"Whether it was Britain and France in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, or Japan, which was the first in Asia to complete industrialization, their land area was only equivalent to that of a province in the Ming Dynasty. One thing that comes to mind is that for the development of the Ming Dynasty, we can focus on operating a region first, and there will be a similar name in the future, called 'Special Economic Zone'. ”

"Ancestor, the previous map of coal and iron resources is the preliminary display of my ideas, recently thinking, I think, there must be an outlet to the sea, therefore, we can take Jinling as the center, north to Linhao, west to Taiping, southeast to Mingzhou, planning a piece of Zhili Province and region, at least three 'three-year plans' in the future, that is, about ten years, to concentrate the country's manpower and material resources, specifically to develop this area."

"Behind the economic development, there are also political reasons, which are also what Yuan'er said to his ancestors a long time ago, strong and weak branches, and the main trunk is strong enough to protect the weak branches. Later, the economy developed to the periphery, building the whole of China into a backbone, protecting many weak branches overseas. ”

"Speaking of which, ancestor, Yuan'er thinks that you should think about those overseas regions now, I mean, other Great Qin, Great Chu, Great Jin, Great Yan, and so on."

Inside the temple of Bongseon.

Lao Zhu wanted to be alone and meditate, but when his baby twenty-third grandson arrived, the two involuntarily began to discuss state affairs.

Nodding and listening to Zhu Yuan's words at the end, Lao Zhu said: "Do you have any suggestions for overseas?" ”

Zhu Yuan said: "Before talking about overseas, ancestors, let's first determine the main area, Yuan'er thinks, north to the North Pole, west to the Western Regions, southeast covers many island countries, and in the future, they need to be divided into the trunk range, well, total...... According to the calculations of later generations, it can be about 30 million square kilometers. Oh, count it, ancestors, the land we directly control now may only be about 3 million square kilometers, less than one-tenth of my plan. ”

Lao Zhu recalled the globe he had seen, and simply shouted to the door again, signaling him to hurry up and move the globe in the Qianqing Palace, while saying to Zhu Yuan: "Don't you want to be small?" ”

Zhu Yuan used his hand to roughly describe the land area on the ground in a few hundred years, and said: "These are only about 9.6 million, and we are only occupying the Central Plains at the moment." ”

Lao Zhu looked at the ground that did not leave any marks and thought for a moment, and said softly: "This extreme north bitter cold ......" said and looked at Zhu Yuan, and said with a smile: "You can say it, I think there is an exact statement." ”

"Of course," Zhu Yuan said: "Every place planned by Yuan'er is indispensable, first of all, in the far north, under the vast ice field, in an area of millions of square kilometers, not to mention other minerals, just oil, which is the necessary energy for the electric age after the steam age. ”

Lao Zhu nodded, about oil, Zhu Yuan also talked about it before, and gestured to the west: "This ...... The Western Regions, as you said before, have potash mines, which are critical land fertilizers. ”

"Yes, but it's much more than that, the underground of the Western Regions is also rich in oil."

Lao Zhu smiled: "Listen to you, why doesn't it seem that we don't have this oil in the Central Plains?" ”

"Yes, yes, not much," Zhu Yuan thought for a while, and said: "This has to start from the origin of oil, this oil, as well as coal, are all animals and plants buried underground in ancient times, after hundreds of millions of years of changes, converted. Because of the different conversion conditions, most of the corresponding materials in our Central Plains have been converted into coal, just like Huainan, Shanxi, and many small coal mines in other regions, which are used in fine quantities and cannot be used up for hundreds of years. Correspondingly, other areas are converted into oil. ”

Lao Zhu listened to this, but grabbed one word: "Hundreds of millions of years? ”

"The lifespan of the earth where we are located, according to later research, is about 4.6 billion years, compared to the thousands of years of human civilization that has reached the level of civilization, it is only a blink of an eye."

Lao Zhu was a little embarrassed, thought about it and said: "These ones, when you teach them in the future, you should say less, it is easy for people to ...... It was ......"

Lao Zhu couldn't think of any suitable adjectives for a while.

Zhu Yuan had a different opinion: "Ancestor, Yuan'er thinks that it is just time to talk more, so that the prince and the princes can understand more about the world we are in, the starry sky above our heads, and even the entire universe, which is very capable of expanding a person's mind." As a superior person, if you are broad-minded and have a broader vision, a person will become wiser and more likely to make choices that are more beneficial to your family, country and the world. ”

"You...... It's also a truth," Lao Zhu pondered for a while, but couldn't help but say: "Take your time, slow down." ”

