"Child Zhu Wen visits his father."

"Grandson Yang Lixing, Yang Lide, Yang Wan, Yang Ting to meet His Majesty the Emperor's grandfather."

Zhu Zhanji, who was sitting on the sofa, raised his hand and said with a smile: "It's all a family, don't be polite, get up quickly." Yongheng, let a few children sit closer, it's the first time I've seen these two little ones! ”

When Princess Yongheng returned to Ningbo, she made what she did this time to please her father. She came behind Zhu Zhanji, pinched her father's shoulders like she did when she was a child, and said: "My daughter can't be filial in front of her father after a long time, and when she comes back this time, she wants to spend more time with her father." ”

Zhu Zhanji patted her hand and said, "You follow your husband to guard Europa for my Ming Dynasty, which is the best filial piety." Enjoy the glory of the princess, but you can not forget the responsibility of the princess, you have done a good job this time. ”

Because of his approval of this daughter, Zhu Zhanji has more compassion for this daughter, loves the house and Wu, and is much gentler to several grandchildren.

inquired about their studies, and asked the chamberlain to reward thirty percent more than the usual gift.

Yongheng's mother, Concubine Liu Xian, had passed away a few years ago, and there was no need to go out of her way to meet other concubines in the palace.

However, Zhu Zhanji sent a few children to meet with his grandson, so that they didn't know what the future heir would look like, and left Yongheng alone.

Only the father and daughter are left, and Yongheng is not as comfortable as he was at the beginning. In front of her children, she wants to show the closeness of the princess and the emperor to make the children feel at ease, but now, there is no need to act deliberately.

She is just an ordinary one among the one hundred and forty-nine princes and princesses, and she has not been particularly outstanding since she was a child, and her relationship with her father is not too close.

And she knows very well that her father has the world in mind and has never paid much attention to the private affairs of his children.

I want to win the favor of my father, but the love of my children is not advisable, and I want my father to know that he is doing things with his heart and thinking about Da Ming, which is more popular with his father than offering countless treasures.

In September, Yingtianfu is still hot, Zhu Zhanji met Yongheng mother and son in the imperial garden this afternoon, here pavilions and pavilions, green trees, and a tributary of the Qinhuai River slowly flowing through, it seems to be much cleaner.

Zhu Zhanji asked Yongheng to sit down beside him, and praised him: "This time, you did a good job. As an imperial princess, now that she is going to Europa, she can't just rely on the princess's shelf to make a fortune just because the sky is high and the emperor is far away.

To be honest, I was a little disappointed a few years ago, you have been in Europa for eight years, and you have never taken the initiative to integrate into that world, let alone use your status as a princess to work for Daming.

But this time, I am very pleased that you have unexpectedly participated in the operation of the General Administration Department, and have done more than I expected. ”

Yongheng smiled: "As the daughter of my father, Yongheng is naturally better than others." In the past, my daughter was ignorant, only cared about the small family, and forgot everyone, but this time, after these things, my daughter also understood her responsibility. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded and said: "Responsibility, obligation, these are all empty arguments. If I can do one thing well, I will be satisfied. ”

made a start for today's words, Yongheng beckoned to the female official outside the pavilion, and after the other party came in, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Zhanji three times, and then handed Yongheng a document bag in his hand.

Yongheng took the document bag and reported: "This time, the daughter used the Yongheng, in addition to some relatives, and carried forty-six counts and above and their relatives and maids, a total of four hundred and fifty-two people to Daming. Here is the list, the General Secretary should have given his father a copy, and the daughter will not introduce their identities one by one. ”

Zhu Zhanji nodded to indicate that he knew, and said: "Europa is different from my Daming, women on my Daming side rarely preside over foreign affairs, but in Europa, queens and duchesses are not uncommon, and their political status is also very high. You can think of influencing Europa's politics through Madame diplomacy, which is a right direction. ”

Yongheng said a little embarrassedly: "This time my daughter is lucky, because the General Administration Department borrowed jewelry from her daughter, which aroused her daughter's interest and made this trip to Milan." It was also because of the contact between the adults of the General Secretary that my daughter knew that they had done so much in Europa. ”

"Different people, in different positions, have different roles. As the princess of the Ming Dynasty, you naturally don't need to hide your identity and investigate some secrets like a meticulous work. Because of your high status, many nobles in Europa will take the initiative to move closer to you in order to get closer to my Daming. ”

"Yes. During this time, my daughter often chatted with the top and bottom of the General Administration, and she also understood what she should do with her identity. ”

"And what do you think you should do in Europa today?"

