There was silence in the chamber.

Originally, the issue of moving the capital was a multiple-choice question that must be wrong in everyone's hearts!

No matter how you choose, it's all wrong!

Choosing Beijing as the capital will make the southern tail too big and face a huge problem in transporting grain.

If Nanjing is chosen as the capital, it will face the problem of the division between the north and the south and the inability of the northern border defense to solve it.

But Jiang Xinghuo told them today that the answer to this multiple-choice question is very simple, as long as there is a [Thousand Miles of Communication] that can communicate in real time, just take the options apart.

The emperor, who held the power of military power, political decision-making, and judicial decision-making, sat in Beijing, while the crown prince sat in Nanjing.

In fact, in Zhu Di's heart, in order to solve the problem of the separation between the north and the south, he also planned to set up the crown prince and establish the prince in the south and the north.

Zhu Di felt that as for the [Iron Horse] mentioned by Jiang Xinghuo, it was far less important than the [Thousand Miles of Communication].

In Zhu Di's view, even if the [Iron Horse] cannot be realized, it is only a small flaw, and the economic weakness of the north is not a year or two, but three or five hundred years, and it is nothing if it can't be changed for a while.

After all, the money bags in the north are deflated, but the knife handle is hard!

Zhu Di thought about it, as long as his basic plate is not shaken, the military power is in his own hands, and no money is a trivial matter, and there is always a way.

If it really doesn't work, we will increase the intensity of the tax police corps, how can we not collect taxes if we have a knife handle?

Impossible.

But the proposal was good, but at this moment, the air fell into an eerie silence.

"Your Majesty, the retainers are against !!"

Zhu Gaochi said loudly, at this time his forehead was already oozing sweat, he struggled to get up from the chair, and struggled to kneel to the ground.

"Erchen thinks that maybe like the old system of the Tang, Song and Yuan dynasties, there is no problem in setting up two capitals in the north and south, or even four capitals and five capitals."

"But Erchen opposes the proposal of 'the emperor and the prince divide the towns into the north and south'! Regardless of whether the son is the crown prince or not, the son is against this proposal! ”

The dispute between the princes, with Zhu Gaoxu about to be released from prison, seems to be about to set off waves.

From any point of view, it is impossible for Zhu Gaochi to agree with Jiang Xinghuo's idea of the separation of power between the 'emperor and the crown prince'!

Otherwise, what would Zhu Di think?

The crown prince hasn't become a prince yet, so he is thinking about the authority to divide me?

Even this decentralization has in fact lasted for four years.

During the Jingjing period, all government affairs under Zhu Di's command were basically handled by Zhu Gaochi, and what was handed to Zhu Di was usually briefings and handling opinions, and Zhu Di usually did not refute Zhu Gaochi's government affairs handling opinions.

Zhu Di is only in charge of military power, judicial decision-making power, and government decision-making power, grasping these three most important powers, and the others are given to Zhu Gaochi.

After the Yan army entered the city of Nanjing, this pattern continued.

Zhu Di was diligent in government for a period of time except when he was fresh, and at other times, Zhu Gaochi was in charge of government affairs.

"You get up first."

Zhu Di also fell into thought.

For the future, Zhu Di's plan was actually revealed to Zhu Gaochi, Zhu Di went to Beijing to prepare for the expedition to Mobei, and Nanjing government affairs were left to Zhu Gaochi to deal with.

This is no different from what Jiang Xinghuo said.

But.

- There is no difference in facts, it does not mean that there is no difference in name!

Zhu Di can do this for a while, because he trusts his good son, a good son can handle government affairs competently, and he himself is not good at handling government affairs, these conditions are indispensable.

It is precisely because of these special conditions that this de facto 'emperor-prince' separation of powers must not become a system!

What if the emperor of later generations can't trust the crown prince? What if the prince is not good at handling government affairs? What if the emperor and Zhu Yuanzhang, the ancestor, particularly like to deal with government affairs?

"The emperor-prince division of southern Beijing really can't become a dynasty system, maybe two or three generations can, but in the future, there will inevitably be problems."

Zhu Di finally made a veto attitude.

