After listening to Liu Jin's words, everyone was silent.

Especially Liu Jian, Xie Qian, and Li Dongyang, the education they received since childhood and what Liu Jin said are diametrically opposed.

Confucianism has always emphasized the way to build a country, and etiquette is not yet power, and the fundamental plan is not in the hearts of the people; The great power should take etiquette as the trunk, faithfulness as the armor, filial piety as the foundation, and morality as the world.

What Liu Jin is saying now is the opposite, advocating foreign expansion, plundering resources, seizing land and living space, which is completely contrary.

But the three of them are familiar with history, and if they think about it carefully, it seems that what Liu Jin said is not wrong, the history of the descendants of Yan and Huang is a history of continuous external expansion.

During the Xia Shang and Western Zhou Dynasty, there were still barbarians such as Inurong and Dongyi, but by the time of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, all of these disappeared, and the descendants of Yan and Huang slowly expanded to the entire north and continued to develop towards the south.

With the passage of history, the southern region has been continuously developed, and more and more people have migrated to the south, and the south has become more and more important.

During the Warring States Period, the Dongou Kingdom, Nanyue, Minyue, etc. also gradually disappeared, and the original miasma land slowly became the rich cradle of the descendants of Yan and Huang.

All this proves what Liu Jin said, since ancient times, it has been expanding, and in the process of continuous expansion, there is now a vast territory and a huge population, which proves the truth that people move the living tree and move the dead.

However, knowing is knowing, but everything Liu Jin said was completely contrary to Confucian teachings, which made it difficult for the three of them to accept.

"The population that grows by migration, expands externally, and gets more land~"

As for Emperor Hongzhi, at this time, he also carefully thought about the two countermeasures that Liu Jin said, in fact, they were two countermeasures, and they were summed up as one countermeasure, that is, external expansion.

This is also completely contrary to the education that Emperor Hongzhi has always received and the statecraft strategy he has adhered to, and everyone has always told him, whether it is Emperor Hongzhi's teacher or the ministers of the court.

When the country is governed by filial piety, the four seas are subdued by benevolence and virtue, and the rule of culture is emphasized and the military strategy is light, because since ancient times, the warlike will die, and the army is reckless, all of which is to tell the Hongzhi Emperor that the emperor should be light on the meager endowment, diligent and thrifty, and govern the country with benevolence, righteousness and morality.

But now, Liu Jin's words have had a huge impact on his inherent concept of governing the country.

Because from Liu Jin's words, or in combination with the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, it shows that the inherent concept of governing the dynasty must not be able to jump out of the fate of the cycle of dynasty change.

Now it is Hongzhongxing, but the people are still very bitter, because the population is increasing, the land annexation is becoming more and more intense, and the taxes collected by the imperial court are getting less and less, otherwise Zhang Juzheng will not be needed to carry out a whip reform in the future.

All these signs have already shown that the time has come to a critical juncture, and if this continues, it will be time for a change of dynasty when the population grows further or the land annexation becomes more serious.

However, if it continues to expand externally, as Liu Jin said, this historical lesson of reckless militarism and belligerence seems to be a constant reminder to future generations.

Moreover, since the Song Dynasty, it has always been an emphasis on literature over military force, because for a long time in history, it was because of the continuous seizure and usurpation of power by military generals, which led to the turbulence of the situation and the change of dynasties.

Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty, was also a military general, who successfully usurped the throne by virtue of the military power in his hand, became the emperor, and released the military power with a glass of wine, which gave rise to the dynasty of the old Zhao family for more than 200 years.

Because of the emphasis on literature over military force, there was basically no more military generals seizing power and usurping the throne in later dynasties, and the imperial power was consolidated and guaranteed.

Now, if we expand externally, it is indispensable to revitalize the armed forces, and no one can say whether there will be another historical scene at that time.

Moreover, external expansion is definitely not so easy as it is said in words, it needs a huge national strength to support, a large number of people, money to support, and the current financial ......

Thinking of this, Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but shake his head.

Liu Jin kept looking at the expressions of Emperor Hongzhi, and when he saw Emperor Hongzhi shaking his head slightly, Liu Jin couldn't help but show a trace of disappointment in his heart.

I have already said it so thoroughly, but if they still don't believe it, there is nothing they can do.

But when you think about it, it's a bit ridiculous to try to shake their long-standing philosophy and strategy of governing the country with just one mouth.

Thinking of this, Liu Jin also smiled and said: "This is also the words of my family, that is, I met a few friends today, I am in a good mood, just talk nonsense, don't take it seriously, after hearing it, just forget about it." ”

"Liu Gongzi's high theory is really beneficial, I have always been familiar with history, but I have never studied history seriously and carefully, it turns out that this history is not just as recorded in the history books."

"There is a lot of knowledge in this, and if we look at history and problems from a constant perspective, we may have new discoveries and gains."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at Liu Jin, the young man in front of him was really a rare talent, and his perspective on problems and things was very unique and novel.

"Mr. Zhu is overrated~"

"I'm just picking up people's teeth, and I don't really have any skills at all."

Liu Jin shook his head again and again, about these things and knowledge, the Internet melon-eating masses in later generations can tell you for three days and three nights, and if you brag about it, you will definitely be able to blow the sky out.

"Don't be arrogant or impatient, your children can be taught~"

Liu Jian stroked his mustache, very satisfied with Liu Jin's modesty, although what Liu Jin said today was contrary to his consistent strategy of governing the country, but he was not a pedantic person, he also saw the huge crisis lurking under the surface of the Ming Dynasty.

"Don't talk about this, let's talk about the coal business, if this coal can replace charcoal, or even replace firewood, and become everyone's main heating and fire fuel, this will also have a great effect on my Ming Dynasty."

"Coal reserves in my Ming Dynasty are very abundant, almost everywhere, mining is also extremely convenient, now the key is how to remove the sulfur in the coal and make the coal more convenient to use."

Hearing Liu Jian's words, Liu Jin smiled and looked at the sky outside, it was not early, and if he continued to blow, it would be endless, and he had almost talked about it today, it was time to do something practical.

If you want Emperor Hongzhi and others to believe in their own words and believe in external expansion, they need to do it step by step from small things and slowly prove themselves.

Only in this way can Emperor Hongzhi believe in himself more, and only then can he have a greater influence, and then slowly bring the dragon of the Ming Dynasty to the whole world step by step and expand on a global scale.

Only in this way can we seize more resources and land in this Age of Discovery, and avoid the tragic fate of being backward and beaten after a few hundred years.