"My daughter wants to become the banner of the Ming Dynasty in Europa, show Europa the civilization of my Ming Dynasty, and let those dirt buns take the initiative to be attracted over."

Hearing such an answer, Zhu Zhanji laughed. Although this daughter is dressed retro, she already has some strong woman style in later generations.

What people are most afraid of is not being able to recognize their own position, you are a princess, if you want to listen to all kinds of news like an ordinary person, it will only disrupt the rhythm of the entire General Administration.

Just like on the battlefield, the boss only needs to sit in the Chinese army, and if you are a boss who wants to go into battle to kill the enemy, it will only be messed up.

Yongheng can say this, obviously after careful consideration, and also figured out the links.

Knowing that she would not act recklessly, Zhu Zhanji also put his mind at ease and listened to her analysis of the noblewomen who came to Daming with her this time from her point of view.

As for the small amount of cars sold to Europe, Zhu Zhanji of course directly agreed, and also promised her to let the Ministry of Internal Affairs sell some fine jewelry in the palace to them.

In short, these noble ladies can be sold to them as long as they have gold and silver, and ordinary forbidden goods.

These people come from southern European countries, all of them are princesses and duchesses, and their influence on the politics of southern Europe will not be small.

After all these things were arranged, when Yongheng wanted to say goodbye, Zhu Zhanji asked: "What do you think about this kid Zhang Guangbo?" ”

Yongheng didn't know his father's intentions, and he didn't dare to answer casually. She pondered for a moment before saying, "My daughter thinks he's still a little younger and has experienced too few setbacks. ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile and said, "You, you still only see the surface...... Okay, you go to meet the concubines, I will meet the people of the General Administration first, and stay in the palace to eat with me in the evening. ”

Yongheng didn't know what Zhu Zhanji meant, and he was still a little worried about this nephew. Although he didn't cause any trouble, he was not in the right frame of mind. And what Zhu Zhanji is most disgusted with is this kind of person who has an improper mentality and can't see his position clearly.

Although Zhu Zhanji will not do anything to this grandson, as long as he shows a little dislike, I am afraid that the entire Zhang family will give up on him.

Hou Tai and the others were naturally not qualified to enter the harem, and Zhu Zhanji met him and Chen Shu in the Jinshen Palace.

"Meet Your Majesty......"

"No need to be polite. Bestow the seat. Zhu Zhanji waved his hand, let the two of them sit down under him, and said directly: "Chen Aiqing, although the operation of the General Administration Department this time has not been effective, I am still satisfied. Compared to previous actions, you are on the right path this time. However, you also involve my princess this time, which is not a small courage! ”

Chen Shu was fine, but Hou Tai hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty. "Your Majesty, this is all the minister's idea, and it's none of Lord Chen's business......"

Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "I don't mean to blame you, use all the resources that can be used to achieve the goal, Hou Tai, you did a good job." In the future, the General Administration Department should emancipate its mind and not follow the rules too much, and as long as it does not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it should do whatever it takes. ”

Hou Tai relieved himself and looked up at Zhu Zhanji, his eyes full of admiration.

Zhu Zhanji said again: "Get up, come, and tell me about your complete plan." ”

The existence of any country has its own unique historical origins. Occupation by force alone does not yield the greatest benefits.

In its original history, there were three generations of colonial rule.

The first generation was Spanish-style plunder, during which Spain and other countries did not pay attention to the economic development of their colonies at all, and all actions were only for the purpose of plundering resources.

This plundering of resources turned into floating wealth when Spain itself neglected industrial development, and could not effectively promote the development of its own economy.

They plundered countless amounts of gold and silver throughout history, but the nobles lived in luxury. Most of this gold and silver were eventually earned by the Ming Dynasty through trade, and over the centuries there was nothing left of Spain except for the lavish residences and churches built by the nobility.

When the British fleet defeated the Spanish Armada and snatched the title of the empire on which the sun never sets, they became even smarter.

During the second generation of colonization, the British also wanted gold and silver, but they paid more attention to the output of other resources of the colony, such as grain and wool.

They began to develop the colonies, so that the interests of the colonies were tightly tied to themselves, supplying the development chain of Britain.

They were certainly more successful than Spain, because the British empire on which the sun never sets, strengthened the basis for the complete development of an island nation.

By the mid-nineteenth century, the United States was gradually developing, but there were not many colonies left in the world.

Moreover, advances in technology have made the cost of occupying colonies more expensive, and war has become an uncost-effective activity.

After the United States occupied Cuba and the Philippines, it found that it would have to expend a lot of money to maintain military rule after occupying the colonies by force.

At this time, there were no more colonies for them to occupy, and they began to profit from the British in another way, and that was economic control.

