"China is different from other forces."

"The Chinese have a large population, a prosperous civilization, and enough foundation to absorb and even tolerate each other, on the other hand, other forces, their population is sparse, and this alone cannot be tolerated, not to mention their backward thinking, after the armed forces are strong, they only think of conquest and plunder to get rich, not to produce and get rich."

"Since ancient times, China has always done this, relying on civilization to absorb the outside world, but not by force, so the will of the sage is not difficult to understand."

Outside the capital.

Under the tree of the temple, two thinkers sat and discussed.

"The sage just mentioned retains the habitual thinking of the previous dynasty, and he knows that the existence of slaves is anti-civilized, so in the Daming Law formulated, it is stipulated that the existence of slaves is not allowed."

"After all, the saint has lived in the former yuan since he was a child, and he has been influenced by his vision and three views, so he has opened another opening."

"The same goes for you."

"Me?"

"Am I not civilized enough?"

Liu Tong asked curiously.

"Isn't your so-called external reciprocity also maintaining the thinking of a robber? If you feel that you are strong, you can do anything wrong, and if others are weak, you deserve to be bullied. ”

"How so?"

Liu Tong was dissatisfied, "In the process of the Ming Dynasty's outward development, because of the civilized means, there are always people who don't know the power of the Ming Dynasty and use force to resist the Ming Dynasty. ”

"As it should be."

"But is it mainly force or education?"

"The so-called reciprocal relationship is just thinking about the use of force, conquering them, and then slowly edifying, but the original idea of the saint is to educate them, only if the viciousness does not change, and the tribes that plunder and slaughter by force will fight back and punish."

Liu Tong regained his composure.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, people quieted down, so that they could think seriously, mature people, with such qualities, so Liu Tong figured out what his friend wanted to express.

"Tusi, Xuanwei, and vassal states are the suzerainty system, which focuses on education, absorbs each other, tolerates each other, and makes each other's hearts turn to Chinese civilization, and finally merge."

"The power of indoctrination is the transformation of the Tusi into the inland, the transformation of the Xuanwei Division, and the annexation of the vassal state to the country, although the effect is slow and takes a long time, it is not the embodiment of the high civilization of the morality and etiquette of our Chinese civilization."

"What if life changes?"

Liu Tong said worriedly.

After a long time, who dares to guarantee the future.

"Change?"

"That means that we have problems in ourselves, we have problems on our own, and we don't want to solve them, do we expect the outside?"

"Even if the external reciprocity you are talking about, even if it is nominally good, when there is a problem, won't there be rebellion in these areas, or will they obediently not make trouble?"

"Because you are afraid of problems, the shortcut you propose is, in my opinion, a sign of evasion, irresponsible to the people."

"To educate others, we must first be civilized ourselves."

"What you should think about is how to protect the civilization of the Ming Dynasty, instead of avoiding this problem, otherwise the problem will become a big disaster, not to mention the outside, the internal will be fragmented, and the people will not be able to make a living."

"On the contrary."

"As long as I never give up solving the problems that arise and maintain the glory of my civilization, then the people of the world will be devoted to my Chinese civilization and realize the great prosperity of Chinese civilization.

Liu Tong was shocked.

"My name is great, but your talent is higher than mine."

"Not really."

"Your talents are better than mine, and my talents are inferior to yours in some aspects. We can become confidants, comrades on the road, it is under the same position, learn from each other's strengths, make progress together, and finally realize the ambition of Daming Yongchang. ”

Since ancient times, the literati have hoped to find a way to establish a foundation for eternity, and a large number of records have been left in history.

As Zhu Gaochi has spoken many times, he said that there is no way to solve all problems in the world, and that problems will always emerge in society, and it is necessary to find and solve problems.

Slowly, many literati accepted Zhu Gaochi's views, but habit is habit, and readers began to be enthusiastic about how to find a way to make Chinese civilization prosperous.

At night.

Three or five friends got together, and everyone returned satisfied with the common topic.

Liu Tong was sent back to the hotel where he was staying by carriage.

