The secret room next door.

Today's secret room is a little crowded.

In addition to the two small officials who were responsible for recording on both sides of the table, Guo Jin and the firewood cart, four chairs were also arranged.

Needless to say, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, father and son, the long-lost Master Daoyan also sat on the left hand side in a black robe.

As for the right-hand side, there is Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, who has a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty, what the hell is going on?"

While listening to the sound coming from this strange wall, and looking at the appearance of these three decision-makers at the highest level of the Ming Empire, Gu Cheng felt a little absurd.

General Gu lived to be seventy years old, and he had never seen this scene.

The three decision-makers at the highest level of the Ming Empire actually sat in a row to listen to the lecture.

And he also eavesdropped on a prisoner lecturing.

The heaviest thing is, they all seem to be quite serious?

Therefore, even if he was as loyal and calm as Gu Cheng, he finally couldn't help but ask at this time.

And Dao Yan on the side, triangular eyes glanced at it, and was silent.

Gu Cheng is certainly his own person who the emperor can trust, but his other identity is more important.

Gu Cheng is almost the only person that the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi can rely on in the Ming military circles.

And the other Jing Nan nobles swarmed towards the second prince Zhu Gaoxu.

This is also the origin of the dispute between Daoyan and Zhu Di before, if there is an imbalance in the access to information between the two princes, then it will inevitably lead to the second prince becoming the crown prince.

Jiang Xinghuo's knowledge and ability are really too big.

As big as what Jiang Xinghuo said, it was enough to tilt the balance of the prince dispute dramatically.

Gu Cheng's question immediately attracted the attention of Zhu Di's father and son.

Especially Zhu Gaochi.

As the chief logistics officer of the Yan army during the Battle of Jingjing, since the old general Gu Cheng was captured after the defeat of Zhending and sent to Beiping City, Zhu Gaochi would discuss with Gu Cheng almost every day various issues of the Yan army, from the procurement of logistics materials to the selection of supply routes.

During the defense of the city in Beiping, the two survived the most difficult time together.

Although Gu Cheng refused to accept any form of military power, or even the weapons rewarded by Zhu Di, he was already very familiar with the affairs of the Yan army.

Brothers belong to brothers, the prince belongs to the prince, now the father's mind is unpredictable, and Gu Cheng, the Marquis of Zhenyuan who guarded Beiping, returned to Nanjing to report on his work, and finally looked forward to Zhu Gaochi, who was looking forward to strong reinforcements, naturally had 10,000 hearts for Gu Cheng.

The father and son stared at Gu Cheng together.

"Old General Gu, what do you want to know first?" Zhu Gaochi asked first.

Gu Cheng was a little surprised when asked, his white beard trembled for a moment, what do you mean by wanting to know something first? Is this complicated? Or is the person lecturing complicated?

Gu Cheng asked without hesitation: "His Royal Highness the Great Prince will tell me first, who is the person opposite?" Why are His Majesty and Master Dao Yan listening to his lectures so seriously? ”

"Have you seen the immortal statue on the road?" Zhu Gaochi asked directly.

Gu Cheng nodded, and Zhu Gaochi continued: "Now the boiling 'Fertilizer Immortal' rumored around Nanjing City is the prototype of this Jiang Xinghuo Mr. Jiang, but he is not convenient to appear in front of the world for the time being, so in order to protect his identity, he temporarily takes the name of 'Fertilizer Immortal'." ”

Gu Cheng recalled that he had heard rumors about the residents in the streets and alleys of Nanjing City on the road, as well as the immortal statues he had seen, and he had a vague guess in his heart.

"The chemical fertilizer that is said to be able to double the yield of crops per mu is this ginger."

"Jiang Xinghuo." Zhu added.

Gu Cheng glanced at the emperor and continued: "Is it this Jiang Xinghuo who made it?" ”

Zhu Gaochi affirmed it, and then said: "There is also the 'apportionment into the mu' system that has been gradually implemented in Jiangnan, which is also the initiative of Mr. Jiang. ”

Gu Cheng was slightly surprised, and said sincerely: "That is indeed a great talent, it seems that Da Ming and His Majesty have solved a lot of troubles." ”

"That's true, now Jiangnan has a stable heart, the left capital of the Imperial Court Chen Ying impeached a lot of officials who were in the position of vegetarians, and at the same time, the commander of Jinyiwei Ji Gang also caught a lot of Jianwen remnants who were entrenched in Jiangnan with the intention of rebellion, all of which relied on Mr. Jiang's proposal of 'apportionment into the mu', which not only made a large number of ill-intentioned lawbreakers take the initiative to jump out, but also made the people of Jiangnan feel the grace of His Majesty." Zhu Gaochi's rainbow fart was put in front of Zhu Di without money.