Controlling a country or region through the economy does not require the cost of the army at all, just through trade, you can make a country obedient and become its vassal.

Even in the 21st century, this means of controlling other countries through technological advancement, industrial advancement, and trade means is still the main means of those developed countries.

Although Zhu Zhanji will not abandon the first two methods, he will not send troops to occupy them when it is not necessary.

This is not only the reason for increasing military spending, but also because the world is now a strong country, and if the Ming wants to become the guardian of the world, it must establish its own positive image.

Relying on military occupation will only make the local sense of resistance rise, and make those areas become vassals of the Ming Dynasty through trade means, serving the Ming Dynasty, which can save military expenses and make countries more respectful of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Zhu Zhanji would rather let the General Administration Department use various means to control Europe than send troops to fight.

Today, troops are sent to fight, troops are still stationed, and all kinds of struggles are faced, and the predatory returns are not high.

After analyzing these three different plundering methods with Chen Shu and Hou Tai, Zhu Zhanji concluded: "The overall strength of any country is basically composed of politics, science and technology, industry, education, military, trade and finance.

Finance aside, in the first six aspects, we have to become the world's benchmark, only in this way can the world be willing to follow our Ming. Only those who are disobedient need to be taught a lesson.

The role of the General Administration Department is to win over all the objects that can be won over and weaken the strength of disobedient countries, and this kind of expenditure is more effective than sending troops from the Ming Dynasty, and the reputation is also better.

As long as it is necessary, whoever it is, can be used by the Secretary for Affairs, including my daughter. However, the Department of Communications and Administration should form a complete system of signs, and have a clear understanding and positioning of the different roles of each person. Do you understand? ”

Hou Tai bowed, and Zhu Zhanji asked again: "So, how are you going to use Zhang Han?" ”

This time, Hou Tai hesitated a little. This Zhang Han is not only not a usable talent for him, but on the contrary, he is also a dangerous person, because he is a little uncontrollable.

"Your Majesty, regarding Zhang Han's psychological analysis, the General Administration Department has already reported it......"

"I know, I also read the information you reported, otherwise it wouldn't be nonsense to talk to you so much today!"

Hou Tai originally thought that Zhu Zhanji did not look at the results of their analysis, so he would say that he would let the General Administration Department use Zhang Han. How can such an uncontrollable person be used?

But now that Zhu Zhanji has read the analysis, he still thinks that Zhang Han is suitable for the use of the General Administration, which makes him a little confused.

Chen Shu helped Hou Tai relieve the siege and said: "Your Majesty, this Zhang Han is based on what the minister has seen, it is better for him to stay in Daming." ”

Zhu Zhanji shook his head with a smile and said, "You guys, you don't see Zhang Han's role clearly at all......

Chen Shu and Hou Tai looked at each other, not understanding what Zhu Zhanji meant.

Zhu Zhanji didn't let them wonder for too long, hooked his fingers, and Li Liang immediately asked a eunuch to bring over a stack of documents.

"Look at these things written by this kid Zhang Han. It is said that on the way back to Daming from Europe, he spent more than a month writing in the cabin, do you know what he was writing? ”

Chen Shu and Hou Tai took a look, and these materials were still reported by the General Administration Department, so they naturally read them.

As for what Zhang Han wrote during this time, they didn't know. To them, Zhang Han was just an inconsequential character, but they didn't know why His Majesty attached so much importance to it.

Chen Shu shook his head and said, "The minister is ignorant, and he doesn't know His Majesty's deep meaning. ”

Zhu Zhanji said to Li Liang: "Send someone to the Liang Guogong Mansion and ask Zhang Han to take the manuscript he wrote on the way back tomorrow." ”

Looking back, he said: "From Zhang Han's manuscript, I saw the birth of a great thinker comparable to Confucius, you think that what he thinks has not departed from some discussions of the imperial court on society, but what I see is his profound thoughts on the roots and future development of the entire social system. ”

Chen Shu and Hou Tai were taken aback, if it weren't for the fact that the person in front of them was the emperor, they would have directly reprimanded the other party for talking nonsense.

Although Confucianism is not valued by the imperial court today, in recent decades, the officials of the imperial examination have become more and more declining in the imperial court. Only young people who have graduated from polytechnics and other professional schools will be reused.

But Confucius was still made a symbol and a benchmark by the imperial court.

Now His Majesty actually said that this Zhang Han has the shadow of Confucius, even if it is just a little like, it is an incomparable compliment!

