Sapphire is off to a good start in India, and several other fronts are slowly advancing.

If you can look down on the earth from the sky, you will find that the territory of the Ming Dynasty is like a greedy snake, encroaching on the land all over the world little by little.

Daming's territory is too big.

As big as a decree or a memorabilia, sometimes it takes nearly a year to reach Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Han had already known that the Ming Dynasty would face this situation, after all, the territory was too big, so before the army marched around the world, Zhu Han had already prepared to deal with it: select trustworthy generals, and then find scribes to assist him, so as to achieve the purpose of governing while expanding.

In any case, these lands must be made to belong to the Ming Dynasty!

However, this situation can only be satisfied for a while, but not for a lifetime, Zhu Han wants the world to plant the Ming flag, he can't just rely on the loyalty of overseas generals and officials to the Ming Dynasty, and now those generals who are sent out are military generals who fight the world with Zhu Yuanzhang, and they are loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang, so don't worry about their betrayal.

But what about later?

Not to mention whether these generals will defect, when their children grow up, will they still be loyal?

Zhu Han thinks it's unlikely.

The reason is simple, everyone has desires, and once they can't control their desires, they will be driven by them.

Now, the method adopted by Zhu Yuanzhang is that the generals go out to fight, the family stays in Daming, and then sends the children to the top school, so that they can learn literature and martial arts, and when the generals stay overseas for a few years, they will have the opportunity to return to Daming and reunite with their families.

Therefore, Daming needs to solve the problem of communication difficulties as soon as possible.

How to fix it?

You still have to rely on craftsmen.

Zhu Han knew about the phone calls of later generations, and he also saw things like telegraphs in TV dramas...... But all of this requires a source of energy: electricity!

There are also composite metals.

All in all, it's not easy to make the leap.

First of all, everyone is not materialistic, nor does they talk about the knowledge of things, what they believe in is the gods, even the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty are no exception, Zhu Han wants to use electricity, he must first change some people's minds.

For example, Zhu Han obtained some products and some materials through the gold finger, and these things were taken out by Zhu Han and handed over to the craftsman, so Zhu Han became a 'god' in the eyes of the craftsman.

However, it is not enough to just take out these products and materials, no matter how much Zhu Han obtains through the golden finger, it cannot meet the needs of the entire Ming Dynasty.

In the final analysis, it still depends on the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty.

For example, the steam engine...... But what Zhu Han got when he signed in was an internal combustion engine, which was much more advanced than the earliest used in cars and trains, and he couldn't make it when he took it out.

Fortunately, Zhu Han also got a book that recorded the first industrial revolution, which Zhu Han regarded as a treasure, and with this book, it could be placed in the craftsman camp as a guiding book.

At the same time, Zhu Han selected a group of craftsmen who were more courageous and did not believe in ghosts and gods from the craftsman camp, and formed a research and development team to focus on the research and development of electricity.

Spring goes to autumn, and it's winter again.

The weather gradually turned cold, and Zhu Han also turned on the radiator at home, so that the house and the yard were two worlds, and in the room, he didn't feel cold when he was wearing only single clothes.

Although the palace has also been renovated by Zhu Han, on the day of the beginning of winter, Zhu Yuanzhang still brought Ma Xiuying, Zhu Biao, Zhu Di and others to Zhu Han's house as guests.

Compared with the palace, Zhu Han's house is much smaller, but it looks extraordinarily warm.

Everything is well organized, and in Zhu Yuanzhang's view, there is more of a 'home' atmosphere here.

It was also when he walked out of the palace and came to Zhu Han's house that Zhu Yuanzhang was the most relaxed moment.

Sitting on the recliner, squinting leisurely and drinking tea, and then chatting with Zhu Han from time to time, there are no outsiders here, Zhu Yuanzhang can also have no scruples when he is talking: "Lan Yu gave us a letter, saying that he was going to have a ceremony to review the troops in India, and wanted to invite you to participate, do you want to go out for a walk?" ”

"I'll talk about it when the baby is born."

Zhu Han also received Lan Yu's letter and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "He wants to hold a military parade, just to deter the Ottoman and other kingdoms, as well as the pirate gangs around India, brother, do you see what Lan Yu's letter says?" When the time comes, he will not only invite me, invite the surrounding vassals to the Ming Dynasty, but also invite the Ottomans, Persia, and the Ilkhan...... Oh, the Ilkhanate is being cleaned up by Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang, they probably don't have a chance, Lan Yu wants to invite them, they must let them see the deterrent power of our Ming Dynasty, otherwise how can they go to India? ”

"It's going to take a long time just to prepare, so I'll talk about it when I'm done."