In fact, you can!

Putting the fact on the system, no!

As the supreme ruler of the empire, Zhu Di's greatest concern is always imperial power.

It doesn't matter if Zhu Di and Hao Da'er share power, because Hao Da'er, who has no military power, can't threaten his imperial power.

But if it becomes a system, then the "imperial power of later generations" will be threatened by the crown prince, which Zhu Di does not allow.

Zhu Di sighed: "Twenty or thirty years, it's really too far away, let's not talk about whether Mr. Jiang's so-called [Thousand Miles of Communication] really exists, even if it exists, I'm afraid it won't be effective in bridging the north and the south at that time." ”

At this time, Li Zhigang, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, suddenly spoke boldly.

"Your Majesty, and most importantly, the north, which has been Huhua for hundreds of years, can't wait for these twenty or thirty years! Preparing to move the capital is imperative! ”

Obviously, Li Shangshu, who has a flexible moral bottom line, saw that the emperor's attitude had changed, and he still planned to re-insist on his political proposition, that is, to move the capital to Beijing.

As for whether the actual situation is as scary as Li Shangshu said, whether he can wait for these twenty or thirty years, Li Zhigang himself is not easy to say.

Anyway, Li Zhigang pondered, is it a top priority for the north to become seriously Hu and the separation between the north and the south?

Yes, that's also, because this is related to the reunification of the Ming Dynasty, and now the contradiction between the north and the south is very deep.

If it is not, it is indeed not, because they have been separated for hundreds of years, and as long as the nomads do not go south to the Central Plains again, then they can only make do with the north and the south.

After a long time, the north and the south will be separated, and it will naturally be bridged.

Therefore, the matter of moving the capital is very important, but it is by no means urgent to solve it overnight, it is not something that can be solved in the short term, it depends on the policy given by the imperial court, and then it takes time to slowly bridge it.

Subsequently, the opinions of several people were listened to.

Zhu Di gave a conclusion in his heart.

Jiang Xinghuo's 'emperor-prince' division of power, guarding Nanjing and Beijing respectively, the emperor in Beijing has the power to make military power, judicial decision-making, and decision-making on government affairs, and the prince of Nanjing handles daily government affairs, which can be done in fact, but it must not become a system.

Although this will not threaten Zhu Di's imperial power, it will threaten the imperial power of future generations, and Zhu Di does not plan to do more.

Anyway, it's a matter of prestige, and if you don't have it, you won't be in trouble.

This is also Jiang Xinghuo's proposal, which was completely rejected by Zhu Di in his heart for the first time.

In fact, this is where the deep-rooted ruling attribute of the feudal emperor lies.

The emperors beautified by various film and television dramas in later generations are by no means their original images.

For a ruthless person like Zhu Di, in order to obtain Jiang Xinghuo's unique knowledge, he can tolerate Jiang Xinghuo's unscrupulous speech, and he can also give him enough respect and status, but there is a premise for these.

That is, Jiang Xinghuo cannot threaten his imperial power.

Otherwise, let alone say that it is an immortal, even if the heavenly immortal comes down, Zhu Di dares to draw a knife.

This is not only Zhu Di's domineering, but also the foundation of his interests.

The road is long, and the relationship between Jiang Xinghuo and Zhu Di in the future of "both cooperation and confrontation" seems to have taken root and given birth at this time.

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People think differently.

For Zhu Gaoxu inside the wall, he really didn't have so many messy thoughts.

Zhu Gaoxu, who grew up in the cultural desert of the military camp, admires the omniscient and omnipotent Mr. Jiang very much, so even if Jiang Xinghuo proposes the [Iron Horse] and [Thousand Miles of Legends] that are completely fantastical in his opinion, Zhu Gaoxu still thinks that it is completely possible.

Since he felt that it was possible, the division of power between the northern and southern capitals of the 'emperor-prince' proposed based on this, Zhu Gaoxu was completely unaware of the twists and turns, and he was just ignorant and had a thought that flashed away.

What Zhu Gaoxu cares about most is the prince!

The reason why Zhu Gaoxu was so excited was because he knew that Mr. Jiang's lecture had been eavesdropped on by his father.

