eldest son of Ming dynasty

If it was the third or fifth year of Zhengde and someone talked about etiquette, the word might flash in Zhu Houzhao's mind, but he would not pay much attention to it. But now it is the tenth year of Zhengde.

It is definitely wrong to say that there is great material abundance, but national power has indeed increased significantly, and at the same time, a new problem has also emerged.

What's next?
When Zhu Houzhao was having a banquet with his courtiers in the palace, he said: "Every time I read the history of the Tang Dynasty, I feel that the Anshi Rebellion is particularly regrettable. The prosperous and prosperous dynasty became dilapidated and weak overnight. In comparison, the early Han Dynasty experienced After the rule of Wenjing, there was no such civil strife. However, Emperor Wu expanded his territory and his achievements naturally shined in the annals of history, but it did consume most of the national power. It seems that expansion and decline are the answers?

So maybe without the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty would have exhausted its national power day by day.Thinking deeply about this question... My dear friends, what kind of nation are we Han people, and what kind of dynasty have we established?Will it continue to evolve like this forever?If we divide for a long time, we will unite, and if we unite for a long time, we will divide. So, the military and civilian power that our monarchs and ministers have accumulated today will be exhausted after a big war? "

This point is more profound.

Sometimes we can’t think like this. Just like a person, he will definitely die. Birth, old age, illness and death are the rules, but we can’t be negative about it.

"The greatest prosperity must decline, and everything must turn upside down... When the water is full, it overflows, and when the moon is full, it loses. My dear friends, when the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where it is today, there are some issues that need to be considered. This involves real national affairs, such as the Western Regions, Mongolia, and the Ming Army. Going to conquer it, I can confidently say that it is not difficult, it is a kind of achievement. However, after listening to Guan Yanqing and others’ discussion today, I suddenly felt that in addition to the merits of the king and generals, we should dig out some more reasons. .”

Wang Bing, Yang Tinghe, Liu Jian... the ministers all nodded in thought after hearing this.

Wang Bingdao: "When I was the Minister of War, how to defeat the Tatars was the most important task. At that time, someone discussed with me that the same cycle, or dilemma, existed on the grassland."

Zhu Houzhao looked up, "Oh? What is it?"

"Prairie people are born to live in pursuit of water and grass. After eating in one place, they will go to the next. If the water and grass are abundant, people will breed and livestock will multiply, and they will prosper. They can multiply to a certain extent, and the consumption of water and grass cannot keep up with the growth. So the tribes began to fight with each other, and the population decreased rapidly. In other words, the land God gave them inherently had a capacity limit."

Yang Tinghe and others nodded after hearing this, "Back then, Emperor Taizu had insight into thousands of miles, and he also said that barbarians would not be able to defeat the country for a hundred years."

Zhu Houzhao used this to raise a question, "There is an upper limit on the grassland. Do we Han people have it? There is a quota of cultivated land in the 13 provinces of the two capitals. During the prosperous times, the population grew. Once the upper limit is reached, what will happen to the people of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Well, what your Majesty said today is indeed thought-provoking. The truth contained in it is related to the prosperity of the dynasty and cannot be ignored." Wang Bing said flatteringly.

"This is the opportunity Shandong found for us today."

Liu Jian said humbly, "This is all the result of His Majesty's hard work."

"In short, I have gained something today. I didn't come to Shandong in vain, and I didn't leave the capital in vain. So you shouldn't lock me in the Forbidden City every day. This, Jie Fu,"

"The minister is here."

"You take care of this matter. What do you mean? I think the word 'ritual' mentioned by Guan Yanqing really needs to be paid attention to. This is a good suggestion. Although he said it harshly when he said that he wanted to accept advice after hearing it. If it's right, I have to listen, and I have to listen. But when it comes to material things, the court can cultivate more land and plant more food, but it needs to pay more attention to etiquette. How to do it and to what extent is enough? These questions are all Needs discussion and reflection.

