like a galloping buffalo. , crushed this rhetoric to pieces.
“Nonsense, the kitchen knife is still a murder weapon.
Zhu Heng rolled his eyes:”Is it because the kitchen knife can kill people that I don’t want to cook anymore?” What a joke!”
“The weapon is used to kill people, but it is used to rejuvenate the country. It depends on how you use it. What is important is who uses it.”
Let’s see who can use it…
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he couldn’t help but take a deep look at Zhu Heng.
It seemed that the person who could use this weapon was right in front of him.
“We get it! Zhu Yuanzhang took a deep breath:”We understand what to do!””
“What does it have to do with you? Zhu Heng was stunned:”It’s as if you are the emperor.”
Zhu Biao quickly said:”What my father means is that running a country is similar to doing business. This theory will also help us do business!””
“But come on, you’ve all understood it eight hundred times today. Which time did you really understand it? Zhu Heng licked the meat and rolled his eyes:”Actually, there is a fatal flaw in this strategy. You have to figure it out to truly understand it!””
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly felt embarrassed.
In the past ten years, no one has dared to talk to him like this.
The last person who dared to talk to him like this was Chen Youliang!
Zhu Di was so frightened that his chopsticks shook, and he quickly smoothed things over:”There is no loophole, right? ? These two strategies sound perfect to me!”