Imperial!

This is the first time that Zhu Mingzhong has mentioned the empire.

Empire was undoubtedly a foreign concept to the people of this era.

But for Zhu Mingzhong, who comes from the 21st century, empire is a familiar and unfamiliar concept.

Imperial.

In his heart, it is not because having an emperor is an empire.

Empire is used in a narrow sense to describe a powerful state ruled by a monarch, and in a broad sense, it is used to describe a powerful state, not limited to monarchies.

For example, from the well-known Soviet Empire. For example, the American Empire of the New Roman Empire.

Are they empires?

Yes, definitely!

In the context of international politics in later generations, empire refers to a country with distinctive characteristics of political, economic, social, and military systems and humanistic values in a large geographical area, covering a large population, and promoting and maintaining such systems among countries, and forming an international political system within a certain range.

And this kind of imperial system is exactly what Zhu Mingzhong hopes to establish, not simply because the Ming Dynasty has an emperor, it is an empire.

The Ming Dynasty is now just the Celestial Empire. That's all.

The Ming Dynasty is not an empire yet!

When did the Ming Dynasty become an empire?

One day, when the Ming Dynasty promotes and maintains the values and systems of the Ming Dynasty around the world, the Ming Dynasty will become a real empire.

For the arrival of that day, Zhu Mingzhong did not doubt, after all, the Ming Dynasty had already begun the industrial revolution, and when the prelude to the industrial revolution was opened, through the Ming Dynasty with its technological leadership, it had ended the era of navigation, when the Europeans were still lost at sea, the navigators of the Ming Dynasty, with the help of the "Nautical Astronomical Calendar", had conquered the sea. The New World, as well as the entire earth, has opened its arms to the Ming Dynasty.

In the future, his sons will be divided into different parts of the world. European countries can only pick up some leftovers. By that time, the Ming Empire ...... No, the new Chinese Empire will naturally appear in this world.

Ming conquered the world?

No, the Ming Dynasty does not need to conquer the world, it only needs to make the world submit to Huaxia!

Enjoy peace under the rule of China. That's all!

And at that time, the new Chinese empire decided that an institution was needed.

What kind of institution is it?

Zongrenfu?

No!

If it weren't for his son's suggestion, Zhu Mingzhong probably wouldn't have thought about it here, but now, his own thoughts are now outdated, and he ignores the future of the empire.

"Imperial?"

Looking at his father in surprise, Zhu Heyu asked a little puzzled.

"Yes, the Imperial Diet!"

When mentioning the meeting, Zhu Mingzhong forgot about the meat that had been roasted, but said quite excitedly.

"The participants of this imperial parliament are the feudal states of Zhuxia, each country has its own seat in the imperial parliament according to its size, and then the members of the imperial parliament work together to make some laws, of course, they can also negate some laws, and everyone follows a common program......"

What should the Imperial Diet look like?

What are some similar institutions in the future?

UN? No, that's a place for.

The European Parliament? No, it was a white-left concentration camp.

Colonial Meeting?

Imperial Conference?

Think of the Imperial Council of the British Empire in another time and space. Zhu Mingzhong's brows raised slightly, it seemed that the British Empire was a good object to study.

What is the Imperial Council?

The relationship between Great Britain and the Dominions was "an autonomous self-government within the British Empire, with complete equality of equal status, but united by a common loyalty to the British Crown, and united to form the Commonwealth ......"

The so-called "equality between the top and bottom"?

Is it really equal?

Zhu Mingzhong frowned and thought for a moment, and then rejected the idea in his heart.

The Commonwealth is not the best to emulate.

What kind of institution should the Imperial Diet be?

"In the future, the Ming Empire, not only the Ming Dynasty, but also Zhuxia, and even the vassal states, everyone enjoys a seat in the Imperial Parliament, although each country should be independent, but the Imperial Parliament can interfere in the affairs of various countries, for example, when a country is in turmoil, if they are not able to prevent the expansion of turmoil, or if the turmoil has the possibility of subverting its regime, the Imperial Diet can decide by vote, whether to send troops to intervene, of course, this should be a formality, after all, The Ming Dynasty has a natural obligation to protect Zhuxia......"

Drawing on the concepts of some international institutions in later generations, Zhu Mingzhong first talked about the internal security of the Ming Empire, to the war and other aspects, and slowly talked about another possibility, that is, the constraints on ministers and nobles.

