Sustain this empire!

Who else but the Emperor could say this?

In many political contexts, such a statement is a crime in itself. With an ominous sign in itself.

But this is an unavoidable problem.

Staring at the rain curtain outside the window and listening to the sound of raindrops in his ears, Zhu Mingzhong's whole person fell into silence.

At this time, in the imperial study where he was, quietly, he just stood here, thinking about too many things in his mind.

The first thing that comes to mind, of course, is how the country has changed over the past two decades.

What's the biggest change in the country?

The biggest change may be Zhuxia, which is becoming more and more expansive overseas colonies.

"The sun never sets on the Empire!"

With his back to his son, Zhu Mingzhong said to his son in an exclamatory tone.

"In the future, Yan'er, the empire you take over is an unprecedented empire, which is completely different from any dynasty or country in the past dynasties, in this empire, its influence will eventually surpass that of the Central Plains Dynasty, which was once the greatest, and its ruling scope will also exceed that of any country known to the world. Even today, in the land we own, so to speak, the sun never sets, and we are a huge empire on which the sun never sets! ”

The sun never sets on the Empire!

For the people of later generations, this is the dream of countless Chinese people, and now, this dream has been realized in the hands of Zhu Mingzhong, and even now, it is not inferior to the "empire on which the sun never sets" in another time and space.

However, this huge empire will eventually need to be handed over to Zhu Hejia, perhaps for Britain, the era of the "empire on which the sun never sets" will forever stay in the Victorian era, but what about the "empire on which the sun never sets" of the Ming Dynasty? Will he stay in the Xingqian era like a passing cloud?

This is obviously unacceptable to Zhu Mingzhong.

"In the future, this empire will face many tests, after all, we rule too many people, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also Zhuxia, and colonies, everything will fall on you, Yan'er......"

Looking back at Yan'er, Zhu Mingzhong sighed.

"Your identity is destined to become the monarch of the Ming Dynasty, but it is not easy to become the helmsman of this empire on which the sun never sets!"

His eyes stared at his son, Zhu Mingzhong's eyes were full of anticipation, and in the face of his father's gaze, Zhu Hejia was silent at first, and then said for a long time.

"Erchen understands!"

During the long time, Zhu Hejia heard the sound of rain outside the window, listened to the sound of raindrops, was silent for a moment, and then said again.

"Father, the son and son have discussed with the shoguns in the palace, they think that the emperor should be wholeheartedly concerned about state affairs, but in their eyes, state affairs are also the affairs of the Ming Dynasty, as for the overseas colonies, they feel that in the end, they will have to be separated, and they may even cause a situation where the branches are strong and weak."

Zhu Hejia said seriously.

Even if it has been more than 20 years, although the Ming Dynasty has realized the importance of Zhuxia and overseas colonies, and realized the importance of separation, people are still emotionally unable to accept those colonies that have invested a lot of energy, and they will be divided into princes and become Zhuxia by dividing them into feudal titles.

"And what do you think?"

"Father, the sons and daughters think that the Nanyang Zhuxia should not be too strong, and it should be under the wings of the Ming Dynasty, rather than becoming stronger and stronger."

Zhu Hejia said with a serious face.

"Well, that's true!"

Zhu Mingzhong first smiled at his son, and then changed his mouth and said.

"However, a country will always go from weak to strong, this is a process, almost inevitable, how can we guarantee that they will never be strong?"

"Erchen knows that his father has made corresponding plans for Nanyang Zhuxia, and they should be the granaries and orchards of the Ming Dynasty, which also means that, perhaps, we can adjust their development through the way of imperial court decrees, so that they will always be used as granaries and orchards, instead of competing with the Ming Dynasty scientifically, industrially, and economically."

Zhu Hejia thought for a moment, and then added.