Guan Yanqing borrowed the words from "The Book of Rites": Today's people are rude. Although they can speak, don't they have the mentality of animals?I think we need to keep pace with the times, and to be more specific, for example, Westerners, their etiquette is different from ours.So this sentence should be said like this today. Today's Han people are rude. Although they can speak, don't they have the mentality of animals? "

Yang Tinghe, who was always sober, nodded, "Your Majesty means that the court should clarify the etiquette that Han people should abide by."

"No, no, don't use the word "comply." Zhu Houzhao thought carefully, "Using national characteristics can distinguish them from the national characteristics of Westerners. For example, loyalty and filial piety are what the ancient sages praised. We, the descendants, People must not forget it either. Not only must they not forget it, but they must continue to promote it. In addition, there are Confucianism and Taoism, which are not found in the West.

If strong ships and powerful cannons are tangible results that can be seen, then these cultural concepts and the consensus formed by the Han people are intangible assets. It is these intangible consensuses that tightly bind us together.In the memory of Westerners, there is no China, no Confucius and Mencius, no emperors of Qin and Han, no ancestors of the Tang and Song Dynasties. "

...The more we discuss this topic, the more in-depth it becomes.

But Zhu Houzhao felt it was necessary.

For this reason, he stayed in Jinan for a few more days, just to use this momentum... Even if he couldn't explain the problem overnight, at least there was a direction.

The height of this issue was repeatedly raised by the emperor.

Because the Ming Dynasty now is different from the one in history.

After the sea was opened, a large number of Ming people went out, and a large number of overseas people came in.

In fact, we Chinese don’t feel it, because our cultural heritage is long enough and our culture is strong enough to withstand the impact of culture, even though we have been defeated in many places.

In fact, some countries and nations have been hit to pieces.

For example, in South Korea, he has no background. When Confucian culture influenced him, he looked like a Confucian. When Western culture impacted him, he tried hard to look like the West in various fields. The entire country failed at this level. Come down.Then it was messed up during the conversion. Now our own people can't understand their own history, and they are gradually distorted by extreme low self-esteem and inexplicable arrogance.

In fact, there are also such cases within our own country. For example, even if many ethnic minorities are temporarily stronger than the Central Plains dynasty in terms of military strength, their ruling groups can't help but want to be Sinicized.Once it becomes Chinese, if it weakens again, this nation may disappear.

This is the power of culture.

Therefore, facing this change today, the Ming Dynasty needs the court to pay attention to some aspects of construction.

Constructing its own national concept and strengthening its cultural self-confidence, in the process, tens of millions of Ming people formed a common belief and understanding. From then on, they appeared on the world stage as a cohesive ethnic group.

This is a huge topic that Zhu Houzhao cannot handle alone. In addition, it needs to be combined with the reality of the 16th century.So he asked Yang Ting and Laizhu to arrest him.

"This matter... let's leave it to Nanzhili." The emperor paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back, "The outline is so complicated that the imperial court first promulgated a plan and talked about the Ming Dynasty in a complete way. At that time, Taizu The emperor proposed to drive out the Tartars and restore China. Those who return to me will live in peace in China forever, and those who betray me will flee outside the Great Wall. What does this China refer to specifically?"

Yang Tinghe knew that the emperor paid more and more attention to this point, so he did not dare to be careless and said: "At a time when internal and external exchanges are becoming increasingly frequent, what your majesty does today is not only just right, but will also benefit future generations!"

Wang Bing also said: "I think we can elaborate on the background. Today's world is also a world where countries compete with each other, and nations compete with nations."

The so-called world of conflict is reality.

In response to the reality of this kind of competition, the natural evolution is to compete for the space for national survival, but Wang Bing has not said that yet or he has not thought of it himself.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction. The three cobblers are like Zhuge Liang. "Then let's decide this matter first? Jiefu, you will write the pen and read it to the world when you arrive in Nanzhili. When you return to the capital, Let’s discuss details, paths and goals in more detail. How about that?”

The two veterans saluted at the same time, "Yes!"