The four seas are peaceful!

Peace and prosperity!

In the twenty-first year of the Ming Dynasty, not only ordinary people think so, but even old ministers like Gu Yanwu also think so.

Indeed, according to the traditional point of view, the Ming Dynasty can indeed be called a peaceful and prosperous era of peace and peace in the four seas. Almost anyone has reason to believe this, after all, what people see is a prosperous world where people live and work in peace and contentment. Even the most demanding people will say that "the present dynasty is prosperous and prosperous", in the memory of many people, the Ming Dynasty in the era of Shenzong is the most prosperous, and the sentence "prosperous and prosperous Shenzong" is undoubtedly the highest evaluation of the Xingqian Dynasty.

But for Zhu Mingzhong, he has never relaxed because of this evaluation, and even in his opinion, the world is far from the so-called "peace in the four seas".

"The Four Seas Chengping ......"

Shaking his head, Zhu Mingzhong looked into the distance and said.

"Ning Ren, you are wrong, now is not a peaceful and prosperous ......"

Hearing this, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but exclaim.

"What's the matter, the imperial court is going to use troops again?"

The imperial court is going to use troops again!

Nodding slightly, he cast his eyes on Gu Yanwu's body, and then Zhu Mingzhong said.

"It's not that we have to use troops again, but that some problems must be solved!"

"Your Majesty refers to Qinglu?"

Thinking of the imperial court's continuous immigration to Xinjiang and the construction of railways in recent years, Gu Yanwu nodded and said.

"Qingyu, it's really time to solve it. When they are resolved, the world will be peaceful. ”

"It's not too peaceful!"

Shaking his head and sighing, Zhu Mingzhong continued.

"There are still some problems to be resolved in Tibet and Qinghai, but although the Heshute tribe controls Tibet and Qinghai, the Tibetan Sangyel Gyatso has a tense relationship with the Tibetan military chieftain Mongolia and the Dharma King of the Shuote tribe, so he plots to expel the Heshute tribe from Tibet. The contradictions between them will only become more and more intensified, and when the contradictions between the two sides intensify to a certain point, they can use troops there, and now they are trying to get our support......"

When it comes to the issue of Tibet, the question of Tibet has changed due to the changes in history, and in another time and space, Sangyel Gyalco plotted to expel the Heshute tribe from Tibet by settling the Galdan of Dzungaria. And in this time and space, the defeat of Dzungaria not only changed the history of Tibet, but even changed along with Mongolia - without the Dzungar invasion, the strength of the four parts of Outer Mongolia did not suffer a devastating blow, but they have now surrendered to the Ming Dynasty, and the rest is only a matter of slow adjustment.

Zhu Mingzhong also held the same attitude towards Tibet and Qinghai, confirming suzerainty through canonization, and then slowly training them with the help of civil strife, and finally, promoting them to become the provinces of the Ming Dynasty.

"So, Your Majesty intends to use troops against Tibet and Qinghai in the future?"

Out of his understanding of His Majesty, Gu Yanwu knew that sooner or later His Majesty would use troops against Qinghai and Tibet, and everyone would have their own insistence, and His Majesty would also have his insistence.

"Your Majesty, the minister remembers that you once said to the minister that you would lay a big territory for the Ming Dynasty, enough territory for future generations to live in, and the minister doesn't know how big this territory should be in Your Majesty's heart?"

Gu Yanwu's question made Zhu Mingzhong lose his mind for a while.

How big should this territory be?

To be honest, Zhu Mingzhong really didn't think that like the countrymen of later generations, he had a deep desire for the land, but while longing, he also maintained a little sanity, for example, in Southeast Asia, Australia, North America and other regions, he never considered including it as the mainland or overseas province of the empire, but in the form of a feud, let his descendants establish their own country there.

Of course, those countries are all members of China, they are all members of the Imperial Council, and their future will be part of the empire, but there is no lack of competition between countries, and only competition can have a future. The competition of civilizations will promote the development of civilization. On the other hand, a civilization without competition often has no future, and this is the reason why Zhu Mingzhong decided to divide the feud.

But what about other than that?

How big will the empire be?

Zhu Mingzhong really didn't think about this question. But subconsciously, he also has his own plans for the future Ming Empire, such as the crown of the Byzantine Empire, such as the crown of the Balkans and other places, who knows?

Maybe the future Ming Dynasty, in addition to dividing the seal, can also follow the example of Egypt and put a string of European crowns on the head of the Ming prince, in addition to this, where will the Ming stop?

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Mingzhong said.

"The scope of the empire, I think it is not me who can decide all this, but other countries!"

"Is it another country?"

Gu Yanwu said puzzled.