The proprietor of the hotel came to visit Liu Tong in person, and brought the news that the staff of the Wenhua Palace clerical office came to the hotel to look for Liu Tong, and could not wait for his people, so he left a message in the hotel.

Tomorrow morning, His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun will meet Liu Tong, and the clerk's office hopes that Liu Tong will arrive at the clerk's office tomorrow and wait.

Liu Tong immediately woke up.

I never thought that it would be so soon, I hurriedly finished washing, and after resting early, the owner didn't dare to disturb, and instructed the guys to take good care of Liu's family and not let other guests disturb him.

Early the next morning, Liu Tong woke up.

The bell rang.

The guys brought hot water and towels etc.

"The owner also explained to us, if everyone Liu oversleeps, we want us to remember to come in and wake you up."

Liu Tong, who was washing his face, smiled after hearing this: "Such a big event, how dare I forget, thank you for your heart and mind, thank you very much." ”

At last.

Liu Tong came to the Wenhua Palace.

The staff of the clerical room just came to work, and there were staff on duty at night, the steward in charge of reception, who asked Liu Tong if he had breakfast, and learned that Liu Tong had not yet, so he personally took him to the canteen to eat together.

At this time.

The people who work at the Mandarin Hall have all signed in.

There are many people eating in the cafeteria.

Tofu brain, tofu milk, pickled cabbage, pickled radish, noodles, gruel, steamed buns, beans, etc.

The sage liked to eat tofu and encouraged the people to eat it.

Tofu became a bestseller.

The prince didn't like it very much.

His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson doesn't eat much, but he often publishes the benefits of tofu in the newspaper, and even says that eating more tofu on weekdays not only keeps him healthy, reduces the chance of getting sick, but also makes it easy to live a long life.

Under the encouragement of the newspapers, the enthusiasm of the people for tofu has increased.

There is a supply of boiled water in the room, and there is also a cool boiled water.

There is also cool boiled water and tea in each public house.

Similarly, His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun also said that drinking cold white boil can lead to health and longevity, but when drinking hot water, you should be careful of burning your throat, and in the long run, it will easily lead to diseases, just like the truth that everything is too much.

People laughed.

The saint finally retreated into the background and no longer told people the truth, but the result was good, the grandson was like the ancestor, and there was a royal highness, but he inherited this point of the saint.

However, His Royal Highness the Imperial Sun likes to talk about big and small things, and he is not even like a saint, he not only says it in private, but also chatters about the people of the world in the newspaper.

A few years down.

People don't help but feel accustomed to the style of the new imperial grandson.

"Meet His Royal Highness."

Liu Tong met Zhu Gaochi for the first time this year.

"Please take a seat."

Zhu Gaochi's face was full of smiles.

Looking at His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson, who was slightly blessed, Liu Tong, who was already in his forties, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the years were really ruthless, when he was in Beiping, His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson was just a teenager, and now it will be a few years before he enters the year of establishment.

"I've read your article in the newspaper, and I'm very interested in the external reciprocal concerns you raised."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

Liu Tong knew it in his heart, and sure enough, fortunately he did his homework.

Without talking directly, Liu Tong first talked about the changes in the Beiping mining area, and introduced the working environment and lifestyle of the new miners one by one.

Zhu Gaochi was not surprised.

What kind of road he hadn't seen, and even if he hadn't seen it, he had seen it in books.

So he's confused.

Indoctrination is always the hardest, and the knife is the easiest.

Western routines have been the same for hundreds of years.

First use various means to obtain habitats, and then gain a firm foothold, relying on their own strong strength, sow discord, fan the flames, etc., to stimulate or directly set off local contradictions.

Like a bully in the class.

In general, the bully is not alone, but by virtue of the strength of force, he will win over a few small followers to form a group, and with the help of force, there are some people with dog-legged personalities who take the initiative to serve each other and form a controlling force.

When a bully wants to bully an ordinary classmate, there are many means, including the excuse he wants to find.

From the New World to Luzon.

From Africa to India.

Historically, after Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom arrived in the Ming Dynasty, they also followed this routine, and the original purpose was to obtain habitat first.