"Now, in some aspects, such as shipbuilding, they are in a competitive position with the Ming Dynasty, as well as the North American colonies, their shipbuilding industry, also threatens the Ming Dynasty, as time continues, in the future, they will compete with the Ming Dynasty in more and more aspects, which is obviously not beneficial to the future. It may even lead to conflicts between the two sides. ”

Obviously, Zhu Hejia and the colony Zhu Hejia have gotten rid of Zhu Mingzhong's influence, and he has his own views and opinions, and Zhu Mingzhong has not objected to his views, and continues to listen to him.

"Of course, we can't ignore the development of Zhuxia, after all, the division of Zhuxia also has the effect of deterring non-ministers, if Zhuxia's strength is weak, it will inevitably lead to disdain and disdain, which will also lose the meaning of dividing the feudals, so they can be guided by the imperial court to develop, plan their development, and control their development in the control of the imperial court."

Listening to his son's explanation, Zhu Mingzhong smiled slightly, and then asked.

"Well, it's not impossible, set up an institution to specifically plan the development of Zhuxia, so that its development is completely under the control of the imperial court, so that there will be no chaos. So Yan'er, there is one more thing, that is, if the plan formulated by this institution leads to the opposition of Zhu Xia, after all, it is detrimental to their interests, and when the time comes, what should Da Ming do? ”

"Decree reprimand."

"What if you insist on going your own way?"

"Uh......"

Zhu Hejia was stunned, and then said.

"Probably not, after all, they need the market of their home country, and, if necessary, they can set up a new king, but this may be a little troublesome, and they may need to send troops."

"Then, when the time comes, it is not only a country that is centrifuged, but Zhuxia is centrifugal and detached, Yan'er, the more the Ming Dynasty interferes with Zhuxia, the more they will detach from Germany, for Zhuxia, the mother country does not need to interfere too much, just need to make a position at the right time, tell them about the existence of the mother country, so, it is enough, competition ......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong shook his head and said.

"Opposing competition will only lead to its own decline in the end, why did my father divide the feud? It is for the sake of competition, for the competition between countries, "learn to become a literary and martial arts, goods and the emperor's family", after the unification of the Qin Dynasty, there was only one emperor in the Central Plains, so for thousands of years, it is often just a "monarch chooses ministers", and the ministers are invited to be favored by the imperial examination, all of them are flattering and invited, willing to be slaves, and these "scholars" are slaves, and the people naturally do not expect any good days, and the country does not have to expect any future! ”

Looking at his thoughtful son, Zhu Mingzhong continued.

"Therefore, I want to rebuild the feudal feud, through the feudal Zhuxia, to achieve the competition within the Chinese civilization, just like the Spring and Autumn Warring States, the world's talents circulate with each other, and reproduce the Spring and Autumn Period of "not the prince chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king", so that it is possible to reproduce the situation of a hundred schools of thought, and the Zhuxia will also compete with each other. Competitive ......"

After a pause, Zhu Mingzhong groaned.

"This is exactly what I want to see, there may be wars between Zhuxia, but before that, maybe in the next one or two hundred years, Zhuxia countries will continue to expand, and at the same time, Zhuxia will do their best to recruit talents in order to seek development and expand their strength, which will even make Da Ming feel pressure, just like ......"

Looking at Zhu Hejia, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"It's like now, you're already feeling the pressure, that's why you have the idea of "cutting the domain" ......"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong smiled.

"If you really try to weaken Zhuxia, wouldn't it be against my father's original intention to divide the feud back then, if there is no pressure, there will be no motivation! Competition, is the future development of the Ming Dynasty, if even this motivation is resisted, then Ming, what kind of development? ”

Frowning, Zhu Hejia nodded, he roughly understood his father's words, and he could understand his father's painstaking efforts, but on the other hand, he also felt the threat posed by Zhuxia to Daming.

Just as Zhu Hejia wanted to speak, he heard his father say again.

"If you're feeling the pressure now, then it means that I was right."