"That's right, for example, Japan, now our attitude towards Japan is to support him to continue to lock up the country, I am happy to see a closed Japan, willing to see them live in their own world, maybe a hundred, two hundred, three hundred, or even four hundred years later, Japan is still under our protection, continue to implement the lockdown order, at that time, what will Japan provide us?"

Thinking of that Japan, Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"Perhaps, it will provide an opportunity for our scholars to study the phenomena of human life in the 17th century. At that time, Japan may be a reserve of human history and civilization......"

Speaking of which, Zhu Mingzhong thought of the Bo tribe of the Andaman Islands in another world, who were self-reliant, but isolated from the world, ignorant of the outside world, who kept visitors out and locked themselves inside. They were the last Neolithic tribe in the world. And the world is also well-intentioned, according to the law, anyone within 5 nautical miles of these islands is illegal, and people do everything possible to protect the most vulnerable tribe on the planet. For Japan, Zhu Mingzhong can also bring the same kindness, let them close themselves in their own world.

"In the future, maybe I will introduce some laws so that the Japanese can live in isolation and live in their paradise! This is my kindness! ”

After emphasizing his kindness, Zhu Mingzhong's tone suddenly changed.

"But if they open the country, even if they pose a slight threat to the Ming Dynasty, I will immediately send troops to completely occupy Japan, Japan is the same, and the same is true for other countries, they can choose to be friends or enemies, treat friends with courtesy, and maintain kindness, but if they dare to offend the Ming Dynasty, as enemies, they must be completely eliminated, destroy their country, destroy their history, accept their land, and teach their people!"

His Majesty was cold, almost without the slightest emotion. Listening to Gu Yanwu's ears, it made him believe that His Majesty was not joking, and he believed that if that country dared to offend the Ming Dynasty, then what was waiting for them was probably not only the destruction of the country.

"Your Majesty, you are so confident. Will our army be victorious? ”

Although this kind of question is very taboo, Gu Yanwu couldn't help but blurt it out, looked at His Majesty and said.

"Your Majesty, on a foreign expedition, our soldiers will fight in a completely unfamiliar land. The people there not only look very different from our Han people, but also have very different customs. They have their own culture, their own language, even if we conquer their country, how can they willingly obey the Ming Dynasty? Follow the teachings of the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Yes."

Zhu Mingzhong said without hesitation.

"What Nanyang Zhuxia can do, we can also do!"

"No, the local indigenous civilization is backward and ignorant, and their so-called "country" is often just a large tribal land, and the local people often have no concept of state. Zhuxia entered as an edifier and educated the natives, and in the end, the country that the natives identified with was Zhuxia, not the princely state. ”

Looking at His Majesty, Gu Yanwu said what he was worried about, in the past few years, he has been studying all this, and his experience in Nanyang has made him very clear about the difference between the natives of Nanyang and the people of other countries.

"Your Majesty, out of the Western Regions to the west, there are European countries, there are Persia and other countries, the people in these places, their own customs and habits, and for thousands of years, have long formed their orthodox national outlook, maybe our Ming officials and troops can defeat them on the battlefield and destroy their country, but if we try to make them believe in holy religion, learn Chinese characters, and follow Chinese customs, it will inevitably arouse their resistance, just as the people of our Han family can not hesitate to die in order to keep their clothes, and the people of those countries may not be able to resist their customs to the end. Your Majesty, just like the pseudo-Zhou who promoted Buddhism in Bangladesh and other places, wasn't it resisted by the local people? ”

Gu Yanwu specifically mentioned the pseudo-Zhou created by Wu Sangui, although Wu Sangui is dead, but the pseudo-Zhou still stands in Tianzhu, and even has repeated wars with the Mughal Empire, of course, it also has its own victories and defeats.

But didn't they also allow Buddhism to be revived there? Even the local natives have changed their surnames to Chinese, and many have begun to speak Chinese? Ningren, you should know better than I know this, as a conqueror, assimilation in customs and religion is inevitable to ensure domination. ”

Although he did not have a good impression of the pseudo-Zhou of the Wu family, Zhu Mingzhong had to admit that Wu Sangui was very good at learning, on the one hand, he learned the Manchu Eight Banners system there, and on the other hand, he learned the Nanyang Zhuxia to educate the natives, and also learned the methods of the Mughals, forcing the locals to change their customs and religion, so as to protect the foundation of his rule.

"But Your Majesty, doing so will inevitably provoke a revolt from the locals."

Speaking of this, Gu Yanwu paused, and then said worriedly.

"For the Ming Dynasty, the rebellion caused by expansion will eventually become a burden for the Ming Dynasty, resulting in the instability of the Ming Dynasty's borders, and even assimilation may fail......"

"Failed ......"

Zhu Mingzhong said with a smile.

"That's because the knife isn't sharp enough! Now, the rule of the Wu family in Bengal is extremely consolidated......"