Zhu Yuan was not in a hurry, returned to the topic just now, and continued: "Let's talk about the Wusi-Tibet region, which is the birthplace of many water veins in the Central Plains such as the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, and it is known as the 'Asian Water Tower' in later generations. In addition, compared with the average altitude of several hundred meters in the Central Plains, well, it is the height from the sea level, let's change the unit, the average altitude of the Central Plains is less than 100 zhang, and Wusizang, the average altitude is more than 1000 zhang, the ancestors can also imagine how many useful resources will be buried in the ground of this 1000 zhang territory? ”

Speaking of this, Zhu Yuan added: "Ancestors, in the industrial age, in the economic composition of a country, the current mainstream agriculture, or the primary industry including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and sideline fishery, has dropped to less than 10%, and the remaining ninety percent are industrial strength. And the basis of industrial strength, one is technology, and the other is resources. Oil, coal, iron ore and even water are all resources. In the future, many countries will be able to live very well because of the unique land left by their ancestors, just by selling all kinds of resources. ”

Lao Zhu automatically narrowed down Zhu Yuan's description to the range he could understand, and nodded: "It's this reason." ”

Zhu Yuan continued: "Then there are many islands in the southeast, all of which are encircled, and the purpose is still resources, in order to leave enough marine resources for the backbone. Ancestors can imagine that after the surrounding islands were all the land of the Ming Dynasty, the ocean in between them became the inland sea of the Ming Dynasty, and they were all shallow sea areas where the corresponding resources were easy to use compared to the ocean. ”

"Ideas are all good ideas," Lao Zhu said: "That's it, according to what you say, it's only from 3 million to 30 million, I'm afraid that it will be difficult for me to clean up in my life." ”

"With the national strength of the Ming Dynasty, it is still very easy to incorporate the corresponding region into the national territory, and the follow-up is something that will take several generations to complete," Zhu Yuan said with a smile: "This is what Yuan'er just said, first develop a Zhili province, and then extend outward, until all regions are developed." This is also a process of making the pie bigger, at the political level, a country that keeps making the pie bigger, can also reduce a lot of internal friction, everyone works together to develop, unconsciously, hundreds of years have passed, isn't this great? ”

Lao Zhu remembered the 'Five Hundred Years of National Ancestry' mentioned earlier by his precious twenty-third grandson.

Oh, yes.

If you can reduce internal friction and concentrate on the development from 3 million to 30 million, in the blink of an eye, hundreds of years will pass.

For the life span of this earth, heh, it is indeed a blink of an eye.

Thinking like this, Lao Zhu remembered one thing, and then asked the young man next to him: "When I took Bianliang earlier, some courtiers proposed to set the capital, and I thought about it privately, this move of the capital ...... The stakes are too big, why don't you set up two capitals, but because of the many ideas you put forward, you haven't decided for a while, but you can talk about it? ”

Dingdu!

Zhu Yuan pondered a little, and the first thing that came to mind was that this Jinling City seemed to be very inappropriate.

Seeing Zhu Yuan's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Lao Zhu asked, "Is there anything to hesitate about?" ”

Facing Lao Zhu's expression, Zhu Yuan smiled and said calmly: "Ancestor, from a not very serious superstitious perspective, Yuan Er feels that it is very inappropriate to set the capital of Jinling. ”

Lao Zhu was puzzled: "What is a superstitious angle that is not very serious?" ”

Zhu Yuan began to fold his fingers: "Let's put it this way, ancestor, since the Qin and Han dynasties, from the Eastern Wu in the earliest Three Kingdoms era, to later, the Northern and Southern Dynasties era...... The specific ancestors had to let people check the history books, and then later, after the Tang Dynasty, there were five dynasties and ten kingdoms...... In short, all the dynasties that set their capitals in Jinling have not been able to last more than a hundred years. ”

Speaking of this, glancing at Lao Zhu, Zhu Yuan continued: "This is far from over, let's ...... The former Ming Dynasty, after the founding of the country, Hongwu 31 years, Jianwen 4 years, a total of 35 years, and then moved north. Of course, this cannot be said to be a national transformation. However, later, compared with the Southern Song Dynasty, which lasted for more than 100 years to move the capital to Lin'an, the capital was moved to the Southern Ming Dynasty in Jinling...... It only lasted for a year. In the future, well, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the capital of Nanjing, will be more than ten years. After that, the Republic of China, from the establishment of the capital to the fall, was only more than 20 years. ”

After saying this, Zhu Yuan turned to Lao Zhu: "Ancestor, you see, this Jinling, there should be no less than ten of them, anyway, every time it proves it...... That's where it doesn't work. ”

Lao Zhu's expression was strange, and he was speechless for a while.

Shocked.

Zhu Yuan waited for a moment before continuing, and said: "Ancestor, this is a superstitious statement, and there is another scientific perspective, well, there is a word in later generations, called 'geopolitics', I can't say the specific definition, but I think it is very appropriate to use it here." ”

Lao Zhu motioned for Zhu Yuan to speak.