In Zhu Han's view, any national major event is not as important as the birth of his own child, which is also due to Zhu Han's character, no matter what is not as important as his family: "Brother, in fact, no matter how Lan Yu fights outside, there is no problem, even if he fails, he can't hurt the fundamentals, after Lan Yu arrived in India, he directly made such a big battle, this kid not only wants to defeat Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang militarily, but also strikes at Wang Baobao and Chen Youliang in an all-round way in political affairs and diplomacy, this kid ...... was beaten by you, brother, and he has matured a lot, if he is replaced by the previous him, he will only fight with his head bored, and he will not consider these problems at all. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded, and also praised Lan Yu's approach: "Well, it's indeed mature, but it's not mature enough." ”

"Brother is right, this kid is a guy who is less than half a bottle of swaying, not stable enough, and he has to beat it from time to time to put down his cocked tail."

Zhu Han commented on Lan Yu with a smile, and then said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "It's just right, when I have time next year, I'll go to India for a walk, just knock Lan Yu, and save him to make trouble for us again." ”

"Well, that's good."

Zhu Yuanzhang thinks that Zhu Han has thoroughly touched the kid Lan Yu, and it is right to hand over the matter of educating Lan Yu to Zhu Han: "That kid Lan Yu is unlucky when he touches you, haha...... This kid was pinched to death by you. ”

Immediately, Zhu Yuanzhang talked about another very important issue: "Seventh Five-Year Plan, we have been studying the Yuan Dynasty recently, he is the closest dynasty to us, and his demise is of great significance for us." ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not finished, but how well did Zhu Han know Zhu Yuanzhang? He immediately heard the meaning of Zhu Yuanzhang's words: "Brother, are you worried that it will be very difficult to manage such a large piece of land that we have conquered, right?" ”

"Yes."

Zhu Yuanzhang clenched his fists and said to Zhu Han: "Qiwu, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just ...... Such a large area of land, it is very inconvenient to manage, Yinzhou to the Ming Dynasty's letters, sometimes it takes more than half a year, so long, the daylily is cold, we looked at the map of the Yuan Dynasty, the area is larger than we are now, Temujin and Kublai Khan laid down these places, while fighting and grabbing, in the end although these lands returned to the Yuan Dynasty, but they had no way to manage, they could only fight their own battles, if we rebelled, those places outside the Yuan Dynasty could be with Meng Yuan, We don't have a chance of a successful rebellion, don't you say? ”

After a pause, Zhu Yuanzhang continued: "If, in the future, our descendants become faint kings, and the Central Plains falls into war again, can those people outside support it?" Even if we can support, I'm afraid it will take a long time for the army to arrive, right? ”

"Yes!"

For Zhu Yuanzhang's words, Zhu Han agreed with one hundred people.

Zhu Han also understands why Zhu Yuanzhang has this worry, now Zhu Yuanzhang is the emperor, he hopes that the future world will be the world of the old Zhu family, and the emperor is the descendant of the old Zhu family, this kind of thinking cannot be said to be narrow-minded, if it is replaced by Zhu Han, he will also think so.

After all, the present is a world, not like the future.

"Therefore, it is not the goal for us to fight, but governance is the goal, which is the biggest difference between us and the Yuan Dynasty."

Zhu Han said his point, "At the same time, if we want people from all over the world to be loyal to our court, then we need to have something that they can't live without, brother, didn't you hand over the craftsman camp to me to manage?" There's an R&D center there that specializes in things that we don't have. ”

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't understand: "What? ”

"We have conquered such a large land, how can we make all parts of the country loyal to the court? Then we need to take out the things they need, this kind of thing is only available to us in the Ming Dynasty, and only the court has it, and nothing else. ”

Zhu Han explained to Zhu Yuanzhang, "Brother, you just said the Yuan Dynasty, then let's use the Yuan Dynasty as an example." ”

In the matter of persuading others, Zhu Han is very good at it, aren't you Zhu Yuanzhang studying the Yuan Dynasty? Then let's use the deeds of the Yuan Dynasty to convince you: "Brother, how did the Yuan Dynasty conquer the world?" It is by killing and robbing, this kind of work has no technical content, nine out of ten people will do it, and the land that was beaten down was distributed to the blood descendants of the Golden Family, they felt that they would live better if they broke away from the Yuan Dynasty, plus the Tiangao Emperor was far away, their feelings for the Yuan Dynasty gradually faded, to put it bluntly, those people did not listen to the words of the court, just because there was no core competitiveness in the court. ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang was dialed by Zhu Han, he felt as if he was transparent: "What is the core competitiveness?" Do we have it in the Ming Dynasty? ”

"Yes, but not much."