And Mr. Jiang's proposal for the 'emperor-prince' separation of powers is a proposal for him to maximize benefits!

Why?

If the battle for the crown prince is successful and Zhu Gaoxu becomes the crown prince, then he can hold the authority of half of the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, isn't this unpleasant?

If the battle for the crown prince fails, and Zhu Gaoxu does not become the crown prince, then he can also follow Zhu Di to stay in Beijing, and the building near the water will be the first to get the moon, maybe after a long time, his father will change his mind again.

Then why Zhu Gaochi can't be so "win-win", the reason is very simple, Zhu Gaochu and Zhu Di are closer.

When Zhu Gaochu stays with Zhu Di, it is easy to change Zhu Di's mind, but when Zhu Gaochi stays with Zhu Di, it will not play this role.

Jiang Xinghuo can also roughly guess about this, anyway, whether it is the 'emperor-prince' division of power, or the [Iron Horse] [Thousand Miles of Legends].

These are all big pies that he painted, the purpose of which is to test the tolerance of the Ming Empire's high-level to him.

In other words, the reason why Jiang Xinghuo talks about these things that he can't do in a short time is contrary to his previous attitude of rigorous deduction, and the root cause is this.

- Because Jiang Xinghuo knew that he was noticed by the high-level of the Ming Empire.

And his own student is the second prince Zhu Gaoxu!

What he told Zhu Gaoxu, Zhu Di is likely to know.

Then he has to tease the imperial power, if Zhu Di can't accept it and kills him with a knife, then Jiang Xinghuo has nothing to say.

The reason is very simple, if Zhu Di is an emperor who can't accept anything that has an impact on his power, then there is no way to talk about reforming the Ming Dynasty!

It's still the same underlying logic as before.

The transformation of the Ming Dynasty, whether it is ideas or artifacts, will have an impact on Zhu Di's existing power system and power structure.

It's just that some things have great benefits for Zhu Di, and some things have benefits and slight drawbacks at the same time.

If Zhu Di can't even accept this deduction policy based on history, and wants to use a knife against Jiang Xinghuo, then there is no need to transform anything in the future, because transforming anything will attract Zhu Di's opposition.

And without Zhu Di's support, Jiang Xinghuo would not be able to transform the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, Jiang Xinghuo took out these unusual, advanced things to talk about things, in order to test the tolerance of the Ming Empire's high-level leaders for his proposal by drawing a big pie.

This is also Jiang Xinghuo and Zhu Di, invisibly playing and tempting.

As for the results of the game and temptation, if Jiang Xinghuo is not unexpected, he will get the answer after a while.

If Jiang Xinghuo is so openly provoking the imperial power, and Zhu Di doesn't kill him, it means that Zhu Di's tolerance and attention to him have reached the level required by Jiang Xinghuo to transform the Ming Dynasty.

In the era of absolute monarchy, without the support of the emperor, the Ming Dynasty was reformed.

The emperor can endure and pay enough attention to him, so that Jiang Xinghuo can put the theory into practice and do practical things.

If it weren't for this purpose, Jiang Xinghuo would not take out things that can't be done now and can only be achieved in a time span of twenty or thirty years.

It's not in his style.

As for Zheng He

He's been learning how to shake the propeller.

Zheng He was fascinated by Jiang Xinghuo's idea of using an iron horse to drive a ship.

On the issue of political policy, Zheng He did not care much.

Because Zheng He knows very well that these have nothing to do with him at all, and he had better not get involved, otherwise it will be useless and cause a commotion.

People like him, no matter which emperor ascends the throne, will use it, and participating in the battle for the prince will not gain any more benefits for Zheng He.

Things that far outweigh the disadvantages are fools.

Zheng He is not a fool.

Zheng He asked, "Mr. Jiang, can this [Iron Horse] you said really be made?" ”

"Sure, but not now."

Jiang Xinghuo thought about it seriously and replied: "Maybe in the next few years, you will be able to see the appearance of the [Iron Horse] invented and created by the people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

The era of the Ming Dynasty was still in the middle and late stages of feudal dynastic society.