After listening to this, Gu Cheng also combined what he saw and thought along the way, and said seriously.

"What the minister saw along the way, not only in the south of the Yangtze River, but also in the north of the Yangtze River began to implement the practice of the stall into the mu, which really greatly won the hearts of the people and increased the people's trust in His Majesty."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Zhu Di didn't care on the surface, but the corners of his mouth that he pursed hard had already revealed his inner thoughts.

Jiang Xinghuo is certainly only able to learn through the sky, but isn't all this because Zhu Di has the capacity to tolerate people and immortals?

Can this be separated from his Zhu Di's bearing?

Replaced his father Zhu Yuanzhang, and after sitting in the secret room and listening to the first sentence, I am afraid that he had already ordered the beheading.

What's next?

Of course, this is also related to the fact that he was in a good mood that day, and he himself did not pay so much attention to the rules and so on.

Therefore, Zhu Di was actually extremely proud at this time.

Since listening to Mr. Jiang's lectures, the Ming Dynasty has seen that it is getting better and better day by day, the problem of the vassal king has been solved, and most of the three guards of the feudal domains have been returned to the imperial court; The Jiangnan gentry who opposed him were also touched by the vine, and now they are much more honest; As for the courtiers who were dissatisfied with him a few months ago, now they are firmly tied up by the interests of the fertilizer elixir subscribed by the Ming treasury bonds, and they give him songs and praises every day.

And with Cao Guogong Li Jinglong's envoy to Japan, I think that if nothing else, the sailors and strong forces of the Ming Dynasty will be able to occupy Japan's gold and silver mountains next year.

In this way, the problem of the Ming treasure banknote, which has been criticized by the people, is about to be solved.

At the same time, with the progress of going to the West, the population pressure of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be relieved in the future, and it will bring a large number of foreign materials and wealth.

With a two-pronged approach, with money, Zhu Di can realize the ideal ambition of "Longzhi Tang and Song Dynasties, Han and Tang Dynasties" in his heart.

At that time, the "Yongle Canon", the relocation of the capital to Beiping, and the conquest of Mongolia will all be taken for granted.

And the great acceleration of all these processes and the easy solution of problems are all thanks to Jiang Xinghuo!

Zhu Di sighed deeply in his heart.

At the same time, I couldn't help but think about what kind of complicated mood and interesting expression Jiang Xinghuo would have if he was released from prison and found that the words he said when he pointed out the country had become reality.

Thinking of this, the corners of Zhu Di's tightly pursed mouth finally couldn't help grinning, and his eldest son Zhu Gaochi also smiled knowingly.

But at this time, Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Cheng asked a question.

"Your Majesty, could it be that the conquest of Japan mentioned in your secret letter to me is also this person's proposal? Or is it also part of the plan to send Cao Guogong to Japan to test the situation? ”

Gu Cheng's expression became serious.

"Sort of." Zhu Di bowed slightly.

Gu Cheng's reaction was a little unexpected.

"Your Majesty, this must not be done!" Gu Cheng's face was full of worry.

"Why?" Zhu Di frowned slightly and looked at Gu Cheng's eyes.

"Expeditions across the sea are taboo for soldiers." Gu Cheng's voice was a little heavy.

"Oh?" Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and looked at Gu Cheng with interest.

"Yin Jian is not far away, Your Majesty!" Gu Cheng hurriedly persuaded: "During the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty failed to conquer Goguryeo three times, and the water division led by Laihu'er was also unsuccessful every time, so that the good Great Sui River and Mountains collapsed; During the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan was defeated in two expeditions to Japan, which not only caused great damage to the country's vitality and countless casualties, but also caused a heavy setback to the invincible spirit of the Mongols, and the situation has deteriorated since then. ”

"These failures, in fact, in the final analysis, are not familiar with the enemy's customs and customs, and it is difficult for the sailors to march and fight and attack cities and villages like by land, and the cross-sea conquest has greatly aggravated the difficulty of logistics and grain supply."