"Like, what you were worried about just now, will the minister and the nobles form an alliance because of the interests of industrial and commercial capital, under the pretext of free trade or a unified market, in name of commerce, but in fact to promote the reduction of the domain, even if this proposal is approved in the imperial court of the Ming Dynasty, it can be vetoed in the imperial parliament!"

"Denied? Who's going to veto it? ”

Zhu Heyu asked rhetorically with some puzzlement.

"Are there no ministers and nobles in the Imperial Diet? Will they be complicit? ”

His son's rhetorical question made Zhu Heyu smile.

"Therefore, the Imperial Diet must be exclusive - all members of the Imperial Assembly must be members of the royal family or children of the royal family, directly appointed by the emperor and the monarch, and their duty is to convey the will of the emperor or the monarch, and not be influenced by the government and the opposition! Its main task was to coordinate the affairs of the various states in the empire and to formulate the laws and regulations of the empire. ”

Since it is an empire, there should be an institution of an empire.

"Father, in that case, is there a need for the prime minister of the empire? And in this empire, what is the position of Zhuxia? ”

Zhu Heyu asked rhetorically.

As the monarch of the Jin Kingdom, there is only one reason to support him to go away - he is the monarch of the country, and he is the supreme existence in the Jin Kingdom, equivalent to the emperor.

The Ming Emperor was the Son of Heaven of the Ming Dynasty, but the King of Jin was the monarch of the Jin Kingdom.

"Are you worried that someone will take away Zhuxia's autonomy under the guise of the Imperial Council?"

Looking at his son with a smile, Zhu Mingzhong said.

"This, you don't have to worry, the Ming Empire ......"

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong said.

"The Xia in the Imperial Council, like the Ming Dynasty, are autonomous autonomous bodies, and their status is completely equal regardless of the upper and lower levels, but they are united because of their common loyalty to the Ming Emperor, and they form an alliance to become the Ming Empire!"

Looking at his son with a smile, Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

"How's that, are you satisfied?"

"Father, son, ......"

Zhu Heyu looked at his father with some uneasiness, feeling his son's uneasiness, Zhu Mingzhong said.

"Heyu, in our family, there has never been any heavenly ruthlessness, you are my son, is the younger brother of Hejia, Hejia will inherit the throne of the Ming Dynasty, as for you, although the feudal country is far overseas, but when you get there, you are also the king of a country, as the monarch of the Jin State, you must safeguard the interests of the Jin State, this is not wrong, it should be so in the face of the father, and one day in the future, after Hejia succeeds to the throne, it should also be the same......"

While comforting his son, Zhu Mingzhong looked into the distance and said.

"Of course, the interests of the empire also need to be taken into account, and there are some issues that the empire must be consistent, for example, in the future, the Ming Dynasty declares war on a certain country, and Zhuxia must stand on the side of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, the unity of the empire is the foundation for maintaining a strong body, after all, it is impossible for the Ming Dynasty to own the whole world!"

It is impossible for the Ming to own the world!

But you can master the world!

"Father, are you worried that there will be other countries that will be enemies of the Ming Dynasty in the future?"

Zhu Heyu asked in some surprise.

"Don't you think so?"

"Father, the current Ming Dynasty's national strength is far better than any dynasty, and the industrial revolution has made the Ming far ahead of all countries in the world, and the sons heard that the Europeans all think that the Ming Dynasty is the Celestial Empire, and the steam engine is amazed, and the Ming Dynasty prohibits the export of steam engines and machines, so the sons think that the Ming Dynasty will leave the countries far behind."

When Zhu Heyu mentioned the ban on the export of steam engines and machines, Zhu Mingzhong smiled and sighed helplessly. Although in this time and space, the steam engine was born in China, in terms of technical secrecy, the choice of the Ming and the British was the same. As early as many years ago, in order to achieve a technological monopoly, the Ming Dynasty issued a ban on the export of steam engines and machines, and violators were severely punished. However, like Britain in another time and space, the ban on steam engines in Britain did not prohibit the spread of steam engines. They banned the export of machinery, but they could not stop the export of talents who knew how to make machinery, they banned the export of steam locomotives, and European countries hired British engineers abroad, and the so-called machine ban even became a joke in the history books.