Can Jiang Xinghuo rub the steam engine by hand?

Of course, in the sixth generation, Jiang Xinghuo started as an ordinary worker, worked in various chemical and mechanical factories during the period of industrial salvation, and finally relied on his own wisdom and ability to open several chemical and mechanical related factories by himself, and provided material support for the anti-Japanese movement.

The ending of that life was that Jiang Xinghuo, who was the owner of the factory on the surface and a special worker in secret, faced with the mortal ending, ignited the explosives produced in his own factory, and after being killed by bullets, the explosives that entered the countdown also took away the factory and everyone in the factory.

Of course, don't count on modern industrial things, such as internal combustion engines, which are not made by a single person at all.

But in any case, in the more than 300 years from the Middle Ages (500-1500 AD) to the Second Industrial Revolution (1870-1914 AD) in Western Europe, Jiang Xinghuo still has the ability to have some scientific and technological points.

If there is such a thing as the advanced cable telegraph, if it is supported by the most basic industrial system, it takes more time (20-30 years) and spends more money (millions of taels of silver), and a major line from Nanjing to Beijing can still be built.

However, Jiang Xinghuo's attitude towards climbing the science and technology tree is still the same as always.

The significance of guiding and establishing a system is far greater than rubbing your own hands.

Even after being released from prison, Jiang Xinghuo still thinks that it is the right way to use the environment to force people and use productivity to force production relations.

As for any restrictions on imperial power in the future, they are all seeds left for hundreds of years later.

At present, the autocracy of imperial power is more beneficial to support him in transforming the Ming Dynasty.

"What about [Thousand Miles of Legends]?" Zheng He asked further.

Jiang Xinghuo replied frankly: "If it goes well, it may take twenty or thirty years, and if it doesn't, it may not appear in your lifetime." ”

Zheng He nodded, secretly hiding a few expectations in his heart.

If the iron horse can drive the ship, then the performance of the Ming ship will immediately be greatly improved.

To a considerable extent, ignoring whether it is smooth sailing, and how rebellious is the ability in this day and age?

I'm a great water master, invincible in the world!

Wait a minute.

Zheng He suddenly frowned, is there something wrong?

"Mr. Jiang." Zheng He's red face was a little weird, "How did our topic come to this?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Gaoxu was also stunned.

yes, when did the topic deviate from this?

Fortunately, in recent months, with the abstinence of alcohol, reading more, and regular work and rest in prison life, Zhu Gaoxu's brain has become much clearer, and he quickly recalled what he had before he deviated.

I'm ashamed to say it.

The topic is Zhu Gaoxu's own deviation.

It was Zhu Gaoxu who had to take the matter of considering moving the capital and giving up the matter after the Ming Dynasty set the capital in Nanjing.

Zhu Gaoxu honestly retold it.

"I just talked about land power, sea power, and international power, politics is the continuation of the economy, war is the continuation of politics, and international power is the ability of a certain country to influence other countries in an all-round way from the perspectives of war, politics, economy, etc., and the most fundamental and lasting of them is economic interests."

Zheng He also added: "He also said that the core of economic interests was the time and quantity of goods transported, and the discussion of why the Han and Tang dynasties controlled the trade routes in the Western Regions ultimately failed." ”

"That's a good point." Jiang Xinghuo approvingly: "And the reason for the failure of the Han and Tang Dynasties, in fact, we have already come to a conclusion in the discussion about Cao Yun and sea transportation just now. ”

"Mr. Jiang is talking about the cost of sea freight?" Zhu Gaoxu asked tentatively.

"That's it!"

Jiang Xinghuo affirmed: "The core of economic interests is the time and quantity of cargo transportation, sea or water transportation, naturally faster than land transportation, the number is more, because water ships can borrow wind and water, land transportation can only rely on the legs of transporters." ”

"Then we can easily conclude that the failure of the Han and Tang dynasties to control the trade routes in the Western Regions was due to the unavailability of long-distance transportation by land. On the other hand, long-distance transportation by water is completely desirable, so there is a corresponding theory with the theory of land power. ”

"That's the theory of sea power!"

(End of chapter)