"What's more, Japan has a large population and has just experienced the war of unification, presumably the army's combat power has not been corrupted and degenerated, once the attack is frustrated, it will be pushed back into the sea and repeat the story of the Yuan Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, even if this person is talented, but after all, he doesn't understand the affairs of the battle array, if he listens to his words and rashly raises a large army to invade Japan, the world will already be exhausted in the four years of Jingjing, and I am afraid that it will cause public resentment to boil." Gu Cheng spoke again.

It's just that this time he was interrupted by Zhu Di before he finished speaking.

"It's okay, I know what you mean."

Zhu Di waved his hand and said lightly: "Since I have decided to deal with Japan, I naturally have to make complete preparations, and what I said to you in the secret letter is that Japan's gold and silver mountains are of decisive significance for the future development of overseas trade and the reform of Ming treasure banknotes, so no matter what, I will deal with Japan, but I will never recklessly raise troops." The Lord must not be angry and raise a teacher, and he will not be angry and cause war, I still understand this truth. ”

Zhu Di confessed his plan to conquer Japan.

"The first step was to send a delegation with Cao Guogong as the main envoy to Japan to find out whether the gold and silver mountains really existed, and at the same time to understand the political, military, economic and other conditions in Japan at that time; The second step is to retake Jeju Island, and clear Tsushima Island, a nest of Japanese pirates, and use these two islands as a basis to train the army to adapt to the local climate, water and soil; The third step is to send secret envoys to take the opportunity to provoke civil strife in Japan and support the restoration forces of the Southern Dynasties, and wait until Japan is in turmoil, and then seek an opportunity to occupy the island where Sado Kanzan is located and the Japanese 'China' region where Iwami Ginzan is located. ”

What I want to say here is that the reason why Zhu Di said "taking back" Jeju Island is because Jeju Island used to be the military and civilian administration of the Yuan Dynasty, and its main purpose was to conquer Japan and raise horses.

As for raising horses, it is a war horse produced in Tamna since ancient times, it is a very suitable place for raising horses in Asia, the water and grass are abundant, the climate is suitable, and when the Yuan died, there were still 20,000 or 30,000 war horses on this island. At the same time, he also assumed the responsibility of exile prisoners, such as Chen Li, the son of Chen Youliang, Ming Yuzhen's son Mingsheng, and the royal family of the Yuan Dynasty were exiled here.

Although the Ming Dynasty agreed to the "Tamna Calculation Table", Lee's Joseon is not the same as Goryeo, and whether or not to recognize the previous statement is entirely in the mind of the Ming Dynasty, not in the DPRK.

With Lee's Joseon's national policy of "doing great things" against the Ming Dynasty, there is only one Jeju Island, and Lee's Joseon will never dare to disobey the Ming Dynasty.

Gu Cheng is not pedantic, he is just in the inherent inertia of the actual role of chief of the general staff, seeing that Zhu Di's plan is in order, basically all aspects have been taken into account, and he is not a pat on the head to make decisions, so he is a little relieved.

But as a veteran soldier of more than 50 years, Gu Cheng knew very well what kind of test it was for Da Ming to carry out cross-sea expeditions in this era.

Therefore, Gu Cheng still retained his opposition to the conquest of Japan.

After all, none of you here can say that you really know Japan as a country.

And at the same time as the brief conversation next door, the lecture here also began.

Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong listened very carefully.

For Li Jinglong, it is estimated that it will take several months to go back and forth to Japan. If he can come back alive.

Therefore, for Li Jinglong, this is the last lesson Jiang Xinghuo will give in the Imperial Prison.

The most important thing is that you hate less when you listen to the class!

The key to this lesson is that it can teach him what he needs most, and it is also about his net worth.

As for Zhu Gaoxu, according to his estimates, there may only be seven or more classes left, and as few as four or five classes.

After this, Jiang Xinghuo will be released from prison, and it may be difficult for their identities to continue to hide.

In other words, the time that Jiang Xinghuo taught without reservation was these four to seven classes.

It is precisely because of the short time that I cherish it.

"The second volume of the "Theory of National Fortunes" that I just mentioned is about 'geographical determinism' at the beginning."