"But the father, with the strength of Zhuxia and the distance of blood, they are bound to go against the Ming Dynasty, especially after the war breaks out between Zhuxia and annexes each other, maybe after one or two hundred years, Nanyang will be like the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, falling into war, and countries annexing each other. Shouldn't Da Ming, as the mother country, stop all this in advance to protect the people there? After all, it is the granary of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The reason why he advocated the implementation of restrictions on Nanyang Zhuxia was not only their competition with the Ming Dynasty, but also the war - many people around Zhu Hejia told him that after two hundred years, Nanyang would be in constant war and devastation.

As the prince of the empire, Zhu Hejia felt that it was his duty and duty to stop all this.

"Hmmm......"

Zhu Mingzhong glanced at his son, and then asked rhetorically.

"The signs of conflict between Zhuxia in Nanyang have been temporarily stifled, and the sphere of influence has been divided, at least in the next hundred years, they will not have conflicts, and they all need to digest these fruits, which is also the reason why my father went to Nantianmen last time."

The last Nantianmen Conference was very successful. Not only does it stifle the possibility of conflict between countries, but it also divides the South Seas, allowing countries to focus on their own digestion and consolidation, rather than wars between countries.

"Father, this is only temporary, not in a hundred years, but in a hundred years? What about two hundred years from now? ”

Hearing Zhu Hejia say this, Zhu Mingzhong asked with a smile.

"Then give them another target!"

"Another target?"

Zhu Hejia immediately realized that perhaps, for the future, his father had already had other plans.

"Yes, it's another goal."

Zhu Mingzhong nodded, and then said to him/

"In the final analysis, the expansion of Zhuxia must be with the development of the economy, there is a demand for territorial expansion of the market, under the premise that Zhuxia is similar in power, they will seek to expand in other places, rather than directly conflict with neighboring countries with similar strength, so at this time, they will definitely seek expansion in other directions."

"Father, do you mean that when the time comes, Zhuxia will also choose to expand overseas?"

"Why not?"

Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

"The world is so big, why can't they expand to other regions?"

Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"Why, is it not only allowed that the Ming Dynasty is allowed to establish overseas colonies, but Zhuxia is not allowed to establish overseas colonies?"

I saw Zhu Hejia say with some hesitation.

"But father, in that case, wouldn't you also have to compete with Daming for colonies?"

Facing his son's doubts, Zhu Mingzhong laughed.

"Yes, that's it, you know, competition is everywhere, but I have other arrangements for these......"

Looking at his son who couldn't understand it, Zhu Mingzhong continued.

"I'm ready to mediate the conflict between the Pseudo-Zhou and the Mughals!"

They have to be given a proper direction. What is the right direction?

He has been thinking about this for the past few years. In a way, the era of Otsubichi is over. In the next ten years, with the inauguration of his sons, Chinese civilization will spread all over the world.

But then what?

And then where is the direction of expansion of this civilization?

Especially for the countries of the South Seas, they will definitely expand outward in the coming decades.

Where are they expanding?

If this problem is not solved. The future is bound to be full of disputes. There will even be a conflict with Daming, and all of this must be properly handled.

"Father is planning to let them go there, right?"

His father's answer made his whole body dumbfounded, and he even looked at his father dumbfounded, he didn't expect his father to solve the problem in this way.

"It's not a plan, it's a must, so, where can there be a unified regime, whether it's the Mughals, or the pseudo-Zhou, they must be maintained, a divided Tianzhu is in line with our interests, long-term interests, of course, if this divided Tianzhu is ours, it would be better, this we are not talking about the Ming Dynasty, but Zhuxia! It's Huaxia! ”

Looking at his son, Zhu Mingzhong said in an extremely serious tone.

"You must know your duties, not only the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but also the guardian of civilization, guarding the entire Chinese civilization!"

The sudden words made Zhu Hejia's whole person in a state of shock, so that he didn't say anything for a while.

Guardian of civilization?

What does that mean?

Protecting civilization?

When countless questions were tumbling in his heart, he suddenly came to a question, so he looked up and asked.

"So what's the pseudo-Zhou? Are they considered Chinese civilization? ”

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