Zhu Yuan drew the map he had just drawn in front of him again: "From a geopolitical point of view, the location of Jinling, compared with Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and Bianliang in the Song Dynasty, is too far away from the north. In all dynasties, the threat to the Central Plains came from the north. The Tang and Song dynasties, whose capital was Chang'an or Bianliang, could mobilize resources nearby to strengthen the defense of the north. The Ming Dynasty in another generation, moved the capital to Beiping, and later the Qing Dynasty, were all like this, so they enjoyed a long period of stability. This is one of them. Another reason is that the north is rich and the south is rich, which leads to the fact that the dynasty of Jinling, the capital of Dingdu, is easy to indulge in pleasures, and from top to bottom, the pioneering mind will not be too strong. And even if some want to open up, when they go north, they often fail because the supply line is too long. Correspondingly, the northern regime, the lack of resources also leads to Biao, all the way to the south, you can also replenish supplies on the spot, therefore, from the beginning of the Three Kingdoms, to the Sui Dynasty to destroy Chen, the Song Dynasty to destroy the Southern Tang, and so on, it is often the Jiangnan regime that is destroyed by Jiangbei. ”

After saying this, Zhu Yuan added with a smile: "Speaking of which, in thousands of years of history, Zushang happened to be the only founding emperor who realized the unification of China from south to north. ”

"It's just a false name," Lao Zhu muttered, and continued to man for a moment before he spoke: "According to your words, this Jinling ...... Can't wait? ”

"There seems to be a saying," Zhu Yuan said: "The small pattern of Jinling City itself has good feng shui, and the green dragon and white tiger Vermilion Bird Xuanwu are all four, but in the entire Chinese regional pattern, Jinling is in the position of the death door of the nine palace gossip, however, Yuan'er does not understand this, maybe some people use false rumors, and the ancestors can find people who understand and ask." ”

If Zhu Yuan's series of superstitious or scientific statements have shaken Lao Zhu very much, he will suddenly be unsettled when he hears this 'door of death'.

Lao Zhu didn't understand either.

However, he absolutely believes in Zhu Yuan, and his precious twenty-third grandson will definitely not talk nonsense about such a big thing.

This......

No wonder another life has its own standard......

Moved the capital.

You have to move the capital early!

I don't feel comfortable living in this 'door of death' for another day!

Zhu Yuan saw that Lao Zhu's eyes flashed as if he was going to escape from Jinling immediately, so he had to hurriedly say: "Ancestor, if it is according to the previous Chinese feng shui, it may be the door of death, but this time, if we can expand the pattern to 30 million square kilometers of land, the feng shui phase of Jinling may change, and there is no need to worry too much." ”

I regretted it a little when I said it.

What are you doing here, the ancients really took it seriously!

Lao Zhu has already made up his mind: "Yuan'er, tell me, if you want to move the capital, where is the most suitable?" ”

Dadu.

Zhu Yuan's first thought must be this.

However, after thinking about it, Zhu Yuan said: "Ancestor, if according to Yuan'er's plan, from 3 million to 30 million, one capital city in the Ming Dynasty is not enough, even if the two capital systems are not enough, I think, east, west, north and south, plus a central capital, the five capital system is the best." ”

Lao Zhu pulled the corners of his mouth: "How much does this cost?" ”

"In the agricultural era, it was of course expensive to build a capital," Zhu said: "In the industrial age, a capital city must be an economic center, and it is often only beneficial to the economic development of a region." ”

As he was talking, an announcement sounded outside the hall, and several chamberlains carried a large globe into the door, and along with them, there were also Queen Ma and Prince Zhu Biao.

Zhu Yuan looked at it, happened to look at Ma's family, and noticed the slightly different gaze in the queen's scrutiny, and suddenly froze.

Well.

Yourself this ...... Walk with Lao Zhu...... It seems to be closer than his own son.

That's not good.

Hurriedly stood up and saluted Ma and Zhu Biao in a proper manner.

Seeing that Zhu Yuan was so respectful, Ma's expression softened a little, and he turned to his husband and said, "Listen to Yuan'er talking to you about learning here again, and the concubine will bring Biao'er over to listen." ”

"Sit, let's all sit down," Lao Zhu smiled, seeing his wife and son appear, he also reacted to some things, patted his side with a smile, and said to Zhu Yuan: "You go on, just talk about your idea of the five-capital system in front of this globe, as well as the 30 million square kilometers, I can't finish it in my life, and I will continue to mark it in the future, just let him listen." ”

Zhu Biao was just pulled down by his father and quietly looked at a teenager of the same age curiously...... Well, he will soon become his nephew, and when he heard Lao Zhu say this, he suddenly straightened up: "Father is in the prime of spring and autumn......"

Before Zhu Biao finished speaking, he was pressed by Lao Zhu again: "Our own family, don't go around these nonsense," turned to Zhu Yuan again, waved his hand and said: "Yuan'er, you take it." ”