"It's not early today, tomorrow at noon, you will meet with Zhang Han! At that time, I will tell you about it. ”

Chen Shu and Hou Tai left the palace, still feeling a little incredible. This Zhang Han, they have conducted an in-depth analysis of his experience from childhood to adulthood, including the reasons for the formation of his character.

In their opinion, there is some depth of his thoughts, and the articles he writes also have some merits. However, he was still too young to have many ideas that were unrealistic and undesirable.

They did not understand what His Majesty meant by this, which means that they must have overstepped something.

"My lord, my subordinates want to go back to the yamen and read this Zhang Han's article again, until now, my subordinates don't believe that Zhang Han has anything peculiar."

Chen Shu also shook his head and said, "This official is going with you, since Your Majesty said so, it must be that we have neglected something." He doesn't treat Zhang Han differently because he is his grandson, there must be something we don't understand. ”

Since Zhu Zhanji came to this era, the people he was most wary of were not Mengyuan people, but Europeans.

He was well aware that it was during this period that the Renaissance in Europe was in place.

In its original history, the revival of Europe represented the suffering of the whole world. As long as they are not white, they will be oppressed and exploited in the most brutal way for hundreds of years.

It was not until the middle of the 20 th century that the countries of the world gradually broke free from the shackles, and in the 21 st century that Zhu Zhanji crossed over, most countries were still in a situation of exploitation.

At the beginning, Zhu Zhanji thought about using various means to deal with white people.

But after the Ming Dynasty had occupied the Americas, Australia, Africa and most of Asia, Zhu Zhanji's defense of whites gradually faded.

Today's Europeans have lost their foundation for development, they have no supply of various resources, and it is impossible for them to become the opponent of the Ming Dynasty by relying only on barren Europe.

There is only one point that Zhu Zhanji has never forgotten, and that is the basic essence of the European Renaissance.

What is Renaissance? This is a very broad question, and the impact of the Renaissance on human society is profound, but the essence is actually very simple.

That is the spirit of humanism that was put forward in this period.

Before the Renaissance, Europeans believed that it was God who created the world, and that humans were merely vassals living under God's care.

But at the heart of the humanist ethos is the idea of being human-centered rather than God-centered, affirming the worth and dignity of the human person.

From this period, human society advocated that the purpose of life is to pursue happiness in real life, advocated individuality, opposed ignorant and superstitious theological thoughts, and believed that man was the creator and master of real life.

If only from this point of view, the East has always been civilized, unlike Europe and the ignorant Middle Ages.

But don't forget, although there is no theology in the East, there is Confucianism in the East, and there are imperial restrictions.

Europeans emancipated their minds, and they were able to immediately enter the fast lane. But the East was still confined by the emperor and Confucianism.

So, when the Europeans came out of their ignorance, they quickly got rid of the shackles and began to develop in the Great Leap Forward.

Even then, it took them hundreds of years to catch up with the East.

Two hundred years later, however, the stagnant East suffered from alien cruelty, social regression, and finally lagged behind the whites.

Zhu Zhanji has been paying attention to the Renaissance trend in Europe, but he does not know how to limit the other side, because even the most brutal rule cannot suppress people's thoughts.

Moreover, because the Ming occupied Gibraltar, occupied Crete, suppressed the Ottomans, dug the Suez Canal. The exchanges between the East and the West have further promoted the speed of their ideological emancipation.

In its original history, the Papal States were still strong at this time.

But now, Europeans know that the Ming people did not believe in gods at all, only trusted the emperor, but were more civilized than them.

Therefore, the status of today's pope in the hearts of Europeans has also plummeted.

Moreover, because the Medici family's Florence had the support of the Ming Dynasty, the Papal States did not dare to deal directly with Florence, which in turn reduced the prestige of the Papal States.

At present, the speed of emancipation of the minds of Europeans is accelerating, but Zhu Zhanji does not have an effective means to induce their ideological changes, and only relies on political, military, and economic means to restrict them, which is not safe.

Moreover, there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the emancipation of the mind and the current ruling structure of the Ming Dynasty, and this emancipation of the mind can even directly affect the social stability of the Ming Dynasty.

As the emperor, Zhu Zhanji, in addition to consolidating the Han people's rule over the world, certainly hoped that his children and grandchildren would also rule forever.

However, he had to guard against the ideological emancipation of the European Renaissance and the influence of the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, he saw the shining point in Zhang Han's young man's mind and gave him some inspiration.

Zhang Han, of course, is not like Max, who now proposes Capital.

However, based on the ruling structure of the Ming Dynasty and the theocratic structure of Europe, he wrote the core idea of class theory.

Although this idea is still immature, it has allowed Zhu Zhanji to see a direction on how to induce the transformation of human thoughts.

That's class!