Lao Zhu also supported the Ming Dynasty's national policy from recuperation to territorial expansion. He is a very scheming founding emperor for his descendants, wishing that a generation would do hundreds of generations of things, open up territory, in essence, for the Ming Empire to accumulate a family foundation, even if there is still a crisis in the future, the family foundation is thicker, and it can also give future generations more opportunities to turn around.

With Zhu Su's foresight, the Ming Dynasty has also been very smooth in expanding its territory over the years: the Ming Dynasty can always intervene in the civil strife of other countries at a certain critical time node, and achieve unexpected results with the ability to transfer thousands of pounds in four or two. It is precisely because of this that the Ming army has never suffered any losses in these foreign development battles, and the armies that went out to fight not only did not drag down the economy of the Ming Dynasty, but brought the gold mines of Yingzhou and Fengmingzhou, the human resources of Sanhan, the furs and mountain goods of the grassland, the spices and sea treasures of the South Seas, as well as prosperous commerce and countless taxes to the imperial court.

The imperial court, the stronger it became, the more it was fought, and the confidence of the Ming Dynasty was bursting, and the heart of the army and the people was hot.

However, Liu Bowen saw that the Ming Dynasty was hidden in a thriving situation, and the crisis was about to come: he believed that although the Ming Dynasty seems to be mighty and powerful, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Ming Dynasty has never really been able to recuperate.

In order to seize those once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, the imperial court had to ignore the exhaustion of the local people of the Ming Dynasty and the barren fields, and forcibly develop military and commercial affairs on its own. In order to expand the territory and the great benefit of the country, it is understandable to do this, after all, the opportunity waits for no one, if you miss it, you don't know that there will be such an opportunity after hundreds of thousands of years, so he Liu Bowen was also a loyal supporter of the policy of opening up the territory and expanding the territory during his lifetime.

But next...... But it's different. For a long time, the Ming Dynasty has relied on the vigor of the founding of the People's Republic of China, as well as the founding generals and elite soldiers whose blood has not yet cooled, and then expanded its territory. However, it has been 20 years since Hongwu, and most of the founding generals and soldiers of that day are old. However, if new soldiers are forcibly recruited, they will lose people's strength. Since the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there is no one out of ten, and the land of the Central Plains is barren, and there are even ten miles of people who are not inhabited. Even though a lot of Japanese and Koreans were requisitioned to cultivate the wasteland, Huaxia is the Huaxia of the Chinese people after all, and those serfs of the Fanren people, in the final analysis, are just expedient measures.

The times are changing, and if the Ming Dynasty wants to develop, it cannot be conservative and stubborn. In the past, the old school was stubborn, but fortunately, the new school rose, and His Majesty was heroic, so that there was today's strong and prosperous Ming; But now that the neighbors are attached, Europe is far away, if it is still self-prohibited, I am afraid that the sweetness eaten has not been digested, and the Ming Dynasty itself will have an incident.

Liu Bowen believes that now is the time for a change. Today's Ming Dynasty should take a break from the expedition, recuperate, manage the population, concession, Fengmingzhou and other things, first gain a firm foothold, and then find an opportunity to continue to expand the territory...... Otherwise, the foundation is unstable, even if there are meritorious deeds, I am afraid that it will not be able to escape the same as the old Mongol Empire, as soon as Genghis Khan died, it will fall apart and infighting continues.

It's no wonder that Liu Bowen only performed this posthumous performance after his death...... Changes in a national policy often link the interests of countless individuals and collectives. In the past, the Ming Dynasty changed the national policy and moved the interests of many old-style bureaucrats, and the ministers and workers opposed it, but Lao Zhu used the supreme prestige of the founding king to suppress all these ghosts with an iron fist. Today's policy of expanding territory has also been linked to the interests of countless interest groups, and the years of its existence are even longer than those of earlier years...... If Liu Bowen proposed this strategy in public when he was alive, he was afraid that he would be sprayed into a sieve.

"Biao'er?" Seeing that Zhu Biao was still frowning, Lao Zhu asked.

"......" seems to know the importance of this performance, if you are not careful, it is not impossible for the Ming Dynasty to turn from prosperity to decline. As the prince of the country, Zhu Biao had to be cautious when he opened his mouth.

However, Zhu Biao is not an indecisive person this morning, and more than ten years of government affairs have honed him into a qualified successor, and he thought about it for a while, before he gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the son thinks that the sincerity of the Hou said in his will...... Very reasonable! ”

Zhu Su listened to it in his ears and couldn't help but secretly admire. Zhu Biao's words are enough to prove that he already has the courage and assertiveness that he should have as a strong monarch like Lao Zhu...... Choosing to change the fundamental national policy of the Ming Dynasty, how many court officials will be affected? Zhu Biao will lose the hearts of many court officials in an instant, and perhaps have to bear the stigma...... Being able to treat this as nothing shows that Zhu Biao is the measure of the king's instrument.

"Oh?" What's the matter, isn't this a test of Lao Zhu against Zhu Biao? Seeing that Zhu Biao did not choose to be with the light, Lao Zhu was also relieved. "Why? Tell us, what is your idea? ”

"The Good Godfather Emperor knows...... My Ming government affairs are indeed struggling. Zhu Biao's face showed bitterness, and Zhu Su noticed that the eldest brother, who should have only been a year old, had a lot of wrinkles between the corners of his eyes.

"The sons are trusted by their fathers, and they are in charge of the cabinet, and they give the sons and daughters the right to be regent and judge things, and they are conscientious and conscientious every day, and they dare not be lazy."

"But in recent years...... There are a lot of affairs, and the sons often sit in the cabinet to review everything, and they forget to sleep and eat for three or five days. ”

"I am very powerful, open up the territory, and the power of heaven is really incredible. However, now the native provinces are empty...... It's not because of financial troubles, it's because people are really ...... Too little. ”

"In the 20 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, in the past 20 years, although the number of people has been long, it is far from being saturated. As Cheng Cheng Bo Liu Shi said in the song, there are many fields in the Central Plains that have been barren for a long time and no one cultivates them. The imperial court also encouraged the people to open up wasteland, but because of the lack of mouth, the results were very small. ”

And because of the prosperity of the military and commerce, and the imperial court abandoned the household registration policy that no one was allowed to change jobs from generation to generation, most of the newborn children of the Ming Dynasty were determined to engage in business, the army, and go to sea, but they were too lazy to farm. In the long run, although the wealth of the country is sufficient, but the people do not want to do agriculture, it will be the cause of trouble. ”

Zhu Su nodded secretly, agreeing deeply with what Zhu Biao said. The change in the atmosphere of the national dynasty caused young people to be reluctant to engage in agriculture and preferred to go to sea, join the army, and engage in business, which will inevitably lead to a sharp decrease in arable land in the Ming Dynasty. Even if the divine seed is obtained in the future, if few people cultivate it, the yield will inevitably not be able to supply the needs of the whole country in a disaster year. At this time, there was no mechanized farming...... Even if the harvest of the potato god is amazing, someone has to serve and harvest it, right?

Although it is possible to ask for help from the major feudal states or the affiliated feudal states...... However, as a big country in China, if the grain policy is in the hands of others, will the countries of the feudal frontier in the future have the crooked mind of joining China because they have seen the weakness of China?

You must know that the main reason why Lao Zhu agreed to expand the territory is to lay a lot of arable land for his children and grandchildren...... Now the cultivated land has been laid down, but because of the changing atmosphere in China, no people want to farm, isn't this putting the cart before the horse?

(End of chapter)