Zhu Han folded his fingers and counted Zhu Yuanzhang: "High-yield seeds, technology for building big ships, artillery and gunpowder...... These are the core competitiveness of the court, but with the passage of time, these core competitiveness will be weakened, so we have to come up with something new, so that the managers of those overseas enclaves know that they can't survive without Daming, which is the most important thing. ”

Zhu Han immediately broke up to Zhu Yuanzhang from various fields such as military, political affairs, commerce, and agricultural trade, and tried to make him understand, not that Zhu Han looked down on Zhu Yuanzhang's culture, but mainly what Zhu Han told Zhu Yuanzhang now, even if Li Shanchang came to listen, he would be stunned!

Listening to what Zhu Han said so much, Zhu Yuanzhang also understood the meaning of Zhu Han's words: "Do you mean that the R&D center of the craftsman camp is the key to ensuring that our court has core competitiveness?" ”

"That's right."

The tacit understanding between the two brothers, Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang, cannot be described in words at all, and everyone can understand the meaning of each other's words.

But then, Zhu Han's next sentence made Zhu Yuanzhang silent: "However, this R&D center has a disadvantage, that is, he can spend money very much...... It's too good to spend money, brother. ”

“……”

Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Han, raised his hand and pretended to fight: "Stinky boy, are we stingy with mocking in different ways?" ”

Zhu Han dodged with a smile, and Zhu Yuanzhang said to Zhu Han: "We're not stingy, how can we spend money and not flowers?" We've got to spend our money where we go! This R&D center is really as good as you say, we don't care about the money at all, how much is spent! Give as much as you want! ”

"How can I not understand my brother's thoughts."

Zhu Han smiled and spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang, but ushered in a roll of Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, Zhu Han didn't hide it anymore, and said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, how about we find time to go to the craftsman camp?" ”

"Go."

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't refuse, and he thought more: "If they are really that powerful, if the things they make are useful, let's give them a marquis!" Feng Guogong! ”

In the past, craftsmen, especially those who entered places such as the craftsman's camp, their personal freedom was restricted, and as long as these craftsmen were registered, they were automatically converted to the status of craftsmen, that is, their sons, grandchildren, and grandchildren would be craftsmen.

This is very unfair to the craftsmen, Zhu Yuanzhang himself feels that it is unfair to do this, but there is no way, there are too few craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, and this craft can make money, if they do not use the craftsman to restrict their way out, there will be no craftsmen available in the Ming Dynasty in the future.

This has been a problem for thousands of years, and people will not choose to become craftsmen if they have some other way out.

After Zhu Yuanzhang listened to what Zhu Han said, he thought of a way to change the living environment of craftsmen.

If it is done well, it can also solve the problem of no successor to the craftsman.

That is: to give a knighthood and elevate the status of the craftsman.

If you invent an item that is helpful to the Ming Dynasty, then you can be given a knighthood, and by the way, you can get rid of the status of a craftsman, and your descendants can also participate in the imperial examination in the future.

The division of the title, most of them are military generals and civil officials, and they have to be very good and excellent civil officials to have a chance to get the title, and now Zhu Yuanzhang wants to give the craftsman the title directly, this alone is enough to change the living environment of the craftsman.

There are also businessmen, if they are very good businessmen, and at the same time loyal to the Ming Dynasty and willing to give the Ming selfless help, Zhu Yuanzhang believes that they can also get the opportunity to have a knighthood.

Who doesn't want a knighthood?

Zhu Han didn't take these into account, but Zhu Yuanzhang did, he not only took it into account, but also continued to extend down the ideas provided by Zhu Han to make a better scene.

Zhu Han didn't care so much, just like Zhu Yuanzhang thought that he was the most relaxed in Zhu Han's house, Zhu Han also had no scruples when he spoke to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Brother, if those craftsmen in the craftsman camp hear you, they have to offer you at home." ”

"The craftsmen are too hard, we couldn't change it before, but now we have a way?"

Zhu Yuanzhang pointed at Zhu Han, "If it can be implemented, we will not lack craftsmen in the future." ”

The two brothers wanted to continue chatting, but Ma Xiuying came over and called the two to eat: "You two brothers will talk again, go to dinner first." ”

(End of chapter)