Jiang Xinghuo said slowly: "Of course, I want to talk about a premise first, that is, geographical determinism, which does not mean that geography determines everything, but only explains the greatest restrictions and constraints on the formation and development of countries from the perspective of the greatest possibility. ”

"Anything that comes to a conclusion about the whole thing from a single factor or dimension is one-sided, subjective, and inaccurate."

Stacked layers of armor first, Jiang Xinghuo began to tell.

"Geographical determinism is a prerequisite for geopolitical doctrine."

"The doctrine of geopolitics is the guiding theory of relations between countries."

"The so-called geographical determinism refers to the theory that people's living habits and cultural characteristics are formed by their geographical conditions."

"Further evolution refers to the fact that countries composed of different ethnic groups are affected by the local geographical environment, the richness of flora and fauna, the climate and other factors, so that there are differences in development paths between different countries."

Li Jinglong was unusually positive today, and he asked thoughtfully.

What Jiang Lang means is that the formation of the country is congenitally affected by these environmental factors? Are these environmental factors that influence and shape the state, in other words, the geographical conditions that largely determine the formation of the state? ”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded, satisfied with his performance.

Zhu Gaoxu was a little disapproving, after all, in his concept, his father Zhu Di was the first in the world, he was the second in the world, and the king of heaven and Lao Tzu had to be ranked third, and people would win the sky.

"Mr. Jiang, can you give a specific example?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

"Absolutely."

Jiang Xinghuo barely thought about it, he asked directly.

"Then what do you think, why did Huaxia become Huaxia?"

Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong, who asked this question, were a little confused.

Why did Huaxia become Huaxia?

It's the same as why your mother is your mother.

Born that way.

After pondering for a few breaths, Li Jinglong asked tentatively: "Is it because of the geographical environment of China?" ”

Zhu Gaoxu also roughly understood, and added: "Because there are the Yangtze River and the Yellow River on the land of China, there are water sources, large plains, and cattle, sheep and horses, so it is suitable for the birth of civilization." ”

Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said: "Food production caused by environmental factors is definitely a prerequisite for the formation of a country, and if there is not enough and stable output of food to feed the population, there can be no traces of civilization." ”

"Similarly, it is precisely because of the favorable natural conditions in the Yellow River Basin in ancient times that there were more wild animals and plants that could be domesticated, so people developed agriculture, which not only provided necessary nutrition for the development of human society, and domesticated animals as a means of transportation to expand the space for activities, but also fed more people so as to be able to supply specialized talents who are not engaged in agriculture, which we have already talked about in the "Theory of National Fortune", and will not repeat it here."

"But what I want to ask is, have you ever thought about what Chinese civilization would be like if certain mountains and rivers changed their original appearance?"

Jiang Xinghuo imagined: "For example, if the Yellow River and the Yangtze River no longer flow into the sea from west to east, but flow from north to south, with the Yellow River in the west and the Yangtze River in the east, what will Chinese civilization look like?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu and Li Jinglong were stunned for a while, they had never imagined this situation.

Now this kind of road that has never been conceived of comes out of Jiang Xinghuo's mouth, but it also triggers their imagination.

After all, this is also a scenario that is easy to speculate.

The geomorphological environment of China today is in many ways the same as it was thousands of years ago.

In other words, it is difficult to change the geomorphological environment, so if the Yellow River and the Yangtze River flow from north to south, it is easy to imagine.

Li Jinglong's mind couldn't help but have many pictures in his mind - the Yellow River flows through the Hetao and the northern Shaanxi Plateau, and the situation in the Hetao area is probably not much different from the current situation, after all, it was also a north-south direction before, and the northern Shaanxi high principle will become more suitable for farming, correspondingly, due to the barrier of the Qinling Mountains, the Guanzhong area may form a huge lake or even an inland sea.

Similarly, due to the formation of the Guanzhong Inland Sea, the farmland there will be compressed, but it will be more suitable for grazing, and nomads will easily follow the north-south direction of the Yellow River to the Guanzhong area for grazing because the Yellow River does not run east-west.

The pattern of Chinese civilization will become a two-part world in the shape of "Sichuan".

——————

"Geography, climate, and economic conditions are all important factors in the formation of history, and this is not a problem, but we must remember that they are all conditions that make history possible, not the conditions that make history practical.

What makes history a reality is the consciousness of survival and the desire for happiness. ”

——Feng Youlan, A Short History of Chinese Philosophy

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