Chapter 166 There is nothing to do in the world

He Xi only felt that his mouth was dry, and he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, not knowing what to say for a while.

Zhu Yuanzhang's plan for He Xi is actually very simple.

It's ridiculously simple, but it's actually similar to Yao Guangxiao's thinking. Now that the reform has advanced to a critical moment, on the whole, He Xi's actions have been successful on the whole.

But this success can only be limited to Liaodong and Beijing.

After all, both of these places are the periphery of Ming rule, not to mention Liaodong. When the Ming Dynasty entered Liaodong, there were only tens of thousands of people in Liaodong, and after another betrayal, it can be said that the so-called local forces in Liaodong, the powerful clan, did not exist at all.

And Beijing is not much different.

As the core area of the Yuan Dynasty's rule, the real powerful nobles were related to the Mongols, and when Emperor Yuan Shun retreated to the grassland, he did not go alone, but brought hundreds of thousands of people. It can be said that the heroes and powers in the metropolitan area have been taken away. Moreover, the Beijing area, as the core area of the northern defense line of the Ming Dynasty, has dug deep for the remnants of Mongolia.

At that time, there were actually a lot of common people in the Monan area, but they were all moved into the Guannei by Xu Da, the reason is very simple, these areas outside the Guanxi have been mixed with Hu and Han for a long time, and they have more identification with the Mongols than with the Ming Dynasty. And outside the border as a place for the two sides to see, letting these people stay where they are may not be the advantage of the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, all these people moved into the customs and resettled.

Outside the customs, it is impossible for the local Haoqiang in Beijing to pass the customs without being stripped of a few layers of skin. Or simply emigrate elsewhere.

Therefore, He Xi can do things in Beijing and Liaodong to get twice the result with half the effort, as long as he gets these nobles, he will not encounter any obstacles.

The Ming Dynasty is still an agricultural country, although the gentry and landlords have been severely suppressed, but they are still the main body of the country's rule, even if the Ming Dynasty is strong, it also needs the support of these people.

Wang Shizhen estimated the soldiers and horses used in the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhu Yuanzhang raised troops until the Northern Expedition was successful. All the soldiers and horses are about 800,000 to 1 million. After the founding of the country, there were hundreds of guards, with a total of more than one million soldiers and horses, or even more.

Among them, many of them are recruiting rebels, because of military needs, the local people as a whole are classified into military households, known as the battlements of the army, which is typical of Liaodong, Liaodong soldiers and horses more than 100,000, but when Ma Ye and the two generals led the troops into Liaodong, it was only 10,000 or 20,000. The rest of the army was incorporated into the army by local civilians.

In other words, even Zhu Yuanzhang's biggest pillar, that is, the army, may not be reliable.

Not to mention, the interests of those military leaders themselves, just to say that many generals in the army themselves aspire to become landlords. It is hoped that the family business will be inherited through the landlord way.

In short, without Zhu Yuanzhang's strong support, He Xi is simply embattled. There are only a few people around He Xi who can be called strong beliefs, and most of them are gathered together because of interests. Because the cause of profit is aggregated, and the profit is dispersed.

This kind of contrast between strength and weakness, given to He Xi for a few years, may not be able to reverse.

It's not that He Xi is not strong enough, but He Xi's current enemy is a rather abstract existence. He Xi doesn't know who it is? Fang Xiaoru is just a person on the surface, but an enemy in private? Xu Da, Duke of Wei, Feng Sheng, Duke of Song, Fu Youde, Duke of Ying, what do they think? Lan Yu, Mu Ying, Deng Zhen, Li Jinglong, do you really think the new law is good?

Except for He Xi himself, he couldn't even find a helper at the level of a minister that he could really trust.

The only thing that can make him believe is probably Lu Zhongheng. But Lu Zhongheng is no longer in the center, and he can't help at all with the matter of changing the law.

But this contradiction always has to be resolved?

Yao Guangxiao believes that He Xi's advantages lie in the military, from ordnance production, to military revolution, as well as the heavy army in the north. These are all He Xi's advantages.

It's just that He Xi didn't expect that Zhu Yuanzhang also thought so.

War is the ultimate solution to all contradictions.

Actually, it's political

said that Zhu Yuanzhang was not the top among all the kings. Historically, Zhu Yuanzhang did a very rough job in killing heroes. But Zhu Yuanzhang has one point, which almost all emperors can't compare.

That's ruthless enough.

Do whatever it takes to achieve your goals.

It's not ruthless to others, it's ruthless to yourself.

Today, He Xi really understood Zhu Yuanzhang's ruthlessness.

He Xi couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, if you do this, the world will be in chaos?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said indifferently, "So what? To be honest, I have never been too good at governing the world, and I have been doing things all these years, but I am very experienced. It's just that even if I have this intention, I have to see if you have this determination, if you yourself can't understand this verse. I can only take you away before I die, so that you will not be able to leave even one heir in the future."

"Remember, those who achieve great things cannot do anything."

He Xi said: "Daming has the current situation, it is all your hard work, can you bear it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said, "What is the difference between forbearance and forbearance? I am the Son of Heaven, so I really think I can control the situation in the world? Not how am I going to be? It's the situation in the world, and that's it. I'm just doing multiple-choice questions. Of course, now you can say no. I have crane top red here, take it by the way. From now on, I won't have to see me. Rest assured, I will take care of the aftermath of Liaodong in Beijing."

What else can He Xi say.

His worst fears have been resolved.

When Yao Guangxiao proposed this idea, He Xi was worried about Zhu Yuanzhang. Because of the rebellion under Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids, He Xi didn't think he could do it. Now with the support of Zhu Yuanzhang.

Naturally, it's not a problem.

It's just that He Xi suddenly had a sense of crisis.

That is, can he really do this one?

Not for anything else.

He Xi knew very well that this battle, in terms of scale and tragedy, far exceeded the battle of Jingyan in history. To some extent, it is possible to refer to the American Civil War.

Not just a war, but an industrial revolution.

It can be said that the huge demand for war is enough to promote the update and iteration of all the latest technologies. The huge dividends brought by the war were enough for He Xi to complete the industrial revolution and even the construction of the Ming internal market system.

The Ming Dynasty was transformed from a self-sufficient small-scale peasant economic structure into an industrialized country.

Although, this war, will be quite long. There will be more dead and wounded. He Xi himself didn't know whether it was worth paying such a big price. But in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, it is probably worth it.

Moreover, the political situation created on the basis of the reform of the law is easy to repeat. For example, Wang Anshi changed the law, Zhang Juzheng reformed, and the people died and the government disappeared, but the new political pattern is based on the victory of a war, which is difficult to change.

This is probably the best way to go.

But He Xi didn't want to use the method the most.

At the moment, he had no choice.

He Xi said, "Since Your Majesty has made up your mind, what does the minister have to say. He Xi can only fight to the death. It's just that, Your Majesty, aren't you worried that after this battle, Da Ming will not be owned by the Zhu family."

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "When you say this, you are open and honest, so I will also talk about psychology. The queen is gone, and I think a lot. I think I do my best for the crown prince, and all the princes in the world, since ancient times, have not been so cared for by my peers, but what is the result?"

"In the beginning, I was actually very confused, and I hated him for not being angry. But after a long time, I figured it out. As you said, people are independent individuals, even if they are my children, they have their own lives, their own choices, their own ideas, and I can't control them. Man is born free."

"Then why should I live for my children? I don't have a few years left in my life. After I died, I lay down in the filial piety tomb, that is, when you became the emperor, do you dare to do anything to me? Besides, what kind of person are you?

Don't I know? This position is given to you, and you will not ask for it."