In contrast, the Ming machine ban has played some role, but in the long run, it is also meaningless.

"And the domain, since we banned the export of steam engines, why in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, they can get steam engines?"

Zhu Mingzhong asked rhetorically.

"Because in the early years, they sent spies to infiltrate the academy of the Ming Dynasty, and mastered the steam engine and other mechanical manufacturing techniques through learning, and they also smuggled a large number of mechanical parts."

Almost every year, there are cases involving the smuggling of machines and books, and Zhu Heyu is no stranger to this.

"It's almost inevitable, and now, our focus is on smuggling against the Manchus, but what about outside the Manchus? Machine parts, machine books, these things can be purchased in the Ming Dynasty, we prohibit the export of steam engines to foreign countries, but the official order of Zhuxia is not prohibited, as for books, there are no less than hundreds of thousands of books exported to Zhuxia and overseas every year, and those books are mixed with some mechanical principles and manufacturing books, it is also difficult to find. ”

Lamenting the loopholes of technological blockade, Zhu Mingzhong thought of the later generations, in the mechanical age, technological blockade was almost impossible.

In many cases, the popularization and promotion of science and technology is always unavoidable of the possibility of technology leakage. The steam engine seems to be very mysterious, but in fact, there is nothing mysterious, the principle is simple, an engineer who is good at mechanical engineering, with the drawings of the library, can grasp its principle. As long as there is a hydraulic horizontal chamber for processing artillery, the machining accuracy of the cylinder can be solved.

"The technological blockade is not as easy as imagined, unless we prohibit the publication of books related to steam engines and machines, and prohibit the teaching of these knowledge in academies, knowledge will always spread."

"Father, the son-in-law heard that the Manchus did not seem to have much interest in machinery, and their academies did not spread the knowledge of steam engines and machinery at all, and the railways they built themselves have even been dismantled, because they are worried that after we fight over, the railways will be used by our army."

Zhu Heyu's words made Zhu Mingzhong laugh and laugh.

"Those Tartars, they are just interested in the knowledge of how to enslave others, and as for science, they have no interest in anything!"

The laughter turned into a sneer, and Zhu Mingzhong thought of Kangxi in another time and space, almost all foreign missionaries praised his erudition, but he forbade the spread of Western learning, and the science of science, which was already weak in the Ming Dynasty, was carried forward under his leadership, and the reason was only because of the more favorable rule of science. When he and his grandson hunted with flintlock pistols, the Han people were not even allowed to use arquebuses, which were just ordinary objects in the Ming Dynasty, but under the rule of the Manchus, they became a unique artifact of the Eight Banners, and the common people were forbidden to possess them.

Thinking of the Manchu Dynasty's ideological suppression, in the end, those Han people who were once open and active in learning became conservative under the Manchu Dynasty's ideological constraints, and only concentrated on science and evidence, because they involved other things, they might face the danger of being killed!

The ideological clamp ruined everything!

"Those people, even if we give them the firing guns and rifled guns, it doesn't make any sense, those people are just a bunch of waste!"

In this regard, Zhu Mingzhong is confident enough, in another time and space, his descendants will interpret this, even if they spend hundreds of millions of taels of silver to buy the best machine, what is the point? All that is produced is a pile of useless waste.

As for the army they trained?

Thinking that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was still using the shield car there, the corners of Zhu Mingzhong's mouth lifted.

"Manchu Qing ...... Don't worry! ”

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong looked towards the west, and then said to Zhu Heyu.

"I, I've never worried about the Manchus, in fact, even now, as long as I want to, I can completely wipe them out of this world at any time, but I won't sit like this now, because I need their knife!"

Turning his head to look at his son, Zhu Mingzhong said with a serious expression.

"The Western Regions are different from the South Seas, where only a small part of the land is suitable for farming, and most of the land is not suitable for farming, but the local area is already full of dense land, if there is no large number of immigrants, how to stabilize the Western Regions? So I need to borrow their knives and let them clean it up, only then can I ......"

Thinking of the people who opened the city gate for Li Zicheng back then, as a group, they had basically disappeared in Daming, Zhu Mingzhong smiled coldly, and then said.

"They are not a problem, when the time is right in the future, I will naturally erase them from the world, and what really worries me is ......"

Frowning, staring at the West, Zhu Mingzhong said.

"It's Europe! That's where I'm most worried! ”