Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 104 The destiny is in me
Bai Mingxiu had already changed the title of Bai Wenxuan, the king of Gongchang who had become the prince of idleness, to the title of king of Chiang Mai. Anyway, he was willing to make an exception for Li Dingguo, but the rest of the kings who will be named in the future, no matter whether they are kings or princes, will all be appointed by the Department of Consolation. The name of the place will be sealed.

Zheng Chenggong felt that he understood Bai Mingxiu's intentions, and that he was named prince on the surface, but in fact he was accepting his influence. Now that everyone else is in Bai Mingxiu's hands, there is nothing he can do.Zheng Chenggong just hoped that it would be great if the Zheng family could keep their family rich.

"Your Highness, Japan is only a tributary country of my Ming Dynasty, but not my land of Ming Dynasty..."

"Not now, it's hard to say in the future, when I pacify the Tartars and restore the country, your Zheng family can go to Japan to do business, give you soldiers and horses, give you guns and ships, flatten a shogunate, let your Zheng family control Japanese business Interest, isn’t it a good thing? Well, the political power still belongs to me, the Ming Xuanweisi.”

Zheng Chenggong looked at Bai Mingxiu, and couldn't imagine that this young man who was almost ruined had such a big appetite.He intentionally put a little more thought into the strategy, and asked: "His Royal Highness's navy, as if it appeared out of nowhere, with such a giant ship and magic gun, it is difficult to find an opponent across the sea. As for the land battle, the king of Jin defeated Wu Sangui. His Highness is also hard to find opponents in Guangdong, obviously they are extremely strong. Zheng wanted to ask His Highness, how did he do it? Are they really so-called Australians? The Zheng family's sea boats are not boasting, they can go everywhere, but every day I’ve heard of Australia, and those powerful ships and guns probably have already returned to Daming, so how could they settle thousands of miles away?”

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said: "Of course Australia has it. If you have the chance, you can go and take a look. As for why I can easily defeat the enemy, I will give you a simple answer - destiny at me."

Zheng Chenggong looked at Bai Mingxiu, trying to find what Bai Mingxiu was really referring to.

Bai Mingxiu calmed down a little and said: "The change of color in the Central Plains and the invasion of the Tatars are the number one crisis at the moment. However, under this layer of crisis, there is also a second layer of crisis. The Chongzhen Dynasty did not fall at the hands of the Tatars, but He died at the hands of the peasant army. The Ming Dynasty was rotten to the core. The gentry was ruthless to the people, corruption was rampant in the officialdom, and everyone was selfish and only cared about their own interests..."

As he said this, he also looked at Zheng Chenggong. Zheng Chenggong had no shame on his face. It was obvious that he put the family's interests first, which he considered to be a natural thing.

Bai Mingxiu shook his head, and continued: "The Zheng family is well-versed in the world and has more contacts with foreigners, but there are some things you can't see clearly. The country of Westerners is thousands of miles away from my Ming Dynasty, why are they not far away?" Thousands of miles came to Daming, Japan, Korea, and Nanyang to do business. Why did they slaughter indigenous people, occupy land, and monopolize maritime merchants? It’s all for profit, but the benefits of these gold, silver, and commercial goods will continue to replenish their countries. , whether it is the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, or Britain and France, which you are not very familiar with, they are all brewing a wave of revolution. You will find that even if they are small countries with few people, they are far behind my big Ming. However, the financial and material resources they can mobilize will gradually far exceed those of China. Their guns will become more and more powerful, and their methods will become more and more fierce-until one day, they will not even be afraid of China anymore. A knock on the door is about to come. At that time, where will I be able to put my face in the Heavenly Kingdom?"

Before that, Zheng Chenggong had looked down on the Dutch. Although the Dutch had strong ships and powerful guns, they still had few people. He had 5000 men and hundreds of warships to besiege them for a year before conquering them, while the Dutch only had a few hundred men. .This time he was defeated by hundreds of "Dutch" warships, which made him even more terrified.

Bai Mingxiu said: "The world has undergone drastic changes, and history has changed. Now the whole world has come to a fork in the road. Nations and clans that cannot see the situation clearly will lose their destiny. They may enjoy peace for more than 100 years, but they will eventually fall behind and be beaten and enslaved." , the end is miserable; while the countries and clans that can see the situation clearly will forge ahead bravely and forge ahead. A nation that will never be seen may become our neighbor or enemy. A capable nation can control a wider territory and resources, and achieve a king's career, instead of living in the Central Plains and doing dynasty replacement."

Zheng Chenggong looked at Bai Mingxiu's stern and serious expression, and he became serious just now.He asked: "See you, Prince, what exactly is this destiny?"

Bai Mingxiu said indifferently: "[Productivity], strictly speaking, it is advanced productivity."

Zheng Chenggong couldn't understand what this fellow was talking about at all, but Bai Mingxiu still seemed immersed in it.

"How much food a person can produce, how many things he can create, and how he can repay these products to serve his own life, is the so-called productivity. For example, two people, A and B, have the same field. What A produces can be raised. If there are 100 people, B can only support himself, then A's productivity is higher than B's productivity, and A is the advanced productive force. Only A can farm, and everyone else can be supported by A. Among the people supported by A, Some people weave cloth and make clothes in exchange for A's food; some raise cattle to plow the fields and eat meat for A; some make artificial farm tools so that A can cultivate more fields; some make swords and firecrackers, and some use these swords. The fire gun protects A and the remaining 98 people. So on A's side, with this warrior holding a sword and fire gun, he can kill B, seize his field, and feed 100 more people. On A's side, there are D The more prosperous the economy becomes, and the more skilled everyone becomes, the number of people a farm can support may become 110 or 120, and the weapons made by craftsmen become more powerful, capable of killing more people and grabbing more fields."

The more Zheng Chenggong listened, the more surprised he became. Although he found many places absurd, according to this logic, what Bai Mingxiu said was correct.

Bai Mingxiu said to himself: "Therefore, a country with stronger productivity will have a more detailed [social division of labor]. Some people teach, some spin cloth, some make iron, and some make firecrackers. There will always be new things being used." Discovered or created, productivity will further increase. Human selfishness and basic needs after population expansion require more [living space], and people will need more fields to feed more people. Many people. This naturally led to the activities of outward exploration and colonization, just like your Zheng family's reclamation of Taiwan Island. The desolate land that was not valued at all before can actually be reclaimed and can feed millions more people. For example, millions of refugees in the northwest were led by the imperial court to Taiwan in an orderly manner, and even to Luzon and Java for reclamation. How could they rebel if they only had a mouthful of food to eat, and how could the Ming Dynasty fall?"

Bai Mingxiu smiled and said: "It's a bit too much, but you just know it. My destiny is my destiny. That is to say, I have mastered the advanced productive forces. Whether it is the Manchu Tartars or the Western devils, they will all be killed." I defeated. In this process, those who do not open their eyes, those who hinder the rise of China, whether they are traitors, or those who use self-interest to harm the public interest, will end in a dismal end. In the future, I will lead the people of Ming Dynasty to the Farther away, what is a Burma and a Japan, how can the Zheng family cooperate, and the interests of Japan will be entrusted to you, and you can also inherit the title of King Ying from generation to generation."

Zheng Chenggong looked at him, a boy of fourteen or fifteen years old could swallow the world with anger, and he had such courage, which made him unimaginable.

"Sure enough, as everyone said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince descended from the sky, is it the beginning of the revival of the Ming Dynasty?"

(End of this chapter)