After this goal is achieved, we will begin to stabilize ourselves, understand the situation around us, and advocate for waves when there is no wind.

It is also supported by force.

Including a certain founding country in the Middle East in later generations, the United States is playing the same routine.

The Ming Dynasty was a feudal system, that is, a feudal system.

Inherited civilized culture.

In the early Ming Dynasty, when the economy was not bankrupt, the development of the clan system was gradually growing, from the periphery to the whole of Southeast Asia, and even to Africa, everything ended with the change of the Tumu Fort of the God of War Emperor.

The change of Tumubao was not just a defeat of the Ming Dynasty.

There are not many defeats in the Ming Dynasty, but the significance can never be compared with the change of the civil fort, and the biggest loss caused by the change of the civil fort is a political defeat.

Militarily.

It also takes back the forces used overseas and invests them in the defense of the north.

If the development of the Ming Dynasty breaks through the bottleneck of the traditional agricultural society.

Then a situation like a frontier will be formed.

The local official changed the officer.

In later generations, the southwest region and the inland region united as one and became the same race, which was the merit of Chinese civilization, which relocated a large number of people and improved the local economic level by relying on the productive forces developed by the same era.

The people's living patterns and standards have exceeded those of the past, and naturally they are peaceful and happy.

To know.

Outside the interior, there was no population in ancient times.

Productive people have a population.

Even the West had no population in ancient times, let alone tribal civilization.

For example, in the huge northeast region, the Houjin itself only has a population of more than 100,000 or 200,000, and it still adds the eight banners of Mongolia and the eight banners of the Han army, which were only available in the peak period before entering the customs.

This is true even in the Northeast.

Guangdong was still a wild place in the Song Dynasty, let alone the southwest region.

And the Central Plains has a large population since ancient times, tens of thousands of people are nothing, less than one county, and they are directly absorbed, so whether it is the former Yuan Dynasty or the Qing Dynasty, there is no such thing as Zhu Yuanzhang who put forward that the people of the world are all my children.

They invariably went on a killing spree and chose slavery, which was the inevitable conquest of the majority by the few, both ancient and modern, Chinese and foreign.

Equally.

Southeast Asia has a large number of uninhabited areas and a small population.

If the same principle is adopted as that of the Ming Dynasty governing the frontier, in the process of relocating a large number of people to the local area, the Ming Dynasty implements indoctrination.

For example, Liaodong.

Although Liaodong has been a Han land since ancient times, in the early Ming Dynasty, there was already a large area of no man's land in Liaodong, and the local people were very scarce, and finally reached a population of about 4 million at the end of the Ming Dynasty, which was a population that was bred through long-term immigration and resumption of production.

But Zhu Gaochi saw the path of the West.

In terms of efficiency.

The West that has just ended the Middle Ages does not pay much attention to benevolence and virtue, and belongs to the same way as the barbarians, but the West is more civilized in the end, and it is better to eat and talk about it, and even make a fortune in later generations, it must always be packaged.

Move the knife.

It is true that the effect is faster than that of hard work.

In the process of developing Southeast Asia, for the local natives, whether to use the knife, or to help them promote production, education and absorption, Zhu Gaochi was very hesitant, and the two ways brought different efficiency.

Zhu Gaochi does not hate Western civilization.

He just knew that the Eastern civilization later failed in competition with the Western civilization, there were reasons for being conquered, and there were also shortcomings of the Eastern civilization, and not as many people thought, the Eastern civilization stinks.

Opposite.

For the growth of Western civilization after hundreds of years of industrialization, there are already various aspects that can and should be learned.

Learning from each other's strengths and rejecting each other's shortcomings is the way to learn and progress.

Liu Tong's theory of external reciprocity is, in Zhu Gaochi's view, a shadow of the West in later generations.

The river is there.

It can't be said that because someone discovered it, others can't use it, unless they rely on force and don't let others use it.

Black cat, white cat.

A good cat is one who can catch mice.

As long as it can bring development to the society and create wealth for the people, it is a good method, which is worth learning from Zhu Gaochi, and he wants to listen to Liu Tong's thoughts and find out the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.

(End of chapter)